# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=234&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:** 235 --- ## [An approaching vehicle has the high beams on. How do you respond?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-approaching-vehicle-has-the-high-beams-on-how-do-you-respond/671500)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-approaching-vehicle-has-the-high-beams-on-how-do-you-respond/671500 "2016-01-11T13:05:41Z")
See the poll. --- ## [Not mean, but, can't understand strangers' love of K-9 dogs...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-mean-but-cant-understand-strangers-love-of-k-9-dogs/698129)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2014, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-mean-but-cant-understand-strangers-love-of-k-9-dogs/698129 "2014-10-17T12:07:53Z")
Inspired by this thread: So sad, but so sweet too - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board I’m not trying to be a dick, but, I am actually stunned, no, STUNNED by the people who are … --- ## [Now You See Me/After Earth (flops?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-see-me-after-earth-flops/659631)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-see-me-after-earth-flops/659631 "2014-03-26T21:14:35Z")
Two big summer releases in two days and not a single review in yet on Rotten Tomatoes. Not a good sign. Are the studios so embarassed by these that they won’t let the critics see them early? Now You See Me is that Veg… --- ## [I did a nice gesture.....we'll see if it's appreciated or not](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-a-nice-gesture-well-see-if-its-appreciated-or-not/835515)
**Author:** [@LiveFree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveFree)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2019, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-a-nice-gesture-well-see-if-its-appreciated-or-not/835515 "2019-06-21T23:58:15Z")
So, I know this person from the gym. We talk for a short bit every day. Her lawnmower is broken, and can’t get it to the shop in her car. She isn’t fussy about keeping the lawn too maintained. Said her crummy lawn ha… --- ## [Pumping gas isn't rocket surgery you lazy twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pumping-gas-isnt-rocket-surgery-you-lazy-twit/751976)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2016, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pumping-gas-isnt-rocket-surgery-you-lazy-twit/751976 "2016-04-18T20:59:18Z")
I got gas in NJ, one of only two states (OR) where you can’t be trusted to pump your own gas. :rolleyes: The pump kicked off at $xx.23. When the attendant came over he tried topping it off & I yelled at him to stop it … --- ## [What part of "NO DOGS" do you not understand???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-part-of-no-dogs-do-you-not-understand/484317)
**Author:** [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2009, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-part-of-no-dogs-do-you-not-understand/484317 "2009-02-10T19:41:36Z")
A couple of months ago, during a rare conversation with my father, he mentions that his aunt died in the spring and her daughter (who lives in Arlington) wanted some of the furniture, but didn’t have a way to get it back… --- ## [How closely should casting hew to characters' ethnicities and races?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-closely-should-casting-hew-to-characters-ethnicities-and-races/722486)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2015, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-closely-should-casting-hew-to-characters-ethnicities-and-races/722486 "2015-07-14T09:23:39Z")
Because of the huge problem in Hollywood’s past of putting white actors in black and yellow face to cast black and Asian characters, there’s a lot more sensitivity towards such matters in casting, especially when there a… --- ## [Greatest 20th Century Novels: Which Have You Read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-20th-century-novels-which-have-you-read/626598)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2015, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-20th-century-novels-which-have-you-read/626598 "2015-01-26T03:01:08Z")
Not that any literary “canon” should be accepted uncritically (there are some books on the following list I think were awful), but… of the books on the following ist created by the Modern Library, which have you read? (… --- ## [According to this stupid color acuity test on FB...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-stupid-color-acuity-test-on-fb/626421)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-stupid-color-acuity-test-on-fb/626421 "2017-05-17T13:20:43Z")
… I have the cones of Mr. Magoo. Link to test. My result… 98! Seriously, I can see a few more squares I might flip around but otherwise it looks pretty close to me. Is my result really that bad? --- ## [Covid booster shots, news and opinion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-booster-shots-news-and-opinion/950565)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 299\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-booster-shots-news-and-opinion/950565 "2022-02-12T20:58:48Z")
