# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=146&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:** 147 --- ## [Most annoying sci-fi TV/movie tropes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-sci-fi-tv-movie-tropes/742257)
**Author:** [@iljitsch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iljitsch)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2016, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-sci-fi-tv-movie-tropes/742257 "2016-01-27T00:35:57Z")
I’ve watched all seasons of Star Trek Voyager and Stargate SG-1 last year. That’s probably a bit too much. But it got me thinking about some of the things this type of shows (as well as science fiction movies) tend to do… --- ## [Tell me your kid (or you) turned out okay after this kind of atrocious behavior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-kid-or-you-turned-out-okay-after-this-kind-of-atrocious-behavior/718683)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2017, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-kid-or-you-turned-out-okay-after-this-kind-of-atrocious-behavior/718683 "2017-11-02T16:26:02Z")
It sounds really horrible for me to say the following, but I’ma say it. I have a kid who I don’t actually like very much. I don’t like how she behaves, and I’m not very impressed by anything she does. This isn’t about… --- ## [To the GOP: why are some still licking the boots of Rush Limbaugh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-gop-why-are-some-still-licking-the-boots-of-rush-limbaugh/483688)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 283\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-gop-why-are-some-still-licking-the-boots-of-rush-limbaugh/483688 "2009-05-09T21:10:09Z")
First, leaders of the GOP, I’m a Hispanic and many in my group were considering voting Republican until guys like Tancredo appeared as the face of the GOP. There was even a time when I considered voting for McCain in 200… --- ## [Minor things you find you are surprisingly judgemental about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-things-you-find-you-are-surprisingly-judgemental-about/505604)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-things-you-find-you-are-surprisingly-judgemental-about/505604 "2012-07-23T08:39:53Z")
I’m not a judgmental person. OK, so, I am but most things are minor things people do that I severely judge. This is not a Great Debates thread, so don’t list important or controversial topics. I’m basically looking for… --- ## [Ask the guy whose girlfriend is marrying a woman.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whose-girlfriend-is-marrying-a-woman/678668)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whose-girlfriend-is-marrying-a-woman/678668 "2014-01-22T18:02:17Z")
First, a little background: I recently started dating my high school girlfriend’s then-best friend. Even though the relationship between my high school girlfriend and I didn’t work out, we stayed in touch as friends over… --- ## [Great American Solar Eclipse of 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-american-solar-eclipse-of-2017/763657)
**Author:** [@SaharaTea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaharaTea)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2017, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-american-solar-eclipse-of-2017/763657 "2017-08-26T02:31:28Z")
On August 21, 2017, America will get to see a total solar eclipse. This is a truly historic event. The last eclipse to touch US soil was in 1991, and there won’t be another until 2024. Moreover, a remarkable number of… --- ## [Tasteless or nearly tasteless foods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tasteless-or-nearly-tasteless-foods/595705)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2011, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tasteless-or-nearly-tasteless-foods/595705 "2011-10-04T01:18:56Z")
I have kept company with a woman from a Jewish family. She has given me food items, including now and then a package of motzas, which taste rather like bland, unsalted crackers. Personally, I can take matzos or leave the… --- ## [Was this shooting morally justified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-shooting-morally-justified/693377)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-shooting-morally-justified/693377 "2014-07-25T20:49:16Z")
Today’s story is about Jodie\*, a 30-year-old restaurant manager. She lives with her 15-year-old daughter, Éimi\[sup\]†\[/sup\] in a small house in a somewhat sketchy neighborhood. Between that and the fact that her job regu… --- ## ["Biblical" Marrages? are people really okay with this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biblical-marrages-are-people-really-okay-with-this/593926)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2011, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biblical-marrages-are-people-really-okay-with-this/593926 "2011-09-06T02:09:04Z")
I have a particular friend who is married with two young children. Hes been married for nine years. He describes his marraige as a “biblical” one. He converted to christianity a few years back, seems pretty happy with it… --- ## [Vibrators are bad! Stop using them!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vibrators-are-bad-stop-using-them/420780)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vibrators-are-bad-stop-using-them/420780 "2015-11-02T14:11:06Z")
