# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=287&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:** 288 --- ## [JohnClay, if I might have a word... (not about dieting, I promise)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnclay-if-i-might-have-a-word-not-about-dieting-i-promise/752403)
**Author:** [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnclay-if-i-might-have-a-word-not-about-dieting-i-promise/752403 "2017-01-31T06:58:07Z")
Quasimodal posted a thread about his depression. I sincerely help he finds the help he needs, soon. Now for the ranty part: Dear JohnClay, May I offer you some advice about giving advice? FUCKING. DON’T. I mean, i… --- ## [Famous People Who NEVER Existed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-who-never-existed/257586)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-who-never-existed/257586 "2015-10-20T11:23:11Z")
I was inspired to write this thread by the PEI thread. There seem to be a number of very famous people who actually never existed…and as time goes on, the number of people who belive in them seems to increase! Many of th… --- ## [Pic of kid w/ his .22 rifle posted on FB - Child Services & cops show up demanding to search house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pic-of-kid-w-his-22-rifle-posted-on-fb-child-services-cops-show-up-demanding-to-search-house/653429)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pic-of-kid-w-his-22-rifle-posted-on-fb-child-services-cops-show-up-demanding-to-search-house/653429 "2013-03-25T22:03:35Z")
Re this story - (with pics) I stood my ground Homeowner’s Attorney comments here It has pics and seems like a real life story, but the actions of the social worker seems way over the top, almost to the point of strain… --- ## [What's the first thing you think of when I say the name "Morgan Fairchild"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-first-thing-you-think-of-when-i-say-the-name-morgan-fairchild/697054)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-first-thing-you-think-of-when-i-say-the-name-morgan-fairchild/697054 "2014-09-03T02:05:58Z")
If I say the name “Morgan Fairchild”, what’s the first thing that pops into your head? Morgan Fairchild is currently in Kansas City starring in a play at a local dinner theater. A week or so ago I was driving home for l… --- ## [If you're so smart, why ain't you rich?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-so-smart-why-aint-you-rich/631568)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-so-smart-why-aint-you-rich/631568 "2012-10-01T06:25:09Z")
Why? --- ## [Why does my master bath toilet smell like shit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-master-bath-toilet-smell-like-shit/637841)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-master-bath-toilet-smell-like-shit/637841 "2012-10-17T06:39:11Z")
Allrighty, not literal shit…but it smells like a truck stop trough-style urinal. I have no idea why this is like it is. I keep my toilets generally clean. There’s no mold or anything. But recently I started noticing this… --- ## [Is God Really THAT Full of Himself??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-god-really-that-full-of-himself/714186)
**Author:** [@SeekerofTruth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeekerofTruth)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2015, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-god-really-that-full-of-himself/714186 "2015-03-28T13:13:04Z")
Doing some heavy reading today as I usually do and contemplating the failures of Christianity as a substantive religion to believe in, I came across a common complaint that non-Christians like to make: So we have a God… --- ## [Obama: Let's end the Bush tax cuts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-lets-end-the-bush-tax-cuts/578291)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2011, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-lets-end-the-bush-tax-cuts/578291 "2011-04-22T14:37:54Z")
As a way to, you know, deal with the deficit. So, are those projections reliable? What would be the economic effect? Any other reason to do it or not to do it? Wait, didn’t we go over all this last November … --- ## [Why Do Men Stand When a Lady Approaches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-stand-when-a-lady-approaches/622757)
**Author:** [@Maeganspop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeganspop)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2017, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-stand-when-a-lady-approaches/622757 "2017-11-07T00:37:11Z")
Some of us were discussing Chivalry in another thread a question came up. Why do men stand when a lady enters the room? Why do men stand when a lady is seated at a table? Why do men stand when a lady stands up from a ta… --- ## [I'm Considering joining the Church of Scientology! Am I insane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-considering-joining-the-church-of-scientology-am-i-insane/641331)
**Author:** [@ConfusedMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ConfusedMan)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-considering-joining-the-church-of-scientology-am-i-insane/641331 "2012-11-18T18:56:16Z")
I have never been a religious person or took religion seriously but I was raised Roman Catholic and had to attend church whilst at school. But recently I have been seriously thinking about religion over the last few mont… --- ## [Is it time to accept that we are alone in the universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-to-accept-that-we-are-alone-in-the-universe/704713)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-to-accept-that-we-are-alone-in-the-universe/704713 "2014-11-22T20:57:01Z")
