# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1848&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:** 1849 --- ## [A Blackhawk woke me this morning. Obama's in Ireland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-blackhawk-woke-me-this-morning-obamas-in-ireland/582872)
**Author:** [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-blackhawk-woke-me-this-morning-obamas-in-ireland/582872 "2011-05-28T12:10:50Z")
He’s only here for the day. Quick trip down to MoneyGall to visit some distant cousins and then back to Dublin to give a speech at College Green. Weather this morning was nasty but it’s brightening now. Would have love… --- ## [Do artists often hate their own work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-artists-often-hate-their-own-work/474775)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2008, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-artists-often-hate-their-own-work/474775 "2008-11-29T04:37:39Z")
I’ve been pondering (always dangerous). I’m an extremely amateur singer, so much so that I really shouldn’t even use the word amateur, perhaps noobish is more appropriate. Before I ramble on any further, my point is th… --- ## [St.Georges Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-georges-day/446517)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2008, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-georges-day/446517 "2008-04-29T15:33:55Z")
Today, April 23rd, is the Patron Saint of Englands Day. Do I see any flags flying? Not a fucking one. It’s got to the stage where Englishmen and women are told that to fly our flag may cause offence to others. Well fu… --- ## [Should libraries offer movies, music CDs and video games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-libraries-offer-movies-music-cds-and-video-games/478450)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2008, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-libraries-offer-movies-music-cds-and-video-games/478450 "2008-12-29T12:26:08Z")
In this thread on whether or not libraries still serve a purpose, the question was raised about how libraries should be spending our tax dollars. Rather than continue to hijack that thread further, I’m starting another o… --- ## [A question about Parliamentary coalitions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-parliamentary-coalitions/538422)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-parliamentary-coalitions/538422 "2010-05-07T19:33:17Z")
I’ll use the British Parliament structure but as a hypothetical example. Let’s say that after the election, the Right Party gets 235 seats, the Middle Party gets 215 seats, and the Left Party gets 200 seats. So no party… --- ## [Why do single women seek attached men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-single-women-seek-attached-men/506313)
**Author:** [@Never\_Say\_Dice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_Say_Dice)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2009, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-single-women-seek-attached-men/506313 "2009-08-17T02:11:10Z")
I was fascinated by this study: "Noting that single women often complain that “all the good men are taken,” the psychologists wondered if “this perception is really based on the fact that taken men are perceived as good… --- ## [The one scene that sullies an otherwise good film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-scene-that-sullies-an-otherwise-good-film/821599)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-scene-that-sullies-an-otherwise-good-film/821599 "2018-09-27T09:51:31Z")
The are a number of things about Sergio Leone’s “The Good the Bad and the Ugly” that qualify it as being probably the best the spaghetti western genre has to offer. Great cast, iconic theme song, good cinematography, int… --- ## [Ivylass is a humorless idiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivylass-is-a-humorless-idiot/260025)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2004, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivylass-is-a-humorless-idiot/260025 "2004-09-04T02:26:15Z")
Um, ivylass? it was a joke about collateral damage; it was a BUSH joke for god’s sake. Thanks for pissing on my thread and necessitating its closure, assface. God forfuckingbid, the one time if my life I find out I have… --- ## [Jesus Christ on a Cracker!!! He's an ACTOR!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-christ-on-a-cracker-hes-an-actor/242954)
**Author:** [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2004, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-christ-on-a-cracker-hes-an-actor/242954 "2004-05-04T12:29:42Z")
Not your best friend, not your lover, just an actor. Please do not send me nasty Private Messages because you were offended that I replaced a word in one of his movie quotes with underpants. It was a silly, stupid, bit … --- ## [Who "owns" paper money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-owns-paper-money/651529)
**Author:** [@Infocalypse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infocalypse)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-owns-paper-money/651529 "2013-03-01T17:47:05Z")
I’ve got a pretty heated debate going on in my office currently that I’m hoping this board can give us a final verdict on. The subject came up of who ultimately has ownership of the green pieces of paper in your wallet … --- ## [What are your favorite Broadway original cast soundtracks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-broadway-original-cast-soundtracks/739668)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-broadway-original-cast-soundtracks/739668 "2015-12-15T19:44:22Z")
