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**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2017, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-care-about-minority-firsts/782749 "2017-04-18T12:55:52Z")
I’ve lived my entire life seeing and hearing about the ‘first woman to do…’ or the ‘first african american…’ or the ‘first openly gay person to do…’ Excuse me, but I’m kinda tired of it. I just don’t think its news. … --- ## [50 years ago Maris hits 61, still not in the Hall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-years-ago-maris-hits-61-still-not-in-the-hall/598361)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-years-ago-maris-hits-61-still-not-in-the-hall/598361 "2011-10-08T17:14:34Z")
Yesterday, (Saturday) was the 50 anniversary of Roger Maris’ 61st home run that broke the Babe Ruth’s HR record. Roger took more games to hit them, but did it in fewer at bats. And he was hated for it. If anyone would h… --- ## [Lengthy/complex password policies : waste of time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lengthy-complex-password-policies-waste-of-time/734011)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lengthy-complex-password-policies-waste-of-time/734011 "2015-10-14T22:45:40Z")
So, ok, over the years, various online services - whether it be the log-ins for bank accounts, institutions, and so forth, have kept making the minimum password requirements ever longer and more complex. 7 characters? … --- ## [Any one built a dollhouse from a kit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-built-a-dollhouse-from-a-kit/550459)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2010, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-built-a-dollhouse-from-a-kit/550459 "2010-08-17T16:53:28Z")
I’m thinking on making/getting a dollhouse for my girls. I know nothing about them, being a guy and all. I can’t tell if they are hard to build, if it’s worth it to get them already put together, if they are worth the … --- ## [I grow weary of the facebookers...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-grow-weary-of-the-facebookers/789950)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-grow-weary-of-the-facebookers/789950 "2017-06-30T13:40:42Z")
Ugh. I know everybody has seen some form of this on Facebook; the OP makes a post that is deliberately vague, emotional and open-ended. Then, when people respond with, “Oh, what’s wrong?”, the OP will say, “Oh I don’t … --- ## [Plays random songs my ass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plays-random-songs-my-ass/575988)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2011, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plays-random-songs-my-ass/575988 "2011-03-30T02:30:43Z")
I have near 2000 songs on my iPhone and have set it to random, allowing it to choose from any of those 2000 songs. So what happens? It seems to be playing a small handful of them over and over. It also seems to comple… --- ## [Let's play some TEXAS FOLD EM! -- Beta Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-some-texas-fold-em-beta-test/495828)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2009, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-some-texas-fold-em-beta-test/495828 "2009-05-18T02:09:40Z")
I recently had the idea to start a Poker game on SD. Hopefully, if all goes right, this will be a proof of concept for the game. I intend for it to be a full, and working game. I believe the game can work, I just need t… --- ## [Trump haters only: what were his accomplishments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-haters-only-what-were-his-accomplishments/927735)
**Author:** [@stuccosuperstar2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuccosuperstar2020)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-haters-only-what-were-his-accomplishments/927735 "2020-12-19T20:58:48Z")
Include me as a “BIG TIME HATER” here. But I will give Trump credit for: –The first non-politician or military member in American history to be elected President. –Being the first President to Summit with a North Kore… --- ## [Willy Wonka: The dubious and suggestive origin of a protagonist's name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/willy-wonka-the-dubious-and-suggestive-origin-of-a-protagonists-name/623985)
**Author:** [@waningfilosofik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waningfilosofik)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/willy-wonka-the-dubious-and-suggestive-origin-of-a-protagonists-name/623985 "2012-06-05T08:36:02Z")
Dear Cecil, I must get to the bottom of something: I noticed recently, while eating NERDS candy, that the trademark name “Willy Wonka” sounds an awful lot like what could be the British, phonetic pronounciation of “will… --- ## [What is the westernmost place in the United States named for something British?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-westernmost-place-in-the-united-states-named-for-something-british/553213)
**Author:** [@Flying\_Saucer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flying_Saucer)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2010, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-westernmost-place-in-the-united-states-named-for-something-british/553213 "2010-09-11T20:09:12Z")
America began as thirteen British colonies. The colonists, quite naturally, named things after British locales and people – from states like New York, New Hampshire, and Virginia (for the Virgin Queen) to cities like Cam… --- ## [Have all Communist/Socialist nations turned into. . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-all-communist-socialist-nations-turned-into/728087)
