# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1677&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:** 1678 --- ## [How strongly do you react to really bad writing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-strongly-do-you-react-to-really-bad-writing/964020)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-strongly-do-you-react-to-really-bad-writing/964020 "2022-06-09T08:51:42Z")
Are you willing to deal with it long enough to get through a fiction or non-fiction work in hopes that the story/subject will be worthwhile, or do you give up because you can’t cope with the pain? I just quit on a novel… --- ## [FBI announces ongoing Russian attacks against American electric grid, water processing, air](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-announces-ongoing-russian-attacks-against-american-electric-grid-water-processing-air/810635)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-announces-ongoing-russian-attacks-against-american-electric-grid-water-processing-air/810635 "2018-03-18T02:37:50Z")
Bloomberg reports that These attacks have been traced back to at least March 2016. There are side references to the cyberattacks in the US sanctions that were just issued. I don’t think those sanctions alone will be … --- ## [I have to vent: this has been the worst decade for movies . . . EVER!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-vent-this-has-been-the-worst-decade-for-movies-ever/835544)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2019, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-vent-this-has-been-the-worst-decade-for-movies-ever/835544 "2019-06-19T00:25:40Z")
I can’t take it anymore. Just got done watching Captain Marvel and while it had its moments it encapsulates the biggest money making trend in Hollywood that I have suffered through for the past 9 years: action hero movie… --- ## [Michael Moore on Trump supporters -nails it for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-moore-on-trump-supporters-nails-it-for-me/770107)
**Author:** [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2016, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-moore-on-trump-supporters-nails-it-for-me/770107 "2016-11-09T06:19:44Z")
I kind of had it with MM, felt like he was content for a while preaching to the converted - taking the easy bucks. Maybe it was me. Anyway, he really IDs my perspective in these four Youtube minutes - almost refreshing … --- ## [What is the Speed Limit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-speed-limit/216122)
**Author:** [@GnominClature](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GnominClature)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2003, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-speed-limit/216122 "2003-12-03T20:12:10Z")
Here is something that really gets on my nerves here. Preface: I am a recent graduate in adulthood. I ignore others in their haste and their perceived stupidity. I educate the ignorant. I am also damned proud of my… --- ## [Find the flaw in this logic - child neglect should be legal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-the-flaw-in-this-logic-child-neglect-should-be-legal/631692)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-the-flaw-in-this-logic-child-neglect-should-be-legal/631692 "2012-08-18T00:26:25Z")
I should start out by saying that I am not advocating the legalization of child neglect. I do not agree with it. However, I want to identify whether the flaw is with my argument in itself. If there is no flaw with my arg… --- ## [Where's my Free Money, Kev?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-my-free-money-kev/476536)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2009, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-my-free-money-kev/476536 "2009-02-08T12:13:14Z")
The Australian Government has recently started dishing out Free Money (in the form of one-off $1000 payment) to pretty much everyone in the country except Single People With Jobs and Couples (Without Dependent Children) … --- ## [What are the must-dos for a first trip to NYC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-must-dos-for-a-first-trip-to-nyc/753217)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2016, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-must-dos-for-a-first-trip-to-nyc/753217 "2016-05-12T17:54:56Z")
I’m planning my first trip to NYC. I’ll probably be there about 3-4 nights. I won’t be completely penniless but I am on a budget (i.e. admission charges are fine and maybe tickets to a Broadway show or two aren’t out of … --- ## [Not teaching cursive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-teaching-cursive/750071)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2016, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-teaching-cursive/750071 "2016-03-28T02:46:41Z")
If students are no longer taught cursive, how do they sign their names? --- ## [Portmanteau you invented](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portmanteau-you-invented/609450)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portmanteau-you-invented/609450 "2012-02-03T06:10:30Z")
Have you ever invented a new combo word? One I invented is “shiggles”. --- ## [Alrighty then... my 1001st post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alrighty-then-my-1001st-post/315622)
