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**Author:** [@raskolnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raskolnik)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2012, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-a-straight-man-do-a-gay-man-cant/628849 "2012-07-28T19:58:44Z")
\-As one who has lived in Asia for the last, 5 almost 6 years, I really don’t understand things in my home country -I need to find a list for the ‘rights of gay men’ (women I’d think are similar but not my issue here) th… --- ## [Baby falling through window](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-falling-through-window/836816)
**Author:** [@UCBearcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UCBearcats)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2021, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-falling-through-window/836816 "2021-07-17T02:58:11Z")
So the grandfather is too stupid to realize that the window was open and red granddaughter falls through? WTF?!? This sounds like bullshit to me. --- ## [Thanks, TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-tveblen/462360)
**Author:** [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2008, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-tveblen/462360 "2008-09-10T07:59:33Z")
I’ve had an epiphany thanks to you, TVeblen. For years I’ve heard it said that while conservatives think liberals have bad ideas, liberals think conservatives are bad people. And although I’ve heard this and agreed with … --- ## [The Myron Cope Memorial Steelers March to the Super Bowl Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-myron-cope-memorial-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/459116)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 356\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2009, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-myron-cope-memorial-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/459116 "2009-02-06T22:25:17Z")
Double yoi! Are we into the sixth year already? How time flies. As you can see by the thread title, I am naming this thread in honor of the greatest football announcer in history. There was never a dull moment listening… --- ## [Why does Excel keep changing the format in my cells?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-excel-keep-changing-the-format-in-my-cells/513891)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-excel-keep-changing-the-format-in-my-cells/513891 "2009-10-16T20:50:31Z")
I’m doing a table in Excel that involves some dates. I want the dates to be in the YYYY-MM-DD format. Since there isn’t that option in the “Dates” format for a cell, I’ve set the format to “General”. That worked well,… --- ## [I drink a 2 liter of diet soda a day. Is that bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-drink-a-2-liter-of-diet-soda-a-day-is-that-bad/350623)
**Author:** [@ArnoldIsNumeroUno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArnoldIsNumeroUno)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2012, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-drink-a-2-liter-of-diet-soda-a-day-is-that-bad/350623 "2012-03-09T10:42:30Z")
I go through a 2 liter of diet pepsi everyday. Lots of people say “oh that is bad for you”. Now if it were a regular soda with sugar I would agree, but diet soda is basicaly brown water with caffeine. I understand the k… --- ## [What household item would be worth the most in medieval times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-household-item-would-be-worth-the-most-in-medieval-times/692534)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2014, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-household-item-would-be-worth-the-most-in-medieval-times/692534 "2014-07-14T05:40:07Z")
This is possibly a question that invites too much speculation for a factual answer, but I want to see if there’s any obvious candidates. Say you had to go back to medieval England, in the early 14th century let’s say - … --- ## [Why is the law so powerless against squatters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-law-so-powerless-against-squatters/688462)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2014, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-law-so-powerless-against-squatters/688462 "2014-05-28T17:21:22Z")
I’m not talking about people with a lease that don’t pay rent. I mean cases where there is no lease or any contact with the owner. It’s an “abandoned” house and people just move in. People can live like that for month… --- ## [Down with "free range parenting"!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/down-with-free-range-parenting/695225)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/down-with-free-range-parenting/695225 "2014-08-23T02:11:21Z")
I hope this “free range” fad burns out fast, before too many kids die. It’s true that the current societal norms about supervision of kids (which are much stricter than they were a few decades ago) may have come about d… --- ## [In defense of "Baby, It's Cold Outside"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defense-of-baby-its-cold-outside/775155)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2019, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defense-of-baby-its-cold-outside/775155 "2019-11-08T21:40:49Z")
