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**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2015, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-race-something-that-is-subject-to-self-identification/722677 "2015-06-19T13:15:25Z")
Rachel Dolezal is in the news a lot lately. For those of you who’ve missed this, Ms. Dolezal was the head of a Seattle NAACP chapter. She recently resigned after her parents provided pictures of her as a child where s… --- ## [Sympathy VS Empathy - I don't get it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sympathy-vs-empathy-i-dont-get-it/676950)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sympathy-vs-empathy-i-dont-get-it/676950 "2013-12-28T17:50:30Z")
A friend posted this link on facebook: I watched it and don’t quite understand it. They seem to be saying that sympathy as opposed to empathy is a bad thing while I don’t see how they are contradictory eg: … --- ## [Employers not allowing you to leave business property at 15min break time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employers-not-allowing-you-to-leave-business-property-at-15min-break-time/495742)
**Author:** [@debilauri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/debilauri)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2009, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employers-not-allowing-you-to-leave-business-property-at-15min-break-time/495742 "2009-05-09T13:31:19Z")
Can your employer tell you that you are not allowed to walk outside the building unless you are smoking during your 15min break time? Can they stop you from going to a coffee vendor next door? --- ## [How do you say "Deus ex machina"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-deus-ex-machina/430129)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2007, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-deus-ex-machina/430129 "2007-12-19T07:55:05Z")
The few online dictionarys I’ve visited with verbal pronunciations have pronounced “Deus ex machina” differently. This one seems the most correct (click the little speaker icon): But it appears the “Deus” part isn’t p… --- ## [Is this the greatest commercial ever made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-greatest-commercial-ever-made/793760)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2017, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-greatest-commercial-ever-made/793760 "2017-12-10T10:39:58Z")
Here’s an ad for a product called Mr Beams Indoor Outdoor Solar Eclipse Lighting for Solar Eclipses. It’s a pretty obvious parody of the bad ads used to sell unnecessary products. So why is it perhaps the greatest comme… --- ## [Songs about "The First Woman I Ever Boned"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-the-first-woman-i-ever-boned/790908)
**Author:** [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-the-first-woman-i-ever-boned/790908 "2021-11-10T18:59:01Z")
I was listening to the radio yesterday and I heard, in rapid succession, Chilliwack’s “In the Arms of Mary” (She took the pains of boyhood and turned them into feel-good; oh how I wish I were lying in the arms of Mary) a… --- ## [How is Doonesbury liberal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-doonesbury-liberal/995716)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2024, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-doonesbury-liberal/995716 "2024-02-05T17:12:32Z")
I got the Doonesbury@50 collection about a month ago (this after reading the 40th anniversary retrospective I bought from Borders Books & Music and completely ignored for several years). I did read maybe two or three boo… --- ## [Hector St Clare - racist much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hector-st-clare-racist-much/754048)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2016, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hector-st-clare-racist-much/754048 "2016-05-08T06:35:28Z")
Was going to leave this at “All righty, then”, but really, you had to double down… Jesus, that’s such a fucking racist thing to say outright, I almost took it for parody. Almost. Wait, the way you were trumpeting rati… --- ## [I didn't believe in God but now that I have spoken with him....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-believe-in-god-but-now-that-i-have-spoken-with-him/347529)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2006, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-believe-in-god-but-now-that-i-have-spoken-with-him/347529 "2006-03-15T20:17:19Z")
As an ordained minister of the ULC I always found that my disbelief of God made me more accessible to the heathen masses, however now that I have discovered how to talk to God online I’m not so sure. Pretty smart guy. --- ## [Fake Literary Recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-literary-recommendations/671307)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Why\_Bother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Why_Bother)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-literary-recommendations/671307 "2013-11-06T21:05:37Z")
Hi all, Me and a few friends are putting together a booklet of some of our short stories and we thought it would be funny to stick some fake recommendations on the back from celebrities, authors, and historical figures.… --- ## [Ask the (atheist) Hindu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-atheist-hindu/308071)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2005, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-atheist-hindu/308071 "2005-06-17T17:11:01Z")
