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**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2017, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-comfortable-are-you-being-naked-in-front-of-others/515541 "2017-02-05T14:52:32Z")
How comfortable are you with being naked in front of another person or in a group? --- ## [Question on a JFK Assassination theory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-a-jfk-assassination-theory/673650)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2013, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-a-jfk-assassination-theory/673650 "2013-11-23T06:24:13Z")
I was watching a TV program based on “Mortal Error” wherein a scientific study claims Secret Service agent George Hickey accidently shot the fatal shot. The research seemed well done and has the added advantage that it … --- ## [The "I've Voted" Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-voted-thread/767352)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2016, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-voted-thread/767352 "2016-11-08T23:40:47Z")
I figured it was about time to start one, since people are starting to get their ballots or be able to go to their early voting stations. So come in, tell us who/what you’ve voted for and why (if you want), discuss what… --- ## [Do "thing" and "sing" rhyme to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-thing-and-sing-rhyme-to-you/612718)
**Author:** [@BetsQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BetsQ)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-thing-and-sing-rhyme-to-you/612718 "2012-03-01T00:39:18Z")
This thread about phonics and regional accents reminded me of a discussion I had with my five year old the other night. She is learning to read, which means we are reading Hop on Pop over and over and over again. Two sec… --- ## [MASTER LIST (Newbies only) part 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-list-newbies-only-part-2/37355)
**Author:** [@\_D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_D)\ **Replies:** 484\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2003, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-list-newbies-only-part-2/37355 "2003-12-07T03:45:57Z")
My original list is at \*\* MASTER LIST (Newbies only)\*\* Signed on before :cool: and want to sign on again? Go right ahead! The more the merrier! --- ## [Hold up guys - I know who's getting the oscar for best picture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531 "2011-08-30T14:30:06Z")
It’s this film. Obvious when you think about it. --- ## [Cutting a pizza into largest number of pieces](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-a-pizza-into-largest-number-of-pieces/541060)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-a-pizza-into-largest-number-of-pieces/541060 "2010-06-07T01:50:54Z")
…with 4 straight cuts . I was reading “Classic Brainteasers” by Martin Gardner (Orient Paperbacks edition ). He gives the solution as 11 with illustrative figure.( The formula applicable is 0.5 xsquared +0.5 x +1, … --- ## [Fat women and yoga pants/spandex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-women-and-yoga-pants-spandex/712825)
**Author:** [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2015, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-women-and-yoga-pants-spandex/712825 "2015-02-20T00:51:54Z")
Why do so many fat women wear yoga pants and spandex? That can’t possibly think it looks good, can they? --- ## [Child in a hot car—timeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-in-a-hot-car-timeline/660165)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2013, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-in-a-hot-car-timeline/660165 "2013-06-21T15:51:29Z")
Spun off from this thread. Assuming the perfect storm—hot, not warm day (90°+ F), car parked in direct sunlight, all windows rolled all the way up, no AC running, infant or child restrained in seat. How long until death?… --- ## [Ask the organizer of the Ottawa Panhandlers' Union](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-organizer-of-the-ottawa-panhandlers-union/504982)
**Author:** [@SmashTheState](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmashTheState)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2009, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-organizer-of-the-ottawa-panhandlers-union/504982 "2009-08-17T01:39:03Z")
As some of you are aware, I am an organizer with the Ottawa Panhandlers’ Union. We are a real union, a shop of the Industrial Workers of the World, with whom I am registered as an official delegate (which means I have t… --- ## [Why do conservatives want to deny women free birth control?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-conservatives-want-to-deny-women-free-birth-control/680266)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-conservatives-want-to-deny-women-free-birth-control/680266 "2014-06-12T23:45:34Z")
