# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1543&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:** 1544 --- ## [What Cryptids do you think may exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cryptids-do-you-think-may-exist/697510)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2014, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cryptids-do-you-think-may-exist/697510 "2014-09-07T14:53:04Z")
I’ll start by giving my opinion. First of all we have Animals which are thought extinct but may still exist: The most likely (of the better known species) are the Thylacine, Eastern Cougar, the Ivory Billed Woodpecke… --- ## [Supreme Court: Religious Freedom More Important than Fighting Covid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-religious-freedom-more-important-than-fighting-covid/926466)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2020, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-religious-freedom-more-important-than-fighting-covid/926466 "2020-11-27T11:16:29Z")
"The Supreme Court placed religious freedom before pandemic precautions Wednesday night, temporarily blocking recent rules in New York that severely restricted gatherings at houses of worship in areas hit hardest by COVI… --- ## [Left or right poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-or-right-poll/694686)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-or-right-poll/694686 "2014-08-07T02:37:40Z")
Answer these questions without looking at anyone else answers first. I’m curious what other peoples assumptions would be in the following scenarios. In every scenario you are looking at 2 things right next to each othe… --- ## [Another argument for "death penalty" over "life in prison"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-argument-for-death-penalty-over-life-in-prison/549822)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2010, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-argument-for-death-penalty-over-life-in-prison/549822 "2010-08-14T18:44:22Z")
Arizona fugitives linked to burned bodies in New Mexico --- ## [Penguins die in crash, octopus uninjured](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penguins-die-in-crash-octopus-uninjured/367968)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2006, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penguins-die-in-crash-octopus-uninjured/367968 "2006-08-22T17:57:45Z")
That is the cnn.com headline link for this stirring drama of life and death on a Texas highway. Could have been worse, though; could have been snakes in a lane: No word on whether the octopus was driving. --- ## [Please don't wish every woman you see tomorrow a happy Mother's Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-wish-every-woman-you-see-tomorrow-a-happy-mothers-day/833467)
**Author:** [@CelticKnot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CelticKnot)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2019, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-wish-every-woman-you-see-tomorrow-a-happy-mothers-day/833467 "2019-05-14T14:55:50Z")
Maybe I’ve posted this rant before, but the whole world hasn’t learned yet, so I want to rant again. Ugh. I hate Mother’s day. Not because of my mom; she’s great. She did a wonderful job of raising 5 great kids. I e… --- ## [Can you ever be arrested for private drunkeness - in your house or yard for example?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-ever-be-arrested-for-private-drunkeness-in-your-house-or-yard-for-example/158301)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2003, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-ever-be-arrested-for-private-drunkeness-in-your-house-or-yard-for-example/158301 "2003-03-01T20:20:36Z")
Just curious if there is ever a circumstance where you can be arrested for being drunk in or on your own property if you are not making a public nuisance of yourself? --- ## [Where did the 16 million Democratic votes go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-16-million-democratic-votes-go/1009786)
**Author:** [@spifflog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spifflog)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-16-million-democratic-votes-go/1009786 "2024-11-26T21:45:44Z")
I’ve been texting friends on the left and the right as we all have. My right wingers are asking how the Dems had 81 million votes for Biden in 2020, but only 65 million (so far) in 2024. I don’t believe for one second … --- ## [Falklands: What did the Argentinian Government expect Britain would do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falklands-what-did-the-argentinian-government-expect-britain-would-do/726943)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falklands-what-did-the-argentinian-government-expect-britain-would-do/726943 "2015-08-07T16:25:48Z")
One of the things about the Falklands War that has always puzzled me: what did the Argentinian government expect Britain would do? Did they say to themselves: “a worn-out lion - she’ll roar a bit and that will be it?” … --- ## [HTML 5 book for beginners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/html-5-book-for-beginners/712107)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2015, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/html-5-book-for-beginners/712107 "2015-02-15T17:26:45Z")
Hi everyone, regular lurker but occasional poster here. I’m interested in learning web design and development. I messed around with HTML back in the early days of the web when dial-up accounts came with 10MB of free web… --- ## [Today is Roy Batty's incept date](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-roy-battys-incept-date/742507)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-roy-battys-incept-date/742507 "2016-01-12T22:40:53Z")