From this thread. Bosda gave me the excellent idea of starting this thread. Now, I don’t know if this thread will fly or not, but I thought I’d give it a shot. There are tons of debates & discussions regarding the Big T… --- ## [Would there be any advantages in having a numerical system other than base ten ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-there-be-any-advantages-in-having-a-numerical-system-other-than-base-ten/648752)
**Author:** [@Bones\_Daley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bones_Daley)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2013, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-there-be-any-advantages-in-having-a-numerical-system-other-than-base-ten/648752 "2013-01-30T18:39:45Z")
I’m curious. Obviously, the reason why our numerical system is base 10 is because we have 10 digits on our hands. If we had evolved with four digits on each hand, like the Simpsons, (or do they only have three ??.. can… --- ## [Outfit a Foot Soldier with the Best Pre-firearm Arms and Armor from Around the World](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outfit-a-foot-soldier-with-the-best-pre-firearm-arms-and-armor-from-around-the-world/573120)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outfit-a-foot-soldier-with-the-best-pre-firearm-arms-and-armor-from-around-the-world/573120 "2011-03-08T02:17:11Z")
You can pluck arms, armor, and the methods to make and use them from any point in history, and multiple points at that. Your goal is to field an army of foot soldiers from any pre-firearm point in history. We’ll use th… --- ## [How many single horned creatures are there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-single-horned-creatures-are-there/479981)
**Author:** [@elconqueeestador](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elconqueeestador)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-single-horned-creatures-are-there/479981 "2009-01-06T13:40:56Z")
How many single horned creatures are there including real, mythical, extinct, etc. that you can name? Off the top of my head I can think of a few such as: unicorn, narwahl, rhinocerous, etc. --- ## [Vermont Legislature Overrides Gov's Veto On Same-Sex Marriage!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vermont-legislature-overrides-govs-veto-on-same-sex-marriage/492254)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vermont-legislature-overrides-govs-veto-on-same-sex-marriage/492254 "2009-04-20T15:53:28Z")
This happened about 3 minutes ago! The Vermont legislature, Senate and House, has overridden Gov. Douglas’s veto on the same-sex marriage law! The vote in the House was 100-46. It was expected to be close to the margin,… --- ## [Post your one sentance rant here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-one-sentance-rant-here/254647)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2004, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-one-sentance-rant-here/254647 "2004-07-17T03:32:16Z")
I pit the woman who outbid me by a dollar the Vera Bradley Purse I was bidding on on Ebay. --- ## [If cable channels were a la carte...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-cable-channels-were-a-la-carte/561857)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2010, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-cable-channels-were-a-la-carte/561857 "2010-11-29T02:58:07Z")
Occasionally you read that regulators are looking to force cable companies to make individual channels available a la carte. These stories never seem to amount to anything, but if it ever became a reality what would you… --- ## [Question About Self Respect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-self-respect/569126)
**Author:** [@Strain\_of\_Thought](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strain_of_Thought)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2011, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-self-respect/569126 "2011-01-29T04:09:22Z")
So, early December last year- about a month and a half ago- my father told me that due to the sorry state of my life, in his opinion I should kill myself. This wasn’t the meanest or the stupidest or the insanest thing he… --- ## [How Long Does It Take A Baby To Go From Trying To Walk To Walking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-a-baby-to-go-from-trying-to-walk-to-walking/585366)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2011, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-a-baby-to-go-from-trying-to-walk-to-walking/585366 "2011-06-15T20:59:04Z")
I was in the park enjoying the day as were a bunch of kids. I saw two little guys and they were learning to walk. They’d get up, take two or three steps and fall down. Then they’d pick themselves up and try again and fa… --- ## [Who are the Lamest Villains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-lamest-villains/427594)
**Author:** [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2007, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-lamest-villains/427594 "2007-11-28T18:33:28Z")
Anyone remember Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot? After watching a few episodes (with a few cold ones) I did a quick search to see if the main villain, Gullotine, was on any “lamest bad guy” lists. I’m sure he is somewh… --- ## [Does dry heated air give you sinus problems? What seems to help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-dry-heated-air-give-you-sinus-problems-what-seems-to-help/604456)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-dry-heated-air-give-you-sinus-problems-what-seems-to-help/604456 "2011-12-02T22:19:05Z")
