# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1807&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:** 1808 --- ## [Had enough of back pain and being fat - time to diet and exercise! Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-enough-of-back-pain-and-being-fat-time-to-diet-and-exercise-advice/682213)
**Author:** [@Lars\_Aruns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lars_Aruns)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-enough-of-back-pain-and-being-fat-time-to-diet-and-exercise-advice/682213 "2014-03-11T13:56:59Z")
Before I start, a warning. It’s going to get a bit whiny. So, yeah. I had enough of back pain, enough of being fat, enough of running out of breath, enough of not being taken seriously, because, hey, fat guys are funny! … --- ## [Dating Etiquette Question: Men vs Makeup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-etiquette-question-men-vs-makeup/304279)
**Author:** [@Lady\_of\_the\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_of_the_Lake)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2005, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-etiquette-question-men-vs-makeup/304279 "2005-05-23T18:01:55Z")
I’ve a friend, who, since I’ve last seen has developed some new theories about dating and the state of the world. She believes that as she must buy make up, stylish and attractive clothing and hair products to prepare f… --- ## [Word Spellings You Hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-spellings-you-hate/493775)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2009, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-spellings-you-hate/493775 "2009-04-26T00:03:14Z")
Mine biggest one is “explanation”. If I’m explaining something to you, shouldn’t I be giving you an “explaination”? I’m not “explaning” it, you know… How 'bout you? --- ## [2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees/597787)
**Author:** [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees/597787 "2011-12-10T05:56:23Z")
Guns N’ Roses\* Red Hot Chili Peppers Beastie Boys Joan Jett and the Blackhearts\* The Cure\* Heart\* Eric B. and Rakim\* The Small Faces/Faces\* Rufus with Chaka Khan\* War Laura Nyro Donovan Freddy King\* The Spin… --- ## [The U.S. has fallen into shadow -- it is time for the world to move on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-u-s-has-fallen-into-shadow-it-is-time-for-the-world-to-move-on/816753)
**Author:** [@Rabbi\_Mohel\_Skinberg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rabbi_Mohel_Skinberg)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2018, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-u-s-has-fallen-into-shadow-it-is-time-for-the-world-to-move-on/816753 "2018-07-07T03:42:05Z")
I told you so. – me China have overtaken the U.S. militarily and economically – No war with China could be won; much less, decisively – rendering any of the all but diminished, so-called “military superiority” (that h… --- ## [Jamminest Stevie Wonder song in the history of the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamminest-stevie-wonder-song-in-the-history-of-the-world/647427)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2013, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamminest-stevie-wonder-song-in-the-history-of-the-world/647427 "2013-01-18T02:06:25Z")
Jamminest of all Stevie Wonder jams. I reckon this is one of those debates that’s as old as the hills themselves. I can almost picture those beastly cavemen sitting around their fires after eating a nice flame-grilled ma… --- ## [Things that used to be funny, but just aren't funny anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-used-to-be-funny-but-just-arent-funny-anymore/86083)
**Author:** [@aegypt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aegypt)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2001, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-used-to-be-funny-but-just-arent-funny-anymore/86083 "2001-10-17T15:45:48Z")
As a recent episode of Too Much Coffee Man pointed out, there are lots of things that used to be staples of comedy, but which are totally unfunny today. A few examples: \[ul\] \[li\] Domestic violence. Men getting beat up … --- ## [Idiots stage fake public child abduction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-stage-fake-public-child-abduction/686282)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2014, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-stage-fake-public-child-abduction/686282 "2014-04-19T22:56:19Z")
Some idiots in Washington decided to make a video raising public awareness about the threat of child abduction (because obviously there hasn’t been enough attention already given to this). So how do they do it? They sta… --- ## [Okay, I'm rebirthing this topic: NSFW doper pic thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-im-rebirthing-this-topic-nsfw-doper-pic-thread/461879)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-im-rebirthing-this-topic-nsfw-doper-pic-thread/461879 "2008-09-08T03:07:57Z")
So during the server move, we were told we’d lose a few threads and posts. We lost the thread I started last week regarding whether or not we could have a NSFW doper pic thread. Right after I posted my last reply, the … --- ## [Mpsims](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims/215326)
