# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1413&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:** 1414 --- ## [What's the best way for me to tell a female co-worker I need more space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-for-me-to-tell-a-female-co-worker-i-need-more-space/463369)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-for-me-to-tell-a-female-co-worker-i-need-more-space/463369 "2008-09-15T15:38:56Z")
Here’s the situation: I work in an office. I have a female colleague, “Shelley,” with whom I must often interact. She is not one of my direct reports, but I do outrank her. Shelley and I get along famously. However, sh… --- ## [The Greatest of All Time has died.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-of-all-time-has-died/756468)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2016, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-of-all-time-has-died/756468 "2016-06-13T01:06:31Z")
Reports are coming out that Muhammad Ali has died. :frowning: --- ## [Tell me about Caligula](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-caligula/558201)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2010, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-caligula/558201 "2010-10-27T21:51:40Z")
Every now and then I hear a reference to Bob Guccione’s movie “Caligula”. Sometimes I hear it mocked and maligned, sometimes I hear is spoken of as a cult classic alongside works like “A Clockwork Orange”. Sometimes I … --- ## [My freakin' cat PISSED in my suitcase!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-freakin-cat-pissed-in-my-suitcase/253679)
**Author:** [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2004, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-freakin-cat-pissed-in-my-suitcase/253679 "2004-07-06T10:48:34Z")
Ick, ick, ick. So I’m a slob and I haven’t completely unpacked from a trip last week and my suitcase is sitting propped open on the floor of my bedroom. And next to it is a basket of clean laundry. Last night I had se… --- ## [Working Parents: how do you do it all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-parents-how-do-you-do-it-all/548089)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2010, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-parents-how-do-you-do-it-all/548089 "2010-07-29T22:15:31Z")
My kids are 7 and 2, and I’m looking at going back to work in the next 1-3 years. But as I think about the details, even if I wait for the little one to be in kindergarten, I’m not sure how I’ll cram in everything I nee… --- ## [Chiefs player kills girlfriend then commits suicide at Arrowhead stadium \[Merged thread\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chiefs-player-kills-girlfriend-then-commits-suicide-at-arrowhead-stadium-merged-thread/642694)
**Author:** [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chiefs-player-kills-girlfriend-then-commits-suicide-at-arrowhead-stadium-merged-thread/642694 "2012-12-02T15:22:09Z")
The details of this are just coming out, but what a tragedy. Reports indicate Jovan Belcher shot and killed his girlfriend, then drove to Arrowhead stadium where he turned a gun on himself after being confronted by team … --- ## [NBA Draft 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-draft-2014/691695)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2014, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-draft-2014/691695 "2014-07-07T04:53:42Z")
Doesn’t seem like much interest in the draft tonight… I think it’s pretty intriguing myself. Pretty deep draft with some interesting story lines and trade possibilities. My local, recently re-branded Charlotte Hornets ar… --- ## [Has anyone ever reformed an abusive or inadequate significant other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-reformed-an-abusive-or-inadequate-significant-other/623766)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-reformed-an-abusive-or-inadequate-significant-other/623766 "2012-06-04T15:29:48Z")
I often hear conflicting advice about the futility of getting someone to change their behavior. I’ve heard from people at the start of their relationship who are optimistic that their partner will change eventually. And… --- ## [Rotsa ruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rotsa-ruck/659043)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2014, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rotsa-ruck/659043 "2014-03-25T03:14:10Z")
Listening to an Allan Sherman song, he uses the phrase ‘Rotsa ruck’. Obviously, this is the ‘Japanese’ pronunciation of ‘Lotsa luck.’ I remember hearing it used in TV shows and by people my parents’ age when I was a ki… --- ## [New Rapture Date has been set: April 5, 2004. Massive Doper Bacchanal Schd. April 6.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rapture-date-has-been-set-april-5-2004-massive-doper-bacchanal-schd-april-6/227931)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2004, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rapture-date-has-been-set-april-5-2004-massive-doper-bacchanal-schd-april-6/227931 "2004-04-11T10:44:58Z")
Heathens ye were warned. (half way down) Now, on to more serious matters, whose bringing what for the gala festival? --- ## [HBO's Rome 2007: is this Jesus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-rome-2007-is-this-jesus/387104)
