# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=177&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:** 178 --- ## [What do Trump voters think now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-trump-voters-think-now/784847)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2017, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-trump-voters-think-now/784847 "2017-05-11T23:43:12Z")
So a few months in, is there any consensus as to how folk who voted for Trump feel about the job he’s doing? I realize they are not a single, cohesive bloc. And I imagine many of them will always be glad they voted for… --- ## [The FBI's unprecedented attack on civil rights \[2012 FBI vs Juggalos\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fbis-unprecedented-attack-on-civil-rights-2012-fbi-vs-juggalos/631141)
**Author:** [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fbis-unprecedented-attack-on-civil-rights-2012-fbi-vs-juggalos/631141 "2017-09-22T22:36:31Z")
Hello everyone. Or should I say, what up ninjas? The FBI has labeled fans of the Insane Clown Posse as a gang. That is to say a gang on the same level as MS-13 or the Aryan Brotherhood. If a person with an ICP tattoo or… --- ## ["This is my rifle/This is my gun" scene from Full Metal Jacket.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-my-rifle-this-is-my-gun-scene-from-full-metal-jacket/559776)
**Author:** [@what\_do\_I\_type\_here](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/what_do_I_type_here)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2010, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-my-rifle-this-is-my-gun-scene-from-full-metal-jacket/559776 "2010-11-10T21:34:52Z")
Okay I admit that I have been struggling with this question. You do remember the scene in Full Metal Jacket wherein the drill instructor drums into the recruits heads: “This is my rifle; this is my gun…” And I always as… --- ## [Long nails for guys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-nails-for-guys/613861)
**Author:** [@Bigshift](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bigshift)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2013, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-nails-for-guys/613861 "2013-09-02T17:26:36Z")
I keep longer nails than most men. Eventually I do cut them and they’re not freakishly long. They are always clean, very white all the time. I know how to wash my hands and I get under the nails (because who wants to see… --- ## [What Makes a Christian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-christian/680009)
**Author:** [@llcoolbj77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llcoolbj77)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2014, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-christian/680009 "2014-02-16T11:59:09Z")
In its simplest, what set of beliefs qualify one as a Christian?? I was on Facebook (mistake) talking about the new Mitt Romney movie. I commented that while I disagreed with his politics, I believed he was a good man…… --- ## [All-time laziest song lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-time-laziest-song-lyrics/569277)
**Author:** [@Milossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Milossarian)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2011, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-time-laziest-song-lyrics/569277 "2011-02-21T06:55:48Z")
They can’t just be bad; we’re talking about lyrics that clearly show the lyricist didn’t put much effort in overcoming his or her writer’s block. I got thinking about this while listening to a classic rock song I actual… --- ## [Is it dangerous to take pseudoephedrine past its exp.date?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-dangerous-to-take-pseudoephedrine-past-its-exp-date/705951)
**Author:** [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2014, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-dangerous-to-take-pseudoephedrine-past-its-exp-date/705951 "2014-12-05T04:43:49Z")
I’m stuck at home alone with a stinking cold. I’ve found some old pseudoephedrine in a drawer with an exp. date of 11/10. Would it do me any harm to take this, or would it simply not work as well as a fresh batch? --- ## [Suck it down, you drunken bitch!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suck-it-down-you-drunken-bitch/293791)
**Author:** [@Euthanasiast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euthanasiast)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2005, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suck-it-down-you-drunken-bitch/293791 "2005-04-16T14:57:54Z")
It’s been more than six years since I’ve even heard from you, longer since I’ve seen you. All was right in the world. You were someone else’s problem now. But after all these years you call me up (how the fuck did you ge… --- ## [When and why did Michael Jackson go nuts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-and-why-did-michael-jackson-go-nuts/629382)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2016, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-and-why-did-michael-jackson-go-nuts/629382 "2016-03-07T03:26:48Z")
Wasn’t he relatively normal prior to the mega-success of the Thriller album? Are there any generally accepted explanations for the bizarre behavior for the last third (or so) of his life? --- ## [D&D Game 3: Vikings!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-game-3-vikings/443033)
