# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=252&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:** 253 --- ## [The weirdness of polls... What's up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weirdness-of-polls-whats-up/638033)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weirdness-of-polls-whats-up/638033 "2012-11-01T21:20:01Z")
So Gallup’s latest has Romney up six, and I’m scratching my head. I know Gallup just can’t throw out the numbers because they “look weird,” but I kind of doubt that even Mitt Romney believes he’s up six nationally. But… --- ## [Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act-Good Idea or Not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concealed-carry-reciprocity-act-good-idea-or-not/785368)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concealed-carry-reciprocity-act-good-idea-or-not/785368 "2017-05-02T20:56:02Z")
House bill 38 Senate Bill 446 I noticed that these are being promoted by the NRA. I thought that the NRA was usually for local control and/or states rights, but this would take control away, wouldn’t it? Would it not … --- ## [Angry GOP pundit spews venom all over the GOP working class & the invective is just breath taking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angry-gop-pundit-spews-venom-all-over-the-gop-working-class-the-invective-is-just-breath-taking/749123)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angry-gop-pundit-spews-venom-all-over-the-gop-working-class-the-invective-is-just-breath-taking/749123 "2016-03-21T01:07:42Z")
Want to know what the GOP nattering class really thinks of the Trump backers? Want to gauge the depth of their contempt for the GOP working class? I can’t recall an actual article in recent memory that went to town like… --- ## [When did Latin "die"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-latin-die/523307)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2014, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-latin-die/523307 "2014-04-08T04:00:09Z")
I am reading a book about the development of the English language and there was a reference (more than one, actually) about Latin being a “dead” language. This isn’t exactly new, of course, but I was wondering when Latin… --- ## [.99999999 equal to 1 ???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99999999-equal-to-1/76468)
**Author:** [@Kevin\_Partida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevin_Partida)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2001, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99999999-equal-to-1/76468 "2001-08-21T18:59:07Z")
My geometry teacher used to always tell my class that .99999999 with a repeating bar over it is equivalent to 1. He also said that he could prove it mathematically, but he never gave the proof. Could someone out there gi… --- ## [Bugs in ears? The horror!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-in-ears-the-horror/636890)
**Author:** [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2012, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-in-ears-the-horror/636890 "2012-10-23T20:15:48Z")
Inspired by this thread: Stupid reasons you've had to see a doctor. - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board, about stupid reasons you’ve had to go to the doctor. A terrifyingly (to me anyway!) high number o… --- ## [Can I make a reasonably good pizza sauce from jarred spaghetti sauce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-make-a-reasonably-good-pizza-sauce-from-jarred-spaghetti-sauce/620676)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2012, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-make-a-reasonably-good-pizza-sauce-from-jarred-spaghetti-sauce/620676 "2012-05-03T05:05:44Z")
It doesn’t have to be amazing or anything, just passable. --- ## [Odd Public Restroom Habits You've Observed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-public-restroom-habits-youve-observed/653033)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-public-restroom-habits-youve-observed/653033 "2013-03-25T19:12:17Z")
I’m NOT talking about the sickos that leave urine and feces on the seat or floor, leave a half-eaten sandwich on the toilet paper dispenser or commit other abhorrent acts that should be punishable by death. You people w… --- ## [Would you choose to live in a classic era sitcom world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-choose-to-live-in-a-classic-era-sitcom-world/786462)
**Author:** [@Princess\_Perfume](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princess_Perfume)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2017, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-choose-to-live-in-a-classic-era-sitcom-world/786462 "2017-12-01T14:04:44Z")
In the 1998 movie Pleasantville, Reese Witherspoon’s character decides at the end to stay in Pleasantville, saying she’d have a better life in Fifties America than she would in the 1990s real world. She even mentions her… --- ## [The Great SDMB Winter 2015 Postcard Exchange!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2015, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973 "2015-04-07T03:01:44Z")
