# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=27&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:** 28 --- ## [Stupendous Stupidity in Science Fiction (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupendous-stupidity-in-science-fiction-open-spoilers/507932)
**Author:** [@The\_Falling\_Reverend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Falling_Reverend)\ **Replies:** 429\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupendous-stupidity-in-science-fiction-open-spoilers/507932 "2011-11-08T03:59:34Z")
Have you ever been watching or reading your favorite space opera when you notice a mind boggling act of dumbassery? My examples: Space Above and Beyond. I just finished watching this series and the last episode made me… --- ## [U.S. History trivia quiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 1547\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2008, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091 "2008-04-08T15:06:58Z")
The Rules: Ask about any person, place, thing or event since 1492. You must completely rely on your own memory - you can’t consult any book, teh internets, or ask someone else, either in formulating or answering a ques… --- ## [2014: Rise of the idle games (The Top 10 Idle Games (like Cookie Clicker) In My Opinion)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-rise-of-the-idle-games-the-top-10-idle-games-like-cookie-clicker-in-my-opinion/692670)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-rise-of-the-idle-games-the-top-10-idle-games-like-cookie-clicker-in-my-opinion/692670 "2015-11-10T13:15:35Z")
So in case you haven’t seen it yet, there’s this thread, where I found out about the game Cookie Clicker and introduced many on here to it. Two things then happened over the course of the next year: Many, many others … --- ## [Getting into MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-into-mit-massachusetts-institute-of-technology/637818)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 358\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2013, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-into-mit-massachusetts-institute-of-technology/637818 "2013-01-12T23:30:09Z")
If you have excellent grades, SAT scores, lots of activities and extra curriculars, many community service hours, very high grades in mathematics courses accelerated by 2 years, many honors/AP courses, and talent in viol… --- ## [4 University of Idaho students stabbed to death \[November 16, 2022\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-university-of-idaho-students-stabbed-to-death-november-16-2022/975063)
**Author:** [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Replies:** 1015\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-university-of-idaho-students-stabbed-to-death-november-16-2022/975063 "2026-07-30T00:23:08Z")
CNN 16 Nov 2022 Idaho police say there were other people in the home at the time of quadruple homicide, but declined to say who called 911 There isn’t much information on this. The local police are very tight lipped a… --- ## [Jian Ghomeshi, host of Q on CBC, fired.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jian-ghomeshi-host-of-q-on-cbc-fired/702645)
**Author:** [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\ **Replies:** 355\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2016, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jian-ghomeshi-host-of-q-on-cbc-fired/702645 "2016-04-02T14:08:05Z")
Jian Ghomeshi, host of a very popular arts and cultural affairs show on CBC Radio, was abruptly dismissed this past weekend. Those outside of Canada who think his name sounds familiar might remember him from the band Mo… --- ## [Ask the Stripper!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-stripper/406904)
**Author:** [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Replies:** 426\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2014, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-stripper/406904 "2014-01-11T15:50:32Z")
Occasionally on here I will mention something about my job and it inevitably follows that some will have questions. In this thread, I welcome any and all questions, although I reserve the right to decline answering anyt… --- ## [My Cat Won’t Stop Peeing On My Stuff…Advice Desperately Needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-won-t-stop-peeing-on-my-stuff-advice-desperately-needed/567575)
**Author:** [@DoperChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoperChic)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-won-t-stop-peeing-on-my-stuff-advice-desperately-needed/567575 "2014-01-21T01:45:38Z")
I am posting this thread with a very heavy heart as if we can’t find a solution we may be forced to give away a beloved family pet. Max, my one and a half year old cat, found his way into our home and our hearts in the … --- ## [WandaVision on Disney +. Open spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandavision-on-disney-open-spoilers/931094)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 1364\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandavision-on-disney-open-spoilers/931094 "2023-10-25T01:29:37Z")
\[Past thread\](https://Past thread). Closed with ATMB instruction as follows. So rebooted. In terms of objectionable behavior … for the children stop it stop it stop it. In terms of a new thread, how does a poster dea… --- ## [Sneering progressives are driving young white men into the arms of the GOP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sneering-progressives-are-driving-young-white-men-into-the-arms-of-the-gop/813566)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 987\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sneering-progressives-are-driving-young-white-men-into-the-arms-of-the-gop/813566 "2018-05-16T18:19:56Z")
