# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=18&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:** 19 --- ## [How real or fake is Undercover boss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-real-or-fake-is-undercover-boss/609708)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2017, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-real-or-fake-is-undercover-boss/609708 "2017-03-06T09:28:28Z")
I happened to catch Undercover Boss Sunday night. I’ve only seen a few episodes in the past few years. This one was a bit different because the employee at the call center made a lot of mistakes with the hotel booking s… --- ## [Why do atheists insist that atheism is a 'non-belief'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-atheists-insist-that-atheism-is-a-non-belief/564281)
**Author:** [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Replies:** 801\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-atheists-insist-that-atheism-is-a-non-belief/564281 "2011-01-10T13:39:13Z")
It seems to me that atheism is a belief about there not being a God. Granted, this is a statement of non-belief towards any deity, but the belief that there definitely is no God is a belief, just as believing that there … --- ## [The Romney Tapes - thoughts as to how they'll affect the election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-romney-tapes-thoughts-as-to-how-theyll-affect-the-election/635007)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 542\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2012, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-romney-tapes-thoughts-as-to-how-theyll-affect-the-election/635007 "2012-10-08T01:24:39Z")
In a fundraiser between the primaries and the convention, Romney had this to say about… Obama Supporters: Why his Dad should have been born Hispanic: On his opinion of the ability of the American electorate to vot… --- ## [Obama vs. Fox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vs-fox/514497)
**Author:** [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Replies:** 710\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2009, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vs-fox/514497 "2009-11-07T03:26:00Z")
I’m mildly surprised that nobody has made a thread about this yet. The Obama administration has explicitly decided to regard Fox News as “an opponent” and “not a news organization.” Yesterday they went so far as to tel… --- ## [Trump's Executive Order on Immigration - Let it Rip Dopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-executive-order-on-immigration-let-it-rip-dopers/778468)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 753\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-executive-order-on-immigration-let-it-rip-dopers/778468 "2017-03-05T22:07:47Z")
President Trump’s Immigration Order, Annotated --- ## [Why do you need a gun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-need-a-gun/646873)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 491\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-need-a-gun/646873 "2013-01-24T18:24:40Z")
I’ve lived most of my life in densely populated Suburbia. No one I’ve ever known has ever mentioned that they own a gun, though that could be for reasons other than not owning one. Be that as it may, I have no one but th… --- ## [Should churches that refuse to perform gay marriages lose tax exempt status?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-churches-that-refuse-to-perform-gay-marriages-lose-tax-exempt-status/681742)
**Author:** [@Linden\_Arden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linden_Arden)\ **Replies:** 655\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-churches-that-refuse-to-perform-gay-marriages-lose-tax-exempt-status/681742 "2014-03-31T15:24:55Z")
After all, “marriage” is a civil right now. I think they should but I oppose their tax exempt status anyway. --- ## [I don't understand holocaust denial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-holocaust-denial/781963)
**Author:** [@TGWATY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TGWATY)\ **Replies:** 429\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-holocaust-denial/781963 "2017-06-25T23:18:23Z")
Specifically, I on’t understand some of the psychology involved. First, I have not looked into any of this carefully or deeply. I’m just reacting to the popular understanding of it. And I would not presume to address … --- ## [No thanks, I'll take my chances with the psychopath.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-thanks-ill-take-my-chances-with-the-psychopath/629135)
**Author:** [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Replies:** 574\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-thanks-ill-take-my-chances-with-the-psychopath/629135 "2012-08-20T03:12:19Z")
Dear guy I work with, cousin, dude from the bar, friend of a friend, Louie Gohmert, and every other gun toting pussy who seems to think that they could have taken out the Aurora shooter with their ersatz penis: No, you … --- ## [Guys and creepiness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-and-creepiness/651716)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 653\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-and-creepiness/651716 "2013-03-30T10:52:32Z")
