# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=24&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:** 25 --- ## [Undeniably talented artists/performers who are also, undeniably, horrible people.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undeniably-talented-artists-performers-who-are-also-undeniably-horrible-people/708283)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 329\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undeniably-talented-artists-performers-who-are-also-undeniably-horrible-people/708283 "2015-06-05T04:31:41Z")
I was just thinking of how often this overlaps…artists that you have to respect their work but can’t help despising them as human beings. Eminem Phil Spector Roman Polanski Who’s got more? --- ## [In what ways are men discriminated against?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-ways-are-men-discriminated-against/618184)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 430\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2012, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-ways-are-men-discriminated-against/618184 "2012-04-19T06:19:28Z")
I’m looking here for examples, from your respective countries of actual examples of misandry or discrimination against men. Valid examples that would justify a mens’ rights movement. Like family law discrimination and … --- ## [Have You Ever...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 1198\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2019, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941 "2019-10-24T08:59:56Z")
The premise of this game is simple. If you can do something that the previous post suggests, post it, with an explanation as necessary. Then you post another “have you ever…?” suggestion. Example: Q: Have you ever… g… --- ## [Julian Assange (remember him?) update](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julian-assange-remember-him-update/745210)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 507\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julian-assange-remember-him-update/745210 "2024-06-29T14:15:04Z")
When we last visited our friend Julian Assange, he was in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, with bobbies out front, waiting to arrest him on a Swedish extradition warrant if he stepped out the door and back into British … --- ## [he reads to us from something called 'Ulysses'.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-reads-to-us-from-something-called-ulysses/700891)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 413\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2019, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-reads-to-us-from-something-called-ulysses/700891 "2019-12-23T00:15:52Z")
\*And the head coach wants no sissies, So he reads to us from something called ‘Ulysses’. \* Thanks to Alan Sherman. But ‘Ulysses’? By James Joyce? Or Homer? And, why would that make boys less- “sissy-like”? --- ## [Anti-Fossil Fuel, Anti-Nuke People: What's the Solution to Our Energy Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-fossil-fuel-anti-nuke-people-whats-the-solution-to-our-energy-problem/576882)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 458\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2011, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-fossil-fuel-anti-nuke-people-whats-the-solution-to-our-energy-problem/576882 "2011-07-06T13:58:07Z")
Quite a few environmentalists who want reduced use of fossil fuels for our energy also oppose nuclear power. If so, what do you suggest we use to produce such massive amounts of energy-what is your energy plan? --- ## [Stupidity you have heard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidity-you-have-heard/694761)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 303\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidity-you-have-heard/694761 "2014-09-05T22:02:11Z")
In the Pit just now there’s a thread about parents refusing to have their newborns recieve a vitamin K shot. Stupid ignorant pigheaded parents who refuse vitamin K shots for their newborns. - The BBQ Pit - Straight Dop… --- ## [Game of Thrones 5.10 "Mother's Mercy" 6/14/15 \[Show Discussion\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-5-10-mothers-mercy-6-14-15-show-discussion/722526)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 443\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2015, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-5-10-mothers-mercy-6-14-15-show-discussion/722526 "2015-06-27T17:42:31Z")
5.01 The Wars to Come 5.02 The House of Black and White 5.03 High Sparrow 5.04 The Sons of the Harpy 5.05 Kill The Boy 5.06 Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken 5.07 The Gift 5.08 Hardhome 5.09 The Dance of Dragons This is… --- ## [In Forrest Gump, what disease did Jenny have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-forrest-gump-what-disease-did-jenny-have/45432)
**Author:** [@Dignan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dignan)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2017, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-forrest-gump-what-disease-did-jenny-have/45432 "2017-10-04T01:02:44Z")
When Jenny gets sick and eventually dies at the end, what did she have? I had guessed AIDS, but then how come Forrest, Jr. didn’t get it, I don’t think it would have surfaced and ran its course in 4 years. Anyone, anyone… --- ## [Yet another reason to Pit the NRA - no taggants in gunpowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-reason-to-pit-the-nra-no-taggants-in-gunpowder/656031)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 551\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2013, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-reason-to-pit-the-nra-no-taggants-in-gunpowder/656031 "2013-05-13T05:18:14Z")
