# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=227&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:** 228 --- ## [Is there anyone else out there who isn't interested in the Super Bowl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anyone-else-out-there-who-isnt-interested-in-the-super-bowl/711162)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anyone-else-out-there-who-isnt-interested-in-the-super-bowl/711162 "2015-02-06T20:47:29Z")
I don’t think it should be banned or anything :p, but I just do not care. :dubious: Anyone else? --- ## [Ejaculation by stimulation of the prostate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ejaculation-by-stimulation-of-the-prostate/81826)
**Author:** [@pasiphae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pasiphae)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2001, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ejaculation-by-stimulation-of-the-prostate/81826 "2001-09-19T13:08:55Z")
In the film ‘Road Trip’ (2000) a male character is made to ejaculate by a nurse who inserts her fingers in his rectum and massages or manipulates his prostate - the nurse describes this as ‘milking the prostate’. How rea… --- ## [Why the hatred for furries? (aka: Can't we all just get along?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hatred-for-furries-aka-cant-we-all-just-get-along/603255)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hatred-for-furries-aka-cant-we-all-just-get-along/603255 "2015-11-10T02:10:50Z")
I recently had an online conversation with a friend I’ve known for a long time. He is very much of the left-wing liberal ‘can’t we all just get along ilk’ and a tireless crusader against all the ‘isms’, racism, sexism, p… --- ## [Movies that you thought you'd love but wound up hating.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-thought-youd-love-but-wound-up-hating/534900)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-thought-youd-love-but-wound-up-hating/534900 "2010-04-11T03:28:26Z")
This is the opposite of this thread. What movies have you seen that you thought going in you’d love but wound up despising? This is a hard one for me to answer as I tend to go into movies with a pretty neutral mindset. … --- ## [screenwriter segregation / where to submit movie framework with various finished parts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screenwriter-segregation-where-to-submit-movie-framework-with-various-finished-parts/687626)
**Author:** [@squish7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squish7)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screenwriter-segregation-where-to-submit-movie-framework-with-various-finished-parts/687626 "2014-05-07T16:39:24Z")
I’m designing a movie framework with so many different components in various stages of development it tires me to list and explain them all, including already-filmed footage (not mine but which I’ve been working with cre… --- ## [Why Is Liberal Allowed To Use GD As A Personal Blog???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-liberal-allowed-to-use-gd-as-a-personal-blog/503924)
**Author:** [@Xploder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xploder)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2009, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-liberal-allowed-to-use-gd-as-a-personal-blog/503924 "2009-07-28T17:44:47Z")
His Esthetical Jesus threads are NOTHING BUT A BLOG! I understand that GD is where witnessing threads go, but why is he allowed to have a multi-thread, totally content free, ‘you have to agree to my beliefs’ thing going… --- ## [Jurassic World - The Seen It Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jurassic-world-the-seen-it-thread/722367)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2015, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jurassic-world-the-seen-it-thread/722367 "2015-10-17T23:33:08Z")
I know there is another thread with speculation on if the movie will suck or not. I’d like to hear from people who have actually seen the movie. I have my tickets for 6:30 tonight at my favorite place to see movies and … --- ## [China Wants Aircraft Carriers-How Long To Develop Naval Air Arm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-wants-aircraft-carriers-how-long-to-develop-naval-air-arm/565220)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-wants-aircraft-carriers-how-long-to-develop-naval-air-arm/565220 "2025-11-07T15:10:32Z")
The Chinese navy wants to project itself-and to challenge the US Navy, they need a carrier and some planes. I think it takes quite a while to train naval pilots-and manning an aircraft carrier is a tall order. Suppose th… --- ## [Breaking the news that I'm living in sin to my super conservative parents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-the-news-that-im-living-in-sin-to-my-super-conservative-parents/553823)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2016, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-the-news-that-im-living-in-sin-to-my-super-conservative-parents/553823 "2016-03-29T20:41:08Z")
My boyfriend and I have been living together since April of last year. We’ve been dating since the January before that. We are in a stable and serious relationship. We’ve met each others extended families. I’m 28 and he’… --- ## [What motorcycle is the most "tall guy friendly"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-motorcycle-is-the-most-tall-guy-friendly/405140)