**Author:** [@Crandolph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crandolph)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2005, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alrighty-then-my-1001st-post/315622 "2005-08-06T12:54:26Z")
Hey, thanks guys. Sorry I didn’t wade through an 83 post sticky thread (why make something that long a sticky?) with a broad-ranging title to determine whether or not I could note that I appreciate the SDMB & ask if peo… --- ## [What does "Sit on it!" mean? (Fonzie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sit-on-it-mean-fonzie/763537)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2016, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sit-on-it-mean-fonzie/763537 "2016-08-23T01:28:41Z")
When Fonzie would get pissed at someone he would tell them to “Sit on it!” What does that even mean? --- ## [Why Do Modems Make Those Screeching Noises?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-modems-make-those-screeching-noises/125637)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2013, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-modems-make-those-screeching-noises/125637 "2013-01-21T15:29:52Z")
I assume the dial-up process is the same for everyone. You click on the command to connect to the internet, and you here this- Beep-beep-beep-beep-beep-beep-beep. SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECH. SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE… --- ## [Tips for a first time uncle to be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-a-first-time-uncle-to-be/638880)
**Author:** [@Szlater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Szlater)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2012, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-a-first-time-uncle-to-be/638880 "2012-10-28T12:51:03Z")
In about six weeks I am getting my first niece or nephew, and I have no clue as to what I should do. I have uncles and aunts myself, but they live far enough away that for most of my life seeing them has been an Easter … --- ## [Do you have a negative reaction to white guys with shaved heads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-negative-reaction-to-white-guys-with-shaved-heads/717917)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2015, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-negative-reaction-to-white-guys-with-shaved-heads/717917 "2015-04-18T02:48:02Z")
A few years back I shaved my head for giggles. It was something I’d always wanted to try, so I said what the hell. Some folks liked it, and my mom said I looked like an escaped convict. It was a rainy and cold season, so… --- ## [What was your first computer/video game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-first-computer-video-game/819544)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-first-computer-video-game/819544 "2018-08-29T19:34:32Z")
Inspired by this old and just revived thread,, what was the first computer and/or video game you played? My first was a tic-tac-toe game I wrote in machine language for the LGP-21 computer in our high school, in late 19… --- ## [Does anyone in the world LIKE clowns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-in-the-world-like-clowns/232811)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2004, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-in-the-world-like-clowns/232811 "2004-03-14T19:54:43Z")
A few weeks ago, the subject of “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” was the murder of a clown. Not just a guy who was a clown, like “Steve, what a clown,” but a real clown, a guy in a clown suit with floppy shoes and neon … --- ## [Need tomato replacement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-tomato-replacement/295081)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2005, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-tomato-replacement/295081 "2005-03-20T18:42:34Z")
I just picked up a new cookbook (for free! Well, OK, I traded another book for it. Anyhow…) with wonderful fish recipies. HOWEVER – I have this little problem. I am horribly, violently allergic to tomatoes. And any… --- ## [Silver lining wins by acclamation! (So who is the SECOND most stupid Doper?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-lining-wins-by-acclamation-so-who-is-the-second-most-stupid-doper/819186)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2018, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-lining-wins-by-acclamation-so-who-is-the-second-most-stupid-doper/819186 "2018-09-07T21:52:17Z")
From time-to-time we’ve had nominations for stupidest Doper. I retract all my previous nominations and ask that Silver lining get the nod by acclamation. He’s not an AI — Eliza the Psychiatrist a half-century ago was … --- ## [Piers Anthony - blacklisted...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piers-anthony-blacklisted/266699)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2004, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piers-anthony-blacklisted/266699 "2004-11-15T20:58:38Z")
