# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=284&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:** 285 --- ## [If you are going to run a business in America, SPEAK ENGLISH.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-going-to-run-a-business-in-america-speak-english/185279)
**Author:** [@SpartanDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpartanDC)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2003, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-going-to-run-a-business-in-america-speak-english/185279 "2003-07-15T16:55:45Z")
I live in a very diverse neighborhood. It has a healthy mix of Latino, black and white with a little bit of everything else thrown in for good measure. And I love that it’s like that, because it’s the exact opposite of t… --- ## [Do you think Gilligans Island gets a bad rap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-gilligans-island-gets-a-bad-rap/717348)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2015, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-gilligans-island-gets-a-bad-rap/717348 "2015-04-27T17:05:49Z")
I just watched the ep where a mad scientist takes the castaways to another island and switches their minds in each other bodies. Ginger gets switched with the mad scientists mook. That was very disturbing thinking the M… --- ## [Jury Duty: Do you try to get out of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-do-you-try-to-get-out-of-it/613040)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-do-you-try-to-get-out-of-it/613040 "2012-02-22T17:10:48Z")
I’ve been enjoying the Have you ever served on a jury? thread. Then just this morning my boss said that he’s been called for jury duty, and has been trying to decide what he should say if questioned that will ensure he w… --- ## [Income Inequality: Startlingly Bad!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-inequality-startlingly-bad/654029)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-inequality-startlingly-bad/654029 "2013-06-03T15:58:33Z")
A recent study by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston for Tax Analysts has found that income for the bottom 90 percent of Americans rose by just $59.00 over the last four decades (1966 to 2011), when adj… --- ## [Bushbots, since I can't ask for your brains, get yer asses in here...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bushbots-since-i-cant-ask-for-your-brains-get-yer-asses-in-here/284669)
**Author:** [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Replies:** 391\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2005, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bushbots-since-i-cant-ask-for-your-brains-get-yer-asses-in-here/284669 "2005-01-21T03:17:18Z")
What the fuck is wrong with you people? I mean, seriously, what the fuck is it with you lot? Why are you perfectly content backing an Administration who thinks nothing of invading countries at their whim while lying thro… --- ## [USS Abraham Lincoln](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uss-abraham-lincoln/1032359)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 732\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uss-abraham-lincoln/1032359 "2026-10-16T22:37:30Z")
Supposedly it’s on its way home after a record deployment. I really don’t understand how it was allowed to run out of food, if the story is true. I would have thought there would be mucho money made by someone to keep th… --- ## [Why was the Clash the "only band that mattered"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-clash-the-only-band-that-mattered/529356)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2010, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-clash-the-only-band-that-mattered/529356 "2010-02-18T20:23:58Z")
I have a handful of Clash tunes in my mp3 collection, their better known songs, and started thinking I should listen to more of their stuff. I’ve heard in various places that during their heyday, the Clash were sometime… --- ## [Having a baby face, what’s your experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-baby-face-what-s-your-experience/533783)
**Author:** [@ChadVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChadVader)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-baby-face-what-s-your-experience/533783 "2011-08-17T00:51:12Z")
I’ve always had a baby face. Even in 8th grade I remember getting shit from the 7th graders who couldn’t believe I was a year older than them… I’m 30 now and from what I’ve heard from multiple people I look like I’m some… --- ## [Long term relationship, not married. I don't get it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-term-relationship-not-married-i-dont-get-it/600322)
**Author:** [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-term-relationship-not-married-i-dont-get-it/600322 "2011-10-27T05:56:58Z")
I’ve met more than a handful of people in my time on this earth that are in a committed, long-term relationship, but not married. These people have been together for 5+ years, own property together, and sometimes even h… --- ## [Which Celebrities Have Been Married The Most](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-have-been-married-the-most/525807)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2010, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-have-been-married-the-most/525807 "2010-01-30T02:54:24Z")
