# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=19&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:** 20 --- ## [British add an "r" sound](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-add-an-r-sound/571223)
**Author:** [@juliawenzel1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/juliawenzel1)\ **Replies:** 442\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2012, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-add-an-r-sound/571223 "2012-09-07T23:59:15Z")
Why do Brits often add an “r” sound at the end of words ending in an “a”? For instance my English friend calls me Juliar and her daughter Samanthar. BBC reporters refer to “Chinar” and “Indiar”. --- ## [2015 College Football Omnibus Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Replies:** 684\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-college-football-omnibus-thread/729398 "2016-01-22T19:20:48Z")
Didn’t see anyone else start one yet, so here we go! Excited for UW-Boise State, Bama-Wisconsin, hell excited for every single game! Anybody catch that NDSU - Montana game yesterday? Wonder how long Stitt will be at M… --- ## [Octopus here's your own thread to shit all over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octopus-heres-your-own-thread-to-shit-all-over/815550)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 1345\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octopus-heres-your-own-thread-to-shit-all-over/815550 "2023-01-07T18:30:37Z")
Octopus is very, very good at his occupation. He trolls relentlessly until the entire thread is about him, then he whines about how mean people are, and won’t someone think of the children. I am fully sympathetic to the… --- ## [The new proposed ban on "assault weapons"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-proposed-ban-on-assault-weapons/648423)
**Author:** [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Replies:** 437\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2013, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-proposed-ban-on-assault-weapons/648423 "2013-02-21T04:00:42Z")
In the wake of the massacre in Newtown, Senator Feinstein of Califorinia has introduced a bill that would permanently ban new sales of “assault weapons”. (Existing weapons would be “grandfathered” but would be subject to… --- ## [Pan-fried Semen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pan-fried-semen/189460)
**Author:** [@Guybud5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guybud5)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2009, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pan-fried-semen/189460 "2009-11-01T17:01:17Z")
Hey folks… Remember the Cecil column about the comparison between semen and egg white? Well, it started me to a-thinkin’… What would happen if you fried semen in a pan? Would it solidify like egg white? Would sit siz… --- ## [Plane on a Treadmill - SOLUTION](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-on-a-treadmill-solution/346954)
**Author:** [@Paradoxic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paradoxic)\ **Replies:** 347\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2018, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-on-a-treadmill-solution/346954 "2018-07-03T23:30:46Z")
MODERATOR EDIT: Please note that this thread was started in 2006, has been revived several times since. Please be careful about what you’re responding to, since it could be way (way!) old. This thread is in response to… --- ## [Jeopardy discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 1294\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207 "2022-09-12T17:03:17Z")
A new jeopardy thread for a new year! :grinning: --- ## [Have you ever really KNOWN a crackhead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-really-known-a-crackhead/620472)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2014, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-really-known-a-crackhead/620472 "2014-07-20T00:31:05Z")
The question is pretty straightforward. Crack is a drug everyone has heard of and everyone knows about; to some extent. It’s a drug that is well-known for it’s devastating effects on the user and many cliches and stere… --- ## [Orthodox Shitheads Defy Law In Order To Endanger Children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orthodox-shitheads-defy-law-in-order-to-endanger-children/633606)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 507\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2014, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orthodox-shitheads-defy-law-in-order-to-endanger-children/633606 "2014-08-21T23:16:43Z")
Just gotta kiss them baby dicks, I suppose: I really have nothing to say to that. The law doesn’t ban the penis-to-mouth contact, it just requires that the mohels warn the parents that their child might die or become b… --- ## [How much did medieval suits of armor weigh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-medieval-suits-of-armor-weigh/489811)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2013, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-medieval-suits-of-armor-weigh/489811 "2013-10-23T11:58:40Z")
It seems based on appearances alone that the heavy suits of armor worn by medieval knights (specifically the plate armor) must have been heavy as fuck. How heavy, exactly, were these suits? And also, were the knights who… --- ## [ACORN workers caught on tape apparently advising on child prostitution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acorn-workers-caught-on-tape-apparently-advising-on-child-prostitution/509681)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 879\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2009, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acorn-workers-caught-on-tape-apparently-advising-on-child-prostitution/509681 "2009-12-17T14:13:55Z")