Happy birthday, Roy! Sorry you have such a crappy life ahead of you. --- ## [Has anyone else ever seen the "black dog"? What causes it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-ever-seen-the-black-dog-what-causes-it/341102)
**Author:** [@hlanelee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hlanelee)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2006, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-ever-seen-the-black-dog-what-causes-it/341102 "2006-01-23T03:01:02Z")
Frequently, when I drive at night, I “see” things that are not really there, especially when it is really dark with side lights around and on coming traffic. Its something I accept and deal with, sometimes I slow down, … --- ## [RO: ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro/505443)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2011, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro/505443 "2011-12-13T12:43:07Z")
In the pit, i see several thread titles that start with “RO:.” What’s the RO: mean? --- ## [Mumia Abu Jamal decision by SCOTUS due Tuesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mumia-abu-jamal-decision-by-scotus-due-tuesday/525326)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2010, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mumia-abu-jamal-decision-by-scotus-due-tuesday/525326 "2010-01-21T07:39:45Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100117/ts\_nm/us\_usa\_court\_deathpenalty Any thoughts or opinions on this case? Personally, I think it is ridiculous that it has been almost 30 years since this crime and conviction and the F… --- ## [Is it safe to plug/unplug without turning off the power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-to-plug-unplug-without-turning-off-the-power/584731)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-to-plug-unplug-without-turning-off-the-power/584731 "2011-06-08T19:15:03Z")
Sometimes when I plug in devices with the socket on, I see a spark in the socket. I wonder if it’s safe to do this? Will the spark jump out one time? Every time I see it, I think, “I’m glad there’s no gas leak.” Some pl… --- ## [FOX, John Madden and that stupid fucking 6-legged turkey: It's getting old!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-john-madden-and-that-stupid-fucking-6-legged-turkey-its-getting-old/94825)
**Author:** [@Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vinnie_Virginslayer)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2001, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-john-madden-and-that-stupid-fucking-6-legged-turkey-its-getting-old/94825 "2001-11-27T04:05:35Z")
Every fucking year it is the same shit with this guy: Fox broadcasts an NFL game on Thanksgiving. Cameras show a six legged turkey being prepared in John Madden’s bus (because this freak has been afraid to fly his entir… --- ## [Best S. King Novel To Inspire Non-reader Teen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-s-king-novel-to-inspire-non-reader-teen/516932)
**Author:** [@wonderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderlust)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-s-king-novel-to-inspire-non-reader-teen/516932 "2009-11-12T06:09:29Z")
My latest evil plan to get my 16 year old son to enjoy reading is to have him read Stephen King. He is unversed in the ways of the word, so it must be direct, involving, suspenseful, and\* not too long\*. Perhaps not too g… --- ## [President George W Bush no longer the worst President in living memory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-george-w-bush-no-longer-the-worst-president-in-living-memory/850848)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-george-w-bush-no-longer-the-worst-president-in-living-memory/850848 "2020-04-15T17:31:09Z")
I think Trump is the worst president in living memory. Change my mind. Up until recently, the one saving grace for president Trump was that he did not cause the deaths of thousands of Americans (lets assume that cuttin… --- ## [I beat my kid to death because massa beat my ancestors.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beat-my-kid-to-death-because-massa-beat-my-ancestors/248057)
**Author:** [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2004, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beat-my-kid-to-death-because-massa-beat-my-ancestors/248057 "2004-06-09T08:12:41Z")
It’s like the anti-Bill Cosby belief system. Meet Isaac Cortez Bynum. \ Hey kids…if you’re black, you can’t be held accountable for violent actions. Thankfully, it appears that this theory ain’t got much chanc… --- ## [Why do some people find females farting cute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-find-females-farting-cute/546600)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2010, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-find-females-farting-cute/546600 "2010-07-16T14:50:21Z")
And why am I so skeeved out by the fact? Nothing cracks me up like a fart, but I don’t find them cute. A quote I heard from one of my guy friends at a party a few weeks ago: “If a fat ugly nasty girl lets one rip, it’s… --- ## [Distinguishing between related languages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distinguishing-between-related-languages/633010)