They can be living or dead Zsa Zsa Gabor has been married 9 times I know Mickey Rooney was married 8 times Artie Shaw was married 8 times Larry King has been married 8 times but only to 7 different women. So what ot… --- ## [Deadpool. Seen it. (Open Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadpool-seen-it-open-spoilers/746033)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2016, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadpool-seen-it-open-spoilers/746033 "2016-11-26T06:07:37Z")
I saw it today… its like in the mould of Guardians and Ant Man a movie which does not take itself too seriously and is actually helped by Ryan Reynolds playing it in a Buck Turgitsonesque over the top way. Marvel is on … --- ## [How Does One Go About Getting A Gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-go-about-getting-a-gay/592426)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-go-about-getting-a-gay/592426 "2011-11-28T17:11:57Z")
So, I’ve decided that I need a gay. A nice, close, friendly, supportive relationship with a man that likes to go shopping, out dancing, dishing, and generally having a good time, with no sexual tension or awkwardness wh… --- ## [Why does celery make your tongue numb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-celery-make-your-tongue-numb/55362)
**Author:** [@iksova](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iksova)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-celery-make-your-tongue-numb/55362 "2013-01-04T10:00:23Z")
Has anyone else experienced the phenomena of tongue numbness after eating celery? Why does this happen? Why Why Why? I have a meeting in 5 minutes and I’m talking like I just licked a a metal pole in winter… --- ## [What is the volume of a kilogram of cocaine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-volume-of-a-kilogram-of-cocaine/286573)
**Author:** [@Airthrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airthrow)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2005, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-volume-of-a-kilogram-of-cocaine/286573 "2005-01-26T06:13:35Z")
You often see a wrapped cake of cocaine in the movies wrapped in paper or tinfoil etc in a box shape. I’ve been trying to NO AVAIL online to find the volume of cocaine. How many cubic centimeters would a kilogram of co… --- ## [Is removing a door from its hinges cruel and unusual punnishement for a teenager?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-removing-a-door-from-its-hinges-cruel-and-unusual-punnishement-for-a-teenager/539089)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-removing-a-door-from-its-hinges-cruel-and-unusual-punnishement-for-a-teenager/539089 "2010-06-02T19:35:17Z")
A friend recently confided in me that he was having a lot of difficulty with his teenage son. The long and short of it is that his son insists on smoking the pot weed in the house, trying every manner of cover-up known t… --- ## [Musical Abominations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-abominations/539549)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2010, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-abominations/539549 "2010-07-04T03:27:58Z")
See if you can locate YouTube (or other) links to musical monstrosities at least as terrible as these: Downtown by Mrs. Miller Florence Jenkins massacres Mozart Stayin’ Alive - Jo Stafford (As Darlene Edwards with Joh… --- ## [Is there an online forum w/intelligent people and little moderation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-online-forum-w-intelligent-people-and-little-moderation/476151)
**Author:** [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-online-forum-w-intelligent-people-and-little-moderation/476151 "2020-04-16T10:50:52Z")
I’m looking to join an online forum or message board where there are intelligent people who talk about all kinds of stuff, including possibly taboo and offensive subjects, but where there is little moderation or organize… --- ## [Spreading hard butter on soft bread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spreading-hard-butter-on-soft-bread/614424)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2012, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spreading-hard-butter-on-soft-bread/614424 "2012-03-10T17:43:36Z")
There was a thread not long ago, something like “Products you wish existed” or something like that. (Sorry, I can’t find it right now to link to it.) Someone suggested: A kitchen utensil to spread cold, hard butter on … --- ## [Fictional characters who were probably virgins at an unexpectedly late age.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-who-were-probably-virgins-at-an-unexpectedly-late-age/687053)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-who-were-probably-virgins-at-an-unexpectedly-late-age/687053 "2014-05-06T22:10:00Z")
Some months ago, during one of the periodic Lord of the Rings discussions hereabouts, it occurred to me that Aragorn son of Arathorn was probably a virgin until his wedding night. Or possibly it occurred to Elendil’s Hei… --- ## [Smelting blood into iron?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smelting-blood-into-iron/743693)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2016, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smelting-blood-into-iron/743693 "2016-01-22T22:05:15Z")
Is it possible to smelt blood into usable iron? How many gallons of blood would it take to make a broadsword? --- ## [Are uninsured people really denied organ transplant in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-uninsured-people-really-denied-organ-transplant-in-the-usa/664175)
