# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=232&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:** 233 --- ## [Poll about taking the lord's name in vain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-about-taking-the-lords-name-in-vain/493590)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 381\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2009, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-about-taking-the-lords-name-in-vain/493590 "2009-06-25T01:06:32Z")
If you have no problem taking the lord’s name in vain, but did so around somebody who politely requested that you not do it in their presence, would you comply? --- ## [Why Does My Gas Fireplace Go Out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-gas-fireplace-go-out/558031)
**Author:** [@LegendHasit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegendHasit)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-gas-fireplace-go-out/558031 "2010-10-31T17:54:20Z")
I have a gas fire place (“faux place”) that runs really well for about 10 minutes after I turn it on, but then it goes out (licking flames stop and just the pilot remains on). Amazingly, stomping once or twice on the f… --- ## [Calling the cops on your child.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-the-cops-on-your-child/545871)
**Author:** [@figure9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/figure9)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-the-cops-on-your-child/545871 "2010-07-11T14:57:49Z")
My brother-in-law caught my nephew with a bag containing a bunch of little bags of pot. He told his 16 year-old son to go to his room while he figured out how to handle this. Instead his son shoved him backwards over a… --- ## [What do you think is the most insane, collective human event in history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-the-most-insane-collective-human-event-in-history/618776)
**Author:** [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-the-most-insane-collective-human-event-in-history/618776 "2012-07-29T02:44:07Z")
I’m talking about events on a society-level scale, involving the beliefs and actions of a mass of people. The decision making that led to the event could be logical, but the consequences (whether contemplated beforehand… --- ## [Tired fictional tropes you hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tired-fictional-tropes-you-hate/853937)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 311\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tired-fictional-tropes-you-hate/853937 "2020-07-13T20:56:26Z")
Now that most of us are watching a lot more movies and TV, and our options for new, quality entertainment are going to get thin pretty soon, I thought it might be good to vent on this. One of mine is “friend / mentor / … --- ## [Oscar season 2012 has begun!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-season-2012-has-begun/643118)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-season-2012-has-begun/643118 "2013-02-04T16:15:38Z")
First of all, a request. Yes, assigning awards for quality ignores so many great artists and craftsmen. Yes, time often is not kind to some of these decisions. Yes, the Oscars is crass and self-promoting and blah blah … --- ## [Male equivalent of Paris Hilton/Kim Kardashian (famous for being famous)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-equivalent-of-paris-hilton-kim-kardashian-famous-for-being-famous/683147)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2014, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-equivalent-of-paris-hilton-kim-kardashian-famous-for-being-famous/683147 "2014-03-13T16:23:13Z")
Are there any famous males who could reasonably be considered equivalent to Paris Hilton or Kim Kardashian, in the sense of being famous not for any particular reason that traditionally people are famous for? --- ## [Why do Asian-Americans name their daughters these names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-asian-americans-name-their-daughters-these-names/719643)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-asian-americans-name-their-daughters-these-names/719643 "2015-05-27T19:56:48Z")
I notice tons of young Asian women in the West have names that haven’t been popular with white or black people since the 1960s-70s. If you meet a Wendy, Kimberly, Tammy, Sharon/Cheryl or Elaine (they seem to love those n… --- ## [Refurbishing the Image of Walt Disney? (Harlan Ellison and Mary Poppins).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refurbishing-the-image-of-walt-disney-harlan-ellison-and-mary-poppins/676785)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2014, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refurbishing-the-image-of-walt-disney-harlan-ellison-and-mary-poppins/676785 "2014-02-19T22:46:55Z")
I just came across a video by Harlan Ellison which was occasioned by his viewing of the film Saving Mr. Banks (a Disney approved biopic of the relationship between Walt Disney and P.L. Travers and the making of her book … --- ## [Accepted For Value](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accepted-for-value/525959)
