# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=2&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:** 3 --- ## [What happens when the robots (peacefully) take over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-the-robots-peacefully-take-over/608914)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 994\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-the-robots-peacefully-take-over/608914 "2019-06-20T00:55:10Z")
Let’s leave aside for the moment all the dystopian visions of doom from an automated future (The Machine Stops, The Terminator, The Matrix, etc.), not because they couldn’t happen but because I have another question in m… --- ## [Loopy Limericks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149)
**Author:** [@Orson\_Carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orson_Carte)\ **Replies:** 8486\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopy-limericks/712149 "2026-10-17T03:26:17Z")
With a modicum of trepidation, in that it might be seen as slightly precocious for a raw newbie to suggest a new game … oh, what the hell. The format that I would suggest is that each contributor may only ever offer one… --- ## [A Genuine Caption Contest (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 9999\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731 "2024-07-04T12:49:23Z")
…where the pictures to caption are visible in the thread. The rules should be simple: Somebody posts a picture. Players submit their caption proposals over the next 24 hours. At the end of the 24 hour period, the pers… --- ## [Malapropagation 2012 -- Revenge of the Schtick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 3972\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869 "2014-10-24T16:33:08Z")
This is the SDMB version of a game sometimes called “The Cossack Game” or “I Thought That Was…” The object is to misuse a word or phrase so that the next poster can (humorously) correct you and, in turn, misues their own… --- ## [.999 = 1?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/999-1/27517)
**Author:** [@mandrake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandrake)\ **Replies:** 2174\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2014, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/999-1/27517 "2014-10-23T22:33:44Z")
Here’s an old argument between myself and a friend: Does .9999… (nine repeating forever) really equal 1? I’ve had people swear it does, and try to prove it w/ equations, but the equations just boiled down to saying “.99… --- ## [Shopping channel snark](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-channel-snark/706226)
**Author:** [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Replies:** 1423\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2016, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-channel-snark/706226 "2016-06-05T05:09:17Z")
I am creating this thread for a bunch of refugees of a recently shuttered snark forum. Everyone is welcome, of course. Snark away my friends. --- ## [Book Titles A-Z](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-titles-a-z/739994)
**Author:** [@FallingLeaves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallingLeaves)\ **Replies:** 8198\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-titles-a-z/739994 "2026-10-17T01:13:52Z")
Calling all readers. Book titles A-Z (ignoring A, An, and The, as you would when alphabetizing). A - The Art Forger (B.A. Shapiro) --- ## [Manhattan Prosecutors file criminal charges for Trump re Stormy Daniels case - ongoing discussion here (Guilty on all 34 counts, May 30, 2024)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here-guilty-on-all-34-counts-may-30-2024/980953)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 6654\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here-guilty-on-all-34-counts-may-30-2024/980953 "2025-01-13T18:26:32Z")
It’s the Stormy Daniels situation. The Manhattan district attorney’s office recently signaled to Donald J. Trump’s lawyers that he could face criminal charges for his role in the payment of hush money to a porn star,… --- ## [Good jokes you've heard recently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-jokes-youve-heard-recently/643949)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 1840\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-jokes-youve-heard-recently/643949 "2017-12-05T04:43:36Z")
This was on the recent PBS American Masters documentary about Johnny Carson: A beautiful woman goes to her dentist for the first time in years. After poking around in her mouth for awhile, he says, “I’m sorry, Mrs. Jo… --- ## [The Trump Administration: The Clusterfuck Continues (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 9997\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068 "2025-12-01T20:32:17Z")
Well, the CF has already started and the dude’s not even in office again. First off, he wants the Senate to give him power to bypass the Senate. (The link goes to AOL.) “Any Republican Senator seeking the coveted LEAD… --- ## [Will The Republicans ever figure out why they lost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-republicans-ever-figure-out-why-they-lost/645224)
**Author:** [@SmilinJack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmilinJack)\ **Replies:** 2659\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-republicans-ever-figure-out-why-they-lost/645224 "2014-02-03T16:48:31Z")
I think not…and they will continue to lose unless there is a major reform in the party…which unfortunately I do not see happening. It is a little too early to say for sure but most likely they will try and become even m… --- ## [Abortion-clinic picketers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-clinic-picketers/580935)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 2822\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-clinic-picketers/580935 "2011-06-09T02:51:35Z")
