# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1619&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:** 1620 --- ## [Did Obama lessen his kids chances in life by having children with a black woman instead of..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-obama-lessen-his-kids-chances-in-life-by-having-children-with-a-black-woman-instead-of/690617)
**Author:** [@ContentWithTomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ContentWithTomorrow)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-obama-lessen-his-kids-chances-in-life-by-having-children-with-a-black-woman-instead-of/690617 "2014-06-13T14:21:34Z")
marrying a white or non black woman? Iknow I’ll receive a LOT of backlash for discussing or even holding this view but… Race has traditionally always been a strong tie to culture and a big issue in human societies. Da… --- ## [Car AC compressor makes whining sound when accelerating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-ac-compressor-makes-whining-sound-when-accelerating/755034)
**Author:** [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2016, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-ac-compressor-makes-whining-sound-when-accelerating/755034 "2016-05-20T12:18:50Z")
Hi all! After my car’s AC being out of service for months due to a leak, I found the leak (high-pressure side fitting) and recharged it. Now my AC works, but my car makes a weird whining noise whenever the compressor i… --- ## [The Office 1/11/2007](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-11-2007/387544)
**Author:** [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2007, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-11-2007/387544 "2007-01-17T14:35:10Z")
Just starting the thread on tonight’s episode of The Office. It looks like it is a new one. I never contribute to these threads, but I do enjoy reading them, so I wanted to make sure the thread gets started! --- ## [I done fucked up with my nephew today...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-done-fucked-up-with-my-nephew-today/721230)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-done-fucked-up-with-my-nephew-today/721230 "2015-06-05T13:25:29Z")
He’s eight. I’m visiting from out of state, and don’t get to see him in person a lot as a result. We have, or have had, a pretty good rapport. We were playing in the pool, and I threatened to flip him while he was in a… --- ## [Books that \*should\* have been made into a musical..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-that-should-have-been-made-into-a-musical/516266)
**Author:** [@frootle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/frootle)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2009, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-that-should-have-been-made-into-a-musical/516266 "2009-11-08T06:06:15Z")
I did look, but couldn’t find a previous thread… apologies in advance if it’s been done. Anyway., I’d like to know what the consensus here is about books that REALLY should have become a musical (stage or film acceptabl… --- ## ["Stop running this script"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-running-this-script/539860)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2010, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-running-this-script/539860 "2010-05-22T22:39:45Z")
Several times over the past week I’ve gotten that message in a pop-up box from Windows Internet Explorer. The full text is: A script on this page is causing your web browser to run slowly. If it continues to run, your… --- ## [Baron Greenback. What's with the creepy pm you sent me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baron-greenback-whats-with-the-creepy-pm-you-sent-me/642097)
**Author:** [@Modern\_Master](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Modern_Master)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2012, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baron-greenback-whats-with-the-creepy-pm-you-sent-me/642097 "2012-11-26T23:09:55Z")
I received this PM from Baron Greenback: \[QUOTE=Baron Greenback\] You’re my wife now. \[/QUOTE\] So, what’s with the creepy pm? Maybe, it wasn’t meant to be creepy and was in reference to a thread I posted? --- ## [The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact - what was in it for Stalin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-molotov-ribbentrop-pact-what-was-in-it-for-stalin/535259)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-molotov-ribbentrop-pact-what-was-in-it-for-stalin/535259 "2010-04-09T14:12:43Z")
The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, the notorious agreement between Nazi Germany and the USSR, enacted on the eve of WWII, makes little sense to me. More specifically, I take it as a given that both sides knew the pact was wort… --- ## [Traditional barbers--do they typically use the straightrazor on the back of your neck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traditional-barbers-do-they-typically-use-the-straightrazor-on-the-back-of-your-neck/550126)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traditional-barbers-do-they-typically-use-the-straightrazor-on-the-back-of-your-neck/550126 "2010-08-18T15:15:33Z")
A few months ago I was trying to dig up some information on historic barbershops, and I hit on this website, extolling the virtues of a traditional shop with the red and white striped pole outside the door–to the conside… --- ## [Who is into scat sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-into-scat-sex/199080)
