# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=164&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:** 165 --- ## [Are low-income parents usually this disinterested in their kid's school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-low-income-parents-usually-this-disinterested-in-their-kids-school/636153)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2012, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-low-income-parents-usually-this-disinterested-in-their-kids-school/636153 "2012-10-04T06:58:08Z")
This year, the district lineups and schedules changed and matched our local high school with an “inner-city” school (for lack of a better term). We traveled to play the home team in a low-income part of the city, and th… --- ## [Willing to be teleported as in Star Trek? I'm not.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/willing-to-be-teleported-as-in-star-trek-im-not/669544)
**Author:** [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Replies:** 315\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2013, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/willing-to-be-teleported-as-in-star-trek-im-not/669544 "2013-10-02T22:08:06Z")
Would you be willing to be teleported? I couldn’t do it if it were around. In my mind it is killing oneself and a copy being made. I know it is fiction, but it terrifies me. I know, I know. It’s weird. --- ## [Well...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well/148303)
**Author:** [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Replies:** 279\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well/148303 "2003-01-16T17:26:56Z")
Part the First Well, I see that the other thread is now locked, so I guess I’ll put this here. This is not a farewell post, so all you people who were on your way down to the Reply box to post, “Don’t let the door hit … --- ## [What are the most offensive bumper stickers you've seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-offensive-bumper-stickers-youve-seen/725588)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-offensive-bumper-stickers-youve-seen/725588 "2015-07-27T04:52:09Z")
I was taking my kid to a doc appointment one day when I ended up behind a guy in a pickup truck. He had all these anti-Islamic bumper stickers on his truck. Including one that said Islam is a gutter or garbage religion, … --- ## [What does Jihad really require of faithful Muslims](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-jihad-really-require-of-faithful-muslims/656166)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-jihad-really-require-of-faithful-muslims/656166 "2013-04-25T11:56:13Z")
What does Jihad really require of faithful Muslims? Is it just an internal struggle for personal purification, as some on the Left seem to suggest, or does it mean pressure cooker bombs and shooting campus police, as th… --- ## [2023 \[THEMED\] Celebrity Death Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921 "2024-01-02T14:31:08Z")
NOTE: As we started in 2019, Themed Death Pool Lists will be posted and tracked in a separate thread. If you are looking for the 2023 Celebrity Death Pool thread, click here phungi (aka: the Death Shroom) checking in as… --- ## [Is hate speech really not banned on the boards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hate-speech-really-not-banned-on-the-boards/736283)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 293\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2015, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hate-speech-really-not-banned-on-the-boards/736283 "2015-11-15T04:53:57Z")
Perhaps it’s a misperception on my part, but it does seem like there has been an increase in posters posting generalized racist comments in threads and forwarding “scientific” racist ideas and concepts. I have not kept a… --- ## [The 2009 NFL free agency thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2009-nfl-free-agency-thread/485384)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 393\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2009, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2009-nfl-free-agency-thread/485384 "2009-06-24T15:37:25Z")
I know the \[thread=505559\]Draft thread\[/thread\] was made first, but the teams do go through signing free agents first, often affecting their needs on draft day. What does you team need? What can they afford? What free a… --- ## [Mafia: Evil Dead - DAY/NIGHT TWO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-evil-dead-day-night-two/478862)
**Author:** [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Replies:** 271\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2009, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-evil-dead-day-night-two/478862 "2009-01-01T18:32:12Z")
INT CABIN LIVING ROOM - DAWN The room is filled with the trash and human detritus that grows out of a college sorority party; it looks like the violence and death of the previous evening cast only a slight pall over the… --- ## [Quintessence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quintessence/824901)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 358\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2019, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quintessence/824901 "2019-09-13T14:14:16Z")
The object of the game is to pick a person/place/thing that represents what they think is the most quintessential or most representative of the category chosen by the previous poster. It is not necessarily the best examp… --- ## [Is Gal Gadot white ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gal-gadot-white/788703)