Several men on this board have complained about a double standard when it comes to creepiess (If a guy does it, people find it creepy). One example is a lone man being forced to change seats on a plane if an unaccompanie… --- ## [Phrases/terms that aggravate the hell out of you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-terms-that-aggravate-the-hell-out-of-you/923894)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 1482\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2023, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-terms-that-aggravate-the-hell-out-of-you/923894 "2023-02-20T21:53:22Z")
Occasionally there are phrases and/or terms that make their way into conversational vogue among journalists and others that just rub me the wrong way. Sometimes it’s because they’re pretentious, others because they’re f… --- ## [Febrantary (February Minirants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/febrantary-february-minirants/680286)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 547\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/febrantary-february-minirants/680286 "2014-03-01T14:09:31Z")
28 days of mini-ranting! My rant: They’re cutting back on bus service here in Montreal. Bummer. --- ## [2010 NFC North Discussion Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-nfc-north-discussion-thread/550471)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 558\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-nfc-north-discussion-thread/550471 "2011-05-26T00:46:08Z")
Last year I started what seemed to be a nicely engaging NF North thread, so here I go again. Last year I gave a lengthy review, but this year I am not sure I am in the loop enough to do the same. Nonetheless here are my… --- ## [Man returns Holocaust medal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-returns-holocaust-medal/695760)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 356\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2014, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-returns-holocaust-medal/695760 "2014-10-15T21:50:17Z")
A Dutchman who hid a Jewish girl from the Nazis has returned a medal that he received to the Israeli government, inprotest over family members killed in Gaza. (BBC Video). Don’t know why he should have done that. --- ## [Leaked IPCC report: 90% confidence in AGW is now 95% -- and sea level will rise!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaked-ipcc-report-90-confidence-in-agw-is-now-95-and-sea-level-will-rise/667002)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 493\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2013, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaked-ipcc-report-90-confidence-in-agw-is-now-95-and-sea-level-will-rise/667002 "2013-09-30T00:41:06Z")
Chris Mooney reports in MoJo: Of course, it’s a little more complicated than that. The report also acknowledged that the pace of global warming has slowed down recently. We can expect denialists to latch onto that. … --- ## [Will a plane on a treadmill take off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-plane-on-a-treadmill-take-off/334567)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 422\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2006, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-plane-on-a-treadmill-take-off/334567 "2006-12-13T05:25:13Z")
OK, I have seen this question posted on a couple other message boards I go to, but seeing asd most of the people at those messageboards don’t have a large knowledge of physics, I am posting here in hopes to get the corre… --- ## [Build off the EXACT song title word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-off-the-exact-song-title-word/763731)
**Author:** [@Baggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baggs)\ **Replies:** 2063\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2020, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-off-the-exact-song-title-word/763731 "2020-07-26T14:31:59Z")
Also : only from the genres: prog, psych,heavy/hard,pop,popsike. NO country, crooner-shit, soundtracks. You can use lp titles. Also ,in brackets, please indicate source (artist). Here goes then: CLOUDS and CLOWNS (… --- ## [Scam (Internet and Otherwise) Omnibus Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 1244\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265 "2026-10-03T16:43:13Z")
Continuing the discussion from "Is this a scam?" chapter seventy-billion, need answer fastish: This thread, one of many recently, got me thinking that it might be worthwhile to have an omnibus thread where everyone can … --- ## [RIP Scalia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-scalia/746056)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 728\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-scalia/746056 "2016-04-06T18:15:48Z")
Associate Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead of apparent natural causes Saturday on a luxury resort in West Texas, federal officials said. I’m putting this in the Pit because I thought ill of him, and am not pleased … --- ## [Silly, weird, perhaps unanswerable questions about movies and TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-weird-perhaps-unanswerable-questions-about-movies-and-tv/654401)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 576\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-weird-perhaps-unanswerable-questions-about-movies-and-tv/654401 "2026-07-29T20:07:51Z")
