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**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2017, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-shaving-razors-with-long-lasting-ceramic-blades/685968 "2017-08-29T19:24:25Z")
This article asks the question why there are no men’s shaving razors with ceramic blades? Per the wiki here re the material and performance characteristics of ceramic blades it would seem to be a perfect fit for shaving… --- ## [Dated song lyrics.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dated-song-lyrics/692686)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dated-song-lyrics/692686 "2014-07-15T20:07:34Z")
♪ I love rock n roll! Stick another dime in the jukebox baby!♪ ♪Here’s a quarter, call someone who cares!♪ Your turn…(Doesn’t have to be about money. Just song lyrics that are no longer relevant.) --- ## [Electric upgrade: circuit breakers, sure, but 200 amps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-upgrade-circuit-breakers-sure-but-200-amps/573818)
**Author:** [@Myself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myself)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-upgrade-circuit-breakers-sure-but-200-amps/573818 "2011-03-21T03:08:26Z")
We need to upgrade the electrical panel of our ‘new’ circa-1941 home. We’ll replace fuses with circuit breakers, add a few plugs, change the bath and kitchen plugs to GFI, add a pull-chain light in one of the closets, r… --- ## [If you regularly masturbate your K9 police dog you'll have greater control of it - Any validity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-regularly-masturbate-your-k9-police-dog-youll-have-greater-control-of-it-any-validity/515421)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2009, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-regularly-masturbate-your-k9-police-dog-youll-have-greater-control-of-it-any-validity/515421 "2009-10-28T21:37:23Z")
Seems like an odd belief. Any validity to this hypothesis that wanking your dog will make him more compliant? Five correctional officers charged in dog fondling --- ## [Atlas Shrugged Part I](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlas-shrugged-part-i/578722)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlas-shrugged-part-i/578722 "2014-02-23T18:03:09Z")
SmithWife and I saw the movie last night. It is to be presented in three parts, with parts II & III to be released on 4/15/2012 & 4/15/2013 respectively. I hope they make enough money that they can complete the series. I… --- ## ["Landlord is not responsible for repairing \[windows\] broken or damaged under any circumstances"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-is-not-responsible-for-repairing-windows-broken-or-damaged-under-any-circumstances/508287)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-is-not-responsible-for-repairing-windows-broken-or-damaged-under-any-circumstances/508287 "2014-07-10T03:03:56Z")
I’m looking to rent an apartment. I sent an application, was approved lightening fast (did they actually use my application fee to cover costs? I’m doubtful :dubious:). But anyway, they sent me a lease to sign, which I… --- ## [Sungazing...WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sungazing-wtf/591333)
**Author:** [@topaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/topaz)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sungazing-wtf/591333 "2011-08-10T14:34:19Z")
Just watched a documentary on “sungazing”. Any body have any first-hand knowledge of this? Do you know anyone who does it and claims to have benefitted from it without damaging their eyes? The founder of one of the inst… --- ## [Seriously, how do the morbidly obese (bedridden) go poo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-how-do-the-morbidly-obese-bedridden-go-poo/363855)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2006, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-how-do-the-morbidly-obese-bedridden-go-poo/363855 "2006-07-11T20:06:42Z")
Possible TMI warning. Of course, I was watching TLC last night and they had several shows that dealt with folks weighing well over 700 lbs. One guy was 749, bedridden for 7 years, the other guy was over 1,000 and bedri… --- ## [I don't get New Jersey jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-new-jersey-jokes/496211)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2009, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-new-jersey-jokes/496211 "2009-06-24T02:26:12Z")
I’ve lived in a pleasant Jersey 'burb all my life, and I don’t understand why people keep making fun of my state. It’s nice here! It’s one of the original thirteen! It’s got lower shopping taxes than New York! Really, I … --- ## [Everyone hates it, it's notoriously bad, yet you love it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-hates-it-its-notoriously-bad-yet-you-love-it/594536)
**Author:** [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2011, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-hates-it-its-notoriously-bad-yet-you-love-it/594536 "2011-09-07T02:41:32Z")
What things to you love that are infamously bad, and everyone else mentions as the best and most obvious example of a bad thing? I’ll start of with a big one, to make everyone else less shy. Trust me, you won’t look bad… --- ## ["Gas" smell coming from water faucets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-smell-coming-from-water-faucets/595090)
