# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1635&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:** 1636 --- ## [Playgirl editor fired after "outing" as Rebublican...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playgirl-editor-fired-after-outing-as-rebublican/295573)
**Author:** [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2005, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playgirl-editor-fired-after-outing-as-rebublican/295573 "2005-03-24T23:29:44Z")
While I am cognizant of the fact that Playgirl magazine isn’t exactly mainstream media, I believe the journalistic culture that exists there is pretty much in line with that of most mainstream journalism. I have been rou… --- ## ["I read banned books!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-read-banned-books/472864)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-read-banned-books/472864 "2008-11-17T18:04:45Z")
No, you dumb shit, you probably don’t. You read CHALLENEGED books? Oh, okay. You read books that have been removed from school libraries or put in the adult section? Fine. You read books that may have been removed f… --- ## [College Co-Eds Get Screwed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-co-eds-get-screwed/413236)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2007, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-co-eds-get-screwed/413236 "2007-10-19T15:28:24Z")
Not sure if this should go here or the Pit… Story here. I wasn’t aware that college nurses did anything but hand out cheap(er) birth control. What a fucking crock. Maybe someone was unhappy with the decline in teenage… --- ## [My husband may be permanently disabled and I'm asking myself questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-may-be-permanently-disabled-and-im-asking-myself-questions/825843)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2019, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-may-be-permanently-disabled-and-im-asking-myself-questions/825843 "2019-01-01T11:05:30Z")
I have emptied pee-tainers and picked up more than my fair share of household chores and grocery shopping while my husband recovers from ankle/foot surgery. He’s done this once before. The first foot recovered like a cha… --- ## [Fundies now trying to outbreed the rest of us. Talk about dysgenic pressure!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fundies-now-trying-to-outbreed-the-rest-of-us-talk-about-dysgenic-pressure/380739)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2006, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fundies-now-trying-to-outbreed-the-rest-of-us-talk-about-dysgenic-pressure/380739 "2006-11-23T03:58:59Z")
Apparently it’s not enough any more just to eschew abortion and birth control. Some evangelical churches are now preaching that their brand of Christians have a religious duty to have as many babies as possible so as to… --- ## [I woke up this morning punching the wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-woke-up-this-morning-punching-the-wall/597983)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-woke-up-this-morning-punching-the-wall/597983 "2011-10-03T16:57:13Z")
I had a weird dream last night/morning…I was at this strange, dingy, cold indoor swimming pool at a run-down apartment complex. The attractive female office receptionist from my last apartment (not the one in the dream) … --- ## [One of the U.S.'s fifty largest cities is to be destroyed. Argue the case that City X not be it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-u-s-s-fifty-largest-cities-is-to-be-destroyed-argue-the-case-that-city-x-not-be-it/608073)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2012, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-u-s-s-fifty-largest-cities-is-to-be-destroyed-argue-the-case-that-city-x-not-be-it/608073 "2012-01-06T23:33:15Z")
So it turns out that the pulp science fiction writers were right: Mars is inhabited by a sentient species with technology so far in advance of ours it might as well be magic; they have, incidentally, used said tech to co… --- ## [Simple recipes that wow people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-recipes-that-wow-people/458324)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2008, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-recipes-that-wow-people/458324 "2008-08-12T14:08:05Z")
What’s the easiest thing you make that really impresses people? Experimenting a few months ago, my mom and I came up with a very easy way to make chocolate covered cashews. There’s almost no work involved, but people lo… --- ## [Food combinations you found surprisingly terrible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-combinations-you-found-surprisingly-terrible/591636)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-combinations-you-found-surprisingly-terrible/591636 "2023-11-22T05:30:07Z")
I’m not talking about some oddball combination that you may expect to be gross but still try anyway, like barbecue chicken-flavored ice cream or something. I’m talking about things you think should work together, but do… --- ## [Another motorcycle Q: longest trip on smallest bike?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-motorcycle-q-longest-trip-on-smallest-bike/541189)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2015, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-motorcycle-q-longest-trip-on-smallest-bike/541189 "2015-06-23T17:20:10Z")