In another thread this subject came up and it was looking hijacky so here I am. I am a woman, and I think vibrators are, in the main, a bad thing. I think they are only a good thing with women (or men, but it’s really a… --- ## [Why would Republicans object to the $20 billion BP clean-up fund?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-republicans-object-to-the-20-billion-bp-clean-up-fund/543634)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2010, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-republicans-object-to-the-20-billion-bp-clean-up-fund/543634 "2010-06-24T23:11:06Z")
I was sent the following: I could understand an objection if it was thought that the amount was too small and that Obama “sold out”. How can there be an objection to the Administration holding BP’s feet to the fire to … --- ## [David Letterman runs across stage during intro?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-letterman-runs-across-stage-during-intro/547437)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2010, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-letterman-runs-across-stage-during-intro/547437 "2010-07-24T00:24:14Z")
I read conflicting stories online. Is it him? Why do that? --- ## [The Walking Dead; 3.04 "Killer Within" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-04-killer-within-open-spoilers/639908)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-04-killer-within-open-spoilers/639908 "2012-11-19T17:00:04Z")
Back to the main group tonight. Somebody (or something) leaves the prison gate open. --- ## [How do I get my towels white again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-my-towels-white-again/458747)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2008, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-my-towels-white-again/458747 "2008-08-05T07:16:24Z")
This is such a Suzie Homemaker question, but… For our wedding, we got these awesome, thick 100% cotton white towels. I have always been careful to wash them separately, in hot water, with non-chlorine bleach. The tags … --- ## [Persons Unknown (miniseries on NBC) (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persons-unknown-miniseries-on-nbc-spoilers/542407)
**Author:** [@BaconAndEggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaconAndEggs)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2010, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persons-unknown-miniseries-on-nbc-spoilers/542407 "2010-09-09T04:47:44Z")
Did anyone watch it on Monday night?? Anyone want to discuss it? The first epsiode has me intrigued. Did anyone notice everyone checked the back of their thigh for that embedded chip except robe lady? What was the point … --- ## [Problem children / punch list for fixes / TIPS AND TRICKS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 500\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2021, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044 "2021-04-08T04:28:55Z")
Hi there, and welcome to the new and improved Straight Dope Message Board. This thread is to report problems that you encounter as you navigate the board. If you see a problem already reported you do not need to report… --- ## [That insane sunburn ITCH](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-insane-sunburn-itch/1803)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2013, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-insane-sunburn-itch/1803 "2013-07-17T09:38:12Z")
Have any of you gotten a fairly bad sunburn that itched beyond belief a few days after exposure? Anyone know the exact whys of it? The story behind the question: I was out in the sun the other day, without sunscreen (wh… --- ## [How Fucked is the Dem Party?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fucked-is-the-dem-party/672576)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2013, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fucked-is-the-dem-party/672576 "2013-11-01T20:40:55Z")
Should we start digging the grave for the Dem Party and have the embalmers on call and the head-stone makers in the wings? --- ## [House worth less than I paid for it? Why, I might just stop paying my loan!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-worth-less-than-i-paid-for-it-why-i-might-just-stop-paying-my-loan/558649)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-worth-less-than-i-paid-for-it-why-i-might-just-stop-paying-my-loan/558649 "2010-11-05T18:26:00Z")
This morning there was an interview on NPR’s Morning Edition (Story Here) with a woman in California. Sadly this whole mortgage/loan crisis has hit her quite hard, and she is “upside-down” on a home loan three years aft… --- ## [Iowa Caucuses are underway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iowa-caucuses-are-underway/744897)
**Author:** [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Replies:** 282\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2016, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iowa-caucuses-are-underway/744897 "2016-02-04T18:20:20Z")
No results yet, obviously, but I figure we need a thread for “live blogging” it. I have CNN on in the background, and it’s getting about a 10% attention share from me. Sounds like the Republican caucuses are drawing a … --- ## [Ask the ER Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-er-doctor/516312)
