# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=168&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:** 169 --- ## [Why Do Beautiful Men Deface Their Bodies With Tattoos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-beautiful-men-deface-their-bodies-with-tattoos/714058)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2015, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-beautiful-men-deface-their-bodies-with-tattoos/714058 "2015-03-19T01:41:13Z")
Why do otherwise beautiful men deface, and basically ruin, their bodies with tattoos? Take Kevin Durant. This otherwise handsome man, with a nice body (not overly muscular–in other words having more of a natural beauty)… --- ## [Best Science Fiction short story ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-science-fiction-short-story-ever/286891)
**Author:** [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2012, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-science-fiction-short-story-ever/286891 "2012-12-05T21:40:23Z")
What do you guys believe to be the greatest science fiction short story ever (or what would you consider to be the top 3, 5, or 10 (or 26, for that matter). The criteria I use when judging such weighty matters whilst I s… --- ## [Hey, Progressives and Liberals, Let's Pick Out A State To Take Over, Like Mississippi!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-progressives-and-liberals-lets-pick-out-a-state-to-take-over-like-mississippi/649318)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2013, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-progressives-and-liberals-lets-pick-out-a-state-to-take-over-like-mississippi/649318 "2013-02-28T16:16:54Z")
Fun concept. It’s occurred to me with all the marijuana legalization and anti-abortion initiatives, that what makes a real difference in living conditions might just be the state you live in, rather than the nation you l… --- ## [August 2018 White Civil Rights Rally in Washington, DC.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2018-white-civil-rights-rally-in-washington-dc/816575)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2019, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2018-white-civil-rights-rally-in-washington-dc/816575 "2019-07-19T22:35:31Z")
Jason Kessler, one of the two who brought racism & death to Charlottesville last year, has filed an application for a permit for a 2 day event in Lafayette Park (11-12 August) dubbed a “White Civil Rights Rally”. The Pa… --- ## [Favorite Seinfeld lines/scenes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-seinfeld-lines-scenes/510638)
**Author:** [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-seinfeld-lines-scenes/510638 "2025-07-07T16:10:09Z")
For some reason, I never get sick of watching this show, though I’ve probably seen every episode about a million times. There are still things I notice to laugh at - throwaway lines, mostly - that I missed the first hun… --- ## [Shroud of Turin...is this still a controversy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shroud-of-turin-is-this-still-a-controversy/532517)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shroud-of-turin-is-this-still-a-controversy/532517 "2010-03-31T16:26:43Z")
Was watching a show on NatGeo tonight and they were discussing supposed new evidence about the Shroud of Turin. I thought this had long since been put to bed, that the Shroud was tagged somewhere between the late 13th a… --- ## [How does TX requiring State ID violate VRA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-tx-requiring-state-id-violate-vra/667657)
**Author:** [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2013, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-tx-requiring-state-id-violate-vra/667657 "2013-09-05T22:47:05Z")
They would want you to have a state ID to vote. If you’re a citizen, why is this hard to accomplish? How does it violate minorities? --- ## [Does free will exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-free-will-exist/574464)
**Author:** [@donnie\_darko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donnie_darko)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-free-will-exist/574464 "2011-10-13T20:29:49Z")
I would say no because I don’t think a person can go against their nature. I think a person’s personality is shaped by the interaction between their biology and their experiences, there is no evidence of an ‘x factor’ of… --- ## [How do we know for certain Jesus really lived?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-for-certain-jesus-really-lived/844978)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 322\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-for-certain-jesus-really-lived/844978 "2020-01-29T11:36:28Z")
Let’s try to keep this from going into the BBQ Pit. I didn’t think it belonged in General Questions. I in no way mean to insult, question or belittle the beliefs of anyone by asking this question. I have met a lot of pe… --- ## [Why aren't kangaroos raised for their meat in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-kangaroos-raised-for-their-meat-in-the-us/597621)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2016, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-kangaroos-raised-for-their-meat-in-the-us/597621 "2016-10-06T09:11:16Z")