**Author:** [@Mutant\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mutant_X)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accepted-for-value/525959 "2012-07-24T16:18:35Z")
I have been reading about a way to get out of debt or to tell collections agencies to get lost using something called “Accepted for Value”. What exactly is this all about? And is it real, or just another wacky idea with … --- ## [Elevator Keys aka Fireman's Keys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elevator-keys-aka-firemans-keys/412389)
**Author:** [@xiix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xiix)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2011, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elevator-keys-aka-firemans-keys/412389 "2011-07-20T06:25:49Z")
I would like to inquire about acquiring an elevator key. I work on the top floor of a very busy building and from my understanding such a key would save me a great deal of time every day (If I get on the elevator and no… --- ## [Just how strong is Titanium?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-strong-is-titanium/210490)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2003, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-strong-is-titanium/210490 "2003-11-04T02:57:07Z")
As metals go, just how strong is titanium? And how does it stack up against other metals such as stainless steel, iron or platinum? My brother’s wedding band is titanium, and it is very light, like amazingly light. He … --- ## [The most evil fictional character in history is...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-evil-fictional-character-in-history-is/520231)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2009, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-evil-fictional-character-in-history-is/520231 "2009-12-14T21:33:51Z")
Well, that’s what I opened to thread to discuss. Obviously answers may vary. Characters from any medium and genre are eligible. However, I do have one request in the interests of civility. If you feel the answer is Y… --- ## [What does the score mean on the "handprint" time clock I use at work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-score-mean-on-the-handprint-time-clock-i-use-at-work/479647)
**Author:** [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-score-mean-on-the-handprint-time-clock-i-use-at-work/479647 "2011-02-04T12:37:31Z")
The place I work at recently installed a biometric time clock. You punch in your 3-digit ID number, then press Enter. The machine then asks you to place your hand on a little platform studded with a few metal pegs. When … --- ## [Obi Wan Kenobi series to start filming in March, {Now showing as of June 2022}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obi-wan-kenobi-series-to-start-filming-in-march-now-showing-as-of-june-2022/922748)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 398\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obi-wan-kenobi-series-to-start-filming-in-march-now-showing-as-of-june-2022/922748 "2022-07-28T13:16:03Z")
I hope they have at least one Jar Jar scene so some people’s heads explode --- ## [The Walking Dead; 3.01 "Seed" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-01-seed-open-spoilers/637726)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2012, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-01-seed-open-spoilers/637726 "2012-10-21T11:46:25Z")
It’s back tonight. Sixteen episodes this season. --- ## [What Are You Cooking Now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-cooking-now/585979)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2011, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-cooking-now/585979 "2011-08-03T02:11:34Z")
I think it’s time to put that old multi-page thread to rest- it’s too sad to read it now. So, what do you have cooking today, or this weekend, at your house? This weekend I will be making blueberry streusel scones (nev… --- ## [Males calling female friends "buddy"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/males-calling-female-friends-buddy/649840)
**Author:** [@AlaskanMatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlaskanMatt)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/males-calling-female-friends-buddy/649840 "2013-02-14T14:05:49Z")
At work the other day I was telling a female co-worker about my new apartment, and mentioned that a “buddy” had come over to see it and thought it was a nice place, etc. She smirked and said “Was it a girl buddy?”, to wh… --- ## [NFL Playoffs - 2018 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-2018-edition/827008)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 360\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2019, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-2018-edition/827008 "2019-02-03T18:56:36Z")
It’s that time. Let’s go. --- ## [Straight pubic hair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-pubic-hair/23183)
**Author:** [@madd1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madd1)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2000, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-pubic-hair/23183 "2000-07-07T05:39:29Z")
Does anyone else find straight pubic hair beautiful? What tpye of person has straight pubic hair? Is it a racial trait, or a genetic ‘oops’? --- ## [How do I cash a check made to my business name, not me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-cash-a-check-made-to-my-business-name-not-me/292975)