Every year (in recent years at least), there seems to be an increasingly loud chorus of PC voices insisting that this song is “rapey” and should, I dunno, be banned or something? Now, this year we’ve even got a PC repla… --- ## [Game of Thrones 2.04 "Garden of Bones" 4/22 No Book Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-2-04-garden-of-bones-4-22-no-book-spoilers/619567)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2012, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-2-04-garden-of-bones-4-22-no-book-spoilers/619567 "2012-05-01T17:14:22Z")
Episode 1: The North Remembers Episode 2: The Night Lands Episode 3: What is Dead May Never Die This is the thread for people who want to discuss the show without outside information that may spoil the story from eith… --- ## [Steam summer sale and activities are here! (June 30-July 10)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-and-activities-are-here-june-30-july-10/587448)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2011, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-and-activities-are-here-june-30-july-10/587448 "2011-07-21T02:01:29Z")
The summer steam sale has arrived. This means pretty much everything in the steam catalog is discounted to one degree or another, along with each day bringing daily deals that last 24 hours that are even more steeply di… --- ## [Do we have the technology to build a probe to visit another star?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-the-technology-to-build-a-probe-to-visit-another-star/458097)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2014, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-the-technology-to-build-a-probe-to-visit-another-star/458097 "2014-12-22T20:27:18Z")
Can we build something that we can expect to survive the several hundred year journey and still work? Can we build a transmitter powerful enough to send back results? Could we manage more than a flyby? --- ## [No powerlines in Europe? Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-powerlines-in-europe-really/601821)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2016, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-powerlines-in-europe-really/601821 "2016-08-16T05:18:27Z")
Right now there is a power outage in a couple of neighborhoods in San Francisco (underground transformer failed). Someone posted the following comment to the news story: :dubious: Is there any truth to this? I have ne… --- ## [Infants Fly Free?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infants-fly-free/619229)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2012, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infants-fly-free/619229 "2012-05-01T08:34:12Z")
Okay, you know what, this is one airline policy that I will never have any understanding or sympathy for. Yeah, they don’t weigh much and they don’t take up much space, but you know what? It’s like taking a goddamn air r… --- ## [I pit the narrow minded idiots on this board.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-narrow-minded-idiots-on-this-board/355727)
**Author:** [@Mrs\_O\_Malley\_s\_Cow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs_O_Malley_s_Cow)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-narrow-minded-idiots-on-this-board/355727 "2006-05-10T12:01:15Z")
This is it. Another smart person leaving this board. I have had it. Some of you just bait people with titles like “When will myth based religions like Christianity be gone” or some such nonsense. And then others feel … --- ## [Modern Soldier VS Medieval Army (and a bonus scenario)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-soldier-vs-medieval-army-and-a-bonus-scenario/611252)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-soldier-vs-medieval-army-and-a-bonus-scenario/611252 "2013-03-02T05:18:47Z")
Just a casual thought I had last night, suppose through an act of plot a modern western soldier appeared on a Medieval battlefield just as it was about to kick off and decided to take sides how much damage could he do? (… --- ## [In Defence of Imus and Disgust for Sharpton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defence-of-imus-and-disgust-for-sharpton/399743)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 398\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2007, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defence-of-imus-and-disgust-for-sharpton/399743 "2007-04-18T02:48:00Z")
The one and only time I got a chance to hear Imus was on the Larry King show about a year ago. I was deeply impressed with his charitable endeavors and his compensating acerbic verbal presentation. He clearly appeared to… --- ## [Is a signature forged with permission still a forgery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-signature-forged-with-permission-still-a-forgery/300001)
**Author:** [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-signature-forged-with-permission-still-a-forgery/300001 "2011-10-14T12:01:31Z")
Today my wife wanted to deposit a check, but as it was made out to me, it required my endorsement, which I had forgotten to provide. I told her over the phone to save another trip to the bank and just forge my signature… --- ## [Can you buy ever lottery ticket combination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-buy-ever-lottery-ticket-combination/617039)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-buy-ever-lottery-ticket-combination/617039 "2012-04-02T16:40:01Z")
