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**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2010, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-figure-out-how-to-replace-my-showerhead/561414 "2010-11-22T06:28:49Z")
Our showerhead is old. Really old. The arm has a ball joint, the showerhead is plastic, and the thumbscrewish valve in the middle has come loose. It just hangs there. Our water pressure and pattern are really annoying. I… --- ## [Is there a meaningful difference between "white supremacist" and "Christian nationalist"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-meaningful-difference-between-white-supremacist-and-christian-nationalist/984227)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-meaningful-difference-between-white-supremacist-and-christian-nationalist/984227 "2023-08-05T21:43:37Z")
…and “racist” and “bigot” and a bunch of other terms? MTG here takes great offense at being called a white supremacist, likening it to a black person being called the n-word, but she has proudly declared herself to be… --- ## [Red Letter Days at SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-letter-days-at-sdmb/691326)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-letter-days-at-sdmb/691326 "2014-06-23T17:27:47Z")
Other than September 11, 2001, when there was a massive posting frenzy to try to keep up with the ever-changing story of the attacks on New York and DC, what are other days and the events that happened then that would st… --- ## [What's wrong with my keys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-keys/656376)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2013, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-keys/656376 "2013-04-23T05:39:51Z")
I went to the key place to get some copies of my house key. They look pretty good, but none of them work! They go in the lock but won’t turn it all the way. The original key works fine. I guess I’ll go back tomorrow an… --- ## [Celebrity Apprentice - Anyone watching this season? (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-apprentice-anyone-watching-this-season-open-spoilers/535039)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-apprentice-anyone-watching-this-season-open-spoilers/535039 "2010-05-28T23:41:43Z")
I haven’t seen a thread thus far, so I figured I’d start one. (Space for Spoiler) Blago got fired last night. Any thoughts? I have to admit it was kind of funny to hear Michael Johnson say that Rod Blagojevich would m… --- ## [Space Opera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-opera/693165)
**Author:** [@Corporal\_Nobbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corporal_Nobbs)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-opera/693165 "2014-07-19T07:52:17Z")
Hello there, Im after some reletively hard scifi. Preferably in a war scenario, nice big battles in space and on planets etc… Ive read Peter F Hamiltons stuff, the lost fleet books, Honourverse… she annoyed me a bit. Lov… --- ## [My latest earworm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-latest-earworm/692030)
**Author:** [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2014, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-latest-earworm/692030 "2014-12-09T16:04:08Z")
Cute retro video with a good message: Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass --- ## [Tell me about Tom Waits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-tom-waits/699590)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2014, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-tom-waits/699590 "2014-10-01T15:25:02Z")
A few months ago, when the second season of Orange Is The New Black came out, I found Tom Waits via “Come On Up To The House” which is featured in OITNB S2E9. I picked out the “pretty” songs from that album (Mule Variat… --- ## [What is the highest theoretical LED efficiency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-highest-theoretical-led-efficiency/684793)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-highest-theoretical-led-efficiency/684793 "2014-03-31T20:08:21Z")
One would think there would be a simple answer, but apparently not. The maximum possible efficiency (for a monochromatic light source) is 683 lumens/watt (from Luminous efficacy - Wikipedia). When one starts talking abo… --- ## [D.C. to Outer Banks: Best route? Timing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-c-to-outer-banks-best-route-timing/409314)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2007, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-c-to-outer-banks-best-route-timing/409314 "2007-06-26T17:22:17Z")
I’ll be heading to the Outer Banks for the first time on August 11 for a week. I am concerned that if I just punch the destination in to my GPS and load the kids up at 9 AM that we will be sitting in an epic traffic jam… --- ## [Poll: time perception](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-time-perception/506222)