A search shows that it been a while since we did this (though I admit my search skills suck). This article has some compelling evidence that we might be. Still the universe is a big place. I’ve always been fairly convin… --- ## [So I guess we really DIDN'T mean it this time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-guess-we-really-didnt-mean-it-this-time/671276)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-guess-we-really-didnt-mean-it-this-time/671276 "2013-10-21T19:16:42Z")
In this closed thread, I’m told that we really did mean it. Well, subsequent to this mod note, we have DT protesting, in the GD thread, here and here. And yet, nothing happens. What gives? I’ve seen dozens of times w… --- ## [A Breaking Bad theory (spoilers in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-breaking-bad-theory-spoilers-in-op/636807)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-breaking-bad-theory-spoilers-in-op/636807 "2016-03-11T09:54:05Z")
I read this somewhere, maybe Reddit, and it’s quite an intriguing theory. In Breaking Bad, Walt has a habit of taking on some little traits of the people he has killed. When Walt killed Crazy 8, he started cutting off … --- ## [Since when the hell is yelling abuse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-when-the-hell-is-yelling-abuse/104101)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-when-the-hell-is-yelling-abuse/104101 "2013-07-28T17:30:24Z")
There’s this commercial on t.v. (I saw it in the theater before a mivie also). In fact, the commercial begins by seeming like an ad for a new movie. But the commercial is about domestic abuse. It starts off about how “I… --- ## [The Great Wall of Vagina. A NSFW guy's thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-wall-of-vagina-a-nsfw-guys-thread/646653)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2013, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-wall-of-vagina-a-nsfw-guys-thread/646653 "2013-01-12T01:15:28Z")
I’m not misleading you. It’s just what it says it is, every guy’s dream, a wall of trophies. The Great Wall of Vagina has several hundred plaster beaver casts, lined up and smiling back at you. I thought I’d seen ju… --- ## [The worst practical joke/stunt you've pulled.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-practical-joke-stunt-youve-pulled/611652)
**Author:** [@pdunderhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pdunderhill)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2012, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-practical-joke-stunt-youve-pulled/611652 "2012-02-16T19:29:06Z")
Afternoon all, this is a bit of a cruel one, so I aplogise in advance:cool: To get the ball rolling I once told a colleague at the BBC that the word ‘gullible’ didn’t exist in an English Dictionary. Guess what a couple… --- ## [Girl throws puppies in river (WARNING: Video of animal cruelty)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-throws-puppies-in-river-warning-video-of-animal-cruelty/552195)
**Author:** [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2010, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-throws-puppies-in-river-warning-video-of-animal-cruelty/552195 "2010-09-03T20:04:07Z")
This link may make some of you cry. I want to post this in a effort to get it out there in order to see if this asswipe can be located and dealt with. This girl is pure evil. (WARNING: Extreme animal abuse, young girl … --- ## [So I'm Thinking Of Watching Every James Bond Movie, In Order](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-thinking-of-watching-every-james-bond-movie-in-order/694162)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2014, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-thinking-of-watching-every-james-bond-movie-in-order/694162 "2014-08-03T14:24:24Z")
Prior to Casino Royale, I had never seen a James Bond movie from beginning to end. I have now seen three: Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, and Skyfall. I’m thinking of going all the way back to Dr. No and watching all … --- ## [I just caught my partner smoking again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-caught-my-partner-smoking-again/566569)
**Author:** [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-caught-my-partner-smoking-again/566569 "2011-01-11T17:14:13Z")
I’m so upset, angry, and hurt right now. A little backstory. I’ve been an ex-smoker for over 20 years. Over that time, I’ve become an ANTI-smoker. I watched my my dad live and die from COPD as a result of a lifetime … --- ## [The War on Fact-Checkers: New GOP Strategy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-on-fact-checkers-new-gop-strategy/633246)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2012, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-on-fact-checkers-new-gop-strategy/633246 "2012-09-10T14:08:32Z")
Something’s been bugging me about the prevailing meme rattling around the mediasphere and interwebs lately. Yes, we’ve all had a good laugh about the Romney campaign announcing "We’re not going to let our campaign be dic… --- ## [Did whites treat the Maori better than the Aborigines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-whites-treat-the-maori-better-than-the-aborigines/521477)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2009, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-whites-treat-the-maori-better-than-the-aborigines/521477 "2009-12-24T07:31:55Z")
