# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=152&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:** 153 --- ## [My 14 year old son asked me about masturbation - I'm so proud!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-14-year-old-son-asked-me-about-masturbation-im-so-proud/614929)
**Author:** [@BigDadWolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigDadWolf)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-14-year-old-son-asked-me-about-masturbation-im-so-proud/614929 "2012-03-08T16:14:31Z")
Last weekend while driving with my 14 year old son when he asked me if it was possible to masturbate “too much”. While I stiflled a smile we discussed the question and I told him I did not think there were any physical i… --- ## [If you can read this in English thank a veteran. Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-can-read-this-in-english-thank-a-veteran-really/541398)
**Author:** [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-can-read-this-in-english-thank-a-veteran-really/541398 "2014-01-27T15:22:41Z")
I have some friends on Facebook who are the sort of mushy thinkers that reflexively spout patriotic banalities and I’ve seen the, “If you can read this thank a teacher. If you can read it in English, thank a veteran.” st… --- ## [Elon Musk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musk/807765)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musk/807765 "2020-05-13T03:28:05Z")
This man is an example of what happens when someone makes too much money. Hyperloop? Yeah, fuck that noise. It would be a white elephant if the damn thing ever gets built. The guy is starting to sound like SamuelA with h… --- ## [Best way to remove 4x4 posts embeded in concrete?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-remove-4x4-posts-embeded-in-concrete/538506)
**Author:** [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-remove-4x4-posts-embeded-in-concrete/538506 "2010-05-13T15:21:34Z")
I purchased a wooden playset from someone who wanted it out of their back yard, and now it falls to me to move this beast. The 4x4 posts are cemented into the ground, and I would like to know the quickest, least back-br… --- ## [Americans for Shared Prosperity understands women voters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-for-shared-prosperity-understands-women-voters/699270)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2014, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-for-shared-prosperity-understands-women-voters/699270 "2014-10-03T01:49:15Z")
Their new ad proves it! AFSP | Dating Profile - YouTube :rolleyes: --- ## [Female Dopers, have you ever douched? Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-have-you-ever-douched-why/551700)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2010, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-have-you-ever-douched-why/551700 "2010-09-08T15:34:49Z")
In the other thread on a Summer’s Eve ad, a couple of people mentioned how it was a bad idea to douche. Which is very true. The genitals should be cleaned in the shower with everything else but they don’t need extra care… --- ## [Diagnose scraping sound in car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-scraping-sound-in-car/535157)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-scraping-sound-in-car/535157 "2010-04-08T03:14:29Z")
Anybody want to guess what this car problem is? Sounds like a piece of heavy sheet metal scraping against something metallic, often loud enough you’d notice me driving by. Sometimes it squeels, sometimes it sounds more l… --- ## [Retail workers: did you actually prosecute caught shoplifters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retail-workers-did-you-actually-prosecute-caught-shoplifters/576928)
**Author:** [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2011, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retail-workers-did-you-actually-prosecute-caught-shoplifters/576928 "2011-04-09T12:26:35Z")
The crazy customers thread made me think of an incident I witnessed a couple of years ago during the height of the holiday shopping season. I was in an interior mall, in the interior common area surrounded by shops. I … --- ## [Fargo S1E10--Final Episode \[Open spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-s1e10-final-episode-open-spoilers/691038)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-s1e10-final-episode-open-spoilers/691038 "2014-06-25T01:42:15Z")
. . . . . . . . . . I’m surprised Gus killed Malvo. Nice series. --- ## [Will Arabs eventually take over the United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-arabs-eventually-take-over-the-united-states/620640)
**Author:** [@mkeith135\_gmail.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkeith135_gmail.com)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2012, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-arabs-eventually-take-over-the-united-states/620640 "2012-05-06T04:54:29Z")
I’m worried about the state of the world regarding Sharia Law. Will the United States eventually be submitted to Sharia Law? The extreme liberals are so afraid of offending them that they let some U.S. courts consider … --- ## [Alberta Election 2015: "Mother of mercy, is this the end of Alberta Tories?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alberta-election-2015-mother-of-mercy-is-this-the-end-of-alberta-tories/717970)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2015, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alberta-election-2015-mother-of-mercy-is-this-the-end-of-alberta-tories/717970 "2015-06-04T06:25:54Z")
