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**Author:** [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climbing-a-transmission-tower/553872 "2010-12-02T18:25:51Z")
\[link to video removed, because the video is gone\] Thank Og someone has the balls to do this job! I could handle the first part, where he is inside the tower, but even watching a video of climbing around on a tiny litt… --- ## [Did the word "alot" ever exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-word-alot-ever-exist/589150)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-word-alot-ever-exist/589150 "2021-08-24T23:07:18Z")
I distinctly remember being taught the word “alot” in public school (early '80s). It was used like, “I enjoy eating nachos alot” or “I have alot of nachos.” Now, in the age of Microsoft Office, the word “alot” gets auto… --- ## [Just how badly is downtown San Francisco doing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-badly-is-downtown-san-francisco-doing/984775)
**Author:** [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-badly-is-downtown-san-francisco-doing/984775 "2024-01-04T21:30:20Z")
I’ve been seeing a lot of news articles recently about how deserted downtown San Francisco is with post-pandemic work-from-home, including how many stores are closing for lack of office-worker customers, I’m in Chicago.… --- ## [Silent Sam is down!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silent-sam-is-down/819960)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 294\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silent-sam-is-down/819960 "2019-12-13T15:13:49Z")
In 1898, the Wilmington massacre–a murderous coup against a democratically elected government–heralded the return of violent white supremacy in North Carolina. Fifteen years later, Silent Sam–a monument to violent white… --- ## [Why the hate for Elon Musk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hate-for-elon-musk/961053)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 355\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hate-for-elon-musk/961053 "2022-04-29T17:38:19Z")
I guess I don’t understand why some hate Elon Musk. Yeah he is richer than god and is fighting taxes, no doubt he is full of himself, but… He did start a car company that is better for the planet. He got people more int… --- ## [Project Runway Season 14](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-season-14/727831)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-season-14/727831 "2015-11-24T16:19:01Z")
Am I the only one still watching PR? Nothing much to say yet, but I finally figured out last night who Blake reminded me of: Joslyn Fox from Ru Paul’s Drag Race, Season 6. (Google him out of drag to see why. I’m pretty … --- ## [Info about the outage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2016, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843 "2016-04-25T03:43:04Z")
This IvoryTowerDenizen posting on behalf of Ed "SDMB service disruption The SDMB was the target of a distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack on Thursday 4/21. After several hours we succeeded in getting the board … --- ## [Stuff that has happened to you that you are pretty sure that no one else has experienced.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-has-happened-to-you-that-you-are-pretty-sure-that-no-one-else-has-experienced/709449)
**Author:** [@liontamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liontamer)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2015, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-has-happened-to-you-that-you-are-pretty-sure-that-no-one-else-has-experienced/709449 "2015-02-01T01:11:46Z")
I will open with the fact that I have been hit in the skull with an axe. Hurt like he’ll but I toughed out my hunting trip. --- ## [The Walking Dead; 5.02 "Strangers" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-5-02-strangers-open-spoilers/701868)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2014, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-5-02-strangers-open-spoilers/701868 "2014-10-25T05:35:21Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] With supplies running low and not knowing whether to trust the people around them, Rick leads a mission where the risk might not be worth the reward. \[/QUOTE\] The gang’s back on the road, and Chad L. Colem… --- ## [Another Name For A Stepmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-name-for-a-stepmother/646308)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2013, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-name-for-a-stepmother/646308 "2013-06-01T21:02:50Z")
So, here’s the deal – The Littlest Briston doesn’t want to call my fiance by her first name anymore. She’s called her “Ray” (short for Rachel) since they’ve known each other, but TLB has decided that the important grown-… --- ## [Peeing in public.....sex offender for life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peeing-in-public-sex-offender-for-life/528545)
**Author:** [@ashedsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ashedsky)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2012, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peeing-in-public-sex-offender-for-life/528545 "2012-11-13T21:54:33Z")
If you get caught peeing in public by a police officer and he gives you an “Indecent Exposure” charge… are you considered a sex offender? So for peeing in public, you are now a blue dot on “Megan’s Law”. Along with the … --- ## [Why is free market economics considered "right wing"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-free-market-economics-considered-right-wing/646789)
