# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=268&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:** 269 --- ## [Is there any market research that indicates serious DEMAND for self driving cars?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-market-research-that-indicates-serious-demand-for-self-driving-cars/826274)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-market-research-that-indicates-serious-demand-for-self-driving-cars/826274 "2019-01-29T22:12:08Z")
This is to go along with threads like this one here. With all the talk of whether or not self-driving cars are “possible,” I never hear anyone talk about who really WANTS one. It’s always treated as some inevitability, a… --- ## [Are there Confederate flaggers parading in your streets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-confederate-flaggers-parading-in-your-streets/725553)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-confederate-flaggers-parading-in-your-streets/725553 "2015-09-05T20:36:17Z")
In my town (Richmond, VA), about a hundred pick-up trucks decked out with Confederate flags have been parading up and down the main drag all day. They were also out last weekend. I suspect they’ll be out again tomorrow… --- ## [A question for those who lean left...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-those-who-lean-left/555287)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-those-who-lean-left/555287 "2010-10-30T17:10:57Z")
Indulge for a moment in this hypothetical scenario: Come November 2nd the Democrats lose control of one or both houses of Congress. As an intellectually honest left-leaning citizen, and setting aside all personal prefe… --- ## [Why does cilantro taste like soap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-cilantro-taste-like-soap/382598)
**Author:** [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2007, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-cilantro-taste-like-soap/382598 "2007-12-09T13:30:24Z")
So I’m eating a Chipotle burrito (steak, pinto beans, rice) and I notice that the cilantro-lime rice tastes more like… Ivory soap-lime rice. I’ve heard that other people think cilantro tastes like soap, so I’m guessing … --- ## [The mind-boggling movie quote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mind-boggling-movie-quote/304608)
**Author:** [@pessimisticgrace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pessimisticgrace)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mind-boggling-movie-quote/304608 "2026-04-18T23:27:39Z")
I don’t know if SDMB’s ever had a post about where the darned thing came from, but I’ve seen it brought up on about 10 different message boards without a definitive answer. If it has been brought up, please link me becau… --- ## [Israel invades Gaza Strip?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-invades-gaza-strip/362434)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 311\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-invades-gaza-strip/362434 "2006-07-14T23:44:21Z")
I guess this proves Gaza really is independent! It’s a target for invasion! Which might already have begun! I’m not going to suggest an issue for debate here, because there are just so many that suggest themselves. --- ## [Passengers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passengers/775508)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2017, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passengers/775508 "2017-06-15T17:20:51Z")
SWMBO and I saw it today. Loved it. Jennifer Lawrence is a very talented actress. --- ## [46% of Democrats Would Oppose Mormon President](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/46-of-democrats-would-oppose-mormon-president/618207)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2012, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/46-of-democrats-would-oppose-mormon-president/618207 "2012-04-27T02:35:57Z")
http://americannewsreport.com/poll-over-a-third-of-americans-would-not-vote-for-a-mormon-to-be-president-8812739.html Its often assumed that most opponents of a Mormon candidate for President would be Evangelicals. Howe… --- ## [Do any public transportation systems make a profit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-public-transportation-systems-make-a-profit/528422)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-public-transportation-systems-make-a-profit/528422 "2010-02-17T15:53:23Z")
We’re working on writing policy with the boyfriend’s mayoral campaign, and somebody asked me last night if public transit EVER makes a profit. I read an article some time back that essentially said no, it doesn’t. I wa… --- ## [I was assaulted yesterday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-assaulted-yesterday/609928)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-assaulted-yesterday/609928 "2012-01-20T14:39:10Z")
This was definitely a first for me today. Not so much the fact that I got into a physical confrontation with someone, as that has happened a couple times since I’ve been in a chair, but the sheer unexpectedness and one-s… --- ## [Big Legged Women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-legged-women/85621)
