# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=175&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:** 176 --- ## [What stupid shit do you have to believe to be a conservative today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-shit-do-you-have-to-believe-to-be-a-conservative-today/535660)
**Author:** [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-shit-do-you-have-to-believe-to-be-a-conservative-today/535660 "2010-04-22T18:58:05Z")
I was just peeking in at the Obama / Palin Nuclear thread and it made me wonder. What are the large chunks of stupidity that conservatives are supposed to believe today? By this I mean things that are factually not true… --- ## [America's Got Talent - spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americas-got-talent-spoilers/583957)
**Author:** [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americas-got-talent-spoilers/583957 "2012-06-28T02:19:56Z")
Any one watch? Only one cute kids act so far, so that’s good. Why the judges hate for the “Hot, Hot, Hot” guy? Granted he wasn’t going anywhere, but I’ve never seen an act get buzzed that quick - he wasn’t cringingly aw… --- ## ["Do not tumble dry".... ignore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-tumble-dry-ignore/645798)
**Author:** [@oyster11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oyster11)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2013, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-tumble-dry-ignore/645798 "2013-01-02T14:12:55Z")
So I got some new clothes, some of them says “do not tumble dry”. I just had a look at my older clothes, turns out I have been tumble drying them all the time, which I should not have done because some of them says “do n… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' - April 2013 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-april-2013-edition/654364)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-april-2013-edition/654364 "2013-05-01T12:08:33Z")
I’m starting the thread a little early this month - I’ll be out of reach of the internet at Grandmother’s house in a little while, and I didn’t want to leave it until it actually is April. The sun is now out, it has bee… --- ## [A Buffy / Angel game... for fans..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-buffy-angel-game-for-fans/270820)
**Author:** [@cryptic\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cryptic_j)\ **Replies:** 611\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2006, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-buffy-angel-game-for-fans/270820 "2006-01-13T20:56:47Z")
On another thread - where I was offering up one of my babies to be slaughtered ( not literaly - - I asked for opinion on a song ) - - someone picked up on a sample I used in one of my tracks… a piece of dialogue from Bu… --- ## [Resolved: Jesus did not exist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-jesus-did-not-exist/566230)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-jesus-did-not-exist/566230 "2011-01-14T14:15:09Z")
So I’ll start by commenting on probably the singular most popular assertion made by christians when it comes to mythological figures/events in the bible, and that is what I call the “Kernel of truth”. Essentially what it… --- ## [How long should car brake pads last?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-car-brake-pads-last/486975)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-car-brake-pads-last/486975 "2010-05-27T21:48:27Z")
I just replaced the back brake pads on my 08 Accord after only 21k miles. From what I know pads should last at least 50k, even longer on the back. My previous Hondas all had front pads that went 80k, back pads even … --- ## [Don't want sex with GF anymore :(](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-want-sex-with-gf-anymore/593643)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2013, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-want-sex-with-gf-anymore/593643 "2013-02-28T22:10:23Z")
Some background: We are together for the last 1,5 years and we live together in our new house for the last 5 months. At first sex was frequent and while not great it was OK. But when we moved together 5 months ago the … --- ## [Pennies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pennies/720569)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pennies/720569 "2015-06-05T21:28:01Z")
Why doesn’t the US government just scale down production of the penny? Quick google search reveals over 2 billion are minted each year. So just over the last 1 years that’s 20-30 billion in circulation. Can’t we just c… --- ## [HBO's Girls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-girls/620593)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2015, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-girls/620593 "2015-09-28T07:50:28Z")
Anyone watching this? It got a lot of hype and I have to say I’m not too impressed with Lena Dunham’s character, her acting, or her story line. But the three other girls are cracking me the hell up. I love those charact… --- ## [How does the steak truck scam work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-steak-truck-scam-work/663623)
