# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1680&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:** 1681 --- ## [A random X-Men question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-random-x-men-question/611888)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2012, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-random-x-men-question/611888 "2012-02-14T00:09:39Z")
I had a ‘fridge moment’ while driving home from work today. My knowledge of the X-Men comes form the first three movies and some of the X-Men cartoon series but something odd struck me. At the start of the first X-Man m… --- ## [So was Picard supposed to be French or English?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-picard-supposed-to-be-french-or-english/500750)
**Author:** [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2009, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-picard-supposed-to-be-french-or-english/500750 "2009-06-25T22:42:45Z")
It seems the writers were a little confused at times. --- ## [Fun YouTube goodies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-youtube-goodies/691503)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2015, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-youtube-goodies/691503 "2015-06-25T00:46:06Z")
Michael Jackson on Beer Bottles Add some… --- ## [People who still don't believe Obama is a citizen...Especially elected officials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-still-dont-believe-obama-is-a-citizen-especially-elected-officials/486105)
**Author:** [@Telcontar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telcontar)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2009, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-still-dont-believe-obama-is-a-citizen-especially-elected-officials/486105 "2009-02-18T04:41:39Z")
Apparently 4 Republican members of the Tennessee House (state level) are joining a civil suit to force Obama to hand over his “birth certificate, immigration records, passports and other vital records” to prove his eligi… --- ## [What would be the fair way to handle a mistake that we didn't cause but we are benefiting from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-fair-way-to-handle-a-mistake-that-we-didnt-cause-but-we-are-benefiting-from/942892)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-fair-way-to-handle-a-mistake-that-we-didnt-cause-but-we-are-benefiting-from/942892 "2021-07-01T14:21:44Z")
This is weird. Yesterday my husband and I came home from a visit to some of the family, and found we had a new garage door! Yes, while we were away (we were gone from maybe 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) a contractor had swoope… --- ## [So, what do you do for a living?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-you-do-for-a-living/363687)
**Author:** [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2006, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-you-do-for-a-living/363687 "2006-07-12T20:30:26Z")
I’m a full-time student. How 'bout you? (If you’d like, you can also tell us how you got there, what degree you had to get if any, how many times you changed your mind, what made you decide on that career, what kind of … --- ## [United Kingdom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-kingdom/601290)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2011, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-kingdom/601290 "2011-11-20T05:14:56Z")
Why isn’t it the “United Queendom and Northern Ireland” right now? There have always been queens around, haven’t there? --- ## [Islam is taking over in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/islam-is-taking-over-in-the-us/705732)
**Author:** [@rock\_party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rock_party)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2014, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/islam-is-taking-over-in-the-us/705732 "2014-12-03T01:00:46Z")
I get these links sent to me from some of my right wing friends that say Islam is taking over in the US (and western Europe). Things that talk of creeping Sharia law and that people are converting to Islam in droves. In … --- ## [Good instrumental music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-instrumental-music/594406)
**Author:** [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-instrumental-music/594406 "2011-09-07T18:08:51Z")
I usually listen to rock music. (As in the stuff found here http://acclaimedmusic.net/ ) However, I am writing stuff these days, and lyrics distract me. So I need suggestions for stuff to listen to without lyrics. --- ## [Would you try to rationalize it or would you start to believe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-try-to-rationalize-it-or-would-you-start-to-believe/64165)
**Author:** [@JerseyDiamond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerseyDiamond)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2001, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-try-to-rationalize-it-or-would-you-start-to-believe/64165 "2001-05-16T14:41:16Z")
I know that many of you have read the ‘Left Behind’ series, if not, I know many people have read or at least know about the book of Revelation in the Bible, and I was wondering: If millions of people disappeared, would … --- ## [A person you don't know very well tells you they had a dream about you...you creeped out by this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-person-you-dont-know-very-well-tells-you-they-had-a-dream-about-you-you-creeped-out-by-this/514778)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2009, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-person-you-dont-know-very-well-tells-you-they-had-a-dream-about-you-you-creeped-out-by-this/514778 "2009-10-27T05:21:59Z")
