# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1657&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:** 1658 --- ## [Guy who came up with all those crazy password rules now says he's sorry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-who-came-up-with-all-those-crazy-password-rules-now-says-hes-sorry/793171)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2017, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-who-came-up-with-all-those-crazy-password-rules-now-says-hes-sorry/793171 "2017-08-14T15:40:29Z")
You know all those special rules for passwords that drive us all crazy, such as one lower case letter, one capital letter, one number, one special character, etc? Well the guy who came up with them has apologized for was… --- ## [Is there a real reason to hate Obama?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-real-reason-to-hate-obama/594624)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2011, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-real-reason-to-hate-obama/594624 "2011-09-04T05:35:10Z")
I mean other than the fact that you might be prejudiced, a redneck or a Republican. --- ## [How does a fan blow more than it sucks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-fan-blow-more-than-it-sucks/418190)
**Author:** [@Sofaspud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sofaspud)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2007, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-fan-blow-more-than-it-sucks/418190 "2007-09-08T21:19:11Z")
Get yer minds outta the gutter. Serious question, though. I noticed today that the airflow from my large floor fan is significantly stronger on the front, ie, when it’s blowing AT me, than it is when I stand just behin… --- ## [Would you rather have Trump for one term or Pence for two?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-have-trump-for-one-term-or-pence-for-two/795470)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-have-trump-for-one-term-or-pence-for-two/795470 "2017-09-11T21:37:39Z")
I’ve been pondering the ramifications of what would happen if Trump resigns and came up with an interesting dilemma. Here are the two options to choose from. Trump serves out his current term and loses in 2020 to whoe… --- ## [Playing the Game "Sorry" With Dice and A Bell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-the-game-sorry-with-dice-and-a-bell/502384)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2025, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-the-game-sorry-with-dice-and-a-bell/502384 "2025-12-14T05:19:17Z")
I was watching a rerun of Carol Burnett and it was a “Eunice” sketch, and Ed, Eunice and Mama were playing the game “Sorry.” Now whenever I played it we had cards. But our favourite trio were playing “Sorry” with a pai… --- ## [Heh. That guy voted for Trump.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heh-that-guy-voted-for-trump/761812)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2016, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heh-that-guy-voted-for-trump/761812 "2016-08-09T22:43:50Z")
Win or lose, Trump will will be testifying in a fraud and elder abuse case after the November election. He won’t fare well. If he loses, he will thrash around desperately trying to cash his mailing lists, launching an fu… --- ## [Hillary can't be Secretary of State?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-cant-be-secretary-of-state/474485)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2008, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-cant-be-secretary-of-state/474485 "2008-12-16T23:42:53Z")
MSNBC’s Pete Williams reportsthat Article 1 Section 6 of the Constitution would block Hillary from being Sec. of State because, as a Senator, she voted to increase the salary of the position. Previous administrations h… --- ## ["It's quiet." "Yeah, a little TOO quiet." - origin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-quiet-yeah-a-little-too-quiet-origin/255501)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2004, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-quiet-yeah-a-little-too-quiet-origin/255501 "2004-07-17T18:39:37Z")
This was used more than a few times in MST3K. Does it come from an actual movie? --- ## [Using math in the real world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-math-in-the-real-world/586421)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2011, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-math-in-the-real-world/586421 "2011-06-27T22:53:56Z")
It seems to me that the most common reason students give for not taking “advanced” math classes (when they have a choice) is that they’ll never have to use it in the “real world.” I had to use a lot of math in my former … --- ## [The hipster's dilemma.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hipsters-dilemma/451753)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2008, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hipsters-dilemma/451753 "2008-06-09T23:22:50Z")
I really like that new Coldplay song, Viva La Vida . OMG, how am I gonna break it to my peers? --- ## [Jack Reacher vs Ethan Hunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-reacher-vs-ethan-hunt/642057)