**Author:** [@Homer\_J.Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer_J.Simpson)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2003, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-into-scat-sex/199080 "2003-09-02T10:15:13Z")
Is anybody here into scat sex? My girlfriend really wants to try this, but I don’t know what it is. I didn’t want my girlfriend to know I didn’t know what it was. I tired a Google search, but the sites wanted me to pay f… --- ## [Most deadly war by percentage soldiers killed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-deadly-war-by-percentage-soldiers-killed/197247)
**Author:** [@Trigonal\_Planar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trigonal_Planar)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2003, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-deadly-war-by-percentage-soldiers-killed/197247 "2003-08-26T15:13:56Z")
Of all wars in which records are known, which war resulted in the greatest percentage of death among the participants in the war? My gut instinct, for no real reason, says the American Civil War. Its probably WW2 thoug… --- ## [Greatest sports movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2011, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059 "2011-07-26T05:11:21Z")
I’m from Minnesota. I enjoy curling, so “Men With Brooms” has a soft spot in my head. OTOH, my cousin was a trainer with the North Stars and “Slap Shot” holds a special place. Yours? And why are your stars better tha… --- ## [My dead uncle Bud was wierder than we thought...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dead-uncle-bud-was-wierder-than-we-thought/120174)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2002, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dead-uncle-bud-was-wierder-than-we-thought/120174 "2002-08-09T01:45:13Z")
I described his isolation and funeral arrangements in this thread. My sister spent a day cleaning at his house. She learned: The Chicago police hauled away 9 squadcar loads of weapons after discovering his body. His… --- ## [Are there homes with central AC/Heat that Dont have filters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-homes-with-central-ac-heat-that-dont-have-filters/674251)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2013, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-homes-with-central-ac-heat-that-dont-have-filters/674251 "2013-11-21T14:33:37Z")
My girlfriend has been in her townhome a few years and said she had never changed her filters. I was gonna replace them for her but i’m stumped. I’ve looked at every ceiling surface (3 floors) and every wall and there i… --- ## [Colorized "I Love Lucy"? Seriously?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorized-i-love-lucy-seriously/706613)
**Author:** [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2014, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorized-i-love-lucy-seriously/706613 "2014-12-10T03:12:08Z")
So I’m watching the Broncos game and see a promo for colorized I Love Lucy, which is apparently the Christmas special and that episode where Lucy and Ethel get a job at the chocolate factory. While I don’t have any probl… --- ## [Della and the Dealer. Drugs, Murder, Anthropomorphic Animals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/della-and-the-dealer-drugs-murder-anthropomorphic-animals/495014)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2016, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/della-and-the-dealer-drugs-murder-anthropomorphic-animals/495014 "2016-01-08T06:11:05Z")
I love the song “Della and the Dealer”. It opens up with “It was Della and the Dealer and a dog named Jake and a cat named Kalamazoo”. My question is, are Jake and Kalamazoo really supposed to be a dog and a cat? I me… --- ## [What’s the difference between being devoutly religious and delusional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-difference-between-being-devoutly-religious-and-delusional/815833)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-difference-between-being-devoutly-religious-and-delusional/815833 "2018-06-22T17:21:07Z")
I happened to catch part of “Evan Almighty” on TV yesterday. In it, God appears to Evan and commands him to build an Ark. Naturally, God is invisible to everyone else. So, because his wife and family love him, they go a… --- ## [Suggest a space opera for a person who doesn't read science fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-space-opera-for-a-person-who-doesnt-read-science-fiction/937902)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-space-opera-for-a-person-who-doesnt-read-science-fiction/937902 "2021-05-15T05:07:38Z")
Was texting today with a lady about space operas, a genre she never heard of: She enjoys action films (we were mocking the latest Godzilla flick), and liked my description of the gen… --- ## [The 19th SDMB Corps is here!! Join NOW!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-19th-sdmb-corps-is-here-join-now/26058)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2000, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-19th-sdmb-corps-is-here-join-now/26058 "2000-07-22T06:36:44Z")
Good People of the Teeming Millions, Some of us have organized under the 19th Straight Dope Message Board Corps with the declaration of Unrestricted War upon the following: 5 'N SYNC THE BACKSTREET BOYS 98 DEGREES CHR… --- ## [Louisiana French: where to hear it and practice it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louisiana-french-where-to-hear-it-and-practice-it/547731)
