# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1611&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:** 1612 --- ## [First Huge Loss at Trial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-huge-loss-at-trial/783852)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2017, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-huge-loss-at-trial/783852 "2017-04-23T22:41:24Z")
and my guy will probably do life in prison. I can’t help but feel I could have done more and I let him down. I almost feel guilty being at home knowing he will never be. Any other criminal defense attorneys that can s… --- ## [CN Tower to offer walk on the outside – 1,168 feet above the city](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cn-tower-to-offer-walk-on-the-outside-1-168-feet-above-the-city/581306)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cn-tower-to-offer-walk-on-the-outside-1-168-feet-above-the-city/581306 "2011-05-13T17:02:33Z")
Toronto’s CN tower, still one of the tallest free standing structures in the world, is about to offer the opportunity to walk outside the structure with a safety harness. Globe and Mail article here. Wow. Remember that… --- ## [Camping necessities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camping-necessities/751411)
**Author:** [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2016, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camping-necessities/751411 "2016-04-11T01:32:27Z")
I have been persuaded, against my better judgment, to go camping this weekend. We will be in a tent, at a state park, with an available electric hookup. It’s supposed to be near-freezing overnight, so I am definitely bri… --- ## [Digital distribution summer sales (steam and others)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-distribution-summer-sales-steam-and-others/662490)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-distribution-summer-sales-steam-and-others/662490 "2013-10-20T20:31:59Z")
I was going to wait for the steam summer sale to kick off, but I expected it to start a week ago. It’s oddly late. A few indie devs moved their release date up to July 11, so I was expecting the steam sale to be in the 6… --- ## [Do they really carry organ transplants in store-bought coolers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-really-carry-organ-transplants-in-store-bought-coolers/512304)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-really-carry-organ-transplants-in-store-bought-coolers/512304 "2009-10-02T19:25:39Z")
It seems to be a common scene in a lot of medical dramas where a guy is running down a hallway carrying a heart in cooler that looks like this. (of course, there’s also the comedic equivalent where some guy confuses it w… --- ## [Do you think Security "Signs" outside doors and windows really deter Burglars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-security-signs-outside-doors-and-windows-really-deter-burglars/313181)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-security-signs-outside-doors-and-windows-really-deter-burglars/313181 "2011-08-29T15:50:58Z")
My wife and I recently had a security system put into our home. We did so for a variety of reasons - others in the neighborhood had been burgled and the fire safety features of the ADT system we got we really liked. To … --- ## [Who sang the Strange Fruit songs in "Still Crazy"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-the-strange-fruit-songs-in-still-crazy/555040)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2010, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-the-strange-fruit-songs-in-still-crazy/555040 "2010-09-26T04:26:35Z")
“Still Crazy” is a favourite movie of mine, especially Bill Nighy’s performance as a used up hard rock screecher in the style of Robert Plant. I was impressed how they were able to come up with original songs that were p… --- ## [When Trump dies -- responses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-trump-dies-responses/825407)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2018, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-trump-dies-responses/825407 "2018-12-08T00:38:09Z")
Hi SD, I was reading responses by other Presidents to George HW Bush’s passing, and they seem very respectful on the whole. I wonder what specifically past Presidents will say when Donald Trump dies? I could be wron… --- ## [What's up with my heater?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-my-heater/428285)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-my-heater/428285 "2010-11-23T22:56:29Z")
My propane-fueled heater is making noise, like an ill-tuned woodwind being blown by an amateur. It’s a high-pitched squeal. It happens occasionally as it kicks on. So what’s up with that? --- ## [How often do you visit the gravesite of a loved one? (poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-visit-the-gravesite-of-a-loved-one-poll/615638)
**Author:** [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-visit-the-gravesite-of-a-loved-one-poll/615638 "2012-03-16T06:40:34Z")
The thread about rocks on gravestones got me thinking about my brother who passed almost 17 years ago. I was 18 when he died and I’ve only been back to his grave maybe 5 times since then. I suppose some people find com… --- ## [Gross things you've seen strangers do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gross-things-youve-seen-strangers-do/341423)