**Author:** [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2015, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-all-communist-socialist-nations-turned-into/728087 "2015-08-19T05:15:56Z")
. . . totalitarian/fascist nations? I mean, it’s kind of hard to see how the socialism in China, The Soviet Union, Cuba resulted in better things for the “common man.” It seems instead that these nations turned into to… --- ## [What cool gifts did you get (or give) this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cool-gifts-did-you-get-or-give-this-year/607355)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cool-gifts-did-you-get-or-give-this-year/607355 "2011-12-28T02:25:14Z")
It’s Christmas morning! Did you get anything that you love, or give something that someone went crazy for? Post it here! --- ## [Doonesbury: Is B.D. Dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doonesbury-is-b-d-dead/231899)
**Author:** [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2004, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doonesbury-is-b-d-dead/231899 "2004-04-27T13:51:21Z")
What do we think? Has Boopsie just learned that B.D. has been killed in action in Iraq? --- ## [a progressive tax system is inherently more fair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-progressive-tax-system-is-inherently-more-fair/682950)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2014, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-progressive-tax-system-is-inherently-more-fair/682950 "2014-03-07T00:05:52Z")
As Cecil commented in this column: That’s one decent argument for why income tax should be progressive. But another argument, which I don’t hear put forth nearly as often, is that it’s inherently more fair for the ov… --- ## [Dopers that share household expenses: how do you pay for your clothes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-that-share-household-expenses-how-do-you-pay-for-your-clothes/647092)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-that-share-household-expenses-how-do-you-pay-for-your-clothes/647092 "2013-01-16T02:37:19Z")
This is just for Dopers who share household expenses and buy new clothes beyond the absolute basics. So I’m not talking about the bare minimum, socks and tighteywhities and non-brand jeans and shirts. But if you want to… --- ## [They ain't making Jesus freaks like they used to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-aint-making-jesus-freaks-like-they-used-to/653105)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-aint-making-jesus-freaks-like-they-used-to/653105 "2013-03-21T22:01:03Z")
There’s an Outback Steakhouse where I have lunch pretty much every weekend. Mainly for convenience, I got into the habit of eating at the bar rather than a table, and I always bring a book to read. Today’s was, “Googled:… --- ## [examples of well-known people who "bounced around" for years until they found just the right 'fit'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-well-known-people-who-bounced-around-for-years-until-they-found-just-the-right-fit/684801)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-well-known-people-who-bounced-around-for-years-until-they-found-just-the-right-fit/684801 "2014-04-07T17:13:08Z")
Heard one of the ESPN talking-heads (Colin Cowherd) this week on the radio, talking about people who took years to find the right “fit” for them, and then they excelled at it. The only example I heard him discuss before… --- ## [Should executions be performed in the same way the murderer did it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-executions-be-performed-in-the-same-way-the-murderer-did-it/645429)
**Author:** [@supery00n](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supery00n)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-executions-be-performed-in-the-same-way-the-murderer-did-it/645429 "2013-01-03T17:42:57Z")
I heard on the news for a second time that someone pushed someone else onto the New York subway track. If the perpetrators are caught, should they be punished in like manner, by being thrown in front of some train (in a … --- ## [15-year-old Russian boy survives 2-hour flight outside plane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-year-old-russian-boy-survives-2-hour-flight-outside-plane/420556)
**Author:** [@Remedial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Remedial)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2012, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-year-old-russian-boy-survives-2-hour-flight-outside-plane/420556 "2012-01-03T10:18:07Z")
News reports in Russia claim a boy survived a 2-hour flight in the wing of a Boeing-737. From http://www.en.rian.ru/russia/20070924/80694850.html, here’s one of the articles: As much as I’d like to trust the news sour… --- ## [I got the new anniversary Dr Pepper made with real sugar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-new-anniversary-dr-pepper-made-with-real-sugar/548756)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-new-anniversary-dr-pepper-made-with-real-sugar/548756 "2010-08-16T12:56:42Z")
I don’t like it but I didn’t like the first Pepsi Throwback I had either, but I learned to love it maybe it is an acquired taste too --- ## [Christmas presents a non-crafty person can make for cheap/free?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-presents-a-non-crafty-person-can-make-for-cheap-free/509885)
