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**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2006, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttonjockey308-get-in-here/367001 "2006-08-04T14:08:12Z")
…and get fucked. For this: from here “choose to live”? Just fuck off, you ignorant cunt. Fuck right off. Wanker. --- ## [So, Is Stormy Daniels A \*Good\* Porn Actress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-stormy-daniels-a-good-porn-actress/814938)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-stormy-daniels-a-good-porn-actress/814938 "2018-06-08T19:01:39Z")
Porn fans - is Stormy good at her job? I’ve never seen a Stormy Daniels clip (wouldn’t even know where to find one), nor am I a connoisseur of porn in general. So what’s the porn community’s opinion of her? --- ## [Two minor questions about "The Godfather Part II"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-minor-questions-about-the-godfather-part-ii/435410)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-minor-questions-about-the-godfather-part-ii/435410 "2008-01-31T14:18:40Z")
I saw it on TV the other night and two things were not entirely clear to me: Don Fanucci (the “Black Hand” killed by young Vito Corleone) always wears a white three-piece suit with a black band on the left (only the l… --- ## [Did Bush steal the 2000 election and allow 9/11 to happen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-bush-steal-the-2000-election-and-allow-9-11-to-happen/339470)
**Author:** [@BrianJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrianJ)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2006, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-bush-steal-the-2000-election-and-allow-9-11-to-happen/339470 "2006-01-17T06:54:57Z")
I know, ancient topic… and lots said already I’m sure… Someone at my work (in Canada) is always spewing ‘facts’ about the Bushes and 9/11. I don’t know where she gets her information. Here are some gems. a former coo… --- ## [Home AV cabling question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-av-cabling-question/705850)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2014, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-av-cabling-question/705850 "2014-12-01T22:18:12Z")
Behind my wall-mounted TV is a panel with 4 colored connectors (I would call them RCA jacks in the old days…) There is what seems to be a standard Cat5 cable that is connected to the back of the panel, with the individua… --- ## [I am so damn tired of fantasy football](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-damn-tired-of-fantasy-football/731713)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2015, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-damn-tired-of-fantasy-football/731713 "2015-10-08T05:06:49Z")
It seems that every other commercial on TV is For Fanduel or DraftKings. Yahoo, where I go to get schedules and scores, has their own fantasy game all over the sports page. I went to ESPN and the first two stories aren… --- ## [Do you use the full form of your first name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-full-form-of-your-first-name/93111)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2001, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-full-form-of-your-first-name/93111 "2001-11-16T13:21:08Z")
If your name is, say, Lemuel, would you go by Lem or the full Lemuel? Or do you use the diminutive form? (Lemmy) (Substitute your full name for Lemuel. This is just an example.) I, personally, use the short form of my … --- ## [What did President Ford give President Nixon a pardon \*for\*?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-president-ford-give-president-nixon-a-pardon-for/737416)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2015, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-president-ford-give-president-nixon-a-pardon-for/737416 "2015-11-16T22:30:01Z")
At the outset, let me say I post this because there is talk–as there has been for a long time–about The Future of Hillary. And now I’ve seen an end-game scenario, “Even if H is convicted of , President Obama will pardon … --- ## [Is that a "Banned" I see](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-a-banned-i-see/447228)
**Author:** [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-a-banned-i-see/447228 "2008-05-01T10:42:40Z")
under Night Rabbit’s name? Not that I’m complaining, I’m just curious. --- ## [What are some unorthodox ways of playing video games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-unorthodox-ways-of-playing-video-games/513631)
**Author:** [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2018, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-unorthodox-ways-of-playing-video-games/513631 "2018-01-25T04:07:35Z")
Of course, there’s speedrunning, and even those who play Oblivion as if it were real life. One thing I thought of was trying to complete one of the GTA/Saints Row games without breaking the law…only killing someone, ste… --- ## [Christians: What Do You Believe In?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-what-do-you-believe-in/650115)
**Author:** [@pchaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pchaos)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-what-do-you-believe-in/650115 "2013-02-14T16:49:21Z")
I want this discussion to be as open-ended as possible. Also, since I’ve been accused as being opinionated and consistent in my violations of protocol, I will do little in terms of imposing my views on this thread. But… --- ## [What's your secret "woo" fetish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-secret-woo-fetish/566796)
**Author:** [@fuzzypickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuzzypickles)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2011, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-secret-woo-fetish/566796 "2011-01-22T04:15:01Z")
C’mon all you skeptics, fess up. Which “woo” science do you believe in, or at least play around with? For example, I pay for a Reiki Healing session at least once a month, or whenever I can afford it. Who cares about … --- ## [Why a "Country Mile?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-a-country-mile/398545)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2007, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-a-country-mile/398545 "2007-04-08T00:01:07Z")