**Author:** [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2006, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gross-things-youve-seen-strangers-do/341423 "2006-01-28T08:00:37Z")
Uggh. I just went to get a coffee. There was a young woman in line ahead of me. Well dressed, very normal looking. She started digging around in her ear with her little finger. I thought she was just scratching it but sh… --- ## [Do psychologists know how to be happy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-psychologists-know-how-to-be-happy/642366)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-psychologists-know-how-to-be-happy/642366 "2012-12-01T19:00:56Z")
I think I’m starting to doubt why we have psychologists. I used to think that you’d go to see one if you were unhappy and wanted to learn how to be happy. I used to think that if a psychologist knew how to make me happy,… --- ## [Who's the most famous {living} writer of science fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-most-famous-living-writer-of-science-fiction/1003796)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2024, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-most-famous-living-writer-of-science-fiction/1003796 "2024-07-13T00:34:35Z")
Neil Gaiman’s name up in another thread. (Don’t know how to link on my phone. We’re having an outage.) To the readers of f&sf, he’s a big name. Yet a number of posters said they had no idea who he was. I said he might b… --- ## [Quandry: Death Row inmate cures cancer. Should he still die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quandry-death-row-inmate-cures-cancer-should-he-still-die/642587)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2012, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quandry-death-row-inmate-cures-cancer-should-he-still-die/642587 "2012-12-05T14:08:36Z")
Dr. Smith is a brilliant oncologist living in Texas and is regarded as one of the best in his field. Arriving home early from a conference on late-stage lymphoma, he finds his wife in bed with his best friend. In a momen… --- ## [Seth: Drop "American Dad"!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seth-drop-american-dad/562460)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2010, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seth-drop-american-dad/562460 "2010-12-04T12:56:32Z")
And concentrate on “Family Guy”! What’s the diff, really? He works for the CIA? But still fucks up a la Peter??? It’s lame. Sorry, it just is. Cool Walter Murphy music, but stay with the “Guy” Thanks Q --- ## [Why do you have a bare mattress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-have-a-bare-mattress/745721)
**Author:** [@Pantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantastic)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2016, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-have-a-bare-mattress/745721 "2016-02-13T10:26:29Z")
One thing I see a lot in people who post selfies and homemade videos is beds that are just a bare mattress, with either no sheets or just a crumpled up sheet for the person to wrap themselves with. I don’t understand why… --- ## [What's the purpose of the hymen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-the-hymen/387781)
**Author:** [@mikeskullman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikeskullman)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-the-hymen/387781 "2013-04-30T21:32:15Z")
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3\_226.html I don’t know what it’s for either. But in regards to the college teacher’s theory, I don’t like it for the following reasons. For the vast majority of human existence, m… --- ## [What is the worst thing that you have ever tasted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-thing-that-you-have-ever-tasted/88662)
**Author:** [@swainpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swainpup)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2001, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-thing-that-you-have-ever-tasted/88662 "2001-10-31T16:03:42Z")
I work with photographic chemistry a lot, (developer, stop bath, fixer…) and somehow, washing my hands, after hours of processing, slipped my mind. Yes, I had rinsed them, but when I had those Hooters hot wings an hour l… --- ## [The first interstellar spacecraft](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-interstellar-spacecraft/654198)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2013, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-interstellar-spacecraft/654198 "2013-03-31T20:24:17Z")
Assume that the U.S. government has just announced that all technical problems regarding interstellar travel have been solved, and that planning for the first interstellar spacecraft is proceeding. What should that craf… --- ## [Is golf a sport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-golf-a-sport/491960)
**Author:** [@A\_Spoonful\_of\_Awesome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Spoonful_of_Awesome)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2009, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-golf-a-sport/491960 "2009-04-13T15:51:13Z")
Seems this argument has been popping up a lot lately, so I put it to the good folks on Dope. Is golf a sport or a game? My stance is that for something to be considered a sport, excelling in it must require more than t… --- ## [Does Acupuncture really work (Article](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-acupuncture-really-work-article/609225)