I’ve just started listening to \*\*Hamilton \*\*and it made me recognize how little of the genre I am familiar with. I may crank this into a poll if there is enough interest. mmm --- ## [How far do you think a candidate openly campaigning with white supremacist beliefs could get today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-think-a-candidate-openly-campaigning-with-white-supremacist-beliefs-could-get-today/838682)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-think-a-candidate-openly-campaigning-with-white-supremacist-beliefs-could-get-today/838682 "2019-08-19T03:11:31Z")
Just trying to get an idea of the current political climate. Feel free to define anything in any way you wish, including their location, office (still highest possible), and platform, as long as the candidate could be c… --- ## [Why did my car key suddenly cease working?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-car-key-suddenly-cease-working/546520)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2010, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-car-key-suddenly-cease-working/546520 "2010-07-13T19:50:56Z")
2001 Toyota Corolla and last week when I went to put the key in the ignition it suddenly wouldn’t turn anymore. I had just driven it, on my lunch break, and was out where ever I was and trying to return to the office. T… --- ## [Hate Crime Legislation Revisited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hate-crime-legislation-revisited/99185)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2002, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hate-crime-legislation-revisited/99185 "2002-03-24T19:14:36Z")
In the “Matthew Shepard died for our sins” thread Esprix wrote \*\* This is false at least in the case of California law. \*\* So yeah, at least some hate crime legislation does alter the punishment for the commission … --- ## [Amazon buys Woot.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-buys-woot-com/545148)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-buys-woot-com/545148 "2010-07-08T15:31:38Z")
Oh, boys and girls, I’m not happy about this! Here is a direct quote from my Wootbot email: “Holy crap! Woot has signed an agreement with Amazon - yes, the Amazon - to become an independent subsidiary of the ecommerce c… --- ## [Is there a way outside of a religious conversion to make people "good"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-outside-of-a-religious-conversion-to-make-people-good/772814)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-outside-of-a-religious-conversion-to-make-people-good/772814 "2016-12-04T15:56:35Z")
I was at a hotel recently where their was a convention of persons associated with the FBI and various other police departments that were working on this new computer program to share biometric and DNA information. Well … --- ## [Fathers and daughters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathers-and-daughters/438464)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathers-and-daughters/438464 "2008-02-26T09:14:36Z")
Especially fathers of teenage daughters. Ivylad and I have two children. Our son is off at college, and our daughter is almost 16. Now, I get a bit miffed at my husband for giving my son “advice” on how to get over hi… --- ## [Why Does This Board Tolerate Illegal Activities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-board-tolerate-illegal-activities/5717)
**Author:** [@AvenueB-dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AvenueB-dude)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2000, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-board-tolerate-illegal-activities/5717 "2000-04-08T00:56:00Z")
There is a question in General Questions from a guy who wants to improve his pot smoking technique and there are responses from a bunch of his POT-LOVING friends telling him exactly how to do it. So tell me why this is e… --- ## [How to clean Le Creuset Cast Iron?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-le-creuset-cast-iron/613707)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2014, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-le-creuset-cast-iron/613707 "2014-04-22T00:50:52Z")
Two questions actually and need answer pretty fast as my wife blames me for the lack luster quality of our first and only Le Creuset square grill pan. First things first, the grilling part is not spotless. Soak over nig… --- ## [So, can you sew?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-can-you-sew/718888)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2015, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-can-you-sew/718888 "2015-05-04T18:04:06Z")
While I was hemming some tea towels, I realized that none of my 3 sisters ever learned to sew. I tried to teach my daughter, but she wasn’t interested. Nor is my niece, or my nephews, for that matter. I’ve had friends… --- ## [Anyone have advice for removing sweaty smell from gym shirts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-advice-for-removing-sweaty-smell-from-gym-shirts/637078)
