# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1602&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:** 1603 --- ## [Serial killers and Catcher in the Rye](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serial-killers-and-catcher-in-the-rye/324429)
**Author:** [@jbltk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jbltk)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2005, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serial-killers-and-catcher-in-the-rye/324429 "2005-10-02T15:52:37Z")
My friend and I were discussing Catcher in the Rye (he says I’m a lot like Holden) and he said something I’ve heard before. According to popular lore, many serial killers have been found to not only own the book, but ha… --- ## [Headlines you don't read every day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headlines-you-dont-read-every-day/660645)
**Author:** [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2013, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headlines-you-dont-read-every-day/660645 "2013-06-25T20:13:28Z")
Yup, that’s the first thing I thought of. --- ## [Weapons production in case of long future war](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-production-in-case-of-long-future-war/769121)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-production-in-case-of-long-future-war/769121 "2023-02-05T07:56:40Z")
During WW2, the combatants were turning out tanks, planes, ship, and artillery at an extremely fast pace. But the modern peacetime manufacturing processes are extremely slow, completely useless if we were losing equipmen… --- ## [How did the Glenn Becks and Rush Limbaughs come to take over the conservative movement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-glenn-becks-and-rush-limbaughs-come-to-take-over-the-conservative-movement/508857)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2009, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-glenn-becks-and-rush-limbaughs-come-to-take-over-the-conservative-movement/508857 "2009-09-14T21:05:46Z")
When I was growing up the GOP still had respectable spokespeople. Even if you disagreed with George Will or William F. Buckley, you couldn’t deny that they were smart men, based their opinions in fact and (for the most p… --- ## [When you park an automatic automobile, do you personally...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-park-an-automatic-automobile-do-you-personally/626841)
**Author:** [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tao_s_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-park-an-automatic-automobile-do-you-personally/626841 "2012-07-02T16:37:30Z")
Poll to follow. --- ## [Which movie would you remake, and how? SPOILERS abound!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-would-you-remake-and-how-spoilers-abound/553524)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-would-you-remake-and-how-spoilers-abound/553524 "2010-09-19T19:29:55Z")
I’d start with GHOST, which (it seems to me) missed badly a gigantic element for exploitation: Patrick Swayze’s character, you’ll remember, dies (is killed as a part of a financial scam of his “friend,” played by Tony Go… --- ## [What animal would you have as a pet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-would-you-have-as-a-pet/543594)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2010, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-would-you-have-as-a-pet/543594 "2010-06-23T05:08:45Z")
It’s completely tame and totally obedient. You have a special pass from all city, state, and federal laws to own and care for this animal. What would you choose? Can even be imaginary. Me, I have an odd desire to own a … --- ## [Obama wins Nobel Prize for Peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-wins-nobel-prize-for-peace/513173)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2009, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-wins-nobel-prize-for-peace/513173 "2009-10-11T20:14:43Z")
Lovely I say. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091009/ap\_on\_re\_eu/eu\_nobel\_peace;\_ylt=AmSWAJSQ1s3i7U6Pua1GvOyROrgF;\_ylu=X3oDMTJoYTEycTJhBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkxMDA5L2V1X25vYmVsX3BlYWNlBGNwb3MDMQRwb3MDMQRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3JpZXM… --- ## [Lemon Tree? What's it all about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemon-tree-whats-it-all-about/37675)
**Author:** [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2000, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemon-tree-whats-it-all-about/37675 "2000-10-28T22:52:50Z")
What exactly is the song Lemon Tree about? They play it every day on my work Musak, and I finally looked up the words. At first it seems to be just about being lonely, but why is all he can see just a lemon tree? Is ther… --- ## [Why “no cameras in courtroom?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-cameras-in-courtroom/613167)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2012, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-cameras-in-courtroom/613167 "2012-02-20T04:41:20Z")
