# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=200&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:** 201 --- ## [A Hateful Curse On BP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hateful-curse-on-bp/537941)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hateful-curse-on-bp/537941 "2010-05-18T02:26:03Z")
This Gulf Coast oil spill is sticking in my craw. Any 'dopers also feeling just a teensy bit PO’ed about it? --- ## [I drank water with dead ants in it: how bad is this for me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-drank-water-with-dead-ants-in-it-how-bad-is-this-for-me/195925)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-drank-water-with-dead-ants-in-it-how-bad-is-this-for-me/195925 "2016-03-04T16:14:05Z")
I’m probably overreacting, but ants really squick me out ever since I saw some Discovery channel program on ants explaining that they track bacteria around. Now whenever I see an ant, I imagine a little glowing trail of… --- ## [How do we fix the wounds in America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-fix-the-wounds-in-america/794006)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2017, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-fix-the-wounds-in-america/794006 "2017-08-30T12:04:20Z")
This is a conversation I think we need to have. It’s become increasingly clear in the last few years, and in the last few months especially, that America is a very unhappy place. There is a great deal of anger and divis… --- ## [Big Brother 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-brother-2012/627712)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-brother-2012/627712 "2012-09-22T00:39:38Z")
To whet your appetite for the season premiere, here’s some info on the contractthe houseguests sign. --- ## [Roger Waters is a tankie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-is-a-tankie/969234)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 392\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-is-a-tankie/969234 "2026-08-10T22:03:10Z")
At least, that’s the impression one gets from his interview with CNN today, in which he claims, among other things, that Russia is only invading Ukraine to defend itself from NATO aggression, that Joe Biden is a war crim… --- ## [Why does Adobe Flash need to constantly update itself every few days? Is the code that awful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-adobe-flash-need-to-constantly-update-itself-every-few-days-is-the-code-that-awful/545643)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2016, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-adobe-flash-need-to-constantly-update-itself-every-few-days-is-the-code-that-awful/545643 "2016-01-09T20:53:29Z")
I can’t recall any software of applet I’ve ever had, short of Virus checkers that need to be updated frequently, that needs to update itself as often as Adobe Flash. It seems every few days there’s a freaking code update… --- ## [In case you were wondering, Lyft sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-case-you-were-wondering-lyft-sucks/713802)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2018, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-case-you-were-wondering-lyft-sucks/713802 "2018-05-02T05:38:05Z")
You probably weren’t since you use Uber like a normal person, but I signed up because my friend had some promo offer for a $20 ride credit, and “free” is my favorite four-letter f word, despite the frequency with which I… --- ## [How did Oprah become so powerful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-oprah-become-so-powerful/582590)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-oprah-become-so-powerful/582590 "2011-05-24T16:11:46Z")
This is a question that’s been bugging me for years. As a guy, I don’t see the appeal of Oprah. Sure, I’ve only known about her for about 15 or so years since I was old enough to care about these things, and I realize … --- ## [Quebec Gov't Tells Veiled Muslims "Go to the back of the line"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quebec-govt-tells-veiled-muslims-go-to-the-back-of-the-line/532735)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quebec-govt-tells-veiled-muslims-go-to-the-back-of-the-line/532735 "2010-04-08T03:28:20Z")
I started a thread in GD recently entitled “Another Niqab Controversy”. My contention was that there’s some deep seated xenophobia in Quebec, particularly as it is reflected by the government, that is responsible for e… --- ## [Is there no reference to Jesus in first christian century](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-reference-to-jesus-in-first-christian-century/668870)
**Author:** [@destry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/destry)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-reference-to-jesus-in-first-christian-century/668870 "2013-09-23T19:16:12Z")
Can anybody verify or disprove the following? “In the entire first Christian century Jesus is not mentioned by a single Greek or Roman historian, religion scholar, politician, philosopher or poet. His name never occurs … --- ## [Should President Obama pardon Chelsea Manning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-president-obama-pardon-chelsea-manning/772003)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2017, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-president-obama-pardon-chelsea-manning/772003 "2017-06-21T11:13:54Z")
