# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=196&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:** 197 --- ## [Explain to me why marriage is OK for murders and child molesters but not for gay people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-why-marriage-is-ok-for-murders-and-child-molesters-but-not-for-gay-people/579931)
**Author:** [@boozilu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boozilu)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2011, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-why-marriage-is-ok-for-murders-and-child-molesters-but-not-for-gay-people/579931 "2011-05-04T02:30:27Z")
I know this is nothing new, but as I was reading more about the House GOP and its efforts to defend DOMA, I wondered why defending marriage is defined as making sure that it’s between a man & a woman. What about serial … --- ## [What's the stupidest, least motivating, motivational poster/slogan you've ever seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-stupidest-least-motivating-motivational-poster-slogan-youve-ever-seen/498319)
**Author:** [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2009, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-stupidest-least-motivating-motivational-poster-slogan-youve-ever-seen/498319 "2009-06-16T01:19:51Z")
… excluding deliberate parodies, of course. We have one rotating on the screen for the poor folks on the phones across the office from me that says (complete with total lack of punctuation): If opportunity doesn’t knoc… --- ## [Dabbawalas \[Indian lunch delivery\]- how do they do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dabbawalas-indian-lunch-delivery-how-do-they-do-it/682555)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2014, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dabbawalas-indian-lunch-delivery-how-do-they-do-it/682555 "2014-03-15T14:24:51Z")
I’ve been watching some videos on the dabbawalas(there are other spellings, since it’s a transliterated word, but I’m just gonna stick with that one), and I’m dumbfounded and dazzled. The videos show you the overview, t… --- ## [Captain America: Civil War trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-america-civil-war-trailer/738534)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2016, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-america-civil-war-trailer/738534 "2016-04-01T05:27:14Z")
This looks very fun. The close-in fight at the end against Iron Man (won’t spoil who’s involved - I didn’t know the CW plot myself) looked really cool. --- ## [Non-US Dopers: What do you see as ridiculous American propaganda?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-what-do-you-see-as-ridiculous-american-propaganda/687876)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-what-do-you-see-as-ridiculous-american-propaganda/687876 "2014-05-14T03:25:07Z")
Of the messages our government likes to sell us, which ones stand out to you as obvious propaganda pieces? --- ## [Black are better at music—Or fuck you Diogenes the Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-are-better-at-music-or-fuck-you-diogenes-the-cynic/447311)
**Author:** [@Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_and_a_Half_Inches_of_Fun)\ **Replies:** 335\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-are-better-at-music-or-fuck-you-diogenes-the-cynic/447311 "2008-05-05T16:21:52Z")
\[QUOTE=Diogenes the Cynic\] It explains why black people are better at music, for instance. \[/QUOTE\] I guess I could have started a new thread in Great Debate to see if you could back up your racist crap, but I would r… --- ## [Having Babies on the Taxpayer Dime: What, if anything, to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-babies-on-the-taxpayer-dime-what-if-anything-to-do/684722)
**Author:** [@markdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdash)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2014, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-babies-on-the-taxpayer-dime-what-if-anything-to-do/684722 "2014-04-23T19:46:56Z")
My co-worker and her partner, bless their souls, have adopted three brothers, ages 0-4, all born to the same mother. Mom is a homeless drug addict living in San Francisco, who seems to make a yearly ritual of getting pre… --- ## [Don't Ask Any Questions In Kalamazoo! \[off-duty cop wishes he could carry a gun in Calgary\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-ask-any-questions-in-kalamazoo-off-duty-cop-wishes-he-could-carry-a-gun-in-calgary/630996)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-ask-any-questions-in-kalamazoo-off-duty-cop-wishes-he-could-carry-a-gun-in-calgary/630996 "2012-08-18T18:38:29Z")
A member pf the local law enforcement community seems to think asking someone if they’ve seen a local attraction justifies… well, shooting them. --- ## [Civilian gun ownership prevents government tyranny. Really??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilian-gun-ownership-prevents-government-tyranny-really/757741)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2016, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilian-gun-ownership-prevents-government-tyranny-really/757741 "2016-06-27T17:40:54Z")
I find it illogical that civilians could defend themselves against a tyrannical government. Yes, I know this “flies in the face” of the folks who think that the second amendment was put into the Constitution for that ve… --- ## [Alaska: how far north can I drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaska-how-far-north-can-i-drive/621895)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaska-how-far-north-can-i-drive/621895 "2020-08-18T19:26:30Z")