**Author:** [@Can\_Handle\_the\_Truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Can_Handle_the_Truth)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2007, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-rome-2007-is-this-jesus/387104 "2007-01-11T03:09:02Z")
Looking at the Rome 2007 Promo, could Jesus Christ be making an appearance? If so, that would imply considerable condensation of the timeline. Will Vorenus be the centurion at the crucifixion? --- ## [Does the 'kids these days' misconception apply to work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-kids-these-days-misconception-apply-to-work/661003)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2013, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-kids-these-days-misconception-apply-to-work/661003 "2013-06-19T03:30:07Z")
We’ve all heard the ‘kids these days’ rant. Every generation thinks the next generation is disrespectful, lazy, etc. But I hear this rant about young employees as well- that they dress too casually, act unprofessional, e… --- ## [Why do hypotheticals that push people's comfort zones piss people off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-hypotheticals-that-push-peoples-comfort-zones-piss-people-off/813592)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2018, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-hypotheticals-that-push-peoples-comfort-zones-piss-people-off/813592 "2018-05-08T20:11:33Z")
I learned the hard way not to post hypotheticals that ick people out. And that’s fine. I have no interests in offending people, so I just don’t do it. I see now though Skald is getting a few snide remarks in his latest … --- ## [SDMB Football, Part II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-football-part-ii/173271)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2003, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-football-part-ii/173271 "2003-07-11T15:09:47Z")
Alrighty then. Another week, another mock draft. Who’s interested? I think we should do two 10 team drafts. The 14 team draft was exhausting, the 8 team was too easy, and 12 will also probably run into the weekend. S… --- ## [What animals creep you out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animals-creep-you-out/371960)
**Author:** [@Kairos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kairos)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2006, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animals-creep-you-out/371960 "2006-09-13T19:33:57Z")
There are some critters that are widely reviled as being creepy - a lot of people dislike snakes, or rats, or bugs. Right or wrong, animals that fall into the creepy-crawly category are often maligned. And then there a… --- ## [Can Non-Representational Art Be Funny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-non-representational-art-be-funny/338213)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-non-representational-art-be-funny/338213 "2022-10-31T19:03:16Z")
Not in the sense of ‘Oh my God, this looks like a two-year old’s work.’ Nor in the sense ‘I can’t believe these guys don’t realize ‘Two polar bears wrestling in a blizzard’ is just a blank canvas!’ Can one communicate … --- ## [Moderator Warnings -- why no email?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-warnings-why-no-email/316303)
**Author:** [@Can\_Handle\_the\_Truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Can_Handle_the_Truth)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2005, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-warnings-why-no-email/316303 "2005-08-11T12:53:56Z")
Why don’t they send you an email when you get a warning? I’ve gotten a couple of warnings but I would never have known about them if I hadn’t returned to the thread and seen them. Now, when I think I might have crossed t… --- ## [The Really Bad Advice thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-bad-advice-thread/244334)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2004, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-bad-advice-thread/244334 "2004-05-18T16:11:12Z")
I figure it would be fun to have a thread where people can ask questions and get horrible, bad, and totally wrong advice as to how to “fix” the problem, these can be any kind of questions, cars, computers, you name it, o… --- ## [Doubt (play/film): Will we ever know the author intent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doubt-play-film-will-we-ever-know-the-author-intent/564491)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doubt-play-film-will-we-ever-know-the-author-intent/564491 "2010-12-17T23:59:19Z")
So I was linked to the movie (formerly play Doubt by another link here. In the trivia section, it mentions that only the actors who play Father Flynn (now including Philip Seymour Hoffman) were told by the playwright wh… --- ## [Is It Possible To Carry Off The "Cosmo Kramer" Look Today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-carry-off-the-cosmo-kramer-look-today/675755)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-carry-off-the-cosmo-kramer-look-today/675755 "2013-12-11T22:27:11Z")