**Author:** [@GC111](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GC111)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2013, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-reacher-vs-ethan-hunt/642057 "2013-01-09T22:31:53Z")
Great debate important for our time. Who takes it and why? --- ## [Health Insurance Companies are unspeakably evil, and the author of this ehow article is stupid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-insurance-companies-are-unspeakably-evil-and-the-author-of-this-ehow-article-is-stupid/679814)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-insurance-companies-are-unspeakably-evil-and-the-author-of-this-ehow-article-is-stupid/679814 "2014-02-06T05:54:19Z")
RANT AHEAD!!! I mean, not that anybody could tell from the title, or anything. Okay, here’s what set it off-- a quote from a stupid Ehow article talking about the previous situation with pre-existing conditions (emphas… --- ## [Do you have an obligation to the human species?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-an-obligation-to-the-human-species/669160)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-an-obligation-to-the-human-species/669160 "2013-09-23T21:07:08Z")
Inspired by this poll about the last two humans being brother and sister. I want to remove the incest yuck factor from that question and ask more simply – would you feel any kind of obligation to try to continue the hum… --- ## [I demand a ban on the use of o\_O](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-demand-a-ban-on-the-use-of-o_o/295758)
**Author:** [@Binarydrone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binarydrone)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2005, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-demand-a-ban-on-the-use-of-o_o/295758 "2005-03-25T03:10:29Z")
It is stupid, pointless and irritating. Makes me feel like I have stumbled into a fucking chat room! It is teh sux, not teh h0t. lol. (I also expect some footware to be involved). That is all. --- ## [Euphemisms for the act of fucking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for-the-act-of-fucking/109718)
**Author:** [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2002, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for-the-act-of-fucking/109718 "2002-05-26T19:35:37Z")
Since the language in this isn’t all that great, and I assume it’ll only get worse, I tossed this in the pit. In another thread I’m talking about the act of fucking, but in it I dance around the word like I’m afraid of … --- ## [Atlanta Dopers: Safe apartment areas for a single female?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlanta-dopers-safe-apartment-areas-for-a-single-female/664076)
**Author:** [@BTEzra04](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BTEzra04)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2013, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlanta-dopers-safe-apartment-areas-for-a-single-female/664076 "2013-07-21T21:12:50Z")
I have a feeling this has been asked before in other places on the Internet, but I figured I’d try to get a recent view of this. I’m graduating in a few months and Atlanta is one of the top places on my “metro areas I’m … --- ## [Worst set of safety instructions I have ever seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-set-of-safety-instructions-i-have-ever-seen/393405)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2007, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-set-of-safety-instructions-i-have-ever-seen/393405 "2007-03-05T06:47:14Z")
Check this out: http://www.rinkworks.com/said/im/dballtoy.shtml I’m still not sure what most of it means. “May pre house the seamy side volitation!!!” --- ## [Historical Figures You Assumed Were Alive At The Same Time, But Learned Otherwise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-figures-you-assumed-were-alive-at-the-same-time-but-learned-otherwise/749350)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2016, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-figures-you-assumed-were-alive-at-the-same-time-but-learned-otherwise/749350 "2016-03-25T23:53:43Z")
Ever thought two people at any point in history were contemporaries in the sense that they lived at the same time, but later learned that was not the case? When I was a child I thought Leonardo da Vinci and William Shak… --- ## [Sesame Street Flashback... whoa!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-flashback-whoa/333725)
**Author:** [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-flashback-whoa/333725 "2005-12-19T15:52:37Z")
I don’t know why, but I cannot get this out of my head this morning: one-two-three FOUR FIVE six-seven-eight NINE TEN ELEVEN, TWELVE… --- ## [Arming a military ship with a Tank turret.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arming-a-military-ship-with-a-tank-turret/667317)