And so it’s impossible to track the gunpowder in the Boston Marathon bombs. Thanks, NRA, for freedom. --- ## [Custom titles now available!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-now-available/529262)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2012, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-now-available/529262 "2012-04-07T22:46:04Z")
We’re pleased to announce a new Straight Dope Message Board feature - custom titles for subscribers (members and charter members). Have you always yearned to be listed as “Eminent Sage” rather than merely as “Member”? No… --- ## [The Right Wing Paranoids Are Right Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-right-wing-paranoids-are-right-again/754667)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 576\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2016, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-right-wing-paranoids-are-right-again/754667 "2016-06-09T16:03:11Z")
In 2008, if I had stated on these boards, “Barack Obama will order schools to let transvestites to use the ladies room at all American schools, and will threaten any school that does not comply,” what do you think everyo… --- ## [So when is Palin giving back all the clothes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-is-palin-giving-back-all-the-clothes/471457)
**Author:** [@Dripping](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dripping)\ **Replies:** 661\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-is-palin-giving-back-all-the-clothes/471457 "2010-09-07T16:49:12Z")
OK, so when the Palin clothing flap hit, McCain said this: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705257653,00.html "McCain was asked several times Thursday about the shopping spree — and he answered more or less th… --- ## [Fuck this guy (Santa Barbara shooter)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-this-guy-santa-barbara-shooter/689182)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 422\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-this-guy-santa-barbara-shooter/689182 "2014-06-15T22:06:25Z")
Santa Barbara shooter video I’m all for compassion and understanding. But I don’t have any for him. Fuck him and his smarmy face. And fuck all the guys who are taking inspiration from this. --- ## [New York Times hires unapologetic racist writer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-times-hires-unapologetic-racist-writer/819086)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 1094\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-times-hires-unapologetic-racist-writer/819086 "2018-09-18T13:50:10Z")
Excellent column by Andrew Sullivan. When Racism Is Fit To Print This is absolutely appalling. If a white person wrote identical tweets but replaced “white” with any other racial group like #cancelblackpeople, they wou… --- ## [Oppa Gangnam Style - awesome Korean music video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 336\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919 "2016-03-23T02:55:51Z")
I had to share this. I love this video. Oppa Gangnam Style --- ## [Downton Abbey (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-open-spoilers/559966)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 289\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2015, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-open-spoilers/559966 "2015-04-21T03:50:45Z")
I must say, I’m a sucker for English period dramas, but this one is one of the best I’ve seen. Anyone else watching it? One question I would like to put to British dopers is whether the servants’ accents can be identifi… --- ## [Get your baby's dirty ass off the restaurant table!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-babys-dirty-ass-off-the-restaurant-table/540435)
**Author:** [@pabstist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pabstist)\ **Replies:** 594\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-babys-dirty-ass-off-the-restaurant-table/540435 "2010-06-23T19:38:20Z")
What the fuck? What rational human being would let their kid in a dirty diaper sit on the middle of a restaurant table? I witnessed this today, and a number of times in the memorable past. Keep your kids dirty smelly as… --- ## [Did this college fail to negotiate in good faith or did this applicant deserve what she got?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-college-fail-to-negotiate-in-good-faith-or-did-this-applicant-deserve-what-she-got/684031)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 589\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-college-fail-to-negotiate-in-good-faith-or-did-this-applicant-deserve-what-she-got/684031 "2014-03-30T03:51:00Z")
From Slate: However, instead of coming back with a severely tempered counter-counter (“$57k, maternity, and LOL”), or even a “Take it or leave it, bub,” Nazareth allegedly rescinded the entire offer: This being the… --- ## [In Excelsis Deo: How to pronounce it and what does it mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-excelsis-deo-how-to-pronounce-it-and-what-does-it-mean/220183)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2015, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-excelsis-deo-how-to-pronounce-it-and-what-does-it-mean/220183 "2015-01-15T05:49:19Z")
First, how do you pronounce it? I’ve heard \[ul\] \[li\]In Eggs-shell-sis\[/li\]\[li\]In Eggs-sell-sis\[/li\]\[li\]In Eggs-sell-shis\[/li\]\[/ul\] Second, what does it mean? It looks like Latin, maybe something along the lines of “i… --- ## [What is a fair amount of tax for the rich to pay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-fair-amount-of-tax-for-the-rich-to-pay/537416)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 452\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-fair-amount-of-tax-for-the-rich-to-pay/537416 "2010-05-14T21:40:10Z")