I don’t understand why there are no kangaroo farms in America. The meat is, apparently, tasty. I plan to order some of it online. The animals are easy to raise, and from what I have read, they have far less of an impact … --- ## [Real life examples of biased test questions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-examples-of-biased-test-questions/619022)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-examples-of-biased-test-questions/619022 "2012-04-23T20:01:38Z")
You see this mentioned a lot yet very few convincing examples, unless you go as far as claiming knowing a pumpkin is fruit and a carpenter cuts wood are biased. http://quizzes.familyeducation.com/testing/standardized-te… --- ## [Was Marx right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-marx-right/565529)
**Author:** [@The\_Amazing\_Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Amazing_Hanna)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2011, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-marx-right/565529 "2011-01-05T22:22:39Z")
A simple question: When Marx predicted the death of the middle class and the division of society into haves and have-nots, was he perhaps on to something? --- ## [Remind me what happens if I don't let police search my car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remind-me-what-happens-if-i-dont-let-police-search-my-car/492654)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2009, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remind-me-what-happens-if-i-dont-let-police-search-my-car/492654 "2009-05-07T12:03:09Z")
I think I’ve seen this discussed on the SDMB before but I didn’t find any relevant threads. I’m pulled over for a routine traffic stop, and the police officer asks if he can look in my car. I say no. What can happen ne… --- ## [Is it rude to expect your guests to pray with you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-expect-your-guests-to-pray-with-you/604558)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-expect-your-guests-to-pray-with-you/604558 "2011-12-09T01:07:43Z")
I’m not a religious person. I’m not quite an atheist, but I’m an agnostic who leans heavily in the direction of there being an upper level of awareness that we all connect to, and that that awareness is what we think of … --- ## [WOW! Romney says he paid at least 13%.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-romney-says-he-paid-at-least-13/631745)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2012, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-romney-says-he-paid-at-least-13/631745 "2012-08-21T16:00:28Z")
Isn’t that impressive! 13% (which is probably a lie because he refuses to prove it). That is an unbelievable tax burden for a guy that is sitting on his ass watching the money flow in. Romney is a poster child for why t… --- ## [Do you get irrationally irritated by accents / voice traits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-irrationally-irritated-by-accents-voice-traits/718332)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-irrationally-irritated-by-accents-voice-traits/718332 "2020-03-16T13:50:46Z")
I unwittingly tuned in to this zombie thread which is totally unrelated to my topic except when I got to post #47 (which is current) it got me to thinking. I have a serious aversion to accents, drawls, certain vocal tra… --- ## [Sherlock series 2, U.S. airing \[open spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-series-2-u-s-airing-open-spoilers/621126)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-series-2-u-s-airing-open-spoilers/621126 "2013-10-17T04:04:54Z")
The Brits all saw this a few months ago, but it’s just now airing in the U.S. on PBS. Loved this – way sexy chemistry between Irene and Sherlock. Lots of great moments. The phone rang at an inopportune moment (with a w… --- ## [Loni Anderson vs. Dolly Parton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loni-anderson-vs-dolly-parton/692904)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2014, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loni-anderson-vs-dolly-parton/692904 "2014-08-01T02:21:24Z")
Pick one or the other. --- ## [condensation on car windows - hot or cold air?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condensation-on-car-windows-hot-or-cold-air/36435)
**Author:** [@Nukeman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nukeman)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2000, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condensation-on-car-windows-hot-or-cold-air/36435 "2000-10-12T13:58:40Z")
You know when its a cold morning (but not frosty) and you start the car up and you get condensation on the inside of the windscreen? I had an argument with someone about whether you should blow cold air or hot air on th… --- ## [Self reflection doesn't always have to hurt (an MMP Thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-reflection-doesnt-always-have-to-hurt-an-mmp-thread/637745)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 399\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-reflection-doesnt-always-have-to-hurt-an-mmp-thread/637745 "2012-10-22T01:02:08Z")
When will you be good enough for you? Is there some breaking point where you will accept everything about yourself? What do you believe stands between you and complete happiness? My answer: I will never be good enough f… --- ## [My neighbors are naked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbors-are-naked/598321)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2011, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbors-are-naked/598321 "2011-10-10T16:51:00Z")