The Alberta Progressive Conservatives (a/k/a Tories) have held office continuously since 1971. It’s the longest run in office in any Canadian province. Only Albertans who are 69 or older have participated in an electio… --- ## [Tell us about your favorite failed TV shows.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-favorite-failed-tv-shows/741743)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 282\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2016, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-favorite-failed-tv-shows/741743 "2016-01-21T00:48:24Z")
When I say “failed TV show,” I mean shows that were ratings/financial failures, not artistic ones (not that I expect anyone to name a show they considered an artistic failure as one of their most liked series). That mean… --- ## [LOST 6.14 "The Candidate"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-14-the-candidate/538306)
**Author:** [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-14-the-candidate/538306 "2010-05-11T18:06:26Z")
Mouseover spoiler space. Previously on Lost: Jack wound up in Locke’s camp and I’m sure they’ll be BFF. Sun and Jin have been reuinited and have declared that they will never be apart again. I just hope they don’t wi… --- ## [Neil Gaiman accused of being serial sexual abuser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-gaiman-accused-of-being-serial-sexual-abuser/1003781)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 633\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-gaiman-accused-of-being-serial-sexual-abuser/1003781 "2026-02-08T14:13:01Z")
This will be chaotic. From the comments: I’ve been waiting for this to drop literally since the 1990s. I’ve always hated the man because I knew what he was and was powerless to do anything about it. He treated Conve… --- ## [The bizarre pronunciation of certain English surnames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bizarre-pronunciation-of-certain-english-surnames/7594)
**Author:** [@chrisn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisn)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2017, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bizarre-pronunciation-of-certain-english-surnames/7594 "2017-06-09T01:12:49Z")
Why are a few English surnames pronounced so differently than they are spelled? I’m thinking of names such as Churmondley (pronounced Chumley), Mainwaring (pronounced Mannering), and Featheringstonehaugh (pronounced Fans… --- ## [What is the logic for high spousal support and child support payments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-logic-for-high-spousal-support-and-child-support-payments/619551)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2012, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-logic-for-high-spousal-support-and-child-support-payments/619551 "2012-04-30T05:29:28Z")
Cesar Millan was in the news regarding his divorce, he has to pay $23,000 a month in spousal support and $10,000 a month in child support for two kids. I have no idea why the spousal support payment is higher than the ch… --- ## [Blade Runner: question about Roy Batty's soliloquy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blade-runner-question-about-roy-battys-soliloquy/573437)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blade-runner-question-about-roy-battys-soliloquy/573437 "2025-09-01T01:29:34Z")
Roy Batty’s “I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe” speech at the end of the movie - those are fabricated memories, right? They establish early in the movie that Rachel’s memories are fabricated, but I don’t reca… --- ## [FiveThirtyEight's election forecast is out!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fivethirtyeights-election-forecast-is-out/917890)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 424\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fivethirtyeights-election-forecast-is-out/917890 "2020-11-04T18:43:39Z")
I posted this in the “How big will Biden’s margin of victory be?” thread, but it deserves it’s own, to counter the preposterous complacency in that thread. FiveThirtyEight’s election forecast is out today, and it gives … --- ## [Does every single thread about Africa need to get hijacked by racists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-every-single-thread-about-africa-need-to-get-hijacked-by-racists/541279)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2010, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-every-single-thread-about-africa-need-to-get-hijacked-by-racists/541279 "2010-06-12T11:37:28Z")
Please excuse the lack of vitriol. I’m too sick and tired of this particular pattern to muster anything but disappointment. I love Africa. I love talking about Africa. I’m about to go to school to study International De… --- ## [New Orleans Saints Bounty Scandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-saints-bounty-scandal/614642)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2013, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-saints-bounty-scandal/614642 "2013-01-18T03:43:56Z")
