# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=263&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:** 264 --- ## [Ask the Creationist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-creationist/303555)
**Author:** [@Stone\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stone_Girl)\ **Replies:** 338\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2005, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-creationist/303555 "2005-06-09T08:48:15Z")
After reading all the recent discussions about creationism, I joined this board, and now I’m starting this thread. Yes, I’m a creationist. No, I’m not nutty. --- ## [Whaddya get when you cross a St Bernard with a Chihuahua?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddya-get-when-you-cross-a-st-bernard-with-a-chihuahua/668377)
**Author:** [@Mornac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mornac)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2018, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddya-get-when-you-cross-a-st-bernard-with-a-chihuahua/668377 "2018-02-19T20:51:05Z")
Actually my question is: Is it biologically (even if not physically) possible? Could someone create a San Bernarduahua test-tube style? Would it have a normal life expectancy? Has anyone ever done something like this (en… --- ## [I'm sorry, but Zenster is a fuckwit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-but-zenster-is-a-fuckwit/175669)
**Author:** [@Tony\_Barber\_s\_Underwear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tony_Barber_s_Underwear)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2003, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-but-zenster-is-a-fuckwit/175669 "2003-05-20T19:19:55Z")
It may be an unpopular statement, but Zenster is a fuckwit. He is a pompous shitwit who blows off the handle at anyone who disagrees with him. He should really settle down and take things easier. The sad thing about t… --- ## [Do I really need a protective case for my Iphone 5?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-protective-case-for-my-iphone-5/651524)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-protective-case-for-my-iphone-5/651524 "2013-09-11T11:27:17Z")
Every since I got my first mobile phone, I have always immediately acquired a protective case for my phone as soon as I purchased it. I drop things all the time, and I routinely drop my phone, probably on the order of se… --- ## [Trying to understand the 'home defense' gun argument](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-understand-the-home-defense-gun-argument/648838)
**Author:** [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-understand-the-home-defense-gun-argument/648838 "2013-02-07T13:43:22Z")
First off, I am a Canuck. I have never held a gun and the closest I have ever been to one is when I am standing beside an armed police officer. I am seeing a preponderance of people here say that, beyond hunting, having… --- ## [What is the strangest thing you've heard of that was stolen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-strangest-thing-youve-heard-of-that-was-stolen/700520)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2014, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-strangest-thing-youve-heard-of-that-was-stolen/700520 "2014-10-22T17:36:00Z")
Next week, I’m going to be a bag check lady for a charity event. I thought that was a nice thing to do because people would be buying stuff and wouldn’t want to carry bags of it around. NOPE!!! Its because people really … --- ## [Baseball Thread September 2008](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-thread-september-2008/461994)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 312\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-thread-september-2008/461994 "2008-10-06T17:32:14Z")
I didn’t see that anyone had made this thread yet, or it got eaten during Amnesia Weekend, so I’m taking the liberty. I hope the rest of you won’t mind. Well, this weekend is about to mark the final showdown between the… --- ## [Obama's Double-Leg Takedown of Bernie Sanders and Supporters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-double-leg-takedown-of-bernie-sanders-and-supporters/754439)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2016, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-double-leg-takedown-of-bernie-sanders-and-supporters/754439 "2016-05-17T15:44:17Z")
There’s a good post in a WaPo editorial by Johnathan Capehart in which he references some really good points made by Obama. I’m not good at this quotation and linking stuff but I’ll give it a go. https://www.washingtonp… --- ## [How would you change the movie "Independence Day" from what it is to a good movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-change-the-movie-independence-day-from-what-it-is-to-a-good-movie/627177)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-change-the-movie-independence-day-from-what-it-is-to-a-good-movie/627177 "2012-07-12T16:07:40Z")
I love post-apocalyptic movies; I love movies that show earth-shattering events happening, and what happens during and after these events. I wanted to love “Independence Day,” but it is just so fricking clichéd and hackn… --- ## [Has there ever been a human culture with no religion/gods/superstition/mythology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-human-culture-with-no-religion-gods-superstition-mythology/518715)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-human-culture-with-no-religion-gods-superstition-mythology/518715 "2011-08-25T16:43:19Z")