Now, on the face of it, “free birth control” (to women who have jobs who can afford to pay the premiums on an Obamacare health insurance plan) sounds like yet another government “giveaway”. Also, the birth control is be… --- ## [Can I build a wooden privacy fence right against a chainlink? And how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-build-a-wooden-privacy-fence-right-against-a-chainlink-and-how/657343)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2013, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-build-a-wooden-privacy-fence-right-against-a-chainlink-and-how/657343 "2013-05-04T01:08:43Z")
That’s pretty much it. There is already a chain link fence between my back yard and the neighbor’s, but I’d like to have a privacy fence…they probably would too, since my boxer can climb the existing fence like a monkey.… --- ## [My brother-in-law is trying to kill himself with the power of prayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-in-law-is-trying-to-kill-himself-with-the-power-of-prayer/475369)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 283\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2008, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-in-law-is-trying-to-kill-himself-with-the-power-of-prayer/475369 "2008-12-08T19:05:15Z")
Well, that’s not the exact truth. Suicide isn’t his INTENT. His INTENT is to use prayer to treat his high blood gucose. But killing himself may well be the consequence, though he may first pray himself into blindness,… --- ## [How America treats the poor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-america-treats-the-poor/668598)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-america-treats-the-poor/668598 "2013-09-16T05:51:05Z")
A recent thread on the possibility of war in Syria got derailed into a debate about whether many Americans are going hungry. Several posters asserted that hunger due to poverty is a major issue in the USA, and more gene… --- ## [Third Republican Debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/third-republican-debate/733155)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2015, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/third-republican-debate/733155 "2015-10-31T04:41:26Z")
This one will be in Boulder, CO on Oct. 28, and is sponsored by CNBC. Candidates must have a 3% polling average to make the main debate. Note: this may be rounded–one article is saying 2.5%. If the event were held no… --- ## [Don't call your mother "she"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-your-mother-she/505057)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2021, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-your-mother-she/505057 "2021-05-20T22:51:43Z")
When I was growing up in La República de Tejas, the stories included in our elementary school reading textbooks were often slightly mystifying to me as they were often set in New York or New Jersey or somewhere and talke… --- ## [I pit the current AR-15 market](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-current-ar-15-market/645445)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-current-ar-15-market/645445 "2013-01-03T16:06:36Z")
I guess I read in the early Sandy Hook coverage that the shooter had used 2 small handguns. I then put aside my usual morbid curiosity about school shootings and stopped reading any news about it because I have a daught… --- ## [Pit Bulls. Again and Again and Again......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bulls-again-and-again-and-again/386414)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 344\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bulls-again-and-again-and-again/386414 "2007-01-09T15:41:07Z")
Well the new year is barely underway and thepress reports another child violently and horribly ripped to shreds. No need to guess. Once again by the means of the powerful jaws of a pit bull. If you own one of these dang… --- ## [Diogenes: would you kindly just shut the fuck up already?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diogenes-would-you-kindly-just-shut-the-fuck-up-already/549972)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diogenes-would-you-kindly-just-shut-the-fuck-up-already/549972 "2010-08-13T18:23:40Z")
It doesn’t matter what our own experiences are, or what other sources say – if Dio didn’t see it, or Dio disagrees, we are wrong. Period. The Almighty Dio has declared it, thus it is correct. (I suggest he change his … --- ## [Allergy to Tequila/Agave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allergy-to-tequila-agave/513649)
**Author:** [@Gesturing\_Mildly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gesturing_Mildly)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2018, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allergy-to-tequila-agave/513649 "2018-07-26T12:41:45Z")
I hope this is the right place for this. It’s about a drink, right? A little background. I’m in my 30’s, and drink moderately. Maybe 2-3 beers once or twice a week, or I’ll split a bottle of wine with my husband. On… --- ## [Minor Details that Annoy You in Fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-details-that-annoy-you-in-fiction/660016)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2013, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-details-that-annoy-you-in-fiction/660016 "2013-06-11T02:12:56Z")
