# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=153&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:** 154 --- ## [Most awful movie you've watched](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-awful-movie-youve-watched/682471)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2014, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-awful-movie-youve-watched/682471 "2014-06-17T19:45:27Z")
There are funny movies, movies wherein nothing happens, too star-studded, etc. Now, what’s not just the worse you’ve seen, but something you’d describe as awful? Use your own definition. The one I’m thinking of right no… --- ## [Getting Crap Past The Radar - in G Rated Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-crap-past-the-radar-in-g-rated-movies/695302)
**Author:** [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2014, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-crap-past-the-radar-in-g-rated-movies/695302 "2014-08-20T01:27:01Z")
My kid wanted to see a movie and I did not have any lined up, so I rented “The Great Mouse Detective” from On Demand. It’s a Disney film, a nice little Sherlock Holmes thing with mice, G rated. We were watching it when … --- ## [Ask The Old (Late 60's-Early 70's) DJ Something](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-old-late-60s-early-70s-dj-something/522756)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-old-late-60s-early-70s-dj-something/522756 "2011-10-28T21:07:06Z")
Yes, I DID play in a band… Next? :)Q:) --- ## [Are Adam and Jamie millionaires?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-adam-and-jamie-millionaires/532101)
**Author:** [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-adam-and-jamie-millionaires/532101 "2010-03-15T09:48:34Z")
Title says it all. --- ## [The difference between pasta and egg noodles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-difference-between-pasta-and-egg-noodles/279477)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2016, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-difference-between-pasta-and-egg-noodles/279477 "2016-03-27T23:56:57Z")
In terms of recipe preparation, was is the different between standard pasta (flour and eggs, some times oil) and egg noodles? And to clarify, I’m interested in the recipe, not the shape. I’ve googled this and the best … --- ## [Buying your Magic the Gathering Card collections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-your-magic-the-gathering-card-collections/563357)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-your-magic-the-gathering-card-collections/563357 "2018-02-15T13:16:09Z")
For the past year now I’ve been dabbling a little in eBay selling whatever I could around the house. Dolls, magazines, electronics, coin collections. But what I enjoyed the most was Magic the Gathering. I’ve been playing… --- ## [The 2014 Big Brother point and laugh thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2014-big-brother-point-and-laugh-thread/691608)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2014-big-brother-point-and-laugh-thread/691608 "2014-09-27T15:36:38Z")
Just to have a place for random comments and predictions and discussion of the fine points of this exercise in group hate. Official home site for The Cast. Other by-episode threads may come and go, but this one is for … --- ## [My wife wants one thing, I want the opposite (food related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-wants-one-thing-i-want-the-opposite-food-related/572905)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2011, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-wants-one-thing-i-want-the-opposite-food-related/572905 "2011-03-15T09:39:59Z")
Today, my wife defrosted two chickens that I was saving. I told her, if you want to defrost them, just defrost one. Then, I can save the other for a special occasion. She didn’t comply, and defrosted both. These chickens… --- ## [World record for longest consecutive generational suffix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-record-for-longest-consecutive-generational-suffix/716000)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2020, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-record-for-longest-consecutive-generational-suffix/716000 "2020-07-22T03:24:05Z")
Has there ever been someone named “\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ the 20th” or something like that - that is, the same name used through 20 generations (the Sr., the Jr., the III, the IV, the V, etc.)? --- ## [MLB: April](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april/684986)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2014, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april/684986 "2014-04-30T16:18:13Z")
It’s time for baseball! Opening Day for MLB and the Dodgers are already in 2nd place. :smack: One more set-up like last night’s and Brian Wilson has to lose the beard. --- ## [Strength exercises for improving throwing arm (softball/baseball).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strength-exercises-for-improving-throwing-arm-softball-baseball/489981)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2010, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strength-exercises-for-improving-throwing-arm-softball-baseball/489981 "2010-06-01T11:05:01Z")
