# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1754&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:** 1755 --- ## [Calling all Theists: The Argument Challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-theists-the-argument-challenge/430468)
**Author:** [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2007, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-theists-the-argument-challenge/430468 "2007-12-24T04:01:49Z")
I was challenged Czarcasmin this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=9284257#post9284257 The challenge had this context: I said that the argument for athiesm that essentially compared belief in … --- ## [Kipling, is he over-rated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kipling-is-he-over-rated/749789)
**Author:** [@Labor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labor)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2016, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kipling-is-he-over-rated/749789 "2016-04-02T10:29:37Z")
Please help! I’ve read a number of poems by Kipling and have to admire his rhythm and meter, especially with a fake accent they seem to make sense to me. However, I have been reading some of his prose. I like 'The Man W… --- ## [70's Lyrics Quiz \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-lyrics-quiz-game-over/538401)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-lyrics-quiz-game-over/538401 "2010-05-17T17:01:44Z")
There are 50 questions. Please spoiler your answers, so others don’t inadvertently see yours. (To make a spoiler box: {spoiler} body of post {/spoiler} except use square brackets. ) For easier scoring for me, please p… --- ## [Things that don't look like they should be enjoyed by intelligent people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-dont-look-like-they-should-be-enjoyed-by-intelligent-people/555051)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2010, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-dont-look-like-they-should-be-enjoyed-by-intelligent-people/555051 "2010-09-27T15:19:18Z")
What are some things that look like they appeal to people of average or lower intelligence, but are enjoyed by a number of intelligent people. I was reading an article from Cracked.com when I got the idea for this threa… --- ## [Fun Things for Couples to Do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-things-for-couples-to-do/706357)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2014, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-things-for-couples-to-do/706357 "2014-12-09T16:18:27Z")
Sr. Weasel and I, we’re in dire need of some positive shared life experience. I’m trying to brainstorm some activities we can do that are both reasonably inexpensive and preferably have a steep learning curve or involve… --- ## [Do steroids really cause "shrinkage" and is that what happened here? (possibly NSFW)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-steroids-really-cause-shrinkage-and-is-that-what-happened-here-possibly-nsfw/512488)
**Author:** [@fervour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fervour)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2009, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-steroids-really-cause-shrinkage-and-is-that-what-happened-here-possibly-nsfw/512488 "2009-10-06T19:10:07Z")
So I found this picture on the web today. Link broken because it’s NSFW. http:/ / nibblebit.com/wp-admin/user\_content/2269f9edb33b6e5f498c588479a47fe3.jpg It’s of a \*\*nude male bodybuilder \*\*with a small penis and (I t… --- ## [The Pronunciation of "Das Boot"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pronunciation-of-das-boot/357622)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2014, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pronunciation-of-das-boot/357622 "2014-04-29T17:30:02Z")
“Das Boot” - a fantastic German film from Wolfgang Peterson that is considered a classic. I don’t expect everybody to speak German, but you would think Ebert and Roeper would at least know how to pronounce the title of … --- ## [So why didn't the Ingalls family all end up dead? and other "Little House" musings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-didnt-the-ingalls-family-all-end-up-dead-and-other-little-house-musings/161369)
**Author:** [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2003, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-didnt-the-ingalls-family-all-end-up-dead-and-other-little-house-musings/161369 "2003-03-18T06:39:05Z")
I’ve been re-reading Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “Little House” books lately - bought them for flodjunior, actually, but I’m reading them more than he is. Anyway, I never really paid attention to it when I was a wee flod, bu… --- ## [Once-upon-a-time comfort foods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-comfort-foods/619161)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2012, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-comfort-foods/619161 "2012-04-20T04:21:41Z")
Eons ago when I was a kid, my grandparents owned a small lot on the Magothy River south of Baltimore. Apart from a pier, a few picnic tables, and a hammock strung between 2 trees, the only structure was a small wooden s… --- ## [Wal-mart forces employees to search for bomb along with police](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wal-mart-forces-employees-to-search-for-bomb-along-with-police/364395)