In Robert Sawyer’s Neanderthal Parallax novels, the Neanderthals (of an alternate Earth where Homo sapiens sapiens went extinct early) have nothing of what might be called “spiritual imagination.” They not only do not b… --- ## [Your Favorite Futurama Moment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-futurama-moment/379155)
**Author:** [@Surbey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surbey)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2006, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-futurama-moment/379155 "2006-11-29T03:54:37Z")
I would have to say that one of my favorite moments, and basically my favorite episode, is when Bender is playing god. In that episode, Bender is sleeping in a torpedo tube. They accidentally fire him, while going full… --- ## [What's so great about being paid "salary" instead of "hourly"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-being-paid-salary-instead-of-hourly/339702)
**Author:** [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2006, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-being-paid-salary-instead-of-hourly/339702 "2006-01-17T23:19:57Z")
Beginning next week, I will be promoted at work, and as part of it, I will get a raise, become “exempt”, and be paid “salary”. On paper, it’s a nice raise. But after some figuring, compared to what I made last year wit… --- ## [GOP: You lost because Obama is a centrist; you won't win by tacking right](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-you-lost-because-obama-is-a-centrist-you-wont-win-by-tacking-right/640488)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-you-lost-because-obama-is-a-centrist-you-wont-win-by-tacking-right/640488 "2012-11-21T04:26:42Z")
Look, Pubs, here’s what you have to accept before you can make any progress: Obama is a centrist. Yes, he is. He is not a socialist radical. He is not a stealth Communist. He is not even much of a liberal. His neolibera… --- ## [Why don't they remove the old kidneys during a transplant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-they-remove-the-old-kidneys-during-a-transplant/298811)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2005, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-they-remove-the-old-kidneys-during-a-transplant/298811 "2005-04-12T03:25:20Z")
So I’m reading the latest issue of Maxim, and there’s an article titled, “How to Transplant an Organ.\[sup\]\*\[/sup\]” Allow me to quote: Why is this? Is there some practical reason for not removing the old kidneys? Too… --- ## [Inside Jokes on TV Shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inside-jokes-on-tv-shows/650498)
**Author:** [@Flying\_Saucer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flying_Saucer)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2018, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inside-jokes-on-tv-shows/650498 "2018-12-07T19:09:17Z")
Tony Hale recently guest-starred on an episode of Up All Night. When he met Will Arnett’s character, he said, “What’s up, my brother?” – a reference to the fact that the two men played brothers on Arrested Development. S… --- ## [Daredevil Season 2 - open spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daredevil-season-2-open-spoilers/749383)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2016, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daredevil-season-2-open-spoilers/749383 "2016-08-09T20:57:42Z")
I’ll start it tonight, assuming it is indeed up and streaming fine on Netflix today, which is supposed to be the release day. I’ve heard good early buzz and am curious how the Punisher will fit in. How brutal will the P… --- ## [Would you die instantly in a plane crash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-die-instantly-in-a-plane-crash/378218)
**Author:** [@Gus\_Handsome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gus_Handsome)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-die-instantly-in-a-plane-crash/378218 "2013-12-11T15:39:59Z")
I always wonder about this each time I travel from Toronto to Frankfurt. If the plane crashed into the ocean (nose first) would we actually have a few moments to suffer and then die, or would it be like a light switch t… --- ## [Putting up a privacy fence - might get awkward with neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-up-a-privacy-fence-might-get-awkward-with-neighbor/686667)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2014, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-up-a-privacy-fence-might-get-awkward-with-neighbor/686667 "2014-04-25T12:05:30Z")
We have a pretty good relationship with our neighbors (except when they throw a party every 6 months or so and we end up with cigarette butts and beer cans in our yard). We’ve decided we are going to put up a six-foot pr… --- ## [Foulest tasting medicine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foulest-tasting-medicine/525881)
