# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=25&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:** 26 --- ## [Vice Presidential Debate Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vice-presidential-debate-thread/636999)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 532\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vice-presidential-debate-thread/636999 "2012-10-15T02:52:53Z")
Thursday, October 11, 2012, 8:00pm–9:30pm CT (9pm EST) This one will be interesting. Biden is a decent speaker, but will he tell the truth? Will he stumble or even firmly chew on both of his feet at the same time? Wi… --- ## [Let's hear about your unpleasant celebrity encounters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-about-your-unpleasant-celebrity-encounters/288313)
**Author:** [@brickbacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brickbacon)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2013, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-about-your-unpleasant-celebrity-encounters/288313 "2013-07-16T08:01:10Z")
I don’t have any myself, but a good friend of mine hates David Schwimmer to this day because of an encounter her had with him. When he was about 14, his family went to visit his brother in Las Vegas. While there, he saw … --- ## [Bricker, You're a Jackass Extraordinaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-youre-a-jackass-extraordinaire/621734)
**Author:** [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Replies:** 419\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2017, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-youre-a-jackass-extraordinaire/621734 "2017-04-01T01:02:48Z")
Seriously, just who in the bloody hell do you think you are? You prance around here with your holier-than-thou attitude as if you are so above the fray, when in fact you are one of the dirtiest motherfuckers that I’ve e… --- ## [Therapist=The Rapist- Other words like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/therapist-the-rapist-other-words-like-this/590320)
**Author:** [@ecoaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ecoaster)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/therapist-the-rapist-other-words-like-this/590320 "2018-06-12T11:27:09Z")
Are there other words that can be pulled apart that have oddly ironic or funny meanings? THere are plenty of anagrams, but I’m interested in words where you don’t have to change the order of the letters… --- ## [Can I make whole milk out of Half & Half + water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-make-whole-milk-out-of-half-half-water/367487)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2010, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-make-whole-milk-out-of-half-half-water/367487 "2010-10-18T15:40:25Z")
Bachelor living leaves me no milk, and almost a full quart of Half & Half. Can I use this to make whole milk somehow if I blend it with water? I’ve got a blender. --- ## [Why do some men have a cuckold fantasy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-men-have-a-cuckold-fantasy/638427)
**Author:** [@Fear\_of\_the\_Dark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_of_the_Dark)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-men-have-a-cuckold-fantasy/638427 "2013-02-05T14:42:40Z")
First of all, it was embarrassing for me to ask this question publicly. But, because I am writing behind a nick name and on internet, I feel comfortable asking this question. I wouldn’t ask anyone in the flesh. Who could… --- ## [The 10,000 Year Explosion - a book review](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10-000-year-explosion-a-book-review/579355)
**Author:** [@New\_Deal\_Democrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/New_Deal_Democrat)\ **Replies:** 320\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10-000-year-explosion-a-book-review/579355 "2013-08-05T18:46:47Z")
In The 10,000 Year Explosion: How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution Gregory Cochran and Henry Harpending argue just that: human evolution is advancing faster and faster. Cochran and Harpending are anthropology pr… --- ## [Atheist Churches, Good or Bad Idea.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheist-churches-good-or-bad-idea/649579)
**Author:** [@pchaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pchaos)\ **Replies:** 726\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2013, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheist-churches-good-or-bad-idea/649579 "2013-02-15T03:37:57Z")
I’ve never gone to one, but I’ll just speculate, they are probably similar to religious churches. Major difference being atheists normally don’t pray. I like the idea of an atheist church. But on the other hand…if yo… --- ## [Netflix Instant Streaming Buffering Every 5 Minutes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-instant-streaming-buffering-every-5-minutes/615629)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-instant-streaming-buffering-every-5-minutes/615629 "2012-03-14T18:16:25Z")
I’m on the trial of this stuff, and am thinking of discontinuing it. At first everything was fine, it would buffer maybe at the beginning of a movie and then not again. Now it’s so frequent I can’t enjoy what I’m watchin… --- ## [Cecil's comment on Pit Bulls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecils-comment-on-pit-bulls/508730)
**Author:** [@LALALEXIDANCER](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LALALEXIDANCER)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2009, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecils-comment-on-pit-bulls/508730 "2009-10-27T04:57:11Z")
Hey guys! I must say most of his information was accurate. They don’t have, “locking jaws” that is next to impossible. Their bite is actually 2nd in strength to Rottweilers and third is the German Shepard bite. What … --- ## [Mafia: Cecilvania \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-cecilvania-game-over/449111)