**Author:** [@meenie7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meenie7)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2009, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-presents-a-non-crafty-person-can-make-for-cheap-free/509885 "2009-11-23T05:03:42Z")
I really love Christmas, and giving presents to my friends. Alas, I have spent the last five months unemployed, and I am pretty sure I will have little to no present money even if I get a job soon, with all the debt pili… --- ## [Open multiple links with one click?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-multiple-links-with-one-click/292970)
**Author:** [@flex727](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flex727)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2005, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-multiple-links-with-one-click/292970 "2005-03-06T23:52:05Z")
I maintain a simple internal web page where I work. I know basic html, but not much else about web programming. One thing that would be very useful to me would be the ability to open multiple web pages, in separate windo… --- ## [Stupid convenience items](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-convenience-items/250202)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2004, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-convenience-items/250202 "2004-06-23T18:23:21Z")
I’m not opposed to conveniences in supermarkets, I occasionally buy the pre-cut bags of lettuce even though it costs double and a head of lettuce can be washed and cut up in about three minutes, but I saw something today… --- ## [Kids of divorce:ever consider it "your fault"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-of-divorce-ever-consider-it-your-fault/592877)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2011, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-of-divorce-ever-consider-it-your-fault/592877 "2011-08-22T22:09:36Z")
In many books about divorce, it is mentioned that you must assure the couples’ children they were not the cause of the divorce. This has always struck me as odd; the notion that I was responsible for my parents’ divorce… --- ## [Things from the pre-widespread Internet era that you're nostalgic for](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-from-the-pre-widespread-internet-era-that-youre-nostalgic-for/556420)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2010, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-from-the-pre-widespread-internet-era-that-youre-nostalgic-for/556420 "2010-10-14T06:16:04Z")
This thread about comic strips got me to thinking about aspects of life which the internet has made obsolete that I kind of miss. I was never a huge fan of printed newspapers, although I do miss them, but I really did en… --- ## [Why did 'Jason' briefly become such a popular name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-jason-briefly-become-such-a-popular-name/242036)
**Author:** [@Clear\_Air\_Turbulence](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clear_Air_Turbulence)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2004, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-jason-briefly-become-such-a-popular-name/242036 "2004-04-26T17:51:02Z")
At the Social Security Administration’s Baby Name site you can see that the boy’s name ‘Jason’ went from being the 420th most common boy’s name in the 1950s to being the 3rd most popular in the 1970s. It was 87th most p… --- ## [Abolishing Corporate Income Tax!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abolishing-corporate-income-tax/719550)
**Author:** [@Cato\_Younger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cato_Younger)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2015, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abolishing-corporate-income-tax/719550 "2015-05-11T19:11:39Z")
I was doing some research earlier on sources of US taxes when I stumbled upon this quick breakdown from the Center on Budget and Policy Prioties: USA tax revenue for 2014: 3 trillion dollars 46% Income Taxes 34% Payro… --- ## [No, I'm not going to sue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-im-not-going-to-sue/551410)
**Author:** [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2010, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-im-not-going-to-sue/551410 "2010-08-29T01:39:30Z")
I had a bike accident on Monday. Guy was parked in a bus lane and doing a quick delivery to his shop. He opened his car door just as I was passing him and I smacked into it. I went arse over tit and impaled my shoulder o… --- ## [You know how, when you drop a knife...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-how-when-you-drop-a-knife/577237)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2011, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-how-when-you-drop-a-knife/577237 "2011-04-13T21:03:14Z")
…it falls with the pointy end down, and it goes into your foot, making a pointy-end-of-the-knife hole in it, and you don’t realize it at first, until the pain creeps up, and the blood oozes out, at which point you say to… --- ## [Sunglasses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunglasses/689179)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunglasses/689179 "2014-07-12T00:03:31Z")
Actually, I have a specific question, but I’ll just make this a general Sunglasses thread. I love my shades. I have two pair of Ray-Ban Aviators with grey/green lenses, one pair I got in- or just after high school with… --- ## [Recommend history books about the Dark Ages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-history-books-about-the-dark-ages/358987)