**Author:** [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2007, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-motorcycle-is-the-most-tall-guy-friendly/405140 "2007-05-24T05:21:43Z")
Basically the subject line wraps it up, but I will expand a bit. I’m 6’5", and it seems to me that most motorcycles are built for the average height person which makes it quite uncomfortable for me. I can’t go on long ri… --- ## [MLB: September 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2010/552254)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2010/552254 "2010-10-10T16:56:49Z")
Last month’s thread. The Dodgers are hopeless and the Padres are fading fast. Manny has departed for Chicago. Will nothing stop the surging (and forever damned) Giants? The ALEast is still too close to call. Baltimore a… --- ## [Yummy-Looking Foods That Taste Absolutely Awful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yummy-looking-foods-that-taste-absolutely-awful/634023)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2012, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yummy-looking-foods-that-taste-absolutely-awful/634023 "2012-09-23T16:46:59Z")
I’ve been working with Nestle’s pre-melted chocolate lately. Like Baker’s chocolate squares, only melted. It looks awesome coming out of the package - like delicious, rich chocolate frosting. But if you’ve ever tasted u… --- ## [So I caught my Step-brother comparing his penis with another boy...should I tell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-caught-my-step-brother-comparing-his-penis-with-another-boy-should-i-tell/306029)
**Author:** [@START](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/START)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2015, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-caught-my-step-brother-comparing-his-penis-with-another-boy-should-i-tell/306029 "2015-02-14T22:51:55Z")
I’m asking this because I usually get good advice from the SDMB. This OP could be considered graphic but that’s not the purpose of it so instead I’m going to try making this short. I have watched my Step-Bro before and… --- ## [Tell Me About Small Claims Court](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-small-claims-court/661716)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2014, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-small-claims-court/661716 "2014-05-03T12:39:14Z")
For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Broomstick Saga, in mid-March an employer stopped paying me. Being patient to a remarkable degree, I didn’t immediately quit but stayed on a bit hoping things could be strai… --- ## [Overtiredness/exhaustion and metallic smell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overtiredness-exhaustion-and-metallic-smell/177459)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overtiredness-exhaustion-and-metallic-smell/177459 "2014-07-15T18:51:08Z")
Hoping one or more of the medically-inclined Dopers might be able to shed some light on this. Sometimes when my spousal unit gets overtired/exhausted (like if he’s been working too hard, working out too hard at the gym,… --- ## [The Simpsons poke the Politically Incorrect Bear - The Problem with Apu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-poke-the-politically-incorrect-bear-the-problem-with-apu/812091)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2018, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-poke-the-politically-incorrect-bear-the-problem-with-apu/812091 "2018-05-02T22:10:36Z")
Story here in the NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/09/arts/television/the-simpsons-responds-to-criticism-about-apu.html?hpw&rref=television&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.n… --- ## [How do Textualists deal with the 9th Amendment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-textualists-deal-with-the-9th-amendment/503261)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2010, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-textualists-deal-with-the-9th-amendment/503261 "2010-11-19T00:09:22Z")
Forgive me if some of my terminology is not accurate, but I think I’ve got it right. It is my understanding that some of the more conservative members of the Supreme Court (and presumably other courts) take a textualist… --- ## [Reverend Mykeru banned. SDMB Pit vultures rejoice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverend-mykeru-banned-sdmb-pit-vultures-rejoice/157718)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 356\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2003, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverend-mykeru-banned-sdmb-pit-vultures-rejoice/157718 "2003-03-03T19:41:05Z")
So, let me get this straight: Reverend Mykeru posts a lot in the Pit, expresses perfectly viable (if offensive to some posters - boo hoo) opinions, gets flamed for it, defends himself, and gets banned, with the stated re… --- ## [The meandering musing MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meandering-musing-mmp/677469)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 337\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meandering-musing-mmp/677469 "2014-01-06T04:36:13Z")
Happy Moonday! or Moanday for those of you who have to work today. It’s a dark cool 43 degrees outside with a projected high of 43. I guess this is as good as it gets today. I’m up too early and if this will post ins… --- ## [Restaurants of the Past](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-of-the-past/728756)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2015, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-of-the-past/728756 "2015-08-28T18:45:46Z")
