# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=26&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:** 27 --- ## [Are there any Welsh stereotypes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-welsh-stereotypes/204976)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2015, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-welsh-stereotypes/204976 "2015-01-26T16:43:40Z")
So, are there? I’ve heard stereotypes about almost all regions and races (Burkina Faso possibly excepted.) But curiously, none about the Welsh. For some reason, the only one I can possible think of is “they’re all woo… --- ## [Game: Post a word beginning with \*this\* letter that has \*that\* letter in it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-post-a-word-beginning-with-this-letter-that-has-that-letter-in-it/815677)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 2363\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-post-a-word-beginning-with-this-letter-that-has-that-letter-in-it/815677 "2019-03-11T17:08:55Z")
I’ll start with a word beginning with A that has an A in it, then the next posts has A with a B, A with a C, etc. until we hit Z with a Z in it. The only rule is that each word can only be used once. A-A: aardvark --- ## [decentralize government and conservative anarchist or libertarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decentralize-government-and-conservative-anarchist-or-libertarian/654712)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 341\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decentralize-government-and-conservative-anarchist-or-libertarian/654712 "2013-05-18T22:15:28Z")
I read this all the time on message boards of libertarian movement of talk of big government today:o :o but I don’t mean in sense of oh we don’t believe in big government but way the US was in past. Is the US most decen… --- ## [Men in their 40's or above, how do you stay attracted to women your own age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-their-40s-or-above-how-do-you-stay-attracted-to-women-your-own-age/791623)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 607\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2018, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-their-40s-or-above-how-do-you-stay-attracted-to-women-your-own-age/791623 "2018-01-29T20:13:36Z")
This post is going to be offensive to many but I still think it is relevant. I am 44 and do not find the vast majority of women my age attractive at all and I just realized that it is only going to get worse with time. I… --- ## [how much does "it's just lunch" cost](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-its-just-lunch-cost/341820)
**Author:** [@constantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/constantine)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-its-just-lunch-cost/341820 "2016-02-18T16:05:28Z")
In talking with some friends about the dating service “it’s just lunch” a few friends said it is good, but expensive. Can anyone give me a ballpark estimate of how much it costs? --- ## [Political fallout of transgender bathroom issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-fallout-of-transgender-bathroom-issue/754775)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 552\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-fallout-of-transgender-bathroom-issue/754775 "2016-09-19T19:44:51Z")
Right up front, let me say that I’m absolutely in favor of transgender rights. People should be able to use bathroom facilities of their identified gender, period, end of story. That said, as a general liberal and suppo… --- ## [Should Apple help the government hack into encrypted devices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-apple-help-the-government-hack-into-encrypted-devices/746333)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 663\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2019, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-apple-help-the-government-hack-into-encrypted-devices/746333 "2019-10-30T07:53:09Z")
\[The story: \](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/145860f91b854a709c1a47190563c86e/judge-apple-must-help-us-hack-san-bernardino-killers-phone) Apple has refused and CEO Tim Cook posted a letter saying so on their website. … --- ## [Neighbors who simply MUST park in front of my house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-who-simply-must-park-in-front-of-my-house/644571)
**Author:** [@SerafinaPekala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SerafinaPekala)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-who-simply-must-park-in-front-of-my-house/644571 "2013-08-09T15:49:45Z")
Wyizzit? The whole street is empty but they have to park in front of MY house? Im not that anal but SOMETIMES we need access to the street area in front of our house and one of these ignorant dicks is always parked ther… --- ## [Does anybody know what happened to actress Frances Conroy's eye?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-know-what-happened-to-actress-frances-conroys-eye/602829)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2013, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-know-what-happened-to-actress-frances-conroys-eye/602829 "2013-12-13T12:01:43Z")
Frances Conroy- probably best known for Six Feet Under- plays (one half of) the creepy maid on American Horror Story. In that role she’s obviously blind in one eye, a situation later explained in a flashback when you le… --- ## [Rand Paul's interview on Rachel Maddow - A real Libertarian meets the real world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rand-pauls-interview-on-rachel-maddow-a-real-libertarian-meets-the-real-world/540157)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 427\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rand-pauls-interview-on-rachel-maddow-a-real-libertarian-meets-the-real-world/540157 "2010-05-29T20:54:35Z")