**Author:** [@doubleminus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doubleminus)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2019, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gal-gadot-white/788703 "2019-07-04T16:00:13Z")
This seems to be one of the loud discussions now. Also, are Jews white ? Please, pretty please, can anyone explain me what in the American culture requires such questions? Is it for calibrating the colour balance ? She… --- ## [Winter's Bone (movie, boxed spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winters-bone-movie-boxed-spoilers/541014)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winters-bone-movie-boxed-spoilers/541014 "2011-03-11T04:52:34Z")
Winter’s Bone Remember the name because come awards season I predict you’ll be hearing the name a lot. The book by Daniel Woodrell has been out for a few years, but the movie won’t be released until next month, and the… --- ## [Why do tough guys chew toothpicks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-tough-guys-chew-toothpicks/473319)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-tough-guys-chew-toothpicks/473319 "2008-11-21T16:46:37Z")
There’s a great moment in Hot Fuzz where Angel returns to town ready to kick butt. The ultimate signal of his Bad Boys-shit-just-got-real attitude is that he now has a toothpick sticking out of his mouth. TV Tropes pro… --- ## [Things everybody "knows" are cliches, that aren't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-everybody-knows-are-cliches-that-arent/487129)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-everybody-knows-are-cliches-that-arent/487129 "2009-06-30T16:57:10Z")
Can you think of any tropes, memes, plot devices, and so forth that everybody “knows” are constantly repeated ina given genre, but which, in fact, are not? Well, this is the thread for you! What brought this to mind fo… --- ## [Professor Skip Gates arrested in front of his own home; claims racism from Cambridge police](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professor-skip-gates-arrested-in-front-of-his-own-home-claims-racism-from-cambridge-police/503709)
**Author:** [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2009, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professor-skip-gates-arrested-in-front-of-his-own-home-claims-racism-from-cambridge-police/503709 "2009-08-04T18:31:15Z")
One of my students sent me this link: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1911737,00.html?artId=1911737?contType=article?chn=us He asked a few questions about it… not sure if I want to make this a Great Deba… --- ## [What is the origin of this phrase I keep seeing on the web?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-this-phrase-i-keep-seeing-on-the-web/653710)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2015, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-this-phrase-i-keep-seeing-on-the-web/653710 "2015-10-15T13:01:07Z")
Come to the dark side; we have cookies. --- ## [Arrow - Season 3 Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrow-season-3-thread/700806)
**Author:** [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrow-season-3-thread/700806 "2015-05-20T22:11:34Z")
I’ve been looking forward to this. The scene with Ollie in the premiere of The Flash last night was a nice appetizer. Open spoilers are okay for anything already aired on the show at the time of posting. It’s starting… --- ## [Iron Fist (Netflix)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-fist-netflix/782431)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2017, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-fist-netflix/782431 "2017-08-18T23:44:16Z")
A new series on Netflix starring someone I never heard of. The opening two weren’t bad. The only nitpick I have is all these billionaires riding around in chauffeured Hyundai SUVs. That’s right: Hyundai. I understand spo… --- ## [Intolerance is alive and well in Quebec](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intolerance-is-alive-and-well-in-quebec/660838)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intolerance-is-alive-and-well-in-quebec/660838 "2013-06-21T23:16:04Z")
The latest flap is that the Quebec Soccer Federation has decided to ban Sikhs from wearing turbans (they are really more like small head scarves) on the soccer field. Their claim is that it is a health issue, although t… --- ## [What is the strangest thing you've ever found?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-strangest-thing-youve-ever-found/115293)
**Author:** [@Lady\_Venom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_Venom)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-strangest-thing-youve-ever-found/115293 "2008-07-23T21:25:37Z")
For me, it was a “How to be a sex line operator” manual. Needless to say, my fiance found it interesting! :stuck\_out\_tongue: So dopers, what is the strangest thing you’ve ever found? --- ## [Abortion: Why don't pro-choicers just say, "It kills a person, but it's a unique circumstance?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-why-dont-pro-choicers-just-say-it-kills-a-person-but-its-a-unique-circumstance/847228)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-why-dont-pro-choicers-just-say-it-kills-a-person-but-its-a-unique-circumstance/847228 "2020-02-19T00:27:18Z")
