# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=173&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:** 174 --- ## [SDMB Forza 4 Car Club created](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-forza-4-car-club-created/605316)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-forza-4-car-club-created/605316 "2012-10-27T16:35:54Z")
I created a car club for SDMB Forza 4 players; Club name; SDMB Stigs It’s an Invite Only club My Gamertag is MacTechG4 You can drive any of the cars in my shared garage in races or even just driving around in Hot La… --- ## [NFL Yardage Pool competition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 445\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386 "2010-01-12T14:39:58Z")
In yet another SDMB NFL-related contest, I’m going to run a yardage pool. Every week, you pick one quarterback, wide receiver, and running back and their passing, receiving, and rushing totals respectively are added up … --- ## [Who is the most incompetent character in Tolkien's legendarium?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-incompetent-character-in-tolkiens-legendarium/576161)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2011, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-incompetent-character-in-tolkiens-legendarium/576161 "2011-04-08T15:36:02Z")
In an attempt to inoculate my two six-year-old first-cousins-twice removed from thye upcoming Hobbit movie, I have been reading them the actual book. (I thought about training them to spit every time they hear the name P… --- ## [Is There a God?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-god/601832)
**Author:** [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2011, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-god/601832 "2011-12-03T13:56:49Z")
Article here. While the cosmological argument is a good start, it’s been given a savaging from Kant and Russell (here for example). Not to mention that the idea that the idea that there could be an infinite chain of ca… --- ## [Euphemisms I hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-i-hate/657612)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2013, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-i-hate/657612 "2013-07-11T08:27:36Z")
Euphemisms are a way of making something tolerable by giving it a name that masks what it IS. Obese =/= “curvy” I realize that these days, 10 is considered a plus size, but that’s not what I’m talking about. Sizes and… --- ## [Little Things You Didn't Notice About TV Shows Till You Watched In Reruns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-didnt-notice-about-tv-shows-till-you-watched-in-reruns/581082)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-didnt-notice-about-tv-shows-till-you-watched-in-reruns/581082 "2011-12-26T16:25:47Z")
I was watching old Newhart shows. The one thing I noticed in rewatching these is that they killed the character of Harley off. The character played by actor Jeff Doucette. In the beginning of the last season. Joanna me… --- ## [Dear Atheists, Questions From A "believer"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-atheists-questions-from-a-believer/210159)
**Author:** [@IWLN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IWLN)\ **Replies:** 473\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2003, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-atheists-questions-from-a-believer/210159 "2003-12-03T11:13:28Z")
I have a few questions that I’m sure have been asked before, but since I’m new here, I didn’t get the answers. This is not part of a quest for me to answer, prove on disprove anything about God. I have no doubts about … --- ## [Is the word "panties" offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-word-panties-offensive/524979)
**Author:** [@horhay\_achoa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/horhay_achoa)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2010, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-word-panties-offensive/524979 "2010-01-31T00:04:51Z")
OK. I am going to throw this out there. I don’t know how much of a debate will develop, but here goes… My sister in law is totally against the word “panties” as a term for women’s underwear. Apparently she is not alo… --- ## [What did Bilbo Baggins do for a living?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-bilbo-baggins-do-for-a-living/618426)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-bilbo-baggins-do-for-a-living/618426 "2012-04-25T15:40:13Z")
I mean before the events of The Hobbit. I assume afterwards he lived off the treasure he got from that. But he was fifty when he met Gandalf and the dwarves so what had he been doing for an income up to then? Was he a f… --- ## [Has a a celebrity's heterosexuality surprised you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-a-celebritys-heterosexuality-surprised-you/554206)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2016, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-a-celebritys-heterosexuality-surprised-you/554206 "2016-01-18T23:22:05Z")
Turning the other thread on its head, has a celebrity being straight made you go,“What he’s/she’s straight?” --- ## [How many human races are there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-human-races-are-there/732359)
