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**Author:** [@anenquiringmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anenquiringmind)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2015, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-funny-fake-names/77640 "2015-08-30T01:49:56Z")
My last name is pronounced EXACTLY like it is spelled. However, when we give our name to the hostess at a restaurant/event etc. they ALWAYS totally butcher it while announcing it over the loudspeaker. So instead of sig… --- ## [How to check floor flatness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-check-floor-flatness/582595)
**Author:** [@Digital\_Stimulus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_Stimulus)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-check-floor-flatness/582595 "2011-05-23T02:54:17Z")
Reading up on installing laminate flooring, I came across the warning that the floors must be flat for proper installation and use. Not necessarily level, but flat. IIRC, the specification was that there should be no dev… --- ## [Hey, guy passing out fetus dolls at a Halloween event, come on down to the pit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-guy-passing-out-fetus-dolls-at-a-halloween-event-come-on-down-to-the-pit/602279)
**Author:** [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2011, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-guy-passing-out-fetus-dolls-at-a-halloween-event-come-on-down-to-the-pit/602279 "2011-11-11T18:48:24Z")
Shit like this just blows me away. My favorite part, is that he “can’t understand why some people are upset with what he did”. :smack::mad: --- ## [Believers deem atheists as untrustworthy as rapists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/believers-deem-atheists-as-untrustworthy-as-rapists/604739)
**Author:** [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2011, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/believers-deem-atheists-as-untrustworthy-as-rapists/604739 "2011-12-06T01:29:44Z")
::wades cautiously into Great Debates..I have a feeling this thread would end up here anyways:: I’ve just come across this news article, and while I haven’t read the study itself, the results being claimed just absolute… --- ## [Top five hottest female athletes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-five-hottest-female-athletes/575331)
**Author:** [@kodabear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kodabear)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2011, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-five-hottest-female-athletes/575331 "2011-03-31T06:26:35Z")
\[\[spam link deleted\]\] --- ## [Illegal numbers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-numbers/556862)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-numbers/556862 "2011-12-17T15:25:39Z")
I ran across the concept while looking for something totally unrelated on Wikipedia-- Are they allowed here? --- ## [Why are McNuggets (tm) so expensive in Canada?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-mcnuggets-tm-so-expensive-in-canada/610148)
**Author:** [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-mcnuggets-tm-so-expensive-in-canada/610148 "2020-08-16T16:55:00Z")
The other day, my wife wanted to buy some Chicken McNuggets. I almost had an aneurysm when I saw how expensive they were – $4.69 for 6 nuggets! After tax, that was almost a dollar per McNugget. And now, I just noticed… --- ## [Defensive Gun Use: 2.5 Million or 2.5 per year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defensive-gun-use-2-5-million-or-2-5-per-year/646373)
**Author:** [@Tlon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tlon)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2013, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defensive-gun-use-2-5-million-or-2-5-per-year/646373 "2013-01-21T18:27:43Z")
I did a search and didn’t see this particular question raised, at least not directly. Apologies if it’s a repeat debate and happy to have it deleted if someone could point me to a thread. While I do not mean to start a… --- ## [Do some races smell...stronger than others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-races-smell-stronger-than-others/200969)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-races-smell-stronger-than-others/200969 "2020-02-18T17:23:40Z")
Being around lots of different people at both school and work, I’ve noticed that people of some ethnic background smell stronger than others. I don’t really want to say they stink, because it doesn’t exactly smell like B… --- ## [Shaggy-dog stories ending in puns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326)
**Author:** [@Reloy3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reloy3)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326 "2014-08-27T22:57:03Z")
I’ve made kind of a hobby of learning shaggy dog stories with puns fro endings. I’m trying to “Collect them all”. I’ll try to list the ones I know, and if any of y’all brilliant, cultured people can add to the list ple… --- ## [Follow the Money: Westboro Baptist Church Income?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/follow-the-money-westboro-baptist-church-income/573349)