Even in these enlightened times, there are still many cases where no cameras are allowed (but sketch artists are). Why is this, and what is the reason for banning cameras in the first place? --- ## [British nicknames "Sixpence" and "Tuppence"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-nicknames-sixpence-and-tuppence/438558)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2008, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-nicknames-sixpence-and-tuppence/438558 "2008-02-25T19:48:19Z")
I stumbled across the South African practice of calling the black servants “Sixpence” in Robert Heinlein’s travel book Tramp Royale, and thought it seemed pretty strange, but I’ve since encountered the nickname “sixpence… --- ## [24: Season 7: Episodes 1-2 (8:00am - 10:00am) Season Premiere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-7-episodes-1-2-8-00am-10-00am-season-premiere/480848)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2009, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-7-episodes-1-2-8-00am-10-00am-season-premiere/480848 "2009-01-13T17:59:53Z")
FAQ Bauer (aka Thread Rules) 1) What can be discussed in plain text, unboxed? A: Any events in episodes, once aired on the east coast – as well as any speculation based on these already-aired events. 2) What should I … --- ## [My sociopathic alcoholic mother died.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sociopathic-alcoholic-mother-died/657508)
**Author:** [@nikonikosuru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nikonikosuru)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2013, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sociopathic-alcoholic-mother-died/657508 "2013-06-26T13:04:25Z")
Cut for length. --- ## [SmileyDeath threatens to pit, but gets pitted.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smileydeath-threatens-to-pit-but-gets-pitted/145142)
**Author:** [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2002, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smileydeath-threatens-to-pit-but-gets-pitted/145142 "2002-12-31T01:33:33Z")
In this GQ thread, SmileyDeath makes smart-ass comments toward a new poster. Smiley gets called upon to justify the comments. Smiley says he or she will resume in the pit. Smiley chickens out and posts to other thread… --- ## [Hillary Clinton evil ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clinton-evil/804569)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clinton-evil/804569 "2017-12-22T02:16:43Z")
“Trump says some deplorable things, but Hillary is downright evil” I have come across this sentiment often enough and yet I can’t recall anything Hillary has done that can even remotely be described as evil. She has ha… --- ## [The Great Escape - a few questions and comments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-escape-a-few-questions-and-comments/633802)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2012, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-escape-a-few-questions-and-comments/633802 "2012-09-09T05:29:46Z")
Recently watched, for the umpteenth time, one of my favorite movies: The Great Escape. A few questions came to mind… One tunnel (Tom) began under the wood-burning stove. One (Dick?) began under the drain in the shower… --- ## [Food Fit For Tourists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-fit-for-tourists/845486)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2020, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-fit-for-tourists/845486 "2020-01-19T18:13:31Z")
I went to Iceland a few years ago. Some hotels had tasters menu featuring foods Icelanders rarely eat since they taste awful — fermented shark and puffin. In Canada, moose burgers and screech (rum so foul it makes Jama… --- ## [Can you drown a zombie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-drown-a-zombie/562034)
**Author:** [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2010, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-drown-a-zombie/562034 "2010-11-29T03:05:08Z")
I’ve been watching AMC’s Walking Dead and formulating my zombie survival plan, so unless the zombie apocalypse happens in the next day or two, I don’t need an answer fast. My plan is based on stealing boats and seeking … --- ## [Corporate profits, employee wages, and government assistance: is it really this simple??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corporate-profits-employee-wages-and-government-assistance-is-it-really-this-simple/672142)
**Author:** [@Kyomara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyomara)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2013, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corporate-profits-employee-wages-and-government-assistance-is-it-really-this-simple/672142 "2013-11-02T12:51:43Z")
The recent activity among fast food workers in favor of higher wages, as well as the ongoing debate over how much assistance the government ought to offer the people, have got me thinking: With things as they currently … --- ## [Traditional housing vs. geodesic dome house.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traditional-housing-vs-geodesic-dome-house/599869)
**Author:** [@whatsthedealman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whatsthedealman)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2011, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traditional-housing-vs-geodesic-dome-house/599869 "2011-10-18T16:20:51Z")
Has there ever been any wind tunnel or flying debris tests done in a side by side comparison before? Are geodesic domes really THAT stronger than traditional houses? --- ## [Tell me if I'm overreacting to this (lots of cursing likely)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-if-im-overreacting-to-this-lots-of-cursing-likely/531340)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-if-im-overreacting-to-this-lots-of-cursing-likely/531340 "2010-03-10T04:40:57Z")
