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**Author:** [@jujuju](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jujuju)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2003, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-marriage-if-drunk/211439 "2003-11-07T04:44:36Z")
Two people get married and let’s say the brided is plowed. Is this a legal marriage? She went to the courthouse days before the ceremony and got the license sober, where they make you sign and all, but you are supposed… --- ## [Anal Movie Titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-movie-titles/205191)
**Author:** [@Stage\_Manager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stage_Manager)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-movie-titles/205191 "2003-10-03T23:41:34Z")
Just like in the anal sports teams thread, let’s play Anal Movie Titles! The Anal Terminator The Sound of Anal Music :eek: Dirty Anal Dancing The Anal Matrix: Reloaded Carry on. --- ## [Dungeons of Dredmor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dungeons-of-dredmor/589316)
**Author:** [@Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogance_Ex_Machina)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2011, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dungeons-of-dredmor/589316 "2011-08-03T15:22:03Z")
Ran into this game via RPS and thought “it’s just 4e, what the heck, might as well try it out” and BAM! instant addiction. It is basically a graphical roguelike with a somewhat Discworldian, geeky sense of humor to it. … --- ## [GB: why was economy and food situation worse after WWII?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gb-why-was-economy-and-food-situation-worse-after-wwii/806863)
**Author:** [@constanze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/constanze)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2018, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gb-why-was-economy-and-food-situation-worse-after-wwii/806863 "2018-01-25T22:15:35Z")
I’m hoping there’s a short answer to this - although obviously it’s never one factor - as to why Great Britain was so much worse off after WWII than other Allied nations. E.g. Food rationing went on till 1954 Rationing i… --- ## [Sincerly, Can cat owners keep their cats in their own yard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sincerly-can-cat-owners-keep-their-cats-in-their-own-yard/658209)
**Author:** [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sincerly-can-cat-owners-keep-their-cats-in-their-own-yard/658209 "2013-05-14T03:00:33Z")
I am allergic to cats. I don’t really hate the damn things, but I really don’t like cats either, maybe due to my allergies. In order to prevent the cats from reproducing on my property, I set traps and take them to anima… --- ## [FUCK YOU, Microsoft. I am NOT a fucking criminal.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-microsoft-i-am-not-a-fucking-criminal/365726)
**Author:** [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-microsoft-i-am-not-a-fucking-criminal/365726 "2006-07-27T21:52:41Z")
But I fucking well should be. Every time I boot up Windows for the last few days I get a pretty little bubble in the bottom right corner that says “Your copy if Windows is not genuine. You may be a victim of piracy!” No… --- ## [Please review my screenplay to boost my competition chances](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-review-my-screenplay-to-boost-my-competition-chances/563707)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-review-my-screenplay-to-boost-my-competition-chances/563707 "2011-01-18T00:27:09Z")
Hiya folks I’ve been granted permission by the Mods to post this here, in the Marketplace forum (it has a competition and money angle). I uploaded a screenplay to Amazon Studios, which is a new venture by Amazon to hel… --- ## [What to do with overcooked chicken breast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-overcooked-chicken-breast/668684)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-overcooked-chicken-breast/668684 "2013-09-12T23:47:14Z")
They’re not burnt, just cooked too long, so they’re very chewy and not fun to eat. But of course I made a whole bunch at the same time, and cubed up a bunch and froze it. Can I use these rubbery chicken cubes for somethi… --- ## [Canada moves closer to eliminating the penny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-moves-closer-to-eliminating-the-penny/546859)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-moves-closer-to-eliminating-the-penny/546859 "2011-06-30T20:21:51Z")
Link. Apparently the Mint and the Finance Department have been talking about eliminating the Canadian one-cent coin from circulation. No decision has been announced. --- ## [Gender Disorder and Hormone Blocking Therapy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-disorder-and-hormone-blocking-therapy/598947)
**Author:** [@Bloodless\_Turnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bloodless_Turnip)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-disorder-and-hormone-blocking-therapy/598947 "2011-10-14T15:09:26Z")
A recent article in the Daily Mail has caused a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth across the web. Article The comments there are close to what you see all across the web where this is being discussed. The heading i… --- ## [Goodbye, Saturday delivery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-saturday-delivery/649502)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-saturday-delivery/649502 "2013-02-08T05:42:52Z")
