# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=174&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:** 175 --- ## [\#Brexit - whose next, whats next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brexit-whose-next-whats-next/758207)
**Author:** [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brexit-whose-next-whats-next/758207 "2016-07-18T01:34:59Z")
(Mods - didn’t see a new thread - feel free to combine if I missed it - also - nasty typo in title since autocorrect shifted to whose) So it appears #Brexit is happening: Will France remain? How about the Scandinavi… --- ## [Flashing gang hand signs in photos - can anyone begin to explain this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flashing-gang-hand-signs-in-photos-can-anyone-begin-to-explain-this/660841)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2013, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flashing-gang-hand-signs-in-photos-can-anyone-begin-to-explain-this/660841 "2013-06-17T00:01:39Z")
Now that I’ve joined Facebook, I’ve been browsing several personal photo albums. The thing that baffles me most - aside from the omnipresent fishlips and the mandatory sticking out of tongues - is the ubiquitous flashing… --- ## [Better blowjobs and you (and vice-versa)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-blowjobs-and-you-and-vice-versa/567340)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2011, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-blowjobs-and-you-and-vice-versa/567340 "2011-01-25T10:39:01Z")
Oooook, so, gee, where to start… just starting this thread I feel like Woody Allen, the anxious part, not the marrying-your-own-adopted-daughter part. (He did that right?) So yes. In the past, \[del\]a friend of mine\[/d… --- ## [Trump supporters who need the ACA are in for a rude surprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-supporters-who-need-the-aca-are-in-for-a-rude-surprise/775301)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2017, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-supporters-who-need-the-aca-are-in-for-a-rude-surprise/775301 "2017-01-18T13:54:31Z")
A very bad surprise. This is bitter irony. I spent the last 12 years working for an agency with a medical clinic whose target population was exactly these people. Trump voters didn’t take him literally on Obamacare. Oop… --- ## [When Hollywood gets the message all wrong – worst lessons from TV/film.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-hollywood-gets-the-message-all-wrong-worst-lessons-from-tv-film/496198)
**Author:** [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2009, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-hollywood-gets-the-message-all-wrong-worst-lessons-from-tv-film/496198 "2009-05-18T17:06:27Z")
\*\*Friends \*\*– if your friend confides in you that his girlfriend is hitting him hard enough to really hurt, the best course of action is to mock him openly. \*\*Maude \*\*– you owe it to feminism to have an abortion. Whethe… --- ## [Origin of Vampire Invitation Myth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-vampire-invitation-myth/515563)
**Author:** [@ricksummon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricksummon)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-vampire-invitation-myth/515563 "2021-03-06T18:47:21Z")
Some of the classic qualities of the vampire can be easily explained. Even though sunlight wasn’t considered deadly to them until the film Nosferatu, it makes sense since vampires were always considered to be nocturnal.… --- ## [Origin of "Coincidence -- I think not!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-coincidence-i-think-not/324262)
**Author:** [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-coincidence-i-think-not/324262 "2014-06-11T07:30:58Z")
This has been inexplicably bugging me for a day and a half. Is there a factual answer? MODERATOR COMMENT: Please be aware that this thread is from 2005, revived in May 2012 in Post #15, and again in Feb 2013 in Post #… --- ## [Wasp, bees won't sting if you hold your breath](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasp-bees-wont-sting-if-you-hold-your-breath/587120)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasp-bees-wont-sting-if-you-hold-your-breath/587120 "2022-03-03T22:37:33Z")
My grandmother told me this when I was a kid. Hold your breath and a curious wasp or bee won’t sting. Closes your pores and they can’t sting you. Also, you tend to stand still when holding your breath. :smiley: This o… --- ## [Diablo 2 content patch next week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-content-patch-next-week/532654)
**Author:** [@twhitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twhitt)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-content-patch-next-week/532654 "2010-09-17T06:02:21Z")
Patch 1.13b drops on March 23rd! The ladder will reset the same day. There’s a previous thread on this subject, but it’s been quiet for a while. Full patch notes can be found here and a tiny addendum here. Some highl… --- ## [What’s the most outrageous thing an actor has done for a role?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-most-outrageous-thing-an-actor-has-done-for-a-role/583236)
