# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=245&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:** 246 --- ## [Names for our illustrious president](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-our-illustrious-president/824355)
**Author:** [@catflea12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catflea12)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-our-illustrious-president/824355 "2020-06-02T18:26:49Z")
I was calling him Agent Orange, then Cadet Bone Spurs. Flaming asshole lasted awhile, then what someone here called him, the orange shit-gibbon. Now I have evolved into Donald J Thump, the giant toe-head, because his hea… --- ## [Toddlers and Tiaras](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toddlers-and-tiaras/527733)
**Author:** [@tattman40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tattman40)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toddlers-and-tiaras/527733 "2022-05-07T06:05:45Z")
Great…let’s have a tv show for all the pedophiles out there… This show makes me sick. --- ## [So I Will Give it a Go - Ask the Hair Stylist!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-will-give-it-a-go-ask-the-hair-stylist/521420)
**Author:** [@LilGypsyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilGypsyGirl)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2010, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-will-give-it-a-go-ask-the-hair-stylist/521420 "2010-02-08T11:22:29Z")
I don’t know if this has been done already, but I don’t remember ever seeing it, so I figured I’d jump on the bandwagon and join the ranks of the “Ask The…” crew! So ask away! Hopefully I will be able to keep up if I g… --- ## [Majority atheist world: How far away are we?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/majority-atheist-world-how-far-away-are-we/607913)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/majority-atheist-world-how-far-away-are-we/607913 "2012-01-11T01:32:29Z")
How far do you think we are from a majority atheistic world? What major global/national events or circumstances will need to happen for us to get there? Or do you think that it will never happen and religion will always… --- ## [Why does everyone love Joss Whedon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-everyone-love-joss-whedon/526844)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2010, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-everyone-love-joss-whedon/526844 "2010-02-07T14:47:09Z")
I don’t mean this thread to be derogatory, although if you wanna debate go ahead. I’ve never seen a single work of Joss’s, but his following is nothing short of cult, so I’m curious as to what everyone loves about him. --- ## [Diary of a Wandering Thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diary-of-a-wandering-thule/985453)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 350\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diary-of-a-wandering-thule/985453 "2023-10-06T21:36:56Z")
8:00 AEST sofa.even.notices Well it’s getting real now Dopers. Have cleared the baggage checkers. Found my gate lounge. At worst can now spend the next 50 days wandering Kingsford Smith with only a beanie for a change … --- ## [Please, explain partying to me. I don't get it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-partying-to-me-i-dont-get-it/613187)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-partying-to-me-i-dont-get-it/613187 "2012-02-23T16:23:29Z")
It is mardi gras in the netherlands, and so many of my town folk are looking forward to three days of partying. Now, the fun in dressing up in crazy colorful threatrical costumes, that I do get. Getting creative about a … --- ## [What If Russia Invaded a NATO Country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-russia-invaded-a-nato-country/703074)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2014, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-russia-invaded-a-nato-country/703074 "2014-11-20T05:36:13Z")
Let’s suppose Russia invaded a NATO country. Say, Estonia. Completely without warning. How precisely would the rest of Nato respond? Do you think they would immediately mobilize and try to liberate? Would we have a ph… --- ## [asshat who stole my bike](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asshat-who-stole-my-bike/642885)
**Author:** [@Gesturing\_Mildly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gesturing_Mildly)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asshat-who-stole-my-bike/642885 "2012-12-07T02:37:50Z")
I hope you choke on a bag of dicks. I FINALLY move into the city and FINALLY get a bike, and just as the world of biking to work and around town opens up to me, you decide that you’d like a nice bike, too, but would rat… --- ## [Save Prop. 13? (California campaign sign) Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-prop-13-california-campaign-sign-huh/755798)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2016, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-prop-13-california-campaign-sign-huh/755798 "2016-06-13T05:48:46Z")
I was out on the road yesterday, and I saw a campaign sign for someone who wants to run for the State Assembly. The sign bore the following motto: “SAVE PROP. 13.” I’m almost embarrassed to confess that I had no idea Pr… --- ## [Tiny tiny things that shouldn't piss you off, but do.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-tiny-things-that-shouldnt-piss-you-off-but-do/449687)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 271\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-tiny-things-that-shouldnt-piss-you-off-but-do/449687 "2008-06-02T21:53:52Z")
