# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1880&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:** 1881 --- ## [TV series that were never on the rails to begin with](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-that-were-never-on-the-rails-to-begin-with/754882)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2016, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-that-were-never-on-the-rails-to-begin-with/754882 "2016-05-18T23:41:37Z")
In other words, shows that for whatever reason were so bad, they didn’t last very long no matter how much the critics loved them (occasionally). You know - the kind of show that has one wondering, “Did anyone actually w… --- ## [Now I have seen it all: Kos blogger wants Pelosi impeached](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-have-seen-it-all-kos-blogger-wants-pelosi-impeached/403964)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2007, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-have-seen-it-all-kos-blogger-wants-pelosi-impeached/403964 "2007-05-17T01:07:41Z")
From here: I didn’t know it was possible to be this naive. Even if she did begin impeachment proceedings and it makes it out of the Judicial Committee, there are not enough votes in the Senate to remove. If he is… --- ## [Why did Bush lose the 1992 election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-bush-lose-the-1992-election/229111)
**Author:** [@Colinmarshall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colinmarshall)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2004, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-bush-lose-the-1992-election/229111 "2004-02-24T01:12:43Z")
I was thinking about this yesterday, and I realized that I was too young (eight) to be into politics at the time. Why didn’t George Bush Sr. get re-elected? I’m guessing failure to stick to the “no new takes” claim could… --- ## [Are There Any Dopers Who DON’T Masturbate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-dopers-who-don-t-masturbate/156228)
**Author:** [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2003, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-dopers-who-don-t-masturbate/156228 "2003-02-24T13:56:27Z")
Or, are there any dopers who have masturbated less than, oh, say ten times total—and discontinued all masturbatory practices? --- ## [Detroit in Receivership-What Will Happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroit-in-receivership-what-will-happen/652009)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroit-in-receivership-what-will-happen/652009 "2013-03-23T00:34:33Z")
I read that the city of Detroit has over $14 billion in debt. The city has been losing population for 30 years-vast stretches of the city are now abandoned wastelands. The area of the city (450 square miles) is simply t… --- ## [Most powerful weapon in sci-fi or fantasy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-powerful-weapon-in-sci-fi-or-fantasy/742303)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2016, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-powerful-weapon-in-sci-fi-or-fantasy/742303 "2016-01-16T22:22:01Z")
It could be an electro-mechanical-chemical-nuclear contraption. Exclude beings with super or paranormal abilities, and who are willing to wield those powers. My candidate: The Hammer that Smashes Suns (yes, that’s its r… --- ## [Things you like to see happen on next season's TV shows (possible spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-like-to-see-happen-on-next-seasons-tv-shows-possible-spoilers/508179)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2009, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-like-to-see-happen-on-next-seasons-tv-shows-possible-spoilers/508179 "2009-09-06T06:52:30Z")
In the season finale of In Plain Sight, Mary has been shot in the abdomen and critically wounded. Now of course she’s going to live and return to work as a U.S. marshall- there wouldn’t be a show if she didn’t. But what … --- ## [Krispy Kreme for or against](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krispy-kreme-for-or-against/397608)
**Author:** [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2007, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krispy-kreme-for-or-against/397608 "2007-03-30T04:06:25Z")
I suppose this could go in Great Debates, but a clear hijack is occuring in this thread so I thought I had better get something started. I’ll start with my story. I heard about Krispy Kreme for the first time on Christ… --- ## [Do you get the "have a blessed day" invocation where you live (and are you bothered by it)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-the-have-a-blessed-day-invocation-where-you-live-and-are-you-bothered-by-it/1025667)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-the-have-a-blessed-day-invocation-where-you-live-and-are-you-bothered-by-it/1025667 "2026-01-05T05:48:43Z")
I live in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri, very rural, and very much within the boundaries of the Bible Belt. Of late (this goes back probably a decade) I’ve been getting the invocation from store clerks, bank tellers, e… --- ## [Worst superpowers that were actually written in a comic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-superpowers-that-were-actually-written-in-a-comic/126651)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2002, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-superpowers-that-were-actually-written-in-a-comic/126651 "2002-09-13T18:29:05Z")
