# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=29&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:** 30 --- ## [A woman who likes younger men is a cougar- what's a younger man who likes older women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-who-likes-younger-men-is-a-cougar-whats-a-younger-man-who-likes-older-women/590191)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2014, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-who-likes-younger-men-is-a-cougar-whats-a-younger-man-who-likes-older-women/590191 "2014-03-04T11:02:22Z")
Is there a specific term? I’m not talking about gigolos or hustlers or “dudes with mommy issues” but men who are legitimately attracted to women older than they are. --- ## [I have left my wife and children.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-left-my-wife-and-children/578491)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Replies:** 300\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-left-my-wife-and-children/578491 "2015-12-22T17:58:34Z")
There has been a girl\*. I’ve been working with her for over three years and whenever I’ve spent time with her (which is relatively rare, I am/was an aircraft captain, she’s a first officer, and I fly with lots of other c… --- ## [Summertime...and the sequential threads are sleazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-and-the-sequential-threads-are-sleazy/625788)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 859\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2012, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-and-the-sequential-threads-are-sleazy/625788 "2012-10-23T23:17:21Z")
Quick bicycle traffic question… I’m pregnant? What!!! On the plus side, Traffic Court is now awarding child support. --- ## [Survivor Season 30 (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-season-30-spoilers/713642)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 436\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2015, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-season-30-spoilers/713642 "2015-05-25T14:21:17Z")
One of the better starts in recent memory. A good immunity challenge with options for the puzzle at the end. Surprising that the “smart” (White Collar) team chose the easiest puzzle and then crapped all over it. It wa… --- ## [Skald the Rhymer is annoying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-the-rhymer-is-annoying/627631)
**Author:** [@ScarletNumber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScarletNumber)\ **Replies:** 612\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2018, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-the-rhymer-is-annoying/627631 "2018-05-27T09:31:37Z")
Inspired by this thread. --- ## ["Justified" - new FX series - anyone watch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justified-new-fx-series-anyone-watch/532734)
**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2010, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justified-new-fx-series-anyone-watch/532734 "2010-10-13T13:29:46Z")
Premiere tonight. Stars Timothy Olyphant (Seth from Deadwood) and Walton Goggins (Shane from The Shield). Olyphant is a US Marshal (or some kind of fed cop) who is reassigned to his home town in Kentucky after shooting… --- ## [Breaking Bad 5.11 "Confessions" 8/25/13](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-11-confessions-8-25-13/666959)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 406\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2013, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-11-confessions-8-25-13/666959 "2013-09-02T02:59:05Z")
I know it’s a little early to start this thread, but damn if we aren’t at an interesting point in the series. I’m guessing that Jesse won’t give Hank shit, and Hank’ll have to let him go because playing paperboy with sta… --- ## [Is the human brain the most complex object in the universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-human-brain-the-most-complex-object-in-the-universe/611259)
**Author:** [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Replies:** 352\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-human-brain-the-most-complex-object-in-the-universe/611259 "2012-02-29T16:16:50Z")
Says Gary Greenberg in an Op-Ed in The New York Times. He writes, “The human brain, after all, may be the most complex object in the universe.” He should know. After all, he is a psychotherapist who is writing a book on… --- ## [Incredibly bad and weird experiences at restaurants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incredibly-bad-and-weird-experiences-at-restaurants/733040)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 437\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2015, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incredibly-bad-and-weird-experiences-at-restaurants/733040 "2015-10-17T02:14:58Z")
I was reading an old thread and enjoyed the stories, so I thought we could start a new one and share fun stories. I met up with an old friend at a new Indian restaurant - my recommendation - that had opened nearby. We w… --- ## [Answers Only Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answers-only-thread/912065)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 2800\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2025, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answers-only-thread/912065 "2025-08-05T02:23:18Z")
Because that’s the way it is, these days. --- ## [Teleportation would destroy the world.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teleportation-would-destroy-the-world/667285)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 480\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2013, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teleportation-would-destroy-the-world/667285 "2013-09-26T04:20:12Z")
