# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=262&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:** 263 --- ## [Your worst restaurant experiences ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-worst-restaurant-experiences-ever/495596)
**Author:** [@brownsfan08](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownsfan08)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2009, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-worst-restaurant-experiences-ever/495596 "2009-05-17T02:38:58Z")
i wanted to start a topic based on one i found on somethingawful.com’s forums. My first: I went to a quaker Steak And Lube in Valley View, Ohio, just a couple of hours before a Staind concert on July 11, 2008. The slown… --- ## [People who would strangle other kids to save their own are fucked up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-would-strangle-other-kids-to-save-their-own-are-fucked-up/439760)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2008, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-would-strangle-other-kids-to-save-their-own-are-fucked-up/439760 "2008-03-07T07:22:23Z")
The title pretty much says it all. I made this assertion in this thread and then Scumpup said that if I want to “play it that way”, whatever the hell that means, I should take it to the Pit. So here it is, in the Pit! … --- ## [Your favorite one hit wonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-one-hit-wonder/593117)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-one-hit-wonder/593117 "2011-10-16T04:19:27Z")
This weekend I heard, for the first time in nearly 20 years, Tasmin Archer’s “Sleeping Satellite”. I think she had a number of hits in Britain but in the US this was her only hit. This got me thinking about brilliant o… --- ## [Arrogant clueless store owner meets brick wall of reality with face](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrogant-clueless-store-owner-meets-brick-wall-of-reality-with-face/560527)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2010, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrogant-clueless-store-owner-meets-brick-wall-of-reality-with-face/560527 "2010-12-08T03:42:09Z")
http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1295744 I found this hilarious, and this one will very rapidly descend into Pitdom, so I just went with it. The short verison is that the shop owners start… --- ## [Do you sleep naked in hotel rooms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sleep-naked-in-hotel-rooms/669053)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sleep-naked-in-hotel-rooms/669053 "2017-02-02T02:11:01Z")
At home is one thing but in a hotel you never know if the maid will let herself in while you’re too groggy to respond to her knock or if there will be a fire or if you just don’t want to be vulnerable while surrounded by… --- ## [The Free-For-All Meltdown & Pile-On Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-free-for-all-meltdown-pile-on-thread/152908)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 480\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2003, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-free-for-all-meltdown-pile-on-thread/152908 "2003-02-17T07:44:11Z")
Tired of seeing all the other people melt down, get pitted, and get piled on? Do you feel that you just don’t have what it takes to really melt down? Then this thread is for you! Melt until you soak into the carpet. Pile… --- ## [Meaning of the song "One Tin Soldier"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-the-song-one-tin-soldier/232685)
**Author:** [@MrSarcasticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrSarcasticus)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-the-song-one-tin-soldier/232685 "2011-11-19T19:38:37Z")
Lyrics here: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/tin.htm Who wants to explain? Who is the tin man? And how does it relate to Billy Jack? --- ## [Polanski falls for the old "We'd Like to Give You a Lifetime Achievement Award" Trick!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polanski-falls-for-the-old-wed-like-to-give-you-a-lifetime-achievement-award-trick/511742)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2009, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polanski-falls-for-the-old-wed-like-to-give-you-a-lifetime-achievement-award-trick/511742 "2009-10-04T03:24:55Z")
The Swiss have nabbed Polanski. They seem all harmless with that Nuetrality facade- that’s how they getcha! --- ## [Lawmaker does not understand first amendment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawmaker-does-not-understand-first-amendment/709304)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawmaker-does-not-understand-first-amendment/709304 "2015-01-09T23:04:56Z")
As far as I can tell it isn’t even like the original article skirts libel / slander I really hope he does sue - just so he can be laughed out of court. Brian --- ## ["Archer" Season Six Coherent Preview Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-season-six-coherent-preview-thread/702766)
**Author:** [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-season-six-coherent-preview-thread/702766 "2018-12-03T16:16:00Z")
ARCHER SEASON SIX PREVIEW This message board is incredibly popular: Google search for coherent message board threads :D:D:D:D Sploosh!! --- ## [Picking people up at the airport: Do you park or sit in your car at the terminal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picking-people-up-at-the-airport-do-you-park-or-sit-in-your-car-at-the-terminal/535761)