**Author:** [@Neverender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neverender)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-advice-for-removing-sweaty-smell-from-gym-shirts/637078 "2012-10-09T20:56:59Z")
Hello all, I was wondering if anyone has any wisdom for getting the smell of sweat out of gym gear? It seems to be stuck in the seams of the arm pits, and after freshly washing the shirts there isn’t any apparent smell, … --- ## [What's the safest way to get my ears pierced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-safest-way-to-get-my-ears-pierced/399003)
**Author:** [@Sonia\_Montdore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sonia_Montdore)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2007, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-safest-way-to-get-my-ears-pierced/399003 "2007-04-08T00:31:16Z")
I’ve never had my ears pierced. I wear clip-on or screw-back earrings, but few manufacturers make them any more and they are getting hard to find. So I’ve decided to get my ears pierced. However, I refuse to let those t… --- ## [Russia sending troops to aid Syria. Good or Bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-sending-troops-to-aid-syria-good-or-bad/730594)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2015, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-sending-troops-to-aid-syria-good-or-bad/730594 "2015-09-29T00:16:50Z")
I kept hoping the US would wake up and send troops to aid Syria and support Bashar al-Assad. Not that he’s a good guy. He’s a tyrant and responsible for many human rights violations. But, his government is the one stabi… --- ## [How was the Vietnam War initially sold to the public in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-the-vietnam-war-initially-sold-to-the-public-in-the-usa/718167)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2015, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-the-vietnam-war-initially-sold-to-the-public-in-the-usa/718167 "2015-04-23T16:43:00Z")
In a more modern foreign war boondoggle like Iraq it is obvious the hard feelings from 9/11, conflation in the media and outright deception was what sold the public on it initially. I have a sense of this because I lived… --- ## [Re-watching "Seinfeld"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-seinfeld/1003983)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2024, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-seinfeld/1003983 "2024-07-26T12:47:07Z")
Since there’s an old thread called re-watching Friends that gets periodically revived, I thought there should be a “re-watching Seinfeld” thread, especially since Seinfeld was the original and broke new ground in TV sitc… --- ## [Fictional characters you have encountered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-you-have-encountered/392914)
**Author:** [@Mouse\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mouse_Maven)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-you-have-encountered/392914 "2007-03-02T01:57:22Z")
I know a woman who I swear is Nanny Ogg: lots of kids, embarrassingly frank about sex, friendly in a “don’t mess with me” way, dotes on her grandchildren, and very much the matriarch of her large brood. When I was inter… --- ## [Those federal blood-suckers took down Blade!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-federal-blood-suckers-took-down-blade/446786)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2011, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-federal-blood-suckers-took-down-blade/446786 "2011-06-08T14:20:34Z")
Snipes jailed three years for tax evasion. --- ## [Twin day at elemetary school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-day-at-elemetary-school/322656)
**Author:** [@deadeyesdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deadeyesdad)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2005, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-day-at-elemetary-school/322656 "2005-09-23T17:46:51Z")
This friday, at my kids’ school, they are having “twin day”. They go to a school that requires uniforms. The kids can dress out of uniform if they have a “twin”, and their “twin” dresses the same. Now I have twin daug… --- ## [12 oz of pickling salt. By weight or volume?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-oz-of-pickling-salt-by-weight-or-volume/553405)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2010, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-oz-of-pickling-salt-by-weight-or-volume/553405 "2010-09-15T01:27:33Z")
Dumb question but I’m not sure. --- ## [Where does my coffee go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-my-coffee-go/660219)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2013, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-my-coffee-go/660219 "2013-06-06T17:23:40Z")
My drip coffee maker has started making my coffee disappear. I pour in 12 “cups” (using the bogus coffee definition of a “cup”) of water each night, add ground coffee to the cone-shaped filter. In the morning I get bac… --- ## [Iraq before and after US intervention](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraq-before-and-after-us-intervention/800720)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2017, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraq-before-and-after-us-intervention/800720 "2017-12-08T07:22:24Z")
