# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=229&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:** 230 --- ## [What's new, Atlas? (AI, Robotics and tech thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-atlas-ai-robotics-and-tech-thread/801952)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-atlas-ai-robotics-and-tech-thread/801952 "2026-01-05T01:40:12Z")
That’s the title of this video showing the latest development in robotics: the bipedal robot Atlas can now not only jump from place to place, both vertical and horizontally, it can also do stationary backflips! These f… --- ## [Ask the Former Restroom-Sex Afficionado (in light of the Sen. Craig scandal)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-restroom-sex-afficionado-in-light-of-the-sen-craig-scandal/417400)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2007, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-restroom-sex-afficionado-in-light-of-the-sen-craig-scandal/417400 "2007-10-27T15:05:49Z")
The recent scandal with Senator Craig and restroom sex has raised a lot of questions and confusion among Dopers not terribly familiar with this aspect of gay culture. I’m going to try to remedy that, I think. For a LONG… --- ## [Could Hurricane Sandy actually sway the election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-hurricane-sandy-actually-sway-the-election/638867)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-hurricane-sandy-actually-sway-the-election/638867 "2012-10-31T22:37:56Z")
After all, the East Coast has two major swing states (North Carolina and Florida). If Election Day is still plagued by power outages or such after a big storm, could that give that state to whichever candidate had bette… --- ## [Blood draw, bad veins, dehydration, chugging water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-draw-bad-veins-dehydration-chugging-water/692463)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2019, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-draw-bad-veins-dehydration-chugging-water/692463 "2019-07-23T22:06:16Z")
I have bad veins for drawing blood - they are small, and they hide, and at least half the time the phlebotomist ends up taking blood from my hand instead of my arm. Every time, they tell me to drink more water. But it’s… --- ## [Breast feeding in the swimming pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breast-feeding-in-the-swimming-pool/666437)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breast-feeding-in-the-swimming-pool/666437 "2013-09-13T22:48:08Z")
A story that’s provoked strong opinions round my way, a young mother was asked to stop breast feeding in a public swimming pool; http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2013/08/14/mum-ordered-to-stop-unhygienic-breastfeeding-in-co… --- ## [So how is this not a violation of the 1st amendment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-is-this-not-a-violation-of-the-1st-amendment/634864)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2012, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-is-this-not-a-violation-of-the-1st-amendment/634864 "2012-09-25T13:07:09Z")
So the US government can make “requests” to private companies to remove speech? Because as we all know the government certainly has no power, and there is nothing implied at all with a gentle request. Just like the we… --- ## [Non-Americans : What is your reaction to the US gun control debate ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-americans-what-is-your-reaction-to-the-us-gun-control-debate/648448)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-americans-what-is-your-reaction-to-the-us-gun-control-debate/648448 "2013-01-29T21:02:41Z")
I have a hard time reconciling my view of America as staunch defenders of decent modern civilization while at the same time having to listen to the almost religious reverence for guns as the solution to their social ills… --- ## [Was General Georgi Zhukov All That Good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-general-georgi-zhukov-all-that-good/531349)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-general-georgi-zhukov-all-that-good/531349 "2010-04-04T16:06:54Z")
General Zhukov is acclaimed as one of the best generals of WWII. Certainly he was efffective (he wound up beating the germans), but I don’t find him to be an exceptional strategist. He seems to have relied upon a lot of… --- ## [Does Europe have any recognized Indigenous groups?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-europe-have-any-recognized-indigenous-groups/675388)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-europe-have-any-recognized-indigenous-groups/675388 "2013-12-09T21:10:01Z")
Many countries colonized by European powers grant cultural and often legal status to certain people who are considered “native”, “indigenous”, and/or “aboriginal”. Obvious examples are Native Americans of the US, the Fi… --- ## [Where did the "dog ate my homework" excuse originate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-dog-ate-my-homework-excuse-originate/567861)
**Author:** [@BomTek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BomTek)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-dog-ate-my-homework-excuse-originate/567861 "2011-10-17T22:42:04Z")
I guess the thread title pretty much says it all, but I’m mostly curious how it came to be the go-to, and then cliched, excuse that it apparently was. I haven’t been able to turn anything up. Sub-question: Was it ever a… --- ## [I pit cell phone addicts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cell-phone-addicts/641495)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2012, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cell-phone-addicts/641495 "2012-11-26T18:15:57Z")