**Author:** [@supery00n](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supery00n)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2013, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-free-market-economics-considered-right-wing/646789 "2013-01-25T12:41:04Z")
I’m not sure if this is an accurate observation, but it seems to me that advocates of free market economics, including: -less regulations -lower taxation -less government services -general opposition to unions are t… --- ## [Why are some people so resistant to "political correctness"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-people-so-resistant-to-political-correctness/750666)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-people-so-resistant-to-political-correctness/750666 "2016-04-14T19:34:20Z")
It seems to me that they just want to go on being boorish and rude, sexist, racist, homophobic, what have you. They make it sound like it’s a kind of groupthink and it’s evil. Is there any effective way to counter this … --- ## [Let's talk about tonsil stones (yes, TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-tonsil-stones-yes-tmi/584738)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2011, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-tonsil-stones-yes-tmi/584738 "2011-06-11T02:11:49Z")
We had a thread on this a long time ago, and I was immensely comforted to know that not only was I not the only person to get these disgusting things but other people were actually much more laid-back about them. I admit… --- ## [Downton Abbey, Christmas Special (U.S. premiere Feb. 19, 2012) - Spoilers embargoed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-christmas-special-u-s-premiere-feb-19-2012-spoilers-embargoed/613265)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2012, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-christmas-special-u-s-premiere-feb-19-2012-spoilers-embargoed/613265 "2012-03-08T21:27:57Z")
This thread is for discussion of the “Christmas Day Special” episode, which was originally broadcast in Britain in December 2011. The U.S. premiere is scheduled for Feb. 19, 2012. This is a SPOILERS EMBARGOED thread. Th… --- ## [Do libraries serve a purpose anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-libraries-serve-a-purpose-anymore/478165)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2009, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-libraries-serve-a-purpose-anymore/478165 "2009-07-21T01:00:58Z")
I’m not talking about university libraries… I’m talking about community public libraries. Why are we spending tax dollars to support them? What purpose do they serve? Books are cheap and plentiful; just about anything … --- ## [what is it about having children that causes women to become inconsiderate monsters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-having-children-that-causes-women-to-become-inconsiderate-monsters/349026)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2006, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-having-children-that-causes-women-to-become-inconsiderate-monsters/349026 "2006-03-29T03:48:13Z")
This is neither a rant nor a Pit thread. Please be adults and keep it from becoming one. As I just walked through my urban neighborhood, I had to walk into the street in order to navigate around a typical yuppie mother … --- ## [Getting refused at a hotel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-refused-at-a-hotel/654363)
**Author:** [@Vaevictis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vaevictis)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2013, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-refused-at-a-hotel/654363 "2013-04-06T09:29:35Z")
My wife went to get a room at a hotel last night. After she presented an ID with her address on it, she was told the hotel would not rent her a room because she has a residence in the city. Any idea wtf this hotel is d… --- ## [True Blood final season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-final-season/691423)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2014, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-final-season/691423 "2014-12-06T23:18:26Z")
Anyone else watching? --- ## [What do conservatives have against labor unions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-conservatives-have-against-labor-unions/475071)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-conservatives-have-against-labor-unions/475071 "2008-12-03T17:57:47Z")
The current political wrangling over the Employee Free Choice Act is breaking down along clear ideological lines, professed conservatives being against it – as they have consistently been against pro-union legislation, a… --- ## [Ask the child of money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-child-of-money/527961)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-child-of-money/527961 "2011-04-01T13:52:15Z")
Rand Rover’s getting shit upon entirely in this thread, with many curious as to why he’s able to post and such throughout the day. I’m pretty pissed so many people are threadshitting - perhaps it’s for his other behavio… --- ## [Hair dye too dark. Anything I can do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hair-dye-too-dark-anything-i-can-do/563644)