Driving from California up the ALCAN Highway into Alaska has been a dream of mine and I plan to do it in the coming years. Once in Alaska I want to drive as far north as possible. I’ve read in articles here and there th… --- ## ["should have sent a poet" - Origins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-have-sent-a-poet-origins/209072)
**Author:** [@Slugworth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slugworth)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-have-sent-a-poet-origins/209072 "2022-04-21T15:17:41Z")
Not a whole lot more to add, really. This is a quote I’ve always seen quoted as an incomplete sentence, and in a breathless manner, like “should… have… sent… a… poet”. A google search basically just brings up people usin… --- ## [Confessions of a whoremonger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-whoremonger/660832)
**Author:** [@joecool1983](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joecool1983)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2013, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-whoremonger/660832 "2013-06-15T16:34:37Z")
So, I live right outside of Baltimore, MD. Beautiful Charm City. Since August of 2012, I’ve been frequenting hookers. And not really many hookers. Just 1 in particular. I have lots of confessions, can answer any que… --- ## [You dumbasses ever heard of "historical re-enactment" or what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dumbasses-ever-heard-of-historical-re-enactment-or-what/556845)
**Author:** [@kidneyfailure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidneyfailure)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2010, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dumbasses-ever-heard-of-historical-re-enactment-or-what/556845 "2010-10-23T23:34:35Z")
A GOP politician from Ohio dresses up like a Nazi: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130492673 Quite a few people get pissed. Not me, though. Yes, yours truly, this Jewish race-mixer, is not up in ar… --- ## [Another Gun Control Thread---Mental Illness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-gun-control-thread-mental-illness/646539)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-gun-control-thread-mental-illness/646539 "2013-01-13T01:16:35Z")
I know that gun control threads are everywhere, but I wanted to concentrate solely for the purposes of this thread (and we’ll see how that goes) as to the what, why, and how increasing access to mental illness databases … --- ## [The Walking Dead; 4.08 "Too Far Gone" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-08-too-far-gone-open-spoilers/675258)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2013, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-08-too-far-gone-open-spoilers/675258 "2013-12-16T19:26:31Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] After things begin to calm at the prison, Rick and the group face imminent danger. \[/QUOTE\] \[QUOTE=alphaboi867\] Happy Easter; the season finale is tonight. Finally we get to see the Woodbury Militia invad… --- ## [Spongemom - cooling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongemom-cooling/312269)
**Author:** [@35340](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/35340)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2005, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongemom-cooling/312269 "2005-07-15T03:10:52Z")
got it. My bad for re upping. bye. --- ## [Old MacDonald Crisis!!! What does the goat say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-macdonald-crisis-what-does-the-goat-say/355480)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2006, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-macdonald-crisis-what-does-the-goat-say/355480 "2006-05-06T11:08:46Z")
I need help. My 15 month old thinks her mommy’s an idiot. The chicken says “Cluck-cluck” The kitty says “Meow!” The doggy says “Woof-woof!” The cow says “MOOOOooooo!” The rooster says “Cock-a-doodle-doo!” The sheep… --- ## [Project Runway starts tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-starts-tonight/590674)
**Author:** [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2011, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-starts-tonight/590674 "2011-10-30T23:34:57Z")
I was flipping through the program guide tonight and discovered that the next season of Project Runway starts tonight. There are two shows tonight - the first is a “behind the selection” sort of thing at 8 PM, Eastern,… --- ## [When did smoking become such a no-no on American TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-smoking-become-such-a-no-no-on-american-tv/683391)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2015, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-smoking-become-such-a-no-no-on-american-tv/683391 "2015-07-30T21:15:16Z")
Network TV specifically. I just read about the Constatine(Hellblazer) TV show hitting NBC next year. Anyway, in the comic and the movie version, Constatine is a big time chain smoker. Like, it’s one of his traits. They… --- ## [Keep a Word, Delete a Word 2.0 (Part 3)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word-2-0-part-3/1029433)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1778\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2026, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word-2-0-part-3/1029433 "2026-11-08T06:40:40Z")