Here’s the CNN report. Scott Levenson, a spokesman at ACORN’s national offices, says “The portrayal is false and defamatory and an attempt at 'gotcha journalism.” But Not sure how both can be true. Having watched the… --- ## [Any Pro Wrestling Fans in the Audience? (Multiple promotions) (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pro-wrestling-fans-in-the-audience-multiple-promotions-part-2/964374)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 2447\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pro-wrestling-fans-in-the-audience-multiple-promotions-part-2/964374 "2026-10-18T08:35:22Z")
Continuing the discussion from Any WWE fans in the audience? (Part 1) - #10009 by Knowed\_Out. Previous discussions: Any WWE fans in the audience? (Part 1) --- ## [Sanders's Supporters Brownshirts Stop Trump Rally in Chicago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanderss-supporters-brownshirts-stop-trump-rally-in-chicago/748710)
**Author:** [@Jim\_s\_Son](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_s_Son)\ **Replies:** 572\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2016, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanderss-supporters-brownshirts-stop-trump-rally-in-chicago/748710 "2016-03-24T06:16:47Z")
Yup, just what we expected out of the party of hate, fear, anger and violence. A group of people, many voicing support for Bernie Sanders, has forced Donald Trump to cancel a rally. American flags stepped on, Mexican fl… --- ## [Ok, if I shouldn't \_shoot\_ the intruder, then...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-if-i-shouldnt-_shoot_-the-intruder-then/482060)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 1026\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2009, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-if-i-shouldnt-_shoot_-the-intruder-then/482060 "2009-01-31T18:42:01Z")
How does one deal with the following hypothetical scenerio? You’re a legal gun owner. In the middle of the night, you’re awoken by noise from downstairs. You go downstairs with your gun. You surprise a burglar holding yo… --- ## [This turkey was killed by hand with a sharp knife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-turkey-was-killed-by-hand-with-a-sharp-knife/609252)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 604\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-turkey-was-killed-by-hand-with-a-sharp-knife/609252 "2025-11-28T23:07:51Z")
That was on the label of the turkey I cooked last Christmas dinner. I wonder if they put all the causes of death on each and every turkey. I’d like to go down to the packaging plant one day and read all the labels. Oh th… --- ## [What would a plane crash like the Air France one be like from inside the plane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-plane-crash-like-the-air-france-one-be-like-from-inside-the-plane/498892)
**Author:** [@The\_Great\_Philosopher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Philosopher)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-plane-crash-like-the-air-france-one-be-like-from-inside-the-plane/498892 "2011-06-01T19:27:44Z")
I realize no one seems to be sure exactly what happened to the Air France flight that crashed in the Atlantic between Rio and Paris. But I’ve read a few expert opinions that suspect that roughly what happened is this: th… --- ## [Will South Africa go the way of Zimbabwe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-south-africa-go-the-way-of-zimbabwe/581248)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 403\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2012, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-south-africa-go-the-way-of-zimbabwe/581248 "2012-11-12T07:50:51Z")
Recently, a prominant South African politician has said that white people are criminals for stealing the land from black people, and that white owned land will be expropiated with no compensation and given to black peopl… --- ## [The Things For Which Kids Today Have No Context (another list of how things have changed)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-things-for-which-kids-today-have-no-context-another-list-of-how-things-have-changed/695035)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 406\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2014, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-things-for-which-kids-today-have-no-context-another-list-of-how-things-have-changed/695035 "2014-08-17T05:16:50Z")
Waiting for that song you liked to get played on the radio so you could record it on your cassette. (Bonus: hoping the DJ would not talk too much over the intro). The Yellow Pages. Dropping your vacation pictures… --- ## [Kindle Fire Stick, what are pros/cons of jailbreaking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-fire-stick-what-are-pros-cons-of-jailbreaking/748599)
**Author:** [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2016, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-fire-stick-what-are-pros-cons-of-jailbreaking/748599 "2016-03-12T05:17:57Z")
So the wife just came into possession of a Fire Stick and she has been convinced by somebody that she needs to have it jailbroken (for $40). I’m fairly sure I can do it myself for free, but I don’t really see the need t… --- ## [Why does it feel "good" to hurt your gums and teeth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-feel-good-to-hurt-your-gums-and-teeth/458473)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2015, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-feel-good-to-hurt-your-gums-and-teeth/458473 "2015-03-13T14:49:47Z")