A news article here features people complaining about the high cost of cell phone ownership/usage. Many of these folks seem to regard a cell phone - or even a smart-phone with internet acess - to be a fundamental neces… --- ## [If you were elected as the next Pope, what papal name would you choose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-elected-as-the-next-pope-what-papal-name-would-you-choose/489161)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-elected-as-the-next-pope-what-papal-name-would-you-choose/489161 "2014-11-04T14:30:26Z")
Ok, you’ve just been named the next Pope. What papal name do you choose? I’d pick Innocent. I’d be Pope Innocent the XIV. Here is a list of the popes. --- ## [God: Just kidding, killing is AOK with me. And here's a list of people to whack!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-just-kidding-killing-is-aok-with-me-and-heres-a-list-of-people-to-whack/587324)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2011, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-just-kidding-killing-is-aok-with-me-and-heres-a-list-of-people-to-whack/587324 "2011-07-06T16:27:17Z")
Any Christians out there care to explain Deuteronomy 20? How can you resolve this with the ten commandments and the idea of a loving God? --- ## [Which language has the most swear words?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-language-has-the-most-swear-words/88656)
**Author:** [@Daowajan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daowajan)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2013, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-language-has-the-most-swear-words/88656 "2013-08-22T06:02:35Z")
I read it was Russian, but some others seem to be pretty high up there as well. When I say “swear words” I mean words or phrases that would get you in trouble, or at least get you sneered at, if you said them on the str… --- ## [Acronyms that don't stand for anything anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acronyms-that-dont-stand-for-anything-anymore/573982)
**Author:** [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acronyms-that-dont-stand-for-anything-anymore/573982 "2011-09-12T16:38:56Z")
I’m looking for acronyms/initialisms which are still in use, used to stand for something, but no longer do. One example is BP. It used to stand for British Petroleum, but is now just BP. Another is CERN. It used to sta… --- ## [Britons; what are you expecting when Charles becomes King?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britons-what-are-you-expecting-when-charles-becomes-king/957061)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 330\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britons-what-are-you-expecting-when-charles-becomes-king/957061 "2022-06-29T15:34:45Z")
Elizabeth II is ninety-five years old. I wish her the best but it’s inevitable that Charles will become King at some point in the foreseeable future. What do you think will be the results of this transition? What are pu… --- ## [Jurassic Park Debates: Robert Muldoon vs. Roland Tembo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jurassic-park-debates-robert-muldoon-vs-roland-tembo/595001)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2011, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jurassic-park-debates-robert-muldoon-vs-roland-tembo/595001 "2011-09-07T20:27:27Z")
It seems like it’s Jurassic Park fever on the boards of late, and I’m doing my part to encourage it. So, Robert Muldoon, the gamekeeper of Jurassic Park? He’s badass and comes with not one, but two, meme-worthy phrases:… --- ## [Global Warming and the Necessity for Nuclear Power](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-and-the-necessity-for-nuclear-power/773910)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-and-the-necessity-for-nuclear-power/773910 "2017-01-05T17:10:59Z")
I’d like to talk about a very fundamental disconnect in the debate over global warming: The chosen solution of renewable power is fundamentally incompatible with the claim that time is short and something must be done no… --- ## [what happens to your eyes when you die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-your-eyes-when-you-die/259468)
**Author:** [@msdragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msdragon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2004, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-your-eyes-when-you-die/259468 "2004-08-13T13:49:28Z")
having a disagreement with my boyfriend. he says if you die while asleep your eyes will “pop” open because you lose all muscle control. is this true? if it is, then in the movies why do they close a dead persons eyes … --- ## [Why do Americans call purses "pocketbooks"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-call-purses-pocketbooks/631573)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-call-purses-pocketbooks/631573 "2012-08-22T01:25:04Z")
I noticed it when I was little and reading Nancy Drew - she was always putting stuff in her “pocketbook”, which confused me because I was picturing a little paperback novel with her lipstick, etc. stuffed between the pag… --- ## [Leslie Van Houten recommended for parole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leslie-van-houten-recommended-for-parole/752272)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2016, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leslie-van-houten-recommended-for-parole/752272 "2016-07-26T16:13:00Z")