**Author:** [@Yumblie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yumblie)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foulest-tasting-medicine/525881 "2010-02-14T16:20:18Z")
I took some castor oil last night, and was unprepared for the assault my taste buds were in for. My god, that stuff is awful! I had to suppress my gag reflex multiple times. It was like drinking rancid butter. --- ## [Why is fishing socially acceptable but hunting is not (or less so?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-fishing-socially-acceptable-but-hunting-is-not-or-less-so/687554)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2014, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-fishing-socially-acceptable-but-hunting-is-not-or-less-so/687554 "2014-05-09T14:59:00Z")
I didn’t want to hijack this thread here about a replacement hobby for fishing, but this got me thinking about how fishing is a stereotypical male hobby and one that’s socially acceptable to pretty much everyone who’s no… --- ## [How Different are Mayo and Salad Cream](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-different-are-mayo-and-salad-cream/604137)
**Author:** [@BeaMyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeaMyra)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-different-are-mayo-and-salad-cream/604137 "2011-11-29T17:52:30Z")
I was watching this Fawlty Towers episode and the little boy mentions, “Salad Cream” I had never heard of it before. The little boy hates mayonnaise and wants salad cream So I was wondering how different is it from may… --- ## [Best Band Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-band-ever/705054)
**Author:** [@Jack\_of\_Words](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_of_Words)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2014, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-band-ever/705054 "2014-11-22T13:14:43Z")
Inspired by the recently revived Englebert Humptydumpty thread, I thought I’d try grinding one of my favourite axes: Judging comprehensively on a combination of breadth and depth of musical output, on songwriting skill,… --- ## [Why Were The Mayans So Obsessed With Impossibly Remote Dates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-the-mayans-so-obsessed-with-impossibly-remote-dates/576880)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-the-mayans-so-obsessed-with-impossibly-remote-dates/576880 "2011-06-14T22:10:49Z")
All the nonsense about 2012 puzzles me…not because I believe that there is anything special about the date…or that it marks the end of a “long count” of the Mayan years. What interests me is : -why did the Mayans obses… --- ## [I hate the ending of John Grisham's The Partner (unboxed spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-the-ending-of-john-grishams-the-partner-unboxed-spoilers/539866)
**Author:** [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-the-ending-of-john-grishams-the-partner-unboxed-spoilers/539866 "2022-01-13T14:32:52Z")
I just finished reading the novel today and wish I hadn’t, because up to the last chapter it was immensely enjoyable. , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , My problem wit… --- ## [To what extent is "cavalry" pronounced "calvary" in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-is-cavalry-pronounced-calvary-in-the-us/650928)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-is-cavalry-pronounced-calvary-in-the-us/650928 "2020-04-06T05:31:51Z")
I’ve noticed it a few times and was wondering how widespread that pronunciation was. I noticed it in a museum in Cleveland and on a few tv shows including Pawn Stars. The main guy in Pawn Stars refers to the “7th Calvary… --- ## [This hasn't been pitted yet? Woman dies in hospital when 911 refuses her (Major RO)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-hasnt-been-pitted-yet-woman-dies-in-hospital-when-911-refuses-her-major-ro/407913)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2007, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-hasnt-been-pitted-yet-woman-dies-in-hospital-when-911-refuses-her-major-ro/407913 "2007-08-13T19:38:17Z")
Wow and Wow. And I’m not even one to really get all heated over RO type things. But this just takes the case. So many people are at fault in this I can’t even count then. Woman dies in hospital after staff not only ign… --- ## [Welcome to the Canadoper Café, 2025!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-canadoper-cafe-2025/1012410)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 840\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-canadoper-cafe-2025/1012410 "2025-12-31T18:01:45Z")
Hi, everybody! Happy New Year! Pull up a chair, grab a double-double or some caribou, have a Nanaimo bar or a butter tart. There’s poutine on the way, and a bit of tourtière still left… This is the place for all thin… --- ## [Botticelli, April 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2014/685513)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2014, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2014/685513 "2014-05-01T13:16:57Z")
…and I am K! --- ## [Four cops dead, at least 7 more wounded by snipers at Dallas protest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-cops-dead-at-least-7-more-wounded-by-snipers-at-dallas-protest/759355)
**Author:** [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2016, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-cops-dead-at-least-7-more-wounded-by-snipers-at-dallas-protest/759355 "2016-07-13T23:28:26Z")
\[Cite\](Four officers are dead, including three Dallas police officers and one DART transit officer, after two snipers opened fire on police at the end of a protest against nationwide officer-involved shootings, officials… --- ## [Naming your kid after a fictional character](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-your-kid-after-a-fictional-character/547049)