Right now I’m idly sticking a toothpick between two of my molars, really jamming it in there so it squeezes against the gums and the flesh between the teeth. It hurts, but it’s also quite pleasurable. I know I’m not alon… --- ## [2015-16 Barclays Premier League Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-16-barclays-premier-league-thread/726837)
**Author:** [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Replies:** 598\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-16-barclays-premier-league-thread/726837 "2016-07-13T19:25:12Z")
With the FA Community Shield match come and done (with a victory over Chelsea for THE ARSENAL), the Premier League is a week away. Predictions, speculation, smack talk, enthusiastic cheering for your side: all welcome. … --- ## [WTF? Otto was just banned by Ed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-otto-was-just-banned-by-ed/462971)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Replies:** 692\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-otto-was-just-banned-by-ed/462971 "2008-09-15T16:51:09Z")
\[QUOTE=Ed Zotti\] \[QUOTE=Otto\] And if a member of the board staff is rude to a guest outside the Pit? Will they be summarily fired and banned? \[/QUOTE\] The above constitutes snark in my book, Otto. Goodbye. \[/QUOTE\] … --- ## [Can someone explain the Taylor Swift phenomenon to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-taylor-swift-phenomenon-to-me/981339)
**Author:** [@hostility](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hostility)\ **Replies:** 1025\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-taylor-swift-phenomenon-to-me/981339 "2024-05-22T23:59:33Z")
She’s been around a pretty long time. We’ve all heard about the concert ticket fiasco last fall. She just started her tour those tickets were for. People are just nuts for her. I’ve listened to some of her music (even wa… --- ## [Pharmacy and Religion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharmacy-and-religion/533859)
**Author:** [@Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walker_in_Eternity)\ **Replies:** 679\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharmacy-and-religion/533859 "2010-04-10T14:13:47Z")
Recently in the UK there have been a number of incidents where Pharmacists have refused to sell contraceptives to adults because of their religious views. Examples here: The pill Muslim pharmacist The General Pharmac… --- ## [Ask the Dude Who can Explain David Blaine's Magic.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-dude-who-can-explain-david-blaines-magic/550356)
**Author:** [@Super\_Kapowzler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Super_Kapowzler)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2016, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-dude-who-can-explain-david-blaines-magic/550356 "2016-12-09T04:11:34Z")
I have hesitated submitting this thread, for some 6 months now, telling myself that the level of diction, and amount of time involved in explainations required, would be beyond what I could sacrifice and deliver, in orde… --- ## [Reluctantly — Fuck Texas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reluctantly-fuck-texas/933289)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 1225\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reluctantly-fuck-texas/933289 "2026-09-01T08:17:04Z")
Man, it kills me to write that title. I love this state. I love the food and the culture, I love the diversity. I bristle at the caricatures of Texans as a bunch of ignorant, braggadocious cowboys, knowing that the ov… --- ## [Gotham (new show on Fox)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gotham-new-show-on-fox/699355)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 562\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2015, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gotham-new-show-on-fox/699355 "2015-05-08T17:47:05Z")
Anyone else watch the premier of Gotham last night? If you haven’t heard about it, it’s a sort of Batman origin, but mostly Commissioner Gordon origin story. Jim Gordon is a new detective with Gotham PD and his first c… --- ## [I Pit GOP "voting reform"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-gop-voting-reform/595180)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 695\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-gop-voting-reform/595180 "2012-05-19T21:28:32Z")
An article in Rolling Stone suggests that Republicans are already well along in efforts to steal another election: This isn’t “news” I guess, just same old - same old. But what will it take before Americans “go to the… --- ## [If your IP number has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ip-number-has-been-banned/570396)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ip-number-has-been-banned/570396 "2018-04-08T13:54:39Z")
We fight spammers aggressively at the SDMB. One of the tools we use to keep them out is to ban their IP numbers when we find them. It is possible that when we do this you may be accidentally blocked from the board. We… --- ## [Word Association Thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association-thread/172202)