Chelsea Manning Asks President For Clemency And ‘First Chance At Life’ I’m torn here. I’m sympathetic in some ways, 35 years is a long sentence, although she is eligible for parole in 8. On the other hand leaking milit… --- ## [I Accuse What Exit of Being a Liar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-accuse-what-exit-of-being-a-liar/478352)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 341\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2008, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-accuse-what-exit-of-being-a-liar/478352 "2008-12-29T18:57:56Z")
In this thread, in Post #237, What Exit accused me of misquoting him. I am starting this thread to challenge him (or anyone else) to show me where I misquoted him. Which should be a pretty easy accusation to substantia… --- ## [How taboo are golliwogs these days? Anybody here have/had them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-taboo-are-golliwogs-these-days-anybody-here-have-had-them/661491)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2013, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-taboo-are-golliwogs-these-days-anybody-here-have-had-them/661491 "2013-07-18T03:02:28Z")
See subjects. Interesting history, full of ironies, in Wiki. --- ## [The MMP That Drives Like an Idiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-that-drives-like-an-idiot/440802)
**Author:** [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Replies:** 686\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2008, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-that-drives-like-an-idiot/440802 "2008-03-17T07:12:30Z")
In the grand scheme of things, I haven’t been driving that long. I got my license when I was 19 due to a number of irritating factors that really aren’t worth going into now. I also have only driven in North Carolina, … --- ## [Hollywood's idea of being poor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywoods-idea-of-being-poor/624235)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2012, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywoods-idea-of-being-poor/624235 "2012-06-10T03:38:48Z")
What is your favorite strange depiction of being economically disadvantaged? Mine is probably the Tyler Perry movie Mr. Deeds, the single mom doesn’t know what a computer or software is or how corporations work, yet the… --- ## ["call the ball" - what does this mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-the-ball-what-does-this-mean/213094)
**Author:** [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2013, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-the-ball-what-does-this-mean/213094 "2013-07-06T15:02:51Z")
In the movie “Top Gun,” Maverick is told to “call the ball” before he lands his fighter on the carrier. What does this mean? --- ## [No doctor, I do not have "depression."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-doctor-i-do-not-have-depression/561959)
**Author:** [@mookieblaylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mookieblaylock)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2010, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-doctor-i-do-not-have-depression/561959 "2010-12-30T23:37:36Z")
You know why I am down all the time? Because I’m a piece of shit who can’t do anything right. “Depression” is a bullshit fucking medical term invented by pharmaceutical companies so that they can shove more of their shit… --- ## [Massage therapist dad massages his kid:Benign?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massage-therapist-dad-massages-his-kid-benign/554577)
**Author:** [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massage-therapist-dad-massages-his-kid-benign/554577 "2020-07-08T16:52:49Z")
Dad is a licensed massage therapist. He often gives his teenage daughter full body massages with oil, etc. Daughter is generally only covered with a thin sheet during these massages. Teenage daughter is completely comfor… --- ## [Why do women wear yoga pants in public?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-yoga-pants-in-public/732575)
**Author:** [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-yoga-pants-in-public/732575 "2015-09-30T20:56:36Z")
This may be a dumb question but … Do they provide more comfort than ‘regular’ pants or are they just for looks/to make the women look more attractive? --- ## [Which male singer has the most beautiful and/or sexiest voice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-male-singer-has-the-most-beautiful-and-or-sexiest-voice/281648)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2005, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-male-singer-has-the-most-beautiful-and-or-sexiest-voice/281648 "2005-01-01T12:29:57Z")
In any music genre. Who’s got the best pipes? --- ## [This thread was started Feb. 14, 2015! Do Not Zombie!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-was-started-feb-14-2015-do-not-zombie/712706)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-was-started-feb-14-2015-do-not-zombie/712706 "2026-02-28T21:11:09Z")