Not a debate as such, but more suited for this forum than elsewhere. Mods move if you must. It’ll be interesting to see how the state GOP handles this. This is his core belief, and (to give him some credit for candor) h… --- ## [Aw, CRAP, I left raw chicken out overnight. Safe to just cook it ASAP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-crap-i-left-raw-chicken-out-overnight-safe-to-just-cook-it-asap/509155)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2018, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-crap-i-left-raw-chicken-out-overnight-safe-to-just-cook-it-asap/509155 "2018-07-12T11:52:43Z")
Nuts. I cooked some chicken in a crock pot overnight, and originally took out two packages of half breasts as I wanted to see which had the better amount for the recipe. I apparently left the larger package out overnig… --- ## [Polycarp did you forget to take you pills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polycarp-did-you-forget-to-take-you-pills/216640)
**Author:** [@badchad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badchad)\ **Replies:** 828\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2003, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polycarp-did-you-forget-to-take-you-pills/216640 "2003-12-15T08:14:24Z")
All right I was going to post this in the pit a couple days ago but figured I’d wait to see what happened. I was actually a little concerned for him but since he is back to posting regularly and hasn’t addressed the oth… --- ## [Dallas cop kills innocent man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dallas-cop-kills-innocent-man/821119)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 772\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dallas-cop-kills-innocent-man/821119 "2026-10-01T21:34:38Z")
She claims she accidentally entered the wrong apartment thinking it was here’s. It’s the second time she’s shot someone. I’ll withhold judgement but I’m not liking how they are handling it so far. https://www.google.com… --- ## [Donald Trump winks and nods to the Second Amendment people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-winks-and-nods-to-the-second-amendment-people/762283)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 480\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2016, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-winks-and-nods-to-the-second-amendment-people/762283 "2016-09-17T19:00:01Z")
This is officially the moment at which the Republican party stopped being a party, and became the American fascist movement. Of all the completely beyond the pale things that Donald Trump has said, this is the most di… --- ## [The Reply Is A Song Lyric](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reply-is-a-song-lyric/535726)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 1179\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2010, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reply-is-a-song-lyric/535726 "2010-07-30T22:16:34Z")
If birds fly over the rainbow, why oh why can’t I? --- ## [Canada and the Coronavirus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-and-the-coronavirus/850643)
**Author:** [@Mikemike2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikemike2)\ **Replies:** 992\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-and-the-coronavirus/850643 "2022-02-22T22:12:12Z")
Hi Guys, I have been watching all these threads on Coronavirus. I have paid attention to many countries, and the US is the center of attention it seems for most of them, which is cool. I care what happens in the US, b… --- ## [I hate Conservatives.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-conservatives/556059)
**Author:** [@Le\_Jacquelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Jacquelope)\ **Replies:** 513\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2011, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-conservatives/556059 "2011-02-01T22:28:17Z")
They can’t argue worth crap, they’re always evasive, they distort things and they don’t give a rip about America’s working class. They yap endlessly about patriotism but when the chips come down they slam patriotism as … --- ## [Surrounded by fools in April? kvetch about it here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrounded-by-fools-in-april-kvetch-about-it-here/654508)
**Author:** [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Replies:** 524\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrounded-by-fools-in-april-kvetch-about-it-here/654508 "2013-05-01T05:24:34Z")
I’m going to kick this one off because I got here first. You wanna bitch about it? Do it on someone else’s time. Or, do it here. I don’t give a damn! --- ## [Do All Animals Get An Adjective? (e.g. feline, bovine, canine...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-animals-get-an-adjective-e-g-feline-bovine-canine/447180)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-animals-get-an-adjective-e-g-feline-bovine-canine/447180 "2020-10-28T17:49:40Z")
Many animals have an adjective attached to them that means “like this animal.” For instance, if someone exhibited a grace you would associate with a cat, you might call it “feline.” A man of extremely impressive size a… --- ## [Realistic Cost of Building a Cabin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realistic-cost-of-building-a-cabin/634414)