Is it just the logistics that prevent this type of investment? The chance of winning a Mega Millions has 1 in 176 million with one ticket (which costs $1). The jackpot is now 476 million. Why can’t a billionaire buy e… --- ## [Americans: explain this story to me about HOAs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-explain-this-story-to-me-about-hoas/541204)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2010, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-explain-this-story-to-me-about-hoas/541204 "2010-07-05T13:15:31Z")
I came across this story about a soldier whose house was sold by his Home Owners Association whilst on active duty. This story makes absolutely no sense to me, mainly because the idea of a HOA is nearly unheard of in th… --- ## [Pussy Riot will topple Putin; mark my words!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pussy-riot-will-topple-putin-mark-my-words/630826)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pussy-riot-will-topple-putin-mark-my-words/630826 "2022-01-04T19:03:22Z")
Haven’t seen any discussion of the Pussy Riot “trial” here, and it’s prolly gonna wrap up tomorrow (8 August, Wednesday). Pussy Riot is the name of an all-female punk rock band/performance group in Russia. Three of the… --- ## [What is up with letting children run wild in public?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-up-with-letting-children-run-wild-in-public/570553)
**Author:** [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2011, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-up-with-letting-children-run-wild-in-public/570553 "2011-02-11T18:45:55Z")
I decided to go out for a late breakfast yesterday. Went straight from the gym, so I chose a casual place. I wasn’t expecting complete silence, but I certainly wasn’t expecting what I got. I was seated in an end booth… --- ## [Should I buy an extended warranty on my new car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-an-extended-warranty-on-my-new-car/671213)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-an-extended-warranty-on-my-new-car/671213 "2014-07-15T17:33:10Z")
…more precisely, should I keep the one I bought? I have about two weeks left on a 60 day cancellation period. My 2013 Honda Accord is my first new car in seven years. The electronics…touch screen, backup camera, right… --- ## [Pizza Delivery Drivers - Did You Tell Your Insurance Company?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-delivery-drivers-did-you-tell-your-insurance-company/443014)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-delivery-drivers-did-you-tell-your-insurance-company/443014 "2016-11-28T19:15:13Z")
I’m sure most of us see pizza delivery dudes tooling along the road delivering pizzas using their own vehicles. Since they are using their personal vehicles for business, and the business is literally 100 percent drivi… --- ## [Humor that doesn’t age well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-that-doesn-t-age-well/949723)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2021, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-that-doesn-t-age-well/949723 "2021-09-23T22:17:40Z")
I’m watching Steve Martin’s “Wild and Crazy Guy” routine, and find it hard to believe that people paid good money to watch him back then. Was he universally liked? If so, that humor REALLY hasn’t aged well: … --- ## [Best Movie Scenes With No Dialogue (or almost no dialogue)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-scenes-with-no-dialogue-or-almost-no-dialogue/620298)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2012, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-scenes-with-no-dialogue-or-almost-no-dialogue/620298 "2012-05-03T22:39:31Z")
It always bugs me when filmmakers forget that film is a visual medium, and wind up making movies that could just as easily be stage plays. Conversely, I really love it when a filmmaker is able to tell a story, or part o… --- ## [Can You Vape In Non-Smoking Areas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-vape-in-non-smoking-areas/667605)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-vape-in-non-smoking-areas/667605 "2014-10-15T20:15:37Z")
I see some smokers switching to e-cigs and/or vaporizers. I haven’t seen anyone try to use on in a non-smoking area, though. Is this accepted? --- ## [New Star Trek has a title: Star Trek Discovery.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-star-trek-has-a-title-star-trek-discovery/760717)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-star-trek-has-a-title-star-trek-discovery/760717 "2017-09-24T23:10:12Z")
And here is the new Star Ship: Link is a tweet with the video in it. Very cool. Looks like a pre production photo I saw somewhere when they were redesigning the Enterprise. Don’t remember if it was for the movie or when… --- ## [Olympics - How is Your Country Faring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-how-is-your-country-faring/629957)
**Author:** [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2012, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-how-is-your-country-faring/629957 "2012-08-16T01:14:22Z")
Of course, we can’t all be China, so success is a relative measure. What are your expectations, and is your country performing above or below them so far? UK Sport has set an ambitious target of 48 medals, 1 more than w… --- ## [Survivor Season 35: Heroes, Healers and Hustlers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-season-35-heroes-healers-and-hustlers/797293)