Thus thread was started after a longish digression in the “breaking news thread”. @Aspenglow and I felt it was worth its own topic, and decided to move a bunch of the posts here. --- ## [Poll: Keira Knightley, beautiful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-keira-knightley-beautiful/515720)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-keira-knightley-beautiful/515720 "2016-04-26T19:35:30Z")
I realize that this is not exactly the most important topic ever, but I’m curious what people think. --- ## [The funniest (human) names you've come across](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-funniest-human-names-youve-come-across/462224)
**Author:** [@I\_Have\_Hippos\_In\_My\_Garden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Have_Hippos_In_My_Garden)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2008, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-funniest-human-names-youve-come-across/462224 "2008-09-19T21:07:34Z")
When I was working in Zambia I had a girl called Shitpee in my class. I’ll never forget that. --- ## [Four Members of Congress Sue To Declare Filibuster Unconstitutional](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-members-of-congress-sue-to-declare-filibuster-unconstitutional/622116)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2012, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-members-of-congress-sue-to-declare-filibuster-unconstitutional/622116 "2012-05-19T18:47:21Z")
For debate: Do they have a case or is this grandstanding? Further debate: Is it a good or bad thing to get rid of the filibuster (if they succeed)? --- ## [Both Thomas and Kagan face pressure to recuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/both-thomas-and-kagan-face-pressure-to-recuse/603077)
**Author:** [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/both-thomas-and-kagan-face-pressure-to-recuse/603077 "2011-11-24T06:04:33Z")
So, according to numerous stories out today (first Google link picked): http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2011/11/recusal-wars-heat-supreme-courts-health-care-case/45017/ Both Kagan and Thomas have been requested… --- ## [Workplace skits - no thanks, I'll take the hot steel pokers in my eyes, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-skits-no-thanks-ill-take-the-hot-steel-pokers-in-my-eyes-please/261511)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2004, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-skits-no-thanks-ill-take-the-hot-steel-pokers-in-my-eyes-please/261511 "2004-12-22T18:04:35Z")
I feel the need to warn America about a combination nearly as deadly as drinking and driving, but not nearly as much fun – live theater, the American workplace, and the United Way Fundraising Kickoff event. Imagine 5 se… --- ## [Elden Ring seems to already be Game of the Year...but do I want to play it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elden-ring-seems-to-already-be-game-of-the-year-but-do-i-want-to-play-it/960041)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 548\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elden-ring-seems-to-already-be-game-of-the-year-but-do-i-want-to-play-it/960041 "2023-01-17T18:20:52Z")
I know, this is all subjective. Everyone has their likes and dislikes which is fine. I was looking at reviews of Elden Ring and they are gushing with praise. 10/10 almost across the board. I know reviews are not ever… --- ## [the dearth of knowledge that we are suffering from](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dearth-of-knowledge-that-we-are-suffering-from/540447)
**Author:** [@JJohanPallen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JJohanPallen)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2010, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dearth-of-knowledge-that-we-are-suffering-from/540447 "2010-06-10T03:27:21Z")
To Mr. Cecil Adams, Here is my contribution to the good work that you are doing to eradicate the dearth of knowledge that we are suffering from. …none is as good for a human baby as its mother’s milk. …the pronoun for… --- ## [America or Western Europe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-or-western-europe/593120)
**Author:** [@insight\_chaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/insight_chaser)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-or-western-europe/593120 "2011-09-01T14:28:55Z")
Where is there more personal freedom: in America or Western Europe? Discuss. --- ## [Longest line of father-son mother-daughter with the same name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-line-of-father-son-mother-daughter-with-the-same-name/610578)
**Author:** [@BrunoBurnt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrunoBurnt)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2012, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-line-of-father-son-mother-daughter-with-the-same-name/610578 "2012-09-27T01:14:31Z")
It may be impossible to prove, but I’m interested if there are any extremely long cases of the same name being passed on like a George Michael Thomas the 12th. Does anyone know an example of this? --- ## [The Last Ship, S1E1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-ship-s1e1/691445)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2014, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-ship-s1e1/691445 "2014-08-26T21:02:08Z")