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-millennials/exclusive-democrats-lose-ground-with-millennials-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN1I10YH Pundits are saying it’s the tax cuts or it’s this or it’s that, but I am con… --- ## [F-35: top gun or 'dog'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-35-top-gun-or-dog/666914)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 347\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-35-top-gun-or-dog/666914 "2015-03-15T21:35:05Z")
Is the JSF a highly-capable world-leading fighter or a P.o.S. or something in between? Pro article Con article --- ## [If you take antidepressants when you are not clinically depressed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-take-antidepressants-when-you-are-not-clinically-depressed/613376)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-take-antidepressants-when-you-are-not-clinically-depressed/613376 "2017-07-07T18:27:33Z")
Bouncing off of this thread, what happens with antidepressants? If I, not being clinically depressed, start taking antidepressants, what is likely to happen? Will it make me very happy, or will it just have typical … --- ## [Donald Trump: The First White President \[article in The Atlantic by Ta-Nehisi Coates\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-the-first-white-president-article-in-the-atlantic-by-ta-nehisi-coates/795725)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 753\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2017, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-the-first-white-president-article-in-the-atlantic-by-ta-nehisi-coates/795725 "2017-11-03T12:05:03Z")
The article is here: Wow. I’m still processing it, but what an incredible article. The premise (as I understand it) is that Trump’s racism – above and beyond any recent presidential candidate – was the key to his su… --- ## [What are your most extreme, honestly held views?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-most-extreme-honestly-held-views/609649)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 467\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-most-extreme-honestly-held-views/609649 "2012-02-03T21:59:21Z")
This thread is in IMHO for a reason. It a poll of sorts. There are no right or wrong answers but there are rules. You have to honestly believe what you are saying. In other words, trolling isn’t allowed. The goal is to p… --- ## [Bag Balm safe for human use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bag-balm-safe-for-human-use/158522)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bag-balm-safe-for-human-use/158522 "2014-03-31T04:26:34Z")
I’ve been meaning to post this for some time now… My 6-year old son has mild eczema on his face, particularly in winter, when his face gets chapped and windburned, leading to a rash. Our pediatrician prescribed a number… --- ## [Are Transsexuals Mentally Ill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-transsexuals-mentally-ill/631759)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 315\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2012, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-transsexuals-mentally-ill/631759 "2012-11-13T22:28:57Z")
Link I actually wish I knew which thread this was referring to (though I don’t know the average turnaround time between question and answer, for all I know this letter was sent a year ago and the thread is loooong dead)… --- ## [June Rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-rants/689737)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 373\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-rants/689737 "2014-07-01T05:17:19Z")
…with apologies to Van Morrison \*This is a wonderful site for some June rants So post all of your gripes to this thread: How your in-laws are stiflin’ your romance, How you wish that your neighbors were dead, How yo… --- ## [Japanese whale whores](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-whale-whores/524021)
**Author:** [@Random\_Design](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Random_Design)\ **Replies:** 337\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-whale-whores/524021 "2010-10-08T00:04:19Z")
This seems to have avoided SD’s sonar, but here’s the story: A fancy racing boat named Earthrace/Ady Gil was recruited into the Sea Sheperd gang (a reality TV show where anti-whalers try to stop whalers), and yesterday … --- ## [Its time for Israel to launch Operation Susa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-israel-to-launch-operation-susa/602474)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 414\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2011, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-israel-to-launch-operation-susa/602474 "2011-12-18T15:41:57Z")
You remember Operation Babylon, where Israel destroyed Saddam’s nuclear reactor amid concerns of a nuclear weapons program? Whether justified or not, Israel has been none the worse as a result. Now, with the evidence t… --- ## [John Kerry and Vietnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-kerry-and-vietnam/258262)
**Author:** [@remisser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/remisser)\ **Replies:** 1087\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2004, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-kerry-and-vietnam/258262 "2004-09-08T20:23:04Z")
Man… listening to these conservative talk radio shows, they make some pretty strong accusations against John Kerry. Yesterday I was reminded of Kerry’s brave acts during his tour of duty in Vietnam. It was said that he… --- ## [Transgendered person kicked out of a gender divided bathhouse/spa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgendered-person-kicked-out-of-a-gender-divided-bathhouse-spa/645777)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 387\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2013, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgendered-person-kicked-out-of-a-gender-divided-bathhouse-spa/645777 "2013-01-08T19:10:48Z")