Think of industries such as trucking, taxis, airlines, shipping. All obsolete. Add to those people driving cars far fewer miles and both the auto and oil industries fail. Why would you live in Duluth when you could live… --- ## [Best Usernames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-usernames/526203)
**Author:** [@CHEN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CHEN)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-usernames/526203 "2010-02-06T19:20:09Z")
Some of you guys frequent a lot of forums, and some of you guys are just long-time internet veterans. What’s the best username you’ve ever seen? It can be catchy, witty, funny, unique, or just plain badass. I’ll edit t… --- ## [Who should be the next host of "Jeopardy!"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 881\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460 "2022-05-21T23:45:48Z")
I hope this is not perceived as being too early, but I’m sure most of us have been thinking about this at least since Alex announced his diagnosis last year, if not longer. Lots of people have been proposed, some good, s… --- ## [What should replace capitalism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-replace-capitalism/575357)
**Author:** [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Replies:** 401\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-replace-capitalism/575357 "2013-08-15T01:23:05Z")
To avoid a massive hijack in this thread, I’ve decided to open this up for debate here. I see that some people think that capitalism is the greatest scourge in the history of mankind. These same people make the assumpti… --- ## [Going Clear, Alex Gibney's new documentary about Scientology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-clear-alex-gibneys-new-documentary-about-scientology/716259)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 328\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-clear-alex-gibneys-new-documentary-about-scientology/716259 "2016-03-14T19:39:42Z")
I’m so excited for this! Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief is a documentary by Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, based on Lawrence Wright’s book of the same name. It’s been playing in a few theaters fo… --- ## [All-Time Funniest SNL One-Off Sketches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-time-funniest-snl-one-off-sketches/502464)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2011, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-time-funniest-snl-one-off-sketches/502464 "2011-09-09T23:43:28Z")
Inspired by this thread, what is the funniest one-time-only SNL sketch (that didn’t involve recurring characters)? The all-time funniest SNL skit, hands-down, has to be “More Cowbell,” which is apparently on neither You… --- ## [The looming crisis in human genetics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-looming-crisis-in-human-genetics/519571)
**Author:** [@Chen019](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chen019)\ **Replies:** 317\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2010, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-looming-crisis-in-human-genetics/519571 "2010-01-20T02:07:24Z")
Interesting article about potential future findings & taking an enlightened approach to them. Something Peter Singer & Steven Pinker have also touched on. Human geneticists have reached a private crisis of conscience, a… --- ## [Criminals who got what they deserved...or precious snowflakes tragically murdered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criminals-who-got-what-they-deserved-or-precious-snowflakes-tragically-murdered/642209)
**Author:** [@Snow\_Pea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snow_Pea)\ **Replies:** 450\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2014, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criminals-who-got-what-they-deserved-or-precious-snowflakes-tragically-murdered/642209 "2014-05-19T19:54:37Z")
Teen cousins shot dead trying to burglarize a home…U.S. News | Latest National News, Videos & Photos - ABC News - ABC News Apparently the elderly homeowner had had his house broken into over and over recently and claime… --- ## [US military WikiLeaks video release](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-military-wikileaks-video-release/535047)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 458\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-military-wikileaks-video-release/535047 "2010-04-23T14:31:17Z")
WikiLeaks has been making a noise about releasing a video showing the murder of 12 civilians in Iraq by American forces. Long story short: two Reuters journalists were on assignment in a suburb of Iraq when the group th… --- ## [Eating Meat is Ethical/Unethical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-meat-is-ethical-unethical/617064)
**Author:** [@Trust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trust)\ **Replies:** 409\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2012, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-meat-is-ethical-unethical/617064 "2012-04-17T20:54:31Z")
To me this seems an open and shut case. I evaluate this based on three ethical principles. The Golden Rule. To treat others how we would want to be treated if we were them. There are some pretty crazy people out the… --- ## [Feinstein Proposing Specifics: New Gun Control Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feinstein-proposing-specifics-new-gun-control-bill/645298)