It appears my beloved New Orleans Saints had a bounty system in place to reward players for knocking opponents out of the game. Former DC Greg Williams ran the program, Head Coach Sean Payton and GM Mickey Loomis knew a… --- ## [Should American Students Get Islamic Holidays Off from School?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-american-students-get-islamic-holidays-off-from-school/714215)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2015, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-american-students-get-islamic-holidays-off-from-school/714215 "2015-04-07T11:30:36Z")
And will the school staff be paid for these holidays too? I am negative about this for cost and educational reasons. Anyone else have any thoughts? --- ## [What do women taste like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-women-taste-like/574340)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-women-taste-like/574340 "2011-03-16T18:42:12Z")
Y’know, “down there”. In the vulvular region. Pussyville. The fish taco. Vajayjayland. I’ve tasted enough semen to have a pretty good idea that, while it varies between men (and a man’s own varies with diet), there’s s… --- ## [Who should (not will) win this election: Obama or Romney?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-not-will-win-this-election-obama-or-romney/623403)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-not-will-win-this-election-obama-or-romney/623403 "2012-10-30T23:02:13Z")
This is not a prediction-thread, we already have half a dozen of those running in the Elections forum. This is an argument-thread. Who will be better for America as POTUS in the 2013-2017 term, Obama (Dem) or Romney (P… --- ## [Forward, March! in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forward-march-in-the-mmp/682743)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2014, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forward-march-in-the-mmp/682743 "2014-03-10T05:03:27Z")
Seeing as how this is the first MMP for March of 2014, let’s share our personal marching experiences. I’ll start. As you all better know, I was in the Navy. Naturally, bootcamp means marching. One does not simply wal… --- ## [What is the dumbest thing you've heard anybody say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-dumbest-thing-youve-heard-anybody-say/105528)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2002, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-dumbest-thing-youve-heard-anybody-say/105528 "2002-08-31T17:29:32Z")
(I was debating whether to put this in IMHO or the Pit. Given that some of the dumbest things y’all have heard people say probably were on these boards, I thought I might as well put this thread in the Pit in foreknowled… --- ## [NFL CBA Thread: Lockout Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-cba-thread-lockout-edition/573415)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2011, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-cba-thread-lockout-edition/573415 "2011-03-25T14:34:06Z")
With the deadline for the CBA approaching in a mere 6 hours some exciting news was broken. Apparently the NFL and the NFLPA have agreed to a 24 extension to the CBA to continue negotiations. I’ve listened to a bunch of … --- ## [Pat Buchanan Defends Hitler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-buchanan-defends-hitler/508694)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2009, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-buchanan-defends-hitler/508694 "2009-09-10T14:21:39Z")
This column has to be read to be believed. Apparently poor misunderstood Hitler never really wanted war. He was only interested in repatriating the unfortunate Germans living outside the Reich. That business about con… --- ## [Match.com - can you email back if you're not a member?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-can-you-email-back-if-youre-not-a-member/276396)
**Author:** [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2004, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-can-you-email-back-if-youre-not-a-member/276396 "2004-11-28T02:38:28Z")
And maybe this doesn’t belong in GQ --- ## [Officially protesting the warning Colibri gave me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-protesting-the-warning-colibri-gave-me/600390)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-protesting-the-warning-colibri-gave-me/600390 "2011-10-28T05:18:18Z")
in this thread. It is ludicrous. As I said in the thread, whatever my faults and failings, one thing I don’t do is make it a habit to insult people anywhere on this board, so on the rare occasion where something I say … --- ## [Let The Slippery Slope Begin: Government Contractors Using Hobby Lobby Ruling To Deny LGBT Rights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-the-slippery-slope-begin-government-contractors-using-hobby-lobby-ruling-to-deny-lgbt-rights/692238)
**Author:** [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2014, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-the-slippery-slope-begin-government-contractors-using-hobby-lobby-ruling-to-deny-lgbt-rights/692238 "2014-07-24T17:59:44Z")
\*"The day after the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby ruling, a group of religious leaders sent a letter to President Barack Obama asking that he exempt them from a forthcoming executive order that would prohibit federal contr… --- ## [Breaking: Student tasered multiple times at UCLA library](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-student-tasered-multiple-times-at-ucla-library/380703)