**Author:** [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Replies:** 708\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2008, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-game-3-vikings/443033 "2008-07-09T03:46:24Z")
Bjarni’s Settlement is a modest holding on a rocky, inhospitable coast, where a narrow fjord provides a safe anchorage and a shingle beach allows a ship to be wintered in safety, repaired and made good, and careened and … --- ## [How to meet & make friends after college / Your experiences with Meetup.com and other similar sites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-meet-make-friends-after-college-your-experiences-with-meetup-com-and-other-similar-sites/554089)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-meet-make-friends-after-college-your-experiences-with-meetup-com-and-other-similar-sites/554089 "2010-12-13T17:16:52Z")
After graduating, all of my friends have either moved to new cities or moved back in with family. I find myself without the huge group of friends I had at my first college (of 2 years) or in my current city where I grad… --- ## [Landlord refuses to repair central heater - Please look at this letter.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-refuses-to-repair-central-heater-please-look-at-this-letter/603078)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-refuses-to-repair-central-heater-please-look-at-this-letter/603078 "2011-12-06T18:43:07Z")
Hey all, I’m having some trouble with my landlord. I was gonna send him this letter, but figured I’d run it past you guys first. I am aware that nobody on this board is my attorney, and that nobody is offering me lega… --- ## [Pitting the NRA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-nra/520881)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2009, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-nra/520881 "2009-12-22T14:36:31Z")
Is there an organization out there for people who are pro-gun, but who aren’t frothingly stupid Republican partisan shills? I got a phonecall this week, from the NRA, doing a ‘poll’. They wanted me to listen to a short … --- ## [On the use of that C word and WHY it is an issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-use-of-that-c-word-and-why-it-is-an-issue/535625)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2010, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-use-of-that-c-word-and-why-it-is-an-issue/535625 "2010-05-31T12:11:15Z")
The word being “cunt”, obviously. Because it keeps cropping up as a divisive issue on the board… I would like to ask IF it is being objected to for a reason that is quite other than “it’s a bad wordydirty and offends p… --- ## [I'll bet Obama gets reelected](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-bet-obama-gets-reelected/572484)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2012, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-bet-obama-gets-reelected/572484 "2012-11-07T19:17:56Z")
As many of you know, I’m a strong Obama supporter. Although it’s a long time until Election Day 2012, I’m willing to bet $100 right now that he’ll be reelected. I’ll bet $20 with the first five Dopers who say otherwise… --- ## [formulaone, you are fooling no one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formulaone-you-are-fooling-no-one/655358)
**Author:** [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formulaone-you-are-fooling-no-one/655358 "2013-04-12T14:14:02Z")
Another in a series of obligatory Pittings. Over here, our new friend and “anti-racist” formulaone is posting all sorts of hand-wringing about how those awful, awful racists are just making all of these incredibly GOOD … --- ## [Ice in soft drinks: Are Europeans right or superstitious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-in-soft-drinks-are-europeans-right-or-superstitious/650093)
**Author:** [@littleoctagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/littleoctagon)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-in-soft-drinks-are-europeans-right-or-superstitious/650093 "2013-02-16T14:23:50Z")
I have been to a number of eastern European countries (Hungary, Croatia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Serbia) and they don’t seem to like ice in their soft drinks. Also, after having searched the forum threads for “iced drinks” I… --- ## [Another Blurfin' MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-blurfin-mmp/666003)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 349\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-blurfin-mmp/666003 "2013-08-19T10:32:22Z")
Today’s MMP is brought to you by the word “blurf.” What does blurf mean to you? How has it changed your life? How much blurf could a blurf blurf blurf if a blurf blurf could blurf blurf? For this week only, I give eve… --- ## [5-year-old son wearing my underclothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-year-old-son-wearing-my-underclothing/554612)
**Author:** [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-year-old-son-wearing-my-underclothing/554612 "2017-11-17T11:55:47Z")
I’m a mom to a 5-year-old boy. In the last couple of weeks I’ve caught him several times sneaking into my bedroom, and putting on my underclothing. I have not actually seen him in my things but I have found my underpant… --- ## [Rage at the Grocery store...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rage-at-the-grocery-store/624745)
**Author:** [@5f4super](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5f4super)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rage-at-the-grocery-store/624745 "2012-06-18T16:32:05Z")
Why is it, every FUCKING time I go to the grocery store, I invariably encounter some fucking family that felt the need to bring EVERYONE in the family to the store. To put it another way, when did a trip for groceries t… --- ## [a question for lesbians - Something I've never understood...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-lesbians-something-ive-never-understood/542890)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2013, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-lesbians-something-ive-never-understood/542890 "2013-02-27T12:21:11Z")