Got the first blast of winter right after Thanksgiving. :frowning: I had to crank up the heat and the inside humidity is dropping fast. Originally this 50’s ranch had zero insulation. I had the attic blown and the viny… --- ## [I can't watch sitcoms with a laugh track/studio audience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-watch-sitcoms-with-a-laugh-track-studio-audience/592271)
**Author:** [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2011, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-watch-sitcoms-with-a-laugh-track-studio-audience/592271 "2011-08-12T01:25:10Z")
I can’t watch sitcoms that feature a laugh track or studio audience anymore. I don’t really know why; I can still watch old shows like Seinfeld with no loss of enjoyment. But for some reason it seems jarring when it’s do… --- ## [C'mon Blockbuster, why the charade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cmon-blockbuster-why-the-charade/284106)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2005, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cmon-blockbuster-why-the-charade/284106 "2005-02-20T15:29:24Z")
Blockbuster’s current marketing campaign hails the phrase- “The end of late fees as we know it!” Digging a little deeper tells you that in actuality they’ve lengthened the rental period to 7 days, and if you keep it lo… --- ## [Thanksgiving Side Dishes & Your Thoughts on Brining and Spatchcocking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-side-dishes-your-thoughts-on-brining-and-spatchcocking/843186)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2019, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-side-dishes-your-thoughts-on-brining-and-spatchcocking/843186 "2019-12-06T00:12:48Z")
Ok Dopers, it’s that time of year again and I need your advice: What Thanksgiving side dishes do you recommend? No dietary restrictions whatsoever–just want the meal to rock my guests’ world. What are your thoughts… --- ## [What books you were "forced" to read for school did you actually enjoy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-books-you-were-forced-to-read-for-school-did-you-actually-enjoy/831701)
**Author:** [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2019, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-books-you-were-forced-to-read-for-school-did-you-actually-enjoy/831701 "2019-04-13T00:17:46Z")
Inspired by the worst classic book you read thread. Many of the posts reference books that were assigned in school, and I agree with a lot of them. I thought it might be fun to do the inverse. What books that you read … --- ## [Traveling to the USA. Where to go, what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-to-the-usa-where-to-go-what-to-do/660913)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2013, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-to-the-usa-where-to-go-what-to-do/660913 "2013-06-17T17:46:50Z")
I broke up with my long term GF and I now want to do something to forget the pain. I decided to travel to the USA. I’ve just applied online for the Visa Waiver Program and got accepted. Where should I go? I will be alo… --- ## [What has a Doper done for you? A thank you thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-a-doper-done-for-you-a-thank-you-thread/226450)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2004, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-a-doper-done-for-you-a-thank-you-thread/226450 "2004-03-26T17:09:00Z")
Many Dopers are acquainted IRL, having met at Dopefests, living near one another, and so on. I live in the same town as Horseflesh does, and have met him at two Dopefests. He visited me twice while I was in the hospita… --- ## [Civil Union This!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-union-this/266091)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2004, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-union-this/266091 "2004-09-27T23:24:58Z")
29 years ago last April, Barb and I committed before God to love and care for each other as a couple for a lifetime. This song, written by N. Paul Stookey for the wedding of his singing partner Peter Yarrow, was the son… --- ## [Some gaps in my musical knowledge (and what to do about it.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-gaps-in-my-musical-knowledge-and-what-to-do-about-it/997943)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2025, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-gaps-in-my-musical-knowledge-and-what-to-do-about-it/997943 "2025-11-10T17:08:49Z")
(Post prompted by @Mean\_Mr.Mustard latest “Songs beginning with …” threads; and encouraged by @EinsteinsHund) Ahem. A confession. Shockingly, until a few weeks ago, I had never listened to an album by…The Rolling Stones.… --- ## [Cat box in dishwasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-box-in-dishwasher/581137)
**Author:** [@Vashbul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vashbul)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-box-in-dishwasher/581137 "2011-05-10T14:19:37Z")
I have been asked to collect opinions on the idea of using your dishwasher to wash a cat litter box. Let’s assume the dishwasher is a good model that uses very hot water and is effective at removing dried food from dish… --- ## [What do you do about Chris Johnson if you are the Titans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-about-chris-johnson-if-you-are-the-titans/594551)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-about-chris-johnson-if-you-are-the-titans/594551 "2011-09-01T18:44:22Z")