I’ve heard the term “Country Mile” to mean “a long way” as in, “He hit that ball a country mile.” Where did this term come from and what exactly is a country mile? My impression is that it alludes to folks out in the c… --- ## [Satellite pictures for military intelligence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satellite-pictures-for-military-intelligence/751129)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2016, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satellite-pictures-for-military-intelligence/751129 "2016-04-16T23:29:19Z")
I know the pictures can be very good now, but how can they tell what is going on inside a building? I often wonder if they also have assets on the ground that help fill in the details but of course they cannot rev… --- ## [Why not always use the delicate setting on my dryer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-always-use-the-delicate-setting-on-my-dryer/564089)
**Author:** [@fighting\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fighting_ignorant)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-always-use-the-delicate-setting-on-my-dryer/564089 "2010-12-14T19:09:05Z")
Title says it all. If it doesn’t damage normal clothes or delicate ones, why not just always use it? Is there any tradeoff with normal mode? Er… “WHY not” --- ## [Human roadblocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-roadblocks/389115)
**Author:** [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2007, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-roadblocks/389115 "2007-02-08T11:36:52Z")
Every morning when I go to work and head home at the end of the day I have to pass through the train station, along with the stream of commuters. Inevitably there is at least one person, sometimes a group of them, standi… --- ## [WWII Japanese Internment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-japanese-internment/740802)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-japanese-internment/740802 "2015-12-22T06:57:59Z")
During WWII I know that some Jews were hidden from the Germans by non-Jews. Were any Japanese-Americans hidden from the US authorities during the time of Japanese internment? --- ## [Kerry has conceded](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerry-has-conceded/272777)
**Author:** [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2004, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerry-has-conceded/272777 "2004-11-05T05:54:30Z")
FUCK. --- ## [Co-worker wrote a book - it's terrible. What to say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-worker-wrote-a-book-its-terrible-what-to-say/647732)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-worker-wrote-a-book-its-terrible-what-to-say/647732 "2013-01-21T15:48:47Z")
About a year ago one of my co-workers, Eric, wrote and published a book. He gave a signed copy to me and another co-worker, Craig. The book is so bad it’s unreadable. I’ve tried and tried but I can barely get past the f… --- ## [Post-Apocalyptic Book Suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-apocalyptic-book-suggestions/697034)
**Author:** [@Martha-Shumway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martha-Shumway)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-apocalyptic-book-suggestions/697034 "2014-09-02T05:37:33Z")
I recently read Cormac McCarthy’ s The Road and really enjoyed it. Though I’m a pretty voricious reader I’ve never really read any post-apocalyptic fiction before and I really enjoyed it! A friend suggested Robert McCam… --- ## [What's a "double double" to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-double-double-to-you/563906)
**Author:** [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2010, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-double-double-to-you/563906 "2010-12-30T03:14:11Z")
Up here in Canada, it’s most likely a coffee with two cream and two sugar. But I wonder if that goes for other places as well. --- ## [Take a gander! What's good for this goose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-gander-whats-good-for-this-goose/616554)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-gander-whats-good-for-this-goose/616554 "2012-03-27T18:22:48Z")
Let’s say, hypothetically, that you’re taking a walk outside. You’re wearing pants, a shirt, and shoes. You’re holding a half-full bottle of water. An angry goose comes out of nowhere, hissing and squawking and flapping,… --- ## [Best way to get beer cold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-beer-cold/682252)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2014, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-beer-cold/682252 "2014-03-04T16:39:58Z")
Having warm beer at a picnic/party/camping trip is a real buzzkill. While keeping beer cold isn’t that difficult, having room temperature beer converted to refreshing ice cold beer can be challenging. I’ve noticed that … --- ## [Basque & Sumerian dopers: How can there be a true language isolate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basque-sumerian-dopers-how-can-there-be-a-true-language-isolate/530000)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basque-sumerian-dopers-how-can-there-be-a-true-language-isolate/530000 "2010-03-01T07:37:04Z")
Some have said (wikipedia) that some languages, like Basque or Sumerian, are linguistical isolates, that have no known related language. This fascinates me in a twllight zone kind of way. Are these isolates really isol… --- ## [Nato Meeting.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nato-meeting/621432)
**Author:** [@Uncle\_Goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Goat)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nato-meeting/621432 "2012-05-30T01:52:54Z")
You know, I wasn’t really concerned one way or another about Nato coming to Chicago. I think they are past their prime and most likely could be disbanded or reduced, but what the hell, who cares? Now Rahm is denying… --- ## [What to do with unrisen bread dough.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-unrisen-bread-dough/710314)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2015, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-unrisen-bread-dough/710314 "2015-01-20T05:02:11Z")