So I recently told a casual acquaintance that I had a dream about her. It wasn’t sexual in nature in the least…it was just us both hanging out and doing things during a day (like shopping). I finished by saying “Hope yo… --- ## [Propane cylinder: Buy, or rent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/propane-cylinder-buy-or-rent/758169)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/propane-cylinder-buy-or-rent/758169 "2016-07-05T17:36:17Z")
The new five-burner gas grill should arrive Monday. I’ve never used a gas grill, being a ‘charcoal purist’; but a new deck and roof means we’ll be spending more time outside, and more outdoor cooking. A gas grill will … --- ## [Why does anestesthia make me cold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-anestesthia-make-me-cold/534395)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-anestesthia-make-me-cold/534395 "2010-04-01T21:47:31Z")
Day surgery, dentist visit, gas, Novocaine. I get a similar effect regardless. I get a chill that I can’t throw. No amount of clothing or blankets seems to help. I’m not a very big person, slight, under 110 lbs probably… --- ## [Aren't Cashiers Checks supposed to be as good as cash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arent-cashiers-checks-supposed-to-be-as-good-as-cash/172489)
**Author:** [@Morrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morrison)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2003, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arent-cashiers-checks-supposed-to-be-as-good-as-cash/172489 "2003-05-02T12:20:55Z")
I went to the bank today and deposited a cashier’s check. I then requested another cashier’s check payable to a third party. I was told that I would have to wait several business days for the funds to clear before I co… --- ## [And another questionable non-call -](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-another-questionable-non-call/710333)
**Author:** [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-another-questionable-non-call/710333 "2015-01-22T01:41:21Z")
Look - all I want is a little reasonableness and consistency in the modding. We have Ibn Warraq being moderated/warned over a non-infraction, yet this post - \[QUOTE=\;18064269\] \[QUOTE=\;18064012\] I’… --- ## [The Trump 100-Day Agenda](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-100-day-agenda/772735)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2016, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-100-day-agenda/772735 "2016-11-25T01:09:53Z")
Trump gave a YouTube speech Monday on what he wants to accomplish on his 100 days, and they seem to things he can accomplish with the sweep of a pen…but should he? From From The Business Insider: In my opinion, the fi… --- ## [Star Trek "Scanning for Life-forms". Looking for... ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-scanning-for-life-forms-looking-for/646013)
**Author:** [@Arcyarc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcyarc)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2013, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-scanning-for-life-forms-looking-for/646013 "2013-01-06T22:49:59Z")
As someone who has watched more Star Trek than is probably healthy, there’s a recurring scenario that has always raised a lot of awkward questions in my mind. Anyone who’s watched a handful of episodes will be familiar … --- ## [What are "Saved Christians" saved from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-saved-christians-saved-from/485120)
**Author:** [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2009, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-saved-christians-saved-from/485120 "2009-02-13T12:52:43Z")
I was chatting with a co-worker who kept telling me how she was saved and if I wasn’t saved, I was sure to go to hell. So, I asked her what saved means, and don’t you know that I never could get an answer… her answer was… --- ## [No, you can't just drive through people who are inconveniencing you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-cant-just-drive-through-people-who-are-inconveniencing-you/799945)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2017, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-cant-just-drive-through-people-who-are-inconveniencing-you/799945 "2017-11-02T00:04:46Z")
Car drives into immigration protest; motorist arrested. :confused: He was moving a vehicle into pedestrians; of course he knew that he was likely to harm someone. Swinging your first wildly with your eyes closed does… --- ## [Ariz. is AZ, dammit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ariz-is-az-dammit/661168)
**Author:** [@PeacePlease](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeacePlease)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2013, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ariz-is-az-dammit/661168 "2013-06-24T02:12:30Z")
Every frickin’ news story I see (most lately McCain’s blather) refers to Arizona as Ariz. AS IF this state didn’t have the FOURTH biggest city in the US. What … are people really that stupid? What other state would th… --- ## [Ask the Middle-Class Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-middle-class-guy/528052)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2010, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-middle-class-guy/528052 "2010-02-10T01:24:41Z")
