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**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2007, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-baby-i-am-not-from-havana/421528 "2007-10-06T07:28:55Z")
Blazing Saddles was on TV the other night (oddly enough, on the redneck channel) and I was reminded that I’ve never really got the reference in the line, “Please, baby, I am not from Havana!” Can somebody enlighten me? --- ## [Non-Father must continue child support](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-father-must-continue-child-support/480342)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-father-must-continue-child-support/480342 "2009-01-10T17:42:39Z")
Man who didn’t father twins must pay child support From the Globe and Mail. The bare bones of the story: A man divorced his wife 6 years after the birth of their twin sons. He pays child support and has some visitati… --- ## [Why don't we cough in our sleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-cough-in-our-sleep/673493)
**Author:** [@Burt\_Kocain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Burt_Kocain)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2013, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-cough-in-our-sleep/673493 "2013-11-13T03:38:44Z")
I know it’s possible - I’ve woken up to cough before, although not many times. But I’ve noticed that I can have a cough in the day and sleep through an undisturbed night, and then have a cough the first thing when I wake… --- ## [Uninsured rate drops to lowest number since Obama took office](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uninsured-rate-drops-to-lowest-number-since-obama-took-office/683385)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uninsured-rate-drops-to-lowest-number-since-obama-took-office/683385 "2014-03-18T15:29:12Z")
Good news about the ACA – the rate of Americans without health insurance is at the lowest level since the very beginning of 2009. How low will it go? If it continues to drop at the same rate, how effective will this be… --- ## [THE scene you think of when remembering a series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scene-you-think-of-when-remembering-a-series/430403)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scene-you-think-of-when-remembering-a-series/430403 "2017-12-09T15:34:30Z")
This is a list of moments, or even episodes that immediately spring to mind when thinking about the series as a whole. It doesn’t have to be the most shocking or funny moment, but obviously might be in some cases. For … --- ## [Stuff Sheldon Cooper is right about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-sheldon-cooper-is-right-about/693700)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2017, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-sheldon-cooper-is-right-about/693700 "2017-10-08T13:49:03Z")
Sheldon gets much ridicule for being a dick (and he is), but he’s right about a lot of everyday stuff. I was at a thrift store today and was looking at a really nice used sofa, but thought about bedbugs and remembered t… --- ## [How would you commit the perfect murder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-commit-the-perfect-murder/602590)
**Author:** [@spunkymuzicnote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spunkymuzicnote)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-commit-the-perfect-murder/602590 "2016-01-26T20:47:00Z")
Maybe I’ve been watching too much crime on TV, but it seems like with all of the technology out there, even the slightest hair left on the victim can lead to the conviction of the murderer. It could be just because they … --- ## [Did you regret having/not having premarital sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-regret-having-not-having-premarital-sex/396322)
**Author:** [@Merkwurdigliebe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merkwurdigliebe)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2013, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-regret-having-not-having-premarital-sex/396322 "2013-10-19T03:18:41Z")
Well, after reading the purity balls snicker thing, I decided to start this thread. The question is simple. Did you regret having or not having premarital sex? Also, please feel free to add experiences of others you know… --- ## [Songs relating to ethics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-relating-to-ethics/400143)
**Author:** [@NoPretentiousCodename](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoPretentiousCodename)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-relating-to-ethics/400143 "2013-03-07T17:06:54Z")
For part of my final project in my Ethics & Values class at my university I am compiling a playlist of songs with ethics related themes. I’m looking for really diverse, quirky, smart and just plain good stuff. I also fee… --- ## [Most overrated stats in sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-overrated-stats-in-sports/611575)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2012, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-overrated-stats-in-sports/611575 "2012-02-10T23:34:13Z")
What stats do consider the least indicative of a player’s/team’s true ability/value? The two I consider the worst: Football team “D”, because it’s based on yards allowed. not points allowed. Second would be closer ERA in… --- ## [This day in History - MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-day-in-history-mmp/436166)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 586\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2008, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-day-in-history-mmp/436166 "2008-02-11T11:47:09Z")