Did white settlers in New Zealand treat the natives better than their counterparts in Australia, all in all? Do both countries have what you would consider enlightened policies today? And how would you compare them to … --- ## [Welcome back. Now fuck off.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-now-fuck-off/424436)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-now-fuck-off/424436 "2008-04-26T20:17:29Z")
In this thread a self-professed “old-timer” drops in to say hello. The first reply is Skip, who locks the thread, bans him and tells him to sign in under his original user name and click on “Subscribe”. That’s some Welc… --- ## [Jon Stewart on Crossfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-on-crossfire/269457)
**Author:** [@Xan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xan)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2004, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-on-crossfire/269457 "2004-10-22T22:23:09Z")
Did anyone else see this? I thought it was awesome! I loved it when Tucker asked him why he wasn’t being funny and Jon said something like “I won’t be your monkey.” For some reason it seemed like both Tucker and Paul wer… --- ## [Why does the cat sleep on my backpack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-cat-sleep-on-my-backpack/588219)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2011, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-cat-sleep-on-my-backpack/588219 "2011-07-09T10:12:18Z")
I have a small daypack that I use to carry my work folders home with me. Pack goes on the bed, files to be worked on go to the left, finished files go back inside – if the cat isn’t sleeping on the bag. Why does he sle… --- ## [Car Trouble - Why does my back-end fishtail when I hit bumps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-trouble-why-does-my-back-end-fishtail-when-i-hit-bumps/451872)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2008, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-trouble-why-does-my-back-end-fishtail-when-i-hit-bumps/451872 "2008-06-07T02:53:47Z")
Recently, my 2002 Chevy Malibu was towed a fairly lengthy distance. After I got her back (yes, it is a she… her name is Malibu Stacy), I noticed a strange problem. Anytime I hit a bump with my back tires (notably the re… --- ## [Wonderwench and lekatt..... Celebrating ignorance!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonderwench-and-lekatt-celebrating-ignorance/299412)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2005, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonderwench-and-lekatt-celebrating-ignorance/299412 "2005-04-18T21:53:34Z")
Terry Schiavo is dead, but ignorance goes on forever. I was going to go post by post and counter all the misinformation with actual facts. I was going to spend a couple paragraphs describing various actions they could … --- ## [The Next Food Network Star - Season 6](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-food-network-star-season-6/542268)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2010, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-food-network-star-season-6/542268 "2010-08-22T20:13:35Z")
I’m always drawn to this show. I love how they mold the talent to make a TV chef. They picked the right one to go home. Alexis had zero confidence. How sad for him that Wolfgang Puck said his beignets were inedible. … --- ## [What (if anything) is good about rural America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-anything-is-good-about-rural-america/922450)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2022, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-anything-is-good-about-rural-america/922450 "2022-03-02T01:43:29Z")
The view of many these days is heavily negative of rural America: Opioids, taking in more taxpayer income from the blue states than vice versa, Trump country, “clinging to guns and Bibles,” coal-mining jobs lost, and thi… --- ## [What IS it with Republicans and not wanting to get vaccinated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-republicans-and-not-wanting-to-get-vaccinated/954004)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 315\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2022, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-republicans-and-not-wanting-to-get-vaccinated/954004 "2022-01-10T00:08:28Z")
As of today, 5.05 million people worldwide, including 754,000 people in the United States, have died from coronavirus, with domestic cases well above 45 million. And we’ve got one of the two major political parties in t… --- ## [Resolved: antisemitism is not directly comparable to anti-black racism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-antisemitism-is-not-directly-comparable-to-anti-black-racism/709431)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2015, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-antisemitism-is-not-directly-comparable-to-anti-black-racism/709431 "2015-02-04T14:38:14Z")
In another thread, several people have either implied or outright claimed that prejudice against and oppression of Jews is analogous to prejudice against and oppression of African Americans. I think that’s a terrible an… --- ## [Have you attended a concert where marijuana was being smoked openly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-attended-a-concert-where-marijuana-was-being-smoked-openly/547874)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2010, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-attended-a-concert-where-marijuana-was-being-smoked-openly/547874 "2010-08-14T01:43:07Z")