**Author:** [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2010, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-time-perception/506222 "2010-06-12T06:32:15Z")
From BoingBoing:Here’s a test: let’s say a meeting, originally scheduled for Wednesday, has been moved forward two days. What is the new day of the meeting? If you think it’s Friday, you imagine time as something you mo… --- ## [Are there many movies about English speaking Americans filmed in languages other than English?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-movies-about-english-speaking-americans-filmed-in-languages-other-than-english/671623)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-movies-about-english-speaking-americans-filmed-in-languages-other-than-english/671623 "2022-06-21T14:02:47Z")
Les Miserables was written in French and set in France and all of its characters are French speakers, but there have been many English-language film versions made over the last 80 years. The American remake of The Girl … --- ## [Let's talk about when guns DID save the day.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-when-guns-did-save-the-day/654177)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-when-guns-did-save-the-day/654177 "2013-04-01T11:56:13Z")
(I know. As if we need another gun thread.) I know the information is limited with regards to Hero with a gun, but of the limited stories out there, I’ve never heard of a hero saving the day with a thirty round assault … --- ## [The Phone Rings: When Do You Answer It or Not Answer It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-phone-rings-when-do-you-answer-it-or-not-answer-it/683210)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2014, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-phone-rings-when-do-you-answer-it-or-not-answer-it/683210 "2014-03-13T13:29:07Z")
I was just reading another thread where a poster mentioned that he was having a conversation with someone; the phone rang; he didn’t answer it; the other person was very surprised and asked why not; the poster said becau… --- ## [Visiting Maine in November for a couple of days.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-maine-in-november-for-a-couple-of-days/557040)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2010, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-maine-in-november-for-a-couple-of-days/557040 "2010-10-18T02:35:30Z")
First off, is it a good idea weatherwise? Secondly, what do you recommend seeing/doing in that great state? --- ## [How morality should work in video games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-morality-should-work-in-video-games/537193)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2010, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-morality-should-work-in-video-games/537193 "2010-05-15T06:38:27Z")
Every video game I’ve played that claims to feature free moral choices, doesn’t quite work out that way. In most cases, gamers will take every “good” option first, complete the game, and then complete the game taking the… --- ## [Is American Express accepted as well as Visa & MC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-american-express-accepted-as-well-as-visa-mc/766210)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-american-express-accepted-as-well-as-visa-mc/766210 "2016-09-27T15:57:07Z")
American Express has sent me a good offer on points I could use for travel. I’m just wondering if their card is accepted as readily as Visa and Mastercard at most businesses. --- ## [Anyone Here Ever Fly On the Concorde?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-fly-on-the-concorde/650437)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2015, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-fly-on-the-concorde/650437 "2015-09-21T13:06:41Z")
If so, what was it like? How much different was it than an jet? Did you like it? --- ## [Is It Possible to Make a Sword So Sharp That It...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-make-a-sword-so-sharp-that-it/194886)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2003, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-make-a-sword-so-sharp-that-it/194886 "2003-08-13T15:32:59Z")
OK, there’s a scene in the movie The Bodyguard where Whitney Houston’s character and Kevin Costner’s character are at KC’s house. WH grabs one of KC’s swords, removes it from its scabbard, and playfully holds its tip to… --- ## [Is it time for the dems to fight dirty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-for-the-dems-to-fight-dirty/815907)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-for-the-dems-to-fight-dirty/815907 "2018-08-03T19:51:37Z")
So Vox interviewed a guy who wrote a book which is basically the democratic response to the “Flight 93” blog post. Short version: \*\*Sean Illing \*\* In the book, you say that Democrats are engaged in “policy fights” an… --- ## [So I tried to make london broil for dinner (cooking help needed)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-tried-to-make-london-broil-for-dinner-cooking-help-needed/171378)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2003, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-tried-to-make-london-broil-for-dinner-cooking-help-needed/171378 "2003-04-28T17:09:02Z")