**Author:** [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Replies:** 1409\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2008, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-cecilvania-game-over/449111 "2008-07-04T21:28:03Z")
The game is open for sign ups. We would like to reserve the game for veterans if possible since many of the players in Doperville are newbies. There is space for 17 players. This will be a semi-closed setup. A Rule Set … --- ## [Has anyone had a bad experience with DeMolay / Freemasons/Order of the Eastern Star?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-had-a-bad-experience-with-demolay-freemasons-order-of-the-eastern-star/311212)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2017, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-had-a-bad-experience-with-demolay-freemasons-order-of-the-eastern-star/311212 "2017-06-12T17:57:00Z")
Over in This MPSIMS thread, I expressed some concerns regarding the trust and secrecy issues enforced upon minor children of both genders by the Freemasons. I’ll quote back from my post in there to explain my concern: … --- ## [CanadaDope 2017: Celebrating the Sesquicentennial - "... and loving it!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadadope-2017-celebrating-the-sesquicentennial-and-loving-it/776045)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 417\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2018, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadadope-2017-celebrating-the-sesquicentennial-and-loving-it/776045 "2018-02-28T17:35:39Z")
Hello my fellow Canadian Dopers (and occasional lookers-in from other countries). Happy New Year, Bonne Année, and welcome to Canada’s Sesquicentennial Year! July 1st is the 150th anniversary of Confederation. It’s a g… --- ## [Heeeeeeeeey FATTIES](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heeeeeeeeey-fatties/531465)
**Author:** [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Replies:** 718\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heeeeeeeeey-fatties/531465 "2010-03-12T18:15:59Z")
I’d like to see you explain THIS away as something outside your control. The state with the lowest rate of obesity in 2008 has a higher rate than the state with the highest rate in 1985. (Yes, there are states with no da… --- ## [Was Eazy-E most likely gay and on the down low?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-eazy-e-most-likely-gay-and-on-the-down-low/438420)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-eazy-e-most-likely-gay-and-on-the-down-low/438420 "2019-04-22T01:31:35Z")
Eazy-E is probably best remembered as the most famous mainstream rapper to die of AIDS. In an era where the majority of rap stars engaged in unsafe sex practices with a lot of women, it seems odd that Eazy is the only vi… --- ## [Game of Thrones Season 6 open show/book discussion thread \[spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-season-6-open-show-book-discussion-thread-spoilers/753058)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 573\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2016, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-season-6-open-show-book-discussion-thread-spoilers/753058 "2016-06-29T15:42:18Z")
Last year’s thread. No one made one of these threads, so I went ahead and made it. You can discuss the show and book openly here without spoiler boxes. One thing I will ask is that if there’s what’s traditionally consi… --- ## [How Did the American Soldier Stack Up Against the Enemy in WWII?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-american-soldier-stack-up-against-the-enemy-in-wwii/93677)
**Author:** [@tsunamisurfer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tsunamisurfer)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2016, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-american-soldier-stack-up-against-the-enemy-in-wwii/93677 "2016-11-07T07:07:34Z")
Perhaps 15 years ago, I was watching a documentary on the battle of Stalingrad. During this gruesome broadcast, former German and Soviet soldiers provided running commentary on the savagery of that campaign and also conf… --- ## [You May Share Your Mini-Rants Here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-may-share-your-mini-rants-here/687431)
**Author:** [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Replies:** 427\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2014, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-may-share-your-mini-rants-here/687431 "2014-06-02T01:03:32Z")
I really didn’t see one so I thought I’d start it. This may be the only birthday present I get today. I asked my 8 year old to gently and kindly wake up his 6 year old brother. I heard a quiet murmuring from their bedr… --- ## [Birth control, breast pumps, counseling for abuse? Are we going to do pedicures & manicures as well?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birth-control-breast-pumps-counseling-for-abuse-are-we-going-to-do-pedicures-manicures-as-well/591972)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 444\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2011, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birth-control-breast-pumps-counseling-for-abuse-are-we-going-to-do-pedicures-manicures-as-well/591972 "2011-08-19T15:09:24Z")
You know, let me just start by saying that this type of shit enrages me more than anything else being spewed as part of the bullshit political rhetoric today. I can over look OBAMA IS A TERRORISTS!!!1111!!! with a minor … --- ## [What does the U.S. get out of its alliance with Israel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-u-s-get-out-of-its-alliance-with-israel/598071)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 363\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-u-s-get-out-of-its-alliance-with-israel/598071 "2012-09-19T18:29:16Z")