Continuing the discussion from Keep a Word, Delete a Word 2.0 (Part 2) - #10001 by Prof.Pepperwinkle. Previous discussions: Keep a Word, Delete a Word 2.0 (Part 1) Keep a Word, Delete a Word 2.0 (Part 2) --- ## [Madison Cawthorn, controversial Republican Congressman from North Carolina, has lost the primary election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madison-cawthorn-controversial-republican-congressman-from-north-carolina-has-lost-the-primary-election/964616)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2024, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madison-cawthorn-controversial-republican-congressman-from-north-carolina-has-lost-the-primary-election/964616 "2024-04-17T08:32:26Z")
That dumb shit lost the best paying, easiest job he’s likely to ever have. All he had to do was act half-assed adult, but that was beyond him. Hope that’s better… --- ## [Vaping saves lives - regulation should keep that in mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaping-saves-lives-regulation-should-keep-that-in-mind/799201)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaping-saves-lives-regulation-should-keep-that-in-mind/799201 "2020-05-01T20:00:57Z")
E-cigarettes are less dangerous than cigarettes but are equally effective at delivering nicotine. Levy et al. estimate that if smokers switched to e-cigarettes millions of life-years would be saved, even taking into ac… --- ## [What is Gaybashing Like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gaybashing-like/128149)
**Author:** [@EchoKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EchoKitty)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2004, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gaybashing-like/128149 "2004-02-12T07:08:17Z")
I’m sorry if this is posted in the wrong place, but I don’t know where else to put it. It isn’t mundane or pointless by a long shot, but I’m hoping people will share. Please move it if it would be more appropriate elsewh… --- ## [Origin of "It's a dirty job, but somebody's gotta do it"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-its-a-dirty-job-but-somebodys-gotta-do-it/315345)
**Author:** [@Thin\_Lizzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Lizzy)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2023, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-its-a-dirty-job-but-somebodys-gotta-do-it/315345 "2023-05-24T00:33:48Z")
Who first started using this phrase? --- ## [Love: It will "just happen"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-it-will-just-happen/418351)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 367\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2007, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-it-will-just-happen/418351 "2007-10-02T10:31:12Z")
Yes, I know, I’ve been carpet bombing the boards lately with my tales of woe, and you’re all getting tired of it. And I apogize. I’ve pretty much stopped. I have no desire to bore you any more. If you’ll notice, I haven’… --- ## [The locker room, and homosexuality.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-locker-room-and-homosexuality/681268)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2014, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-locker-room-and-homosexuality/681268 "2014-02-16T13:01:59Z")
I was discussing this with my friends, and I want to know what you Dopers think. So, if there was a man in the woman’s locker room, people would freak. My friends argue that if there’s a homosexual in the locker rooms,… --- ## [The Atoz Game (Part 3)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1809\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341 "2026-11-05T16:18:15Z")
Continuing the discussion from The Atoz Game (Part 2) - #10001 by ekedolphin. Previous discussions: The Atoz Game (Part 1) The Atoz Game (Part 2) --- ## [Transgender Service Animals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-service-animals/746797)
**Author:** [@lance\_strongarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lance_strongarm)\ **Replies:** 299\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2016, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-service-animals/746797 "2016-03-04T23:41:48Z")
No, not really - I want to compare the debate over transgender use of bathrooms and locker rooms to service animals. I saw a news story about people taking pets around and pretending they are service animals so they can… --- ## [Why have several B list superheroes gotten movies, but Wonder Woman is ignored?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-several-b-list-superheroes-gotten-movies-but-wonder-woman-is-ignored/556234)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-several-b-list-superheroes-gotten-movies-but-wonder-woman-is-ignored/556234 "2011-01-06T19:30:35Z")
Per this articleit does seem like a valid question. --- ## [The Coen Brothers' next movie: True Grit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coen-brothers-next-movie-true-grit/523155)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2010, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coen-brothers-next-movie-true-grit/523155 "2010-11-07T22:48:43Z")