News https://www.buzzfeed.com/claudiakoerner/board-recommends-parole-for-charles-manson-follower#.sl4wAnwo0 I used to say she should die in prison, but John Waters actually changed my mind on the topic for reasons gone… --- ## [Common words where W is a vowel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-words-where-w-is-a-vowel/580052)
**Author:** [@SpyOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpyOne)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-words-where-w-is-a-vowel/580052 "2011-05-06T01:08:17Z")
Missed the really obvious one, IMO, and the one my brother always cited when telling a teacher that W was sometimes a vowel: owl. Owl is a two-syllable word, so you then ask what the vowel in the second syllable is, and… --- ## [What celebrity surprised you when you first learned of their true age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrity-surprised-you-when-you-first-learned-of-their-true-age/686449)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2014, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrity-surprised-you-when-you-first-learned-of-their-true-age/686449 "2014-06-22T10:07:57Z")
Did you believe they were of a certain age but were then surprised to learn their true age was very different from what you thought it was? There are several celebrities (usually actors) who I am fairly confident that I… --- ## ["Reconciling" Science and Relgion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reconciling-science-and-relgion/518134)
**Author:** [@joshreeves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joshreeves)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reconciling-science-and-relgion/518134 "2009-12-02T17:39:20Z")
What is the motivation to reconcile science with religion? Cognitive dissonance? If science happens upon a proposition already “answered” by religion, that proposition will receive no special treatment and will eventual… --- ## [Ask the Woman who just had Lip Augmentation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-who-just-had-lip-augmentation/553693)
**Author:** [@BottledBlondJeanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BottledBlondJeanie)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-who-just-had-lip-augmentation/553693 "2013-07-22T20:17:01Z")
I just got back from the doctor’s office. I had Juvederm injected into mostly my upper lip, but some in my lower lip. As I understand it, Juvederm is a form of sugar acid similar to Restylane, but it is supposed to last … --- ## [14CV88 banned as racially offensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14cv88-banned-as-racially-offensive/537422)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14cv88-banned-as-racially-offensive/537422 "2010-04-30T01:03:09Z")
So this Washington Post story relates that the owner of a truck sought and obtained a personalized license plate from Virginia. The plate had the Confederate flag on it; Virginia issues such plates for an additional fee … --- ## [When did "bossy" and "pushy" become sexist terms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-bossy-and-pushy-become-sexist-terms/688784)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2014, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-bossy-and-pushy-become-sexist-terms/688784 "2014-06-01T12:50:41Z")
The coverage of Jill Abramson’s firing from the New York Times makes much of the fact that she was once described as “pushy” in a profile about her, some pointing to this as evidence that sexism played a role in her firi… --- ## [How does CoinStar survive as a business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-coinstar-survive-as-a-business/375003)
**Author:** [@CJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CJJ)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2014, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-coinstar-survive-as-a-business/375003 "2014-09-19T09:08:21Z")
Coinstar is the company that owns those coin-counting kiosks you typically see at the entrance of many grocery stores in the US. Ostensibly, they provide you the service of counting and redeeming a jarful of coins into … --- ## [Best stories in which the bad guys win](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stories-in-which-the-bad-guys-win/542591)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stories-in-which-the-bad-guys-win/542591 "2010-09-17T01:12:43Z")
I don’t necessarily mean stories in which the protagonist fails in his or her aim. I mean stories in which there is a clear demarcation between good and evil in the story, and in which the evil side comes out ahead at t… --- ## [2010 MLB Home Run Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167)
**Author:** [@Ambihelical\_Hexnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambihelical_Hexnut)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167 "2010-10-04T17:54:50Z")
Now that opening day’s just a week away, I thought I’d start a pool for the SDMB’s fans of America’s pastime. The game’s simple: Each week, pick the Major Leaguer who you think will hit the most homers in the upcoming w… --- ## [Should a man who self-identifies as a woman be allowed to compete in Female Olympic categories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-man-who-self-identifies-as-a-woman-be-allowed-to-compete-in-female-olympic-categories/718500)
