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**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917 "2026-09-30T18:16:58Z")
Over the years the Straight Dope community has included a huge variety of memorable and remarkable people. Posters come and go for their own reasons, but some have left us much sooner than we would have liked. This is … --- ## [September rants - sorry, no cute name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/september-rants-sorry-no-cute-name/667706)
**Author:** [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Replies:** 548\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2014, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/september-rants-sorry-no-cute-name/667706 "2014-03-17T00:03:09Z")
What can I say, it’s not even 5am… Apparently, my video club puts up links to new videos before actually uploading them to their servers. I want my third season of Misfits, damnit! --- ## [In the history of the SDMB has anyone ever been wrong about more things than adaher?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-history-of-the-sdmb-has-anyone-ever-been-wrong-about-more-things-than-adaher/667639)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 617\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2018, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-history-of-the-sdmb-has-anyone-ever-been-wrong-about-more-things-than-adaher/667639 "2018-02-13T14:07:40Z")
I was just reading the thread about the GOP and race and then GIGObuster, in pointing out how wrong adaher was about something, linked to a thread about Rubio’s immigration bill where he had already showed that adaher wa… --- ## [Pirate Bay and associated assholes----suck it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirate-bay-and-associated-assholes-suck-it/633605)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 453\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2014, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirate-bay-and-associated-assholes-suck-it/633605 "2014-12-10T22:11:34Z")
Got one of the fuckers. More to come, we can only hope. The world doesn’t owe you a living. --- ## [Hurricane Sandy: Potential Catastrophic NorEaster Brewing in the Carribean \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sandy-potential-catastrophic-noreaster-brewing-in-the-carribean-edited-title/638766)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 617\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sandy-potential-catastrophic-noreaster-brewing-in-the-carribean-edited-title/638766 "2012-11-20T01:37:24Z")
Late season Hurricane Sandy hit Jamaica today with 80 mph winds and heavy rain. After being predicted to move north and east out to sea, the models have all shifted and now predict a potential “Perfect Storm” to hit the… --- ## [The Ultimate Recipe Thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-recipe-thread/33932)
**Author:** [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Replies:** 364\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2003, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-recipe-thread/33932 "2003-03-17T01:30:13Z")
We shall begin this new thread with a recipe that has been posted elsewhere on the boards. More will follow in short order. Please contribute early and often. Let’s start with barbecued pork ribs: Buy the meatiest ri… --- ## [Men's underwear, fly or no fly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-underwear-fly-or-no-fly/603088)
**Author:** [@EKDS5k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EKDS5k)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-underwear-fly-or-no-fly/603088 "2021-11-12T15:32:19Z")
Most men’s underwear comes with a fly. That is a hole in the front, through which you’re apparently supposed to insert your penis while while peeing. I have never used this, and until this thread, I was completely unawar… --- ## [Pharmacists and refusals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharmacists-and-refusals/577713)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 753\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2011, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharmacists-and-refusals/577713 "2011-05-11T03:09:54Z")
A year ago, in this thread, we discussed at length the various obligations to dispense medicine that we felt pharmacists should have. An Illinois court just decided Morr-Fitz, Inc. v. Blagojevich. Illinois adopted an ad… --- ## [OK, I've seen The Avengers - open spoilers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-ive-seen-the-avengers-open-spoilers/621234)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 456\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-ive-seen-the-avengers-open-spoilers/621234 "2012-05-28T19:39:38Z")
Since spoilers have been an issue in the original thread. Spoilers ahoy! --- ## [Electric Vehicle critics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-vehicle-critics/842254)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 1462\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2020, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-vehicle-critics/842254 "2020-02-08T04:50:20Z")