**Author:** [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-steak-truck-scam-work/663623 "2013-07-22T23:56:03Z")
A FB buddy posted the following: “Dude at gas station was drivin a steak truck and out of gas. Said he’d give me a box of steaks for 20 dollars. …just scored 8 6oz filet mignon for 20 bucks.” This sounds like a scam, a… --- ## [Robert Reich nails it: This is what this election is about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-reich-nails-it-this-is-what-this-election-is-about/744399)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 263\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-reich-nails-it-this-is-what-this-election-is-about/744399 "2016-02-08T23:21:24Z")
Robert Reich writes that he often is asked for his comparative analysis of, e.g., Clinton’s and Sanders’ tax proposals – and he’s cool with that, he has been a policy wonk for decades. But, he says, detailed policy prop… --- ## [Why is Munchen Munich?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-munchen-munich/547815)
**Author:** [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2013, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-munchen-munich/547815 "2013-06-30T11:57:36Z")
Not just that, why is meh-hee-co Mexico? Why the fuck didn’t english map makers of old just spell the places like they were pronounced? Did they think all of the poor saps in Munchen were pronouncing the name of their … --- ## [Why'd Subway change how it cut the bread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-subway-change-how-it-cut-the-bread/213667)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2003, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-subway-change-how-it-cut-the-bread/213667 "2003-11-23T02:51:11Z")
Now, I realize this isn’t a major question of the universe, though I suppose some of us may think so, but since I’m kinda hoping a person in the know will actually be able to provide a concrete answer I’m putting it here… --- ## [How much bike is too much for a beginner? Need answer fast.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-bike-is-too-much-for-a-beginner-need-answer-fast/538722)
**Author:** [@CutterJohn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CutterJohn)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-bike-is-too-much-for-a-beginner-need-answer-fast/538722 "2010-05-11T21:06:27Z")
Having recently taken my MSF training course, and gotten my motorcycle license, I’m in the market for motorcycle. One has caught my eye, that looks nice, and is in my price range, and most importantly, is available; A 1… --- ## [My key won't turn the ignition in my car. What happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-key-wont-turn-the-ignition-in-my-car-what-happened/352826)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2006, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-key-wont-turn-the-ignition-in-my-car-what-happened/352826 "2006-04-17T05:25:56Z")
My wife stopped to get gas today. Everything was fine with the car when she stopped. After getting back in the car, she put the key in the ignition and it won’t turn. She and I have wiggled the steering wheel and the tow… --- ## [Is liberalism dying worldwide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-liberalism-dying-worldwide/564221)
**Author:** [@HRoark43](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HRoark43)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2010, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-liberalism-dying-worldwide/564221 "2010-12-22T02:13:49Z")
I never thought I’d see it in my lifetime. Europe is cutting back on its Government to make up for enormous budget shortfalls. Cuba has admitted communism is a failure. Patriotic Americans have staged a massive electoral… --- ## [Electric Clocks Running Fast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-clocks-running-fast/670451)
**Author:** [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2015, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-clocks-running-fast/670451 "2015-05-02T02:51:47Z")
In the main room of my apartment, there are three electric clocks with digital displays. One is the front panel of a clock/radio. Another is on the control panel of the stove. And the last is on the cable box (Verizon… --- ## [What were those Time service phone numbers you could call?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-those-time-service-phone-numbers-you-could-call/513377)
**Author:** [@doubled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doubled)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2009, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-those-time-service-phone-numbers-you-could-call/513377 "2009-10-14T00:26:00Z")
When I was a kid, I remember there was a number you could call that would repeat the current time every few seconds. Are those numbers still around today? I haven’t heard any one mention it in years. And back when they w… --- ## [Things that people get Very Wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-people-get-very-wrong/627958)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-people-get-very-wrong/627958 "2012-07-19T04:41:48Z")
