# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=23&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:** 24 --- ## [The Dragon Age thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dragon-age-thread/516156)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 534\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dragon-age-thread/516156 "2010-02-09T15:54:58Z")
I got my copy, the collector’s edition. The box is wooden, and it looks pretty on the outside, but inside it’s just a slim DVD package. The annoying things are those redeemable items. You have to log on to their new soc… --- ## [Moderation of inappropriate sexual commentary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-of-inappropriate-sexual-commentary/657626)
**Author:** [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Replies:** 611\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-of-inappropriate-sexual-commentary/657626 "2013-05-07T21:56:05Z")
Just as many of you have been discussing this topic, so has the moderation staff been attempting to hash it out behind the scenes. As on the board, there are differing viewpoints among the staff and administrators. And a… --- ## [I Pit damuriajashi and DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-damuriajashi-and-demontree/928300)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 1239\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2025, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-damuriajashi-and-demontree/928300 "2025-09-26T15:44:45Z")
Continuing the “discussion” from Trolls R Us redux I already said what I wanted to say to @damuriajashi, so now to move on to @DemonTree. I don’t believe for a moment that you have a problem with racism or bigotry in g… --- ## [Israel ready to attack Iran?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-ready-to-attack-iran/611685)
**Author:** [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Replies:** 548\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2012, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-ready-to-attack-iran/611685 "2012-02-15T22:47:18Z")
Although this topic has been debated almost endlessly on the SDMB for the past, oh 8 years or so, seems to me that just because your paranoid it doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get you. Upfront, I’ll state my views on t… --- ## [Words one can get confused](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-one-can-get-confused/971772)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 1227\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-one-can-get-confused/971772 "2026-10-19T07:10:41Z")
Approbation: approval or praise. Opprobrium: harsh criticism or censure. --- ## [But...Obama Was Going To Take All The Guns!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-obama-was-going-to-take-all-the-guns/647405)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 477\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2013, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-obama-was-going-to-take-all-the-guns/647405 "2013-04-03T10:48:07Z")
Well today Obama issued very sensible Executive Orders to help try and contain gun violence. More needs to be done, but its a start. But I am thoroughly confused. The gun fetishists had said Obama was going to take al… --- ## [And Now Chris Hardwick \[domestic abuse allegations\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-chris-hardwick-domestic-abuse-allegations/816153)
**Author:** [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Replies:** 1078\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2018, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-chris-hardwick-domestic-abuse-allegations/816153 "2018-08-26T03:43:49Z")
Apparently an abusive asshole. --- ## [Supergirl Season 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-season-2/768236)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 368\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-season-2/768236 "2017-06-01T14:21:18Z")
The Girl of Steel is back, on a different network and a different shooting location. I am actually impressed at how they got cold and rainy Vancouver to look like sunny Southern California. I’m also impressed with Tyle… --- ## [US diplomat's wife kills UK teenager, claims diplomatic immunity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-diplomats-wife-kills-uk-teenager-claims-diplomatic-immunity/841400)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 731\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-diplomats-wife-kills-uk-teenager-claims-diplomatic-immunity/841400 "2023-01-04T15:15:15Z")
This getting any airplay in the US? Because it’s even knocked Brexit off the national news here. Chief Constable of Police demands suspect’s return to the UK (BBC Link) Reports say she was driving for some distance on … --- ## [Sequential Threads 2000 (and 18)!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 1626\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2019, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697 "2019-03-09T23:32:10Z")
fuck 2017 Happy New Rants!! New year, new rants, new sequential threads thread! --- ## [Plot Holes in World War II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plot-holes-in-world-war-ii/616463)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plot-holes-in-world-war-ii/616463 "2018-05-16T13:00:35Z")