**Author:** [@rubes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rubes)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2005, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-cash-a-check-made-to-my-business-name-not-me/292975 "2005-03-14T19:01:04Z")
I do very occasional freelance work, and just received a check made out to my company name, even though I explicitly stated to make it out to my proper name. How can I cash this check without registering for a business … --- ## [No trolls left behind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-trolls-left-behind/608868)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2012, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-trolls-left-behind/608868 "2012-01-15T22:24:23Z")
I know the title doesn’t make sense, but I don’t know how else to describe my feelings about this story. What the hell?! These are the types of math problems 3rd graders were given in a Georgia school system last w… --- ## [MLB: August 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2010/548796)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2010/548796 "2010-09-01T14:04:03Z")
It’s the 1st of August, the Padres are still leading the NL West, the Dodgers are sinking rapidly, and the D-backs are playing AA ball at best. What’s the season look like so far for your team? Last month’s thread. --- ## [2012 NFL Offseason - OTAs and Training Camp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-offseason-otas-and-training-camp/620798)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-offseason-otas-and-training-camp/620798 "2012-08-20T16:57:52Z")
The NFL Draft is over, the first 2 or 3 rounds of Free Agency are over, Undrafted Rookies have been signed, a few big trades have been consummated, NFL owners meetings are concluded, OTAs are just around the corner, yup … --- ## [OMG, They actually had "stag" movies back in the 1920's..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-they-actually-had-stag-movies-back-in-the-1920s/564388)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2010, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-they-actually-had-stag-movies-back-in-the-1920s/564388 "2010-12-20T17:21:01Z")
Last weekend, I decided to do some cleaning and throwing away of unwanted items that I’d collected over the years. In a drawer, I fould a dvd called ‘Naughty Victorians’. A friend gave it to me about 5 years ago, along… --- ## [Couples, arguing; Is name calling really all that bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couples-arguing-is-name-calling-really-all-that-bad/396674)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2007, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couples-arguing-is-name-calling-really-all-that-bad/396674 "2007-03-21T18:56:04Z")
In a heated argument with your SO, has the words bitch, bastard or something of the like ever slipped your tongue? And if so; was it a big deal? Myself, I’ve never thought it to be a big deal. I was always more concern… --- ## [Dopers overweight as children: What would you criticize your parents for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-overweight-as-children-what-would-you-criticize-your-parents-for/595055)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-overweight-as-children-what-would-you-criticize-your-parents-for/595055 "2011-09-12T03:19:23Z")
I just came back from visiting my family down in ATL. For the past couple of months, every time I’ve talked to my mother, she has mentioned how fat my nieces have grown. Each time, I just rolled my eyes. Not because I… --- ## [Taking "You kids get off my lawn" a step too far](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-you-kids-get-off-my-lawn-a-step-too-far/585662)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-you-kids-get-off-my-lawn-a-step-too-far/585662 "2011-06-22T06:45:57Z")
A bunch of kids were playing pranks in the neighbourhood. They were ringing people’s doorbells and then running away. But Michael Bishop wasn’t having none of those shenanigans. When the kids rang his doorbell, he came … --- ## [Italian-American street slang in "A Bronx Tale"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italian-american-street-slang-in-a-bronx-tale/522028)
**Author:** [@Malienation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malienation)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italian-american-street-slang-in-a-bronx-tale/522028 "2020-12-10T16:58:26Z")
In “A Bronx Tale” (one of my all-time favorite movies), one of Sonny’s hoods refers to Cologero’s girlfriend as a fa-moon-YA-cha (if memory serves…haven’t seen it in a while). What’s the real spelling, and what does it m… --- ## [Mitt Romney's Speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romneys-speech/747836)
**Author:** [@Sterling\_Archer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterling_Archer)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romneys-speech/747836 "2016-03-08T20:38:23Z")
Romney has spoken out against Trump in a highly publicized speech this morning. I did not see it live, but based on the quotes in the article, I think he is preaching to the choir. The Trump voters are not going to re… --- ## [Iceberg Lettuce Sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iceberg-lettuce-sucks/624659)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iceberg-lettuce-sucks/624659 "2012-06-14T02:13:10Z")