I play softball 2-3 days a week, and love it. I have a pretty decent infield arm, but on the long throws from the outfield i’d like a bit more power. I’ve also recently started going to the gym again, in an effort to gai… --- ## [What state were the Beverly Hillbillies originally from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-state-were-the-beverly-hillbillies-originally-from/259953)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-state-were-the-beverly-hillbillies-originally-from/259953 "2017-07-04T18:58:45Z")
Was it ever explicitly stated? My top three guesses would be Arkansas, Tennessee, or Kentucky. --- ## [Why are the French called 'Frogs'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-french-called-frogs/41878)
**Author:** [@DrDoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDoom)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-french-called-frogs/41878 "2013-05-21T14:53:55Z")
I’ve heard several DoD people and a few Germans refer to the French this way. Any ideas why and what is the origin of this term? --- ## [Historic re-enactors dressing up as Nazis at a private party. Is that kosher?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historic-re-enactors-dressing-up-as-nazis-at-a-private-party-is-that-kosher/683992)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2014, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historic-re-enactors-dressing-up-as-nazis-at-a-private-party-is-that-kosher/683992 "2014-03-24T14:30:16Z")
A group of historical re-enactors (I really want to put that in quotes, because I’m not personally convinced they are) have been having a yearly party at a German restaurant in Minneapolis, MN. Pictures have surfaced of … --- ## [Garden sheds: how to anchor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garden-sheds-how-to-anchor/403185)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2007, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garden-sheds-how-to-anchor/403185 "2007-05-09T00:09:43Z")
We’re going to get one of those assemble-it-yourself garden sheds for our yard. But I’m wondering–how do you anchor it to the ground? Obviously, we’re not pouring a foundation for a simple garden shed but something oth… --- ## [Independent single women: How do you confront your physical weakness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/independent-single-women-how-do-you-confront-your-physical-weakness/729291)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/independent-single-women-how-do-you-confront-your-physical-weakness/729291 "2020-05-06T17:33:39Z")
A couple of weeks ago, I bought a lawnmower from my neighbor. He had seen me hacking at the grass with my weed-eater for the past eight weekends, so he decided to give me first dibs on his old one before putting it up o… --- ## [A real constitutional crisis on the horizon? (immigration, sanctuary cities, and DHS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-real-constitutional-crisis-on-the-horizon-immigration-sanctuary-cities-and-dhs/806810)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 339\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2018, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-real-constitutional-crisis-on-the-horizon-immigration-sanctuary-cities-and-dhs/806810 "2018-07-09T15:46:03Z")
I figured this would be exactly the sort of thing that would get people here very animated, but no one’s mentioned it yet. That might be because the source is right-wing-ish: Homeland Security pursues charges against le… --- ## [I'm not baptized. My MIL prays for my soul. Not sure I'm comfy with that](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-baptized-my-mil-prays-for-my-soul-not-sure-im-comfy-with-that/616860)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-baptized-my-mil-prays-for-my-soul-not-sure-im-comfy-with-that/616860 "2012-04-10T22:49:24Z")
I was raised w/o religion and was not baptized. My mother had some religion but did not feel like people were born w/ original sin so therefore did not need to be baptized. My MIL has said that she prays for my soul. I’m… --- ## [Supporting military action that you are able but not willing to participate in is extremely cowardly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supporting-military-action-that-you-are-able-but-not-willing-to-participate-in-is-extremely-cowardly/834250)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 546\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supporting-military-action-that-you-are-able-but-not-willing-to-participate-in-is-extremely-cowardly/834250 "2025-06-22T00:14:59Z")
Spinoff from this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=875473 In more detail, my position is this: The basis of whether military action by one’s country should be considered should be based on th… --- ## [Sudden appearance of red mark/spot on lower leg (need answers fast?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-appearance-of-red-mark-spot-on-lower-leg-need-answers-fast/629296)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2013, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-appearance-of-red-mark-spot-on-lower-leg-need-answers-fast/629296 "2013-01-28T23:21:41Z")
