# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=193&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:** 194 --- ## [Online dating is literally the worst](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-dating-is-literally-the-worst/645600)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2013, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-dating-is-literally-the-worst/645600 "2013-01-07T01:13:10Z")
A bit back, my boyfriend and I broke up so I am once again back into the deep end of the dating pool. First thing I did was the laziest step: I reactivated my OKCupid account to see what came my way, So far, there have b… --- ## [Secret Border Patrol Facebook Page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-border-patrol-facebook-page/836358)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 271\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2019, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-border-patrol-facebook-page/836358 "2019-07-08T05:28:26Z")
9500 current and former Border Patrol agents, and the hatred they spew when they think no one can see them. How has this gone on for three years without one agent spilling the beans, and should they face recrimination? --- ## [What is the most difficult modern English book to understand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-difficult-modern-english-book-to-understand/628745)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-difficult-modern-english-book-to-understand/628745 "2012-07-30T17:33:05Z")
What is the most difficult to understand book, poem, or other document that is written in Modern English (yes, this includes Shakespeare and the King James Bible, but doesn’t include Chaucer)? Which is the most difficu… --- ## [What does deer meat taste like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-deer-meat-taste-like/322138)
**Author:** [@BluePitbull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BluePitbull)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2005, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-deer-meat-taste-like/322138 "2005-09-22T13:54:15Z")
Would it taste like beef? --- ## [May Glowers Bring (out) Grim Pills \[May mini-rants thread\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-glowers-bring-out-grim-pills-may-mini-rants-thread/753578)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-glowers-bring-out-grim-pills-may-mini-rants-thread/753578 "2016-06-02T18:54:43Z")
What am I being a pill about today? Coupla things, both internet related. It’s time to re-up my SDMB subscription, but I’m on my tablet, and unsure if my new debit card info has been entered into my user CP. The er… --- ## [Funky Winkerbean spoiler question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funky-winkerbean-spoiler-question/544841)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funky-winkerbean-spoiler-question/544841 "2010-07-21T21:48:17Z")
Did Funky buy the farm in the car wreck, and is his ghost wandering about? --- ## [Norwegian Women Raped in UAE; She is Sentenced to 16 Months](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norwegian-women-raped-in-uae-she-is-sentenced-to-16-months/663989)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norwegian-women-raped-in-uae-she-is-sentenced-to-16-months/663989 "2013-07-24T15:49:39Z")
“The Norwegian interior designer convicted in Dubai of having illegal sex after she reported being raped is appealing her jail sentence and alerting Western women to the Islam-based legal system of the United Arab Emirat… --- ## [Phrases you'd think people would know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-youd-think-people-would-know/510178)
**Author:** [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2009, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-youd-think-people-would-know/510178 "2009-12-19T00:05:17Z")
I’ll admit that I sometimes speak in a rather singular manner, interjecting accents, words and phrases from countless sources, yet sometimes there are things I’d think most everyone would get - especially by context. I … --- ## ["Partial-Birth Abortion": morally the same as any other abortion method](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partial-birth-abortion-morally-the-same-as-any-other-abortion-method/473357)
**Author:** [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partial-birth-abortion-morally-the-same-as-any-other-abortion-method/473357 "2008-12-01T23:08:32Z")
How can you draw a strong moral distinction between, on the one hand, killing it first and then removing it and on the other hand, removing it first and then killing it? Even if we stipulate that abortion is a bad th… --- ## [Peyton Manning to Broncos, Tebow to be traded](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peyton-manning-to-broncos-tebow-to-be-traded/616233)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peyton-manning-to-broncos-tebow-to-be-traded/616233 "2012-03-29T03:22:19Z")
According to ESPN, Peyton chose Denver, and they will try to trade Tebow once the contract is signed. If Peyton is healthy, Denver just became the pre-season AFC favorite for the next Superbowl… --- ## [Do military personal wear dress uniforms anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-military-personal-wear-dress-uniforms-anymore/539731)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-military-personal-wear-dress-uniforms-anymore/539731 "2010-05-19T14:53:00Z")