**Author:** [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Replies:** 418\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2006, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-student-tasered-multiple-times-at-ucla-library/380703 "2006-12-05T13:20:43Z")
This is absolutely fucking sickening. Frankly, I’m glad we live in an age of camera phones and digital cameras so that there can be absolutely no question about what happened. http://www.nbc4.tv/news/10325914/detail.htm… --- ## [What did old-time sailors do for sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-old-time-sailors-do-for-sex/450666)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-old-time-sailors-do-for-sex/450666 "2008-05-31T16:06:53Z")
Back in the days of Vasco de Gama and columbus and their ilk. These guys were at sea for months (and years) at a time. As we see from prisons, the Catholic Church, etc, not all men will do without. Were some of the men,… --- ## [The call of the void (The urge to jump from a precipice)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-call-of-the-void-the-urge-to-jump-from-a-precipice/627742)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-call-of-the-void-the-urge-to-jump-from-a-precipice/627742 "2012-07-15T16:39:26Z")
When looking down over a steep drop, I often get an almost irresistible urge to jump . It’s apparently common enough that the french even have a term for it - L’appel du vide, or the call of the void. What is the explana… --- ## [The Former Casts of Popular Shows: Most Successful and Least Successful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-former-casts-of-popular-shows-most-successful-and-least-successful/664992)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-former-casts-of-popular-shows-most-successful-and-least-successful/664992 "2013-08-15T20:07:30Z")
For this thread, take TV show (ongoing or not), and identify the least-successful and most-successful former cast members. For example: The Facts of Life: The least successful actor/actress post-FoL would probably be N… --- ## [Airplane! alternate version jiggling breasts scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-alternate-version-jiggling-breasts-scene/513513)
**Author:** [@luncevest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luncevest)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-alternate-version-jiggling-breasts-scene/513513 "2012-09-16T07:25:48Z")
I was wondering if anyone could help me out with this weird bit of trivia about the movie Airplane. In a rather well known scene, the plane goes into turbulence and shows a woman wearing a tight white t-shirt, with her b… --- ## [Your least favorite "Modern Family" character](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-least-favorite-modern-family-character/686657)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-least-favorite-modern-family-character/686657 "2017-04-10T22:57:02Z")
I’m sure we’ve already done this, but I can’t find it. For me, the only character I really dislike is Claire. She’s got more than most people have: She’s beautiful, has a gorgeous husband and 3 kids with fairly typical … --- ## [I think therefore i am.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-therefore-i-am/157533)
**Author:** [@Nomadic\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nomadic_One)\ **Replies:** 653\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2003, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-therefore-i-am/157533 "2003-04-28T10:11:33Z")
do you the people of the board think this is an accurate to define existance? --- ## [LOST 6.4 "The Substitute"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-4-the-substitute/529234)
**Author:** [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-4-the-substitute/529234 "2010-02-24T15:40:38Z")
Mouseover spoiler space. Crazy town here again so I’m tossing this up now. See you after the show. Episode Summary for tonight: Thread Rules Some useful Café Society links are given below: Thread index for Seaso… --- ## [In re: Atheists v. Christians debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-re-atheists-v-christians-debate/735153)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-re-atheists-v-christians-debate/735153 "2015-10-31T18:35:02Z")
I saw an announcement in the local newspaper about a scheduled atheists-versus-Christians debate scheduled for later this week in a Presbyterian Church in Torrance, CA. If the response to this statement warrants I will a… --- ## [Freepers make racist attacks on Malia Obama for wearing a peace-sign t-shirt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freepers-make-racist-attacks-on-malia-obama-for-wearing-a-peace-sign-t-shirt/503011)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2009, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freepers-make-racist-attacks-on-malia-obama-for-wearing-a-peace-sign-t-shirt/503011 "2009-07-17T21:50:57Z")
\[“A typical street whore.” “A bunch of ghetto thugs.” “Ghetto street trash.” “Wonder when she will get her first abortion.” These are a small selection of some of the racially-charged comments posted to the conservative… --- ## [So what will it take for there to be serious gun control debate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-will-it-take-for-there-to-be-serious-gun-control-debate/838166)