**Author:** [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2014, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-er-doctor/516312 "2014-02-15T06:36:47Z")
I’ve been considering starting this thread for some time now. I figured now was as good a time as any. I am a physician who is board certified in Emergency Medicine. I practice with a large group of physicians who cover… --- ## [Love actually - is Emma Thompson's character overreacting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-actually-is-emma-thompsons-character-overreacting/566146)
**Author:** [@Pitchmeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pitchmeister)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-actually-is-emma-thompsons-character-overreacting/566146 "2018-11-15T18:00:02Z")
On Christmas, I rewatched Love actually, a real classic IMHO. Awesome line-up, heartwarming stories and overall pretty believable human beings. However, from the first time I watched it, Emma Thompson’s reaction at the … --- ## [Skinniest woman you're attracted to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skinniest-woman-youre-attracted-to/566042)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skinniest-woman-youre-attracted-to/566042 "2011-01-13T23:12:48Z")
The recent death of Isabella Caro–a professional model anorexic to a grotesque extreme–makes me wonder if any magazine readers are genuinely attracted to women that thin. Ad directors are selling clothes, not body image… --- ## [I'm trying to understand Republicans, but I just can't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-understand-republicans-but-i-just-cant/585079)
**Author:** [@MattProle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MattProle)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2011, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-understand-republicans-but-i-just-cant/585079 "2011-06-19T03:02:16Z")
Fox is playing quite a bit in my home, thanks to my Christian mom, and it really irks me to see that people actually take this station seriously. It seems like such an obvious slant; the bias in and of itself would almos… --- ## [Things You Shouldn't Have To Tell People](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-have-to-tell-people/528320)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-have-to-tell-people/528320 "2010-03-15T21:43:41Z")
There really should be some things that you shouldn’t have to tell the people you share a society with. It seems like a lot of those things involve biological functions. I should not be able to walk into the restroom he… --- ## [NFL offseason discussion (up to but not including draft)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-discussion-up-to-but-not-including-draft/438702)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 747\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-discussion-up-to-but-not-including-draft/438702 "2008-04-22T19:38:57Z")
Here is for discussion of the moves your team makes, the moves you wish they’d make, and the one’s you wish you could undo. Like, say, the Falcons releasing Crumpler. WTF was that about? Speaking of the Falcons, as a Gi… --- ## [Any English words obscene in other languages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-english-words-obscene-in-other-languages/543664)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2010, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-english-words-obscene-in-other-languages/543664 "2010-07-02T12:23:12Z")
Are there any common English words which in other languages are obscene or “off color”? I know it works the other way; years ago in eastern europe (I forget which country) I saw a pastry called “Shitt”. --- ## [Ok, I'll start this week's MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-ill-start-this-weeks-mmp/644295)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 346\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-ill-start-this-weeks-mmp/644295 "2012-12-24T16:10:45Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’. YAWN 'Tis 57 Amurrkin out with a predicted high of 73 and a promise of rain and tstorms. We shall see. Tonight is men’s night over to the church house. Thus I have steaks marinat… --- ## [Game of Thrones 4.09 "The Watchers on the Wall" 6/8/14 \[no spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-09-the-watchers-on-the-wall-6-8-14-no-spoilers/690348)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-09-the-watchers-on-the-wall-6-8-14-no-spoilers/690348 "2014-06-12T19:25:08Z")
4.01 Two Swords 4.02 The Lion and The Rose 4.03 Breaker of Chains 4.04 Oathkeeper 4.05 First of His Name 4.06 The Laws of Gods and Men 4.07 Mockingbird 4.08 The Mountain and the Viper Rules sticky Books don’t ex… --- ## [Whatcha Readin' August 2012 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-august-2012-edition/629986)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-august-2012-edition/629986 "2012-09-01T14:29:15Z")