**Author:** [@Romeo\_and\_Whatsherface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Romeo_and_Whatsherface)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/follow-the-money-westboro-baptist-church-income/573349 "2011-09-09T16:13:53Z")
Curious as to where this hate group (classified as such by the SPLC) gets its income, I did an Internet search. I know that some members are attorneys, and some apparently work for the state of Kansas. The WBC claims it … --- ## [I hate people saying "use your common sense".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-people-saying-use-your-common-sense/639697)
**Author:** [@blueslipper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blueslipper)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2012, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-people-saying-use-your-common-sense/639697 "2012-11-16T05:31:27Z")
I need some help with these people saying this. I would like to show them that saying this phrase - “use your common sense” is worse than useless. I would like to point out all the ways that common sense is wrong - comm… --- ## ["Public good" workers shouldn't be unionized](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-good-workers-shouldnt-be-unionized/619121)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-good-workers-shouldnt-be-unionized/619121 "2012-04-26T18:57:35Z")
I once heard an interesting opinion that I would like to get your thoughts on. An individual once told me something to the effect of individuals in an organization that exists to protect or support the public good, like… --- ## [B-52 bombers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-52-bombers/624685)
**Author:** [@Kansas\_Beekeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kansas_Beekeeper)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-52-bombers/624685 "2012-09-16T22:26:45Z")
I know B-52s are still in use, but is still there anything special about them? Could Boeing relatively easily modify a passenger plane to do essentially the same thing, maybe even better and cheaper? --- ## [Any long-term damage from ignoring lactose intolerance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-long-term-damage-from-ignoring-lactose-intolerance/362315)
**Author:** [@Stainz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stainz)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2011, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-long-term-damage-from-ignoring-lactose-intolerance/362315 "2011-10-01T15:34:18Z")
If someone is lactose intolerant and usually gets an upset stomach after eating dairy, but they don’t take anything to treat or prevent this, are they at any risk for any more serious health problems, either short-term o… --- ## [So, I've got a fucking convicted child rapist as a co-worker now!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-got-a-fucking-convicted-child-rapist-as-a-co-worker-now/353946)
**Author:** [@wheelie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wheelie)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2006, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-got-a-fucking-convicted-child-rapist-as-a-co-worker-now/353946 "2006-04-29T06:14:09Z")
I just found out today that one of my new co-workers was convicted of raping a 7 YEAR OLD GIRL AT GUNPOINT and my dipshit boss hired this scumbag knowing full well what he did. This has already resulted in the entire fro… --- ## [Bras that Close in Front](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bras-that-close-in-front/532828)
**Author:** [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2010, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bras-that-close-in-front/532828 "2010-03-25T20:21:09Z")
Ladies, What is the chief benefit of a front-closing bra? Is it that they’re easier to put on, and does that depend on cup size? --- ## [Anthony Weiner may be in serious trouble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-may-be-in-serious-trouble/766571)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-may-be-in-serious-trouble/766571 "2025-06-25T05:43:20Z")
I’m a little skeptical of the Daily Mail, but it’s being picked up by the Guardian so maybe there’s a shred of credibility to it. Weiner is reported to have had highly illegal online communication with a teenager. Than… --- ## [What's your most / least favorite Disney movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-most-least-favorite-disney-movie/508548)
**Author:** [@TheMadHun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMadHun)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2009, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-most-least-favorite-disney-movie/508548 "2009-09-08T14:25:23Z")
Having just viewed it, I have to say Pinocchio is least. A very scattershot story. But I later looked it up on the wiki and discovered the original 1883 book was even more random, and much meaner and bloodier as well, wi… --- ## [Fuck respecting cultural differences! Basic human rights are real!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-respecting-cultural-differences-basic-human-rights-are-real/541460)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2010, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-respecting-cultural-differences-basic-human-rights-are-real/541460 "2010-06-09T10:09:10Z")
