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**Author:** [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Replies:** 487\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2008, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-michigan-mmp/463645 "2008-09-22T11:15:02Z")
Firstly, apologies that I am posting this so early, although it is Monday morning for at least some of the Mumpers (TYVM, you know who you are :)). At any rate, let’s get on with the show … I was born in Delaware, but f… --- ## [Why do black people think Napoleon shot off the Sphinx's nose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-black-people-think-napoleon-shot-off-the-sphinxs-nose/223448)
**Author:** [@Anal\_Scurvy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anal_Scurvy)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2012, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-black-people-think-napoleon-shot-off-the-sphinxs-nose/223448 "2012-11-13T16:15:08Z")
From my recent studies of Islamic history, I’m pretty confident that it was destroyed by a Muslim around the twelfth or thirteenth century. Recently it’s come up that no white people I’ve talked to know or care who did … --- ## [I pit people who think living outside a big city is 'torture'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-think-living-outside-a-big-city-is-torture/565757)
**Author:** [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-think-living-outside-a-big-city-is-torture/565757 "2011-01-06T19:22:11Z")
Damnit, title field, why can’t you be longer? There’s a popular opinion that if you’re living in the Midwest or the Canadian Prairies or somewhere that isn’t bloody fucking New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Toronto or V… --- ## [Cherries are a sexual symbol? Of what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cherries-are-a-sexual-symbol-of-what/307210)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2005, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cherries-are-a-sexual-symbol-of-what/307210 "2005-06-09T03:07:59Z")
So, earlier today one thing led to another, and I noticed that Sticker Giant considers cherries to be a sexual symbol (in with the rainbows, lambdas, “69” and “horny devil” stickers, etc.). Specifically, two cherries joi… --- ## [The Beatles vs. Simon and Garfunkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-vs-simon-and-garfunkel/546518)
**Author:** [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-vs-simon-and-garfunkel/546518 "2010-07-15T03:48:57Z")
All right, damn it. We were halfway there with two recent threads. Now it’s time to have a serious discussion about (for my money) the two greatest musical groups of their era. The Beatles. Simon and Garfunkel. Not… --- ## [Naked Around the House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-around-the-house/315339)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2014, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-around-the-house/315339 "2014-12-17T14:19:15Z")
I was showing a friend of mine around my new place, and she marvelled at the amount of space there, for one person, asking “What do you do, just strip down and run around naked?” Naturally, I replied “You’d like to beli… --- ## [Climate change denialism is not a winning position](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-denialism-is-not-a-winning-position/689939)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2014, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-denialism-is-not-a-winning-position/689939 "2014-07-13T14:12:33Z")
Interesting new PPP results: --- ## [What floor of a typical highrise apartment or condominium escapes traffic noise completely?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-floor-of-a-typical-highrise-apartment-or-condominium-escapes-traffic-noise-completely/580272)
**Author:** [@ultraman100](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultraman100)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-floor-of-a-typical-highrise-apartment-or-condominium-escapes-traffic-noise-completely/580272 "2011-05-09T19:54:34Z")
talking LA, Chicago, New York, etc. --- ## [Why the US opposition to the idea of secession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-us-opposition-to-the-idea-of-secession/651509)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2013, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-us-opposition-to-the-idea-of-secession/651509 "2013-03-06T19:51:16Z")
There’s currently a thread in the Election forum about various petitions from a number of states in the US asking for the right to peaceful secession from the Union. The response is overwhelmingly negative from posters … --- ## [Help my wife name her tie-dye vending business!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-wife-name-her-tie-dye-vending-business/716180)
**Author:** [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-wife-name-her-tie-dye-vending-business/716180 "2015-04-05T20:01:20Z")
Hey everybody! My wife is a very talented tie-dye artist, and she’s looking for a name for her fledgling vendor business. She’s going to do her first festival vending this summer but needs a good name first. She’s h… --- ## [Virgin Mary Apparitions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virgin-mary-apparitions/474309)
