# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=280&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:** 281 --- ## [Rape Babies deserve to die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-babies-deserve-to-die/417056)
**Author:** [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Replies:** 360\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-babies-deserve-to-die/417056 "2007-09-03T16:55:40Z")
First of all, I should point out by saying that I am not opposed to abortion in any form. I was reading the political agenda for Mike Huckabee, and noted his views on abortion: \*Mike Huckabee is an outspoken opponent o… --- ## [The "War on Christmas 2013" has begun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-on-christmas-2013-has-begun/673174)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-on-christmas-2013-has-begun/673174 "2013-11-19T07:16:30Z")
On my Facebook feed somebody had the standard: It’s not Happy Holidays, it’s Merry Christmas" Share if you agree". I replied wondering why people get so butthurt about acknowledging that not everyone is Christian. --- ## [Oppenheimer (2023 Christopher Nolan film)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppenheimer-2023-christopher-nolan-film/987361)
**Author:** [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2024, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppenheimer-2023-christopher-nolan-film/987361 "2024-03-29T22:23:27Z")
I thought there should be a full thread about this rather than just in the “Movies Seen Recently” thread. Opens today, though I saw it last night in 70mm IMAX and am going back to see it again tonight! Incredible film,… --- ## [What does it feel like to have schizophrenia ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-feel-like-to-have-schizophrenia/91978)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2012, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-feel-like-to-have-schizophrenia/91978 "2012-04-27T14:26:21Z")
I have heard described that it feels perfectly normal (whatever “feels” means). It is just that when you are having an episode it is incredibly obvious that (insert favorite hallucination here) is true, and you can’t und… --- ## [What would happen if we reduced the minimum wage in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-we-reduced-the-minimum-wage-in-the-us/594244)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-we-reduced-the-minimum-wage-in-the-us/594244 "2011-09-18T23:32:25Z")
Michelle Bachmann was in Jacksonville Beach, FL today talking about how she thinks we need to reduce corporate taxes in order to seem more attractive to corporations. Then she was asked a question about minimum wage. \[ … --- ## [Why is gold worth what is, why do we value gold??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-gold-worth-what-is-why-do-we-value-gold/542101)
**Author:** [@bmw7777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmw7777)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2010, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-gold-worth-what-is-why-do-we-value-gold/542101 "2010-06-09T06:04:07Z")
I never understood why people value gold and diamonds so much. I can understand the need for a certain amount of gold and diamonds for use in industry to make electronics. But why is a chunk of metal or a bunch of carb… --- ## [My atomic clock's time is wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-atomic-clocks-time-is-wrong/387511)
**Author:** [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2012, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-atomic-clocks-time-is-wrong/387511 "2012-02-20T23:48:35Z")
The batteries died on our atomic clock the other day, and when we replaced them, the time has set to one hour ahead and will not correct. I don’t see any way to adjust the time on the clock itself. Anyone have any idea h… --- ## [I'm pregnant, but I fear it's doomed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant-but-i-fear-its-doomed/587956)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant-but-i-fear-its-doomed/587956 "2011-07-29T18:59:15Z")
I previously did the Ask the girl who is doing Intrauterine Insemination thread. We did three and none worked. Last year we also did three Clomid cycles, one resulting in a pregnancy and early loss. After a year of hard … --- ## [New Study: Liberal Atheists = Smartest People](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-study-liberal-atheists-smartest-people/530354)
**Author:** [@Dostoyevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dostoyevsky)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2010, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-study-liberal-atheists-smartest-people/530354 "2010-03-03T15:55:45Z")
My favorite blog links to a new study from a London School of Economics professor. As the title of the study suggests “Why Liberals and Atheists Are More Intelligent” this is a heavily opinionated research piece and I (… --- ## [In Praise of the Obamessiah, and other developments of the Sally Yates testimony](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-the-obamessiah-and-other-developments-of-the-sally-yates-testimony/786179)