**Author:** [@Debaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debaser)\ **Replies:** 340\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feinstein-proposing-specifics-new-gun-control-bill/645298 "2013-01-03T20:56:44Z")
The drudge report is linking to Nancy Pelosi’s web page, which has a specific proposal for gun control. Pelosi’s Senate Web Site I haven’t seen anything on the board yet, so we can use this thread to discuss the merits… --- ## [2015 ICC Cricket World Cup. Australia/New Zealand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-icc-cricket-world-cup-australia-new-zealand/712105)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 586\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2015, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-icc-cricket-world-cup-australia-new-zealand/712105 "2015-03-31T14:41:58Z")
It starts next Friday with the opening games being NZ v Sri Lanka and the Aussies against the \[del\]South African rejects led by an Irishman\[/del\] English. Official site here Looking forward to it and all I can say is C… --- ## [At what age does an accent become permanent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-does-an-accent-become-permanent/590799)
**Author:** [@Elret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elret)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-does-an-accent-become-permanent/590799 "2017-05-25T05:28:11Z")
I debated posting here or in GQ but I don’t think there’s a real answer to this, so I’m really more interested in anecdotal replies. My husband and I are chatting about the idea of moving from Canada to Australia, possi… --- ## [Obama says cops acted stupidly in Gates incident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-says-cops-acted-stupidly-in-gates-incident/503995)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 728\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2009, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-says-cops-acted-stupidly-in-gates-incident/503995 "2009-08-10T04:01:14Z")
Link OK, fair enough, we’re all entitled to our opinion, even Presidents. But then comes this. Say what? Without all the facts how the hell can he come to a judgment that the police acted stupidly? Presidents should… --- ## [I hereby pit the gang of hypocritical deniers "debating" GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-pit-the-gang-of-hypocritical-deniers-debating-gigobuster/595281)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 554\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-pit-the-gang-of-hypocritical-deniers-debating-gigobuster/595281 "2011-09-21T00:42:42Z")
GD thread. So come on down, Magiver brazil84 The Other Waldo Pepper Blake ralph124c \[et. al\] GIGO is far to much of a gentleman to pit this gang of obnoxious assholes, even tho they so richly deserve it, so I’ll … --- ## [Short stories high school students should read](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-stories-high-school-students-should-read/544240)
**Author:** [@limegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/limegreen)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-stories-high-school-students-should-read/544240 "2010-06-29T15:10:49Z")
I’m new here, but I’ve been lurking long enough to respect the literary breadth of the Dopers. I’m a high school English teacher in a small school, and our literature books are old and boring. With the state in debt, the… --- ## [Can you sell somebody else's soul to the devil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-sell-somebody-elses-soul-to-the-devil/563709)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-sell-somebody-elses-soul-to-the-devil/563709 "2022-08-20T21:01:30Z")
Based on the traditional beliefs that souls exist, that their ownership can be transferred, and that the devil exists and wants to acquire souls. So let’s say I go around offering to buy other people’s souls. I claim I’… --- ## [The Killing -- new series on AMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-killing-new-series-on-amc/576691)
**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Replies:** 409\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-killing-new-series-on-amc/576691 "2013-09-11T20:49:22Z")
Debuts this Sunday. From the Kansas City Star: "Each episode of “The Killing” will depict 24 hours in the life of the investigation. That’s drawing comparisons to “24” from some critics, including NPR’s David Bianculli… --- ## [SDMB ads are resuming - post problem reports here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2018, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426 "2018-12-31T03:47:58Z")
After consultation with our ad provider, we’re resuming serving of ads on the SDMB. See this thread for steps we’re taking to prevent a recurrence of previous problems. Posts in this thread should be limited to ad-relat… --- ## [SD Job-Seekers' Support Group](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 1067\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955 "2009-10-29T00:56:04Z")
I know I’m not the only Doper currently looking for a job, and thought maybe there’d be some interest in emulating the dieters and clutter-busters by starting a mutual support group. Things we might do here: \[ul\] \[li\]S… --- ## [Why does this board lean Democrat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-board-lean-democrat/656626)