**Author:** [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-uninsured-people-really-denied-organ-transplant-in-the-usa/664175 "2013-07-28T18:58:40Z")
See title. In a thread discussing opti,g out/opting in systems for organ donations, an American posters stated so. It has been my understanding that in the USA, hospitals will treat you for life-threatening conditions, … --- ## [soul meets soul on lovers' lips - a kissable MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soul-meets-soul-on-lovers-lips-a-kissable-mmp/420265)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 481\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2007, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soul-meets-soul-on-lovers-lips-a-kissable-mmp/420265 "2007-10-01T08:07:27Z")
A few months ago, I had a heated - and drunken - debate with a bunch of friends as to whether or not kissing/making out was overrated. Most of my friends voted yes. (They were all guys, by the way. Shocking, I know.) The… --- ## [Could you dig yourself out of a grave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-dig-yourself-out-of-a-grave/277309)
**Author:** [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2012, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-dig-yourself-out-of-a-grave/277309 "2012-02-06T06:09:19Z")
Lets say you’re of average build, and you’re buried alive in a standard coffin 6 feet under. Would you be able to dig yourself out, without kung fu training (a la Kill Bill 2) and are’nt a Vampire (a la Cassidy in Preach… --- ## [My sister is trying to cheat me out of parents estate. What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sister-is-trying-to-cheat-me-out-of-parents-estate-what-to-do/432061)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sister-is-trying-to-cheat-me-out-of-parents-estate-what-to-do/432061 "2015-09-14T16:13:00Z")
First of all, my parents are alive and well and will (hopefully live for many years to come), so this isn’t a dire issue. My sister has always been a very selfish person when it comes to money. I remember when we were … --- ## [Chicken and noodle over mashed potatoes--alien concept?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-and-noodle-over-mashed-potatoes-alien-concept/523756)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2010, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-and-noodle-over-mashed-potatoes-alien-concept/523756 "2010-10-29T14:03:16Z")
When I was a kid, my family occasionally had chicken and noodles or beef and noodles and would eat them over mashed potatoes. This isn’t something I would still do just because I don’t find that much carbohydrate to be … --- ## [Doctor Who 7x14: The Name of the Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-7x14-the-name-of-the-doctor/658695)
**Author:** [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-7x14-the-name-of-the-doctor/658695 "2013-05-26T21:48:35Z")
Ouroboros ain’t got nothin’ on the Doctor, huh? --- ## [Iron Chef: 15 Years To Master Salt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-chef-15-years-to-master-salt/345878)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2007, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-chef-15-years-to-master-salt/345878 "2007-05-28T11:17:18Z")
So, I was watching “Iron Chef” and the commentator mentioned that the challenger’s mentor said that the challenger had been cooking for 15 years and he still felt he hadn’t mastered salt. And I’m thinking, "What a dingu… --- ## [Horrible AND fascinating catastrophic workplace accident videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-and-fascinating-catastrophic-workplace-accident-videos/932548)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-and-fascinating-catastrophic-workplace-accident-videos/932548 "2021-04-23T17:04:55Z")
I figure it’s an opinion issue Regarding how fascinating it is… I recently saw a collection of CCTV videos which each captured some catastrophic deadly accident in some manufacturing workplace. There were about half a d… --- ## [Guys who find it hard to compliment their spouse: how do you manage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-who-find-it-hard-to-compliment-their-spouse-how-do-you-manage/572830)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2011, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-who-find-it-hard-to-compliment-their-spouse-how-do-you-manage/572830 "2011-03-01T13:46:59Z")
I like (no, make that need) to get compliments. My husband hates giving them. That must be a common situation. So guys, how do you deal with it? There’s a popular relationship book called “The Five Love Languages” by Ga… --- ## [Bumping Uglies: A Game for the Whole Family!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumping-uglies-a-game-for-the-whole-family/672543)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumping-uglies-a-game-for-the-whole-family/672543 "2013-11-14T03:13:03Z")
Okay, maybe not the whole family. But it’s a pretty simple game nonetheless. The challenge is to \*\*post euphemisms for sex \*\*(see the thread title for one example). Rules are as follows: Each post should contain\*\* on… --- ## [Doper Writers - presenting the SDMB 'Weekend Flash Fiction' Contest, May 14 - 16, 2010!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-writers-presenting-the-sdmb-weekend-flash-fiction-contest-may-14-16-2010/538291)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-writers-presenting-the-sdmb-weekend-flash-fiction-contest-may-14-16-2010/538291 "2010-05-17T15:53:24Z")