I’ve posted a couple of these before\*, but I thought of some more and invite others to add their suggestions. What would happen if Dracula’s brain was implanted in the Frankenstein’s Monster’s body? What happened on Ho… --- ## [What are the all time top 10 stripper songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-all-time-top-10-stripper-songs/497378)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2012, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-all-time-top-10-stripper-songs/497378 "2012-10-28T09:03:59Z")
For one I’ll nominate Rod Stewart’s Hot Legs --- ## [Obese Boy Scouts not allowed to attend Jamboree. Fat discrimination or common sense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obese-boy-scouts-not-allowed-to-attend-jamboree-fat-discrimination-or-common-sense/663634)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 453\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2013, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obese-boy-scouts-not-allowed-to-attend-jamboree-fat-discrimination-or-common-sense/663634 "2013-07-31T00:14:23Z")
As a fat but strong kid in my youth I’m kind of conflicted. On one hand I understand the logic. A kid with a BMI of 40 ispretty fat in most cases and I can see that a physically challenging site might be difficult or in … --- ## [Omnibus Religious Fucks in the NEWS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 1302\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066 "2026-10-09T23:06:23Z")
I felt this needed it’s own thread. This is for news items about Priests, Nuns, Pastors, Rabbis, and Shaman in the news caught doing shit that their religions say is forbidden. And to complain about the comparatively li… --- ## [Chumlee in Pawn Stars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chumlee-in-pawn-stars/569090)
**Author:** [@freemal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freemal2)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2015, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chumlee-in-pawn-stars/569090 "2015-06-06T05:31:41Z")
I have a question about the reality show Pawn Stars. On the show, Chumlee is routinely berated, cursed, humiliated etc. by his friends and employers. The premise is that Chumlee is a childhood friend of the owning fam… --- ## [Oil of Vitriol and the Borgias](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oil-of-vitriol-and-the-borgias/657846)
**Author:** [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2018, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oil-of-vitriol-and-the-borgias/657846 "2018-06-09T13:06:06Z")
(If this is more Cafe Society, feel free to move it, but it’s more of a historical/etymology question than about the drama). I’ve been watching the Showtime series Borgia and am puzzled by what the characters keep calli… --- ## [What law am I breaking by using someone elses Dumpster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-law-am-i-breaking-by-using-someone-elses-dumpster/258338)
**Author:** [@Emilio\_Lizardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emilio_Lizardo)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-law-am-i-breaking-by-using-someone-elses-dumpster/258338 "2022-03-18T15:41:25Z")
A quick tour through the alleys of my neighborhood reveals a number of Dumpsters bearing a sticker warning “no dumping, $500 fine.” I assume that dumping, in this context, refers to the placement of waste in these recep… --- ## [Is ZzzQuil a Good Idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-zzzquil-a-good-idea/635651)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2015, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-zzzquil-a-good-idea/635651 "2015-11-19T23:09:29Z")
Vicks recently introduced ZzzQuil, sort of like NyQuil, but not for colds, just to help people sleep. The link is to their product safety page. Is this a good idea? I find myself terribly dubious. It seems to be usin… --- ## [Can you really not smell vodka?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-not-smell-vodka/288745)
**Author:** [@Nim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nim)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2013, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-not-smell-vodka/288745 "2013-08-22T23:36:46Z")
I think that no matter what, that you can smell a drink with alcohol in it. But some say you can’t smell Vodka, or that if you can, then it wasn’t made right. Origins, From: http://www.epinions.com/fddk-review-4638-1674… --- ## [Make up a rumour about the above user](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-a-rumour-about-the-above-user/760615)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 1215\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2019, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-a-rumour-about-the-above-user/760615 "2019-07-07T22:26:40Z")
Just for fun --- ## ["You know, that's handicapped parking spot!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-thats-handicapped-parking-spot/585328)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 466\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2011, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-thats-handicapped-parking-spot/585328 "2011-07-09T06:24:19Z")
Very minor, but it put a knot in my knickers for the whole 15 minutes it took me to get home to post this. Yes, you self-righteous bitch. I realized that the bright blue paint job on the spot, along with the bright blu… --- ## [Run For the Hills! (Government Shutdown in Effect)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-for-the-hills-government-shutdown-in-effect/670068)