We all read books or watch movies and television programs and sometimes they get minor details incorrect. This thread is all about those minor details that would have little to no consequence on the plot but nevertheles… --- ## [So at least eight men have sexually assaulted at least ten developmentally disabled women....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-at-least-eight-men-have-sexually-assaulted-at-least-ten-developmentally-disabled-women/566750)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-at-least-eight-men-have-sexually-assaulted-at-least-ten-developmentally-disabled-women/566750 "2011-01-18T21:07:47Z")
Link here. Just when I thought the human race couldn’t sink any lower, it does. --- ## [No pre-Western civilisation in Australia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-pre-western-civilisation-in-australia/503209)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2009, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-pre-western-civilisation-in-australia/503209 "2009-08-03T19:45:56Z")
On every habitable continent in the past 12000 years, mankind changed from hunter-gatherer to farmer and empire. Sometimes, they slipped back. Except in Australia: there humans never progressed beyond the hunter-gatherer… --- ## [Are "Chain" Pizzas in the US really that bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-chain-pizzas-in-the-us-really-that-bad/537704)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2010, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-chain-pizzas-in-the-us-really-that-bad/537704 "2010-05-03T15:42:28Z")
I see a lot of mentions here on the boards about how people can’t stand the pizzas from places like Dominoes or Pizza Hutt, describing them as “tasteless” or “bland” or just “crap”. Now, the thing is, it’s trendy on the… --- ## [Why do people hate anti-vaxxers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-anti-vaxxers/774644)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-anti-vaxxers/774644 "2018-05-07T19:37:18Z")
I’m not one myself, but my family sort of is and I had an anti-vaxxer doctor that I went to for various treatments for things. But it seems like people look at anti-vaxxers as being at the same level of climate skeptics… --- ## [Worst sincere suggestions you've received.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sincere-suggestions-youve-received/590028)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sincere-suggestions-youve-received/590028 "2011-08-10T16:57:35Z")
So, you’re grousing about your life in a small or big way, and someone makes a (sincere) suggestion as a way to fix it that makes you go WTF?!?!?:confused::smack: List em up, I’ll go first. Years ago, I had broken up w… --- ## [Anyone ever known the perpetrator of a really horrific crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-known-the-perpetrator-of-a-really-horrific-crime/28678)
**Author:** [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-known-the-perpetrator-of-a-really-horrific-crime/28678 "2010-08-11T14:19:22Z")
Or been the perpetrator of such a crime themselves? When I was growing up, there was a small convenience store at the end of my block (local store, not a franchise). The owner of the store was usually working behind the… --- ## [Another bathroom etiquette memo: Do you have a prehensile rectum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bathroom-etiquette-memo-do-you-have-a-prehensile-rectum/75367)
**Author:** [@Billy\_Rubin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billy_Rubin)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2022, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bathroom-etiquette-memo-do-you-have-a-prehensile-rectum/75367 "2022-08-26T07:51:08Z")
Look, Fuckwicket,I know you got your problems. I’m aware of the fact that your metabolisim causes you to have to be in the bathroom five seconds after you eat. Or you’re taking exlax with each meal, I don’t know, but wha… --- ## [How can I get a job in a bar with no experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-a-job-in-a-bar-with-no-experience/289103)
**Author:** [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-a-job-in-a-bar-with-no-experience/289103 "2016-04-28T16:16:47Z")
I have to become a bartender. Don’t ask why, just take my word for it. I already have a full-time job I can’t give up right now, so any job I get in a bar will have to be part time. I’m thinking weekends and one or tw… --- ## [Best Guitarist of Each Decade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-guitarist-of-each-decade/527012)
**Author:** [@MwNNrules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MwNNrules)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-guitarist-of-each-decade/527012 "2010-04-30T18:19:15Z")
Recently I’ve been listening to more music, especially rock-and-roll. Most of this music is from the 60s and 70s, but sometimes when I’m using Pandora (Music and Podcasts, Free and On-Demand | Pandora), more recent music… --- ## [Democratic Super Tuesday discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-super-tuesday-discussion-thread/747567)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 285\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2016, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-super-tuesday-discussion-thread/747567 "2016-03-09T08:26:59Z")