**Author:** [@Dumbguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dumbguy)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-your-kid-after-a-fictional-character/547049 "2010-08-13T00:21:46Z")
I’m a few weeks from having my first child, and we still haven’t settled on a name. I always wanted to name a kid after a fictional character, and when I suggested Zooey for a girl (from Franny and Zooey\*), my wife liked… --- ## [The tasing of the naked wizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tasing-of-the-naked-wizard/494264)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2009, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tasing-of-the-naked-wizard/494264 "2009-05-11T18:32:37Z")
WARNING: there is technically a penis in this video http://vimeo.com/ 4273363 (link broken on purpose; take out the space before the numbers) The video is a man who is obviously intoxicated, and naked at a concert. It … --- ## [Moronic Cops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moronic-cops/490444)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2009, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moronic-cops/490444 "2009-04-21T13:12:16Z")
Once again, moronic cops intrude into my life. I was just pulled over, on totally specious grounds. Came out of “Ralphs” grocery, turned left out of the store and went through a yellow light. Legal as eating a hot dot at… --- ## [Poll: The Beatles' Worst Song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-beatles-worst-song/533176)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2010, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-beatles-worst-song/533176 "2010-03-26T05:48:47Z")
Yeah, even the lads had some bad tunes. I’ve included 20 songs for your consideration. The tune must have been composed by a Beatle and released by the Beatles. I’ve eliminated Revolution 9 on principal. --- ## [Doing a masters degree without a bachelors - any experience of this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-a-masters-degree-without-a-bachelors-any-experience-of-this/486256)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-a-masters-degree-without-a-bachelors-any-experience-of-this/486256 "2012-05-17T02:29:51Z")
I don’t have a bachelors degree – not exactly a thing I’m ashamed of as lots of people don’t have one and I’ve done pretty well for myself without. Also given that I work in government the kinds of disciplines one learns… --- ## [Great science facts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-science-facts/657272)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2013, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-science-facts/657272 "2013-05-13T04:14:22Z")
I thought it might be fun to start a thread of interesting ways to describe the wonders of the universe in enjoyable and digestible ways. So let me begin with a few examples that I believe are true and a hope this thread… --- ## [Let's share bar exam stories!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-share-bar-exam-stories/560049)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-share-bar-exam-stories/560049 "2013-10-16T20:22:11Z")
A couple of my friends just passed the New York bar, which has me thinking about my own bar exam (Maryland, July 2009). Anyone want to share bar stories? Mine is less a story, as such, than a confession: I genuinely enj… --- ## [Explain the Sad Puppies (Science Fiction Controversy)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-sad-puppies-science-fiction-controversy/927019)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-sad-puppies-science-fiction-controversy/927019 "2020-12-24T21:00:23Z")
My understanding of the Sad Puppies controversy has always been that a contingent of conservative science fiction writers began to resent the Hugos going to liberals who wrote from the perspective of women, LGBTQ, people… --- ## [Doper Dating Bulletin Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-dating-bulletin-board/187266)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 315\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2003, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-dating-bulletin-board/187266 "2003-08-19T20:18:15Z")
As a totally disinterested outsider I’m sick of listening to people here moaning about how they can’t get a date–no, I’m not being positive enough. How about… Kids! Tell your fellow Dopers you are in the market for a … --- ## [The Early Morning MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-early-morning-mmp/669986)
**Author:** [@Sario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sario)\ **Replies:** 318\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-early-morning-mmp/669986 "2013-10-07T15:44:24Z")
So I had something to put here, but I can’t remember what it was now. So I should be calling this the brain fart mmp. --- ## [What's your favorite random piece of musical trivia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-random-piece-of-musical-trivia/357273)
