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**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2012, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-united-democratic-korea-be-like/608445 "2012-01-09T17:26:08Z")
Reverse situation of this thread: Assume unification is, somehow, achieved peacefully and involves bringing NK under SK’s government in Seoul, more or less as with the unification of Germany. What are the economic co… --- ## [Finally saw Dungeons and Dragons the Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-saw-dungeons-and-dragons-the-movie/154116)
**Author:** [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2003, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-saw-dungeons-and-dragons-the-movie/154116 "2003-03-08T08:29:11Z")
Spoiler tags will not be in effect, read at your own peril. So the adventure continues. In an effort to see all of the cheesy and bad movies out there I of course had to see Dungeons and Dragons the Movie. Well, I wasn’… --- ## [Movies You are Surprised You Enjoyed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-are-surprised-you-enjoyed/465446)
**Author:** [@The\_Walking\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Walking_Dude)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2008, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-are-surprised-you-enjoyed/465446 "2008-12-13T21:07:27Z")
I thought of this last night while I was watching, of all things, Speed Racer. I enjoyed the cartoon as a child, but really didn’t think the movie would be worth watching. There was no particular reason behind that, I fo… --- ## [Concerns about Impossible Burgers, Beyond Meat, and Others](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerns-about-impossible-burgers-beyond-meat-and-others/846072)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2020, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerns-about-impossible-burgers-beyond-meat-and-others/846072 "2020-01-19T23:10:54Z")
Don’t get me wrong - I have zero problems with vegetarians or vegans. Eat the way you want to eat. I think more options are great for everyone. I’ve had meatless days in my own household for years. However, as someon… --- ## [Murdering reporters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murdering-reporters/816973)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2018, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murdering-reporters/816973 "2018-07-03T19:05:37Z")
Five dead at Annapolis Capital offices. This may or may not be instigated by Milo Yiannopoulos’s present “standard response to a request for comment.” But it happens. It happens lots of different places. Let’s have a … --- ## [When was the Last Civil War Veteran's Convention Held?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-civil-war-veterans-convention-held/516729)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-civil-war-veterans-convention-held/516729 "2009-11-09T20:48:07Z")
I am curious-I would assume that the absolute youngest Civil war vet could have been born around 1850-which would make him 90 years old , by 1940. Anybody kno when the last convention was held? Where was it? When I was… --- ## [BILL Clinton for President, AGAIN?! / Repeal 22nd Amendment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-for-president-again-repeal-22nd-amendment/178354)
**Author:** [@Beagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beagle)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2003, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-for-president-again-repeal-22nd-amendment/178354 "2003-06-03T18:20:23Z")
Not for himself, of course. Comments? Smilies? I can’t help but think that this is BC floating the idea of running again to see how it sails. --- ## ["Bad Ink" on A&E - the bad tattoo fixers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-ink-on-a-e-the-bad-tattoo-fixers/665522)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2013, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-ink-on-a-e-the-bad-tattoo-fixers/665522 "2013-08-12T09:08:40Z")
I NEVER . . . EVER watch reality shows but this looks really good. --- ## [Being a taxpayer does not give you the right to behave like a fucking hyena.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-taxpayer-does-not-give-you-the-right-to-behave-like-a-fucking-hyena/457325)
**Author:** [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2008, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-taxpayer-does-not-give-you-the-right-to-behave-like-a-fucking-hyena/457325 "2008-07-24T14:04:10Z")
Subtitle: Just pay your fucking taxes and shut the hell up. Last week, a former professor of mine went missing and was found dead in the woods near his apartment building. He’d been struggling with depression for much … --- ## [Should women drink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-women-drink/744984)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2016, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-women-drink/744984 "2016-02-05T14:59:57Z")
According to a new CDC recommendation women of child bearing age should avoid alcohol unless they are on birth control. What do you think of this recommendation? cite: CDC: Young women should avoid alcohol unless using b… --- ## [A Story/Song You THOUGHT Was True Isn't; Does This Bother You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-song-you-thought-was-true-isnt-does-this-bother-you/527272)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2010, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-song-you-thought-was-true-isnt-does-this-bother-you/527272 "2010-02-04T16:02:09Z")