I’m having something of a quandry, and was hoping to get some thoughts from some of the smartest people on the internet (as well as a few dipsticks) before I come to any conclusions myself. So there’s this Korean bathho… --- ## [Home Depot v Lowes v Menards - any real difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-depot-v-lowes-v-menards-any-real-difference/589033)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2017, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-depot-v-lowes-v-menards-any-real-difference/589033 "2017-01-21T12:20:12Z")
I’m starting phase two of home improvement projects on the house I bought last summer. Couple of new windows, front door, covered front porch and deck. Last summer I shopped at both HD and Lowes, comparing prices for bi… --- ## [Idiotic Orthodox Jewish Tradition Leads to Death of Seven Children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiotic-orthodox-jewish-tradition-leads-to-death-of-seven-children/715666)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 461\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2015, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiotic-orthodox-jewish-tradition-leads-to-death-of-seven-children/715666 "2015-04-05T02:24:45Z")
So I expect there will massive numbers of articles expressing sympathy for the deaths, but none questioning this idiotic tradition. --- ## [Can neutrinos travel Faster Than Light](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-neutrinos-travel-faster-than-light/597266)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 425\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2012, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-neutrinos-travel-faster-than-light/597266 "2012-03-17T07:06:53Z")
There seems to be a flurry of activity in this area. Here in Italy, they are measuring the speed of particles sent from Switzerland. So what’s the deal here? Does this defy conventional understandings of the physics? Or… --- ## [Let's Have a Frank Discussion on Race](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-a-frank-discussion-on-race/548161)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 449\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2011, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-a-frank-discussion-on-race/548161 "2011-04-09T14:26:34Z")
On ‘This Week’, Donna Brazile said that incidents like the Shirley Sherrod firing were going to continue to happen until “Americans have a frank discussion about race.” Later, noted black woman Cokie Roberts agreed tha… --- ## [Fleas - even after Frontline what do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleas-even-after-frontline-what-do-you-do/592819)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2013, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleas-even-after-frontline-what-do-you-do/592819 "2013-09-27T22:47:34Z")
I applied the Frontline as usual. I put drops between the shoulders, middle of back and base of tail. Used the entire monthly dispenser. two weeks later I see fleas on the dog. Which means fleas are being introduced in… --- ## [Worst Military Leader (game thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-military-leader-game-thread/560783)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 512\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2015, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-military-leader-game-thread/560783 "2015-05-06T15:43:33Z")
Setup thread here: Worst Military Leader elimination game (setup thread) - The Game Room - Straight Dope Message Board. The five-word (or longer) descriptions have been edited as necessary for accuracy, clarity and/or co… --- ## [Commercials Currently Annoying You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-currently-annoying-you/744655)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 339\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-currently-annoying-you/744655 "2017-02-24T23:00:26Z")
There’s an insurance company which is running a series of ads featuring people who don’t understand what a deductible is. They have some person at an outdoor location, explaining to the camera that they made all their p… --- ## [June (Rants) is Busting Out All Over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-rants-is-busting-out-all-over/721331)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 492\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2015, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-rants-is-busting-out-all-over/721331 "2015-07-01T15:07:05Z")
Absolutely minor rant. Commuting to work in the rain on a two-lane road with no passing zones while stuck behind constructions vehicles and half the cars don’t have their lights on just SUCKS. --- ## [Opening schools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-schools/854247)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 1327\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2021, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-schools/854247 "2021-08-19T15:14:38Z")
Science article. Bolding mine. Update? So far, weeks later, no new surges in countries that have opened schools. --- ## [Where do all these porn actors come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-all-these-porn-actors-come-from/549135)