**Author:** [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 506\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2013, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-board-lean-democrat/656626 "2013-05-13T16:57:18Z")
According to this 4-year-old poll (maybe it’s time for a new one), the left outnumber the right about 1.6-to-1 (assuming we count libertarians as right-leaning, and split the independents and “other” down the middle). Wh… --- ## [Has ANYONE Ever Gotten Out of Midas With a $79.95 Brake Job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-gotten-out-of-midas-with-a-79-95-brake-job/512594)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-gotten-out-of-midas-with-a-79-95-brake-job/512594 "2016-02-22T20:15:12Z")
I am always suspicious of car repair chains-the advertise absurdly low prices, yet everybody I know (who has gone to them) winds up paying 4-5X the advertised price. They always seem to charge for every pary ($15.00 for … --- ## [The "I've seen INCEPTION" thread (spoilers inevitable)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-seen-inception-thread-spoilers-inevitable/546913)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 337\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2012, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-seen-inception-thread-spoilers-inevitable/546913 "2012-04-30T13:46:58Z")
To distinguish it from the other thread. I won’t see it 'til Sunday (grrrrr) but for anyone who wants to talk about it now, feel free… --- ## [Do 'nice guys' ever find women who will accept them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nice-guys-ever-find-women-who-will-accept-them/755482)
**Author:** [@GlowingDarkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GlowingDarkness)\ **Replies:** 532\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nice-guys-ever-find-women-who-will-accept-them/755482 "2017-07-11T21:16:07Z")
Just to clarify, I’m not a nice guy and neither is this about me. This has been interesting to me since I’ve been seeing it online on YouTube and other sites. Apparently a good number of women don’t like “nice guys” bec… --- ## [Fuck you, Deaf "Community"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-deaf-community/454994)
**Author:** [@Subway\_Prophet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subway_Prophet)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2019, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-deaf-community/454994 "2019-03-08T19:48:18Z")
My 4-year-old daughter is deaf. She is not “Deaf” with a capitol D. She simply has no hair cells in her cochlea, she has no functioning inner ear. Even though she is deaf, she is not automatically part of your littl… --- ## [Incubus is douchebag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incubus-is-douchebag/694247)
**Author:** [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 351\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incubus-is-douchebag/694247 "2014-08-02T18:11:57Z")
I am too lazy to pull up the multitude of examples of his clueless douchebaggery, but if he isn’t obsessing and shaming fat chicks, he is bragging about his “hot Mexican wife” who is probably a figment of his imagination… --- ## [A Stupid Thing in Star Trek That Has Annoyed Me For Years (Add Your Own!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stupid-thing-in-star-trek-that-has-annoyed-me-for-years-add-your-own/456414)
**Author:** [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Replies:** 561\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2008, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stupid-thing-in-star-trek-that-has-annoyed-me-for-years-add-your-own/456414 "2008-10-22T00:19:31Z")
I was browsing another forum and I was reminded of that terrible episode of The Next Generation where the Enterprise is confronted by craft armed with good old ordinary lasers and our trusty space heroes just laugh it of… --- ## [They're coming for your Plan-B](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-coming-for-your-plan-b/613711)
**Author:** [@Omg\_a\_Black\_Conservative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omg_a_Black_Conservative)\ **Replies:** 514\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-coming-for-your-plan-b/613711 "2012-03-08T18:55:18Z")
At least I expect that to be the way this is soon portrayed. In summary, a Federal judge ruled (for the second time) that Washington cannot force pharmacies to stock Plan-B if they do not want to. Needless to say, I thin… --- ## [What was I being offered for $600 at a Houston strip club?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-i-being-offered-for-600-at-a-houston-strip-club/684742)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-i-being-offered-for-600-at-a-houston-strip-club/684742 "2015-11-08T18:51:45Z")
I’ve been to several strip clubs in Houston where, during a lap dance, a stripper offered to take me to the VIP room and, uh, offer various services for approximately $600. Now, I have never been tempted to take anyone … --- ## [Quordle, for people who find Wordle to be too easy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quordle-for-people-who-find-wordle-to-be-too-easy/980931)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 2859\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quordle-for-people-who-find-wordle-to-be-too-easy/980931 "2026-01-03T04:48:12Z")
Daily Quordle 409 :red\_square::nine: :five::seven: :yellow\_square::white\_large\_square::white\_large\_square::white\_large\_square::white\_large\_square: :yellow\_square::white\_large\_square::white\_large\_square:… --- ## [Second Amendment: What does "well regulated" mean exactly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-amendment-what-does-well-regulated-mean-exactly/641547)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 396\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-amendment-what-does-well-regulated-mean-exactly/641547 "2013-02-04T14:22:48Z")