February 4 - On this day in 1789, George Washington becomes the first and only president to be unanimously elected by the Electoral College. He repeated this notable feat on the same day in 1792. 1826 – The Last of the… --- ## [Sodomy is constitutional - AND STROM THURMOND DIES!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sodomy-is-constitutional-and-strom-thurmond-dies/184696)
**Author:** [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Replies:** 382\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2003, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sodomy-is-constitutional-and-strom-thurmond-dies/184696 "2003-07-02T20:34:59Z")
How… fucking ironic!!! :smiley: Esprix --- ## [Posting Your IQ is the Same as Saying "Please Disregard Me"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-your-iq-is-the-same-as-saying-please-disregard-me/536048)
**Author:** [@Garula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garula)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2010, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-your-iq-is-the-same-as-saying-please-disregard-me/536048 "2010-04-20T23:41:08Z")
If you really are a highly intelligent person, you should realize that I have little reason to believe what you say and much better reason to suspect braggadocio. This is the internet after all. Claiming to be a genius i… --- ## [Hit Songs in Bad Taste](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-songs-in-bad-taste/834784)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2019, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-songs-in-bad-taste/834784 "2019-06-10T15:22:28Z")
Songs in the Top 20 or 25 that make you question the taste of your fellow human beans. My entry is “Timothy”(1970), which made #17 on Billboard’s Top 40. It is a whiny little ditty about three minors trapped undergroun… --- ## [Share your random, minorly useful tips and tricks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-random-minorly-useful-tips-and-tricks/296863)
**Author:** [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2017, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-random-minorly-useful-tips-and-tricks/296863 "2017-12-09T18:59:00Z")
I know this has been done before, but it’s certainly time for another round. Folks, here’s your chance to share all of that random, minorly useful tips and tricks you’ve learned over the years. I’ll start. You know ho… --- ## [When you google "Santorum"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-google-santorum/609596)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-google-santorum/609596 "2012-02-02T17:21:52Z")
This thread was closed rather than moved. Let’s debate some of the questions raised in it… Why are the conservatives so blissfully ignorant of the story behind it. If something comparable had been done to Obama ("Keny… --- ## [Any reason we couldn't build a machine that "understands" everything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-we-couldnt-build-a-machine-that-understands-everything/540960)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2010, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-we-couldnt-build-a-machine-that-understands-everything/540960 "2010-06-06T21:12:35Z")
Stephen Hawking, amongst others, makes the case that the laws of the universe may turn out to be so complix or, well, strage, that we would have no chance of understanding them. This seems intuitively possible to me, on… --- ## [Hillary tells it like it is about Bernie and his bros](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-tells-it-like-it-is-about-bernie-and-his-bros/846751)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-tells-it-like-it-is-about-bernie-and-his-bros/846751 "2020-01-27T18:22:37Z")
Thank you, Hillary Clinton! ‘No one likes him’ is just one of the many truisms that Hillary mentions. And, she calls out his staff and supporters as well for their toxic behavior. And I love it that supporters of all… --- ## [Your favorite scientific names of plants/animals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-scientific-names-of-plants-animals/696001)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-scientific-names-of-plants-animals/696001 "2021-10-24T14:20:40Z")
My personal favorite is\*\* Upupu epops,\*\* the beautiful Hoopoe, one of the most striking birds of the non-tropical world. Sounds like a refrain by vocalists in a Speakeasy combo. Walt Kelly, in the comic strip “Pogo”, … --- ## [How much does a live goat usually go for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-a-live-goat-usually-go-for/468262)
**Author:** [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-a-live-goat-usually-go-for/468262 "2008-10-21T16:06:44Z")
I have to go to the pumpkin farm this weekend for our annual slog through the wet muddy ground to buy a $30 pumpkin, but one of the things I always look forward to is getting a few handfuls of feed and feeding the goats … --- ## [Damn Yankees kill another Southern institution: White Lily flour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-yankees-kill-another-southern-institution-white-lily-flour/453939)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2008, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-yankees-kill-another-southern-institution-white-lily-flour/453939 "2008-06-30T22:13:04Z")