Electric vehicles (EV’s) are becoming more and more common on the roads. Many companies are moving towards an “electric future”, including major US companies like Ford (F150 electric truck anyone?) Whenever I see a new… --- ## [Does Beto O'Rourke have a chance to oust Ted Cruz?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-beto-orourke-have-a-chance-to-oust-ted-cruz/807987)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 885\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2018, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-beto-orourke-have-a-chance-to-oust-ted-cruz/807987 "2018-12-11T20:11:00Z")
Yes. Could a mod close this thread please? Just kidding. I stumbled across this poll from a couple weeks ago and now my interest is piqued. Before I go into detail on the parts I find interesting I will point out tha… --- ## [Live Foaling Cam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-foaling-cam/531800)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 1531\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-foaling-cam/531800 "2010-06-09T15:17:43Z")
This mare should give birth tonight. How cool! I hope she delivers before I go to bed. StG --- ## [My Step-Daughter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-step-daughter/301026)
**Author:** [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2005, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-step-daughter/301026 "2005-05-06T04:19:55Z")
What to do, what to do? My 13 year old step-daughter and I have a good relationship. I’ve held pretty firmly to the belief that the young lady has two parents (her mom and dad) and doesn’t need any more, so I’ve taken … --- ## [The Andrew Yang Presidential Campaign thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-andrew-yang-presidential-campaign-thread/829555)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 638\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2020, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-andrew-yang-presidential-campaign-thread/829555 "2020-05-21T21:08:46Z")
Andrew Yang was an advisor on entrepreneurship to the Obama administration, he announced his candidacy last summer, on a platform of universal basic income, rebranded the ‘Freedom Dividend’ along with free universal heal… --- ## [Treis, no means no.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treis-no-means-no/655556)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 552\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2013, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treis-no-means-no/655556 "2013-04-21T17:12:11Z")
Shit, I’ve never pitted anyone before, so if my pit sucks, screw you! In this eight page train wreck, I relayed a tale of someone not respecting boundaries and behaving like a generally shitty human being. Long story sh… --- ## [The Americans, Season 2.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-americans-season-2/682123)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 507\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2015, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-americans-season-2/682123 "2015-02-07T19:35:48Z")
Starts on Wednesday. And I must say, the trailers look promising. --- ## [The Hunt for Rant October---minirant time!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hunt-for-rant-october-minirant-time/636386)
**Author:** [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Replies:** 650\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hunt-for-rant-october-minirant-time/636386 "2012-11-05T17:39:50Z")
Well, I can’t find the mini-rants thread, and I’ve been waiting way too long, so here goes: Dammit! I hate, hate having computer trouble in front of my students. It’s soo damned embarrassing. And the new damn fancy elec… --- ## [Weird restaurant policies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-restaurant-policies/622696)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 461\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2018, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-restaurant-policies/622696 "2018-04-01T23:07:37Z")
A few years ago my Mom went to a local restaurant; when she paid her bill they gave her the currency change, but not the coin change. They said it was “policy” to keep the coin change. She said she would never return. (S… --- ## [Weird, pretentious, or bizarre names...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-pretentious-or-bizarre-names/696566)
**Author:** [@PeskiPiksi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeskiPiksi)\ **Replies:** 381\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-pretentious-or-bizarre-names/696566 "2015-05-31T13:28:57Z")
Is it too soon for another “You named your kid what?” thread? Because I just saw the list of kids in my son’s pre-k class and felt like sharing. :smiley: In one class we have: Jaxsen Jaylen Kai King Kinleigh Male… --- ## [NYT Spelling Bee drives me crazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739)
**Author:** [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Replies:** 3235\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739 "2026-10-14T02:06:57Z")
For a word game that’s all about having a large vocabulary of obscure words, it makes no sense for it to randomly exclude perfectly ordinary obscure words. “Our word list does not include words that are offensive, obscur… --- ## [Ask the 25 Year Old with Dentures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-25-year-old-with-dentures/651097)