**Author:** [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2013, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realistic-cost-of-building-a-cabin/634414 "2013-08-24T14:41:20Z")
Me and my best girlfriend were idly daydreaming about buying property together in Minnesota, somewhere between the Twin Cities and Duluth, and we looked online and found several 5 acre properties between 15-25K. Between … --- ## [Biden considering dropping out (Update: Biden drops out)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-considering-dropping-out-update-biden-drops-out/1003690)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 2119\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-considering-dropping-out-update-biden-drops-out/1003690 "2024-07-21T18:46:20Z")
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/us/politics/biden-withdraw-election-debate.html I love Joe Biden. He’s a better president than even Obama. My top priority is ensuring Donald Trump NEVER becomes president again. If d… --- ## [Did Paul hijack Christianity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-paul-hijack-christianity/530342)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 384\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-paul-hijack-christianity/530342 "2010-04-08T18:01:51Z")
It seems that Christianity, as seen today couldn’t possible be farther from the teachings of Jesus (yeah, I know, fantasy, blah blah). Although it seems to me that some major changes occurred in the Middle Ages when the … --- ## [The Dance With Dragons discussion thread (open spoilers!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dance-with-dragons-discussion-thread-open-spoilers/588998)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 353\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dance-with-dragons-discussion-thread-open-spoilers/588998 "2013-02-07T17:30:41Z")
I am about halfway through right now, so I won’t be returning to this thread for a while, but I figured there had to be a few people who gave finished and are dying to talk about it, so have at it. --- ## [Bring back the battleships?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-back-the-battleships/485860)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 390\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2026, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-back-the-battleships/485860 "2026-06-05T17:52:27Z")
From an earlier friendly PM discussion between What Exit? and me, posted here with his consent: Elendil’s Heir An interesting idea… what do you think? http://kbismarck.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=584 What Exit? An old… --- ## [How many stamps to mail letter from US to UK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-stamps-to-mail-letter-from-us-to-uk/447661)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2008, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-stamps-to-mail-letter-from-us-to-uk/447661 "2008-05-03T06:24:28Z")
I am sending a letter from Virginia, US, to London, UK. Do I need to put more than one stamp on it? How much postage do I need? THANKS in advance!! --- ## [New glasses make me sick to my stomach: Is this normal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-glasses-make-me-sick-to-my-stomach-is-this-normal/543691)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2010, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-glasses-make-me-sick-to-my-stomach-is-this-normal/543691 "2010-06-19T03:06:42Z")
I finally broke down and got some glasses. Not a very strong prescription, but my distance sight was noticeably not as good as it might be. Anyway, this was just yesterday. When I wear them it makes me nauseated. The… --- ## [Impeach Trump. Now.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeach-trump-now/780327)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 590\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2019, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeach-trump-now/780327 "2019-02-14T22:56:05Z")
Yes, I know: it’s a political impossibility. But dammit, that’s what Dems should demand of the GOP: put country and our alliances ahead of party, and impeach and remove Trump before he gives away a good chunk of Ukraine… --- ## [Cardinal Mahoney: God Grant Me The Grace To Forgive My Accusers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cardinal-mahoney-god-grant-me-the-grace-to-forgive-my-accusers/651521)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 561\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cardinal-mahoney-god-grant-me-the-grace-to-forgive-my-accusers/651521 "2017-12-22T21:13:40Z")
Apparently self-pity and passive-aggressiveness are the Church’s new cardinal virtues: \[QUOTE=His Eminence Roger Cardinal Mahony\] To be honest with you, I have not reached the point where I can actually pray for more h… --- ## [Torture doesn't work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torture-doesnt-work/750656)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 631\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torture-doesnt-work/750656 "2016-07-07T16:33:45Z")
Despite shows like 24, torture just doesn’t work. \*Clinton said that when it comes to fighting terrorism, “Another thing we know that does not work, based on lots of empirical evidence, is torture.” When it comes to … --- ## [NRA to Sue Arizona over Destroying Buyback Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-to-sue-arizona-over-destroying-buyback-guns/646623)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 444\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-to-sue-arizona-over-destroying-buyback-guns/646623 "2013-01-22T16:14:38Z")