So I’m watching The Pacific and Saving Private Ryan this weekend and I’ve noticed that unless soldiers are in a combat zone or training, they would be wearing dress uniforms - pressed shirt and pants, jacket, ties, cap, … --- ## [Misogyny and Moderation, again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misogyny-and-moderation-again/838462)
**Author:** [@MandaJo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MandaJo)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misogyny-and-moderation-again/838462 "2019-08-14T01:19:26Z")
Per instructions, I am taking this to ATMB, because I think it illustrates the issue here. OP starts a thread where he says that when he sees a hot woman with “ass cheeks hanging out”, all he can think is that he wants… --- ## [First Oral Sex Scene on Network TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-oral-sex-scene-on-network-tv/550749)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-oral-sex-scene-on-network-tv/550749 "2010-08-25T14:43:06Z")
In this TV column for the Washington Post, we learn some details about the easily-offended and apparently easily-confused Julianna Margulies: Leaving aside Ms. Margulies’ fleeting concerns over history and propriety… i… --- ## [Pharmacology Question (aspirin smelling like vinegar)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharmacology-question-aspirin-smelling-like-vinegar/256546)
**Author:** [@JimMacMillan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimMacMillan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2004, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharmacology-question-aspirin-smelling-like-vinegar/256546 "2004-07-25T07:23:40Z")
I was wondering. Does anybody know if aspirin has gone bad when it starts smelling of vinegar? I have noticed that when I open a new bottle of aspirin it has little odor. After a few month it starts to pickup the vinegar… --- ## [What Does "Pig-in-a-Blanket" Mean to You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-pig-in-a-blanket-mean-to-you/528738)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-pig-in-a-blanket-mean-to-you/528738 "2010-04-16T05:54:28Z")
I posted a Facebook status that stated Mrs. Homie and I were having pigs-in-a-blanket, reminiscent of our elementary school lunches. My friends (from different parts of the country, I hasten to add) all professed shock t… --- ## [The virtues of a $10/hour minimum wage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-virtues-of-a-10-hour-minimum-wage/753021)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-virtues-of-a-10-hour-minimum-wage/753021 "2016-07-05T14:36:45Z")
I think a $10/hour minimum wage would have three good things going for it: First of all, a $15/hour minimum wage isn’t going to pass. Not enough bipartisan popular support. But a $10/hour minimum wage is much more suppo… --- ## [Brandeis University considers 'picnic' to be oppressive language](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandeis-university-considers-picnic-to-be-oppressive-language/945016)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 451\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandeis-university-considers-picnic-to-be-oppressive-language/945016 "2021-07-02T13:03:27Z")
The word “picnic” also made the list because it is “often associated with lynchings of Black people in the United States, during which White spectators were said to have watched while eating, referring to them as picn… --- ## [What's it like being an officer in the Army or Navy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-being-an-officer-in-the-army-or-navy/506449)
**Author:** [@XanderCrews](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XanderCrews)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2009, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-being-an-officer-in-the-army-or-navy/506449 "2009-08-18T02:10:30Z")
I’m interested in joining either the Army or the Navy as an officer. I’ve heard that you can have the recruiter guarantee you a spot in OCS after basic training. Is this true? Also, what is it like being an officer in ge… --- ## [Democrats need to be more realistic about their candidates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-need-to-be-more-realistic-about-their-candidates/780444)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2017, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-need-to-be-more-realistic-about-their-candidates/780444 "2017-03-01T23:05:08Z")
There’s one difference I always note between reading conservative and liberal sources on politics, and it was true even before Donald Trump brought a tidal wave of weirdness into last year’s campaign. Republican writers… --- ## [Stupid/small factual inaccuracies in tv shows that annoy you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-small-factual-inaccuracies-in-tv-shows-that-annoy-you/493743)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2009, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-small-factual-inaccuracies-in-tv-shows-that-annoy-you/493743 "2009-04-29T14:18:14Z")
I was watching ER Season 4 over the weekend and Dr. Corday says to Dr. Benton “When I was in Belfast I visited the Bogside.” The Bogside is a Republican area in Derry City, not Belfast. A similar inaccuracy about a US ci… --- ## [New sexual assault allegation against Justice Kavanaugh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-sexual-assault-allegation-against-justice-kavanaugh/840241)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-sexual-assault-allegation-against-justice-kavanaugh/840241 "2023-09-13T19:45:44Z")