**Author:** [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2012, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distinguishing-between-related-languages/633010 "2012-09-04T15:38:00Z")
I don’t speak French, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian, but if you were to hand me a couple of pages written in each language, I would have very little difficulty telling which was which. I don’t speak Norwegian, Swedish,… --- ## [Faith Healers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faith-healers/727221)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2015, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faith-healers/727221 "2015-08-15T01:40:55Z")
Permit me to quote from another thread to get this started: I just this week had to break off relationship with an old friend. I’d know her for years, and we were pretty good pals. She got religion, and I’m a atheist… --- ## [NFL - PLAYOFFS - DIVISIONAL ROUND the World in 80 Days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-divisional-round-the-world-in-80-days/846173)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-divisional-round-the-world-in-80-days/846173 "2020-01-15T20:48:17Z")
Well, the wildcard games, for the most part, lived up to the hype. 2 overtime games. Every game within 8 points. Exciting stuff last weekend. Let’s hope it continues this week. I felt really bad for the Bills. It feels … --- ## [Is it just me or are you not able to sleep unless you completely relieve your bladder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-are-you-not-able-to-sleep-unless-you-completely-relieve-your-bladder/675572)
**Author:** [@jrsone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrsone)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2013, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-are-you-not-able-to-sleep-unless-you-completely-relieve-your-bladder/675572 "2013-12-08T19:52:14Z")
It’s annoying. Even if I don’t have any real “urge” to go, but I know I could if I tried, I will not be able to go to sleep unless I go. My wife is the opposite. She can lie down, say, “I should have peed, oh well, I’… --- ## [What If Woody Allen Was A Total And Complete Scumbag???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-woody-allen-was-a-total-and-complete-scumbag/770224)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2016, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-woody-allen-was-a-total-and-complete-scumbag/770224 "2016-11-08T05:41:28Z")
Would that make you change your opinion of him? I mean he’d still be competent as director… but what if just the sight of him either made you Wretch or want to throw half bricks at him until he was either read or gone…… --- ## [Jedi dies like a punk (spoiler, and rant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jedi-dies-like-a-punk-spoiler-and-rant/305168)
**Author:** [@Sweetums](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sweetums)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2005, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jedi-dies-like-a-punk-spoiler-and-rant/305168 "2005-05-27T12:25:00Z")
So I went and saw Return of the Sith. Having read several of the Dark Horse comics, I was familure with many of the expanded universe jedi, and knew that they would have to buy the farm in this film. I was even prepared… --- ## [Anyone seriously considering the switch from Windows to Linux?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seriously-considering-the-switch-from-windows-to-linux/1025650)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 348\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seriously-considering-the-switch-from-windows-to-linux/1025650 "2026-06-12T17:06:59Z")
I keep seeing a lot of people on Reddit saying they intend to (or asking how to) switch from Windows to Linux. I made that switch myself back in February and I haven’t looked back; I was already a Linux user alongside W… --- ## [Borderlands. Can I add it to steam without having to download it through steam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/borderlands-can-i-add-it-to-steam-without-having-to-download-it-through-steam/527606)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2011, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/borderlands-can-i-add-it-to-steam-without-having-to-download-it-through-steam/527606 "2011-06-19T08:56:18Z")
I had to do this with Unreal Tournament 3. I have the disc for the game. I installed it. I then tried to play it online only to be told I needed a patch. I went looking for the patch only to find that the official li… --- ## [Why didn't the British and American leadership get along during WW2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-british-and-american-leadership-get-along-during-ww2/558022)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2010, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-british-and-american-leadership-get-along-during-ww2/558022 "2010-10-24T21:51:51Z")
Based on my current read, Rick Atkinson’s WW2 books, there was considerable dissent and distrust between the American and English forces. Why was this? I’d always (mistakenly) thought that the US and UK were firm friends… --- ## [My God, you MUST see Lilo & Stitch!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-you-must-see-lilo-stitch/115415)
**Author:** [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2002, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-you-must-see-lilo-stitch/115415 "2002-07-13T09:26:01Z")
It was a RIOT! Truly inspired Disney fare - kept us all cracking up the whole time, plus the message of “family” wasn’t overdone. Great voices, great storyline, great animation (neat watercolor backgrounds!), and just … --- ## [What kind of car should a 1925 bootlegger drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-should-a-1925-bootlegger-drive/122429)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2014, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-should-a-1925-bootlegger-drive/122429 "2014-02-04T06:26:01Z")