**Author:** [@tclouie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tclouie)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2010, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louisiana-french-where-to-hear-it-and-practice-it/547731 "2010-07-31T01:29:44Z")
When I learned I was going to New Orleans for a convention, I got all excited and started learning all about Louisiana French from the LSU and Tulane websites, as well as from Wikipedia. Unfortunately, when I got to NOLA… --- ## [Did Woodrow Wilson praise D.W. Griffith's "Birth of A Nation?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-woodrow-wilson-praise-d-w-griffiths-birth-of-a-nation/283935)
**Author:** [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2005, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-woodrow-wilson-praise-d-w-griffiths-birth-of-a-nation/283935 "2005-01-22T00:45:24Z")
I considered posting this over in Cafe Society but my query is not really about the film per se, but whether the “history with lightning… all so terribly true” quote can be accurately attributed to Wilson. Follow-up que… --- ## [Ask the adoptee(s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-adoptee-s/418917)
**Author:** [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2007, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-adoptee-s/418917 "2007-09-17T17:56:41Z")
Opening this at the request of Omega Glory in this thread. Anaamika showed interest in participating, so I hope she will stop by, to give a differing perspective. Overall, my experience with being an adoptee has been p… --- ## [How did Germany lose ww1?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-germany-lose-ww1/736798)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2015, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-germany-lose-ww1/736798 "2015-11-08T10:37:42Z")
For some reason I can’t figure out how exactly Germany lost ww1, in the end of the war it controlled entire Belgium and even some parts of France, while France didn’t control any part of Germany, so what happened? I read… --- ## [What are some famous arch-rivals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-famous-arch-rivals/443031)
**Author:** [@cactus\_waltz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cactus_waltz)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-famous-arch-rivals/443031 "2008-04-10T20:45:29Z")
There are many classic nemesis characters in modern fiction. But I was wondering about classic arch rivals - the kind of character who matches the genius of the antagonist and tries to outdo him at every given opportunit… --- ## [What a nasty (and bizarre) way to die](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-nasty-and-bizarre-way-to-die/552375)
**Author:** [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2010, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-nasty-and-bizarre-way-to-die/552375 "2010-09-06T14:59:43Z")
\[The body of Jacquelyn Kotarac was found on Saturday, three days after she slid feet first down the chimney of the Bakersfield home, police said. “The pressure being placed on the chest wouldn’t allow her lungs to expan… --- ## [Cats with hyperthyroidism - options?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-with-hyperthyroidism-options/609851)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-with-hyperthyroidism-options/609851 "2012-06-11T21:21:51Z")
Well, it looks like my Mojo has a diagnosis - hyperthyroidism. I’ll be picking up his new meds at the vet tomorrow, but he’s such a bad pill-taker that I’m hoping there are other options. I’ve done a little research, and… --- ## [facebook help? making my attendance to an "event" private?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-help-making-my-attendance-to-an-event-private/643534)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-help-making-my-attendance-to-an-event-private/643534 "2012-12-10T23:07:25Z")
I’m still pretty new to Facebook, just a few months in. When I “join” a public event I have discovered that it sometimes shows up in the newsfeeds of friends. Is there any way to avoid this? I don’t particularly want … --- ## [Disgusting, revolting Lenin Apologists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-revolting-lenin-apologists/77572)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2001, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-revolting-lenin-apologists/77572 "2001-08-26T01:12:04Z")
Over in this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=82027 Olentzero is once again making his passioned defense of a brutal monster, one of the most evil men of this century. When confronted… --- ## [Trump vs. the US Mexico Border 2: Trump's Secret Deal with Mexico (it's in his pocket!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-vs-the-us-mexico-border-2-trumps-secret-deal-with-mexico-its-in-his-pocket/835402)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2019, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-vs-the-us-mexico-border-2-trumps-secret-deal-with-mexico-its-in-his-pocket/835402 "2019-06-18T13:39:16Z")
Video today of Trump doing his best McCarthy impersonation on the White House lawn, complete with a prop. For those wanting a slightly longer summation: Donald Trump claims to have a secret agreement AND THEN PULLS A … --- ## [How Can You Be Pro-Life but not Pro-War or Pro-Death Penalty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-be-pro-life-but-not-pro-war-or-pro-death-penalty/361207)