I’m not sure when it showed up but it must have been between the weekend and today. It’s near my ankle and about an inch in diameter. Looks kind of like a incredibly bad burn, only it doesn’t hurt nor does it feel tender… --- ## [Most Beautiful Actress of the 1930s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-actress-of-the-1930s/498157)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2009, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-actress-of-the-1930s/498157 "2009-08-31T12:49:15Z")
About 15 years ago I read an obituary of an obscure movie actress who had recently died. I had never heard of her. The obituary said she was a minor star who mainly had small parts in B movies. But she was widely ackn… --- ## [Should male rape victims have to pay child support?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-male-rape-victims-have-to-pay-child-support/470642)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2016, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-male-rape-victims-have-to-pay-child-support/470642 "2016-04-13T16:52:04Z")
(In the US at least) a female who is a victim of rape (forcible or statutory) and get’s pregnant has 3 options; abortion, adoption, and raising the child. She does not need to consult the man who raped her, but if she… --- ## [Worst fashion trend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-fashion-trend/696904)
**Author:** [@jenweaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jenweaver)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2014, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-fashion-trend/696904 "2014-10-26T16:41:21Z")
What’s the worst fashion trend or fad you took part in? Bonus points for pictures! --- ## [Alternative names used for certain products that aggravate the hell out of you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-names-used-for-certain-products-that-aggravate-the-hell-out-of-you/931426)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 374\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2021, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-names-used-for-certain-products-that-aggravate-the-hell-out-of-you/931426 "2021-07-26T23:09:26Z")
Note: In my list, I have the actual name of the product, plus the alternate name, both separated by a slash (/), and the bolded name being the one I hate. I have a couple: Plush/Stuffed animal - What if it’s not an an… --- ## [Why does cold medicine give me the runs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-cold-medicine-give-me-the-runs/445221)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2008, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-cold-medicine-give-me-the-runs/445221 "2008-04-14T20:35:51Z")
Every time I catch a cold bad enough to require medication (Dayquil/Nyquil, etc.), I end up with loose bowels. Why does this happen? Is the medicine tricking my body into rerouting to my colon all the fluid I’d normally … --- ## [Songs about being 17](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-being-17/615122)
**Author:** [@Hakuna\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakuna_Matata)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2012, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-being-17/615122 "2012-03-19T01:43:47Z")
Last year when my daughter turned 16, we had a party for her and her friends out on the back deck, and I had music playing. It took her and her friends about half the party until they realized that all the songs were ‘… --- ## [What's the real name for what are known as "wife-beaters"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-real-name-for-what-are-known-as-wife-beaters/300385)
**Author:** [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2005, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-real-name-for-what-are-known-as-wife-beaters/300385 "2005-04-23T08:43:21Z")
So, the colloquial name for these garments seems to have elevated to “not-so-colloquial” in many circles, but I won’t have any of it; the term disgusts me. I have a need to refer to these articles of clothing on a regul… --- ## [Mad-Men: 4.13 "Tomorrowland", SEASON FINALE, (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-4-13-tomorrowland-season-finale-open-spoilers/557495)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-4-13-tomorrowland-season-finale-open-spoilers/557495 "2011-11-25T18:10:27Z")
After tonight no more Mad Men 'till next summer. --- ## [Why don't people consider the Catholic Church a hate group?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-people-consider-the-catholic-church-a-hate-group/519558)
**Author:** [@The\_Cleveland\_Steamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Cleveland_Steamer)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2009, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-people-consider-the-catholic-church-a-hate-group/519558 "2009-12-07T17:30:47Z")
They have a disgusting view of homosexuals (unless the homosexuals repress their desires). Shouldn’t someone like John Kerry be shunned by fellow liberals for being a member of a hate group? --- ## [Oh dear, the violence has started](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dear-the-violence-has-started/768778)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2016, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dear-the-violence-has-started/768778 "2016-10-19T16:54:11Z")
