# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=16&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:** 17 --- ## [You know, we should chat about global warming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-we-should-chat-about-global-warming/735365)
**Author:** [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Replies:** 758\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2015, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-we-should-chat-about-global-warming/735365 "2015-12-31T03:39:18Z")
Has anyone ever noticed that it still gets cold sometimes? Especially in winter? What’s up with that? Seems like this could be a fruitful topic. --- ## [Is The Gay Marriage Debate Over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-gay-marriage-debate-over/687472)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 876\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-gay-marriage-debate-over/687472 "2014-11-06T19:11:57Z")
Maggie Gallagher (NOM) seems to think so: I’m inclined to see this as a simple recognition of reality (albeit heavily tinged with self-pitying victimhood posturing). However, I doubt the situation is quite as good (fro… --- ## [Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade (No longer a draft as of 06-24-2022.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-has-overturned-roe-v-wade-no-longer-a-draft-as-of-06-24-2022/963862)
**Author:** [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Replies:** 1605\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-has-overturned-roe-v-wade-no-longer-a-draft-as-of-06-24-2022/963862 "2023-01-07T03:29:59Z")
I believe this is without precedent, for a draft opinion to release before publication, and until publication it is not the official opinion of the court. However, that being said, reliable journalism is circulating the … --- ## [What country has the youngest prostitutes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-has-the-youngest-prostitutes/483889)
**Author:** [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2016, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-has-the-youngest-prostitutes/483889 "2016-08-15T23:09:29Z")
Age of consent has come up in a couple threads recently and has gotten me thinking. Many countries have lower ages of consent then the US a few as young as 12. Some counties has legalized prostitution. Hopefully if a cou… --- ## [Best Dirty Jokes/Rhymes/Songs from Childhood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dirty-jokes-rhymes-songs-from-childhood/344902)
**Author:** [@drmark2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drmark2000)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2014, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dirty-jokes-rhymes-songs-from-childhood/344902 "2014-08-21T16:20:25Z")
You’ve all heard 'em, and maybe you even remember a few. You know… they were the “dirty” jokes/tales/limericks/songs, etc., which introduced you to new vocabulary and aspects of human behavior with which you may have be… --- ## [Can Scott Walker be re-elected Governor of Wisconsin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-scott-walker-be-re-elected-governor-of-wisconsin/691184)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 430\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2018, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-scott-walker-be-re-elected-governor-of-wisconsin/691184 "2018-11-09T18:42:37Z")
Or, even, stay out of jail? Despite this? He does seem to be getting in deeper. Ballotpedia page on the election. --- ## [How can some people go to jail for 2+ years for being on To Catch A Predator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-some-people-go-to-jail-for-2-years-for-being-on-to-catch-a-predator/598862)
**Author:** [@ModernPrimate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ModernPrimate)\ **Replies:** 538\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2011, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-some-people-go-to-jail-for-2-years-for-being-on-to-catch-a-predator/598862 "2011-10-18T21:43:40Z")
It’s not on so much this side of the Atlantic, but I’m really taken aback by some of the sentencing. The decoys beg the other chatter over and over to come, and they engage in extremely explicit material themselves. The… --- ## [Wow, that's a great cover of that song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 1183\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596 "2026-10-15T02:19:18Z")
I think we’ve had a thread or two like this in the past but a lot of us are home bored and have some time so let’s do it again. Looking for covers of songs that really do it for you. I love to find obscure but great cov… --- ## [Board performance problems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 573\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2014, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491 "2014-07-31T00:34:18Z")
Rising board traffic (currently ~14M pageviews/mo) coupled with the increasing frequency of outages, error messages and other glitches has led the STM tech staff to conclude we’ve outgrown our current server capacity. We… --- ## [At what level is racialism accepted in the scientific community?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-level-is-racialism-accepted-in-the-scientific-community/695257)