**Author:** [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2006, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wal-mart-forces-employees-to-search-for-bomb-along-with-police/364395 "2006-07-18T15:32:43Z")
Here is the newspaper article: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060711.wwalmart0711/BNStory/National/home There was a bomb threat called in to a Wal-mart in Quebec. The management forced the emplo… --- ## [Unusual but delicious soups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-but-delicious-soups/594428)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2011, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-but-delicious-soups/594428 "2011-09-02T22:43:12Z")
I recently had two soups that I had never heard of, but loved. Sometimes it pays to be an adventurous sort. :slight\_smile: Watermelon gazpacho. Yum. Sweet, with cucumber bits in it. Cold, of course. Cream of celery wit… --- ## [Do you say "funna"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-say-funna/847612)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2020, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-say-funna/847612 "2020-06-01T13:45:59Z")
I recently watched the Amazon original movie “Troop Zero”. It’s a cute little movie set in rural Georgia circa the late 1970s. It’s an OK movie with some cute parts, though it does require one to suspend their disbelief… --- ## [What advice would the current you give to your parents when you were born?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-advice-would-the-current-you-give-to-your-parents-when-you-were-born/728960)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2015, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-advice-would-the-current-you-give-to-your-parents-when-you-were-born/728960 "2015-09-01T09:18:40Z")
The you of today has a one-off opportunity to speak through time to your parents shortly after you were born. What advice would you give them about the future you? In my case: He’s allergic to cats. Don’t leave him to… --- ## [Is the United States the center of an empire? Has it ever been?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-united-states-the-center-of-an-empire-has-it-ever-been/681634)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-united-states-the-center-of-an-empire-has-it-ever-been/681634 "2014-02-24T18:32:40Z")
A thread in which we debate – wait, I don’t do Great Debates. Rule 147. Let’s start over. A thread in which we discuss the United States and its history of imperialism, with an automated poll to get things going. You’ll… --- ## [Non-USA Dopers: Halloween Getting More Popular In Your Country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-usa-dopers-halloween-getting-more-popular-in-your-country/558987)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-usa-dopers-halloween-getting-more-popular-in-your-country/558987 "2010-11-05T20:05:35Z")
I have asked this before, but just wondering how things are going. Just spoke with friends in Germany and they said this year was the biggest Halloween ever - more and more kids knocking on doors, wearing costumes and ex… --- ## [Help! Recipe for a shitty cook required](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-recipe-for-a-shitty-cook-required/657223)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-recipe-for-a-shitty-cook-required/657223 "2013-05-02T18:03:18Z")
For a shitty cook to prepare, that is. Not to make a shitty cook. It’s my anniversary and I’m going to make dinner for my wife, but I have virtually no culinary skills. In Home Economics I was able to follow directions … --- ## [On this board, are people who only know the military from SF always this tactless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-board-are-people-who-only-know-the-military-from-sf-always-this-tactless/346942)
**Author:** [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2006, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-board-are-people-who-only-know-the-military-from-sf-always-this-tactless/346942 "2006-03-11T10:17:11Z")
Looks that way. BrainGlutton, I think you had a legitimate question about that novel in there somewhere. However, keep in mind that the way you phrased your question isn’t a great way to endear yourself to most of the … --- ## [handsomeharry is an idiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsomeharry-is-an-idiot/565057)
**Author:** [@Shmendrik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shmendrik)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2016, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsomeharry-is-an-idiot/565057 "2016-04-21T10:30:01Z")
I didn’t want to comment in the original thread, since the OP is mourning the loss of his relative, so this seemed to be the appropriate forum. Um, no, you moron. In point of fact, doctors tend to greatly overestimate … --- ## [Tom.... Tom. Tom. Tom, Tom, Tom, Tom.... Tom.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-tom-tom-tom-tom-tom-tom-tom/310403)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2005, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-tom-tom-tom-tom-tom-tom-tom/310403 "2005-07-01T16:59:05Z")
When you reach bottom, stop digging . Arrogant, eh Tom? Interesting. Keep it up and you’re going to wind up alone in the Universe. --- ## [Worst song lyrics...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-song-lyrics/285778)
