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**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 405\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2006, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extortionist-restaurants-tip-or-we-wont-deliver/354174 "2006-05-12T21:30:05Z")
Some drone here at the office just passed around a memo titled “Food Deliveries.” It reads: OK, fair enough so far, although if the delivery person is right there when you figure out the order is wrong, you should be a… --- ## [Do cops have one single badge for their entire career?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cops-have-one-single-badge-for-their-entire-career/503058)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cops-have-one-single-badge-for-their-entire-career/503058 "2014-10-09T05:14:27Z")
Or do they have a few of them kicking around in their underwear drawer? I remember from my time in the military that it was not unusual to have several extra bits of extra uniform paraphanalea. On TV they always ask a … --- ## [Are we alone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-alone/580981)
**Author:** [@FarmerChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FarmerChuck)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2013, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-alone/580981 "2013-09-19T01:23:42Z")
Are we alone? i think if a rational person looks at carl segans formual ud have to be an idiot not to agree that no we are not alone… and when i bring this up in casual conversation im the “crazy” one… are we so egotisic… --- ## [Marriage: husband wants kids, wife doesn't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-husband-wants-kids-wife-doesnt/616970)
**Author:** [@Candyman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Candyman74)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-husband-wants-kids-wife-doesnt/616970 "2012-03-30T21:45:35Z")
Don’t need answer fast. It’s not a personal situation, just one I’ve wondered about. One hears about the reverse from time to time, but not about this situation. How does a couple resolve such a situation? What are t… --- ## [Doc says no refills unless I come in to the office cuz it's the law???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doc-says-no-refills-unless-i-come-in-to-the-office-cuz-its-the-law/556482)
**Author:** [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2012, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doc-says-no-refills-unless-i-come-in-to-the-office-cuz-its-the-law/556482 "2012-03-09T19:08:52Z")
I have a Clarinex prescription for seasonal allergies. My doctor’s office will not approve a refill until I come in to be seen. This is Clarinex. For hay fever. Not exactly an Aderall script or a heart medication. I… --- ## [why doesn't Woody from Toy Story have a gun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-woody-from-toy-story-have-a-gun/517847)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-woody-from-toy-story-have-a-gun/517847 "2011-01-25T03:07:24Z")
He has an empty holster instead. Now sure, for an old toy that makes sense,of course e gun would get lost.But even when Sheriff Woody is restored in Toy Story 2, there’s still that empty holster. :confused: --- ## [Worst Customers Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-customers-ever/600491)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-customers-ever/600491 "2011-11-01T18:07:58Z")
Free reign to name the worst customers you experience in your particular line of Customer Service. Warning to observers: Naming a racial group is NOT racism, it is generally a fact of customer service, although to be c… --- ## [What can moderate Republicans do to get their party back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-moderate-republicans-do-to-get-their-party-back/670191)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2013, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-moderate-republicans-do-to-get-their-party-back/670191 "2013-10-06T13:51:21Z")
As I see it, the Tea Party comprises a minority of Republicans. But they’re very well-funded, and they have an advantage in primaries, and they’re using these two factors to bully moderate Republicans into toeing the Tea… --- ## [A MMP for the last week of June](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mmp-for-the-last-week-of-june/626222)
**Author:** [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mmp-for-the-last-week-of-june/626222 "2012-07-02T03:09:41Z")
So, I get this e-mail. Sixteen Doberman Pinschers were confiscated from a breeder in New Mexico who kept them shoe-horned in doggie crates in violation of a bunch of local ordinances. Local TV news report: http://www.KOB… --- ## [Sons of Anarchy Season 6 Premiere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sons-of-anarchy-season-6-premiere/668615)
**Author:** [@feppytweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/feppytweed)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2013, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sons-of-anarchy-season-6-premiere/668615 "2013-12-21T02:40:52Z")
A 90 minute episode! I like that Chibs is VP and Happy is SA. Tig is still a loose cannon, which will be his downfall (in this season, IMO). I don’t want to give any spoilers away in the OP… What did you think of this… --- ## [Forward, March (minirants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forward-march-minirants/781131)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2017, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forward-march-minirants/781131 "2017-04-01T17:46:48Z")