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/14/sunday-review/brett-kavanaugh-deborah-ramirez-yale.html?auth=login-email&login=email (paywall) Is this a surprise to anyone? Still okay with him on the SCOTUS? --- ## [Why does Cotton keep coming off on my Penis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-cotton-keep-coming-off-on-my-penis/352046)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2006, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-cotton-keep-coming-off-on-my-penis/352046 "2006-04-15T23:03:15Z")
It all started when I bought a blue cotton bathrobe from Robinsons-May. I would notice, usually after coming out of the shower, but also sometimes after peeing (more on this later), that bits of blue cotton thread would… --- ## [Why can't I have two cell phones with the same number?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-have-two-cell-phones-with-the-same-number/522770)
**Author:** [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-have-two-cell-phones-with-the-same-number/522770 "2010-05-12T16:24:41Z")
So I bought my wife a rotary cell phone for Christmas, but it’s kind of a pain to remove her SIM card and put it in the rotary every time she wants to use it. It would be nice if she could have both phones ring when some… --- ## [It's official: Obama isn't taking the ebola threat seriously.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-obama-isnt-taking-the-ebola-threat-seriously/701589)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2014, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-obama-isnt-taking-the-ebola-threat-seriously/701589 "2014-10-30T05:39:13Z")
So today, President Obama announced he’s naming an “Ebola czar”. He’s a guy named Ron Klain. It was immediately noted that Klain has no medial background of any kind; he’s Joe Biden’s former chief of staff. Way to pho… --- ## [Joe Arpaio's trial starts today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-arpaios-trial-starts-today/789923)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2018, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-arpaios-trial-starts-today/789923 "2018-05-24T13:44:24Z")
I guess 26 June is just “Scumbags On Trial Day” or something. Is it like this every year and I just never noticed?\[ \](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_ARIZONA\_SHERIFF\_CRIMINAL\_TRIAL?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMP… --- ## [Bram Stoker's Dracula, translation of a line \[in Romanian\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bram-stokers-dracula-translation-of-a-line-in-romanian/516256)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2023, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bram-stokers-dracula-translation-of-a-line-in-romanian/516256 "2023-01-25T23:55:22Z")
Hello, I just saw this movie, and I’m wondering about the scene in the cinema right after Mina and Dracula first meet. He takes her aside, and tells her do not fear him. She tells him a few times to stop it. Then he s… --- ## [Why nothing's going to change (from the "Bad Precedent" thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-nothings-going-to-change-from-the-bad-precedent-thread/535733)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2010, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-nothings-going-to-change-from-the-bad-precedent-thread/535733 "2010-04-18T17:45:20Z")
Granted–I do see more reversals, but I also see more capricious decisions that take longer and longer to reverse. And on bigger stuff, it’s impossible for users to effect a change. Change at this board on anything larg… --- ## [Rachel Dolezal learns what life is really like for many blacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rachel-dolezal-learns-what-life-is-really-like-for-many-blacks/780943)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2018, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rachel-dolezal-learns-what-life-is-really-like-for-many-blacks/780943 "2018-12-29T02:16:11Z")
Rachel Dolezal, white woman who identifies as black, now jobless, may soon be homeless I guess things were different when she was swanning about as the head of an NAACP chapter. Now she faces the reality of what it’s li… --- ## [Band of Brothers Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-of-brothers-question/539389)
**Author:** [@Joanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joanie)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-of-brothers-question/539389 "2010-05-18T03:03:32Z")
Hello, I just recently registered and I’m having difficulty understanding the organization of this board. I have a few questions about the HBO series Band of Brothers and I’ve seen one question about that series in thi… --- ## [Is Michael Cera gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-michael-cera-gay/553686)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-michael-cera-gay/553686 "2010-09-16T06:46:32Z")
As above. Saw part of an interview with him in passing and he seemed to be wearing bright red lipstick. I don’t get ‘gay’ vibes off him, but I don’t get straight ones either. --- ## [Limitless film (spoilers after OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limitless-film-spoilers-after-op/575241)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limitless-film-spoilers-after-op/575241 "2022-04-14T20:26:55Z")