**Author:** [@pixelfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pixelfreak)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virgin-mary-apparitions/474309 "2010-12-21T21:47:19Z")
Can apparitions of the Virgin Mary be explained away? I think these two are among the hardest to dispute: She appeared to three kids in Fatima, Portugal and they announced a miracle would occur to make people believe a… --- ## [Should I ask out my coworker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-ask-out-my-coworker/585384)
**Author:** [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-ask-out-my-coworker/585384 "2011-06-22T19:52:13Z")
Context: broke up with my girlfriend at the end of last summer. Haven’t seriously dated, or attempted to, since then. But I’m starting to think I’m about ready to. I’ve recently become aware of a coworker of mine who … --- ## [Will a stun gun stop a Pit Bull](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-stun-gun-stop-a-pit-bull/687378)
**Author:** [@LiveFree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveFree)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2016, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-stun-gun-stop-a-pit-bull/687378 "2016-11-12T17:48:53Z")
I am in the service industry, (lawn services) and one of my customers now has a Pit Bull that he adopted. Yes, I am afraid of these dogs in general. THIS TREAD IS NOT ABOUT HOW IT IS ALL HOW THEY ARE RAISED. All I am … --- ## [Which side champions 'individualism' more - liberals or conservatives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-side-champions-individualism-more-liberals-or-conservatives/740654)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2015, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-side-champions-individualism-more-liberals-or-conservatives/740654 "2015-12-24T12:30:04Z")
Liberals typically champion individualism when it comes to LGBT issues, abortion, not requiring voter ID, illegal immigration, legalization of marijuana/other drugs, etc…but go against individualism when it comes to gun … --- ## [Explain Rush Limbaugh to this foreigner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-rush-limbaugh-to-this-foreigner/538121)
**Author:** [@Essured](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Essured)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-rush-limbaugh-to-this-foreigner/538121 "2010-05-14T10:22:43Z")
I’m after an American perspective on some of his comments. Limbaugh has popped up on my foreign radar due to a few comments he’s made recently. Wiki tells me he is a radio commentator. I know some radio personalities … --- ## [Costumes You Can Run Like Hell In](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costumes-you-can-run-like-hell-in/507406)
**Author:** [@Tortuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tortuga)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2009, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costumes-you-can-run-like-hell-in/507406 "2009-08-30T21:27:54Z")
So, we’re signing up for a10k Halloween themed run in Portland. What ideas do you have for costumes that are safe/appropriate to run in? (“No capes!!”) We’re not front of the pack runners, we’ll never set records, but… --- ## [Obama {deals | caves} on tax cut extensions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-deals-caves-on-tax-cut-extensions/563266)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2010, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-deals-caves-on-tax-cut-extensions/563266 "2010-12-12T08:01:58Z")
The President has apparently struck a deal with Republicans to extend the Bush-era tax cuts in exchange for the approval of unfunded unemployment extensions. According to a couple of on-air commentators I heard this mor… --- ## [Michael Moore = Liar. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-moore-liar-why/250240)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 341\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2004, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-moore-liar-why/250240 "2004-07-11T15:47:07Z")
Every single time Michael Moore gets mentioned, somebody calls him a liar, propagandist, or whatever. My simple request (I haven’t seen any of his films): Tell me what he lied about. I don’t want to know what he exagger… --- ## [limping dog- when should I take her to the vet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limping-dog-when-should-i-take-her-to-the-vet/344267)
**Author:** [@wasson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wasson)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2006, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limping-dog-when-should-i-take-her-to-the-vet/344267 "2006-02-13T23:31:20Z")
My dog started limping. One night she was fine, the next morning (Sunday morning) she had trouble going down the stairs and and was trying not to put her weight on it. Still, she seemed in good spirits and it didn’t slow… --- ## [Is Subsaharan Africa lagging behind New Guinea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-subsaharan-africa-lagging-behind-new-guinea/577865)
**Author:** [@pinguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinguin)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-subsaharan-africa-lagging-behind-new-guinea/577865 "2011-04-16T01:58:18Z")
Two regions where civilization (culture of large urban cities) came late in history: Subsaharan Africa and New Guinea. Both affected by quick colonization and even faster decolonialization. So, here we have peoples in si… --- ## [Have you ever known a truly evil person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-known-a-truly-evil-person/637765)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2012, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-known-a-truly-evil-person/637765 "2012-10-24T00:33:42Z")