Goddammit! What is it with all the fucking zombie threads? Isn’t there enough to talk about without dredging up shit form years gone past? It seems every fucking thread I open is over 3 fucking years old! Isn’t there a … --- ## [Buffyverse rewatch discussion thread \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffyverse-rewatch-discussion-thread-edited-title/691476)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffyverse-rewatch-discussion-thread-edited-title/691476 "2014-08-07T16:52:03Z")
I only saw Buffy once through about 6 or 7 years ago. A buddy wanted to see it so I’m rewatching it with him. And damn if a lot of it isn’t better the second time round. Some of the idiot character stuff isn’t nearly so … --- ## [Handgun ban...how would you do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handgun-ban-how-would-you-do-it/642316)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handgun-ban-how-would-you-do-it/642316 "2012-12-04T02:42:47Z")
As a sort of spin off to this thread, I thought I’d ask the same questions here without hijacking that other thread. I’ve always been curious about the practical aspects of how the anti-gun folks think this would play o… --- ## [What is an appropriate hourly rate for IT consulting services?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-appropriate-hourly-rate-for-it-consulting-services/631686)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2012, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-appropriate-hourly-rate-for-it-consulting-services/631686 "2012-08-23T13:24:17Z")
I’m talking about high-level IT consulting services, like project manage and execute moving a company’s business computing environment, designing and implementing the business systems to allow them to enter the cloud, et… --- ## [MLB: July 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2016/758862)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 251\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2016, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2016/758862 "2016-08-01T21:01:40Z")
(Roughly) Halfway through the season. Let the dog days of summer begin. As noted in last month’s thread, Kershaw just went on the DL. Could be a brief stint, but maybe not. The Indians come into July on a 13-game winnin… --- ## [I want to win a million dollars, what should I play?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-win-a-million-dollars-what-should-i-play/433778)
**Author:** [@hruka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hruka)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-win-a-million-dollars-what-should-i-play/433778 "2008-01-29T22:11:00Z")
I don’t need 100 million, or even 10. I’d be quite content just winning 1 million dollars, which I could safely invest somewhere and get a nice boost to my annual income for the rest of my life on. So what’s the best lo… --- ## [Shining a bright flashlight into people's houses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shining-a-bright-flashlight-into-peoples-houses/631600)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shining-a-bright-flashlight-into-peoples-houses/631600 "2012-08-19T18:56:25Z")
Ummm…isn’t this illegal? Someone who shall remain nameless (can you guess, I posted about him/her before) got this new 500 lumen spotlight for camping. This person also drives around at night, for work. He told me it wo… --- ## [Help me name my bar trivia team! (Need answer fast-ish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-bar-trivia-team-need-answer-fast-ish/637304)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-bar-trivia-team-need-answer-fast-ish/637304 "2012-10-18T18:05:17Z")
Tonight will be the second night that my friends and I have gotten together to play live trivia. The first time, we didn’t think up a name ahead of time, and put in “Duh…winning!” which was kind of lame, but nobody coul… --- ## [Why is flour still usually packaged in paper bags?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-flour-still-usually-packaged-in-paper-bags/653368)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2018, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-flour-still-usually-packaged-in-paper-bags/653368 "2018-02-28T14:33:12Z")
(Promped by a rant from my sister-in-law and a follow-up conversation with her and other family members.) Flour is generally packaged and sold in paper bags. These bags are frequently difficult to open unless you’re qu… --- ## [Can you OD on OTC sleeping pills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-od-on-otc-sleeping-pills/391502)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2007, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-od-on-otc-sleeping-pills/391502 "2007-02-19T05:43:36Z")
Sometimes when I have trouble sleeping I take these, but the recommended dosage doesn’t usually do it for me, so I take one or two more. Is there any chance I could encounter trouble by doing this? --- ## [Is Trump an Asset of Russia (Or Some Other Foreign Power)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-an-asset-of-russia-or-some-other-foreign-power/841425)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 286\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-an-asset-of-russia-or-some-other-foreign-power/841425 "2019-10-21T20:52:05Z")