This upsets me to no end. White Lily is the ONLY damn flour to use for biscuits and cakes. Generations of Southern cooks have sworn by it. There’s a demonstrable difference in its structure, makeup, and milling. Af… --- ## [Mormons aren't Mormons anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mormons-arent-mormons-anymore/819822)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2019, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mormons-arent-mormons-anymore/819822 "2019-03-07T01:46:48Z")
In another case of history repeating itself, the LDS Church no longer wants to be known as “Mormon.” They tried this back in 2001, just before the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics. It was hard for my \[del\]Mormon\[/del\] LDS mothe… --- ## [Could you please spell my fucking name right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-please-spell-my-fucking-name-right/44556)
**Author:** [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2014, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-please-spell-my-fucking-name-right/44556 "2014-01-22T05:23:33Z")
OK, it’s bad enough that IRL I’ve seen my name spelled four different ways, regardless of the fact that I spell it the simplest way. (And, I might add, my professional phone manner at work, combined with the fact that pe… --- ## [4 year old suddenly wetting the bed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-year-old-suddenly-wetting-the-bed/487196)
**Author:** [@Velma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velma)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2019, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-year-old-suddenly-wetting-the-bed/487196 "2019-01-02T01:15:30Z")
I am wondering if anyone has experiences with bed wetting. Specifically, I have a 4 1/2 year old son who has been dry at night pretty much since he was potty trained well over a year ago. Now in the past week he has su… --- ## [Men! Cover your nutsack, for god's sake!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-cover-your-nutsack-for-gods-sake/164676)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2003, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-cover-your-nutsack-for-gods-sake/164676 "2003-04-01T18:57:34Z")
OK, I was just at the gym, going over to the mat to stretch and get out of there. This older due was doing something that involved having one leg in the air, and without even meaning to look…there was his scrotum. Aaaa… --- ## [Door-to-door sales really sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/door-to-door-sales-really-sucks/568415)
**Author:** [@Neptunian\_Slug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neptunian_Slug)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/door-to-door-sales-really-sucks/568415 "2012-04-01T17:53:12Z")
I was shoveling snow and a guy approached me about switching to Comcast cable. I will never get Comcast again after the lousy service I have received off and on over the last ten years so I let him down easy and went abo… --- ## [Confessions of A Shirtaholic… The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-shirtaholic-the-mmp/473108)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 297\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-shirtaholic-the-mmp/473108 "2008-11-24T04:27:29Z")
Hello… my name is swampbear and I am a shirtaholic. I’ve been going through my closets. I say closets because in addition to the closet in the master bedroom, I have stuff crammed into closets in the other two bedrooms,… --- ## [The beginning of linear(?) time and matter.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-linear-time-and-matter/682062)
**Author:** [@Gateway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gateway)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2014, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-linear-time-and-matter/682062 "2014-04-13T23:20:25Z")
\-Infinity is beyond any number. Therefore you can approach it but can never be reached. To say you have made it to infinity is to not true, you can always add another number to what you have already counted, so you have … --- ## [do potatoes absorb excess salt in food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-potatoes-absorb-excess-salt-in-food/506416)
**Author:** [@Stefan\_moss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stefan_moss)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2011, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-potatoes-absorb-excess-salt-in-food/506416 "2011-10-05T07:43:10Z")
I was speaking to an old wife, and she told me an old wives tale. Well actually it was my little sister, but she is engaged, so thats almost the same. Anyway she claims that if, while cooking, u have over salted (say a … --- ## [How do I tactfully tell guests not to poop in my toilet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-tactfully-tell-guests-not-to-poop-in-my-toilet/533527)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2010, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-tactfully-tell-guests-not-to-poop-in-my-toilet/533527 "2010-03-26T19:36:17Z")
I’m having a pretty big celebration at my house this Sunday. There’s 3 bathrooms, 2 are going to be open to the “public”. One of those bathrooms are mine. Something just occured to me this morning. I’m a 110 pound femal… --- ## [Best way to get good at chess?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-good-at-chess/604140)