Someone has finally pointed up some of the biggest failings in a very popular episode in the history of “The Universe” and we certainly can’t miss out on that, can we? Especially when it’s so incisive: Indeed; you can’… --- ## [A-gust of fresh mini rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gust-of-fresh-mini-rants/694582)
**Author:** [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Replies:** 387\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gust-of-fresh-mini-rants/694582 "2014-09-02T15:37:06Z")
Spent the past couple of days scrubbing the house, and went to bed last night with an empty laundry basket, empty dishwasher, mopped floors, etc. Seriously, everything clean and put away (except for the two boxes by the … --- ## [August August minirants!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-august-minirants/630068)
**Author:** [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Replies:** 550\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2012, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-august-minirants/630068 "2012-09-04T03:55:59Z")
Majestic and awe inspiring rant time! My kick-off one’s not so grandiose, however. I think I’m off that fucking course I was on, the one that made death seem like a good plan- at least the death of someone. It turns ou… --- ## [PlanetFitness has a 'philosophy' that is ignorant and potentially dangerous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planetfitness-has-a-philosophy-that-is-ignorant-and-potentially-dangerous/621456)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 329\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2014, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planetfitness-has-a-philosophy-that-is-ignorant-and-potentially-dangerous/621456 "2014-05-31T12:57:58Z")
As many of you may know, I’ve had my share of gym-related escapes. The entire reason I joined my local PF (PlanetFitness) gym was because I had recently had my membership terminated at my previous long-term gym. PF was… --- ## [Where is the outrage over mom 24/7 sex slave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-outrage-over-mom-24-7-sex-slave/442360)
**Author:** [@Guestimate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guestimate)\ **Replies:** 830\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2008, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-outrage-over-mom-24-7-sex-slave/442360 "2008-03-31T01:53:49Z")
Why the F aren’t more people objecting about the mother in MPSIMS who talks about being a 24/7 sex slave to her husband with three kids in the home??? First, maybe the situation is not as described actually (Please Og) … --- ## [The white hood: heritage, not hate!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-hood-heritage-not-hate/723050)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 624\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-hood-heritage-not-hate/723050 "2015-07-02T09:53:13Z")
Some folks have seen the white hood on the head of southerners and other rebels, and immediately jumped to the conclusion that those wearing the hood are racists. I disagree: wearing a white hood no more indicates racism… --- ## [Jokes that, nowadays, need explaining](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-nowadays-need-explaining/921466)
**Author:** [@razordance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/razordance)\ **Replies:** 1077\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-nowadays-need-explaining/921466 "2021-04-23T02:15:42Z")
I recall a cartoon: A gloating waiter shows the customer what’s on his tray, and says, “It’s a fried telephone book! We gave it a fancy French name and you ordered it!” “What’s a telephone book, Daddy?” --- ## [No Avatars Here? Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-avatars-here-why/625626)
**Author:** [@Gezmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gezmo)\ **Replies:** 549\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-avatars-here-why/625626 "2012-07-28T01:11:43Z")
How come none of us can have picture avatars at this forum? Who here wiches they had an avatar? i do --- ## [Switzerland bans minarets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switzerland-bans-minarets/519366)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 442\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switzerland-bans-minarets/519366 "2010-01-11T05:19:54Z")
Swiss voters today approved a ban on the construction of new minerates. What are the doper opinions on this. --- ## [March Minirant Madness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-minirant-madness/573063)
**Author:** [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Replies:** 608\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2011, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-minirant-madness/573063 "2011-04-05T19:46:20Z")
It’s a new month, so it’s time for a new mini-rant thread. I’ve got a recessed lighting fixture that needs some work. The bulb housing won’t stay put in the fixture. The springy things seem to have lost some of their … --- ## [Aren't you shocked by what some people DON'T know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arent-you-shocked-by-what-some-people-dont-know/43431)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 678\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2004, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arent-you-shocked-by-what-some-people-dont-know/43431 "2004-04-01T16:49:45Z")