I tried this recipe for ciabatta and the dough did not rise. Is there saving it? Can it be repurposed? Or should I just dump it. Seems a shame to waste so much effort and dough. --- ## [What's the deal with Vida Guerra's famous butt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-vida-guerras-famous-butt/392365)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2007, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-vida-guerras-famous-butt/392365 "2007-02-20T09:10:28Z")
I know, it’s beautiful. Just Google Image it and you’ll see (even in Safe Mode). I’m not gonna post a link because it’s obviously NSFW even if Google Search Safe. Besides the question I have is, how do you get famous fo… --- ## [Giuliani buggered out of Iraq Study Group to give $$$ speeches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giuliani-buggered-out-of-iraq-study-group-to-give-speeches/408634)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2007, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giuliani-buggered-out-of-iraq-study-group-to-give-speeches/408634 "2007-06-22T14:13:19Z")
Here’s the Newsday story: Here’s a candidate whose big selling point is national security, but he doesn’t actually know anything about it. And he passes up an ideal chance to learn, in order to make a bunch of money. … --- ## [Why doesn't my remote control extender work with the new cable box?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-my-remote-control-extender-work-with-the-new-cable-box/678081)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-my-remote-control-extender-work-with-the-new-cable-box/678081 "2014-01-17T07:15:27Z")
In our living room I have a home theater set up including DVD/VCR and a digital cable box. I have the outputs wired through the wall to a small television set in our bedroom so we can watch movies or digital cable while … --- ## [Why do most rifle bullets have a pointed nose, but most pistol bullets have a round nose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-rifle-bullets-have-a-pointed-nose-but-most-pistol-bullets-have-a-round-nose/662187)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2013, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-rifle-bullets-have-a-pointed-nose-but-most-pistol-bullets-have-a-round-nose/662187 "2013-08-14T18:30:38Z")
Hello everyone, I’ve been shooting guns since I was a kid, but it just dawned on me I have no idea (scratch that, I have a few guesses) why most rifle bullets are pointed while must handgun rounds are round nosed. I do … --- ## [Dumb ways to die - Train safety ad.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-ways-to-die-train-safety-ad/641696)
**Author:** [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2012, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-ways-to-die-train-safety-ad/641696 "2012-11-26T23:23:01Z")
Haven’t seen this posted anywhere else , so: Dumb ways to die --- ## [What was the first depiction of an openly homosexual character?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-depiction-of-an-openly-homosexual-character/490993)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2009, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-depiction-of-an-openly-homosexual-character/490993 "2009-03-30T23:11:23Z")
Movie, book TV? Openly gay. Who? --- ## [gender ambigous asian names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-ambigous-asian-names/564873)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-ambigous-asian-names/564873 "2010-12-23T21:36:17Z")
When reading an asian name, is there a clue to the person’s gender? --- ## [What happens when a pawnshop closes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-pawnshop-closes/559704)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-pawnshop-closes/559704 "2010-11-08T19:44:25Z")
Specifically what happens to the merchandise? Obviously the majority of items that haven’t been paid on belong to the store and would be handled like any other asset. But what happens to the stuff that was pawned and th… --- ## ["Bad-ass Brass Knuckle Implants" Is this image for real or some Photoshop scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-ass-brass-knuckle-implants-is-this-image-for-real-or-some-photoshop-scam/335596)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2005, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-ass-brass-knuckle-implants-is-this-image-for-real-or-some-photoshop-scam/335596 "2005-12-15T18:11:18Z")
Is this idiocy real or not? Bad-ass Brass Knuckle Implants --- ## [How did the concept of the wimpy progressive/liberal start](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-concept-of-the-wimpy-progressive-liberal-start/520279)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2009, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-concept-of-the-wimpy-progressive-liberal-start/520279 "2009-12-08T04:33:02Z")
Harry Reid is a good example of what I’m referring to. Barack Obama in 1996 said of gay marriage “I favor legalizing same-sex marriages, and would fight efforts to prohibit such marriages.” And this was in 1996 back b… --- ## [My child has been nominated as a People to People Student Ambassador](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-child-has-been-nominated-as-a-people-to-people-student-ambassador/205020)
**Author:** [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2003, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-child-has-been-nominated-as-a-people-to-people-student-ambassador/205020 "2003-10-02T19:15:52Z")
Mods, if this is supposed to be in MPSIMS or such, please move it. My daughter (6th grade) has apparently been nominated to particpate in a People to People Student Ambassador program to Europe for 3 weeks in 2004. I w… --- ## [Does the car battery interrogation method work in reality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-car-battery-interrogation-method-work-in-reality/978257)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-car-battery-interrogation-method-work-in-reality/978257 "2023-11-08T23:24:22Z")
In Punisher Max #53 the Punisher tortures a villain by attaching cables to him connected to a car battery and turning the key in the ignition over and over. Is this exact method realistic or fantasy? --- ## [Can sharks vocalize?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-sharks-vocalize/496473)