**Author:** [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Replies:** 2989\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2003, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association-thread/172202 "2003-10-29T06:51:28Z")
Rules: One poster gives the word like the tester, next poster give the word association like the patient. Word: Banana --- ## [People who "forget" their babies in the car on a hot day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-forget-their-babies-in-the-car-on-a-hot-day/691248)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 391\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-forget-their-babies-in-the-car-on-a-hot-day/691248 "2026-07-10T09:50:49Z")
Maybe it’s really obvious to those of you who have children that I don’t, but you will NEVER convince me that those are usually accidents. :mad: I really think that the people who do this are sick of caring for the baby… --- ## [Should I use Rid-X for my septic system or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-use-rid-x-for-my-septic-system-or-not/492605)
**Author:** [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2015, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-use-rid-x-for-my-septic-system-or-not/492605 "2015-10-03T12:37:47Z")
I just had my septic system pumped. I hadn’t used Rid-X, but the guy said he could tell it had been used. It could have been the previous owner. He said You shouldn’t use Rid-X. Obviously, the company that makes it w… --- ## [Unite the Right Racist Scum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unite-the-right-racist-scum/793471)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 859\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2017, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unite-the-right-racist-scum/793471 "2017-08-22T20:23:50Z")
I’m making this thread because the MPSIMS thread is getting a little cray-cray, and in light of the fact that Sailboat’s wife was among the victims of the asshat who plowed his car into a bunch of counterprotesters in Ch… --- ## [Atheism and Agnosticism are not Mutually Exclusive.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheism-and-agnosticism-are-not-mutually-exclusive/528487)
**Author:** [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Replies:** 518\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2013, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheism-and-agnosticism-are-not-mutually-exclusive/528487 "2013-06-05T18:03:11Z")
In these threads, an agnostic, Frank apisa is saying that atheists have faith and that atheism is basically a religion. That’s not what this thread is about; that’s being debated in the other threads. What I’m debating … --- ## [What does Sex smell like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sex-smell-like/237244)
**Author:** [@Faucet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faucet)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2019, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sex-smell-like/237244 "2019-09-15T05:15:27Z")
I’m 18 and I am not ashamed to say that I have not gone that far with any girls…kissing, rubbing and all that stuff but no sex. I keep hearing people talking about the smell of sex and sex in the air. So I have a few que… --- ## [Another Doper Photo thread. . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-photo-thread/289746)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 926\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2005, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-photo-thread/289746 "2005-03-10T03:01:28Z")
Well, Unless one slipped by me, I haven’t seen a Doper Photo thread in awhile. I know some of the older pages have gone the way of the 404 \[sub\]nevermore!\[/sub\]. Here’s me at work on a day off , and me playing a “bad… --- ## [9/11 conspiracy theories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-conspiracy-theories/535817)
**Author:** [@vanotd21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanotd21)\ **Replies:** 369\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2010, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-conspiracy-theories/535817 "2010-04-24T07:43:27Z")
I was curious to know, what kind of idiotic explanations are out there that give alternate explanations for 9/11? I’m personally horrified that we have idiots such as Charlie Sheen (funny actor on Two and a Half Men) who… --- ## [MLB: Post-season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season/699860)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 1002\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season/699860 "2014-11-04T02:37:52Z")
Did your team make it? Who will win, and who will lose? Go Blue! --- ## [Washington Post: Russian propaganda effort helped spread ‘fake news’ during election, experts say](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-post-russian-propaganda-effort-helped-spread-fake-news-during-election-experts-say/772945)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 525\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2016, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-post-russian-propaganda-effort-helped-spread-fake-news-during-election-experts-say/772945 "2016-12-25T05:12:32Z")
This is chilling. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/russian-propaganda-effort-helpehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/russian-propaganda-effort-helped-spread-fake-news-during-election-experts-… --- ## [Broomstick - Does His Ass Say rebeW or Not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broomstick-does-his-ass-say-rebew-or-not/715343)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 431\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broomstick-does-his-ass-say-rebew-or-not/715343 "2015-11-25T16:08:30Z")