Being the good liberal that I am, I understand the importance of respecting the fact that, strange as it may seem, not everyone secretly wants to live like an American. Societies and cultures can be profoundly different… --- ## ["There's a Wire Above Manhattan That You've Probably Never Noticed" - Fascinating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-wire-above-manhattan-that-youve-probably-never-noticed-fascinating/781667)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2017, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-wire-above-manhattan-that-youve-probably-never-noticed-fascinating/781667 "2017-03-28T04:02:23Z")
I had no idea. Fascinating article. There’s a Wire Above Manhattan That You’ve Probably Never Noticed --- ## [Why the venom for Hillary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-venom-for-hillary/800744)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-venom-for-hillary/800744 "2017-11-30T19:09:07Z")
My wife and I have had a couple of instances lately, when folk of the conservative persuasion with whom we are somewhat friendly totally went off on Hillary. One woman repeatedly called her a cunt, and the guy called he… --- ## [Dorner—Murderer, Martyr, or Both?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorner-murderer-martyr-or-both/650150)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2013, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorner-murderer-martyr-or-both/650150 "2013-02-21T14:05:36Z")
GQ thread would have gone off the rails if I had provoked it the way I wanted to, so I trotted the (now charbroiled) calf over here. I’m kind of on the fence with this one. While I don’t categorically denounce revenge, t… --- ## [OK Now I am asking in Great Debates... Whites cannot use the N word and blacks can. Racist idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-now-i-am-asking-in-great-debates-whites-cannot-use-the-n-word-and-blacks-can-racist-idea/662219)
**Author:** [@ombre12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ombre12)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-now-i-am-asking-in-great-debates-whites-cannot-use-the-n-word-and-blacks-can-racist-idea/662219 "2013-08-19T19:18:03Z")
Am opening this thread because I am curious about black arguments for it. Seems like a no brainer to me. Definitely a racist idea. --- ## [Why the fuck don't you listen? ("Good Samaritans" who force help on me)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-dont-you-listen-good-samaritans-who-force-help-on-me/790314)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2017, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-dont-you-listen-good-samaritans-who-force-help-on-me/790314 "2017-08-04T06:03:39Z")
I get so sick and tired of Good fucking Samaritans. When I tell you “no” in response to you asking me if I need help with what I’m doing, I mean it. It’s not ok to simply chuckle at my answer and just go ahead and “hel… --- ## [Terms in one language that reference another nationality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-in-one-language-that-reference-another-nationality/547392)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2010, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-in-one-language-that-reference-another-nationality/547392 "2010-08-18T14:08:54Z")
My specific question is that I remember Bernard Lewis mentioning that a certain STD is/was called something like the “French disease” in either Arabic or Farsi. Is that true? What disease is it? More generally though,… --- ## [Girls, what's your favourite mens aftershave or fragrance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-whats-your-favourite-mens-aftershave-or-fragrance/667035)
**Author:** [@Caneknife](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caneknife)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2013, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-whats-your-favourite-mens-aftershave-or-fragrance/667035 "2013-08-26T20:58:26Z")
Help me Girls, what’s your favourite aftershave or men’s fragrance you love smelling on your boyfriend or husband, I want to impress the Girls but have no idea what to buy, have been using Joop but getting sick of it, --- ## [Non-Spoiler Background Thread for Game of Thrones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-spoiler-background-thread-for-game-of-thrones/582608)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2011, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-spoiler-background-thread-for-game-of-thrones/582608 "2011-06-25T01:36:53Z")
Since we’re absolutely, positively, not-nobody, not-nohow, supposed to post ANYTHING out of the books in the current episode threads for Game of Thrones, and the OTHER Song of Ice and Fire thread is totally spoilerific, … --- ## [Piers Morgan on Colbert said the British Cops did not carry guns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piers-morgan-on-colbert-said-the-british-cops-did-not-carry-guns/647514)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piers-morgan-on-colbert-said-the-british-cops-did-not-carry-guns/647514 "2013-01-24T18:52:34Z")
Did I hear it correctly Piers Morgan on Colbert said the British Cops did not carry guns? If our US cops did not carry guns I would feel comfortable with \*almost \*any gun control legislation. I see authorities with gun… --- ## [Welfare (as requested in the kid haters thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welfare-as-requested-in-the-kid-haters-thread/495620)
