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**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2007, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-lied-and-now-we-have-proof/427236 "2007-11-26T00:26:01Z")
Former Bush White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan has released excerpts from his yet to be published book that charge President Bush with lying to the American public regarding the outing of Valerie Plame: Can we… --- ## [Not gay but want to spend your life with a friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-gay-but-want-to-spend-your-life-with-a-friend/677231)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-gay-but-want-to-spend-your-life-with-a-friend/677231 "2013-12-28T18:18:54Z")
If two friends of the same sex feel like they would be quite happy spending their lives together even though sexually they would continue to seek out the opposite sex should they be allowed to marry? They would essential… --- ## [I wouldn't sell my soul for this man, but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wouldnt-sell-my-soul-for-this-man-but/161512)
**Author:** [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2003, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wouldnt-sell-my-soul-for-this-man-but/161512 "2003-03-25T22:55:11Z")
Hey, the guys can have their little testosterone fest , why can’t we be just as superficial? Ladies, I give you Oded , studmuffin extrordinaire. He looks good in a suit and he even exudes sex appeal upside-down . Gim… --- ## [People who scam parents of S/PMH kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-scam-parents-of-s-pmh-kids/412158)
**Author:** [@Can\_Handle\_the\_Truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Can_Handle_the_Truth)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-scam-parents-of-s-pmh-kids/412158 "2007-07-25T23:43:17Z")
A few days ago I was at a school for S/PMH (severe/profound mentally handicapped) kids. I had the opportunity to sit in on a certain class. The kids in this class were basically vegetables. They did not respond in any w… --- ## [Should my dishwasher be on a GFCI breaker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-my-dishwasher-be-on-a-gfci-breaker/642153)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2012, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-my-dishwasher-be-on-a-gfci-breaker/642153 "2012-11-26T20:20:39Z")
I installed a new dishwasher this weekend. In the process I discovered that the dishwasher has its own dedicated breaker, and also that this breaker does not appear to have a GFCI feature. This surprised me, given tha… --- ## [Confessions of a ‘bastard cop’, his words.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-bastard-cop-his-words/855365)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-bastard-cop-his-words/855365 "2020-09-07T14:33:06Z")
It’s a longer read, but def worth it. I think defund the police protestors have a point. --- ## [Why do masonic lodges not have any windows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-masonic-lodges-not-have-any-windows/407537)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2007, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-masonic-lodges-not-have-any-windows/407537 "2007-06-12T14:25:50Z")
Why do masonic lodges not have any windows? --- ## [Thank You, Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-smapti/721082)
**Author:** [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-smapti/721082 "2015-06-01T16:12:04Z")
Smapti, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you. I started a thread, (no I won’t link to it.) and you haven’t gone in there and fucked the whole thing up. That was very thoughtful of you. --- ## [What is a "real estate novelist"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-real-estate-novelist/580297)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-real-estate-novelist/580297 "2011-05-06T13:59:47Z")
Does he write novels about his favorite houses? --- ## [Why is counterfeiting so prevalent in China?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-counterfeiting-so-prevalent-in-china/586294)
**Author:** [@Gilles\_de\_Rais](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gilles_de_Rais)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-counterfeiting-so-prevalent-in-china/586294 "2011-07-07T19:57:42Z")
Versus other countries… --- ## [The day-after-mothers-day MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-mothers-day-mmp/853574)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-mothers-day-mmp/853574 "2020-05-18T04:14:13Z")
Get yer half-price Mother’s Day cards today! (Not nearly as much fun as the day-after-easter candy sales … ) I’m up stupid early because I crashed stupid early after irkedy-irk yesterday. Long shift, so I gave myself pe… --- ## [Entertainments that you as a liberal/conservative shouldn't enjoy but do anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entertainments-that-you-as-a-liberal-conservative-shouldnt-enjoy-but-do-anyway/551606)