Per the new GD rules, I’m hoping this can be a thread for a narrow focus on just one aspect of the abortion debate, without morphing into the same old abortion debate we’ve had for decades - hope the mods can clamp down … --- ## [Peter Morris and Randi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-morris-and-randi/573164)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2011, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-morris-and-randi/573164 "2011-03-04T23:42:10Z")
I’m not interested in debating Morris: he’s mentally ill and it would be a good thing in my view if others stopped baiting him and if he was banned (Handy style) from posting about Randi. However, this postconcerns me. … --- ## [Five bodies found in two cars in a lake.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-bodies-found-in-two-cars-in-a-lake/669120)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2014, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-bodies-found-in-two-cars-in-a-lake/669120 "2014-10-24T13:09:06Z")
Cold, wet cases: Oklahoma troopers stumble on five bodies in two cars at bottom of lake A mystery. Murder, or accident? Looking at a map, it seems Highway 44 runs very close to the lake; but I’ve never been there. C… --- ## [Holy moly. I thought Kate Winslet was hot before, but now ... wow!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-moly-i-thought-kate-winslet-was-hot-before-but-now-wow/596251)
**Author:** [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2011, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-moly-i-thought-kate-winslet-was-hot-before-but-now-wow/596251 "2011-12-04T05:16:40Z")
Check out this photo … that is simply female perfection. And yes, I’m well aware of the optical tricks employed in that dress - but we men are simple creatures and are still impressed by such artfully-deployed artifice. --- ## [I'm getting grey hair and beard, and I'm not even 30!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-grey-hair-and-beard-and-im-not-even-30/630712)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-grey-hair-and-beard-and-im-not-even-30/630712 "2012-08-11T03:24:47Z")
Seriously what the hell? :eek: They ones on my head are proliferating to the point it is becoming noticeable, the beard not so much but they are multiplying. I mean I can pass as a high school student which can be ann… --- ## [Will Trump survive his treatment of Khizr and Ghazala Khan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-survive-his-treatment-of-khizr-and-ghazala-khan/761463)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2016, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-survive-his-treatment-of-khizr-and-ghazala-khan/761463 "2016-08-04T05:45:42Z")
Although it’s been less than a week since Mr. Kahn stood on the stage and waived his pocket copy of the US Constitution at Trump, it’s been headline news every day since. Trump totally screwed up in responding to this b… --- ## [Why are they rioting in London?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-they-rioting-in-london/592096)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2011, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-they-rioting-in-london/592096 "2011-08-14T11:35:38Z")
One death so far; PM calls special session of Parliament. Why are they doing this? What do the rioters want? Are they just frustrated at being poor? Did the riots on the Continent give them ideas? Are they trying to… --- ## [Is anal bleaching for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anal-bleaching-for-you/419387)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2007, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anal-bleaching-for-you/419387 "2007-09-24T14:06:53Z")
Anal Bleaching After having read the article, I must conclude that no, it’s not for me. Despite their assertion that the phenomenon now goes far beyond “the young jet set and the detail-oriented gay community.” Any do… --- ## [Why is "Bruce" considered a "gay name?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-bruce-considered-a-gay-name/296169)
**Author:** [@Merl\_Minnozza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merl_Minnozza)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2016, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-bruce-considered-a-gay-name/296169 "2016-07-12T22:41:09Z")
My whole life I’ve heard the name “Bruce” equated with “homosexual,” for reasons that I have absolutely no grasp of. I was reading a joke book which listed “Cartoon Characters that Might Be Gay,” and under “Batman and Ro… --- ## [Things that make you feel old (Mary Gibbs/Monsters, Inc.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-make-you-feel-old-mary-gibbs-monsters-inc/636946)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-make-you-feel-old-mary-gibbs-monsters-inc/636946 "2013-02-04T23:03:39Z")
Mary Gibbs turned 16 yesterday. Who is Mary Gibbs? Mary Gibbs was the voice of “Boo” in Monsters, Inc. She was a toddler at the time and they followed her around with a microphone to get all those adorable bits (“Kitty!”… --- ## [Was Jesus dying on the cross a meaningful act?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jesus-dying-on-the-cross-a-meaningful-act/500309)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 338\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2009, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jesus-dying-on-the-cross-a-meaningful-act/500309 "2009-07-10T11:01:51Z")
I am curious as to what Jesus understood of his own divinity. Speaking with my GF the other day we discussed how Jesus dying on the cross could be meaningful if Jesus knew full well he was God. It is one thing to go to… --- ## [DND OGL - Is anyone following this? Thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dnd-ogl-is-anyone-following-this-thoughts/977886)