**Author:** [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2011, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-smell-coming-from-water-faucets/595090 "2011-09-04T03:43:35Z")
We recently moved into a cheap, 40-year-oldish apartment complex a few blocks away from the house we used to rent. Ever since we moved in, I’ve smelled gas (whatever scent they put in natural gas) whenever the water is r… --- ## [Planet Money piece: UNFIT FOR WORK The startling rise of disability in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planet-money-piece-unfit-for-work-the-startling-rise-of-disability-in-america/654072)
**Author:** [@brickbacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brickbacon)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planet-money-piece-unfit-for-work-the-startling-rise-of-disability-in-america/654072 "2013-05-02T21:37:51Z")
Planet Money, the NPR economics show, just released an article about the dramatic increase in the number of people receiving disability. I linked to the article above, but I wanted to specifically highlight some of the … --- ## [Bush attacks critics claim pre-war intel was manipulated. Huge balls or delusional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-attacks-critics-claim-pre-war-intel-was-manipulated-huge-balls-or-delusional/330676)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 407\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2005, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-attacks-critics-claim-pre-war-intel-was-manipulated-huge-balls-or-delusional/330676 "2005-11-24T17:31:46Z")
I thought the fact that the intelligence used to justify going to was in Iraq was manipulated, cherry picked and massaged (based on numerous accounts of what actually went on) was more or less a given fact at this point.… --- ## [Carrier To Keep Jobs In US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrier-to-keep-jobs-in-us/773431)
**Author:** [@Waymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waymore)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2017, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrier-to-keep-jobs-in-us/773431 "2017-07-31T00:27:17Z")
Link According to the NYT, Carrier will keep about half the jobs it was slated to move in the US. Thoughts? --- ## [Diversity in Marvel Comics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diversity-in-marvel-comics/784364)
**Author:** [@TYphoonSignal8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TYphoonSignal8)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diversity-in-marvel-comics/784364 "2017-04-28T07:14:07Z")
I recently read this article: Diversity at Marvel Comics: "Avengers" #6 (Review) - World Comic Book Review about the increasing diversity of characters at Marvel Comics. That article in turn references this article http… --- ## [Wheel of Time 12 - The Gathering Storm (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheel-of-time-12-the-gathering-storm-spoilers/515565)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2010, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheel-of-time-12-the-gathering-storm-spoilers/515565 "2010-04-19T03:01:32Z")
Well, the first posthumous volume is out, finished by Brandon Sanderson, and… …I loved it. Stuff is happening, things are drawing to a close, plot lines are completing. Highlights: -Verin’s revelation and death -Rand… --- ## [How the cops tried to frame my best friend for murder.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-cops-tried-to-frame-my-best-friend-for-murder/481160)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2009, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-cops-tried-to-frame-my-best-friend-for-murder/481160 "2009-01-18T13:55:13Z")
Since I am getting such a nice response from morons in the thread I started about my driving career, I thought I would take the time now to relate my experience with the Burbank, CA police department when my friend Danny… --- ## [Of course God exists--And I can prove it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-god-exists-and-i-can-prove-it/633762)
**Author:** [@Che\_G.Anonymous\_Capitalist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Che_G.Anonymous_Capitalist)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-god-exists-and-i-can-prove-it/633762 "2012-09-17T22:19:09Z")
No relation without relata. It is self-defeating to say that something does not exist. ”God does not exist” is about God. A statement can be about something only if that something exists. No relation without relata. The… --- ## [Justice Scalia on 60 Minutes: Scary Quote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-scalia-on-60-minutes-scary-quote/447193)
**Author:** [@pingnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pingnak)\ **Replies:** 455\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2008, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-scalia-on-60-minutes-scary-quote/447193 "2008-05-10T01:40:17Z")
This sort of made my skin crawl. A guy who claims to be interested in the ‘original intent’ of the constitution, splitting hairs and claiming TORTURE isn’t ‘cruel and unusual punishment’, because ‘it isn’t punishment’. … --- ## [2012 nominees for the Ballsiest Excuse of the Year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nominees-for-the-ballsiest-excuse-of-the-year/608484)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2013, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nominees-for-the-ballsiest-excuse-of-the-year/608484 "2013-01-07T22:23:56Z")