We’ve got the Ask The Poor, Rich, and Child of Money threads. So, now, we’ve got me. Any questions? --- ## [The likelihood of the Senate turning blue in 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-likelihood-of-the-senate-turning-blue-in-2018/782707)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2017, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-likelihood-of-the-senate-turning-blue-in-2018/782707 "2017-04-02T00:06:00Z")
If Democrats want to deliver a statement in 2018, the House would be the place to do it because they are almost certainly not going to take the Senate. Democrats will have to defend 23 seats, independents will have to de… --- ## [The drugs debate; The final revisitation.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drugs-debate-the-final-revisitation/76098)
**Author:** [@Gomez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gomez)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2001, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drugs-debate-the-final-revisitation/76098 "2001-08-24T07:12:07Z")
The drugs issue, re-re-re-revisited. Preface: This thread was inspired by a conversation I had today at work with three colleagues. I won’t go into the specifics of the conversation but the gist of it was that drugs, al… --- ## [Pre-poll collection of annoying SDMB expressions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-collection-of-annoying-sdmb-expressions/609564)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-collection-of-annoying-sdmb-expressions/609564 "2012-01-20T12:27:36Z")
What with the hue and cry over the quarry meme-to-be, and the mention of other such annoyances in the long history of SDMB, it may be fun to collect as many as we can and have a vote-off for which is the most annoying or… --- ## [The Feud: What do you get from Feud Withdrawal? by notfrommensa \[game over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-what-do-you-get-from-feud-withdrawal-by-notfrommensa-game-over/600443)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-what-do-you-get-from-feud-withdrawal-by-notfrommensa-game-over/600443 "2011-10-27T16:01:48Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be … --- ## [Ask the guy recovering from a vasectomy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-recovering-from-a-vasectomy/599057)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-recovering-from-a-vasectomy/599057 "2011-10-12T19:03:05Z")
I’m lying in bed, approximately 36 hours after the completion of my snipping, with a bag of frozen peas and carrots resting comfortably on my crotch. Naturally, such an occasion made me think of the Dope, and so I offer … --- ## [Black forehead band = blind. Any others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-forehead-band-blind-any-others/343663)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2019, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-forehead-band-blind-any-others/343663 "2019-11-30T02:10:50Z")
I was at the National Portrait Gallery in London last week and saw a 17th-century portrait of a famous man who happened to be blind. He wore a black band around his head, just above his brow, and about two centimetres w… --- ## [Is there a universal definition of "bacon"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-universal-definition-of-bacon/805356)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2017, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-universal-definition-of-bacon/805356 "2017-12-31T23:30:27Z")
Recently discovered that British\* Bacon is different from both Canadian Bacon, and American Bacon. So, is there a definition of bacon that matches the different foods bearing this moniker? \*picture a thin slice of bonel… --- ## [The Feud: Random Thoughts by Labtrash \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-random-thoughts-by-labtrash-game-over/519497)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2009, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-random-thoughts-by-labtrash-game-over/519497 "2009-12-06T05:48:39Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be … --- ## [Why are people so afraid to go to the dentist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-so-afraid-to-go-to-the-dentist/413232)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2007, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-so-afraid-to-go-to-the-dentist/413232 "2007-07-29T11:29:50Z")
That’s it. Why are people afraid? The alternative is a nightmare of horribly bad teeth or dentures at age 40. My whole mom’s family went through it. I’ll admit I don’t go as often as they say you’re supposed to but I go… --- ## [Why are the female models in tattoo magazines so damn skanky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-female-models-in-tattoo-magazines-so-damn-skanky/409573)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Hildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Hildo)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2007, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-female-models-in-tattoo-magazines-so-damn-skanky/409573 "2007-07-02T19:49:39Z")
