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**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2009, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sons-of-anarchy-season-2-thread/509354 "2009-12-03T20:29:39Z")
The new season starts at 10pm tonight on FX. Hopefully I’ll be able to get it from hulu.com or iTunes. Currently, only Amazon seems to be releasing it online (which sucks.) --- ## [Why were guys so excited about the Olsen twins turning 18?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-guys-so-excited-about-the-olsen-twins-turning-18/525864)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2010, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-guys-so-excited-about-the-olsen-twins-turning-18/525864 "2010-01-23T05:17:52Z")
I know the obvious answer will be, “HOT BLONDE TWINS WHO ARE NOW LEGAL!” But I always thought they were homely ass babies, goblin like little kids, and troll-y teenagers. I mean, this isn’t some, “You guys are pedophiles… --- ## [Capital of the World: London or New York](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capital-of-the-world-london-or-new-york/605754)
**Author:** [@Candyman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Candyman74)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2012, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capital-of-the-world-london-or-new-york/605754 "2012-04-06T14:17:28Z")
Two cities which both claim the title. Both similarly ranked in many, many areas. Which do you choose, and why? Cite if possible, or simply rant/praise if you prefer. (Oh, crap. Could a mod change “Lonkdon” to “Lond… --- ## [Hey FAFSA, go fuck yourself.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-fafsa-go-fuck-yourself/495466)
**Author:** [@Havik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Havik)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2009, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-fafsa-go-fuck-yourself/495466 "2009-05-07T19:27:51Z")
I don’t post on this message board much, but every now and then there is an issue I just have to bitch about. Ok, a little backstory… For a while, I wasn’t going to college. I didn’t see the reason to rush into it, and… --- ## [Clothahump defends usage of ethnic slurs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothahump-defends-usage-of-ethnic-slurs/778030)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothahump-defends-usage-of-ethnic-slurs/778030 "2017-01-25T00:14:01Z")
This one is just for Clothy: My initial response: I expect this attitude is seething under the surface of a lot of Americans, unfortunately. But since I love all Dopers (even Clothy, as disgusting as his attitude is… --- ## [5 years old, BMI 31... child abuse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-years-old-bmi-31-child-abuse/576885)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-years-old-bmi-31-child-abuse/576885 "2011-04-06T17:50:43Z")
My husband is working a pediatrics rotation right now and he said there was a 5 year old in the clinic with a BMI of 31. To me this is borderline child abuse. Raising obese children sets them up for a lifetime of health … --- ## [Post a link to something beautiful. No arguing, no cheesecake, & no beefcake, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-link-to-something-beautiful-no-arguing-no-cheesecake-no-beefcake-please/711021)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2015, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-link-to-something-beautiful-no-arguing-no-cheesecake-no-beefcake-please/711021 "2015-02-01T19:55:48Z")
The thread title pretty much covers what I hope this thread will be. Post a link to something that you think is beautiful. It can be a painting, a video clip, a piece of music, a poem–that doesn’t matter. What matters i… --- ## [A few questions about the Christian heaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-about-the-christian-heaven/735643)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-about-the-christian-heaven/735643 "2015-10-29T06:35:32Z")
I’ve long wondered about some of the aspects of the Christian belief in heaven. First up I’m an atheist but Christianity and other religions interest me. Most Christians seem to believe that good people when they die g… --- ## [Are you ready for $10/Gallon gas and long lines at the pump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ready-for-10-gallon-gas-and-long-lines-at-the-pump/450052)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2008, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ready-for-10-gallon-gas-and-long-lines-at-the-pump/450052 "2008-06-01T15:29:32Z")
I hope so, because here it comes… Congress takes step towards Opec legal challenge Hey, this is great news! Let’s sue OPEC because they’re not behaving the way we think that they should. Let’s impose our laws on forei… --- ## [Is a box full of flying bees heavier than an empty box?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-box-full-of-flying-bees-heavier-than-an-empty-box/569337)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-box-full-of-flying-bees-heavier-than-an-empty-box/569337 "2011-02-09T14:26:29Z")
my friend wants to know --- ## [Time Signatures in Music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-signatures-in-music/536526)
**Author:** [@Kiyoshi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiyoshi)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-signatures-in-music/536526 "2010-04-23T02:00:27Z")
Although I can play piano at a reasonable level, I’m embarrassed to say that I don’t have a clue what the point of time signatures is. I understand the meaning of the numbers, (i.e. they dictate how many notes of a spec… --- ## [What's it like living in the Seattle area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-living-in-the-seattle-area/578623)
**Author:** [@Clockwork\_Jackal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clockwork_Jackal)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2011, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-living-in-the-seattle-area/578623 "2011-10-22T17:13:29Z")
So, as some of you may know from previous threads, my husband is a software architect with a technology company based in Germany. He works from home in Ottawa though. Recently, there’s been talk of another company buyi… --- ## [Hurricane Ditka, Shodan, Octopus, and BigT...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-ditka-shodan-octopus-and-bigt/843522)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2019, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-ditka-shodan-octopus-and-bigt/843522 "2019-12-01T18:09:45Z")
all have my admiration for not allowing themselves to be shouted down. I am placing this in The Pit so that the usual choads can get right to their usual choading, --- ## [E-mail: "Libs like yourself are the lowest life on the planet!" Criminal act?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-mail-libs-like-yourself-are-the-lowest-life-on-the-planet-criminal-act/519893)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-mail-libs-like-yourself-are-the-lowest-life-on-the-planet-criminal-act/519893 "2010-09-25T03:44:20Z")
