# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1475&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:** 1476 --- ## [Would you be sacrifice your own life for a guaranteed Trump loss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-sacrifice-your-own-life-for-a-guaranteed-trump-loss/832280)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2019, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-sacrifice-your-own-life-for-a-guaranteed-trump-loss/832280 "2019-04-20T01:14:30Z")
Inspired by this thread. I was a bit appalled by the apparent willingness of people to play with millions of people’s lives to get Trump out. This was a devils’s bargain, since we have no ability to induce a major rece… --- ## [Remake of Birth of a Nation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remake-of-birth-of-a-nation/563133)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remake-of-birth-of-a-nation/563133 "2010-12-10T19:28:49Z")
Considering DW Griffith’s film Birth of a Nation is close to its 100th anniversary of production what if some film company decided to remake it using the same characters but at the same time historically accurate rather … --- ## [Is the conservative belief that a low tax rate on the rich is necessary to stimulate growth a fraud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-conservative-belief-that-a-low-tax-rate-on-the-rich-is-necessary-to-stimulate-growth-a-fraud/587608)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2011, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-conservative-belief-that-a-low-tax-rate-on-the-rich-is-necessary-to-stimulate-growth-a-fraud/587608 "2011-07-03T05:10:38Z")
I ask because of this exchange (part of it quoted below) where Ben Stein claims that there is no proof that low tax rates on the wealthy stimulate growth, and in fact high marginal tax rates on the wealthy are historical… --- ## [Do actors always have to audition for parts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-actors-always-have-to-audition-for-parts/530966)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2010, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-actors-always-have-to-audition-for-parts/530966 "2010-03-05T14:27:12Z")
Do they? Or are they sometimes just offered a part that they can accept or deny? And if the latter, does that happen very often to actors and actresses who aren’t household names? --- ## [Things I Learned Today from Watching Fox News](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-today-from-watching-fox-news/375278)
**Author:** [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2006, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-today-from-watching-fox-news/375278 "2006-10-21T22:05:50Z")
First, I learned that Rep. Mark Foley is actually a Democrat. Next, I learned that Monica Lewinsky was only 19 when President Clinton “forced” himself on her. New slogan for Fox News. “Taking 10 points off the IQ … --- ## [Reheating Mac & Cheese in the microwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reheating-mac-cheese-in-the-microwave/662570)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2013, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reheating-mac-cheese-in-the-microwave/662570 "2013-07-04T18:29:47Z")
What’s the secret to making microwaved mac & cheese palatable? I’d like to occasionally take some to work, but every time I zap it the stuff just comes out rubbery. --- ## [Wouldn't time travel have to account for "space?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wouldnt-time-travel-have-to-account-for-space/480159)
**Author:** [@Shawn1767](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shawn1767)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2009, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wouldnt-time-travel-have-to-account-for-space/480159 "2009-01-09T05:17:57Z")
I am putting this here, but it is quasi-related to Science Fiction. In almost every story I have read/seen involving time travel the machine involved goes into the future or the past and winds up exactly in the same plac… --- ## [How do we know that paper products are clean and safe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-that-paper-products-are-clean-and-safe/584064)
**Author:** [@brocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brocks)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2011, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-that-paper-products-are-clean-and-safe/584064 "2011-06-07T09:51:30Z")
Like most people, I just assume that paper products — Kleenex, paper towels, toilet paper — are absolutely clean and safe. For example, I’d have no hesitation at all about using them on an open wound to slow blood flow.… --- ## [Adding milk or cream to fondue... why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-milk-or-cream-to-fondue-why/626109)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-milk-or-cream-to-fondue-why/626109 "2012-06-25T06:38:09Z")
I would like to try my hand at making chocolate fondue. It seems like all the recipes I’ve seen are calling for a dairy additive like milk or cream. Or a couple said I could use oil instead. I’m wondering why fondue need… --- ## [How can you fly standby with fed-ex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-fly-standby-with-fed-ex/160445)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2003, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-fly-standby-with-fed-ex/160445 "2003-03-12T00:51:27Z")