**Author:** [@starwarsfreek42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/starwarsfreek42)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2009, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welfare-as-requested-in-the-kid-haters-thread/495620 "2009-05-28T12:21:59Z")
I was urged in the Longest Pit Thread Evarr! to start a thread about a welfare system reform uh… thingy. I’m not sure if it was out of genuine curiosity or whether they wanted to see me get piled on again, but I guess I… --- ## [Coronavirus--I don't get it.\[hoarding toilet paper\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-i-dont-get-it-hoarding-toilet-paper/849107)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2020, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-i-dont-get-it-hoarding-toilet-paper/849107 "2020-03-21T11:35:36Z")
Clarification: I understand this is a highly-contagious upper respiratory infection that can kill. I’m clear on the whole epidemiology of it. I understand why sick people need to be kept separate from healthy people. I… --- ## [Best closing scenes in movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-closing-scenes-in-movies/723917)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-closing-scenes-in-movies/723917 "2015-07-17T13:51:16Z")
To complement the other thread on opening scenes. I’ll start with The Usual Suspects --- ## [Are games getting worse, or are we just getting jaded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-games-getting-worse-or-are-we-just-getting-jaded/549347)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-games-getting-worse-or-are-we-just-getting-jaded/549347 "2013-01-31T20:47:13Z")
I’m prompted by the thread asking PC gamers if they’re losing interest in gaming. A recurring theme was people saying that given the poor quality of a lot of games that come out they’re not willing to invest the time in … --- ## [Drinking tequila from a sunscreen bottle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-tequila-from-a-sunscreen-bottle/605429)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2011, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-tequila-from-a-sunscreen-bottle/605429 "2011-12-12T03:42:12Z")
I watch a lot of Always Sunny, and find humor in the innovative ways the gang uses to disguise their alcohol consumption. I was watching a recent episode last night, where Dee and Dennis concealed tequila in a sunscreen … --- ## [The describe y in x number of words challenge.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2004, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-describe-y-in-x-number-of-words-challenge/182189 "2004-04-27T17:29:37Z")
It goes like this - describe something in a certain number of words(e.g. explain how to make toast in exactly 52 words, or why is the matrix the best film ever in 4 words), then set the next challenge. You have to be coh… --- ## [U.S. Civil War question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-civil-war-question/684477)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-civil-war-question/684477 "2014-04-11T15:22:07Z")
When the Confederate states began to secede, why was this such a problem for the North that they risked so much, just to keep the Union together? Why didn’t they just allow the secessions to occur? I realize that, at fir… --- ## [Anything New on the "Voynich" Manuscript?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-new-on-the-voynich-manuscript/565432)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-new-on-the-voynich-manuscript/565432 "2026-10-06T08:20:45Z")
I came across some entries on Youtube, on this famous mystery. According to the Wikipedia articles, nobody has ever cracked the code that the text is written in. I was wondering: we now have powerful supercomputers, tha… --- ## [I'm sick of beauty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sick-of-beauty/520570)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2009, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sick-of-beauty/520570 "2009-12-20T15:27:53Z")
I’m sick of it. I’m sick of hearing men measure my worth in my looks. I’m sick of every love song to a woman that only mentions her beauty. I’m sick of being sized up on the streets and at parties. I’m sick of hearing “… --- ## [Senator Judd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-judd/652539)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-judd/652539 "2013-04-12T03:42:48Z")
Ashley Judd running for US Senate? Looks like she’ll announce in May, during The Kentucky Derby. She is well connected in Lexington, and she won’t have to pretend to be a supporter of the most popular sports team in th… --- ## [The train has been derailed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-train-has-been-derailed/679958)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2014, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-train-has-been-derailed/679958 "2014-06-21T17:26:30Z")
