# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1824&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:** 1825 --- ## [Swollen feet and ankles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swollen-feet-and-ankles/549845)
**Author:** [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swollen-feet-and-ankles/549845 "2010-08-25T00:37:21Z")
First, not asking for medical advice, just about opinions and possibilities. If this situation doesn’t get better soon I am calling my doctor. I got back from a (wonderful) vacation a few weeks ago. It involved a ve… --- ## [Will we be inialated \[annihilated\] as a race before its too late?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-be-inialated-annihilated-as-a-race-before-its-too-late/579590)
**Author:** [@MOzza123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOzza123)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-be-inialated-annihilated-as-a-race-before-its-too-late/579590 "2011-04-28T14:02:25Z")
OK, so if the universe is infinitely expanding, there is therefore an infinite chance that anything possible (Space possible, not just so far on Earth possible) could happen. So my argument is; Why have not been visited … --- ## [An Earnest Sermon Concerning A Dreadful Moral Peril, by A Stern Victorian Moralist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-earnest-sermon-concerning-a-dreadful-moral-peril-by-a-stern-victorian-moralist/76841)
**Author:** [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2001, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-earnest-sermon-concerning-a-dreadful-moral-peril-by-a-stern-victorian-moralist/76841 "2001-08-23T09:25:21Z")
Friends, I am here today to warn you of a most pernicious and deadly evil. Any women, children, or men of weak constitution who may be present should consider leaving, lest my descriptions of this heinous abuse offend th… --- ## [Gay porn and heterosexual women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-porn-and-heterosexual-women/47897)
**Author:** [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2001, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-porn-and-heterosexual-women/47897 "2001-01-11T16:41:59Z")
\[sub\]\[ I’m not entirely sure whether this is GD or IMHO material. Sorry if it needs moving, mods \]\[/sub\] I watched a documentary last night about Western reactions to Japanese manga and anime. One of the interesting poi… --- ## [Ground troops and heavy weapons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ground-troops-and-heavy-weapons/561661)
**Author:** [@FREQ\_FORCE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FREQ_FORCE)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ground-troops-and-heavy-weapons/561661 "2010-11-25T17:13:48Z")
As I was watching Predator the other day, and I had particular question regarding the practicality of action movie battle tactics in regards to real life. In a scene we see repeated in most action movies from the 80’s, a… --- ## [CEO and Other Top Executive Salaries/Bonuses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceo-and-other-top-executive-salaries-bonuses/485414)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceo-and-other-top-executive-salaries-bonuses/485414 "2009-02-13T18:19:04Z")
I can understand superior athlete compensation. They get millions annually because they generate that much more for their employer from the market. And they are few. But there must me hundreds of thousands of MBAs and p… --- ## [I just invented something that I think I'll call "Radio." Tell me where I'm wrong.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-invented-something-that-i-think-ill-call-radio-tell-me-where-im-wrong/661728)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2013, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-invented-something-that-i-think-ill-call-radio-tell-me-where-im-wrong/661728 "2013-07-01T18:53:18Z")
I was taught little physics in high school, and absorbed even less, possibly having an undiagnosed ADD. Forty years later I’m trying to catch up by listening to popular science audiobooks while I drive. Of course, driv… --- ## [My two-year-old pushes me away - huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-two-year-old-pushes-me-away-huh/486150)
**Author:** [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-two-year-old-pushes-me-away-huh/486150 "2009-02-18T15:54:43Z")
I’m the father of an almost 2.5 yo. girl who has spent quite a big portion of her life away from me (in two-three-week bits separated by similar time in the same house as me), apart from the last half-year or so. She’s a… --- ## [Has traffic to this website decreased a lot? Seems to be a lot less activity on forums.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-traffic-to-this-website-decreased-a-lot-seems-to-be-a-lot-less-activity-on-forums/831553)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2019, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-traffic-to-this-website-decreased-a-lot-seems-to-be-a-lot-less-activity-on-forums/831553 "2019-04-11T19:01:36Z")
Maybe you can’t talk about web traffic, but it seems like activity on the forums has slowed over the years. Am I wrong about this? --- ## [Should Democratic Senators play nice with Republicans and support the continuing resolution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-democratic-senators-play-nice-with-republicans-and-support-the-continuing-resolution/1015454)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-democratic-senators-play-nice-with-republicans-and-support-the-continuing-resolution/1015454 "2025-04-04T20:02:47Z")