Man I hate this lettuce. Why is it so popular? It tastes like nothing, has little to no nutritional value outside of maybe roughage and besides a yummy wedge salad (which is only yummy because of bleu cheese crumbles and… --- ## [Botticelli - April 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2017/783714)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 338\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2017/783714 "2017-05-01T10:51:11Z")
The March thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=820323 Our first letter for April is G --- ## [Could we blow up the moon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-blow-up-the-moon/634013)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-blow-up-the-moon/634013 "2012-11-15T15:52:06Z")
With today’s technology? What would it take to blow up the moon, realistically? I mean, would it be possible to do it like they tried to blow up the asteroid in Armageddon (drill a deep hole, set a nuclear bomb in it, de… --- ## [Ask The Guy Who Was Stabbed Next To His Heart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-was-stabbed-next-to-his-heart/660127)
**Author:** [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2018, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-was-stabbed-next-to-his-heart/660127 "2018-07-30T16:02:53Z")
It’s been six months since it happen, I am now (mostly) healed and the person who stabbed me is going to prison. It happened after a night of drinking, my girlfriend blacked out and I said something that set her off; no… --- ## [Oddest cameo in a movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-cameo-in-a-movie/775213)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-cameo-in-a-movie/775213 "2018-11-16T19:51:45Z")
Today I had “Ski Party” (one of the beach party movies inexplicably set in a ski resort) on the TV, strictly as backing noise. So guess my surprise when a rescue patrol appears… it’s James Brown and the Fabulous Flames… --- ## [The real problem with gay people is simply a lack of neighborliness ... and niceness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-problem-with-gay-people-is-simply-a-lack-of-neighborliness-and-niceness/682892)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-problem-with-gay-people-is-simply-a-lack-of-neighborliness-and-niceness/682892 "2014-03-09T05:12:53Z")
It’s true! Unneighborly gays demanding to be served at retailers who are offended by their existence. How pushy! --- ## [Boston Terrier, best breed for an apartment ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-terrier-best-breed-for-an-apartment/543490)
**Author:** [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2010, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-terrier-best-breed-for-an-apartment/543490 "2010-06-24T00:45:23Z")
I want to get a dog from what I’ve researched a Boston is about the best type of dog to get for an apartment setting. Their quiet ain’t a yapper but yet a reliable alarm system. Doesn’t need much grooming but needs dis… --- ## [The most memorable no-line, one line, or never seen again person/char. in a movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-memorable-no-line-one-line-or-never-seen-again-person-char-in-a-movie/630154)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-memorable-no-line-one-line-or-never-seen-again-person-char-in-a-movie/630154 "2012-08-19T16:06:26Z")
If my OP is confusing, I’ll give an example of all three An example of a memorable character with one line is the woman in “When Harry Met Sally” - “I’ll have what she’s having.” I don’t know who that woman was, if she… --- ## [Escalator Etiquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escalator-etiquette/377588)
**Author:** [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Replies:** 354\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2006, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escalator-etiquette/377588 "2006-10-30T22:52:52Z")
This weekend I found myself in one of my least favorite places: A mall. I hate malls. I’d buy everything online if I could. I’m working at it. Anyway, my goal with mall visits is to get in fast, buy what I need, and… --- ## [A simple way to reduce the federal budget deficit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-simple-way-to-reduce-the-federal-budget-deficit/535323)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2010, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-simple-way-to-reduce-the-federal-budget-deficit/535323 "2010-04-19T11:33:35Z")
As the federal budget deficit has ballooned over the last couple years, people have started taking notice and floating proposals for dealing with it. The more intelligent commentators, however, seem to be in general agr… --- ## [The Rodney King beating: what should have done instead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rodney-king-beating-what-should-have-done-instead/625637)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rodney-king-beating-what-should-have-done-instead/625637 "2012-06-24T00:19:14Z")