**Author:** [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2018, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hair-dye-too-dark-anything-i-can-do/563644 "2018-04-03T02:14:31Z")
Well, probably not. Luckily, it is not a “cannot show my face in public” style disaster. It just came out too dark. I was once called an “ageing Goth” in my mid twenties. I’m hitting 33 tomorrow and this very dark hair … --- ## [Writers Guild of America goes on strike (5/2/23) tentative deal (9/25/23) Now accepted (10/9/23)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writers-guild-of-america-goes-on-strike-5-2-23-tentative-deal-9-25-23-now-accepted-10-9-23/983448)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 462\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writers-guild-of-america-goes-on-strike-5-2-23-tentative-deal-9-25-23-now-accepted-10-9-23/983448 "2023-10-09T23:30:58Z")
The Writers Guild of America has gone on strike as of midnight, and it’s expected that late-night shows will be the first to be affected. Episodic television is written out several weeks to a few months in advance. http… --- ## [What if all professed Christians disappeared?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-all-professed-christians-disappeared/677589)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-all-professed-christians-disappeared/677589 "2014-01-07T22:30:53Z")
At 12 midnight Greenwich Mean Time on January 2nd all those who profess to be Christian disappear from the face of the Earth, never to be seen again. Heaven, Hell, or a holding pen in a distant galaxy-we will never know… --- ## [Just how dense is Diogenes the Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-dense-is-diogenes-the-cynic/573749)
**Author:** [@Ibn\_Warraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibn_Warraq)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2011, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-dense-is-diogenes-the-cynic/573749 "2011-03-19T03:37:24Z")
In this thread he actually mistakes me for Valteron. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=599629 I’m a Muslim, have an Arabic username, and have gotten into several huge pissing contests with Valteron b… --- ## [Replacing food stamps with real food for poor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-food-stamps-with-real-food-for-poor/506742)
**Author:** [@bri1600bv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bri1600bv)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2009, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-food-stamps-with-real-food-for-poor/506742 "2009-08-26T03:42:22Z")
I mentioned in a couple threads how I thought a good idea would be to replace the food stamp program with actual food. The gov’t could contract to make a nutritious foodstuff or foodstuffs and give it out to supermarket… --- ## [Song Lyrics With errors and/or Impossible Statements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-with-errors-and-or-impossible-statements/539170)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-with-errors-and-or-impossible-statements/539170 "2010-05-18T16:57:45Z")
What are some song lyrics that make a statement that is either wrong or impossible? My pet examples: Metallica, Of Wolf And Man - Contains the lyric “It’s later than you realize”. What? How can it be later than you r… --- ## [Why can't I buy Doctor Strange from Amazon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-doctor-strange-from-amazon/780144)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2017, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-doctor-strange-from-amazon/780144 "2017-08-22T18:48:37Z")
The blu ray comes out in less than two weeks but it’s listed as unavailable. I remember the last time this happened (I think it was with the Winter Solider) it was because of some kind of pissing contest between Amazon … --- ## [Confederate sympathizers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-sympathizers/609010)
**Author:** [@GeddyClaypoolBurton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GeddyClaypoolBurton)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-sympathizers/609010 "2012-01-13T17:46:01Z")
I came across a website called http://www.confederatestatesofamerica.org/. As one may guess, the site is dedicated to the 147-year-old lost cause of the southern Confederacy. On the site, there are very extensive explana… --- ## [Can Ecuador legally get Assange out of London ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ecuador-legally-get-assange-out-of-london/625748)
**Author:** [@williambaskerville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/williambaskerville)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2012, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ecuador-legally-get-assange-out-of-london/625748 "2012-08-15T12:40:57Z")
(Now there’s a question I wouldn’t have imagined asking this time yesterday). For those who haven’t heard about it, this is in connection with Julian Assange’s decision last night to enter Ecuador’s London embassy and s… --- ## [Does weed killer absorb through the skin in the slightest bit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-weed-killer-absorb-through-the-skin-in-the-slightest-bit/242688)