Briefly: I’m considering cutting off all contact with my father because the miserable self-righteous ignorant son of whore called me a thief and then, when it was demonstrated that no theft had occurred, not only refused… --- ## [My new album - L e J i T](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-album-l-e-j-i-t/801007)
**Author:** [@Skinnybones\_Lampshade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skinnybones_Lampshade)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2018, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-album-l-e-j-i-t/801007 "2018-11-09T00:01:56Z")
“L e J i T” I’m a singer/songwriter who has finally had her first album released. It has taken me years to gather the courage to take this step, which, at the moment, feels sickeningly similar to taking a step off a hop… --- ## [Gone With the Wind Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gone-with-the-wind-q/169220)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2003, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gone-with-the-wind-q/169220 "2003-04-27T18:12:20Z")
I’m a freak; I never read the book nor saw the movie. I avoided both because I thought they would depress me unduly. Anyway, my question is, did Scarlett ever sleep with Ashley? I mean, I know there wouldn’t have been e… --- ## [Did your college make a difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-college-make-a-difference/691347)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-college-make-a-difference/691347 "2014-07-02T20:47:00Z")
I was wondering about the fight many parents/high schoolers have to get into elite schools, usually private schools. In the long run, how much does your career prospects and education depend on which college you go to? … --- ## [Was Mr. Pibb ever marketed and advertised in any proactive way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-mr-pibb-ever-marketed-and-advertised-in-any-proactive-way/508055)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2009, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-mr-pibb-ever-marketed-and-advertised-in-any-proactive-way/508055 "2009-08-31T19:05:11Z")
The thread about hipsters and PBR got me thinking…I’ve always wondered about Mr. Pibb, the Coca-Cola version of Dr. Pepper, and why you don’t see any advertisements for it. I think it’s actually the best drink of the Cok… --- ## [A mother is dying. Who will get the kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mother-is-dying-who-will-get-the-kids/555954)
**Author:** [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2010, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mother-is-dying-who-will-get-the-kids/555954 "2010-10-05T10:31:33Z")
My next door neighbor was diagnosed with breast cancer Thanksgiving of last year. She’s been fighting a helluva battle, but we were just told today that the cancer has metastasized to her brain and she will likely be go… --- ## [Is my photography any good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-photography-any-good/646664)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-photography-any-good/646664 "2013-01-24T21:00:04Z")
About a year and a half ago, I bought a good little travelzoom cam, a Canon SX230. I shot quite a bit with it in a trip across the country and decided I enjoyed photography. It’s a great camera for what it is, but I want… --- ## [Does one hit a "wall" in weightlifting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-one-hit-a-wall-in-weightlifting/473203)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2008, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-one-hit-a-wall-in-weightlifting/473203 "2008-11-21T04:14:18Z")
Sparks and I started going to a gym three times a week, three weeks ago. The gym has a Nautilus Nitro Pro circuit, and we said “nifty!” and made it part of our routine. In the beginning, we both made fast upward progress… --- ## [Why did Bush decide to invade Iraq instead of Iran?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-bush-decide-to-invade-iraq-instead-of-iran/310634)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2005, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-bush-decide-to-invade-iraq-instead-of-iran/310634 "2005-07-06T03:12:10Z")
If Bush was going to react to the 9/11 attacks by going to war with some country other than Afghanistan, why did he pick Iraq instead of Iran? I mean, it should have been obvious we only had the troop strength to take o… --- ## [We didn't try to give our kid a popular name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-didnt-try-to-give-our-kid-a-popular-name/399924)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2007, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-didnt-try-to-give-our-kid-a-popular-name/399924 "2007-04-17T20:46:03Z")