**Author:** [@Neptunian\_Slug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neptunian_Slug)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2010, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picking-people-up-at-the-airport-do-you-park-or-sit-in-your-car-at-the-terminal/535761 "2010-04-12T22:54:17Z")
Philly now has a cell phone lot so that people picking someone up at the airport can wait for a the call and drive right over. I am not sure that it helps. Whenever my parking shuttle arrives at the airport, the driver… --- ## [Presumptuous Cashier at 7 Eleven](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presumptuous-cashier-at-7-eleven/556302)
**Author:** [@Aswan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aswan)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2010, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presumptuous-cashier-at-7-eleven/556302 "2010-10-16T11:25:36Z")
When the weekend looms on the calendar, that means one thing: an overdose of football. And beer, chips and salsa, and pizza. Absolute Heaven. We all usually get together at somebody’s place because a) it’s cheaper and 2… --- ## [Does white privilege exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-white-privilege-exist/660617)
**Author:** [@lance\_strongarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lance_strongarm)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2013, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-white-privilege-exist/660617 "2013-06-21T17:48:52Z")
If anyone wants to discuss whether there is such a thing as white privilege, or to what extent it exists, or how it is relevant, or what we should do about it, or any other privileges, I’m posing the question here. (I w… --- ## [What's the deal with PE teachers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-pe-teachers/316437)
**Author:** [@davenportavenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davenportavenger)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2005, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-pe-teachers/316437 "2005-08-16T21:54:49Z")
In this thread, many posters said that they didn’t graduate (or nearly didn’t graduate) because of PE (physical education, aka gym) classes. I for one had a terrible time in PE. We were graded on performance as well as … --- ## [For volcano watchers - maybe you'll get lucky! {Kilauea may be erupting}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-volcano-watchers-maybe-youll-get-lucky-kilauea-may-be-erupting/989665)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 728\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2026, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-volcano-watchers-maybe-youll-get-lucky-kilauea-may-be-erupting/989665 "2026-11-06T11:10:53Z")
Kīlauea Volcano is showing signs of unrest as I write this - the daily update reads, on September 5, 2023: The seismic and tilt data indicate that Kīlauea’s summit is becoming increasingly pressurized. Similar episodes … --- ## [Deep water vs the human body.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deep-water-vs-the-human-body/542922)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deep-water-vs-the-human-body/542922 "2013-08-19T17:57:49Z")
Inspired by the BP debate. What exactly would happen to a human body at the depth of the BP oil spill, given that you could even get it down that deep ? --- ## [Creamsicle kitty likes us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-kitty-likes-us/696092)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-kitty-likes-us/696092 "2016-02-20T06:28:19Z")
There’s an orang-and-white longhair cat that occasionally saunters across the back yard. We call ‘him’ (unsure of the gender) Creamsicle Kitty. A week or so ago the SO was sitting on the patio, and Creamsicle took a na… --- ## [Poll: Would you pour ice water over your head for charity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-would-you-pour-ice-water-over-your-head-for-charity/695080)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2014, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-would-you-pour-ice-water-over-your-head-for-charity/695080 "2014-08-26T13:15:42Z")
As you’ve probably seen, people have been dumping ice wate over their heads, in an effort to raise awareness/$$ for ALS. Would you take the challenge? --- ## [Talk to me about family estrangement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-family-estrangement/502487)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2014, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-family-estrangement/502487 "2014-07-03T19:49:06Z")
Since the posters here come from such varied backgrounds and have such a range of experiences and opinions, I thought this might be a good place to ask: Have any of you had any experience with estrangements? I’m not rea… --- ## [Beer bottle with built-in opener?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-bottle-with-built-in-opener/537556)
**Author:** [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-bottle-with-built-in-opener/537556 "2013-09-12T13:59:06Z")
Once upon a time we used to drink a brand of beer that had a bottle opener built in to the bottom of every bottle. This would have been central NYS, in the early 90s, in case that helps. Anyone know what kind of beer t… --- ## [Renouncing US citizenship to get a bank account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renouncing-us-citizenship-to-get-a-bank-account/672691)