**Author:** [@Cracked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cracked)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2015, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-human-races-are-there/732359 "2015-10-17T08:09:17Z")
Racism has been in the forefront of the media lately. Which leads the general populace to see the different between those of different color and ethnic backgrounds. Those differences are judged on a public scale used to … --- ## [Doper picture thread - Halloween edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-picture-thread-halloween-edition/515960)
**Author:** [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2009, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-picture-thread-halloween-edition/515960 "2009-11-07T05:52:17Z")
Andy (moi) and Edie: --- ## [Have You Ever Personally Known A Murderer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-personally-known-a-murderer/520228)
**Author:** [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-personally-known-a-murderer/520228 "2017-01-31T04:41:39Z")
The other side of this thread. The more closely involved with the murderer the more interesting. It is only mildly interesting to hear about someone you haven’t even talked to in a decade. It’s far more interesting if… --- ## [Tool for extracting a broken light bulb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tool-for-extracting-a-broken-light-bulb/339242)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2013, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tool-for-extracting-a-broken-light-bulb/339242 "2013-08-01T18:58:06Z")
I’ll supply the jokes, pre-emptively: Yes, I am a tool for breaking the light-bulb. Two: one to grip the bulb too hard, and one to sweep glass shards off the floor. Okay, now that’s done, and now that the glass has bee… --- ## [What were your D&D hacks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-d-d-hacks/715065)
**Author:** [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2015, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-d-d-hacks/715065 "2015-04-07T20:19:15Z")
By hacks, I don’t mean cheats, I mean clever ideas that work within the framework of the game. For instance, take a short stave, secure a metal cone with a removable lid to one end, and cast Permanent Light on that end.… --- ## [Let's change those "priority seat" signs on public transport.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-change-those-priority-seat-signs-on-public-transport/684091)
**Author:** [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2014, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-change-those-priority-seat-signs-on-public-transport/684091 "2014-03-27T14:56:33Z")
They should say “priority seats for those who can get to them the quickest.” Because that’s what they really are. The wording isn’t quite right - any suggestions? I am genuinely considering getting some stickers made an… --- ## [What is the entire world pulling your leg about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-entire-world-pulling-your-leg-about/760850)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-entire-world-pulling-your-leg-about/760850 "2016-08-30T18:29:01Z")
You know the story about the Emperor’s new clothes? Where people can see that the emperor is naked, but no one speaks up, because of peer pressure? Or, maybe this is more what I’m getting at: There’s a prank, where some… --- ## [My son was jumped by a couple of punks at school today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-was-jumped-by-a-couple-of-punks-at-school-today/583530)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-was-jumped-by-a-couple-of-punks-at-school-today/583530 "2011-06-10T02:20:25Z")
I got a call from the middle school security officer around 1:30 today. My son was in the nurse’s office with minor injuries and they had two kids in custody who had attacked him on the yard. “Do you want to press char… --- ## [Why do schools waste so much time teaching pointless stuff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-schools-waste-so-much-time-teaching-pointless-stuff/517958)
**Author:** [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2009, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-schools-waste-so-much-time-teaching-pointless-stuff/517958 "2009-11-25T14:21:04Z")
If you’ve ever watched an episode of “Are you Smarter than a Fifth Grader,” you’ve probably come to realize the massive amount of pointless knowledge that are drilled into a kids education. Stuff like coniferous vs. deci… --- ## [Tasteless, classless Ted Kennedy video at DNC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tasteless-classless-ted-kennedy-video-at-dnc/633698)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2012, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tasteless-classless-ted-kennedy-video-at-dnc/633698 "2012-09-11T08:11:45Z")
The Dems showed a lot of gall tonight, airing a “tribute” to Ted Kennedy in which much time was devoted to showing in minute detail how Kennedy kicked Mitt Romney’s ass around the block a couple of times in their Senate … --- ## [What's The Deal With Michael Phelps Teeth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-michael-phelps-teeth/460846)