No kidding! It’s not really a “remake” of the movie though, they’re adapting the book (beware, spoilers), which I loved and read about a thousand times growing up. “Fill your hand, you son of a bitch!” Jeff Bridges wil… --- ## [It is wise to scoff at preppers? Are their fears really so outlandish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-wise-to-scoff-at-preppers-are-their-fears-really-so-outlandish/710769)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2015, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-wise-to-scoff-at-preppers-are-their-fears-really-so-outlandish/710769 "2015-02-22T05:46:45Z")
I’ve been looking at buying a few upper shelf folding knives lately and in looking at reviews of same that takes you to the knife boards which often have a number of survivalist orientedprepper members. Preppers take ve… --- ## [Fuck Daylight Savings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-daylight-savings/615441)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-daylight-savings/615441 "2012-04-02T02:26:19Z")
It is stupid. --- ## [Chili question re: thickness/consistency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chili-question-re-thickness-consistency/663059)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2013, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chili-question-re-thickness-consistency/663059 "2013-07-17T03:36:24Z")
Every True Chilihead agrees – at least, I’ve never heard any argument on the point (unlike, say, on the propriety of including beans) – that chili should have the consistency of ketchup, thick enough for a spoon to stand… --- ## [People who pretend to not understand boarding groups for airplanes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-pretend-to-not-understand-boarding-groups-for-airplanes/612686)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2012, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-pretend-to-not-understand-boarding-groups-for-airplanes/612686 "2012-02-21T04:03:13Z")
Ok look, whether you agree with statused or tiered boarding procedures or not doesn’t matter. It’s currently the way most major airlines organize the boarding of their aircraft. In fact, it’s been that way for about fore… --- ## [How Much Did Cowboys (Old West) Drink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-cowboys-old-west-drink/521875)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2009, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-cowboys-old-west-drink/521875 "2009-12-21T23:55:56Z")
I was just watching some old Howard Hawks/John Wayne westerns on AMC. It seems (to me), that the first thing that the cowboys did (after a long train drive), was to hit the local saloon and get hammered. Was this the ca… --- ## ["Flu shots make me sick -- why on earth did I even bother?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flu-shots-make-me-sick-why-on-earth-did-i-even-bother/604551)
**Author:** [@FixMyIgnorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FixMyIgnorance)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flu-shots-make-me-sick-why-on-earth-did-i-even-bother/604551 "2011-12-09T02:12:07Z")
I hear this all the time from people who claim that flu shots actually make them sick. Is there any truth to the matter? Confirmation bias? --- ## [You understand why they do it but it takes you out of the movie anyway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-understand-why-they-do-it-but-it-takes-you-out-of-the-movie-anyway/734928)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-understand-why-they-do-it-but-it-takes-you-out-of-the-movie-anyway/734928 "2015-10-29T23:40:09Z")
I really couldn’t think of a more elegant title for this thread. Inspired by my suspension of disbelief being shattered yet again by a minor aspect of a movie, I was watching a movie a couple of days ago which had a cha… --- ## [Was Hitler a good man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-hitler-a-good-man/675967)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2014, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-hitler-a-good-man/675967 "2014-01-12T04:10:44Z")
Tila Tequila thinks so. My first thought was, of course not. But that’s just popular prejudice. Thinking about it further, if he thought what he was doing would make the world a better place, wouldn’t that justify it? Af… --- ## [My first new car: Toyota Yaris or FIAT 500?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-new-car-toyota-yaris-or-fiat-500/639865)
**Author:** [@plankter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plankter)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-new-car-toyota-yaris-or-fiat-500/639865 "2015-04-15T02:16:01Z")
My head and my heart are in conflict and I need the dopers’ opinions. I want a reliable, high-MPG 2012 two door hatchback, manual transmission preferred. The Yaris L looks like a no-brainer; it’s less expensive, takes r… --- ## [Driver suing dead person she killed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driver-suing-dead-person-she-killed/687074)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2015, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driver-suing-dead-person-she-killed/687074 "2015-01-11T12:43:37Z")
A Canadian woman who ran over and killed a teenager is suing the dead boy for “emotional trauma”. CANADA wtf - thought things were semi-rational up there. She is also suing the other boys involved in the accident, a… --- ## [Artists who hate their biggest hit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-hate-their-biggest-hit/504874)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2009, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-hate-their-biggest-hit/504874 "2009-09-08T15:51:08Z")