**Author:** [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Replies:** 344\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-level-is-racialism-accepted-in-the-scientific-community/695257 "2017-05-06T17:47:42Z")
This post pertains to the NYtimes science Journalist Nicolas Wade, but it has some relevance to how the community of biological scientists view “race science” In April 28th of this year, Nicholas Wade authored a book ca… --- ## [Skyscrapers on fire, not collapsing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skyscrapers-on-fire-not-collapsing/553541)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 566\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2010, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skyscrapers-on-fire-not-collapsing/553541 "2010-09-29T21:12:11Z")
To be clear, I’m not making an argument here, just asking a question so I can procede in an argument I’m having with someone else here. Apparently there have been a half a dozen to a dozen or so cases in which an entire… --- ## [Aw, Gus 'tis full of rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-gus-tis-full-of-rants/665043)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 697\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2013, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-gus-tis-full-of-rants/665043 "2013-09-01T03:01:03Z")
August Mini-rant thread Unimproved and in the same old flavors at an increased cost and a slightly smaller package. --- ## [Better Call Saul season 6](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063)
**Author:** [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\ **Replies:** 1624\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2022, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063 "2022-09-16T06:59:51Z")
I will not be watching this until the half season is over, as I prefer the bingewatching model, but I figure that some people may, so I’ve started a thread to i)head off any attempt to bump a mega thread from a previous… --- ## [Ask The Guy Who Owned an Exotic Pet Store.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-owned-an-exotic-pet-store/480016)
**Author:** [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-owned-an-exotic-pet-store/480016 "2012-04-12T16:11:15Z")
Anything you are curious about? Want to know all the sordid details and smoky back room dealings of the exotic animal trade? Ask away. I used to manage all exotics including venomous reptiles and primates. --- ## [Matt Gaetz being investigated for sex with 17 year old girl (DOJ declines to charge 2023-02-15)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-being-investigated-for-sex-with-17-year-old-girl-doj-declines-to-charge-2023-02-15/939052)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 800\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-being-investigated-for-sex-with-17-year-old-girl-doj-declines-to-charge-2023-02-15/939052 "2026-10-16T20:44:08Z")
This might explain the talk that he will quit Congress Investigation started when Trump was still in office https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-doj-is-reportedly-investigating-rep-matt-gaetz-over-whether-he-h… --- ## [Israel/Palestinians: Your Take](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-palestinians-your-take/749840)
**Author:** [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Replies:** 637\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2017, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-palestinians-your-take/749840 "2017-04-08T16:54:42Z")
Why is this thread in elections? Simple: because its a big electoral issue, hence why all the serious candidates went to AIPAC (Bernie is not serious, IMO, hence his absence, as well as pandering to the far-left). Addit… --- ## [Happy New Bitchfest!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-bitchfest/677605)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 686\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-bitchfest/677605 "2014-02-01T20:56:24Z")
It’s the new year somewhere, so let it rip. Standing behind someone at the movie ticket window yesterday. The guy asked for a ticket to (mumblemumble) and the woman says “That’s normally $9, but it’s a special film, so… --- ## [FinnAgain is kind of a shitty person.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finnagain-is-kind-of-a-shitty-person/572787)
**Author:** [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Replies:** 745\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2011, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finnagain-is-kind-of-a-shitty-person/572787 "2011-04-09T04:10:58Z")
Or so I hear. There was a thread in About this Message Board where someone mentioned that FinnAgain was thought to be a troll by some. I mentioned that I recalled a thread where he kind of whips out the antisemitism card… --- ## [May the rant be with you (May 2012 rant thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-the-rant-be-with-you-may-2012-rant-thread/620483)
**Author:** [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Replies:** 660\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-the-rant-be-with-you-may-2012-rant-thread/620483 "2012-06-01T20:01:55Z")
Go for it. --- ## [A&E suspends Phil Robertson over anti-gay remarks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-suspends-phil-robertson-over-anti-gay-remarks/676747)
