# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1499&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:** 1500 --- ## [Dr Sher's cruel IVF by Internet vote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-shers-cruel-ivf-by-internet-vote/643918)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-shers-cruel-ivf-by-internet-vote/643918 "2012-12-14T18:23:12Z")
Seriously? This organization gives away a free IVF treatment, which is nice, but the way they determine who they give it to is to have the couple make a video and post it on the Internet, where people can vote on it. The… --- ## [Do any modern militaries still conspicuously mark their medics with white helmets, armbands and sush](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-modern-militaries-still-conspicuously-mark-their-medics-with-white-helmets-armbands-and-sush/707999)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2014, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-modern-militaries-still-conspicuously-mark-their-medics-with-white-helmets-armbands-and-sush/707999 "2014-12-25T23:25:43Z")
Like this. Does anyone still mark such critical personnel and just hope that the other side will be….Gentlemanly? --- ## [You can stick CE and BCE in your CO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-stick-ce-and-bce-in-your-co/426649)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2007, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-stick-ce-and-bce-in-your-co/426649 "2007-11-19T08:36:09Z")
CO? Common orifice. Why in the name of holy hell do we have CE and BCE? What the fuck was wrong with BC and AD? Yes, I know, they’re kind of Christian, and shit. But isn’t the whole CE thing kind of like closing the b… --- ## [I can't whistle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-whistle/565611)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2011, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-whistle/565611 "2011-01-02T03:34:18Z")
Can I learn how? I’ve tried for years and years but can never get solid, clear note to come out. The most I’ve been able to do is a sputtering raspberry, with spittle expelling at the same rate as sound. In order to d… --- ## [Cancer tumors and incipient teeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancer-tumors-and-incipient-teeth/655561)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2016, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancer-tumors-and-incipient-teeth/655561 "2016-01-13T23:27:04Z")
On occasion I’ve seen disturbing photos of dissected tumors that have tiny teeth forming in them. All I know about cancer tumors is that the differentiation of the cell has gone haywire and is in overdrive. Are some “di… --- ## [For the Guys: Would You Do This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-guys-would-you-do-this/152648)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2003, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-guys-would-you-do-this/152648 "2003-03-24T17:55:24Z")
OK, a friend of mine has a crush on this guy who teaches her martial arts class. I guess he’s a youngish guy, in his 20s, and she’s a bit older (early thirties). She thinks he’s hot but doesn’t really see him as relati… --- ## [What's driving a sports car like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-driving-a-sports-car-like/145931)
**Author:** [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2003, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-driving-a-sports-car-like/145931 "2003-01-03T00:24:50Z")
I’ve never driven anything but “sensible” cars…clearly there’s something about a high-performance sports car…Thunderbird, Corvette, Lamborghini…that people will pay tons of extra money for. So for those of you out there … --- ## [Goddammit, keep your fucking dog OFF ME!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddammit-keep-your-fucking-dog-off-me/214824)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2003, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddammit-keep-your-fucking-dog-off-me/214824 "2003-11-26T15:44:41Z")
Are people with dogs ignorant, or just blind? Isn’t it obvious that when I am continually shoving their mutt away because it won’t leave me alone that the polite things to do are to tie it up or lock it the basement, or … --- ## [What \[if\] Apollo 11 failed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-apollo-11-failed/504075)
**Author:** [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-apollo-11-failed/504075 "2009-07-27T16:48:28Z")
What if say Neil and Buzz crashed on the moon and didn’t land on it. I know that NASA and Collins knew this could happen and had a plan for Collins to return home by himself, but what about after that. Would NASA try aga… --- ## [What really happens if Quebec does secede from Canada?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-happens-if-quebec-does-secede-from-canada/23951)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2000, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-happens-if-quebec-does-secede-from-canada/23951 "2000-07-03T07:26:24Z")
Canada had a close shave with this issue several years ago but this topic has been out of the US news headlines for a while now so I am really not up on the current status of the Quebec Separatist movement. Has any anal… --- ## [Repairing old underwear makes me feel really poor.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repairing-old-underwear-makes-me-feel-really-poor/441838)