**Author:** [@Yue\_Han](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yue_Han)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-legged-women/85621 "2024-02-05T19:34:31Z")
I was listening to Led Zep’s Black Dog, and there’s a line: “A big legged woman ain’t got no soul.” I didn’t worry about it, it’s a Zep thing, I thought. Like “a bustle in your hedgerow.” So I’m listening to blues on we… --- ## [How to transfer money from Bank of America To Wells Fargo User?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-transfer-money-from-bank-of-america-to-wells-fargo-user/693893)
**Author:** [@Pauly01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pauly01)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-transfer-money-from-bank-of-america-to-wells-fargo-user/693893 "2015-06-03T01:00:42Z")
Have their name and account number. How do i do this? I only done bank of america to bank of america transfers. --- ## [If you think the Schiavo case will "backfire" on Republicans, you're a fool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-think-the-schiavo-case-will-backfire-on-republicans-youre-a-fool/295904)
**Author:** [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\ **Replies:** 330\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2005, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-think-the-schiavo-case-will-backfire-on-republicans-youre-a-fool/295904 "2005-04-01T07:34:32Z")
I had to say it, even at the risk of being proven wrong and showing myself to be a fool. If you really think that Republicans don’t have this managed, then you haven’t been listening, and you don’t know much about their… --- ## ["Dream" Casting for Discworld](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dream-casting-for-discworld/596955)
**Author:** [@Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Full_Metal_Lotus)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2014, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dream-casting-for-discworld/596955 "2014-01-26T08:26:33Z")
So, you have unlimited resources, and everyone is available and wants to be in the upcoming Discworld Movies. Their are actually two movies. One set in “Nightwatch” Ankh Morpork, and one set in the Granny Weatherwax R… --- ## [What Was the Cause of the Mortgage Meltdown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-cause-of-the-mortgage-meltdown/552544)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2010, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-cause-of-the-mortgage-meltdown/552544 "2010-09-23T23:54:12Z")
I think at this point we all have formed an answer to this question. Some of our answers are longer than others, some blame Republicans, some blame Democrats. Lots of people blame bankers, brokers, the home owners. An… --- ## [The Office: 7.11/12 "Classy Christmas" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-7-11-12-classy-christmas-open-spoilers/563607)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2010, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-7-11-12-classy-christmas-open-spoilers/563607 "2010-12-20T21:05:44Z")
Hour long episode tonight. Holly’s coming back. --- ## [I pit customer service reps who think customers are stupid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-customer-service-reps-who-think-customers-are-stupid/585091)
**Author:** [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2011, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-customer-service-reps-who-think-customers-are-stupid/585091 "2011-06-15T00:20:39Z")
And considering I was a customer service rep, I totally know the bullshit. Don’t tell me you can’t refund the extra $5 I paid on Wednesday for second day service when the order won’t get here until Monday. I know you can… --- ## [SDMB Dynasty League: Year One](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-dynasty-league-year-one/509515)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-dynasty-league-year-one/509515 "2010-02-11T17:23:31Z")
Since the old thread is five pages of rules discussions with an obsolete title, it’s probably a good idea to start a new one for in-season discussion. The old threads are here and here. Draft Results: Fightin’ Quakers … --- ## [Any way to impove your chance of being picked for Jury Duty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-impove-your-chance-of-being-picked-for-jury-duty/421621)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2007, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-impove-your-chance-of-being-picked-for-jury-duty/421621 "2007-10-06T21:40:52Z")
Looking at this thread: Help me get out of Jury Duty - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board and many others about people who want to avoid Jury Duty, I’m wondering if there is anything you can do to make y… --- ## [Slamming doors and other hotel annoyances.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slamming-doors-and-other-hotel-annoyances/582175)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slamming-doors-and-other-hotel-annoyances/582175 "2012-01-24T16:02:12Z")
Seriously? What the fuck is wrong with people? They lose their minds just because they are staying at a hotel. I spend ~1.5-2wks each month in various hotels and they are all the same. About 8-9pm when the airlines h… --- ## [What is the standard atheist response to this "proof" of God's existence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-standard-atheist-response-to-this-proof-of-gods-existence/468773)