**Author:** [@Werekoala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Werekoala)\ **Replies:** 630\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2013, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-for-the-hills-government-shutdown-in-effect/670068 "2013-10-08T05:08:23Z")
I fully expect to wake up to Good Morning America in a few hours to news of several major cities on fire, tens of thousands of Elderly and Children dying in the streets, Al-Quaeda taking over the Capitol (along with thei… --- ## [The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim/563846)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 446\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim/563846 "2011-11-15T16:07:33Z")
It’s a grrrrrrreat day for RPG fans - first Mass Effect 3 is announced, then the long, long awaited sequel (if that’s the right word) to the acclaimed Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. And these were my good pants! Trailer he… --- ## [What would an "illegal nuclear strike order" be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-an-illegal-nuclear-strike-order-be/802023)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2018, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-an-illegal-nuclear-strike-order-be/802023 "2018-01-05T21:00:24Z")
I know this has been discussed here in the past but this comment by the commander of U.S. Strategic Command confused me: So when this has been discussed here and elsewhere, the general conclusion is that the president … --- ## [Starship development and progress \[previous title: Will Musk's starship reach orbit this year?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starship-development-and-progress-previous-title-will-musks-starship-reach-orbit-this-year/967583)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 1677\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starship-development-and-progress-previous-title-will-musks-starship-reach-orbit-this-year/967583 "2026-10-08T13:53:17Z")
There was a flurry of activity last year when the upper stage was being tested. And then… nothing much. Of course there was a lot of 'FAA regulatory ‘stuff’, but it seems that’s been at least somewhat sorted. Has he r… --- ## [2008 Presidential Election Results Thread. See it here as they come in.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 1027\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2008, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031 "2008-11-06T01:40:05Z")
It’s finally here, the day all the non-US dopers have been waiting for, the day of the 2008 presidential election. Will it be the Democrat Barack Obama, first mixed race US president? Or Will it be John McCain, Repub… --- ## [Discussion for the Israel-Hamas War: A thread in the Pit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-for-the-israel-hamas-war-a-thread-in-the-pit/992653)
**Author:** [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 2858\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-for-the-israel-hamas-war-a-thread-in-the-pit/992653 "2026-08-03T06:26:28Z")
The Israel-Hamas War is likely to continue for many more months, so it probably deserves a thread in the Pit where it can be discussed more freely. In the Pit, of course, one is able to viciously attack other posters, i… --- ## [Ranting like March Hares - or somesuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranting-like-march-hares-or-somesuch/651705)
**Author:** [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Replies:** 549\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranting-like-march-hares-or-somesuch/651705 "2013-04-01T05:53:56Z")
HEY! It’s March already! Stop posting in the other thread :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [Gun toting soccer mom dead.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-toting-soccer-mom-dead/513115)
**Author:** [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Replies:** 660\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2009, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-toting-soccer-mom-dead/513115 "2009-11-05T22:43:25Z")
From a gunshot wound, of course. I have no idea why I’m giggling over this. I’m going to hell. --- ## [Game of Thrones 3.09 "The Rains of Castamere" 6/2/13 No book spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-09-the-rains-of-castamere-6-2-13-no-book-spoilers/659972)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 562\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2013, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-09-the-rains-of-castamere-6-2-13-no-book-spoilers/659972 "2013-06-21T16:42:34Z")
3.01 Valar Dohaeris 3.02 Dark Wings, Dark Words 3.03 Walk of Punishment 3.04 And Now His Watch is Ended 3.05 Kissed by fire 3.06 The Climb 3.07 The Bear and the Maiden Fair 3.08 Second Sons The books do not exist… --- ## [Ear cartilage pain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ear-cartilage-pain/262878)
