# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=15&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:** 16 --- ## [Flash: new TV show (boxed spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flash-new-tv-show-boxed-spoilers/700818)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 617\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2015, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flash-new-tv-show-boxed-spoilers/700818 "2015-07-20T19:30:26Z")
Well… that was an interesting two-hour pilot slashed to the 45-minute synopsis version. I am whelmed, as a friend used to say, but I’ll give it a few eps to develop some (heh, heh) legs. The extended cameo by John Wesle… --- ## [The Media Treatment of Rand Paul - Knee Jerk Reactionism by Mental Midgets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-media-treatment-of-rand-paul-knee-jerk-reactionism-by-mental-midgets/540445)
**Author:** [@jrodefeld](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrodefeld)\ **Replies:** 488\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-media-treatment-of-rand-paul-knee-jerk-reactionism-by-mental-midgets/540445 "2010-06-30T16:51:03Z")
Page 1 of 2 To preface this thread, I know there is another thread about Rand Paul already. However, I am going to cover slightly different topics and I want everyone to pay attention to what I am about to write, rathe… --- ## [Mafia--T2: Behind the Scenes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-t2-behind-the-scenes/461699)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 1628\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2008, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-t2-behind-the-scenes/461699 "2008-10-30T02:33:12Z")
Woo! Let’s do dis thang…as soon as we fill up the rest of our slots. So far: 1.Zsofia (f) 2.NAF (m) 3.Storyteller (m) 4.Shadowfax (m) 5.Thing Fish (?) 6.Digger (m) 7.NaturalBlondChap (m) 8.Rysto (m) 9.peeker (m… --- ## ['No' Means November Rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-means-november-rants/672729)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 754\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-means-november-rants/672729 "2020-06-16T10:15:33Z")
But since we like you . . . :wink: --- ## [Better Call Saul: Season IV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-iv/818792)
**Author:** [@Pantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantastic)\ **Replies:** 1258\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2019, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-iv/818792 "2019-11-08T20:29:52Z")
Better Call Saul is starting back up a week from Monday, so I decided to go ahead and start the thread for this season. Here’s the trailer: Better Call Saul: 'You Were a Lawyer' Season 4 Official Trailer - YouTube Comi… --- ## [The celebrity alphabetical initials game (how long can it last?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 742\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392 "2010-08-16T13:56:03Z")
The rules are simple: Starting with Alan Alda for AA, add a celebrity whose initials come next. To start: AA–Alan Alda AB–Antonio Bandares Next up–AC --- ## [I cannot get rid of this one tonsil stone (TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-get-rid-of-this-one-tonsil-stone-tmi/616421)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-get-rid-of-this-one-tonsil-stone-tmi/616421 "2013-03-21T19:55:57Z")
Seriously, it’s making me crazy. It’s huge and I have a tiny mouth. It’s on the right side of my tonsils, half behind a fold of skin. I’ve tried using a long swab myself and having my SO do it, tried gargling, tried all… --- ## [Let me be real clear: this message board does NOT need conservatives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-be-real-clear-this-message-board-does-not-need-conservatives/947474)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 3004\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2022, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-be-real-clear-this-message-board-does-not-need-conservatives/947474 "2022-03-31T04:37:35Z")
It just doesn’t. We don’t need “the other side” of the debate or whatever the hell issue we’re talking about if they are committed to anti-intellectualism and deliberately undermining good faith discussion. Looking at y… --- ## [Guys: How often does a lap dance end in orgasm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-often-does-a-lap-dance-end-in-orgasm/467596)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-often-does-a-lap-dance-end-in-orgasm/467596 "2017-12-20T01:08:04Z")
I read a book a while back in which a woman dressed up in a convincing-enough male persona that she was able to infiltrate many male-only bastions of society. One of these was a strip club, and she mentioned that the go… --- ## [Mafia Reunion - Day Three](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-reunion-day-three/778068)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 1157\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-reunion-day-three/778068 "2017-02-02T21:43:50Z")
\*\*“The more that die, the more we…can kill!” That was the thought that churned around in the minds of the players. So exciting, so thrilling, so many possibilities. Then, they went outside and found the first victim of … --- ## [Does your heart sometimes skip a beat or beat a extra pump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-heart-sometimes-skip-a-beat-or-beat-a-extra-pump/529111)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2016, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-heart-sometimes-skip-a-beat-or-beat-a-extra-pump/529111 "2016-03-28T17:02:39Z")