**Author:** [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-25-year-old-with-dentures/651097 "2018-10-03T18:04:45Z")
Go ahead, ask me. I’m a 25 year old male, in good general health. Due in part to poor dental coverage, problems with dentists, resulting fear of dentists, and accidents, I am 25 years old and rely on dentures. I do this… --- ## [About the illusion of free will](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-illusion-of-free-will/689217)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 558\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-illusion-of-free-will/689217 "2014-06-14T19:53:36Z")
When people speak of the illusion of free will, with the combined forces of neurobiology, circumstance, genetics, upbringing, etc, which of the two are they saying: 1- i have a box of corn flakes, raisin bran and cheeri… --- ## [SDMB Fantasy Football DYNASTY League: Year Eight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-eight/761259)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 672\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-eight/761259 "2017-08-10T18:29:05Z")
… AAAANNNND we’re back, for another fun-filled, historic, generation-defining season of the Straight Dope Message Board Dynasty League! I’m your (tardy) host & Commissioner, VarlosZ, here to act as a guide and mentor, sh… --- ## [Ilhan Omar - A thread about her marriage and immigration history.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ilhan-omar-a-thread-about-her-marriage-and-immigration-history/837347)
**Author:** [@Annoyed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annoyed)\ **Replies:** 968\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2019, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ilhan-omar-a-thread-about-her-marriage-and-immigration-history/837347 "2019-10-09T12:31:16Z")
This is my first post on this forum. No, I’m not a previously banned member. No, I’m not a troll. I have been lurking this forum for a few months now after finding this place through some google searches. “The Pit” seems… --- ## ["Your dead kids don't trump my Constitutional rights"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-dead-kids-dont-trump-my-constitutional-rights/689471)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 420\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-dead-kids-dont-trump-my-constitutional-rights/689471 "2014-07-02T02:16:54Z")
Obviously, Joe the Plumber’s statement quoted above (regarding the Santa Barbara shootings) is pretty offensive, in great part because he was pretty much saying it directly to the dad of one of said kids. What I’d like … --- ## [Ask the guy who lost 200 pounds in 9 months](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-lost-200-pounds-in-9-months/609675)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2015, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-lost-200-pounds-in-9-months/609675 "2015-08-27T15:32:53Z")
I haven’t just finished losing 200 pounds - it’s something I did a decade ago. Why bring it up now, then? Well, I need to lose significant amounts of weight again and it has me thinking about the subject, so I figured I … --- ## [What Do Truffles Taste Like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-truffles-taste-like/584348)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-truffles-taste-like/584348 "2017-09-21T14:13:31Z")
Not the chocolate treats. This thread is inspired by the Hearts of Palm one. I’ve had pasta dishes in fancy restaurants that were flavored with truffle oil, but I couldn’t really taste any difference than what you’d ex… --- ## [RO alert: British tabloids sink to an all-time shit-sucking low](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-alert-british-tabloids-sink-to-an-all-time-shit-sucking-low/587850)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 577\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-alert-british-tabloids-sink-to-an-all-time-shit-sucking-low/587850 "2014-06-24T23:44:51Z")
In March 2002, a 13-year-old girl, Millie Dowler, was abducted and murdered. Wikipedia article. Her body was not found until September. During the time she was missing, friends and relatives left hopeful messages on her… --- ## [Fallout 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-3/469960)
**Author:** [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\ **Replies:** 1305\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-3/469960 "2020-11-23T23:11:29Z")
Got it at midnight, and four hours in I feel pretty confident calling it the Game of the Year by quite a bit. Every element of it is outstanding so far. Yes, it’s Oblivion with guns, but with everything streamlined and i… --- ## [9/11 wreckage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-wreckage/481567)
**Author:** [@reef\_shark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reef_shark)\ **Replies:** 440\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-wreckage/481567 "2012-07-02T22:40:30Z")
hey all, i tried searching for this, nothing really came up… what happened to all the wreckage (significant materials which could be evidence), from the steel beams in the towers, and the planes? i saw clips of trucks h… --- ## [UK General Election May 2015 (Population Share Version)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-may-2015-population-share-version/716612)