I cut the steak cross ways as the recipe called for, and then let it marinate for about half a day. I put the oven on broil and then let it warm up. I moved the oven rack so the top of the steak would be about 8" from t… --- ## [Air Force One - control and mission statement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-force-one-control-and-mission-statement/826386)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2018, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-force-one-control-and-mission-statement/826386 "2018-12-29T18:47:44Z")
Hypothetically, if the President showed up at Andrews AFB with a lot of suitcases and family members and said “juice up the jet and take me to Moscow”- would they do it? What if, in the same scenario, the President was … --- ## [Thoughts and Masturbation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-and-masturbation/551662)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-and-masturbation/551662 "2010-08-30T09:58:56Z")
All of us masturbate, but I believe we think varied things while doing so. I’ve often spoken to my lovers about what we choose to think about while flying solo, and I’ve been surprised by the variety of inspirational and… --- ## [Shouldn't we just \*ban\* automation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shouldnt-we-just-ban-automation/838366)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shouldnt-we-just-ban-automation/838366 "2019-08-13T19:05:10Z")
I was listening to an episode of The Weeds podcast several weeks ago when one of the speakers pointed out that Tucker Carlson of all people had actually floated the idea of banning automation. I’ll be honest in that I h… --- ## [Effexor XR experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effexor-xr-experiences/130933)
**Author:** [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2013, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effexor-xr-experiences/130933 "2013-03-13T02:39:45Z")
I know, YMMV, and everyone’s experience is different. In any case, I’ve been on Celexa for about two years, and I truly think it’s pooped out on me. I’ve been going downhill for the past few months, and I can’t take it a… --- ## [What are your beard growing experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-beard-growing-experiences/705000)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-beard-growing-experiences/705000 "2019-07-11T03:57:52Z")
About every three or four years I decide to stop shaving and let my beard grow. Usually it’s at the tail end of a vacation when I’m not shaving and decide to just let it grow even after returning to work. Well this is … --- ## [I Pit obnoxious ad execs who want to fuck with Saskatoon Berries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obnoxious-ad-execs-who-want-to-fuck-with-saskatoon-berries/697521)
**Author:** [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obnoxious-ad-execs-who-want-to-fuck-with-saskatoon-berries/697521 "2014-09-09T18:01:25Z")
A minor pitting in the grand scheme of things but is it so hard to market Saskatoon berries? If you can get the average American consumer to pronounce acai fucking berries calling Saskatoons “june berries” isn’t going to… --- ## [Sneezing and "God Bless You"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sneezing-and-god-bless-you/661388)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2013, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sneezing-and-god-bless-you/661388 "2013-06-27T02:12:30Z")
Why do people reflexively say “God bless you” after you sneeze? What are you supposed to say back? If I sneeze at my desk in cubicle-town, and some unknown person a few cubes over yells “Bless you!”, am I supposed to yel… --- ## [Law: What happens if you don't know your date of birth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-what-happens-if-you-dont-know-your-date-of-birth/596644)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-what-happens-if-you-dont-know-your-date-of-birth/596644 "2011-09-18T16:59:24Z")
I’ve been searching online but didn’t find anything. It has to have happened at least once in the recent past - a baby was found abandoned, the mother is never found or identified, and nobody knows the baby’s exact date… --- ## [There Was a Film, a Very Strange Enchanted Film: MOULIN ROUGE thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-a-film-a-very-strange-enchanted-film-moulin-rouge-thread/470801)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2008, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-a-film-a-very-strange-enchanted-film-moulin-rouge-thread/470801 "2008-11-07T02:37:35Z")
Part of Twickster’s Son of Musicals thread for those not familiar. When I first heard that Moulin Rouge was being made as a big budget big star musical I thought they were remaking the 1952 Jose Ferrer movieabout Toulou… --- ## [Why should I NOT be paranoid about paperless voting machines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-not-be-paranoid-about-paperless-voting-machines/639962)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-not-be-paranoid-about-paperless-voting-machines/639962 "2012-11-07T20:43:22Z")
There has been a lot of talk, on the SDMB and elsewhere, about the paperless voting machines being used in many states, the last minute mysterious software patches to them, the fact that the company that makes them is pa… --- ## [Slavery after it was outlawed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slavery-after-it-was-outlawed/481952)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slavery-after-it-was-outlawed/481952 "2010-08-28T19:31:23Z")