(I have asked the Mods’ permission to post this thread, and it has been granted.) I have an idea that I hope will be of interest to some of the writers on the SDMB. I’m proposing that we have a ‘Weekend Flash Fiction’ … --- ## [I stood next to the Emperor of the World at McDonald's!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-stood-next-to-the-emperor-of-the-world-at-mcdonalds/145043)
**Author:** [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2005, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-stood-next-to-the-emperor-of-the-world-at-mcdonalds/145043 "2005-12-13T23:04:18Z")
Or at least, if it wasn’t him, he seemed to think it was. So I’m standing in line with the rest of the herd at Mickey D’s today at lunch. It’s a little more crowded than usual; each line to order is about five people de… --- ## [What's the Official Mod ruling on "Drumpf"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-official-mod-ruling-on-drumpf/748392)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-official-mod-ruling-on-drumpf/748392 "2016-03-16T19:52:24Z")
Some people have added an extension to their browsers that automatically changes the word Trump to “Drumpf”. If this gives them satisfying giggles, fine, whatever. If they want to go further and actually type Drumpf into… --- ## [The Florida Senate election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-florida-senate-election/541721)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2010, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-florida-senate-election/541721 "2010-10-10T01:48:39Z")
Earlier GD thread. The 2010 Florida Senate election is shaping up to be a very interesting race, perhaps the most interesting in the U.S. this year, because it is going to be a hotly contested three-way one. Much out-o… --- ## [What is the most realistic action movie ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-realistic-action-movie-ever/414847)
**Author:** [@Windwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Windwalker)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2007, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-realistic-action-movie-ever/414847 "2007-08-20T20:25:37Z")
In order to qualify as an action movie, it must have a significant portion of the film devoted to action, though the action can of course be in many forms, such as: Fights (gun, sword, unarmed, magic) Chases and races … --- ## [Why did humans get into the agriculture business](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-humans-get-into-the-agriculture-business/629825)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-humans-get-into-the-agriculture-business/629825 "2012-08-16T20:43:33Z")
According to a lot of thing I have read and watched, humans were doing pretty well as hunter/gatherers at the beginning of the Neolithic. They had to work about 30 hours a week, had extensive knowledge of how to get foo… --- ## [Held in Contempt: How long can they keep you in jail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/held-in-contempt-how-long-can-they-keep-you-in-jail/606187)
**Author:** [@IntelliQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IntelliQ)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/held-in-contempt-how-long-can-they-keep-you-in-jail/606187 "2011-12-16T00:25:17Z")
An individual is in court for a minor offense that could still carry a 30 day sentence and he tells the judge to go F himself. Let’s say the judge issues a small vacation of 10 to 30 days just on contempt. When the ind… --- ## [the real story of the texas chainsaw massacer, and cecil can u read this and comment on it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-story-of-the-texas-chainsaw-massacer-and-cecil-can-u-read-this-and-comment-on-it/584611)
**Author:** [@Big\_D\_Ron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_D_Ron)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2011, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-story-of-the-texas-chainsaw-massacer-and-cecil-can-u-read-this-and-comment-on-it/584611 "2011-06-15T02:27:56Z")
i know how u said it wasent real n it was based on ed gein. but thats not true it was acutally REAL! n if u go 2 texas people swear by the story! n if u belive the guy who made the movie that he got the idea from a hardw… --- ## [German you learned from "Hogan's Heroes"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-you-learned-from-hogans-heroes/786614)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-you-learned-from-hogans-heroes/786614 "2017-05-18T10:46:40Z")
I have a client from Germany. Because my last name shows that I have German ancestry, he asked if I speak the language. I told him that the only German I know if from watching Hogans Heroes. I recall hearing “schnell, … --- ## [Lyrics that give you pause... In a bad way.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-give-you-pause-in-a-bad-way/541514)
**Author:** [@Mr.Krebbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Krebbs)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-give-you-pause-in-a-bad-way/541514 "2010-06-05T16:44:17Z")
I was driving back from dinner with my girlfriend and she suggested that we listen to the city’s new hit music station. Shortly thereafter, we heard Keri Hilson’s “Knock You Down,” featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo. The lyr… --- ## [SDMB Big League Fantasy Football 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2016/761638)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2017, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2016/761638 "2017-08-01T12:40:33Z")