**Author:** [@hauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hauss)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2004, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-weed-killer-absorb-through-the-skin-in-the-slightest-bit/242688 "2004-05-08T01:40:28Z")
I use weed killer on a regular basis, and I also spill it on my hands on a regular basis. I usually just leave it there to evaporate off, but should I wash it off? Obviously one exposure is not harmful but what about o… --- ## [Questions about Wal-Mart's business practices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-wal-marts-business-practices/550326)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2010, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-wal-marts-business-practices/550326 "2010-09-02T04:04:20Z")
I never set foot in Wal-Mart. I had a general idea about their questionable business practices, but I never had a clear idea about the specifics of their evil-ness. Until, that is, I watched the documentary Wal-Mart: Th… --- ## [psychiatric term for concern for animals over humans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychiatric-term-for-concern-for-animals-over-humans/670277)
**Author:** [@dflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dflower)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2017, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychiatric-term-for-concern-for-animals-over-humans/670277 "2017-10-07T16:57:21Z")
Some people get far more upset over the harm or death of an animal than for a human. They have great anxiety if an animal is mistreated or hurt, way out of proportion to how they react to humans. I have a friend who wi… --- ## [New Oklahoma Abortion Bill hands over final say to males](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-oklahoma-abortion-bill-hands-over-final-say-to-males/779456)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-oklahoma-abortion-bill-hands-over-final-say-to-males/779456 "2017-02-22T04:35:21Z")
As described here, Link to PDF copy of bill Link to PDF copy of bill here. Not only is this law sexist to the extreme, it is unconstitutional. --- ## [Will a refrigerator work if either fan goes out? Need Answer Fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-refrigerator-work-if-either-fan-goes-out-need-answer-fast/592256)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-refrigerator-work-if-either-fan-goes-out-need-answer-fast/592256 "2016-11-09T02:43:24Z")
I’m trying to decide if it’s time to get a repairman over here. Saturday night one of the fans in my Whirlpool refrigerator started making a terrible shrill noise. \*\*At midnight. \*\* We had to get out earplugs to sleep. … --- ## [Jason Alexander - real life personality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jason-alexander-real-life-personality/529166)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2017, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jason-alexander-real-life-personality/529166 "2017-02-13T22:21:51Z")
I don’t know much about Alexander’s work, except for his work as “George” from Seinfeld. I think he was in “Pretty Woman” with Julia Roberts, but that’s about all I can remember him in until I saw him in “Curb Your Enth… --- ## [Do you set your clock fast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-set-your-clock-fast/595507)
**Author:** [@Karen\_X2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_X2)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-set-your-clock-fast/595507 "2011-09-17T06:24:54Z")
This has always bugged me. Lots of people seem to set their clocks - house, car, etc…fast. some 5 min, and one of my friends has hers set at home and in the car 15 minutes fast. My S.O. has his set 7 minutes fast. But th… --- ## [Jewelry store lost my wife's ring. Advice needed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-store-lost-my-wifes-ring-advice-needed/544906)
**Author:** [@Razrak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razrak)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-store-lost-my-wifes-ring-advice-needed/544906 "2010-07-06T17:08:33Z")
I married my wife last August. I bought the warranty plan on the wedding ring, where every six months you take the ring to the Jewelry store and they make sure no diamonds are loose. My wife took her ring to the jewelry … --- ## [Male circumcision and penis sensitivity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-circumcision-and-penis-sensitivity/541167)
**Author:** [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2010, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-circumcision-and-penis-sensitivity/541167 "2010-06-14T10:17:31Z")
Most men in America are circumcised at an early age. Most men in Europe aren’t. I personally think the foreskin has an important task of protecting the sensitive glans from abrasion and dryness. I’m uncircumcised. My pe… --- ## [The Decemberists were losers- mini rants.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-decemberists-were-losers-mini-rants/773515)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2016, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-decemberists-were-losers-mini-rants/773515 "2016-12-29T18:27:01Z")
Do you even know the story? A quick summary, from here: As Sarah Palin would say, “How did that work out for ya?” Me, I like the misuse of articles in Russian translation. Anyplace there should be a “the”, they don’t … --- ## [2012 NCAA March Madness (Men's) thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-ncaa-march-madness-mens-thread/615503)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2012, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-ncaa-march-madness-mens-thread/615503 "2012-04-20T15:14:54Z")