Hey Abortion-clinic picketers, we get it that you don’t approve of abortions, but unfortunately for you it is perfectly legal for women to seek a termination. Hanging around the entrances to the medical clinics is a pre… --- ## ["Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 9999\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604 "2023-03-25T23:59:27Z")
Guess a five-letter word in six tries. Letters in your guess are colored yellow if they’re in the word, green if they’re in the right place in the word, and gray if they’re not in the word. There’s only one puzzle per da… --- ## [The CanaDoper Café, 2013 edition.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2013-edition/645736)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 3143\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2014, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2013-edition/645736 "2014-02-14T18:28:11Z")
Happy New Year, everyone. It is now 2013 in Canada, and I want to take a moment to wish all Dopers, everywhere, a very happy and prosperous New Year. (Well, it’s 2013 for my friends in Newfoundland and Labrador, anyway.… --- ## [More very hate-able commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 1480\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663 "2017-07-12T16:59:48Z")
Because I can’t find the old ones? Experian credit scores. I want to smack that woman who puts her feet up on the guy’s desk because she has a good credit score; I want to smack her in the puss and that wimpy assed husb… --- ## [Mafia V: The Cult of Sekham](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-v-the-cult-of-sekham/409340)
**Author:** [@Blaster\_Master](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blaster_Master)\ **Replies:** 4353\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2007, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-v-the-cult-of-sekham/409340 "2007-09-16T17:49:23Z")
At the beginning of time, a pair of deities, the god Sekham and the goddess Nairu, crafted the world. They began as partners, forming the sun and the Earth together. When Sekham created the land, Nairu created the sea.… --- ## [Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 9999\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2024, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380 "2024-02-16T02:56:17Z")
Love/hate exercise Figured that this meta-thread is long overdue-obviously the OP didn’t want discussion cluttering up the original, but here we can do so to our hearts’ content… I chose the first one-tho it typically … --- ## [Four letter words--Change 0 to 1 letter to make a new word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-letter-words-change-0-to-1-letter-to-make-a-new-word/767031)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 8230\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2025, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-letter-words-change-0-to-1-letter-to-make-a-new-word/767031 "2025-09-28T03:11:47Z")
In this one, only one letter can be changed, but anagrams are allowed. Zero --- ## [Malaysia Airlines 777 Missing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malaysia-airlines-777-missing/683168)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 1746\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2018, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malaysia-airlines-777-missing/683168 "2018-01-06T22:44:13Z")
According to CNN, air traffic controllers lost contact with the jet somewhere over Vietnam. The plane would be out of fuel by now, so it looks pretty grim. 239 people on the plane… --- ## [What were you THINKING?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 8027\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532 "2026-09-25T22:21:18Z")
Continuing the discussion from Trolls R Us Resurrections: After clearing the title with Miller, here’s our Trolls R Us Companion Thread! Our Goal: If you have a beef with a poster, or a poster’s post that is absolutel… --- ## [Made up band names A-Z](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-band-names-a-z/817174)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 9993\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-band-names-a-z/817174 "2020-10-25T17:39:05Z")
List your submission for humorous and/or unlikely band names. Apes of Wrath --- ## [State of Florida vs. George Zimmerman Trial Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-florida-vs-george-zimmerman-trial-thread/661501)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 2658\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-florida-vs-george-zimmerman-trial-thread/661501 "2013-07-22T20:59:05Z")
The jury has been selected and opening statements are currently scheduled for Monday, June 24. This thread is for discussion of the trial and evidence as it’s presented and the jury verdict. There are live feeds availab… --- ## [Lord of the Rings Mafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lord-of-the-rings-mafia/549867)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 3098\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lord-of-the-rings-mafia/549867 "2010-10-04T09:46:37Z")
\*\*Welcome to Lord of the Rings Mafia. \*\* Yep, buckle up everyone, we’ve got another cool Mafia game ready and we’re doin’ it again! This game is not targeted to newbies, but I don’t think anything in it should entirel… --- ## [The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim post-release thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 1890\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2013, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540 "2013-07-17T00:31:44Z")
Pre-release thread here. I can unlock Skyrim in 2 hours here, and many are already playing in other parts of the world. Useful links: IGN video review. GameSpot video review. The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages, one … --- ## [Celebrity Death Pool 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 2088\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2018, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517 "2018-01-07T11:02:41Z")