The Second Amendment reads: I often hear those who support gun rights quote the part that says “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed,” but I rarely hear anyone - even those on the gun c… --- ## [Catch-All Dio Pitting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catch-all-dio-pitting/577997)
**Author:** [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Replies:** 537\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2011, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catch-all-dio-pitting/577997 "2011-04-19T21:07:05Z")
All quotes are from this thread unless otherwise stated. \[QUOTE=Lute Skywatcher\] \[QUOTE=Ellen Cherry\] please remember that the BBQ Pit was created partially to alleviate these situations. If you need to unburden yours… --- ## [The argument that Trump will do whatever he wants and no one can stop him is really fucking boring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 1640\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527 "2026-09-29T21:33:12Z")
Wasn’t sure about whether to put this in ATMB or the Pit but since I feel like swearing the pit it is. How can Trump get around the 14th Amendment? He doesn’t need to he has absolute power and can do whatever he wants. … --- ## [Mods, can't you tell Snowboarder Bo to shut up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 377\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483 "2012-01-18T19:50:09Z")
For the third time today I’ve read a thread that Snowboarder Bo has inserted his nonsensical catchphrase into. I seem to recall the mods taking action in the past when people were making repetitive, contentless, useless… --- ## [Ferguson Grand Jury Evidence Discussion Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferguson-grand-jury-evidence-discussion-thread/705596)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 401\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2014, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferguson-grand-jury-evidence-discussion-thread/705596 "2014-12-17T22:09:57Z")
Starting a new thread in the hopes that we can keep discussions of the other issues surrounding the Ferguson case elsewhere. I’d like to limit this discussion to the evidence released by St. Louis County about the incid… --- ## [Goblins webcomic discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goblins-webcomic-discussion/531075)
**Author:** [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Replies:** 340\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2013, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goblins-webcomic-discussion/531075 "2013-11-22T01:45:13Z")
After being introduced to Goblins webcomic in the Order of the Stick threads, I have become a big fan (though not as much as OotS). I found an old thread about the webcomic itself, but it is borderline zombie and not rea… --- ## [Stuff you loved that was discontinued.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157)
**Author:** [@zephyr9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zephyr9)\ **Replies:** 346\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157 "2026-01-19T23:35:11Z")
I can’t believe the Immaculate Baking Company. I think they’re in South Carolina. They stopped carrying my cookies–Key Lime ones, forget the exact name, and “Leapin Lemon–” at Whole Foods. Ok, whatever, I’ll order the… --- ## [Most convicted rapists are white males. Genetic component?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-convicted-rapists-are-white-males-genetic-component/646082)
**Author:** [@Honesty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honesty)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2015, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-convicted-rapists-are-white-males-genetic-component/646082 "2015-09-17T00:48:34Z")
In the spirit of this thread, can anyone provide biological evidence for the observation that white males are more likely to rape and/or sexually assault children and white women? Indeed, according to the U.S governme… --- ## [Stop Panicking!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-panicking/1003447)
**Author:** [@Jumpbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jumpbass)\ **Replies:** 1424\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2024, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-panicking/1003447 "2024-11-23T21:37:08Z")
Yeah, Biden had a bad night at the debate. I get it. I had to turn it off after half an hour. I came here the next morning to see what I missed and found the place in an uproar. For a place that prides itself on cool int… --- ## [The lance strongarm transgender bathroom and poly marriage extravaganza thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lance-strongarm-transgender-bathroom-and-poly-marriage-extravaganza-thread/751244)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 658\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2016, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lance-strongarm-transgender-bathroom-and-poly-marriage-extravaganza-thread/751244 "2016-06-07T19:04:51Z")
Continuing a discussion from another thread. I would certainly evaluate and consider their position. I’m not anti poly-marriage – I’m very open to it. I’m just not 100% convinced, mostly because I haven’t heard from … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=28&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=30&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)