# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=187&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:** 188 --- ## [Fuckity Fuck - McCain's Going to Win](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckity-fuck-mccains-going-to-win/458834)
**Author:** [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Replies:** 350\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2008, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckity-fuck-mccains-going-to-win/458834 "2008-09-05T08:02:59Z")
Latest poll has McCain drawing even. I just know OBama is going to lose. He’s just not the type of guy fly over-boy wants to have a beer with. The Dems are going to have to learn to treat the red-staters like the morons … --- ## [Toughest Movie Quote Ever. Please Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toughest-movie-quote-ever-please-help/189417)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Humungus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Humungus)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toughest-movie-quote-ever-please-help/189417 "2014-09-25T19:15:31Z")
Hey everyone. Ok…I have a very difficult challenge that has stumped me for years. I have searched the outer realms of the internet and still had no luck. Everyone I ask has only assumptions. Here is it: “Make you strong… --- ## [Today vs WWII military power](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-vs-wwii-military-power/255828)
**Author:** [@MindWanderer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindWanderer)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-vs-wwii-military-power/255828 "2011-11-28T14:21:28Z")
In the Complete Wargames Handbook, James Dunnigan makes the assertion that combat of today can be modelled largely the same as world war II combat. Of course, we don’t know alot about how a war between near equals would … --- ## [Did the U.S. military commission studies on the benefits of long vs. short hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-u-s-military-commission-studies-on-the-benefits-of-long-vs-short-hair/605593)
**Author:** [@Rusalka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rusalka)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-u-s-military-commission-studies-on-the-benefits-of-long-vs-short-hair/605593 "2013-03-18T00:34:05Z")
Someone posted this story on my facebook page and my B.S. meter went off for some reason: http://www.sott.net/articles/show/234783-The-Truth-About-Hair-and-Why-Indians-Would-Keep-Their-Hair-Long The article claims that … --- ## ["Never make a pretty woman your wife" song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-make-a-pretty-woman-your-wife-song/650575)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2013, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-make-a-pretty-woman-your-wife-song/650575 "2013-03-14T12:05:27Z")
I noticed a song playing in the 80’s “Chances Are” movie… Jimmy Soul’s “If You Want To Be Happy” Personally my wife is about a 5 out of 10 but things are going quite well. (BTW I also listen to John Gott… --- ## [Lucifer, Season Three](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucifer-season-three/797818)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2018, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucifer-season-three/797818 "2018-06-16T19:41:42Z")
“Lucifer” starts its third season tonight, Monday, October 2, 2017, with the “They’re Back, Aren’t They?” episode! --- ## [What's The Most Accurate Bible Translation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-accurate-bible-translation/524075)
**Author:** [@Van\_Cleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Van_Cleaf)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2010, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-accurate-bible-translation/524075 "2010-02-12T07:16:41Z")
There are so many versions of the Bible out there, one has no clue as to which is the most accurate. One that is easy to understand as well. --- ## [Things you find creepy (that probably nobody else does)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-creepy-that-probably-nobody-else-does/767787)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-creepy-that-probably-nobody-else-does/767787 "2016-11-16T17:43:34Z")
Been studying anthropology recently and, for some reason reconstructions of the earlier hominids really creep me out in an ‘uncanny valley’ way, Australopithecus afarensis and the likes of Sahelanthropus are fucking terr… --- ## [Are laugh tracks really 'dead people laughing'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-laugh-tracks-really-dead-people-laughing/456932)
**Author:** [@scrambledeggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scrambledeggs)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-laugh-tracks-really-dead-people-laughing/456932 "2008-07-19T19:55:09Z")
In the movie, “Man on the Moon”, it has Andy Kaufman (Character) say that the laugh tracks used are of “dead people”, implying that they were recorded so long ago that the original people are dead. Is that true – how ol… --- ## [White Privilage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-privilage/808511)