Bob is an ace Doodad salesman. His annual income is $10 million USD. So he’s quite well off. Disregarding any write offs, deductions, tax shelters, etc., what is the fair amount of income tax Bob should pay on exactly $… --- ## [Do crab gills-"dead man's fingers," really make you ill if you eat them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-crab-gills-dead-mans-fingers-really-make-you-ill-if-you-eat-them/197206)
**Author:** [@amoamasamat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amoamasamat)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2016, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-crab-gills-dead-mans-fingers-really-make-you-ill-if-you-eat-them/197206 "2016-03-07T21:07:46Z")
I have always been told that to properly prepare the cooked Maryland Blue Crab (either hard or softshell), after cracking off the shell the gills must be removed. These are feathery-looking spongy structures also call… --- ## [Arrogant Attorney Asshats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrogant-attorney-asshats/494476)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 527\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrogant-attorney-asshats/494476 "2009-05-18T20:47:43Z")
I was going to go for a different title for the symmetry, but it wouldn’t have been accurate. Here’s my core beef, (at least at this particular moment, since I don’t want to take the time to recite every beef) I actuall… --- ## [New Thread on Board Performance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 405\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2019, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442 "2019-12-07T14:50:17Z")
RE: Stupid Republican thread Well, sure, with over 15,000 posts… But it seems to take an awful long time for a “New Post” window to open. Maybe it’s time to archive the old thread and start a new one? (For “Bragging … --- ## [Jeffery Epstein has been arrested for sex trafficking a minor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658)
**Author:** [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Replies:** 700\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2019, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658 "2019-09-03T19:35:28Z")
Outstanding news - Jeffrey Epstein, Hedge fund manager and Friend of Donald, has been arrested for sex trafficking minors. He could face 45 years in prison. He’s been arrested by the hard working Southren District of New… --- ## [What can I do about this? (Older man hitting on my child!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-about-this-older-man-hitting-on-my-child/532330)
**Author:** [@MitzeKatze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MitzeKatze)\ **Replies:** 489\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-about-this-older-man-hitting-on-my-child/532330 "2010-04-11T21:15:55Z")
This is neither mundane nor pointless and it also is not seeking legal advice. I know that legalities might come into play, but I don’t have enough evidence to report anything just yet, so I’d like to keep this limited i… --- ## [Taxing the "rich"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxing-the-rich/590209)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 575\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxing-the-rich/590209 "2011-08-18T01:37:21Z")
This isn’t a generic thread about taxing people with a high income. This is a pitting of the fact that no one can say the word rich anymore without putting it in quotes. As if there were no rich people, or that the idea … --- ## [The Rittenhouse trial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rittenhouse-trial/953798)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 1681\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2021, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rittenhouse-trial/953798 "2021-12-18T22:53:15Z")
Kyle Rittenhouse is claiming self-defense but I thought claims of defense were generally invalid if the person was committing a crime. For instance, if someone robs a bank using guns and the police shoot at them, they c… --- ## [Who will be Clinton's running mate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-clintons-running-mate/753750)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 578\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2016, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-clintons-running-mate/753750 "2016-07-24T16:34:16Z")
Apologies if there’s already a thread for this – I didn’t see one. It’s looking pretty likely that Clinton is going to be the Democratic nominee. Who will be her running mate? I have no idea. It will probably be some s… --- ## [Posters you can't stand. Pit rules f\*\*\*ing apply!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posters-you-cant-stand-pit-rules-f-ing-apply/478003)
**Author:** [@Vox\_Imperatoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vox_Imperatoris)\ **Replies:** 702\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posters-you-cant-stand-pit-rules-f-ing-apply/478003 "2009-01-08T22:58:12Z")
Jesse Leigh. I’m sorry, but I just can’t take your ever-changing “G’day” and your “Love conquers all” and the fact that all your posts are written like email glurge. I really don’t need to know what time it is or what ki… --- ## [How to Get Rid of an Old, Disgusting Mattress and Boxspring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-an-old-disgusting-mattress-and-boxspring/591175)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2015, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-an-old-disgusting-mattress-and-boxspring/591175 "2015-06-16T22:52:26Z")
