# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=155&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:** 156 --- ## [What's your least favorite plot device/character/section of the Harry Potter books (OPEN SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-least-favorite-plot-device-character-section-of-the-harry-potter-books-open-spoilers/504593)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2009, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-least-favorite-plot-device-character-section-of-the-harry-potter-books-open-spoilers/504593 "2009-10-20T09:03:12Z")
I’m a Harry Potter fan and thoroughly enjoyed most of the series. There were, however, some parts I thought were clunkers. For the OP I’ll just do one: OPEN SPOILERS The Time Turner used by Hermione in Prisoner of Az… --- ## [Should I be worried about my GF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-worried-about-my-gf/674339)
**Author:** [@Cbud92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cbud92)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-worried-about-my-gf/674339 "2014-08-18T19:53:01Z")
Hello people! I really need some wise and reasonable advice here! I hope you can help! I’ve seen some real down to earth people on these forums so I thought I’d give it a shot. My girlfriend and I have been dating for 7… --- ## [When should a person have the right to drive thru a crowd of demonstrators?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-a-person-have-the-right-to-drive-thru-a-crowd-of-demonstrators/811732)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 368\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2018, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-a-person-have-the-right-to-drive-thru-a-crowd-of-demonstrators/811732 "2018-04-08T00:21:41Z")
This issue has come up as some republican lawmakers have started legislation designed not to protect drivers who hit demonstrators - LINK. What do you all think? Personally I think what is needed is a clarification of … --- ## [Most spectacular way in which you or a coworker has quit or been fired from a job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-spectacular-way-in-which-you-or-a-coworker-has-quit-or-been-fired-from-a-job/501600)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-spectacular-way-in-which-you-or-a-coworker-has-quit-or-been-fired-from-a-job/501600 "2010-10-15T13:57:53Z")
What’s the memorable way in which you or someone you know has departed from a job? When I was a wee lad detassling corn in the Midwest I had a boss who was a real dick. One day, after a chewing out, I told him, among ot… --- ## [How to make "traffic light" buttons in Excel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-traffic-light-buttons-in-excel/653217)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2015, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-traffic-light-buttons-in-excel/653217 "2015-12-01T11:05:32Z")
Calling any Excel users including the “Ask the Excel guy” if he’s still around. I have a project tracking spreadsheet and my manager wants “traffic light” type buttons. You know, green (on track), yellow (in progress/po… --- ## [New Riddles/ Brain Teasers Needed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-riddles-brain-teasers-needed/729546)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 326\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2015, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-riddles-brain-teasers-needed/729546 "2015-10-03T10:40:07Z")
Help, I am going to see my family in three weeks. It is traditional for us to bring challenging brain teasers and riddles whenever we all get together. And I am out of new ideas. I have read through several old threads… --- ## [How do YOU pronounce "coyote"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-coyote/538406)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2010, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-coyote/538406 "2010-10-09T07:46:56Z")
So I’m reading this book, and I come across this: This led me to a big WTF moment. I’ve only ever heard “coyote” pronounced as three syllables. ki-OH-tee. Is there some other way to pronounce it? The only thing I can t… --- ## [Is there a nationally distributed salsa that ISN'T "thick and chunky"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-nationally-distributed-salsa-that-isnt-thick-and-chunky/695787)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2015, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-nationally-distributed-salsa-that-isnt-thick-and-chunky/695787 "2015-01-01T00:34:58Z")
I love chops and salsa, and have it for dinner quite often. However, the problem is that I don’t like the chunks of crap that are in it. I don’t like pieces of tomato, or pepper, or onion, or anything…I just want salsa. … --- ## [When people babble about "microaggressions", their real goal is censorship.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-people-babble-about-microaggressions-their-real-goal-is-censorship/722455)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-people-babble-about-microaggressions-their-real-goal-is-censorship/722455 "2015-06-18T01:12:50Z")
At Ithaca College, there will soon be an anonymous, online system whereby students can report any microaggression, defined as “statements by a person from a privileged group that belittles or isolates a member of an unpr… --- ## [Meet Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-bob/838275)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 375\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-bob/838275 "2022-05-07T16:09:13Z")
