# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1792&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:** 1793 --- ## [Hey Fuckhead neighbor! Pull your dog inside, you inconsiderate fuckbag!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-fuckhead-neighbor-pull-your-dog-inside-you-inconsiderate-fuckbag/570170)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-fuckhead-neighbor-pull-your-dog-inside-you-inconsiderate-fuckbag/570170 "2011-02-09T03:08:29Z")
The neighbor is a bit of a boob. He tends to do things in an abrasive fashion, whether it’s snowblowing his level driveway at 5:30 am (with the house lights illuminating the neighborhood, and his big snowblower headligh… --- ## [Before I take my cat back to the shelter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-i-take-my-cat-back-to-the-shelter/763812)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-i-take-my-cat-back-to-the-shelter/763812 "2016-11-01T02:39:48Z")
Any and all advice would be appreciated. I’ve asked about this in the MMP, but now I’m asking for any other advice that can be offered. Mid April I adopted a car from the local shelter. The only thing I was looking fo… --- ## [Opinions of Diamonds Are Forever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-diamonds-are-forever/787524)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-diamonds-are-forever/787524 "2017-06-01T11:47:32Z")
I’m curious to hear what the opinions on Sean Connery’s sixth (and final EON) film as James Bond were? I like it for all it’s campy craziness but the older, fatter, gray haired Bond he portrays really stands out from YOL… --- ## [Im having boy trouble someone help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-having-boy-trouble-someone-help/664758)
**Author:** [@forevercountry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/forevercountry)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-having-boy-trouble-someone-help/664758 "2013-07-29T20:34:03Z")
Im having some serious country boy trouble:eek: and i need help --- ## [Has anybody seen the Parker-Stone "Book of Mormon" musical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-seen-the-parker-stone-book-of-mormon-musical/574700)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-seen-the-parker-stone-book-of-mormon-musical/574700 "2011-05-12T18:59:31Z")
Title’s pretty self explanatory. I realize it’s a long shot but thought maybe some NYC Dopers may have seen it in previews. Jon Stewart majorly lauded it the other night on his show and- while admittedly not an unbiase… --- ## [Clearly a Sock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clearly-a-sock/744351)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2016, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clearly-a-sock/744351 "2016-02-02T14:57:50Z")
I think I understand what a sock is: someone who registers more than once on the SDMB (or any discussion board) so as to pretend to be another poster. There’s a Pit thread where one guy says another guy is “clearly a s… --- ## [What would YOU have said?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-said/145853)
**Author:** [@Audrey\_Levins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Audrey_Levins)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2003, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-said/145853 "2003-01-02T23:34:35Z")
I was dragged by my best friend to the local Junior League Rummage Sale last month. I don’t even really know what a Junior League is, but I have issues with it anyway because I think it involves bored rich housewives. (M… --- ## [What is the Best City in America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-city-in-america/576426)
**Author:** [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2011, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-city-in-america/576426 "2011-04-03T04:47:24Z")
What is the best large city in America? Has to be over 2 million population (counting the metro area burbs). Considering employment, entertainment, airports, hospitals, education choices, schools, cost of housing, com… --- ## [Anyone geeking out about the New Ducktales?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-geeking-out-about-the-new-ducktales/775247)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2019, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-geeking-out-about-the-new-ducktales/775247 "2019-03-10T19:00:52Z")
I was 8 when Ducktales first came out. It really changed my opinion of what a cartoon can be. I watch reruns of it every now and then, it’s still interesting for a cartoon… Well the Teaser came out: New art: https… --- ## ["The Witness" - playthrough thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-witness-playthrough-thread/790067)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2017, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-witness-playthrough-thread/790067 "2017-08-19T17:18:48Z")
As I mentioned in the Steam summer sale 2017 thread, I picked up a copy of “The Witness”. Spice Weasel is also playing, and suggested opening a thread so we can discuss as we play through. Mahaloth was also interested in… --- ## [I'm hungry. What's for dinner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hungry-whats-for-dinner/395800)