**Author:** [@Debaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debaser)\ **Replies:** 710\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-suspends-phil-robertson-over-anti-gay-remarks/676747 "2014-01-30T14:24:29Z")
I don’t see a thread on this yet. Phil Robertson, Patriarch of the Robertson Family of “Duck Dynasty” fame has been suspended by A&E. The Drudge Report is having a field day with no less than a dozen stories about this… --- ## [Mass Effect 3 \[Massive Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-effect-3-massive-spoilers/612894)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 485\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-effect-3-massive-spoilers/612894 "2019-08-29T20:56:59Z")
I started a thread on ME3 over a year ago, when all we had was a teaser trailer. Now, we have a heck of a lot more. Specifically, a demo (out for Xbox 360 and PC, coming soon to PS3) - anyone checked it out yet? The rel… --- ## [Will the Tesla Model 3 revolutionize Amercan driving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-tesla-model-3-revolutionize-amercan-driving/726537)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 800\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-tesla-model-3-revolutionize-amercan-driving/726537 "2016-04-17T22:47:33Z")
Assuming it lives up to its promises. Going on sale in 2017 3rd generation so (hopefully) all the kinks have been worked out. 200-300 mile range. $35,000 before government subsidies meaning it is in the price range o… --- ## [The Race for the GOP Nomination - Post-Thanksgiving Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-race-for-the-gop-nomination-post-thanksgiving-thread/738819)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 742\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2016, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-race-for-the-gop-nomination-post-thanksgiving-thread/738819 "2016-03-06T02:24:48Z")
I thought that, with Iowa only 65 days away now, we needed a thread for discussing the overall state of play in the race for the GOP Presidential nomination, rather than having to discuss developments that affect multipl… --- ## [Anybody Remember "Stewart Sandwiches"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-remember-stewart-sandwiches/460517)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-remember-stewart-sandwiches/460517 "2026-09-02T17:40:04Z")
When I was a young kid, my uncle owned a bar-he had a line of pre-made sandwiches that were supplied by a company named “Stewart”. These sandwiches were made to be heated up, in a special electric oven-I think it was lik… --- ## [What's for dinner tonight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 903\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652 "2011-09-12T15:08:47Z")
Dinner tonight for me is leftover vegetarian chili that I made last night, from this Muir Glen recipe. I halve it, since it’s just for the two of us, and I still have plenty of leftovers! Penzey’s chili powder really mad… --- ## [Has Obama spent a million dollars to hide his birth certificate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-obama-spent-a-million-dollars-to-hide-his-birth-certificate/505877)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 603\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-obama-spent-a-million-dollars-to-hide-his-birth-certificate/505877 "2010-08-05T17:22:30Z")
No, I’m not a “birther”, I have no doubt Obama was born in Hawaii, that’s not what this is about. P I’ve seen in several places the claim that Obama has spent a million dollars to hide his birth certificate. It may or… --- ## [How's Trudeau doing, Canada?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-trudeau-doing-canada/746019)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 602\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2025, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-trudeau-doing-canada/746019 "2025-01-11T05:52:43Z")
I was quite impressed by Justin Trudeau’s diverse new Cabinet and his dynamic attitude, but it was way too early to tell if his youthful enthusiasm was going to follow through on actual results. But there must be some i… --- ## [sherlock series 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-series-3/653312)
**Author:** [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Replies:** 576\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2014, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-series-3/653312 "2014-02-17T01:17:52Z")
filming has begun. https://twitter.com/SteveLawes/status/312696898362413056/photo/1 the apartment has been dressed. the first episode is called “the empty hearse.” http://www.sherlockology.com/news/2013/3/18/episode-… --- ## [Dexter Season 4 open spoilers for aired episodes \[changed title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-season-4-open-spoilers-for-aired-episodes-changed-title/514318)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 481\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-season-4-open-spoilers-for-aired-episodes-changed-title/514318 "2010-09-02T01:31:04Z")
Big cliffhanger ending. I can see Lundy not making it since he saw Trinity. But no way does Debra die. It seems like they planted the seeds that Dexter might kill his wife or at least leave her. I would b… --- ## [Abortion and child support](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-and-child-support/563985)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 828\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-and-child-support/563985 "2011-01-24T17:18:48Z")
Ok, this will be a good one. Let’s put aside the legal abortion debate. Let’s just concede the point that it is the constitutional right of every woman to choose whether or not to abort. No father/spouse consent/notif… --- ## [UK General Election 2015 predictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-2015-predictions/702637)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 596\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2015, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-2015-predictions/702637 "2015-03-09T01:02:53Z")