Northern Piper, melodyharmonius and jayrey have run them in the past, and they’re always fun, but it’s been awhile. Here’s how it works (as adapted from NP’s previous thread). Our rules, by the numbers, and written wit… --- ## [Explain This Full Metal Jacket Insult](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-full-metal-jacket-insult/409063)
**Author:** [@xiix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xiix)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2007, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-full-metal-jacket-insult/409063 "2007-06-25T22:42:51Z")
“Did your parents have any children that lived?” Huh? What does this insult imply? I just don’t get it. That was the #1 top insult from a list of top 20 movie insults @ http://www.theshiznit.co.uk/review.php?id=220 S… --- ## [Game of Thrones, The Pointy End, 6/5/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-the-pointy-end-6-5-11/584450)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-the-pointy-end-6-5-11/584450 "2011-06-09T18:03:22Z")
This is the thread for the TV series only. Spoiler there here. Background thread here. Last time Ned told Cersei to beat it, because when Robert gets back from hunting, she’s going to be in a world of hurt (for fuckin… --- ## [Minor Car Accident: What to tell insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-car-accident-what-to-tell-insurance/616821)
**Author:** [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-car-accident-what-to-tell-insurance/616821 "2012-03-29T01:04:51Z")
Yesterday I had a minor car accident. It was noon, sunny, I was turning right onto the highway from a shopping center. Traffic on the highway was medium. I was looking for oncoming traffic and it was clearing up so that … --- ## [Car Salespeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-salespeople/535867)
**Author:** [@Roulette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roulette)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-salespeople/535867 "2010-04-23T03:45:27Z")
So, I’m buying a car soon. Shopping around trying to figure out what I want and how much it will cost me. When we get to the part where we discuss prices, most of the sales staff go into prairie dog mode, jumping up and… --- ## [9 Chickweed Lane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-chickweed-lane/617910)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-chickweed-lane/617910 "2024-07-30T06:24:41Z")
I know there are fans of the strip on this board. A few questions, comments and such: What do you think of the new “development” with Edda and Amos? Will Amos do the right thing? How will Seth react? Will the kid be b… --- ## [A Very Poorly Written News Article](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-poorly-written-news-article/638730)
**Author:** [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2012, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-poorly-written-news-article/638730 "2012-10-27T02:48:04Z")
Am I nuts or is this the world’s most poorly written news article? --- ## [Convince me I should believe that Free Will really exists!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-i-should-believe-that-free-will-really-exists/658822)
**Author:** [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-i-should-believe-that-free-will-really-exists/658822 "2013-05-27T06:31:51Z")
Have long held that Free Will is an odd construction- how do mind processes (other than determined physical brain processes) affect behavior. The more I read, the more skeptical I become about the hope for any scientifi… --- ## [What is the best revenge on an asshole boss you've ever seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-revenge-on-an-asshole-boss-youve-ever-seen/364591)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2006, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-revenge-on-an-asshole-boss-youve-ever-seen/364591 "2006-07-20T12:02:45Z")
This thread sort of devolved into a general bitch session about bosses/coworkers for a while, but it got me thinking. One person mentioned he deliberately quit right before his jerk boss was to go on vacation. This seeme… --- ## [Christina Hendricks of Mad Men is yummy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-hendricks-of-mad-men-is-yummy/583681)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-hendricks-of-mad-men-is-yummy/583681 "2011-06-05T16:13:24Z")
Some might like the hard bodied type, or not like women who are broad in the beam, but I think she’s perfect. --- ## [Multiple gunshots in Alexandria Virginia at the Congressional Baseball Practice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-gunshots-in-alexandria-virginia-at-the-congressional-baseball-practice/788930)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2017, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-gunshots-in-alexandria-virginia-at-the-congressional-baseball-practice/788930 "2017-06-15T23:13:13Z")
Breaking news reports between 14 to 50 shots fired. Congressman Steve Scalis has been shot, among others. Nothing on line yet. --- ## [what does being drunk feel like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-being-drunk-feel-like/538051)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-being-drunk-feel-like/538051 "2010-05-05T17:50:28Z")