I work for a landlord who has a problem, and I’m turning to the Dope for help. He is now in possession of a number of mattresses/boxprings that need disposal. The usual solutions seem to be the following, none of which… --- ## ["I could care less"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-care-less/696622)
**Author:** [@Bones\_Daley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bones_Daley)\ **Replies:** 377\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2014, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-care-less/696622 "2014-09-07T07:03:57Z")
Now, I have done an advanced search and couldn’t find a thread on this topic anywhere, so hopefully I am not duplicating any previous discussion. The reason the thread is in General as opposed to Great Debates is becaus… --- ## [Scott Plaid, Stand Up or Shut Up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-plaid-stand-up-or-shut-up/310794)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 1073\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2005, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-plaid-stand-up-or-shut-up/310794 "2005-07-16T12:06:11Z")
You pitted Shodan in this MPSIMS thread. You pitted Bricker in this ATMB thread. Neither of those included a link to the appropriate thread. I’ll tell you how this message board works: if something someone says irrita… --- ## [Garden Gnomes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garden-gnomes/474302)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 372\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garden-gnomes/474302 "2022-01-25T18:44:07Z")
My neighbour had, up to yesterday 17 of these bastards in his front garden. Gnomes fishing, ringing bells,climbing miniature trees,sitting on toadstools, shaking hands, sitting on wells. Everything except shagging but I… --- ## [What atheists think, and why (in re: GEEPERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-atheists-think-and-why-in-re-geepers/620150)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 600\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2012, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-atheists-think-and-why-in-re-geepers/620150 "2012-05-24T01:22:13Z")
I’m starting this thread so atheists can explain how they came to be atheists and give their positions on issues including science, the Bible, and religion in general. I realize there’s already no shortage of atheists de… --- ## [The "I'll be damned, it actually works" helpful tip thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ill-be-damned-it-actually-works-helpful-tip-thread/562425)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 342\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2013, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ill-be-damned-it-actually-works-helpful-tip-thread/562425 "2013-05-14T03:40:06Z")
I think it’s fair to say that most people have looked at a problem, thought of a doubtful solution, and figured, what the hell, I might as well try it, and been surprised to learn that it actually worked. Let’s share th… --- ## [The Martian film - seen it thread. Unboxed spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-martian-film-seen-it-thread-unboxed-spoilers/733095)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 548\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-martian-film-seen-it-thread-unboxed-spoilers/733095 "2016-03-03T19:50:55Z")
I’ve just seen the film. I thought it was utterly brilliant. 10 out of 10, 5 stars. It’s a gripping film that didn’t drag for a single second. open spoilers in this post, I’ll just leave a little space in case of accide… --- ## [Fox: 102 year old woman had to wait in line 3 hours to vote, "What's the big deal?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-102-year-old-woman-had-to-wait-in-line-3-hours-to-vote-whats-the-big-deal/650380)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 515\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-102-year-old-woman-had-to-wait-in-line-3-hours-to-vote-whats-the-big-deal/650380 "2013-02-21T19:07:06Z")
Because 102 year olds don’t have diminished strength or stamina or anything. Fox News: the Asshole Channel. For when merely being ideologically off the deep end just isn’t enough. --- ## [What relationship is your brother-in-law's wife to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-relationship-is-your-brother-in-laws-wife-to-you/500164)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2009, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-relationship-is-your-brother-in-laws-wife-to-you/500164 "2009-06-21T06:21:03Z")
Is there a name for it? Cause “brother-in-law’s wife” is really really long. Is she your sister-in-law? --- ## [Women Against Feminism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-against-feminism/732667)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 689\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-against-feminism/732667 "2015-11-04T20:50:26Z")
I came across this site: Women Against Feminism. I hope some of you will read what they have to say before responding. The question is: Who are these people? An irrelevant minority? A growing backlash against modern f… --- ## [Star Wars: The Last Jedi - seen it thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-the-last-jedi-seen-it-thread/804441)