My current fave fiction genre of choice are those gawdawful paperbacks that tell stories of seemingly normal people who go mental when they encounter black-haired girls, boys with tatts, older ladies with face-lifts \[ins… --- ## [Stuff you just do NOT get...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-just-do-not-get/375617)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2006, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-just-do-not-get/375617 "2006-10-18T21:57:15Z")
This is a return to a thread I started about…5? 6?..years ago. Rather than resurrect that long dead thing, I’m back with part two because you know…I still don’t get some elements of this society. So, post those things … --- ## [HARRY POTTER question: Are there any black students mentioned at Hogwarts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-question-are-there-any-black-students-mentioned-at-hogwarts/655537)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2013, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-question-are-there-any-black-students-mentioned-at-hogwarts/655537 "2013-04-18T03:51:43Z")
I’m not asking if there are any black witches & wizards in the PotterVerse. As I understand it there are wizarding academies in many countries, and I’m sure a dark complexioned person or four showed up in Goblet of Fire. … --- ## [Let's just call them all civil unions. If you want to get married, go to a church.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-just-call-them-all-civil-unions-if-you-want-to-get-married-go-to-a-church/630326)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-just-call-them-all-civil-unions-if-you-want-to-get-married-go-to-a-church/630326 "2012-08-14T16:50:27Z")
Maybe, it’s an over simplification, but I can’t see how anybody on either side could make a rational debate against it. So, preclude ‘married’ from the government’s vernacular. From now on let’s call them all CUs. CUs w… --- ## [Pinky sticking out: is it genetic? \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinky-sticking-out-is-it-genetic-edited-title/607551)
**Author:** [@Lizzyerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizzyerd)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinky-sticking-out-is-it-genetic-edited-title/607551 "2011-12-29T07:17:25Z")
Main question: Is holding your pinky-finger out heretic/gentic? Like the Vulcan ‘Live long and prosper’ sign, like rolling your tongue, etc. Source of question: When I was about 5 I was asked by a classmate: ‘Why do … --- ## [Ethernet punch down tool - do I really need one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethernet-punch-down-tool-do-i-really-need-one/684013)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethernet-punch-down-tool-do-i-really-need-one/684013 "2014-03-19T13:33:33Z")
My new crash pad came pre-wired for Ethernet. All I need to do is get the Ethernet coming out of my modem hooked in to the system, but I do not want to spend $20 plus on a punch down tool to use on literally eight wires… --- ## [How to rotate jpg pictures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-rotate-jpg-pictures/543534)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2010, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-rotate-jpg-pictures/543534 "2010-06-19T03:22:37Z")
Is there an easy way to rotate jpg pictures? My son sent me several hundred and about half of them are “sideways”. --- ## [Defendant wins: why not countersue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defendant-wins-why-not-countersue/627425)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defendant-wins-why-not-countersue/627425 "2012-12-06T06:43:15Z")
I recently successfully defended a lawsuit. The plaintiff pretty much embarrassed himself (I objected to hearsay testimony by him 4 or 5 times, was sustained each time, until he screamed at the magistrate). The magistr… --- ## [How long will cigarettes sealed in a pack stay fresh and smokable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-cigarettes-sealed-in-a-pack-stay-fresh-and-smokable/385541)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2006, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-cigarettes-sealed-in-a-pack-stay-fresh-and-smokable/385541 "2006-12-26T23:26:09Z")
This news item made me wonder how useful it would be to hoard cartons of cigarettes. Do they 'keep"? --- ## [Joni Mitchell: why is she so bitter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joni-mitchell-why-is-she-so-bitter/537471)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joni-mitchell-why-is-she-so-bitter/537471 "2010-04-28T14:24:33Z")
Ten years ago she said, “I came to hate music.” A few days ago she said this about Bob Dylan: As a Joni Mitchell fan, I find this a bit disconcerting. She just sounds like a bitter old lady. :frowning: What’s gotten in… --- ## [I've got a new job! Posting Sequential Threads!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-a-new-job-posting-sequential-threads/550884)
**Author:** [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Replies:** 387\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2010, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-a-new-job-posting-sequential-threads/550884 "2010-10-02T01:00:58Z")
How do you say “We better get the hell out of here” in Finnish? Holy shit, barnfire! Okay, so it’s not Finnish, but I think it makes a statement. --- ## [I am Pitting the stupid question: Do you want to cancel Medicare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-pitting-the-stupid-question-do-you-want-to-cancel-medicare/508079)