**Author:** [@chaparralv8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaparralv8)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2005, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-song-lyrics/285778 "2005-01-25T01:44:36Z")
Ok, I was just listening to Back in the USSR by the Beatles and heard these lyrics. “Flew in from Miami Beach B-O-A-C Didn’t get to sleep last night On the way the paper bag was on my knees Man I had a dreadful fligh… --- ## [Do identical twins have identical handwriting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-identical-twins-have-identical-handwriting/199693)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2003, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-identical-twins-have-identical-handwriting/199693 "2003-09-29T03:01:34Z")
Do identical twins have identical handwriting? --- ## [One word clues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-clues/632320)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2012, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-clues/632320 "2012-08-29T23:15:07Z")
Sometimes, one word will evoke memories of a particular television program - whether the word is in dialogue (like “Turkeys” which evokes WKRP) and sometimes it’s not (Dick Van Dyke never (hardly ever?) said “Ottoman”). … --- ## [Audiences chanting canned responses during specific songs – it bugs the hell out of me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audiences-chanting-canned-responses-during-specific-songs-it-bugs-the-hell-out-of-me/696819)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2014, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audiences-chanting-canned-responses-during-specific-songs-it-bugs-the-hell-out-of-me/696819 "2014-08-30T03:14:58Z")
You know what I’m talking about. During ‘Sweet Caroline’, everyone shouts, “So good! So good! So good!” During ‘Mony Mony’: “Hey! Get laid!” And the one that inverts my bowels and spins my testicles, during ‘Margarita… --- ## [Recovery rates for chemotherapy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recovery-rates-for-chemotherapy/753208)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2016, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recovery-rates-for-chemotherapy/753208 "2016-05-06T15:34:21Z")
This video is part of a popular internet series that makes startling claims about cancer treatment. Having a science background, some of this makes a sense. One particular claim is the chemotherapy has only a 2% cure r… --- ## [Do cars still come in colors where you are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cars-still-come-in-colors-where-you-are/673878)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2013, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cars-still-come-in-colors-where-you-are/673878 "2013-11-16T13:58:09Z")
Fifty Shades of Gray must have been more influential than I realized. Since somebody pointed it out to me a few days ago, I’ve been amazed at how many cars are black, white, or gray. (Especially if you lump silver in wit… --- ## [Is rape worth death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rape-worth-death/259690)
**Author:** [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2004, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rape-worth-death/259690 "2004-08-24T03:27:54Z")
I just ran across this article in which a person accused of rape was killed by a mob of people in a court room. This has got me wondering, is rape worth a death sentence? Now, the person who was killed was suspected of… --- ## [One of the hottest damn things I've ever seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-hottest-damn-things-ive-ever-seen/261371)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2004, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-hottest-damn-things-ive-ever-seen/261371 "2004-08-28T07:11:11Z")
The US women won gold in Beach Volleyball. Immediatly they embraced and then one spanked the other, followed by them rolling around in the sand. Grrrraaawwwrrrrrr! :wink: I’ll never view beach volleyball the same agai… --- ## [My father was contacted by Publishers Clearing House???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-father-was-contacted-by-publishers-clearing-house/532830)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2010, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-father-was-contacted-by-publishers-clearing-house/532830 "2010-03-26T13:55:44Z")
He received a call today telling him he didn’t win the grand prize but a smaller prize and wanted to make sure he would be home tomorrow for the van and cameras. I wasn’t aware they gave you advance notice. The ph# they… --- ## [Police jumped my backyard fence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-jumped-my-backyard-fence/726237)
**Author:** [@Orwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orwell)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-jumped-my-backyard-fence/726237 "2015-07-27T18:29:57Z")
I don’t need legal advice, as no citations were written and no arrests were made. But I’m still supremely pissed. My house is on a corner lot, with public streets and sidewalks along the front and east side. I have a fu… --- ## [Why don't they make apple ice cream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-they-make-apple-ice-cream/5066)
**Author:** [@Poto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poto)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 1999, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-they-make-apple-ice-cream/5066 "1999-12-03T06:06:00Z")
My son Nick wants to know. --- ## [Can i have an aye aye as a pet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-have-an-aye-aye-as-a-pet/658279)
