# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=28&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:** 29 --- ## [Who will be Trump's VP? \[plus\] Trump's Vice-President choice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 512\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2016, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-trumps-vp-plus-trumps-vice-president-choice/751179 "2016-07-19T06:27:22Z")
I live in the UK, but am following the US Presidential race with great interest (since it will undoubtedly affect the World.) For purposes of this thread, please assume that Donald Trump wins the Republican nomination. … --- ## [College football fans: how's your team look? -- 2011 Version](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look-2011-version/594961)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 453\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2011, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look-2011-version/594961 "2011-12-11T05:15:34Z")
Based on this post: …and seeing nothing new on the subject, I looked at College football fans: how’s your team look? which ran from 08-21-2010, 09:47 AM –jsc1953 – to #372 12-04-2010, 10:09 AM – Zeldar – and thought a… --- ## [Why is an overbite sexy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-an-overbite-sexy/356132)
**Author:** [@moonstarssun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moonstarssun)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2023, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-an-overbite-sexy/356132 "2023-06-13T09:01:37Z")
If this belongs in IMHO, mods, feel free to move it. I wasn’t sure. Anyway, I’ve heard several guys, here and other places, remark that overbites are sexy. I’d just like to find out why. Thanks! --- ## [When people insist on using lower-case letters for their names. . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-people-insist-on-using-lower-case-letters-for-their-names/595386)
**Author:** [@Tiger\_Lily\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiger_Lily_1)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2016, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-people-insist-on-using-lower-case-letters-for-their-names/595386 "2016-06-08T04:14:15Z")
A colleague of mine in academics spells, and asks all others to spell, her first and last names using lower-case letters. An example is bell hooks, or mary sullivan. As a traditionally schooled academic myself, I face … --- ## [Representative George Santos: Indictment and Prosecution (Expelled from Congress on Dec 1, 2023)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representative-george-santos-indictment-and-prosecution-expelled-from-congress-on-dec-1-2023/983850)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 899\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representative-george-santos-indictment-and-prosecution-expelled-from-congress-on-dec-1-2023/983850 "2026-09-01T15:31:54Z")
This thread is for the purpose of discussing House of Representatives member George Santos, currently under indictment for various criminal acts relating to his election to Congress. --- ## [In which Stoid (The Prosecutor) Cross-examines Bricker (George Zimmerman)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-stoid-the-prosecutor-cross-examines-bricker-george-zimmerman/619561)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 431\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2013, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-stoid-the-prosecutor-cross-examines-bricker-george-zimmerman/619561 "2013-07-11T16:08:09Z")
From the speculation thread, I challenged someone to play Zimmerman and make his story make sense, and Bricker volunteered, as follows: Mr. Zimmerman, I’d like to start by having you refresh our memories about what ha… --- ## [The trial of Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos)\[sentenced to 11+ yrs, 18Nov2022\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trial-of-elizabeth-holmes-theranos-sentenced-to-11-yrs-18nov2022/946138)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 862\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trial-of-elizabeth-holmes-theranos-sentenced-to-11-yrs-18nov2022/946138 "2026-10-09T12:45:07Z")
We’ve had a few threads on Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO of Theranos (most recently, here and here). With her trial looming, I figured we could have a new thread to discuss the trial and aftermath. This one is MPSIMS … --- ## [House Speaker Contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 2017\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770 "2023-01-07T21:10:48Z")
This has been discussed in the midterms thread but really is better placed as a thread of its own. The “Freedom Caucus” is more than capable refusing support unless they get what they want. OTOH there have got to be a … --- ## [True or false](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false/809507)
**Author:** [@Luciano700](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luciano700)\ **Replies:** 1609\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false/809507 "2019-09-28T22:14:13Z")
Basically, for this, you answer the true or false question of the person who posted before you and explain why it’s true or false as wellIf you want to . Then below that, you ask a true or false question for the next per… --- ## [Obama announcing death of Osama bin Laden \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 499\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2011, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435 "2011-08-12T02:55:47Z")
Some kind of address? Topic unannounced? It’s on MSNBC’s page at the top. --- ## [Hell's Kitchen and MasterChef Summer 2012 \*open spoiler\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hells-kitchen-and-masterchef-summer-2012-open-spoiler/624212)