Here’s a thread to discuss all the Democratic races on March 1. My prediction is a sweep for Hillary except for Vermont. --- ## [Has anyone ever had to have their ears re-pierced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-had-to-have-their-ears-re-pierced/145171)
**Author:** [@Jadis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jadis)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2002, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-had-to-have-their-ears-re-pierced/145171 "2002-12-29T04:29:51Z")
Many moons ago (i.e. in college), I maxed out my ear piercings at 4 in my right ear and 2 in my left. Somewhere along the line, I got tired of wearing all that jewelry and took them all out. My earring wearing habits d… --- ## [Victims on flights 11, 175, 77 and 93.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victims-on-flights-11-175-77-and-93/695027)
**Author:** [@Bones\_Daley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bones_Daley)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2014, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victims-on-flights-11-175-77-and-93/695027 "2014-08-21T21:11:44Z")
Had a discussion/debate /argument last night with a committed proponent of the 9/11 conspiracy theory, and am not really interested in continuing that debate here, just seeking some factual information. My adversary cla… --- ## [How long before majority of people forget that Paul Newman was an actor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-majority-of-people-forget-that-paul-newman-was-an-actor/732234)
**Author:** [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-majority-of-people-forget-that-paul-newman-was-an-actor/732234 "2015-09-28T17:36:01Z")
The other day, I was watching Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (as part of my quest to watch all of the AFI top 100), and for a lark, I’ll called my nephew in. “You recognize that guy?” I asked him. “No.” “That’s Pau… --- ## [Astral Projection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astral-projection/242542)
**Author:** [@SnakeSpirit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakeSpirit)\ **Replies:** 472\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2004, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astral-projection/242542 "2004-07-09T04:38:18Z")
In the advisory board’s answer to astral projection while sleeping, (see ‘Is it possible to do “astral traveling” while sleeping?’) the phenomenon is explained away. While I don’t have proof, per se, I did some experi… --- ## [Is it illegal to own the Blind Faith CD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-own-the-blind-faith-cd/158206)
**Author:** [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2019, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-own-the-blind-faith-cd/158206 "2019-12-23T09:28:59Z")
Hello. This is my first post here, and I have a question. I was walking along the other day with my portable CD player and I pulled my old “Blind Faith” CD out of my backpack. (Blind Faith was a one-album group made up … --- ## [Why Republicans still support Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-republicans-still-support-trump/816653)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2019, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-republicans-still-support-trump/816653 "2019-03-02T17:43:57Z")
Over the last year or so, several people have started threads wondering why Republicans still support Trump. Well, this article does a pretty good job of explaining that. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/numb-t… --- ## [Cops Running Radar From Private Property - Legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-running-radar-from-private-property-legal/355047)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2006, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-running-radar-from-private-property-legal/355047 "2006-05-04T20:01:13Z")
OK, any specific response would require knowledge of a specific locality’s laws. I am hoping there is a generic legal thought behind this query. Case in point. Last Saturday we were driving (under the legal speed lim… --- ## [Constitutional "Originalists" and Slavery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constitutional-originalists-and-slavery/300894)
**Author:** [@gaucho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaucho)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constitutional-originalists-and-slavery/300894 "2017-07-11T19:05:39Z")
Not trying to start a debate here, just curious. As I understand it, Constitutional “Originalists” like Antonin Scalia believe that the Constitutions and Bill of Rights are not living, evolving texts, but should be stri… --- ## ["I will not be responsible for debts incurred by anyone other than myself" - what is the purpose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-not-be-responsible-for-debts-incurred-by-anyone-other-than-myself-what-is-the-purpose/522055)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2013, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-not-be-responsible-for-debts-incurred-by-anyone-other-than-myself-what-is-the-purpose/522055 "2013-09-03T14:36:47Z")