My friend and I are looking to fly somewhere next week for our spring break. We want to go to Europe or south america for really cheap, so we were wondering if there is any way to fly on a cargo plane or on a fedex flig… --- ## [Horrible treatment from a 5 star hotel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-treatment-from-a-5-star-hotel/611018)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2012, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-treatment-from-a-5-star-hotel/611018 "2012-01-30T23:31:14Z")
I had a complaint about the cost of a high end hotel I stayed at. Via email I requested a partial refund. They denied that so I asked to speak to the manager. The manager called me up and gave me the refund and … --- ## [The Specter of Socialism’s Slow Collapse.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-specter-of-socialism-s-slow-collapse/512074)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2009, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-specter-of-socialism-s-slow-collapse/512074 "2009-10-08T15:40:48Z")
So says The New York Times, writing on how the Socialist and left wing governments in Europe are being trounced by Conservatives. There is now a right-leaning government in Germany, France and Italy. Portugal’s Sociali… --- ## [Drought woes in the age of global warming denials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drought-woes-in-the-age-of-global-warming-denials/588701)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drought-woes-in-the-age-of-global-warming-denials/588701 "2012-10-10T02:33:44Z")
I don’t worry about daylilies as a rule. They’re tough. But today I noticed that the daylilies in my mom’s yard are drying out. I’m afraid the corms will dry out in the ground and die this year. That’s bizarre. It’s rid… --- ## [Tell me about a Catholic funeral mass (P.S., death, you SUCK)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-a-catholic-funeral-mass-p-s-death-you-suck/523762)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2010, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-a-catholic-funeral-mass-p-s-death-you-suck/523762 "2010-01-06T00:51:41Z")
You know, prior to 2009, I had been to one funeral in 20 years. Tomorrow will be the third in 10 months. :::flips off 2009 again::: Anyway, tomorrow’s service is a Catholic mass, and I’m unfamiliar with how that whole… --- ## [Lye is not an acid, you Yahoo! hacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lye-is-not-an-acid-you-yahoo-hacks/651583)
**Author:** [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2013, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lye-is-not-an-acid-you-yahoo-hacks/651583 "2013-03-06T16:52:32Z")
The homepage headline: Acid attack victim gets face transplant. The second line of the article: Carmen Blandin Tarleton’s face was unrecognizable after the lye attack, burned away in the frenzy of an estranged husband’s … --- ## [The opposite of "Sausage Fest" is ... ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-sausage-fest-is/447716)
**Author:** [@zagloba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zagloba)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-sausage-fest-is/447716 "2008-05-05T19:16:46Z")
If a sausage fest is a party with too many guys, what do people call a party with too many girls? --- ## [Characters who are just too perfect.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-who-are-just-too-perfect/620546)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2012, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-who-are-just-too-perfect/620546 "2012-05-04T13:02:20Z")
There was Melanie in “Gone With the Wind”, Beth in “Little Women”. Now there’s Castle’s daughter in the tv show “Castle” (but I can’t quite hate her.) --- ## [Did Obama outlaw flavored tobacco?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-obama-outlaw-flavored-tobacco/511186)
**Author:** [@kuppman2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kuppman2000)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2009, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-obama-outlaw-flavored-tobacco/511186 "2009-09-25T14:34:55Z")
Can anyone give me some clarification on this? I know there are a ton of hookah bars these days especially on the West coast. Does this mean they pretty much have to shut down business? How does this law come into pla… --- ## [How selfish can you be, Charlie Sheen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-selfish-can-you-be-charlie-sheen/737852)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2015, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-selfish-can-you-be-charlie-sheen/737852 "2015-11-21T04:26:08Z")
So Charlie Sheen revealed today that he’s HIV positive. He says he found out four years ago, in 2011. Uh, okay. So you haven’t told anyone about it in that length of time? Kept it a secret? I don’t know, maybe he did le… --- ## [CA city bills POTUS for police overtime due to fundraising event - Should Obama pay this bill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-city-bills-potus-for-police-overtime-due-to-fundraising-event-should-obama-pay-this-bill/623280)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-city-bills-potus-for-police-overtime-due-to-fundraising-event-should-obama-pay-this-bill/623280 "2012-06-07T19:25:10Z")