**Author:** [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-most-outrageous-thing-an-actor-has-done-for-a-role/583236 "2013-01-24T16:05:02Z")
I’ve heard a few times about how, for the movie Vampire’s Kiss, Nicholas Cage had two teeth extracted and ate live cockroaches on film, and no doubt has done a host of other bizarre things for his art over the years. Be… --- ## [A conversation in song titles.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-conversation-in-song-titles/150713)
**Author:** [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Replies:** 613\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2003, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-conversation-in-song-titles/150713 "2003-02-19T20:14:46Z")
Add to the conversation, but ony use song titles. Here goes: Are Friends Electric? --- ## [Terra Nova premiere 9/26](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terra-nova-premiere-9-26/597666)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2011, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terra-nova-premiere-9-26/597666 "2011-10-18T22:37:15Z")
Are you going to watch this new show? Tune in tonight. --- ## [To the wackjob at the Girl Scout Cookie sale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-wackjob-at-the-girl-scout-cookie-sale/614348)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-wackjob-at-the-girl-scout-cookie-sale/614348 "2012-03-06T17:05:45Z")
So we had a “booth sale” yesterday (where you set up a table and sell cookies at a well-traveled spot). And our first customer - well, the first person that approached us, as he did NOT make a purchase - felt it importa… --- ## [pawn shops - Cops find my stolen whatever, I have to pay to get it back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pawn-shops-cops-find-my-stolen-whatever-i-have-to-pay-to-get-it-back/503589)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2010, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pawn-shops-cops-find-my-stolen-whatever-i-have-to-pay-to-get-it-back/503589 "2010-03-18T18:01:38Z")
I was listening to the Kim Commando show (it’s basically a techy-geek show for folks that aren’t too technical). Anyway, a guy called in and was asking for advice on a new camcorder. Seems his first one was stolen, and… --- ## [Sickest (non-porn) movie ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickest-non-porn-movie-ever/514297)
**Author:** [@St.Anger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St.Anger)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2009, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickest-non-porn-movie-ever/514297 "2009-11-06T09:54:10Z")
I added “non-porn” because I don’t want to turn this into as thread full of "This one hot chick goes down on these two guys, and then gets a cream pie, and then . . . " posts. :slight\_smile: Rather, looking for movies t… --- ## [I pit (some) dog owners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-some-dog-owners/558848)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2010, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-some-dog-owners/558848 "2010-12-09T19:34:10Z")
Not all of them of course. Look, I know your love your dog, it is part of the family. I get it. I come from a family of pet owners. I understand, but just because you love your dog doesn’t mean I have to like it. My da… --- ## [Do I really need premium gas? (VW Passat car question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-really-need-premium-gas-vw-passat-car-question/402201)
**Author:** [@Figaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Figaro)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2007, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-really-need-premium-gas-vw-passat-car-question/402201 "2007-05-02T00:00:51Z")
The manual says I do. Click and Clack on Car Talk say I don’t. Googling reveals a consensus that regularly-aspirated engines that are designed for premium gas will suffer no harm from using regular unleaded – the loss of… --- ## [Why are those in favor of greater gun control opposed to concealed carry licenses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-those-in-favor-of-greater-gun-control-opposed-to-concealed-carry-licenses/643757)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-those-in-favor-of-greater-gun-control-opposed-to-concealed-carry-licenses/643757 "2012-12-16T20:28:02Z")
Concealed carry licenses are essentially a form of firearms registration. It also requires the applicant to more extensive background checks as well as submit to things like, in Texas anyway, not being able to drink at … --- ## [Origin of slang "redonk" (short for "redonkulous") meaning "ridiculous"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-slang-redonk-short-for-redonkulous-meaning-ridiculous/394324)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2011, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-slang-redonk-short-for-redonkulous-meaning-ridiculous/394324 "2011-09-11T02:34:52Z")
The title is pretty much the question. I’ve heard this term orally for maybe 2 years. I saw it for the first time in print on another message board about a month ago. Can’t say “redonk” is ubiquitous just yet … but I’m w… --- ## [What insect made this, and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-insect-made-this-and-why/668223)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-insect-made-this-and-why/668223 "2017-01-06T13:43:40Z")