**Author:** [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2007, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hungry-whats-for-dinner/395800 "2007-03-19T23:03:24Z")
It’s late afternoon here and I’m getting a little hungry. No idea what to fix for dins though. So what’s for dinner, guys? Maybe I’ll drop by your house. :slight\_smile: --- ## [What if real life were more like porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-real-life-were-more-like-porn/312904)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2005, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-real-life-were-more-like-porn/312904 "2005-07-20T16:27:41Z")
Pizza delivery, plumber and pool cleaner would be the most sought after jobs in America. Semen would taste like gum drops and lollypops and women would not be able to get enough of it. Also, it would be a highly effect… --- ## [the proper way to initiate a threesome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proper-way-to-initiate-a-threesome/69321)
**Author:** [@amati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amati)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2001, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proper-way-to-initiate-a-threesome/69321 "2001-06-25T04:40:45Z")
i was hanging out with a friend of mine and a friend of hers yesterday, and, damn my male brain, all i could think about was getting in the sack with both of them. at this point i realized, i have no clue about how to as… --- ## [Physics help - sliding a fire engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-help-sliding-a-fire-engine/676583)
**Author:** [@KCB615](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KCB615)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2013, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-help-sliding-a-fire-engine/676583 "2013-12-24T11:05:32Z")
I have been one of the primary operators of a ladder truck in my fire department since the truck was delivered in 2000. Recently, we (some of the drivers and officers) have had an internal dispute over the possibility of… --- ## [the dickens was wrong so bah humbug mmp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dickens-was-wrong-so-bah-humbug-mmp/845284)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2020, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dickens-was-wrong-so-bah-humbug-mmp/845284 "2020-01-01T03:47:17Z")
as ive stated before this hasnt been the merriest of seasons so i hope everyone is having a better time of it than I and ev3n tho scrooge was an ass about it he had a point about letting every one celebrate or not in th… --- ## [Socks and immaturity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-and-immaturity/306409)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2005, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-and-immaturity/306409 "2005-06-03T19:18:53Z")
Can we have a test for mental age before someone can join? Socks, trolls, and bizarre neo-nazis indicate some very immature minds that think it is somehow “cool” to jerk people around have made it past the sensors, if … --- ## [You see a fellow passenger with headphones in and phone on during take off. What do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-see-a-fellow-passenger-with-headphones-in-and-phone-on-during-take-off-what-do-you-do/625858)
**Author:** [@Scougs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scougs)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-see-a-fellow-passenger-with-headphones-in-and-phone-on-during-take-off-what-do-you-do/625858 "2012-06-22T08:28:51Z")
This happened to me on a flight yesterday, and I’m curious as to what others would have done. After the safety briefing, the cabin crew are strapped in their seats for taxi and take off. I’m in an aisle seat, and across… --- ## [Houston-Austin road trip--what should we do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houston-austin-road-trip-what-should-we-do/321993)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2005, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houston-austin-road-trip-what-should-we-do/321993 "2005-11-20T00:02:54Z")
So we’ll be spending Thanksgiving with family in Houston, and then I’ve got a conference to attend in Austin the following week. So wifey and I will be driving across TX for the first time. We don’t have that much time… --- ## [Does anybody know why the US invaded Iraq in 2003?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-know-why-the-us-invaded-iraq-in-2003/666358)
**Author:** [@The\_Sheikh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Sheikh)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-know-why-the-us-invaded-iraq-in-2003/666358 "2013-08-20T04:07:44Z")
Now that 10 years have passed, I noticed that this question never crossed my mind. It’s like I’ve been convinced all the time that there was a rationale behind the invasion. But now that I tried to remember what the rati… --- ## [New Jersey... Anyone out there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-anyone-out-there/63717)
**Author:** [@mikey07005](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikey07005)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2003, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-anyone-out-there/63717 "2003-07-18T13:07:39Z")
I am from New Jersey, even though I live about 5,000 miles from there right now. I was just curious if anyone else is as blessed as me to be from there… Lets here where you are from in jersey… Boonton, NJ here… --- ## [Do you prefer Pizza with lots of tomato Sauce or very little?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-pizza-with-lots-of-tomato-sauce-or-very-little/614766)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-pizza-with-lots-of-tomato-sauce-or-very-little/614766 "2012-03-06T21:15:02Z")
