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**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2013, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-start-calling-women-assholes/666648 "2013-08-22T19:18:37Z")
Although my Feminist streak is deep rooted, I am just now- on the far side of my mid-thirties- coming down against the use of the word Bitch. I’ve long been able to academically appreciate the idea that using a gender s… --- ## [Did Nizoral dandruff shampoo go out of business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-nizoral-dandruff-shampoo-go-out-of-business/595420)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-nizoral-dandruff-shampoo-go-out-of-business/595420 "2011-09-07T17:07:58Z")
None of the drugstores in Tampa have had any on the shelves for months and nobody can tell me why not. What’s up? --- ## ["In God We Trust"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-god-we-trust/61011)
**Author:** [@Gundhilde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundhilde)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2001, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-god-we-trust/61011 "2001-04-11T14:34:11Z")
I have a friend who crosses “In God We Trust” off of every bill before he will spend it. He feels that by using a note that contains this phrase to which he does not adhere, he is compromising his principles; thus, he cr… --- ## [Shocking Ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shocking-ads/958637)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shocking-ads/958637 "2022-02-13T16:46:55Z")
I was reading a book of old advertisements from the 60s. One of them showed an attractive woman with a big smile and a bigger shiner around one eye. Probably some people here are more familiar with the ad then I am, Ta… --- ## [Doctors not accepting new patients](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctors-not-accepting-new-patients/786852)
**Author:** [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctors-not-accepting-new-patients/786852 "2017-05-19T12:54:22Z")
My wife is looking for a primary care doctor. We live in the Portland Oregon area. It seems that every office she calls is not accepting new patients or will put her on a waiting list for NEXT YEAR. We have excellent ins… --- ## [Why is Lynn's ridiculously-outdated rules thread stickied?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-lynns-ridiculously-outdated-rules-thread-stickied/488649)
**Author:** [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2009, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-lynns-ridiculously-outdated-rules-thread-stickied/488649 "2009-03-11T18:11:06Z")
Really, why did she feel the need to dig up that fossil, dust it off and stick it? Ed already has a new rules sticky in the Pit and in some cases, his rules directly contradict hers. Yes, we get it, Lynn thinks she run… --- ## [Why do we crave the Fizz?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-crave-the-fizz/468508)
**Author:** [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2008, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-crave-the-fizz/468508 "2008-10-20T06:02:12Z")
I’ve posted this question in Cafe Society because it pertains to beverages; if it seems to be of more of a GQ nature, by all means move it. Why is it that sometimes the only cold drink that seems to really hit the spot … --- ## [Does someone "own" the color blue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-someone-own-the-color-blue/53303)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2001, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-someone-own-the-color-blue/53303 "2001-02-06T19:13:36Z")
A few years ago, I heard (by word of mouth) that someone owns the patent to blue (cyan) ink, and actually earns money whenever this color ink is manufactured. Perhaps they control the supply of whatever key ingredient go… --- ## [Star Wars: Are the robots sentient?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-are-the-robots-sentient/815509)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-are-the-robots-sentient/815509 "2018-06-11T15:54:49Z")
I just got through watching Star Wars: Solo where a droid kinda has a thing for droid self determination (will leave it at that so no spoilers). While the movie Solo brought it back to mind it has been a question lurkin… --- ## [I've invented a new word. Areaism.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-invented-a-new-word-areaism/176841)
**Author:** [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2003, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-invented-a-new-word-areaism/176841 "2003-05-26T06:28:02Z")
It’s not cool to say derogatory things about black people, jewish people, arab people, oriental people, fat people, handicapped people or any other “people” that have long been oppressed or generally discriminated agains… --- ## [What TV Show Most Represents America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-most-represents-america/407475)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2007, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-most-represents-america/407475 "2007-06-12T13:12:13Z")