**Author:** [@pdunderhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pdunderhill)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2016, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arming-a-military-ship-with-a-tank-turret/667317 "2016-02-08T19:10:12Z")
Hello good dopers. Reading through an old, 2002, edition of Jane’s Warships I came across the Sariwon/Tral class,(Tral being the original Russian class, Sariwon the lead ship in N.K.) Main armament an 85mm/T52 Tank tur… --- ## [Reddit's "dirty little secrets" thread - some thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddits-dirty-little-secrets-thread-some-thoughts/666743)
**Author:** [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddits-dirty-little-secrets-thread-some-thoughts/666743 "2013-08-23T22:25:54Z")
If you haven’t seen it yet, this thread over on Reddit has been getting a lot of internet attention over the last couple of days. In a nutshell, people have been posting secrets that their employers try to keep hidden. … --- ## [2 1980's Japanese electronics questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-1980s-japanese-electronics-questions/651685)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2013, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-1980s-japanese-electronics-questions/651685 "2013-03-11T12:13:08Z")
In the 1980’s, here in America at least, Japanese electronics (I.E. computer, TV, and stereo equipment) were all the rage, and it was usually considered superior to American technology. I heard two things about Japanese… --- ## [Funny Stuff That Never Gets Old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-stuff-that-never-gets-old/210667)
**Author:** [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2003, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-stuff-that-never-gets-old/210667 "2003-11-10T16:28:54Z")
What makes you laugh over and over again even though you’ve heard or seen it a million times? For me, and it’s not at all PC, I always laugh when they play the “Indian/Middle Eastern” music on Howard Stern. It’s “Up, U… --- ## [What is your life motto?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-life-motto/543801)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2010, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-life-motto/543801 "2010-06-23T22:19:46Z")
I don’t have one. I need one. Please help! --- ## [sex question for the guys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-question-for-the-guys/98202)
**Author:** [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2002, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-question-for-the-guys/98202 "2002-05-04T05:06:52Z")
My husband won’t let me do anything to his butthole. He says it’s a “guy thing”. I’ve known other guys who were’nt crazy about the idea, but enjoyed it once they tried it. I’m not talking about strappin’ one on and ramm… --- ## [Trump does something right.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-does-something-right/777816)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2017, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-does-something-right/777816 "2017-02-05T03:35:30Z")
Shock! Horror! Hold the presses! Trump has actually done something right! Obama removed the bust of Winston Churchill from the White House, sending it back to the British Embassy. This was NOT well received over here (a… --- ## [Star Trek: Enterprise fans- Neat article on AICN about it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-enterprise-fans-neat-article-on-aicn-about-it/666949)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-enterprise-fans-neat-article-on-aicn-about-it/666949 "2013-09-07T00:53:04Z")
The Blu-ray release of season two of \*Enterprise \*includes lots of interviews with the cast & crew. If you were a (frustrated) fan of the show you’ll enjoy reading about what went wrong with it. Pretty much what you’d … --- ## [99 frills we can eliminate from commercial flights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-frills-we-can-eliminate-from-commercial-flights/405030)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2007, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-frills-we-can-eliminate-from-commercial-flights/405030 "2007-05-24T19:42:31Z")
So Skybus Airlines is about to hit the skies tomorrow (Tuesday, May 22), and they say they’ll offer at least ten $10 tickets on each flight. They offer a pretty scaled-back flight, as far as frills go. But certain things… --- ## [11 Angry Men (and one atheist)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-angry-men-and-one-atheist/623807)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2012, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-angry-men-and-one-atheist/623807 "2012-06-04T13:31:15Z")
I read this about the John Edwards jury today: And I thought, yikes. I mean, when I’m at someone’s house for dinner, or at a restaurant, and they want to say grace or pray, of course, I just politely lower my eyes and … --- ## [How many different types of uniforms must a typical armed forces service person own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-different-types-of-uniforms-must-a-typical-armed-forces-service-person-own/744865)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-different-types-of-uniforms-must-a-typical-armed-forces-service-person-own/744865 "2016-02-15T14:08:39Z")