What’s the smallest bike that you’ve taken on a fairly long road trip? How far did you go? Or, to ask the question another way, am I nuts to even consider taking a roughly 600 mi round trip on a 250? I was toying with … --- ## [Hindenberg Allowed in US, Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hindenberg-allowed-in-us-why/538586)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hindenberg-allowed-in-us-why/538586 "2010-05-09T14:57:18Z")
Wiki says it is some anniversary of the Hindenberg explosion. But, reading further upon noticing the Swastikas (sp?) on its tail, why did the US allow it to come here? Although we were not yet at war with Germany, we w… --- ## [Resolved: Cigarette Taxes are a Very Bad Thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-cigarette-taxes-are-a-very-bad-thing/254591)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2004, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-cigarette-taxes-are-a-very-bad-thing/254591 "2004-07-26T15:25:46Z")
Today our newspaper had an article about how our provincial government is becoming addicted to tobacco taxes, which raised $780 million dollars for the government last year. I submit that tobacco taxes are an abominatio… --- ## [Doctor Who Newb dreading stuff: reassure me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-newb-dreading-stuff-reassure-me/629342)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-newb-dreading-stuff-reassure-me/629342 "2012-10-01T18:36:16Z")
Recently started watching Doctor Who for the first time on BBCA. I came in on Bad Wolf. (I know, a weird place to start, but that’s where they were at.) So I got to see a bit of Eccleston before switching to Tennant. … --- ## [Going on vacation while my vacation partner has feelings for me, need advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-on-vacation-while-my-vacation-partner-has-feelings-for-me-need-advice/534988)
**Author:** [@Mnem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mnem)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-on-vacation-while-my-vacation-partner-has-feelings-for-me-need-advice/534988 "2010-04-10T03:28:29Z")
I have a friend that has had a romantic interest in me in the past. Thinking this was over (and being led to assume that these feelings were resolved), I planned a trip with this friend and another person. Because we wan… --- ## [Ask the 50's Mom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-50s-mom/323166)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2005, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-50s-mom/323166 "2005-09-29T19:23:25Z")
In the other thread someone suggested that 50’s Mom was needed to answer some of the questions 50’s Dad seemed to shy away from. So I got back from the bridge club, got out of my girdle, took off my face, made myself a … --- ## [Meaning of "Lost in Translation" title (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-lost-in-translation-title-spoilers/228756)
**Author:** [@Grousser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grousser)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2004, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-lost-in-translation-title-spoilers/228756 "2004-02-15T02:06:50Z")
Maybe I haven’t searched enough, but I haven’t found any comments by critics about it. It seems to me that “Lost in Translation”, the movie’s title, is not referring to the mess that Bob experiments with the translators… --- ## [jamiemcgarry is now Ambivalid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-is-now-ambivalid/598307)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2011, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-is-now-ambivalid/598307 "2011-10-05T18:19:53Z")
I just wanted people to be aware of my username change. My initial decision to use my real name has outgrown it’s usefulness and I decided to go a more anonymous route (but not really since my real name can easily be fo… --- ## [wood working - what kind of sander to use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wood-working-what-kind-of-sander-to-use/253635)
**Author:** [@igloorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/igloorex)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2004, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wood-working-what-kind-of-sander-to-use/253635 "2004-07-06T17:52:33Z")
I am getting ready to sand my wooden deck (a small 8x10’ area). I bought a black and decker combo sander that can be either a random orbit sander or a regular “back and forth” sander. From what I can tell, the random o… --- ## [Useful advice you've gotten from the movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useful-advice-youve-gotten-from-the-movies/789137)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2017, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useful-advice-youve-gotten-from-the-movies/789137 "2017-06-20T21:07:43Z")
There’s a scene in Saving Private Ryan where Matt Damon’s character complains that he “can’t picture his brothers’ faces” anymore. Tom Hanks tells him, “You’ve got to think of a context. Think about something specific,… --- ## [SDMB diplomacy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy/646403)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy/646403 "2013-01-30T21:38:29Z")