Continuing the discussion from Fighting for the American Democratic Experiment and Against Trump: Practical Steps and Best Practices: This is a real issue up for debate within the Senate Democratic caucus. The House pas… --- ## [Does the US meat industry really feed euthanized cats and dogs to cows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-us-meat-industry-really-feed-euthanized-cats-and-dogs-to-cows/111272)
**Author:** [@Sakurako](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sakurako)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2002, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-us-meat-industry-really-feed-euthanized-cats-and-dogs-to-cows/111272 "2002-06-03T03:45:05Z")
I was recently reading a book by the author Howard Lyman. He is a cattle rancher that decided to ‘expose’ practices in the US meat industry. Anyway, I read something pretty disgusting. Does anyone have any more inform… --- ## [You hate the police. What's your remedy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-hate-the-police-whats-your-remedy/362047)
**Author:** [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2006, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-hate-the-police-whats-your-remedy/362047 "2006-07-08T14:21:51Z")
I’ve heard from several people, both online and in real life, that cops aren’t good. This argument takes several branches, which I don’t feel I need to outline. Basically, lots of people don’t like police officers. So, l… --- ## [The official SDMB Halloween costume thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-sdmb-halloween-costume-thread/467197)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2008, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-sdmb-halloween-costume-thread/467197 "2008-10-16T06:20:26Z")
We’ve had two or three smaller threads about specific costume ideas, but we don’t yet have a catch-all thread for what all of us are going to be wearing come October 31st. I have thus far put a good amount of time and e… --- ## [Freemen on the land](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freemen-on-the-land/624164)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2012, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freemen-on-the-land/624164 "2012-10-03T02:50:38Z")
They are a very peculiar bunch. Have a read of this article: http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Freeman\_on\_the\_land There are some great movies of their lunacy too. Here’s an example (three parts). The patience of the cop is … --- ## [American Idol 2/3 Hollywood round #1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-3-hollywood-round-1/484279)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2009, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-3-hollywood-round-1/484279 "2009-02-07T13:40:43Z")
Yes, it’s Hollywood Hell Week, round one, on American Idol tonight. I imagine there will be 2 or 3 nights of this, but this thread will suffice for them as well. --- ## [Earliest use of 'The fools. . . I'll show them ALL'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-use-of-the-fools-ill-show-them-all/571710)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2011, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-use-of-the-fools-ill-show-them-all/571710 "2011-02-20T07:06:30Z")
\[cue maniacal laughter\] Or its variants. So far, the oldest I’ve seen is an episode of the Richard Pryor’s short-lived 1977 series. It’s a “Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde” sketch, and the line goes something like this: They laug… --- ## [Texas Assholes, California Freaks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-assholes-california-freaks/317273)
**Author:** [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2005, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-assholes-california-freaks/317273 "2005-08-22T17:49:28Z")
Just wanted to pop in and paint with a really wide brush, since it seems to be a popular thing to on the boards recently. Carry on. --- ## [Cartoon within a cartoon and/or self-aware cartoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-within-a-cartoon-and-or-self-aware-cartoons/510961)
**Author:** [@Brainiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2009, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-within-a-cartoon-and-or-self-aware-cartoons/510961 "2009-10-03T11:41:56Z")
Cartoon within cartoons: Li’l Abner loved to read Fearless Fosdick Jump Start character Frank Cobb refers to favorite cartoon Klondike Ike, but it’s never seen Self aware cartoons: Pearls Before Swine uses artist Ste… --- ## [Do we as a society have a paternalistic attitude towards rape?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-as-a-society-have-a-paternalistic-attitude-towards-rape/514616)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2009, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-as-a-society-have-a-paternalistic-attitude-towards-rape/514616 "2009-11-03T23:19:02Z")
Inspired by this thread http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=536501 I don’t want to specifically finger Heckity’s son by any means, but the attitude that he shows towards his girlfriend and his girlfrien… --- ## [Any "fictional" games that are widely played?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fictional-games-that-are-widely-played/563142)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2010, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fictional-games-that-are-widely-played/563142 "2010-12-09T02:18:12Z")