I’ll give you the TL;DR before I go off on a tear. I’ll be picking up my new dog, Bobthe Dog, from the pound on Thursday afternoon after work. He is a Shepherd/Mastiff mix, but he’s not really that big. He’s about a yea… --- ## [Did Lee Harvey Oswald assassinate JFK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-lee-harvey-oswald-assassinate-jfk/414950)
**Author:** [@ngant17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ngant17)\ **Replies:** 383\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2007, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-lee-harvey-oswald-assassinate-jfk/414950 "2007-08-25T08:17:28Z")
I’ve read a lot of books, pro and con, about the assassination of JFK by Lee Harvey Oswald. If he was not a world-class sniper, how could he have pulled off those precise shots with a bolt-action rifle with a very short… --- ## [To Liberal: I'm not pitting you.. I'm just confused](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-liberal-im-not-pitting-you-im-just-confused/393489)
**Author:** [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Replies:** 389\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2007, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-liberal-im-not-pitting-you-im-just-confused/393489 "2007-02-26T19:15:59Z")
This is NOT a pitting… but where to put it? I don’t fuck around in GD… the post started here… My position is that 9) NO, a person has no choice, I’m cannot lie, I don’t belive in the Bible… but perhaps there is some un… --- ## [Dating a cocaine addict](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-a-cocaine-addict/782926)
**Author:** [@Esco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esco)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2017, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-a-cocaine-addict/782926 "2017-05-29T06:39:57Z")
So I met this beautiful, gorgeous girl. She’s a real-estate agent here in Toronto, she’s hard-working and makes over $150K a year because she’s really good at selling. She is in her mid 20’s, I’m in my mid 40’s. We hi… --- ## [Sports Conspiracy Theories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-conspiracy-theories/690094)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2015, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-conspiracy-theories/690094 "2015-04-08T14:28:26Z")
I want to hear any and all CT’s you have either read about and found interesting, heard about in a conversation with others, or have made up in your own mind for fun. You can talk about the probability of any CT being t… --- ## [Was every Vietnam era draftee sent to fight in Vietnam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-every-vietnam-era-draftee-sent-to-fight-in-vietnam/637679)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-every-vietnam-era-draftee-sent-to-fight-in-vietnam/637679 "2022-10-24T19:25:22Z")
If you were drafted into the US Army (or the Marines) during the 1960s and early 1970s, was it inevitable to be sent to fight in Vietnam as soon as you finished your training? Or were there some lucky ones who could sit… --- ## [If you were raised to believe disease was caused by curses, would you still believe it today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-raised-to-believe-disease-was-caused-by-curses-would-you-still-believe-it-today/626376)
**Author:** [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-raised-to-believe-disease-was-caused-by-curses-would-you-still-believe-it-today/626376 "2012-07-23T21:09:29Z")
It’s a fairly logical assertion that most people practice their particular form of religion because they were raised to. But, we could dream up countless examples of how virtually no degree of indoctrination could convin… --- ## [Movies with the worst endings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-the-worst-endings/574512)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2011, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-the-worst-endings/574512 "2011-05-21T23:00:25Z")
Just saw The Next Three Days and found the ending boring and predictable. But not the worst ending to a flick i’ve ever seen. That honor goes to The Last American Virgin. What a depressing ending. I mean, Gary is a puss… --- ## [The Night Of (new HBO show)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-of-new-hbo-show/759622)
**Author:** [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-of-new-hbo-show/759622 "2017-04-22T10:44:56Z")
I saw this last night and was impressed. It’s always a little difficult to evaluate a show based on the pilot episode, but it’s a strong start. It’s not a fast-paced procedural, so if you’re looking for that you will b… --- ## [Romney To Post "Summary" Of His Taxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-to-post-summary-of-his-taxes/635415)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2012, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-to-post-summary-of-his-taxes/635415 "2012-10-02T22:46:40Z")
From the dancing horse’s mouth: Nice try, Mitt. This dodge is so pathetically transparent (you can write any damn thing on a letter and get it notarized – the seal only proves that you’re the one who signed it, not tha… --- ## [Obama March 18th, 2008 Speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-march-18th-2008-speech/441774)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 456\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2008, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-march-18th-2008-speech/441774 "2008-03-21T07:09:48Z")