**Author:** [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entertainments-that-you-as-a-liberal-conservative-shouldnt-enjoy-but-do-anyway/551606 "2010-08-30T21:36:15Z")
As a (fairly) liberal person, there are some movies, books, TV shows, songs, and entertainers, etc., that I know that, in theory, I’m not supposed to enjoy, but that I unapologetically do anyway. Here’s a sampling: \[ul… --- ## [Is it worth contesting this speeding ticket?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-worth-contesting-this-speeding-ticket/571596)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2011, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-worth-contesting-this-speeding-ticket/571596 "2011-02-19T02:16:59Z")
Situation: 4 lane road (not quite limited access but close) in Virginia. Clocked at 68 in a 50 MPH zone. Policeman was quite nice about it, pointed out that the location was a prime one for them to clock speeders, “a bit… --- ## [Assorted Observations About the Oscars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assorted-observations-about-the-oscars/292258)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2005, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assorted-observations-about-the-oscars/292258 "2005-03-02T01:15:04Z")
These have no real point and are piecemeal- feel free to add your own: \*Looks like I’ll have to wait another year to collection my million dollars from James Randi (I thought THE AVIATOR would trump MILLION DOLLAR BABY … --- ## [Recommend me some 'trippy' classical music..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-trippy-classical-music/438892)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2008, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-trippy-classical-music/438892 "2008-03-06T23:59:36Z")
Not as in psychedelic, but as in “having a time signature or rhythm that keeps the listener off-balance; that defies the simple tapping toe”. Now, there are a lot of modern, ‘atonal’ pieces that have no real sense of flo… --- ## [Lovecraftian state nicknames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovecraftian-state-nicknames/585374)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2015, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovecraftian-state-nicknames/585374 "2015-01-24T23:59:45Z")
The State of Florida, hitherto known as “The Sunshine State,” henceforth will be officially designated “The Blighted Province of Degenerated and Mongrel Denizens Skulking in Bewildered Terror Beneath the Remorseless and … --- ## [What bad habits or compulsions do you have that lessen your enjoyment of TV/movies/books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bad-habits-or-compulsions-do-you-have-that-lessen-your-enjoyment-of-tv-movies-books/616785)
**Author:** [@Christopher\_Robin\_Davies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Christopher_Robin_Davies)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2012, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bad-habits-or-compulsions-do-you-have-that-lessen-your-enjoyment-of-tv-movies-books/616785 "2012-04-02T09:03:17Z")
The thread on noticing dead bodies breathing made me think of this. I hope I do not seem insulting but it seems to me that paying TOO much attention to things like that actually works to make the tv or movie watching exp… --- ## [thetruth.com - Go F\*\*\* yourselves!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thetruth-com-go-f-yourselves/116304)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2017, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thetruth-com-go-f-yourselves/116304 "2017-05-22T15:29:03Z")
First of all, I don’t smoke. Second of all, I don’t like cigarette smoke (who does?) Thirdly, everyone in my family (except me) at some point has smoked. However, there is something fundamentally wrong with being overly… --- ## [Another Trump thread - what if his approach actually works?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-trump-thread-what-if-his-approach-actually-works/777387)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2017, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-trump-thread-what-if-his-approach-actually-works/777387 "2017-01-22T06:38:42Z")
There’s threads aplenty on the Dope about Trump’s destructive and abrasive actions and words. I certainly didn’t vote for the guy, because I don’t like his example. But what if his approach works? Trump sees himself as… --- ## [Re the Russian spies living ordinary US lives. What "intelligence" were they delivering to Russia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-the-russian-spies-living-ordinary-us-lives-what-intelligence-were-they-delivering-to-russia/549592)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2010, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-the-russian-spies-living-ordinary-us-lives-what-intelligence-were-they-delivering-to-russia/549592 "2010-08-12T17:32:48Z")
In reading the news reports these people seemed to be living fairly ordinary, fairly mundane middle class and upper middle class lives in their embedded roles as US citizens.What mission critical intelligence information… --- ## [Jerry Orbach in a Silver Jumpsuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-orbach-in-a-silver-jumpsuit/305073)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2005, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-orbach-in-a-silver-jumpsuit/305073 "2005-05-30T00:14:23Z")