Republican office firebombed. Nazi accusations too. I know some Dopers are working on the Democrat campaign; I hope you’re all safe. --- ## [Best way to deliberately make my nose run?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-deliberately-make-my-nose-run/585899)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-deliberately-make-my-nose-run/585899 "2011-06-19T02:47:10Z")
I suffer from chronically stuffed up sinuses; over-the-counter decongestants do nothing. The only time my sinuses ever open up is when I’m getting over a cold and have reached the later stage where all the gunk gets clea… --- ## [Never Have I Ever!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/501075)
**Author:** [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Replies:** 501\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2009, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/501075 "2009-08-19T15:36:50Z")
Everyone who’s ever had a drink must’ve played this glorious game - Never Have I Ever! And for those of you who haven’t had the oppurtunity, here’s your chance! First, we round up a group of merry fools, who then send … --- ## [Post-BRexit fallout and happenings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-brexit-fallout-and-happenings/758205)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2016, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-brexit-fallout-and-happenings/758205 "2016-06-29T15:13:23Z")
Now that the United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union, I thought a thread for discussion about possible & actual fallout, results, related happenings, etc. might be cool. Myself, I’m not sure what’s going to… --- ## [Convince me not to convert to Islam.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-not-to-convert-to-islam/476133)
**Author:** [@blinkthrice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkthrice)\ **Replies:** 376\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-not-to-convert-to-islam/476133 "2008-12-24T21:09:06Z")
As a 26 year old \[former\] agnostic born into a family of devout South Indian hindu brahmins who has for the most part attended catholic private schools growing up, briefly flirting with Christianity before considering my… --- ## [Respringing into Spring?- A MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respringing-into-spring-a-mmp/716330)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2015, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respringing-into-spring-a-mmp/716330 "2015-04-06T15:31:28Z")
“Spring” began last week, but you wouldn’t know it. I’m all verklempt, talk amongst yourselves. --- ## [Arrested Development season 4 is now live.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-season-4-is-now-live/659382)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2013, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-season-4-is-now-live/659382 "2013-07-05T01:19:09Z")
Go see the other threads. --- ## [Thank You, Glenn Beck; Buh Bye, ACORN!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-glenn-beck-buh-bye-acorn/509754)
**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 350\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2009, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-glenn-beck-buh-bye-acorn/509754 "2009-09-19T05:31:29Z")
The Census Bureau on Friday severed its ties with ACORN, a community organization that has been hit with Republican accusations of voter-registration fraud. Now I’m no fan of Glenn Beck; I find his on-air personality … --- ## [Harriet Miers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harriet-miers/324556)
**Author:** [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Replies:** 476\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2005, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harriet-miers/324556 "2005-10-29T21:09:53Z")
Who is she? (I’m asking much more in the GD than the GQ sense. --- ## [ITT: FXMastermind presents his evidence that climategate was scientifically meaningful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itt-fxmastermind-presents-his-evidence-that-climategate-was-scientifically-meaningful/679981)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itt-fxmastermind-presents-his-evidence-that-climategate-was-scientifically-meaningful/679981 "2014-03-12T00:55:57Z")
By which I mean that it unearthed evidence of academic fraud, conspiracy to ignore legitimate research, conspiracy to falsify results, or anything which would present doubt that the CRU is anything less than an upstandin… --- ## [65th Anniversary of bombing Hiroshima](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/65th-anniversary-of-bombing-hiroshima/549698)
**Author:** [@Zanthor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zanthor)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/65th-anniversary-of-bombing-hiroshima/549698 "2010-08-16T15:49:28Z")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bh5iKNH1WY (7 min, 42 sec video. Listen to the last 2 minutes at least.) So bearing in mind, the firestorms we unleashed upon Japan actually killed far more than what our A bombs did, … --- ## [Was Richard Nixon great or terrible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-richard-nixon-great-or-terrible/694810)
**Author:** [@jrock645](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrock645)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-richard-nixon-great-or-terrible/694810 "2014-08-15T21:13:38Z")
He’s mostly known for the Watergate scandal but accomplished a lot as a president. Which side of the fence are you on? --- ## [Do you clap on the 1-3 or the 2-4?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-clap-on-the-1-3-or-the-2-4/251193)