**Author:** [@e.fred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/e.fred)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2013, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-have-an-aye-aye-as-a-pet/658279 "2013-05-14T13:48:05Z")
Can I get an aye aye imported here where I live for a pet? Do you think they beat up cats and dogs? Also can they fight racoons, possums, skunks and bobcats. What would be a cool name for one? --- ## [Freebase caffeine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freebase-caffeine/47121)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2002, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freebase-caffeine/47121 "2002-12-11T19:23:26Z")
Is it possible to smoke caffeine? Has this ever been done? How would the 'feine be broken down into a freebase? Could this idea be a legal version of crack? --- ## [Looking for Christmas song title and artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-christmas-song-title-and-artist/521874)
**Author:** [@arjee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arjee)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-christmas-song-title-and-artist/521874 "2024-10-23T19:01:21Z")
Hello! My kids’ school has been singing Christmas carols every morning in their gymnasium, and they sang one the other day that I loved but had never heard before. Here’s a snippet of the lyrics from the schools’ song … --- ## [Best and worst backpack brands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-backpack-brands/105430)
**Author:** [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2002, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-backpack-brands/105430 "2002-04-25T21:04:35Z")
Best: yet to be found Worst: I’ve been blindly faithful to Jansport, which always wears and tears faster than you can say, “…” --- ## [A different six degrees game -- get thee to a celebrity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-different-six-degrees-game-get-thee-to-a-celebrity/391532)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2007, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-different-six-degrees-game-get-thee-to-a-celebrity/391532 "2007-04-02T15:53:40Z")
How close are you to a big name celebrity, by way of friends, relatives, and coworkers? My GF once had a meeting with Barney Frank, who surely knows Bush. My friend’s wife’s distant cousin is Cheney, who surely knows B… --- ## [When did America \*stop\* being "great?" (If you believe it to be the case)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-america-stop-being-great-if-you-believe-it-to-be-the-case/761579)
**Author:** [@Calatin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calatin)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-america-stop-being-great-if-you-believe-it-to-be-the-case/761579 "2016-08-12T14:47:28Z")
Inspired by this thread, and I almost wanted to ask the question there, but given the wide range of opinions, I didn’t want to risk derailing the thread. Basically, I have friends all across the political spectrum, but … --- ## [Wayward teen vs. military enlistment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayward-teen-vs-military-enlistment/448486)
**Author:** [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2008, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayward-teen-vs-military-enlistment/448486 "2008-05-23T18:18:26Z")
For a teenager, a month away from turning 18, who has all but dropped out of school, has no desire or intention of finishing, would rather go for his GED, having trouble landing a job, and is not wanting to live with par… --- ## [To the piece of shit that passes for the Sheriff of Roseburg, OR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-piece-of-shit-that-passes-for-the-sheriff-of-roseburg-or/733616)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2015, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-piece-of-shit-that-passes-for-the-sheriff-of-roseburg-or/733616 "2015-10-06T23:52:53Z")
Congrats, asshole, the pigeons have come home to roost. How do you feel about Sandy Hook being a hoax now, you fucking piece of dog shit? Yeah, you’re a real stalwart for the 2nd Amendment, and a real hero for telling VP… --- ## [What would the Trump-Sanders debates be like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-trump-sanders-debates-be-like/745745)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2016, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-trump-sanders-debates-be-like/745745 "2016-02-13T00:59:38Z")
A year ago, six months ago, even three months ago the notion would have seemed utterly preposterous, but now we have to face up to the real possibility that the Dems will nominate Sanders for POTUS and the Pubs will nomi… --- ## [USPS stealing gift cards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-stealing-gift-cards/653504)
**Author:** [@pauly1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pauly1)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-stealing-gift-cards/653504 "2013-03-23T05:04:20Z")
I participate on a site where they give stuff like giftcards etc for prizes. I recently ordered a couple of $25 subway gift cards. I received one of them however the other one i never received it. I then contacted tha… --- ## [Hey, God, You forgot to send an angel this time!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-god-you-forgot-to-send-an-angel-this-time/237134)