The whole point of a review or wrap-up thread is so all you people that couldn’t make it are insanely jealous of the Cool Kids who did. And you should be insanely jealous, because it was a great time. At least I had a go… --- ## [Obama will "possibly be the least popular \[President\] of the modern era."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-will-possibly-be-the-least-popular-president-of-the-modern-era/504174)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2009, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-will-possibly-be-the-least-popular-president-of-the-modern-era/504174 "2009-08-04T00:10:42Z")
So claims Gene Healy in this Economist tidbit. Healy is the author of The Cult of the Presidency, which argues that that particular branch of the government has gained dangerous amounts of power and popularity. This b… --- ## [Moon atmosphere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-atmosphere/637354)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2012, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-atmosphere/637354 "2012-10-21T10:45:32Z")
What would be needed for our moon to have an atmosphere that could support human life? Assume getting the atmosphere there isn’t a problem - what would be needed to keep it there? More mass - how much? A magnetic field -… --- ## [Famous Last Words: Best Movie Death Scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-last-words-best-movie-death-scene/160591)
**Author:** [@Tarantara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarantara)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2003, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-last-words-best-movie-death-scene/160591 "2003-03-31T22:38:47Z")
What is your most memorable movie death scene/famous last words? --- ## [WTF do people do to rental DVD's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-do-people-do-to-rental-dvds/601594)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2011, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-do-people-do-to-rental-dvds/601594 "2011-12-04T10:35:35Z")
I live right by a Red Box and a Blockbuster Express. So I rent a lot of movies on a whim. WTF? Why are so many scratched up? Are people doing this shit on purpose? I’m not talking dirt or a couple of streaks. I’m talking… --- ## [DNC servers hacked. Opposition research report on Donald Trump posted online.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dnc-servers-hacked-opposition-research-report-on-donald-trump-posted-online/757568)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dnc-servers-hacked-opposition-research-report-on-donald-trump-posted-online/757568 "2016-06-18T17:52:43Z")
The playbook for attacking Trump is posted on the smoking gun There’s also supposedly DNC documents on Clinton. How the DNC will support her campaign and present her to the public. Wiki leaks may have them. Anyone have… --- ## [Does anyone else find the O rly owl hysterical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-the-o-rly-owl-hysterical/348505)
**Author:** [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2006, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-the-o-rly-owl-hysterical/348505 "2006-03-20T18:50:43Z")
http://orlyowl.com/ As a regular over on fark, I must say that every single time that owl pop up, I’m in stiches. I don’t know why, but I haven’t gotten sick of it yet. Anyone else? --- ## [Who is the perfect candidate for conservative Republicans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-perfect-candidate-for-conservative-republicans/740312)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2016, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-perfect-candidate-for-conservative-republicans/740312 "2016-01-01T00:35:49Z")
I’ve heard the following ideas most recently about Mitt Romney and also a number of candidates before him. He didn’t win because he’s not conservative enough. The country will rally around a true conservative. Why a “… --- ## [The Role of Culture in Mental Illness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-role-of-culture-in-mental-illness/43447)
**Author:** [@lucie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lucie)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2000, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-role-of-culture-in-mental-illness/43447 "2000-12-15T21:22:38Z")
I recently read the following article in Atlantic Monthly (warning - this article is about the obsession with becoming an amputee and is not for the easily disturbed): (I really have two questions, but will put the se… --- ## [Well, looks like the Democrats want another "assault weapons" ban](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-looks-like-the-democrats-want-another-assault-weapons-ban/459391)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2008, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-looks-like-the-democrats-want-another-assault-weapons-ban/459391 "2008-08-10T03:06:29Z")
