# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1464&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:** 1465 --- ## [The Democratic president of the United States of America, the guy who ran against Donald Trump and just launched his campaign to do so again, just called someone "an illegal" in the State of the Union address](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-president-of-the-united-states-of-america-the-guy-who-ran-against-donald-trump-and-just-launched-his-campaign-to-do-so-again-just-called-someone-an-illegal-in-the-state-of-the-union-address/998607)
**Author:** [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-president-of-the-united-states-of-america-the-guy-who-ran-against-donald-trump-and-just-launched-his-campaign-to-do-so-again-just-called-someone-an-illegal-in-the-state-of-the-union-address/998607 "2024-04-29T16:45:37Z")
Language about which SDMB users recently argued: "Illegals" and "invaders" should be moderated as hate speech in the context of immigration debates Marjorie Taylor Greene gives Biden a pin and yells at him about it, so … --- ## [Is eating late at night really bad for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-eating-late-at-night-really-bad-for-you/314210)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-eating-late-at-night-really-bad-for-you/314210 "2011-06-16T16:05:11Z")
I usually eat 2 meals a day. I’ll eat lunch at around 12:30PM and then dinner at around 10:30PM. People are always shocked that I eat dinner so late. Well, with 2 kids under 2, it’s tough for my wife and I to have din… --- ## [In which forums is the use of "tard" acceptable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-forums-is-the-use-of-tard-acceptable/813762)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2018, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-forums-is-the-use-of-tard-acceptable/813762 "2018-06-27T21:18:46Z")
Some time ago I was involved in a thread which made several references to “libtards”. At that time, our esteemed Jonathan Chance wrote: Recently, in a MPSIMS thread, Blank Slate posted this: Is the use of “Trump and … --- ## [The Amazing Race 10/16/2011: This Is Gonna Be A Fine Mess](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-10-16-2011-this-is-gonna-be-a-fine-mess/599866)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-10-16-2011-this-is-gonna-be-a-fine-mess/599866 "2011-10-24T01:42:09Z")
While I’m glad it didn’t really hurt either team, I can’t believe the snowboarders and Lawrence and Zac actually got on a plane to Jakarta without at least trying to find connecting flights to Phuket. That’s the sloppies… --- ## [And Now For The Bad News...Game Shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-for-the-bad-news-game-shows/606531)
**Author:** [@BeaMyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeaMyra)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-for-the-bad-news-game-shows/606531 "2011-12-29T16:32:16Z")
Here’s a good article from MSN.com about winning a game show and what they don’t tell you http://money.msn.com/tax-planning/win-a-game-show-that-will-cost-you.aspx See full story at above link Why is nothing as goo… --- ## [Where do you think wizarding schools are located?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-think-wizarding-schools-are-located/647842)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-think-wizarding-schools-are-located/647842 "2013-01-24T03:48:04Z")
Maybe Britain has a lot of moldering castles that are in fact wizarding schools housing 400 students. But what about other countries? Where could they hide them? My WAGs: somewhere in the Himalayas, protected by yetis. … --- ## [Who are we, fucking CHINA!?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-we-fucking-china/563146)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-we-fucking-china/563146 "2010-12-11T02:59:53Z")
Apparently the federal government has given federal employees and students an ‘or else’ warning to avert their eyes to information on the Net. I cannot be more succinct than this: Fuck that shit --- ## [NHL draft and offseason thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-draft-and-offseason-thread/662167)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2013, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-draft-and-offseason-thread/662167 "2013-09-22T14:29:10Z")
Here is a thread to discuss the upcoming NHL draft and offseason activity up until the start of training camps and preseason action. I live 3 miles away from downtown Chicago and I was awoken this morning from the noise… --- ## [Anyone use OTA TV? Channel 2 disappeared on me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-ota-tv-channel-2-disappeared-on-me/659580)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2017, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-ota-tv-channel-2-disappeared-on-me/659580 "2017-01-20T10:39:04Z")
I’ve scanned and re-scanned and checked up and down the frequencies in case it’s not referring back to channel 2 for some reason. Channel 2 isn’t coming in at all any more. I haven’t changed anything, it just disappeared… --- ## [Why limited sales of Girl Scout cookies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-limited-sales-of-girl-scout-cookies/603673)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-limited-sales-of-girl-scout-cookies/603673 "2011-11-24T02:41:27Z")