UK General Election 2015 looks set to be the most unpredictable British general election in recent times. Labour are currently tied with the Tories at 33% according to surveys released this week, a terrible result for L… --- ## [2012 NFL Playoffs Discussion Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 874\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2012, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401 "2012-01-26T20:52:46Z")
Here are your seeds: AFC Patriots Ravens Texans Broncos Steelers Bengals NFC Packers 49ers Saints Giants Falcons Lions The first games are this weekend Saturday Bengals @ Texans Lions @ Saints Sunday Falcons … --- ## [Kamala Harris and the runup to the 2024 Presidential Election {No more on Guns}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-presidential-election-no-more-on-guns/1004571)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 2423\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2024, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-presidential-election-no-more-on-guns/1004571 "2024-12-05T05:12:57Z")
We have the thread discussing Biden’s fateful decision to suspend his re-election campaign. And we have a thread to discuss the dem’s new ticket. But I don’t yet see the specific definitive thread on the Kamala Harris … --- ## [Atheism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheism/649288)
**Author:** [@koufax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koufax)\ **Replies:** 737\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2014, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheism/649288 "2014-01-23T22:37:25Z")
I am trying to find videos on you tube or anywhere for that matter that can explain how someone can actually be a REAL atheist. All I can seem to find is “atheists” who point out how ridiculous most religious teachings … --- ## [magellan01 - epitome of racist Republican](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magellan01-epitome-of-racist-republican/683975)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 606\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2014, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magellan01-epitome-of-racist-republican/683975 "2014-04-09T06:26:15Z")
Because you’d think that giving those poor black people the opportunity to protect their precious minimum wage shithole jobs and poverty-ridden lifestyle from the uppity Mexicans would be enough to win their votes. It … --- ## [Trump sued by Stormy Daniels over hush payment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sued-by-stormy-daniels-over-hush-payment/810163)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 785\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2018, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sued-by-stormy-daniels-over-hush-payment/810163 "2018-11-10T02:42:49Z")
Here is the lawsuit and it contains the hush agreement from 2016. She says it’s void since he never signed it. He being “David Dennison” the fake name Trump used for this. Also he sent her pictures and texts accor… --- ## [I'm Here! Are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-here-are-you/911047)
**Author:** [@Slight\_Off\_Hand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slight_Off_Hand)\ **Replies:** 453\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2020, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-here-are-you/911047 "2020-08-22T09:05:16Z")
I’m here. Not that I post much but I’ll be watching! --- ## [One Word, yet again (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-yet-again-part-2/1001108)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 6433\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-yet-again-part-2/1001108 "2026-10-18T19:01:38Z")
Continuing the discussion from One Word, yet again (Part 1) - #10004 by knoodler. Previous discussions: One Word, yet again (Part 1) --- ## [Another Example of Atheists Destroying Christian's Rights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-example-of-atheists-destroying-christians-rights/623555)
**Author:** [@GEEPERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GEEPERS)\ **Replies:** 768\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-example-of-atheists-destroying-christians-rights/623555 "2012-06-07T02:24:03Z")
Next month, teen atheist, Jessica Ahlquist, will be honored at Humanist Association conference and receive an award for her efforts to tear down that banner at her school. Despite the fact that the banner had been in th… --- ## [The Americans; season 5 (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-americans-season-5-open-spoilers/781255)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 625\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2017, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-americans-season-5-open-spoilers/781255 "2017-07-06T20:19:31Z")
Heads up; The Americans returns for season 5 this coming Tuesday, March 7th 2017. With all that’s going on in the world today I think we can all appreciate being able to distract ourselves from reality with a perion dra… --- ## [Pitting UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-ultravires/821734)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 828\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-ultravires/821734 "2022-11-05T00:07:28Z")