**Author:** [@Candyman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Candyman74)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-good-at-chess/604140 "2011-12-10T04:26:42Z")
I’m completely familiar with the rules of chess; I’ve just never been very good at it. Unfortunately, I don’t have a human opponent interested in playing, so I’m using the magic of the interwebz to play against both onl… --- ## [The sorry state of British politics (Anti-semitism and racism edition)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sorry-state-of-british-politics-anti-semitism-and-racism-edition/753983)
**Author:** [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2016, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sorry-state-of-british-politics-anti-semitism-and-racism-edition/753983 "2016-05-13T14:40:35Z")
I feel there ought to be a thread on this, but it’s so unremittingly grim that I’m not surprised there isn’t. Let’s start with Labour: A few weeks ago, a scandal emerges about promising new MP Naz Shah, who has overcome… --- ## [What is the absolute worst dog for a family to own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-absolute-worst-dog-for-a-family-to-own/528891)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2010, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-absolute-worst-dog-for-a-family-to-own/528891 "2010-02-20T06:04:14Z")
You always see various threads about what the best family dogs are. I’m interested in what the very worst family dogs would be. Let’s assume standard suburban family with a medium sized fenced yard. What dogs would suck … --- ## [Random pet(ty) peeve thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-pet-ty-peeve-thread/721708)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2016, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-pet-ty-peeve-thread/721708 "2016-08-23T14:13:45Z")
No peeve is too petty to be your pet. Post early and often. Where I work, by the coffee pot there’s a basket of those little half & half coffee creamer mini-cups with the sealed tops. Someone in the office opens one of … --- ## [Distilling For Personal Use.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distilling-for-personal-use/592251)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2011, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distilling-for-personal-use/592251 "2011-11-21T04:20:05Z")
Should we be allowed to distill liquor for personal use? I certainly think we should. So why don’t politicians get their acts together, and pass the necessary laws or repeals? In case you don’t know, for a while (sorry,… --- ## [Have poor people been forced to eat pet food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-poor-people-been-forced-to-eat-pet-food/123743)
**Author:** [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2002, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-poor-people-been-forced-to-eat-pet-food/123743 "2002-08-19T14:41:54Z")
This question has occurred to me a time or two and I’ve nearly decided it must be some sort of urban legend. I was reminded of it again not long ago when re-reading Woman on the Edge of Time, a novel by Marge Piercy, in … --- ## [Seriously? The jrodefeld and aigonz retardothon.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-the-jrodefeld-and-aigonz-retardothon/552721)
**Author:** [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-the-jrodefeld-and-aigonz-retardothon/552721 "2010-09-17T00:26:15Z")
Jrodefeld and aigonz are currently babbling in Great Debates. Jro, is a crazy person who thinks that Ron Paul is a god walking among us, homeopathy is real, deflation is wonderful, and vaccines are evil. Aigthinks that… --- ## [Lost 3.1: "A Tale of Two Cities"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-1-a-tale-of-two-cities/375142)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-1-a-tale-of-two-cities/375142 "2006-10-11T14:39:06Z")
Anyone else ready for Season 3 of “Lost” tomorrow night? Set your VCRs, your DVRs, or your alarm clocks, because we’re ready to rock ‘n roll at 9PM Wednesday (8PM Central)! Note the continuation of Dickens references … --- ## [The Designated Hitter: Abomination in the eyes of God?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-designated-hitter-abomination-in-the-eyes-of-god/611247)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-designated-hitter-abomination-in-the-eyes-of-god/611247 "2012-02-04T20:50:04Z")
You may be a pitcher, but you still need to be able to hit. Discuss, but don’t disagree with me because the DH is really that bad. :wink: --- ## [Anti-Semitism on College Campuses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-semitism-on-college-campuses/995608)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 355\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2024, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-semitism-on-college-campuses/995608 "2024-04-24T23:43:58Z")
I am creating this thread as an off-shoot of the one on Claudine Gay’s Plagiarism as the subject seems to be taking over the thread. A lot of people have a lot of important things to say on this subject. I am placing it… --- ## ["Old Fashioned" Etiquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-etiquette/596837)
