# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1507&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:** 1508 --- ## [Gaza Invasion: Why are Israeli casualties so light?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaza-invasion-why-are-israeli-casualties-so-light/481467)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2009, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaza-invasion-why-are-israeli-casualties-so-light/481467 "2009-01-19T05:43:32Z")
If the press releases are correct, Israel has occupied about 20 square miles of the Gaza, and engaged Hamas in pitched battles. Yet, they have only suffered minimal casualties (about 13 wounded, 2 dead). What does this… --- ## [Ever call someone out for using a backyard (dog) breeder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-call-someone-out-for-using-a-backyard-dog-breeder/508360)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2009, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-call-someone-out-for-using-a-backyard-dog-breeder/508360 "2009-09-12T03:51:13Z")
Recent incident– I was in the park when my pup started playing with a gorgeous little dog. I’m crap with breed identification, but its coat was a beautiful silvery color and it looked like, uh, a hound of some sort. But… --- ## ["Wrylies" in screenplays. Why so hated by actors, etc.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrylies-in-screenplays-why-so-hated-by-actors-etc/504387)
**Author:** [@Shamozzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shamozzle)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrylies-in-screenplays-why-so-hated-by-actors-etc/504387 "2015-07-23T01:49:39Z")
I remember reading that “wrylies” are despised by actors and directors, etc. Something like this: John (sarcastic): “Oh, wonderful!”, with “sarcastic” being the “wryly”. Why are they despised so much? How do screenwrit… --- ## [It blows my mind that humankind went from Sputnik to Apollo 11 in 12 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-blows-my-mind-that-humankind-went-from-sputnik-to-apollo-11-in-12-years/705937)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2014, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-blows-my-mind-that-humankind-went-from-sputnik-to-apollo-11-in-12-years/705937 "2014-12-04T22:42:17Z")
Seems about comparable to going from Kitty Hawk to the Concorde that fast. If there really are thousands or millions of other advanced civilizations out there across the universe, I really have to wonder if any of them … --- ## [A huge and mostly overlooked development: the collapse of the "evangelical" voting bloc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-huge-and-mostly-overlooked-development-the-collapse-of-the-evangelical-voting-bloc/747970)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-huge-and-mostly-overlooked-development-the-collapse-of-the-evangelical-voting-bloc/747970 "2016-03-10T20:48:03Z")
I \*almost \*feel sorry for these evangelical leaders. The first shock is to learn that many of their “flock” support a man they find repulsive. Then comes the deepening realization that the millions of evangelical suppo… --- ## [My bladder poking out of my body is not an emergency?? Are you effin' KIDDING ME??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bladder-poking-out-of-my-body-is-not-an-emergency-are-you-effin-kidding-me/383215)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2006, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bladder-poking-out-of-my-body-is-not-an-emergency-are-you-effin-kidding-me/383215 "2006-12-09T21:03:37Z")
I just got a claim statement from Blue Shield, my insurance carrier. They are telling me that my emergency room visit back in September is not covered because MY BLADDER WAS PROTRUDING OUT OF MY BODY! Are they tellin… --- ## [Security cameras at Walmart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-cameras-at-walmart/990922)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2024, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-cameras-at-walmart/990922 "2024-01-23T23:24:07Z")
Does Walmart have a large room filled with monitors like they do at casinos? They have hundreds of cameras at each store. One employee claims they can zoom in and read the text on a cell phone. I found another article wh… --- ## [What is the origin/popularity of the annoying "I'm watching you" gesture meme?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-popularity-of-the-annoying-im-watching-you-gesture-meme/626161)
**Author:** [@Blackzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackzilla)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-popularity-of-the-annoying-im-watching-you-gesture-meme/626161 "2012-06-25T20:48:57Z")
I’m talking about this gesture, which apparently has even made it to movie posters. It’s everywhere. Commercials, movie trailers, TV shows, human behavior. For some reason I find it incredibly annoying and unfunny, but … --- ## [what does "living on a dollar a day" mean in rigorous economic terms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-living-on-a-dollar-a-day-mean-in-rigorous-economic-terms/517678)
**Author:** [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2009, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-living-on-a-dollar-a-day-mean-in-rigorous-economic-terms/517678 "2009-11-21T02:18:56Z")
even if housing is free / self-made, a man has got to eat. So does this mean that people who “live on a dollar a day” manage to feed themselves with a dollar worth of food? Or does it mean that they can actually grow the… --- ## [The Southern Baptist Church is considering a name change: recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-southern-baptist-church-is-considering-a-name-change-recommendations/605573)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2011, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-southern-baptist-church-is-considering-a-name-change-recommendations/605573 "2011-12-12T02:36:46Z")