Well, I have a simple poll this time, inspired by the recent Masters of the Universe remake on the Cartoon Network. (With the whiney teenage He-Man and the “kewl” Anime-style filming techniques :wink: ) One of the suppo… --- ## [What's the funniest radio show out there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-radio-show-out-there/162180)
**Author:** [@Cholo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cholo)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2003, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-radio-show-out-there/162180 "2003-03-20T19:57:45Z")
I’m far more interested in radio than television for my entertainment. I’ve heard several shows over the years and feel that Orlando’s “Monsters of the Midday” is the best I’ve ever heard. They are truly gifted in chatte… --- ## [Seventies Song Madness: Division D Round 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seventies-song-madness-division-d-round-1/648490)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seventies-song-madness-division-d-round-1/648490 "2013-01-31T03:53:39Z")
Simple rules. Pick the song in each pair that you think is “greater”. The one that gets more votes goes on to the next round. I Wanna Be Sedated - Ramones I Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince I Want You Back - Jackson 5 I … --- ## [Women: your top DOs and DON'Ts for men in social situations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-your-top-dos-and-donts-for-men-in-social-situations/129485)
**Author:** [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2002, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-your-top-dos-and-donts-for-men-in-social-situations/129485 "2002-11-11T03:16:59Z")
I’m hoping lots of female Dopers will help me with this. It’s a serious poll for an article I’m writing. Situation: you meet a guy socially, or it’s a first date, and the two of you are chatting, spending some time toge… --- ## [So who here likes Betta Fish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-here-likes-betta-fish/692777)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-here-likes-betta-fish/692777 "2014-07-17T12:46:26Z")
I have recently gotten in to Betta Fish breeding. I have been breeding guppies for a while, which is honestly completely different from breeding egg laying fish like bettas, but I wanted to try my hand at breeding bettas… --- ## [American Idol 3/16 to 3/17](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-to-3-17/574983)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2011, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-to-3-17/574983 "2011-03-20T00:44:14Z")
A dozen left. I wish Haley would go, but Paul might be the one to take off tomorrow night. --- ## [Do critically-acclaimed musicians ever make mistakes in concert?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-critically-acclaimed-musicians-ever-make-mistakes-in-concert/310926)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2005, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-critically-acclaimed-musicians-ever-make-mistakes-in-concert/310926 "2005-07-05T22:42:10Z")
For example… has Eric Clapton ever hit a wrong note on his guitar while playing live? Do critically-acclaimed musicians ever make mistakes in concert? --- ## [Star Trek title origin: "For the World is Hollow. . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-title-origin-for-the-world-is-hollow/325061)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2017, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-title-origin-for-the-world-is-hollow/325061 "2017-03-01T07:10:09Z")
and I have touched the sky." Is that from some well-known author, or just made for the ep title. --- ## [Funniest comedys of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-comedys-of-all-time/141951)
**Author:** [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2003, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-comedys-of-all-time/141951 "2003-07-03T12:56:46Z")
Having just watched Planes Trains & Automobiles for probably the 20th time, it occurred to me that the 1980s were the years when the best comedys were made. By “best comedys” I mean movies that consistently make you lau… --- ## [A Poll for the MEN only, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794)
**Author:** [@Tayr0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tayr0)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2004, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-the-men-only-please/245794 "2004-05-31T14:02:14Z")
in the interest of market research. :wink: Of the following colors, which do you find the most appealing? (no, it’s not a personality test) Red Yellow Blue Green Purple Brown Thanks in advance! --- ## [Who's making all this money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-making-all-this-money/739600)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2015, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-making-all-this-money/739600 "2015-12-08T14:14:24Z")
My wife and I dropped by to check out some new homes in our area of Overland Park Kansas ( a suburb of Kansas City). Homes start at around $450,000 and go up to around $700,000 (EXAMPLE) with a couple at over $1 million.… --- ## [Does Female Circumcision prevent F orgasm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-female-circumcision-prevent-f-orgasm/127415)