**Author:** [@Fuji\_Kitakyusho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuji_Kitakyusho)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2003, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims/215326 "2003-12-04T07:37:44Z")
I’m not wearing any pants right now. --- ## [Why do western soundtracks sound "western"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-western-soundtracks-sound-western/569010)
**Author:** [@findgrover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/findgrover)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2011, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-western-soundtracks-sound-western/569010 "2011-09-02T16:38:23Z")
t seems that you can always tell a movie score is from a western just by listening. It seems there is a certain rhythm that is used a lot and for some reason evokes The Old West. Where did this rhythm/ sound come from… --- ## [Excellent Music Podcast: Dissect; breaks down hip hop (so far) albums in detail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excellent-music-podcast-dissect-breaks-down-hip-hop-so-far-albums-in-detail/808507)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2018, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excellent-music-podcast-dissect-breaks-down-hip-hop-so-far-albums-in-detail/808507 "2018-05-20T18:55:14Z")
Home page here: https://dissectpodcast.com/ I got turned on to this by a hip hop friend and found it on my iPhone. Started with Season 2 which is focused on Kanye West’s critically-acclaimed masterpiece My Beautiful… --- ## [Anyone been to a snake-handling/drink poison church service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-a-snake-handling-drink-poison-church-service/747559)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-a-snake-handling-drink-poison-church-service/747559 "2016-03-17T16:00:14Z")
This weekend I read a few books about “Holiness/Following the Signs” churches of Appalachia – really excellent reads and respectful of the congregants and their beliefs. Has anyone been to a snake-handling/strychnine/sp… --- ## [are there language(s) without a doer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-language-s-without-a-doer/548593)
**Author:** [@PATRICK2106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PATRICK2106)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-language-s-without-a-doer/548593 "2010-08-01T19:42:11Z")
I thought I read somewhere that there is/are language(s) in the world that has/have no subject (doer) acting on an object. For instance, instead of “I am walking”, the language structure would say “There is walking.” The… --- ## [What is the origin of the expression "Man, Alive"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-the-expression-man-alive/194572)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_B.Goode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_B.Goode)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-the-expression-man-alive/194572 "2011-07-12T01:56:11Z")
I hear americans (particularly sportscasters) say this expression sometimes to indicate amazement. Where does it come from? Is it from scouring battlefields after battles? Just what the hell are you americans on about… --- ## [Parking Brake and Daytime Running Lights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parking-brake-and-daytime-running-lights/154500)
**Author:** [@Stupendous\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stupendous_man)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2003, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parking-brake-and-daytime-running-lights/154500 "2003-02-12T16:50:45Z")
On my 2002 Hyundai Accent (and presumably all other cars…) the daytime running light go off when I apply the parking brake. The car is an automatic transmission, so I don’t need to apply it except for occasional fun use,… --- ## [Big Successful Hollywood Cover Ups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-successful-hollywood-cover-ups/456518)
**Author:** [@B\_A\_Bay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B_A_Bay)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2008, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-successful-hollywood-cover-ups/456518 "2008-07-21T16:05:10Z")
I know with all the camera phones and such now it’s extremely difficult for anyone, much less a celebrity to cover something up. But I was wondering in the past have celebrities or famous people been successful at cover… --- ## [Ever picked up a hitchhiker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-picked-up-a-hitchhiker/540540)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2010, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-picked-up-a-hitchhiker/540540 "2010-05-27T04:26:52Z")
Driving along in my automobile the other day, on a fairly quiet country road I spotted two individuals, a young man and woman, walking in the middle of the road. They jumped to one side as I approached and at the last se… --- ## [Grinding my own cinnamon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grinding-my-own-cinnamon/532420)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grinding-my-own-cinnamon/532420 "2010-03-14T21:41:26Z")
I have a bunch of stick cinnamon that I really have no use for. On the other hand I enjoy adding powdered cinnamon to my hot cocoa. So an obvious solution presents itself- only it isn’t as easy as it sounds. I did the be… --- ## [Is calling someone skinny a compliment or a criticism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-calling-someone-skinny-a-compliment-or-a-criticism/712059)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-calling-someone-skinny-a-compliment-or-a-criticism/712059 "2017-06-12T14:44:31Z")