The Southern Baptist Convention is considering a name change because the name “Southern Baptist” has very negative connotations for 35% of responders in a recent nationwide poll. Some would argue that it’s really not th… --- ## [Measuring for bras - my numbers are negative!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/measuring-for-bras-my-numbers-are-negative/311429)
**Author:** [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2005, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/measuring-for-bras-my-numbers-are-negative/311429 "2005-07-08T23:39:26Z")
I have seen this same formula over and over, and I don’t understand it. Measure around your chest, under your boobs. Add 5. This is your band size. Measure around the widest part of your boobs. Subtract the FIRST n… --- ## [On Atheism and Agnosticism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-atheism-and-agnosticism/123703)
**Author:** [@Binarydrone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binarydrone)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2002, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-atheism-and-agnosticism/123703 "2002-08-26T12:22:43Z")
Of late, I a finding myself on the fence between, Atheism and Agnosticism. Specifically, I am not sure which I am. On the once hand, in looking at the observable evidence, it seems like a pretty credible theory that the… --- ## [Inappropriate moderator post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-moderator-post/924594)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-moderator-post/924594 "2020-11-10T20:57:27Z")
Posts like this just feed the conservative persecution complex that we see too much of already. The most predictable poster has already jumped on this in the most predictable way. --- ## [Is Caligula really as horrible as it is hyped to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-caligula-really-as-horrible-as-it-is-hyped-to-be/352207)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2006, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-caligula-really-as-horrible-as-it-is-hyped-to-be/352207 "2006-04-14T01:13:57Z")
I am way too young to have seen this movie when it came out, but I know the reputation it carries around. I don’t think a completely uncut version of the film is available, but how many people here have seen it? Is it re… --- ## [U.S. vs U.K. Rock and Roll -- No Contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-vs-u-k-rock-and-roll-no-contest/24299)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2000, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-vs-u-k-rock-and-roll-no-contest/24299 "2000-07-07T16:05:14Z")
The local radio station is featuring a top 100 countdown of the greatest U.S.-only rock hits. Now, this leads to a topic discussed several weeks ago with me and some friends. Is it true that the U.S. can’t hold a candl… --- ## [Large Age Difference In Couples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-age-difference-in-couples/184272)
**Author:** [@Evil\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_One)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2014, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-age-difference-in-couples/184272 "2014-01-11T16:17:16Z")
My wife and I are 20 years apart in age. She is 21 and I am 41. We get along very well, and have been married for two years. I’m curious if other dopers have similar relationships…and if any age-related pitfalls hav… --- ## [Okay, is the "Undercoating Protection Package" really worth it on a new car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-is-the-undercoating-protection-package-really-worth-it-on-a-new-car/301437)
**Author:** [@McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McDeath_the_Mad)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2005, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-is-the-undercoating-protection-package-really-worth-it-on-a-new-car/301437 "2005-05-02T20:05:40Z")
Stainz and I are looking to buy a new Vehicle. It’s looking like a 2005 Hyundai Tucson. I was chatting with the dealer and of course he brings up the Undercoating and Protection package. Is this worth getting? I never a… --- ## [Brief scenes in films that FREAKED YOU OUT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brief-scenes-in-films-that-freaked-you-out/270841)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2004, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brief-scenes-in-films-that-freaked-you-out/270841 "2004-11-05T20:45:13Z")
In Donnie Darko, the scene where Donnie is looking into the mirror, and he is seeing the reflection of the bunny, and the bunny suddenly presses its paw against the glass (there may have been an appropriate sound effect)… --- ## [Unisex bathrooms: Yay or Nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unisex-bathrooms-yay-or-nay/224460)