Five years ago, there was a movement to establish high-speed rail corridors in the USA. Whitehouse.gov is still touting the “historic $8 billion investment” and ambitious plans in this area. But most of the projects ne… --- ## [Tolkien trivia contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 502\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2006, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963 "2006-05-03T19:45:41Z")
The Rules: You must rely on your memory - you can’t consult any book or ask someone else. Number your question(s) (no more than five at a time, please), in sequence after those that came before. You can’t post questio… --- ## [brazil84's Global Warming Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brazil84s-global-warming-thread/429693)
**Author:** [@aptronym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aptronym)\ **Replies:** 353\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2008, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brazil84s-global-warming-thread/429693 "2008-03-21T03:01:20Z")
As requested, this thread is mostly to elucidate brazil84’s elusive stance on key questions of global warming. Things to be discussed: (1) Is global warming real? a. Is the Earth heating up at all? b. Can it be attri… --- ## [What happened to Karen Greenlee, the unrepentant necrophile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-karen-greenlee-the-unrepentant-necrophile/639246)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-karen-greenlee-the-unrepentant-necrophile/639246 "2012-11-02T02:16:12Z")
Does anyone know what came of Karen Greenlee? Such would have been the title of this thread if I wrote it in Great Questions. But since I have just come accross her I thought I’d share the page I just read here. Even so… --- ## [The Constitution does not address abortion? Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-constitution-does-not-address-abortion-really/637570)
**Author:** [@Naive\_Evian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Naive_Evian)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-constitution-does-not-address-abortion-really/637570 "2012-10-30T12:31:38Z")
For the people who think the Constituion does address abortion, from your constitutional viewpoint, would it be constitutionally permissilbe for the state of New York to require all pregnancies be aborted? What if the fe… --- ## [My wife wants a baby](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-wants-a-baby/693058)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2014, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-wants-a-baby/693058 "2014-07-22T19:55:11Z")
We’re both in our mid thirties and my wife wants one baby. She thinks not letting her have it is a bit selfish. I’ve never really wanted a baby. --- ## [What the hell is wrong with Hershey's chocolate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-hersheys-chocolate/404024)
**Author:** [@Tibidabo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibidabo)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-hersheys-chocolate/404024 "2007-05-19T03:33:39Z")
Is Hershey’s typical of American chocolate in general? Whats wrong with it?? It tastes like (ahem! what I imagine) a dog treat (would taste like, were I to taste one). Seriously, Its gross. Somebody told me that chocola… --- ## [Obama was lying when he said he opposed gay marriage... anyone surprised?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-was-lying-when-he-said-he-opposed-gay-marriage-anyone-surprised/712306)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-was-lying-when-he-said-he-opposed-gay-marriage-anyone-surprised/712306 "2015-02-19T00:28:49Z")
The details are from David Axelrod’s new book. Obama never privately opposed gay marriage, but Axelrod convinced him to publicly support civil unions rather than gay marriage for political reasons. Anyone surprised? I… --- ## [The Asshole Test - Guys Only](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-asshole-test-guys-only/472281)
**Author:** [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2008, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-asshole-test-guys-only/472281 "2008-11-16T23:25:45Z")
If you can avoid laughing while reading the entire thread you are NOT an asshole. Begin test --- ## [Slumdog Millionaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slumdog-millionaire/475117)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2009, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slumdog-millionaire/475117 "2009-04-01T10:32:24Z")
I just saw Slumdog Millionaire this afternoon and, though I still haven’t seen Milk yet, I think it might be the best movie I’ve seen this year. It’s gotten a lot of critical attention, but for those who are unfamiliar… --- ## [Prolific authors who have faded into obscurity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prolific-authors-who-have-faded-into-obscurity/705439)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2014, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prolific-authors-who-have-faded-into-obscurity/705439 "2014-12-07T13:30:33Z")
When I look at some of today’s authors, such as Stephen King, Jim Butcher, etc., it seems logical that their names will be widely-known for generations to come. But fame is fickle. My grandma loved the Elsie Dinsmore b… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=269&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=271&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)