**Author:** [@KRSOradio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRSOradio)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2016, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-michael-phelps-teeth/460846 "2016-08-13T11:22:55Z")
I was looking at photos of him and they seem to be OK, at least from a utility standpoint but something about it doesn’t look right If you look at this pic Phelps Smile It seems like his smile is too big for his mouth … --- ## [Who is your favorite porn star at the moment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-porn-star-at-the-moment/522877)
**Author:** [@Mr.Krebbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Krebbs)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2010, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-porn-star-at-the-moment/522877 "2010-01-03T07:58:18Z")
Like many males, I have been a huge fan of porn since puberty. As I haven’t had a serious girlfriend in over two years, I may even qualify as an aficionado. Today I came across a new (to me) performer that I am particula… --- ## [Help me accept it... (penis size)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-accept-it-penis-size/262323)
**Author:** [@Timestamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timestamp)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2004, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-accept-it-penis-size/262323 "2004-09-03T00:55:42Z")
Hi, I’m 24, and only just recently measured my penis size. 14 cm or 5.5 inches. According to this site : http://www.free-condom-stuff.com/fcs/html/penis-average-size.html - this is small. The last couple of days, every… --- ## [PUNY HUMANS! I AM AN UNKILLABLE THREAD! BWA HA HA! Rule on troll-calling changed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puny-humans-i-am-an-unkillable-thread-bwa-ha-ha-rule-on-troll-calling-changed/359811)
**Author:** [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2006, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puny-humans-i-am-an-unkillable-thread-bwa-ha-ha-rule-on-troll-calling-changed/359811 "2006-12-13T22:09:58Z")
After exhaustive discussion, it was agreed that the troll-calling rule could be modified in the Pit only, due to its unique nature among SDMB forums. Calling someone a troll is no longer prohibited in the Pit but the ru… --- ## [Is Donald Trump really THAT bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-really-that-bad/779135)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2017, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-really-that-bad/779135 "2017-03-02T05:55:39Z")
Judge for yourself. Here’s a summary of his first two weeks in office. Too long to quote the whole thing and too comprehensive to edit. “Yes, All This Happened. Trump’s First 2 Weeks As President” --- ## [What does sticking your tongue out at someone mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sticking-your-tongue-out-at-someone-mean/384895)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2006, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sticking-your-tongue-out-at-someone-mean/384895 "2006-12-21T12:36:42Z")
Does it have a meaning? Or is it something kids do naturally, and we’re just imitating them? --- ## [what's the oldest electronic item in your house that you still use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-electronic-item-in-your-house-that-you-still-use/569152)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2015, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-electronic-item-in-your-house-that-you-still-use/569152 "2015-01-01T05:07:55Z")
I was looking at my digital alarm clock radio this morning and realized that I’ve had it since 1984. 26 years of being set every day, and very rarely letting me down. It has a battery backup, but I’ve never used it. T… --- ## [That armrest is mine, asshole.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-armrest-is-mine-asshole/643107)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-armrest-is-mine-asshole/643107 "2012-12-14T02:50:23Z")
Look, it’s just you, me, and that other guy in our happy little row in this nasty little people can. Three people, four armrests. I know you’ve been muttering under your breath throughout boarding that you are too impor… --- ## [The Nazis Were Funded by wall street](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nazis-were-funded-by-wall-street/665364)
**Author:** [@MIDWESTcowboy8312](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MIDWESTcowboy8312)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nazis-were-funded-by-wall-street/665364 "2013-08-09T14:52:51Z")
Any thoughts on this? I read a book called wall street and the rise of hitler which detailed how the nazi war machine was funded by American banks like JP Morgan Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers. These bankers were very… --- ## [Too soon for a Warehouse 13 thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-for-a-warehouse-13-thread/584867)
**Author:** [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2011, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-for-a-warehouse-13-thread/584867 "2011-11-13T03:50:57Z")
Eh, who cares, I’m starting one anyway. Sneak peek. I quite like how the intro hearkens back to the very first episode (will we ever find out what the fish is?) but I’m not in love with the new guy’s “schtick” - appare… --- ## [Who would you say are the top 5 most famous sports teams in the world.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-say-are-the-top-5-most-famous-sports-teams-in-the-world/580804)