I heard it on the radio this morning. The Post Office is going to end Saturday delivery of 1st Class mail this summer. They’re supposed to need congressional approval to do this, but apparently they think they’ve foun… --- ## [Is the story about McNamara and the antennas on the Pentagon true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-story-about-mcnamara-and-the-antennas-on-the-pentagon-true/540858)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2010, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-story-about-mcnamara-and-the-antennas-on-the-pentagon-true/540858 "2010-05-30T00:45:40Z")
I just remembered a story a DoD expert once told me, and I’m wondering if there is any basis for it. He was talking about waste in spending, and he mentioned a story in which Robert McNamara one day as his helicopter ar… --- ## [Is the slippery slope argument just another reductio ab absurdum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-slippery-slope-argument-just-another-reductio-ab-absurdum/654618)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-slippery-slope-argument-just-another-reductio-ab-absurdum/654618 "2013-04-05T20:55:14Z")
Lately, I’ve been exposed to all sorts of argument-ending slippery slope arguments: if you let gays marry, then why not cats and dogs? If you ban private ownership of bazookas, then they’re coming in the black helicopter… --- ## [Saint Zero Explains "Immoral" For Us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saint-zero-explains-immoral-for-us/30762)
**Author:** [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2000, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saint-zero-explains-immoral-for-us/30762 "2000-08-27T18:50:25Z")
OK, in weirddave’s “So you’re gay. Who gives a rats ass?” thread, Saint Zero stated: When called a bigot, he said, “I believe it is wrong,” but that it is just his own belief, questioned why people begrudge him for hav… --- ## [COPS: Rudeness Is OK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-rudeness-is-ok/151699)
**Author:** [@Bongmaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bongmaster)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2003, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-rudeness-is-ok/151699 "2003-02-06T08:45:46Z")
I just finished watching an episode of COPS on my lunch break and came away from it pretty pissed off. This police officer was following a car which was traveling a little too fast and swerved just slightly as he was wa… --- ## [Why is everyone so interested in Laci Peterson?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-everyone-so-interested-in-laci-peterson/169825)
**Author:** [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2003, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-everyone-so-interested-in-laci-peterson/169825 "2003-04-24T00:42:33Z")
These are the results of queries on Google News, which searches 4,500 news sources worldwide, for the following people: 1,150 Pervez Musharraf 1,330 Kim Jong Il 1,980 Laci Peterson 2,000 John Ashcroft 2,210 Sco… --- ## [Ask the Call Center Cube Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-call-center-cube-monkey/477915)
**Author:** [@Sunrazor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunrazor)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2008, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-call-center-cube-monkey/477915 "2008-12-23T22:25:39Z")
As some of you know, I used to work for a radio station – best full-time job I’ve ever had in my entire life, bar none. But I had to give that up last fall to finish my master’s degree – the station needed somebody who c… --- ## [Life with a Chromebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-with-a-chromebook/668077)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2014, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-with-a-chromebook/668077 "2014-08-31T11:16:26Z")
So my daughter on the other coast asked for a laptop to help with school. Her needs are modest and I am thinking she’s a perfect candidate for a Chromebook. The World Of Google has pretty much everything she needs, and i… --- ## [Pain-in-the-Butt Butt Dialer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pain-in-the-butt-butt-dialer/603035)
**Author:** [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pain-in-the-butt-butt-dialer/603035 "2011-11-18T16:37:28Z")
So it’s 7:00am and I’m checking my e-mail, and I see “WARNING - Your Inbox if full…” Odd, I think, I should have enough space…nope, I see that there are 19 new messages from the Butt Dialer, taking up a total of about 12… --- ## [Is there no NHL playoffs thread? {2024}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-nhl-playoffs-thread-2024/1001538)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-nhl-playoffs-thread-2024/1001538 "2024-06-27T00:58:05Z")
Stars just got to 3-1 against the Avalanche - and frankly should have swept Colorado by now if it weren’t for Dallas blowing a 3-0 lead in Game One. Rangers couldn’t get it done against the 'Canes and New York’s lead ha… --- ## [Are doctors moving away from prescribing benzodiazepines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-doctors-moving-away-from-prescribing-benzodiazepines/782586)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2017, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-doctors-moving-away-from-prescribing-benzodiazepines/782586 "2017-06-22T20:53:20Z")