And they don’t know that I can see them. The neighbors are new renters who are sitting in their hot tub on their back deck. I’m pretty sure they don’t know that I can see them from my porch. They have a privacy fence … --- ## [Is equating pets with kids offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-equating-pets-with-kids-offensive/478735)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 320\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2009, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-equating-pets-with-kids-offensive/478735 "2009-01-12T23:09:09Z")
I understand that pet-owners intend no disrespect when they equate (or even compare, but let’s stick with equating, in this thread) their pets with other people’s children, but the practice can bother some parents, espec… --- ## [3 biggest lies in the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-biggest-lies-in-the-world/14170)
**Author:** [@Krispy\_Original](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krispy_Original)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2000, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-biggest-lies-in-the-world/14170 "2000-03-01T03:28:00Z")
According to a certain country-western songwriter, one of the “3 biggest lies in the world” is: This will only hurt for a little while What’s your take on some of the biggest lies in the world? Krispy Original - I s… --- ## [Online gaming ethics and mores...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-gaming-ethics-and-mores/756253)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2016, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-gaming-ethics-and-mores/756253 "2016-06-07T16:05:58Z")
So in this thread about role playing games, there arose a discussion(starting on post #63) about the legitimacy and relative assholery of actually role-playing an evil character in a MMORPG. Essentially one side was of … --- ## [How necessary is anchoring a bookshelf to drywall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-necessary-is-anchoring-a-bookshelf-to-drywall/656800)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-necessary-is-anchoring-a-bookshelf-to-drywall/656800 "2013-04-30T19:26:48Z")
With full acknowledgement this may be a stupid question, I’ll ask it anyway: I’ve built an Ikea-like bookshelf unit from a kit. It comes with a screw and plastic drywall anchor. The shelves are 6 feet tall and free s… --- ## [Atheists are NOT just another religion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-are-not-just-another-religion/334491)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 407\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2005, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-are-not-just-another-religion/334491 "2005-12-16T21:14:45Z")
One thing that pisses me off in political threads (ranted about at length here) is the idea that the two sides of the political debate are automatically equivalent to each other, just opposite. But in that context, at le… --- ## [Solar FREAKIN' Roadways!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-freakin-roadways/689129)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-freakin-roadways/689129 "2016-10-03T16:59:08Z")
This Youtube video is making the rounds on FB. Sounds awesome, but the Dope has never met an idea it couldn’t stab in the stomach. What are the downsides? I know the idea's been around for a long time, but this is the… --- ## [Palin punts in the interview with Charlie Gibson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-punts-in-the-interview-with-charlie-gibson/463178)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-punts-in-the-interview-with-charlie-gibson/463178 "2008-09-15T05:19:30Z")
In tonight’s portion of the his interview with Sarah Palin, Charlie Gibson asked two direct questions (among others) that Palin tried to evade. To his credit, Gibson persisted, rephrasing each question in a more direct … --- ## [How does the Queen Elizabeth answer her phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-queen-elizabeth-answer-her-phone/494114)
**Author:** [@Kimmy\_Gibbler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimmy_Gibbler)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2020, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-queen-elizabeth-answer-her-phone/494114 "2020-03-28T04:48:34Z")
Inspired by the “Do famous celebrities get junk mail?” thread A friend of mine and I once tried to figure out how Queen Elizabeth answers her phone. I mean, after all, there’s no way she’s never used a telephone in her … --- ## [Bill Watterson returns to comics without telling anyone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-watterson-returns-to-comics-without-telling-anyone/690256)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-watterson-returns-to-comics-without-telling-anyone/690256 "2014-07-21T21:52:20Z")
If you’ve been reading Pearls Before Swine, you probably noticed the last three days of comics had a pretty different style of art. If you were particularly perceptive, you might have even realized that it was vaguely r… --- ## [Sherlock Holmes-style observational deductions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-holmes-style-observational-deductions/514768)