First, to clarify, I am not concerned with blatant fraudulent works, like James Frey’s “A Million Little Pieces.” I’m referring to works that you’ve INTERPRETED as autobiographical or as “true stories,” even if the telle… --- ## [Chicks are fucking insane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicks-are-fucking-insane/388049)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2007, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicks-are-fucking-insane/388049 "2007-01-20T23:05:19Z")
Arghhhhhhhh. Why in the fuck do you womens type of people continue to screw up my existence.I hate touching you freaky-ass-versions-of people because I never have any idea how to. I was minding my own business at the … --- ## [How do men want to be treated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-men-want-to-be-treated/277776)
**Author:** [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2004, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-men-want-to-be-treated/277776 "2004-12-08T18:47:05Z")
Reading this thread on how do you treat your man, I noticed it has many interesting responses from women. But given the fuck ‘em and feed ‘em advice given in this thread, I wonder if women are really qualified to answer.… --- ## [Was Hitler tried in absentia anywhere for war crimes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-hitler-tried-in-absentia-anywhere-for-war-crimes/635688)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2012, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-hitler-tried-in-absentia-anywhere-for-war-crimes/635688 "2012-09-25T15:55:06Z")
At the time of the Nuremberg tribunals no one knew for sure whether Hitler was dead. Did they try him anywhere in absentia? I know for a fact that this happened with lesser fry. And what about the leaders they knew were … --- ## [A sincere apology to some of you mudda fuggas.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sincere-apology-to-some-of-you-mudda-fuggas/172013)
**Author:** [@Clint\_in\_Wichita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clint_in_Wichita)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2003, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sincere-apology-to-some-of-you-mudda-fuggas/172013 "2003-05-01T13:20:08Z")
This may not be the right place for this topic, but the Pit is where it all started, so: I’ve offended some people with some unpopular opinions in my short time on the SDMB. Actually, they’re not my real opinions for t… --- ## [Telemarketees...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telemarketees/43008)
**Author:** [@Ms2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms2001)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2000, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telemarketees/43008 "2000-12-04T23:29:18Z")
Why do you ask if I’m a fireman? Of course I’m not. Do you think your firemen have nothing better to do than sit around asking for money on the phone? When you say “gosh, I really don’t think I’m interested right now” a… --- ## [Local child loses fingers in escalator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-child-loses-fingers-in-escalator/485092)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2009, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-child-loses-fingers-in-escalator/485092 "2009-02-11T14:05:12Z")
Story here. What an awful thing to happen to a child. While the mother was paying for purchases, her 3-year old is playing near the escalator, her new coat gets caught and so does she when she tries to rescue the coat.… --- ## [How to survive a cervical spine fusion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-survive-a-cervical-spine-fusion/600634)
**Author:** [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-survive-a-cervical-spine-fusion/600634 "2011-11-19T16:46:26Z")
Remember those old TV ads where the guy with heartburn says My doctor said Mylanta? Well, my doctor said spinal fusion. I’m looking at a cervical ACDF+P fusion at C5-C6, and possibly one level above or below. I know he’… --- ## [Do you cheat at video games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-cheat-at-video-games/554202)
**Author:** [@dzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzero)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-cheat-at-video-games/554202 "2010-09-21T21:47:56Z")
I’m talking about games that you play solo rather in a multiplayer environment. I don’t play games often, but when I do, I always research them and get all of the cheat codes and walk throughs so I don’t get frustrated … --- ## [I'm moving to WV. Let the jokes commence.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-to-wv-let-the-jokes-commence/506839)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-to-wv-let-the-jokes-commence/506839 "2009-08-20T20:47:34Z")
Back-story: several years ago, my hubby and I bought a couple of investment properties in rural WV. One is a 10-unit apartment building in a teeny, tiny town called West Union. I mean tiny. The town police force consists… --- ## [Ancient Astronaut Theory.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-astronaut-theory/725862)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2015, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-astronaut-theory/725862 "2015-07-30T21:09:01Z")