**Author:** [@ericwnyc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ericwnyc)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-acupuncture-really-work-article/609225 "2012-01-24T15:20:04Z")
I came upon this Straight Dope article from 2000 about whether acupunture really works: The article concludes that there is NO evidence it works. Since it is so old, i am not sure this is the last word from Cecil, but … --- ## [What shows made it to (at least) six seasons and a movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shows-made-it-to-at-least-six-seasons-and-a-movie/732061)
**Author:** [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shows-made-it-to-at-least-six-seasons-and-a-movie/732061 "2015-09-23T16:39:23Z")
I was just thinking about the famous quote from Community in which Abed predicted/hoped that a favorite TV show would make it to “six seasons and a movie”. He was referring to The Cape, which in reality only lasted ten … --- ## [What does the US ambassador to Fiji do all day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-us-ambassador-to-fiji-do-all-day/744435)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-us-ambassador-to-fiji-do-all-day/744435 "2016-02-26T15:20:12Z")
What does the ambassador to countries like Fiji, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Soloman Islands do all day? I couldn’t like of a more cush job than this. Year round sun, warm ocean water, beach weather, great home, relatively… --- ## [Will we walk on Mars in your lifetime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-walk-on-mars-in-your-lifetime/664680)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2013, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-walk-on-mars-in-your-lifetime/664680 "2013-07-31T20:03:40Z")
…assuming you don’t walk out tomorrow and get squashed by a falling anvil or something. Inspired by this poll; “71 Percent of U.S. See Humans On Mars By 2033” So whatdya reckon? Will you see mankind’s first footstep on… --- ## [How should Asian names be transcribed into the Roman alphabet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-asian-names-be-transcribed-into-the-roman-alphabet/831353)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-asian-names-be-transcribed-into-the-roman-alphabet/831353 "2019-06-13T10:29:23Z")
Thailand’s island of Phuket might be pronounced “F\*ck it” by some Americans. Ambiguity of pronunciation affects other languages as well — should sushi be spelled sooshee to make sure English speakers pronounce it proper… --- ## [WHy do old people....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-old-people/835443)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-old-people/835443 "2019-06-15T20:51:59Z")
Does anyone have any theories on why elderly people do certain things? Its got me wondering why 1. Why do the elderly go to bed so early and 2. Why do they drive so slow. Anyone? --- ## [Pronunciation of "in situ"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-in-situ/254280)
**Author:** [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2004, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-in-situ/254280 "2004-07-10T05:08:55Z")
What is with this phrase? It is straight Latin, so shouldn’t it be pronounced in a very regular way? Yet Merriam-Webster can only give this useless guide: Other dictionaries are no better. It seems that first vowel … --- ## [I think my wife is unjustly mean to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-wife-is-unjustly-mean-to-me/452091)
**Author:** [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2008, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-wife-is-unjustly-mean-to-me/452091 "2008-06-08T23:25:12Z")
Take tonight as a case in point. We were out at a local playground with Jimmy and Matthew. A young girl (14ish) came up to me and said “Excuse me, sir?” She was friendly and pretty and had been polite enough to call me s… --- ## [Which of these do you think will still be around in 10 Years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-do-you-think-will-still-be-around-in-10-years/405302)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2017, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-do-you-think-will-still-be-around-in-10-years/405302 "2017-06-05T23:58:56Z")
Which of these do you think will still have careers or pop cultural currency of any kind and which do you think will be totally “where are they now/has beens” (if human) or “I think my dad mentioned something about that … --- ## [Are Mc Fries vegetarian/vegan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-mc-fries-vegetarian-vegan/676417)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2013, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-mc-fries-vegetarian-vegan/676417 "2013-12-21T02:39:37Z")
I have a friend who happens to be a vegetarian. She loves the singer from one of those terrible boybands who stats he is a virgin and blablabla. He also eats at mcdonalds, so she always eat mcfries. Go figure. I am pret… --- ## [Oscars: 2015 Best Picture nominees - ongoing tracking thread of which of the films you have seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2015-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/743447)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2016, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2015-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/743447 "2016-02-28T06:25:34Z")