Story here You Have to Pay for That’: California City Bills Obama $35K After Campaign Fundraiser Another story on same topic here - --- ## [You are granted a random superpower, how would you defeat the poster before you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-a-random-superpower-how-would-you-defeat-the-poster-before-you/697241)
**Author:** [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-granted-a-random-superpower-how-would-you-defeat-the-poster-before-you/697241 "2014-09-03T18:02:01Z")
honour system here, please click on the link once only. if you’re fast enough, you can defend or counter-attack the poster attacking you by posting a reply before someone else attacks him. if you’re too slow you’re def… --- ## [Were you an accident?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-an-accident/552316)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2010, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-an-accident/552316 "2010-09-08T16:13:40Z")
Or think perhaps you may have been? The thread on parents’ ages has me wondering, especially with the number of posters with older parents. I’m pretty sure that I was, since my brother is eleven years older than me and… --- ## [Should I pay more than high bluebook car value?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-pay-more-than-high-bluebook-car-value/120294)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2002, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-pay-more-than-high-bluebook-car-value/120294 "2002-08-14T21:08:21Z")
I’m considering buying a used car from a friend, but he wants a few hundred dollars over maximum bluebook. Bluebook range = $10,500 to $11,600. He wants $12K. His outstanding loan balance is $11.8K. he wants to pay o… --- ## [What is the most expensive item you own](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-expensive-item-you-own/514072)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-expensive-item-you-own/514072 "2009-10-29T11:34:12Z")
Other than a house or motor vehicle. Either purchase or resale price. I can’t think of much myself, other than a few pieces of Stickley furniture that were a couple grand a piece. No idea how much value they retain. … --- ## [The most haunting/sad tune](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-haunting-sad-tune/504964)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-haunting-sad-tune/504964 "2009-08-04T16:07:06Z")
For me it has to be Ashoken Farewell I Googled and found Celtic Woman and believe me not only is Mairead Nesbitt one beautiful woman she sure can play the violin --- ## [An Ode to the Assholes that Stole my Beloved Purse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ode-to-the-assholes-that-stole-my-beloved-purse/427563)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Thalia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Thalia)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2007, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ode-to-the-assholes-that-stole-my-beloved-purse/427563 "2007-12-01T08:42:29Z")
Dear Assholes, I didn’t really pay much attention to you as you sat down in the restaurant beside my party. You seemed like a nice couple, out for a date. When the two of you suddenly jumped up, and ran out of the res… --- ## [how long can I run at maximum heart rate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-i-run-at-maximum-heart-rate/156293)
**Author:** [@gonzalo\_de\_cordoba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzalo_de_cordoba)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2003, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-i-run-at-maximum-heart-rate/156293 "2003-02-23T16:41:10Z")
Pretty simple… say I start running, and gradually speed up until after about ten minutes I reach my maximum heart rate of 194 bpm. How long can I last at this heart rate regardless of speed? (It is OK to slow down, just… --- ## [Men - how do you feel about sexy lingerie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-do-you-feel-about-sexy-lingerie/22011)
**Author:** [@Nacho4Sara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nacho4Sara)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2017, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-do-you-feel-about-sexy-lingerie/22011 "2017-02-20T07:13:50Z")
I am wondering because I mentioned to some guy friends that I just spent $100 at Victoria’s Secret (semi-annual sale, ya know :)), and they basically said that they never care about that stuff. I always thought guys went… --- ## [Is it rude to refer to your doctor as "Doc"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-refer-to-your-doctor-as-doc/964297)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-refer-to-your-doctor-as-doc/964297 "2022-05-20T18:11:15Z")
I was at the doctor’s office today. The doctor comes into the room, gives me an examination, and as he was leaving the room, I say: “OK thanks doc”. After he leaves, I notice the nurse that is still in the room has a s… --- ## [How Should the US Deal with Wikileaks and Snowden?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-the-us-deal-with-wikileaks-and-snowden/761121)
**Author:** [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2016, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-the-us-deal-with-wikileaks-and-snowden/761121 "2016-08-18T15:36:55Z")
Both of these entities are leaking American (and other countries’) security secrets to the world. Given that, how should America, the main and most powerful target, deal with them? I think the CIA and FBI ought to take … --- ## [Stupid fucking morons on "Millionaire"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-fucking-morons-on-millionaire/4228)