Anyone want a game of diplomacy? To make things simple, it could be mostly done on www.webdiplomacy.net. But this thread could be used for, er, public announcmenets, and for anyone who wanted to watch it. Each turn any… --- ## [In this post-Joan Rivers world, who's the best American female stand-up comedian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-post-joan-rivers-world-whos-the-best-american-female-stand-up-comedian/750374)
**Author:** [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waltzes_with_Cacti)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-post-joan-rivers-world-whos-the-best-american-female-stand-up-comedian/750374 "2023-03-30T17:32:02Z")
In this post-Joan Rivers world, who’s the best American female stand-up comedian? Come to think of it, include Canadians, too, because so many really funny entertainers come from our neighbor to the north. --- ## [Why would landlords not want tenants who live on social security?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-landlords-not-want-tenants-who-live-on-social-security/762461)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-landlords-not-want-tenants-who-live-on-social-security/762461 "2016-08-30T11:20:09Z")
Per below news story, the Seattle city council passed an ordinance that forbids landlords from discriminating against potential tenants whose income is from monthly social-security payments. I wasn’t aware of this probl… --- ## [Christmas dinner thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-dinner-thread/675844)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2013, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-dinner-thread/675844 "2013-12-27T09:56:50Z")
What, too soon after turkey wars? :stuck\_out\_tongue: In the past, we’ve always opted for roast beast of some sort, with mixed results. This year I’m doing a paella. I’ve ordered Spanish Calasparra short grain rice (Ar… --- ## [I don't like Greek yogurt.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-greek-yogurt/668510)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-greek-yogurt/668510 "2013-09-12T16:42:59Z")
That’s right, I said it. Regular yogurt is a dying breed at my local supermarket. I spoke to the manager and he said the Greek stuff is selling so well, he doesn’t intend to keep the non-Greek stuff for much longer. Onl… --- ## [Life without Prohibition - what would be different today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-without-prohibition-what-would-be-different-today/523642)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-without-prohibition-what-would-be-different-today/523642 "2010-01-11T13:14:11Z")
Imagine a world where the US never had it’s experiment with Prohibition. What would be different today? I imagine that the the role of the mafia would have been different. Is there a link between Prohibition and cigar… --- ## [The "autism epidemic" might be a wee bit overblown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-autism-epidemic-might-be-a-wee-bit-overblown/695511)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2014, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-autism-epidemic-might-be-a-wee-bit-overblown/695511 "2014-08-19T05:47:32Z")
In recent years we’ve continually been hearing about increases in prevalence of autism/autism spectrum disorder, to the point that it’s been labeled an “epidemic”. Among potential environmental triggers, some have repea… --- ## [Have we lost Codinghorror?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-lost-codinghorror/923884)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2021, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-lost-codinghorror/923884 "2021-01-18T04:11:41Z")
Codinghorror’s avatar has reverted to a generic “C” and he’s listed as “inactive”. Have we lost our direct link to Discouse? --- ## [Individual dominance in a sport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/individual-dominance-in-a-sport/580914)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2011, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/individual-dominance-in-a-sport/580914 "2011-05-11T23:32:31Z")
I had an idle thought about, by how much any individual player has dominated any given sport. I was thinking team sports, but if you have stats for individual sports would be interested as well. Anyone from a cricket pl… --- ## [Recreational Astonished Bemusement: The girl in the drawer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recreational-astonished-bemusement-the-girl-in-the-drawer/441416)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2008, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recreational-astonished-bemusement-the-girl-in-the-drawer/441416 "2008-04-12T03:58:10Z")
The story: -The 9 year old girl turns up after being missing for two or three weeks - that’s great, and I’m really happy she’s alive - because it didn’t look hopeful. But… She was discovered in the drawer in the base… --- ## [Bush Blackout Speech - What A Moron!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-blackout-speech-what-a-moron/195294)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2003, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-blackout-speech-what-a-moron/195294 "2003-08-18T15:29:18Z")
Almost five hours after the blackout began, the television networks finally broadcast the taped remarks of the president. Taped remarks after five hours? You mean to tell me that the POTUS could not avail himself to a … --- ## [Dopers, help me pick a wedding dress!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-help-me-pick-a-wedding-dress/399390)