**Author:** [@CalD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalD)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-standard-atheist-response-to-this-proof-of-gods-existence/468773 "2008-10-31T13:50:19Z")
Hi, I’m not really after a debate, which is why I am posting this here in GQ. I’m after a factual answer. One argument that I often see for the existence of God rests on an idea that states it’s impossible that an infi… --- ## [Ronald Reagan was a white supremacist (new Reagan-Nixon tape)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ronald-reagan-was-a-white-supremacist-new-reagan-nixon-tape/837923)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ronald-reagan-was-a-white-supremacist-new-reagan-nixon-tape/837923 "2019-08-09T22:55:09Z")
Should we be surprised? Anyone want to take a crack at excusing or defending Reagan? The hatefulness isn’t new. It’s just more out in the open with Trump. But it’s been there, in the mainstream of the Republican p… --- ## [Floater, WTH is WRONG with you??!?!?!?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floater-wth-is-wrong-with-you/602638)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floater-wth-is-wrong-with-you/602638 "2011-11-15T06:04:08Z")
SRLY?!! That was the worst threadshit I’ve ever seen! I have NEVER pitted another poster. That was a cruel, unspeakable thing you did. Unconsionable. I don’t even have the words. Wanna know more? Check here or here. … --- ## [Stupid Baby Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-baby-names/502273)
**Author:** [@IGotNothin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IGotNothin)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2009, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-baby-names/502273 "2009-07-16T01:47:11Z")
I think we should be able to slap women who pick out lame ass names and stupid spellings for their babies. How badly do they hate their children and want there asses kicked in middle school? For example, there is a girl … --- ## [The Jeremy Lin Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeremy-lin-thread/612509)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeremy-lin-thread/612509 "2012-07-21T07:27:28Z")
Let me be the first to start a thread on this kid. We could be witnessing something truly special. No one knew he was last week. Today he is a household name. His name was probably mentioned more times today than Bar… --- ## [How to Increase Water Pressure in My Shower Head?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-increase-water-pressure-in-my-shower-head/563539)
**Author:** [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-increase-water-pressure-in-my-shower-head/563539 "2012-10-29T22:18:44Z")
My shower has horrible water pressure. If you like the feel of a soft spring rain as you shower, well, my shower is the shower for you. If you have a ton of hair to try to wash and rinse every day… it’s The Suck. I’ve… --- ## [Should Lawyer's Incomes Be Capped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-lawyers-incomes-be-capped/521103)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2009, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-lawyers-incomes-be-capped/521103 "2009-12-20T07:56:51Z")
\-In the way that financial/bank CEOs salaries are proposed to be? I can see a lot of merit in this-it would lower the cost of doing business, and allow easier entry into business (for startups). I also think that it woul… --- ## [What does it take to hurt Superman (ASIDE from Kryptonite)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-take-to-hurt-superman-aside-from-kryptonite/642039)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2012, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-take-to-hurt-superman-aside-from-kryptonite/642039 "2012-11-29T19:21:32Z")
Like it says in the title: What does it take to hurt or kill Superman, aside from Kryptonite? (No “need answer fast”…this time.) Now, I realize that this may be a difficult question to answer—DC comics continuity being… --- ## [Forgotten slang from your childhood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-slang-from-your-childhood/643784)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2019, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-slang-from-your-childhood/643784 "2019-07-21T02:38:40Z")
Every once in a while a word or phrase from when I was growing up will pop into my head and I’ll use it in an e-mail to my brother. It always cracks him up. Today, for no apparent reason, the phrase “making butt” (for m… --- ## [Oh, Cecil. Where are you? Beckdawrek summons you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-cecil-where-are-you-beckdawrek-summons-you/915969)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 319\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2023, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-cecil-where-are-you-beckdawrek-summons-you/915969 "2023-02-02T23:12:45Z")