Curious what people thought of the first episode of this Michael Bay-produced series. Premise: after four months on a secret mssion in the Arctic, the crew of the US naval destroyer Nathan James discover that a) they’ve… --- ## [Was this OK GO video really shot in a vomit comit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-ok-go-video-really-shot-in-a-vomit-comit/745899)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-ok-go-video-really-shot-in-a-vomit-comit/745899 "2016-02-25T10:16:15Z")
Video here: Here is their claimed behind the scenes explanation: http://okgo.net/2016/02/11/upside-down-inside-out-faq/ THey’re not claiming its one continuous shot, but rather they paused and used morp… --- ## [Common Gaffes in Movies and TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-gaffes-in-movies-and-tv/847194)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-gaffes-in-movies-and-tv/847194 "2020-02-16T23:11:12Z")
I’m currently binge watching Law & Order so many of these gaffes apply to that show. But I’d like to know if any of you know of other common gaffes that seem to have been present ever since movies and TV shows were firs… --- ## [My crazy neighbor is ruining my life!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-crazy-neighbor-is-ruining-my-life/711108)
**Author:** [@dada2fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dada2fish)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2015, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-crazy-neighbor-is-ruining-my-life/711108 "2015-03-04T21:22:23Z")
I’m not sure if this is the right place to put this, so moderators, I’m looking for advice on how to handle my crazy next door neighbor. Please don’t nitpick my sentence structure and grammar. I’m so upset right now, I’m… --- ## [Justice Stevens Says Gun Ownership a Threat to Our Constitutional Structure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-stevens-says-gun-ownership-a-threat-to-our-constitutional-structure/544925)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2010, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-stevens-says-gun-ownership-a-threat-to-our-constitutional-structure/544925 "2010-07-02T17:11:57Z")
As quoted in CTV When I read that, I instantly thought back to Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot. The problems each robot faced hinged on some form of logic trap: go toward point A, stay away from point B. If point B was too … --- ## [What's souring your Eggnog? (December Minirants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-souring-your-eggnog-december-minirants/844257)
**Author:** [@Dancer\_Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dancer_Flight)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2020, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-souring-your-eggnog-december-minirants/844257 "2020-01-01T05:44:50Z")
My mechanic local didn’t tell my my winter tires were shot when he pulled them off this spring so when I went to have them mounted remounted, (at a different shop, the place across from work), I’m told I’m in for new one… --- ## [Sdmb nfl mock draft](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-mock-draft/536218)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 294\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2010, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-mock-draft/536218 "2010-04-25T05:07:53Z")
Welcome to the First Annual Trial Run 2010 SDMB Mock NFL Draft. I’ve tried to come up with a way of running this Mock Draft, but if anyone has any suggestions to make it better, feel free to pipe up. Since it is nigh bu… --- ## [New Season of Penn & Teller’s Fool Us - “3rd Time’s the Charm”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-season-of-penn-teller-s-fool-us-3rd-time-s-the-charm/912169)
**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2021, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-season-of-penn-teller-s-fool-us-3rd-time-s-the-charm/912169 "2021-03-29T22:00:04Z")
Magicians who have fooled P&T twice before return to try again. --- ## [Superfast trains in the U.S. - why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superfast-trains-in-the-u-s-why-not/394385)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2015, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superfast-trains-in-the-u-s-why-not/394385 "2015-05-08T01:20:13Z")
Japan and France have 'em, why not us? Is it all about cost? Liability? NIMBY? I wonder if, as oil prices continue to rise longterm and congestion worsens, we’ll reach a point where it would be cost-effective to lay … --- ## [Are you for the death penalty or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-for-the-death-penalty-or-not/506686)
**Author:** [@Sometimes\_Sober\_Sometimes\_Not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sometimes_Sober_Sometimes_Not)\ **Replies:** 357\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2009, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-for-the-death-penalty-or-not/506686 "2009-09-14T22:30:22Z")
I’m a firm believer if there isn’t a “top pillar of justice”, then you have no justice at all. --- ## [How do I get someone to stop asking me about my weekends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-someone-to-stop-asking-me-about-my-weekends/666928)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2013, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-someone-to-stop-asking-me-about-my-weekends/666928 "2013-11-02T13:25:20Z")