**Author:** [@DragonAsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DragonAsh)\ **Replies:** 435\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-will-it-take-for-there-to-be-serious-gun-control-debate/838166 "2019-08-07T16:43:17Z")
I thought Sandy Hook would start serious gun control debate in the US. I mean - dozens of 6- and 7-year old kids! Surely that was the wake-up call? I was wrong. Then I thought the Orlando nightclub shooting would star… --- ## [The Summer Solstice MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-summer-solstice-mmp/661170)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 390\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2013, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-summer-solstice-mmp/661170 "2013-06-24T04:12:56Z")
Before this week is over, we’ll have experienced the longest day of the year, at least in the northern half of the globe. That’s all I’ve got. Nothing inspirational, entertaining, or poignant. Just statement of the ob… --- ## [Careers/Jobs requiring only a bachelor's degree in any field](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/careers-jobs-requiring-only-a-bachelors-degree-in-any-field/625750)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/careers-jobs-requiring-only-a-bachelors-degree-in-any-field/625750 "2012-06-23T05:35:46Z")
In this thread, which is about “Women’s Studies” and “Gender Studies” majors, it was mentioned that one thing that graduates with such degrees can do is find jobs that require a bachelor’s degree in any subject. What ar… --- ## [Pitting SayTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-saytwo/924070)
**Author:** [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Replies:** 330\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-saytwo/924070 "2024-07-01T22:16:10Z")
I can’t really post any transgressions as I’ve had him on ignore for a very long time now, but any regular in The Quarantine Zone knows what I’m talking about. I started ignoring him in the early days when he claimed tha… --- ## [Are American workers just too downright lazy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-american-workers-just-too-downright-lazy/564619)
**Author:** [@HRoark43](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HRoark43)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-american-workers-just-too-downright-lazy/564619 "2011-01-03T22:25:33Z")
Really. Immigrants come here from the poorest nations in the world and do things like found Google and make millions. Yet we have 16 million American citizens who can’t find work. I don’t get it… America is the land of o… --- ## [How'd Miley Cyrus get so skanky so quick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-miley-cyrus-get-so-skanky-so-quick/610741)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2012, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-miley-cyrus-get-so-skanky-so-quick/610741 "2012-01-30T22:28:33Z")
I can’t recall seeing a teen star that is so determined to get skanky and slutty. She barely turns 18 and starts getting tats. TMZ constantly catches photos of her obviously bra less. Check out the birthday cake lick. … --- ## [SDMB Shadowrun Campaign chapter 2: Golden Rule - players only!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-shadowrun-campaign-chapter-2-golden-rule-players-only/620188)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 328\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2012, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-shadowrun-campaign-chapter-2-golden-rule-players-only/620188 "2012-07-25T09:19:37Z")
This thread is for in-character posts from the Shadowrun RPG campaign which started here. The players are: Hoopy Frood as Goethe - Ork Shadowrunner Mahaloth as Seneth - Human Shadowrunner and magician Jules Andre as D… --- ## [Help me debunk this chart, please (Pres./Cong. "Lifetime Salaries")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-debunk-this-chart-please-pres-cong-lifetime-salaries/648859)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-debunk-this-chart-please-pres-cong-lifetime-salaries/648859 "2015-10-26T11:12:36Z")
I’m sure all of us who have seen a political posting on Facebook have seen the numbers in the following chart: In a fit of goodwill toward the acquaintance who posted that, I responded with a request that she stop shar… --- ## [Democratic Debates 7/30 & 7/31](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-debates-7-30-7-31/837867)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 289\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-debates-7-30-7-31/837867 "2019-08-08T22:35:45Z")
We get another round of 20 candidates on stage over the next two nights. It’s probably the last hurrah for a number of them unless they can gain some traction this week, as a bunch of them are running out of money, and … --- ## [I pit my new boyfriend for not buying me a Xmas present!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-new-boyfriend-for-not-buying-me-a-xmas-present/388572)
**Author:** [@nongoog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nongoog)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2007, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-new-boyfriend-for-not-buying-me-a-xmas-present/388572 "2007-01-28T01:47:18Z")
Okay, weeks have passed. it’s January 19th. The delusions are over. But I can’t say that I’ve entirely stopped expecting a Christmas present to materialize. I see you five nights a week. Every one of those five nights,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=151&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=153&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)