I mean, Kramer made 1950s thrift store dressing cool-he made old bowling shirts and white socks classy again. Can you do this today? Or would you look like: -a complete jerk -a homeless person I like the look-and giv… --- ## [Is my sense of humor really this sophisticated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-sense-of-humor-really-this-sophisticated/363779)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2006, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-sense-of-humor-really-this-sophisticated/363779 "2006-07-11T13:07:06Z")
One of the great joys in my life is sharing jokes. When I see a cartoon that makes me laugh out loud I want to share it with somebody. Usually, the first person I share these things with is my roommate (he’s closest, aft… --- ## [Mea Culpa: George Zimmerman case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mea-culpa-george-zimmerman-case/624858)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mea-culpa-george-zimmerman-case/624858 "2012-06-14T15:09:05Z")
I’ve been meaning to do this and didn’t get around to it. However… I was wrong and misjudged goerge Zimmerman (of the “Trayvon Martin” case). Right when it first came out, I said a thing or two on this board. I was disg… --- ## [Ads are screwing up the site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-are-screwing-up-the-site/757474)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2016, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-are-screwing-up-the-site/757474 "2016-06-29T13:16:34Z")
I’m not talking about the mere presence of ads, but the latest batch of them is taking over my scrolling, making it difficult to read even an OP (as it scrolls away from it. Sometimes it just does that, other times it do… --- ## [Things That Are Embarrassing To Share...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-embarrassing-to-share/712265)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2015, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-embarrassing-to-share/712265 "2015-02-12T20:03:47Z")
…Except on the Internet. I’ll go first. I just discovered I wore my underwear on backwards all day. :eek: (Hanes boxer briefs, color black, size 32-36, since I’m sharing). :smiley: --- ## [Why didn't the allies reverse engineer more German equipment during WW2 ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-allies-reverse-engineer-more-german-equipment-during-ww2/364237)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2006, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-allies-reverse-engineer-more-german-equipment-during-ww2/364237 "2006-07-20T02:54:24Z")
Another pointerless WW2 Q… This one could be a GD post, I guess… But anyways I got to thinking while watching some WW2 films… The Germans continued to produce equipment superior to the allies’ right up to the end of … --- ## [What wild animal are you most likely to be attacked by in your current location?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wild-animal-are-you-most-likely-to-be-attacked-by-in-your-current-location/699281)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wild-animal-are-you-most-likely-to-be-attacked-by-in-your-current-location/699281 "2014-09-25T02:32:31Z")
Let’s leave domestic dogs and cats out of this, because that’s too easy and dull. So, what’ll it be? Rabid raccoon? Pack of wolves? Escaped lab monkey? --- ## [French Toast toppings...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-toast-toppings/1997)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2000, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-toast-toppings/1997 "2000-07-25T16:54:01Z")
The thread dealing with North vs South (US) cuisine brought back a childhood memory. Being of British parentage, I have always put a little ketchup on my french toast. I mean, it’s eggs, right? When I was about 7 years … --- ## [Have you ever tried to make amends for a mistake made years ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-tried-to-make-amends-for-a-mistake-made-years-ago/526886)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2011, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-tried-to-make-amends-for-a-mistake-made-years-ago/526886 "2011-02-21T03:04:25Z")
This thread is about realizing you feel bad about something you did to someone after a long time has passed. I’m sure everyone has had this experience, but what did you do about it? Go to the person and apologize? Let… --- ## [MAD's Al Feldstein has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-al-feldstein-has-died/687407)
**Author:** [@Julius\_Henry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Julius_Henry)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2014, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-al-feldstein-has-died/687407 "2014-05-27T14:54:25Z")
Story here. Al was MAD’s editor during it’s glory days. --- ## [Which of these rewards for heroism would you prefer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-rewards-for-heroism-would-you-prefer/699448)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2014, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-rewards-for-heroism-would-you-prefer/699448 "2014-09-27T00:36:48Z")
In an incident I feel no need to contrive, you save the life of an eccentric billionaire who owns or has controlling interest in a variety of different companies. She’s a mensch (can woman be mensches?) so she wants to r… --- ## [Bands touring that really aren't the original band anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-touring-that-really-arent-the-original-band-anymore/721866)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2015, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-touring-that-really-arent-the-original-band-anymore/721866 "2015-06-15T17:37:30Z")