**Author:** [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2008, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repairing-old-underwear-makes-me-feel-really-poor/441838 "2008-03-22T01:20:47Z")
My husband and I earn less than the federal poverty guidelines, yet somehow I haven’t felt very poor until now. Today I got out my mending basket and spent six hours mending underwear and socks. I darned holes in socks … --- ## [Electric Organs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-organs/464357)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2008, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-organs/464357 "2008-09-24T06:47:45Z")
When I was a kid, television commercials for electric organs were ubiquitous and every shopping mall had an organ/electric piano store. It was a common living room accessory for people who aspired to a higher class, but … --- ## [Should pedophilic sex offenders ever be released?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-pedophilic-sex-offenders-ever-be-released/371954)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2006, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-pedophilic-sex-offenders-ever-be-released/371954 "2006-09-23T03:26:35Z")
In your opinion, do you feel people who commit sex crimes against children should ever be released from prison once convicted? --- ## [New Flash! Laci Peterson KilledBy satanists!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-flash-laci-peterson-killedby-satanists/175660)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2003, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-flash-laci-peterson-killedby-satanists/175660 "2003-05-31T01:45:17Z")
Well, we all knew that Scott Peterson is just a regular guy! Everybody goes fishing Christmas Eve! His goofy defense lawyer has just announced (based upon autopsy reports) that Laci was probably abducted and mutilated by… --- ## [what is the lifespan of a skyscraper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-lifespan-of-a-skyscraper/679601)
**Author:** [@dofe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dofe)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2014, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-lifespan-of-a-skyscraper/679601 "2014-01-28T17:43:20Z")
The Empire State Building was completed in the 1930s and it is still used today. Have any skyscrapers been abandoned due to structural fatigue resulting from time? Do steel buildings have any practical lifespans? --- ## [Has anybody else seen the gay Kindle commercial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-else-seen-the-gay-kindle-commercial/651870)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-else-seen-the-gay-kindle-commercial/651870 "2013-03-04T21:13:38Z")
There is a kindle commercial, where a man and a woman are on the beach, and he is complaining about his sub-par e-reader. She tells him of her superior Kindle, and he ends up ordering one. At the end, she makes referen… --- ## [Do other 8 year old girls enjoy Sex and the City?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-8-year-old-girls-enjoy-sex-and-the-city/279549)
**Author:** [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2004, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-8-year-old-girls-enjoy-sex-and-the-city/279549 "2004-12-18T02:13:21Z")
Because my daughter sure does. Incidentally, her favourite female protagonist is Charlotte (yes, she’s quite girly), and her top male choice is Harry, Charlotte’s Jewish beau. There’s no flies on my little one. When Sam… --- ## [Great detective fiction without a single murder (spoilers possible)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-detective-fiction-without-a-single-murder-spoilers-possible/333087)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-detective-fiction-without-a-single-murder-spoilers-possible/333087 "2010-02-17T14:39:01Z")
As Wikipedia’s entry notes, detective fiction usually centers around a murder investigation. But not always. Off the top of my head, there are several Sherlock Holmes stories that center around theft or kidnapping or mys… --- ## [Brainwashing versus Education (Children)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainwashing-versus-education-children/508687)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2009, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainwashing-versus-education-children/508687 "2009-09-10T15:48:27Z")
In the “Voting with your Vagina” thread the subject of how religious fundamentalist raise their children came up which included accusations of brainwashing, and, in one case, the abolishing of home school. Rather than… --- ## [Thread Hijacking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-hijacking/406846)
**Author:** [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2007, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-hijacking/406846 "2007-06-06T15:54:44Z")
I would like clarification on moderation actions (or lack thereof ) concerning hijacking threads .The thread I have in mind is the one concerning feeding trolls where it turned into a joke fest about a certain ladle inci… --- ## [Why is the colour black associated with masculine and white with feminine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-colour-black-associated-with-masculine-and-white-with-feminine/239394)