**Author:** [@TNWPsycho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TNWPsycho)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-all-these-porn-actors-come-from/549135 "2019-06-02T15:57:29Z")
Its just staggering how many people are involved in the adult industry. However, i have never really seen a database for job seeking adult film stars. So where do these sites get in contact with their actors? Purely ne… --- ## [Summertime Sequential Threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-sequential-threads/583983)
**Author:** [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Replies:** 1049\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-sequential-threads/583983 "2011-09-28T02:31:50Z")
\*\*This morning I learned never to wear underwear to a hospital Because the Straight Dope tells me so - things learned from the Dope. \*\* Numquam ubi sub ubi! --- ## [Offshoring - the snake that is eating itself.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offshoring-the-snake-that-is-eating-itself/555912)
**Author:** [@Le\_Jacquelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Jacquelope)\ **Replies:** 434\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2010, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offshoring-the-snake-that-is-eating-itself/555912 "2010-11-14T07:21:38Z")
As I have said in previous threads, offshoring has resulted in: Declining US wages. Skyrocketing unemployment Reduced State and Federal tax revenues as a result of 1) and 2) Increased national debt. Now th… --- ## [The ZPG Zealot handshake thread party extravaganza](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-zpg-zealot-handshake-thread-party-extravaganza/758713)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 489\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2018, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-zpg-zealot-handshake-thread-party-extravaganza/758713 "2018-12-26T20:51:45Z")
I’ve noticed threads that get into handshakes at all sometimes seem to derail into discussions with ZPG Zealot about their appropriateness, so I thought I’d create a one-stop-ZPG Zealot-handshake-thread to move any such … --- ## [The 9th Annual Steelers March to the Super Bowl Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-9th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/592586)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 555\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-9th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/592586 "2012-01-22T18:12:57Z")
That’s right, it’s that time of the year, when the Steelers run roughshod over the rest of the league in their quest to bring Lombardi Trophy Number Seven back to Pittsburgh in grand tradition. Before we get started, I h… --- ## [Is Ghost Adventures on the travel channel real or fake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ghost-adventures-on-the-travel-channel-real-or-fake/650587)
**Author:** [@Pooty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pooty)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2014, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ghost-adventures-on-the-travel-channel-real-or-fake/650587 "2014-07-13T13:13:50Z")
Ghost Adventures is on every Friday night at 8:00 central standard time on the travel channel. I love that show but I would like to know what everyone thinks about it. Do you think its real? Have you ever seen a ghost or… --- ## [How illegal is sex in a car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-illegal-is-sex-in-a-car/645957)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2015, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-illegal-is-sex-in-a-car/645957 "2015-04-14T13:52:59Z")
Over the holidays, I had family staying at my house. As a result, my GF and I were only able to enjoy each other in my car. We loved it so much that I feel it may become part of our repertoire. We were spotted on sev… --- ## [Post a Movie Quote That Gives Away the Film w/o Saying the Title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 836\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978 "2020-07-18T16:13:23Z")
You have to correctly name the movie and then post one of your own. “No. I don’t think I’ll kiss you. Although you need kissing, and badly, and from someone who knows how.” If this is being done elsewhere, feel free … --- ## [World Cup 2022 - discussion, predictions, and thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2022-discussion-predictions-and-thoughts/974476)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 2126\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2022-discussion-predictions-and-thoughts/974476 "2022-12-29T20:05:11Z")
Yes, this is happening in Winter for most of the competitors since Qatar is hosting it because…they bribed for it or something? I know it is controversial, but I’ll likely be watching it anyway. In the US, who actually … --- ## [Your thoughts on a 3.7 liter 5-cylinder Chevy engine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-a-3-7-liter-5-cylinder-chevy-engine/493727)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-a-3-7-liter-5-cylinder-chevy-engine/493727 "2011-11-21T01:42:22Z")
These questions deal with the Chevrolet 3.7 litre 5-cylinder engine; and are for our automotive experts and anybody else who may have had experience with this engine. My wife and I are considering buying a new truck at … --- ## [Women: How often do you get "horny"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-how-often-do-you-get-horny/194242)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-how-often-do-you-get-horny/194242 "2013-02-05T04:09:24Z")