**Author:** [@kimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kimera)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2004, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unisex-bathrooms-yay-or-nay/224460 "2004-03-30T19:26:18Z")
A couple of girls on my friends list recently declared that segregating bathrooms into “male” and “female” is sexist and stupid and should be abolished. While I agree that in small businesses there is no need to have a … --- ## [Post Barack Obamaa Jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805 "2008-07-23T19:03:26Z")
This is almost a contest. Post a Barack Obama joke. I don’t think it is really possible. Over here are five jokes posted by a blogger. They do not count. I like the guy, but his cyborg-like lack of a sense of humor is o… --- ## [Living in a small town - why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-a-small-town-why/518894)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-a-small-town-why/518894 "2009-11-30T02:27:49Z")
Me and the missus were on our honeymoon, and we basically drove all over Hokkaido. One of the things we discovered about ourselves during our honeymoon (unfortunately) is that we really, really don’t like small towns. We… --- ## [The new pro wrestling thread, brother! OH YEAH!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-pro-wrestling-thread-brother-oh-yeah/310394)
**Author:** [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2005, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-pro-wrestling-thread-brother-oh-yeah/310394 "2005-07-29T21:22:52Z")
This can be the new thread for rasslin’ fans to talk about their favorite and least favorite wrestlers, federations, storylines, and anything else relating to the squared circle. I know Chatelaine has some things to say… --- ## [Artificial web-shooter vs. Organic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artificial-web-shooter-vs-organic/583891)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2011, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artificial-web-shooter-vs-organic/583891 "2011-06-02T19:41:39Z")
I didn’t want to hijack this thread, but it got me thinking about this. I have no idea whether the concept had previously been used in the comics, but the 2002 Spider-Man film was the first time I’d seen a Spider-Man wh… --- ## [Zoe has left the building](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoe-has-left-the-building/793525)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2017, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoe-has-left-the-building/793525 "2017-09-04T16:54:25Z")
My wife of 31 years, known here as Zoe, died Tuesday August 8 2017 at Alive Hospice in Nashville ( https://www.alivehospice.org/ ) after a long battle with lung cancer. Funeral plans are still being finalized, but the k… --- ## [Could a Mormon get elected POTUS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-mormon-get-elected-potus/348613)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2006, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-mormon-get-elected-potus/348613 "2006-04-09T17:47:52Z")
Might as well get this one out of the way, especially in light of Mitt Romney’s expected run. I don’t know much about him-- is he a practicing Mormon? I think a lot of Americans are a little leery of Mormans, thinking … --- ## [Do you like where you live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-where-you-live/561740)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2010, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-where-you-live/561740 "2010-12-10T22:12:09Z")
I live in the city because I love living in the city. Are you living in the size of community you prefer? ETA: My apologies for those who feel their option has been excluded. For “big city,” read “city,” and for “small … --- ## [SDMB black rifle club](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-black-rifle-club/131132)
**Author:** [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2004, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-black-rifle-club/131132 "2004-01-28T05:37:52Z")
Brutus suggested we start a SDMB black rifle club for those of us who own politically incorrect spoprting arms. While I’m all for that cause I’ve recently decided to colorize my own black rifles. My AR started as a pre… --- ## [Grassley confirms Comey told him that Trump is not being investigated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grassley-confirms-comey-told-him-that-trump-is-not-being-investigated/786463)
**Author:** [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2017, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grassley-confirms-comey-told-him-that-trump-is-not-being-investigated/786463 "2017-05-15T16:41:56Z")
Mar 20 tweet: "@ChuckGrassley FBI Dir Comey needs to be transparent + tell the public what he told me about whether he is or is not investigating @POTUS" followed up by yesterday’s press release "\*\*Mr. Comey did brie… --- ## [Columbia sportswear fans: help me out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/columbia-sportswear-fans-help-me-out/569347)
**Author:** [@Malienation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malienation)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/columbia-sportswear-fans-help-me-out/569347 "2011-02-01T21:13:25Z")
I inherited a Columbia sportswear jacket from my dad. It’s part of the Interchange line, with an inner fleece liner that can be zipped out and worn separately (with its own outer pockets :slight\_smile: ), worn with the o… --- ## [Why do people talk in dialect but post on the Web in pure English?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-talk-in-dialect-but-post-on-the-web-in-pure-english/733100)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-talk-in-dialect-but-post-on-the-web-in-pure-english/733100 "2015-10-05T03:31:41Z")