The way, when selecting text, the selection ignores the location of the mouse cursor when you get to the end of a word or you are selecting non-alphanumeric characters, and makes a guess “Oh he must WANT to select that … --- ## [My name is Little Nemo and I have a Castle addiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-little-nemo-and-i-have-a-castle-addiction/555129)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-little-nemo-and-i-have-a-castle-addiction/555129 "2011-09-20T21:45:34Z")
I like the show. And I was glad the second season DVD came out this week. But did I really need to watch seven episodes in a row last night? It was like eating potato chips. I kept thinking “just one more and then I’ll… --- ## [Was the American Civil War inevitable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-american-civil-war-inevitable/620709)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-american-civil-war-inevitable/620709 "2012-05-09T20:07:40Z")
Of course, trouble had been brewing for years. Was there any talk of letting the South just walk away? In hindsight, it would have saved 100,000’s of lives. Was the separation of the South just seen as the workings of… --- ## [POLL: Honestly, did you believe Umkay's story before she was outed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-honestly-did-you-believe-umkays-story-before-she-was-outed/626375)
**Author:** [@CyclopticXander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyclopticXander)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-honestly-did-you-believe-umkays-story-before-she-was-outed/626375 "2012-07-09T02:05:08Z")
I know we don’t need yet another Umkay thread, so we can keep the arguing and speculation for the other ones. I’m just really curious at how many people here were really the super sleuths they say they were, and how many… --- ## [Most incredible historical inaccuracies in movies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-incredible-historical-inaccuracies-in-movies/521348)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2010, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-incredible-historical-inaccuracies-in-movies/521348 "2010-11-13T13:26:59Z")
I’m cheating here because my contribution is this poster I stumbled across. I saw it and immediately wondered what the hell the picture had to do with the title, and then thought, what are the most ridiculous historical … --- ## [How to politely ask people not to use a particular nickname?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-politely-ask-people-not-to-use-a-particular-nickname/480376)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2009, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-politely-ask-people-not-to-use-a-particular-nickname/480376 "2009-01-14T22:02:44Z")
My name is Elizabeth. I don’t like to be called “Liz.” At all. I don’t care what else you call me, but I really do not like being called Liz. I have my reasons. Sucking it up and letting people call me Liz is not an… --- ## [Is a Wheelchair a Turn-off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-wheelchair-a-turn-off/643447)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-wheelchair-a-turn-off/643447 "2012-12-14T03:32:50Z")
Well? Can this question A) be answered by people other than those who have already had personal experience with such matters (had a family member in a chair or had dated a person in a chair), and B) be answered honestly… --- ## ["Coo coo ca-choo"-Where does it come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coo-coo-ca-choo-where-does-it-come-from/6980)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coo-coo-ca-choo-where-does-it-come-from/6980 "2013-11-08T21:34:09Z")
In the earlier “Mrs. Robinson” thread, I stated that I thought the phrase “coo coo ca-choo” in the song was a reference to the noise made by Humpty Dumpty as he sneezed, just before falling off the wall in Through the Lo… --- ## [Capitalism vs common sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalism-vs-common-sense/712015)
**Author:** [@mgalka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mgalka)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2015, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalism-vs-common-sense/712015 "2015-03-11T12:42:12Z")
Our free market society is based Adam Smith’s concept of the “invisible hand” that, when markets are allowed to operate freely, allocates resources in an optimal way. Time and again this theory has proven itself correct… --- ## [Dead bodies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-bodies/46799)
**Author:** [@madd1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madd1)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2001, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-bodies/46799 "2001-11-16T02:15:38Z")
Why do they put lime on dead bodies, such as in mass graves? Does it accelerate or hinder decomposition? What exactly happens? As a note; This question is out of curiosity, but don’t have to come to my New Years party i… --- ## [Everything's cool, Saddam's been arrested.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everythings-cool-saddams-been-arrested/218934)