**Author:** [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2011, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-etiquette/596837 "2011-09-30T19:13:10Z")
So I went to a wedding recently where, of course, many of the guests wore black. I’m old, I was raised the ladies do not wear white or black to a wedding (the bride gets to wear white). These are ‘rules’ that seem to… --- ## [What is a show/movie theory that you came up with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-show-movie-theory-that-you-came-up-with/920922)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-show-movie-theory-that-you-came-up-with/920922 "2022-12-10T15:28:17Z")
What is an original theory about a TV show or a movie that you developed.on your own? When you tell people this theory, do they generally agree with you or not? What I’m not looking for is a collection of theories from… --- ## [Please explain to me why Roman Polanski isn't a bad guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-to-me-why-roman-polanski-isnt-a-bad-guy/703126)
**Author:** [@spifflog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spifflog)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-to-me-why-roman-polanski-isnt-a-bad-guy/703126 "2014-11-05T16:00:32Z")
I have a hard time understanding why Hollywood types (and to a lesser extent athletes) get a pass on personal behavior. Roman Polanski is in the news again, as the United States made a halfhearted attempt to arrest him. … --- ## [How do I drill a hole in a magnet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-drill-a-hole-in-a-magnet/355344)
**Author:** [@bat312](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bat312)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-drill-a-hole-in-a-magnet/355344 "2021-03-24T18:19:29Z")
I want to drill a hole in a ceramic magnet. What special style of drill bit would be best? It is about ¼ inch thick, but I broke the metal drill bit and the ceramic bit broke the first magnet. Any suggestions? --- ## [Tell me gun control advocates: how can a dictator be stopped without arms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-gun-control-advocates-how-can-a-dictator-be-stopped-without-arms/65979)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 345\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2011, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-gun-control-advocates-how-can-a-dictator-be-stopped-without-arms/65979 "2011-12-23T11:25:52Z")
Here is the scenario: All civillian ownership of firearms is banned in the United States. Every civillian gun has been collected and melted down. ALL of them. Even hunting rifles are outlawed. Even security guards and pr… --- ## [Your Worst/Most Obnoxious Local TV Personality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-worst-most-obnoxious-local-tv-personality/225967)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-worst-most-obnoxious-local-tv-personality/225967 "2011-06-27T16:42:30Z")
It seems every city of 5000 or more now has a local television newscast, and I was wondering who is your worst/most obnoxious, local TV personality. In Las Vegas, on the local NBC channel, there is a weatherman named Jo… --- ## [Fuck Romney for politicizing the events in Egypt and Libya](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-romney-for-politicizing-the-events-in-egypt-and-libya/634507)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-romney-for-politicizing-the-events-in-egypt-and-libya/634507 "2012-09-16T02:16:40Z")
Seriously Mitt, what the fucking fuck? You are one of the biggest slime-balls I’ve ever seen in recent American politics. People died today/last night, and you use it as an excuse to attack Obama? And holy shit, that fuc… --- ## [Did you ever learn to drive a column-shifted manual transmission (3-on-the-tree)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-learn-to-drive-a-column-shifted-manual-transmission-3-on-the-tree/666011)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-learn-to-drive-a-column-shifted-manual-transmission-3-on-the-tree/666011 "2013-09-10T01:09:53Z")
I’ve participated in several discussions on here over the last several years about driving a vehicle with a manual transmission (aka, standard shift, stick shift, 4/5-speed…). Until last November, I had never owned a ca… --- ## [Rape porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-porn/673464)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2013, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-porn/673464 "2013-11-15T02:39:25Z")
Does watching consensual porn that simulates rape change the way rape is viewed by the person watching the porn? Have there been any studies that show whether or not it affects a persons ability to judge whether it is ri… --- ## [Is the Pope Catholic? Jerome Corsi questions this Pope's Catholicism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-pope-catholic-jerome-corsi-questions-this-popes-catholicism/669209)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2013, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-pope-catholic-jerome-corsi-questions-this-popes-catholicism/669209 "2013-12-03T21:50:41Z")
Pope Francis, as an Archbishop in Argentina, made a lot of remarkable efforts to be Christian in the sense of being really nice to everybody – in particular, he cultivated friendships with non-Catholics – Jews, Protestan… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=282&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=284&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)