Sorry, couldn’t come up with anything more clever than that. Fuck you, Bank of America. Three times my card has been compromised, and all three times it takes an act of fucking god for you to get it straightened out. At… --- ## [Can we all agree that this is reason enough to have the border locked down and secure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-all-agree-that-this-is-reason-enough-to-have-the-border-locked-down-and-secure/691466)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2014, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-all-agree-that-this-is-reason-enough-to-have-the-border-locked-down-and-secure/691466 "2014-06-29T21:09:15Z")
By “this” I mean the public health concern. In an interview, Dr. Jane Orient, an internal medicine specialist and the Executive Director of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons had this to say about the th… --- ## [Your Favorite Fictional Cat(s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-fictional-cat-s/696761)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2015, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-fictional-cat-s/696761 "2015-07-08T18:39:53Z")
Why not? Tom (of “and Jerry”) Felix Sylvester Morris (was that one real?) Top (as seen in Top Cat - YouTube ) How many must there be? --- ## [Can I legally refuse to feed Rachel Leigh Cook unless she sleeps with me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-legally-refuse-to-feed-rachel-leigh-cook-unless-she-sleeps-with-me/175758)
**Author:** [@cole\_burner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cole_burner)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-legally-refuse-to-feed-rachel-leigh-cook-unless-she-sleeps-with-me/175758 "2010-07-26T20:21:18Z")
Here’s the scenario: Rachel Leigh Cook and I are the only survivors of a plane wreck, ending up on an island as seen in Tom Hanks’s “Castaway” or maybe “Lord of the Flies.” It’s a lot of work to either hunt wild boar or… --- ## [static shock from car: how to stop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/static-shock-from-car-how-to-stop/578574)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/static-shock-from-car-how-to-stop/578574 "2015-09-14T01:51:48Z")
Just bought a new Honda CRV for my wife a couple of weeks ago. We are receiving severe jolts of static electricity every time we get out of the car, the moment our hands touch the metal frame around the window. I typic… --- ## [Is there currently any sane, intellectual leadership in the Republican party? If so, who?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-currently-any-sane-intellectual-leadership-in-the-republican-party-if-so-who/533768)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2010, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-currently-any-sane-intellectual-leadership-in-the-republican-party-if-so-who/533768 "2010-04-06T17:01:18Z")
I don’t mean this question facetiously. I’m completely serious. The GOP right now appears to completely subsumed in a giant temper tantrum without any intellectual leadership or clear ideological focus other than pure ob… --- ## [What discontinued fast food item would you bring back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discontinued-fast-food-item-would-you-bring-back/778783)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discontinued-fast-food-item-would-you-bring-back/778783 "2024-05-13T21:00:59Z")
You have the power to persuade a restaurant chain to bring back a discontinued item and have it on their menu again. What do you choose? I miss Wendy’s breadsticks, so soft and buttery. Also now that I ate so much fast… --- ## [Do cannonballs explode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cannonballs-explode/44651)
**Author:** [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2001, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cannonballs-explode/44651 "2001-01-18T23:43:06Z")
Specifically, those from the Civil War. I’m copyediting a Civil War-era western, and the author has a cannonball hitting the ground and exploding, sending shrapnel flying. Normally I defer to the author’s expertise, but … --- ## [Breaking Bad 4.06 "Cornered" 8/21](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-4-06-cornered-8-21/593611)
**Author:** [@Tarwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarwater)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-4-06-cornered-8-21/593611 "2011-08-28T07:45:13Z")
A spoilery summary from TV Guide: A shocking discovery unsettles Skyler; Walter Jr. leans on his father to make a special purchase; Mike gets surprise help from Jesse. --- ## [Old tape Hillary Clinton interview tape emerges from 1974.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-tape-hillary-clinton-interview-tape-emerges-from-1974/690966)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-tape-hillary-clinton-interview-tape-emerges-from-1974/690966 "2014-06-25T19:08:31Z")