If someone in a foreign country told you that he had the time to watch a complete year of an American TV series and asked you to suggest the one that would give him the best idea of what Americans and life in America we… --- ## [As a registered Republican I am so frustrated!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-registered-republican-i-am-so-frustrated/921355)
**Author:** [@Temporary\_Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Temporary_Name)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2020, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-registered-republican-i-am-so-frustrated/921355 "2020-11-04T00:12:26Z")
I feel like I am in an episode of The Twilight Zone and Donald Trump, Bill Barr, and Mitch McConnell just wrote a book called: TO SERVE THE MEN AND WOMEN OF AMERICA. It is a best seller amongst my fellow Republicans but… --- ## [Trump sued for decades-old rape](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sued-for-decades-old-rape/758296)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sued-for-decades-old-rape/758296 "2016-08-09T18:00:22Z")
Donald Trump is claimed to have raped a 13-year-old girl 20 years ago, in a civil suit filing. I’m largely using quotes & links supplied by David Mikkelson of Snopes. The plaintiff filed in California, and the case was … --- ## ["taco n\*\*\*\*\*s" - no warning issued, mods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-n-s-no-warning-issued-mods/820079)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-n-s-no-warning-issued-mods/820079 "2018-08-25T17:55:32Z")
This post used the phrase “taco niggers”. That seems like about as clear-cut a violation of the rule against hate speech as I have ever read here. I reported it, asking for a response, and have not heard anything back. M… --- ## [Spending three tense days with my Ex Wife, my Wife and my Mom.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spending-three-tense-days-with-my-ex-wife-my-wife-and-my-mom/652040)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2013, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spending-three-tense-days-with-my-ex-wife-my-wife-and-my-mom/652040 "2013-04-24T14:28:19Z")
Weeelllllll, this will be interesting. My Ex and my Dearly Beloved™ Wife and my Mom. All packed into an SUV. In San Antonio for my son’s USAF Basic Training Graduation. ( Assuming he makes it through Basic !! ) Mom neve… --- ## [Tell me about your online dating experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-online-dating-experiences/375307)
**Author:** [@wasson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wasson)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2006, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-online-dating-experiences/375307 "2006-10-16T05:48:37Z")
After my recent break up, I decided the best way to mend my broken heart is to get back on that horse and date around a little bit. So I am. I signed up on match.com not really knowing the first thing to expect out of t… --- ## [How cold does it have to be to get hypothermia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-cold-does-it-have-to-be-to-get-hypothermia/132047)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2002, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-cold-does-it-have-to-be-to-get-hypothermia/132047 "2002-10-13T18:13:23Z")
My boyfriend for some reason wants me to move to Sweden. I told him that I refuse to live anywhere where you’d die if you forgot your keys and had to spend the night outside. He claims that that’d happen right here in … --- ## [Lose the fucking hetero guilt, you liberal pantywaists!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lose-the-fucking-hetero-guilt-you-liberal-pantywaists/291602)
**Author:** [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2005, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lose-the-fucking-hetero-guilt-you-liberal-pantywaists/291602 "2005-02-28T21:47:24Z")
Look, I’m a bleeding heart liberal from hell. I score slightly left of both Christ and Nelson Mandela on the Political orientation spectrum, or “all the way to the bottom-left.” But let’s lose this ridiculous fucking he… --- ## [Are you trying to avoid Chinese products?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-trying-to-avoid-chinese-products/409921)
**Author:** [@Emilio\_Lizardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emilio_Lizardo)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2007, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-trying-to-avoid-chinese-products/409921 "2007-07-07T13:56:04Z")
In the wake of all of the problems that have been reported with both food and manufactured products coming from China, my wife has decided that we should try to have a Chinese-product free household for a while. With ma… --- ## [Laurie Jackson-Stein-Hewitt-Conrad-Jones. Does Hyphenating bug you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laurie-jackson-stein-hewitt-conrad-jones-does-hyphenating-bug-you/431373)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2008, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laurie-jackson-stein-hewitt-conrad-jones-does-hyphenating-bug-you/431373 "2008-01-01T21:50:04Z")
I work with a women who has two hyphens in her name. She takes hyphenating very seriously, and it’s her name so she should have that right to defend her own name in my opinion. However, I think hyphenating can get a lit… --- ## [Coping with having severe pain on a daily basis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coping-with-having-severe-pain-on-a-daily-basis/559945)
