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**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2000, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melin-has-been-banned/4855 "2000-03-27T08:44:00Z")
Melin has been banned from the Straight Dope Message Board because I’m fed up with her nonsense. As regular users of this board know, Melin has been engaged in a long-running series of disputes with the Straight Dope mod… --- ## [You want a divorce? I'll behead you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-want-a-divorce-ill-behead-you/486261)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2009, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-want-a-divorce-ill-behead-you/486261 "2009-04-17T03:00:25Z")
Founder of Islamic TV station accused of beheading his wife There are no words strong enough to convey my disgust at this, you ignorant slut. --- ## [People in 1905 really did laugh—a timeless photo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-in-1905-really-did-laugh-a-timeless-photo/546183)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-in-1905-really-did-laugh-a-timeless-photo/546183 "2010-08-04T02:51:53Z")
Have you ever seen a photo from the B&W ages of the late 19th century where people didn’t look like they were attending a funeral? Granted, slow film speeds made it hard to be spontaneous, but one still gets the feeling… --- ## [Straight guys, are you turned off by hetero porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-guys-are-you-turned-off-by-hetero-porn/614799)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2012, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-guys-are-you-turned-off-by-hetero-porn/614799 "2012-03-07T18:30:08Z")
I’ve heard this odd kinda comment from a couple of guys now, either that they are grossed out by hetero porn and cannot get aroused because a male is on screen with his gross dick or that they suspect a male friend might… --- ## [How do you get ants to fight each other to the death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-ants-to-fight-each-other-to-the-death/298935)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-ants-to-fight-each-other-to-the-death/298935 "2013-10-01T20:47:40Z")
Last Sunday I was bored with time to kill, so I was using a plastic cup to capture ants. I noticed two types, a really fast black ant, and a stouter red ant. I figured these were different species, and assumed the red an… --- ## [Vandals topple "Duckbill" rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vandals-topple-duckbill-rock/765206)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vandals-topple-duckbill-rock/765206 "2016-09-19T00:34:04Z")
Read this story if you were starting to feel more optimistic about the human race. If there was such thing as karma, the sandstone pedestal would’ve fallen over and crushed at least one of those morons. Unfortunately, … --- ## [Obscene wealth: World's richest 85 hold the same wealth as 3.5 billion poor.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscene-wealth-worlds-richest-85-hold-the-same-wealth-as-3-5-billion-poor/679362)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2014, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscene-wealth-worlds-richest-85-hold-the-same-wealth-as-3-5-billion-poor/679362 "2014-08-31T19:36:08Z")
This is being talked about a lot and I was surprised to not find a thread about it. I find this trend extremely disturbing and I feel completely helpless about it. The people with all the money hold the power and pul… --- ## [Gay marriage opponents grasping at straws.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-marriage-opponents-grasping-at-straws/496660)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-marriage-opponents-grasping-at-straws/496660 "2009-05-24T17:55:39Z")
RNC chief: Gay marriage will burden small business Personally I considered this to be rather mundane and pointless, but I have no doubt that this will heat up before it falls off the first page, therefore the Pit. All… --- ## [Is having children selfish act?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-having-children-selfish-act/786138)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2017, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-having-children-selfish-act/786138 "2017-05-28T18:39:14Z")
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Childfree\_movement Also known as antinatalism, it’s the belief that having a child is a net negative and is really just forcing a being into the world against their choice to experience guar… --- ## [BigThanks to BigT!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigthanks-to-bigt/566482)
**Author:** [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigthanks-to-bigt/566482 "2011-05-24T09:05:19Z")
Hi there, BigT! I have to thank you for pointing out to me the error of my ways. In this post of the Friend Talking \*\*\* About My Daughter thread, you call me out on posting something irrelevant to the thread. For thos… --- ## [Is Dr. Oz a Quack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dr-oz-a-quack/582107)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dr-oz-a-quack/582107 "2012-01-13T21:19:23Z")