**Author:** [@Alzarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alzarian)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-man-who-self-identifies-as-a-woman-be-allowed-to-compete-in-female-olympic-categories/718500 "2015-05-05T20:49:05Z")
As I understand it - a great many believe that a person should have the freedom to self-identify when it comes to gender identity. Would this (should this) carry over to competitive sports which have historically been d… --- ## [Kissed my friend's wife. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kissed-my-friends-wife-now-what/511369)
**Author:** [@Transistor\_Rhythm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Transistor_Rhythm)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2009, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kissed-my-friends-wife-now-what/511369 "2009-10-05T11:53:27Z")
My friends were meeting me at my place, and arriving separately. She got there first. When she walked in, I was overjoyed to see her, and sort of weirdly, automatically, unthinkingly kissed her on the mouth. And not a fr… --- ## [I hate Florence and the Machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-florence-and-the-machine/579734)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-florence-and-the-machine/579734 "2024-04-19T17:52:56Z")
I have heard the goddamn song “Dog Days Are Over” about 90,000 times now and I can’t stand it. The voice is obnoxious and breathy - this is the female John Mayer. The lyrics suck. “Run fast for your mother, fast for your… --- ## [Hikers - What constitutes a heavy backpack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hikers-what-constitutes-a-heavy-backpack/493004)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2009, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hikers-what-constitutes-a-heavy-backpack/493004 "2009-04-16T18:45:07Z")
I went for a 10 mile hike around a lake today carrying my son in a baby backpack. The wee man is 11 kilos, making the backpack in total around 15. It was hard work, no serious climbing or descending, but constant undulat… --- ## [Randall Munroe is fucking creepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randall-munroe-is-fucking-creepy/683713)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2022, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randall-munroe-is-fucking-creepy/683713 "2022-08-27T02:43:13Z")
Randall Munroe, author of the xkcd comic, has many strips that are just off the rails in creepiness. I get the not-so-subtle feeling that ‘cueball’ is a self-insert, and the obsession with ‘Megan’ is Randall being obsess… --- ## [Diablo 4, cross-platform, now in beta](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-4-cross-platform-now-in-beta/981620)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 603\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-4-cross-platform-now-in-beta/981620 "2025-12-30T17:49:05Z")
The open beta is running now through the weekend, free for anyone to try. Who has preordered the game, who has played it in beta, what do you think so far? I’ve preordered the regular version of the game (the perks for… --- ## [10th Annual SDMB Shot Glass Exchange!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-annual-sdmb-shot-glass-exchange/714796)
**Author:** [@feppytweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/feppytweed)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2016, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-annual-sdmb-shot-glass-exchange/714796 "2016-05-29T23:36:48Z")
It’s about that time! This is when dopers from all corners send a shot glass to another doper (usually along with some goodies!). The rules are simple: \[ul\] \[li\]Reply to this thread expressing your interest in the exc… --- ## [Obama has his own fucking flag!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-has-his-own-fucking-flag/468513)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2008, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-has-his-own-fucking-flag/468513 "2008-10-21T14:34:53Z")
Unbiased source Renowned celebrity terrorist and democrat presidential candidate, Barack Hussein Obama, has begun using a flag that is derivative of the US flag. It has stars and stripes, but it has a weird shape. And i… --- ## [Is rape the forcing of a soul tie between the rapist and victim?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rape-the-forcing-of-a-soul-tie-between-the-rapist-and-victim/509008)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rape-the-forcing-of-a-soul-tie-between-the-rapist-and-victim/509008 "2012-08-22T10:05:41Z")
What do you think about this theory? --- ## [NHL/Olympic Hockey: February 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-olympic-hockey-february-2010/527237)
**Author:** [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2010, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-olympic-hockey-february-2010/527237 "2010-03-02T04:41:37Z")
Valentine’s Day is the last day for NHL hockey before the Olympics get underway. The United States and Canada both play their first game on Tuesday the 16th; the Americans play Switzerland and Canada play Norway. Tongu… --- ## [Death and Credit Card Debt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-and-credit-card-debt/555606)