**Author:** [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2014, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-holmes-style-observational-deductions/514768 "2014-12-04T03:32:52Z")
What are some good examples of Holmesian observations that, while not foolproof, have a good chance of giving you some information about a person? For example: You meet an unknown person. \*Thick callouses on his left ha… --- ## [Jeb Bush & the political dynasty issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeb-bush-the-political-dynasty-issue/710334)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2015, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeb-bush-the-political-dynasty-issue/710334 "2015-05-16T05:55:13Z")
First & foremost, this is an issue that will absolutely bog down Hillary as well if & when she decides to run, though I can’t imagine it being as much of a drag in her case given that most people - Hell, even most Republ… --- ## [Funniest joke you know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-joke-you-know/205477)
**Author:** [@eman77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eman77)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2003, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-joke-you-know/205477 "2003-10-21T14:51:38Z")
Well guys, I got a little party coming up and I desperately need new jokes. But not just any jokes, I need the best of the best. You try finding the best of the best on jokes.com, I sure can’t. Anyways I need the kind th… --- ## [Here's your "all white jury", race hustlers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-your-all-white-jury-race-hustlers/664621)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-your-all-white-jury-race-hustlers/664621 "2013-08-02T08:00:27Z")
http://www.trbimg.com/img-51f1b2c7/turbine/chi-robin-roberts-juror-b29-20130725/600/600x570 …or howan all-white juryeventually acquitted Zimmerman for killing Martin. Also at the event was retired judge Greg Mathis, of… --- ## [Celebrities You Irrationaly Hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-irrationaly-hate/789509)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-irrationaly-hate/789509 "2017-07-25T14:09:51Z")
For me, its Barry Williams aka Greg Brady. I hate his cheery sachirine sweet demeanor. I hate that his face had morphed into a human version of a Shar Pei. I hate he bragged about having sex with Florence Henderson. In … --- ## [People eating Tide pods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-eating-tide-pods/675541)
**Author:** [@Silvorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silvorange)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2018, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-eating-tide-pods/675541 "2018-01-27T18:33:59Z")
I had heard recently that there was a group of moms who were trying to get Procter & Gamble to stop making Tide laundry detergent pods look so tasty because kids kept eating them. I got a call from an old friend a littl… --- ## [Harry Dresden fans: Cold Days release date announced! \[SPOILERS\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-dresden-fans-cold-days-release-date-announced-spoilers/631751)
**Author:** [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2013, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-dresden-fans-cold-days-release-date-announced-spoilers/631751 "2013-01-08T02:15:49Z")
I know there’s a fair number of fans on the board, so I thought I’d give a heads up; it’s been announced for November 27th. --- ## [Thoughts on the viral 'New York catcalling' video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-the-viral-new-york-catcalling-video/703179)
**Author:** [@MrLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLee)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2014, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-the-viral-new-york-catcalling-video/703179 "2014-11-10T03:06:26Z")
There may be a thread on this already - if so, I haven’t seen it, so here goes… One of those viral online videos has been doing the rounds recently: it shows a woman walking around NYC for 10 hours (filmed by someone wa… --- ## [Evil Captor's suspension](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-captors-suspension/348172)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 377\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2006, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-captors-suspension/348172 "2006-03-15T00:33:47Z")
I would have posted this in the ATMB thread, but it was locked immediately. I don’t know the guy and I only have the vaguest idea what Tuba is talking about re his perpetual hijacking, but out of curiosity, I paged thro… --- ## [Disposable Razors-The Good, The Bad, and The Bloody](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disposable-razors-the-good-the-bad-and-the-bloody/567917)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2013, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disposable-razors-the-good-the-bad-and-the-bloody/567917 "2013-10-06T20:24:11Z")
I’m looking for which disposable blades to use, and which to avoid. I picked up a 12 pack of twin-blade Old Spice razors, and the first shave was damnfinegood. Two days later I tried the same blade again, and the thing… --- ## [We pit malicious GOP behavior!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-pit-malicious-gop-behavior/732869)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2019, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-pit-malicious-gop-behavior/732869 "2019-05-29T11:59:12Z")