**Author:** [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hells-kitchen-and-masterchef-summer-2012-open-spoiler/624212 "2013-10-12T18:47:49Z")
Because Gordon Ramsey needs 4hrs of TV a week, they’re not only airing both shows at once, but also airing them twice a week. Hell’s Kitchen: That “shave your head” thing was incredibly stupid and fake, and I can’t beli… --- ## [Marco Rubio presidential campaign discussion thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marco-rubio-presidential-campaign-discussion-thread/717685)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 495\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marco-rubio-presidential-campaign-discussion-thread/717685 "2016-03-18T13:40:26Z")
While I’m not sure Rubio is going to last too long in this race, I guess Rubio should get his own thread along with the other 'serious ’ candidates. Rubio seems to be at the bottom of the three first term Senators runni… --- ## [I HATE being touched by my parents, but they won't respect that](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-touched-by-my-parents-but-they-wont-respect-that/526731)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2024, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-touched-by-my-parents-but-they-wont-respect-that/526731 "2024-02-23T22:52:59Z")
I just had a huge fight with my mother. Well, we always fight about this (since I was a kid) and my dad too, but this is the first time she told me not to talk to her again unless I let her touch me. They know that I ha… --- ## [Is the US becoming a banana republic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-becoming-a-banana-republic/675976)
**Author:** [@dataguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dataguy)\ **Replies:** 381\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-becoming-a-banana-republic/675976 "2020-06-25T15:44:08Z")
I came across this article. I generally agree with the points made, and have raised some of them myself. Anyone care to expand on this, or take the other side? --- ## [Your "instant boner" actors/actresses in character](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-instant-boner-actors-actresses-in-character/662324)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2013, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-instant-boner-actors-actresses-in-character/662324 "2013-07-14T20:29:40Z")
Have you ever been watching some TV show or movie for the first time, and a particular character comes onscreen … and just punches every sexual button you have the moment you see them? Me? Billie Piper as Rose Tyler in … --- ## [The 100 Most Influential People - Try the Third](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 712\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080 "2021-05-21T19:15:51Z")
I don’t really know how kosher this is, but we’re trying this a third time. The original two attempts were badly organized and added a value-judgment metric that (a) was a veiled attempt to skew the results, and, (b) cou… --- ## [Yet another SWAT raid death and no charges filed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-swat-raid-death-and-no-charges-filed/568278)
**Author:** [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Replies:** 486\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2011, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-swat-raid-death-and-no-charges-filed/568278 "2011-04-07T15:10:04Z")
Police in Utah served a no-knock warrant looking for drugs. The roommate of the guy they were looking for was there. As the police broke down the door and yelled “search warrant,” he was standing some distance away from … --- ## [Diablo 3: Gripes thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-gripes-thread/622054)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 458\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-gripes-thread/622054 "2013-03-04T22:15:41Z")
I wanted to start a thread for gripes to keep the thread shitting to a minimum in other D3 threads. So with that said here are my early gripes (FWIW I did not play the beta) You can’t actually attack with weapons it … --- ## [Chevrolet Volt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chevrolet-volt/557643)
**Author:** [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)\ **Replies:** 528\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2011, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chevrolet-volt/557643 "2011-01-07T20:51:35Z")
The Chevrolet Volt is finally going to ship to the consumer next month. There was an incredible amount of talk and hype in 2009, but now that it seems to be shipping, the hype seems much less reduced. Perhaps because the… --- ## [What was Lucas thinking with the Porkins character in Star Wars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-lucas-thinking-with-the-porkins-character-in-star-wars/510349)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2018, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-lucas-thinking-with-the-porkins-character-in-star-wars/510349 "2018-05-11T01:07:38Z")
Porkins was the overweight X-Wing pilot in the first Star Wars movie. I can’t get over how ridiculous that character is. Sure he’s overweight, but did he really have to name him Porkins? Even his chin strap isn’t fas… --- ## [Terr and BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terr-and-brainglutton/733406)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 564\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terr-and-brainglutton/733406 "2015-10-12T15:06:20Z")