I don’t know if any concerts even allow smoking at all. I’m watching the dvd of the 1987 Genesis tour and I remember being a shocked 18 year old at all the people at the Orange Bowl in Miami openly smoking marijuana. --- ## [Why is so much sheet music in the wrong key?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-so-much-sheet-music-in-the-wrong-key/439572)
**Author:** [@petew83](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/petew83)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2015, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-so-much-sheet-music-in-the-wrong-key/439572 "2015-12-15T13:31:54Z")
To my frustration, an overly large percentage of popular piano sheet music is written in a key different than the original. Often, it is put into a key that is not necessarily easier to play in and the choice seems unwa… --- ## [Would an alien race necessarily be pro-social](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-an-alien-race-necessarily-be-pro-social/666091)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-an-alien-race-necessarily-be-pro-social/666091 "2013-08-20T05:28:13Z")
Assume there are aliens, if they exist would they be a pro-social species, and would those pro-social attitudes extend to life on this planet? I am assuming no species would develop the level of technical sophistication… --- ## [Why did Adam Lanza fall off the grid in 2009?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-adam-lanza-fall-off-the-grid-in-2009/656315)
**Author:** [@Tollhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tollhouse)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2013, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-adam-lanza-fall-off-the-grid-in-2009/656315 "2013-04-23T20:09:06Z")
Why is it that the last time Adam Lanza was seen alive was back in 2009? --- ## [What was the name of that stuff they put on the floor when kids vomited at school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-name-of-that-stuff-they-put-on-the-floor-when-kids-vomited-at-school/587969)
**Author:** [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2011, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-name-of-that-stuff-they-put-on-the-floor-when-kids-vomited-at-school/587969 "2011-07-09T06:27:16Z")
…it’s probably no longer in use, but I remember in grade school (early 70s), there was this stuff that resembled chemically treated sawdust the janitor used to put down on kids puke…anyone remember what it was called? (a… --- ## [Will the world end on May 21, 2011?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-world-end-on-may-21-2011/581485)
**Author:** [@graceful1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/graceful1)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-world-end-on-may-21-2011/581485 "2011-05-24T05:04:38Z")
I am sure that everyone here has heard of Harold Camping’s prediction that the world will end on May 21 of this year. Perhaps you’ve seen one of his billboards. Basically, he has come up with this prediction through a so… --- ## [Should you \[give panhandlers money / call the cops on panhandlers\]?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-give-panhandlers-money-call-the-cops-on-panhandlers/481328)
**Author:** [@Dilton\_Doiley\_Philosopher\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dilton_Doiley_Philosopher_King)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2009, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-give-panhandlers-money-call-the-cops-on-panhandlers/481328 "2009-02-07T23:53:06Z")
I used to give panhandlers money all the time. Even though I believed they would likely spend it on alcohol, I believed it was the right thing to do: I had money and they needed it. Sometimes I’ve given them money and… --- ## [Lindsey Graham for president thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsey-graham-for-president-thread/721913)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2016, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsey-graham-for-president-thread/721913 "2016-01-16T13:21:45Z")
Is anyone excited about Lindsey Graham running for president? He seems to be more liberal than the other Republican candidates when it comes to domestic and social issues. He states he believes in man made global warmin… --- ## [Should Vargas (self confessed illegal alien reporter) be deported or charged](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-vargas-self-confessed-illegal-alien-reporter-be-deported-or-charged/586491)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2011, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-vargas-self-confessed-illegal-alien-reporter-be-deported-or-charged/586491 "2011-08-01T21:52:24Z")
Obligatory links: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/magazine/my-life-as-an-undocumented-immigrant.html http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/22/pulitzer-prize-winner-im-an-illegal-immigrant/ He apparently has broken sever… --- ## [Which Avengers should assemble in the sequel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-avengers-should-assemble-in-the-sequel/621353)
**Author:** [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2012, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-avengers-should-assemble-in-the-sequel/621353 "2012-05-21T09:19:35Z")
Avengers 2 is all but certain with the amount of money that they are raking in right now. People are already talking about who should be included in the team. What say you? If you want to cut someone, please share who yo… --- ## [Music that scares the crap out of you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-that-scares-the-crap-out-of-you/780680)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-that-scares-the-crap-out-of-you/780680 "2018-08-06T16:24:16Z")