I’m starting this thread to jump the gun on everyone by presenting my take on it in advance and test my understanding of where Obama is coming from. I believe that “black liberation theology” which Barack has been expos… --- ## [Rectum? Damn near killed him! What's the set up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rectum-damn-near-killed-him-whats-the-set-up/314103)
**Author:** [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rectum-damn-near-killed-him-whats-the-set-up/314103 "2024-06-27T22:36:01Z")
We’ve all used this punch line. It is quite possibly the greatest punch line in the history of humor. But is there a set up? I don’t think I’ve ever heard the actual joke that goes along with the line. --- ## [Cash for Clunkers - Destroying Wealth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cash-for-clunkers-destroying-wealth/504959)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 311\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2009, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cash-for-clunkers-destroying-wealth/504959 "2009-08-13T14:51:04Z")
I was just looking over this list of cars on the ‘cash for clunkers’ list, and realized that this program is going to buy up large numbers of perfectly good vehicles, presumably to be destroyed. This is simply a massive… --- ## [I met a person today whose first name is Virus.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-met-a-person-today-whose-first-name-is-virus/625795)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-met-a-person-today-whose-first-name-is-virus/625795 "2012-07-27T20:26:13Z")
Really. Truly. Virus. His last name was a very, very common english name. Nice enough guy, but he has some issues and problems. I didn’t ask him about his name, but I was tempted. This one amused me more than my pa… --- ## [Did Starsky and Hutch seem this gay back in the '70s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-starsky-and-hutch-seem-this-gay-back-in-the-70s/560209)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-starsky-and-hutch-seem-this-gay-back-in-the-70s/560209 "2013-04-16T15:32:58Z")
Due to the fact that I wasn’t even a zygote until 1984, I kinda missed out on the \*Starsky and Hutch \*thing. Out of a weird notion, I checked out a couple of episodes on Youtube. Holy crap – this show is homoerotic – and… --- ## [How are people feeling about Discourse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-people-feeling-about-discourse/926428)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 510\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2021, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-people-feeling-about-discourse/926428 "2021-09-16T01:17:45Z")
When we first moved to Discourse I was dubious, especially since it used infinite scroll which I hate. After getting used to it, though, I have to agree that it’s better than the old forums. There are still a few thing… --- ## [Where did "Nuke 'em from orbit" come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-nuke-em-from-orbit-come-from/395440)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2007, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-nuke-em-from-orbit-come-from/395440 "2007-03-19T20:04:39Z")
I see this phrase roughly every 15 seconds, sometimes with “. . . it’s the only way” tacked on to the end. What am I missing? --- ## [We're All Here. Now What? (Basic Tutorial)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-here-now-what-basic-tutorial/911081)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2020, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-here-now-what-basic-tutorial/911081 "2020-07-03T01:27:15Z")
Table of Contents Note: this post was made before the transition. Any or all of it may already be wrong, outdated, or muddleheaded. I’ll try to update as necessary. I have a bunch of pretty pictures to go along with i… --- ## [Why are hotel beds so high off the floor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-hotel-beds-so-high-off-the-floor/680730)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-hotel-beds-so-high-off-the-floor/680730 "2021-11-15T19:42:08Z")
I do a lot of traveling, and it has always bugged me why do hotel beds sit so high above the floor? You might say it facilitates vacuuming under the bed. However, a large majority of beds are not resting on a bedframe. … --- ## [Purim -- a drunk (but not Irish!) MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-a-drunk-but-not-irish-mmp/441632)
**Author:** [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Replies:** 722\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2008, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-a-drunk-but-not-irish-mmp/441632 "2008-03-24T10:17:00Z")
Everybody loves a carnival. Especially a drunk carnival. Everybody loves St. Patrick’s day. You don’t even have to be Irish to love it. Well… almost everybody. Jews have to do everything different, you see. I mean, we’… --- ## [Israel vs Gaza 2021… wtf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-vs-gaza-2021-wtf/942168)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 581\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2021, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-vs-gaza-2021-wtf/942168 "2021-05-26T08:30:47Z")
Okay, lots going on here but this incident today prompted this thread: I’m pretty sure that last sentence is the key, eh. Here’s the AP’s actual news story about the bombing: So here’s a thread to discuss what’s go… --- ## [36 Reasons Why You Should Thank a Union...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/36-reasons-why-you-should-thank-a-union/679683)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/36-reasons-why-you-should-thank-a-union/679683 "2014-02-23T05:08:39Z")