Thought about this when I saw my university is having the Beach Boys. I obviously freaked out because the beach boys are HUGGEEEE and it’s not often the guys get together to do shows. I knew there had to be a catch. Ther… --- ## [Things that thieves aren't likely to steal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-thieves-arent-likely-to-steal/672505)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-thieves-arent-likely-to-steal/672505 "2013-10-30T13:43:18Z")
I used to have a moped that was such a poor quality I overheard someone say they wouldn’t even try to steal it. I used to think prescription eyeglasses would be a rare thing to steal because it’s only useful to the owner… --- ## [Songs that should NEVER be made acoustic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-should-never-be-made-acoustic/503189)
**Author:** [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2009, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-should-never-be-made-acoustic/503189 "2009-07-18T22:55:07Z")
On the easy listening station they play at work, I heard an acoustic version of the immortal Tom Petty classic Free Falling. Though the song is not “hard rock” by any means, the purely acoustic version I heard seemed to… --- ## [California wants to ban books about changing an individual’s sexual orientation.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-wants-to-ban-books-about-changing-an-individual-s-sexual-orientation/812704)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2018, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-wants-to-ban-books-about-changing-an-individual-s-sexual-orientation/812704 "2018-04-25T17:56:19Z")
Yeah I know this article has bias, but what do you think? --- ## [Pogo Christmas Carols](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pogo-christmas-carols/335070)
**Author:** [@palce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palce)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2005, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pogo-christmas-carols/335070 "2005-12-23T21:27:29Z")
It was “good king Windowslats”, not “sauerkraut” --- ## [Wow, the Olympics are a lot \*nicer\* now.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-the-olympics-are-a-lot-nicer-now/681310)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-the-olympics-are-a-lot-nicer-now/681310 "2014-03-13T01:57:21Z")
Here, in (kinda sorta) condensed form, with no attempt at any order whatsoever, is what I remember from past Olympiads: The USSR doing everything short of welding a lid on the basket to fraudulently take the 1972 men’s… --- ## [You People Are Blind - I Told You Bush Would Win](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-people-are-blind-i-told-you-bush-would-win/228115)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2004, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-people-are-blind-i-told-you-bush-would-win/228115 "2004-02-11T18:25:05Z")
I have read through half a dozen threads in which poster after poster confidently asserts that the American people are “seeing through Republican lies” and “determined to remove Bush” and similar hopeful exclamations. A… --- ## [Star Trek: security of the Enterprise's bridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-security-of-the-enterprises-bridge/740856)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2015, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-security-of-the-enterprises-bridge/740856 "2015-12-25T02:21:29Z")
One thing has bothered me about the arrangement of the bridge on the various Star Trek series. The entrance to the bridge is positioned in such a way that it is behind most of the seats and workstations. I admit that i… --- ## [Sodomize someone with a police baton? The kid's a liar, I tell ya !!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sodomize-someone-with-a-police-baton-the-kids-a-liar-i-tell-ya/476311)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2008, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sodomize-someone-with-a-police-baton-the-kids-a-liar-i-tell-ya/476311 "2008-12-13T17:10:38Z")
Yes, obviously the victim is a liar. Nobody did anything. Nothing to see here. Move along, you punks- we said nothing to see here. Oh- you want some of this too? Why can’t people understand how difficult it is to contro… --- ## [Randomly rotten customer service stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randomly-rotten-customer-service-stories/310545)
**Author:** [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2005, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randomly-rotten-customer-service-stories/310545 "2005-07-14T11:59:52Z")
I don’t mean “we went to Applebee’s and it tookan hour and a half for our food to arrive”–I mean “we went to Applebee’s and when we requested water, our waitress screamed obscenities in Tagolog and threatened to urinate … --- ## [The Democratic party: Caught between Barack and a hard place](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-party-caught-between-barack-and-a-hard-place/437941)