My understanding is benzos were seen as a safer alternative to barbituates, which were easy to OD on while benzos are not. However benzos can be highly addictive, I’ve heard several stories of people having withdrawal s… --- ## [Why was the Willie Horton ad racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-willie-horton-ad-racist/269881)
**Author:** [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-willie-horton-ad-racist/269881 "2016-10-17T00:12:55Z")
My asking this question was sparked by a mention of Willie Horton in the “Dirty Tricks” thread. Since 1988, it has been widely claimed that the use of Willie Horton in Bush I’s campaign against Michael Dukakis was an app… --- ## [Fuck you, Diogenes, you were ignorant and rude.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-diogenes-you-were-ignorant-and-rude/344505)
**Author:** [@Ensign\_Edison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ensign_Edison)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2006, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-diogenes-you-were-ignorant-and-rude/344505 "2006-02-17T15:21:59Z")
All right, let’s do this, Diogenes the Cynic. You started off by announcing that only women who were raped as toddlers could ever possibly be involved in consensual polygamy. It was bad enough when you declared what heal… --- ## [Pizza Double Toppings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-double-toppings/279244)
**Author:** [@Steve-o-B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve-o-B)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2004, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-double-toppings/279244 "2004-12-16T01:23:48Z")
Why do some pizza places say ‘No double toppings’? Why can I have and ounce of pepperoni and an ounce of sausage, but not two ounces of pepperoni? I realize that for each additional topping, the amount of each one gets… --- ## [Top 3 arcade games of the 1980s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-3-arcade-games-of-the-1980s/267812)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2018, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-3-arcade-games-of-the-1980s/267812 "2018-08-22T04:03:49Z")
What are your top pics for the arcade games that were put out in the 1980s? Mine are Mortal Kombat - Pretty awesome fighting moves and great looking graphics. Space Harrier - Great graphics, nice fast pace, and I love… --- ## [Explain this whole Bush election/non-election deal to an ignorant Swede](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-whole-bush-election-non-election-deal-to-an-ignorant-swede/186004)
**Author:** [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2003, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-whole-bush-election-non-election-deal-to-an-ignorant-swede/186004 "2003-07-11T18:39:25Z")
I was going to ask this question in this thread, but I felt like avoiding a hi-jack. Then I briefly considered posting it in General Questions, but it would be moved here in twenty posts or so anyway, so I might as well … --- ## [Would humanity survive a major extinction event?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-humanity-survive-a-major-extinction-event/521880)
**Author:** [@Vimes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vimes)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2009, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-humanity-survive-a-major-extinction-event/521880 "2009-12-29T12:11:10Z")
I’m talking about things like the K-T extinction event, which wiped out 75% of Earth’s species, including all non-avian dinosaurs, or the Permian–Triassic extinction event, which killed off 96% of Earth’s marine species … --- ## [The Pentagon says we are paying our troops too much](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pentagon-says-we-are-paying-our-troops-too-much/538799)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pentagon-says-we-are-paying-our-troops-too-much/538799 "2010-05-17T03:12:10Z")
Here is a Washington Post story about it. I don’t know any civilians experienced in urban warfare or IED detonation, though I’d bet all my MS Flight Simulator experience would be helpful if they would let me fly a Pred… --- ## [We need more interviews like this.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-more-interviews-like-this/630629)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2012, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-more-interviews-like-this/630629 "2012-08-07T16:34:16Z")
While I fully admit that I got a little extra pleasure in that Anderson Cooper makes the guy from MoveOn.org look like an ass, I do like it when reporters are prepared like Anderson is here and don’t allow a guest to sim… --- ## [Ask the Recreational Drug User!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-recreational-drug-user/34069)
**Author:** [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2000, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-recreational-drug-user/34069 "2000-09-23T17:07:55Z")
I see that many people have questions about recreational drug use, well here is the thread you can ask an actual user of drugs, and I will answer to the best of my capabilities. Ask away! --- ## [Characteristics of "Old Money"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characteristics-of-old-money/752721)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2016, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characteristics-of-old-money/752721 "2016-04-28T14:35:31Z")