The story starts at post #26 of this thread. No, it’s a real story, he really does have the reverse “weber” on his ass, but since I can’t exactly reproduce the font from the grill I improvised. I thought most people … --- ## [Songs that can be played on an eight-note toy xylophone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-can-be-played-on-an-eight-note-toy-xylophone/260747)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2017, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-can-be-played-on-an-eight-note-toy-xylophone/260747 "2017-01-23T18:51:33Z")
My daughter has got a little toy xylophone. It’s got eight keys, going from low-pitched to high-pitched from left to right (I’ll refer to these as keys A \[low\] through H \[highest\]). My sister-in-law showed us how to pla… --- ## [Redskins Win!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redskins-win/510942)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 383\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redskins-win/510942 "2020-07-17T21:40:00Z")
No, not the game yesterday. (Well, they did “win” if you want to call a 9-7, no-Washington-TD win against the much-maligned Rams a victory, but I digress.) No, this was a victory earlier this year, in Pro Football v. Har… --- ## [Season Long NFC North Discussion Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/season-long-nfc-north-discussion-thread/508514)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 1345\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2010, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/season-long-nfc-north-discussion-thread/508514 "2010-01-29T15:18:34Z")
I think there are enough Packers, Bears, Vikings, and yes, even Lions fans to create a discussion thread for what should be one of the most intriguing division in football. My disclaimer: I am a Packers fan. So I will … --- ## [Rogue One - seen it thread. (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rogue-one-seen-it-thread-open-spoilers/774722)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 499\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rogue-one-seen-it-thread-open-spoilers/774722 "2017-05-17T01:30:41Z")
My second Rogue One thread in a couple days, but hey, it’s a big deal! Anyone had a chance to see it yet? If so, share your thoughts. You can avoid spoilers if you like, but you do not have to. I have not yet seen it, b… --- ## [Are Americans losing it with Muslims?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-americans-losing-it-with-muslims/741553)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 654\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2017, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-americans-losing-it-with-muslims/741553 "2017-02-15T15:09:21Z")
The other day while Christmas shopping at WalMart a Muslim couple was there. The husband was dressed fairly normal but the wife had the full length black outfit and had her head covered and her face partially covered. Th… --- ## [Does a cyanide capsule really kill instantly? How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-cyanide-capsule-really-kill-instantly-how/495925)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-cyanide-capsule-really-kill-instantly-how/495925 "2015-08-11T14:42:38Z")
I’ve wondered this a long time. From what I understand, it prevents cells from utilising oxygen. But I just watched a History show about the final days in Hitler’s bunker, and they describe biting down on the capsule a… --- ## [United States and Israel are bombing Iran {for current/ongoing events, past/future have specific threads}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 1855\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071 "2026-10-08T19:10:22Z")
This is a live link from NBC News. First post at the bottom reads: Then there’s this from Trump. I can’t quote it now, but I just watched a video of Trump telling the Iranian military to put their weapons down now o… --- ## [Best Laxative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-laxative/423279)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2017, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-laxative/423279 "2017-01-16T22:36:06Z")
If I wanted a relatively fast working laxative (same day), and one that will…err, get the job done, what kind should I be looking for? Also, do they list the kind of laxative it is on the box, or should I be looking at t… --- ## [Cigarette brands that used to be popular, but which are now rare or nonexistent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cigarette-brands-that-used-to-be-popular-but-which-are-now-rare-or-nonexistent/502933)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2016, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cigarette-brands-that-used-to-be-popular-but-which-are-now-rare-or-nonexistent/502933 "2016-09-12T21:35:44Z")
I’m not a smoker, except for the occasional cigar. Still, I was a child of the 1970s, who grew up in a family that was culturally rooted in the 1940s and 1950s, so I was one of those kids who had parents, relatives, and… --- ## [Chrome just flagged this site as malware for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrome-just-flagged-this-site-as-malware-for-me/688352)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 432\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2014, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrome-just-flagged-this-site-as-malware-for-me/688352 "2014-05-21T04:07:11Z")
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