**Author:** [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2004, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-god-you-forgot-to-send-an-angel-this-time/237134 "2004-04-04T03:17:35Z")
According to \[url=“http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/29/children.slain/index.html”\]CNN\[/ur\]: Apparently, she heard the voice of God tell her that the world was going to end and for her to kill her children before the end … --- ## [Conservative stand-up comedians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-stand-up-comedians/391372)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2007, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-stand-up-comedians/391372 "2007-02-09T15:16:35Z")
A couple of years ago in Tampa I heard a bit on the radio about a right-wing stand-up comic who was in town to do a show at a local comedy club, but I forgot his name. What distinctly political, conservative stand-up co… --- ## [To hell with Fish! For Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-hell-with-fish-for-life/301027)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2005, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-hell-with-fish-for-life/301027 "2005-05-10T02:04:55Z")
Ever since Who Moved My Cheese, management consultant and speakers bureau wannabees have been churning out childish dreck by the ton, and this Pitting is in a sense directed at ALL that crap and particularly at the stupi… --- ## [What's the most complicated meal you've ever prepared?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-complicated-meal-youve-ever-prepared/980588)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-complicated-meal-youve-ever-prepared/980588 "2024-02-19T20:20:01Z")
I was thinking about this since last Saturday when I was making a grocery run, and asked Mrs. solost what she felt tlike for dinner that night, so I could pick up any ingredients we’d need. She said “you haven’t made Pae… --- ## [More Bookstores Evaporate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-bookstores-evaporate/700635)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2014, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-bookstores-evaporate/700635 "2014-10-12T20:39:37Z")
Oh, man! I thought we might get a break here in the Boston area. It’s the Athens of America, right? We actually got a NEW bookstore opening in Salem after the demise of the Derby Square bookstore. The new owners declare… --- ## [Wherein I Am Embarrassed By and For My Race](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherein-i-am-embarrassed-by-and-for-my-race/533977)
**Author:** [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2010, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherein-i-am-embarrassed-by-and-for-my-race/533977 "2010-03-29T17:16:26Z")
I caught a later than usual commuter train tonight and boy, am I sorry I did. I was sitting in a crowded double decker car-- every seat was taken. A black young woman asked me politely if the seat next to me was taken. I… --- ## [did you like "V for Vendetta" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-like-v-for-vendetta/368364)
**Author:** [@Wildfire\_MM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildfire_MM)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2006, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-like-v-for-vendetta/368364 "2006-08-31T11:39:14Z")
I liked it but it was not so good as I had hoped for the mid-part was too slow and dark --- ## [(TMI) Trends in pubic hairstyles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-trends-in-pubic-hairstyles/295595)
**Author:** [@Sample\_the\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sample_the_Dog)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2005, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-trends-in-pubic-hairstyles/295595 "2005-04-01T20:09:14Z")
Loosely inspired by a couple other threads, but more just cause I’m curious and… where else can I find out this kind of stuff? Background: When I first started “going with girls” as a teenager, some girls did a little … --- ## [Why aren't more books on Kindle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-more-books-on-kindle/536377)
**Author:** [@zeno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zeno)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2010, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-more-books-on-kindle/536377 "2010-04-17T23:04:52Z")
I’d love to buy one, but there are a lot of computer materials that i need and they just aren’t there. Every book in the last 30 years must exist in digital form. I would imagine many more would be available on Kindle. … --- ## [Does it bother you when people love their kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-bother-you-when-people-love-their-kids/606810)
**Author:** [@ecoaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ecoaster)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2011, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-bother-you-when-people-love-their-kids/606810 "2011-12-23T03:12:30Z")
Intentionally ambiguous/misleading question, intended to provoke a convo… Sometimes I feel uncomfortable when I see parents loving their kids (infants/toddlers/ young children) so much. Like I get this sneaking suspicio… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1753&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1755&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)