I have heard from a number of sources over the years that at one point in his career, author Piers Anthony was “blacklisted”. I have also read Anthony himself alluding to the situation. However, I have never heard exactl… --- ## [Fan or not, talk about what you hated in any version of Star Trek \[spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fan-or-not-talk-about-what-you-hated-in-any-version-of-star-trek-spoilers/303125)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2005, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fan-or-not-talk-about-what-you-hated-in-any-version-of-star-trek-spoilers/303125 "2005-05-19T20:47:27Z")
I hated Bajorans. every single one. Even the one I liked, I ended up hating (Ro). Most of DS9 bored the fuck out of me. Yeah, yeah, it was the ‘best’ of all of them, it was so 'different, and ‘special.’ Feh. Mostly it w… --- ## [Opinions re: workplace privacy - reason for absence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-re-workplace-privacy-reason-for-absence/833320)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2019, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-re-workplace-privacy-reason-for-absence/833320 "2019-12-06T12:42:11Z")
Wondering what you think about this situation I currently have at work. 8 of us professionals are equally responsible for handling a specific workload. The workload is divided evenly among us as the work comes into the… --- ## [Ever have "chicken pox parties"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-have-chicken-pox-parties/603210)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2011, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-have-chicken-pox-parties/603210 "2011-11-23T00:40:52Z")
This odd story reminded me that as a kid in the late 70s/early 80s I knew a number of kids who had “chicken pox parties”. When a neighborhood kid got chicken pox, parents would often send their kids to hang out with the… --- ## [Summer snow in Calgary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-snow-in-calgary/618112)
**Author:** [@Fish\_Cheer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish_Cheer)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-snow-in-calgary/618112 "2012-04-10T15:46:04Z")
From here. I find that hard to believe. Can any locals weigh in? --- ## [How long to recover from donating blood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-to-recover-from-donating-blood/467806)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2008, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-to-recover-from-donating-blood/467806 "2008-10-18T16:27:54Z")
How long does it take my body to remanufacture all the stuff it lost when I donated a pint of blood? The Red Cross makes you wait 8 weeks between donations but that seems overcautious to me. They tell you no heavy lift… --- ## [Why I have to fire my lawnman.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-have-to-fire-my-lawnman/447309)
**Author:** [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2008, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-have-to-fire-my-lawnman/447309 "2008-05-21T16:42:06Z")
We are fairly new to this community. My job does not give me very much free time. \*\*babygirl \*\* has again resumed her responsibilities as a Red Cross volunteer. So, we really don’t have the time, nor the energy to cut… --- ## [I'm getting Ulnar Nerve Entrapment at the Elbow (Cubital Tunnel Syndrome) surgery next week.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-ulnar-nerve-entrapment-at-the-elbow-cubital-tunnel-syndrome-surgery-next-week/705756)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2014, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-ulnar-nerve-entrapment-at-the-elbow-cubital-tunnel-syndrome-surgery-next-week/705756 "2014-12-30T22:22:27Z")
\[No gnarly graphics.\] Oh Brother, I’m getting Ulnar Nerve Entrapment at the Elbow (Cubital Tunnel Syndrome)surgery next week. Do tell, what can I expect? (Talk to me about pain and disability. I drive a stick.) Here’s… --- ## [MINI Cooper S requires premium fuel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-cooper-s-requires-premium-fuel/296957)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2005, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-cooper-s-requires-premium-fuel/296957 "2005-03-31T03:46:10Z")
I’ve been poking around a little, and from what I can see the MINI Cooper S (the BMW version, not the Austin/BMC) requires a minimum octane rating of 91 – premium-grade gasoline. Is that true? --- ## [What happens if you mix uppers and downers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-mix-uppers-and-downers/373788)
**Author:** [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2006, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-mix-uppers-and-downers/373788 "2006-09-26T12:46:00Z")
Is there any particular effect associated with taking stimulants and depressants at the same time, say amphetamine and opium? --- ## [WTF, BBB Houston?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-bbb-houston/550004)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-bbb-houston/550004 "2011-11-16T16:45:12Z")
So about 5 this afternoon, I get this mail in my Company inbox: (Female name that is definitely not La\_Kabong), Thank you for taking the time to speak with me today, attached is the invoice for your company’s y… --- ## [I May Have to Slit Scooby-Do's Throat . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-to-slit-scooby-dos-throat/269373)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2004, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-to-slit-scooby-dos-throat/269373 "2004-12-20T16:26:46Z")