**Author:** [@thatbpguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thatbpguy)\ **Replies:** 329\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-privilage/808511 "2018-02-16T17:51:16Z")
I took wifey and a friend of hers to the Oregon Literary Arts presentation for an evening with poet Claudia Rankine. http://claudiarankine.com/ $80 each. Her talk came in 4 sections. The first was that we still live in… --- ## [Why can't my hand go through my desk? (physics question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-my-hand-go-through-my-desk-physics-question/286835)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2011, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-my-hand-go-through-my-desk-physics-question/286835 "2011-01-27T00:58:07Z")
When I slap my hand down on my desk, my hand comes to rest atop the desk. But if each atom in the desk is 99.99% nothingness, and each atom in my hand is 99.99% nothingness, shouldn’t my hand just go through it? I susp… --- ## [Gaga's new 'Telephone' video- "I told you she didn't have a dick."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gagas-new-telephone-video-i-told-you-she-didnt-have-a-dick/532292)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2010, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gagas-new-telephone-video-i-told-you-she-didnt-have-a-dick/532292 "2010-03-21T07:43:56Z")
Nine and a half minute video here. Probably NSFWish, depending on where you work! Lots of thongs and blurred vaginas and such. You know, I have to say: I love it when popstars actually try. The video is kitschy, over th… --- ## [Australian Free Speech Issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-free-speech-issues/525298)
**Author:** [@Cesario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cesario)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2010, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-free-speech-issues/525298 "2010-02-12T18:17:38Z")
This is a spin-off thread from the DUI thread. Relevant passages: \[QUOTE=not\_alice\] But because it goes so far beyond our principles and our DUI checkpoint regime, AND your country recently allowed new infringements … --- ## [Loretta Swit: Hot or Not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loretta-swit-hot-or-not/682759)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2015, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loretta-swit-hot-or-not/682759 "2015-06-30T06:28:07Z")
I’d always taken it as a given that most people always thought Loretta Swit was at least moderately attractive while MAS\*H was on the air. Several episodes make her comeliness something of a plot point, and as a prepubes… --- ## [Annoying Things People Do At Fast Food Restaurants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-things-people-do-at-fast-food-restaurants/183249)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-things-people-do-at-fast-food-restaurants/183249 "2012-01-11T21:15:31Z")
I hear it often: “I NEED a cheeseburger and chocolate shake.” First of all, judging from the size 58" waist on those pants, you do not NEED that food or drink, and secondly, who taught you how to place an order. How a… --- ## [Soccer may get rid of penalty kicks to decide games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-may-get-rid-of-penalty-kicks-to-decide-games/623293)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2012, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-may-get-rid-of-penalty-kicks-to-decide-games/623293 "2012-06-11T01:27:37Z")
Does any other major sport have such a bogus way to decide games in tournaments/playoffs? I know the NHL uses them but not for the playoffs. The solution is simple - make it easier to score and you have way less ne… --- ## [Democratic operative: "we need to learn how to talk to White voters"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-operative-we-need-to-learn-how-to-talk-to-white-voters/703842)
**Author:** [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-operative-we-need-to-learn-how-to-talk-to-white-voters/703842 "2014-11-14T20:32:52Z")
‪Some Democratic operative is on Fox News saying “Democrats have to learn how to talk to White voters.” I’ll tell you how. Understand that White voters, by and large, are now a tribe. That tribe calls itself America, an… --- ## [Breaking Bad 4.10 "Salud" 9/18](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-4-10-salud-9-18/596775)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2011, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-4-10-salud-9-18/596775 "2011-09-25T14:36:37Z")
Sorry about the inconsistent thread starting, I’ve had inconsistent computer access. We left off with Walt and Jesse beating the shit out of each other. Please spoiler box anything contained in the previews for the next… --- ## [Things illegal for US Citizens to to abroad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-illegal-for-us-citizens-to-to-abroad/597548)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-illegal-for-us-citizens-to-to-abroad/597548 "2017-03-28T22:08:14Z")
Are there any things that it is illegal for a US\* Citizen to do whilst visiting another first world countryɫ, even though the act they perform is legal inside that country, to the point they can be prosecuted when they g… --- ## [Seriously, does ANYONE like that revolting spitting thing they do in porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-does-anyone-like-that-revolting-spitting-thing-they-do-in-porn/510913)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-does-anyone-like-that-revolting-spitting-thing-they-do-in-porn/510913 "2014-09-13T07:34:14Z")