My sister watches Dr. Mehmet Oz (first discovered on Oprah Winfrey) religiously and takes everything he says as canon. I’ve watched a bit of his show, and while I don’t think he’s completely out-to-lunch, I think he has … --- ## [Blacks and the Democratic Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blacks-and-the-democratic-party/637272)
**Author:** [@Omg\_a\_Black\_Conservative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omg_a_Black_Conservative)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2012, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blacks-and-the-democratic-party/637272 "2012-11-06T05:23:40Z")
I thought of putting this in elections, but it’s better off here. There seems to be an unspoken rule in American politics; if you’re Black (or even partly Black), you vote Democrat. If you’re Black and don’t vote Democr… --- ## [How Trump can lose and stay on. Opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-trump-can-lose-and-stay-on-opinions/834091)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 315\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-trump-can-lose-and-stay-on-opinions/834091 "2020-09-27T20:51:38Z")
I’m not sure what forum this belongs in. Today’s votemaster column gives a way that Trump could lose the election and still win. PA, FL, MI, and WI have Republican legislatures. The constitution gives the state legisl… --- ## [Movies that haven't stood the test of time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-havent-stood-the-test-of-time/475649)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-havent-stood-the-test-of-time/475649 "2008-12-10T21:38:53Z")
This thread was inspired by a bout of insomnia this morning. I turned on Footloose, a movie that, as far as I can remember, was popular when it came out. I saw it 20+ years ago, and I remember not being overwhelmed by … --- ## [Could We Produce Power from Hamsters in Wheels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-produce-power-from-hamsters-in-wheels/616454)
**Author:** [@JoshuaSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoshuaSD)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2012, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-produce-power-from-hamsters-in-wheels/616454 "2012-04-02T00:25:35Z")
We are in an age when alternate energy sources are being brought forth from every corner. Watching a hamster running full tilt in his little wheel got me thinking. Could a hamster (or other small rodent who likes runnin… --- ## [tell me about renting a hotel room for just a few hours](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-renting-a-hotel-room-for-just-a-few-hours/399548)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2007, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-renting-a-hotel-room-for-just-a-few-hours/399548 "2007-04-12T14:51:11Z")
Long story short…I’d like to have sex without worrying about interruptions. With three kids (8, 5, 1) its been awhile since those conditions prevailed. Is it incredibly embarrassing to rent a hotel room and then check … --- ## [The Trump era - what's surprised you the most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-era-whats-surprised-you-the-most/816246)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2018, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-era-whats-surprised-you-the-most/816246 "2018-07-24T17:06:11Z")
It’s been eighteen months since Trump took office. We’ve seen the shattering of a lot of political norms. Many of these were predictable, given what we saw in the 2016 campaign - the tweets, the corruption, and so on. B… --- ## [Re I'm the Mary & you're the Rhoda. Was Rhoda really all that unattractive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-im-the-mary-youre-the-rhoda-was-rhoda-really-all-that-unattractive/697009)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-im-the-mary-youre-the-rhoda-was-rhoda-really-all-that-unattractive/697009 "2014-09-05T06:41:23Z")
Re this movie clip debating the issue I never thought Rhoda was all that less attractive than Mary. Was Rhoda really considered that far behind Mary? Go to this “Rhoda” show clip at about 9:20 infor a head to head to h… --- ## [Witty responses to 'How Dare You..' (and other public questions)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witty-responses-to-how-dare-you-and-other-public-questions/447530)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2008, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witty-responses-to-how-dare-you-and-other-public-questions/447530 "2008-05-04T00:44:11Z")
On seeing the title of a Pit Thread, “How dare you tell me to F\*\*\* Off” My mischievous mind thought of a response (to the title)… “You just saw”. (as in, you just saw how it was possible for me to dare to tell you to… --- ## [Really??! \[Your WTF moments with other people's behavior\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-your-wtf-moments-with-other-peoples-behavior/583170)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-your-wtf-moments-with-other-peoples-behavior/583170 "2011-05-31T04:31:05Z")
Dude, there are 8 stalls in this bathroom. I’m sitting in the one on the end and 7 are vacant. Did you really have to use the one right next to me for your loud, gassy, loose movement? Really??! Had any “Really??!” mome… --- ## [Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016 BBC Series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirk-gentlys-holistic-detective-agency-2016-bbc-series/769246)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirk-gentlys-holistic-detective-agency-2016-bbc-series/769246 "2017-01-30T01:06:12Z")