**Author:** [@Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xavier)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2004, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-colour-black-associated-with-masculine-and-white-with-feminine/239394 "2004-04-12T21:01:57Z")
Is there any cultural/historical reason for it? I know that white is considered pure/angelic etc. whilst black is more brave/tough/warrior, but why did the colours come to be known (at least from a European perspective)… --- ## [Is it Creepy for a twenty-something to date a teenager?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-creepy-for-a-twenty-something-to-date-a-teenager/749756)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2016, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-creepy-for-a-twenty-something-to-date-a-teenager/749756 "2016-03-25T01:44:23Z")
I’m posting this at the request of my daughter, MilliCal. It was raised by something that happened in her group. Do you think it weird or creepy if a twenty-something wants to date a teenager, or ask them out? In the p… --- ## [What they say/what it really means](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-say-what-it-really-means/532288)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2010, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-say-what-it-really-means/532288 "2010-03-17T20:27:52Z")
Moved over from a thread in ATMB: This thread drifted into a discussion of what people say versus what that really means. For example, how all the terms used to describe curvy females really indicates “fat.” Or: A… --- ## [Are dangerous criminals ever transported on commercial flights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-dangerous-criminals-ever-transported-on-commercial-flights/635695)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-dangerous-criminals-ever-transported-on-commercial-flights/635695 "2017-05-25T23:49:56Z")
There’s an episode of Seinfeld where George pisses off a criminal by taking the last copy of Time magazine in which he was on the cover. He later meet the guy in the bathroom of the plane and gets beat up or something. … --- ## [Is anyone here voting early, if your area offers it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-here-voting-early-if-your-area-offers-it/823067)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2018, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-here-voting-early-if-your-area-offers-it/823067 "2018-11-07T01:47:23Z")
I did; in my case, I ordered an absentee ballot and sent it in later in the day that I got it. The county I live in started it yesterday, at the libraries. I volunteer at one branch on Monday, and yesterday, they had a… --- ## [Why is Oklahoma shaped the way it is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-oklahoma-shaped-the-way-it-is/622869)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2012, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-oklahoma-shaped-the-way-it-is/622869 "2012-05-24T06:55:33Z")
Oklahoma’s a funny-shaped state for America. Going from East to West on the southern border with Texas it follows a river - a natural boundary. But then the border suddenly shoots due North and then later due East. Why? … --- ## [Tales of Food Safety Horror](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-food-safety-horror/454854)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2008, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-food-safety-horror/454854 "2008-07-09T17:28:20Z")
Today I went to T&T Asian Supermarket, where an attempt to purchase salmon filets was aborted after the fish guy picked my selection up off the ice, grabbed a plastic bag, and then during the process of transferring it t… --- ## [Spicy booby trap at a pot-luck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spicy-booby-trap-at-a-pot-luck/553205)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2010, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spicy-booby-trap-at-a-pot-luck/553205 "2010-09-11T12:09:40Z")
We often have pot-luck meals at work and one of my favorite things to bring is a crock pot of thin sliced, roasted pork loin covered in my homemade BBQ sauce. This has generally gone over quite nicely and I’ve never brou… --- ## [Unforgivable movie (old, obscure, you don't care)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unforgivable-movie-old-obscure-you-dont-care/342260)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2009, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unforgivable-movie-old-obscure-you-dont-care/342260 "2009-04-06T18:47:09Z")
I have a secret: I am a Doris Day fan. I know, I know: gay gay gay gay gay. Still. She’s one of the greatest voices of the century (k.d. lang would probably sound different without Day’s influence). And there’s a vague M… --- ## [Which part of 'War Zone' don't you understand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-part-of-war-zone-dont-you-understand/293527)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2005, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-part-of-war-zone-dont-you-understand/293527 "2005-03-11T20:02:52Z")