my friend wants to know --- ## [iTunes! Useless piece of SHIT!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-useless-piece-of-shit/496389)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2009, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-useless-piece-of-shit/496389 "2009-07-21T15:46:05Z")
I was doing some work on my iPod Touch, and like a good little AppleDrone, I “backed up” my content. Except, an Apple iTunes backup doesn’t apparently back anything up! I’ve lost 2 years worth of contacts and, more impor… --- ## [Zoos Locking up Animals Just isn't Right (specifically referring to birds)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoos-locking-up-animals-just-isnt-right-specifically-referring-to-birds/646998)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoos-locking-up-animals-just-isnt-right-specifically-referring-to-birds/646998 "2013-01-16T18:17:20Z")
I’ve thought a little about this and it kind of makes me feel like zoos may be a good family trip, but I’m starting to get the sense that it’s more like a jail for all those animals, and all they want to do is roam aroun… --- ## [American Idol Final 2, 5/25-26](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-final-2-5-25-26/540767)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2010, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-final-2-5-25-26/540767 "2010-05-30T04:06:05Z")
So here we are, the end of quite possibly the worst season Idol has ever seen. And I have song spoilers. \[spoiler\]Each contestant will do three songs. One they did earlier in the season, one picked by the producers, a… --- ## [Secrets and Tips from Your Jobs, Past and Present](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secrets-and-tips-from-your-jobs-past-and-present/669756)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secrets-and-tips-from-your-jobs-past-and-present/669756 "2013-10-11T10:46:50Z")
For example: a Starbucks barista once told me that it’s perfectly legit to order a medium-sized drink but to ask for it to be put in a larger size cup. You won’t get a full large size, but you’ll get more than you usual… --- ## [Re "Dune" is the book's Baron Harkonnen as grotesque as the movie version?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-dune-is-the-books-baron-harkonnen-as-grotesque-as-the-movie-version/641377)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-dune-is-the-books-baron-harkonnen-as-grotesque-as-the-movie-version/641377 "2012-11-20T23:06:06Z")
Lynch’s movie Baron was pretty over the top in grotesqueness. Was the books Baron Harkonnen just as bad? --- ## [Conservatives: Does it piss you off that Rush's asinine approach is discrediting a valid point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-does-it-piss-you-off-that-rushs-asinine-approach-is-discrediting-a-valid-point/615496)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2012, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-does-it-piss-you-off-that-rushs-asinine-approach-is-discrediting-a-valid-point/615496 "2012-03-28T15:25:06Z")
Are there any conservatives (or even non-conservatives) that think that Rush Limbaugh’s underlying point about insurance coverage of birth control is valid, but he is discrediting the whole argument by his asinine approa… --- ## [Gun question in GQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-question-in-gq/596173)
**Author:** [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-question-in-gq/596173 "2011-11-01T22:31:33Z")
Not so much a pitting, but I didn’t want to continue a hijack of this thread: Well, I can name message boards where the first 10 responses would ignore the question and be about how Glocks totally suck, NYC sucks, L… --- ## [best boyfriend reaction to: with a girlfriend at a bar, and random drunk guy starts hitting on her?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-boyfriend-reaction-to-with-a-girlfriend-at-a-bar-and-random-drunk-guy-starts-hitting-on-her/647356)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2013, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-boyfriend-reaction-to-with-a-girlfriend-at-a-bar-and-random-drunk-guy-starts-hitting-on-her/647356 "2013-01-21T16:13:38Z")
This is completely hypothetical (as far as I’m concerned), but the SDMB seems like a great place to get hypotheticals like this answered. Suppose I’m at a bar, shooting pool with my girlfriend. I walk away to use the r… --- ## [Alibi: "Where were you on the night of..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alibi-where-were-you-on-the-night-of/671806)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2013, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alibi-where-were-you-on-the-night-of/671806 "2013-10-24T22:58:58Z")
Movie trope? If The Law is investigating a crime and thinks I’m a suspect, can they ask me this sort of thing, or isn’t it The Law’s responsibility to prove I was present? Does one ever need to produce an alibi? Seems … --- ## [Would you knowingly let a straight female stranger unknowingly marry a gay man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-knowingly-let-a-straight-female-stranger-unknowingly-marry-a-gay-man/550492)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-knowingly-let-a-straight-female-stranger-unknowingly-marry-a-gay-man/550492 "2010-08-23T01:03:37Z")