I hope I can get an honest answer for this. I’ve been curious about this forever, but always felt I was missing something obvious, so never asked anyone in person. But, why are so many lesbians attracted to and of the … --- ## [Attention whore or social commentator (Obese photographer)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-whore-or-social-commentator-obese-photographer/658251)
**Author:** [@Snow\_Pea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snow_Pea)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2013, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-whore-or-social-commentator-obese-photographer/658251 "2013-05-19T19:15:25Z")
\[From here: http://www.salon.com/2013/04/23/pictures\_of\_people\_who\_mock\_me\](From here: http://www.salon.com/2013/04/23/pictures\_of\_people\_who\_mock\_me/?fark) Basically, an obese woman sets up a very “look at me” situat… --- ## [Weiner comes clean! This is not intended to be a bad pun.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weiner-comes-clean-this-is-not-intended-to-be-a-bad-pun/584545)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2011, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weiner-comes-clean-this-is-not-intended-to-be-a-bad-pun/584545 "2011-06-13T03:34:41Z")
Arrogant little twit finally admits he is a lying sack of shit! Live on CNN! It is a photo of him, he sent it, he tried to cover it up with a bunch of lies. Politics as usual. Kinda fun to watch him squirm. --- ## [A man I grew up with was falsely convicted of capital murder. Is there anything you can do to help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-man-i-grew-up-with-was-falsely-convicted-of-capital-murder-is-there-anything-you-can-do-to-help/604789)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2016, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-man-i-grew-up-with-was-falsely-convicted-of-capital-murder-is-there-anything-you-can-do-to-help/604789 "2016-11-08T13:51:53Z")
I just found out that a person I grew up with was given the My Cousin Vinnie treatment without the good outcome and I don’t know what can be done about it. His name is Jason Payne and he took one of his kids to school o… --- ## [Buried treasure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buried-treasure/588017)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buried-treasure/588017 "2011-07-18T14:06:48Z")
So, we had the pest exterminator out the other day for the termite inspection. To do this properly he needs to get under the house- it is a low set house with maybe three feet of clearance between the floor boards and th… --- ## [The Great Pacific Garbage Patch - real or hoax?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-pacific-garbage-patch-real-or-hoax/492658)
**Author:** [@shallora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shallora)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2010, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-pacific-garbage-patch-real-or-hoax/492658 "2010-04-17T05:23:33Z")
A leftist conspirist environmental alarmist (redundant adjectives, I know) friend of mine told me of a “Great Pacific Garbage Patch” of discarded floating plastic bottles circling the Pacific Ocean. Supposedly, this flo… --- ## [Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - a technical question (I think)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-a-technical-question-i-think/607784)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2012, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-a-technical-question-i-think/607784 "2012-04-17T23:25:06Z")
I saw Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy yesterday and enjoyed it a lot. One of things that impressed me (but not as much as Gary Oldman’s magnificent performance) was the atmosphere present in virtually every scene. And, in s… --- ## [Goading someone into suicide: What would be a fair punishment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goading-someone-into-suicide-what-would-be-a-fair-punishment/713846)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goading-someone-into-suicide-what-would-be-a-fair-punishment/713846 "2017-06-16T18:01:18Z")
An American girl in her late teens sends hundreds of txts to convince a depressed but hesitant boy to kill himself. She then exploits his death for publicity. What would be a fair punishment for her? Some commenters wa… --- ## [So You Think You Can Dance -- SYTYCD -- Summer 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-dance-sytycd-summer-2012/622261)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-dance-sytycd-summer-2012/622261 "2012-09-20T13:22:35Z")
One week till the first show! Yay! I know Adam Shankman judged some of the auditions, but am guessing he won’t be back as one of the permanent judges, since he will probably be doing promo for Rock of Ages this summer. … --- ## [Warts: when the cure is worse than the disease](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warts-when-the-cure-is-worse-than-the-disease/261131)
**Author:** [@badmana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badmana)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2004, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warts-when-the-cure-is-worse-than-the-disease/261131 "2004-08-25T15:07:03Z")
If it’s actually classified as a disease. I have a foot wart. I’ve lived with it for years (probably 4-5) and never had a problem with it. It’s located on my left foot, about 2 inches “down” from my toes and it’s never … --- ## [Could Trump actually run and win in 2024?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-trump-actually-run-and-win-in-2024/940736)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2022, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-trump-actually-run-and-win-in-2024/940736 "2022-08-11T13:34:12Z")