Picked up a tattoo magazine in a bookstore for the first time since about 1990 today. Back then, having a tattoo was much more rare than it is today. Around that time, I knew exactly one person my age that had a tattoo. … --- ## [Pushing Daisies 10/22](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pushing-daisies-10-22/469081)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2008, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pushing-daisies-10-22/469081 "2008-10-29T12:50:13Z")
We get to meet Emerson’s mother! Wheeeee! I was afraid last week that there wouldn’t be a new episode this week, since there was no “Next time on Pushing Daisies.” I hope it was dropped for time, and not because ABC d… --- ## [How do you eat your cheeseburgers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-your-cheeseburgers/483735)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2009, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-your-cheeseburgers/483735 "2009-02-01T22:02:12Z")
My man eats them upside-down and I think it’s the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen. The construction of your average cheeseburger is, from the bottom up: bottom half of a bun, meat, cheese, lettuce and whatever else, then … --- ## [Illustratable puns on names of painters, poets, musicians, and physicists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illustratable-puns-on-names-of-painters-poets-musicians-and-physicists/783827)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2017, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illustratable-puns-on-names-of-painters-poets-musicians-and-physicists/783827 "2017-04-23T14:50:23Z")
Whenever someone successfully defends their doctoral thesis at our research lab, we throw them a big party and play games. The games usually involve slides-based quizzes and challenges, such as PowerPoint Karaoke. We t… --- ## [Question about U.S. Army unit insignia worn on uniforms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-u-s-army-unit-insignia-worn-on-uniforms/555749)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2010, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-u-s-army-unit-insignia-worn-on-uniforms/555749 "2010-10-02T23:55:58Z")
Suppose you see U.S. Army soldier in full combat gear. Without prior knowledge about what units are operating in what area and without seeing the soldier’s dog tags, can you identify with which unit he is currently servi… --- ## [TV Actors Who Act Hard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-actors-who-act-hard/735401)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-actors-who-act-hard/735401 "2015-10-25T06:19:37Z")
Lots of TV roles are just people playing people. Like I’m sure it wasn’t too far of a stretch for the How I Met Your Mother crew to put on the guise of 30-something (20-something?) white folks in NYC once a week. Same go… --- ## [The Office (15 May 08) \[Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-15-may-08-spoilers/449505)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2008, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-15-may-08-spoilers/449505 "2008-05-21T19:12:22Z")
My favorite line: Kevin says, “We can go have . . . pie” Made me think of the Dope. :smiley: Tripler Mmmmm. . . Pie. --- ## [Kinda-sorta wise quotes or sayings you made up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-sorta-wise-quotes-or-sayings-you-made-up/728256)
**Author:** [@Toy\_varen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toy_varen)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2015, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-sorta-wise-quotes-or-sayings-you-made-up/728256 "2015-08-24T01:44:30Z")
I didn’t really know this was a thing until I saw it on imgur, but random ramblings from idiots often are quite wise. Here are some I’ve made up: “When they say women are always right, the translation is that when they… --- ## [Coolest Places to Have Sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-places-to-have-sex/146731)
**Author:** [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2003, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-places-to-have-sex/146731 "2003-01-07T07:06:49Z")
For the past couple weeks, Mudshark and I have been trying to come up with the top 100 places to have sex. At the moment, we have about forty. Any suggestions? --- ## [Who is really pleased with their current health insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-really-pleased-with-their-current-health-insurance/507667)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2009, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-really-pleased-with-their-current-health-insurance/507667 "2009-09-13T23:03:00Z")
I was thinking about this when reading this thread. When I hear people express opposition to health care reform, I’m not sure whether they are opposed to the very idea of health care reform, or instead, to the specific … --- ## [Cheap jokes about Americans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-jokes-about-americans/304342)
**Author:** [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2005, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-jokes-about-americans/304342 "2005-05-21T10:50:10Z")
Here in the USA, it’s not uncommon for late-night talk show hosts to make a quick jab at some other country, just for cheap laughs. You know, stuff that everyone knows is a stereotype and not really true, but makes you … --- ## [Explain wearing bedroom slippers in public](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-wearing-bedroom-slippers-in-public/382193)