After the Emancipation Proclamation and the Civil War surely there were some slave owners that said “fuck that!”. I’m thinking there had to be at least a few belligerent southern folk. How were such people dealt with, b… --- ## [Whats better than Devil's Spit BBQ sauce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-better-than-devils-spit-bbq-sauce/563544)
**Author:** [@K-MAN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K-MAN)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2010, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-better-than-devils-spit-bbq-sauce/563544 "2010-12-12T17:57:56Z")
…or, Texas Pit sauce? I’m trying to find something that is much better than these two kinds. (Not A1, even though I like this as well\*) --- ## [Cowboy Bebop questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cowboy-bebop-questions/601888)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cowboy-bebop-questions/601888 "2011-12-20T15:08:13Z")
Is this show worth seeing if you are not particularly into the premise? Bounty hunters on a spaceship is not especially interesting, but if the show is good enough, anything can be interesting. Tried to put it on my Net… --- ## [Now everyone can fly! (Hypothetical: humanity gains the power of Superman-like flight. Read OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-everyone-can-fly-hypothetical-humanity-gains-the-power-of-superman-like-flight-read-op/657773)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2013, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-everyone-can-fly-hypothetical-humanity-gains-the-power-of-superman-like-flight-read-op/657773 "2013-05-10T17:48:29Z")
Inspired by the title of this thread… How would the world change like if humans gained the power of superman-like flight? Let’s define some parameters (these are general, and I’m not going to endlessly divide/nitpick t… --- ## [Why don't ski long jumpers go splat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-ski-long-jumpers-go-splat/611329)
**Author:** [@foopyx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foopyx)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-ski-long-jumpers-go-splat/611329 "2012-02-02T00:06:37Z")
Hi all! Long time lurker here. Watching those skiing long jump events I have always wondered why they are able to land jumps. Was hoping someone could breakdown how they are able to land quite softly after being airbor… --- ## [Limbaugh..my hunch was right.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limbaugh-my-hunch-was-right/329512)
**Author:** [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2005, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limbaugh-my-hunch-was-right/329512 "2005-11-07T01:33:41Z")
I was listening to the coverage of the Rosa Park’s funeral…and specifically Bill Clinton’s remarks. Clinton was commenting on the effect of Park’s actions on him as a little boy. I was in a cynical mooed as I heard thi… --- ## [Why no hate speech allowed here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-hate-speech-allowed-here/386250)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2007, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-hate-speech-allowed-here/386250 "2007-01-14T22:19:29Z")
This is not a complaint, but a discussion of board policy. I am a sometimes member of another board, and they just had a poster post a hate-filled, bigoted post which is being allowed to stand unchallenged, the poster un… --- ## [How long does it take for a young kitten to learn to use the litter box?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-for-a-young-kitten-to-learn-to-use-the-litter-box/337735)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2005, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-for-a-young-kitten-to-learn-to-use-the-litter-box/337735 "2005-12-30T22:54:53Z")
I am thinking about getting a kitten. How long will it take for it to learn to use the litter box? --- ## [Stop responding to the racists.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-responding-to-the-racists/627041)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2012, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-responding-to-the-racists/627041 "2012-07-03T07:26:28Z")
I’m going to make three requests: Please don’t merge this into the other thread. I would like this message to be short and sweet and not lost in the interminable garbage of that thread. If you agree with the message o… --- ## [God DAMMIT Bricker, Just for once admit you were WRONG !](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dammit-bricker-just-for-once-admit-you-were-wrong/365592)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dammit-bricker-just-for-once-admit-you-were-wrong/365592 "2006-07-27T01:07:54Z")
Over in this thread, Bricker is once again showing his utter incapacity to admit he was in any way mistaken. Bad enough someone can NOT admit they were just plain wrong. Now he’s a member of the SDSAB, and it puts the e… --- ## [What causes the “fat bottomed girl” phenomenon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-the-fat-bottomed-girl-phenomenon/514097)