I’m sure that they all have what we civilians would think of as “camo” uniforms but what about dress uniforms? When I google “dress uniforms”, I see many different varieties. Surely Joe Private isn’t required to own al… --- ## [Talking to your unborn baby- about what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-to-your-unborn-baby-about-what/624828)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-to-your-unborn-baby-about-what/624828 "2012-06-12T18:22:49Z")
I’m 31 weeks pregnant. I can feel the baby kicking. I’ve read from various books and websites that I am supposed to talk to her. The only thing I can think of to say to her is to comment on her kicking. It feels real… --- ## [Bangs or no bangs? Help me select a hairstyle.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bangs-or-no-bangs-help-me-select-a-hairstyle/494284)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2009, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bangs-or-no-bangs-help-me-select-a-hairstyle/494284 "2009-04-30T20:14:03Z")
So here’s the deal. I’ve sort of been feeling crap about myself lately, and I think an attractive hairstyle would make me feel better. What I can’t decide is whether to get bangs, or let my ‘wings’ grow out and have hair… --- ## [How about I just have my kids stop writing thank you notes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-i-just-have-my-kids-stop-writing-thank-you-notes/708449)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-i-just-have-my-kids-stop-writing-thank-you-notes/708449 "2014-12-31T23:01:38Z")
I hate the gift giving aspect of Christmas. I hate having to pay for the gifts. I hate choosing the gifts, especially since I might be wasting my money on something the person doesn’t want but is socially obligated to … --- ## [Who puts away the laundry when a mixed load is clean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-away-the-laundry-when-a-mixed-load-is-clean/680774)
**Author:** [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2014, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-away-the-laundry-when-a-mixed-load-is-clean/680774 "2014-02-11T02:43:52Z")
By that, I mean laundry belonging to more than one person. --- ## [How does one say "Détente" in Persian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-say-detente-in-persian/669851)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2013, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-say-detente-in-persian/669851 "2013-10-01T22:18:37Z")
So, Obama and Rouhani spoke directly with each other. On the phone, but still directly. Good or bad? I say good. Forget Syria. (Yeah, I know, 100,000 dead, so I don’t mean forget that, just that Iran is sooooo much … --- ## [Physics question : is this graphic accurate ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-question-is-this-graphic-accurate/724634)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2015, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-question-is-this-graphic-accurate/724634 "2015-07-13T19:24:37Z")
Here is the graphic on teamwork http://i.imgur.com/1Hp6r.jpg My take is that the two folks will not be able to hold the beam with one person hanging on the side. So is this picture humanly possible assuming all three f… --- ## [When You Were A Kid, What Did You Think Of Hand-Me-Downs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-a-kid-what-did-you-think-of-hand-me-downs/519884)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2017, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-a-kid-what-did-you-think-of-hand-me-downs/519884 "2017-08-30T11:30:55Z")
I was watching the Brady Bunch and Bobby and to a lesser degree Jan were complaining about getting hand-me-downs. I was just wondering, for those of you who had to wear your older sister/brother’s clothes, what did you … --- ## [Can alcohol be absorbed rectally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-alcohol-be-absorbed-rectally/253129)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2004, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-alcohol-be-absorbed-rectally/253129 "2004-07-04T22:21:00Z")
If so, would it absorb faster that way than drinking it would? --- ## [Rayh and Lady in Red, your 'joke' wasn't funny.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rayh-and-lady-in-red-your-joke-wasnt-funny/467666)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2008, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rayh-and-lady-in-red-your-joke-wasnt-funny/467666 "2008-10-19T00:59:15Z")
I say ‘joke’ because actually calling it a joke would be a disrespect to all jokes ever. Before I go even further, here’s the link for reference: Listen, while in all other instances I like you rayh, that thread was … --- ## [Anglican bishops defeat vote to approve same-sex marriages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anglican-bishops-defeat-vote-to-approve-same-sex-marriages/409354)
**Author:** [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2007, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anglican-bishops-defeat-vote-to-approve-same-sex-marriages/409354 "2007-06-29T11:40:09Z")
From here: (emphasis mine) Like me, for example. After all the waffling and hedging and tiptoeing and “we’ll keep referring it to someone higher up”, finally, there’s this. I’m frustrated, and I’m disappointed, and I … --- ## [Home audio/home theater experts: advice about speaker wire, set-up, etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-audio-home-theater-experts-advice-about-speaker-wire-set-up-etc/703708)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2014, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-audio-home-theater-experts-advice-about-speaker-wire-set-up-etc/703708 "2014-11-17T21:33:56Z")