Scary music. There are songs and compositions that, either by design or by sheer happenstance, inspire pure terror and fear. They have a “pucker factor” that cranks up to 11. What pieces have that effect on you? Share t… --- ## [Women: Do you get horny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-get-horny/519167)
**Author:** [@Pulp\_Friction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pulp_Friction)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-get-horny/519167 "2013-11-05T00:27:59Z")
Well, of course you do. I mean, to the point where you are acutely aware of it. To the point of distraction. To the point where you’re at some random point in your day and you formulate a thought along the lines of “I’s … --- ## [Republicans aim for a lame-duck power grab in Wisconsin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-aim-for-a-lame-duck-power-grab-in-wisconsin/825459)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2018, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-aim-for-a-lame-duck-power-grab-in-wisconsin/825459 "2018-12-17T19:52:36Z")
The republican party in Wisconsin lost the governorship but maintained the state senate and house. So, much like in North Carolina, we’re seeing shenanigans: The sweeping plan — to be taken up Tuesday — would remove G… --- ## [What's the big deal about birth control?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-about-birth-control/731549)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2015, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-about-birth-control/731549 "2015-09-28T13:31:20Z")
Lately Democrats have been rushing to the defense of Planned Parenthood. Some are recycling the old claim that Planned Parenthood provides mammograms to those who couldn’t otherwise afford them–which is not true. Harry… --- ## [How have restaurants changed over the decades?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-have-restaurants-changed-over-the-decades/654934)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-have-restaurants-changed-over-the-decades/654934 "2013-04-11T13:43:45Z")
Every now and then a restaurant will try some new thing, and before you know it, every restaurant is doing it. How have things changed in your lifetime? \*It used to be that if you had leftover food, you could request a … --- ## [Why do some people pronounce "ask" as "aks"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-pronounce-ask-as-aks/561177)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2010, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-pronounce-ask-as-aks/561177 "2010-11-23T15:52:15Z")
I can think of two reasons someone would say “aks” instead of “ask.” He doesn’t know that the word is pronounced as “ask.” He knows the proper pronunciation but chooses not to use it. Regarding #1, how can anyon… --- ## [Does the US Lead in Anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-us-lead-in-anything/464590)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-us-lead-in-anything/464590 "2008-10-05T18:05:49Z")
This is something like a rant or a pitting. But also, it is a request for factual answers. I was watching The American Experience, Streamliners. In the 1940-something, the fastest trains in the world were American. Now … --- ## [Meet Tom Head, Lubbock County Judge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-tom-head-lubbock-county-judge/632328)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2012, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-tom-head-lubbock-county-judge/632328 "2012-11-08T00:40:56Z")
Judge Head\*, who represents the city and county of Lubbock, TX, apparently sincerely believes that if re-elected President Obama plans to turn over the sovereignity of the US to the United Nations. The honorable Mr. Head… --- ## [Why haven't these liberal things been banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-these-liberal-things-been-banned/548934)
**Author:** [@bullrun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bullrun)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2010, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-these-liberal-things-been-banned/548934 "2010-08-04T14:18:46Z")
It is common knowledge throughout the universe that leftist carry a disease called liberalism. It’s advanced condition is called socialism and then it usually morphs into it’s deadliest version called communism. Libera… --- ## [the art of lovebites...and how to get rid of them!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-art-of-lovebites-and-how-to-get-rid-of-them/60517)
**Author:** [@BeatnikMathematics](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeatnikMathematics)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2001, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-art-of-lovebites-and-how-to-get-rid-of-them/60517 "2001-04-03T11:30:18Z")
after a night of sweet sweet lurve, ive found i have two gruesome looking hickies on my neck. it looks like i got hit by a goddamned grenade…really rather impressive! i tried covering them up with makeup, but it didnt r… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=286&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=288&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)