A friend and I were discussing this today and he opined that what sets old money apart from simply inherited money or being descended from riches is the ability to leverage that into making more money for your generation… --- ## [Why the buffer zone between HOV lane and the lane next to it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-buffer-zone-between-hov-lane-and-the-lane-next-to-it/557491)
**Author:** [@wisernow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wisernow)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2010, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-buffer-zone-between-hov-lane-and-the-lane-next-to-it/557491 "2010-10-19T17:14:39Z")
The HOV lanes in Ontario, and I guess it must be occurring elsewhere too, are separated by a stripped buffer zone from the lane next to it. This is what I mean. I imagine that the purpose is to keep drivers from the non… --- ## [Tell me about Farscape (no spoilers though!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-farscape-no-spoilers-though/715224)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2015, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-farscape-no-spoilers-though/715224 "2015-04-20T01:41:14Z")
So I started watching Farscape. I’m always really behind the times, but I don’t mind that. I hesitated for a long time in watching it because it is kind of dated (1999-2002) and plus I was afraid it would be some of…“Oh… --- ## [Suicide by Cop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-by-cop/684517)
**Author:** [@jezzaOZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jezzaOZ)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2014, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-by-cop/684517 "2014-03-28T14:00:03Z")
This is an easy one. Everyone knows about Suicide By Cop. Some deranged dude rocks up and does something unpleasant in the hope he/she will be killed by the gun-toting cops who rock up. Or is it actually easy? That’s wh… --- ## [Kitty-corner vs catty-corner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-corner-vs-catty-corner/642409)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-corner-vs-catty-corner/642409 "2012-12-02T03:46:23Z")
Which term do you prefer when describing a piece of furniture placed diagonally near the corner of a room? --- ## [Why is Ramen so cheap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-ramen-so-cheap/364892)
**Author:** [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2006, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-ramen-so-cheap/364892 "2006-07-18T00:45:54Z")
I just paid $2.60 for 24 packs of ramen. I’m trying to figure out why it is so cheap compared to say normal noodles. What makes them different and so much cheaper? --- ## [Why two thousand and fourteen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-two-thousand-and-fourteen/694862)
**Author:** [@georgie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/georgie)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-two-thousand-and-fourteen/694862 "2014-08-14T15:59:32Z")
Why do so many people still say “two thousand and fourteen” so far into the new century, when it is so much easier to say “twenty fourteen”? After all, people didn’t say “0ne thousand nine hundred and fourteen” a century… --- ## [Anti-death penalty and Christ.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-death-penalty-and-christ/568414)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2011, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-death-penalty-and-christ/568414 "2011-01-31T14:27:54Z")
So most of my life I was staunchly in favor of the death penalty. Through mellowing with age, my reconnecting with my Catholic faith and the realization of my own hypocrisy in light of being pro-life I’m now against the … --- ## [Another "whatcha reading?" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-whatcha-reading-thread/203918)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2003, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-whatcha-reading-thread/203918 "2003-10-27T01:44:44Z")
Me, I’ve been doing some SF. Reread Timothy Zahn’s Triplet a week ago, then read Peter Hamilton’s Mindstar Rising, and now I’m just finishing David Brin’s Glory Season. The next few books at the top of the pile are also … --- ## [If Epstein information and testimony directly implicates Trump, what happens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-epstein-information-and-testimony-directly-implicates-trump-what-happens/836850)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2019, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-epstein-information-and-testimony-directly-implicates-trump-what-happens/836850 "2019-07-14T19:29:52Z")
Suppose there is evidence and/or testimony that comes up in the Epstein case that implicates Trump in the rape of children. What would be the short and medium-term political fallout? My guess – if the evidence is alleg… --- ## [Is the U.S. a dictatorship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-u-s-a-dictatorship/315230)