My biggest fear is that despite everything Trump has done-- inciting the Capitol Riots is foremost on my mind, given that I was just re-reading the 1/6 thread-- he could still run and win in 2024. Someone quell my fears… --- ## [My job is..?(Read ENTIRE thread before responding!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-job-is-read-entire-thread-before-responding/573363)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 331\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-job-is-read-entire-thread-before-responding/573363 "2011-03-11T10:33:10Z")
I would like to get an idea of how many different professions are represented by the Doper community. I would like you to state your profession, but only if someone else hasn’t posted that profession previously. This w… --- ## [The pain scale; highest rating you ever gave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pain-scale-highest-rating-you-ever-gave/397468)
**Author:** [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pain-scale-highest-rating-you-ever-gave/397468 "2016-11-02T14:37:22Z")
“On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being no pain and 10 being the most pain you can imagine, how do you feel right now?” Medical people ask you this question, sometimes including a smiley face chartso you can point to the correct… --- ## ["There is a mean streak in anyone who will destroy another's faith."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-mean-streak-in-anyone-who-will-destroy-anothers-faith/561104)
**Author:** [@Trom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trom)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2010, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-mean-streak-in-anyone-who-will-destroy-anothers-faith/561104 "2010-11-23T03:41:36Z")
The titles quote is taken from an excerpt in Dawkins’ The God Delusion. He argues it is not true at all. I am an atheist and my girlfriend is a cafeteria/haven’t-really-thought-about-it type of Catholic. When we recen… --- ## [War Updates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-updates/162560)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 457\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2003, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-updates/162560 "2003-04-09T20:51:54Z")
I thought I would open this thread for the benefit of people who might not have access to news outlets for prolonged periods of time, like while at work for example, in order to help keep everyone abreast of developments… --- ## [It's evolution or it's Jesus, Janet.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-evolution-or-its-jesus-janet/56225)
**Author:** [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2001, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-evolution-or-its-jesus-janet/56225 "2001-05-03T07:31:47Z")
Hey, look! A new Chick Tract is out! And it’s about evolution! It’s an instant classic. It’s everything a Chick tract is known for- the quiet, honest, believer; the hateful, spiteful non-believer; the quick dismissal of… --- ## [I hate the oppressive police culture in the USA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-the-oppressive-police-culture-in-the-usa/698534)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-the-oppressive-police-culture-in-the-usa/698534 "2014-09-24T11:56:41Z")
I hate it, probably the number one thing I hate about the USA. People in the USA, random law abiding citizens make sure they never leave the house without ID in case they are stopped randomly by police even if they are n… --- ## [Most despicable television character in history, in your humble opinion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despicable-television-character-in-history-in-your-humble-opinion/730498)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2015, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despicable-television-character-in-history-in-your-humble-opinion/730498 "2015-09-27T04:24:42Z")
Who do you think is the most horrible character ever to grace a TV series? Sitcom…drama…hell, it could be a realty star. Which character do you just dislike with the passion of a billion burning plasma screens? Me? I ca… --- ## [Do they make PVC big enough to launch a goat out of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-make-pvc-big-enough-to-launch-a-goat-out-of/35720)
**Author:** [@Chronolicht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronolicht)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2004, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-make-pvc-big-enough-to-launch-a-goat-out-of/35720 "2004-10-10T20:48:04Z")
Also, would PVC be the right material to make a goat cannon? Can structural soundness of the barrel be counted upon while properly launching the cloven ones? What would be the best propellant? Black powder, butane, gasol… --- ## [How did people handle blurry vision prior to corrective lenses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-people-handle-blurry-vision-prior-to-corrective-lenses/600934)