**Author:** [@David\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_B)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2012, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-fucking-morons-on-millionaire/4228 "2012-02-15T16:19:37Z")
I was gonna post this in MPSIMS, but the more I thought about it, the more of a rant it became in my mind. I’ve been watching Who Wants to Be a Millionaire for a couple weeks now and I cannot believe how incredibly fuck… --- ## [Does Premium Gas clean an engine designed for regular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-premium-gas-clean-an-engine-designed-for-regular/125780)
**Author:** [@Stupendous\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stupendous_man)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2002, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-premium-gas-clean-an-engine-designed-for-regular/125780 "2002-08-27T18:59:42Z")
I have a co-worker whose mechanic father told her to put in premium gas once in awhile, because it will clean out deposits that are left behind from using the regular fuel the car was designed to use. I don’t think this… --- ## [I pit my SO's scientologist ex-husband.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-sos-scientologist-ex-husband/622747)
**Author:** [@pikey\_pete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pikey_pete)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-sos-scientologist-ex-husband/622747 "2012-05-28T02:38:25Z")
I have a wonderful relationship with a beautiful woman who has two kids and a real piece of work ex-husband. This guy choked her out in the front yard to the point where a concerned neighbor called the cops and then att… --- ## [Odd feeling in my left eye](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-feeling-in-my-left-eye/178461)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2003, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-feeling-in-my-left-eye/178461 "2003-05-30T23:17:25Z")
Yesterday I noticed a peculiar feeling in my left eye. Its kind of in between discomfort and pain, sort of like a slight bruise. Trouble is I have no idea whats wrong. At first I thought I somehow bruised my eyelid sinc… --- ## [British people: How funny do we Americans sound to YOU?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-people-how-funny-do-we-americans-sound-to-you/71481)
**Author:** [@Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vinnie_Virginslayer)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2002, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-people-how-funny-do-we-americans-sound-to-you/71481 "2002-03-18T03:06:57Z")
After watching “Snatch”, a question that has always bugged me popped up again. In it, just about everyone speaks Cockney, except this one American guy. Of course, I think all the cockneys speak funny, but I’m sure that … --- ## [Where to buy suet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-suet/392028)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2007, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-suet/392028 "2007-02-23T15:48:10Z")
I’ve been reading Lobscouse and Spotted Dog, which collects lots of recipes from the Aubrey/Maturin books. I really want to try to make a nice Spotted Dog or Boiled Baby, but I can’t find suet around here. Few supermar… --- ## [Do girls with protruding nipples draw your attention?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-girls-with-protruding-nipples-draw-your-attention/181054)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2003, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-girls-with-protruding-nipples-draw-your-attention/181054 "2003-06-16T16:46:46Z")
What is your reaction? How do women react? Would a woman go up to a total stranger (female also) and tell her, “you know your nipples are poking through your shirt” ? Do you find it distracting to talk to a woman in thi… --- ## [Which GOP POTUS contenders are likeable, honorable, & competent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-gop-potus-contenders-are-likeable-honorable-competent/728914)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2015, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-gop-potus-contenders-are-likeable-honorable-competent/728914 "2015-08-27T02:37:15Z")
From the Great Un-Fork Hillary Thread: Can you point us to the GOP candidates that tick all of these boxes? Younger & more transparent aren’t hard. But you want likeable, straight-talking, \*and \*with a record of compe… --- ## [Liberals: What do you dislike about Obama?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberals-what-do-you-dislike-about-obama/638222)
**Author:** [@MDKSquared](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MDKSquared)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberals-what-do-you-dislike-about-obama/638222 "2012-10-30T20:51:48Z")
Disclaimer: I am atheist, liberal, pro science, pro marriage equality, anti drug war, pro abortion, pro immigration, pro… well, taxing the rich more and the middle class less, anti stupid-wars, etc. I always hear how Ob… --- ## [Stupid User Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-user-names/48775)