I’d like to get some idea of what the female sex drive is. Being a male, I’m rather clueless about such things, and the real life women I know are reticent about this. So I turn to the internet, hoping that the relative … --- ## [Why would the IRS send me a certified letter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-the-irs-send-me-a-certified-letter/665205)
**Author:** [@My\_Freakin\_Back\_Is\_Killing\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/My_Freakin_Back_Is_Killing_Me)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-the-irs-send-me-a-certified-letter/665205 "2018-03-18T12:18:09Z")
So, I come home today to find an orange slip that says I missed a certified letter. Upon closer inspection I see that the letter is from the IRS:eek::eek: The PO is closed now, so I have to wait until tomorrow morning … --- ## [Grand Theft Auto V](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-theft-auto-v/666746)
**Author:** [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Replies:** 405\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2018, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-theft-auto-v/666746 "2018-11-12T21:57:45Z")
No GTA V thread? September 17! Anyone else taking the day off? --- ## [The truth about "Classic Rock"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-about-classic-rock/591905)
**Author:** [@punch\_line\_loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/punch_line_loser)\ **Replies:** 391\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2014, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-about-classic-rock/591905 "2014-09-15T22:21:36Z")
Listen, guys. I know this is probably a generational thing, and I don’t expect anyone to agree with me. But I just can’t take it anymore. “Classic rock” sucks. It just sucks. It’s a romance invented by baby boomers who w… --- ## [Poll:Women with erect nipples visible under clothes: sexy/embarrassing/unprofessional/ no big deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-women-with-erect-nipples-visible-under-clothes-sexy-embarrassing-unprofessional-no-big-deal/569514)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2011, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-women-with-erect-nipples-visible-under-clothes-sexy-embarrassing-unprofessional-no-big-deal/569514 "2011-02-11T00:56:24Z")
In the recent bra thread, many female Dopers said that “headlights” (erect nipples visible under clothes) were a problem for them, and that they would want their bra to have some padding to hide those. On the other hand… --- ## [Look, Islam is not the enemy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-islam-is-not-the-enemy/738644)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 433\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2015, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-islam-is-not-the-enemy/738644 "2015-12-24T23:18:48Z")
Spinoff from this thread. Yes, Islam has some problematic and intolerant elements baked into its DNA, elements which will always make for a difficult relationship with the infidel world. But the last thing the world ne… --- ## [Plastic Bag Death, How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plastic-bag-death-how/607458)
**Author:** [@TXJoe33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TXJoe33)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plastic-bag-death-how/607458 "2022-05-19T21:35:16Z")
I went into the mall a few days ago. I usually always go into the jewelry store to talk to one of the workers there who I have known for about a year. He wasn’t there when I asked for him. The manager pulled me aside … --- ## [D & D got woke and that's good because you should have all been playing that way (or not if you didn't prefer))](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-got-woke-and-thats-good-because-you-should-have-all-been-playing-that-way-or-not-if-you-didnt-prefer/933114)
**Author:** [@Manwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manwich)\ **Replies:** 1206\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-got-woke-and-thats-good-because-you-should-have-all-been-playing-that-way-or-not-if-you-didnt-prefer/933114 "2025-12-08T23:46:03Z")
Did we have a thread about this? My summary: Woke roleplaying is basically good, old rulebook style had a lot of shit, feel free to roleplay however YOU like. D & D with evil ugly monsters is shit for story telling and… --- ## [Gingrich, We Hardly Knew Ye. .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gingrich-we-hardly-knew-ye/584898)
**Author:** [@Profound\_Gibberish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profound_Gibberish)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2012, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gingrich-we-hardly-knew-ye/584898 "2012-01-10T04:30:14Z")
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43343808/ns/politics-decision\_2012/ I was going to post a thread this morning titled “Where the Hell is Gingrich,” but I had to like, work and stuff. I check the news and whammo! Is there a… --- ## [Greek default seems to be inevitable...what's the fallout?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-default-seems-to-be-inevitable-whats-the-fallout/723811)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 550\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2015, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-default-seems-to-be-inevitable-whats-the-fallout/723811 "2015-07-20T16:14:54Z")
It seems that a Greek default is only hours away and, at this point, seems pretty much inevitable. I don’t see how either side has any room politically to make the major concessions the other needs to make a deal especi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=26&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=28&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)