If you’ve ever wanted a rifle with such dangerous, homicidal, terrorist features as a pistol grip, a detachable magazine, a bayonet lug, or a barrel shroud (“that shoulder thing that goes up,” as moron Carolyn McCarthy s… --- ## [Pro-war males age 18-35 (I mean 42)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-war-males-age-18-35-i-mean-42/371665)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2006, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-war-males-age-18-35-i-mean-42/371665 "2006-09-15T06:58:20Z")
I know a number of males in their 20s who are fervently pro-Iraq-war. They say we must fight them now rather than later, we are fighting them there so we do not have to fight them here, we must stay the course so as not… --- ## [Deadpool 2!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadpool-2/814430)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2018, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadpool-2/814430 "2018-07-15T03:23:46Z")
\*\*\* OPEN SPOILERS IN THIS THREAD! \*\*\* I saw the first show this morning and I give it a big ol’ thumbs up! There were a few times where they broke the 4th wall and it fell flat (really flat for one of them; like 2 audi… --- ## [Recommend some songs with the word "Easy" in the lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-songs-with-the-word-easy-in-the-lyrics/308413)
**Author:** [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2005, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-songs-with-the-word-easy-in-the-lyrics/308413 "2005-06-16T20:45:06Z")
I need to come up with a list of songs, mainly old ones, that have any section that features the word “easy” for a radio spot. Either the title, or anywhere in the song where it describes a thing or action being easy to … --- ## [Is Japan the worst highly developed country to live in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-japan-the-worst-highly-developed-country-to-live-in/954329)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-japan-the-worst-highly-developed-country-to-live-in/954329 "2023-02-18T15:08:12Z")
Japanese has a word, Karoshi, for overworking to death A survey by the Japanese ministry of health, labour and welfare said that 30-40% of men can’t sleep due to work stress and that 40% of men and women sleep less than… --- ## [Iambic Pentameter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iambic-pentameter/181573)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2003, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iambic-pentameter/181573 "2003-06-19T18:06:27Z")
It’s been ages since my freshman year of high school when Fr. Jost taught how to scan for iambic pentameter. And for some reason, a friend of mine was discussing this with me, declaring that Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” is … --- ## [Me winning the lottery.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/me-winning-the-lottery/648212)
**Author:** [@chowching](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowching)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2013, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/me-winning-the-lottery/648212 "2013-01-25T15:07:04Z")
I think this is more of a GQ than an IMHO. Suppose I buy a ticket for the lottery. Why would I be wrong to assume that I have a 50% chance of winning? The result as I think of it is either I will win or I won’t. So that… --- ## [Violets Are Weeds (Your spring gardening rant here)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violets-are-weeds-your-spring-gardening-rant-here/493666)
**Author:** [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2009, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violets-are-weeds-your-spring-gardening-rant-here/493666 "2009-04-29T20:10:58Z")
This one’s for you, Viola spp. or wild violet. I don’t know who the fuck came up with the idea that violets were “shy” or “shrinking”, but they had no clue what they were talking about. I turn my back on the garden for… --- ## [Apple vs Taylor Swift](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-vs-taylor-swift/723138)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2015, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-vs-taylor-swift/723138 "2015-06-23T22:35:54Z")
Background: Apparently the new Apple streaming service would have a 3-month free trial, and their initial plan was to not pay artists & songwriters for that period. Taylor said “No Way” and now it looks like they have r… --- ## [Swallow pomegranate seeds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swallow-pomegranate-seeds/582164)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2011, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swallow-pomegranate-seeds/582164 "2011-05-18T02:12:05Z")
I always have, after I chew the pulp off I just swallow the seed. I think others do too, but I recently got some dried ones fom Trader Joe’s (pretty good) and it’s different. Which is why I got to thinking. Do other peo… --- ## [Is the term mulatto deragatory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-term-mulatto-deragatory/136086)