The recent death of Rodney King has revived discussion of the police-administered beating that made him famous 20+ years ago. I can’t seem to find it now, but around the time of the trial in which the involved officers … --- ## [Is there anything you can do for a bent-back fingernail injury?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-you-can-do-for-a-bent-back-fingernail-injury/374693)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2006, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-you-can-do-for-a-bent-back-fingernail-injury/374693 "2006-10-01T05:50:11Z")
Well, I was putting new sheets on the bed because of that thread about why you sleep better on them (I tried to remember when I last washed these, and I think it was more like months than weeks), and out of nowhere I hit… --- ## [March to Super Bowl XXXX!! (Predictions and Trash Talk Galore!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-to-super-bowl-xxxx-predictions-and-trash-talk-galore/338185)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2006, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-to-super-bowl-xxxx-predictions-and-trash-talk-galore/338185 "2006-02-05T23:22:49Z")
Well, the field is set. Buckle up those chin straps, grab your beer helmet and lets get ready for some playoff football. As expected all the postseason hopefuls won their final games so there weren’t any surprises with t… --- ## [Is there any benefit of shipping IT jobs to India?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-benefit-of-shipping-it-jobs-to-india/533976)
**Author:** [@bugme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bugme)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2010, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-benefit-of-shipping-it-jobs-to-india/533976 "2010-04-17T23:21:39Z")
My entire IT organization is being outsourced. We’ve gone to school, gained experience in the work place practicing our trade and now we’re finding ourselves out of a job. India has people that will do our jobs for half … --- ## [Open letter to Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-letter-to-bricker/462263)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2008, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-letter-to-bricker/462263 "2008-09-10T11:06:29Z")
Bricker: You may remember that you and I started on this board at about the same time in '99. Things were a little different back then. I remember getting my ass kicked by the likes of Davidb, Gaudere, and Dr. Fideliu… --- ## [Head shops will kick you out if you say the word "bong?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-shops-will-kick-you-out-if-you-say-the-word-bong/572511)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2011, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-shops-will-kick-you-out-if-you-say-the-word-bong/572511 "2011-03-01T00:44:53Z")
There are five head shops – uhh, I meant glass shops – within a two block walk of my workplace. Years ago, I’ve heard people say that if you’re in a head shop, and you utter the word “bong” to refer to their wares inste… --- ## ["IQ measures how good you are at taking IQ tests"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-measures-how-good-you-are-at-taking-iq-tests/549997)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2010, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-measures-how-good-you-are-at-taking-iq-tests/549997 "2010-08-19T14:06:53Z")
In the interminable debates about various intelligence-related topics that constantly take place on the SDMB, a frequently-expressed opinion is something along the lines of “IQ measures how good you are at taking IQ test… --- ## [Equal pay for men and women in sports.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equal-pay-for-men-and-women-in-sports/754176)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equal-pay-for-men-and-women-in-sports/754176 "2020-05-05T02:04:56Z")
I just saw a 15 minute video by\*\* Sargon of Akkad \*\*about female Football/(soccer) players suing to get paid as much as men do, and I couldn’t disagree with him more. …Though I have NO idea how it, (women getting paid a… --- ## [3 in 1 had a son? / Doctrine of the Trinity a logical contradiction? \[merged threads\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-in-1-had-a-son-doctrine-of-the-trinity-a-logical-contradiction-merged-threads/646811)
**Author:** [@virtually\_yours](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/virtually_yours)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2013, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-in-1-had-a-son-doctrine-of-the-trinity-a-logical-contradiction-merged-threads/646811 "2013-01-19T19:35:50Z")
Hope this the correct forum for this I guess it’s a toss between a question and an opinion statement… here goes: Some Christians say God is three in one, does that mean whenever they say God did something, the three in … --- ## [Beckdawrek update](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-update/923531)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-update/923531 "2021-01-29T03:37:53Z")
I sent Beck a PM earlier this afternoon, just to let her know that I was thinking about her and her son – for those who did not see it mentioned in another thread, her son was in a rollover accident in his truck a week o… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=231&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=233&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)