It sounds like a fairly common interview for a lawyer proudly discussing a case she had won. I’ve always heard that Hillary could have been one heck of a good trial lawyer. But she and Bill went into politics. Hillary ga… --- ## [Another AMA for the (not so) Amateur Porn Director](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-ama-for-the-not-so-amateur-porn-director/712795)
**Author:** [@MikeSouth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeSouth)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2015, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-ama-for-the-not-so-amateur-porn-director/712795 "2015-03-24T18:18:03Z")
I did one several years ago and it was fun I see a few people have popped in andasked questions and while i do drop in from time to time I didnt answer in a timely manner so i figure there are prolly a few new readers… --- ## [At what temperature will your eyeballs freeze?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-temperature-will-your-eyeballs-freeze/524645)
**Author:** [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-temperature-will-your-eyeballs-freeze/524645 "2021-02-28T14:13:34Z")
And what keeps them from freezing before that temperature? This post got me wondering: Assume no eye protection. Corollary 1: Is there a temperature at which our eyeballs will freeze before we hit hypothermia? Corol… --- ## [\[GAME\] Ruin random action/suspense movie plot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-ruin-random-action-suspense-movie-plot/695436)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-ruin-random-action-suspense-movie-plot/695436 "2014-11-23T15:50:33Z")
I’ll start: An up-and-coming journalist is researching a story on organized crime in the city. He gets a death threat in the mail. He mulls it over all day. Ultimately he decides to heed the death threat, and he aban… --- ## [Does God Love Everyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-god-love-everyone/542590)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2010, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-god-love-everyone/542590 "2010-06-15T11:50:28Z")
In this shallow world, perhaps I am one of a small minority that ponders about God and his actions as captured in the Old Testament, esp. If God loves eveyone, why did he reject Cain’s sacrifices? Also, the “Jacob have… --- ## ["Suck for Luck" - The 0-16 NFL Season Thread (2011 Ed.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suck-for-luck-the-0-16-nfl-season-thread-2011-ed/595661)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suck-for-luck-the-0-16-nfl-season-thread-2011-ed/595661 "2011-12-27T02:51:03Z")
Who will have the guts to go all-in and go completely winless this year? Only the 2008 Lions have gone 16 games with the gusto required for such failure. Since it’s so rare, this thread will also track the teams that go… --- ## [It is acceptable for people to die because they can't afford the proper treatment.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-acceptable-for-people-to-die-because-they-cant-afford-the-proper-treatment/532956)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2010, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-acceptable-for-people-to-die-because-they-cant-afford-the-proper-treatment/532956 "2010-03-21T01:32:15Z")
Perhaps it is time to confront the elephant in the room. With all the rhetoric thrown around in the health care debate, I really think it all comes down to this: “It is acceptable for people to die because they can’t a… --- ## [What percentage of guns used in crime are stolen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-guns-used-in-crime-are-stolen/648974)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-guns-used-in-crime-are-stolen/648974 "2014-05-21T17:05:23Z")
Are statistics kept on this? I searched for it, but my searches seem to indicate that they are not. Thanks and sorry about starting yet another gun thread, Rob --- ## [How not to get a job with me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-not-to-get-a-job-with-me/690098)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-not-to-get-a-job-with-me/690098 "2014-06-23T14:48:53Z")
Unfortunately, I need to hire a new medical assistant. Since the local paper has folded, I have found the most efficient way is to list the position on Craigslist. Since I was very specific about requirements, I have b… --- ## [I pit overzealous pet shelter rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-overzealous-pet-shelter-rules/568130)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2011, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-overzealous-pet-shelter-rules/568130 "2011-02-05T00:30:36Z")
I just had a kid so I want to get a dog because I think being around dogs make you a better person, so I go down to the pet shelter to adopt one (I had previously only gotten puppies from friends and neighbors) because t… --- ## [Ask the housecleaner who specializes in squalor recovery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-housecleaner-who-specializes-in-squalor-recovery/522518)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-housecleaner-who-specializes-in-squalor-recovery/522518 "2010-10-29T15:17:09Z")