Here’s the bracket. Let’s get this discussion started with my obviously biased and possibly delusional prediction: Florida State wins the tournament after beating Duke in the Championship game. Final score: FSU 78 Du… --- ## ["Against abortion? Then don't have one!" is a totally confused line.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/against-abortion-then-dont-have-one-is-a-totally-confused-line/548514)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/against-abortion-then-dont-have-one-is-a-totally-confused-line/548514 "2011-09-21T19:29:29Z")
(Just in case anyone thinks I’m making a straw man argument, here’s some evidence that I’m not) I support legalized abortion, but lines like “if you don’t support abortion, don’t have one” are completely confused. To ha… --- ## [what does a sperm feel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-sperm-feel/516884)
**Author:** [@confission](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/confission)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-sperm-feel/516884 "2009-11-12T23:58:52Z")
i wonder what sperm think or feel. they want to find the egg, don’t they? or does a sperm just happen to swim, just for the heck of it, it doesn’t even care, and happens to find the egg, with no sense of reason or purpos… --- ## [Whatcha Readin' Dec 09 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-dec-09-edition/519487)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2010, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-dec-09-edition/519487 "2010-01-01T05:53:09Z")
OK, the important stuff first: Tomorrow I turn 48 (send cards!) :slight\_smile: I am reading Jim Butcher’s First Lord’s Fury and really enjoying it. Linkto last month’s thread. --- ## [Return of the Describe the Next Doper thread (Game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-describe-the-next-doper-thread-game/412491)
**Author:** [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Replies:** 659\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2007, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-describe-the-next-doper-thread-game/412491 "2007-09-11T15:23:09Z")
This thread lasted for awhile, and I gave other threads a chance to remain on the front page, so can we begin where we left off? OP by SailBunny --- ## [So, Clearly, the Democrats Are Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-clearly-the-democrats-are-dead/559320)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-clearly-the-democrats-are-dead/559320 "2010-11-06T23:00:12Z")
Progressivism, that fond rebranding of liberalism, has gasped its last breath. With last night’s stunning victories of GOP candidates at the House and Senate levels, to say nothing about the takeover of the nation’s stat… --- ## [The end of religious discussion in GD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-religious-discussion-in-gd/446240)
**Author:** [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Replies:** 494\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2008, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-religious-discussion-in-gd/446240 "2008-04-25T07:18:56Z")
I am hoping that all of the posters who care to, might weigh in on this proposal and I’m hoping that both Tubadiva and EdZotti will do so as well. The frequent insulting of other posters, however thinly veiled, are growi… --- ## [Trump may be near irreversible collapse. Is multi-candidate free for all near?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-may-be-near-irreversible-collapse-is-multi-candidate-free-for-all-near/758408)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-may-be-near-irreversible-collapse-is-multi-candidate-free-for-all-near/758408 "2016-07-05T23:50:21Z")
It’s only one poll, and it’s a produced in part by an organization that is in a de facto war with the candidate in question. However, it is also consistent with the nearly month-long barrage of negative press, so it wo… --- ## [Why do I not appreciate art (paintings)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-not-appreciate-art-paintings/551234)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2010, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-not-appreciate-art-paintings/551234 "2010-11-14T06:02:07Z")
First in a potential long running series of help the Sass appreciate the finer things in life, courtesy of the resident little cecils here Ok, I admit I there must be something wrong with me, but why do I not appreciate… --- ## [I Pit LHOD and his thread re: AA in schools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-lhod-and-his-thread-re-aa-in-schools/498658)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 317\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2009, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-lhod-and-his-thread-re-aa-in-schools/498658 "2009-06-12T16:46:36Z")
This thread: Affirmative action in the schools? - Great Debates - Straight Dope Message Board LHOD gets all weepy over the plight of “these black boys” (i.e., poor black school age males) because they don’t have any bl… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=189&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=191&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)