We have a winner for the title of West Virginia’s dumbest lawyer This guy! Here’s another bit of genius from the same thread… Brett Kavanaugh is lucky to have you on his side. --- ## [Schumer Urges Filibuster to Block Gorsuch Confirmation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schumer-urges-filibuster-to-block-gorsuch-confirmation/782845)
**Author:** [@CosmicManiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CosmicManiac)\ **Replies:** 851\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schumer-urges-filibuster-to-block-gorsuch-confirmation/782845 "2017-04-21T17:52:12Z")
Well, this certainly didn’t take long. I thought eight Democrats might have been willing to support Gorsuch, but I guess I underestimated their frustration. Who wants to bet Senate Republicans will take a page from thei… --- ## [Weird turn ons, fetishes, and sexual activities (TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-turn-ons-fetishes-and-sexual-activities-tmi/513773)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2013, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-turn-ons-fetishes-and-sexual-activities-tmi/513773 "2013-06-11T03:17:37Z")
I’m not talking about the mundane or regular or usual things. Liking feet? Okay, not for me, but not all that weird, either. I’m talking about the REALLY, REALLY out there ones. The ones that make you raise an eyebrow :d… --- ## [Halbig v. Burwell ruling against Obamacare subsides](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halbig-v-burwell-ruling-against-obamacare-subsides/693740)
**Author:** [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Replies:** 461\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2014, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halbig-v-burwell-ruling-against-obamacare-subsides/693740 "2014-11-18T15:17:20Z")
The Halbig v. Burwell decision of the three judge panel of the DC Appeals court is in and the administration has taken a loss. By a 2-1 ruling the panel ruled that persons receiving an insurance premium subsidy in one o… --- ## [Anti-SSM argument goes from stupid to... what the heck is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-ssm-argument-goes-from-stupid-to-what-the-heck-is-this/685819)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 940\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-ssm-argument-goes-from-stupid-to-what-the-heck-is-this/685819 "2014-04-15T18:36:15Z")
First there was a “study” that claimed to show that same-sex parents were inferior to opposite-sex parents. Lots of people used this study to argue their court cases, including a defense in Utah of their SSM ban. Then … --- ## [Women: Would you reject a man solely for being 5'7"? BE HONEST!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-you-reject-a-man-solely-for-being-57-be-honest/682634)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-you-reject-a-man-solely-for-being-57-be-honest/682634 "2021-01-06T16:33:53Z")
…like if a guy around that height came up and asked you out. One of my major insecurities is my height. My expected adult height is unlikely to pass 5’7". :frowning: The reason I ask is I have read some really depress… --- ## [Diablo 3 May 15th!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-may-15th/615860)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 684\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-may-15th/615860 "2012-10-29T07:55:29Z")
http://m.ign.com/articles/1220853 Finally a release date! This is the only pc game I’ve been waiting for for the last decade. I heard there will not be pvp right away though. --- ## [Okay to ask guest to leave their guns at home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-to-ask-guest-to-leave-their-guns-at-home/518226)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 620\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2009, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-to-ask-guest-to-leave-their-guns-at-home/518226 "2009-12-14T22:16:05Z")
In Dear Prudence, someone asked if it was okay to ask a relative who normally always goes around armed to leave his gun at home. Prudence thought it was fine, but I know a lot of people here are pretty defensive about th… --- ## [Does anyone know the truth behind Desmond Harrington (Quinn on "Dexter") weight loss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-the-truth-behind-desmond-harrington-quinn-on-dexter-weight-loss/581633)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-the-truth-behind-desmond-harrington-quinn-on-dexter-weight-loss/581633 "2025-01-27T09:30:50Z")
The actor Desmond Harrington, aka “Quinn” on Dexter, began the show looking healthy and strong. However, as the seasons progressed, he gradually began to lose weight. It was subtle at first, but became very exaggerated o… --- ## [A morbid question about hanging suicides.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-question-about-hanging-suicides/153677)
**Author:** [@samboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samboy)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-question-about-hanging-suicides/153677 "2015-01-18T16:10:30Z")
I heard somewhere that hanging a person requires some skill to position the knot so that the person being hanged breaks their neck immediately and does not just choke to death. What happens when someone hangs themselves… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=15&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=17&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)