**Author:** [@flapcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flapcats)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2002, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-female-circumcision-prevent-f-orgasm/127415 "2002-09-07T20:30:09Z")
The BBC mentioned female circumcision in an article this week and I realise I know nothing about it. Only one question though: Would a circumcised female be able to have orgasms? --- ## [Was this used car purchase a scam? How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-used-car-purchase-a-scam-how/972335)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-used-car-purchase-a-scam-how/972335 "2022-10-05T18:29:29Z")
My friend just sold her used car and had a weird unsettling experience. We think it may have been a scam but aren’t sure how. Dramatis personae (anonymized, made alphabetical in order of appearance): Amy (my friend sel… --- ## [Worst Example Of Expository Movie Dialogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-example-of-expository-movie-dialogue/137707)
**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2002, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-example-of-expository-movie-dialogue/137707 "2002-11-23T08:13:46Z")
Although it was actually done about as well as it could be (in order to provide crucial information to a non-golfing audience), I always cringe at the scenes in which Cheech Marin’s caddie explains the rules of golf to K… --- ## [Is social reform through the courts ever preferable to reform through the legislature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-social-reform-through-the-courts-ever-preferable-to-reform-through-the-legislature/569169)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2011, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-social-reform-through-the-courts-ever-preferable-to-reform-through-the-legislature/569169 "2011-01-30T07:53:18Z")
Once more I am in a debate, but this time the topic is: This puzzles me, because as far as I’m concerned it is ALWAYS better to seek reform through the legislature. Reforms forced by an unelected judiciary are undemocr… --- ## [I pit my woo woo ultracon co-worker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-woo-woo-ultracon-co-worker/567596)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-woo-woo-ultracon-co-worker/567596 "2011-01-17T03:51:55Z")
Working largely in the defense industry, I’m surrounded by slightly right-of-center people compared to the average educated person. But about a year ago, someone moved into my office who was much more conservative than … --- ## [More post-zombie power supply questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-post-zombie-power-supply-questions/487793)
**Author:** [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2010, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-post-zombie-power-supply-questions/487793 "2010-12-15T04:35:11Z")
Una Persson told us how long it would take from a zombie takeover to failure of the power grid. I’d like to ask a slightly different question. What if the operators of a nuclear power plant managed to keep the zombies ou… --- ## [Do you return Halloween candy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-return-halloween-candy/516089)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2009, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-return-halloween-candy/516089 "2009-11-04T01:35:22Z")
I have a few unopened bags of Halloween candy. I was out of the house most of the day, so I wasn’t able to give it all out. I’m just curious if people actually return the stuff. It’s not really an option for me, since… --- ## [Need answer fast: Brownies baked in round cake pans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-brownies-baked-in-round-cake-pans/951269)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2021, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-brownies-baked-in-round-cake-pans/951269 "2021-09-27T21:37:49Z")
Not an emergency, obviously, but I need to take the brownies to a potluck tonight, so a quick answer would be great. Is there any reason not to bake brownies in round cake pans? I’ll be using my ordinary recipe, which … --- ## [Rock bands you hate . . .and you're the only one on the planet that hates them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-bands-you-hate-and-youre-the-only-one-on-the-planet-that-hates-them/70099)
**Author:** [@Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vinnie_Virginslayer)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2001, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-bands-you-hate-and-youre-the-only-one-on-the-planet-that-hates-them/70099 "2001-07-08T20:24:15Z")
I don’t get Tool. Their “Lateralus” went #1, and all my friends rave about them. As a matter of fact, my one buddy sez “Undertow” is the best CD he’s ever heard. I’m a metalhead from way back, and I’ve borrowed and list… --- ## [Were you unintentionally traumatized by childhood books or movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-unintentionally-traumatized-by-childhood-books-or-movies/924379)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-unintentionally-traumatized-by-childhood-books-or-movies/924379 "2022-01-07T01:05:54Z")