**Author:** [@vislor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vislor)\ **Replies:** 713\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dnd-ogl-is-anyone-following-this-thoughts/977886 "2025-08-22T19:33:30Z")
I didn’t see anywhere this was being discussed and am curious about Dopers take on it. Admins, merge if needed. Back in Nov/Dec, I don’t remember when, there was a board meeting with WotC. Transcripts/audio from that … --- ## [Is it illegal to drink your own alcohol on a plane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-drink-your-own-alcohol-on-a-plane/595403)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-drink-your-own-alcohol-on-a-plane/595403 "2015-11-01T04:28:42Z")
On a domestic flight last night, my wife and I finished the ice water we’d been served, then we each poured a 50ml serving of scotch (which my wife had carried on in her purse) over the leftover ice. A flight attendant … --- ## [Super Bowl XLIV: Indianapolis Colts v. New Orleans Saints (2/7/2010)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xliv-indianapolis-colts-v-new-orleans-saints-2-7-2010/526375)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 286\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xliv-indianapolis-colts-v-new-orleans-saints-2-7-2010/526375 "2010-02-11T13:49:33Z")
There was a lot of flak given to Bill Polian and Jim Caldwell for sitting the Colts starting offense 4 weeks ago as they “rested up” for the playoffs. Love it or hate it - it worked. The Colts seemed a little slow to s… --- ## [Can Cocaine be transmitted via Semen during sexual activity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cocaine-be-transmitted-via-semen-during-sexual-activity/570204)
**Author:** [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2017, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cocaine-be-transmitted-via-semen-during-sexual-activity/570204 "2017-09-01T23:39:25Z")
Watching the Oprah Winfrey Show with Pam Grier(Foxy Brown), something she said didn’t sound right to me. She said, "There was an epidemic of a lot of people doing cocaine and it accumulated in the body and often in the … --- ## [Crafty Dopers, what are you working on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crafty-dopers-what-are-you-working-on/658899)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crafty-dopers-what-are-you-working-on/658899 "2014-06-30T03:19:21Z")
I’ve added some recent projects here. Show your work! --- ## [electrical socket making loud poping sound](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-socket-making-loud-poping-sound/599812)
**Author:** [@pop1moretime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pop1moretime)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-socket-making-loud-poping-sound/599812 "2011-10-19T12:59:01Z")
We are having the strangest electrical popping sound coming from a wall socket, but theres nothing plugged in on the circuit??? We have changed the socket, all others on the circuit have been checked for loose wires, bu… --- ## [Special Counsel Robert Mueller testifies before Congress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-counsel-robert-mueller-testifies-before-congress/837542)
**Author:** [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 280\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2019, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-counsel-robert-mueller-testifies-before-congress/837542 "2019-07-27T00:53:03Z")
C-SPAN live feed --- ## [Does Christina Hendriks look bigger than normal in these pics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-christina-hendriks-look-bigger-than-normal-in-these-pics/558884)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-christina-hendriks-look-bigger-than-normal-in-these-pics/558884 "2010-11-03T02:00:03Z")
These pics I would appreciate if the fashionistas on this board would comment on whether or not she’s dressing appropriately for her size. I think she looks fine. She’s definitely built bigger than your average TV actre… --- ## [\[b\]prisoner\[/b\], honey - you're an idiot. A big dumb one.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-prisoner-b-honey-youre-an-idiot-a-big-dumb-one/284444)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 399\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2005, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-prisoner-b-honey-youre-an-idiot-a-big-dumb-one/284444 "2005-01-26T01:33:19Z")
From here Sorry dude - a 13 year old girl who gets forceably raped by a grown man has 0% of the responsibility, even if she was stark, raving nude. Your post is dumb, and your opinion is dumb. That is all. --- ## [Iran Obama's 'only chance of success'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-obamas-only-chance-of-success/539682)
**Author:** [@Zanthor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zanthor)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2010, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-obamas-only-chance-of-success/539682 "2010-06-10T04:06:00Z")
An article of news from the Brisbane Courier Mail and New York Times… 06 / 05 / 2010 IRANIAN President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said overnight that Iran was the “only chance” for his US counterpart Barack Obama to succeed a… --- ## [Kobe Bryant Dead in Helicopter Crash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kobe-bryant-dead-in-helicopter-crash/847010)