Spoilers after OP. A writer discovers a top-secret drug which bestows him with super human mental abilities. Whatcha think? --- ## [What do you miss about old school tv?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-miss-about-old-school-tv/700747)
**Author:** [@Waymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waymore)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2014, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-miss-about-old-school-tv/700747 "2014-11-10T04:57:50Z")
I’ve had this conversation a few times with gen xers and older, but what do you miss about tv as it use to be? For me, cartoons seemed much sweeter in one block on Saturdy mornings. I also miss the local variations on t… --- ## [Here I am, minty green. Something you want to say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2004, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400 "2004-07-24T03:24:11Z")
I don’t think I was out of line in this thread but apparently you think I was. So, what would you like to say? --- ## [YesAllWomen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yesallwomen/689277)
**Author:** [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2014, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yesallwomen/689277 "2014-06-20T00:23:04Z")
\#YesAllWomen is the hashtag women are using to share their opinions and experiences with gender based violence over on Twitter. #YesAllWomen --- ## [Lost 2.3: "Orientation"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-2-3-orientation/324852)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 331\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2005, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-2-3-orientation/324852 "2005-10-12T23:27:09Z")
First, the thread rules: Do we find out who The Others are? How many tail section survivors are there? How does Desmond get out and leave Locke in (the hatch)? This one should be good! From the on-screen guide rega… --- ## [How to be a liberal in a Trump world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-be-a-liberal-in-a-trump-world/774840)
**Author:** [@Colleen7242664](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colleen7242664)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2016, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-be-a-liberal-in-a-trump-world/774840 "2016-12-29T12:42:48Z")
Hello, I’ve been reading posts in this forum for a while. It feels like an intelligent group contributing to smart conversation. I suppose that’s why I feel safe to post. I guess I’ll find out. First, I’ve been a De… --- ## [How do we end American Imperialism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-end-american-imperialism/764286)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2016, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-end-american-imperialism/764286 "2016-09-15T12:23:05Z")
I think we need to stop meddling in the affairs of other countries. We have done far too much damage to people all around the world. Staging coups in third world countries to take their resources sounds like an agenda … --- ## [Retaliatory tariffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retaliatory-tariffs/1013322)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 749\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retaliatory-tariffs/1013322 "2025-07-16T19:41:59Z")
People are saying that when Trump raises tariffs on various countries, they will likely retaliate by raising tariffs on American goods. Why? Trump’s tariffs are likely to hurt both sides. Wouldn’t other countries rais… --- ## [What does the biblical metaphor "inherit the wind" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-biblical-metaphor-inherit-the-wind-mean/473236)
**Author:** [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2017, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-biblical-metaphor-inherit-the-wind-mean/473236 "2017-06-15T15:57:16Z")
\*Inherit the Wind \*is one of my all-time favorite movies, but that’s not was this question is all about. If I’m not mistaken the original line in the bible reads “He who troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind.” … --- ## [Why can't I volunteer to get paid below minimum wage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-volunteer-to-get-paid-below-minimum-wage/675262)
**Author:** [@austerity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/austerity)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-volunteer-to-get-paid-below-minimum-wage/675262 "2013-12-06T22:51:38Z")
No one complains that volunteers don’t get paid a living wage. I know I can volunteer to get paid $0/hour for a job at a hospital pushing wheelchairs. But it becomes a crime against labor if I they pay me $0.01/hour sin… --- ## [Is it Time to Tone Down the Wokeness, Especially about the Past?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-to-tone-down-the-wokeness-especially-about-the-past/1010287)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 1060\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-to-tone-down-the-wokeness-especially-about-the-past/1010287 "2025-01-27T17:06:50Z")