**Author:** [@Diddledog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diddledog)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-wearing-bedroom-slippers-in-public/382193 "2006-11-30T14:28:18Z")
For years I have noticed people wearing bedroom slippers in public, apparently with no embarassment or intention to be silly. (My inference, of course. The point is that they weren’t goofy teenagers trying to get attenti… --- ## [How well could you pretend to be a lawyer, or other profession, on this message board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-could-you-pretend-to-be-a-lawyer-or-other-profession-on-this-message-board/650949)
**Author:** [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2013, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-could-you-pretend-to-be-a-lawyer-or-other-profession-on-this-message-board/650949 "2013-02-23T08:04:49Z")
Here at the Dope we’ve had the perennial spectacle of posters trying to pass themselves off as lawyers, and doing a stupendously piss-poor job at it. That got me thinking, if I wanted to pretend to be a lawyer, how good… --- ## [Modern Day Christians in America are NOT persecuted!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-day-christians-in-america-are-not-persecuted/163398)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2003, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-day-christians-in-america-are-not-persecuted/163398 "2003-03-29T01:55:48Z")
I am so sick and tired of the religious right pissing and moaning that they’re being “persecuted” for their beliefs. I’ve seen it here as well, with people like His4ever, who claims she is abused for speaking “the truth… --- ## [Why is it so common to assume that other people are idiots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-common-to-assume-that-other-people-are-idiots/646973)
**Author:** [@AnaMen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnaMen)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-common-to-assume-that-other-people-are-idiots/646973 "2013-01-14T21:24:55Z")
A lot of people seem to believe that they are superior drivers, shoppers, bike riders, spellers, etc., and are forced to “put up with” the idiocy of the masses at every turn. Their employers are fools who make poor decis… --- ## [What Did You Think The Future Would Be Like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-think-the-future-would-be-like/627247)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-think-the-future-would-be-like/627247 "2012-07-08T15:46:13Z")
In the past how did you think the future would look like around the year 2012? Did you ever expect it to look like anything it is like to-day? --- ## [Resolved: Stan Lee Screwed Up The Marvel Universe By Banning Sidekicks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-stan-lee-screwed-up-the-marvel-universe-by-banning-sidekicks/302481)
**Author:** [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2005, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-stan-lee-screwed-up-the-marvel-universe-by-banning-sidekicks/302481 "2005-05-08T01:21:26Z")
I’ll give him his due: Stan reinvented superheroes in a big way, especially teen sidekicks – where, instead of apprenticing to older heroes, they were teen heroes in their own right: Spider-Man started off as his own man… --- ## [Ilsa\_Lund... Have you been sniffing glue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ilsa_lund-have-you-been-sniffing-glue/223928)
**Author:** [@Kurdt\_Kobain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kurdt_Kobain)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2004, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ilsa_lund-have-you-been-sniffing-glue/223928 "2004-01-12T04:01:51Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=234343 Wow, just wow. And you dare to call my on my posts when you say retarded shit like this? What a abomination of a post, punctuation and intelligence wis… --- ## [Creepy UNSOLVED MYSTERIES Memories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-unsolved-mysteries-memories/280450)
**Author:** [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2014, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-unsolved-mysteries-memories/280450 "2014-10-12T04:29:13Z")
Actually, Lifetime still cranks out segments of this thing, but with Stack’s death last year, it is a pale imitation of one of my all-time favorite cheesy shows. That Goddamn UPDATE MUSIC and Stack screaming “UPDATE!!!”… --- ## [Iraq: Why did We get it wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraq-why-did-we-get-it-wrong/366281)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2006, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraq-why-did-we-get-it-wrong/366281 "2006-08-08T05:38:29Z")
here is a list of things that we did wrong, in removing Saddam Hussein: 10 We failed to keep the Iraqi army in one piece-had we kept them on, and paid them, much fewer weapons would be available to attack Us troops. 2)… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1679&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1681&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)