Shut up you poison spewing, self important, delusionally egotistical little troll. You may be marginally important to some of your contrymen but a virtual nobody in much of the world at large. Certainly nobody on that … --- ## [Why does the US have such a low tech and easily forged vaccine card](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-us-have-such-a-low-tech-and-easily-forged-vaccine-card/943045)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2021, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-us-have-such-a-low-tech-and-easily-forged-vaccine-card/943045 "2021-08-04T04:28:41Z")
Surely the richest country in the world and the planet’s most technologically advanced nation can do better than \*\* checks notes \*\* a a paper card with details filled in by hand. A kid with some art supplies and a print… --- ## [New Airline Security Measures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-airline-security-measures/522704)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2010, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-airline-security-measures/522704 "2010-01-03T03:16:21Z")
Although this topic may deserve a pit thread, I’m looking for factual answers or at least an educated guess. New airline security measures include prohibitions against passengers getting out of their seats during the la… --- ## [Why the heck do we have seagulls in Colorado?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-heck-do-we-have-seagulls-in-colorado/242762)
**Author:** [@YellowTail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YellowTail)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2004, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-heck-do-we-have-seagulls-in-colorado/242762 "2004-05-01T01:15:31Z")
??? --- ## [Sandy devastates Seaside Heights NJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-devastates-seaside-heights-nj/639321)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2013, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-devastates-seaside-heights-nj/639321 "2013-03-12T20:05:55Z")
My wife’s relatives have places there, so this is of more than a little interest. Apparently: 1.) 50 feet of Funtime Pier is gone, maybe more by now 2.) Part of Casino Pier is gone 3.) A lot of Boardwalk between the p… --- ## [Why did the fish fast food chains close?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-fish-fast-food-chains-close/980860)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-fish-fast-food-chains-close/980860 "2023-03-13T17:23:29Z")
I remember there used to be Long John Silver, H Salt, Arthur Treacher, but now I can’t find them. What happened? I would think when people started getting healthy that they would flock to fish as better than beef --- ## [Pennies and Cents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pennies-and-cents/368647)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2006, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pennies-and-cents/368647 "2006-08-17T00:18:12Z")
Here in the UK our currency is pounds and pence, we don’t call our pennies cents. USA currency is dollars and cents so why do you call your cents pennies :confused: --- ## [So what does it mean that having a criminal record can "spoil travel plans"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-it-mean-that-having-a-criminal-record-can-spoil-travel-plans/740411)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2015, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-it-mean-that-having-a-criminal-record-can-spoil-travel-plans/740411 "2015-12-24T06:36:13Z")
There was one thing that is sometimes said by the police on TV that if someone has a criminal record it can make it harder to get a house or harder to get a job and it can “spoil travel plans” but I have no idea what thi… --- ## [Do men like women who cry??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-men-like-women-who-cry/22049)
**Author:** [@Nika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nika)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2000, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-men-like-women-who-cry/22049 "2000-06-13T02:40:54Z")
There has been a lot about women liking the sensitive side of men, but hat about the other half of the story? Guys. do you like a sensitive, crying woman, or do you like them tough and hard?? --- ## [Botticelli - February 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2019/828851)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2019, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2019/828851 "2019-03-01T19:52:18Z")
New letter is R! --- ## [The worst sandwich you can think of that someone might actually eat.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-sandwich-you-can-think-of-that-someone-might-actually-eat/607045)
**Author:** [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2024, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-sandwich-you-can-think-of-that-someone-might-actually-eat/607045 "2024-12-28T17:10:26Z")
I’m thinking vegamite and spam. That would be pretty salty but if the spam was grilled… mods, technically this is about “cuisine” so I put it here but feel free to move it to IMHO if you see fit. --- ## [Denver radio host: "All racists are atheists"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denver-radio-host-all-racists-are-atheists/687307)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2014, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denver-radio-host-all-racists-are-atheists/687307 "2014-05-01T18:45:59Z")