**Author:** [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-the-obamessiah-and-other-developments-of-the-sally-yates-testimony/786179 "2017-05-18T01:21:37Z")
I mostly want to stand in awe of Barack Obama, who, on November 11, while I was having a nervous breakdown, set up Donald Trump by telling him that he (Donald) should avoid hiring Michael Flynn as National Security Advis… --- ## [2009 NFL Draft Day Conversation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-nfl-draft-day-conversation/494336)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 471\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-nfl-draft-day-conversation/494336 "2009-04-27T13:13:14Z")
T-minus 1 hour until the Lions walk up to the podium with the envelope that gives them the right to overpay Matt Stafford up to $78M over the next 6 years. The Rams are effectively on the clock right now and the frothing… --- ## [Whitehouse releases Obama long form birth-certificate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whitehouse-releases-obama-long-form-birth-certificate/579889)
**Author:** [@BigDadWolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigDadWolf)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2011, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whitehouse-releases-obama-long-form-birth-certificate/579889 "2011-05-04T03:33:09Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog\_theticket/20110427/ts\_yblog\_theticket/white-house-releases-obama-birth-certificate There does not seem to be any surprising or incriminating information on the long form birth certificate. … --- ## [Questions about Dirk Gently:Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul (spoilers wanted)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-dirk-gently-long-dark-tea-time-of-the-soul-spoilers-wanted/580363)
**Author:** [@Whaleo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whaleo)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-dirk-gently-long-dark-tea-time-of-the-soul-spoilers-wanted/580363 "2017-05-12T09:52:46Z")
Original thread is here http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=280499 (but doesn’t address this question) Can anyone tell me the significance of Thor’s counting all the stones in Wales? It’s brought up … --- ## [Andrew Breitbart dead at 43](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-breitbart-dead-at-43/614447)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-breitbart-dead-at-43/614447 "2012-03-05T23:07:23Z")
Andrew Breitbart dead at 43 Posting this here because I think his ‘journalistic’ antics and abhorrent lack of integrity leaves a legacy that deserves pitting. I would rather have seen him take his money and retire than … --- ## [Sexiest children's entertainer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-childrens-entertainer/542930)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-childrens-entertainer/542930 "2010-06-21T16:46:52Z")
Who holds the “Sexiest children’s entertainer” title, internationally? I nominate Annie Brocoli. (Youtube.) She holds daddy’s attention better than In the Night Garden, I don’t mind sayin’. The floor is open to votin… --- ## [How old is old, or Relativitiy in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-old-or-relativitiy-in-the-mmp/726869)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-old-or-relativitiy-in-the-mmp/726869 "2015-08-10T18:23:49Z")
In light of the recent spate of birthdays (does 2=spate?) I was pondering our concept of what is old. When I was about 5 or 6, I asked my grandmother how old she was. She said 22, so I figured 22 was pretty old. (She … --- ## [Can 500 calories/day support an active, healthy adult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-500-calories-day-support-an-active-healthy-adult/624240)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-500-calories-day-support-an-active-healthy-adult/624240 "2012-06-17T02:11:46Z")
I got to chatting with this gentleman in the steamroom at my gym the other day after he came in and I had asked him what he was doing (he was shifting sort of rapidly side-to-side with his arms straight down to his sides… --- ## [Unethical scientific experiment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unethical-scientific-experiment/714122)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unethical-scientific-experiment/714122 "2015-03-05T16:34:01Z")
According to Jeremy Clarkson on a recent Top Gear news report :rolleyes: regarding future accident avoidance in cars: specifically cars in the future will have to choose between preserving your life and sacrificing the p… --- ## [Can a bipolar that takes his meds join the us military?\>](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-bipolar-that-takes-his-meds-join-the-us-military/560234)
**Author:** [@Mildest\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mildest_Bill)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2015, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-bipolar-that-takes-his-meds-join-the-us-military/560234 "2015-02-22T09:02:48Z")
My nephew I think is a bipolar I am positive he is and he admits that he is but doesn’t want to go to the doc because if he is a bipolar he can not join the armed forces is that true? Second question if he is a bi polar… --- ## [Replace head gasket or buy another car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replace-head-gasket-or-buy-another-car/223888)