**Author:** [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2006, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-be-pro-life-but-not-pro-war-or-pro-death-penalty/361207 "2006-06-27T15:41:07Z")
Or any mismatched combination of the three. I’m sure this question has been asked before, and I’ve brought it up a couple of times in various debates. If life is sacred, shouldn’t all life be treated as such? How can … --- ## [Stupidity by college professors/administrations. Share your experiences!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidity-by-college-professors-administrations-share-your-experiences/564952)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2010, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidity-by-college-professors-administrations-share-your-experiences/564952 "2010-12-29T04:24:48Z")
I am thinking of switching majors from Computer Science to Bioinformatics. I sent the Biological Sciences advisor an email asking about the program, and she emailed me back stating that I need to have at least a combine… --- ## [My kid's teacher taught them the Alanis definition of "ironic".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kids-teacher-taught-them-the-alanis-definition-of-ironic/371107)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2006, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kids-teacher-taught-them-the-alanis-definition-of-ironic/371107 "2006-09-05T12:59:40Z")
:smack: WhyKid (13) loves irony. He gets it, identifies it when he sees it in books, TV and movies (he’s been raised on a steady diet of Joss Whedon, so it comes naturally to him). He came home yesterday and said, “Mom,… --- ## [Does the U.S.A. have a "Head of State"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-u-s-a-have-a-head-of-state/479790)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2009, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-u-s-a-have-a-head-of-state/479790 "2009-01-09T14:16:14Z")
In the “Barack the Magic Negro” thread in the Pit, there’s a bit of a disagreement going on as to how much deference (one might say “servility” if one is so inclined) is due the President (or the Presidency) by ordinary … --- ## [I Liked Lucy, But...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-liked-lucy-but/795697)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-liked-lucy-but/795697 "2017-09-14T00:07:04Z")
Watching Lucy with a critical eye as an adult, was Lucille Ball as talented as we think? True, she had comedy down pat. She could have been a sister to the Marx Brothers. However… could she even dance or sing? Seems lik… --- ## [AZ fast food restaurants to allow deputies to pose as window cashiers to catch drunk drivers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/az-fast-food-restaurants-to-allow-deputies-to-pose-as-window-cashiers-to-catch-drunk-drivers/499793)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2009, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/az-fast-food-restaurants-to-allow-deputies-to-pose-as-window-cashiers-to-catch-drunk-drivers/499793 "2009-06-17T22:51:58Z")
Story here I have to say the concept is pretty offensive. If I saw that a restaurant was hosting police in the window to check on me as I picked up my food I would cease all patronage of the restaurant. --- ## [do you think they realize what they look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-they-realize-what-they-look-like/497456)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2009, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-they-realize-what-they-look-like/497456 "2009-05-25T20:28:38Z")
http://roflrazzi.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/celebrity-pictures-madonna-senility-symptoms.jpg http://roflrazzi.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/celebrity-pictures-jocelyn-wildenstein-aliens.jpg http://roflrazzi.files.wordpr… --- ## [Do adult prey animals ever kill the predators of their offspring for "revenge"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-adult-prey-animals-ever-kill-the-predators-of-their-offspring-for-revenge/629446)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-adult-prey-animals-ever-kill-the-predators-of-their-offspring-for-revenge/629446 "2012-07-30T02:23:14Z")
Does a large and powerful mother animal, like an elephant, giraffe, or rhinoceros ever go after and attempt to kill the lion or hyena that killed its baby? It seems to me that genes for behavior like this could be evolu… --- ## [Am I wrong to want less responsibility in my job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-wrong-to-want-less-responsibility-in-my-job/364137)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2006, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-wrong-to-want-less-responsibility-in-my-job/364137 "2006-07-13T23:28:33Z")
I currently work fast food. I could write a whole post about how shitty-by-design fast food work is, but that’s another story. What’s got me going is that not only is my job shitty, but it’s shitty combined with the fact… --- ## [Do you watch death/murder/torture videos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-death-murder-torture-videos/711775)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-death-murder-torture-videos/711775 "2015-02-06T01:38:05Z")
I don’t. I really don’t need to see someone get beheaded or burned alive to know how brutal and inhumane it is. Plus, ISIS/AL Qaeda wants us to see it and be horrified, so I won’t give them that. I wouldn’t watch anyw… --- ## [obama conference](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-conference/485154)