I heard this on NPR this morning, and am flabbergasted. Arizona recently had a gun buyback ptogram, as has been done countless times in other states and cities. They gave people $20 grocery cards (donated by a grocery c… --- ## [More Sequential Threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-sequential-threads/570269)
**Author:** [@loshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loshan)\ **Replies:** 990\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2011, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-sequential-threads/570269 "2011-05-03T10:57:39Z")
I just saw these. I’m not sure if I should post at the end of the last thread, or start anew. It is a new month and all… \*\*White Nose Syndrome, Will Bats Survive? “Shitload of snow” in a newspaper - how do I find the s… --- ## [The Lies of Richard Dawkins, Episode 6: Saint Thomas Aquinas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lies-of-richard-dawkins-episode-6-saint-thomas-aquinas/485591)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 470\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2009, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lies-of-richard-dawkins-episode-6-saint-thomas-aquinas/485591 "2009-03-27T22:55:17Z")
Dawkins says: Several things stand out about this. First of all, what Dawkins presents as Aquinas’ proofs were not actually written by Aquinas. They were written by Dawkins. (Or maybe he borrowed them from elsewhere… --- ## [curlcoat...yet again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curlcoat-yet-again/622298)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 413\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curlcoat-yet-again/622298 "2012-07-27T21:18:33Z")
curlcoat, your obsession with all things pregnancy, baby or parenthood has become pathological. Your blatant refusal to acknowlege responses in threads that dispute your (erroneous) premises renders you no more than a f… --- ## [Describe it in three words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 1531\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2007, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/387439 "2007-05-01T03:16:36Z")
That’s all there is to it. Here’s an example… Bologna It’s like meat.. Now you try, Rodeo This will either be lots of fun, or die quickly. Either way, what bliss --- ## [I Was Wrong- There's a BIG Downside to Letting Tim Tebow start](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-wrong-theres-a-big-downside-to-letting-tim-tebow-start/602840)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 505\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2012, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-wrong-theres-a-big-downside-to-letting-tim-tebow-start/602840 "2012-01-15T14:19:49Z")
I’ve been on record for quite some time as believing that Tim Tebow is a nice kid, a great role model, and a wonderful college quarterback who just doesn’t have the tools to be a successful NFL quarterback. Nonetheless,… --- ## [And a bitchy New Year - January 2012 minirants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-bitchy-new-year-january-2012-minirants/608003)
**Author:** [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Replies:** 519\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-bitchy-new-year-january-2012-minirants/608003 "2012-02-01T16:08:14Z")
It’s 3am and I’m awake. Why am I awake? Is it because I was up at midnight to welcome the new year? No, it’s because some guys who couldn’t hit a note with a hammer were singing outside. Seriously, dudes, celebrate all … --- ## [Sex with sheep is fun.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-with-sheep-is-fun/320355)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 406\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-with-sheep-is-fun/320355 "2010-10-17T22:40:24Z")
Yes, I thought I’d just let you all know that. Nothing better. Yup, I do love them sheep. --- ## [July is the longest month for mini-rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-is-the-longest-month-for-mini-rants/723957)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 507\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2015, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-is-the-longest-month-for-mini-rants/723957 "2015-08-01T14:31:22Z")
Good morning. My mini-rant is that I have to call Social Security. After about 10 minutes of futzing with their phone menu, I get “We are experiencing heavy call volume, your call will be answered in about 35 minutes. Or… --- ## [What's the least painless way to commit suicide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-least-painless-way-to-commit-suicide/571869)
**Author:** [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2011, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-least-painless-way-to-commit-suicide/571869 "2011-02-19T02:21:16Z")
…I’m not really contemplating it, I just wanted to see what folks think… --- ## [April Annoyances (mini-rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-annoyances-mini-rants/716516)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 472\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-annoyances-mini-rants/716516 "2015-05-01T19:36:07Z")
Annoyed in April? Rant about it here! Big or small, all rants are welcome in this APril ranting thread. --- ## [Questions you've secretly always wanted to ask the other sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-youve-secretly-always-wanted-to-ask-the-other-sex/510945)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 500\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2009, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-youve-secretly-always-wanted-to-ask-the-other-sex/510945 "2009-10-07T04:05:21Z")