I’ve told you about the first-floor-back neighbors, the Kallikacks? She’s a short-tempered drug addict; he’s a foul-mouthed, physically abusive ex-con (their daughter has been taken away several times by Child Welfare, w… --- ## [Memes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memes/229036)
**Author:** [@Wooglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wooglin)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2004, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memes/229036 "2004-03-13T00:28:38Z")
probably one of the biggest POS cecil has written to date. I understand he’s like, 90 now, and probably doesn’t get out and investigate as much as he used to, but that really sucked. It was 5 minutes of crap about some… --- ## [It's gross. It's WAY TMI. Your poop stories here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-gross-its-way-tmi-your-poop-stories-here/258571)
**Author:** [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2004, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-gross-its-way-tmi-your-poop-stories-here/258571 "2004-08-11T04:10:20Z")
While me, my husband, my brother and his girlfriend were sharing some gross stories, my brother claimed that poop stories never gross him out. I challenge him on that, and I need some Doper help to prove it. Please tell … --- ## [Are Democrats the Party of "Cut & Run" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-democrats-the-party-of-cut-run/361575)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2006, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-democrats-the-party-of-cut-run/361575 "2006-06-30T13:48:49Z")
At a recent speech to a GOP fundraiser in New Hampshire, White House adviser Karl Rove accused the Democrats of “fall\[ing\] back on that party’s old pattern of cutting and running.” What exactly is this based on? When h… --- ## [Shaving with mouthwash -Why does it work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaving-with-mouthwash-why-does-it-work/523511)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaving-with-mouthwash-why-does-it-work/523511 "2010-01-13T17:03:05Z")
Couple years back I see this older guy at the Y shaving his head and face, apparently dry (no cream, soap, etc.). Inquiring, he tells me he’s been shaving for years with nothing but mouthwash, preferably one with a plaq… --- ## [Should fast food places sell alcohol?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-fast-food-places-sell-alcohol/607024)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2011, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-fast-food-places-sell-alcohol/607024 "2011-12-22T22:24:04Z")
White Castle is selling beer and wine in Indiana, as a test. Burker King opened a restaurant in Miami that sells beer, and Starbucks has also been selling beer and wine at a few places, according to the story. I’m cur… --- ## [Ladies - If your man paid for some professional cuddling would that be OK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-if-your-man-paid-for-some-professional-cuddling-would-that-be-ok/628237)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-if-your-man-paid-for-some-professional-cuddling-would-that-be-ok/628237 "2012-07-16T23:50:26Z")
This woman is offering a professional service. If you found your SO had been patronizing “The Snuggery” to feel better and combat depression would that be acceptable? Looks inviting --- ## [Who should replace Stephen Colbert for the slot after TDS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-replace-stephen-colbert-for-the-slot-after-tds/685884)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2014, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-replace-stephen-colbert-for-the-slot-after-tds/685884 "2014-04-14T19:35:51Z")
I figured this deserved its own thread. I’ll throw out an option – Wyatt Cenac. I thought he was one of the best Daily Show correspondents. What do you think? --- ## [Why is some corn left in the field until late fall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-some-corn-left-in-the-field-until-late-fall/558798)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-some-corn-left-in-the-field-until-late-fall/558798 "2010-10-31T16:51:59Z")
I’m assuming it’s cattle corn, and not human corn, but every year I ask myself the same question. Why wait until November to harvest it? I notice some fields are coming in now, but it’s getting close to freezing overni… --- ## [Have mass shootings ever affected how you live or think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-mass-shootings-ever-affected-how-you-live-or-think/838464)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-mass-shootings-ever-affected-how-you-live-or-think/838464 "2019-09-04T00:18:32Z")
I have never once been afraid, while in a shopping mall, school or movie theater, that someone might come in with a gun and starting shooting people up. It registers as low as airplane-crash likelihood while flying. I … --- ## [A World Without Religion, Better or Worse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-world-without-religion-better-or-worse/582488)