It’s supposed to be of some value to have at least one pro-Western democracy in the MENA, and I suppose it is. But I cannot think of any particular instance or manner in which our alliance with/patronage of Israel has b… --- ## [How much pee to pee when a doctor says "pee in this cup"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-pee-to-pee-when-a-doctor-says-pee-in-this-cup/540062)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-pee-to-pee-when-a-doctor-says-pee-in-this-cup/540062 "2010-05-23T15:58:47Z")
Sometimes you panic with a dribble, and then it practically overflows. Sometimes you actually can only produce a dribble, and then you think he’ll hate you for ruining his lab kickbacks and wasting his time. How much pe… --- ## [MLB: 2013 Postseason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2013-postseason/669978)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 800\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2013-postseason/669978 "2013-11-04T23:36:40Z")
It’s (almost) that time. One game left to play in September that should be good enough to be called a playoff game. Here we go. Boston v. 4) Cleveland/Texas/Tampa Bay 2 Oakland v. 3) Detroit St. Louis v. 4) Pittsb… --- ## [Do Japanese Mothers Masturbate Their Sons To Put Them To Sleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-japanese-mothers-masturbate-their-sons-to-put-them-to-sleep/237090)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2004, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-japanese-mothers-masturbate-their-sons-to-put-them-to-sleep/237090 "2004-03-31T17:12:02Z")
Is it true that it is not an uncommon practice for Japanese mothers to manually masturbate their sons’ penises to help them fall asleep at night? Also, is it true that in Japan, the parents sleep in the same bed with th… --- ## [Minimum fatal drop (somewhat morbid)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-fatal-drop-somewhat-morbid/347426)
**Author:** [@Tevildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tevildo)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2018, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-fatal-drop-somewhat-morbid/347426 "2018-01-25T20:04:33Z")
I’m working on a piece of fanfic with a friend at the moment, in which a character is killed by falling from a balcony onto a solid concrete floor. The character is reasonably athletic, but not a trained acrobat, so wil… --- ## [A different sort of joke thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-different-sort-of-joke-thread/523865)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 737\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2010, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-different-sort-of-joke-thread/523865 "2010-03-03T03:27:09Z")
I love a good joke, but it often seems as though I’ve already heard all the good ones. So here’s how this works: Tell a joke, one per post. If I have heard it before, it gets zero points and no further consideration reg… --- ## [Did the Romans really train apes to rape women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-romans-really-train-apes-to-rape-women/484071)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-romans-really-train-apes-to-rape-women/484071 "2009-02-04T22:32:03Z")
Did the ancient Romans really train apes to rape human women or was that something HBO made up for Rome? --- ## [Guardians of the Galaxy \[Spoilers, I imagine\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-spoilers-i-imagine/694556)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-spoilers-i-imagine/694556 "2015-07-06T21:20:35Z")
Woo! I get to make a movie thread! Just got back from a showing (love those Thursday night “opening weekends”), and I have to say, I had a complete blast. Chris Pratt’s comedic timing is great and the rest of the cast w… --- ## [I Pit Men Who Think Working Women Are There to Service Their Sex Drive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-men-who-think-working-women-are-there-to-service-their-sex-drive/620441)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 424\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2012, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-men-who-think-working-women-are-there-to-service-their-sex-drive/620441 "2012-05-09T08:24:24Z")
Now, as a woman working in a retail environment I see a LOT of men. Most of them are extremely decent, respectful human beings that treat me like I’m a professional human being. Then there are exceptions. This rather … --- ## [June Bugs and Bothers (mini-rant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-bugs-and-bothers-mini-rant/623794)
**Author:** [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Replies:** 497\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-bugs-and-bothers-mini-rant/623794 "2012-07-02T09:48:30Z")
The company I work for has sold the building I work in, but we’re not moving untill sometime this summer. Fat chance the broken equipment in the gym is ever going to get fixed. Why do they give us donuts and then cheap o… --- ## [White House announces Russian sanctions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-announces-russian-sanctions/775863)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 373\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-announces-russian-sanctions/775863 "2017-01-26T10:45:55Z")