I think reports of UFO’s are highly unlikely. I agree with Neil Degrasse Tyson. If some advanced alien race could traverse such great distances, their craft wouldn’t just fall apart when they get here. But I actually won… --- ## [The Tim Tang Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tim-tang-test/483652)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tim-tang-test/483652 "2015-12-11T15:32:58Z")
http://www.newttt.com/t1/ From what I understand, this is a new version, so if you’ve already done it, look again. It’s frustrating and horrible and makes me feel like an idiot and I hate it. It’s all these weird littl… --- ## [Legal question: letting a child die](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-letting-a-child-die/288399)
**Author:** [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2005, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-letting-a-child-die/288399 "2005-02-10T00:08:30Z")
In this thread, a moral question is asked, but I’m more interested in the legal ramifications. While I, like Bricker in that thread, is unaware of any American law prohibiting what I’m about to describe, it just seems li… --- ## [yellow jacket (?) help - need answer quick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-jacket-help-need-answer-quick/759350)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2016, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-jacket-help-need-answer-quick/759350 "2016-07-19T18:18:30Z")
Hi Everyone I got a nest of some sort, and I need to deal with it this evening. It’s in a terrible spot where a couple of folks have been stung and the family is revolting. OK. The location is in the peak of the baseme… --- ## [Great Films Available To "Watch Instantly" On Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-films-available-to-watch-instantly-on-netflix/474426)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2008, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-films-available-to-watch-instantly-on-netflix/474426 "2008-12-02T04:55:24Z")
Looking for recommendations. What great films (either great cinema or really good flicks count here) do you know of that are available to “watch instantly” at netflix? -FrL- --- ## [Stalking harassment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stalking-harassment/507610)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2009, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stalking-harassment/507610 "2009-08-26T11:17:46Z")
What do you do about stalking harassment? I have a couple of stalkers who follow me around from thread to thread, they are everywhere I turn. They pretty much never address what I actually have to say, they just want t… --- ## [Punditfact: a gripe on climate science](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punditfact-a-gripe-on-climate-science/692862)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2014, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punditfact-a-gripe-on-climate-science/692862 "2014-07-13T01:37:20Z")
Okay, first off, what the hell: No, there is no element of truth. Guys, this one’s straightforward. The earth has been warming, and this myth has been done to death. Moore, of all people, knows this. He wasn’t just wro… --- ## [what is "frogs porn" (UK slang, probably NSFW)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-frogs-porn-uk-slang-probably-nsfw/742905)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2016, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-frogs-porn-uk-slang-probably-nsfw/742905 "2016-01-15T11:59:11Z")
Heard the phrase “frogs porn” in a joke on QI the other night, and google is no help in finding a definition. Based on the search results, I’ve found, it refers to embarassing sexual videos, probably involving animals, … --- ## [seeking opinions on policy re roommate/boarder overnight guests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-opinions-on-policy-re-roommate-boarder-overnight-guests/523602)
**Author:** [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2010, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-opinions-on-policy-re-roommate-boarder-overnight-guests/523602 "2010-01-05T22:13:53Z")
Here’s the deal: We rent a 3-bedroom house, 2 bath house. About six months ago, with the consent of our landlord, we decided to sublet one of the rooms because we’re in a tough spot financially. In the craigslist postin… --- ## [Stupid bitch grocery checker (fairly mild but still)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-bitch-grocery-checker-fairly-mild-but-still/459970)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-bitch-grocery-checker-fairly-mild-but-still/459970 "2008-08-19T15:57:33Z")
So I pop into the local grocery last night to pick up a few things. The woman in front of me was buying a paper. There was a large story on the front page about an international lesbian couple who married in Canada but, … --- ## [Okay now it's official: Fuck You, Bernie! Put down the mirror and end your fucking campaign.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-now-its-official-fuck-you-bernie-put-down-the-mirror-and-end-your-fucking-campaign/849760)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-now-its-official-fuck-you-bernie-put-down-the-mirror-and-end-your-fucking-campaign/849760 "2020-03-23T16:40:09Z")