I was riding a university shuttle in Houston on a very cold morning. I was the only passenger in the bus and so I started having a conversation with the driver. It almost never gets cold enough to snow in Houston and so … --- ## [Avengers: Endgame SEEN IT thread - SPOILERS AHOY!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avengers-endgame-seen-it-thread-spoilers-ahoy/832981)
**Author:** [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Replies:** 929\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avengers-endgame-seen-it-thread-spoilers-ahoy/832981 "2021-05-03T23:18:16Z")
First post left mostly blank to avoid mouseover spoiling. Just one thing - if you’re into these movies at all, run don’t walk to the theater! --- ## [N. and S. Korea firing artillery at each other](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-and-s-korea-firing-artillery-at-each-other/561645)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 550\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2010, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-and-s-korea-firing-artillery-at-each-other/561645 "2010-12-08T23:14:41Z")
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40329037/ns/world\_news-asiapacific/ Apparently they’re taking out some aggression over a long-lasting maritime dispute, but the timing is no coincidence, with the new chapter in NK’s ongoing … --- ## [New book by two Dopers - the truth about vaccines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-book-by-two-dopers-the-truth-about-vaccines/631631)
**Author:** [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2015, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-book-by-two-dopers-the-truth-about-vaccines/631631 "2015-01-29T01:22:19Z")
Two fed-up dopers share with you all we’ve learned about vaccines. We have no ties to the pharmaceutical companies. We’re simply two ordinary people sick and tired of arguing with the wrong people about this subject over… --- ## [I survived... beyond and back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-survived-beyond-and-back/566836)
**Author:** [@mike\_ahndembroak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mike_ahndembroak)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2012, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-survived-beyond-and-back/566836 "2012-12-29T06:54:04Z")
I imagine a few of you have seen this show on the bio channel, it deals with stories of people who have clinically died and come back to life. While there stories have some things in common ( bright beautiful light, an … --- ## [Why are black people so LOUD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-black-people-so-loud/401625)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 389\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2013, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-black-people-so-loud/401625 "2013-05-14T21:18:17Z")
Now-necessary disclaimer: please keep this out of the pit by behaving like civilized people. This is a valid question and I seek sociocultural explanations. It’s inarguable that black people are louder than any other ra… --- ## [Fuck David Letterman and all misogynistic leftists who support him on this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-david-letterman-and-all-misogynistic-leftists-who-support-him-on-this/499287)
**Author:** [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Replies:** 923\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2009, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-david-letterman-and-all-misogynistic-leftists-who-support-him-on-this/499287 "2009-06-24T02:53:22Z")
http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2009/06/09/it-might-not-be-the-best-idea-for-david-letterman-to-joke-about-underage-girls-being-raped/ --- ## ["Gender identity" is mental illness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-identity-is-mental-illness/667011)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 425\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2013, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-identity-is-mental-illness/667011 "2013-09-14T00:07:15Z")
I strongly support gay rights including marriage equality, but I can’t help but agree strongly with the following from Dr. Paul R. McHugh, the chairman of the psychiatry department at Johns Hopkins University in the 1970… --- ## [What the hell is Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-trump/726581)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 542\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-trump/726581 "2015-09-15T18:49:42Z")
I can’t sort him out so I’d like some objective opinions about the following: He’s bombastic, but I am loathe to call him stupid. I reckon him to be cut from the same cloth as P T Barnum, believing with all his head “Th… --- ## [Men going their own way (MGTOW)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-going-their-own-way-mgtow/723022)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 455\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-going-their-own-way-mgtow/723022 "2015-06-29T02:20:14Z")
So I heard about this phenomenon in the context of another thread and decided to find out what it was. I’ve only just started, so feel free to add comments or info or whatever. So far what I’ve found out: They really r… --- ## [Don't be proud of being a fucking bitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-be-proud-of-being-a-fucking-bitch/399101)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 562\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2007, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-be-proud-of-being-a-fucking-bitch/399101 "2007-04-10T14:51:32Z")