I know there have been similar threads in the past; rather than revive one I feel like starting fresh. A young woman I know, in her early 20s, told me a story about how she was in the south recently and she was shocked … --- ## [Fucking fake quotes on the internet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-fake-quotes-on-the-internet/665343)
**Author:** [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-fake-quotes-on-the-internet/665343 "2026-08-20T16:27:47Z")
All those fake Einstein quotes that keep floating around really get me pissed off, but usually one can find out the actual origin of the quote, for instance, an excerpt from a book about Einstein that is attributed to th… --- ## [Could you actually make bread from bones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-actually-make-bread-from-bones/461495)
**Author:** [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-actually-make-bread-from-bones/461495 "2023-08-21T23:18:45Z")
Like giants do in fairy tales. Could you actually do that with appropriate equipment? --- ## [Basis of science's belief that extraterrestrial life is likely?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basis-of-sciences-belief-that-extraterrestrial-life-is-likely/560137)
**Author:** [@Blake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blake)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2010, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basis-of-sciences-belief-that-extraterrestrial-life-is-likely/560137 "2010-11-13T22:31:36Z")
Continuing form this locked GQ thread. My contention is that there’s no scientific basis for claims that life exists elsewhere. We have absolutely no idea how life arose on Earth or what conditions were necessary for t… --- ## [In my humble opinion, this is the biggest crock of shit I've ever heard of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-this-is-the-biggest-crock-of-shit-ive-ever-heard-of/384827)
**Author:** [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Replies:** 299\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2007, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-this-is-the-biggest-crock-of-shit-ive-ever-heard-of/384827 "2007-06-20T15:14:00Z")
So. 17 year old guy goes to a party. He hits on a 15 year old. She gives him a blowjob. He goes to jail for 10 years. The same story, only better written. I don’t really have much to add beyond the fact that this nearl… --- ## [Letterman can't keep his pants zipped.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letterman-cant-keep-his-pants-zipped/512314)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letterman-cant-keep-his-pants-zipped/512314 "2010-03-10T21:18:59Z")
Admits affair; was involved in sting of attempted blackmailer. Yikes. He leads an interesting life. --- ## [2012 Fantasy Football - general discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-fantasy-football-general-discussion/630523)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-fantasy-football-general-discussion/630523 "2012-12-24T05:10:44Z")
I am starting this thread semi selfishly, I am playing in my first ever money league this year and I want to figure out ways to get an edge and I have gotten some solid fantasy advice here in the past. It’s good to boun… --- ## [Exhibitionism, cell phone cameras and the internet - oh my!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exhibitionism-cell-phone-cameras-and-the-internet-oh-my/649180)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exhibitionism-cell-phone-cameras-and-the-internet-oh-my/649180 "2013-02-14T01:43:03Z")
I’m one of the old pharts being complained about in a different thread. I’ve always enjoyed the sight of a naked woman. Wonderful creatures, all different but all the same. Back in my grammar school days, it was smutt… --- ## [The saddest song in the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-song-in-the-world/126793)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-song-in-the-world/126793 "2011-06-30T05:58:47Z")
John Doe No. 24 by Mary Chapin Carpenter fulfils this role for me. I first heard it on the radio in 1996, and it hit me like a ton of bricks. I didn’t even know who it was by, and spent years trying to hunt it down. I’m… --- ## [Jokes that didn't stand the test of time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-didnt-stand-the-test-of-time/525866)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-didnt-stand-the-test-of-time/525866 "2010-01-24T02:52:03Z")
New Florida state motto: Come to Florida, where your vote counts. Again, and again, and again… LAPD’s motto: “To protect and to serve.” They’re changing it to “We’ll treat you like a King.” What are the scariest five w… --- ## [How good of a shot was Lee Harvey Oswald?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-of-a-shot-was-lee-harvey-oswald/698094)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-of-a-shot-was-lee-harvey-oswald/698094 "2014-09-17T20:36:25Z")
Assuming he was working alone and shot JFK from the book depository with a Carcano Model 91/38. I know this is somewhat of a contentious issue, but I just want to know about his marksmanship in the version of events acce… --- ## [Get out of my lane! The biggest road-rage triggers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-of-my-lane-the-biggest-road-rage-triggers/689132)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2014, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-of-my-lane-the-biggest-road-rage-triggers/689132 "2014-06-22T19:57:46Z")