I saw this on TV recently, but now can’t remember it. Why do Girl Scouts only sell cookies at certain times of the year? --- ## [Well, there goes The View - New Co-Host](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-there-goes-the-view-new-co-host/663565)
**Author:** [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2013, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-there-goes-the-view-new-co-host/663565 "2013-07-19T01:09:44Z")
They went and hired Jenny McCarthy. I’m really annoyed that she got a much larger venue to potentially spout all her anti-vaccine crap and with barely anyone else left to argue with her will they even bother to present … --- ## [DUI Checkpoints are unconstitutional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dui-checkpoints-are-unconstitutional/635213)
**Author:** [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2012, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dui-checkpoints-are-unconstitutional/635213 "2012-09-24T23:01:32Z")
\[Moderator(s): Maybe this goes in GQ, but I don’t normally subscribe to that forum so I put it in IMHO where I tend to throw my NSHO around all the time.\] Okay, so don’t bother posting “I hate 'em” or “I love 'em” resp… --- ## [An old wives tale to consider: gargling with salt water \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-old-wives-tale-to-consider-gargling-with-salt-water-edited-title/156130)
**Author:** [@Ficer67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ficer67)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2003, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-old-wives-tale-to-consider-gargling-with-salt-water-edited-title/156130 "2003-02-21T03:30:14Z")
Today I woke up with a cold, and I took all the cold medicines that I usually take this morning and in few minutes I am going back to bed. I did one other thing, though. Since I was a little boy, my mother taught me to… --- ## [Hot pads vs. oven mitts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-pads-vs-oven-mitts/606357)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-pads-vs-oven-mitts/606357 "2011-12-17T21:37:39Z")
When you’re taking something hot out of the oven, do you prefer hot pads (flat squares made of heavy quilted material) or oven mitts (large mitts made out of heavy quilted material)? My sister’s an oven mitt person, and… --- ## [How do you pronounce Cthulhu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-cthulhu/559956)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2010, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-cthulhu/559956 "2010-11-10T20:38:29Z")
A friend recently had a picture of Cthulhuas his facebook photo. And then I saw him at his house and asked him to pronounce it…I apparently butchered it, so some help would be nice? How the heck do you pronounce Cthulhu? … --- ## [Khaaaaannnnnn!!!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khaaaaannnnnn/587977)
**Author:** [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2011, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khaaaaannnnnn/587977 "2011-07-11T15:28:44Z")
SyFy was showing Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan tonight when I got home. Even after about 30 years this movie still looks great! Everything works - the music, the acting (shocking given that this movie has the most parod… --- ## [BZZZZZZZZ.... Efficacy of Vibrators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bzzzzzzzz-efficacy-of-vibrators/33057)
**Author:** [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2000, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bzzzzzzzz-efficacy-of-vibrators/33057 "2000-09-20T03:33:24Z")
Something that been keeping me up nights… :wink: A number of months ago I decided I needed some toys so I purchased a couple of things from http://www.goodvibes.com, including a vibrator. I have never had a problem havi… --- ## [What's with cats and the bathroom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-cats-and-the-bathroom/354761)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2006, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-cats-and-the-bathroom/354761 "2006-05-02T12:16:38Z")
My cat Maceo is the sweetest cat in the world, but he is quite weird. Besides having 25 toes and fluffy beige fur, he is obsessed with the bathroom. Every single time I go in there for any reason, he must RUN in the do… --- ## [separate beds for married couples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separate-beds-for-married-couples/143725)
**Author:** [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2003, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separate-beds-for-married-couples/143725 "2003-03-10T17:09:15Z")
Did married couples every really sleep in separate beds like in 50s TV shows. I am sure some did and still do but was it ever even common? --- ## [How is it possible to blind yourself with contact lenses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-possible-to-blind-yourself-with-contact-lenses/658096)
**Author:** [@CatherineZeta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatherineZeta)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2013, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-possible-to-blind-yourself-with-contact-lenses/658096 "2013-05-13T00:04:22Z")
Aside from pouring acid in your eye. One of my employees was supposed to meet my boss to assist with a task and didn’t show up. When we got a hold of him he said his contact lenses had been irritating him the night befo… --- ## [Why all the hate for small dogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-the-hate-for-small-dogs/578071)