In this thread, RSSchen has started crowing about how happy she is now that she’s cheating on her husband. As my feeling on this subject (and my new opinion of RSSchen) are not welcome in IMHO, I figure I should post the… --- ## [2011 NFL Draft](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-nfl-draft/577786)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 658\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-nfl-draft/577786 "2011-05-06T01:26:12Z")
I thought I’d get the draft talk rolling now that we’ve got a few weeks to go. It starts on Thursday the 28th - they’re doing the 3 day format again. With the CBA issue, teams can’t trade players for draft picks, but th… --- ## [How can we better prevent school shootings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-we-better-prevent-school-shootings/644051)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 585\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2013, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-we-better-prevent-school-shootings/644051 "2013-01-11T03:06:25Z")
Suppose it were your job to come up with a strategy, whether it be new legislation, new policies, etc. to prevent school shootings (or, if you’re feeling ambitious, mass shootings in general). Saying “People will always… --- ## [Which TV and movie casts absolutely despised each other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-and-movie-casts-absolutely-despised-each-other/600526)
**Author:** [@Sea\_Creature\_Turner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sea_Creature_Turner)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2012, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-and-movie-casts-absolutely-despised-each-other/600526 "2012-10-07T14:28:48Z")
Inspired by this thread; and I know, it’s probably much easier to name the TV, movie, Broadway show, etc., casts that actually did get along. But anyway, to start this thread off, I’ve always heard that Laverne & Shirle… --- ## [Blowjobs--Women who Don't and Women who Won't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blowjobs-women-who-dont-and-women-who-wont/503152)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blowjobs-women-who-dont-and-women-who-wont/503152 "2016-07-18T19:10:18Z")
Inspired by discussion in this thread. See post #14 and on. Let’s talk about women who don’t give head. Women: Are you one? Have you ever been one? Why don’t you do it? Do you know any? What do they say about it?… --- ## [What does "In and Out Calls" mean in ads for escort services?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-in-and-out-calls-mean-in-ads-for-escort-services/241964)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2013, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-in-and-out-calls-mean-in-ads-for-escort-services/241964 "2013-04-18T03:26:32Z")
So my co-worker and I are sitting here reading the Free Times ad sections, and we noticed all the “escort services” offer “In and Out Calls”. Are we just naive that we can’t figure out what that means? I get that what … --- ## [Will "BHENGAZI-GATE" screw up Hitlery's chances in 2016?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-bhengazi-gate-screw-up-hitlerys-chances-in-2016/657888)
**Author:** [@Habakkuk3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habakkuk3)\ **Replies:** 617\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2013, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-bhengazi-gate-screw-up-hitlerys-chances-in-2016/657888 "2013-05-29T14:47:13Z")
or can that even be talked about? --- ## [The Thread Of Ridiculous Lies And Made Up Facts That Aren't Facts But Kinda Sound True](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-of-ridiculous-lies-and-made-up-facts-that-arent-facts-but-kinda-sound-true/684657)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 523\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-of-ridiculous-lies-and-made-up-facts-that-arent-facts-but-kinda-sound-true/684657 "2024-03-29T21:29:06Z")
I’ll start. Every week an average of 5400 Australians are killed by spiders, jellyfish, sharks, crocodiles, snakes and/or dingoes. --- ## [Am I farting holes in my underwear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-farting-holes-in-my-underwear/59971)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2010, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-farting-holes-in-my-underwear/59971 "2010-02-12T04:08:54Z")
I like wearing boxer briefs, because they don’t look as ridiculous as briefs but offer the, ah, support you need when you’re well-… well, I just like them. Anyway, I wear “Prodige” boxer briefs a lot. Lately I have noti… --- ## [SDMB FF Dynasty League: Year Four](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-dynasty-league-year-four/628336)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 704\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-dynasty-league-year-four/628336 "2013-07-27T17:07:00Z")
Welcome back once more the SDMB Dynasty League! Everyone seems to be back from last year, which is wonderful, and we should look forward to another great season. There are a couple of draft issues that need discussing … --- ## [Supergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl/735892)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 480\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2016, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl/735892 "2016-05-20T05:01:58Z")