We made a trip up to watch my daughter play at Purdue this weekend and had to take a detour due to a bridge closure. Ended up we took the way we used to go from my childhood home. What I remembered the most is we used to… --- ## [Do they stamp passports anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-stamp-passports-anymore/37949)
**Author:** [@StephenG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StephenG)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-stamp-passports-anymore/37949 "2012-04-30T18:11:58Z")
I’m wondering … Do passports get stamped anymore? Is there an official system for this? My American passport gets stamped at rare intervals. Back in 1993 or so, when I traveled from Boston to Paris, I got a French stamp… --- ## [Teach me to appreciate Metal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-to-appreciate-metal/819076)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 312\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-to-appreciate-metal/819076 "2022-11-10T20:36:15Z")
I have recently come to realize that I know next to nothing about Metal. This strikes me as a pretty large hole in my understanding of modern popular music and I would like to fix it. I’m really bored with the music I h… --- ## [Whatcha Readin' Dec 2012 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-dec-2012-edition/642625)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-dec-2012-edition/642625 "2013-01-03T18:22:17Z")
As always this time of year - First and foremost Happy Birthday to me! Tomorrow I’ll be 51. I’m reading the newest Dresden by Jim Butcher and so far I’m enjoying it. Next up after that will be the newest Iron Druid Tr… --- ## [If someone says they're not good enough for you, they're probably right.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-says-theyre-not-good-enough-for-you-theyre-probably-right/624739)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2012, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-says-theyre-not-good-enough-for-you-theyre-probably-right/624739 "2012-06-12T18:03:59Z")
Any truth to this? Examples, anecdotes? --- ## [Don't Let My Lesbian Dishes Hit You On the Way Out, Officers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-let-my-lesbian-dishes-hit-you-on-the-way-out-officers/615857)
**Author:** [@Imago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imago)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-let-my-lesbian-dishes-hit-you-on-the-way-out-officers/615857 "2012-03-21T20:13:27Z")
Look, it’s shitty enough that I have neighbours who continuously make noise complaints when nobody’s fucking home and have loud goddamn sex that sounds like a dog being brutally tormented in the wee hours of the motherfu… --- ## [Is the Time Coming When There Just Aren't Enough Jobs to Go Around?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-time-coming-when-there-just-arent-enough-jobs-to-go-around/538360)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2010, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-time-coming-when-there-just-arent-enough-jobs-to-go-around/538360 "2010-05-16T09:40:17Z")
I hate to admit it, but I have been entertaining some neo-luddite thoughts lately. I was laid off back around Thanksgiving, and I have just finished a three month temporary stint, and am now looking for work again. I h… --- ## [MLB: April 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2016/750845)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2016/750845 "2016-05-01T17:26:33Z")
Hot damn, it’s April! Opening Day is just two short days away, and I’m not ashamed to say that I have planned my Sunday around the TV. Most of Spring Training is done, most of the trades and signings have happened, most… --- ## [Why is "Oriental" Offensive, when "Asian" is not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-oriental-offensive-when-asian-is-not/765870)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2016, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-oriental-offensive-when-asian-is-not/765870 "2016-09-28T16:26:35Z")
Latest brouhaha: MSN story about celebrity I’ve never heard of. First, I know that ethnic slurs should be a thing of the past. I’m not some clueless ditz who can’t understand why people of color can use a certain word… --- ## [Will fractured bones eventually heal themselves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-fractured-bones-eventually-heal-themselves/569790)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2011, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-fractured-bones-eventually-heal-themselves/569790 "2011-02-01T20:46:43Z")
If you fracture a small bone like a finger or toe and never have it looked at will it eventually heal itself? I messed up my middle fingers bottom section by bowling of all things. It was painful if I pressed on it but… --- ## [Conservative agenda in The Incredibles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-agenda-in-the-incredibles/279506)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2005, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-agenda-in-the-incredibles/279506 "2005-03-15T01:51:27Z")
I saw The Incredibles for the first time last night. Beautifully rendered, well-paced, and very entertaining. I enjoyed it immensely. Having said that, am I the only one who notice the conservative themes of this movie? … --- ## [Israeli settlements: wisdom, morality, and legality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israeli-settlements-wisdom-morality-and-legality/775471)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2016, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israeli-settlements-wisdom-morality-and-legality/775471 "2016-12-31T13:29:40Z")