**Author:** [@sinjin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinjin)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2009, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-conference/485154 "2009-02-28T00:09:20Z")
This is probably not in the right forum, but: Why is he not looking at the camera? He is looking everywhere but out at the people he is trying to speak to. Who suggested this format? --- ## [Wesley Snipes reports to prison Dec 9](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wesley-snipes-reports-to-prison-dec-9/562595)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2010, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wesley-snipes-reports-to-prison-dec-9/562595 "2010-12-03T22:41:11Z")
I don’t see the point in this. Put his ass in a film, garnish the million dollar paycheck. Put him in another film, garnish etc. Eventually the IRS gets their money and penalties. Whats he going to do in prison? Make l… --- ## [Happy Heathen-bite my Catholic arse!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-heathen-bite-my-catholic-arse/100875)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2002, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-heathen-bite-my-catholic-arse/100875 "2002-04-01T21:46:37Z")
Here I completely understand that YOU have some serious beefs with the Catholic church, Christianity, and religion in general. That’s your business. But how fucking DARE you insinuate that because people remain true … --- ## [MLB: May 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2022/963911)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2022, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2022/963911 "2022-06-01T07:46:39Z")
Both New York teams and both LA teams are leading their respective divisions. No major surprises except maybe the Rockies doing slightly better and the White Sox doing slightly worse than I expected. The weather will wa… --- ## [KS-4 Special Election 4/11/17](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ks-4-special-election-4-11-17/783297)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ks-4-special-election-4-11-17/783297 "2017-04-14T18:51:59Z")
Early voting began Monday. It’s Kansas, so we probably need a microscope to view the likelihood of a Dem upset. (Or maybe a really long piece of paper to print all the zeroes to the right of the decimal point before y… --- ## [Did Christ ever preach to Non-Jews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-christ-ever-preach-to-non-jews/692767)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2014, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-christ-ever-preach-to-non-jews/692767 "2014-07-20T23:04:13Z")
He bade His apostles and disciples to preach the Gospel to the gentiles. But did He Himself spread the Word of the Father to anyone without a Hebrew heritage? --- ## [Best scene in Television](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-scene-in-television/1006483)
**Author:** [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-scene-in-television/1006483 "2024-09-19T15:37:18Z")
As a companion to thread with “Best Scene in Film” : https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-scene-in-film/1006452 I decide I would start a new thread to talk about the best scenes from TV shows. As the other thread said… --- ## [Your newborn has an ambiguous gender.... what do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-newborn-has-an-ambiguous-gender-what-do-you-do/159661)
**Author:** [@TheLadyLion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLadyLion)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2003, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-newborn-has-an-ambiguous-gender-what-do-you-do/159661 "2003-04-28T10:16:10Z")
Scenario: You (or your partner) has just given birth to a beautiful baby. However when you ask if it’s a boy or a girl, you get just blank stares. Nobody knows. It might be a boy, it might be a girl, but nobody knows… --- ## [King of the Hill Quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-hill-quotes/426382)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2007, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-hill-quotes/426382 "2007-11-16T18:53:16Z")
(Well, it was either this, or Beavis and Butthead. (Hmmm, maybe later) Hank Hill: “Strickland Propane, taste the meat, not the heat.” “Ginseng tea?? I’m not gonna get hopped up on dope!” “Can’t you see you’re not ma… --- ## [SAT & ACT- how did you score?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sat-act-how-did-you-score/179175)
**Author:** [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2003, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sat-act-how-did-you-score/179175 "2003-06-07T19:55:50Z")
In connection with the “what’s your IQ” poll, here’s another one for you smarty-pants dopers here at SDMB. When you were in high school, how did you score on the ACT and SAT (if you took the SAT)? My first shot I scored… --- ## [Beat My Record - Jury Duty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beat-my-record-jury-duty/660044)
**Author:** [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beat-my-record-jury-duty/660044 "2013-06-08T04:43:28Z")
I was about to start a pit thread on this but I just can’t get too angry about it. I just received my 5th summons for jury duty. This is the 5th time in 25 years that I’ve been called. I sat through two trials and was… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1618&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1620&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)