**Author:** [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2009, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-sharks-vocalize/496473 "2009-06-11T23:11:52Z")
Can sharks make any intentional noises? I’m guessing not, since they don’t have lungs. I don’t care about what kind of shark it is, and a link to a recording (if such a thing exists would be a real bonus. --- ## [bands named after average volume of ejaculate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-named-after-average-volume-of-ejaculate/77811)
**Author:** [@xanakis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanakis)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2001, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-named-after-average-volume-of-ejaculate/77811 "2001-08-27T20:29:19Z")
Apologies in advance, its a bit of a grim subject but one that needs to be addressed. I remember hearing that there have been three famous bands named after the average amount of sperm released in a male orgasm. The fir… --- ## [Pacific Rim - anyone else strangely psyched?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-rim-anyone-else-strangely-psyched/663137)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2013, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-rim-anyone-else-strangely-psyched/663137 "2013-07-13T23:27:03Z")
Pacific Rim opens this Friday. Giant robots vs. giant monsters. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Ron Perlman, Idris Elba, and Charlie Day. And Ellen McLain (GLaDOS) as an AI voice. Put all those sentences to… --- ## [Official Recordation Of Name Changes Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-recordation-of-name-changes-thread/196259)
**Author:** [@BottledBlondJeanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BottledBlondJeanie)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2004, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-recordation-of-name-changes-thread/196259 "2004-01-10T06:09:23Z")
Allrighty, I keep seeing these new names pop up with old registrations and thousands of posts. Clearly folks are changing their names. Sometimes they’ll announce it as they did today, sometimes they’ll put it in their … --- ## [To all Trump supporters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-trump-supporters/777915)
**Author:** [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-trump-supporters/777915 "2017-01-23T22:30:05Z")
Fuck you. I hope you all die soon. I hope the diseased whores who shat you out of their syphilitic cunts live just long enough to see you die in pain and agony before they, too, succumb to whatever plague a just God has… --- ## [Living the expat life in Malaysia; residency, taxes, etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-the-expat-life-in-malaysia-residency-taxes-etc/551543)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2010, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-the-expat-life-in-malaysia-residency-taxes-etc/551543 "2010-09-22T21:11:45Z")
So, I have a job that lets me work anywhere. My wife and I have recently become interested in visiting Penang, Malaysia, and—if we like it—moving there in a couple of years. The cost of living is insanely low compared to… --- ## [Health care lies and the stupidity of Paul Krugman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-care-lies-and-the-stupidity-of-paul-krugman/444906)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2008, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-care-lies-and-the-stupidity-of-paul-krugman/444906 "2008-04-14T18:16:42Z")
The story of Trina Bachtel, an Ohio woman supposedly denied health care because of a lack of insurance has gotten attention because it became part of a Hillary Clinton stump speech (later retracted because Clinton’s fact… --- ## [Help me better understand Soccer/Football rules and strategy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-better-understand-soccer-football-rules-and-strategy/544681)
**Author:** [@Xan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xan)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-better-understand-soccer-football-rules-and-strategy/544681 "2010-07-08T23:36:05Z")
Even though the US team is out I’m still interested in Soccer. However I’m not really clear on how the offsides rule works. What types of strategies to teams use and how do they work? I’m not a “sports guy” and yet I l… --- ## [decorate my apartment with propaganda and dissent!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decorate-my-apartment-with-propaganda-and-dissent/524136)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decorate-my-apartment-with-propaganda-and-dissent/524136 "2010-01-10T17:15:40Z")
I’ve just gotten my very first apartment, and I’m psyched. I actually want to put some thought into how I’ll be decorating this thing, and I’ve decided the walls need framed prints of great works of propaganda and dissen… --- ## [How do you carry your phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-carry-your-phone/736386)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-carry-your-phone/736386 "2015-11-06T13:47:42Z")
I was reading another board recently where one poster mentioned he wore his phone in a clip holster, and someone else asked him if he was over 40. There was some thinking that a belt clip is a generational thing. I’m ove… --- ## [Ever have a complete stranger tell you to smile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-have-a-complete-stranger-tell-you-to-smile/555268)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2011, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-have-a-complete-stranger-tell-you-to-smile/555268 "2011-06-12T22:38:17Z")
we’ve all seen people who look as if they are so pissed/mad/bored. most of the time, i have a frown on my face, but it’s not because i’m pissed/mad/bored…it’s because that is my natural expression. if i try to force a … --- ## [Lyrics that almost everyone gets wrong...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-almost-everyone-gets-wrong/488150)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2009, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-almost-everyone-gets-wrong/488150 "2009-03-05T19:45:38Z")
What are some lyrics on which almost everyone makes mistakes? I can think of two: For R.E.M.'s “Losing My Religion”, it seems that everyone (including Weird Al!) misquotes the line “Trying to keep up with you” as “Tryi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1516&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1518&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)