http://www.bbcamerica.com/shows/dirk-gentlys-holistic-detective-agency I just started seeing commercials for this via BBC America. I’ve always loved the books but I’m not sure how this will translate to a series. It doe… --- ## [Families of two masked armed robbers outraged that armed citizen killed their boys. Want "justice".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/families-of-two-masked-armed-robbers-outraged-that-armed-citizen-killed-their-boys-want-justice/673310)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/families-of-two-masked-armed-robbers-outraged-that-armed-citizen-killed-their-boys-want-justice/673310 "2013-11-13T17:33:25Z")
Two masked, armed robbers robbed a store and were confronted by an armed citizen outside the store who shot and killed them. I understand the families are saddened at losing their loved ones but they seem to have no capa… --- ## [So, just what was Jesus' message?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-just-what-was-jesus-message/106212)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 314\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2002, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-just-what-was-jesus-message/106212 "2002-06-01T20:05:03Z")
Love thy neighbor as thyself? I am the light and the way? The meek shall inherit the Earth? Well? Anybody wanna take a stab at distilling the message of the four Gospels into one medium-sized post and thereby clueing us… --- ## [Bad movies that you genuinely enjoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movies-that-you-genuinely-enjoy/679106)
**Author:** [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2014, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movies-that-you-genuinely-enjoy/679106 "2014-02-28T01:24:28Z")
I’m going to define both “bad” and “genuinely enjoy”. The best definition of “bad” I can come up with is below 50% on Rotten Tomatoes. So, pretty bad, but leaves open some wiggle room for not truly terrible movies. “G… --- ## [I had a brilliant idea for the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-brilliant-idea-for-the-mmp/719762)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 329\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2015, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-brilliant-idea-for-the-mmp/719762 "2015-05-18T07:42:33Z")
Emphasis on HAD. Last night before I drifted off to dreamland, I had an idea for an OP this morning, and I thought if I was early enough, I’d use it. It was brilliant. It’s gone. So instead, I’ll share the email resp… --- ## [Jokes that require a lot of specific knowledge, and probably won't be funny to very many people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-require-a-lot-of-specific-knowledge-and-probably-wont-be-funny-to-very-many-people/596423)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-require-a-lot-of-specific-knowledge-and-probably-wont-be-funny-to-very-many-people/596423 "2011-12-07T09:05:01Z")
I just came across this joke, which requires at least 3 domains of knowledge to find funny (as far as I can count). What do you get when you cross a mosquito with a rock climber? Nothing! You can’t cross a vector with … --- ## [What's the argument that the Pledge and "In God We Trust" are Constitutionally okay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-argument-that-the-pledge-and-in-god-we-trust-are-constitutionally-okay/532253)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-argument-that-the-pledge-and-in-god-we-trust-are-constitutionally-okay/532253 "2010-03-22T04:39:00Z")
I’ve been mystified by this since I was a kid. It appears obvious to me that for government entities to proclaim that they trust in God, and for the Pledge (officially sanctioned by the government) to declare the nation… --- ## [Women gamers now outnumbering adolescent boys ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-gamers-now-outnumbering-adolescent-boys/696362)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-gamers-now-outnumbering-adolescent-boys/696362 "2014-09-09T22:24:36Z")
Per Smithsonian. Sorry, I really don’t consider Candy Crush and sudoku as ‘gaming’. When you can fly an armageddon in null sec without dying, call me.:dubious: --- ## [Are people assholes if they shop on Thanksgiving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-assholes-if-they-shop-on-thanksgiving/705284)
**Author:** [@AnaMen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnaMen)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2014, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-assholes-if-they-shop-on-thanksgiving/705284 "2014-12-03T16:18:39Z")
Now personally I’m unlikely to shop on Thanksgiving, because crowds and shopping are annoying and I have other things I’d rather do, but lately I’ve seen many people and media outlets up in arms about the terrible injust… --- ## [How does a motor "burn out"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-motor-burn-out/603731)