These posters were banned and suspended, respectively, at virtually the same time by the same mod (JC), so I was interested in the details. As I read about them, it seemed very odd that their behaviors were almost ident… --- ## [How do employers verify the education of potential hires?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-employers-verify-the-education-of-potential-hires/516097)
**Author:** [@Mr.Lahey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Lahey)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2009, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-employers-verify-the-education-of-potential-hires/516097 "2009-11-06T00:27:53Z")
I have never once had an employer ask to see a copy of my high school diploma or college degree. Do employers even verify this information? How would they do it? Will a school give out your information if they are asked… --- ## [Requiring kindergardeners to share things is now apparently a "socialist" idea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requiring-kindergardeners-to-share-things-is-now-apparently-a-socialist-idea/579372)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 363\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requiring-kindergardeners-to-share-things-is-now-apparently-a-socialist-idea/579372 "2011-05-26T00:13:29Z")
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry about this, but either way this is completely crazy. Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) of Minnesota set up an education committee which clearly wanted to advance a conservative agenda. Among … --- ## [The TMI Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tmi-thread/39423)
**Author:** [@Tzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzel)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2001, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tmi-thread/39423 "2001-12-04T11:24:52Z")
TMI, of course, stands for “too much information.” This is your chance to share all the little details of your life that would be completely unwelcome in other, more civilized threads. To get the game started with a bit … --- ## [You have an MD or a PhD. Do you make people call you "Doctor" in social settings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-an-md-or-a-phd-do-you-make-people-call-you-doctor-in-social-settings/634798)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-an-md-or-a-phd-do-you-make-people-call-you-doctor-in-social-settings/634798 "2016-10-11T18:25:33Z")
My dad is annoyed when he encounters people who insist on being called “Doctor” in social settings. He tells a favorite story of being at a party years ago where someone introduced themselves as “Doctor LastName” and my… --- ## [Need a clever name for a weight loss challenge team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-clever-name-for-a-weight-loss-challenge-team/476398)
**Author:** [@FlippyFly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlippyFly)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2012, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-clever-name-for-a-weight-loss-challenge-team/476398 "2012-01-10T22:12:11Z")
I need a clever name for a weight loss challenge team. There are four of us on the team. Any ideas? --- ## [Botticelli - July, 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768)
**Author:** [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Replies:** 478\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768 "2014-08-03T03:03:27Z")
Taking up EH’s offer for someone else to start a new game: I am B. --- ## ["My Daughter Was Dress-Coded For Wearing Shorts"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-was-dress-coded-for-wearing-shorts/690450)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2014, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-was-dress-coded-for-wearing-shorts/690450 "2014-08-30T10:44:02Z")
That’s the title of this Slate article. I post this to question one small aspect of the author’s narrative. If I could talk to the author, I’d ask her what rationales she has used to justify rejecting an outfit. Ass… --- ## [California Judge Rules Making a Cake is "Artistic Expression" - Denies LGBT Discrimination Claim](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-judge-rules-making-a-cake-is-artistic-expression-denies-lgbt-discrimination-claim/808372)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 1195\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2018, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-judge-rules-making-a-cake-is-artistic-expression-denies-lgbt-discrimination-claim/808372 "2018-06-18T15:32:29Z")
In the news today is a decision from a judge in Bakersfield, CA, denying a preliminary injunction against a wedding cake baker who refused a request from a gay couple to make them a wedding cake. The California Departme… --- ## [December Botticelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169)
**Author:** [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Replies:** 552\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2014, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169 "2014-01-02T05:48:25Z")
Hello everyone, and welcome to a new round of Botticelli - for new players, the rules can be found here, some points that have been previously clarified are: Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi, better known as San… --- ## [Amazingly stupid things overheard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazingly-stupid-things-overheard/607599)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 392\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazingly-stupid-things-overheard/607599 "2012-02-23T08:03:18Z")
Two women behind me in a supermarket line: \*“Ain’t it something that the baby Jesus was born right on Christmas?” “Praise.”\* That’s all I heard, because I had shoved ice picks into my ears. --- ## [Hey Der Trihs, over here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-der-trihs-over-here/472926)