**Author:** [@phantom\_lamb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phantom_lamb)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2011, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-the-hate-for-small-dogs/578071 "2011-04-14T23:30:25Z")
It seems very popular to equate small dogs with “rats” (huh?) and deny that they’re “real” dogs (come on, we’ve heard it a million times). Even people who identify themselves as dog lovers, will still disapprove of the “… --- ## [Portion size in Indian restaurants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portion-size-in-indian-restaurants/432132)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2008, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portion-size-in-indian-restaurants/432132 "2008-01-04T02:16:35Z")
Why are the dishes often so small in Indian restaurants? For the same price at a Chinese restaurant I can get a huge plate of meat and vegetables, while in an Indian restaurant all I get are a few chunks of meat in sauc… --- ## [Breaking news that preempts all the networks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-that-preempts-all-the-networks/575332)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2011, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-that-preempts-all-the-networks/575332 "2011-03-22T14:11:04Z")
Today I read a British TV forum that was discussing whether all the broadcasting networks in the UK will preempt programming when Elizabeth II passes away. That reminded me of all the breaking news in the US that preemp… --- ## [The trend of Male bashing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trend-of-male-bashing/287954)
**Author:** [@2\_click\_twiddle\_flare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_click_twiddle_flare)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2005, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trend-of-male-bashing/287954 "2005-02-08T03:37:43Z")
Anyone who watchs modern televisions, movies, adverts will know that men are increasingly being represented as moron beings who forget everything, are lazy, and can only get by with the help of women. A typical ad on te… --- ## [Weird characters in BIOS ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-characters-in-bios/490822)
**Author:** [@SeanArenas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeanArenas)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2009, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-characters-in-bios/490822 "2009-03-28T08:38:41Z")
My computer reboots on its own spontaneously. On bootup, some ANSI characters appear randomly throughout the POST and even in BIOS. In Windows, it only recognizes one of my monitors, and doesn’t recognize my video card… --- ## ["Conservative" And A Sense Of Humor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-and-a-sense-of-humor/643658)
**Author:** [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-and-a-sense-of-humor/643658 "2012-12-12T19:46:10Z")
So before I even start, Dennis Miller is not funny. Now then, where are the “Conservative” comedians? And please note the Dennis Miller admonishment…I’m talking about people who are actually funny. Who is the voice of … --- ## [Senator Leahy, have you no sense of decency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-leahy-have-you-no-sense-of-decency/127167)
**Author:** [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2002, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-leahy-have-you-no-sense-of-decency/127167 "2002-10-09T16:29:21Z")
At a session on June 9, 1954, Senator Joseph McCarthy charged that one of Joseph Welch’s attorneys had ties to a Communist organization. As an amazed television audience looked on, Welch responded with the immortal line… --- ## [What’s so bad about processed foods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-so-bad-about-processed-foods/811489)
**Author:** [@jprokos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jprokos)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2019, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-so-bad-about-processed-foods/811489 "2019-08-31T07:25:08Z")
The term “processed foods” reminds me of the BPA issue. BPA is just one of many chemical additives that have similar negative effects on human hormone levels. Instead of talking about the root of the problem, the estrog… --- ## [Differences Between Boys/Men and Girls/Women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/differences-between-boys-men-and-girls-women/477663)
**Author:** [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2008, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/differences-between-boys-men-and-girls-women/477663 "2008-12-22T20:47:12Z")
There’s currently a threadgoing on about gorging one’s self on mini Reese’s Cups (you can make it to 65!). Only a guy would do that. So it got me to thinking that there are other only-male or only-female kinds of exper… --- ## [How to be less ignorant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-be-less-ignorant/649972)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2013, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-be-less-ignorant/649972 "2013-02-12T16:59:20Z")