**Author:** [@freedumb2003](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freedumb2003)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-pitting-the-stupid-question-do-you-want-to-cancel-medicare/508079 "2009-09-02T21:02:58Z")
This completely disingenuous question is so full of assumptions and general crap that liberals would use it. Let’s finish the question: “If not, do you want your money (taken at a point of a gun) back?” If I got back … --- ## [Do Subarus have a deserved reputation for leaking oil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-subarus-have-a-deserved-reputation-for-leaking-oil/695444)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2014, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-subarus-have-a-deserved-reputation-for-leaking-oil/695444 "2014-12-09T20:41:54Z")
I’m in the market for a used Subaru Forester and it’s been mentioned that they have a reputation of leaking oil. All makes and models can leak oil, some often do at some point in their life. Searching the Subaru auto f… --- ## [Why do people hate Tom Cruise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-tom-cruise/619763)
**Author:** [@phreesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phreesh)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-tom-cruise/619763 "2012-04-30T16:49:34Z")
I think the answer is mostly - “He’s a scientologist - that’s crazy!” I don’t understand why someone would hate scientologists. Yeah, it’s wacky - no dispute there - but it’s also pretty harmless, no? There’s lots of w… --- ## [Onto what can you fall from 15K feet without a parachute and survive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onto-what-can-you-fall-from-15k-feet-without-a-parachute-and-survive/495852)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2009, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onto-what-can-you-fall-from-15k-feet-without-a-parachute-and-survive/495852 "2009-05-30T07:50:15Z")
So you suddenly find yourself falling out of your aeroplane and your parachute has failed. Fortunately the WXYZ Corporation has foreseen your trouble and built a large pit nearby filled with a substance into which you c… --- ## [Cindy Sheehan is a toolbag.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cindy-sheehan-is-a-toolbag/342454)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 402\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2006, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cindy-sheehan-is-a-toolbag/342454 "2006-02-08T17:58:28Z")
You know, I really wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt, but not now. Anti-war protester Cindy Sheehan, a guest of Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-California, was arrested by Capitol Police when she unfolded an anti-war ban… --- ## [un-PC beliefs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/un-pc-beliefs/555823)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/un-pc-beliefs/555823 "2010-10-15T23:22:36Z")
Do you have any beliefs that are considered “politically incorrect”? --- ## [Sandra O'Connor Resigns - Democrats Will Find "Extraordinary Circumstances"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandra-oconnor-resigns-democrats-will-find-extraordinary-circumstances/310712)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 340\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2005, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandra-oconnor-resigns-democrats-will-find-extraordinary-circumstances/310712 "2005-09-29T20:08:48Z")
OK. Justice O’Connor has resigned. I predict that the Democrats - specifically, the seven Democrats that signed the accord concerning judicial nominations - will find “extraordinary circumstances” in President Bush’s no… --- ## [Video of trump sexually humiliating woman on stage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-trump-sexually-humiliating-woman-on-stage/769994)
**Author:** [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2016, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-trump-sexually-humiliating-woman-on-stage/769994 "2016-11-08T00:29:21Z")
Didn’t see this posted anywhere else, so if it is, mods plz feel free to move it. Can you sit through the entire video and have no reaction? Let me know in the comments of this thread. Trump prefaces what he’s about to… --- ## [Do you lock your front (and back) door when you are home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lock-your-front-and-back-door-when-you-are-home/670654)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2013, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lock-your-front-and-back-door-when-you-are-home/670654 "2013-10-24T15:29:07Z")
Over on the Breaking Bad finale thread, I stated that I found it strange that a character would leave their door to the outside unlocked after they came home. Someone else disputed this, saying something like “not all of… --- ## [Prison Sentence in Germany for Holocaust Denial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prison-sentence-in-germany-for-holocaust-denial/487715)