The discussion about Quidditch making no effing sense as led me to think: are there any widely played, well thought out, games or sports that only existed in the first place as background to a fictional setting? I’d excl… --- ## [Why NOT to Marry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-to-marry/1027859)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-to-marry/1027859 "2026-05-01T23:11:13Z")
You can’t know why NOT to marry until it’s too late. Let me try to summarize: Once the honeymoon phase wears off, both you and your spouse’s real personalities come out. The person you’d die for becomes a drag and/or a … --- ## [Motorcycle Cop: Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle-cop-why/537354)
**Author:** [@boilercake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boilercake)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2010, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle-cop-why/537354 "2010-04-27T14:59:27Z")
Has there ever been any scientifically discernable advantage to assigning a cop a motorcycle? Besides chasing suspects down narrow allyways, which never happens, is there any benefit to taking a chance on a dude with a… --- ## [I don't care about the child aduction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-about-the-child-aduction/188493)
**Author:** [@Major\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Major_Kong)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2003, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-about-the-child-aduction/188493 "2003-07-18T19:00:40Z")
Why does the emergency broadcast system keep breaking into normal broadcasting about a child abduction? The alert is not a crawl at the bottom of the screen, every channel goes out and the voice from the War Games’ compu… --- ## [MMORPG! Would you play if...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmorpg-would-you-play-if/660206)
**Author:** [@Gratian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gratian)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmorpg-would-you-play-if/660206 "2013-06-12T15:42:35Z")
Hey guys, So I’ve been pondering on the MMOs of old lately and I realised many of the things that almost all MMOs include today were very often omitted- and as result of this, were much more enjoyable in several aspects… --- ## [Is it time to quit saying nigger/nigga?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-to-quit-saying-nigger-nigga/383604)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2006, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-to-quit-saying-nigger-nigga/383604 "2006-12-17T18:15:50Z")
Jesse Jackson, although I’m sure he isn’t the first guy to do this, has called upon black celebrities to stop saying nigger or nigga. This comes, of course, in the wake of the Michael Richards meltdown - Kramergate, if … --- ## [Who are your favorite characters from television ad campaigns.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-favorite-characters-from-television-ad-campaigns/718214)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2015, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-favorite-characters-from-television-ad-campaigns/718214 "2015-04-26T02:20:37Z")
Please note I’m not talking about celebrity endorsers. Kristen what’s-her-name from Modern Family extolling the virtues of some face cream is not in character; she’s using her name and fame and great face to sell a produ… --- ## [Prize for catching baseball at a game.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prize-for-catching-baseball-at-a-game/331442)
**Author:** [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2005, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prize-for-catching-baseball-at-a-game/331442 "2005-11-20T16:48:31Z")
I vaguely remember a few years ago a news story about a kid in the crowd at a baseball game caught the ball and then someone pinched from him. There was an argument about who caught the ball and thus win the prize. How … --- ## [Maine on the brink of a government shutdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-on-the-brink-of-a-government-shutdown/789922)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2017, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-on-the-brink-of-a-government-shutdown/789922 "2017-08-19T09:34:09Z")
http://www.wcsh6.com/news/local/top-state-lawmakers-want-budget-deal-in-48-hours/452040968 Due to fighting over last years education referendum, the Maine Legislature has failed to come up with a new 2-year budget. If … --- ## [The rules for beating Trump...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rules-for-beating-trump/818734)
**Author:** [@survinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/survinga)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2018, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rules-for-beating-trump/818734 "2018-08-03T00:26:32Z")
Lots to think about in Bret Stephens’ article. Those of you familiar with Bret might realize that he’s a former Republican and now never-Trumper. Here’s my favorite point: \*\*"While they’re at it, they might try to o… --- ## [Ask the Highly Sensitive Person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-highly-sensitive-person/325941)