While ignorance is an evil thing and this Message Board’s main purpose is to fight it, the problem is that according to a lot of people here, I have a lot of it. If you know Anonymous User even the slightest bit, you ar… --- ## [Conversions: GJ to litres](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversions-gj-to-litres/526778)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversions-gj-to-litres/526778 "2010-01-28T17:16:31Z")
I am pulling my hair out! Please help (with the conversion, not with pulling my hair out, tyvm)! I am trying to convert the following: 25,135 GJ of Diesel in to litres 268,424 GJ of Natural Gas in to litres What I wi… --- ## [I Pit the Mother of the Texas school shooter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-mother-of-the-texas-school-shooter/965691)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-mother-of-the-texas-school-shooter/965691 "2022-06-09T05:07:14Z")
Most pathetic “apology” ever! “He had his reasons for doing what he did” and “Please don’t judge him”. Fuck you, cunt! Fuck you with a flaming hot cactus! Why don’t you just spit on the graves of those children. … --- ## [Finally - a bigger penis.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-a-bigger-penis/141920)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2002, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-a-bigger-penis/141920 "2002-12-31T00:01:36Z")
I received this email. This Doctor Approved Pill Will Actually Expand, Lengthen And Enlarge Your Penis Safely and Naturally 100% GUARANTEED! Surprisingly, I followed the link and actually found a way to email this com… --- ## [Nominations for Earth's stupidest man now being accepted.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nominations-for-earths-stupidest-man-now-being-accepted/741835)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2016, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nominations-for-earths-stupidest-man-now-being-accepted/741835 "2016-01-10T18:26:47Z")
My candidate: a guy I know who cheated on his soon-to-be ex-wife with his son’s now-former girlfriend, told the wife everything, and was SHOCKED when the skank turned out to be uninterested in anything long-term, that hi… --- ## [How do you politely get guests to leave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-politely-get-guests-to-leave/386985)
**Author:** [@OliverTwistofLime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OliverTwistofLime)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2007, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-politely-get-guests-to-leave/386985 "2007-01-11T00:36:48Z")
Often we have invited guests show up at 12 noon or so just for hopelfully a short visit…At other times we have guests who just call up and say "we’d like to come over for a little while. And often they stay and stay and… --- ## [Is this evidence of a larger problem? \[lawsuits and personal responsibility\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-evidence-of-a-larger-problem-lawsuits-and-personal-responsibility/612389)
**Author:** [@Whambulance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whambulance)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2012, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-evidence-of-a-larger-problem-lawsuits-and-personal-responsibility/612389 "2012-02-19T09:03:26Z")
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=146648260 I’d like to hear that it’s just my imagination but I feel like I’ve been hearing a lot of stories lately reflecting a real lack of accountability by citizen… --- ## [What should we see in California?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-we-see-in-california/743701)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2016, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-we-see-in-california/743701 "2016-02-01T19:33:29Z")
In a month, I will be flying to California with my spouse for a vacation. It will be roughly a week long. Part of it will be spent with my sister in San Diego, but we would like to see things in other parts of the stat… --- ## [choose 2 to defend you, the others will try to kill you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-2-to-defend-you-the-others-will-try-to-kill-you/807823)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2018, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-2-to-defend-you-the-others-will-try-to-kill-you/807823 "2018-02-06T05:37:56Z")
I heard this hypothetical scenario on Dan LeBatard at lunch today and thought it was fascinating. Dan posed this hypothetical to Ron Magill of the Miami Zoo. 1 hunter with shotgun and unlimited ammo 3 brown bears 4 l… --- ## [Commercials you don't 'get'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-get/583646)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-get/583646 "2011-05-31T05:48:13Z")
There’s recurring threads here about commercials you hate. This thread is about commercials you don’t understand. Commercials that make you scratch your head and say, “WTF?” or “How is that supposed to make want to buy t… --- ## [King hearings under way.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-hearings-under-way/574187)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2011, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-hearings-under-way/574187 "2011-03-16T16:54:42Z")