**Author:** [@Guy\_Incognito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Incognito)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replace-head-gasket-or-buy-another-car/223888 "2015-02-09T19:49:42Z")
After noticing that my car seemed to be leaking quite a bit of antifreeze from some unknown place on the engine, I decide to take it in to Pep Boys to have them run a cooling system check. A couple hours later, they call… --- ## [Kentucky goes to hospital for a circumcision and gets his penis amputated.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-goes-to-hospital-for-a-circumcision-and-gets-his-penis-amputated/593366)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2016, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-goes-to-hospital-for-a-circumcision-and-gets-his-penis-amputated/593366 "2016-01-03T00:41:38Z")
Well, this is unsettling. Man goes to hositpal for a circumcision, while he’s in surgery the surgeon apparently found cancer and deemed it necessary to remove his penis then & there; without bother to wake him or anyt… --- ## [How and why does spinning a bullet make it stable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-and-why-does-spinning-a-bullet-make-it-stable/658396)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-and-why-does-spinning-a-bullet-make-it-stable/658396 "2013-05-24T15:32:45Z")
If I understand correctly, bullets whose center of gravity is behind their center of pressure are unstable. If the bullet deviates just a little from being parallel to the line between the shooter and the target, that de… --- ## [Dumbest reasons to dislike a movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-reasons-to-dislike-a-movie/496041)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2009, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-reasons-to-dislike-a-movie/496041 "2009-06-19T19:02:49Z")
Despite my over-the-top hatred of the latest Star Trek movie, this thread is not about that film. It is, rather, about movies which people hate for reasons that strike you as, well, stupid. I don’t mean that the movie … --- ## [What's the matter with Venezuela?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-matter-with-venezuela/775789)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-matter-with-venezuela/775789 "2017-05-19T15:12:36Z")
The conservative line is that socialism (as is its habit) wrecked Venezuela. Is this true? Is something else to blame? Or have I bought into #FakeNews and Venezuela is actually doing great? This Boston Globe article out… --- ## [Do angels have free will?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-angels-have-free-will/191785)
**Author:** [@kimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kimera)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-angels-have-free-will/191785 "2012-07-21T13:44:54Z")
I didn’t want to hijack this thread. I, being raised a Catholic, was always told that angels had no free will. However, a quick search on google reveals the argument to have a lot of supports on either side. From what… --- ## [Funniest Simpsons moment ............ ever!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-simpsons-moment-ever/293199)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2005, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-simpsons-moment-ever/293199 "2005-03-20T19:30:38Z")
A moment that cracks you up so much that you can’t think about it without dissolving into tears of laughter again. Very difficult choice but for me it has to be a moment from Treehouse of Horror X, the Flanders werewolf… --- ## [What is the legality of your car's brights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-legality-of-your-cars-brights/602355)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2011, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-legality-of-your-cars-brights/602355 "2011-11-30T00:50:53Z")
This is something that has been perplexing me for a while. As I spend a decent amount of time on the road, I see an awful lot of people driving with their brights on at night; regardless of the driving conditions. Now m… --- ## [Extra Terrestrial Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-terrestrial-life/676811)
**Author:** [@YoungKusher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YoungKusher)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-terrestrial-life/676811 "2014-01-09T13:38:17Z")
I’ve always believed that there has to be life beyond earth simply because of the numbers. The odds are certainly in favor of life bearing, earth-like planets. Although, I’m wondering how important it is for the planet… --- ## [Real horse and other animal genital size?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-horse-and-other-animal-genital-size/238183)
**Author:** [@pessimisticgrace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pessimisticgrace)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2015, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-horse-and-other-animal-genital-size/238183 "2015-08-31T23:33:19Z")
I’m curious as to the um… male genitalia size of different animals. I’ve heard different people say horses are 3 feet long or 5 feet long or “not much bigger than us.” What’s the deal? How large is a horse’s cough? How l… --- ## [Your favorite short jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-short-jokes/501473)
**Author:** [@This\_Just\_In\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/This_Just_In_2)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-short-jokes/501473 "2015-09-14T14:29:53Z")
What are the best & shortest jokes/play on words/puns etc. you know? Example: Boycott shampoo, demand real poo! --- ## [Do the claims of these two former porn actresses give you pause about porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-claims-of-these-two-former-porn-actresses-give-you-pause-about-porn/635206)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2012, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-claims-of-these-two-former-porn-actresses-give-you-pause-about-porn/635206 "2012-10-11T00:15:37Z")