According to some, the implication/assertion goes that Trump has done plenty of grievous things in his life and that evidence of these things has fallen into the hands of Vladimir Putin\*, and further that Putin is using … --- ## [My bathroom sink drain stinks - are there sink deoderants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bathroom-sink-drain-stinks-are-there-sink-deoderants/523138)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2010, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bathroom-sink-drain-stinks-are-there-sink-deoderants/523138 "2010-01-05T03:10:12Z")
My sink was clogged, so I took it apart the other day and manually cleaned out the clog - mainly shaving soap and Piper whiskers, in various stages of decomposition and gunking. Now, the drain works fine, but quite ofte… --- ## [I'm a dude--What do I wear to a wedding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-dude-what-do-i-wear-to-a-wedding/539573)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-dude-what-do-i-wear-to-a-wedding/539573 "2017-04-27T19:11:20Z")
So I got roped by my girlfriend into attending a wedding of one of her friends this upcoming weekend, and well, I don’t know what I should wear. I have no special role there, but my wedding experience is limited (I’ve be… --- ## [House passes Gun Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-passes-gun-bill/803826)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 368\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-passes-gun-bill/803826 "2018-01-19T15:42:10Z")
The House passes a concealed carry reciprocity bill that would require every jurisdiction to respect the concealed carry permits of every other jurisdiction. Included in the legislation is a NICS FIX that would improv… --- ## [Have we morally failed Afghanistan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-morally-failed-afghanistan/948636)
**Author:** [@Somethingwitty1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Somethingwitty1)\ **Replies:** 392\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-morally-failed-afghanistan/948636 "2021-11-10T04:26:53Z")
Geopolitics and 9/11 vengeance aside, have we failed our own sense of freedom and democracy? We are walking away from a 20 year war, leaving the Afghani’s to the Taliban. The Taliban that stands against everything we a… --- ## [Guy arrested for handing out pamphlets on jury nullifaction at courthouse. Guilty of jury tampering?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-arrested-for-handing-out-pamphlets-on-jury-nullifaction-at-courthouse-guilty-of-jury-tampering/572622)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2012, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-arrested-for-handing-out-pamphlets-on-jury-nullifaction-at-courthouse-guilty-of-jury-tampering/572622 "2012-04-30T23:27:37Z")
I was reading the following article and thought it raised an interesting question. I think it is safe to say the basic facts, as given, are not in dispute. Mr. Heicklen was indeed handing out pamphlets on jury nullifi… --- ## [Good fences make good neighbours, but how do you make the fence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-fences-make-good-neighbours-but-how-do-you-make-the-fence/599880)
**Author:** [@PotLuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PotLuck)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2011, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-fences-make-good-neighbours-but-how-do-you-make-the-fence/599880 "2011-11-05T18:41:31Z")
Hello, and welcome to my first thread. I’d like advice on handling a homeowner situation from people who have experience and insight. I’ve whined about my neighbours here before. Since I bought my fixer-upper ten years … --- ## [Fucking Plenty of Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plenty-of-fish/741344)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2016, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plenty-of-fish/741344 "2016-01-07T00:19:23Z")
God. Look, if you want to meet me send an actual God damned message. Clicking on “wants to meet you” makes you about as interesting as you probably are, and it’s no wonder you’re lonely and single at this point. I’m t… --- ## [Brady Campaign gives Obama an 'F' for gun control](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brady-campaign-gives-obama-an-f-for-gun-control/525731)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brady-campaign-gives-obama-an-f-for-gun-control/525731 "2010-01-26T21:34:13Z")
Report here (PDF) Commentary here (NPR) I’m posting this for a few reasons. First, when I voted for Barack Obama I said that I was concerned about his positions on gun control, but that was not going to be enough to s… --- ## [Pit -100 for Hank Williams, Jr.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-100-for-hank-williams-jr/598512)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2011, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-100-for-hank-williams-jr/598512 "2011-10-07T23:39:19Z")
Why couldn’t this piece of pig excrement have gone off to Iraq and gotten his ass shot off? http://gawker.com/5846280/hank-williams-jr-astutely-compares-obama-to-hitler This is the same type of person that will yell, “… --- ## [Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esprix/83251)