They didn’t mention my pet peeve. I’m driving 67 or 68mph in a 65mph zone (single lane highway) and see a car on my bumper. Am I supposed to risk a ticket just to make the other guy happy? I hate being the slow poke on t… --- ## [Why, exactly, do I need to respect religious beliefs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-exactly-do-i-need-to-respect-religious-beliefs/597803)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-exactly-do-i-need-to-respect-religious-beliefs/597803 "2011-10-03T02:57:45Z")
I’m not intending for this OP to come across as controversial - the question is simply as asked. I don’t have any religious beliefs, and fortunately I live somewhere that the majority of people are of the same mindset (… --- ## [Banning menthol cigarettes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-menthol-cigarettes/940973)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 341\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-menthol-cigarettes/940973 "2024-05-14T16:26:51Z")
Reports are that the Biden administration is about to do this, but this has been on the table for several years. Question is how this plays out in terms of current Equal Rights laws and viewpoints. Key point is that for… --- ## ["I broke my iPhone!" "That'll be six hundred bucks!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-broke-my-iphone-thatll-be-six-hundred-bucks/623207)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-broke-my-iphone-thatll-be-six-hundred-bucks/623207 "2012-11-27T22:57:52Z")
Okay, that’s not… right, right? I have an AT&T contract and an iPhone 4S. I drop it all the damned time, but this one was the charm - totally shattered screen. I spent two hours repairing it today with a kit and then … --- ## [Proposed language restrictions in the Pit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-language-restrictions-in-the-pit/487910)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2009, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-language-restrictions-in-the-pit/487910 "2009-03-10T05:01:46Z")
OK, here are the propose language restrictions in the Pit. I’ll entertain discussion briefly. If your comment is something to the effect of, “we shouldn’t have any restrictions in the Pit,” save yourself the trouble. T… --- ## [I am the most famous doper...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-the-most-famous-doper/272867)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2006, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-the-most-famous-doper/272867 "2006-06-30T12:13:12Z")
…in the real world. I have been visiting for years and posting very infrequently. If you knew who I am, you would smile ( i think ). :wink: --- ## [All new nurses by 2014 must have bachelor’s degree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-new-nurses-by-2014-must-have-bachelor-s-degree/655117)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-new-nurses-by-2014-must-have-bachelor-s-degree/655117 "2013-08-16T00:14:58Z")
All new nurses by 2014 must have bachelor’s degree !! It seems Canada is moving into that direction and US probably move very soon !! http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Nurses+will+soon+need+university+degree/82083… --- ## [Fraternal "Clubs"/"Lodges" and what they do? (Eagles, Elks, Moose, etc.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternal-clubs-lodges-and-what-they-do-eagles-elks-moose-etc/146627)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2003, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternal-clubs-lodges-and-what-they-do-eagles-elks-moose-etc/146627 "2003-01-05T17:29:24Z")
One of those weird-assed questions that popped into my head after hearing a radio commercial . . . You have your Freemasons. You have your VFW. There’s the FFA and the 4-H. You have your religious clubs. However, there’… --- ## [What exactly is the point of coffee whitener?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-point-of-coffee-whitener/657095)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-point-of-coffee-whitener/657095 "2013-05-02T19:27:51Z")
I can understand why people would want to add milk to coffee, but coffee whitener isn’t the same thing. Is coffee whitener’s only purpose to “whiten” coffee, or what? --- ## [FIFA Officials Arrested On Corruption Charges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2015, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946 "2015-06-15T23:46:04Z")
About freaking time. The Swiss authorities arrested about 10 FIFA top authorities and plan to extradite them to the US where they will face the charges. Although Sepp Blatter was not among them, Jack Warner of Trinidad… --- ## [Guilty until \*you\* prove your innocence (literally). Don't get busted in Florida!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guilty-until-you-prove-your-innocence-literally-dont-get-busted-in-florida/628231)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guilty-until-you-prove-your-innocence-literally-dont-get-busted-in-florida/628231 "2012-07-20T16:40:06Z")