**Author:** [@RadioWave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadioWave)\ **Replies:** 271\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-season-35-heroes-healers-and-hustlers/797293 "2017-12-24T20:55:51Z")
Once more unto the beach! Jeff Probst and an all new cast are returning to Fiji this Wednesday, Sept. 29th at 8pm. Once again, the contestants are shoe horned into one of three tribes based on some chosen (and possibly… --- ## [Best anti-anxiety medication that worked for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-anti-anxiety-medication-that-worked-for-you/642931)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2012, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-anti-anxiety-medication-that-worked-for-you/642931 "2012-12-23T08:18:20Z")
What’s the anti-anxiety medication that worked best for you? --- ## [Interesting Subdivision Street Name Themes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-subdivision-street-name-themes/519256)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-subdivision-street-name-themes/519256 "2011-03-29T23:30:04Z")
Lots of subdivision streets are named for boring things like the children of the developer, or trees, or other totally generic names. I’m looking for subdivisions that have interesting themes. I’ve heard there are “Lor… --- ## [I just watched "Alien" for the first time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-alien-for-the-first-time/710921)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2015, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-alien-for-the-first-time/710921 "2015-02-10T15:52:10Z")
Smoking on a space ship? Really? Anyway, it was a pretty decent thriller movie. All along I thought that the alien was supposed to pop out of Sigourney Weaver’s torso. That’s what I have always been led to believe. I… --- ## [Dying of heart attack is a painful dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dying-of-heart-attack-is-a-painful-dead/625892)
**Author:** [@gvozd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gvozd)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dying-of-heart-attack-is-a-painful-dead/625892 "2012-06-25T00:20:57Z")
Thank you in advance for answers. --- ## [Do the existing rules prohibit people from debating the gender of people who identify as transgender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-existing-rules-prohibit-people-from-debating-the-gender-of-people-who-identify-as-transgender/927272)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 461\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2020, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-existing-rules-prohibit-people-from-debating-the-gender-of-people-who-identify-as-transgender/927272 "2020-12-25T20:04:49Z")
My reading of the rules leads to two related paradoxes. Consider this argument, you do not have to agree with it to see the paradox: Debating the validity of someone’s gender is encouraging readers to treat others diff… --- ## [Little mistakes that take you out of the movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-mistakes-that-take-you-out-of-the-movie/486969)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2009, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-mistakes-that-take-you-out-of-the-movie/486969 "2009-06-09T13:19:18Z")
Part XXXIV I’m sure, and an easy thread as long as doctors watch medical dramas, Forensic Investigators watch the CSI network and Lawyers watch law stuff. I’m watching Iron Man and one is specific to the movie, but anot… --- ## ["Do I make you a little horny? Well strip down and get naked!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-make-you-a-little-horny-well-strip-down-and-get-naked/374687)
**Author:** [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2006, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-make-you-a-little-horny-well-strip-down-and-get-naked/374687 "2006-10-04T17:34:17Z")
Cripes. I’m not going to make this a partisan thing. Really. I’m just kind of overwhelmed with it all, lately. Do I laugh? Cry? Do I dare ask what’s next before November finally comes? Cripes! --- ## [I Pit the Audience of the GOP Debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-audience-of-the-gop-debate/597331)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-audience-of-the-gop-debate/597331 "2011-10-03T17:54:27Z")
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/republican-debate-crowd-boos-steven-hill-gay-soldier-serving-in-iraq/ For this. If they were booing because a candidate said he supported repealing DADT, it might make some sense, but what was… --- ## [Hillary Clinton's popular vote victory only based on 3 small areas of country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clintons-popular-vote-victory-only-based-on-3-small-areas-of-country/774376)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2016, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clintons-popular-vote-victory-only-based-on-3-small-areas-of-country/774376 "2016-12-20T13:41:21Z")