**Author:** [@Rondembo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rondembo)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-say-are-the-top-5-most-famous-sports-teams-in-the-world/580804 "2011-07-15T00:01:14Z")
I think the #1 spot is obviously the Yankees, and Id say Lakers are second. What do you think of this top 5: Yankees Lakers Cowboys Steelers Red Sox --- ## [Why are groups of black teenagers so loud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-groups-of-black-teenagers-so-loud/583055)
**Author:** [@ecoaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ecoaster)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-groups-of-black-teenagers-so-loud/583055 "2011-06-14T20:49:57Z")
I realize that the very title of my post might seem to some inciting, racist, and fraught with such contentious social and political issues that it can’t fairly be addressed. But this is the Straight Dope, so I am going … --- ## [Did Vikings or Norse explore North America beyond Newfoundland?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-vikings-or-norse-explore-north-america-beyond-newfoundland/650076)
**Author:** [@Shiloh2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shiloh2013)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2016, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-vikings-or-norse-explore-north-america-beyond-newfoundland/650076 "2016-01-13T23:13:43Z")
There appear to be no real settlements other than L’anse aux Meadows, but settlement is a different thing than exploration. --- ## [Do obese men have trouble urinating? (kinda gross question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-obese-men-have-trouble-urinating-kinda-gross-question/102485)
**Author:** [@hudley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hudley)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-obese-men-have-trouble-urinating-kinda-gross-question/102485 "2016-04-26T13:40:48Z")
For some time now, here at work sometimes I go into the mens room and find that the toilet is covered in urine with the seat down (not lid, just the seat). It is splashed on the floor, etc… totally nasty. I figured t… --- ## [NFL Week 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/668059)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/668059 "2013-09-16T03:00:14Z")
Real football is finally here. Thursday BAL @ DEN Sunday early NE @ BUF SEA @ CAR CIN @ CHI MIA @ CLE MIN @ DET OAK @ IND KC @ JAC ATL @ NO TB @ NYJ TEN @ PIT Sunday late GB @ SF ARI @ STL SNF NYG @ DAL … --- ## [Mistakes (Sour Notes, Flubbed Lines, Expletives, etc.) on Studio Albums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistakes-sour-notes-flubbed-lines-expletives-etc-on-studio-albums/655636)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2013, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistakes-sour-notes-flubbed-lines-expletives-etc-on-studio-albums/655636 "2013-11-01T20:41:26Z")
Please tell me about some songs (popular ones especially) where an alert listener can pick up a flaw; for example, the musician hits a sour note, the drummer misses a beat, a musician screams “Fuck!” in the background, e… --- ## ["The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" -- anyone seeing it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-anyone-seeing-it/606951)
**Author:** [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2017, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-anyone-seeing-it/606951 "2017-06-09T15:33:28Z")
I saw it at a sneak preview Monday, but it is out today for the masses. I had read the books, my husband hadn’t, and we both thoroughly enjoyed it. Long, but not draggy, it is faithful enough to the books that I only h… --- ## [My argument for why Standard American English really is "no accent" -](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-argument-for-why-standard-american-english-really-is-no-accent/592101)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-argument-for-why-standard-american-english-really-is-no-accent/592101 "2021-01-25T11:03:22Z")
And I’ve gotten at least one Brit to agree: Because no matter how thick a person’s accent might be, or where it’s from in the whole wide world… when they SING their accent disappears. (With some rare exceptions). They p… --- ## [Historically based movies with gross inaccuracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historically-based-movies-with-gross-inaccuracy/547712)
**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2015, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historically-based-movies-with-gross-inaccuracy/547712 "2015-04-02T03:29:54Z")
Two Movies based on historic events were mentioned in a GD Thread \*\* A Beautiful Mind\*\* and September Dawn and comments were made about how inaccurate they were. Of course we don’t really expect Hollywood productions … --- ## [Worst TV Shows, or-Why we call it The Idiot Box](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-shows-or-why-we-call-it-the-idiot-box/653559)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-shows-or-why-we-call-it-the-idiot-box/653559 "2013-03-30T02:57:08Z")