**Author:** [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2007, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-help-me-pick-a-wedding-dress/399390 "2007-08-20T07:59:03Z")
Seriously, Rob, don’t look here. This is a surprise for you, remember? Dopers, I owe my romance and impending marriage to the boards and now I’d like your help finding a wedding dress. Yes, really! I value your input… --- ## [Why would you get married?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-get-married/494273)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2009, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-get-married/494273 "2009-10-11T02:19:59Z")
Advantages: \[ol\] \[li\]Possible religious obligations - if you are marrying for this reason you’re beyond help, so fair enough\[/li\]\[li\]Favourable tax treatment\[/li\]\[li\]Excellent if you’re a gold-digger\[/li\]\[/ol\] Disadva… --- ## [Give it to me straight, Doc: am I an old-fashioned Luddite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-it-to-me-straight-doc-am-i-an-old-fashioned-luddite/717370)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-it-to-me-straight-doc-am-i-an-old-fashioned-luddite/717370 "2015-04-15T01:28:54Z")
So my new insurance plan offers an alternative to ER or urgent care visits: I’ll call it Dial-a-Doc. There’s a smartphone app you use to give a history, and a doctor calls you back with a diagnosis and (if needed) a pres… --- ## [Where Would You Retire To?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-you-retire-to/631764)
**Author:** [@Ken001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ken001)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-you-retire-to/631764 "2012-08-27T05:30:25Z")
A question borne out of simple curiosity. If you had say $300,000 to last the rest of your life and could choose to live anywhere in the world, where would that be? As a couple or by yourself. I appreciate age is a fact… --- ## [Can "Horse Chestnuts"Be Made Palatable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-horse-chestnuts-be-made-palatable/673472)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2013, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-horse-chestnuts-be-made-palatable/673472 "2013-11-14T22:26:28Z")
"Horse chestnuts"are very bitter-they are not at all sweet like the European Chestnut. Can you remove the bitter acid from them? I recall reading that acorns can be made edible by crushing them and soaking in water-can y… --- ## [Is this claim that Gay concentration camp weren't liberated at the end of WWII? TRUE?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-claim-that-gay-concentration-camp-werent-liberated-at-the-end-of-wwii-true/749229)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-claim-that-gay-concentration-camp-werent-liberated-at-the-end-of-wwii-true/749229 "2022-06-30T07:22:08Z")
Is Cracked’s claim that Gay concentration camp (inmates) weren’t liberated at the end of WWII? TRUE? I know Cracked isn’t always the most accurate source. But their historical articles are often intended to be true. Th… --- ## [Terrorism thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorism-thread/760269)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2016, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorism-thread/760269 "2016-08-03T18:03:34Z")
MIght as well start one now: Ax attack on German train. Up to 20 injured. They are coming so fast now they might as well have their own thread. No need to restrict this to Islamic terrorism either. Any mass killing o… --- ## [When bad twists happen to good TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-bad-twists-happen-to-good-tv-shows/536237)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2010, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-bad-twists-happen-to-good-tv-shows/536237 "2010-04-22T17:32:30Z")
Watching the most recent episodes of 24, I’m once again struck by the writers twisting the plot into some frustrating mess because they’re obsessed with having a bunch of “What a twist!” moments. And this has been happe… --- ## [Things (good or bad) that shocked the hell out of you in 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-good-or-bad-that-shocked-the-hell-out-of-you-in-2014/708267)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2014, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-good-or-bad-that-shocked-the-hell-out-of-you-in-2014/708267 "2014-12-29T19:57:43Z")
What things shocked you in this past year? For me . . . I’m amazed that professional football players now have to apologize for making homophobic remarks. I didn’t see that coming at all. --- ## [I have 120 college credits; what's the easiest/cheapest way to get a degree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-120-college-credits-whats-the-easiest-cheapest-way-to-get-a-degree/767574)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-120-college-credits-whats-the-easiest-cheapest-way-to-get-a-degree/767574 "2017-06-28T17:53:04Z")
Like the title says - I have 120 college credits, but no degree. The primary reason is that there were foreign language requirements at my college, and I never could get past them. My last class at that college was 25 … --- ## [Why doesn't McDonalds sell Egg McMuffins all day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-mcdonalds-sell-egg-mcmuffins-all-day/502990)