Last year’s thread Our league is now in year 8. Can you believe it? I think Yahoo may be having an issue with its renewal/join system. I re-opened this league on June 24, which would’ve sent an e-mail with an invitatio… --- ## [The Arguments for Atheism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-arguments-for-atheism/481428)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2009, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-arguments-for-atheism/481428 "2009-01-22T02:29:09Z")
(Note: This has gotten a little long, and therefore, hard to read on a screen – since I’m reluctant to break it down into even smaller paragraphs for fear of losing coherence, it may be a good idea to increase font size … --- ## [How to make an Athiest believe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-an-athiest-believe/192179)
**Author:** [@Mottpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mottpot)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2003, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-an-athiest-believe/192179 "2003-08-18T12:58:57Z")
I was having a conversation with my friend the other night about religion. My friend is a Christian and I am an atheist. Over the years we have been friends he has repeatedly told me that he feels bad for me because I am… --- ## [Is the "Betsy Ross" flag racist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-betsy-ross-flag-racist/836376)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2019, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-betsy-ross-flag-racist/836376 "2019-07-19T03:50:33Z")
Specifically, this one. First let me explain my opinion about these things. I am not racist. I understand and agree the southern cross flag has come to stand for racism. I understand the swastika has come to stand for r… --- ## [He Hate Me FF Keeper League - Year 15](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-ff-keeper-league-year-15/792572)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2017, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-ff-keeper-league-year-15/792572 "2017-12-21T20:01:52Z")
We traditionally draft the day after Labor Day so the draft will be set to Tuesday, Sep 5 at 8:30 Eastern. If that’s a problem, speak up now. Due to the way yahoo handles signups, I had to boot everyone from the league … --- ## [The Aldi/Trader Joe's connection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aldi-trader-joes-connection/604211)
**Author:** [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2011, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aldi-trader-joes-connection/604211 "2011-11-30T23:41:22Z")
Awhile back, I read somewhere that Aldi carries many of the same items as Trader Joe’s, but in different packaging. I’ve been shopping there and I can’t believe how many items are the same. Last week, I was at TJ and t… --- ## [How many countries completely prohibit civilian firearm ownership?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-completely-prohibit-civilian-firearm-ownership/521150)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2009, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-completely-prohibit-civilian-firearm-ownership/521150 "2009-12-18T11:23:02Z")
As a non-American firearms historian and enthusiast, I frequently hear people say things like “Guns are banned in the UK” or “I heard guns were banned in Australia” or similar nonsense. One of the options on the recent “… --- ## [Old British Slang "Bird" for young girl - still used?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-british-slang-bird-for-young-girl-still-used/633656)
**Author:** [@SirRay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SirRay)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-british-slang-bird-for-young-girl-still-used/633656 "2012-09-06T13:27:51Z")
Yes, even as an American I know what the term means, but I’m in my mid-40s and a connoisseur of old Brit-Coms like “Are You Being Served” or “Doctor in the House”, so I don’t count (and honestly as a kid I don’t recall t… --- ## [So, Terr, how is Boycott/Divestment/Sanctions anti-Semitic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-terr-how-is-boycott-divestment-sanctions-anti-semitic/722629)
**Author:** [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2015, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-terr-how-is-boycott-divestment-sanctions-anti-semitic/722629 "2015-07-06T03:39:49Z")
Spinoff from the Bernie Sanders thread. Starting around post #200, Terr decided to start arguing that anti-Semitism is widespread on the left, and pointed to an article about the Boycott/Divestment/Sanctions movement ag… --- ## [Did Larry Silverstein know about 9/11?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-larry-silverstein-know-about-9-11/724340)
**Author:** [@bombthefeds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bombthefeds)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2015, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-larry-silverstein-know-about-9-11/724340 "2015-07-07T04:49:29Z")
I think we can all agree WTC 7 was suspicious and the official story leaves something to be wanted. Anyway, I found a pretty complete theory that ties the whole thing together. This guy seems to think most the official… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=283&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=285&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)