Not looking for medical advice - I’ve already talked to a doctor and he didn’t seem to be concerned. Just wondering if this is totally normal or not, as my doctor was an ass and didn’t really want to talk for more then f… --- ## [Let the poor woman die already!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-the-poor-woman-die-already/295029)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 1254\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2005, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-the-poor-woman-die-already/295029 "2005-04-02T22:30:57Z")
Fla. House OKs Bill to Keep Schiavo Alive sigh She’s a vegetable! She has no thoughts, she is merely a shell of a person with nothing underneath. If Florida cares so much about human life why don’t they abolish the dea… --- ## ["How I Met Your Mother" \[final season\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-met-your-mother-final-season/669560)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 587\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-met-your-mother-final-season/669560 "2015-09-30T01:20:13Z")
Anyone else still watching? --- ## [Digital art creator algorithm website](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-art-creator-algorithm-website/962081)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 2379\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-art-creator-algorithm-website/962081 "2026-10-15T12:54:35Z")
Someone put together a website with an algorithm that creates art from text prompts. It’s tons of fun to play with. Anyone else tried it? --- ## [Most Americans oppose offshoring. We need to take action.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-americans-oppose-offshoring-we-need-to-take-action/566080)
**Author:** [@Le\_Jacquelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Jacquelope)\ **Replies:** 808\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2011, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-americans-oppose-offshoring-we-need-to-take-action/566080 "2011-03-15T10:12:39Z")
The arguments that pro-offshoring retards put out there are just about guaranteed to do their cause ruinous damage when it’s brought to light. The problem is that anti-offshoring people haven’t confronted these bastards… --- ## [The "Pit Bull" Myth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pit-bull-myth/518682)
**Author:** [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Replies:** 334\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2009, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pit-bull-myth/518682 "2009-12-15T16:23:00Z")
Responding in the appropriate forum, so as to avoid continuing a MPSIMS thread hijack: Selective breeding for dogs with tendencies for aggression toward other animals certainly qualifies as making said dog more prone … --- ## [25 things which make it hard for me to believe in God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25-things-which-make-it-hard-for-me-to-believe-in-god/487785)
**Author:** [@Weston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weston)\ **Replies:** 334\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2016, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25-things-which-make-it-hard-for-me-to-believe-in-god/487785 "2016-01-27T19:55:00Z")
I think it would be nice if I could believe in God but the following things make it really hard. For the purposes of this threda ‘God’ is typically christian. that means he’s omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent, omn… --- ## [Could you knock out an enraged chimp?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-knock-out-an-enraged-chimp/545830)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2012, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-knock-out-an-enraged-chimp/545830 "2012-10-05T06:21:37Z")
I think most people have read the stories of chimpanzees going berserk and inflicting terrible injuries on their keepers, due to their immense strength. This got me thinking, if you cross paths with an enraged chimpanze… --- ## [If "there's no such thing as race," is there such a thing as gender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-theres-no-such-thing-as-race-is-there-such-a-thing-as-gender/614779)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 511\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-theres-no-such-thing-as-race-is-there-such-a-thing-as-gender/614779 "2012-03-30T20:20:02Z")
We’ve all heard the latest fashion for proclaiming that “there’s no such thing as race,” “there’s no scientific definition of race,” “race is a myth,” and the like. This thread isn’t about any of those claims or about r… --- ## [2022 US Senate Races](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 1169\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327 "2022-12-16T17:34:36Z")
I spent some time this morning wading through the Wikipedia article on the next US Senate elections. It looks very favorable to the Democrats. Let me try to explain why. Thirty-four Seats are up this cycle. Twenty are … --- ## [1000 ways to die...Is this show for real? (Somewhat gruesome)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-ways-to-die-is-this-show-for-real-somewhat-gruesome/521593)