**Author:** [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Replies:** 749\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2015, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-may-2015-population-share-version/716612 "2015-05-22T02:20:17Z")
With the election now underway, and new topics cropping up every day, I thought it might be worth trying another general General Election thread. Given the documented tendency for these threads to become perhaps a touch… --- ## [Why do people shake their legs while sitting down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-shake-their-legs-while-sitting-down/493266)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2014, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-shake-their-legs-while-sitting-down/493266 "2014-04-16T17:47:54Z")
Deep thoughts? Dancing to the songs in their heads? The onset of Tourette’s? Restless legs syndrome? Sheer boredom? --- ## [Mafia: Not-so-simple-Simpletown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-not-so-simple-simpletown/488592)
**Author:** [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Replies:** 1149\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2009, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-not-so-simple-simpletown/488592 "2009-04-24T23:41:53Z")
Welcome Simpletons! Sign up here to join. Signups end Friday 13 March 2009 at Noon. There is a specific number of players required for this game to operate, but I’m not telling you how many. I will randomly choose extr… --- ## [In a libertarian society...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-libertarian-society/599458)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 1021\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-libertarian-society/599458 "2011-11-01T16:56:31Z")
(I think this has been discussed in a variety of ways, but let’s do it again!) I know libertarianism is not anarchy- I know that law enforcement and the military would still exist. But I have a few other questions: Who… --- ## [In the same vain or vein?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-same-vain-or-vein/185483)
**Author:** [@caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveman)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-same-vain-or-vein/185483 "2015-08-12T00:48:32Z")
“In the same vein” “In the same vain” Which is the correct form of this transitional phrase? (search turned up nada) Bonus points for cites! --- ## [Can my employer monitor my smartphone internet use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-employer-monitor-my-smartphone-internet-use/647161)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2016, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-employer-monitor-my-smartphone-internet-use/647161 "2016-12-12T08:06:55Z")
My office has a pretty strict policy regarding using the internet for non-work purposes, and makes no secret that our IT department regularly monitors which websites staff are visiting. So I was wondering whether this ap… --- ## [found wallet from the 70's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-wallet-from-the-70s/387659)
**Author:** [@filmyak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmyak)\ **Replies:** 401\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2008, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-wallet-from-the-70s/387659 "2008-03-06T11:57:15Z")
While doing construction at my house, workers opened up a wall and found a guy’s wallet dating to 1975. Apparently he was a worker there, left it on a stud and the wall got sealed up without him knowing about it. No, th… --- ## [Jokes you shouldn't laugh at...but still do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-you-shouldnt-laugh-at-but-still-do/30435)
**Author:** [@Outrider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Outrider)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2015, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-you-shouldnt-laugh-at-but-still-do/30435 "2015-01-19T00:23:19Z")
Does anyone have any jokes that are so horribly depraved that you hate yourself for laughing at them? Here are some of the ones that make me laugh and wince at the same time: “What’s the best thing about getting a blow… --- ## [Dear Attractive Married Women: Plz Wear A Ring.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-attractive-married-women-plz-wear-a-ring/641336)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 525\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-attractive-married-women-plz-wear-a-ring/641336 "2012-12-04T14:28:56Z")
So this week I was visiting a customer for a few days. They had a new admin assistant and holy moly, she was a goddess. Absolutely perfect. Not only beautiful, but obviously smart as hell, personable, and funny. And… … --- ## [Why is the Confederacy not worthy of contempt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-confederacy-not-worthy-of-contempt/516994)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 397\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-confederacy-not-worthy-of-contempt/516994 "2009-12-09T20:19:16Z")
Inspired by this thread: Could Pickett's Charge have succeeded? - Great Debates - Straight Dope Message Board The Civil War has traditionally been one of the most heavily romanticized wars in American history. Even the … --- ## [And now: What about all those cops turning their backs on De Blasio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-what-about-all-those-cops-turning-their-backs-on-de-blasio/708293)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 567\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2015, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-what-about-all-those-cops-turning-their-backs-on-de-blasio/708293 "2015-01-17T09:48:55Z")