What’s up you mf’s? How it hanging? You wants dat article now? You don’t see dialect on the web. We all talk prim and proper like our English teacher is standing over our shoulder. Even a mild curse word is frowned on. … --- ## [The truth about 99¢ Only Stores](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-about-99-only-stores/502884)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2009, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-about-99-only-stores/502884 "2009-07-15T15:50:25Z")
When you go to a 99¢ Only Store to buy, let’s say, a Colgate toothbrush that at Rite Aid would set you back four dollars; or a Tupperware that runs $3.50 at Walmart; or a rubber spatula that costs $2.75 in Ralphs…Quite … --- ## [What will airlines do when fossil fuels run out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-airlines-do-when-fossil-fuels-run-out/600887)
**Author:** [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-airlines-do-when-fossil-fuels-run-out/600887 "2011-10-28T03:32:16Z")
What will airlines do when fossil fuels run out? Baring an unprecedented and totally unforeseen technological advancement, energy in a post-fossil fuel world will be in the form of electricity (generated by nuclear powe… --- ## [Electrical Outlets Doesn't Work in Apartment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-outlets-doesnt-work-in-apartment/676782)
**Author:** [@Pauly01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pauly01)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-outlets-doesnt-work-in-apartment/676782 "2013-12-20T19:14:35Z")
There is an extension cord outlet where i plug my laptop charger into it and connect it to my laptop. Thats also the extension cord to where the lamp is connected to. I was also cooking something at the time in my stud… --- ## [Republicans and Abortions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-and-abortions/823411)
**Author:** [@JB99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JB99)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2018, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-and-abortions/823411 "2018-10-31T22:06:32Z")
Recently read an article in which John Cleese tweeted about Trump and Christianity, and a user responded that the abortion issue was the only reason he voted for Trump. So to all Republicans and Conservatives out there:… --- ## [John Stossel's descent into madness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-stossels-descent-into-madness/287381)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2005, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-stossels-descent-into-madness/287381 "2005-02-05T21:00:31Z")
I used to respect John Stossel. He is one one of the few voices skeptical of paranormal phenomena that has broken through in the mainstream media. Yet, his reports have increasingly turned into screeds for his libertar… --- ## [I pit the secessonist movement, GOP excuses, AND the move-to-Canada movement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-secessonist-movement-gop-excuses-and-the-move-to-canada-movement/641273)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-secessonist-movement-gop-excuses-and-the-move-to-canada-movement/641273 "2012-11-19T21:17:31Z")
(I read the guidelines, but this is my first Pit posting; please gently correct me if I’m out of line). I pit these secessonist assholes who want their state to leave the Union, most of whom aren’t even honest enough to… --- ## [Bring stray cat with a broken leg to Vet or let nature take it's course?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-stray-cat-with-a-broken-leg-to-vet-or-let-nature-take-its-course/449268)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2008, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-stray-cat-with-a-broken-leg-to-vet-or-let-nature-take-its-course/449268 "2008-05-18T00:49:11Z")
Let me preface this by saying I have not caught the cat yet, I only see him wandering the borders of my property. Last winter a female cat had her kittens under a barn that borders the meadow behind my home. There were … --- ## [Should Batboy get the death penalty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-batboy-get-the-death-penalty/630574)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2012, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-batboy-get-the-death-penalty/630574 "2012-08-09T02:19:31Z")
The Batman killer, the Joker, whatever the hell you want to call him (I don’t think he should be dignified by speaking his real name). Anyway what really interests me about this case is that Colorado is one of those sta… --- ## [Good two player card and board games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-two-player-card-and-board-games/438743)
**Author:** [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-two-player-card-and-board-games/438743 "2008-02-26T00:18:38Z")
The GF and I are getting tired of watching TV and movies and doing ahem “other things” during this long winter. Knowing Dopers are game crazy (hence the new forum), I was wondering if folks had suggestions on good two p… --- ## [Do you find the Confederate flag offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-the-confederate-flag-offensive/281815)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2004, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-the-confederate-flag-offensive/281815 "2004-12-30T19:12:38Z")