One of my fonder academic memories from college involved a psych class: One day the professor had us all (this was a bigger class, maybe a hundred students) get up and stand on opposite sides of the room. Girls on one si… --- ## [College football if O'Bannon wins the lawsuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-if-obannon-wins-the-lawsuit/665799)
**Author:** [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Replies:** 339\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2017, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-if-obannon-wins-the-lawsuit/665799 "2017-06-17T09:46:13Z")
A group of plaintiffs headed by former UCLA basketball star Ed O’Bannon is suing the NCAA and EA Sports, a case which will probably go to trial in 2014 (five years since the initial filing). The plaintiffs want compensat… --- ## [Hey meryl streep, you are a play-actor, nothing more](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-meryl-streep-you-are-a-play-actor-nothing-more/776718)
**Author:** [@koufax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koufax)\ **Replies:** 684\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-meryl-streep-you-are-a-play-actor-nothing-more/776718 "2017-02-02T00:20:03Z")
Trump may turn out to be the worst President of all time, but please remember Bill Clinton RAPED Juanita Broderick and Hillary tried to intimidate her into silence, Obama signed into law the Indefinite Dete… --- ## [James Webb Space Telescope general discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-webb-space-telescope-general-discussion-thread/956624)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 1010\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2025, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-webb-space-telescope-general-discussion-thread/956624 "2025-06-27T11:49:28Z")
Mentioned in the space exploration thread, but this deserves a thread of its own. This is truly a historic event – 25 years in the making, $10 billion in cost, involving a dozen nations on three continents, to deliver t… --- ## [Are black women generally less attractive then white women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-black-women-generally-less-attractive-then-white-women/483163)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2016, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-black-women-generally-less-attractive-then-white-women/483163 "2016-01-13T04:09:03Z")
Before everyone goes nuts, please read the OP. Then go nuts.:slight\_smile: The first thing to note is that I am from Ireland, so it’s possible that some of what I say may not apply in America. I suppose I should tell … --- ## [Game of Thrones 4.02 "The Lion and the Rose" 4/13/14 \[NO SPOILERS\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-02-the-lion-and-the-rose-4-13-14-no-spoilers/686016)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 453\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2014, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-02-the-lion-and-the-rose-4-13-14-no-spoilers/686016 "2014-04-19T01:39:48Z")
4.01 Two Swords See the previous thread and this sticky for spoiler rules. This is a discussion of the TV show with no outside information. --- ## [2011 NFC North](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-nfc-north/592487)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 426\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-nfc-north/592487 "2012-01-23T02:37:22Z")
Well here it is, my annual thread to start the discussion of the NFC North, home of the 2011 Super Bowl Champions, the home of the hosts of the 2011 NFC Championship Game, home of the up and coming Lions, and home of the… --- ## [We are not going to be doing any interstellar space travel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-not-going-to-be-doing-any-interstellar-space-travel/657398)
**Author:** [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2015, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-not-going-to-be-doing-any-interstellar-space-travel/657398 "2015-08-23T23:23:00Z")
News flash: I’m not a scientist, or an expert in any field. However, I can do simple math and I also read what scientists have been saying. The obvious conclusion: Travel between the stars is, in fact, a pipe dream. NAS… --- ## [Patrick Kane Rape Allegation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-kane-rape-allegation/727195)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 318\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-kane-rape-allegation/727195 "2015-11-05T23:33:08Z")
Patrick Kane’s 84 million dollar contract goes into effect this year. Now, he’s being investigated for supposedly raping a woman he met at the bar While Kane’s has had a couple of off-ice alcohol related incidents, this… --- ## [How Badly Could a Lobster Hurt Me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-badly-could-a-lobster-hurt-me/594489)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-badly-could-a-lobster-hurt-me/594489 "2015-04-15T16:12:54Z")
I notice that their pincers are always rubber-banded, obviously for their handlers’ safety. But what’s the worst they could do? Amputate a finger? Affect bruising and possible broken skin? Aggravate me ever so slightly? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=25&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=27&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)