I thought it would be a fun idea to centrally track which of this year’s Best Picture nominees Dopers have seen. The list below is presented so that each contributor may cut and paste for each subsequent post in order t… --- ## [Diplomat resigns over war in Afghanistan. Is the analysis in his resignation letter correct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomat-resigns-over-war-in-afghanistan-is-the-analysis-in-his-resignation-letter-correct/515538)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2009, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomat-resigns-over-war-in-afghanistan-is-the-analysis-in-his-resignation-letter-correct/515538 "2009-11-09T02:57:15Z")
New story here Letter here - The 4 page letter is very powerful and makes several analytical claims. Does it accurately describe the situation in Afghanistan or not? A Q&A with Washington Post readersas to why he resi… --- ## [Johnathan Edwards: Real or Fake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnathan-edwards-real-or-fake/138660)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2002, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnathan-edwards-real-or-fake/138660 "2002-12-02T08:20:24Z")
I am really divided to whether he is real or false, I mean he does some pretty accurate details, even to what their hobbies and what they ate! But at the back of my mind I just think he’s as fake as an astrologist. What … --- ## [Why would somebody sell a house for a lot less than it's worth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-somebody-sell-a-house-for-a-lot-less-than-its-worth/715248)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-somebody-sell-a-house-for-a-lot-less-than-its-worth/715248 "2015-04-18T20:01:38Z")
Here’s the situation: I periodically like to check to see what my house is worth. Basically, I do this by looking in my townhouse community, checking what they are assessed for for tax purposes and comparing that to rec… --- ## [Confess!!! (your climate sins)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confess-your-climate-sins/840502)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2019, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confess-your-climate-sins/840502 "2019-09-25T07:50:40Z")
The Right has long felt that the environmental movement was becoming essentially a religion for the Left. Now it seems that journey is complete, with a confessional and everything: I suspect much laughter will ensue fr… --- ## [Good evening - a VERY late MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-evening-a-very-late-mmp/838194)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-evening-a-very-late-mmp/838194 "2019-08-12T04:23:56Z")
At least it’s still Moanday - at least at my house. Happy Moanday! --- ## [How easy is it for you do read the following "simplified spelling" text?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-it-for-you-do-read-the-following-simplified-spelling-text/673866)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-it-for-you-do-read-the-following-simplified-spelling-text/673866 "2013-11-17T21:48:04Z")
I took some text from a CNN article and applied some spelling transformations to make it follow phonetic rules. After trying to read the above quote: \[ol\] \[li\]How easy is it to understand what the text is saying?\[/li… --- ## [So where can someone with unpublished short stories get them published?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-can-someone-with-unpublished-short-stories-get-them-published/475656)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2014, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-can-someone-with-unpublished-short-stories-get-them-published/475656 "2014-03-02T02:52:21Z")
I’ve been a firearms historian and writer for a number of years and have been looking to branch out in my writing. I’ve tried getting my non-fiction work published in the US but have been politely rebuffed by every magaz… --- ## [Many younger people think democracies over-reacted to the dangers of communism. Did they really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-younger-people-think-democracies-over-reacted-to-the-dangers-of-communism-did-they-really/529903)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-younger-people-think-democracies-over-reacted-to-the-dangers-of-communism-did-they-really/529903 "2010-02-24T02:13:27Z")
A lot of contemporary younger people think many 20th century democracies vastly over-reacted to the real dangers of communism. I’m 51 so the whole Red Scare zeitgeist of the 40’s through the 60’s was a bit before my time… --- ## [Sex scenes in movies (non-pornographic)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-scenes-in-movies-non-pornographic/255221)
**Author:** [@xvxdarkknightxvx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xvxdarkknightxvx)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2004, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-scenes-in-movies-non-pornographic/255221 "2004-07-20T03:12:31Z")
Are sex scenes in non-pornographic movies real? Like, was the sex scene in 8 Mile real, or was it just acting? If it is real, do they use condoms or BC or what? Is there an official condom of Hollywood? And do they test… --- ## [Don't hate me because I'm beautiful.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hate-me-because-im-beautiful/662177)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2013, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hate-me-because-im-beautiful/662177 "2013-07-01T02:34:57Z")