Inspired by this thread. Just a simple yes or no. Elaborate as much as you want, just try and remember what forum this is in. So no debates please. This is just a poll. My answer is no. --- ## [fake bad butter substitute names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-bad-butter-substitute-names/533818)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2010, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-bad-butter-substitute-names/533818 "2010-04-01T12:07:41Z")
So I went shopping last night for butter substitute (i.e. margarine, but “butter substitute” is funnier), and ran across the infamous “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!”. That’s a product name trying to be a punch line. … --- ## [Have you ever drawn/painted/sculpted a nude model?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-drawn-painted-sculpted-a-nude-model/560936)
**Author:** [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2010, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-drawn-painted-sculpted-a-nude-model/560936 "2010-11-21T14:20:12Z")
I took a drawing course in college that included 4 classes of figure drawing. Two men, and two women, all nude. I liked drawing all 4 of them, but I especially enjoyed one of the females. I’d be lying if I said I wasn… --- ## [Illiterate right-wing assholes gloating about newspaper closures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illiterate-right-wing-assholes-gloating-about-newspaper-closures/489724)
**Author:** [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illiterate-right-wing-assholes-gloating-about-newspaper-closures/489724 "2009-03-18T16:07:29Z")
After a century and a half, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer is being forced to stop the presses. There will still be one major newspaper in town (the Seattle Times), but it’s not in particularly good health either…and it’… --- ## [Let's make up our mind about the USPS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-up-our-mind-about-the-usps/739592)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2016, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-up-our-mind-about-the-usps/739592 "2016-01-07T19:08:51Z")
It needs to be either a private corporation that competes on a level playing field with the likes of UPS and DHL, or a federal agency. Not a bizarre amalgamation of the two. Which side is best? I don’t know. But it d… --- ## [Do (sideways) car engines all "face" the same way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-sideways-car-engines-all-face-the-same-way/474545)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-sideways-car-engines-all-face-the-same-way/474545 "2010-07-09T10:19:02Z")
Over the years our family’s car “fleet” has changed to where the majority are powered by east-west\* engines (mounted sideways), instead of the old north-south arrangement. My pickup truck is now the lone holdout with th… --- ## [My Co-Workers Boobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-co-workers-boobs/337146)
**Author:** [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2005, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-co-workers-boobs/337146 "2005-12-28T17:19:52Z")
My co-worker, who can be at times quite unreasonable (I’ll call her Jamie), had to take this week off to have surgery. So, since a bunch of people had already requested vacation, this put my co-worker Amy and I in a bit… --- ## [Voyage of the Dawn Treader movie (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voyage-of-the-dawn-treader-movie-spoilers/564142)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2010, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voyage-of-the-dawn-treader-movie-spoilers/564142 "2010-12-30T04:27:23Z")
Saw it last weekend, I’m a big fan of the books. It was a weird experience, but not unenjoyable. So they tacked this entire unneeded made-up save-Narnia-from-the-evil-green-mist plot on. But fortunately it didn’t take u… --- ## [Street View for the whole UK!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/street-view-for-the-whole-uk/532122)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/street-view-for-the-whole-uk/532122 "2010-03-20T02:51:40Z")
Well, almost. Google has today unveiled Street View for 96% of British roads, apparently - a big step up from the relatively sparse coverage, confined mostly to major cities, that we had before. I’m going to waste HOURS… --- ## [To the Losers of the Election, I have something I'd like to get off my chest.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-losers-of-the-election-i-have-something-id-like-to-get-off-my-chest/472785)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2008, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-losers-of-the-election-i-have-something-id-like-to-get-off-my-chest/472785 "2008-11-20T22:44:46Z")
Please remove your signs from your front lawns. Winners are allowed to leave their signs up until a week after the inauguration, IMHO. But, the Maverick and the Alaskan Dipstick LOST. M’kay? THANK you for your coopera… --- ## [Climate Change: hail fascism!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-hail-fascism/441345)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2008, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-hail-fascism/441345 "2008-03-24T15:10:35Z")
Ye gods guys, this book does your side of the argument no favours. And then they offer a ‘third way’ Sure, guys. I’m sure we’ll end up with the philosophers of Plato’s Republic. Yeah, right. Moonbats, utter moonbats… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1506&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1508&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)