Dear Mr. Adams, I have a Ouiji board. I have sage. I have an effing dream catcher for crissakes!! Get your butt on this board and give us(me) a thrill. We need uplifting. We need your humor. We need Ed Zotti to tell y… --- ## [Describe it in three words, Part Deux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words-part-deux/403102)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 300\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2016, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words-part-deux/403102 "2016-10-01T06:03:13Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=403490&page=1 After the unfortunate and, IMHO, premature closure of the previous such thread last week, I’ve decided to start another one. Our first word or phrase: … --- ## [The Greatest Slash Pairings of All Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-slash-pairings-of-all-time/509870)
**Author:** [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2009, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-slash-pairings-of-all-time/509870 "2009-09-17T05:02:51Z")
Most men are slashed because they’re pretty. Many are slashed because, hell, they’re there. But, IMO, the best slash pairings come from characters who could not, and should not, live without the other. The men who treat … --- ## [The end-of-summer MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-summer-mmp/633512)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2012, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-summer-mmp/633512 "2012-09-10T01:00:19Z")
(It’s close enough to Monday, and since I’m still awake, here goes…) With today being the unofficial end of summer, at least as far as the US is concerned, I thought I’d share a bit about my just-complete vacation cruis… --- ## [Over-rated Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-rated-movies/633573)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2012, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-rated-movies/633573 "2012-10-05T03:15:47Z")
Okay so we all have some movies that we have seen that the critics and/or our friends raved about yet once we saw them we either hated them or just didn’t get what all the hype was about. I do NOT want this thread to be… --- ## [Ammunition Accountability Act](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ammunition-accountability-act/475513)
**Author:** [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2008, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ammunition-accountability-act/475513 "2008-12-06T02:49:42Z")
I just received an email from someone who is positively outraged by the idea that the government (in several states) is trying to pass a law that requires all ammunition to have identification numbers on it. This ammo wi… --- ## [Abolish student loans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abolish-student-loans/715091)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2015, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abolish-student-loans/715091 "2015-04-02T17:57:45Z")
Student loans ruin a lot of lives every year. Not only that, but they also cause colleges to waste money on ridiculous things and jack up salaries far above where they should be, because they know they will always have … --- ## [8-year-old boy kills himself with AK-47](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-year-old-boy-kills-himself-with-ak-47/469838)
**Author:** [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2008, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-year-old-boy-kills-himself-with-ak-47/469838 "2008-12-05T03:31:28Z")
8-year-old boy kills himself with AK-47. \[del\]Parent exclaims, “Who knew?”\[/del\] DELETE:mad: From Reuter’s http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE49Q6BM20081027 \[del\]Early picture of child\[/del\]DELETE:mad… --- ## [Got something cool that only true aficionados recognize?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-something-cool-that-only-true-aficionados-recognize/712091)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2015, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-something-cool-that-only-true-aficionados-recognize/712091 "2015-02-24T04:17:43Z")
I occasionally see the “what cool stuff do you have?” threads popping up here, but this is a little bit more… …Do you have something cool that is below the radar for everyone except for the true aficionado? I thought a… --- ## [Fuck you EA! Thanks for stealing my money and ruining Simcity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-ea-thanks-for-stealing-my-money-and-ruining-simcity/652425)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-ea-thanks-for-stealing-my-money-and-ruining-simcity/652425 "2013-03-19T21:55:22Z")
This live server bullshit with Simcity is ridiculous. I have had the game since Tuesday and I have been able to play it for exactly one hour. I had to try 5 different servers in order to get in and even then I couldn’t … --- ## [Naxos Is From An Alternate Universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naxos-is-from-an-alternate-universe/583704)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2011, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naxos-is-from-an-alternate-universe/583704 "2011-06-02T01:11:37Z")
Such insane, delusional, ignorant, bigoted statements come often from Naxos, who is (if it were even possible) a caricature of Der Trihs. At least the latter has a sense of humour occasionally but Naxos is just a prissy… --- ## [Windsor Knot or Windsor Not](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windsor-knot-or-windsor-not/647501)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windsor-knot-or-windsor-not/647501 "2013-01-24T06:20:34Z")