Right out of the gate the standard is being set pretty high—not just “pretty ballsy” or “wow, that took a pair” or even an awe-inspired “check out the onions on that guy.” Nope, the first entry headed straight for “Colbe… --- ## [I can't pay my rent. I'm doomed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-pay-my-rent-im-doomed/667777)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-pay-my-rent-im-doomed/667777 "2013-09-08T09:11:55Z")
So I was hoping my crowdfunding campaign would provide me with enough money to at least pay my rent this month, and maybe the rest of the year if it had reached or surpassed its goal. It didn’t. It’s only at a quarter o… --- ## [Communism, flaws and repression.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/communism-flaws-and-repression/552471)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/communism-flaws-and-repression/552471 "2011-09-01T02:25:17Z")
I love reading and watching documentaries about authoritarian political regimes. Or anything where there is an absolute ruler. Religious cults with strong leaders also fascinate me. About Communism. Last night I saw tw… --- ## [Occupy (insert name of city here)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupy-insert-name-of-city-here/601182)
**Author:** [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupy-insert-name-of-city-here/601182 "2011-11-24T01:58:30Z")
Can someone explain this movement to me as if I were a 1st grader? The more I read, the more confused I seem to get. --- ## ['70s Fast Food restaurant question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-fast-food-restaurant-question/269482)
**Author:** [@ussentinel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ussentinel)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2011, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-fast-food-restaurant-question/269482 "2011-04-15T02:16:01Z")
While growing up, living in Memphis and travelling to visit relatives in Detroit, I remember one time our family stopped at a fast-food place (likely in Ohio, but maybe Kentucky) called Judy’s. This place seemed EXACTL… --- ## [Most ungodly place you've ever had a pimple? (TMI thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-ungodly-place-youve-ever-had-a-pimple-tmi-thread/673022)
**Author:** [@TashaKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TashaKitty)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2013, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-ungodly-place-youve-ever-had-a-pimple-tmi-thread/673022 "2013-11-16T12:00:17Z")
I thought that butt cheek pimples were the worst until this morning I discovered one on the inside of my labia majora. I first noticed it this morning in the shower when I was scrubbing down under. It’s so big I can ro… --- ## [Plot holes that ruin movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plot-holes-that-ruin-movies/521304)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2010, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plot-holes-that-ruin-movies/521304 "2010-01-05T17:11:01Z")
\*\*\* Spoilers for 2012 below \*\*\* Is there a website that tracks major plot holes for movies? I saw 2012 this week, and I liked it for about 3 days, and then my brain, working against me, figured out a gigantic plot hole… --- ## [Tire pressure sensors and cold weather](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tire-pressure-sensors-and-cold-weather/673812)
**Author:** [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tire-pressure-sensors-and-cold-weather/673812 "2014-01-08T13:22:39Z")
My 2010 Honda Civic has tire pressure monitoring sensors. Without fail, even if the tires have been recently inflated (last Wednesday) when the temperature falls to about 25 degrees, the indicator comes on. This happen… --- ## [What is the motivation of China's manned space program?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-motivation-of-chinas-manned-space-program/589329)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2012, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-motivation-of-chinas-manned-space-program/589329 "2012-07-10T02:36:45Z")
Now that the US has called it quits, China seems to have the most interesting space program. Russia doesn’t seem to be developing beyond their current capabilities. And that’s not likely to change anytime soon, EU and … --- ## [Death Of Calvin And Hobbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2011, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224 "2011-09-26T17:36:21Z")
A while back someone on this Board posted a link to a comic strip which purported to show what happened to Calvin and Hobbes after they went over the hill in their last strip. I’ve been trying to track it down and have … --- ## [The omnibus 2008 college football thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-2008-college-football-thread/462369)
**Author:** [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Replies:** 385\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2008, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-2008-college-football-thread/462369 "2008-12-11T21:13:56Z")
So far it’s been a lot of cupcake matches and a few upsets. Right now in Week 2, Ohio’s making rival Ohio State look way too vulnerable to justify their #3 ranking. Even if State turns things around and wins the game (… --- ## [Former Atheists Who Are Now Theists: What Changed You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-atheists-who-are-now-theists-what-changed-you/581206)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2011, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-atheists-who-are-now-theists-what-changed-you/581206 "2011-05-20T13:20:55Z")