It’s not a situation in my life but it’s a real life situation I know about. (I’ve changed names and a couple of details to avoid identification but all the important stuff is intact.) A woman (I’ll call her Brenda bec… --- ## [Electric shock arcade game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-shock-arcade-game/495923)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2014, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-shock-arcade-game/495923 "2014-08-21T21:26:10Z")
I asked about this before, but I couldn’t find the answer. On Main Street in the Penny Arcade at Disneyland there is (or was as of several years ago) a vintage game. It had a wooden cabinet with two metal handles protr… --- ## [Swallowing String and Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swallowing-string-and-death/108237)
**Author:** [@Torus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torus)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2009, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swallowing-string-and-death/108237 "2009-02-06T13:46:17Z")
Hi, This is my first post, and I was compelled to comment on Cecil’s classic response from the Straight Dope email I got today. It seems a yoga afficionado wanted to know if you could swallow a long piece of cloth and … --- ## [Is religion a form of ignorance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-religion-a-form-of-ignorance/800003)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2017, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-religion-a-form-of-ignorance/800003 "2017-11-13T00:23:57Z")
This board avowedly fights against all forms of ignorance. The conspiracy nuts for example who believe that the US government planned 911 and brought down the Twin Towers with explosives or those who believe the Moon lan… --- ## [Gender identy: What does it mean to "feel like" a man/woman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-identy-what-does-it-mean-to-feel-like-a-man-woman/211149)
**Author:** [@godzillatemple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/godzillatemple)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2003, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-identy-what-does-it-mean-to-feel-like-a-man-woman/211149 "2003-12-20T01:10:12Z")
All right, I was going to post this in GQ, but I thought it it would generate too many opinions. And I also thought it might be “too deep” for IMHO, so I’m posting it in GD instead. Hopefully it doesn’t end up getting … --- ## [Boiled 'do not eat' packet - Is the food still safe to eat? NEED ANSWER FAST](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boiled-do-not-eat-packet-is-the-food-still-safe-to-eat-need-answer-fast/574893)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boiled-do-not-eat-packet-is-the-food-still-safe-to-eat-need-answer-fast/574893 "2011-03-19T17:14:37Z")
OK, just going by the title this probably sounds like the dumbest OP ever, but bear with me. A friend and I are cooking soba (noodles). He accidentally left in the ‘do not eat’ packet in the boiling water for a few min… --- ## [Possibility != Existence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibility-existence/152538)
**Author:** [@TVAA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVAA)\ **Replies:** 542\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2003, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibility-existence/152538 "2003-02-19T02:07:19Z")
It seems to me a useful principle of rational thought is that we should use as few terms as necessary. If two terms are so similar as to be identical, then they’re equivalent and one is redundant. Libertarian argues th… --- ## [You should be watching Breaking Bad. You will thank me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-should-be-watching-breaking-bad-you-will-thank-me/616879)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-should-be-watching-breaking-bad-you-will-thank-me/616879 "2012-06-16T03:38:05Z")
This post inspired me to make a thread. So here I am telling you, all of you. Breaking Bad is, in my opinion, the best thing that has ever been put on television. I know a lot of people feel the same. It is essentiall… --- ## [Gender divide? Feminist Overkill? (I'm not sure what to title this thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-divide-feminist-overkill-im-not-sure-what-to-title-this-thread/526077)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-divide-feminist-overkill-im-not-sure-what-to-title-this-thread/526077 "2010-05-04T18:31:06Z")
I wrote some big, long post then deleted it after realizing it was thrice as long as it needed be. So here’s the skinny: Tonight there were some guys at the bar; they were allegedly important, I think basketball players… --- ## [What Is The Deal With The "Scots-Irish"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-the-scots-irish/485836)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-the-scots-irish/485836 "2009-05-21T02:48:15Z")