There’s an article by slate.com writers discussing the movies or books that scared them when they were growing up. There choices didn’t seem particularly scary to me. But it made me think that I saw Jaws and The Amityv… --- ## [Damn password expiration policies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-password-expiration-policies/548594)
**Author:** [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-password-expiration-policies/548594 "2010-08-03T12:45:17Z")
These things drive me nuts, especially with a short expiration time, crazy character /word requirements and the fact that I can’t reuse any of the last 10 passwords. I have to access an outside company server for my job… --- ## [The Feud: Jobs in films by Twickster \[game over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-jobs-in-films-by-twickster-game-over/566913)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-jobs-in-films-by-twickster-game-over/566913 "2011-01-16T02:30:27Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will … --- ## [Origin of "The Forgotten Prisoner of Castlemare"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-forgotten-prisoner-of-castlemare/540144)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-forgotten-prisoner-of-castlemare/540144 "2010-05-21T16:25:11Z")
I remember from the 1970s, seeing ads in comic books and monster mags for a plastic model of a skeleton chained to a wall, called “The Forgotten Prisoner of Castel Mare” (or “Castlemare” – spelling varies) – obviously a … --- ## [Without modern medicine, what might you have died from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-modern-medicine-what-might-you-have-died-from/393903)
**Author:** [@Obsidian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Obsidian)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2007, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-modern-medicine-what-might-you-have-died-from/393903 "2007-03-06T06:16:48Z")
Reading this thread got me thinking about a conversation my friends and I had once. We tried to figure out how many of us and our nearest and dearest would have survived to their current age without modern medicine. The… --- ## [Islam and Science](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/islam-and-science/27302)
**Author:** [@ricksummon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricksummon)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2000, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/islam-and-science/27302 "2000-08-07T20:09:46Z")
I recently read an Islamic Web site which claims that the Quran contains information about modern science which proves it is the Word of God. For instance, it claims the Quran describes embryonic development, the Big Ban… --- ## [Is it rude to indicate that you made the thing you were just complimented on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-indicate-that-you-made-the-thing-you-were-just-complimented-on/671435)
**Author:** [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2013, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-indicate-that-you-made-the-thing-you-were-just-complimented-on/671435 "2013-10-21T00:16:02Z")
For example, I’m wearing a pair of socks that I knit myself and someone tells me how cool my socks are. Am I allowed to say, “Thanks, I made them” or is that rude? I wonder if it sounds like I am bragging (which I guess… --- ## [Is economics an empirical or an "axiomatic-deductive" science?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-economics-an-empirical-or-an-axiomatic-deductive-science/349583)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2006, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-economics-an-empirical-or-an-axiomatic-deductive-science/349583 "2006-03-30T19:02:27Z")
In this thread – Vincente Fox To Americans: Welcome the Huddled masses! - Great Debates - Straight Dope Message Board – I asked WillMagic to come up with proof for his argument (based purely on logic) that a minimum wage… --- ## [Please stop using quotes for "emphasis"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-using-quotes-for-emphasis/441201)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2008, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-using-quotes-for-emphasis/441201 "2008-03-18T07:59:50Z")
or I’ll have to “kick you in the balls”. --- ## [What TV show should Nathan Fillion do now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-should-nathan-fillion-do-now/754715)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-should-nathan-fillion-do-now/754715 "2016-05-19T15:49:46Z")
Castle is done. :frowning: Firefly looks impossible. :frowning: So what next? --- ## [Is it legal for students to walk out of class ("strike")?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-for-students-to-walk-out-of-class-strike/634953)
**Author:** [@supery00n](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supery00n)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-for-students-to-walk-out-of-class-strike/634953 "2012-09-18T10:56:51Z")
I’m pretty sure most of us here have seen the Chicago teachers’ strike. I’m pretty much neutral on whether the strike was “for the students” or for themselves. I think it depends on the situation, and people tend to be… --- ## [Watch Aneglina Jolie taking it in the ass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-aneglina-jolie-taking-it-in-the-ass/324212)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2005, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-aneglina-jolie-taking-it-in-the-ass/324212 "2005-10-04T13:47:40Z")