Jesus fucking Christ. Yeah, right, Bernie. You’re dealing with it. You’re the chosen one. Nobody else on the planet cares - just you. Magic Bernie won’t end his magical campaign because he’s Magic Bernie. FFS, b… --- ## [One question about Star Trek the new movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-question-about-star-trek-the-new-movie/496178)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2009, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-question-about-star-trek-the-new-movie/496178 "2009-05-14T11:25:45Z")
Just one and only one. No other spoilers please. I’ve always hated Star Trek, and there is one reason, one reason alone that made it irredeemable as far as I am concerned. Did the away team consist of the top tier of … --- ## [Football fields as measurement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-fields-as-measurement/686711)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2014, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-fields-as-measurement/686711 "2014-04-25T08:37:47Z")
Here in the U.S., when trying to convey a large area, we say “x number of football fields,” and most people can imagine the size. But for other countries that don’t play American football, what unit of measurement to the… --- ## [Why is cricket the most second popular sport in the world, but not in the U.S.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-cricket-the-most-second-popular-sport-in-the-world-but-not-in-the-u-s/398841)
**Author:** [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2007, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-cricket-the-most-second-popular-sport-in-the-world-but-not-in-the-u-s/398841 "2007-04-16T09:03:43Z")
Why is cricket the most second popular sport in the world, but not in the U.S.? --- ## [Small businesses should be reimbursed for lost sales during road construction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-businesses-should-be-reimbursed-for-lost-sales-during-road-construction/729080)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2015, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-businesses-should-be-reimbursed-for-lost-sales-during-road-construction/729080 "2015-08-28T04:03:57Z")
I have seen a couple of restaurants that did decent business go under after the street they were on was put under construction. I think the construction company or state should reimburse businesses for lost sales. If W… --- ## [You don't want to watch, and yet you can't turn away - A link my DJ daughter sent me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-want-to-watch-and-yet-you-cant-turn-away-a-link-my-dj-daughter-sent-me/252359)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2005, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-want-to-watch-and-yet-you-cant-turn-away-a-link-my-dj-daughter-sent-me/252359 "2005-10-22T00:10:26Z")
You don’t want to watch, and yet you can’t turn away - A link my DJ daughter sent me. Run through the entire collection… if you can. --- ## [Major points from classic or near-classic movies that wouldn't work today (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-points-from-classic-or-near-classic-movies-that-wouldnt-work-today-spoilers/363652)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2006, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-points-from-classic-or-near-classic-movies-that-wouldnt-work-today-spoilers/363652 "2006-07-12T06:58:32Z")
Things that with the passage of time and changing circumstances, were the movie being made today simply don’t function as they once did plot-wise. For example: All About Eve: Eve ingratiates herself to Margo and the res… --- ## [Domestic Bliss issue: Do you prefer to have "your" drinking glass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domestic-bliss-issue-do-you-prefer-to-have-your-drinking-glass/684081)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2014, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domestic-bliss-issue-do-you-prefer-to-have-your-drinking-glass/684081 "2014-03-25T02:46:55Z")
One of those minor things influencing household chemistry. I prefer to have “my” drinking glass. Why? I just prefer to. I prefer glass over plastic, a bigger glass, and like the thought of avoiding the waste of using… --- ## [Darby O'Gill and the Little People Banshee Scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darby-ogill-and-the-little-people-banshee-scene/492380)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2010, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darby-ogill-and-the-little-people-banshee-scene/492380 "2010-06-15T00:34:42Z")
When in the movie does this scene take place? --- ## ["How 'bout them \_\_\_\_\_?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bout-them-_____/543222)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2010, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bout-them-_____/543222 "2010-06-18T12:28:27Z")
This may get moved to the Game Room, but I realized there might be some non-sports answers to this question as well. You’re in a conversation, and you find yourself in a moment where you need to change the subject quick… --- ## [Is the US Post Office really that inefficent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-post-office-really-that-inefficent/538742)