**Author:** [@BuickGNX1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuickGNX1987)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2013, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-ways-to-die-is-this-show-for-real-somewhat-gruesome/521593 "2013-07-31T22:13:55Z")
I just watched this show, “1000 Ways to Die.” I guess its been on since May of last year but I just saw it for the first time tonight. The show is kind of self-explanatory: It claims to show some extremely odd ways tha… --- ## [What Effect Will Trump's Concentration Camps have on his reelection campaign?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-effect-will-trumps-concentration-camps-have-on-his-reelection-campaign/835738)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 929\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2019, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-effect-will-trumps-concentration-camps-have-on-his-reelection-campaign/835738 "2019-12-11T11:40:52Z")
According to experts, the Trump administration is running concentration camps at the border. Numerous independent reports (example 1, example 2, example 3, example 4) including ones from DHS document the horrific conditi… --- ## [Current great comic strips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-great-comic-strips/20727)
**Author:** [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2001, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-great-comic-strips/20727 "2001-08-13T15:37:09Z")
OK, this is obviously a spinoff from another thread… I think that there are some really great current comic strips. I particularly like Get Fuzzy and Sherman’s Lagoon. Get Fuzzy is about a Siamese cat and his hapless hu… --- ## ["Don't call me 'cisgender'!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-me-cisgender/718903)
**Author:** [@Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hershele_Ostropoler)\ **Replies:** 863\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2016, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-me-cisgender/718903 "2016-04-01T20:06:19Z")
Spinning off from this thread so as not to derail. In my experience, the assumption that people who complain about “cis-” want to avoid those terms is unwarranted. If it isn’t, what do people object to about it? Aesthe… --- ## [What inaccurate or flawed history, science, etc. lessons was I taught in school as a kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-inaccurate-or-flawed-history-science-etc-lessons-was-i-taught-in-school-as-a-kid/539924)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 372\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-inaccurate-or-flawed-history-science-etc-lessons-was-i-taught-in-school-as-a-kid/539924 "2010-06-01T22:25:03Z")
I’m talking about pre-college. I’d like to know what children were being taught from the mid-eighties to late-nineties that we now know/strongly believe to be wrong. I’m not sure of specific examples to give for what I… --- ## [Is McCain forked yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mccain-forked-yet/450604)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 1088\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mccain-forked-yet/450604 "2008-10-08T00:51:02Z")
Apparently he isn’t yet, since nobody has thought fit to say so here. So perhaps a rephrasing will help: When will the forking of McCain happen? What else can McCain do to make sure he loses this election? Does Obama… --- ## [Why don't people believe in God?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-people-believe-in-god/666766)
**Author:** [@Timo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timo)\ **Replies:** 849\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-people-believe-in-god/666766 "2013-09-07T00:09:23Z")
Just out of curiosity, why don’t people believe in God? I’m interested in your personal experiences or just events that prevents your belief. The reason I’m asking is because why wouldn’t people want to have a relations… --- ## [Who is the oldest celebrity that you are attracted to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-oldest-celebrity-that-you-are-attracted-to/523939)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 312\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-oldest-celebrity-that-you-are-attracted-to/523939 "2016-04-26T05:50:34Z")
And you must be attracted to them in their current state, no fair saying “so-and-so, but back when she was in her prime!” Whose old bones would you jump right now? --- ## [Why are Jewish people so disproportionately successful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-jewish-people-so-disproportionately-successful/661027)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2013, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-jewish-people-so-disproportionately-successful/661027 "2013-11-21T14:35:02Z")
Jewish people are overrepresented in fields as diverse as politics, science, the wealthiest americans, art, etc. compared to their population size. Jewish people are only 2% of Americans but they make up about 10% of sen… --- ## [Frontrunners for Democratic presidential nomination in 2028, {DO NOT rehash past candidates}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028-do-not-rehash-past-candidates/1013036)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 2761\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028-do-not-rehash-past-candidates/1013036 "2026-10-18T18:03:29Z")
For the sake of this thread, let’s assume Trump will not destroy American democracy as we know it, and that free and fair elections will take place in 2028. Anyway, the field seems to be wide open for the Democrats righ… --- ## [What is this thing? \[Strange grid ball\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-thing-strange-grid-ball/646989)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 466\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2018, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-thing-strange-grid-ball/646989 "2018-02-22T03:42:23Z")