When I visit a new Pizza Place my first concern is how much tomato sauce they put on. I’ve always been grossed out by tomatoes. I always remove the tomato from my sandwiches. I’ll eat lasagna or spaghetti once in awhile… --- ## [Do you have a beloved artist whose heydey was long before you were born?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-beloved-artist-whose-heydey-was-long-before-you-were-born/642123)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-beloved-artist-whose-heydey-was-long-before-you-were-born/642123 "2012-11-28T16:11:59Z")
Think of your favorite novelists, poets, actors, directors, singers, and so forth. Which of them (if any) was most active and renowned before your birth? If the answer is none, is there any particular reason? --- ## [I never properly introduced myself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-never-properly-introduced-myself/639759)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2012, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-never-properly-introduced-myself/639759 "2012-11-11T03:26:36Z")
I joined the SDMB about a month ago because another board I used to frequent has fizzled down to nothing and I wanted to move on. I just dived in head first around here posting a few threads and then found the MMP It’s… --- ## [Star Wars question, with spoiler.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-question-with-spoiler/489480)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2009, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-question-with-spoiler/489480 "2009-03-17T23:21:00Z")
Luke Skywalker has his father’s light saber. His father is of course Darth Vader. If it is Vader’s saber, how was it acquired? Did Obi Wan take it when he dismembered Vader and left him to burn to death? --- ## [How Did Republicans/Democrats Switch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-republicans-democrats-switch/645086)
**Author:** [@nemenku](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nemenku)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-republicans-democrats-switch/645086 "2013-01-02T20:32:51Z")
I’ve been doing some reading about the Ku Klux Klan and the Civil Rights movement. It’s my understanding that the KKK was originally formed by returning Confederate soldiers, serving the interests of the Democratic Part… --- ## [16 YO girl changed with child porn for taking naked pics of another 16 YO girl.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/16-yo-girl-changed-with-child-porn-for-taking-naked-pics-of-another-16-yo-girl/350817)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2006, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/16-yo-girl-changed-with-child-porn-for-taking-naked-pics-of-another-16-yo-girl/350817 "2006-04-01T22:09:52Z")
Third teenage girl charged in child pornography case Charge her with being lewd or lascivious behavior or whatever… but child porn? At some point aren’t prosecutors required to use common sense? --- ## [The draft IS coming. You heard it hear first.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-draft-is-coming-you-heard-it-hear-first/269469)
**Author:** [@legion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/legion)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2025, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-draft-is-coming-you-heard-it-hear-first/269469 "2025-07-27T12:52:49Z")
BBC news site. “Senior British military sources have told the BBC the US has asked British troops to fill in behind American soldiers, who are being sent elsewhere. It is believed the soldiers could be sent to an area s… --- ## [Has anyone ever told you that hanging "pre-hung" doors can drive you insane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-told-you-that-hanging-pre-hung-doors-can-drive-you-insane/509456)
**Author:** [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2009, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-told-you-that-hanging-pre-hung-doors-can-drive-you-insane/509456 "2009-09-10T07:14:49Z")
Let’s get a few things out of the way… I’m not afraid to tear up my house and try to do light construction work in regards to DIY home projects. I’m also very cheap. Our house doesn’t have a basement, so the washer and… --- ## [Most violent movie/TV scenes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-violent-movie-tv-scenes/544781)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-violent-movie-tv-scenes/544781 "2010-07-01T06:06:50Z")
I’m a big horror movie fan, and of course there are plenty of violent acts in most horror movies; but then there are also some pretty nasty scenes in non-horror movies or shows as well. A few come to mind… Irreversible:… --- ## [You can make 3 permanent changes to the way your country is run--which 3?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-make-3-permanent-changes-to-the-way-your-country-is-run-which-3/818376)
**Author:** [@Textual\_Innuendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Textual_Innuendo)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2018, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-make-3-permanent-changes-to-the-way-your-country-is-run-which-3/818376 "2018-08-09T16:06:04Z")
Just a thought experiment on my part, but thought it may be interesting to hear the Dope’s views on it. While walking on the beach one day, you stub your toe on a large and unusually ugly seashell. As is the way of the… --- ## [X-Com: UFO Defense(Old game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-com-ufo-defense-old-game/197473)