**Author:** [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-motor-burn-out/603731 "2017-05-02T20:40:29Z")
Dad killed the paper shredder. At least, we think he’s the culprit. Mom and I were always very careful about minding how many sheets could go in at a time and letting it cool off if it got too hot. Probably one place we … --- ## [The Lies of Michael Moore.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lies-of-michael-moore/252278)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 328\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2004, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lies-of-michael-moore/252278 "2004-07-02T15:48:33Z")
Bwahahaha! I think he’s been reading the SDMB, because I invoked those exact same names in reference to Moore, only I got attacked for it. Attack this guy, I dare you. He’s one of your people, after all, I died-in-the-… --- ## [Abolish the police?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abolish-the-police/855205)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 471\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abolish-the-police/855205 "2020-06-28T14:03:56Z")
Yesterday Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey was asked by a protester if he was in favor of defunding the police. When he asked if that meant “abolition of it?”, the protester said “one in the same.” Frey then said he didn’t … --- ## [Early nude pics of Demi Moore? From when, and what magazine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-nude-pics-of-demi-moore-from-when-and-what-magazine/208007)
**Author:** [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2003, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-nude-pics-of-demi-moore-from-when-and-what-magazine/208007 "2003-10-19T01:14:33Z")
Fark.com linked to some nude pics of Demi Moore. These are not the ones from Vanity Fair in 1991, when she was pregnant. She appears much younger, and the photos are the kind you would see in Hustler, but not Playboy. … --- ## [Waking up 5/6 times a night feeling thirsty.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-5-6-times-a-night-feeling-thirsty/589612)
**Author:** [@mittu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mittu)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-5-6-times-a-night-feeling-thirsty/589612 "2016-09-27T19:05:04Z")
This has been happening to me for as long as I can remember, I seem to be constantly waking up in the middle of the night feeling very thirsty and it leaves me feeling tired during the day. I don’t have a problem with th… --- ## [Whatever Happened to Fallout Shelters Built in the 1950's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-fallout-shelters-built-in-the-1950s/520504)
**Author:** [@taffygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taffygirl)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-fallout-shelters-built-in-the-1950s/520504 "2009-12-12T17:39:30Z")
During the 1950s and 1960s, thousands of people built fallout shelters in a misguided attempt to survive nuclear holocaust. Some subdivisions even boasted houses that came with fallout shelters. Yet you never see fallout… --- ## [Constantine Season One - open spoilers as it airs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constantine-season-one-open-spoilers-as-it-airs/702452)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2015, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constantine-season-one-open-spoilers-as-it-airs/702452 "2015-05-09T03:12:42Z")
I don’t know if the show deserves an episode by episode discussion thread, but there isn’t one for the pilot that aired last night, so I thought I’d start a season discussion thread. I am watching it tonight, but am won… --- ## [Big Bang Theory, February 6, 2014 -- "The Locomotion Manipulation"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-6-2014-the-locomotion-manipulation/680684)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-6-2014-the-locomotion-manipulation/680684 "2014-02-13T14:31:59Z")
I’m starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [What kind of clubs do men join?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-clubs-do-men-join/509465)
**Author:** [@Giltathriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giltathriel)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2009, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-clubs-do-men-join/509465 "2009-09-12T04:16:12Z")
One of the more common bits of advice about meeting new people (and new prospective dates) is to take a class, join a club or take up a new hobby. This is cool, as I there are a lot of hobbies and such that I might like… --- ## [US Presidential Elections: How can I join the Electoral College?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-presidential-elections-how-can-i-join-the-electoral-college/585819)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2016, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-presidential-elections-how-can-i-join-the-electoral-college/585819 "2016-06-25T21:46:14Z")
This question is NOT about the merits (or lack thereof) of the Electoral College system. I’m a US Citizen. I understand that, come the 2012 elections, the Electoral College will meet after the popular polls have closed… --- ## [Let's talk curse words in foreign languages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-curse-words-in-foreign-languages/601069)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-curse-words-in-foreign-languages/601069 "2011-11-10T15:59:04Z")