**Author:** [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Replies:** 401\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2004, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everythings-cool-saddams-been-arrested/218934 "2004-01-17T12:49:30Z")
Saddam Hussein Believed Captured in Iraq --- ## [Today I started a war with a neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-started-a-war-with-a-neighbor/682823)
**Author:** [@Kelevra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kelevra)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-started-a-war-with-a-neighbor/682823 "2014-03-12T02:14:08Z")
Backstory: About 18 months ago I was out walking my dogs when a woman who lives in the same neighborhood asked me if I pick up after my dogs. I was pleasant and assured her that I do. She said “Well I guess I’ll take … --- ## [Mutual intelligibility of Scandinavian Languages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mutual-intelligibility-of-scandinavian-languages/474745)
**Author:** [@Waffle\_Decider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waffle_Decider)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mutual-intelligibility-of-scandinavian-languages/474745 "2008-12-01T15:03:09Z")
I understand the Scandinavian languages are mostly mutually intelligible. I’m wondering exactly how similar are they? I also understand that many Scandinavians can speak English very fluently. So, say if someone in Sw… --- ## [Could The Brooklyn Bridge Fail Catastrophically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-brooklyn-bridge-fail-catastrophically/555709)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-brooklyn-bridge-fail-catastrophically/555709 "2011-08-25T20:25:16Z")
One day out of the blue…the hundreds of wires making up the support cable start snapping. Eventually, a cable breaks, and the bridge plunges into the river. Could this happen? The cables are now over 120 years old, and … --- ## [twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster/649008)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster/649008 "2013-02-05T03:23:03Z")
This was not nice or appropriate for the forum: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=15940939&postcount=5 --- ## [What Brands Have You Given Up On And Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-brands-have-you-given-up-on-and-why/694301)
**Author:** [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2014, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-brands-have-you-given-up-on-and-why/694301 "2014-08-10T02:28:38Z")
I’ve given up on Dr Martens boots, despite owning and loving at last 8 pairs over the last 30-odd years. I gave up on them in part because they outsourced their production to China a while back and the quality nosedived:… --- ## [Symbols that have different or no meaning in various cutures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/symbols-that-have-different-or-no-meaning-in-various-cutures/624673)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/symbols-that-have-different-or-no-meaning-in-various-cutures/624673 "2012-06-23T02:57:05Z")
This thread was sparked by seeing a discussion on livejournal. An English-speaking author was writing a story about a little Russian girl named Svetlana, and asked what the Russian word for “firefly” would be – because S… --- ## [Did you guys know that Evil Captor likes bondage? With bonus fuck-off for Miller!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-guys-know-that-evil-captor-likes-bondage-with-bonus-fuck-off-for-miller/331510)
**Author:** [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2005, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-guys-know-that-evil-captor-likes-bondage-with-bonus-fuck-off-for-miller/331510 "2005-11-21T18:07:15Z")
I have no protest about the closing of the other thread - we all know the rules about bringing business from other boards over here. That said, inkleberry posted something I’ve been thinking about posting for a long time… --- ## [This fucking board is pushing me towards voting Republican](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554)
**Author:** [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554 "2011-03-09T02:47:44Z")
thank you, Straight Dope. thank you. yes, I’m sure I’ll be greeted by a spate of “don’t let the door hit you on the way out” posts. I knew this when I started the thread. But, for reals. Some of you are just really fuc… --- ## [Ask the ex phone sex operator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-ex-phone-sex-operator/274193)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2004, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-ex-phone-sex-operator/274193 "2004-11-12T21:35:19Z")
In this thread, I mentioned my years as a phone sex operator (post 87) because I thought it somewhat relevant to the discussion. In post 94, jsgoddess requested that I host a thread on the subject, so here it is. I wor… --- ## [Right-wing media fearmongering taken to its logical end](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-wing-media-fearmongering-taken-to-its-logical-end/511310)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2009, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-wing-media-fearmongering-taken-to-its-logical-end/511310 "2009-12-04T04:04:30Z")