Anyone see it? I thought Melissa Benoist was gorgeously adorkable as Kara/Supergirl. The “devil Wears Prada” boss wasn’t TOO obnoxious; Cat Grant was a tough boss but she had some justifications and reasoning plus Cali… --- ## [I pit OpalCat - but my heart's not really in it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-opalcat-but-my-hearts-not-really-in-it/605872)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 350\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-opalcat-but-my-hearts-not-really-in-it/605872 "2011-12-23T18:20:22Z")
OpalCat, I actually kinda like you, but your intellectually laziness makes me bang my head against the wall so much when we exchange posts that I now have a knot on my forehead and blood stains on my drywall. This pit s… --- ## ["Oracle America Inc" (juckeck.exe)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oracle-america-inc-juckeck-exe/633816)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2014, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oracle-america-inc-juckeck-exe/633816 "2014-11-07T13:40:13Z")
My son’s laptop had a recurring notification purporting to be a Java update from “Oracle America Inc.” DUH!!! Not Oracle Corp, not Sun Microsystems. They ought to get their ass sued by the real Oracle for distributing… --- ## [Cannabis Extracts for the Primary Treatment of Cancer, Epilepsy, and More](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannabis-extracts-for-the-primary-treatment-of-cancer-epilepsy-and-more/673684)
**Author:** [@JKander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKander)\ **Replies:** 516\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannabis-extracts-for-the-primary-treatment-of-cancer-epilepsy-and-more/673684 "2014-04-29T19:56:14Z")
Hello, my name is Justin Kander. First off, I’m extremely excited to have this conversation with many fine individuals, as so far, and surprisingly, I’ve never had the opportunity to fully discuss this with a large grou… --- ## [Those "Guess How Many X's Are in the Jar" Games - Is There a Trick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-guess-how-many-xs-are-in-the-jar-games-is-there-a-trick/464852)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-guess-how-many-xs-are-in-the-jar-games-is-there-a-trick/464852 "2008-10-09T17:56:33Z")
My workplace is giving a prize for whoever can provide the closest guess (without going over) as to how many M & M’s are in what looks like a 2-quart jar. For my guess, I counted the number of M & M’s side to side (16),… --- ## [On an assault weapon ban](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-an-assault-weapon-ban/757469)
**Author:** [@Uqbar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uqbar)\ **Replies:** 687\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2016, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-an-assault-weapon-ban/757469 "2016-07-30T11:01:20Z")
A thread for debating an assault weapon ban (since this has come up again and again, both on these boards, and in the news, here in the wake of the Orlando shooting). To get it started, I propose the theory behind such a… --- ## [Help! Evil Muslims are out to get meeeeeee! (For Valteron and Perciful)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-evil-muslims-are-out-to-get-meeeeeee-for-valteron-and-perciful/544476)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 619\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2010, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-evil-muslims-are-out-to-get-meeeeeee-for-valteron-and-perciful/544476 "2010-09-28T22:22:44Z")
So Valteron has started yet another “See how evil the Muslims are? They’re so evil, they pretend to be moderate just to keep you from seeing how evil they are” threads here. This follows other similar threads such as th… --- ## [Arguments \*\*against\*\* gay marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arguments-against-gay-marriage/654663)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 494\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arguments-against-gay-marriage/654663 "2013-05-01T14:29:38Z")
A college student staying with us (from another country) has to write a paper presenting both sides of an issue. Since gay marriage has been in the news so much lately, she chose that topic. And she has to “interview” (c… --- ## [Veep announcement \[Romney picks Paul Ryan\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veep-announcement-romney-picks-paul-ryan/631157)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 541\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2012, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veep-announcement-romney-picks-paul-ryan/631157 "2012-08-20T00:30:43Z")
Fox says it’s Paul Ryan. Which means all entitlement programs all the time. --- ## [Why I hate cops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-hate-cops/691174)
**Author:** [@common\_good](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/common_good)\ **Replies:** 366\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-hate-cops/691174 "2014-09-13T02:18:46Z")
They masquarade as good guys, but most are just asshole bullies. We are expected to show them respect. They feel no such compulsion toward the public. They lie, trample on peoples rights, and brag about both. Why do lawm… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=22&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=24&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)