He’s one of the best RBs in the NFL, if not THE best, so clearly he is worth more than his contract value. I’m not debating that. I think everyone would agree he’s worth more than he’s set to get paid under his current… --- ## [Sweet Baby Rays BBQ sauce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-baby-rays-bbq-sauce/611868)
**Author:** [@automagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/automagic)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2012, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-baby-rays-bbq-sauce/611868 "2012-02-10T20:36:11Z")
Does any one know any retailers that sell Sweet Baby Rays BBQ sauce? --- ## [what pop culture event or artifact disappointed you the most](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-event-or-artifact-disappointed-you-the-most/597651)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2011, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-event-or-artifact-disappointed-you-the-most/597651 "2011-09-29T04:10:31Z")
title says it all. I was more than disappointed in the “Lost” finale (well actually the entire last season); I was furious. I expected, I don’t know, something enjoyable like all the other seasons of the show. That ta… --- ## [Will you eat reindeer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-eat-reindeer/518298)
**Author:** [@vifslan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vifslan)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2009, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-eat-reindeer/518298 "2009-11-21T23:53:45Z")
Somewhere, can’t remember where, I read about a Scandinavian chef’s experiences of cooking for a London audience, where he opined that non-Scandinavians generally like reindeer as long as they don’t know what they eat an… --- ## [The 'REAL" US Citizen test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-us-citizen-test/543273)
**Author:** [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2010, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-us-citizen-test/543273 "2010-06-17T12:17:22Z")
Ok, when someone from a foreign country moves to America and wants to become a citizen they have to pass a test. They test concerns US history and the general structure of our government. Many natural born citizens mig… --- ## [Guys: how do I tell my ex-SO I'm getting married, without hurting him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-do-i-tell-my-ex-so-im-getting-married-without-hurting-him/342491)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2006, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-do-i-tell-my-ex-so-im-getting-married-without-hurting-him/342491 "2006-02-05T15:02:58Z")
My ex (“John”)and I had been together for 15 years. We met when I was 21 and he was 30. We weren’t married, but living together outside of marriage is very common here in the Netherlands, so for the sake of describing th… --- ## [Attire for wedding guests - necessary to specify it's formal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attire-for-wedding-guests-necessary-to-specify-its-formal/468428)
**Author:** [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attire-for-wedding-guests-necessary-to-specify-its-formal/468428 "2008-10-19T19:19:20Z")
Is it necessary to specify on the invitations that the attire for guests at a wedding is formal? The wedding will be at night, and at a non-church location. I’d like to hope that since it’s a wedding, men will show up i… --- ## [Obama's energy policies..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-energy-policies/623419)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-energy-policies/623419 "2012-06-07T18:13:35Z")
FTR: I’m an Obama supporter and I plan to vote for him this election cycle. That said, I’m really not liking his energy policies. I just don’t understand what the hell he is thinking. I know there is very little he can… --- ## [WTF? A fucking PIG in heels!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-a-fucking-pig-in-heels/368963)
**Author:** [@Mouse\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mouse_Maven)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2006, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-a-fucking-pig-in-heels/368963 "2006-08-21T17:34:14Z")
For the record, I hate, loath and despise 'Men’s" and “Women’s” magazines. Cosmo, Glamor, FHM and Stuff, all these rags can just rot on the selves. ( I have a little game I play at the news stand: Look at the Men’s mag… --- ## [Life imitates an SNL skit; or, the utter idiocy of Celebrity Jeopardy! contestants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-imitates-an-snl-skit-or-the-utter-idiocy-of-celebrity-jeopardy-contestants/415077)