In their Behind the Music episode one of the Bangles copped to hating Eternal Flame. I think Billy Joel mentioned on an Oprah episode that sometimes Just the Way You Are can get on his nerves. And Stephanie Mills once … --- ## [Are all economic ideologies aside from free-market/Randian theory obsolete?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-economic-ideologies-aside-from-free-market-randian-theory-obsolete/656625)
**Author:** [@donnie\_darko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donnie_darko)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-economic-ideologies-aside-from-free-market-randian-theory-obsolete/656625 "2014-08-26T02:14:49Z")
I’ve noticed many of the big names in the “rational” community, such as Penn Jilette and Michael Shermer, are all about the free market and deregulation. In fact Shermer seems to equate socialists and other critics of c… --- ## [Your Go-to Quotes from Cartoons (Childhood or Otherwise)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-go-to-quotes-from-cartoons-childhood-or-otherwise/678329)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-go-to-quotes-from-cartoons-childhood-or-otherwise/678329 "2014-02-25T04:40:12Z")
Which line(s) from a cartoon do you repeat the most? I find myself saying “Uuhh boy…”, Fred Flintstone style, quite often, without even consciously trying. It’s ingrained. Other lines from toons (mostly Looney Tunes) … --- ## [Better Call Saul - Finale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-finale/752625)
**Author:** [@btcg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/btcg)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2016, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-finale/752625 "2016-05-20T20:29:40Z")
I thought Mike would shoot… and that’s how Hector? ends up in the wheel chair. --- ## [Beer Can E.D. and The Mother Yeast, The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-can-e-d-and-the-mother-yeast-the-mmp/413646)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 600\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2007, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-can-e-d-and-the-mother-yeast-the-mmp/413646 "2007-08-06T15:19:15Z")
Ok, a little background for those of you who may be reading this who yet again have forgotten the importance of keepin’ up with the minutiae of my life. I am now employed at a Miller Brewery in exciting metropolitan Albe… --- ## [Pronounce 'cum laude'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounce-cum-laude/585858)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounce-cum-laude/585858 "2011-06-23T01:00:06Z")
Please settle a dispute. I’ve usually heard it pronounced to rhyme with ‘room howdy’, but a commencement speaker I heard pronounced it ‘come loud’. Which is the more correct? (One theory suggested is that it’s pronounc… --- ## [Got any good "old people" names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-any-good-old-people-names/537860)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2010, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-any-good-old-people-names/537860 "2010-05-05T15:16:03Z")
I’m getting a Basset Hound. Aside from the JRT I had as a teenager, I’ve always had Basset Hounds. For whatever reason I believe a Basset Hound should have an “old person” name, like Walter, Betsy, Gertrude, Ira, Morti… --- ## [Things people do that you just don't get](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-do-that-you-just-dont-get/470890)
**Author:** [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-do-that-you-just-dont-get/470890 "2008-11-25T19:12:26Z")
So I was wondering, what are some common things people do that you just cannot comprehend? For me, it’s reading on the toilet. I mean, does it really take you so long to take a dump that you need to bring reading mater… --- ## [Florida Congressman Demands Gov. Rick Scott ‘Immediately Suspend’ Voter Purge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-congressman-demands-gov-rick-scott-immediately-suspend-voter-purge/623092)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2012, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-congressman-demands-gov-rick-scott-immediately-suspend-voter-purge/623092 "2012-09-30T16:18:30Z")
Florida Congressman Demands Gov. Rick Scott ‘Immediately Suspend’ Voter Purge. Go Deutch! :smiley: Let’s not have what happened in Florida in 2000 happen ever again. :mad: Anyway – how will this affect the voting… --- ## [Idiotic Creationist post...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiotic-creationist-post/77127)
**Author:** [@Chekmate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chekmate)\ **Replies:** 360\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2002, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiotic-creationist-post/77127 "2002-12-02T14:24:19Z")
One of my “E-buddies” posted this on one of my other message boards… I would like it if you guys would read it, and rip it to shreds so that I can E-mail it back to her. “So. You believe that a couple hundred thousand y… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=195&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=197&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)