Been watching some porn lately, and I’m consistently revolted by all the spitting that goes on. Either the guy is violently spitting on the woman’s pussy, or the woman is drooling massive amounts of saliva onto the guy’s… --- ## [Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-spoilers/938217)
**Author:** [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Replies:** 464\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-spoilers/938217 "2021-04-26T15:06:32Z")
Solid first episode. The opening action scene was great, and made good use of Sam’s flying rig. Loved that they brought back Batroc, and also cemented him as “The guy Captain America beats up in the opening action scen… --- ## [Melania Trump is a piece of shit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-is-a-piece-of-shit/816555)
**Author:** [@fervour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fervour)\ **Replies:** 318\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2018, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-is-a-piece-of-shit/816555 "2018-07-02T21:42:37Z")
If you wondered if she was for real. Here it is. She wore anI-really-don’t-care jacket to visit imprisoned children. --- ## [What makes a girl "dirty" - in a good way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-girl-dirty-in-a-good-way/523399)
**Author:** [@Scougs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scougs)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2010, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-girl-dirty-in-a-good-way/523399 "2010-01-06T13:39:20Z")
I’ve a few male friends (I’m a girl, by the way) who tend to state a liking for women to be “dirty”, or “pure filth”. As in “See that Lily Allen, she’d get it, she looks like she’d be pure filth”. Which got me thinkin… --- ## [Childhood summers at a Nudist camp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-summers-at-a-nudist-camp/510854)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2009, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-summers-at-a-nudist-camp/510854 "2009-09-29T03:53:21Z")
In a discussion about pedophilia in Great Debates, Fuzzy Pickles stated that “family nudist camps, in particular, are a hotbed for pedophiles”. This was so contrary to my own experience that I posted the following: When… --- ## [Best place in the United States to drop off "The Grid"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-place-in-the-united-states-to-drop-off-the-grid/680495)
**Author:** [@nevadaexile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevadaexile)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-place-in-the-united-states-to-drop-off-the-grid/680495 "2014-02-08T00:36:15Z")
What are some good places in the US to “get lost” if you are tired of the grind and you need an “extended break?” Why are they good and would someone need to do so? --- ## [Does Jewish Law Prohibit Wiping Your Butt On The Sabbath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-jewish-law-prohibit-wiping-your-butt-on-the-sabbath/365102)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2006, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-jewish-law-prohibit-wiping-your-butt-on-the-sabbath/365102 "2006-08-18T03:35:39Z")
Is there anything in Jewish scripture that prohibits a person from wiping himself or herself on the day of the Sabbath? Is there anything in the scripture that could be construed as prohibiting you from wiping yourself o… --- ## [Hahahahaha. Tea party republicans push for regressive tax hike.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hahahahaha-tea-party-republicans-push-for-regressive-tax-hike/593525)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hahahahaha-tea-party-republicans-push-for-regressive-tax-hike/593525 "2011-08-31T09:53:40Z")
Schadenfreude. Taxed enough already seems to only apply to those making over 250k a year. Which isn’t shocking if you understand what the GOP really stand for (instead of what they claim to stand for), but lol to all tho… --- ## [John Mace's (and others') opinion about societal fairness, 99%, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-maces-and-others-opinion-about-societal-fairness-99-etc/605215)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-maces-and-others-opinion-about-societal-fairness-99-etc/605215 "2011-12-10T16:23:00Z")
So over in this thread there’s yet another discussion of OWS, the 99%, etc., going on. And at least one thread of the conversation is one that I find very interesting, and I will summarize parts of it like this (making u… --- ## [It's A Bear Story - An I can't think of a Witty Title This Late MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-bear-story-an-i-cant-think-of-a-witty-title-this-late-mmp/689825)
**Author:** [@kaiwik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaiwik)\ **Replies:** 328\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2014, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-bear-story-an-i-cant-think-of-a-witty-title-this-late-mmp/689825 "2014-06-09T01:31:51Z")
The Bear Story While I have had many encounters with Kodiak bears, or, as they are affectionately known, brownies, this remains my definitive interaction with a member of the ursine population of the island. It is fairl… --- ## [Getting to work on time - a commuting MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-to-work-on-time-a-commuting-mmp/737683)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 309\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2015, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-to-work-on-time-a-commuting-mmp/737683 "2015-11-23T15:06:48Z")