Dog days of summer are here. That means fall is around the corner! Still in the middle of The Clockwork Vampire Chronicles. Still enjoying it. It is definitely an homage to Gemmell’s Legend. July’s thread. --- ## [How odd - Claritin and pain relief](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-odd-claritin-and-pain-relief/663232)
**Author:** [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2019, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-odd-claritin-and-pain-relief/663232 "2019-10-17T18:36:11Z")
Background: I have chronic low-level hip pain that is apparently arthritis related. Only “apparently” because my doctor hasn’t shown much interest in an in depth investigation of my symptoms, and casually diagnosed me … --- ## [Are Mormons also "Christian?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-mormons-also-christian/638065)
**Author:** [@trabajabamos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trabajabamos)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-mormons-also-christian/638065 "2012-10-26T01:31:18Z")
Mormons self-identify as Christians but many Christian denominations reject this claim to the label emphatically. The sentiment has been around for the while, but the candidacy of governor Romney has given it new life. … --- ## [What's wrong with some people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-some-people/701549)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2014, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-some-people/701549 "2014-11-01T13:15:20Z")
This mornings Dear Blabby (the one about the girl with the nut allergy) reminded me of something that happened 2 summers ago. My wife and I were going to have a party and invited our friends. Most of them are like us, i… --- ## [Could we build a bridge across the Pacific Ocean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-build-a-bridge-across-the-pacific-ocean/648152)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-build-a-bridge-across-the-pacific-ocean/648152 "2013-02-03T12:17:30Z")
Quoth TV Tropes: Is this claim factually correct? The average depth of the Pacific must be greater than 10,000 feet, yes? Do we have the engineering capability of sinking supports that far? --- ## [The Last of Us - tv show discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 448\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314 "2023-03-22T17:19:19Z")
I am a day behind and will watch the pilot tonight. It’s getting hugely positive reviews, and some outlets have seen either the entire or most of the whole season. I played Last of Us 1 on PS3, but never played its sequ… --- ## [Bill Clinton fucked supermodel Elizabeth Hurley in the White House (says Tom Sizemore)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-fucked-supermodel-elizabeth-hurley-in-the-white-house-says-tom-sizemore/680593)
**Author:** [@Esco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esco)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-fucked-supermodel-elizabeth-hurley-in-the-white-house-says-tom-sizemore/680593 "2014-02-25T20:18:58Z")
Hurley’s Ex-Lover Caught On Bombshell Audio Recording Revealing Ex-Prez’s White House Sex Romps Behind Wife Hillary’s Back --- ## [Saying that you're going to kill yourself is a crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-that-youre-going-to-kill-yourself-is-a-crime/619749)
**Author:** [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-that-youre-going-to-kill-yourself-is-a-crime/619749 "2014-09-25T01:34:14Z")
I’ve heard that ‘threatening’ suicide is against the law. It kinda made me wonder how that works. I guess someone has report, do they just call the police and say ‘Bob said he was gonna kill himself’? Is this a priori… --- ## [Six Degrees of the BBQ Pit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-the-bbq-pit/319437)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 535\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2005, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-the-bbq-pit/319437 "2005-10-04T02:48:04Z")
Being rootin’, tootin’ Dopers, we can turn anything into fightin’ words on a dime. Can you take offense at these statements (and others you may come up with) and turn them into insulting, wild-eyed rants in two posts or … --- ## [Honest Question: Why are the republicans so pissed about this health care thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honest-question-why-are-the-republicans-so-pissed-about-this-health-care-thing/533682)
**Author:** [@HoboStew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoboStew)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honest-question-why-are-the-republicans-so-pissed-about-this-health-care-thing/533682 "2010-03-31T18:29:34Z")
I don’t understand the doom and gloom surrounding this whole thing. Examples include this article calling it the republicans’ worst legislative defeat in 50 years, and this poll that says that 24% of republicans think O… --- ## [Fictional worlds that make the least sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-worlds-that-make-the-least-sense/680636)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-worlds-that-make-the-least-sense/680636 "2014-02-21T18:50:53Z")