**Author:** [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2001, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-user-names/48775 "2001-01-16T04:13:38Z")
What’s with all the really long stupid user names that have popped up in the last month. I’m not saying it’s the same person. I’m just wondering what’s possessed different people to come up with such universally stupid a… --- ## [Left Coast DopeFest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-coast-dopefest/280328)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2005, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-coast-dopefest/280328 "2005-05-20T15:14:08Z")
If we were to organize a DopeFest somewhere along the I-5 corridor sometime in, say, June or July, where should we hold it? It would be nice to have a large gettogether that would include everyone from the Seattleites t… --- ## [Is The Name 'Barney' Short For Something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-name-barney-short-for-something/179138)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2003, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-name-barney-short-for-something/179138 "2003-06-02T19:44:14Z")
Most of the men’s names that end with a ‘y’ are foreshortened versions of longer names- Billy, Bobby, Tony, Tommy, Timmy etc. Is the name ‘Barney’ just a shorter version of some other name? If so, what name?? Barnhart? … --- ## [How do they make jarred goose fat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-make-jarred-goose-fat/607324)
**Author:** [@Weaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weaver)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-make-jarred-goose-fat/607324 "2011-12-27T20:57:05Z")
I know that they get it from geese via redering but every time I’ve seen geese for sale, they’ve always been whole, well mostly, and the bits missing (head, neck, feet, etc) aren’t especially fatty, which raises the ques… --- ## [Does Anyone Else Find Podcasting As Irritating As All Heck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-podcasting-as-irritating-as-all-heck/674699)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2013, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-podcasting-as-irritating-as-all-heck/674699 "2013-12-02T08:07:47Z")
Maybe I’m just old fashioned but I like plain old text for gathering most information. I’ve tried listening to podcasts and I just find the format irritating. I can read sooooo much faster than people can talk intellig… --- ## [Resolved: The Americans with Disabilities Act has done more harm than good.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-americans-with-disabilities-act-has-done-more-harm-than-good/123377)
**Author:** [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2002, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-americans-with-disabilities-act-has-done-more-harm-than-good/123377 "2002-08-16T01:37:46Z")
I think the ADA has done a lot of good. All of American society is more focused on finding ways to adapt jobs to disabled people. However, prejudice against the disabled was different from prejudice against minorities … --- ## [Questionable Content 01/22](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questionable-content-01-22/482525)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2009, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questionable-content-01-22/482525 "2009-01-29T15:51:11Z")
Who else thinks Dora is going to flip out on Martin and start a problem in their relationship? Martin’s inability to cheat has been the focus of two strips so far, and with a girl asking him out, I really think Dora is g… --- ## [Songs about stalking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-stalking/583157)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-stalking/583157 "2011-05-27T19:42:17Z")
Inspired by this poll about The Police’s Every Breath You Take. Bob Marley’s Waiting in Vain comes to my mind. --- ## [When did the cheating occur in this scenario?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-cheating-occur-in-this-scenario/519527)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2009, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-cheating-occur-in-this-scenario/519527 "2009-12-04T01:01:38Z")
(Inspired by watching the greatest movie of all time, Love Actually, the other day.) Alan and Emma are a middle-aged married couple, and though Emma is a goddess Alan is nevertheless having a midlife crisis. For the pas… --- ## [Would/Have you donate money to another Doper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-have-you-donate-money-to-another-doper/622128)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2012, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-have-you-donate-money-to-another-doper/622128 "2012-05-19T00:59:46Z")
After the recent Lute Skywatcher meltdown, I was sitting here, shaking my head, thinking how its such a shame these things keep happening – someone hits up the Dope for money, questions are asked, OP gets defensive, a Pi… --- ## [Questions about the "other" boards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-other-boards/488133)
**Author:** [@leander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leander)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2009, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-other-boards/488133 "2009-03-07T01:33:42Z")
This is NOT an advertisement for the “splinter” boards – apparently any passing mention of those places with a url is considered “advertising” and thus verboten and grounds for suspension (though Marley states outright i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1474&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1476&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)