Whence I was growing up in Memphis, in the 70s and 80s, being called skinny was not a good thing. Skinny didn’t mean just slender; it meant unhealthily or unattractively thin. It meant you looked like you were starving, … --- ## [Deal breakers on a new home...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deal-breakers-on-a-new-home/652584)
**Author:** [@dada2fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dada2fish)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2013, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deal-breakers-on-a-new-home/652584 "2013-03-12T16:51:16Z")
I would like to be living in a new home within 2 years and I’ve been casually browsing homes listed for sale in the area I want to move in. I was excited when a home I was looking at on a real estate website seemed on p… --- ## ["Slow" movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-movies/757015)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-movies/757015 "2016-07-25T17:46:47Z")
I watched a a youtube video in which a young woman “geek” watches Blade Runner for the first time and tells us her reaction and review. She seems underwhelmed. Tongue-in-cheek, she riffs on the inaccuracies in brands a… --- ## [Dill-based Insults in the 70's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dill-based-insults-in-the-70s/625592)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2012, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dill-based-insults-in-the-70s/625592 "2012-06-20T07:07:17Z")
I hear the boys on That 70"s Show call each other “Dillweed” and “Dillhole.” I don’t remember hearing those used as insults until Beavis & Butthead. Is this an anachronism? Or were these indults used in the 70’s? Sent … --- ## [What is the most scared you've ever been?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-scared-youve-ever-been/151654)
**Author:** [@Lady\_Venom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_Venom)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2003, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-scared-youve-ever-been/151654 "2003-02-18T16:08:36Z")
The most scared I’ve ever been is crossing train tracks in my Grandfather’s Cadillac and looking to the left and seeing a train hurtling towards me. Apparently the signals weren’t working. As my rear bumper cleared the… --- ## [I must drop a letter to dear Livvy De Havilland (my name-dropping thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-drop-a-letter-to-dear-livvy-de-havilland-my-name-dropping-thread/297947)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2005, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-drop-a-letter-to-dear-livvy-de-havilland-my-name-dropping-thread/297947 "2005-04-14T17:26:46Z")
Watching Olivia De Havilland on TCM’s Errol Flynn documentary, and she looks smashing, at 89 (well, probably 88 when it was filmed). Love her hair, I wish I could achieve a perfect chignon like that. Livvy and I have be… --- ## [And Now For Something Completely Different... A Monty Python Feud by 42fish\[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-for-something-completely-different-a-monty-python-feud-by-42fish-game-over/511283)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2009, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-for-something-completely-different-a-monty-python-feud-by-42fish-game-over/511283 "2009-10-05T16:19:05Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be … --- ## [Dealership says, No alignment unless you buy new tires](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealership-says-no-alignment-unless-you-buy-new-tires/618408)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealership-says-no-alignment-unless-you-buy-new-tires/618408 "2012-04-12T00:24:20Z")
I took my minivan in to the dealership for a recall, and while it was there I had them look at some vibrations that my regular mechanic wasn’t able to diagnose. I thought maybe they’d have more experience with this part… --- ## [Re "name napping" is it wrong to use the name of friend's baby in naming your child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-name-napping-is-it-wrong-to-use-the-name-of-friends-baby-in-naming-your-child/530854)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-name-napping-is-it-wrong-to-use-the-name-of-friends-baby-in-naming-your-child/530854 "2010-03-04T22:22:57Z")
Re this article Name Napping is So Wrong, But I Got Nothin’ Is using the name of a friend’s baby really all that wrong? It’s kind of a compliment in a way. --- ## [A hypothetical. Includes zombies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hypothetical-includes-zombies/631022)
**Author:** [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2012, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hypothetical-includes-zombies/631022 "2012-08-13T01:28:14Z")
Riffed from this one-panel thingy. You have to make your way across the USA, which is filled with rage virus zombies. On your left is your primary weapon. On your right is your secondary weapon. The main character in t… --- ## [Riots in Ohio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riots-in-ohio/326417)
**Author:** [@Updike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Updike)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2005, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riots-in-ohio/326417 "2005-12-08T18:10:53Z")
So what are they rioting about anyway? Ostensibly, it was to protest a Nazi march, but the Nazis gave up and went home. The rioters didn’t though, throwing bricks at cops, looting stores, burning cars, etc. Why? http… --- ## [Comparatively speaking, how bad were the Nazis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparatively-speaking-how-bad-were-the-nazis/76080)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2001, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparatively-speaking-how-bad-were-the-nazis/76080 "2001-08-28T02:44:46Z")