Sometimes I see notices similar (if not verbatim) to the above in the legal notices section of a US newspaper - it is then followed by someone’s personal details. What does giving this notice do for someone? It stands … --- ## [Gavrilo Princip and the Archduke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gavrilo-princip-and-the-archduke/691306)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gavrilo-princip-and-the-archduke/691306 "2014-07-11T17:45:50Z")
As next Saturday is the Centenniversary of the thing that precipitated a lot of ugliness, I thought it might be a good thing to make note of it and see if anyone has any thoughts on the subject. Cobbled together and abr… --- ## [No admins now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340 "2014-01-17T16:08:16Z")
Noticed that Tuba and Marley are both listed as Moderators now, rather than Administrators. Is that change due to the hacking? What does it mean from a board operations standpoint, if anything? Do the permissions/access … --- ## [OMG! NBC 2014 Winter Olympics coverage sucks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-nbc-2014-winter-olympics-coverage-sucks/680586)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-nbc-2014-winter-olympics-coverage-sucks/680586 "2014-02-21T05:08:13Z")
Also, coverage on the BBC and CBC is so much better. It’s not watered down for Americans. Fewer sappy human interest stories, less flag waving, less figure skating and ice dancing, and more hockey, curling, and biathlo… --- ## [Can you injure a limb if you sleep on it and cut off blood supply?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-injure-a-limb-if-you-sleep-on-it-and-cut-off-blood-supply/596489)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-injure-a-limb-if-you-sleep-on-it-and-cut-off-blood-supply/596489 "2011-09-18T13:53:58Z")
Sometimes I’ve woken up with my arm totally numb. Is this dangerous, or will I wake up before anything happens? I’m afraid loss of circulation will lead to gangrene. --- ## [What are the two different types of Jews (ethnicity)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-two-different-types-of-jews-ethnicity/512235)
**Author:** [@Transistor\_Rhythm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Transistor_Rhythm)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2009, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-two-different-types-of-jews-ethnicity/512235 "2009-10-03T18:58:30Z")
I’ve noticed that Jewish people tend to be physically split into two different camps when it comes to appearance. On one hand, you have the sort of classic jew stereotype of Woody Allen, the Coen Brothers, a Rick Moranis,… --- ## [Is "empty barrel" a racist attack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-empty-barrel-a-racist-attack/799389)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-empty-barrel-a-racist-attack/799389 "2017-10-31T13:54:56Z")
John Kelly gave a press conference yesterday in which he said: D-FL Congresswoman Frederica Wilson has responded by claiming that the term is racist. What is she talking about? How is the term “empty barrel” racist? … --- ## [What's so special about the USA, that tourists won't be able to get elsewhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-special-about-the-usa-that-tourists-wont-be-able-to-get-elsewhere/611629)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-special-about-the-usa-that-tourists-wont-be-able-to-get-elsewhere/611629 "2012-02-08T01:00:05Z")
This is a tinsy-bit of a troll-topic, but I am genuinely interested. What does America have that other tourist destinations don’t? For the purposes of the discussion, don’t bring up friends/family, or the hassle of app… --- ## [Joe Arapaio, Sentient Pustule](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-arapaio-sentient-pustule/565376)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-arapaio-sentient-pustule/565376 "2011-01-05T19:06:04Z")
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/12/merry\_christmas\_sheriff\_joe\_makes\_inmates\_sing\_for\_good\_food.php?ref=fpb (HuffPost, rather leftish…) n short: Sheriff Arapaio will hold a Christmas caroling contest in … --- ## [Pitting PKBites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-pkbites/950075)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 509\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2023, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-pkbites/950075 "2023-01-10T16:19:58Z")
Continuing the discussion from Dealing with a kid who is willfully destructive: Okey dokey. You’re discussing the ways you beat your children for no reason. Your old man sucked, and so do you. --- ## [Religion Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-poll/246936)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 392\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2004, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-poll/246936 "2004-08-29T14:14:53Z")
What religion, if any, do you follow? Keep it simple, post once, do not debate. Atheist. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=188&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=190&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)