**Author:** [@Ensign\_Edison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ensign_Edison)\ **Replies:** 295\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2006, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-random-piece-of-musical-trivia/357273 "2006-06-01T19:52:30Z")
Mine is the content of the ad Black Francis and Joey Santiago placed when forming Pixies: “Looking for female bassist, high harmony, must like Hüsker Dü, Peter Paul & Mary, no chops.” There was one reply: Kim Deal. --- ## [What Does 'No Mas' Mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-no-mas-mean/241624)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2004, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-no-mas-mean/241624 "2004-04-24T04:09:17Z")
It may sound like a silly question to some. But what does the Spanish phrase “no mas” mean? I’ve heard it used in a couple of contexts. My father claims he heard it once from a boxer who wanted to end a game. I have a Sp… --- ## [What Are Your Challenges In Being An Atheist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-challenges-in-being-an-atheist/427002)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 311\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2007, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-challenges-in-being-an-atheist/427002 "2007-12-17T19:48:09Z")
I find that in daily life, there are a lot of ways in which being an atheist is not easy. My biggest pain in the ass is at work. I work with a lot of religious people, including a disproportionate number of Jehova’s Wi… --- ## [SDMB Big League fantasy football 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2015/727184)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2015/727184 "2015-12-14T19:34:49Z")
Last year’s thread The NFL schedule starts unusually late this year. Because this league tends to draft a lot deeper than others (involving more fringe players), we wait until after the 4th week of preseason to draft. T… --- ## [List of some of the worst movies you have ever seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-some-of-the-worst-movies-you-have-ever-seen/687129)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2014, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-some-of-the-worst-movies-you-have-ever-seen/687129 "2014-05-20T08:10:06Z")
I spent a lot of time using the search facility to come up with a good thread title. I searched thread titles for the keywords “worst movies” during the past two years. It seems that searching for “movie” instead of “mo… --- ## [American accents as performed by non-Americans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-accents-as-performed-by-non-americans/633082)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2012, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-accents-as-performed-by-non-americans/633082 "2012-10-02T16:00:18Z")
So, I’m just now watching Dr. Who, starting at the beginning of the reboot. I’m still on the first season, but there have been several “American” characters played by British/UKian actors. Captain Jack Harkness, of cou… --- ## [Why is Michael Avenatti Doing All This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-michael-avenatti-doing-all-this/813876)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-michael-avenatti-doing-all-this/813876 "2026-04-08T16:40:38Z")
Stormey Daniels’ lawyer Michael Avenatti might be the most famous lawyer in the world right now for actually being a lawyer, rather than being a head of government or a criminal suspect. Today Avenatti is apparently the… --- ## [MLB: April 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2017/783594)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2017/783594 "2017-05-08T19:44:11Z")
And the season begins! First game is Yankees at Rays, and it appears the Rays can’t sell out opening day. --- ## [Fist Fights are Good For Society](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fist-fights-are-good-for-society/539568)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fist-fights-are-good-for-society/539568 "2010-05-26T16:37:49Z")
Maybe. And I’m just talking out my rear end here, but I see so many stories about people being beaten to death or seriously injured due to squabbles that it takes me back to my youth. Back in the day, if two males had … --- ## [Your favorite "Far Side"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-far-side/51772)
**Author:** [@drollman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drollman)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-far-side/51772 "2010-05-23T21:48:05Z")
It’s been a while since Gary Larson hung 'em up, but The Far Side continues on calendars, mugs, T-shirts etc. Seemed like folks either loved it or hated it. So…what’s your favorite Far Side? Mine? The elephant with the… --- ## [UHC Should Be Recognized As A Fundamental Birthright.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uhc-should-be-recognized-as-a-fundamental-birthright/533135)
**Author:** [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uhc-should-be-recognized-as-a-fundamental-birthright/533135 "2010-04-02T19:48:26Z")
Let us reason together. Theoretically, there are two kinds of govt, popular and feudal. A popular govt is designed from the ground up to protect the weak and powerless (say, 90% of population) from the historic crimina… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=262&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=264&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)