This is so fucked up… And people say liberals make for activist judges. I mean, they’re only tossing 100+ years of due process law out the window here. Fuck off Florida. This is bullshit. Presumption of innocence … --- ## [I'm tired of Socialized Fire Fighting!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-socialized-fire-fighting/506373)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2009, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-socialized-fire-fighting/506373 "2009-08-19T01:13:52Z")
My HARD EARNED tax dollars are being STOLEN from me and are going to put out other peoples fires and I’m TIRED of it!\* Well you know what, that just encourages people to be careless. Why even bother to avoid touching fla… --- ## [FBI Agent in Petraeus Case Sent Shirtless Photos to Jill Kelley.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-agent-in-petraeus-case-sent-shirtless-photos-to-jill-kelley/640854)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2012, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-agent-in-petraeus-case-sent-shirtless-photos-to-jill-kelley/640854 "2012-11-17T01:35:10Z")
How much weirder can this thing get? http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324439804578115410189757452.html --- ## [Why are pawn shops so expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-pawn-shops-so-expensive/599375)
**Author:** [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-pawn-shops-so-expensive/599375 "2012-08-25T01:55:47Z")
To avoid a hijack from another thread: This has also been my experience. When I worked downtown, I stopped in the pawn shop down the street maybe twice. In addition to being really seedy, the merchandise there that I… --- ## [Why did they move the location of the headlight dimmer switch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-they-move-the-location-of-the-headlight-dimmer-switch/709563)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2017, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-they-move-the-location-of-the-headlight-dimmer-switch/709563 "2017-01-21T20:29:10Z")
When I learned to drive in the late 70’s, every car had the headlight dimmer switch on the floor near the “dead pedal” area. sometime in the 80’s it got moved to the steering column, usually on the signal light bar. WH… --- ## [Need facts about a B-17 ball turret gunner who died in a belly landing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-facts-about-a-b-17-ball-turret-gunner-who-died-in-a-belly-landing/722815)
**Author:** [@CounterPoint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CounterPoint)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-facts-about-a-b-17-ball-turret-gunner-who-died-in-a-belly-landing/722815 "2017-06-01T05:54:40Z")
According to an article in Snopes regarded a Reagan anecdote, there is a story by Andy Rooney(in his book “My War”) about a stuck ball-turret gunner who was crushed when his B-17 had to belly land. Who was this gunner? … --- ## [Explain the very end of "Quantum of Solace"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-very-end-of-quantum-of-solace/556278)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2010, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-very-end-of-quantum-of-solace/556278 "2010-10-09T13:01:41Z")
There is a kind of epilogue to the Bond move “Quantum of Solace” where Bond confronts some guy in a room after telling some woman from Canadian Secret Service to leave. Presumably its about Vesper, showing off a necklac… --- ## [When did Canada start requiring Americans to get Passports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-canada-start-requiring-americans-to-get-passports/701957)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-canada-start-requiring-americans-to-get-passports/701957 "2018-05-16T03:20:12Z")
I recall that we had an open border with Canada. There’s several towns that are divided by the border. I recall a news report that profiled a town library that was on the border. You could cross countries just walking fr… --- ## [Were you surprised by the backlash from Kaepernick, other athletes kneeling vs. the public](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-surprised-by-the-backlash-from-kaepernick-other-athletes-kneeling-vs-the-public/842146)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-surprised-by-the-backlash-from-kaepernick-other-athletes-kneeling-vs-the-public/842146 "2021-03-15T03:43:30Z")
Ever since 2016, in the midst of the still controversial Trump vs. Clinton presidential race, when NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick sat down and later down the season kneeled during the American national anthem in his pr… --- ## [Problem is, it ain't the 1%, it's the 5+%](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-is-it-aint-the-1-its-the-5/603686)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2011, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-is-it-aint-the-1-its-the-5/603686 "2011-12-05T15:09:04Z")
It’s not just Wall Street and the financial sector that is America’s economy-killing problem. It’s not just the 1% richest Americans. It is the power of the much larger American white overclass, a social class which is… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=174&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=176&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)