FOX News has a breaking news ticker up that says, “US ALLOWS UN SECURITY COUNCIL TO CONDEMN ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS AS ‘NO LEGAL VALIDITY’”. No additional details yet, but I wanted to ask Dopers what they thought of Israeli … --- ## [Chris Benoit and family found dead...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-benoit-and-family-found-dead/409410)
**Author:** [@I\_m\_No\_Saint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_m_No_Saint)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2007, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-benoit-and-family-found-dead/409410 "2007-07-18T16:37:42Z")
He missed a pay-per-view last night to fly home for a “family emergency” and now him, his wife and their young baby have been found dead. Authorities are at the home and that’s all that is known so far. It’s just now s… --- ## [Do any common American names have unfortunate translations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-common-american-names-have-unfortunate-translations/686602)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2014, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-common-american-names-have-unfortunate-translations/686602 "2014-05-02T13:50:02Z")
I see that “Dikshit” is a known Hindu family name. Depending on who you talk to, it’s pronounced “dixit” or “dick-shit”, the latter having uncomfortable connotations in English. Whichever way you pronounce it, try not… --- ## [Court rules that even on a bicycle, it's reckless driving.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/court-rules-that-even-on-a-bicycle-its-reckless-driving/693724)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/court-rules-that-even-on-a-bicycle-its-reckless-driving/693724 "2014-07-27T20:00:35Z")
Finally. --- ## [How much money does Taco Bell lose on hot sauce packets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-does-taco-bell-lose-on-hot-sauce-packets/480264)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-does-taco-bell-lose-on-hot-sauce-packets/480264 "2015-10-14T03:41:35Z")
I’ve lived all over the country and have been to 100+ different TB locations and it is the same everywhere I’ve been. Regardless how many tacos you order they give you a HUGE pile of sauce packets with your order. I ju… --- ## [I Didn't Realize How Much an Abuser Khan Was](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-realize-how-much-an-abuser-khan-was/765492)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2016, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-realize-how-much-an-abuser-khan-was/765492 "2016-09-25T04:54:58Z")
I’m watching Space Seed on BBC as part of the 50th anniversary celebration and I’m shocked at how much Khan abuses Lt. McGivers, and how much she’s willing to accept it. Yikes. --- ## [What advantages would blue America have in a civil war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-advantages-would-blue-america-have-in-a-civil-war/830384)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2019, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-advantages-would-blue-america-have-in-a-civil-war/830384 "2019-04-11T15:03:16Z")
There are a number of online fantasies on the Internet that go like this: If Blue America and Red America go to war, the blues are mostly urban while the reds are rural, and the rural areas is where the farmland is, and… --- ## [Kraft--\*The\* American Cheese"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kraft-the-american-cheese/521621)
**Author:** [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2010, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kraft-the-american-cheese/521621 "2010-03-11T22:05:16Z")
I’ve seen this commercial twice now. I can’t seem to find it on YouTube, but its a paean to the virtues of pasteurized processed cheese products. “Hey, you can’t do that (that is, put cheese on a burger, in the video for… --- ## [John Mace Says: "Americans are too stupid to educate themselves..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mace-says-americans-are-too-stupid-to-educate-themselves/560703)
**Author:** [@Le\_Jacquelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Jacquelope)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2011, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mace-says-americans-are-too-stupid-to-educate-themselves/560703 "2011-03-28T05:44:53Z")
Oh dear God, this is comedy gold. The straight dope is that We the People are too stupid to educate ourselves in this or that. Therefore our viewpoints are cult-like and we’re “Economic Creationists”. Oh and good job d… --- ## [Isn't It Time to Quit Hunting World War II Nazis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-it-time-to-quit-hunting-world-war-ii-nazis/693909)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2014, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-it-time-to-quit-hunting-world-war-ii-nazis/693909 "2014-08-10T09:31:26Z")
"German efforts to prosecute aging war criminals suffered a setback this week with the death of a retired Philadelphia toolmaker who had long been in the crosshairs of Nazi hunters. Bavarian prosecutors had hoped to ext… --- ## [Do "hardened schools" prevent mass shootings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-hardened-schools-prevent-mass-shootings/814617)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 388\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2018, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-hardened-schools-prevent-mass-shootings/814617 "2018-06-01T01:09:20Z")