Census worker in KY hanged with the word “Fed” scrawled on his chest. So you rouse the rabble by insinuating nefarious things about the census (ZOMG ACORN) and the next thing you know, some jackass decides to literally … --- ## [Please explain tuna and sweet corn sandwiches to me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-tuna-and-sweet-corn-sandwiches-to-me/617547)
**Author:** [@Hey\_Hey\_Paula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_Hey_Paula)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2012, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-tuna-and-sweet-corn-sandwiches-to-me/617547 "2012-04-10T12:52:48Z")
I’m from California. I love tuna salad. I love sweet corn. But I never would have put the two together in a sandwich. Apparently this is popular in Great Britain, but I just can’t wrap my mind around it. What kind of bre… --- ## [Someone wants to kill me. How worried should I be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-wants-to-kill-me-how-worried-should-i-be/670398)
**Author:** [@Dusty\_Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dusty_Rose)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-wants-to-kill-me-how-worried-should-i-be/670398 "2013-11-04T00:34:37Z")
I was enjoying a vacation day from work this afternoon when I noticed a sheriff’s deputy walking up to the front door. This is a highly unusual occurrence for us, and we quickly went to talk to him. It seems he had a mes… --- ## [New Jersey hospital charges a teacher nearly $9,000 to bandage his middle finger.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-hospital-charges-a-teacher-nearly-9-000-to-bandage-his-middle-finger/694959)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-hospital-charges-a-teacher-nearly-9-000-to-bandage-his-middle-finger/694959 "2014-08-27T21:43:58Z")
WTH?? I’m at a loss for words on this one. Where should we begin? $180 for a shot? $242 for supplies (a few bucks of gauze and sterile pads). That’s outrageous enough. But a $8200 ER room bill? :eek: Is it this outrage… --- ## [Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Copy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blu-ray-dvd-and-digital-copy/612652)
**Author:** [@stanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stanger)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blu-ray-dvd-and-digital-copy/612652 "2013-03-21T15:36:44Z")
I see the movie “Suckerpunch” is available on (3)DVDs and its format is listed as “Blu-ray/DVD”, and it also says its edition is “Extended Cut, includes Digital Copy”. As far as I know, all Blu-ray is marketed on DVDs, … --- ## [What is the most comfortable (men's) walking shoe that you know of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-comfortable-mens-walking-shoe-that-you-know-of/630928)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2012, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-comfortable-mens-walking-shoe-that-you-know-of/630928 "2012-08-17T03:43:36Z")
Hi. I am looking for a super comfortable walking shoe. Right now I have walking shoes by New Balance and for me, they suck. The heel is enormous and clunky, it is like walking on a rock. I think they are trying to correc… --- ## [Domestic tricks to make life easier.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domestic-tricks-to-make-life-easier/557089)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domestic-tricks-to-make-life-easier/557089 "2014-10-11T04:07:10Z")
When cooking, clean some of the utensils and pots and stuff and put them away as you go along. That way, when you’re done cooking, most of the dishes are already done. Do laundry and house cleaning on a set schedule… --- ## [Romney or Gingrich?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-or-gingrich/610178)
**Author:** [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-or-gingrich/610178 "2012-02-02T16:22:44Z")
Simple question. Difficult answer. If the South Carolina primary tomorrow does not settle it then perhaps the debates on Tuesday and Thursday will. --- ## [Domestic Problems and Alternate Lifestyles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domestic-problems-and-alternate-lifestyles/535446)
**Author:** [@Scupper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scupper)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domestic-problems-and-alternate-lifestyles/535446 "2010-04-14T22:29:52Z")
I have a sad situation in which a friend is in a bad relationship. We’re geographically distant, and I’m not in a situation that lets me lend much except moral support. I’d like to at least make my moral support useful. … --- ## [Where's my fucking affordable health care, you fucking fuck? \[lame\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-my-fucking-affordable-health-care-you-fucking-fuck-lame/299896)
**Author:** [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Replies:** 358\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2005, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-my-fucking-affordable-health-care-you-fucking-fuck-lame/299896 "2005-05-05T18:32:13Z")
My wife recently had to quit work due to a degenerative neurological condition-slash-brain deformity. For the curious, she’s got seven-year-old, basically untreated RSD progressing on one side of her body, and the back o… --- ## [James Randi and Dry Spots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-and-dry-spots/268926)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 372\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2004, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-and-dry-spots/268926 "2004-11-19T10:05:15Z")