**Author:** [@YaWanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaWanna)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2005, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-highly-sensitive-person/325941 "2005-10-19T21:36:49Z")
This statement, which is clearly a personal opinion and not backed by anything (credentials, research) as far as I know, was one that I had to refute. Not Pit, because it’s probably too “lame.” As a person who has had s… --- ## [The future of Netflix (and other on-demand streaming services)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-of-netflix-and-other-on-demand-streaming-services/667748)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2013, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-of-netflix-and-other-on-demand-streaming-services/667748 "2013-09-04T23:52:33Z")
My wife and I dropped our cable last year, and have relied solely on Netflix for our TV entertainment. And for the most part, we are happy. We like the idea of watching what we want, when we want. And I think video-on-de… --- ## [Flags at half-staff for child-molestation enabler? I don't get it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flags-at-half-staff-for-child-molestation-enabler-i-dont-get-it/610417)
**Author:** [@Snow\_Pea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snow_Pea)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flags-at-half-staff-for-child-molestation-enabler-i-dont-get-it/610417 "2012-01-26T00:39:13Z")
I don’t get it. With his silence, this guy undoubtedly enabled a child molester to continue abusing children - now he gets honoured with the flags being flown at half-staff all week? :confused::mad: --- ## [Broasted Potatoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broasted-potatoes/641435)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broasted-potatoes/641435 "2012-11-21T00:43:52Z")
Someone wants me to make broasted potatoes for thanksgiving - and I hit up google and they seem to never have heard of them - or my google-fu sucks \[which is highly possible\] Right now they are unavailable \[out to sea\] … --- ## [If Your Pet Was Human, What Would Their Occupation Be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-pet-was-human-what-would-their-occupation-be/615046)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-pet-was-human-what-would-their-occupation-be/615046 "2012-03-12T19:53:25Z")
Just for fun, this question was just asked on my rescue dog loop. I thought it might be a fun discussion here too! Nick, male Gordon Setter- He would be a minor celebrity, probably a singer. Think American Idol top 10 f… --- ## [The morality of criminalizing immorality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-morality-of-criminalizing-immorality/561657)
**Author:** [@smileybastard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smileybastard)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2010, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-morality-of-criminalizing-immorality/561657 "2010-11-26T23:02:25Z")
Is it moral to enforce a groups morality on others by criminalizing behaviors they consider immoral. Keep in mind that there is a crossover and many things considered immoral are also causing harm to others and should b… --- ## [Stupid Religious news of the day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-religious-news-of-the-day/668132)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-religious-news-of-the-day/668132 "2013-09-18T20:51:53Z")
The Republicans, liberals, and gun people should not have all the fun. This thread is for the funny, stupid, and eye-rolling shit that people for–and against–ANY religion on the planet say and do. What it is NOT for is… --- ## [Comments on having Covid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comments-on-having-covid/966383)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comments-on-having-covid/966383 "2023-01-03T00:57:23Z")
I just tested positive for Covid, but there’s nothing to worry about at present. Basically I’ve been isolating at home for over 2 years and just last week went on a trip with a couple of friends. Sadly two of us caught … --- ## [Vote Basil Marceux.com for governor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-basil-marceux-com-for-governor/548900)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-basil-marceux-com-for-governor/548900 "2010-10-07T05:17:20Z")
He’s the perfect candidate. Mr. Marceux isn’t a Washington insider, he’s a man of the people. Very drunken people, but people, none the less. With a platform of “You kill someone, no, you get murdered” I think he spea… --- ## [Why do you come here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-come-here/628157)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-come-here/628157 "2012-07-21T13:30:42Z")
I originally came here (and lurked) for information and realized there were some funny people here. I enjoyed it for a few, then everything got bitter. By the time I decided to join it seemed like everybody lost their … --- ## [Rehabilitate Yoda & Obi-Wan Kenobi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rehabilitate-yoda-obi-wan-kenobi/541347)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rehabilitate-yoda-obi-wan-kenobi/541347 "2010-06-03T16:47:14Z")