And of course… But Paul Ryan supports the sanctions! Well… sort of. --- ## [Am I missing something here? (re: reopening of bars, etc... now)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-missing-something-here-re-reopening-of-bars-etc-now/922356)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 1376\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-missing-something-here-re-reopening-of-bars-etc-now/922356 "2022-11-11T04:02:47Z")
So I’m seeing all sorts of news stories about various states reopening various things- Texas, where I live, is considering reopening bars, for example. And schools have reopened to in-person students, although where I l… --- ## [How Can Truth Social be worth $6 Billion? {Trump Media & Technology (DJT)}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-truth-social-be-worth-6-billion-trump-media-technology-djt/999202)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 1114\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-truth-social-be-worth-6-billion-trump-media-technology-djt/999202 "2026-10-19T21:38:20Z")
I don’t know if this is factual thread, an opinion thread, or a political thread. Trump owns 60% of Truth Social and will make out like a bandit. How it the world is it worth so much? I saw that in the third quarter o… --- ## [Harry Reid: Filibuster Reform Will Be Pursued In The Next Congress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-reid-filibuster-reform-will-be-pursued-in-the-next-congress/640513)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 361\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-reid-filibuster-reform-will-be-pursued-in-the-next-congress/640513 "2014-11-05T16:12:14Z")
--- ## [Religious liberty of public employee vs. same-sex marriage rights. How to reconcile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-liberty-of-public-employee-vs-same-sex-marriage-rights-how-to-reconcile/723876)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 599\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-liberty-of-public-employee-vs-same-sex-marriage-rights-how-to-reconcile/723876 "2015-09-04T00:47:40Z")
I support gay marriage equality 100% (since I am gay and married here in Canada) and I celebrated the SCOTUS decision of last Friday in support of my American brothers and sisters. And predictably, we are witnessing the… --- ## [In the dustbin of our cultural history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-dustbin-of-our-cultural-history/927703)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 941\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-dustbin-of-our-cultural-history/927703 "2021-05-25T12:16:03Z")
Some years ago I attended the retirment party of a man who had been my sixth grade teacher. Of all the teachers and instuctors I’d had, our would have after, he was my favorite. It had been his first year of teaching t… --- ## [Asian American groups accuse Harvard of racial bias in admissions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asian-american-groups-accuse-harvard-of-racial-bias-in-admissions/720183)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 541\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2021, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asian-american-groups-accuse-harvard-of-racial-bias-in-admissions/720183 "2021-11-13T05:07:21Z")
A coalition of Asian American groups filed a federal complaint against Harvard University Friday alleging the school engaged in “systemic and continuous discrimination” against Asian Americans during its admissions pro… --- ## [Canadope 2015: Battlestar Canadica](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadope-2015-battlestar-canadica/708655)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 552\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2016, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadope-2015-battlestar-canadica/708655 "2016-01-06T01:19:29Z")
Well, it’s (almost) a new year, and time for a new Canadope thread. I’m not planning to get up any time tomorrow morning, so I thought I’d start this up tonight. The reason for the name - we’re having a Battlestar Galact… --- ## [Game of Thrones 6.09 "Battle of the Bastards" 6/19/16 \[Show discussion\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-6-09-battle-of-the-bastards-6-19-16-show-discussion/757789)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 534\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2016, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-6-09-battle-of-the-bastards-6-19-16-show-discussion/757789 "2016-06-27T05:43:25Z")
6.01 The Red Woman 6.02 Home 6.03 Oathbreaker 6.04 Book of the Stranger 6.05 The Door 6.06 Blood of My Blood 6.07 The Broken Man 6.08 No One The books do not exist in this thread. This is the thread for open dis… --- ## [Would you consider dating someone with herpes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-dating-someone-with-herpes/550799)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2016, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-dating-someone-with-herpes/550799 "2016-06-26T12:27:38Z")
In this thread Taenia spp. mentioned that herpes “is not a big deal”. Keep in mind that s/he was saying that herpes is not a big deal in comparison to HIV which is most definitely a huge deal. But it got me thinking. Jus… --- ## ['Tis the season to be ranty - December Minirants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-the-season-to-be-ranty-december-minirants/706028)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 449\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2015, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-the-season-to-be-ranty-december-minirants/706028 "2015-01-01T15:56:13Z")
December ranting! Share your minirants here. A mini-rant: Why aren’t people returning my phone calls? Darn it! --- ## [Are all transgendered people mentally ill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-transgendered-people-mentally-ill/800378)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 908\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2018, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-transgendered-people-mentally-ill/800378 "2018-02-27T17:40:01Z")