I found this today in a university salvage yard, while photographing abandoned buildings. I can’t figure out what it is, but it looks like it cost a zillion dollars and is just sitting in the mud and the snow now, next t… --- ## [What the heck happened to old school acrylic blankets? (aka, I'm neurotic)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-happened-to-old-school-acrylic-blankets-aka-im-neurotic/574697)
**Author:** [@jay-c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jay-c)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-happened-to-old-school-acrylic-blankets-aka-im-neurotic/574697 "2015-06-12T18:16:07Z")
Pretty much since my birth, I’ve had an acrylic blanket on my bed. You know, the kind with the 4-inch satin binding at the top and bottom that everyone seemed to have in the 70s and 80s. Since my earliest memory, I’ve h… --- ## [Grimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grimm/601194)
**Author:** [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Replies:** 467\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2012, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grimm/601194 "2012-08-12T22:09:54Z")
I really liked it. I didn’t even realize it was filmed here in Portland until I watched it and the local news advertised a behind the scenes look. We didn’t see a lot of Juliet. I’m wondering if she will play the damsel … --- ## [Has Any Famous Person Who "Came Out" Ever Truly Surprised You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-famous-person-who-came-out-ever-truly-surprised-you/529867)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 293\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-famous-person-who-came-out-ever-truly-surprised-you/529867 "2011-11-28T05:04:43Z")
I am a gay male, and I have a pretty decent record for knowing (or at least strongly guessing) who is or isn’t gay. Let’s face it I don’t think many of us would be taken by surprise to find out Paul Lynde, or Jim J Bullo… --- ## [Can I leave a hospital whenever I want? Seriously.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-leave-a-hospital-whenever-i-want-seriously/546161)
**Author:** [@T-1000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/T-1000)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2013, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-leave-a-hospital-whenever-i-want-seriously/546161 "2013-09-18T16:58:08Z")
I have a serious question. I’ve thought about this a few times lately. Let’s say I get in a serious accident, and wake up in the hospital. I wake up, I feel OK, and I sit up. There appears to be nothing wrong with me, … --- ## [Very vaguely creepy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-vaguely-creepy/25534)
**Author:** [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Replies:** 504\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2000, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-vaguely-creepy/25534 "2000-10-13T06:16:20Z")
What is something you find about a person, place, or thing that is very vaguely creepy. Not outright “Oh, my, what a pervert!” or anything, but just slightly creepy. My example is thus. There has been a rubber glove sit… --- ## [Ok, so what the hell happened in Germany in NYE?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-the-hell-happened-in-germany-in-nye/742538)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 828\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2016, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-the-hell-happened-in-germany-in-nye/742538 "2016-05-06T13:22:51Z")
I’ve been reading on Reddit the situation of the attacks on women in Cologne and now it appears to have been organised in part by the very Asylum seekers that Germany took on, not only that, but it’s rumoured that the au… --- ## [Is BP Doing Enough To Clean Up The Oil Spill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bp-doing-enough-to-clean-up-the-oil-spill/537962)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 410\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2010, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bp-doing-enough-to-clean-up-the-oil-spill/537962 "2010-06-26T15:07:14Z")
To me, they seem inadequate to the task. Maybe I am ignorant. Is BP really doing enough to clean up all this oil? Is there really nothing anybody else connected with BP can do about this? --- ## [Israel and the USA-Why Does This Farce Continue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-and-the-usa-why-does-this-farce-continue/532387)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 520\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2010, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-and-the-usa-why-does-this-farce-continue/532387 "2010-08-07T21:52:28Z")
Look at the latest event (visit of VP Biden). The Israelis authorized a new, 1600 unit housing project in East Jerusalem-which pissed off the Palestinians. Biden knew all about it, but was compelled to show his “disple… --- ## [Heroes of the Storm - Blizzard's MOBA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-of-the-storm-blizzards-moba/722113)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 480\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2018, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-of-the-storm-blizzards-moba/722113 "2018-12-19T00:06:39Z")