**Author:** [@ChadVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChadVader)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2009, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-the-fat-bottomed-girl-phenomenon/514097 "2009-10-17T16:04:59Z")
This was briefly discussed in the “Women who pretend to be thin online” thread. Ok, I’ve only seen this 3 times in my life and it’s always been a female. Basically the girl has a perfectly normal/slender looking body a… --- ## [We could eliminate cervical cancer, but then more people might screw!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-could-eliminate-cervical-cancer-but-then-more-people-might-screw/299837)
**Author:** [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2005, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-could-eliminate-cervical-cancer-but-then-more-people-might-screw/299837 "2005-04-25T17:09:14Z")
(Adapted from my LJ, originally via Amanda at Pandagon.) As you may or may not know, cervical cancer is essentially a sexually transmitted disease, caused by particular strains of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). A vac… --- ## [Sayonara, Netanyahu! {He's Back! 2022-11-02}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sayonara-netanyahu-hes-back-2022-11-02/943238)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sayonara-netanyahu-hes-back-2022-11-02/943238 "2022-11-08T19:37:51Z")
Israeli opposition parties reach agreement to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu I know very little about Israel’s political procedures, and nothing about Bennett or Lapid except from this article. Bennett, uh, doe… --- ## [Any other hobby activity as deadly as climbing Everest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-hobby-activity-as-deadly-as-climbing-everest/755396)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-hobby-activity-as-deadly-as-climbing-everest/755396 "2016-05-26T18:53:50Z")
Climbing Mount Everest is no walk in the park, but you can buy a trip there and several hundred go each year. Since 2000 the fatality rate as been about 1.4 per 100 visitor (including those who have to turn back without … --- ## [Foods you're glad you hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-youre-glad-you-hate/558245)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-youre-glad-you-hate/558245 "2010-10-28T18:47:28Z")
This thread is about foods you dislike, but wish you liked. Are there foods you’re glad you hate? For me, it would be mayonnaise. It doesn’t really add anything to the dish, and it’s fattening. I somehow feel superio… --- ## [Besides urban exploration, why do people trespass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/besides-urban-exploration-why-do-people-trespass/500723)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2009, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/besides-urban-exploration-why-do-people-trespass/500723 "2009-07-01T22:29:36Z")
I don’t know any other reason why someone would enter a place where they aren’t supposed to go, besides to steal something or do some urban exploration. Yet, trespassing is a common charge, don’t ask how I know that. My… --- ## [Do you personally know anyone who believes the world will end on Friday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-personally-know-anyone-who-believes-the-world-will-end-on-friday/644435)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2012, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-personally-know-anyone-who-believes-the-world-will-end-on-friday/644435 "2012-12-21T10:39:43Z")
We all know that they’re out there. But do you know anyone personally that believes the world is ending? What are they up to these days? I met a True Believer about 3 years ago, but never really got a chance to talk to… --- ## [What songs did you sing at summer camp?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-did-you-sing-at-summer-camp/233966)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2004, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-did-you-sing-at-summer-camp/233966 "2004-03-16T14:52:26Z")
I was just talking to our accounting clerk, who is from the former East Germany, and somehow we got on the topic of camp songs. The first one (she now thinks I am completely bonkers) that popped into my mind was “The Bi… --- ## [Celebrity book signing at a trade show=asshole magnet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-book-signing-at-a-trade-show-asshole-magnet/527206)
**Author:** [@Shakespearo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shakespearo)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2010, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-book-signing-at-a-trade-show-asshole-magnet/527206 "2010-02-08T01:35:07Z")
That’s great that you are a “Organizational Expert” and think we are doing such a poor job organizing this event. Sorry, Ma’am, but we are just salesmen, and are do not organize book signings for a living. We are just t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1421&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1423&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)