The other night, my roommate decided to get into an argument with me about transgendered people. He’s a fan of the political commentator Ben Shapiro, who makes the claim that ALL transgendered are mentally ill. He points… --- ## [Global Warming for Dummies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-for-dummies/611172)
**Author:** [@Nom\_de\_Plume](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nom_de_Plume)\ **Replies:** 367\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-for-dummies/611172 "2012-02-23T02:58:15Z")
I am not necessarily a denialist, though I do tend to be skeptical of most things I hear or read. I’m also not a climate scientist, so I can not understand tables and tables of data. It appears to me that the Global Wa… --- ## [Middle Earth FA63 D&D Game. Fourth Adventure. Journey to Rivendell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fourth-adventure-journey-to-rivendell/464375)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 1341\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2008, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fourth-adventure-journey-to-rivendell/464375 "2008-12-05T19:39:37Z")
First the disclaimer: The thread is for the game itself. Questions and peanut gallery stuff should go on the control thread: D & D on the Straight Dope setup thread. (In Middle Earth FA63) First Adventure Thread Middle… --- ## [Why do we flat out reject CT's? \[Conspiracy Theories\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-flat-out-reject-cts-conspiracy-theories/623841)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 397\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-flat-out-reject-cts-conspiracy-theories/623841 "2012-06-28T22:51:35Z")
Do CT’s make people nervous, spooked, or some other feeling of insecurity that requires most (not all, obviously) to reject them out-of-hand? On this board specifically, people are shouted down at even the slightest hin… --- ## [Pitting Honeybadger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-honeybadger/810183)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 1164\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-honeybadger/810183 "2026-05-19T03:22:53Z")
So, according to you here, I can finally hang out in mixed company having learned the way to comport myself after generations of being, well, too black. It only took a president and some athletes to show me how to act mo… --- ## [A thread for Rudy {Rudy Giuliani}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-rudy-rudy-giuliani/989355)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 1017\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-rudy-rudy-giuliani/989355 "2025-01-16T22:12:41Z")
Thought I would start a thread specifically about Rudy’s litigation woes. Sounds like he’s in financial troubles. Un-indicted co-conspirator One in Washington, indicted co-conspirator in Georgia, defendant in four, coun… --- ## [Do you believe in past lives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-in-past-lives/648137)
**Author:** [@Steener122](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steener122)\ **Replies:** 493\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2013, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-in-past-lives/648137 "2013-03-13T18:48:57Z")
I’ve got a crazy fire phobia, but I’ve never been hurt by fire. I’ve had people tell me maybe I got killed in a fire in a past life… So that got me thinking about past lives in general and if they exist. Do YOU think th… --- ## [Have you met someone who didn't know a really well-known pop or historical reference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-met-someone-who-didnt-know-a-really-well-known-pop-or-historical-reference/653658)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 380\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-met-someone-who-didnt-know-a-really-well-known-pop-or-historical-reference/653658 "2013-05-03T17:53:24Z")
This was inspired by an e-mail from a friend whose coworker was on the phone to a customer. He explained that the order must have fallen down that bottomless pit that Gandalf fell down. After a bit of confusion he said “… --- ## [Anyone following the Casey Anthony trial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-following-the-casey-anthony-trial/583652)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 478\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-following-the-casey-anthony-trial/583652 "2011-07-07T16:44:25Z")
There is a live blog as well as live camera action every day the court is in session at www.wftv.com. So far, the prosecution has established that Casey tells one lie after another in her efforts to cover up what they … --- ## [Can the Black-White racial IQ gap in the US be environmentally explained?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-black-white-racial-iq-gap-in-the-us-be-environmentally-explained/626877)
**Author:** [@Chuck11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chuck11)\ **Replies:** 315\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-black-white-racial-iq-gap-in-the-us-be-environmentally-explained/626877 "2012-09-12T20:11:13Z")
It’s well know that there’s a Black-White racial differences in intelligence and that this difference explains a large portion of the much discussed racial “disparities.” For example, Black psychologist Ronald Fryer rec… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=24&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=26&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)