**Author:** [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2008, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-party-caught-between-barack-and-a-hard-place/437941 "2008-02-20T19:58:29Z")
I had this thought the other day while listening to a bunch of Democrats argue amongst themselves on talk radio: IMO, if Obama does not win the nomination, the Democratic Party is fucked, completely and totally fucked. M… --- ## [Space Shuttle Columbia arrests - bullshit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-shuttle-columbia-arrests-bullshit/153176)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2003, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-shuttle-columbia-arrests-bullshit/153176 "2003-02-14T17:14:38Z")
ABC News is reporting that there has been TWO arrests in relation to the debris of the Space Shuttle Columbia. Yes, the crash is tragic. I mourn with the rest of America. However, have we become so fascist after 911 t… --- ## [Woman Dies From Butt Injection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-dies-from-butt-injection/570764)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-dies-from-butt-injection/570764 "2011-02-12T03:53:19Z")
Wow, what an obituary to have written about yourself. There are many ways to die, but “butt enhancement” complications is not really something I would choose to die from. Read about it here. From the linked article: Y… --- ## [A New Opinion From a Christian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-opinion-from-a-christian/88511)
**Author:** [@philsGT500](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/philsGT500)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2001, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-opinion-from-a-christian/88511 "2001-10-29T22:05:02Z")
Let me start by saying, yeah, I am a Christian. Now is probably the time that most of the forum goes “ugh, he’s gonna tell us we’re going to hell isn’t he?” Well guess what, I’m not. I would like to express my personal o… --- ## [Funnest Onion story ever!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funnest-onion-story-ever/501388)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2009, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funnest-onion-story-ever/501388 "2009-07-29T21:09:42Z")
An old one but this just slayed me when I first read it. Mother Teresa Sent To Hell In Wacky Afterlife Mix-Up I just love the relentless progress of the story, as if this gag is determined that you will die with laught… --- ## [Air Conditioners and Their Effect on my Electric Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-conditioners-and-their-effect-on-my-electric-bill/115762)
**Author:** [@audiobottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audiobottle)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2002, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-conditioners-and-their-effect-on-my-electric-bill/115762 "2002-06-26T15:47:39Z")
It has become intolerably hot in my apartment, so I’ve been looking into buying an air conditioner. The actual price of the unit isn’t too bad ($125.00), but I’m concerned as to how much the electricity bill will go up.… --- ## [Wrong solution to too many deer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-solution-to-too-many-deer/784297)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2017, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-solution-to-too-many-deer/784297 "2017-04-16T11:39:01Z")
An article in Science Daily about there being too many deer in some English wild areas suggests the wrong solution to the problem. Their solution is to encourage human hunters by promoting the consumption of wild venison… --- ## [Are Loveless Marriages Better Than Divorce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-loveless-marriages-better-than-divorce/564874)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-loveless-marriages-better-than-divorce/564874 "2010-12-23T21:55:41Z")
Can loveless marriages be in some cases better than divorce? If the marriage has children and neither partner is abusive wouldn’t it be more beneficial for the children that the marriage stay together? After all single-p… --- ## [A dyslexic's description of the problem - a scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dyslexics-description-of-the-problem-a-scam/514759)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dyslexics-description-of-the-problem-a-scam/514759 "2009-11-02T20:11:22Z")
I heard a woman say that she’s dyslexic and therefore cannot memorize dialog. While I question even that, it was what she said next that caught my ear. She said, “I write upside down and backwards.” Now, maybe she was… --- ## [Why are the insane salaries paid to Bell City Administrators in CA not a criminal matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-insane-salaries-paid-to-bell-city-administrators-in-ca-not-a-criminal-matter/549108)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2011, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-insane-salaries-paid-to-bell-city-administrators-in-ca-not-a-criminal-matter/549108 "2011-03-10T22:30:51Z")
This story has been in the news and the administrators effectively agreed to quit. The were receiving half million dollar plus salaries for part time positions in a middle class city of 36,000 people. My main question i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1412&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1414&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)