**Author:** [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coping-with-having-severe-pain-on-a-daily-basis/559945 "2010-11-12T23:08:26Z")
I was wondering if there are any tips & tricks for dealing with excruciating pain in one’s day to day life. Earlier this year I had a major surgical procedure done and it involves a lot of postoperative maintenance. Wit… --- ## [100 Must Read Sci-Fi Books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-must-read-sci-fi-books/260167)
**Author:** [@SuperNova](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNova)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2004, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-must-read-sci-fi-books/260167 "2004-08-24T03:56:49Z")
Interesting List. I gotta go catch up. About 80 to go… :smiley: --- ## [Is recycling worth it? (Or am I wasting my time?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-recycling-worth-it-or-am-i-wasting-my-time/588362)
**Author:** [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2011, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-recycling-worth-it-or-am-i-wasting-my-time/588362 "2011-07-11T00:31:02Z")
I spend a lot of time and effort rinsing out cans and glass and plastic bottles. As I mentioned in this thread, I’m kind of O-C about it. I found a local place that buys aluminum, so a few times I took muy cans there, … --- ## [Harry S Trumans middle name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-s-trumans-middle-name/103175)
**Author:** [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2012, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-s-trumans-middle-name/103175 "2012-01-19T17:59:51Z")
I was told that the S in Harry S. Truman, a president of the USA elected at the end of the second world war, stood for a Russian name. It was something like Sergi. However when I look it up on the WWW there are many ref… --- ## [Is The Phantom comic strip ending?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-phantom-comic-strip-ending/963421)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-phantom-comic-strip-ending/963421 "2024-01-19T20:30:49Z")
Over the past month or so there has been a story line where The Phantom has been told a prophesy where, if he goes on with a plan to rescue a certain person it will create a chain of events where he eventually dies, his … --- ## [Is it technically fair to treat homosexuality as a sexuality disorder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-technically-fair-to-treat-homosexuality-as-a-sexuality-disorder/764495)
**Author:** [@alexidsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alexidsa)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2016, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-technically-fair-to-treat-homosexuality-as-a-sexuality-disorder/764495 "2016-10-03T19:21:08Z")
I have quite a heated debate about homosexuality. The guy I’m debating with technically is not a homophobe. He accepts homosexuality is not a psychiatric disorder, he supports equal rights for gays but he still insists h… --- ## [Is Godfather Part II the only film that is both a prequel and a sequel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-godfather-part-ii-the-only-film-that-is-both-a-prequel-and-a-sequel/599572)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-godfather-part-ii-the-only-film-that-is-both-a-prequel-and-a-sequel/599572 "2011-10-14T19:46:08Z")
Question self explanatory. I could google but I’ll be lazy. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade has a prequel preface. --- ## [Three bumper stickers seen recently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-bumper-stickers-seen-recently/258601)
**Author:** [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2004, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-bumper-stickers-seen-recently/258601 "2004-08-19T11:45:11Z")
It’s not Mother Nature. It’s Father God. Who put this sentiment together, a bunch of people who thought “ooo, that mother nature is getting all the credit. We gotta get the word out, that it was God all along.” I’d like… --- ## [First pair of glasses in a while - is this normal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-pair-of-glasses-in-a-while-is-this-normal/475783)
**Author:** [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2008, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-pair-of-glasses-in-a-while-is-this-normal/475783 "2008-12-05T23:33:19Z")
Today, I got the first pair of glasses in a few years. Usually I wear contact lenses all the time, and that’s been my way of life for 13 years or so. I thought it would be a good idea to have a pair of glasses on hand th… --- ## [I have a fear of going to bed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-fear-of-going-to-bed/541052)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2010, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-fear-of-going-to-bed/541052 "2010-06-06T10:20:01Z")
So here I am again, up late because I get all anxious when I think about going to bed. There is not a single thing I can think of that would make me feel this way. It makes no sense. My face is washed, teeth are brushed… --- ## [Truckers, what is this thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truckers-what-is-this-thing/690505)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truckers-what-is-this-thing/690505 "2014-06-14T22:09:16Z")