Looks like I’ll have to start us off again, you slackers are all still in bed! It was a bit of a 'mare getting to work today, there was debris on the line north of my train station, and on the route south the local pike… --- ## [Ask the Gay Guy III!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-gay-guy-iii/34021)
**Author:** [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Replies:** 303\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2001, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-gay-guy-iii/34021 "2001-04-22T09:07:29Z")
{This thread is a continuation of the original “Ask the Gay Guy!” and “Ask the Gay Guy II!” threads.} Time for another housewarming! Response continues from the original two Gay Guy threads, so here we are at part 3. Fo… --- ## [What's the best way to mail a big check?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-mail-a-big-check/513929)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2009, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-mail-a-big-check/513929 "2009-10-17T20:02:25Z")
Another thread here prompted my question. Say I’m mailing a large check - $10,000, for example. Would I send it certified? But more important, would I insure it? For $10,000? If the check is made out to the recipie… --- ## [Cap Executive Pay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cap-executive-pay/491888)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2009, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cap-executive-pay/491888 "2009-04-14T23:07:09Z")
Easy with those flamethrowers! Hear this out first (plus give me time to don my fire retardant suit). TL;DR version at the bottom. Recently the public has been aghast at executive compensations. Princely sums paid to… --- ## [June, I'm worried about the Peeve (mini-rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-im-worried-about-the-peeve-mini-rants/834846)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-im-worried-about-the-peeve-mini-rants/834846 "2019-08-01T21:11:47Z")
The level of selfishness displayed by a select few individuals in this city is appalling. Trying to get a share-bike scooter can be quite the adventure. First two I reserved using the nifty app happened to be sans chains… --- ## [Best line in a Western?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-line-in-a-western/538279)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2016, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-line-in-a-western/538279 "2016-05-29T18:02:42Z")
Since we seem to be on another Western movie kick lately, I’ll ask the obvious: What is, in your opinion, the best line of spoken dialog in a Western movie? My top-of-the-head choices: “Who are those guys?” Butch Cassi… --- ## [Agnostics--could you more precisely state your position?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agnostics-could-you-more-precisely-state-your-position/613573)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agnostics-could-you-more-precisely-state-your-position/613573 "2012-02-23T21:47:35Z")
In my experience, it’s hard to tell just what somebody who is “agnostic” is uncertain about. Do they mean that they think there’s a 50% chance that there’s a Christian God who hates homosexuals? Do they think there’s a… --- ## [He Won't Kiss Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-wont-kiss-me/567542)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-wont-kiss-me/567542 "2011-01-15T19:52:45Z")
I have been seeing a guy, for a while now. He is not my boy friend but we spend a lot of time together. Problem is he refuses to kiss me. Don’t get me wrong we have done everything else but kiss. I’m 22 and he is 24, a… --- ## [Jaded blue-collar coffee anti-elitism rears its ugly head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaded-blue-collar-coffee-anti-elitism-rears-its-ugly-head/390404)
**Author:** [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Replies:** 328\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2007, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaded-blue-collar-coffee-anti-elitism-rears-its-ugly-head/390404 "2007-02-10T18:33:04Z")
Today at work, a guy who has a good three and a half, maybe four decades on me, comes up to the counter with his buddy and spews the following upon me without provocation: “I want some real coffee. Real coffee. Real, si… --- ## [Animal House - why did John Belushi destroy the guitar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-house-why-did-john-belushi-destroy-the-guitar/696786)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-house-why-did-john-belushi-destroy-the-guitar/696786 "2020-11-09T19:42:06Z")
Was John Belushi a hater of folk music? Did he hate the guys singing? What made it so bad? The music performance or just a shitty song? It’s actually supposed to be slow and cloying. I can’t think of a more irritati… --- ## [In which Steophan hijacks an ATMB thread about misogyny by accusing Blasey Ford of false accusation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-steophan-hijacks-an-atmb-thread-about-misogyny-by-accusing-blasey-ford-of-false-accusation/843610)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 362\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-steophan-hijacks-an-atmb-thread-about-misogyny-by-accusing-blasey-ford-of-false-accusation/843610 "2019-11-25T20:06:41Z")