Every time someone asks about my weekend, I say don’t have any plans. Or that I plan to take it easy. This has worked well enough up until a few days ago. There is a coworker who keeps asking me about my plans for the … --- ## [Muscular Women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscular-women/628069)
**Author:** [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscular-women/628069 "2012-07-15T18:42:01Z")
Out of curiosity, for those of you who find women sexually attractive, what do you feel about women with conspicuous musculature, as in this photo? --- ## [The Major League Baseball Playoff and Predictions Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-major-league-baseball-playoff-and-predictions-thread/421334)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 457\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2007, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-major-league-baseball-playoff-and-predictions-thread/421334 "2007-10-29T22:47:31Z")
Well, with the Rockies pulling off the greatest two-week stretch run in baseball history, we have our playoff matchups. Here’s your Division Series battles, so make your predictions! National League Arizona Diamondba… --- ## [What does "I swan" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-i-swan-mean/402411)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2013, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-i-swan-mean/402411 "2013-02-21T02:47:32Z")
And where does it come from. I’ve heard a few people (southerners) use the term, but I don’t know exactly where they were from. A friend of the family when I was a kid said it a lot. She was from Georgia, Tennessee, and… --- ## [Does Theistic Evolution and/or Old Earth Creationism Undermine the Bible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-theistic-evolution-and-or-old-earth-creationism-undermine-the-bible/538592)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2010, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-theistic-evolution-and-or-old-earth-creationism-undermine-the-bible/538592 "2010-05-22T03:33:13Z")
Now I am a firm theistic evolutionist considering the massive evidence in favour of evolution but I’ll also admit creationists, especially young earth creationists have a nice argument, which is: “If you don’t take Genes… --- ## [Song with numbers in the chorus \[ed. title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-numbers-in-the-chorus-ed-title/633048)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2015, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-numbers-in-the-chorus-ed-title/633048 "2015-02-04T06:38:25Z")
I’ve heard this recently a few times; the refrain ends with a heavily stressed set of numbers, like a telephone number–Two Six Eight Four Three Six Nine, or something. Anyone know the title? --- ## [Dio, you are just wrong.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dio-you-are-just-wrong/558521)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dio-you-are-just-wrong/558521 "2010-10-30T05:12:46Z")
Regarding this hijack about arranged marriages. What fuck is your problem? You are wrong. Nobody is “changing the definition of the word.” Everyone is using it as it is commonly used. Now there may was a time that arra… --- ## [Odd Man Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-man-out/757277)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-man-out/757277 "2020-04-20T20:49:57Z")
Name 4 or 5 words, of which one of them does not have a characteristic of the others in common. In your turn, name the previous “odd man out”, state how it is diffeent from the others, and submit a new group which has … --- ## [Is Czarcasm Anti-gun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-czarcasm-anti-gun/644675)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2013, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-czarcasm-anti-gun/644675 "2013-01-08T21:50:47Z")
Putting it here in The Pit since it will inevitably land here. --- ## [Regional expressions you didn't always realize were not widespread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-expressions-you-didnt-always-realize-were-not-widespread/930263)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 377\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2021, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-expressions-you-didnt-always-realize-were-not-widespread/930263 "2021-04-13T17:22:45Z")
I heard the expression “up north” in a local commercial recently, and it got me wondering how common this expression is in other states. Here in SE Michigan, specifically the greater metropolitan Detroit area, when we sa… --- ## [Mmp mmb mmp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-mmb-mmp/629100)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 280\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-mmb-mmp/629100 "2012-07-30T05:19:34Z")
Monday Morning Blues Ah got the Monday mawnin’ blues Da Ta Da Dum Ah got the Monday mawnin’ blues. Da Ta Da Dum Ah gots to go to irk Fix da intertubes alert Da Ta Da Dum Just reboot can’t you see, And ah can hav… --- ## [Umkay's banning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umkays-banning/626264)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2012, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umkays-banning/626264 "2012-07-01T12:09:08Z")