Dung Beetle suggested I start a thread, so here goes! I’ve been working as a housecleaner off and on since 1997. Sometimes as my only gig, sometimes to supplement other jobs, and sometimes not at all, if I had a movie o… --- ## [Pros and cons of "presumed consent" organ donating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pros-and-cons-of-presumed-consent-organ-donating/539218)
**Author:** [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pros-and-cons-of-presumed-consent-organ-donating/539218 "2010-05-20T16:21:13Z")
I think it’s a great idea: everyone is considered an organ donor unless they opt not to be one, and (IIRC) what they decided is what goes despite what a spouse/guardian/bff says. I know someone who didn’t get a donor st… --- ## [Inappropriate things that your teachers said and did....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-things-that-your-teachers-said-and-did/702282)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2015, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-things-that-your-teachers-said-and-did/702282 "2015-05-02T00:23:02Z")
…but you were too young to realize In 6th grade, we had an English teacher who was beloved by his students (mostly because the whole class was a big party with ridiculously easy tests). Anyway, he would often pick on… --- ## [Second Hand Smoke is too bad for you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-hand-smoke-is-too-bad-for-you/362463)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 388\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2006, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-hand-smoke-is-too-bad-for-you/362463 "2006-07-11T18:21:43Z")
So says the Surgeon General. From that link (bolding mine): I put this in the Pit because it’s going to end up here, no doubt. I found out about the report from this article in the Austin American-Statesman (requ… --- ## [Hamas wins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamas-wins/341687)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2006, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamas-wins/341687 "2006-02-04T00:53:56Z")
Hamas wins in the PA election. Predictions? Comments? My WAG is that it is bad. But it leaves Israel a clear path. Finish that fence quickly and seal the PA out as well as you can as quickly as you can. --- ## [Medicalizing irresponsibility: a term as ridiculous as "affluenza"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicalizing-irresponsibility-a-term-as-ridiculous-as-affluenza/782824)
**Author:** [@Kimera757](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimera757)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2017, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicalizing-irresponsibility-a-term-as-ridiculous-as-affluenza/782824 "2017-05-10T15:45:19Z")
A tragic story about forgetting a baby in a hot car: Mother suffered 'forgotten baby syndrome', death inquest told - BBC News - sadly more common than before, although that could just be the media reporting more of these… --- ## [NFL Offseason 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 495\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634 "2022-08-10T20:15:41Z")
Here’s an omnibus thread for NFL off-season news. I assume we will have a separate thread for the draft. I guess we found out what Calvin Ridley’s personal issue was: betting on games. He gets an indefinite suspension a… --- ## [Math problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-problem/580084)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2011, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-problem/580084 "2011-05-04T12:11:38Z")
I’ve seen this on facebook, and I’m afraid I don’t understand why there is confusion. 6÷2(1+2)=? Is it 1 or 9? --- ## [Kindle or Nook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-or-nook/547344)
**Author:** [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-or-nook/547344 "2010-12-16T14:57:24Z")
I’m thinking about breaking down and buying an electronic reader and was wondering if anyone had any thought on the Kindle vs. the Nook. The Nook is cheaper and a woman I work with loves her but I thought I would reach … --- ## [Asymmetric Warfare and Proportionality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asymmetric-warfare-and-proportionality/694579)
**Author:** [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asymmetric-warfare-and-proportionality/694579 "2014-08-05T03:37:49Z")
I have been waiting for Hamas to secure a hostage- Israel have made it clear that one of their only interests is to secure its own citizens and have paid a high price to rescue such abductees before. Perhaps there will b… --- ## [Scarlett Johanssen as Makoto Kusanagi vs. Idris Elba as James Bond](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarlett-johanssen-as-makoto-kusanagi-vs-idris-elba-as-james-bond/752338)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2016, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarlett-johanssen-as-makoto-kusanagi-vs-idris-elba-as-james-bond/752338 "2016-05-05T01:23:17Z")
So the former casting has occurred in the Ghost in the Shell movie, which retains all names from the very Japanese manga and anime. The defense of some people at this casting reminded others of the time there were Intern… --- ## [What's wrong with polyester?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-polyester/278982)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2004, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-polyester/278982 "2004-12-12T19:00:53Z")