Peter King’s Muslim bashing hearings are underway. Not much to say yet except that Keith Ellison was amazing. --- ## [Porn or Porno?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-or-porno/572961)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2011, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-or-porno/572961 "2011-03-01T12:56:32Z")
Which term do you use to describe pornography? To me, “Porno” sounds quaintly anachronistic, like a flashback to the 70’s. “Let’s watch a porno!” just makes me giggle. PTF --- ## [Stop this meme: Can we finally stop hearing that liberals are condescending?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-this-meme-can-we-finally-stop-hearing-that-liberals-are-condescending/273916)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2004, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-this-meme-can-we-finally-stop-hearing-that-liberals-are-condescending/273916 "2004-11-17T16:37:13Z")
The sample quotes below, from National Review, which I think is considered a respected conservative magazine, should lay to rest all the claims that “liberals” are “condescending and arrogant and think they know best”. I… --- ## [Old pop culture hits different now that I'm older.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-pop-culture-hits-different-now-that-im-older/840955)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-pop-culture-hits-different-now-that-im-older/840955 "2019-10-03T18:58:26Z")
Much, much older. I thought Steve Miller’s Take the Money and Run was a cool story of hip teenagers sticking it to the man. Nope, it’s the story of two thieves who kill a man who was doing the job everyone paid him to d… --- ## [Why did South America never become as wealthy or developed as North America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-south-america-never-become-as-wealthy-or-developed-as-north-america/303954)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2005, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-south-america-never-become-as-wealthy-or-developed-as-north-america/303954 "2005-06-05T00:47:19Z")
Central and South America are blessed with abundant space and incredible natural resources. The native cultures built architectural masterpieces and marvels of city planning far more advanced than any in North America a… --- ## [Why do cars have four wheels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cars-have-four-wheels/587197)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cars-have-four-wheels/587197 "2011-06-30T18:16:47Z")
Why not three or five? --- ## [Should I go to Israel? Any Birthright experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-go-to-israel-any-birthright-experiences/439114)
**Author:** [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2008, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-go-to-israel-any-birthright-experiences/439114 "2008-02-27T19:35:33Z")
Having been raised Jewish, I can take a free 10-day or so guided trip to Israel, through Birthright. My Hebrew school class was supposed to go in late 2001; due to obvious security concerns the trip was cancelled. So h… --- ## [Sports for people who suck at sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-for-people-who-suck-at-sports/608779)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2012, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-for-people-who-suck-at-sports/608779 "2012-01-09T18:38:07Z")
I’d like to (and need to) exercise, but going to the gym and running on a machine totally fails to motivate me or interest me. The only thing that gets me interested enough to run around and sweat is playing a sport (e.g… --- ## [Your first SO outside of your race: Do you make a point of telling your parents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-so-outside-of-your-race-do-you-make-a-point-of-telling-your-parents/680142)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-so-outside-of-your-race-do-you-make-a-point-of-telling-your-parents/680142 "2014-02-11T18:52:28Z")
For instance, if your white female and you’re talking to your parents on the phone: “…Yeah, I can’t wait to introduce you to my new BF. Oh and he’s black by the way…” Do you even bother to tell them the race of your new… --- ## [Self-Cleaning Oven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-cleaning-oven/608387)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2012, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-cleaning-oven/608387 "2012-01-05T18:27:28Z")
I am familiar with the basics. You lock the oven latch and turn the thingee to “Clean.” The oven heats to a very high temperature that burns the stuff off the interior surfaces. My wife is out of the house and so I am c… --- ## [Just because I TOLERATE you, does NOT mean I don't think you're crazy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-i-tolerate-you-does-not-mean-i-dont-think-youre-crazy/567206)
**Author:** [@Steampunk\_Willie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steampunk_Willie)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-i-tolerate-you-does-not-mean-i-dont-think-youre-crazy/567206 "2011-01-19T18:13:50Z")
More and more lately ‘friends’ of mine on Facebook have been posting Bible quotes, mentioning their connection with God and/or Jesus, and comments that (to me) seem to clearly indicate they wholeheartedly feel that they … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1463&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1465&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)