**Author:** [@sidle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sidle)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2016, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-clap-on-the-1-3-or-the-2-4/251193 "2016-01-19T14:45:20Z")
Another thread in which people were joking about clapping on the 1-3 got me thinking. I clap on the 1-3, I think. Humor me here-let’s use the song Hit the Road, Jack (as Dave Barry once did) I clap like this: Hit the… --- ## [Why did God create Lucifer Morningstar? (Satan)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-god-create-lucifer-morningstar-satan/641751)
**Author:** [@James52637](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/James52637)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-god-create-lucifer-morningstar-satan/641751 "2012-12-24T04:03:43Z")
Ya know, that’s a super simple question that no preacher or theologists have been able to give a successful answer to for me. ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE: God created everything, right? God knows everything, past and prese… --- ## [the FUCK?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fuck/626024)
**Author:** [@umkay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umkay)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fuck/626024 "2012-06-25T16:27:05Z")
I DIED?! Count me in as one of the people who’d be real fuckin’ interested in those wake details, since a corpse-less funeral should be pretty fuckin’ strange. Ditto that fuckin’ obituary. NotOkay–You sick fuck. What y… --- ## [FIFA World Cup Hosts 2018/2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-hosts-2018-2022/562652)
**Author:** [@mittu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mittu)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-hosts-2018-2022/562652 "2011-06-01T21:45:33Z")
Who’s going to get them? Final presentations are being made at the moment. In the running: Host 2018: Netherlands-Belgium Spain-Portugal England Russia Host 2022: Australia South Korea Qatar USA Japan Ideall… --- ## [March 15th Primaries (Not-as-Super Tuesday)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-15th-primaries-not-as-super-tuesday/749055)
**Author:** [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2016, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-15th-primaries-not-as-super-tuesday/749055 "2016-04-11T14:06:04Z")
Voted in Raleigh, NC. They had more people than they had expected for the first half hour. Should be another busy day. --- ## [I want to buy moonshine....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-buy-moonshine/604363)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2012, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-buy-moonshine/604363 "2012-04-01T23:46:05Z")
…without breaking the law. I don’t have the space or experience to make it, and would rather not get a cheap imitation. Anyone here ever drink a commercial 'shine similar to Grandma’s recipe? Bonus points if it’s sold… --- ## [How Dare They Not Prosecute Tom Delay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-they-not-prosecute-tom-delay/551280)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2010, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-they-not-prosecute-tom-delay/551280 "2010-09-12T04:08:29Z")
Such is the thrust of the New York Times’editorial page. But something strikes me as a bit… um… one-sided. Yes. That’s exactly how it works, New York Times. See, pretty much ALL actions remain legal when lawmakers cho… --- ## [The How I Feel About Being Circumcised Thread that doesn't activate trust issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-i-feel-about-being-circumcised-thread-that-doesnt-activate-trust-issues/610362)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-i-feel-about-being-circumcised-thread-that-doesnt-activate-trust-issues/610362 "2012-02-23T04:14:56Z")
In this thread I activated trust issues. People didn’t want to click on the link, they didn’t know where I was going and were not sure they wanted to find out. All I have to say is that it appears to be a gross violatio… --- ## [...from the President of the United States: WE CANNOT LET THE CURE BE WORSE THAN THE PROBLEM ITSELF](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-the-president-of-the-united-states-we-cannot-let-the-cure-be-worse-than-the-problem-itself/850078)
**Author:** [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-the-president-of-the-united-states-we-cannot-let-the-cure-be-worse-than-the-problem-itself/850078 "2020-04-14T00:00:48Z")
…I think this deserves its own thread, because the implications are pretty fucking terrifying. Posted an hour ago. There is nobody steering the ship. I’m honestly at a loss as to what to say here. The chaos mercha… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=152&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=154&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)