I was thinking about Iraq today, the Iraq of the 1990s and the Iraq of today. Back then Iraq was ruled by the ruthless Saddam Hussein and his sons and relations, mostly from Tikrit. The minority Sunnis held sway over the… --- ## [Good movies you wish you'd never seen (mild spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-movies-you-wish-youd-never-seen-mild-spoilers/260827)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2004, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-movies-you-wish-youd-never-seen-mild-spoilers/260827 "2004-08-27T07:20:44Z")
There are some movies that I cannot deny are good. They are well-acted, written, and directed, with brilliant casts and stunning endings. However, I find them so goddamn depressing that I wish I’d never seen them. The… --- ## [Airbus A380 aileron configuration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airbus-a380-aileron-configuration/557233)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2010, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airbus-a380-aileron-configuration/557233 "2010-10-18T02:56:48Z")
see video here, cued to 3:52, showing a passenger’s view of an A380 wing during final approach and landing. Near the tip of the wing there are three - count 'em, three - ailerons, all moving independently of each other… --- ## [So it''s NOT just me: It's NOT a Wonderful Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-its-not-just-me-its-not-a-wonderful-life/478005)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2008, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-its-not-just-me-its-not-a-wonderful-life/478005 "2008-12-22T03:16:44Z")
“It’s a Wonderful Life” is a terrifying, asphyxiating story about growing up and relinquishing your dreams, of seeing your father driven to the grave before his time, of living among bitter, small-minded people. It is a … --- ## [Why do Americans feel culturally inferior?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-feel-culturally-inferior/431971)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-feel-culturally-inferior/431971 "2008-01-03T17:40:50Z")
In reading the “are things dumbed down for American audiences” thread in GQ, I noticed how readily American posters accepted the notion American audiences are so much lowbrow than foreign audiences. As an occasional rea… --- ## [Favorite death/funeral scenes from movies, stage, & tv](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-death-funeral-scenes-from-movies-stage-tv/346193)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2006, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-death-funeral-scenes-from-movies-stage-tv/346193 "2006-03-07T00:24:22Z")
The title pretty much says it all. What dramatic depictions of death or ritualized grieving most affected you? I’m not looking for comic depictions, like the infamous “I love my dead gay son” from Heathers; I’d prefer … --- ## [Which weighs more? Lead or feathers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-weighs-more-lead-or-feathers/283179)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2005, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-weighs-more-lead-or-feathers/283179 "2005-01-18T16:25:27Z")
Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of lead? Everyone thinks they know the answer is that they weigh the same, and they think that the riddle is only meant for children. However, I wonder if that doesn’t ju… --- ## [Why no more swing-wing and (U.S.) delta-wing warplanes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-more-swing-wing-and-u-s-delta-wing-warplanes/55519)
**Author:** [@Danimal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danimal)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2001, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-more-swing-wing-and-u-s-delta-wing-warplanes/55519 "2001-02-24T21:39:41Z")
Back in the 1960s and 1970s, there was a big run of swing-wing aircraft all over the world. America made the F-111, the F-14 Tomcat, and the B-1 bomber. The Europeans came up with the Tornado, and the Russians made the M… --- ## [Celsius is really stupid (a rant, I mean dissertation)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celsius-is-really-stupid-a-rant-i-mean-dissertation/17487)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2000, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celsius-is-really-stupid-a-rant-i-mean-dissertation/17487 "2000-02-16T01:25:00Z")
Ok, ignoring the “that’s just how we’ve always done it” factor and looking at it from an objective and scientific point of view, there is no reason for any country to use the celcius scale for weather temperature EVER!! … --- ## [What was the most watched live event ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-watched-live-event-ever/692499)
**Author:** [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2014, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-watched-live-event-ever/692499 "2014-07-09T21:24:36Z")
I’ve been watching the first couple of stages of the Tour de France which have been held in England (Yorkshire). They had around 2.5 million people over the two days. So this would be at least 1.25 million people actual… --- ## [You heartless bitch. You used your religion to ruin your son's wedding day.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-heartless-bitch-you-used-your-religion-to-ruin-your-sons-wedding-day/185343)