I debated putting this in IMHO, because right now all that can be done (I assume) is speculate. However, this question does have an answer, so it seemed to fit General Questions better. Mods, feel free to move if you dis… --- ## [Song that epitomizes the 80s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-that-epitomizes-the-80s/673465)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2014, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-that-epitomizes-the-80s/673465 "2014-03-29T12:23:58Z")
Mine would be Golden brown by The stranglers. --- ## [MLB: July 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2017/790373)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 303\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2017, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2017/790373 "2017-08-05T19:56:27Z")
It’s July, the Dodgers are leading the National League, the Giants are buried out in the swamps somewhere and all is right in the Land of Baseball. --- ## [What 'laws' have you come up with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-laws-have-you-come-up-with/785233)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2017, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-laws-have-you-come-up-with/785233 "2017-05-22T03:30:18Z")
Sort of like Godwin’s law or along those lines. Doesn’t have to be anything others acknowledge or follow, but any 'dopers have any thing like that that they secretly believe or follow? Here’s mine: XT’s law of pizza i… --- ## [Do you think Sicilians look like Middle Easterners/North Africans, and Latin Americans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-sicilians-look-like-middle-easterners-north-africans-and-latin-americans/624623)
**Author:** [@the\_apples\_fell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_apples_fell)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2013, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-sicilians-look-like-middle-easterners-north-africans-and-latin-americans/624623 "2013-10-22T01:45:12Z")
Many on the internet believe that Sicilians don’t look like other Europeans, with some citing Morocco, Tunisia, Syria, or a host of Latin American countries as places they would fit better. Some even say they think Sicil… --- ## [Do child molesters really "get their asses kicked" in prison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-child-molesters-really-get-their-asses-kicked-in-prison/345424)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-child-molesters-really-get-their-asses-kicked-in-prison/345424 "2012-01-27T18:51:31Z")
I just read in another thread that it was a “myth” that child molesters are on the bottom of the “pecking order” in prison and that they get their asses thrashed by other prisoners on a regular basis as punishment for wh… --- ## [I pit southern girls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-southern-girls/624062)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-southern-girls/624062 "2012-06-15T17:29:34Z")
“Well you’re just a yankee, who cares what you think?” “You rock…I wouldn’t expect such good manners from a yankee” I swear to god the next girl who calls me a yankee down here is getting punched in the vagina. Yes I’… --- ## ["Correct" pronounciations that people have given up on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-pronounciations-that-people-have-given-up-on/734246)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-pronounciations-that-people-have-given-up-on/734246 "2015-10-26T21:29:46Z")
There’s a German supermarket chain called Lidl that has steadily increased its UK presence. Pretty much every Brit I’ve heard pronounces it “Liddle”. Before I knew how to pronounce it I went with “Lye-doul”. After they s… --- ## [Space ships in sci-fi - which is the most 'realistic'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-ships-in-sci-fi-which-is-the-most-realistic/612644)
**Author:** [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2012, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-ships-in-sci-fi-which-is-the-most-realistic/612644 "2012-02-17T18:23:25Z")
As the title: in science fiction, what spacecraft, in your opinion, would be most realistic? In this, I do not mean technological realism (so, phasers, warp and transportation can occur) What I mean in realism in both … --- ## [20-0 NFL simulation game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-0-nfl-simulation-game/1030614)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-0-nfl-simulation-game/1030614 "2026-07-01T01:17:33Z")
Here’s the NFL version of the NBA simulator that was recently posted. I haven’t tried it yet. --- ## [Philips 47PFL3603D/F7B IR Remote Sensor Failure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philips-47pfl3603d-f7b-ir-remote-sensor-failure/545657)
**Author:** [@JerseyFrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerseyFrank)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2016, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philips-47pfl3603d-f7b-ir-remote-sensor-failure/545657 "2016-08-21T17:23:08Z")
Yesterday I was able to turn the TV off with the remote. Today, I am unable to turn the TV on with the remote. After turning it on manually, I was unable to control the TV at all with the remote. Using a digital camer… --- ## [Residential intermittent electrical problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/residential-intermittent-electrical-problem/607402)