I often hear people on these boards say unions have no relevance in their lives anymore. That is why I want to share with you the following link. Even if you are against unions, you have to admit the list is thought-pro… --- ## [The Curse of Oak Island](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-curse-of-oak-island/680213)
**Author:** [@OtisCampbellWasRight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtisCampbellWasRight)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2017, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-curse-of-oak-island/680213 "2017-03-04T22:10:41Z")
Am I the only one following this on History channel? Having read a couple books on the subject, I am really enjoying this, even if they keep running it at weird times. (and I know, but I’m too lazy to set up me DVR.) --- ## [Recording Industry takes action against 12 year old girl, forces settlement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recording-industry-takes-action-against-12-year-old-girl-forces-settlement/200697)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 536\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2003, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recording-industry-takes-action-against-12-year-old-girl-forces-settlement/200697 "2003-10-09T02:19:51Z")
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=529&ncid=529&e=4&u=/ap/20030909/ap\_en\_mu/downloading\_music\_11 Fuck you, RIAA. I will never buy a CD again. Ever. --- ## [Is Anti-Semitism a serious problem in Norway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anti-semitism-a-serious-problem-in-norway/589733)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2011, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anti-semitism-a-serious-problem-in-norway/589733 "2011-08-09T03:40:07Z")
I have never been to Norway, and I have generally held a very positive opinion of that country. I also understand that opposition to the policies of Israel is not necessarily anti-semitic. But I was alarmed after readi… --- ## [Has anyone on "Family Guy" ever commented on Brian's bestiality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-on-family-guy-ever-commented-on-brians-bestiality/520532)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2009, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-on-family-guy-ever-commented-on-brians-bestiality/520532 "2009-12-11T05:18:09Z")
Over the course of the show he has dated several human women and in fact had a human son by one. But no one finds it strange that hot looking women want to get it on with a dog. Have they ever remarked upon it? Also the… --- ## [MLB: June 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-june-2012/623765)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2012, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-june-2012/623765 "2012-07-01T16:15:11Z")
Aaand…the Dodgers get swept by the Brewers to end May. Fuck. Oh, well. There’s always June. And the Padres…are still losing. It’s going to be a long season. --- ## [What do the dopers think of the Kate Middleton brouhaha](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-dopers-think-of-the-kate-middleton-brouhaha/998723)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 496\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-dopers-think-of-the-kate-middleton-brouhaha/998723 "2024-03-28T11:20:45Z")
No Kate Middleton thread on the dope yet? Lets make one. So I have been largely ignoring the brouhaha (I’m a brit living in the states for 20+ and am kind of irritated when I’m forced to read about the british royals he… --- ## [Simple thing you finally figured out that made you feel stupid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-thing-you-finally-figured-out-that-made-you-feel-stupid/306805)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 300\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2005, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-thing-you-finally-figured-out-that-made-you-feel-stupid/306805 "2005-08-01T16:33:55Z")
…or “Things That Make You Go :smack:” Ever run across something that confounds you and when you finally figure it out, you fell like a first class dolt? Waaaaayyyyy back in the early 80s, The Police came out with Ghost… --- ## [Do Eastern European women have lower standards in men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-eastern-european-women-have-lower-standards-in-men/554829)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-eastern-european-women-have-lower-standards-in-men/554829 "2010-10-06T20:12:11Z")
Word on the street is that it’s easier for American men to get an Eastern European hottie than an American hottie. I followed some links until I wound up at a site comparing “ratings” of women, and one of the posters sa… --- ## [Perfect scenes in movies/TV shows/plays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-scenes-in-movies-tv-shows-plays/540326)
**Author:** [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2010, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-scenes-in-movies-tv-shows-plays/540326 "2010-06-12T12:34:53Z")
I was discussing Freaks and Geeks (one of my favorite TV shows, ever) with a friend of mine earlier today, and it got me to thinking about one of the most perfectly realized TV scenes I’ve ever had the pleasure of watch… --- ## [Let's see how many days of the year we can fill with Doper Birthdays.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-days-of-the-year-we-can-fill-with-doper-birthdays/325244)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 533\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2005, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-days-of-the-year-we-can-fill-with-doper-birthdays/325244 "2005-12-31T04:56:08Z")