We just picked a name we liked the sound of. Ella. It’s a nice name, isn’t it? We’re both very individualistic. We don’t generally try to do things the same way as everyone else. Indeed, we kind of avoid doing so, at … --- ## [You shouldn't lose your head over a toy helicopter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-lose-your-head-over-a-toy-helicopter/668143)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-lose-your-head-over-a-toy-helicopter/668143 "2013-09-06T20:55:52Z")
Teen Helicopter Enthusiast Slices Own Head With Toy Chopper, Dies The headline on the main news page is Teen slices off own head with toy helicopter. ‘Yo, dudes! Watch this!’ Pretty tragic. It makes me wonder about… --- ## [Atheists have more faith](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-have-more-faith/373406)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2006, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-have-more-faith/373406 "2006-09-28T11:30:20Z")
First, let us agree on the definition of “faith”, at least for the purpose of this thread. Faith is the belief in things not seen. The three Abrahamic faiths, Islam, Judaism and Christianity, all rely on faith for much… --- ## [The original was good, but it was the RADICALLY different cover version that was the hit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-original-was-good-but-it-was-the-radically-different-cover-version-that-was-the-hit/918591)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-original-was-good-but-it-was-the-radically-different-cover-version-that-was-the-hit/918591 "2020-09-08T20:27:06Z")
Inspired by this thread, of course. There must be quite a few examples of these around. The one that started me thinking was This Flight Tonight. There’s nothing wrong at all with the original – but it was the wildly d… --- ## [What Wins Wictory When Waging Wars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wins-wictory-when-waging-wars/653871)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2013, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wins-wictory-when-waging-wars/653871 "2013-04-04T00:58:45Z")
This is a takeoff of the general hostility to Wesley Clark’s position http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=685739&page=2 Specifically, the comment: “No, nations win because of how technologically advance… --- ## [Auto Dopers--Urgent Car Repair Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-dopers-urgent-car-repair-question/461677)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2008, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-dopers-urgent-car-repair-question/461677 "2008-09-06T15:34:06Z")
Auto Dopers-Repair Info-Catalytic Converter–Urgent I had my “Check Engine” light come on, & took it to a mechanic. They claim my catalytic converter is “stopped up”. $725+ tax, & 3 days for parts. Cars is a 1999 Ford… --- ## [Why are spotlights on USA police cars but not on Toronto cop cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-spotlights-on-usa-police-cars-but-not-on-toronto-cop-cars/519785)
**Author:** [@Dandmb50](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dandmb50)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-spotlights-on-usa-police-cars-but-not-on-toronto-cop-cars/519785 "2011-07-22T17:25:57Z")
I’ve always wondered this and I guess I should ask the Toronto police but never have. I wanted to know why American police cars always have the SPOTLIGHT near the side mirror of the drivers side of the car? Here in Toron… --- ## [Facebook sued by father over sexual photos of daughter (12).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-sued-by-father-over-sexual-photos-of-daughter-12/595446)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-sued-by-father-over-sexual-photos-of-daughter-12/595446 "2011-09-16T21:02:51Z")
It doesn’t look like it’ll fly. Vigilant parenting in the first place wouldn’t have gone amiss. --- ## [Strange numeric coincidences that should occur only rarely](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-numeric-coincidences-that-should-occur-only-rarely/924478)
**Author:** [@sbright33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sbright33)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-numeric-coincidences-that-should-occur-only-rarely/924478 "2021-01-02T20:01:56Z")
We’ve found a few numeric coincidences that shouldn’t be. For example hex and binary are the most used bases in a computer. Hex 80 is the number of years to skip a leap year instead of 4 and 100. 128 fits much better tha… --- ## [Why is femininity hated in men so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-femininity-hated-in-men-so-much/773459)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-femininity-hated-in-men-so-much/773459 "2017-01-03T17:05:34Z")
There’s this myth in society and online, even on this site surprisingly that feminine = gay. However talking to actual gay men in real life or asking questions on forums it seems that the least preferred gay men are femi… --- ## [Need help - Polish Easter Menu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-polish-easter-menu/395882)
**Author:** [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2007, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-polish-easter-menu/395882 "2007-03-15T18:58:45Z")
My husband has asked that I make a traditional Polish Easter meal for his family (we’re hosting this year). What, pray tell, IS a traditional Polish Easter meal?? He doesn’t know, his mom doesn’t know, his sister doesn… --- ## [Legally not guilty but?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legally-not-guilty-but/584850)