**Author:** [@carrizagi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrizagi)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2009, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prison-sentence-in-germany-for-holocaust-denial/487715 "2009-03-26T01:29:34Z")
I was following the news of the suspended, then reinstated, Bishop Richard Williamson. Vatican rejects bishop's apology for 'harm and hurt' of Holocaust denial | World news | The Guardian Further, it appears that holoc… --- ## [The unbelievable arrogance of academics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unbelievable-arrogance-of-academics/67263)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2016, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unbelievable-arrogance-of-academics/67263 "2016-05-28T20:57:07Z")
I just posted this response into another thread. My rant will begin after but am pasting it here since it has some background: ================== I went to grad school. I taught at a college for 5 years. I now work in … --- ## [Got a cold or flu? - stay the fuck home!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-cold-or-flu-stay-the-fuck-home/709243)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-cold-or-flu-stay-the-fuck-home/709243 "2015-11-11T03:34:35Z")
Inspired by this thread http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=745047&page=2 and Anaamika’s post #84 “Goddamnit, everyone is coming to work sick. WTF is wrong with people. We have an enormous amount of s… --- ## [Smarmy songs that make you want to kick the singers (even though you wouldn't)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smarmy-songs-that-make-you-want-to-kick-the-singers-even-though-you-wouldnt/70857)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2001, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smarmy-songs-that-make-you-want-to-kick-the-singers-even-though-you-wouldnt/70857 "2001-09-08T19:08:29Z")
Per Dave Barry, the single smuggest, smarmy-est song ever is Five Man Electrical Band’s “Signs” (Signs, signs/everywhere a sign/takin’ up scenery/breaking my mind) Mr. Barry the Gawd of Bad Songs and is correct. But on… --- ## [Today I saw a loser that made me so mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-saw-a-loser-that-made-me-so-mad/520921)
**Author:** [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-saw-a-loser-that-made-me-so-mad/520921 "2010-03-20T17:34:07Z")
There is a line in the bible that goes something like, “If you are walking in a valley of shit, be sure to keep your head high..” (I think it was from the gospel of Mark, appendice 3 (concerning muppets) It is with t… --- ## [Experiences with dental tooth implants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-dental-tooth-implants/565915)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-dental-tooth-implants/565915 "2016-10-18T17:26:10Z")
I’m thinking about replacing a missing back molar on my lower jaw with an implant. I’ve heard they put in the stem, and then you have to wait at least 4 to 5 months for the crown. The lady I briefly talked with had her… --- ## [WTF happened to improve Trump’s odds of re-election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-happened-to-improve-trump-s-odds-of-re-election/914869)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 418\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-happened-to-improve-trump-s-odds-of-re-election/914869 "2020-09-01T05:37:19Z")
Okay, this was the scare of my day, and still has me concerned: I track the betting lines, mostly for my sports-related investments, but I’ll often glance at the US Presidential election line just out of curiosity. A c… --- ## [Adam Schiff a known liar should be removed as the head of the Intelligence Committee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-schiff-a-known-liar-should-be-removed-as-the-head-of-the-intelligence-committee/844753)
**Author:** [@EasyPhil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EasyPhil)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2019, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-schiff-a-known-liar-should-be-removed-as-the-head-of-the-intelligence-committee/844753 "2019-12-19T03:46:27Z")
Adam Schiff has been proven to be a liar. Schiff’s memo rebuttal to Nunes’s memo has been shown to be false thanks to the IG report. Schiff Memo IG Report There’s no excuse for Schiff’s lies, he had access to the sam… --- ## [Movies you hated while everyone loved](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-hated-while-everyone-loved/536628)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-hated-while-everyone-loved/536628 "2010-04-23T02:53:41Z")
I know we just had a thread like this not too long ago, but I thought it was a fun thread and might be good to start again. Reason being, I just watched Superbad. Or rather, tried to. I didn’t get past about 30 minutes … --- ## [A Game of Thrones (HBO series) \[SPOILERS\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-game-of-thrones-hbo-series-spoilers/567955)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2011, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-game-of-thrones-hbo-series-spoilers/567955 "2011-04-19T15:51:59Z")
Here’s the latest teaser (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ5p18wIQEI). Is anybody else eagerly awaiting this? I’m like a little kid before christmas. I have to buy a tv and get HBO first, but it’ll be worth it. I’m not … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=221&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=223&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)