**Author:** [@gmak1520](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gmak1520)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/residential-intermittent-electrical-problem/607402 "2012-07-23T23:50:09Z")
I need ideas please, on a residential electrical problem. But, in the interest of brevity, and keeping the boredom quotient to a minimum, I’m going to keep my initial description to a minimum. If, I said that a kitchen… --- ## [Lost 6.7 "Dr. Linus"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-7-dr-linus/531891)
**Author:** [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2010, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-7-dr-linus/531891 "2010-03-16T22:31:11Z")
Mouseover spoiler space. Scoreboard: Team Jacob: Jack Hurley Elana Sun Team \[del\]Edward\[/del\] Smokey: Sayid Sawyer Claire Kate and Jin are in Smokey’s camp but not on his team (I think). Ben is our wild card.… --- ## [So, who's on your ignore list?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-on-your-ignore-list/487371)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 282\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-on-your-ignore-list/487371 "2009-03-03T03:41:49Z")
I don’t think anyone wants to get into why, just who? Anyone? --- ## [Why no calls for 'civility' from liberals in wake of "tastes like hate" anti-Chick-Fil-A campaign?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-calls-for-civility-from-liberals-in-wake-of-tastes-like-hate-anti-chick-fil-a-campaign/631656)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-calls-for-civility-from-liberals-in-wake-of-tastes-like-hate-anti-chick-fil-a-campaign/631656 "2012-08-24T18:17:04Z")
During the height of the Tea Party movement, the stylish thing for liberals to do was wax poetic about the need for “civility” in our public discourse, particular after liberals (wrongly) implied that the Tea Party’s rhe… --- ## [What is "youtu.be"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-youtu-be/655090)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-youtu-be/655090 "2013-04-09T12:11:36Z")
When I upload a YouTube video, it says “Your video will be live at http://youtu.be/” and then a bunch of letters and numbers. Why does it say “youtu.be” instead of “youtube.com”? What does “youtu.be” mean anyway? --- ## [What is a "Citrix Environment"? IT guys installed it on our computers, but didn't explain it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-citrix-environment-it-guys-installed-it-on-our-computers-but-didnt-explain-it/511363)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2009, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-citrix-environment-it-guys-installed-it-on-our-computers-but-didnt-explain-it/511363 "2009-09-30T04:10:28Z")
A while ago I noticed that I’ve got an icon for a “Citirix Environment” on my computer at work. IT evidently installed it in one of their patches, but never thought to tell us what it means. Can someone explain it for … --- ## [Mollie Tibbetts missing college student (allegedly) killed by illegal alien](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mollie-tibbetts-missing-college-student-allegedly-killed-by-illegal-alien/820030)
**Author:** [@HeweyLogan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeweyLogan)\ **Replies:** 366\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2021, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mollie-tibbetts-missing-college-student-allegedly-killed-by-illegal-alien/820030 "2021-05-31T23:56:14Z")
Surprised (not really) there isn’t a topic on this board already discussing the implications of the illegal alien allegedly killing the (up until now) missing Iowa student It’s an anathema to (what I consider) this boar… --- ## [Severe tire damage- how are these legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-tire-damage-how-are-these-legal/402751)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-tire-damage-how-are-these-legal/402751 "2013-02-14T18:06:11Z")
I cannot think of a single other instance where something can be set up where if you don’t follow a rule while operating a vehicle, that actual damage to your property. If illegally parked, sure, your car can be towed o… --- ## [A Very Long Analysis of the Arguments Related to the Abortion Debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-long-analysis-of-the-arguments-related-to-the-abortion-debate/836527)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 438\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-long-analysis-of-the-arguments-related-to-the-abortion-debate/836527 "2019-07-15T00:52:58Z")
Abortion is a difficult and nuanced issue, society has been struggling with for some time. It’s not going to be solved here, and we are not going to try. Rather, the goal here is to have a dispassionate and agenda-less… --- ## [Attention: Atheists. You do not "Know the Truth".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-atheists-you-do-not-know-the-truth/514708)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 384\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-atheists-you-do-not-know-the-truth/514708 "2009-10-29T21:01:39Z")
Not a pitting of Lobsang, per se, but I am pitting the arrogance displayed in his OP found here. Anyone that claims to “Know the Truth” is an idiot at best, and possibly Westboro Baptist Church level crazy, too. Atheis… --- ## [Sequential threads - Daily seeing more of the light.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-daily-seeing-more-of-the-light/565934)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 407\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2011, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-daily-seeing-more-of-the-light/565934 "2011-02-06T20:53:29Z")