**Author:** [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Replies:** 954\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2018, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-the-last-jedi-seen-it-thread/804441 "2018-03-17T22:22:36Z")
\[Spoilers from second post\] God damn. I mean, God DAMN. Sorry, I’m still processing here. Or at least, trying to process. Star Wars has been a cornerstone of my spiritual existence since I was four years old, and this … --- ## [Brexit - general discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brexit-general-discussion-thread/824424)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 892\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brexit-general-discussion-thread/824424 "2019-02-15T15:45:46Z")
Prompted by this article: Brexit headlines predict catastrophe | CNN Business There were some earlier threads, but they seem a bit stale now. Should there be another referendum? Will Theresa May be able to stay at 10 … --- ## [Need answer fast: unlocking front door with key in lock on inside](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-unlocking-front-door-with-key-in-lock-on-inside/658307)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2013, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-unlocking-front-door-with-key-in-lock-on-inside/658307 "2013-05-15T09:38:17Z")
I had a phone call from my wife: she has managed to lock herself out of the house, having left the key in the lock on the inside of the front door. She can get a spare key from her parents who are nearly an hour’s drive… --- ## [I bought fresh ground beef, put it in the fridge, and now its brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-fresh-ground-beef-put-it-in-the-fridge-and-now-its-brown/613436)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-fresh-ground-beef-put-it-in-the-fridge-and-now-its-brown/613436 "2012-02-23T00:33:44Z")
I bought it about 4 days ago. It was your typical red-colored, fresh ground beef. I thought I was going to use it immediately but I ended not. So its been sitting in the fridge, not the freezer, for 4 days. Now its b… --- ## [Who will be Trump's running mate? (J. D. Vance Has Been Chosen)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-running-mate-j-d-vance-has-been-chosen/996511)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 1438\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2024, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-running-mate-j-d-vance-has-been-chosen/996511 "2024-08-18T22:31:53Z")
Trump has said that he has picked his running mate, but has not yet named them. Lets have speculation as to who it could be. Some people have speculated Tucker Carlson, and some have speculated MTG. Either one of the… --- ## [2013 Weight Loss & Healthy Living Support Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-weight-loss-healthy-living-support-thread/651411)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 516\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-weight-loss-healthy-living-support-thread/651411 "2014-08-15T18:25:18Z")
Our last thread went on for almost exactly a year then died! Maybe we need to include people who aren’t just trying to lose weight, but also those who are trying to just live a more healthy lifestyle by changing their e… --- ## [Meaningfull Biological Definition of Race](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaningfull-biological-definition-of-race/582472)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 360\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2011, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaningfull-biological-definition-of-race/582472 "2011-06-07T23:09:54Z")
Picking up from this thread, at thispost. Not your anecdotes, or logic, or rationalization. Just provide the definition like this: The human races are \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_, … , and \_\_\_\_ You can determine the race of somebody by… --- ## [Women, do you wear underwear/panties underneath your pajama pants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-wear-underwear-panties-underneath-your-pajama-pants/576652)
**Author:** [@Chapulin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chapulin)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2012, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-wear-underwear-panties-underneath-your-pajama-pants/576652 "2012-03-10T02:29:57Z")
If you ever wear pajama pants or some type of pajama, do you ever have panties on underneath it? I remember growing up I never did and my friends asked if I did one time and when I said no they thought it was really str… --- ## [There's Rioting in Our Streets, Part 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-rioting-in-our-streets-part-3/674919)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 568\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-rioting-in-our-streets-part-3/674919 "2014-08-23T04:06:42Z")
A sequel to Part 1 and Part 2. It’s been three years since our last street protests, so we’re about due. They’re not exactly rioting … yet … but they are taking over and occupying government ministries and other state b… --- ## [Nothing Is Wrong Witha Low Income Guy Getting An Escort](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-wrong-witha-low-income-guy-getting-an-escort/615160)
**Author:** [@Yakuza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yakuza)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2017, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-wrong-witha-low-income-guy-getting-an-escort/615160 "2017-05-11T05:35:16Z")
Its a known fact that a man needs a woman. In today’s society, getting a girl has become a major challenge for guys who don’t make a decent amount of money. Not all girls are chasing after rich guys with mansions Mercede… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=23&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=25&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)