**Author:** [@mac9891](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mac9891)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2011, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-world-without-religion-better-or-worse/582488 "2011-05-21T02:19:00Z")
I’ve been wondering has religion brought good things to humanity or has it just brought more reasons separate people from one an other? For this debate lets assume that the 1. atheists have it right and there is no God(… --- ## [Can you win at anything if you practise hard enough? (BBC News story)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-win-at-anything-if-you-practise-hard-enough-bbc-news-story/718786)
**Author:** [@Teach-me-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teach-me-not)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-win-at-anything-if-you-practise-hard-enough-bbc-news-story/718786 "2015-05-01T02:08:28Z")
A colleague forwarded this article today. Hats off to Mr Sam Priestley for participating in the experiment. Quote from the article (by a former Commonwealth TT champion): It’s encouraging news (to most of us) that the… --- ## [Actors or actresses you only like in one role only and dislike everything else they've done.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-or-actresses-you-only-like-in-one-role-only-and-dislike-everything-else-theyve-done/832832)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2019, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-or-actresses-you-only-like-in-one-role-only-and-dislike-everything-else-theyve-done/832832 "2019-04-27T06:00:23Z")
Title is pretty much self explanatory. Ted Danson. I liked him as Sam Malone on Cheers and watched him for years. Anything else he’s done over the years I dislike. I don’t care for him acting at all. John Travolta. I … --- ## [Dog the Bounty Hunter racist comments..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-the-bounty-hunter-racist-comments/424823)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-the-bounty-hunter-racist-comments/424823 "2007-11-05T20:06:44Z")
Should he lose his show? Regardless of whether or not you like the show or like the Dog, should a person be barred from the air by a corporation, like A&E because he has privately held racist thoughts? Not whether A&E … --- ## [Can anybody else regurgitate their supper on demand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anybody-else-regurgitate-their-supper-on-demand/231040)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anybody-else-regurgitate-their-supper-on-demand/231040 "2011-01-26T20:42:42Z")
I suppose this is kind of gross, but the title should have been sufficient warning. Since I was in the first or second grade, I have always had the unique ability of easily regurgitating my stomach contents. Note: we’re… --- ## [Why are Mac people so evangelical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-mac-people-so-evangelical/304794)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2005, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-mac-people-so-evangelical/304794 "2005-05-28T19:31:29Z")
Why are people who like to use Apple’s Macintosh computers so evangelical about it? You’d think that some period of required proselytizing is included in the Mac OS licensing agreement. In almost every thread on here w… --- ## [War to the bitter end?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-to-the-bitter-end/540718)
**Author:** [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2010, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-to-the-bitter-end/540718 "2010-07-11T05:50:09Z")
is there a proper word or phrase for this? to wage war until the other country is completedly conquered? to declare \_\_\_\_\_ on Ogland. --- ## [Car people, a little engine help, please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-people-a-little-engine-help-please/667897)
**Author:** [@Shadowfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfyre)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2013, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-people-a-little-engine-help-please/667897 "2013-10-02T14:13:09Z")
Here’s some background because it might be relevant and it helps my embarrassed anger to talk about it a bit. About a month ago, we bought a used 1996 GMC Suburban (Not Chevy, but essentially the same thing) from a guy … --- ## [Your wife has a baby; how much time off did you take?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-wife-has-a-baby-how-much-time-off-did-you-take/555466)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2010, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-wife-has-a-baby-how-much-time-off-did-you-take/555466 "2010-10-01T09:45:55Z")
I am due with our first child in March, and my husband’s job is already scheduling work for then. This is a small company in the US, so lots of stuff about family leave doesn’t apply (actually, I’m pretty ignorant about … --- ## [Did Josh Duhamel (Danny), really hurt his foot? (Las Vegas)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-josh-duhamel-danny-really-hurt-his-foot-las-vegas/254977)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-josh-duhamel-danny-really-hurt-his-foot-las-vegas/254977 "2022-01-17T02:27:16Z")
Did the actor really hurt is foot causing the writers to write it into the show? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1676&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1678&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)