I would like to know if there’s any school shooting statistics on “hardened schools”. For the purpose of the discussion I’m going to include the following measures. Multiple armed LEOs onsite at all times All unlocked… --- ## [What Would Happen If I Ingested 1 Pound of LSD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-i-ingested-1-pound-of-lsd/260423)
**Author:** [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2012, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-i-ingested-1-pound-of-lsd/260423 "2012-12-21T15:56:43Z")
I was re-reading Albert Hoffman’s account of his early LSD experiments in his book, My Problem Child . He got the first dose by unknowinigly getting a little bit on his finger and then touching his lip. Result: HELLO … --- ## [Has Fox news ever gone this far as a propaganda machine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-fox-news-ever-gone-this-far-as-a-propaganda-machine/670284)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2013, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-fox-news-ever-gone-this-far-as-a-propaganda-machine/670284 "2013-10-08T17:17:21Z")
We’re all used to the obvious, that Fox is a Republican/far right marketing outlet than any sort of news organization. If your reality filter is so broken that you want to parrot the ‘they’re just like the NYTimes’ or so… --- ## [West Wing fans- Do you have a single favorite moment from the show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-wing-fans-do-you-have-a-single-favorite-moment-from-the-show/736344)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2024, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-wing-fans-do-you-have-a-single-favorite-moment-from-the-show/736344 "2024-08-24T05:34:50Z")
I’m among the hardcore West Wing (excuse me, “The West Wing”, as someone on another site corrected me recently…I’m currently plotting his/her death) fans on this site. I’ve noticed over the years that we tend to be some… --- ## [So the governor of South Carolina is MISSING?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-governor-of-south-carolina-is-missing/500655)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 272\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-governor-of-south-carolina-is-missing/500655 "2009-11-24T01:32:29Z")
How is thisplaying in South Carolina? Is it normal for Sanford just to up and vanish for a few days? It seems kind of weird for the governor to take off without telling even his wife where he’s going. --- ## [What city is shown in this photograph?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-city-is-shown-in-this-photograph/533837)
**Author:** [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2010, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-city-is-shown-in-this-photograph/533837 "2010-09-11T01:00:45Z")
What city is this? I’ve dreamt it, or something very like it (yes, I have urbanist dreams) but I can’t identify it. Can you? Thanks in advance, E. --- ## [Is There Any Defense Against The Chinese Ant-Ship Ballistic Missile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-defense-against-the-chinese-ant-ship-ballistic-missile/647082)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2013, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-defense-against-the-chinese-ant-ship-ballistic-missile/647082 "2013-01-19T16:47:30Z")
The Chinese Navy have been studying how to deal with the US Navy, and decided that the cheapest way to deal with it is to deny the US Navy safe operation in the seas around China. So they are developing a truck-launche… --- ## [How does a bidet work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-bidet-work/554593)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2012, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-bidet-work/554593 "2012-05-03T19:56:44Z")
On our recent vacation to Victoria, BC, Mrs. R and I stayed at a pretty posh hotel. The bathroom, in addition to being big enough to play basketball in, had a bidet, and I realized that I have no idea whatsoever how to … --- ## [Songs That Change Time Signatures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-change-time-signatures/587867)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-change-time-signatures/587867 "2011-07-17T04:13:48Z")
Driving around this past weekend, Paul McCartney’s “Another Day” came on the oldies station and I started wondering what other songs have time signature changes? “Another Day” goes from 4/4 in the verses to 3/4 in the br… --- ## [You sneaky little Jehovah's Witness bastard!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-sneaky-little-jehovahs-witness-bastard/232042)
**Author:** [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2007, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-sneaky-little-jehovahs-witness-bastard/232042 "2007-12-09T21:26:38Z")
The direcTV guy came by today to install our new DVR. A pretty simple install as I already installed the telephone line, and the amp/switch box is about 5 feet below where the extra line needs to run. So all the install… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=226&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=228&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)