Story here. The comment was made in relation to the Donald Sterling incident, and Dan Caplis, speaking about the incident, says: What a fucking idiot. --- ## [It's the memorial day charlie brown MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-memorial-day-charlie-brown-mmp/834588)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-memorial-day-charlie-brown-mmp/834588 "2019-06-03T03:00:42Z")
WEll if ya read my posts in the previous MMP tomorrow is going to be crappy bbq wise but I decided to start this weeks before i go to bed … so since its memorial day anyone have anyone special you’ll be remembering ? A… --- ## [Have you ever been fingerprinted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-fingerprinted/754122)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2016, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-fingerprinted/754122 "2016-05-10T03:44:02Z")
Back in 2009 and 2010 I worked for the US Census. Yes, if you didn’t fill out your form, I was the one who came to your door to get your answers. Because it was a gubmint job, I was fingerprinted both years. In 2014 I t… --- ## [Breaker Morant- Was He A Scapegoat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaker-morant-was-he-a-scapegoat/616754)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2012, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaker-morant-was-he-a-scapegoat/616754 "2012-12-16T13:30:10Z")
I’ve used the mae Breaker Morant as it is far more recognisable than the person killed by firing squad alongside him, Lt Handcock. The majority od members I assume have heard of the movie about Morant, and there have be… --- ## [Democrats, leave the issue of abortion alone. The problem is already solved, and it costs votes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-leave-the-issue-of-abortion-alone-the-problem-is-already-solved-and-it-costs-votes/824234)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-leave-the-issue-of-abortion-alone-the-problem-is-already-solved-and-it-costs-votes/824234 "2019-01-25T11:21:10Z")
In this thread, I argued that the right’s pro-life stance accomplishes several things, all of them bad for the left. It rallies the religious right, because they have been taught that abortion is evil and combatting t… --- ## [Lazy buggers at the Post Office](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lazy-buggers-at-the-post-office/382833)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2006, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lazy-buggers-at-the-post-office/382833 "2006-12-12T17:26:31Z")
The Post Office was fucking packed today. 2 windows open and 6 closed!! WTF is going on. This is the MAIN P.O. fer chrissakes, slap in the town centre. People in a line,me included, wanting to mail packages to distant … --- ## [Puzzle: A Spy in the White House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-a-spy-in-the-white-house/626484)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2012, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-a-spy-in-the-white-house/626484 "2012-08-06T22:55:23Z")
The beeping from your coffeepot alerts You that the brewing is complete. You pull away from your laptop computer screen and pour a fresh cup. Maybe coffee will help You focus. For the past couple of months You have been … --- ## [Do people willfully screw up your name? They do mine!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-willfully-screw-up-your-name-they-do-mine/592814)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-willfully-screw-up-your-name-they-do-mine/592814 "2011-08-17T08:44:28Z")
I have this friend…let’s, for argument’s sake, call him Antonio. Despite the fact that it’s what he always calls himself, always signs every e-mail with, no one seems to get it right. It’s always “Anthony,” or “Tony,” or… --- ## [Can a Company Legally Refuse To Sell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-company-legally-refuse-to-sell/583447)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-company-legally-refuse-to-sell/583447 "2011-05-31T01:03:24Z")
Here’s the scenario: Company “X” has several divisions (call one Division “A”)-one of which makes systems, and buys parts from Company X. Company “Y” competes with Divsion A, and wants to buy the same parts. It cannot… --- ## [No soap, Radio! The Anti-Joke Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-soap-radio-the-anti-joke-thread/485909)
**Author:** [@George\_Kaplin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/George_Kaplin)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2009, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-soap-radio-the-anti-joke-thread/485909 "2009-02-18T19:30:53Z")
I have a somewhat quirky sense of humour, and my favourite kind of joke is the “anti-joke”. For the unfamiliar, anti-jokes are jokes that start like standard jokes but then turn out not to be joke at all. The surprise… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1498&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1500&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)