NYC officer mourned at funeral as tensions linger Hundreds Turn Their Back on de Blasio at NYPD Officer’s Funeral Now we’ve seen several incidents (at the hospital; at the funeral) of NY police en masse turning their b… --- ## [The RCC now has zero tolerance for child abuse. Well, except...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rcc-now-has-zero-tolerance-for-child-abuse-well-except/696492)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Replies:** 539\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2014, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rcc-now-has-zero-tolerance-for-child-abuse-well-except/696492 "2014-09-27T16:19:20Z")
This has been in the news in the Dominican Republic for a while now, but it was easy to ignore the local media, let’s see if a little article in the NY Times helps get the word out. Here’s the deal: Two polish priests a… --- ## [Men getting taller after age 18-19. How common is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-getting-taller-after-age-18-19-how-common-is-this/677346)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2018, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-getting-taller-after-age-18-19-how-common-is-this/677346 "2018-04-01T23:02:14Z")
I was always a big, tall kid and really did not have (so far as I can recall) a big “growth spurt” in my mid teen years. It was more just a linear increase in height over time with my height topping out at just under… --- ## [Match Game anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-game-anyone/593949)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 693\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-game-anyone/593949 "2012-06-01T17:31:35Z")
I’ll be the host. I’ll need two contestants and 6 for the panel. If this works, we can rotate folks around. Game play: For round 1, I will post a statement in the form “Straight \_\_\_\_\_\_\_.” The panel members will PM me w… --- ## [Harry Potter #7: (SPOILERS APLENTY): Now that you've read it...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-7-spoilers-aplenty-now-that-youve-read-it/412249)
**Author:** [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Replies:** 835\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-7-spoilers-aplenty-now-that-youve-read-it/412249 "2009-04-13T17:45:42Z")
As one of the forum moderators, I am creating this thread where people can discuss the seventh Harry Potter book (… and the Deathly Hollows) after they’ve read it. Because many (most?) readers don’t want their enjoyment … --- ## [Jumpin' Jehosaphat! It's July! More mini-rants!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumpin-jehosaphat-its-july-more-mini-rants/626898)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 579\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumpin-jehosaphat-its-july-more-mini-rants/626898 "2012-08-03T01:21:28Z")
My wife, my two sons and I live in the middle of farming country - lots of fruit trees and hay fields. It’s very beautiful, and while I would rather live in a big city, country life does have it’s perks. I can stand in t… --- ## [July Bugging the Shit out of you? Rant about it here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-bugging-the-shit-out-of-you-rant-about-it-here/662315)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 636\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-bugging-the-shit-out-of-you-rant-about-it-here/662315 "2013-08-02T02:12:36Z")
This is the July mini-rant, posted exactly (+/- 5 minutes) at midnight in my timezone. Last time I was ninja’d by Chimera by just two minutes! Nothing really bothering me, except mosquito bites, especially when it is s… --- ## [UK football, season 2008/09, forecasts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-season-2008-09-forecasts/459150)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 1195\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2009, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-season-2008-09-forecasts/459150 "2009-06-20T18:11:03Z")
Being a Manchester City supporter and therefore a supreme optimist I am expecting that this coming season my team will win… The FA Cup The Carling Cup The Premiership The UEFA Cup The all England Conker Championship… --- ## [It Came From The Crypt (Sequential Threads 2019)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-came-from-the-crypt-sequential-threads-2019/827052)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 1530\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2020, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-came-from-the-crypt-sequential-threads-2019/827052 "2020-01-01T23:55:50Z")
When I’m 64, and other reminders that you are old. My computer is 8 years old and still works like it’s brand new. And as a special bonus, blasts from the past: --- ## [Mel Gibson dials it up to 11 with new telephone recording.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-gibson-dials-it-up-to-11-with-new-telephone-recording/546490)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 676\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-gibson-dials-it-up-to-11-with-new-telephone-recording/546490 "2010-07-23T22:22:16Z")
New recordings. Pure rage. His heavy breathing and huffing is astounding. He actually sounds like he’s run a marathon before the call and is about to pop a blood vessel, and she’s Miss Liquid Cool knowing the recording … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=16&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=18&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)