**Author:** [@don\_Jaime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_Jaime)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2006, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-history-books-about-the-dark-ages/358987 "2006-06-02T06:46:39Z")
I’m looking for good but not overly dense things to read about the early medieval period, from the fall of the Western Roman bits through to the First Crusade. Late Antique pagans, early Christians, Goths, Germans, Vikin… --- ## [Sean Hannity says he'll be waterboarded for charity-- will it happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sean-hannity-says-hell-be-waterboarded-for-charity-will-it-happen/494077)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sean-hannity-says-hell-be-waterboarded-for-charity-will-it-happen/494077 "2009-04-27T13:42:21Z")
Sean Hannity, in talking with his guest Charles Grodin (one of my least favorite humans incidentally, even when he makes a statement I agree with), said he does not believe waterboarding is torture and would be willing t… --- ## [Need alternatives to emotional eating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-alternatives-to-emotional-eating/626237)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-alternatives-to-emotional-eating/626237 "2012-06-28T21:29:13Z")
Today I turn 39. I don’t want to still be obese when I turn 40, so I’m putting together a “Fit by Forty” plan. One major building block is that I need to quit emotional eating - a lot of my excess weight is from using … --- ## [Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valerian-and-the-city-of-a-thousand-planets/771936)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2016, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valerian-and-the-city-of-a-thousand-planets/771936 "2016-11-16T14:19:37Z")
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is set for release 21 July 2017. Looks like Guardians of the Galaxy 2 is gonna have some competition! Luc Besson totally fucking rocks! The trailer looks AMAZING! It’s hard… --- ## [Recommend a Conspiracy Theory book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-conspiracy-theory-book/477425)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2008, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-conspiracy-theory-book/477425 "2008-12-18T23:32:25Z")
Inspired by Delphica’s thread needing a book rec for someone, I started thinking about conspiracy theories, which are always a good time and a great way to start a conversation with someone who is slightly left of center… --- ## [New kitty -- name suggestions welcome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310)
**Author:** [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2023, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-name-suggestions-welcome/952310 "2023-02-24T19:17:09Z")
We seem to be adopting a stray kitty we wound up with. A houseless person saw him almost get hit by a car a couple of times, so she got him confined in a dog crate and put the word out, asking for help. My partner volu… --- ## [Veganism at fault for mental deficiency.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veganism-at-fault-for-mental-deficiency/151838)
**Author:** [@Heloise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heloise)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2003, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veganism-at-fault-for-mental-deficiency/151838 "2003-02-03T21:46:16Z")
Okay, not exactly. Actually, it was the fault of the mothers and their doctors for not advising them that complete abstinence from meat requires additional vitamin B12 intake. This, from Yahoo News: Babies’ Mental Delay… --- ## [Should The USA Widen The Afghan War ? (To Pakistan)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-usa-widen-the-afghan-war-to-pakistan/598428)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2011, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-usa-widen-the-afghan-war-to-pakistan/598428 "2011-10-06T02:20:34Z")
The latest remarks by Adm. Mullen have gotten me scared-there was also an item that 90% of the IEDs found in Afghansitan came from Pakistan. It seems like the US is in the same position that it was in 1969 (in Vietnam)-… --- ## [High heels with red soles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-heels-with-red-soles/567134)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2011, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-heels-with-red-soles/567134 "2011-01-15T02:35:15Z")
Sometimes on TV I see women wearing high heels (usually plain black pumps) with bright red soles. Anyone know what brand these are? --- ## [Closing threads for no reason - Godfather Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-threads-for-no-reason-godfather-edition/692159)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-threads-for-no-reason-godfather-edition/692159 "2014-07-02T20:31:04Z")
Original thread. I’m pretty sure \*\*Count \*\*knew Brando was dead when he started the thread, but even if he didn’t, so what? Do we just close threads now because of misinformed OPs? I don’t understand why an RIP to Brand… --- ## [Would you kill yourself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kill-yourself/360250)