For reasons that escape me, Spike is running the Star Wars hexology in an apparently endless loop. ESB is on right now, and they just introduced Yoda, which is what inspired this thread. Anyway…here’s the challenge. Wha… --- ## [There is no Pro-abortion movement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-pro-abortion-movement/380372)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2006, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-pro-abortion-movement/380372 "2006-11-18T02:17:19Z")
At least not in the way that you paint it. There is no movement seeking to give mandatory abortions to all men, women and children! The Catholic church have been on the offensive lately, seeking to restrict even more th… --- ## [Customers Caught In Lies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customers-caught-in-lies/443246)
**Author:** [@Maui\_Lion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maui_Lion)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2008, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customers-caught-in-lies/443246 "2008-04-02T05:25:11Z")
I just had something happen here at work where the customer just completely not only flat-out lied, but also brought in evidence against himself. Background: I work for a loan company, we also cash checks and whatnot, w… --- ## [Americans: How has your life been affected by the Patriot Act?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-how-has-your-life-been-affected-by-the-patriot-act/544798)
**Author:** [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2010, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-how-has-your-life-been-affected-by-the-patriot-act/544798 "2010-07-02T13:22:10Z")
As a non-american myself I am curious how this act has affected life for Americans? (If it indeed has at all) Any noticeable difference (I guess Im looking for in practice rather than in theory or symbolically) ? --- ## [What is the Straight Dope on Raw Milk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-straight-dope-on-raw-milk/944831)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-straight-dope-on-raw-milk/944831 "2021-07-08T00:47:20Z")
I drank a quart of it in Amish Country last month. Very creamy, very delicious. Reminded me of being a kid at the neighbor’s dairy farm. So I googled it and it seems to return only one of two basic ideas: 1) That you… --- ## [Traveling on all lines of the Paris Métro](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-on-all-lines-of-the-paris-metro/621029)
**Author:** [@RadicalPi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadicalPi)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2019, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-on-all-lines-of-the-paris-metro/621029 "2019-07-07T04:12:41Z")
It’s no secret (but I suppose it’s not well known either) that I’ve always loved the Paris Métro. One of the things that I’ve always wanted to do is to ride on every single line. Since I’ve lived in Paris before, I’ve co… --- ## [Top Gear's Stig outed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gears-stig-outed/552396)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gears-stig-outed/552396 "2010-09-11T15:04:24Z")
Some say he’s… actually human. The show is ruined! --- ## [You stupid fuck, she has Alzheimers: VENTING](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-stupid-fuck-she-has-alzheimers-venting/571118)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2011, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-stupid-fuck-she-has-alzheimers-venting/571118 "2011-02-14T22:58:56Z")
Dear Stepdad: When you called this morning to talk about my mum’s condition and I was working and didn’t have time to chat, I assured you I would ring back in the early afternoon. When I called and MUM answered the pho… --- ## [Here's the modern world economy in a nutshell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-the-modern-world-economy-in-a-nutshell/593325)
**Author:** [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-the-modern-world-economy-in-a-nutshell/593325 "2011-08-31T15:06:48Z")
So they tell European students to get a visa to come work in the US for the summer, under the guise of promoting cultural exchange, only for them to find out that they paid out more to get into the program than they w… --- ## [How many people with double-barreled first names do you know - and how many of them are female?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-with-double-barreled-first-names-do-you-know-and-how-many-of-them-are-female/737376)
**Author:** [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2015, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-with-double-barreled-first-names-do-you-know-and-how-many-of-them-are-female/737376 "2015-11-14T03:40:13Z")
I just got a business email from Robert-Michael lastname. And it occurred to me that this is the first time I’ve seen a double-barreled first name for an English speaking man. Have I just lived a sheltered life? … --- ## [How much is man meant to work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-man-meant-to-work/614315)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2012, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-man-meant-to-work/614315 "2012-03-11T16:36:36Z")
“Life without industry is guilt; industry without art is brutality.” that’s my favorite quote, but not because i’m a particularly industrious fellow. i just relate to it–particularly the “guilt” part. as a freelancer, … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1823&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1825&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)