**Author:** [@Jormungandr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jormungandr)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-post-office-really-that-inefficent/538742 "2010-05-10T19:44:43Z")
Ok, I sent a package, at parcel rate, from Southern California to El Paso, Texas with delivery confirmation. So, I can track it online. I check it and it’s in Dallas, several hundred miles east! .:eek: I assume it was f… --- ## [Bigger bunch of feckless wankers: the Valar or the Jedi Council?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigger-bunch-of-feckless-wankers-the-valar-or-the-jedi-council/540912)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigger-bunch-of-feckless-wankers-the-valar-or-the-jedi-council/540912 "2010-05-29T18:27:01Z")
I’m getting really lazy. --- ## ["Tar Baby" - offensive slur?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tar-baby-offensive-slur/366743)
**Author:** [@Random](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Random)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2006, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tar-baby-offensive-slur/366743 "2006-08-02T06:43:39Z")
From here: http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/07/31/romney.racialremark.ap/index.html Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney refers to Big Dig mess as a “tar baby” – Black leaders outraged. I’ve heard Iraq referred to as a … --- ## [Ohio is suing drug manufacturers, alleging they are culpable for the opioid epidemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-is-suing-drug-manufacturers-alleging-they-are-culpable-for-the-opioid-epidemic/787801)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2017, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-is-suing-drug-manufacturers-alleging-they-are-culpable-for-the-opioid-epidemic/787801 "2017-09-18T03:02:50Z")
I feel that the pharmaceutical industry is just as responsible, if not more so, than the other suspects in the spiraling costs of healthcare in America. I abhor that we are one of only two Western nations to allow DTC A… --- ## [Best Friday afternoon work-ending song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-friday-afternoon-work-ending-song/159800)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2014, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-friday-afternoon-work-ending-song/159800 "2014-05-25T20:35:59Z")
Just got done listening to Dave Clark 5 - Five O’Clock World. I know someone who’s gonna be yodeling on their way to the train. What are your nominations for best songs celebrating getting out of work at the end of the… --- ## [Things that could be more acceptable to the other side if "sold" differently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-could-be-more-acceptable-to-the-other-side-if-sold-differently/922727)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-could-be-more-acceptable-to-the-other-side-if-sold-differently/922727 "2021-02-15T07:25:41Z")
IMHO, a lot of ideas could be more acceptable to the other side if “sold” in different packaging. Single-payer healthcare: Saying “we need to do it out of compassion” is totally the wrong way, that doesn’t sell it. Rath… --- ## [Communist Party "comrades"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/communist-party-comrades/659324)
**Author:** [@Goosie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Goosie)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2013, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/communist-party-comrades/659324 "2013-05-28T03:43:16Z")
Do Communist Party members still address each other as “comrade”, or is that considered a bit old-fashioned nowadays? --- ## [35 years later, how many Kuntas/Kizzys are there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/35-years-later-how-many-kuntas-kizzys-are-there/623568)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2012, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/35-years-later-how-many-kuntas-kizzys-are-there/623568 "2012-06-04T13:17:59Z")
When Roots aired in 1976, I kept hearing news stories about how families were naming their newborn boys Kunta and their children Kizzy, after the main male and female characters. However, 35 years later, I have never he… --- ## [Who is the most insane Doper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-insane-doper/182190)
**Author:** [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2003, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-insane-doper/182190 "2003-07-14T03:12:06Z")
I nominate…myself. Hey, seriously. I’m whacked. Right fucking insane. Especially after that GQ thread (which should have been in ATMB) that got knocked into The Pit and spawned an all-too-brief GD/MPSIMS side thread … --- ## [The Office: "The Chairmodel" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-the-chairmodel-open-spoilers/445824)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-the-chairmodel-open-spoilers/445824 "2008-04-21T16:28:29Z")
Not quite sure how I feel about Jim whipping out the ring. That seemed a little fan-fic-y to me. His fake out with the shoe was kind of funny, though. I can see him stringing this out until he almost becomes a dick abou… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1990&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1992&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)