Similiar to this topic and Doper location, let’s see how many days of the year we can fill based on birthday. Yes, I’m bored again. Oh, and if anyone wants to bump up and add their info to the Location topic, I’ll still… --- ## [Jingle Bells - who is Miss Fanny Bright?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jingle-bells-who-is-miss-fanny-bright/605328)
**Author:** [@Greymarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greymarch)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2012, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jingle-bells-who-is-miss-fanny-bright/605328 "2012-12-25T12:04:41Z")
In the famous christmas song Jingle Bells, the lyrics mention someone named “Miss Fanny Bright.” Who is Miss Fanny Bright? Was this a real person? If so, why was this person mentioned in the song? --- ## [Rank the Avengers (from new movie) by strength](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-the-avengers-from-new-movie-by-strength/614406)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-the-avengers-from-new-movie-by-strength/614406 "2013-09-16T01:51:24Z")
I haven’t followed comics much since I was a kid 35 years ago. However, I’ve seen all of the movies with the characters in the new Avengers movie. How would you rank them by power/strength? Good guys only. Here’s my take… --- ## [Does buying 10 lottery tickets increase my odds by a power of ten?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-buying-10-lottery-tickets-increase-my-odds-by-a-power-of-ten/531119)
**Author:** [@Dilton\_Doiley\_Philosopher\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dilton_Doiley_Philosopher_King)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-buying-10-lottery-tickets-increase-my-odds-by-a-power-of-ten/531119 "2011-08-08T10:51:38Z")
If the odds of winning a lottery jackpot are 1 in 175,711,536, if I buy 10 tickets, do my odds change to 1 in 17,571,153.6? And 100 tickets increases it to 1 in 1,757,115.36? That is, is “10 in 175,711,536” the same as… --- ## [Changing your mind the night after sex = rape (Does this ever happen?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-your-mind-the-night-after-sex-rape-does-this-ever-happen/472082)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2008, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-your-mind-the-night-after-sex-rape-does-this-ever-happen/472082 "2008-11-20T07:52:44Z")
In a lot of threads on rape on this board, people will often claim that the meaning of rape has been so broadened and stretched (probably by “the feminists”) into meaning sex that the woman regrets the morning after. My… --- ## [Thousands of dollars in student debt cancelled. Good news, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thousands-of-dollars-in-student-debt-cancelled-good-news-right/970242)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 536\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2022, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thousands-of-dollars-in-student-debt-cancelled-good-news-right/970242 "2022-11-23T19:27:27Z")
I currently have zero debt at all. Not one penny of credit card, card payments, or even a mortgage. Furthermore, I’ve never had one cent of student loan debt. I fully support cancelling this debt for people to give esse… --- ## [MLB: May 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2015/719020)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2015/719020 "2015-06-01T21:14:34Z")
The Houston Astros are the hottest team in baseball. And it’s not just the first day of the season. How did your team fare after Month One? --- ## [Best superhero to make love with.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-superhero-to-make-love-with/543894)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-superhero-to-make-love-with/543894 "2010-10-15T17:57:37Z")
Which Spandex-ized Champion of Justice to rock your world? Counterpart to this– Must be an actual superhero. I’d go with Elastigirl/Mrs Incredible. Those looks, those stretching abilities…of course, the guy she’s ma… --- ## [The WTHeck did I volunteer for this? MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wtheck-did-i-volunteer-for-this-mmp/642828)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 338\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wtheck-did-i-volunteer-for-this-mmp/642828 "2012-12-10T07:13:27Z")
although I could have called it the sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, stuffy head, fever, I’m not getting no rest MMP But no sense in sharing the suffering with all y’all.:smiley: So it’s Monday Morning, I’m still… --- ## ["I'm Too Busy To Play This" Mafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-too-busy-to-play-this-mafia/613978)
**Author:** [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Replies:** 299\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2012, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-too-busy-to-play-this-mafia/613978 "2012-04-05T17:46:15Z")
So it’s come to this. You like playing mafia. You love playing mafia. Or, you’re indifferent to playing mafia but for some reason, you keep signing up because it’s bleeding addictive. Now, you find yourself without a gam… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=154&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=156&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)