There is no such thing as a “Half Windsor”. What you call a “Half Windsor” is more accurately described as “Not Knowing How to Tie a Fucking Tie”. Thank you for your attention. --- ## [Online chess cheaters are making the game unplayable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-chess-cheaters-are-making-the-game-unplayable/657684)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2019, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-chess-cheaters-are-making-the-game-unplayable/657684 "2019-04-11T23:16:02Z")
As time has passed, bad behavior on the Internet has evolved at a fairly quick pace. It used to be that trolls would act like shit-flinging apes online, enraging people by tossing obvious verbal feces. People soon learne… --- ## [Seattle Pub Trivia 2013: One Quiz Leads to Another](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-pub-trivia-2013-one-quiz-leads-to-another/646540)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-pub-trivia-2013-one-quiz-leads-to-another/646540 "2014-01-07T18:36:22Z")
Placeholder thread for the regular gang of misfits playing pub quiz in Seattle. However, we need not be such a regular gang! We like new people! If you would like to join us, please do. We almost always go to the quiz a… --- ## [Game: Name Five](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972 "2011-11-22T21:02:42Z")
No googling. Only Ken Jennings style. Answer question then come up with a new one. Stump your fellow dopers. Name five black superheroes. --- ## [Pictures of white people mourning Romney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-white-people-mourning-romney/640321)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2012, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-white-people-mourning-romney/640321 "2012-11-10T18:41:03Z")
I especially like this one: http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/election110712/s\_e14\_80937144.jpg --- ## [Best fonts for formal personal letters...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fonts-for-formal-personal-letters/340832)
**Author:** [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2006, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fonts-for-formal-personal-letters/340832 "2006-01-23T20:25:44Z")
I’m writing a number of letters to suppliers for my forthcoming wedding at the moment - I want the letters to look elegant and classy, but not too business-like. What fonts would dopers recommend for that classy look? I… --- ## [Movie Romances You Found Extremely Disturbing (though they weren't supposed to be)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-romances-you-found-extremely-disturbing-though-they-werent-supposed-to-be/350053)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-romances-you-found-extremely-disturbing-though-they-werent-supposed-to-be/350053 "2006-07-14T13:42:14Z")
OPEN SPOILERS I watched part of Gigi tonight and was as disturbed by it as I was the first time I saw it as a kid. I won’t put a spoiler here so feel free to skip ahead if you don’t want to know how the movie ends… Ga… --- ## [Can Eating Lots of Sugar Make You Short of Breath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-eating-lots-of-sugar-make-you-short-of-breath/278302)
**Author:** [@DoperChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoperChic)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2017, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-eating-lots-of-sugar-make-you-short-of-breath/278302 "2017-09-18T03:33:19Z")
Um… can it? I’ve noticed lately that when I eat more sugar than I usually do (lots of ice cream, chocolate, etc,) I am often left short of breath - to the point to where I feel as though I’ve just ran around the block a… --- ## [Screaming and heckling are not problems on college campuses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screaming-and-heckling-are-not-problems-on-college-campuses/786175)
**Author:** [@Inbred\_Mm\_domesticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inbred_Mm_domesticus)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2017, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screaming-and-heckling-are-not-problems-on-college-campuses/786175 "2017-05-22T20:19:11Z")
I am disturbed by the people who seem to believe there is a problem when students yell at, talk over, behave rudely toward, heckle, or otherwise aggressively vocalize their negative feelings toward an invited speaker. Su… --- ## [Is Ferguson MO the leading edge of an era?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ferguson-mo-the-leading-edge-of-an-era/695607)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ferguson-mo-the-leading-edge-of-an-era/695607 "2014-08-22T16:53:44Z")
Besides an apparent return to racist police policies and judgment, the situation in Ferguson, Missouri is disturbing for another reason. Since 9/11, we have been shoving military-grade weapons and support gear on every … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=267&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=269&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)