In English one of the worst things you can call someone else is a motherfucker. In Hindi, it’s ‘sisterfucker’ - behenchod. Interestingly enough, calling someone “brother-in-law” - “saala” - can be both literal, or also a… --- ## [2015 NFL Draft - On The Clock!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2015, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933 "2015-05-08T13:53:22Z")
Hi everyone, the day is today! Players are walking the gold carpet a mere mile from my front door. I’m on the outside looking in having failed in my attempts to score a seat in the building to heckle the Packers fans and… --- ## [Why Do I Keep Getting These Ingrown Toenails?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-keep-getting-these-ingrown-toenails/302052)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2005, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-keep-getting-these-ingrown-toenails/302052 "2005-05-06T06:00:10Z")
I’ve had chronic recurring ingrown toenails for all of my adult life. Only the inner edge of either big toe is affected by this, which happens on average about 3-4 times per year. Numerous people I’ve spoke with about t… --- ## [Henchpersons Wanted. Inquire Within.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henchpersons-wanted-inquire-within/351254)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 344\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2006, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henchpersons-wanted-inquire-within/351254 "2006-04-20T08:54:23Z")
Do you want to shoot the moon? Live in a volcano? Ever long to fight a sexy Henchlady while suspended from a Zeppelin several hundred feet in the air in an overly-complicated plot twist? If so, this may be the opportunit… --- ## [Explain American Football to someone who is basically ignorant of it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-american-football-to-someone-who-is-basically-ignorant-of-it/776302)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2017, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-american-football-to-someone-who-is-basically-ignorant-of-it/776302 "2017-02-14T17:03:32Z")
Hallo! I would like to ask somebody here to explain American Football to me. I have no idea of the game; the only vaguely related knowledge I have dates from when I was a teenager and I used to play in a local rugby tea… --- ## [Is there a fatal overdose of semen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-fatal-overdose-of-semen/463305)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-fatal-overdose-of-semen/463305 "2008-09-14T17:50:49Z")
We’ve all heard the rumour about \ collapsing and being rushed to the hospital, where the doctors think it’s a drug overdose so they pump his stomach only to find a bunch of semen. But could… --- ## [Simpletown Mafia the Third](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpletown-mafia-the-third/745735)
**Author:** [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Replies:** 340\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2016, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpletown-mafia-the-third/745735 "2016-03-05T02:17:43Z")
Is anyone interested in a new mafia game? If so, sign up here, and I’ll run a simple game. The game will be simple with basic power roles. --- ## [Will Hillary Clinton Run for President Again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-hillary-clinton-run-for-president-again/791733)
**Author:** [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2017, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-hillary-clinton-run-for-president-again/791733 "2017-07-30T02:52:22Z")
I brought this question up in the other thread, but it seems to deserve its own topic. Surprisingly, there seems to be little idle speculation about this in the media. The first page of Google hits for “Hillary Clinton … --- ## [Removing a light switch for good - what do you do with the ground wire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-a-light-switch-for-good-what-do-you-do-with-the-ground-wire/545111)
**Author:** [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2010, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-a-light-switch-for-good-what-do-you-do-with-the-ground-wire/545111 "2010-07-02T01:33:30Z")
I have a light (electrical) switch that switches power off/off to an outlet. This outlet is connected to my electronics, so I need to remove the switch. I open up the switch housing. It’s a simple 2-wire affair, one bla… --- ## [Is there any gold in Fort Knox?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-gold-in-fort-knox/666403)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-gold-in-fort-knox/666403 "2013-08-21T19:08:03Z")
Is there any gold in Fort Knox? --- ## [Transgender - transracial. What is the essential difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-transracial-what-is-the-essential-difference/932117)
**Author:** [@mr\_jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr_jp)\ **Replies:** 437\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-transracial-what-is-the-essential-difference/932117 "2021-02-25T03:48:56Z")
I am trying to think through why it is generally accepted that people can be transgender, but people cannot be transracial. Most famously Rachel Dolezal lived as a black woman, but there are many other cases. Both are … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=235&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=237&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)