Here is a YouTube linksponsored by an anti-pornography organization called the Pink Cross Foundation. Founded by former porn actress Shelly Luben, Pink Cross exists to – well, I’ll just quote the mission statement on th… --- ## [Canadian Dopers: are you scared of Justin Trudeau?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-are-you-scared-of-justin-trudeau/695359)
**Author:** [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2015, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-are-you-scared-of-justin-trudeau/695359 "2015-07-07T14:40:47Z")
The reason I ask is because our current government seems to spend a lot of time scare-mongering about this young dynamic politician. Just this week I’ve seen news stories about how OMG he visited a mosque full of terrori… --- ## [Do you ever just go stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-just-go-stupid/688998)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2014, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-just-go-stupid/688998 "2014-06-20T18:23:49Z")
I dont know what it is but it seems like every day I do something incredibly dumb. I mean like from simple things like forgetting my phone number, forgetting how to drive, to some more complex tasks where I just cannot t… --- ## [Respond to the previous poster by quoting a song lyric.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990)
**Author:** [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Replies:** 533\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2007, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990 "2007-05-01T03:18:46Z")
Subject line says it all. Respond using only a song lyric, preferrably one that would make the most sense in what you are responding to. I’ll start: Here come old flat-top! He go groooovin’ up slowly. --- ## [Think Only Right-Wing Christians Doubt Obama's Professed Religion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-only-right-wing-christians-doubt-obamas-professed-religion/611351)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2012, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-only-right-wing-christians-doubt-obamas-professed-religion/611351 "2012-02-10T14:38:47Z")
There are loads of rabid “fundies” who insist that, despite his public proclamations that he’s a Christian, Barack Obama is a fraud who DOESN’T really believe in the faith he professes. SDMB regulars usually mock those … --- ## [Slightly delayed, my tale with a moral; this weeks MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-delayed-my-tale-with-a-moral-this-weeks-mmp/410210)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 509\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2007, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-delayed-my-tale-with-a-moral-this-weeks-mmp/410210 "2007-07-09T05:44:36Z")
I’m starting the MMP now so no one wonders where it is. I’ve got a good 'un to tell, but it has to wait until I get to a computer that doesn’t suck. --- ## [Historical oddities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-oddities/814666)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-oddities/814666 "2019-10-07T15:21:07Z")
No idea if this is the right forum, but hell. A well travelled man could have met Socrates, Confucius and Buddha. Herodotus, the father of history/and or lies, exists almost at the half point of recorded human history,… --- ## [The War On Stupid People](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-on-stupid-people/763410)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2016, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-on-stupid-people/763410 "2016-09-22T16:03:12Z")
Here’s an article in The Atlantic that I think raises some very good points: David H. Freedman goes on to talk about the social stigma against people with below average IQs and their limited prospects today. He’s not t… --- ## [The Cult of Scientology: Always Attack, Never Defend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cult-of-scientology-always-attack-never-defend/365579)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 271\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2006, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cult-of-scientology-always-attack-never-defend/365579 "2006-08-03T20:57:09Z")
News report: (Clearwater, Florida is where the Cult of Scientology has its headquarters and a good deal of its die-hard members.) Anyone who thinks this was a coincidence, raise your hand. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Th… --- ## [How many coats of polyurethane to get the "glassy" appearance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-coats-of-polyurethane-to-get-the-glassy-appearance/190172)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2003, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-coats-of-polyurethane-to-get-the-glassy-appearance/190172 "2003-07-23T13:22:54Z")