**Author:** [@rwjefferson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rwjefferson)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2005, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-u-s-a-dictatorship/315230 "2005-08-08T02:37:09Z")
Is the U.S. a dictatorship? I always understood that people had unalienable rights and that governments were instituted to secure these rights. I always understood that these were the founding principles, the precedenc… --- ## [Laws: Too Long, Too Convoluted, Too Much hassle to be Read](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laws-too-long-too-convoluted-too-much-hassle-to-be-read/514036)
**Author:** [@Kearsen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kearsen)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2009, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laws-too-long-too-convoluted-too-much-hassle-to-be-read/514036 "2009-10-20T16:56:26Z")
Currently the laws that are written are not read (in full) by those people voting on them. This is a common practice, it isn’t illegal or immoral. However, laws were never meant to be so freaking impossible to read or un… --- ## [Twisted Sister's "O Come All Ye Faithful"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twisted-sisters-o-come-all-ye-faithful/384407)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2006, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twisted-sisters-o-come-all-ye-faithful/384407 "2006-12-23T21:16:52Z")
I don’t think Christmas music gets much better than this. Happy holidays, and stay metal. --- ## [Best and Worst Boss Fights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-boss-fights/466457)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2008, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-boss-fights/466457 "2008-10-10T10:53:58Z")
Having just finished Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time for the second time, I was struck by how bad the final boss was. While the game is brilliant and is not really about combat, the final boss is terrible(more on tha… --- ## [How many social classes are there in the United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-social-classes-are-there-in-the-united-states/181423)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2003, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-social-classes-are-there-in-the-united-states/181423 "2003-06-25T21:17:49Z")
There is a persistent myth in America that we are a classless society and always have been. It’s obviously not true, but what’s the real picture? The most compelling analysis of the class system in America I’ve read in… --- ## [Buzzwords and hackneyed phrases that must DIE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buzzwords-and-hackneyed-phrases-that-must-die/454338)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2008, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buzzwords-and-hackneyed-phrases-that-must-die/454338 "2008-07-16T00:37:23Z")
I had mentioned over in GD that the stock political catchphrase in the 2008 campaign (throwing someone “under the bus”) needed to be urgently retired. Apparently commentators and politicians have so fallen in love with t… --- ## ["I'll fix your wagon!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-fix-your-wagon/669663)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2013, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-fix-your-wagon/669663 "2013-09-29T05:27:27Z")
“Fixing one’s wagon” seems like a right neighborly thing to do, assuming your neighbor has a wagon that needs fixing. How did this morph into meting someone his comeuppance? . . . My WAG is that “fix” is used in the sen… --- ## [Field goals and timeouts (NFL)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-goals-and-timeouts-nfl/638536)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-goals-and-timeouts-nfl/638536 "2012-10-25T22:21:08Z")
In recent times opposing coaches have been trying to call timeout JUST before a kicker attempts the kick in an attempt to rattle them or make them think about more than just kicking. I’m wondering if the offensive coach… --- ## [Punchlines that are funny without the joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punchlines-that-are-funny-without-the-joke/390589)
**Author:** [@RedSwinglineOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedSwinglineOne)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2007, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punchlines-that-are-funny-without-the-joke/390589 "2007-02-07T23:10:22Z")
I was talking to a friend and happened to mention a Simpson’s episode where:Its a wedding, someone points a video camera at Krusty and says, “hey Krusty, be funny!” So he says “Ok, a guy walks into a bar with a 1ft tall… --- ## [.001%? (One servicemember's response to OWS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/001-one-servicemembers-response-to-ows/601760)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2011, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/001-one-servicemembers-response-to-ows/601760 "2011-11-05T16:02:22Z")
Not sure if this is old news or whatnot, but this picture was just crossposted to my facebook page like 15 times. http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/388539\_10150446148908854\_116727628853\_10573788\_1370841960\_… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1620&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1622&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)