Was there a back-channel bit of research the Mods can clue us in on? --- ## [What kind of car would you drive if money were no object?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-would-you-drive-if-money-were-no-object/493451)
**Author:** [@Jettboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jettboy)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2009, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-would-you-drive-if-money-were-no-object/493451 "2009-05-02T12:12:04Z")
I’ve tinkered with a theory for years, since I was a young Psych major (before I switched to the less lucrative, but more entertaining, field of Studio Art), that the type of car you lust after speaks volumes about your … --- ## [Do we have a responsibility to accept transgendered individuals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-responsibility-to-accept-transgendered-individuals/404235)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 436\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2007, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-responsibility-to-accept-transgendered-individuals/404235 "2007-05-25T04:15:22Z")
The above thread inspired me to ask this question. The way I see it is this. Getting a sex change is the choice of an individual. No matter how weighty it is for them it is still merely a choice that they have made.… --- ## [So the Pope Is Resigning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-pope-is-resigning/649960)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2013, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-pope-is-resigning/649960 "2013-02-20T23:42:51Z")
Breaking news on BBC TV: Pope Benedict XVI will resign on February 28. You heard it here first. I thought popes abdicated, not resigned? Like kings? But BBC keeps using “resign.” --- ## [Why Do Christians Feel So Victimized - Defined Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-christians-feel-so-victimized-defined-edition/685652)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-christians-feel-so-victimized-defined-edition/685652 "2014-04-12T13:23:08Z")
Please read the OP of that thread for the basis of the discussion. Here, we are defining “persecution” based off of statements of persecution of Christians in places such as the middle east, as well as off of wikipedi… --- ## ["I don't speak..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-speak/611399)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2012, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-speak/611399 "2012-02-11T23:24:55Z")
I would like to know how to say “I don’t speak (language)” in various languages. I have a list here: Armenian. Chinese (Pinyin). Danish\* \[Jeg taler ikke Dansk\].\* Dutch \[Ik spreke niet nederlands\]. Finnish \[En puhua … --- ## ["Proper" use of mod powers to steer a thread in GD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-use-of-mod-powers-to-steer-a-thread-in-gd/526144)
**Author:** [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2010, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-use-of-mod-powers-to-steer-a-thread-in-gd/526144 "2010-02-02T09:31:01Z")
This thread is getting a bit off track, and I’d suggest that ATMB is probably a better place for us to discuss it, just in case the central question (such as it is) of the GD thread is still interesting to some. Anyways… --- ## [How old is too old to go to a strip club? (In your opinion of course)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-too-old-to-go-to-a-strip-club-in-your-opinion-of-course/691497)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2015, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-too-old-to-go-to-a-strip-club-in-your-opinion-of-course/691497 "2015-08-15T10:38:40Z")
For men, I’m going to say any age over 40. After 40, you start to become old enough to be those girls Dad which starts to cross the threshold into creepy territory. Not deep in the woods of creepy, but rather hang right… --- ## [The Open Letter to "Pause All AI Development"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-letter-to-pause-all-ai-development/981862)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 380\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2025, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-letter-to-pause-all-ai-development/981862 "2025-08-12T09:58:54Z")
A bunch of IT industry fat-cats, techno-luminaries, and BTW Elon Musk, have released an open letter calling for an immediate moratorium on further AI development: I’m not sure yet what to think. Are they spooked? Have… --- ## [Why/How did 18th century people have such good handwriting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-how-did-18th-century-people-have-such-good-handwriting/489753)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-how-did-18th-century-people-have-such-good-handwriting/489753 "2014-04-24T20:02:54Z")
Everytime I see handwritten documents from the 18th century they appear to have such fine penmanship. Think of the Declaration of Independence. Why was penmanship so good? I remember as a child, before computers were as… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=233&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=235&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)