By most accounts the Nazis were a pretty evil bunch. I wonder how bad they really were though. I certainly don’t want to play the role of apologist here. However, knowing that history is written by the winner, I wonder… --- ## [Last Episode of Six Feet Under - most unsettling scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-episode-of-six-feet-under-most-unsettling-scene/179050)
**Author:** [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2003, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-episode-of-six-feet-under-most-unsettling-scene/179050 "2003-06-02T23:31:07Z")
Wow, Nate is a mess! I think I speak for 99% of us when I say – man, I am so glad Lisa is dead. And I mean that in a respectful way, of course. Here’s my contribution for most unsettling scene: Claire sees her unborn s… --- ## [What is the real hardcore Republican agenda?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-real-hardcore-republican-agenda/635919)
**Author:** [@MDKSquared](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MDKSquared)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2012, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-real-hardcore-republican-agenda/635919 "2012-09-29T09:38:36Z")
I don’t know if there’s a word for this, but I always seem to notice hardcore Republicans proposing some action X because of Y when really it’s because of Z. For instance, proposing voter ID laws to prevent fraud, when … --- ## [Get a grip, Jonathan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-a-grip-jonathan/728713)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2015, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-a-grip-jonathan/728713 "2015-08-25T18:39:22Z")
From here. Where do you see that? Quote, please. Scroll up. That is all. --- ## ["Open Floor Plan" Home interior design](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-floor-plan-home-interior-design/566998)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-floor-plan-home-interior-design/566998 "2011-01-14T21:11:09Z")
An “Open Floor Plan” seems to be what everyone wants when buying a home. Why were older homes designed with a “closed” floor plan where the interior of the house was divided up into several walled rooms? Did families h… --- ## [Your Top 5 "Metal" Guitarists of All Time!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-5-metal-guitarists-of-all-time/660897)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2013, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-5-metal-guitarists-of-all-time/660897 "2013-12-17T23:44:16Z")
Would love to start a discussion on this topic, who are your top metal guitarists? Hard Rock OK too! I know with only 5, there will lots of disagreements and “how can you leave so and so off that list” but then again tha… --- ## [Lottery Addict Embezzles $2.3mil, Screams At Judge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lottery-addict-embezzles-2-3mil-screams-at-judge/374384)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2006, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lottery-addict-embezzles-2-3mil-screams-at-judge/374384 "2006-10-02T20:20:53Z")
Er, lady, the point is to help other people. While you’re in prison, you won’t be able to steal their money any more. (Also, you won’t be able to buy more lottery tickets, so it does help you after all.) :rolleyes: --- ## [My ex's hispanic girlfriend used my ID to get a job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-exs-hispanic-girlfriend-used-my-id-to-get-a-job/591394)
**Author:** [@hausermh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hausermh)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-exs-hispanic-girlfriend-used-my-id-to-get-a-job/591394 "2011-08-06T01:46:31Z")
Hello, A few years ago my ex husband then hispanic girlfriend used my ID and my name to get a job at a Red Lobster in Provo, Utah. They have since married and my assumptions is she has become a citizen because of the ma… --- ## [Umbrella Academy on Netflix - Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umbrella-academy-on-netflix-spoilers/829781)
**Author:** [@Mikemike2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikemike2)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umbrella-academy-on-netflix-spoilers/829781 "2020-07-26T21:41:36Z")
I just binge watched the Umbrella Academy on Netflix with my wife. I thought it was great. I had not read the comics previously, and the story pretty much just starts, leaving you to figure out what is going on as it p… --- ## [Nominate a profession for the Golgafrincham b ark](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nominate-a-profession-for-the-golgafrincham-b-ark/594612)
**Author:** [@Bakhesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bakhesh)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nominate-a-profession-for-the-golgafrincham-b-ark/594612 "2011-09-15T01:58:36Z")
For those of you who haven’t read the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, the Golgafrinchans were a race whose planet was going to be completely destroyed by a mutant star goat. To save their race, they built three mighty s… --- ## [Lesser of two evils: jail or psych-ward?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lesser-of-two-evils-jail-or-psych-ward/440988)