**Author:** [@spunkymuzicnote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spunkymuzicnote)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-people-handle-blurry-vision-prior-to-corrective-lenses/600934 "2011-10-28T17:30:24Z")
Being “four-eyes” myself, and having a whole family that wears either glasses or contacts, leads me to considered how people made due prior to the common use of corrective lenses. For example, way back in the Middle Ages… --- ## [Charlie Wayne, you are a sexist, stupid jerk.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-wayne-you-are-a-sexist-stupid-jerk/714460)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2016, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-wayne-you-are-a-sexist-stupid-jerk/714460 "2016-03-09T01:29:19Z")
From Charlie Wayne’s OP in this thread: Take a look at this picture of the current Premier of out \[sic\] Province: You judge people by their looks. You compare a woman to a mule. You think that everyone else will agr… --- ## [Pokemon Go Now Available for iPhone and Droid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-go-now-available-for-iphone-and-droid/759288)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 286\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-go-now-available-for-iphone-and-droid/759288 "2016-09-17T15:16:48Z")
Stealth release! (or, more in game, “Niantic uses Quick Attack!”) --- ## [When people just don't get it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-people-just-dont-get-it/515377)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2010, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-people-just-dont-get-it/515377 "2010-03-08T22:39:21Z")
I’m sure we’ve all dealt with these people. I just hope I’ve never been one of them. Example 1: eBay buyer purchases a boxed set of new, art museum placemats which happen to be rather heavy and in a large box. We t… --- ## [Economic conservatives: what changes do you want to make?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-conservatives-what-changes-do-you-want-to-make/684623)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-conservatives-what-changes-do-you-want-to-make/684623 "2014-04-12T16:08:30Z")
To those on this board who consider themselves economic conservatives, what changes do you want to make and why. What are your policy goals? To those who don’t consider yourselves economic conservatives, please leave t… --- ## [It's that great getting up morning: The new site is nearly ready for you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-great-getting-up-morning-the-new-site-is-nearly-ready-for-you/855380)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 410\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-great-getting-up-morning-the-new-site-is-nearly-ready-for-you/855380 "2020-06-22T15:08:19Z")
We told you that we were all very much aware that your experience on the Straight Dope Message Board over the last while has not been an optimal one. We told you that the board software was old and failing and overdue f… --- ## [Ask the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-mmp/627685)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 338\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-mmp/627685 "2012-07-16T10:25:39Z")
You’ve been dying to ask – now you can. Ask about the MMP, ask about nicknames, ask about TP, ask anything you want about everything and everyone in the MMP. No limits! However, this is not a promise that your questio… --- ## [Urban fantasy books that AREN'T Harlequin romances with magic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-fantasy-books-that-arent-harlequin-romances-with-magic/547603)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-fantasy-books-that-arent-harlequin-romances-with-magic/547603 "2022-12-19T17:15:03Z")
In theory, I really like urban fantasy as a genre. In practice, it’s often just a rather thin veneer of urban fantasy over a thick nougat of romance novel. Even good series like the Patricia Briggs “Mercy Thompson” and… --- ## [Variations of "See you later, alligator"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/variations-of-see-you-later-alligator/327123)
**Author:** [@Stana\_Claus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stana_Claus)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2005, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/variations-of-see-you-later-alligator/327123 "2005-10-21T22:16:19Z")
Lately, when dropping off the female subordinate Claus at school, she has been proclaiming “See you later, alligator”. I usually respond with the normal “after while, crocodile”, but will occassionally offer a variant s… --- ## [Why do Germans at Oktoberfest sing John Denver's 'Take Me Home, Country Roads'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-germans-at-oktoberfest-sing-john-denvers-take-me-home-country-roads/638341)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2021, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-germans-at-oktoberfest-sing-john-denvers-take-me-home-country-roads/638341 "2021-12-31T19:54:46Z")
I am assured by my girlfriend that this song is always, always sung at Oktoberfest and that everyone stops and links arms and sways and belts it out (at least the chorus) so that it’s not only a popular song at Oktoberfe… --- ## [The ALL NEW SD Crush list......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-new-sd-crush-list/25288)
**Author:** [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Replies:** 521\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2000, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-new-sd-crush-list/25288 "2000-07-22T09:12:36Z")
Well, you’ve seen their pics. You’ve shorted out your keyboards with drool. (Oh, that was just me? Nevermind.) SO! Tell us yer crushes, folks! No limit…and they do NOT have to be on the people pages. Here’s mine: (in NO… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=176&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=178&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)