What are the three worst television series you’ve ever seen? Rules: You must have personally seen it, not just heard about it. It must have been a actual series, not a pilot or movie. Minimum of 5 episodes. Miss you,… --- ## [US and NATO (and Trump, of course) + Mattis Gives Trump's Ultimatum To Europe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-and-nato-and-trump-of-course-mattis-gives-trumps-ultimatum-to-europe/779915)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-and-nato-and-trump-of-course-mattis-gives-trumps-ultimatum-to-europe/779915 "2017-02-23T21:51:55Z")
So, looks like Trump’s latest policy translated from his campaign rhetoric concerning NATO is…well, being developed is probably too generous…a trial balloon has been floated I suppose. Here is a BBC article on it: I’v… --- ## [Did Jesus really exist? And what's with the Shroud of Turin? November 22, 1985 is incorrect because](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jesus-really-exist-and-whats-with-the-shroud-of-turin-november-22-1985-is-incorrect-because/672620)
**Author:** [@stardustwind54](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stardustwind54)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jesus-really-exist-and-whats-with-the-shroud-of-turin-november-22-1985-is-incorrect-because/672620 "2015-01-13T23:36:57Z")
the shroud of turin was re-tested in 2013 and it turns out that in 1988 the area carbon dated was a re-woven patch done by Poor Clair Nuns approx. 700 years ago. In 2013 the main part of the shroud was tested and it was … --- ## [Overrated food and drink (brands)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-food-and-drink-brands/991515)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 408\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2023, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-food-and-drink-brands/991515 "2023-12-25T02:36:13Z")
It was probably a mystique and availability. Yep. People wants whats they can’t has. Most people I know, including myself, were like “What the hell is so special about this pig slop” the first time we got our hands … --- ## [Canadopers: fall federal election\[!\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadopers-fall-federal-election/948485)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 601\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2021, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadopers-fall-federal-election/948485 "2021-11-03T00:48:52Z")
The signs and auguries suggest an election shortly. Thoughts? Rants? Bets? Here’s a soft lob to start: is NDP leader Jagmeet Singh’s campaign to have the governor-general reject any request for a fall election matter to… --- ## [Is it wrong to "f" your best friends sister? Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-f-your-best-friends-sister-why/174867)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2003, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-f-your-best-friends-sister-why/174867 "2003-05-14T04:36:09Z")
I did this over the weekend and my friend also roomate seems to be a little pissed about this but I don’t feel like I did anything wrong. Heres how it happened: She comes in to visit for a couple of days (shes from out … --- ## [Botticelli, March 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297)
**Author:** [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297 "2014-04-07T02:56:22Z")
I am B. --- ## [Do you like high heels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518 "2011-12-04T15:59:57Z")
Poll coming. Basic question: do you like high heels? For women, do you like wearing them. For men, do you like women to wear them. I’ll answer for me: I like wearing heels. I prefer 4" because it keeps my weight on the … --- ## [The Republicans Can STFU About "Job Creators"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republicans-can-stfu-about-job-creators/597081)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republicans-can-stfu-about-job-creators/597081 "2011-10-08T20:38:03Z")
The big corporations and wealthy elite in America are sitting on tons of cash right now, this is known. They are not hiring, this is also known. Hell, they’re not even giving their people raises. Therefore, they are no… --- ## [Solo: A Star Wars Story seen it thread. (Open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solo-a-star-wars-story-seen-it-thread-open-spoilers/814746)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 281\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solo-a-star-wars-story-seen-it-thread-open-spoilers/814746 "2022-01-29T21:05:57Z")
Last night I got a chance to see a pre-screening of Solo. I’m not going to post any spoilers in the OP, but feel free after. I thought it was ok, nothing special really. The movie was fun, but it didn’t totally feel lik… --- ## [What do German kids learn about WW2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-german-kids-learn-about-ww2/545925)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-german-kids-learn-about-ww2/545925 "2010-07-12T19:02:35Z")
Somewhat inspired by the thread about British kids and the American Revolution, I got to thinking about the “de-nazification” of WW2 Germany. When modern German kids learn about the 1930’s and 40’s, what are they taught… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=172&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=174&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)