OK, here you go. I did consider expanding the mission of the thread to right-wing parties in general, but for consistency with SRIOTD, we can keep it to the GOP. It’s not like Steve Harper can’t have his own thread, an… --- ## [What's the threshold for a firearm to be too dangerous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-threshold-for-a-firearm-to-be-too-dangerous/831510)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 391\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-threshold-for-a-firearm-to-be-too-dangerous/831510 "2019-04-22T00:21:03Z")
If you allow that some guns are ok and others are not, what do you consider the dividing line and why? --- ## [2020 Prez hopefuls... your take or your candidates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-prez-hopefuls-your-take-or-your-candidates/801413)
**Author:** [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2018, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-prez-hopefuls-your-take-or-your-candidates/801413 "2018-01-24T21:43:16Z")
The voting timeline makes me feel all futuristic because I did not think I would ever think beyond the usual cycle but errr… will Plump make it that long? (Trump’s reign) But I am still here now and Dump is still our Pre… --- ## [How does a person get rid of bed head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-person-get-rid-of-bed-head/683499)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2014, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-person-get-rid-of-bed-head/683499 "2014-03-16T13:27:57Z")
I get bedhead in the morning pretty bad. Combing and brushing my hair doesn’t do anything, it still flays out. The only thing that works to keep it down is taking a shower with shampoo in the morning. However I prefer to… --- ## [Expiration date on saline solution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expiration-date-on-saline-solution/526935)
**Author:** [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expiration-date-on-saline-solution/526935 "2010-02-01T00:19:19Z")
I have a bottle of saline solution here in my desk at work (Bausch and Lomb ReNu MultiPlus, if it matters). I keep it for emergencies, when something gets under one of my contacts and I need to remove it and rinse it ou… --- ## [What is misogyny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-misogyny/655771)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2013, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-misogyny/655771 "2013-04-22T17:52:51Z")
There is a train wreck of thread in ATMB that condemns mysogyny on the board. It is based on two other train wreck threads now in the Pit. In the ATMB thread the accusations are flying, and the language is contemptful al… --- ## [Favorite snack foods/fast foods/drinks/any kind of foods that they do not make any more...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-snack-foods-fast-foods-drinks-any-kind-of-foods-that-they-do-not-make-any-more/675987)
**Author:** [@jrsone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrsone)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2013, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-snack-foods-fast-foods-drinks-any-kind-of-foods-that-they-do-not-make-any-more/675987 "2013-12-20T03:19:42Z")
I was quite fond of Planters Cheez Balls in a can… Someone in here had to like Crystal Pepsi… --- ## [Exasperated man buys everyone in Burger King an apple pie to teach boy throwing a tantrum a lesson.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exasperated-man-buys-everyone-in-burger-king-an-apple-pie-to-teach-boy-throwing-a-tantrum-a-lesson/695267)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exasperated-man-buys-everyone-in-burger-king-an-apple-pie-to-teach-boy-throwing-a-tantrum-a-lesson/695267 "2014-08-16T14:34:24Z")
I like this guy’s style. :smiley: I can’t understand parent that either can’t or won’t keep their kids under control in public. I bet that foul mouthed kid give dear old mom an earful for the rest of the day. :cool: --- ## [Was Richard Nixon That Bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-richard-nixon-that-bad/531508)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2010, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-richard-nixon-that-bad/531508 "2010-03-25T02:58:24Z")
In light of similar threads relating to George W. Bush and Lyndon B. Johnson I will ask: was Richard M. Nixon that bad a President as some people claim. If you look at Richard Nixon’s presidency objectively (without the … --- ## [DOMA struck down in a 5-4 decision](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doma-struck-down-in-a-5-4-decision/661962)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2013, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doma-struck-down-in-a-5-4-decision/661962 "2013-08-12T21:51:17Z")
There’s the PDF of the opinion of the court and its three dissenting opinions. Here’s a key part of the opinion from page 4 I haven’t read all of it. In fact, I haven’t read most of it yet. Feel free to do so yoursel… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=167&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=169&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)