You are one slimy little worm, aren’t you Steophan? If you’re convinced that Christine Blasey Ford lied, you’ve got the whole board in which to raise that issue. But the latest ATMB thread about misogyny on the Dope wa… --- ## [Can inmates receive prescribed narcotics in jail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-inmates-receive-prescribed-narcotics-in-jail/375896)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-inmates-receive-prescribed-narcotics-in-jail/375896 "2017-09-25T23:57:14Z")
If I am under a Doctor’s care in Maryland and receiving 120Qty/40mg Oxycontin a month, then I get in trouble and end up in jail. Would I still receive my meds in jail or is it strictly no narcotic medication allowed in … --- ## [Men: What constitutes "bad sex"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-constitutes-bad-sex/372045)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2006, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-constitutes-bad-sex/372045 "2006-09-12T13:55:33Z")
I have heard men say that sex is like pizza-- even when it’s bad, it’s pretty good. However, most women I know would not agree, including me. I’d rather have no sex than bad sex, mostly because bad sex either hurts or … --- ## [The Far Side - your favorite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-far-side-your-favorite/116364)
**Author:** [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2002, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-far-side-your-favorite/116364 "2002-07-07T21:50:18Z")
What’s your favorite “Far Side” cartoon? Mrs. KVS: Where the cows are standing and talking, one of them says, “Car,” they get down on all 4’s, and stand up again after the car goes past. Mine: Mr. Peabody backing the… --- ## [COSMOS series anticipation thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosmos-series-anticipation-thread/681986)
**Author:** [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosmos-series-anticipation-thread/681986 "2014-08-12T23:10:06Z")
Premiering in March will be the modern remake of the COSMOS series starring Neil DeGrasse Tyson filling the universal shoes of the late Carl Sagan. I loved the original series, and am really looking forward to the HD ne… --- ## [Why is "Chuy" the nickname for "Jesus?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-chuy-the-nickname-for-jesus/162385)
**Author:** [@hapaXL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hapaXL)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2014, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-chuy-the-nickname-for-jesus/162385 "2014-09-18T20:59:53Z")
Couldn’t find the answer on Search or Google. --- ## [Can you forge someone's signature \*with their permission\*? Why are signatures still needed anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-forge-someones-signature-with-their-permission-why-are-signatures-still-needed-anyway/585771)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-forge-someones-signature-with-their-permission-why-are-signatures-still-needed-anyway/585771 "2011-06-20T01:57:52Z")
I’m really confounded by the fact that in this day and age, when everything has gone digital, it’s still SO necessary to have someone’s physical signature on things. For instance: Say you purchased a small inflatable w… --- ## [Why are Americans so opposed to tax increases?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-americans-so-opposed-to-tax-increases/591733)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-americans-so-opposed-to-tax-increases/591733 "2011-08-28T07:48:21Z")
Nobody likes paying higher taxes. I get that. But it seems like the idea of increasing taxes on middle-class Americans\* is anathema, political suicide, six steps beyond super-ooper-duper crazy, and slightly worse than wo… --- ## [Fuck you AT&T, Fuck you landlord](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-at-t-fuck-you-landlord/630351)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-at-t-fuck-you-landlord/630351 "2012-08-10T02:33:01Z")
I want to have internet, without mooching off the neighbor with the unsecured network (which I just found. Thanks neighbor!) Verizon doesn’t serve this area. AT&T won’t complete my order because the dipshit who lived her… --- ## [Suggestions for Specific Demands for Occupy Wall Street](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-specific-demands-for-occupy-wall-street/598427)
**Author:** [@Morris\_Cody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morris_Cody)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-specific-demands-for-occupy-wall-street/598427 "2011-10-27T04:11:11Z")
In yesterday’s New York Times, Nicholas Kristof provided Occupy Wall Street participants with three suggestions for specific demands they could make: 1) impose a financial transactions tax, 2) close the “carried interest… --- ## [If abortion is made illegal again, what should be the punishment for women having one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-abortion-is-made-illegal-again-what-should-be-the-punishment-for-women-having-one/690633)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2014, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-abortion-is-made-illegal-again-what-should-be-the-punishment-for-women-having-one/690633 "2014-06-28T03:53:52Z")
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