**Author:** [@Desert\_Nomad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desert_Nomad)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renouncing-us-citizenship-to-get-a-bank-account/672691 "2013-11-20T15:22:39Z")
I’ve lived overseas since 2002. Recently I was asked (told) to close my bank account because I am American. It seems the bank doesn’t want the extra burden that having an American client requires (lots of IRS forms)… min… --- ## [Gayest Scene in a Non-Gay Film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gayest-scene-in-a-non-gay-film/586109)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2011, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gayest-scene-in-a-non-gay-film/586109 "2011-06-27T09:05:14Z")
The 5000 Fingers of Dr T. Holy freakin’ crap! Even the name of this picture would raise eyebrows in the deeply closeted fifties. But this scene, ummmm, suuuure, it’s a kiddie picture. There’s an oiled up bare-chested… --- ## [Which of these best describes ElvisL1ves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-best-describes-elvisl1ves/725193)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2015, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-best-describes-elvisl1ves/725193 "2015-07-20T01:19:57Z")
Poll to follow. --- ## [The Stupidest Conspiracy Theories Of All Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stupidest-conspiracy-theories-of-all-time/798632)
**Author:** [@Aufgeblassen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aufgeblassen)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2018, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stupidest-conspiracy-theories-of-all-time/798632 "2018-11-07T17:48:49Z")
Kindly post the stupidest conspiracy theories of all time you’ve heard, and/or comment on or refute ones others have posted. I’ll have a go at it: (A) The Salem Witch Trials; they were a perfect example of human mass… --- ## [POE Redux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poe-redux/497095)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poe-redux/497095 "2009-05-26T18:48:32Z")
Because we don’t have enough threads about the Problem of Evil and the Existence of God… First, some disclaimers behind spoiler tags so I don’t waste valuable screen space in personal mumblings. Still, please read them … --- ## [I have a small splinter in my fingernail. Advise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-small-splinter-in-my-fingernail-advise/476354)
**Author:** [@Rattlehead02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rattlehead02)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-small-splinter-in-my-fingernail-advise/476354 "2008-12-11T19:55:31Z")
It’s in my left ring finger, and not very big, I can barely even see it in there. It hurts, but not terribly. I can’t cut my fingernail any more to get to it without causing pain from going too deep. I suppose I could t… --- ## [A-bombs vs. firebombing of Tokyo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bombs-vs-firebombing-of-tokyo/755893)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2016, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bombs-vs-firebombing-of-tokyo/755893 "2016-06-26T22:31:59Z")
With the talk about Obama’s recent visit to Hiroshima, I thought I’d mention a related topic, one that’s been discussed elsewhere on the SDMB before: From initial glance, there’s remarkable similarity between the A-bomb… --- ## [Feistymongol, you racist jerk!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feistymongol-you-racist-jerk/144367)
**Author:** [@malkavia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malkavia)\ **Replies:** 348\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2002, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feistymongol-you-racist-jerk/144367 "2002-12-27T13:23:30Z")
Feisty, you are an all out 100% asshat. Who the fuck do you think you are to tell me that I’m a goddamned racist when every other word out of you is about how inconsiderate and evil white people are? I had to laugh whe… --- ## [Origin of calling sloppy joe "hot tamale".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-calling-sloppy-joe-hot-tamale/530414)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2018, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-calling-sloppy-joe-hot-tamale/530414 "2018-05-27T07:34:48Z")
I recall that when I was a kid in the 60’s my Ma would call sloppy joes “hot tamales”. So would my Grandmother, my Aunt, etc., etc… Nobody could ever explain this and I just assumed they were dopey about understanding w… --- ## [Western media/Obama hypocrisy on Ukraine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/western-media-obama-hypocrisy-on-ukraine/683134)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/western-media-obama-hypocrisy-on-ukraine/683134 "2014-03-11T13:12:16Z")
Isn’t it a bit hypocrital of the West to embrace the Maidan revolution on the one hand, while condemning the Crimean referendum on the other? Obama said it (the referendum) illegal and unconstitutional, but what is lega… --- ## [Any (classy) way to ask for cash as a wedding gift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-classy-way-to-ask-for-cash-as-a-wedding-gift/615093)