So I’m gonna be in a roleplaying game set in the 1920s, and I’ll be playing an ex-magician’s-assistant-turned bootlegger. I want her to have a cool car for bootlegging that’s tricked out on the inside with hidden cabine… --- ## [NFL WEEK 7: Minutes in Heaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7-minutes-in-heaven/841911)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2019, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7-minutes-in-heaven/841911 "2019-10-24T17:06:00Z")
Here’s your lineup for the week: Thursday, Oct. 17 8:20 p.m. Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos (NFLN/FOX) KC -3 49 Sunday, Oct. 20 1 p.m. Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants (FOX) NYG -3 48.5 1 p.m. Houston Texa… --- ## [POLL: Weird things seen on the side of the road](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-weird-things-seen-on-the-side-of-the-road/268588)
**Author:** [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2004, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-weird-things-seen-on-the-side-of-the-road/268588 "2004-10-14T04:18:25Z")
Driving home tonight I saw a pillow on the side of the road, and I found that rather strange. I also find it funny when I see a single shoe. So, what have \*you \* seen? --- ## [Oh, THAT'S what that prophecy meant!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-thats-what-that-prophecy-meant/669527)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2013, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-thats-what-that-prophecy-meant/669527 "2013-09-26T02:37:55Z")
In Macbeth, the three witches’ prophecies screw Macbeth over. He’s convinced he can’t be hurt, because “none of woman born” can harm him; he gets decapitated by Macduff, who was delivered by Cesarean section. He also los… --- ## [I, Tonya (movie) and her guilt/innocence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tonya-movie-and-her-guilt-innocence/804415)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2018, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tonya-movie-and-her-guilt-innocence/804415 "2018-10-10T04:07:09Z")
Do you think Tonya Harding was a willing participant in the attack on Nancy Kerrigan? For those who knew of the saga before all the recent publicity surrounding the movie release, has your opinion of her changed over tim… --- ## [Let's list some famous fictional prostitutes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-some-famous-fictional-prostitutes/429534)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2007, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-some-famous-fictional-prostitutes/429534 "2007-12-12T11:01:14Z")
Inspired by this post: Belle Watling has to be one of the most famous fictional hookers. How many others can you name? By whore, I don’t mean “kept woman” (Sister Carrie) or loose woman (Aunt Sissy in “A Tree Grows in … --- ## [What annoying question does your SO ask you, over and over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-annoying-question-does-your-so-ask-you-over-and-over/727754)
**Author:** [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2015, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-annoying-question-does-your-so-ask-you-over-and-over/727754 "2015-08-21T22:59:05Z")
“Is the dishwasher clean or dirty?” --- ## [Fish and finger pie, or how did this lyric get by the AM radio censors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-and-finger-pie-or-how-did-this-lyric-get-by-the-am-radio-censors/835166)
**Author:** [@Helmut\_Doork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helmut_Doork)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-and-finger-pie-or-how-did-this-lyric-get-by-the-am-radio-censors/835166 "2019-06-12T03:35:36Z")
So “Penny Lane” is playing on the office muzak, and Paul mentions “fish and finger pie”- there is literally no other meaning to ‘finger pie’, other than ‘fingerbang’, (even according to the Wikipedia page of the song) an… --- ## [SDMB Fantasy Baseball League](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-league/681960)
**Author:** [@MentalGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MentalGuy)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-league/681960 "2014-09-29T21:57:57Z")
My teenage son requested that he and I compete in fantasy baseball this year, which is something neither of us have done before. I agreed, but figured we need to have more than two players to make it interesting. I don… --- ## [My bathroom, it is a showplace.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bathroom-it-is-a-showplace/317076)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2005, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bathroom-it-is-a-showplace/317076 "2005-08-22T03:59:29Z")
Really, it’s just a bathroom. It’s not even a very big bathroom. But the reconstruction is all done! Really, it’s not. It almost was, but in the end we hit a glitch. The “glitch” was the medicine cabinet doesn’t fit und… --- ## [I'm sorry I don't speak French, only English, could you help me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-i-dont-speak-french-only-english-could-you-help-me/803177)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-i-dont-speak-french-only-english-could-you-help-me/803177 "2017-12-05T14:54:30Z")