I’ve seen these “scoops” hanging under trailers for sometime, but just today had the chance for a picture. http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb256/GaryM\_photo/2014-06-10150436.jpg I’ve seen two colors, gray and blue. … --- ## [Constant Mist coming from Trees...what's happening?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constant-mist-coming-from-trees-whats-happening/724417)
**Author:** [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2015, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constant-mist-coming-from-trees-whats-happening/724417 "2015-07-08T12:28:36Z")
I just moved to the mission district in San Francisco. On my street there are numerous unremarkable trees (not sure what type, can post photos if it’s helpful). For reasons that are entirely beyond my comprehension I h… --- ## [Help us develop the most detailed multiplayer civilization-like game imaginable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-develop-the-most-detailed-multiplayer-civilization-like-game-imaginable/473432)
**Author:** [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-develop-the-most-detailed-multiplayer-civilization-like-game-imaginable/473432 "2010-01-19T21:50:35Z")
(Thread Posted with fluiddruid’s permission) I and some other programmers have an open source project (the Aceituna Project) to develop a Massive Multiplayer Strategic Game. The basic idea is to build a game where the … --- ## [You're not a good Christian...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-not-a-good-christian/16913)
**Author:** [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 1999, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-not-a-good-christian/16913 "1999-11-05T13:28:00Z")
From http://www.wpni.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-10/05/044l-100599-idx.html : So according to what this guy says, you cannot believe that God created the Big Bang and be a good Christian. If you decide to look at scientifi… --- ## [How soon will you give up what precautions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-will-you-give-up-what-precautions/960008)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-will-you-give-up-what-precautions/960008 "2022-03-19T18:43:43Z")
Around Chicago/IL, it seems a lot of mask mandates will fall by the roadside next Monday. I’m assuming mask usage and other precautions will pretty much disappear quite rapidly. I’m already seeing signs - went to the g… --- ## [John W. Campbell and his Los Alamos Subscribers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-w-campbell-and-his-los-alamos-subscribers/762361)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-w-campbell-and-his-los-alamos-subscribers/762361 "2025-11-28T18:03:11Z")
Every older f&sf buff knows about Cleve Cartmill’s story “Deadline,” published in the March 1944 Astounding Science Fiction. The details about making an atomic bomb spooked the Office of Censorship, which launched an inv… --- ## [I am not responsible for your child! RetailHell rant -add your own!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-responsible-for-your-child-retailhell-rant-add-your-own/201377)
**Author:** [@manx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manx)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2003, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-responsible-for-your-child-retailhell-rant-add-your-own/201377 "2003-09-16T16:21:37Z")
A rant aimed at (some) parents. Do not let your child swing on the ropes we have for shepherding customers into orderly lines. Just don’t. Your child will hit the ground, collapse the ropes and metal stands onto itself … --- ## [Romney Drops Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-drops-out/436701)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2008, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-drops-out/436701 "2008-02-11T09:11:23Z")
:sniff: My Hero: So in other words, “If I stay in the race, Al Qaeda wins”. :rolleyes: Apple pie comes before Humble Pie. All that’s missing is him “thinking of the children”. So long, vapid douchebag. At least y… --- ## [Can an American with a 40 year old DUI in America, visit Canada?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-american-with-a-40-year-old-dui-in-america-visit-canada/943054)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2021, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-american-with-a-40-year-old-dui-in-america-visit-canada/943054 "2021-07-24T16:03:31Z")
See the title, please. I’ve volunteered to get this information for someone after bragging about the SDMB. I know you guys won’t let me down. Thanks in advance. --- ## [I don't understand why this Kindergarten teacher may lose her job.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-why-this-kindergarten-teacher-may-lose-her-job/682148)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2014, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-why-this-kindergarten-teacher-may-lose-her-job/682148 "2014-06-26T02:19:51Z")
This seems to be a case of shooting the messenger. The teacher did exactly what she was supposed too. She immediately reported this incident to the principal and he called authorities. How can a teacher be blamed when t… --- ## [Deadliest Catch starts tonight.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-starts-tonight/398543)