Heroes of the Storm was just released and is being called a casual MOBA - comparing it to DOTA 2 or LoL is somewhat like Hearthstone to M:TG. Or as one review compared, Super Smash Brothers to Street Fighter 4. It’s gear… --- ## [Trump vs Clinton in the General Election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-vs-clinton-in-the-general-election/754989)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 706\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2016, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-vs-clinton-in-the-general-election/754989 "2016-11-09T07:23:53Z")
These latest polls suggest that Clinton does not have the general election in the bag. I have always heard that IF Trump got the Republican nomination, then President Hilary was a foregone conclusion. But the latest poll… --- ## [Amazon Lord of the Rings series; The Rings of Power](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-lord-of-the-rings-series-the-rings-of-power/830497)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 1717\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-lord-of-the-rings-series-the-rings-of-power/830497 "2024-11-14T11:29:45Z")
What’s up with this? I searched for and couldn’t find a thread about it. I first heard of it recently when I saw a couple of videos on Youtube about some maps that Amazon has been releasing, giving clues about the series… --- ## [GAME: Fake James Bond Title Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-fake-james-bond-title-game/690121)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 831\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-fake-james-bond-title-game/690121 "2014-12-08T16:48:23Z")
To play, simply make up a title that sounds like a 007 flick, but the first word of your title must use the last word of the previous post’s title. I’ll begin: DIE TOMORROW TODAY --- ## [How do I convince my doctor to renew the Vicodin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-convince-my-doctor-to-renew-the-vicodin/629852)
**Author:** [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-convince-my-doctor-to-renew-the-vicodin/629852 "2016-10-11T16:18:59Z")
I have very little cartilage left in either knee. It’s bone on bone, and it hurts. Add in the arthritis in my ankles, the bone spurs on my insteps, and the fact that I work retail and stand 8-10 hours a day, and I am in … --- ## [Ouija Boards - I used to think it was bull until......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ouija-boards-i-used-to-think-it-was-bull-until/486528)
**Author:** [@martin2588](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/martin2588)\ **Replies:** 800\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2013, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ouija-boards-i-used-to-think-it-was-bull-until/486528 "2013-03-15T23:26:28Z")
I need your help, Please do not just say, they are fake etc, without providing fact as what has happended cannot be explained or can it? As a group of friends we were using a ouija board or talking board (I understand o… --- ## [Sam Stone believes Trump's tweets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-stone-believes-trumps-tweets/922633)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 1535\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2023, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-stone-believes-trumps-tweets/922633 "2023-11-11T16:09:14Z")
The ridiculous “declassify” thread was closed, so @Sam\_Stone wasn’t able to come back and apologize for his tragic yet hilarious gullibility in accepting Trump’s tweets at face value. Care to do so here, Sam? Why on Ea… --- ## [The Trump Impeachment Trial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-impeachment-trial/846524)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 946\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2020, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-impeachment-trial/846524 "2020-02-12T05:00:50Z")
Senators are sworn in, let’s go… --- ## [Jeb Bush campaign for POTUS thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeb-bush-campaign-for-potus-thread/722672)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 619\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeb-bush-campaign-for-potus-thread/722672 "2016-02-22T18:55:55Z")
Jeb announces his candidacy. So, he’s running on his record. Bad move, Jeb, says this Floridian. And – get this – the Establishment-Republican son of one POTUS and brother of another says he will run as a political o… --- ## [Just fucking obey the cops and the law.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-fucking-obey-the-cops-and-the-law/705848)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 631\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2014, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-fucking-obey-the-cops-and-the-law/705848 "2014-12-06T04:25:27Z")
The tragedy of the two recent “suicide by cop”(de facto) episodes have resulted in a nationwide examination of how cops respond to criminal behavior. This seems to be way more of a problem in the US than say in Canada. … --- ## [Do you think Trump will win in 2020?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-trump-will-win-in-2020/835728)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 856\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2019, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-trump-will-win-in-2020/835728 "2019-12-19T20:11:49Z")
For a fun walk down memory lane, refer to this poll from July 2016 in which 82% of responders predicted Clinton winning the election. A few comments from that thread: \[ul\] \[li\]Hillary in a landslide.\[/li\]\[li\]It is goi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=14&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=16&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)