I finaly figured out how to sand this old antique table I picked up. It had a lot of mold on it and I couldn’t get it off with the bnelt sander I had… so I brought it down to a mill down the road and for 5 bucks it looks… --- ## [Great documentaries on Netflix Streaming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-documentaries-on-netflix-streaming/627489)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-documentaries-on-netflix-streaming/627489 "2012-07-30T21:22:03Z")
At the end of the day, neither my husband nor I have the patience for a movie or the stamina for a drama. Sometimes we feel good enough to watch a nice documentary, though, and we’re finding lots of excellent ones on Net… --- ## [Things in The Simpsons you thought were references, but aren't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-the-simpsons-you-thought-were-references-but-arent/614670)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-the-simpsons-you-thought-were-references-but-arent/614670 "2012-03-13T22:44:08Z")
The early seasons of The Simpsons are PACKED with cultural references, even to this day I have :smack: moments going ooohhh so thats what that was! Anyway the episode where Homer grows hair and gets promoted because Bur… --- ## [Why did modern architecture fail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-modern-architecture-fail/487218)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2009, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-modern-architecture-fail/487218 "2009-03-02T23:40:23Z")
At the beginning of the 20th century, modern architects (like FL Wright, W. Gropius, etc.) were confident that people would embrace new designs for their homes and workplaces. Some very impressive buildings were built, … --- ## [The SDMB Mistletoe Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-mistletoe-thread/43730)
**Author:** [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Replies:** 401\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2000, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-mistletoe-thread/43730 "2000-12-22T11:21:02Z")
Tis the season for some smoochin’ Here’s your mistletoe, so no more excuses…who ya gonna smooch? ,–. (:… ) ,--; -- (:.. )'"". --/.\_\_,’ | | ,’.. \_,-' : -.\_ -.\_..:..\_,-' ) :.( \_,-'..:… --- ## [E=mc2 is a liberal conspiracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-mc2-is-a-liberal-conspiracy/549823)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2010, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-mc2-is-a-liberal-conspiracy/549823 "2010-09-28T21:25:43Z")
At least according to Conservapedia founder Andrew Schlafly (son of Phyllis). --- ## [Swear words used as names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swear-words-used-as-names/75171)
**Author:** [@kwc27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kwc27)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2003, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swear-words-used-as-names/75171 "2003-08-12T15:57:18Z")
The other day i started to wander if there would be anything that keeps people from giving there kids cuss words for names. I always thought that sh\*thead for a name would be cool. --- ## [Can you strike a match on your face?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-strike-a-match-on-your-face/528977)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2010, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-strike-a-match-on-your-face/528977 "2010-02-16T21:46:45Z")
The grizzled marine places his boot on the chest of the fallen, reaches for a cigarette, and lights it by striking a match on his jawbone. His meditative gaze surveys the battlefield. War is Hell. Classic Holywood war f… --- ## [Officer tasers woman twice..for driving on a suspended license](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officer-tasers-woman-twice-for-driving-on-a-suspended-license/365399)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 279\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2006, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officer-tasers-woman-twice-for-driving-on-a-suspended-license/365399 "2006-07-26T04:40:30Z")
This is part 3 of a long traffic stop where a woman is tased twice during an arrest for driving on a suspended license: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/news/video/taser\_video3a.html She was stopped for speedi… --- ## [Is turning your steering wheel when the car is stationary bad for the car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-turning-your-steering-wheel-when-the-car-is-stationary-bad-for-the-car/609504)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-turning-your-steering-wheel-when-the-car-is-stationary-bad-for-the-car/609504 "2012-01-15T02:37:44Z")
Another thing they taught in driving school, don’t turn the steering wheel when the car isn’t moving. Wondering if this is True or Because the test said so. --- ## [Americans Who Think Differently Than I Do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-who-think-differently-than-i-do/524346)
**Author:** [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2010, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-who-think-differently-than-i-do/524346 "2010-01-14T04:32:11Z")
Let me begin by saying that I know I’m asking for tonnes of abuse by posting this but… FUCK YOU ALL!!! Ass-fuck you all with a multi-spiked steel dick! You have seen time and time again that this system is corrupt, un… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=279&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=281&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)