**Author:** [@bare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bare)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2003, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-term-mulatto-deragatory/136086 "2003-02-03T04:49:51Z")
And while we are at is does anyone know where to find a list of currently non politically correct terms? I really try to keep up with changing vernacular but here in the sticks it can be tough. --- ## ["He's just a cat and a monocle away from being a Bond villain."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-just-a-cat-and-a-monocle-away-from-being-a-bond-villain/549609)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-just-a-cat-and-a-monocle-away-from-being-a-bond-villain/549609 "2010-08-10T22:55:54Z")
In which we discuss real people who might well be mistaken for refugees from action movies & comic books, in our world because they’re hiding from James Bond or Batman. Let’s leave fellow Dopers out of it, please. Well… --- ## [The Feud: Don’t Mess with Texas by notfrommensa \[game over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-don-t-mess-with-texas-by-notfrommensa-game-over/559400)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2010, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-don-t-mess-with-texas-by-notfrommensa-game-over/559400 "2010-11-09T18:40:12Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be … --- ## [Did the Roman Empire fall because of Christianity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-roman-empire-fall-because-of-christianity/387868)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-roman-empire-fall-because-of-christianity/387868 "2007-01-19T21:41:34Z")
It’s been a popular theory for a long time – that replacing the traditional state religion of Rome, with its martial-heroic values, with the more pacifist and otherworldly Christianity demoralized the Romans (in military… --- ## [Coolest U.S. state flag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-u-s-state-flag/321782)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-u-s-state-flag/321782 "2011-09-23T17:50:16Z")
I have some favorites: \*\*Ohio \*\* - The only pennant or burgee-shaped state flag - red, white and blue, with a bold design (and yes, I’d say that even if I weren’t from Ohio!). \*\*Arizona \*\* - A striking design with good… --- ## [Shows That Need a Reboot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-need-a-reboot/948242)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-need-a-reboot/948242 "2021-10-27T20:01:01Z")
Sliders. Alternate History has a huge amount of untapped potential. Plus the premise is begging for a more thoughtful take. Alien Nation. I’ve been rewatching this on Tubi and while the second half of the season falters… --- ## [Neighbor Parking Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-parking-problem/660205)
**Author:** [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2013, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-parking-problem/660205 "2013-06-16T00:25:39Z")
Four units in our building. Received a letter yesterday from the guy who parks next to me telling me that I hit his car. He is asking for \*\*half of the $650 dollars \*\*that the quote he attached shows that it is going t… --- ## [Gadhafi-Most unattractive world leader of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gadhafi-most-unattractive-world-leader-of-all-time/587137)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gadhafi-most-unattractive-world-leader-of-all-time/587137 "2011-07-01T02:10:09Z")
This guy looks like he needs a face transplant and a new stylist in every picture ever taken of him. I struggle to think of an uglier world leader than this shitstain. Without concern for their behaviors or ruling metho… --- ## [What do you put on popcorn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-on-popcorn/563729)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-on-popcorn/563729 "2010-12-13T00:54:07Z")
Me: lemon pepper, jalapeno salt, and sour salt (citric acid). No butter EVER. Orville Redenbacher Natural microwave, but I’m thinkin’ about that whirly-pop thing. They’re $19.95 at Stein Mart. --- ## [Knock knock jokes - with a twist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knock-knock-jokes-with-a-twist/411265)
**Author:** [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knock-knock-jokes-with-a-twist/411265 "2007-07-19T14:50:40Z")
Knock knock jokes are fun when you have two people. But even more fun with five people! Here’s an example - Poster #1: Knock, knock! Poster #2: Who’s there? Poster #3: Little Old Lady. Poster #4: Little Old Lady who… --- ## [Ray Manzarek of The Doors has died at age 74](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ray-manzarek-of-the-doors-has-died-at-age-74/658870)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ray-manzarek-of-the-doors-has-died-at-age-74/658870 "2013-06-03T01:54:18Z")
I can’t find any news sources yet, but this was posted to The Doors’ Facebook page just as little bit ago. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1512&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1514&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)