**Author:** [@AM\_PM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AM_PM)\ **Replies:** 282\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2001, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esprix/83251 "2001-09-30T18:33:51Z")
Well? I ever commented on one of your posts that I recall. I don’t know who you are or why I should care. Are you just one of those hit and run posters we read so much about? Tell me. What did I say that you take exce… --- ## [Worst Star Trek (TOS) episode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-star-trek-tos-episode/678942)
**Author:** [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2014, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-star-trek-tos-episode/678942 "2014-01-25T03:01:25Z")
Spock’s Brain, The Way to Eden or something else? I’m only asking because tomorrow Mission Log is reviewing The Way to Eden and I’m a little giddy because those guys crack me up. I think Spock’s Brain is the worst of th… --- ## [Oily and dry skin at the same time. Solution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oily-and-dry-skin-at-the-same-time-solution/575637)
**Author:** [@Actias](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Actias)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oily-and-dry-skin-at-the-same-time-solution/575637 "2011-03-23T18:57:37Z")
Who else has this? And I don’t mean oily in some spots (around the nose and forehead) and dry in others. I mean oily on top of dry. After I get out of the shower my face is soooo dry that it turns whitedryyuckiness and p… --- ## [Why was Julian Lennon left out of John Lennon's will?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-julian-lennon-left-out-of-john-lennons-will/744308)
**Author:** [@m30wc0w](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/m30wc0w)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2017, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-julian-lennon-left-out-of-john-lennons-will/744308 "2017-12-30T13:34:58Z")
I’ve heard some say that it’s because Yoko Ono was very manipulative. He also did get some money which he split with his half-brother. However, the amount seemed so minuscule as to be irrelevant (100, 000). --- ## [Convince me, PS4 or XBOX One](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-ps4-or-xbox-one/673359)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-ps4-or-xbox-one/673359 "2014-01-07T20:29:57Z")
I am both an XBOX 360 and PS3 owner. I may eventually get both since some of my favorite games only come out on one or the other. But Christmas is coming and I’m being asked for ideas. Which one is looking better now? W… --- ## [What do guys say to girls when they walk up to them on a night out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-guys-say-to-girls-when-they-walk-up-to-them-on-a-night-out/601511)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-guys-say-to-girls-when-they-walk-up-to-them-on-a-night-out/601511 "2011-11-04T16:42:37Z")
I rarely go to clubs (though I am beginning to go to them quite frequently) and most girls I know I’ve known through college/politics/friends etc. I was in a club last week and I was wondering what guys say when they ra… --- ## [My 13yo Daughter wants to cuddle!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-13yo-daughter-wants-to-cuddle/601427)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2011, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-13yo-daughter-wants-to-cuddle/601427 "2011-11-06T12:33:06Z")
But not with me.:mad: Poll to follow. My Precious Angel who was sent from Heaven above is now 13 and has a 13yo boyfriend. Where once, she ran to greet me every day, now I get sass & stinkeye for merely requesting she… --- ## [Central PA Dopefest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-pa-dopefest/237935)
**Author:** [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Replies:** 503\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2004, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-pa-dopefest/237935 "2004-06-20T07:30:08Z")
Now that we have quite a few Central Pennsylvanians on this board, it’s time to get together and do something. A few places were sort of brought up in this thread. Gettysburg would be fun, as would Hershey. Aaron and … --- ## [I just ate 3 mushrooms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-ate-3-mushrooms/33480)
**Author:** [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2003, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-ate-3-mushrooms/33480 "2003-12-16T16:57:12Z")
I’ve never done this before. I’ll keep you posted. –Tim --- ## [Head-on Collision Physics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-on-collision-physics/24828)
**Author:** [@Bigtrout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bigtrout)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2018, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-on-collision-physics/24828 "2018-02-04T16:45:19Z")
I have a knucklehead friend I am unable to convince of a fairly simple physics problem. He contends if two cars of equal mass (discounting crumple zones and the like) both traveling 35 mph meet head-on, the resulting col… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=199&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=201&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)