**Author:** [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2023, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kobe-bryant-dead-in-helicopter-crash/847010 "2023-03-02T01:35:24Z")
TMZ article. From it: --- ## [I have astigmatism; just got glasses for first time...going insane...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-astigmatism-just-got-glasses-for-first-time-going-insane/288112)
**Author:** [@lukaspriest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lukaspriest)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2005, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-astigmatism-just-got-glasses-for-first-time-going-insane/288112 "2005-02-03T20:06:09Z")
Hey there, I’m 24 and over the course of the last 5 years or so developed a fairly potent astigmatism; I finally got myself to go to the optometrist to get my eyes checked. (I may have keratoconus, I’ll be getting scre… --- ## [Manhattan: wake up call or whiny bitch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-wake-up-call-or-whiny-bitch/305439)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 348\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2005, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-wake-up-call-or-whiny-bitch/305439 "2005-05-31T17:07:22Z")
Manhattan is leaving. The only comment from manny that I could find was the one quoted by Ed: "“I came to believe that the board wasn’t a comfortable place for politically conservative posters.” I’d like to make three o… --- ## [Adorable misconceptions I had as a kid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adorable-misconceptions-i-had-as-a-kid/517491)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2010, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adorable-misconceptions-i-had-as-a-kid/517491 "2010-09-27T19:34:32Z")
I thought the Pulitzer Prize was the Pulit Surprise. I thought they surprised the author with the prestigious award! Not only did I believe in God and Heaven, but I believed in Heaven for all the animals. When I… --- ## [Will there be race riots if Zimmerman is found not guilty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-be-race-riots-if-zimmerman-is-found-not-guilty/662201)
**Author:** [@Doggo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doggo)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2013, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-be-race-riots-if-zimmerman-is-found-not-guilty/662201 "2013-07-17T07:25:10Z")
Don’t know if this is the correct forum, but there are a number of threads about the trial so… A few of the talking heads on tv have opined that the jury may convict because they are afraid of race riots if he walks. H… --- ## [Children of incestuous relationships?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-of-incestuous-relationships/657910)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2017, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-of-incestuous-relationships/657910 "2017-08-23T13:45:09Z")
A guy I know recently and rather unexpectedly told me that he is a product of incest: his mother was raped by her father, and nine months later he was born. He said he’d done tests and everything to prove it. I’m not a… --- ## [Cis Women- Do you have an issue with trans women who've not had SRS in the women's room?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cis-women-do-you-have-an-issue-with-trans-women-whove-not-had-srs-in-the-womens-room/667327)
**Author:** [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2013, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cis-women-do-you-have-an-issue-with-trans-women-whove-not-had-srs-in-the-womens-room/667327 "2013-08-31T23:49:05Z")
Wordy title. Anyway, the question is for cis women (women who were born with female genitalia and have XX chromosomes): do you have a problem with trans women using the women’s bathroom, even before they’ve had SRS (sex… --- ## [I'm getting a tooth pulled for the first time tomorrow and I am a huge wuss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-a-tooth-pulled-for-the-first-time-tomorrow-and-i-am-a-huge-wuss/167603)
**Author:** [@Witch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Witch)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2016, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-a-tooth-pulled-for-the-first-time-tomorrow-and-i-am-a-huge-wuss/167603 "2016-02-29T10:38:43Z")
Pulse racing. Palms sweating. Heart pounding so hard I wouldn’t be surprised if it jumped out of my rib cage and landed with a bloody PLOP right on the desk in front of me. I’ve never even had a FILLING. My anxiety is … --- ## [Citations - Meaning of c.f. (academic writing style)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citations-meaning-of-c-f-academic-writing-style/449652)
**Author:** [@Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harriet_the_Spry)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2008, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citations-meaning-of-c-f-academic-writing-style/449652 "2008-05-18T20:41:02Z")
When an author cites another study, but prefaces the citation with c.f., what does that mean? I have heard two opinions. The first is that it is for citing a conflicting opinion “Most scholars believe the world is flat… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=163&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=165&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)