I enjoyed the thread about believers who became atheists. So I thought one about the opposite situation might be interesting. I have no dog in this fight-I am merely interested in the issue. --- ## [Logical Errors in the Bible? Show me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logical-errors-in-the-bible-show-me/186145)
**Author:** [@Fuel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuel)\ **Replies:** 363\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2003, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logical-errors-in-the-bible-show-me/186145 "2003-07-17T04:36:16Z")
I hear a lot about how the Bible is self-contradictory from others but I have not heard one argument that passes the test as a proven error. Please show me some of the famous supposed logical fallacies/contradictions in… --- ## [The Most Successful Communist Country To-Date.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-successful-communist-country-to-date/340446)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-successful-communist-country-to-date/340446 "2014-08-18T11:12:59Z")
I know in America we are all supposed to hate and revile Communists and Communist countries. And I know we are supposed to believe Communism never succeeds, despite its lofty goals. But all that aside I was wondering. Co… --- ## [What is the largest nuclear bomb that could be built?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-nuclear-bomb-that-could-be-built/640420)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-nuclear-bomb-that-could-be-built/640420 "2014-05-08T13:45:12Z")
It doesn’t have to be carried on a B-52. It can just sit there in the warehouse where it was assembled. Rob --- ## [You've GOT to be shitting me!! Names.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-got-to-be-shitting-me-names/434361)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2012, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-got-to-be-shitting-me-names/434361 "2012-10-27T18:08:20Z")
In my work as a telefundraiser for a number of charities (yeah, all the mud-slinging has already been done so unless you’ve got something ORIGINAL to add, fuck off! :smiley: ) I come across some most interesting names… --- ## [Employer really pushing for United Way. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employer-really-pushing-for-united-way-why/510361)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2009, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employer-really-pushing-for-united-way-why/510361 "2009-09-19T00:50:34Z")
I’m all for charity and volunteering and such, but my employer’s recent activities confuse me. Can somebody explain all of this? The company has always encouraged employees to give to the United Way. It goes so far as… --- ## [Wedding invitation addressed just to me, not long-term girlfriend -- can she go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-invitation-addressed-just-to-me-not-long-term-girlfriend-can-she-go/667082)
**Author:** [@Fang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fang)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2013, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-invitation-addressed-just-to-me-not-long-term-girlfriend-can-she-go/667082 "2013-08-29T21:53:38Z")
I was invited to the wedding of two friends I’ve had for about 7 years, but am not particularly close with (one is a former co-worker). This is a Chinese banquet wedding if that makes a difference. They know my girlfri… --- ## [Dancing with the Stars -- DWTS -- Spring 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2011/572025)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2011/572025 "2011-05-25T21:13:27Z")
Tom Bergeron and Brooke whatsherface will be announcing the new cast Monday March 28th during The Bachelor. My main wish: no one over the age of 60. --- ## [What's a polite way to say: "Please don't text me"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-polite-way-to-say-please-dont-text-me/634144)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2012, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-polite-way-to-say-please-dont-text-me/634144 "2012-09-14T02:05:33Z")
My wife and I don’t text outside of emergencies. We typically receive a handful of texts from friends and family, and pay $.20 for each one. But never enough to make the minimum ($5/month) texting plan worthwhile. We… --- ## [Are White People in Denial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-white-people-in-denial/412164)
**Author:** [@Sumisu\_919](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sumisu_919)\ **Replies:** 344\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-white-people-in-denial/412164 "2007-07-28T15:40:53Z")
Are White People in Denial? Tim Wise seems to think so. From this link: http://www.lipmagazine.org/~timwise/whatcard.html I think Tim Wise has a point and that whites in the US are in denial with respect to the effe… --- ## [Vile, Filthy RACIST Remarks-by Obama's PASTOR?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-filthy-racist-remarks-by-obamas-pastor/441421)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 404\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2008, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-filthy-racist-remarks-by-obamas-pastor/441421 "2008-03-29T08:03:35Z")