Now, don’t freak out on me. I know that racism and sexism are bad, and we need to stand up to it, and keep fighting. I understand that. Anyone who saw the election unfold knows that. I know that Maga people, for the … --- ## [Libyan Killing of Ambassador And Staff: How Will This Play Out In Election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libyan-killing-of-ambassador-and-staff-how-will-this-play-out-in-election/634511)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libyan-killing-of-ambassador-and-staff-how-will-this-play-out-in-election/634511 "2012-09-17T20:43:26Z")
At the time I am writing this, Hillary has made her comments and Obama just made his comments. Will the Republicans (Romney) try to spin this as a failed foreign policy debacle? Will voters see Obama as stronger or wea… --- ## [Why do they give two keys with every rental car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-give-two-keys-with-every-rental-car/448198)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2014, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-give-two-keys-with-every-rental-car/448198 "2014-03-05T02:19:21Z")
Why do you get two keys for your rental car, both of them connected by some plastic connector that does not open? If you could at least take them apart, you could put one aside, in case the other got lost. But no, you c… --- ## [Chief Pendant. Go to hell you retarded racist.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chief-pendant-go-to-hell-you-retarded-racist/543794)
**Author:** [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chief-pendant-go-to-hell-you-retarded-racist/543794 "2010-07-13T18:46:42Z")
Go to hell. Go to hell. Go to hell! And learn the difference between a stupid racist assertion and a fucking fact you goddamned, racist, retard! --- ## [why do expat americans never go 'back home'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-expat-americans-never-go-back-home/669921)
**Author:** [@sentrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sentrix)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2013, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-expat-americans-never-go-back-home/669921 "2013-10-12T04:58:20Z")
many i have met who abhor the idea of ever going back to live in america again. this is not mere reverse culture shock. several have ended up in thailand, china or australia or some other place that gives them solace b… --- ## [The Never-ending NBA Playoffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-never-ending-nba-playoffs/493295)
**Author:** [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Replies:** 435\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2009, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-never-ending-nba-playoffs/493295 "2009-06-15T16:33:23Z")
Millions, I’m always surprised by how few basketball threads I see round these parts and have long operated on the assumption that Dopers don’t really give a shit about the Naismithball. That said, if you’re out there—a… --- ## [Bitchface, do not block my driveway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitchface-do-not-block-my-driveway/305331)
**Author:** [@Obsidian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Obsidian)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2005, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitchface-do-not-block-my-driveway/305331 "2005-06-07T04:55:09Z")
So, I’m minding my own business, heading out to work this morning. As usual, my street is FULL of parked cars that appear twice a day due to the elementary school down the street. I get into my car (parked in my driveway… --- ## [Blade Runner 2049: Seen it (Open Spoilers after the first post)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blade-runner-2049-seen-it-open-spoilers-after-the-first-post/798088)
**Author:** [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2018, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blade-runner-2049-seen-it-open-spoilers-after-the-first-post/798088 "2018-06-09T05:11:35Z")
Just got back from a sneak preview. Unusually for me, I went into this blind. I’m a huge fan of the original, and when I heard they were making a sequel, my initial reaction was, “Why?” But a friend had a free ticket,… --- ## [Should we change the names of military bases named after Confederate Generals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-change-the-names-of-military-bases-named-after-confederate-generals/660481)
**Author:** [@tbook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tbook)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-change-the-names-of-military-bases-named-after-confederate-generals/660481 "2013-06-18T21:48:50Z")
This article from the NY Times proposes just that. Misplaced Honor? I don’t agree but maybe others here will have a different view. Perhaps Ft. Rucker in Alabama could become Ft. Powell. --- ## [Favorite Sci-Fi Mumbo-Jumbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-sci-fi-mumbo-jumbo/661915)
**Author:** [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2013, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-sci-fi-mumbo-jumbo/661915 "2013-07-10T14:47:32Z")
\*I’ve… seen things you people wouldn’t believe… \[laughs\] Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those… moments… will be lost in time, like \[cou… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=192&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=194&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)