**Author:** [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2009, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-mcdonalds-sell-egg-mcmuffins-all-day/502990 "2009-07-18T19:10:08Z")
Or Burger King croisssanwiches or whatever? What’s the particular business case? A false sense of urgency and exclusivity by limiting it only to breakfast? Some sort of volume and accessibility of ingredients expedi… --- ## [What happened to the Presidential Inauguration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-presidential-inauguration/285740)
**Author:** [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2005, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-presidential-inauguration/285740 "2005-01-25T01:13:54Z")
I turned on MSNBC to watch some of the Inauguration. Instead, it seems, it was some kind of hidden Thursday mass I didn’t know about. Every frickin’ word was riddled with God. WTF is going on at the Whitehouse that turne… --- ## [So... does Fallout 3's ending suck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-does-fallout-3s-ending-suck/479275)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2009, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-does-fallout-3s-ending-suck/479275 "2009-01-09T02:24:10Z")
Srsly. This is what I heard happens: Now, it might be a good game, but this just means that Bethesda, as always, sucks no matter how good their games are. --- ## [Is this Bernie's last night as a serious candidate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-bernies-last-night-as-a-serious-candidate/756623)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2016, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-bernies-last-night-as-a-serious-candidate/756623 "2016-06-11T22:55:11Z")
I strongly supported him through the primary season. But I realize it is pretty much over for him. Hillary is, as of this writing, officially 60 delegates away from the nomination and expected to win Puerto Rico in a … --- ## [Is there anything more grueling to sit through than a high school graduation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-grueling-to-sit-through-than-a-high-school-graduation/814645)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2018, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-grueling-to-sit-through-than-a-high-school-graduation/814645 "2018-06-05T21:53:40Z")
I attended a high school graduation on Saturday. I’ve had dental appointments that were more enjoyable. Speaker after speaker after speaker, all long-winded, and all peppered with trite expressions, random quotations, a… --- ## [Do you have stupid friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-stupid-friends/731527)
**Author:** [@brovolone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brovolone)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2015, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-stupid-friends/731527 "2015-09-21T14:05:17Z")
I stumbled upon that thread here from 2006 labeled “How to Deal with Painfully Stupid Friend” which inspired me to make this one. Do you have friends that you consider stupid? If so, why are you friends with them? --- ## [Why launch spacecrafts vertically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-launch-spacecrafts-vertically/132650)
**Author:** [@Galerion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galerion)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-launch-spacecrafts-vertically/132650 "2012-08-10T23:30:23Z")
I’ve searched and searched, and it’s probably out there but I can’t find the answer to this question. The shuttle, and all other spacecraft today launch vertically. Looking at concepts of 2:nd generation shuttles they a… --- ## [Are there truly professional thieves who know what they are doing and never get caught?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-truly-professional-thieves-who-know-what-they-are-doing-and-never-get-caught/668608)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-truly-professional-thieves-who-know-what-they-are-doing-and-never-get-caught/668608 "2013-09-13T05:34:50Z")
And can make a long-term living from it? A teacher of mine once pointed out that “dummies never get caught.” If so there must be a lot of dumb crooks (as any number of amusing articles on teh interwebs will make clear,… --- ## [Injured, starving animal. Better to kill it, or leave it be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/injured-starving-animal-better-to-kill-it-or-leave-it-be/425094)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2007, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/injured-starving-animal-better-to-kill-it-or-leave-it-be/425094 "2007-11-12T16:41:35Z")
Hypothetically, lets say you were walking around some abandoned house. From the moment you walk in the door, you can hear the weak, helpless cry of a kitten. It never stops meowing, so it’s easy to locate. When you find … --- ## [Five movies every guy should see](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-movies-every-guy-should-see/439225)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2008, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-movies-every-guy-should-see/439225 "2008-03-03T02:01:01Z")
When I say “guy”, I mean blue-collar salt-of-the-earth guy. The kind of guy who showers after work, like a mechanic or construction worker. Think Dan Connor from Roseanne. I’ll just make a short plea that geeky stuff is,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1634&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1636&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)