**Author:** [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2007, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-imitates-an-snl-skit-or-the-utter-idiocy-of-celebrity-jeopardy-contestants/415077 "2007-08-15T01:14:55Z")
God help us, there’s another Celebrity Jeopardy! tournament in progress. Considering how the answers are dumbed down for the celebs, about the only thing anyone will actually learn from these shows is that Martin Short … --- ## [School goes into lockdown and hazmat crew called over a thermometer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-goes-into-lockdown-and-hazmat-crew-called-over-a-thermometer/643083)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2012, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-goes-into-lockdown-and-hazmat-crew-called-over-a-thermometer/643083 "2012-12-09T04:41:35Z")
:stuck\_out\_tongue: The stupidity of this is just… beyond words. Doesn’t every home have at least three old fever thermometers stuffed in a drawer somewhere? Digital ones just became common a decade ago. I still occasion… --- ## [If you could change, what profession/career?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-change-what-profession-career/612396)
**Author:** [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2012, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-change-what-profession-career/612396 "2012-02-14T05:49:06Z")
If you could magically change your profession/career, what would you want to be doing for living? I’m in the arts and consumer electronics commerce business but I’ve always thought it would be awesome and fulfilling to … --- ## ["as an actress said to a bishop" - Brit Slang?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-an-actress-said-to-a-bishop-brit-slang/250413)
**Author:** [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2004, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-an-actress-said-to-a-bishop-brit-slang/250413 "2004-06-16T15:22:43Z")
What’s the pun created by adding “as an actress said to a bishop” onto the end of an otherwise normal sentence? Ricky Gervais uses this one a lot in “The Office,” but it doesn’t seem to translate. What does it mean? What… --- ## [Are there any languages that could not be understood if whispered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-languages-that-could-not-be-understood-if-whispered/618407)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2012, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-languages-that-could-not-be-understood-if-whispered/618407 "2012-04-13T15:33:13Z")
Are there any languages that cannot be whispered comprehensibly? --- ## [Do I sound angry to you too (probably mild)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-sound-angry-to-you-too-probably-mild/368169)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2006, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-sound-angry-to-you-too-probably-mild/368169 "2006-08-14T02:10:47Z")
I know this sounds like a poll, but I don’t want it to put this in IMHO because, quite frankly, I want to have some license here with my emotions. In this thread, in which I use Angelina Jolie’s new role as a black woma… --- ## [Why \*aren't\* games too fast on newer computers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-games-too-fast-on-newer-computers/641986)
**Author:** [@doubled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doubled)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2012, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-games-too-fast-on-newer-computers/641986 "2012-11-29T02:29:41Z")
As a kid, I played a spaceship game called “Wing Commander”. A few years later, we got a new computer. But the new computer was so fast that the game was now unplayable – although there were no noticeable bugs per se, th… --- ## [Well this truely sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-this-truely-sucks/667009)
**Author:** [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-this-truely-sucks/667009 "2013-09-11T14:30:31Z")
Long story short, I’m in the hospital with issues with my pancreas, and it looks like my gall bladder will have to come out. Got sick on Tuesday, went to primary care Dr. on Wed. Got misdiagnosed, (thanks doc!) went to… --- ## [How ya doin', yank?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-ya-doin-yank/668257)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-ya-doin-yank/668257 "2013-09-13T04:22:42Z")
Inspired by the thread on Southerners. You may be aware that the term ‘yank’ is common Brit (and Aussie) slang encompassing all Americans, of all states and ethnicities. It’s also where the term ‘seppo’ for Americans com… --- ## [Time travel in fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-in-fiction/383987)
**Author:** [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2012, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-in-fiction/383987 "2012-06-19T19:31:49Z")
Whether it be in books, comic books, television shows or film, time travel has been a plot element in countless works of fiction, from hard sci-fi books to mainstream popcorn flicks. Do any of them get it right? Maybe … --- ## [Freedom of speech with respect to social media outlets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-of-speech-with-respect-to-social-media-outlets/819550)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2018, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-of-speech-with-respect-to-social-media-outlets/819550 "2018-08-18T17:59:17Z")
Recently, several media outlets decided, together, to ban Infowars on their sites. There was a thread about this in fact. I heard some from several of my (actual) conservative friends and relatives this past weekend so… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1640&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1642&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)