I always thought that the rule was that higher quality clothing was 100% cotton, and cheaper/ less fashionable stuff was polyester or cotton-poly blend. I know nothing about clothes, I don’t know where I got this idea, … --- ## [Planned Parenthood defunded in NH!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planned-parenthood-defunded-in-nh/588706)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2011, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planned-parenthood-defunded-in-nh/588706 "2011-07-19T22:48:32Z")
In New Hampshire! Wow. The legislature voted to keep funding it, the state Dept of HHS wanted to keep it, but– Whence this anti-PP decision? So, good old-fashioned male dickery then. I was going to put this in the… --- ## [How I explain my religious experiences (long Opening Post)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-explain-my-religious-experiences-long-opening-post/517297)
**Author:** [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-explain-my-religious-experiences-long-opening-post/517297 "2009-11-25T15:41:21Z")
Some recent threads have seen me attempting to engage theists about why their experiences lead them to believe in God, since there appears to be a widespread assumption that if only atheists could share such experiences,… --- ## [Revenge (ABC TV Show)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revenge-abc-tv-show/597490)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revenge-abc-tv-show/597490 "2012-09-03T14:08:25Z")
I just watched the pilot for this, and so far it seems to be doing a decent job of living up to its Count of Monte Cristo roots. Anyone else watching? Interesting choice to swap the gender of the entire cast. I’d think … --- ## [Why are Black Lives Matter activists disrupting Bernie Sanders' appearances and what effects?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-black-lives-matter-activists-disrupting-bernie-sanders-appearances-and-what-effects/727345)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-black-lives-matter-activists-disrupting-bernie-sanders-appearances-and-what-effects/727345 "2015-11-01T17:50:00Z")
\[ \](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/b48101284a4e4db191c8561de634ad94/black-lives-matter-activists-disrupt-bernie-sanders-speech) The article later says that this isn’t the first time BLM activists have done this; someh… --- ## [Is this happening to anyone else with a new Samsung Galaxy S4?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-happening-to-anyone-else-with-a-new-samsung-galaxy-s4/665182)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-happening-to-anyone-else-with-a-new-samsung-galaxy-s4/665182 "2014-02-06T15:46:07Z")
Hey all, So here’s what happening: I have had a new Samsung Galaxy S4 for two days. With the proximity sensor on, there was no way to use the keyboard while making a call. The screen would instantly go black when taken… --- ## [Guys: Amy Farrah Fowler - sexy or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788 "2015-01-13T15:07:19Z")
On the one hand, she’s brilliant, funny and self-confident (within her professional sphere). On the other hand, she’s homely. And a bit weird. So, do her mental faculties and personality overcome her looks? Would you… --- ## [The masturbatory "we're smart" threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masturbatory-were-smart-threads/438877)
**Author:** [@zuma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zuma)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2008, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masturbatory-were-smart-threads/438877 "2008-02-29T07:43:32Z")
I’m not sure I buy it. Even if it’s true, I find it rather arrogant and narcissistic. I’m just average, I guess… I never was in any special programs, I never “tested out” and have no idea what that even means. I had … --- ## ["The Red Pill" and Feminist Violence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-red-pill-and-feminist-violence/787637)
**Author:** [@Polar\_Iceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polar_Iceman)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2017, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-red-pill-and-feminist-violence/787637 "2017-06-03T07:23:26Z")
I just attended a showing of the documentary “The Red Pill”. This documentary on men’s rights has been attacked by feminists and all the usual suspects; and has apparently been banned in several countries. Apparently it … --- ## [Why did the US drop the second atomic bomb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-us-drop-the-second-atomic-bomb/168322)
**Author:** [@TlighT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TlighT)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2003, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-us-drop-the-second-atomic-bomb/168322 "2003-04-18T04:29:42Z")
I’ve been wondering about the second a-bomb on Nagasaki and why it was deployed only three days after the Hiroshima bomb. I guess the most common explanation is that the Japanese cabinet did not surrender after the first… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=187&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=189&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)