Hiya, I’m Idle Thoughts and I took over for Baker starting this year. I thank her heartily for running it all those years, as should you. I doubt very many will be new to this game, but just in case you are, I’ve writte… --- ## [Trivia Dominoes II — Play Off the Last Bit of Trivia — continued! (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 9999\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950 "2025-04-12T05:32:16Z")
. {Note: all links are safe. I created them and shortened some using https://is.gd.} Thank you to Sampiro for starting the original Trivia Dominoes thread game ten years ago! That thread grew to 46,188 posts. Let it co… --- ## [Free PC game and free weekend notification thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 3036\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513 "2026-10-16T00:08:22Z")
I’ve been seeing a lot of free PC game offers lately on the digital distribution sites. Someone will usually make a thread in the game room, but it’s difficult to find new threads in all the game thread clutter around he… --- ## [We Have Pigeon Eggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-pigeon-eggs/449131)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 2264\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2018, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-pigeon-eggs/449131 "2018-05-08T05:57:29Z")
So the wife and I just returned from a trip up North. We were gone nine days. Got home about 8:30 last night (Monday night). Turned on the lights, opened the curtains to the balcony. When I opened the curtains, a pigeon … --- ## [Fuck you, Rowan County (KY) Clerk Kim Davis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-rowan-county-ky-clerk-kim-davis/727757)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 1794\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-rowan-county-ky-clerk-kim-davis/727757 "2026-08-06T00:41:42Z")
\[After a judge eviscerated her not-very-legal arguments one by one, apparently this woman still felt she had some legal grounds to stand on in not issuing marriage licenses because of her personal beliefs. \](http://hos… --- ## [The Trump Administration: The Clusterfuck Continues (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 9630\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298 "2026-10-16T23:59:16Z")
Continuing the discussion from The Trump Administration: The Clusterfuck Continues (Part 1) - #10061 by Procrustus. Previous discussions: The Trump Administration: The Clusterfuck Continues (Part 1) --- ## [TV Binge Watch (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004)
**Author:** [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Replies:** 9999\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004 "2022-10-04T16:51:01Z")
Like the Movie Marathon thread, but with TV shows. First topic: Successful TV shows starring actors from earlier successful TV shows. Include both shows, earlier show and actor in parentheses. The Mary Tyler Moore Sho… --- ## [Topic Playlist! (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 9999\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2021, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647 "2021-08-26T02:20:48Z")
Topic Playlist! Like the Movie Marathon thread, 10 songs with something in common, 10th one chooses new topic. First Topic: Songs about money (duplicate title OK!) Big Money - Rush --- ## [Evil Dead Mafia II - Teaser and Sign-Ups \[Game On!\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493)
**Author:** [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Replies:** 3201\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493 "2010-11-24T21:03:12Z")
PROLOGUE EXT - THE CABIN IN THE WOODS - AFTERNOON Tinkly piano music plays. The first image is of trees, doing their best to look innocent. The camera pans past them into the rear yard of a dilapidated Cabin in the W… --- ## [Werewolf a game Part 2 (this time with MAFIA!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game-part-2-this-time-with-mafia/397565)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 3947\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game-part-2-this-time-with-mafia/397565 "2007-05-19T08:46:57Z")
Ok, I got the Mods blessing as well as \*\*RT’s \*\* to start the next round of play. If you are not already familiar with the game, be sure to check out the previous thread to familiarise yourself with the basics. I am th… --- ## [Non Nude Teen Web Sites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-nude-teen-web-sites/99094)
**Author:** [@MarkusGoneAwry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarkusGoneAwry)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2015, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-nude-teen-web-sites/99094 "2015-02-12T15:17:34Z")
Should web sites like this : \[deleted\] be illegal? Are they immoral, or otherwise just bad? :confused: --- ## [The CanaDoper Café (2012 edition of The great, ongoing Canadian current events and politics thread.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2012-edition-of-the-great-ongoing-canadian-current-events-and-politics-thread/608014)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 2433\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2013, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2012-edition-of-the-great-ongoing-canadian-current-events-and-politics-thread/608014 "2013-01-01T10:09:11Z")
Hello and welcome! It is now officially New Year’s Day 2012 in Canada - Happy New Year, everyone. This thread is partly a continuation/reboot of The great, ongoing Canadian current events and politics thread. However,… --- ## [Baker's Dozen II (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 9999\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938 "2022-08-22T15:39:29Z")