**Author:** [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2010, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-and-credit-card-debt/555606 "2010-10-05T16:04:59Z")
A friend’s husband just died leaving some credit card debt behind. These were his cards alone, his wife’s name was not on them. The lawyer handling the will told her that the debts would be discharged and she was not r… --- ## [Bill Clinton: Still a lying sack of shit; still getting a pass from journalists.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-still-a-lying-sack-of-shit-still-getting-a-pass-from-journalists/531422)
**Author:** [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-still-a-lying-sack-of-shit-still-getting-a-pass-from-journalists/531422 "2010-03-10T01:29:04Z")
So last night I’m watching a program on baby-boomers hosted by Tom Brokaw and he’s interviewing Bill Clinton. Naturally, given the subject matter, the issue of marijuana came up. And Clinton had the gall to sit there and… --- ## [No fucking Slavery Reparations for you!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-fucking-slavery-reparations-for-you/123791)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 362\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2002, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-fucking-slavery-reparations-for-you/123791 "2002-08-26T13:18:29Z")
I just read an article in the current Village Voice called Getting Back on the Bus. It was about a bunch of people (a million, it’s always a fucking million even when it’s 50,000) who are converging on Washington to mar… --- ## [Have you never wanted to see or speak to someone again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-never-wanted-to-see-or-speak-to-someone-again/571169)
**Author:** [@SecondJudith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecondJudith)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-never-wanted-to-see-or-speak-to-someone-again/571169 "2015-05-21T22:09:22Z")
I’m looking for stories about people who you can’t stand to be in contact with any more, for whatever reason. I’m coming to realise that I have absolutely no interest in ever seeing or speaking to a former friend again.… --- ## [Is there a non-bigoted reason to be anti-same-sex-marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-non-bigoted-reason-to-be-anti-same-sex-marriage/947222)
**Author:** [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Replies:** 430\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-non-bigoted-reason-to-be-anti-same-sex-marriage/947222 "2021-08-25T20:44:22Z")
I have spent my couple decades reading this board as a way to improve myself, and fight my own ignorance. So in the interest of doing that, I refer to this post from kevlaw. I admit, I can’t. But I’m willing to learn… --- ## [Good brands in power tools?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-brands-in-power-tools/676222)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2013, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-brands-in-power-tools/676222 "2013-12-16T13:56:17Z")
The last couple posts in the Angle grinder question thread discussed tool quality/reputation. Rather than sidetrack that thread, I wanted to throw it open to the Dope as a whole—how do various brands (generally) compare? … --- ## [Name your favourite movie - but it has to pass the test!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-favourite-movie-but-it-has-to-pass-the-test/612880)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-favourite-movie-but-it-has-to-pass-the-test/612880 "2012-03-16T02:46:53Z")
Meaning, the Bechdel test. The Bechdel test was “invented” in 1985, in a comic strip named Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel: The Rule (safe for work). Short version: \[ol\] \[li\]The movie has to have at least tw… --- ## [My Dad had a Massive Stroke - I need advice please...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-had-a-massive-stroke-i-need-advice-please/215607)
**Author:** [@dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dreamer)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2003, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-had-a-massive-stroke-i-need-advice-please/215607 "2003-12-13T01:33:11Z")
My Dad had a Massive stroke a 8 days ago. The DR’s say if there are no signs of improvement by now, there will not be any at all. He can open his eyes and look at you, turn his head and his left arm and leg. He is bre… --- ## [Ladies: Which male physique do you prefer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-which-male-physique-do-you-prefer/490314)
**Author:** [@dgrdfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dgrdfd)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-which-male-physique-do-you-prefer/490314 "2009-03-25T04:50:40Z")
As a follow on to my earlier thread (that I can’t find now), here is the updated album. Once again, please ignore skin color, hairiness or lack thereof, etc. Just concentrate on the actual meat. This time I tried to hav… --- ## [Fishing with corn (maize) is illegal. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fishing-with-corn-maize-is-illegal-why/300128)
**Author:** [@Level3Navigator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Level3Navigator)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2005, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fishing-with-corn-maize-is-illegal-why/300128 "2005-04-21T01:42:21Z")
So it is that time of year, when a man begins to contemplate the hills and mountains, the streams and lakes, imagining the joy of taking his two sons fishing. Of moving out into the wilderness, to become one with his ins… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=228&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=230&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)