**Author:** [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2007, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-starts-tonight/398543 "2007-05-10T18:41:18Z")
A new season of “The Deadliest Catch” starts on Discovery channel tonight. Here’s a link. For those who don’t know, the show follows 5 or so Alaskan fishing boats through a fishing season, keeping track of their catche… --- ## [One World Government? When will Happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-world-government-when-will-happen/74479)
**Author:** [@Wildest\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildest_Bill)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2001, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-world-government-when-will-happen/74479 "2001-08-13T02:51:13Z")
Who is going to run it the UN, NATO or who? I mean I see the world trade org, world health org and world this & world that and more global this and global that than I care to talk about. I for one hope it never happens t… --- ## [Since when is being a pimp cool?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-when-is-being-a-pimp-cool/281063)
**Author:** [@7\_up\_yours](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/7_up_yours)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2004, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-when-is-being-a-pimp-cool/281063 "2004-12-25T06:23:24Z")
I think I may be getting old. I’ve only been out of high school for two years, and either I’ve always been careful with my words, or I’ve completely lost my touch with teenage vernacular. I don’t claim I don’t use mind… --- ## [Go ahead, be mean to the nice black man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-ahead-be-mean-to-the-nice-black-man/479362)
**Author:** [@cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cards)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2009, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-ahead-be-mean-to-the-nice-black-man/479362 "2009-01-02T22:00:19Z")
Just when I think I’ve seen it all, Rottney Blags plays the race card: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28444828/ So Gov. Blags basically says to the Democratic senators, “I fuckin’ double dare you to try to not seat Mr. Bu… --- ## [Trident with a outward curved tine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trident-with-a-outward-curved-tine/705197)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trident-with-a-outward-curved-tine/705197 "2014-11-24T01:48:27Z")
What is the meaning of a trident symbol with an outward curved tine?(one of the outside tines?). Tried googling and google img searching, nothing pertinent came up. --- ## [White House comedian!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-comedian/495936)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-comedian/495936 "2009-05-14T20:26:33Z")
President Obama did a stand up routine at last night’s White House Correspondents Dinner and was very funny, I thought. He got a little serious at the end, but until then, he made me laugh out loud several times. Some of… --- ## [Get me out of the house in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-me-out-of-the-house-in-the-mmp/931450)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-me-out-of-the-house-in-the-mmp/931450 "2021-02-01T11:29:46Z")
Usually I don’t mind just hanging around the house, but now that we pretty much have to, I find I’m itching to go places and do things. Grocery shopping doesn’t count - in fact, any shopping doesn’t count. What things ar… --- ## [Businesses who STILL haven't figured out the Internet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesses-who-still-havent-figured-out-the-internet/602676)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesses-who-still-havent-figured-out-the-internet/602676 "2011-11-17T14:45:15Z")
It’s 2011. Pretty much every business that’s bigger than a Mom & Pop store should have figured out how to do business on the Internet by now, right? Wrong. The Philadelphia Inquirer decided to offer a discounted Andro… --- ## [Is this sexual harrassment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sexual-harrassment/640800)
**Author:** [@isurun18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/isurun18)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sexual-harrassment/640800 "2012-11-14T12:06:12Z")
A co-worker and I got into an altercation, long story short we both got taken into our managers office so we could resolve it. She continuously lied about the situation, so after she was finished I said that everything s… --- ## [Humor--Henry Ford Bill Gates. Maybe not funny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-henry-ford-bill-gates-maybe-not-funny/623592)
**Author:** [@cynyc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cynyc)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-henry-ford-bill-gates-maybe-not-funny/623592 "2012-06-01T09:10:17Z")
For all of us who feel only the deepest love and affection for the way computers have enhanced our lives, read on. At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1667&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1669&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)