So, I finally got sick of having a TV with a great picture (Panasonic plasma) and crappy sound. I also wanted to have a better sound system available in the living room for music (CDs, MP3, streaming, etc.). Our situati… --- ## [Can r@pe be the victim's fault?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-r-pe-be-the-victims-fault/145663)
**Author:** [@Sinful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinful)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2003, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-r-pe-be-the-victims-fault/145663 "2003-01-03T22:45:06Z")
A girl was giving a speech in my English class, and she said something to the effect of “R@pe can be the person who the act is commited on’s fault” What do you think? --- ## [Pyongyang: "Worst Building in the History of Mankind" Gets a Face Lift](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pyongyang-worst-building-in-the-history-of-mankind-gets-a-face-lift/510663)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2012, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pyongyang-worst-building-in-the-history-of-mankind-gets-a-face-lift/510663 "2012-11-06T01:58:48Z")
Story here. The 105-story Ryugyong Hotel, “started in 1987 and halted for 16 years because it could have bankrupted the destitute state.” It really does look kind of cool now. All part of a part of a “campaign to try to… --- ## [Call my condemnation tepid ONE MORE TIME...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-my-condemnation-tepid-one-more-time/83708)
**Author:** [@xenophon41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xenophon41)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2001, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-my-condemnation-tepid-one-more-time/83708 "2001-09-28T18:43:22Z")
Although this thread is not aimed specifically at Milossarian, he’s one of the people I’m talking to. For the past two weeks, I (along with everyone else; I’m not pretending any uniqueness here) have been alternately ho… --- ## [Red pepper sauce -- LIMITED poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-pepper-sauce-limited-poll/662803)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-pepper-sauce-limited-poll/662803 "2013-07-09T04:03:01Z")
This is a limited poll. Only three choices. Pick one, or pick none. Louisiana-style hot pepper sauce is red pepper, vinegar, and salt. Which one of these three brands do you prefer? --- ## [what are the quintessential "Midwestern" movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-quintessential-midwestern-movies/266547)
**Author:** [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2004, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-quintessential-midwestern-movies/266547 "2004-09-29T22:06:01Z")
Having just moved to Chicago after 24 years on the east coast, I want to get a feel for the midwest. Since I relate to reality through artifice, this means music and movies. I have the music down, but what about movies? … --- ## [Quote Boxes Screwing Up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-boxes-screwing-up/548139)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2010, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-boxes-screwing-up/548139 "2010-08-07T12:30:12Z")
Twice this week, the quote boxes in someone’s post has attributed a quote to me that was made by someone else. And just now, when I quoted someone, the box attributed someone else. See here (the quote was actually made b… --- ## [Opinions on how to talk to the police](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-how-to-talk-to-the-police/661295)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2013, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-how-to-talk-to-the-police/661295 "2013-06-21T14:51:58Z")
This thread got me thinking again about the right way to talk to the police if you find yourself being questioned. You are not my lawyer and I’m not looking for legal advice. I do not need answer fast. I’d like to mak… --- ## [ABS brakes on snow: grindgrindgrind. Really??!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abs-brakes-on-snow-grindgrindgrind-really/475631)
**Author:** [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abs-brakes-on-snow-grindgrindgrind-really/475631 "2008-12-05T16:48:46Z")
OK, so we just bought a 2000 Chrysler Town & Country minivan, with 130K miles on it. When we test-drove it, the brake warning light came on, but both Mr. S and the salesperson opined that it was probably just a faulty se… --- ## [Songs I Never, Ever Get Tired Of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-i-never-ever-get-tired-of/317130)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-i-never-ever-get-tired-of/317130 "2023-12-10T18:35:55Z")
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