**Author:** [@MelCthefirst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MelCthefirst)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ear-cartilage-pain/262878 "2018-09-26T13:09:01Z")
Every so often I get a strange pain when I touch the cartilage around my ear, it usually only last about 10 - 20 minutes. Anybody else get this? know what it could be? --- ## [Django Unchained movie thread! (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/django-unchained-movie-thread-open-spoilers/645150)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 320\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2013, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/django-unchained-movie-thread-open-spoilers/645150 "2013-06-09T22:37:19Z")
Spoiiiiiiiiiilllllller space! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First impressions: I liked the movie. Not being a huge Tarantino fan (I’ve only seen Kill Bill), I went into this expecting gruesome v… --- ## [What's the Deal with the Falkland Islands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-the-falkland-islands/610629)
**Author:** [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Replies:** 411\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-the-falkland-islands/610629 "2023-08-16T20:54:38Z")
I have been chatting with an online friend from Argentina and he indicates that there is still a lot of sentiment that the Falkland Islands should be theirs. He seems to feel that the government is still asserting its cl… --- ## [Is "Die Hard" a Christmas Movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 664\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2025, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283 "2025-12-16T22:16:39Z")
Yes or No? Discuss. --- ## [Should private businesses be allowed to discriminate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-private-businesses-be-allowed-to-discriminate/724529)
**Author:** [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Replies:** 666\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2015, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-private-businesses-be-allowed-to-discriminate/724529 "2015-08-13T22:05:27Z")
I have always felt that if a business owner wanted to discriminate, that should be their right. I think that people should be able to choose who they want to do business with, and if I have a particular talent that I se… --- ## [ZOMBIE THREADSPOTTING: Bacon Salt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-threadspotting-bacon-salt/412456)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 628\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-threadspotting-bacon-salt/412456 "2019-07-09T15:51:03Z")
I learned about this five minutes ago. Four minutes and thirty seconds ago, I placed my first order. I’d like to officially welcome my new, bacony overlords. I’ve always wanted to try a bacon milkshake… --- ## [12 Monkeys, What Happens \*after\* the end? (spoilers probably)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-monkeys-what-happens-after-the-end-spoilers-probably/83470)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2017, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-monkeys-what-happens-after-the-end-spoilers-probably/83470 "2017-04-23T03:57:58Z")
I finally saw this movie about a month ago, and I found the very end thought provoking. So I want to know what others thought of it too. In your opinion, what happens after the end of 12 monkeys? The woman scientist is… --- ## [What if 538 is right, and Romney loses by 60+ electoral votes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-538-is-right-and-romney-loses-by-60-electoral-votes/633316)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 415\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-538-is-right-and-romney-loses-by-60-electoral-votes/633316 "2012-10-01T18:25:25Z")
Assume 538 is right and Obama wins with about 330 electoral votes. How does the GOP react? I’m guessing this has been addressed, but I’m curious. The GOP will move to the right and assume the reason they lost is becaus… --- ## [Pennsylvania Upholds Voter ID Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pennsylvania-upholds-voter-id-law/631582)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 553\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2012, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pennsylvania-upholds-voter-id-law/631582 "2012-10-04T01:15:03Z")
Story from NY Daily News article here. The article goes on to state that an estimated 750,000 residents of PA do not have the necessary IDs to vote. 10% of the state population. Will this be upheld on appeal? How much… --- ## [Climatologist Dr. Michael Mann completely vindicated...again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climatologist-dr-michael-mann-completely-vindicated-again/593724)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 472\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climatologist-dr-michael-mann-completely-vindicated-again/593724 "2011-10-13T03:03:45Z")
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/08/22/300821/nsf-inspector-general-investigation-michael-mann/ The Hockey Stick has been independently investigated so many times it’s not funny, and every single time, Mann, et al. ha… --- ## [Your least favourite....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-least-favourite/791406)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1592\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2018, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-least-favourite/791406 "2018-07-31T17:04:01Z")
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