The Harry Potter universe and the Hunger Games universe are commonly cited as examples of worlds where, if you start to think about them too closely, your brain kind of goes on the fritz. For example, in the HP universe… --- ## [Last Man on Earth (tv series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-man-on-earth-tv-series/714002)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2015, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-man-on-earth-tv-series/714002 "2015-11-19T02:41:15Z")
Surprised no thread on this. I found it, um, charming I guess is the right word. The review I read online was unhappy with added cast, but realistically it wasn’t going to be just Will Forte forever. I personally like… --- ## [Worst national cuisine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-national-cuisine/727134)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2015, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-national-cuisine/727134 "2015-09-01T12:34:18Z")
I figure hardly anyone has tried the cuisine of every nation on earth, so it’s hard to say definitively. But I think the following are relatively familiar to the Western world (which is the primary audience for this for… --- ## [Can I go to a formal event without pantyhose? need answer fast ;)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-go-to-a-formal-event-without-pantyhose-need-answer-fast/562961)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2010, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-go-to-a-formal-event-without-pantyhose-need-answer-fast/562961 "2010-12-14T04:40:45Z")
So tonight is a black tie holiday party for the medical staff of the hospital where my husband is a resident. He’ll be in a tuxedo; I’ll be in a cocktail dress. I seem to remember reading a thread on here in the last 6 … --- ## [Who were some relatively untalented members of otherwise-talented bands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-some-relatively-untalented-members-of-otherwise-talented-bands/574681)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2011, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-some-relatively-untalented-members-of-otherwise-talented-bands/574681 "2011-03-25T02:18:38Z")
Who are some band members who were totally outclassed by their bandmates? Here’s a couple to start: Sid Vicious, by all accounts, was an awful bass player. Since Steve Jones and Johnny Rotten were pretty good as guita… --- ## [I pit the jackasses in Oslo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-jackasses-in-oslo/590038)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2011, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-jackasses-in-oslo/590038 "2011-08-14T02:36:28Z")
I am very glad that my norwegian buddy who just spend one of the more horrifying afternoons of his life is safe. I am seriously pissed off that he had to go through the explosion at such short quarters. They can go die i… --- ## [Rand Rover, you want to associate with us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rand-rover-you-want-to-associate-with-us/504734)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2009, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rand-rover-you-want-to-associate-with-us/504734 "2009-08-05T01:17:41Z")
Rand Rover has suggested a Dope Fest in Chicago, but has restrictions. He only wants people there that he has interacted with on the board. Look, pal, I’ve interacted with you on the board, and if I were going to a bar… --- ## [Build a Haiku](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-a-haiku/712443)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-a-haiku/712443 "2024-04-22T23:13:29Z")
Y’all know how this thing works. Each person adds a line and the last person starts off the new one. Remember it’s 5 syllables/7 syllables/5 syllables Stars shining brightly --- ## [Arizona official may keep Obama off the ballot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-official-may-keep-obama-off-the-ballot/622398)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-official-may-keep-obama-off-the-ballot/622398 "2012-09-15T21:17:59Z")
No, really. Arpaio’s “investigation.” --- ## [Is Rolling Stone's UVA rape story a hoax?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rolling-stones-uva-rape-story-a-hoax/706199)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2016, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rolling-stones-uva-rape-story-a-hoax/706199 "2016-07-03T06:36:37Z")
Two weeks ago Rolling Stone magazine published this article on rape cases at the University of Virginia. It focuses on a woman, “Jackie”, who alleges that at a particular frat party she was taken to a dark room upstairs… --- ## [How does minimalist art sell for so much money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-minimalist-art-sell-for-so-much-money/637331)
**Author:** [@MDKSquared](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MDKSquared)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2012, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-minimalist-art-sell-for-so-much-money/637331 "2012-10-20T11:37:59Z")
I mainly refer to stuff like or a lot of the works by Example: Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) or stuff like this by Lee Ufan (whose art was featured at the Guggenheim not too long ago. As an example one of his vertical… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=145&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=147&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)