**Author:** [@Squarebubble1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squarebubble1)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2008, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lesser-of-two-evils-jail-or-psych-ward/440988 "2008-03-14T04:20:05Z")
My brother, essentially unemployable (don’t ask), is about to have his unemployment benefits expire. Since nobody, including myself, can afford to support him, and Welfare in this area is limited pretty much to single wo… --- ## [That one dream you never got to do - and likely never will](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-one-dream-you-never-got-to-do-and-likely-never-will/652514)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-one-dream-you-never-got-to-do-and-likely-never-will/652514 "2013-03-28T23:22:35Z")
Since I’ve gone into the depressive phase of my disorder\* it seems like a good time to hear about Dopers’ shattered, broken dreams which can never be put right again. The things you will never get back - those golden, lo… --- ## [Repudiations: MoveOn 'Betray Us' ad v. Boehner's "Small Price to Pay" comment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repudiations-moveon-betray-us-ad-v-boehners-small-price-to-pay-comment/419227)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2007, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repudiations-moveon-betray-us-ad-v-boehners-small-price-to-pay-comment/419227 "2007-09-23T12:54:35Z")
It looks like Rudy Rudy Rudy Rudy! (apologies to the Kaiser Chiefs) is demanding that Democrats denounce MoveOn for its criticism of Gen. Petraeus. Wonder if he’ll also ask Republicans to denounce House GOP Leader John … --- ## [Mmmmmmmmmmm, matzo balls!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmmmmmmmm-matzo-balls/515018)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2009, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmmmmmmmm-matzo-balls/515018 "2009-10-28T18:24:51Z")
The Mrs. made some chicken soup the other day, and after having it a few times with rice or noodles, I finally remembered I had recently picked up a big jar of matzo balls from the “Everything’s a dollar” grocery store n… --- ## [Educational Methods Used On You, Which Would Not Fly Today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educational-methods-used-on-you-which-would-not-fly-today/938878)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educational-methods-used-on-you-which-would-not-fly-today/938878 "2021-05-03T15:30:08Z")
I was a good academic student and did well across the board. The students at our public high school were smart and most took “advanced” courses. A few took “enriched”. Some took “general” courses. There were also tec… --- ## [Worst campaign ads, 2018 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-campaign-ads-2018-edition/813754)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2018, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-campaign-ads-2018-edition/813754 "2018-11-06T12:15:18Z")
This one is going to be tough to beat… but I just believe that the ingenuity and incompetence of American politicians can give it a run for its money! Ok, let's start with the copy. Wow. Strong stuff. China people? … --- ## [Henry VIII, Divorce and the Church of England](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henry-viii-divorce-and-the-church-of-england/721439)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2015, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henry-viii-divorce-and-the-church-of-england/721439 "2015-06-06T14:19:32Z")
As I understand it, Henry VIII wanted to divorce his wife because she didn’t give him a son, the Pope said no, and as a result the Church of England was then formed. It’s hard to imagine that it’s that simple, or that so… --- ## [How To Train Your Dragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-train-your-dragon/540870)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2010, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-train-your-dragon/540870 "2010-06-08T14:52:29Z")
I have been meaning to see this since before it came out, and since I got an unexpected day off in the middle of the week, I finally got around to it today. Well worth the wait! It is beautifully made, and if you suspe… --- ## [Improve a Movie By Changing Just One Thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/improve-a-movie-by-changing-just-one-thing/324845)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2005, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/improve-a-movie-by-changing-just-one-thing/324845 "2005-10-09T16:18:51Z")
Here’s the deal; you have to take a movie and improve it by changing just one aspect of the plot, story, script or setting. Preferably, this should change only one part of the movie, not the entire thing. You can’t cha… --- ## [Occupy Wall Street is back, kindasorta](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupy-wall-street-is-back-kindasorta/756087)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupy-wall-street-is-back-kindasorta/756087 "2016-05-31T21:38:17Z")
The original OWS was a spontaneous demonstration of resentment with real organization or leadership and no definite demands or goals. But now there’s a new actual organization called Take On Wall Street and it does have… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1806&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1808&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)