From what little I’ve read about the Scots-Irish in America, I get the distinct impression that they have not faired as well as other European-American groups have in terms of life outcomes. Although I could not find dir… --- ## [Disney to acquire Lucasfilm for $4.05B \[And new Star Wars movie in 2015\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-to-acquire-lucasfilm-for-4-05b-and-new-star-wars-movie-in-2015/639354)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-to-acquire-lucasfilm-for-4-05b-and-new-star-wars-movie-in-2015/639354 "2012-11-21T13:22:12Z")
Story here. --- ## [Why do some smokers smell more "smoky" than others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-smokers-smell-more-smoky-than-others/674311)
**Author:** [@MareIt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MareIt)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2016, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-smokers-smell-more-smoky-than-others/674311 "2016-01-03T15:55:39Z")
A co-worker and I were discussing how a few of our co-workers reek of smoke at 10 feet and yet others, who smoke as frequently, don’t smell even when you are standing right by them. Assuming that they all shower and chan… --- ## [How will our era be misremembered 2000 years from now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-our-era-be-misremembered-2000-years-from-now/570954)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-our-era-be-misremembered-2000-years-from-now/570954 "2011-02-27T19:27:27Z")
Inspired by the thread about what Hollywood and bad novels teach us about history, I wonder how our current world will be misremembered 2000 years from now. Even with the revolution in digitized data storage and retrieva… --- ## [Silly but logical questions about comic characters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-but-logical-questions-about-comic-characters/517256)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2009, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-but-logical-questions-about-comic-characters/517256 "2009-11-20T23:23:48Z")
It just occurred to me to wonder: is Oliver Queen (a.k.a. Green Arrow) any good with a sniper rifle? Would there be at least some overlap of innate skills (eye-hand coordination, etc.) or is his zen limited to being the … --- ## [Please Explain Grace Slick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-grace-slick/532910)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2010, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-grace-slick/532910 "2010-04-01T03:34:54Z")
Being born just a tad too late, I once heard it said that Jefferson Airplane added Grace Slick to the band to compete with Christy McVie of Fleetwood Mac. If that is true, how come I only know one Jefferson Airplane/Sta… --- ## [Marley--here we go again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley-here-we-go-again/658321)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley-here-we-go-again/658321 "2013-05-18T09:08:02Z")
This thread. I’m baffled by your instruction. Pointing out potential constitutional violations is not “reasoned critiques”? Disagreeing with platform proposals is threadshitting? WTF? --- ## [How long did it take you to save up a down payment for a house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-save-up-a-down-payment-for-a-house/543451)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-save-up-a-down-payment-for-a-house/543451 "2010-06-17T19:07:41Z")
We are starting to consider buying a home/condo and are saving up for a down payment. Right now we have about $5,500 set aside for a down payment and out of curiosity we started looking at what is available on the marke… --- ## [\*sigh\* Obama is not a "racist" (and neither is Rev. Wright, really)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-obama-is-not-a-racist-and-neither-is-rev-wright-really/443547)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 345\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2008, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-obama-is-not-a-racist-and-neither-is-rev-wright-really/443547 "2008-04-30T13:01:23Z")
Inspired by this post by Martin Hyde, particularly this passage: This makes even less sense than calling Hillary Clinton a “socialist.” But, silly as it is, it appears to be an emergent meme that will be around until … --- ## [Fuck you, Czarcasm, for locking my thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-czarcasm-for-locking-my-thread/430744)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2007, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-czarcasm-for-locking-my-thread/430744 "2007-12-31T16:55:32Z")
Over here , Moderator Czarcasm locks and closes a thread in which I ask a legitimate question and several people discuss it. The question was half factual - it this legal? - and half opinion - Do you think people will f… --- ## [Alcatraz starts tonight. Anybody watching?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcatraz-starts-tonight-anybody-watching/609743)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2012, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcatraz-starts-tonight-anybody-watching/609743 "2012-05-10T17:02:46Z")
I plan to. Not sure what to expect but it does have some positive factors working for it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=251&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=253&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)