**Author:** [@spifflog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spifflog)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2012, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-classy-way-to-ask-for-cash-as-a-wedding-gift/615093 "2012-03-10T16:28:11Z")
The title says it all. Friends are getting married, in their 40s. They don’t need a new mixer or bowl. But they know they are going to get gifts, and the best option is cash so they can get what they would like. Is t… --- ## [Bombs keep turning up at prominent Democrats houses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2019, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428 "2019-11-21T09:03:55Z")
Yesterday George Soros, today the Clintons. Yet all the ads I see on YouTube are from the GOP talking about how violent and out of control Democrats are. --- ## [How long should a car alternator last?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-a-car-alternator-last/480565)
**Author:** [@Lillith\_Fair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lillith_Fair)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2009, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-a-car-alternator-last/480565 "2009-01-15T01:04:49Z")
If a car needs an alternator today and just got a new one in May, is there possibly something else wrong with the car that causes the alternator to stop working? Or do you think it was a bad alternator or they did somet… --- ## [Why are Americans so Loud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-americans-so-loud/543877)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2016, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-americans-so-loud/543877 "2016-01-27T20:48:25Z")
I’m an American, and I have been told I’m loud. By other Americans. At any rate, it is generally agreed that as a whole, Americans tend to be loud talkers. Why should this be? Did our pioneer forefathers have to yell… --- ## [Fornicate the French, Fornicate the Polanski supporters.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fornicate-the-french-fornicate-the-polanski-supporters/511883)
**Author:** [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2009, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fornicate-the-french-fornicate-the-polanski-supporters/511883 "2009-10-06T19:13:25Z")
NY Times article. Fornicate Wim Wenders and Pedro Aldomovar too. It just boggles my mind. Why should the rich and famous immune to prosecution? Would the French be in a tizzy about a house-painter being arrested and ex… --- ## [Who came up with "extra" lyrics of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-came-up-with-extra-lyrics-of-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer/476518)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2015, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-came-up-with-extra-lyrics-of-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer/476518 "2015-12-04T21:34:24Z")
Ever since I was a little kid I’ve known the Rudolph song to have extra lyrics that are “chanted” in the background at the end of each line. Now I know I’ve heard this on the radio before, so I don’t think this is someth… --- ## [CBS pulls plug on Two and a Half Men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-pulls-plug-on-two-and-a-half-men/572534)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2011, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-pulls-plug-on-two-and-a-half-men/572534 "2011-03-03T07:38:59Z")
Can’t say you didn’t see this coming: SFGate article. What’s next for Charlie…an obituary? --- ## [Online Dating Tropes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-dating-tropes/543981)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-dating-tropes/543981 "2010-07-01T13:34:30Z")
Inspired by JoeyP post #453 in the Ongoing Online Dating Advicethread: It seems that there are enough common tropes to be found on online dating sites, and that a TV Tropes style list could be made of them. So lets mak… --- ## [Wondering about Can Am Spyder type motorcycles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wondering-about-can-am-spyder-type-motorcycles/664592)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2013, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wondering-about-can-am-spyder-type-motorcycles/664592 "2013-08-07T16:16:55Z")
I really wasn’t sure if this should go in GD or here. Mods, feel free to move this where it’s most appropriate. I’ve seen those Can Am Spyder type motorcycles; 2 wheels in front and one in back. What I’m wondering is WH… --- ## [Monica Lewinski, slut or victim ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monica-lewinski-slut-or-victim/849022)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monica-lewinski-slut-or-victim/849022 "2020-03-23T10:55:58Z")
I just heard a couple of CNN commentators discussing Bill’s comment on the affair to be released in some up coming documentary. It was questioned (tweeted) by someone as to what has Bill Clinton done to make things right… --- ## [Are there any judicial systems in which "guilty until proven innocent" is codified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-judicial-systems-in-which-guilty-until-proven-innocent-is-codified/588326)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2011, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-judicial-systems-in-which-guilty-until-proven-innocent-is-codified/588326 "2011-07-12T14:37:34Z")