**Author:** [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Replies:** 704\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-der-trihs-over-here/472926 "2008-11-25T01:04:23Z")
(Continuing from this fully hijacked thread in Great Debates): (1) Stop acting like a jerk. Don’t deny it, your aura gives away your true nature. (2): Pray tell, what evidence do you speak of? Be specific, please. --- ## [Jury Summons--How do they know that you received it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-summons-how-do-they-know-that-you-received-it/489482)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-summons-how-do-they-know-that-you-received-it/489482 "2016-10-24T21:20:30Z")
I just got a jury summons in the mail today. It came regular mail, no service, and not certified. I could see how someone could very easily mistake it for solicitations and throw it away. My question: IANAL, but I ca… --- ## [Here is a thread about the 2016 Summer Olympics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-a-thread-about-the-2016-summer-olympics/761911)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 575\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-a-thread-about-the-2016-summer-olympics/761911 "2017-05-24T14:13:21Z")
I just watched the opening ceremonies, cuz I like the opening ceremonies. Especially the parade of nations. I spend most of the time looking up the tiny countries on my phone while they quickly march by. Never heard of K… --- ## [Predict how the Supreme Court will Decide the Same Sex Marriage Cases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-how-the-supreme-court-will-decide-the-same-sex-marriage-cases/653936)
**Author:** [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\ **Replies:** 546\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2013, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-how-the-supreme-court-will-decide-the-same-sex-marriage-cases/653936 "2013-04-05T16:37:38Z")
This week the United States Supreme Court is hearing two cases on the issue of Same Sex Marriage (SSM): Hollingsworth v. Perry, a challenge to California’s Proposition 8, a ballot initiative that reestablished the ban o… --- ## [Words/expressions I want to be eliminated from usage RIGHT NOW TODAY ENOUGH ALREADY!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-expressions-i-want-to-be-eliminated-from-usage-right-now-today-enough-already/697609)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 405\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2015, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-expressions-i-want-to-be-eliminated-from-usage-right-now-today-enough-already/697609 "2015-01-01T02:49:27Z")
I’m not opposed to the concepts expressed by these words, but I’m so freakin’ tired of hearing and reading them. Find another way to say this stuff for pity’s sake!! Baby bump Iconic Multicultural Awesome I’m sure I… --- ## [Taxation is no different than extortion.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxation-is-no-different-than-extortion/657704)
**Author:** [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Replies:** 566\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2013, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxation-is-no-different-than-extortion/657704 "2013-06-06T16:12:14Z")
Government’s taxation of individuals is backed up by the threat of imprisonment. That is the only reason it is successful. My question is: What makes this transaction different from extortion? (if you even make that dist… --- ## [September 26 - The First Obama-McCain Debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/september-26-the-first-obama-mccain-debate/465357)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 749\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2008, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/september-26-the-first-obama-mccain-debate/465357 "2008-10-02T12:39:40Z")
OK, so it looks like the debate is on tonight. McCain has agreed to attend, and all systems are Go. Let’s start the commentary on the debate HERE. --- ## [Dental 'Deep Cleanings' a quasi-scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-deep-cleanings-a-quasi-scam/539474)
**Author:** [@Yarster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yarster)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2022, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-deep-cleanings-a-quasi-scam/539474 "2022-07-10T17:14:51Z")
Maybe it’s just a coincidence, but my wife and I have been going to a very large dental practice for the last 10 years and have been noticing a huge effort to push the so called ‘deep cleaning’. Basically, it’s an additi… --- ## [Spit or Swallow? A followup poll TMI?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070)
**Author:** [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Replies:** 1032\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2003, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070 "2003-08-24T23:43:27Z")
I realize this has almost certainly been done, before. But, not for a while, if my search skills haven’t let me down. So, this is a followup to this poll. As I recall, only one poster in the linked poll even mentioned a… --- ## [Was Jesus Real or a Myth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jesus-real-or-a-myth/713360)
**Author:** [@SeekerofTruth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeekerofTruth)\ **Replies:** 408\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2015, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jesus-real-or-a-myth/713360 "2015-04-18T21:10:22Z")
I’ve been doing a LOT of reading about Jesus, man or myth lately. The evidence overwhelming supports the idea that Jesus at most was a simple completely human man who was a rabbi in a turbulent time when the Jews getting… --- ## [Romney and taxes: Morally unfit to be President](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-and-taxes-morally-unfit-to-be-president/610492)