**Author:** [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2006, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kill-yourself/360250 "2006-06-19T00:39:44Z")
I was just watching Fox News for my daily ration of bile, and they had a guy giving some weird reasons for opposing doctor-assisted suicide. Namely, that having the option of doing so makes the elderly feel isolated. Lea… --- ## [2nd Democratic Debate 11/14/15](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-democratic-debate-11-14-15/737481)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2015, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-democratic-debate-11-14-15/737481 "2015-11-17T15:51:18Z")
Did you guys even know this was happening tomorrow? Not sure how interesting it will be, but Sanders is ready to talk about the damn emails now. --- ## [Blocking around pipes to prevent cigarette smoke from seeping in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-around-pipes-to-prevent-cigarette-smoke-from-seeping-in/674224)
**Author:** [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2013, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-around-pipes-to-prevent-cigarette-smoke-from-seeping-in/674224 "2013-11-21T23:02:03Z")
Just moved to a new apartment and we discovered, to our dismay, that one or both of the people living just downstairs smoke like fucking chimneys, just about any time of day or night. The inside doors had enough gaps (w… --- ## [Survivor: Palau - Premiere Feb 17](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-palau-premiere-feb-17/290391)
**Author:** [@Lady\_Venom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_Venom)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2005, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-palau-premiere-feb-17/290391 "2005-02-22T00:53:54Z")
After such an anti-climactic season, who else is looking forward to an all new Survivor? I, for one, am VERY excited and am looking forward to the twists that are promised this season. I’ve heard a few things about thi… --- ## [God Damn Robitussin Commercial, If I were dicator of the World children would be bann](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damn-robitussin-commercial-if-i-were-dicator-of-the-world-children-would-be-bann/240633)
**Author:** [@fluffball86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluffball86)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2004, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damn-robitussin-commercial-if-i-were-dicator-of-the-world-children-would-be-bann/240633 "2004-04-21T22:41:14Z")
If I were dictator of the world Children would be banned from television until they learn to talk w/o a speach impediment. I hate that fucking Robitussin commercial, it goes something like this (typed phonetically) AK= … --- ## [Am I the only one who thinks the new 1 World Trade Center building is...boring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-thinks-the-new-1-world-trade-center-building-is-boring/703530)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2014, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-thinks-the-new-1-world-trade-center-building-is-boring/703530 "2014-11-07T22:23:11Z")
Well, one of the news stories of the day…“1 World Trade Center” (The “Freedom Tower”) is now open for business, with a first tenant moving in. I mean, jolly good for them and all that, but am I the only one who thinks i… --- ## [American Idol 4/15 and 4/16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-15-and-4-16/445487)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2008, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-15-and-4-16/445487 "2008-04-17T20:13:32Z")
Tonight, the remaining contestants perform songs by Mariah Carey. Are you with me? --- ## [Dating a recovering alcoholic (me)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-a-recovering-alcoholic-me/512438)
**Author:** [@gravitycrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gravitycrash)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2009, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-a-recovering-alcoholic-me/512438 "2009-10-05T23:50:52Z")
I"ve just recently passed my 9th month of sobriety without any type of a relationship with a woman. This has been self-imposed mainly because I’ve just wanted to concentrate on getting my shit together. Originally I want… --- ## [Cargo ships are often very large, how can Somali pirates stop them, and board them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cargo-ships-are-often-very-large-how-can-somali-pirates-stop-them-and-board-them/447893)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cargo-ships-are-often-very-large-how-can-somali-pirates-stop-them-and-board-them/447893 "2008-10-06T16:15:54Z")
I keep hearing about Somali pirates operating in small fast ships hijacking large cargo ships many times their size. Seems like quite feat to pull off given the disparity in the sizes of the ships. Don’t cargo ships have… --- ## [Work etiquette: Coworkers who bite their nails in meetings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-etiquette-coworkers-who-bite-their-nails-in-meetings/751497)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2016, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-etiquette-coworkers-who-bite-their-nails-in-meetings/751497 "2016-04-09T20:52:07Z")
At work I have 3-4 coworkers (men between 30 and 50 years old) who somewhat regularly bite their nails in meetings. Most of the time it’s silent, but sometimes it becomes audible, as in they “clip/snip” (not sure of the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1835&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1837&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)