I was originally going to post the following in this thread, but Czarcasm warned against continuing the hijack. He suggested it continue in the Pit. I have no intention of abusing anyone, but since a mod suggested it… … --- ## [Worst Chain Restaurant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-chain-restaurant/632389)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-chain-restaurant/632389 "2012-08-28T16:02:19Z")
I think 85% of chain restaurants should be nuked from orbit. They make bland dishes created for people with underdeveloped palates. I think the worst of all chain restaunts is Red Lobster. One of the reasons it’s so bad… --- ## [By golly, the NRA may be right!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-golly-the-nra-may-be-right/650605)
**Author:** [@Daylate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daylate)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-golly-the-nra-may-be-right/650605 "2013-02-25T20:30:20Z")
I’ve lately been a little irritated with the NRA over their paranoid opposition to any gun regs. However, this morning’s Sunday Seattle Times (by no means a bastion of conservative thought) has an article by one of thei… --- ## [Poll: Dopers quantify your sexuality please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-dopers-quantify-your-sexuality-please/145412)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 352\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2003, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-dopers-quantify-your-sexuality-please/145412 "2003-01-16T01:46:15Z")
Not looking for prurient details here, only raw numbers on where you feel you fit on the Kinsey Scale which measures sexual orientation. Also your gender, if you’re willing. I’m Planning on combining this with two oth… --- ## [Global warming v weather shift](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-v-weather-shift/632050)
**Author:** [@henryw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/henryw)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2012, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-v-weather-shift/632050 "2012-08-31T01:27:57Z")
I’m convinced of global warming. But recently I read a letter to the editor in our local paper wherein a “science educator” claimed that there is a “weather shift” occurring. He wrote “The northern hemisphere is slowly… --- ## [Legality of Walking Out of a Restaurant Without Paying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-walking-out-of-a-restaurant-without-paying/364695)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-walking-out-of-a-restaurant-without-paying/364695 "2006-07-27T02:37:43Z")
In this MPSIMS thread, there is a discussion going on about the act of walking out of a restaurant without paying the tab, due to poor service. I’m wondering about the legalities. Anyone know the straight dope? What c… --- ## [Men - Would You Date Jenny McCarthy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-would-you-date-jenny-mccarthy/535318)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2010, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-would-you-date-jenny-mccarthy/535318 "2010-04-19T13:26:25Z")
I saw that Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy have split up. Hypothetically removing all variables, (no kid, you’re not married, why would Jenny McCarthy be interested in me?) would you date her? Not marry her, just date. I… --- ## ["Name a (blank) that doesn't have the letter (blank) in it!" Scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-blank-that-doesnt-have-the-letter-blank-in-it-scam/652008)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2013, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-blank-that-doesnt-have-the-letter-blank-in-it-scam/652008 "2013-03-06T03:10:50Z")
Facebook culture has given prolific birth to yet another really stupid meme. I’ve been seeing those “Name a (blank) that doesn’t have the letter (blank) in it!” things for weeks now. Stuff like “Name a city in California… --- ## [Morality of Changing Your Sports Team Loyalty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morality-of-changing-your-sports-team-loyalty/443402)
**Author:** [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morality-of-changing-your-sports-team-loyalty/443402 "2022-11-21T22:48:56Z")
Inspired by the other sports team loyalty thread… I’m interested in hearing from fans what they think about switching teams. Is it ever permissible, and if so, under what circumstances? Has anyone else ever switched tea… --- ## [Not intending to hurt doesn't take away the hurt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-intending-to-hurt-doesnt-take-away-the-hurt/587783)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2011, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-intending-to-hurt-doesnt-take-away-the-hurt/587783 "2011-07-19T18:31:18Z")
Forgive me if it seems like I am overzealous or overdoing it on the subject of “all things disability” but I feel like I am doing it with the proper perspective and appeal so I want to continue. I want to share a recent… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=244&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=246&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)