About 20 years ago, I saw a documentary about Japanese prisons. One of the things mentioned was that in Japan, the accused in a criminal trial are considered guilty until proven innocent. Now, I don’t know. The narrator… --- ## [What's so bad about Mitt Romney?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-bad-about-mitt-romney/603710)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-bad-about-mitt-romney/603710 "2011-11-27T18:41:54Z")
Let me start by saying I am by no means an expert in all things politics. But I know enough to see the obvious flaws in most of the GOP candidates. And, perhaps this is my ignorance showing, but I haven’t seen why a lo… --- ## [What is the largest personal check a US bank will typically honor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-personal-check-a-us-bank-will-typically-honor/695638)
**Author:** [@JR\_Brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JR_Brown)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-personal-check-a-us-bank-will-typically-honor/695638 "2014-08-18T13:27:16Z")
In the What If? column Expensive Shoebox, Randall Munroe suggests that the most valuable object that would fit in a shoebox is possibly a check for an arbitrarily large amount. Theoretically, I believe there is no legal … --- ## [Did Clinton REALLY sell/give nuclear/missle secrets to China/North Korea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-clinton-really-sell-give-nuclear-missle-secrets-to-china-north-korea/223211)
**Author:** [@El\_Mariachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Mariachi)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2013, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-clinton-really-sell-give-nuclear-missle-secrets-to-china-north-korea/223211 "2013-10-12T12:14:41Z")
I see conservatives complain about this all the time, yet I’ve never seen an article about it… its like they’re getting this information from talk show hosts or something. I would assume if Clinton actually did such trea… --- ## [Do doctors actually get a cut for prescribing certain drugs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-doctors-actually-get-a-cut-for-prescribing-certain-drugs/668823)
**Author:** [@lazarus86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lazarus86)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-doctors-actually-get-a-cut-for-prescribing-certain-drugs/668823 "2013-09-16T16:04:05Z")
I always hear this; “Drug companies bribe doctors to prescribe their drugs. Doctors get a commission on every drug they prescribe so they will prescribe you with unnecessary drugs, so don’t trust them.” I don’t doubt p… --- ## [One solitary extra long eyebrow hair!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-solitary-extra-long-eyebrow-hair/448930)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2008, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-solitary-extra-long-eyebrow-hair/448930 "2008-05-12T18:42:08Z")
:dubious: Why do (or did) I have ONE eyebrow longer than all the others? Was it to annoy me? Am I a mutant? Was it an outside indicator of special powers? --- ## [How bad for you is a plain McDonald's burger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-for-you-is-a-plain-mcdonalds-burger/387199)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-for-you-is-a-plain-mcdonalds-burger/387199 "2015-11-03T19:28:51Z")
I keep hearing horror stories about how bad for your health fast food in general, and McDonald’s in particular, are. But, if you get a plain hamburger, with no topings, then how bad can it be? I assume it’s 100% beef, … --- ## [Is there a left/right bias in dealing with hyperbolic posters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-left-right-bias-in-dealing-with-hyperbolic-posters/526571)
**Author:** [@raindog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raindog)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2010, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-left-right-bias-in-dealing-with-hyperbolic-posters/526571 "2010-02-12T05:57:03Z")
This is not a new discussion, and it could easliy be a GD or Pit thread. I’m hoping it doesn’t end up there. I would ask then, you follow these courtesies: Your first post to the thread should be your own original tho… --- ## [Help two noobs get started in WoW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-two-noobs-get-started-in-wow/546422)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-two-noobs-get-started-in-wow/546422 "2010-08-16T21:46:17Z")
Lots of WoW threads lately have tempted me out of retirement and into another MMORPG. I’ve played CoH and LOTRO and have a particular fondness for playing tanks. Based on this thread, I’ve decided to start with a Palad… --- ## [Why would a person do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-person-do-this/210520)
**Author:** [@Photog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Photog)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-person-do-this/210520 "2009-08-12T19:50:53Z")
Sorry for the less than descriptive thread title, but I couldn’t think of a way to summarize my question. Anyway… My mother-in-law has several friends that she gets together with from time to time…sometimes at her hous… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=261&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=263&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)