**Author:** [@LAV25](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LAV25)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legally-not-guilty-but/584850 "2011-06-16T22:09:09Z")
I’m not involved with this case, not a lawyer, not in any way connected, all that jazz. My question is, under the American legal system, what, if any, remedy does society or the court have with regard to someone who is… --- ## [Damn you Avril Lavigne](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-avril-lavigne/147187)
**Author:** [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2003, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-avril-lavigne/147187 "2003-01-21T18:02:08Z")
I can live with your music-- it’s kinda poppy and juvenile. I can put up with the constant criticism of Sk8er Boi. I’ve never heard the song all the way through for some reason, but what I’ve heard sounds all right. I ca… --- ## [Fixing the Supreme Court without packing it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixing-the-supreme-court-without-packing-it/817338)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixing-the-supreme-court-without-packing-it/817338 "2018-07-16T19:40:35Z")
Jennifer Rubin has an interesting column in WaPo today: How to fix the Supreme Court without packing it. She gives a couple of proposals: This would take a constitutional amendment, but we’ve enacted far more dramatic … --- ## [Tell me about moving to New York](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-moving-to-new-york/623503)
**Author:** [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-moving-to-new-york/623503 "2012-06-08T15:37:22Z")
I’m being recruited for a position at another company that is two notches higher on the ladder tan where I am now. When the job was located here in my current city of Atlanta, it was almost o no-brainer decision. Now, … --- ## [Movies everyone hates but you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-everyone-hates-but-you/377951)
**Author:** [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2006, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-everyone-hates-but-you/377951 "2006-10-28T05:29:58Z")
What movies do you like that got abysmal reviews and/or are widely considered “bad movies”? I’m not talking about the works of Roger Corman or Ed Wood, or “Manos:The Hands of Fate,” but merely Hollywood releases that no… --- ## [How have your children disappointed you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-have-your-children-disappointed-you/557568)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2010, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-have-your-children-disappointed-you/557568 "2010-10-20T12:00:59Z")
They say when you have kids that you have certain expectations: that they will take after you in some way, be smarter than you are or less anger-prone than you are, or whatever. Of course you want what’s best for your … --- ## [Maine US Senate race: Shenna Bellows vs. Susan Collins (Incumbent)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-us-senate-race-shenna-bellows-vs-susan-collins-incumbent/685565)
**Author:** [@Linden\_Arden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linden_Arden)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2014, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-us-senate-race-shenna-bellows-vs-susan-collins-incumbent/685565 "2014-04-22T14:16:15Z")
Ms. Bellows is an eight-year former executive director of the Maine ACLU and has somewhat of a libertarian streak. The GOP incumbent is running for her fourth term. This could be a surprise pickup opportunity for Dem… --- ## [What's the economics term for when similar businesses open near each other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-economics-term-for-when-similar-businesses-open-near-each-other/587641)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-economics-term-for-when-similar-businesses-open-near-each-other/587641 "2011-07-05T16:27:54Z")
For example, you often see four or five gas stations in the same block, or all these restaurants clustered in a strip mall, etc. – the idea being (if I remember correctly) that customers would come to think of the area a… --- ## [Bleeding Leather](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bleeding-leather/53473)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2001, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bleeding-leather/53473 "2001-02-09T19:59:15Z")
Here is a small question for the SD Having the horrible habit of taking large amounts of work home with me --its all the SDMB fault-- I went out to the Souq and bought myself a nice big leather bag/briefcase. A wonderf… --- ## [Poster iiandyiiii is pitted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poster-iiandyiiii-is-pitted/1033360)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poster-iiandyiiii-is-pitted/1033360 "2026-10-07T17:46:02Z")
You’re against the war. We get it. As a US Navy veteran currently working in the DoD, this must be very personal for you. I have not doubt you have the utmost concern for the troops. But here’s the thing… when I ment… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1601&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1603&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)