**Author:** [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2003, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-heartless-bitch-you-used-your-religion-to-ruin-your-sons-wedding-day/185343 "2003-07-01T22:13:42Z")
\[Disclaimer\] This is not a catholic bashing. I repeat, this is not a catholic bashing. \[/Disclaimer\] My best friend got married last Saturday. It was a very lovely wedding, and that’s the only time you’ll every get … --- ## [Patty Hearst: Brainwashed victim or willing terrorist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patty-hearst-brainwashed-victim-or-willing-terrorist/611088)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patty-hearst-brainwashed-victim-or-willing-terrorist/611088 "2012-01-30T16:51:35Z")
I just watched “Witness: The Kidnapping of Patty Hearst”, a documentary about the famous newspaper heiress who was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army, a far left-wing radical terrorist group of the mid-1970s. M… --- ## [Explain if you wish but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-if-you-wish-but/42434)
**Author:** [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2000, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-if-you-wish-but/42434 "2000-12-24T08:39:13Z")
you don’t have to. Cheesy though it may be, this is a thread where you can give a hug to any Doper that you feel needs, deserves, or would like one. The thing is you do not have to specify why you want to give that par… --- ## [Kerry Credibility Problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerry-credibility-problem/233908)
**Author:** [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2004, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerry-credibility-problem/233908 "2004-03-21T03:38:25Z")
Does Kerry have a more pronounced problem with credibility than your average politician? Ran across the following Washington Times article: Kerry fails to back up foreign ‘endorsements’ The article addresses some area… --- ## [I cut my finger, and now it's a source of pleasure for me. How and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cut-my-finger-and-now-its-a-source-of-pleasure-for-me-how-and-why/308124)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2005, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cut-my-finger-and-now-its-a-source-of-pleasure-for-me-how-and-why/308124 "2005-06-16T12:55:15Z")
Some family friends brought over a toy school bus for my 18-month old son on Saturday. It was tied to the box with some hard wirey string. The wire was too hard to break so I decided to use a knife to cut it (couldn’t … --- ## [Songs about food or cooking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-food-or-cooking/833547)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-food-or-cooking/833547 "2019-05-31T13:20:10Z")
Let’s make a playlist, Dopers! Any genre will do, as long as food and/or cooking are involved. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” Def Leppard “Church” Lyle Lovette “… it’s time for dinner now Let’s go eat! We got some beans A… --- ## [Aging Plastic Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aging-plastic-surgery/489873)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2009, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aging-plastic-surgery/489873 "2009-03-19T22:19:36Z")
I was doing some … research on Shauna Sand, a former Playboy model. Her Wiki-Page is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shauna\_Sand#Personal\_life The tiny photo there does not do her justice. I cannot recall anyone looking wo… --- ## [NFL 2020: Super Bowl!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-super-bowl/932000)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-super-bowl/932000 "2021-02-11T13:13:59Z")
Well, it’s finally here. Super Bowl Week. I honestly did not think the NFL would be able to handle the coronavirus well enough to get here, on time, without missing any games. Kudos to them. A report indicates that the o… --- ## [have you ever wiki searched your name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-wiki-searched-your-name/645494)
**Author:** [@manila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manila)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2013, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-wiki-searched-your-name/645494 "2013-01-01T22:21:56Z")
My namesakes 1 (Australian politician) (born 1947), Leader of the Opposition of New South Wales, 1995–1998 2 (organ builder), English pipe organ builder 3 (racing driver) (1931–1958), English racing driver 4 (record … --- ## [I love you, but you're being dumb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-you-but-youre-being-dumb/490013)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2009, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-you-but-youre-being-dumb/490013 "2009-03-21T04:28:48Z")
Listen up, girlfriend. A year ago when I was hurting from a bad breakup, you told me, “I love you, but you’re being dumb”. You were right and it was an awesome tagline… so now, I’ve gotta throw it right back at you. I lo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1847&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1849&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)