Read for yourself:Barack Obama's pastor's words echo through campaign I Obama really a friend of such a man? The guy endorses Louis Farrakan-a racist anti-semite, who repeatedly lis and distorts his message. How can an… --- ## [AMERICAN HORROR STORY Season 3: COVEN (Open Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-horror-story-season-3-coven-open-spoilers/670891)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2014, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-horror-story-season-3-coven-open-spoilers/670891 "2014-02-04T15:02:32Z")
I didn’t see another thread- apologies if there is one. Did anybody else watch last night? I had pretty much decided to forego this one after the convoluted mess of last season’s, but the five words Kathy Bates as Mada… --- ## [Ongoing Snark Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-snark-thread/808668)
**Author:** [@Crazyhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazyhorse)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2018, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-snark-thread/808668 "2018-08-05T18:16:04Z")
Inspired by a discussion in the Omnibus Trolls R Us thread, this thread could be used for ongoing conversational pitting of the board’s douchebags, turdburglars, twatwaffles and fuckwits of the day when their behavior do… --- ## [Was there really a "deadly Vietnam STD?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-really-a-deadly-vietnam-std/278261)
**Author:** [@PaulFitzroy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulFitzroy)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2010, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-really-a-deadly-vietnam-std/278261 "2010-12-22T21:11:50Z")
Someone told me a while ago that the Viet Cong, during the Vietnam War, had female operatives who would sleep with American soldiers, and in doing so, infect them with some kind of incurable STD that made their dicks tur… --- ## [Can I give my dog an Altoid or any type of mint?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-give-my-dog-an-altoid-or-any-type-of-mint/131816)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-give-my-dog-an-altoid-or-any-type-of-mint/131816 "2015-02-06T21:47:31Z")
Are Altoids OK for dogs? Ingredients: Sugar, Artificial Flavor, Gum Arabic, Gelatin, Corn Syrup, Natural Flavor Nothing jumps out at me as bad for the dog, but I would have thought the same thing about chocolate before… --- ## [Part 2 Landlord/Tenant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/part-2-landlord-tenant/583923)
**Author:** [@RADTENN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RADTENN)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/part-2-landlord-tenant/583923 "2011-06-22T06:01:52Z")
Today, I have made my decision to move out of my current residence as soon as possible. I will focus on finding a place to live and then once I am settled in with a roof over my head I will proceed with any legal actions… --- ## [Counterfeit penny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterfeit-penny/506486)
**Author:** [@wunderkammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wunderkammer)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterfeit-penny/506486 "2016-02-23T23:36:15Z")
I have a penny that’s not like the others. (On the right.) It sounds very subtly wrong when I drop it. The edge is rounded and made greyish base metal that wraps around and covers a tiny bit of “United States of Amer… --- ## [Walgreens has pissed me off - requiring a loyalty card to use any store coupons or sales](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walgreens-has-pissed-me-off-requiring-a-loyalty-card-to-use-any-store-coupons-or-sales/636621)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walgreens-has-pissed-me-off-requiring-a-loyalty-card-to-use-any-store-coupons-or-sales/636621 "2015-09-09T12:47:05Z")
Walgreens is a largish drug store chain in the US. In addition to the pharmacy, they sell greeting cards / makeup / candy / cigarettes / batteries etc. Today I went into my local store to pick up a tube of toothpaste. … --- ## ["The Polar Express" sends a bad message to children (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polar-express-sends-a-bad-message-to-children-spoilers/275894)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2016, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polar-express-sends-a-bad-message-to-children-spoilers/275894 "2016-11-03T07:29:14Z")
I wasn’t quite sure where to put this. It’s not really so much a movie review as a critique of a Hollywood cliche and it’s not really vitriolic enough to be a rant so I’ll pose it as a philosophical position and invite r… --- ## [New Jehovah's Witness proselytizing method?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jehovahs-witness-proselytizing-method/711676)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2015, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jehovahs-witness-proselytizing-method/711676 "2015-02-21T13:21:41Z")
When I checked my mail today I found something that I don’t often see anymore. A hand addressed envelope with a first class stamp. It was addressed to me personally. The return address (also hand written) was for a woman… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=220&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=222&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)