**Author:** [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2003, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-com-ufo-defense-old-game/197473 "2003-09-09T07:10:22Z")
I’ve had this for the longest time but always got frusterated by it when I tried to play it. However, Lately I’m in the groove of reliving some of my childhood, and I’m curious to try it again. So, from those who have p… --- ## [Trading spouses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trading-spouses/256148)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2004, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trading-spouses/256148 "2004-08-18T13:26:02Z")
I’m usually not real big on reality shows but holy crap, this show cracked my up. I have to say though black Mom: way cool. White spoiled, rotten, pretentious Mom: grates me to the freaking bone! Anyone else? --- ## [Character name pronunciation decisions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-name-pronunciation-decisions/693034)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-name-pronunciation-decisions/693034 "2014-07-16T15:27:33Z")
You’re reading a novel and there’s a character’s name you’ve always said one way in your head. Sometime later you hear the author say the name and surprise, you’ve been saying it wrong. So now when you read the book, do … --- ## [50 Worst Beers in the World - The pale, stale ales with the foam on the bottom!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-worst-beers-in-the-world-the-pale-stale-ales-with-the-foam-on-the-bottom/255523)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2004, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-worst-beers-in-the-world-the-pale-stale-ales-with-the-foam-on-the-bottom/255523 "2004-07-20T19:16:58Z")
The World’s Worst Beers --- ## [Why Don't Humans Have "Scritchel Spots"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-humans-have-scritchel-spots/443236)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-humans-have-scritchel-spots/443236 "2011-01-20T06:00:22Z")
So, I’m giving my cat a good scritcheling, and she’s flopped over, with this zonked expression on her face, obviously just estatically enjoying, and I can’t help but think, “Why don’t I have spots like that?” I mean, ge… --- ## [Characters too awful to exist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-too-awful-to-exist/960176)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2022, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-too-awful-to-exist/960176 "2022-03-17T00:01:09Z")
I’m rewatching season one of Witcher, and being reminded of how awful the character of the Bard is; he makes me not want to keep watching. It made me think about other characters who are so utterly useless, aggressively … --- ## [What are the physical effects of working as a prostitute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-physical-effects-of-working-as-a-prostitute/398803)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2007, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-physical-effects-of-working-as-a-prostitute/398803 "2007-04-07T00:16:27Z")
On the Law & Order shows, the M.E. can always tell with certainty whether an unidentified dead woman was a prostitute or not – signs mentioned include needle tracks, STDs, rectal tearing, and hip displaysia. Is all this… --- ## [Open freezers in grocery stores, waste of power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-freezers-in-grocery-stores-waste-of-power/664013)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-freezers-in-grocery-stores-waste-of-power/664013 "2013-07-24T14:25:26Z")
Why do a lot of grocery stores have both horizontal and vertical open freezer compartments? Why not have doors or something to hold the cold in, isn’t it a giant waste of power? These seem very popular at grocery stores … --- ## [Start of summer MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/start-of-summer-mmp/854434)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2020, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/start-of-summer-mmp/854434 "2020-06-01T03:57:11Z")
As we are often reminded, Memorial Day, celebrated today in the US anyway, is the “Unofficial Start of Summer” - yay. This year is likely to be one for the books in a lot of ways, but we won’t dwell on that. Summer memo… --- ## [Why is this thread in GD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-thread-in-gd/548491)
**Author:** [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2010, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-thread-in-gd/548491 "2010-08-04T04:16:54Z")
Can a mod please explain the reasoning behind letting this thread stay in Great Debates? 100% of the answers are opinion-based and a good many posts read as if they belong on Hot or Not. It makes no difference to me if… --- ## [Why do police think those two photos are the same person (Thompson murder)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-police-think-those-two-photos-are-the-same-person-thompson-murder/1011312)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2024, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-police-think-those-two-photos-are-the-same-person-thompson-murder/1011312 "2024-12-10T21:08:54Z")