Hillary won New York City, (City, not State) by 1,508,755 votes. (1,969,920 to Trump’s 461,175) NYC consists of Manhattan, The Bronx, Staten Island, Queens and Brooklyn. She won the City of Chicago by 757,967 votes. ( 8… --- ## [Fuck you, Tim Tebow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-tim-tebow/525319)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2012, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-tim-tebow/525319 "2012-04-10T13:57:27Z")
Focus on the Family? They have enough money to buy a Super Bowl ad? Tebow, I hope your NFL career is such a failure and you make Ryan Leaf look like a Hall of Famer in comparison. Actually, I’d prefer you suffer a care… --- ## [Wanda's Macaroni Salad - WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandas-macaroni-salad-wtf/554043)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandas-macaroni-salad-wtf/554043 "2010-09-27T16:31:22Z")
Not wanting to de-rail the Potato Salad thread completely (lord knows I tried), I thought I’d share a completely WTF video. Sara is a, um, plus-sized gal who obviously loves food and its preparation. The internet is s… --- ## [Identical names of famous people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identical-names-of-famous-people/503717)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2009, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identical-names-of-famous-people/503717 "2009-07-31T13:19:05Z")
Lots of people share their name with someone famous. But how many names belong to two famous people? For example, there have been two famous Richard Burtons and two famous Engelbert Humperdincks and two famous Muhammed A… --- ## [Favorite meaningless advertising claims](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-meaningless-advertising-claims/587024)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2011, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-meaningless-advertising-claims/587024 "2011-07-09T14:40:51Z")
I was reading the back of my Raisin Bran box today and saw this: “We use only the plumpest and juiciest grapes to make our raisins.” Why does it matter how plump and juicy they are if you’re turning them into raisins… --- ## [Sequential threads - and the Dopers who love them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-and-the-dopers-who-love-them/556003)
**Author:** [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Replies:** 380\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2010, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-and-the-dopers-who-love-them/556003 "2010-11-19T23:27:59Z")
\*\*Is Something Wrong With Me? Why can’t I stand my own generation? I’m Gonna Start Being Nicer To People \*\* --- ## [Non-Racist Trump voters wondering why they're getting shit about racism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-racist-trump-voters-wondering-why-theyre-getting-shit-about-racism/771963)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-racist-trump-voters-wondering-why-theyre-getting-shit-about-racism/771963 "2016-12-01T20:54:51Z")
Because the racists, the bigots, the homophobes, the transphobes, the people who took Trump’s words at face value and supported him for that? They saw on Tuesday that half the country agreed with them. That the Pres… --- ## [Could You Survive "Keelhauling"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-survive-keelhauling/440209)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2008, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-survive-keelhauling/440209 "2008-03-07T05:41:14Z")
It is hard for me to accept just how cruel our ancestors could be. this bizarre punishment-could anyone actually survive it? I expect that you would be underwater for more tha 5 minutes-so you would drown. But if you man… --- ## [What's the smallest, cheapest house building codes will allow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-smallest-cheapest-house-building-codes-will-allow/545581)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-smallest-cheapest-house-building-codes-will-allow/545581 "2014-07-02T14:54:09Z")
Say I’ve bought an empty lot where a house was torn down. And let’s say I decide I don’t need a full-size house; a one-room cabin the size of a large garage with a toilet stall in one corner will do me fine. YMMV, but ge… --- ## [Would a black rapist have received such a lenient sentence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-black-rapist-have-received-such-a-lenient-sentence/756668)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2016, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-black-rapist-have-received-such-a-lenient-sentence/756668 "2016-06-16T17:53:03Z")
In a nutshell, here is the case: Stanford swimmer, Brock Turner, attends a frat party in January, 2015 where he meets the older sister of another Stanford student. Sister gets extremely drunk & Turner moves in. Details … --- ## [Should Charles Manson be released?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-charles-manson-be-released/617920)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2012, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-charles-manson-be-released/617920 "2012-04-20T23:16:01Z")
Evidently, he is once again eligible for parole. Archive blogs I don’t see a terribly compelling argument against parole, myself. I mean, what’s he going to do? Manson’s an old man who’ll probably live the rest of his l… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=204&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=206&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)