I have encountered plenty of what I like to call French snobs, both in France and the French-English Canada provenience of Quebec. Also have been in Haiti though Creole has been declared it’s own language before I went … --- ## [My dog pooped in the dog groomer's shower--on two occasions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-pooped-in-the-dog-groomers-shower-on-two-occasions/715742)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2015, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-pooped-in-the-dog-groomers-shower-on-two-occasions/715742 "2015-04-11T02:39:35Z")
I’m hoping for advice from dog groomers and/or dog owners. Background: My dog Buddy has gone to many dog groomers over the years. I’ve had him since about 2004 when he showed up at my house in the country. When I moved … --- ## [Why do we have a national minimum wage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-a-national-minimum-wage/261538)
**Author:** [@Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kel_Varnsen_Latex_Division)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2004, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-a-national-minimum-wage/261538 "2004-09-01T02:37:46Z")
Isn’t it stupid to have a national minimum wage? Why is the minimum wage the same for Southern California as rural Alabama? In what way does this make sense? Wouldn’t it be better to have a minimum wage that is tied into… --- ## [Voting is a self-insulting when things are not improving.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-is-a-self-insulting-when-things-are-not-improving/606629)
**Author:** [@Reza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reza)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-is-a-self-insulting-when-things-are-not-improving/606629 "2011-12-21T02:05:57Z")
Are you going to vote in the upcoming election? Count me out! I know that the first thing people would talk back to you when you say you are not going to cast your vote in forthcoming election, is that you can’t be igno… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 7.05 "Go Getters" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-05-go-getters-open-spoilers/772611)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2016, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-05-go-getters-open-spoilers/772611 "2016-11-27T23:13:39Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Saddled with grief, members of the group try to find safety at the Hilltop before it’s too late. \[/QUOTE\] Tom Payne, Xander Berkeley, & Kevin Smith are on Talking Dead. --- ## [Why do religions treat atheism as worse than heresy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-religions-treat-atheism-as-worse-than-heresy/354637)
**Author:** [@Iris\_Rings](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iris_Rings)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2006, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-religions-treat-atheism-as-worse-than-heresy/354637 "2006-05-12T03:21:51Z")
I don’t get it. All the people I know of all religions are less accepting of atheists than of each other. Yet, the Hindus will freely state that they think all the Christian, Jewish, and Islamic texts are literary inven… --- ## [Constitutional Convention - what should be proposed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constitutional-convention-what-should-be-proposed/991765)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2025, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constitutional-convention-what-should-be-proposed/991765 "2025-06-17T06:07:52Z")
This is a break-off from something mentioned in the late 2023 Speaker of the House thread. I have been maintaining a list of “things that people have mentioned should be brought up as amendments in the Constitutional Con… --- ## [An even more frank conversation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-even-more-frank-conversation/656350)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-even-more-frank-conversation/656350 "2013-04-26T10:15:56Z")
It strikes me that most people think of a hot dog on a bun as a blank canvas, awaiting the addition of mustards, ketchup, relish, onions, sour kraut, etc. to complete its gustatory allness. Me? I prefer them nekkid. I t… --- ## [Replacing mirror on 2001 Pontiac Grand Am](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-mirror-on-2001-pontiac-grand-am/517555)
**Author:** [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2009, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-mirror-on-2001-pontiac-grand-am/517555 "2009-12-21T11:39:49Z")
Howdy folks, last week a guy in my squadron ran into my car and knocked the passenger mirror off. Let me be clear, he did not hit my car with his vehicle. He ran into it while talking to a friend in the parking lot and… --- ## [Have high level liberal operatives infiltrated the right-wing message machine? NSFW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-high-level-liberal-operatives-infiltrated-the-right-wing-message-machine-nsfw/492813)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-high-level-liberal-operatives-infiltrated-the-right-wing-message-machine-nsfw/492813 "2009-04-15T19:38:11Z")
Have high level liberal operatives infiltrated the right-wing message machine in order to make them look silly? Okay, I’m asking that with tongue firmly in cheek, but look at the evidence. \[ul\] \[li\]They’re planning ma… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1542&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1544&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)