**Author:** [@jshore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jshore)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-and-taxes-morally-unfit-to-be-president/610492 "2012-03-01T16:12:31Z")
Romney’s federal tax returns are out and it turns out that he paid only 15% taxes on his income. You can already see his defense of this by misdirection: Of course, this neatly avoids the real issue: The issue is not… --- ## [Rant Already! June Oh you want to!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-already-june-oh-you-want-to/659838)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 571\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2013, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-already-june-oh-you-want-to/659838 "2013-07-01T23:26:49Z")
Kicking off for June. Minor rant. Wanted a Blizzard. Headed over to the local Dairy Queen and got there at 10:22pm. It was fucking closed. On a Friday night at 10:22pm. Who the fuck does that??? --- ## [Should people only be allowed to purchase ingredients with food stamps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-people-only-be-allowed-to-purchase-ingredients-with-food-stamps/549410)
**Author:** [@Dilton\_Doiley\_Philosopher\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dilton_Doiley_Philosopher_King)\ **Replies:** 582\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2010, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-people-only-be-allowed-to-purchase-ingredients-with-food-stamps/549410 "2010-08-23T16:57:32Z")
At the grocery store today, a couple in front of me had a cart full of chips, single-serving sized sugar drinks (like “Hugs” or “Squeezits” or whatever), Hostess donuts, Chips Ahoy, and the like. I watched her scan her … --- ## [Middle Earth FA63 D&D Game, Third Adventure, Ered Lithui Mystery Creature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-third-adventure-ered-lithui-mystery-creature/452564)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 1446\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2008, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-third-adventure-ered-lithui-mystery-creature/452564 "2008-09-19T22:50:58Z")
First the disclaimer: The thread is for the game itself. Questions and peanut gallery stuff should go on the control thread: D & D on the Straight Dope setup thread. (In Middle Earth FA63) First Adventure Thread Middle… --- ## [Fuck France, and Fuck the French!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-france-and-fuck-the-french/439931)
**Author:** [@GomiBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GomiBoy)\ **Replies:** 342\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2014, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-france-and-fuck-the-french/439931 "2014-10-23T07:55:41Z")
OK, just got back from a ski trip. Couple of quick notes before I start my rant proper. I’ve lived in the UK for 6 years. I’ve traveled all over Europe many times. I’ve skied in France 3 times before, been to Paris sev… --- ## [The Official MLB Offseason Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-mlb-offseason-thread/601185)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 707\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2012, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-mlb-offseason-thread/601185 "2012-03-28T17:01:14Z")
We’re just 151 days away from Seattle and Oakland starting off the 2012 season from Japan. Where do you anticipate the free agents will end up? What will ultimately happen to the Dodgers and Mets ownership situations? H… --- ## [Do people explode on impact when they fall from great heights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-explode-on-impact-when-they-fall-from-great-heights/659667)
**Author:** [@donnie\_darko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donnie_darko)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2015, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-explode-on-impact-when-they-fall-from-great-heights/659667 "2015-05-04T20:08:33Z")
A really morbid question, I know and I apologize. But like the false belief that you’d explode without a spacesuit in space, it’s very pervasive and often passed on as common knowledge. I read a witness of the 9/11 atta… --- ## [Oh poor George (Cardinal Pell)...might have been easier to come home!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-poor-george-cardinal-pell-might-have-been-easier-to-come-home/746315)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 531\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-poor-george-cardinal-pell-might-have-been-easier-to-come-home/746315 "2023-01-11T09:06:34Z")
Cardinal George Pell, currently residing in the Vatican, has been deemed too unwell to return to Australia to answer questions in a Royal Commission into Clergy Abuse. Whist the sexual abuse of children covers the whol… --- ## [Facts won't change your mind about anything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-wont-change-your-mind-about-anything/710293)
**Author:** [@FXMastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FXMastermind)\ **Replies:** 338\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2015, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-wont-change-your-mind-about-anything/710293 "2015-10-10T17:38:17Z")
For many years I have stated “Facts are the last thing that will matter”. Usually in a debate over something scientific, (like climate, weather or the mass of glaciers in Greenland), things that you would think science … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=27&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=29&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)