I’m not talking about me. I’m not beautiful and you can hate me all you want. I’m talking about the pass so many people seem to give beautiful people. On 30 Rock Liz tried to convince John Hamm he lived in a beautiful… --- ## [Not standing with Canadian Charter Notwithstanding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-standing-with-canadian-charter-notwithstanding/944324)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-standing-with-canadian-charter-notwithstanding/944324 "2025-04-17T20:39:16Z")
I knew very little about The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Like most constitutions, it is the supreme law of Canada. Having learned more about it recently, I think it encompasses Canadian values and places r… --- ## [What kind of wine for Glögg?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-wine-for-glogg/430955)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2007, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-wine-for-glogg/430955 "2007-12-25T00:17:26Z")
I found a recipe for Glögg that calls for ‘red wine’. What kind of red wine should I use? --- ## [Disabled kids and public politeness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disabled-kids-and-public-politeness/678817)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2014, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disabled-kids-and-public-politeness/678817 "2014-01-23T06:05:55Z")
I have several friends who have non-neuro-typical kids. I feel for them, and I support their efforts to give their kids as normal a life as possible. And I realize that they must face a lot of insensitive jerkwads in pu… --- ## [Notice Regarding Played-Out Looks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notice-regarding-played-out-looks/308796)
**Author:** [@Campion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Campion)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2005, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notice-regarding-played-out-looks/308796 "2005-06-22T05:36:53Z")
TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT, pursuant to common notions of current aesthetics and hipness maintained by all civilized societies, certain looks have been determined to be played-… --- ## [Fuck Home Depot and the Saw Horse You Rode In On](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-home-depot-and-the-saw-horse-you-rode-in-on/144746)
**Author:** [@Igloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Igloo)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2002, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-home-depot-and-the-saw-horse-you-rode-in-on/144746 "2002-12-27T04:24:19Z")
Dear Home Depot, I generally love your little store (ha ha, that’s a joke…we all know your square footage could cover Anna Nicole). However, what has my closest, most convenient little orange and white megaplex done to… --- ## [ATM Etiquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atm-etiquette/557797)
**Author:** [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atm-etiquette/557797 "2010-10-24T02:16:08Z")
Here’s the scene – it is a bright Sunday afternoon in the city. I need to use the ATM. I see a bank that has a single ATM in its entryway, separated from the street by a glass door that you need to use your ATM card to… --- ## [What has George W. Bush done right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-george-w-bush-done-right/377938)
**Author:** [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2006, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-george-w-bush-done-right/377938 "2006-10-29T00:45:19Z")
If one wants to find topics criticizing the current administration then one doesn’t have to look very hard on this board. On any given day there will probably be anywhere from 2-3 active threads concerning the latest fuc… --- ## [Design the ultimate ransom drop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-the-ultimate-ransom-drop/638171)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2012, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-the-ultimate-ransom-drop/638171 "2012-10-23T13:37:44Z")
In the movie Thunderball, SPECTRE manages to steal two nuclear bombs and and threatens to detonate them unless the British government pays a huge ransom. There’s a brief scene with the details of how the ransom is to be… --- ## [Tomahawk Steak - overrated fad, sez I](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomahawk-steak-overrated-fad-sez-i/807134)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2024, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomahawk-steak-overrated-fad-sez-i/807134 "2024-04-15T23:26:45Z")
Everyone has been buzzing about tomahawk steaks for a year or so now, and I am baffled. I bow to no one in my love of a good ribeye steak, but people are paying premium prices for an extra-long bone that creates a steak … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1610&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1612&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)