It’s time to get rid of the Christmas reference. Winter solstice was over a week ago. Question About Soda or Pop for Older Folks how did cooking lobsters create such a great mess? Pop is full of sugar that makes a sti… --- ## [Lisping - has it taken over as "normal" speech?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lisping-has-it-taken-over-as-normal-speech/602858)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lisping-has-it-taken-over-as-normal-speech/602858 "2023-05-02T14:58:01Z")
I remember when having a lisp was considered a speech impediment. Anyone remember the Brady Bunch episode with Cindy and Peter walking home from school, and Buddy Hinton jumps out and sings to Cindy"Baby talk, baby talk… --- ## [Vinegar on french fries: Delicious or Disgusting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vinegar-on-french-fries-delicious-or-disgusting/528573)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2010, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vinegar-on-french-fries-delicious-or-disgusting/528573 "2010-02-18T06:27:34Z")
My stepfather is extremely grossed out by the fact that I put vinegar on my fries. He says it’s unnatural and horrid. He won’t stay in the same room with me when I do it and even insisted (one time) at me sitting at a di… --- ## [So, is Dr. Ben Carson an idiot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-dr-ben-carson-an-idiot/654346)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2013, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-dr-ben-carson-an-idiot/654346 "2013-04-08T12:45:32Z")
Ben Carson used to be a hero of mine. Not just because he was sexy as hell, either. It was the fact that he was sexy AND a freakin’ neurosurgeon! So, lately, he has been saying dumb shit. I mean, really dumb shit abo… --- ## [Re "self driving cars" people talk as if this is a few years away. This seems nuts to me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-self-driving-cars-people-talk-as-if-this-is-a-few-years-away-this-seems-nuts-to-me/764074)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-self-driving-cars-people-talk-as-if-this-is-a-few-years-away-this-seems-nuts-to-me/764074 "2016-12-21T20:20:49Z")
I get there are car AI systems that can take you from point A to point B under controlled open highway driving circumstances, but in various articles about Tesla and Uber self driving cars I’ve seen lately there seems to… --- ## [If God proved that God existed , then what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-god-proved-that-god-existed-then-what/653659)
**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2013, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-god-proved-that-god-existed-then-what/653659 "2013-04-16T07:14:07Z")
Decided not to start this in the “What kind of God would you believe in?” thread. Several people there posted " one that proved it existed" which got me wondering both "how, and the follow up, then what? The Bible say… --- ## [Silly Oldies that Never Get Radio Play Anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907)
**Author:** [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907 "2012-11-14T15:33:41Z")
Anyone remember Mighty Quinn by Manfred Mann? God, I remember loving the hell out of that song when I was five. The oldies station played it all the time back then (would have been the late 80s), but I haven’t heard it i… --- ## [Is there anything out there that's universally hated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-out-there-thats-universally-hated/645271)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2013, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-out-there-thats-universally-hated/645271 "2013-01-08T19:55:05Z")
It seems that whenever you come across a book/movie/song that most people dislike, there’ll always be someone who actually likes it. Is there anything that every person on Earth hates? A book, movie, song, artwork, food… --- ## [OK, someone tell me why I should stop panicking. (NSA call database.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-someone-tell-me-why-i-should-stop-panicking-nsa-call-database/356368)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2013, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-someone-tell-me-why-i-should-stop-panicking-nsa-call-database/356368 "2013-06-29T01:40:03Z")
Now, I’m not a frequent denzien of the pit. I think I’ve made maybe two OP’s here, and none of them political. I’m not a fan of the current administration, but I’m not about to blame Bush for tooth decay, either. But th… --- ## [Why are there no ferries to Cuba, from anywhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-ferries-to-cuba-from-anywhere/537467)
**Author:** [@The\_Great\_Philosopher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Philosopher)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-ferries-to-cuba-from-anywhere/537467 "2014-05-08T03:45:27Z")
I’ve been told there are no ferry connections between Cuba and any other country, and that it’s an in-joke on travel sites to produce outrageous answers whenever people ask about getting a ferry between Cuba and somewher… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=173&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=175&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)