Previous thread: Bakers Dozen - Thread Games - Straight Dope Message Board Since the other thread (thanks, Idle Thoughts, for starting it almost ten years ago!) has been loading very slowly for some Dopers, and there’ve… --- ## [I like bananas a bunch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-bananas-a-bunch/805859)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 7357\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-bananas-a-bunch/805859 "2026-10-02T23:12:12Z")
You have to admit that they have appeal. --- ## [Controversial encounters between law-enforcement and civilians - the omnibus thread #2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 4425\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531 "2026-10-02T19:29:00Z")
The first thread was locked due to post-count limits. I think that a thread about interactions between civilians and the police in 2020 is at least as relevant and necessary as it was when I started the first one back i… --- ## [Hee-haw, y'all. The 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hee-haw-yall-the-2020-democratic-presidential-primary/824415)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 3951\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hee-haw-yall-the-2020-democratic-presidential-primary/824415 "2020-04-02T23:15:52Z")
The 2018 midterms are pretty well wrapped up, Florida, Arizona, Georgia and a dozen or so House races notwithstanding. So it’s only a matter of time before the ol’ Democratic ring gets peppered with presidential-hopeful… --- ## [Tom Swifties!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 3320\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2018, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095 "2018-07-13T13:46:08Z")
The rules: No looking them up elsewhere - just what’s between your ears, or what you can make up. One per post. Kicking things off… “The Royal Navy’s seizure of American sailors was a major cause of the War of 1812,”… --- ## [The Jeopardy thread \[was James Holzhauer\]\[contains spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 3645\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696 "2022-01-04T21:02:03Z")
spoilers for Jeopardy 4/17 below . . . Anybody watching this guy? He’s hit 10 wins, which is already a good feat, but he’s completely smashing daily records. He’s broken the previous single day record 4 times now, pu… --- ## ["Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 9999\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659 "2024-11-19T10:57:21Z")
Continuing the discussion from "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 1) - #10001 by SeaSun. Previous discussions: "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 1) --- ## [Movie Marathon (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780)
**Author:** [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Replies:** 9998\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780 "2021-03-26T22:05:44Z")
10 movies or movie related elements with something in common, 10th one chooses new topic. First off, Actor/Director Collabs, movies from actors and directors that have worked on at least two movies together. Gene Wild… --- ## [Surprises coming for voters for the Leopards-Eating-Faces Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166)
**Author:** [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Replies:** 5736\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166 "2026-10-16T00:40:26Z")
There may not be much schadenfreude ahead for those us observing the triumphant fascists (other than for Chief Fascist-discarded attorneys like Rudy Giuliani and a few others). So we may want to start noting consequences… --- ## [\#OccupyWallStreet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupywallstreet/596851)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 2320\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupywallstreet/596851 "2011-12-15T18:12:14Z")
I find this: http://www.adbusters.org/blogs/adbusters-blog/hey-president-obama-our-one-demand.html pretty damn funny. I have discarded several preconceptions about “The Left” in my 11-ish years here. But this call to… --- ## [Election Day \[Week\]\[Month\[s\]\] \[Year\] 2020 follow-along thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 8846\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618 "2021-01-20T18:38:48Z")
This thread is the place to discuss how the vote is proceeding and to pointlessly micro-analyze every shift in momentum as results trickle in. Polls are officially open in Dixville Notch, NH, and the first results are i… --- ## [Trolls R Us redux \[Now the argument clinic\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349)
**Author:** [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Replies:** 4937\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349 "2021-09-16T16:26:19Z")
Previous trolling thread over the 10k post limit, and I didn’t see another (yet). I respectfully submit this shitshow of a post… …with pool in fine figure. --- ## [The 2016 Republican candidates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-republican-candidates/709444)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 2068\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2015, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-republican-candidates/709444 "2015-11-20T19:26:26Z")
I was browsing this site of potential 2016 candidates and a few names seemed vaguely familiar: Scott Brown - a busted flush, right? Mitch Daniels - put his foot in it last time around; how’s he doing now? Kelly Ayotte… --- ## [The Atoz Game (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 9999\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920 "2022-08-04T15:41:52Z")
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