The news is plastered with one photo of a masked man with a backpack with light-colored straps, who could well be the killer, and another photo of a smiling guy (in Starbucks I think) in a coat that looks different to me… --- ## [Primetime Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/primetime-obama/470067)
**Author:** [@Jeeves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeeves)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/primetime-obama/470067 "2008-10-31T05:05:26Z")
Tonight Barack Obama has bought half an hour of airtime on three major networks, and I have heard nothing about it! So what is the dopers best guess on what we will see if we tune in? Personally, I like to think that h… --- ## [Funniest commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-commercials/669858)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2013, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-commercials/669858 "2013-10-03T01:51:16Z")
I’m sure some people remember the Alka-Seltzer commercial "Mama Mia! “At’sa spicy meatball!” and the one with the well-meaning bride who cooks things like marshmallowed meatballs and poached oysters. Then there was a co… --- ## [What was your most satisfying body lesion to pop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-most-satisfying-body-lesion-to-pop/271787)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2004, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-most-satisfying-body-lesion-to-pop/271787 "2004-11-02T02:14:12Z")
I have two: The first day a started college, this huge thing developed on the side of my mouth. People said it that it was a fever blister but I knew better. After being humiliated for a day or so, I went into the men’s… --- ## [What tools to install cookware rack on wall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tools-to-install-cookware-rack-on-wall/590856)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2011, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tools-to-install-cookware-rack-on-wall/590856 "2011-08-13T04:22:52Z")
I need to save space so I want to get a pots/pan rack, where you put them on the wall. Something like this But it ends up being heavy. I have no handy man experience. Is this a job I can do myself? What tools do I need… --- ## [How do I most effectively sell my gramps massive baseball card collection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-most-effectively-sell-my-gramps-massive-baseball-card-collection/593624)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2011, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-most-effectively-sell-my-gramps-massive-baseball-card-collection/593624 "2011-09-02T10:51:50Z")
Without going into too much detail here my grampa died recently and left me his baseball card collection. We were very close and he left them to me with the full understanding that I would sell them immediately. He had n… --- ## [Senate Pubs block bill to restore habeas corpus rights to "terrorist" detainees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-pubs-block-bill-to-restore-habeas-corpus-rights-to-terrorist-detainees/419823)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2007, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-pubs-block-bill-to-restore-habeas-corpus-rights-to-terrorist-detainees/419823 "2007-09-24T22:00:46Z")
Story here. (I put “terrorist” in quotes because, until they’ve had their day in court, how do we know?) All but six of the Pub senators backed the filibuster. Kudos to those six. And may all those who did back the f… --- ## [Please, Vote Now! for your favourite poem in the SDMB Poetry Sweatshop Anthology of March 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-vote-now-for-your-favourite-poem-in-the-sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-anthology-of-march-2010/534153)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-vote-now-for-your-favourite-poem-in-the-sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-anthology-of-march-2010/534153 "2010-04-05T20:36:22Z")
Welcome to the Anthology Thread for the March 2010 SDMB Poetry Sweatshop. I will begin posting the poems already submitted in the next few replies, and at 6 PM PDT, I will establish a poll to determine the readers’ favo… --- ## [Is the USA approaching herd immunity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-usa-approaching-herd-immunity/932256)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-usa-approaching-herd-immunity/932256 "2021-02-12T06:45:38Z")
One possible explanation for the sharply dropping number of cases in the USA is that there has been a change of government :slight\_smile: Discounting that, another possibility is that everybody is just better behaved. C… --- ## [How long do I need to wait to call my MIA fiance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-i-need-to-wait-to-call-my-mia-fiance/502761)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2009, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-i-need-to-wait-to-call-my-mia-fiance/502761 "2009-07-28T04:50:24Z")
His bachelor was last night, and I actually expected him home at some point. However, I am up this morning and he is not here (and neither is the young German friend of the family that went with him yesterday). It’s 8:3… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1791&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1793&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)