Why would I want to? For one thing, anal sex seems terribly unhygenic. For another, I’m not particularly entralled by Angelina Jolie (though I do know how to spell ‘Angelina’). And I’m not getting any play anyway, so … --- ## [What is the frequency of winning a 7 game series losing the first game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-frequency-of-winning-a-7-game-series-losing-the-first-game/538232)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2010, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-frequency-of-winning-a-7-game-series-losing-the-first-game/538232 "2010-05-04T20:25:17Z")
I’m thinking hockey right now, but in any sport, there must be some general stats indicating the chances of winning a series if you win/lose the first game. I know that home and away are confounding variables. And some… --- ## [Ungrateful Serving Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ungrateful-serving-wench/165911)
**Author:** [@Geshtal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geshtal)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2003, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ungrateful-serving-wench/165911 "2003-04-07T18:56:25Z")
So I go to the Olive Garden in Bolingbrook, Illinois for a late dinner. It’s getting near closing but there is still plenty of people in the restaurant. We’re not even the last group in. But our waitress apparently fe… --- ## [Lynndie England, you make me sick to my stomach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynndie-england-you-make-me-sick-to-my-stomach/258217)
**Author:** [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2004, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynndie-england-you-make-me-sick-to-my-stomach/258217 "2004-08-12T02:13:40Z")
Link I literally feel sick: “It was just for fun.” “We were doing our job.” I’ve never in my life been ashamed to be an American. But I’m ashamed you are an American. You have dishonored the uniform you wear and th… --- ## [Are police killing non-compliant people more often than they used to or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-police-killing-non-compliant-people-more-often-than-they-used-to-or-not/711063)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2015, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-police-killing-non-compliant-people-more-often-than-they-used-to-or-not/711063 "2015-01-31T00:31:56Z")
It seems that it’s not uncommon for police to shoot uncooperative resisting or struggling people these days. You see stories like this all too often. 17-Year-Old Girl Shot Dead By Three Cops At Texas Police Station Ass… --- ## [Deadwood, 8/20/06](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadwood-8-20-06/369523)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2006, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadwood-8-20-06/369523 "2006-08-26T21:49:43Z")
Hey, my first Deadwood thread! How’d I beat the rest of you cocksuckers to the fuckin’ punch? Starts here in about three fuckin’ hours, so I have to immediately tune out of my own fuckin’ thread. Later, fuckheads! --- ## [No sex talk in non-sex threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sex-talk-in-non-sex-threads/684544)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sex-talk-in-non-sex-threads/684544 "2014-03-31T21:48:39Z")
Idle Thoughts says (in response to nevadaexile’s comment about wanting to screw Sara Palin)… So it’s against the rules to say we’d like to have sex with off-board persons or celebrities? --- ## [Does anyone here own a Kindle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-own-a-kindle/570316)
**Author:** [@Cort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cort)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2012, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-own-a-kindle/570316 "2012-02-16T04:22:31Z")
I’m guessing there are at least a few people here who’ve got one. I’m thinking about buying one but I’m not sure of a few things and was hoping someone with a Kindle could help clear a few things up for me. I was just … --- ## [What causes night sweats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-night-sweats/299806)
**Author:** [@Chairman\_Pow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chairman_Pow)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2005, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-night-sweats/299806 "2005-04-18T05:42:47Z")
About two or three times a year, I wake up soaked in sweat. There’s enough water that it feels like someone dumped a glass of water over the sheets and the mattress is fairly wet. Several other times per year, I’ll noti… --- ## [My cat has pimples? What is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-has-pimples-what-is-this/630737)
**Author:** [@Why\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_Child)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2012, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-has-pimples-what-is-this/630737 "2012-08-09T22:06:34Z")
Notmai Kitty has strange bumps on her lower jaw. It started with just a hard little bump on the tip of her chin. When I scratched her, she’d angle her head to make me scratch that spot. I felt it, and scraped it (a littl… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1879&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1881&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)