So we have a vitriolic student and a professor running for state senate. Professor is a lefty; student is a righty. Student sends professor a bunch of e-mail under his own name. It says things like, “Democrats are anti-… --- ## [Doctor Who S7E7 the Bells of Saint John](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-s7e7-the-bells-of-saint-john/654381)
**Author:** [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2013, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-s7e7-the-bells-of-saint-john/654381 "2013-04-08T00:39:04Z")
No spoilers until the U.S. broadcast, please - All in all, a perfectly cromulent episode. Smart, funny, fast paced, scary at times; no egregious time travel paradoxes or unearned sentimentality. A solid episode of Docto… --- ## [War with IRAN! No! No! HELL No!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-with-iran-no-no-hell-no/177655)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 387\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2003, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-with-iran-no-no-hell-no/177655 "2003-06-04T03:49:47Z")
Its drooling out of my TV even as I type, and I cannot fucking believe what I’m seeing! Same old crapola…“intelligence reports”…al Queda…WMD’s…regime change" Weapons of Mass Destruction! Again, with that tired bullshi… --- ## [Legal Question:What if you spike your food to catch a thief?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-what-if-you-spike-your-food-to-catch-a-thief/656311)
**Author:** [@BluePitbull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BluePitbull)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2013, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-what-if-you-spike-your-food-to-catch-a-thief/656311 "2013-04-24T11:35:50Z")
The following link is from a tumblr blog that showed a note from one co-worker to another coworker who keeps stealing his or her food from the fridge. http://vesperblade.tumblr.com/post/48505329521/this-fucking-person-i… --- ## [Why did this get a note?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-this-get-a-note/548068)
**Author:** [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2010, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-this-get-a-note/548068 "2010-08-23T23:38:46Z")
I’m going to go start a thread: Why black people suck. And only people who agree get to post in it! Moderator Note AClockWorkMelon, you should know better than to use such obviously inflammatory language, even if i… --- ## [Puerto Rico, the 51st state; some questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puerto-rico-the-51st-state-some-questions/640184)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puerto-rico-the-51st-state-some-questions/640184 "2012-11-14T01:37:24Z")
Puerto Rico has voted in favor of statehood. I know that this doesn’t actually make them a state; only Congress can do that. How many members of the House of Representatives would PR be entitled to? Does Puerto Ri… --- ## [Please forgive me...but I'm curious...\[Why isn't a knee to the groin a more common fighting tactic?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-forgive-me-but-im-curious-why-isnt-a-knee-to-the-groin-a-more-common-fighting-tactic/508431)
**Author:** [@lurking\_guest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurking_guest)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2009, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-forgive-me-but-im-curious-why-isnt-a-knee-to-the-groin-a-more-common-fighting-tactic/508431 "2009-09-08T23:47:23Z")
All males know (and most females eventually learn) that the testicles and penis are a very vulnerable, tender, “take-no-prisoners” part of a male’s anatomy… So why, in all of the Kung Fu, or Military, or “Rocky” or “Gan… --- ## [Evolutionary advantage to beards and mustaches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolutionary-advantage-to-beards-and-mustaches/397439)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2015, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolutionary-advantage-to-beards-and-mustaches/397439 "2015-06-16T20:45:08Z")
Humans are generally furless, apart from the what grows on our craniums. Adult males also grow fachial hair on our jaws, cheeks, and mouth. What purpose dos that serve our species? --- ## [The power of a man's tears](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-of-a-mans-tears/687959)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2015, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-of-a-mans-tears/687959 "2015-12-01T13:07:37Z")
Recently my boss was showing me the task he wanted me to do next. I kept thinking that it was too complicated. I decided I had to say something. I said “I want to talk about my job”. Then I said that “I don’t want to do … --- ## [What actually happens in the Landmark Forum seminars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-happens-in-the-landmark-forum-seminars/400434)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-happens-in-the-landmark-forum-seminars/400434 "2013-02-08T01:28:14Z")
I heard about the Landmark Education thing from a friend, and after reading up on it it sounds like quakery bordering on culthood. More than anything, it sounds like Scientology at a more affordable price. But the more … --- ## [How often do you get stomach bugs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-get-stomach-bugs/710543)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2018, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-get-stomach-bugs/710543 "2018-04-11T16:19:50Z")
We had a big quarterly meeting today and our director left early because as he said “of all the things you want to see your director do, throwing up isn’t one of them.” This got me thinking about how some people seem to… --- ## [Are we moving toward fascism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-moving-toward-fascism/505927)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-moving-toward-fascism/505927 "2010-10-25T21:41:50Z")
A friend sent me a disturbing article the other day. The author first defines fascism: then goes on to make the case that while we were on the road to fascism under Bush, signs that we’re just about all the way there h… --- ## [Why do so many Hispanic last names end with z?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-hispanic-last-names-end-with-z/585355)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-hispanic-last-names-end-with-z/585355 "2011-06-16T14:23:20Z")
Martinez Rodriguez Lopez Hernandez Perez Sanchez Gomez Ramirez Diaz Ortiz Cruz Why do so many Hispanic last names end with a Z? --- ## [Why is purple ketchup disgusting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-purple-ketchup-disgusting/549095)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-purple-ketchup-disgusting/549095 "2010-08-13T02:40:30Z")
(Note to mods: Yeah, it looks like a food discussion but really it’s a science question. Read on…) A friend recently made a reference on facebook to the Heinz company’s unfortunate experiment with multiple hues of ketch… --- ## [Chai tea...wtf is it supposed to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chai-tea-wtf-is-it-supposed-to-be/688669)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chai-tea-wtf-is-it-supposed-to-be/688669 "2014-05-24T10:56:30Z")
So, I’ve been coming across this phrase off and on(most recently in a Big Bang Theory episode), so I figured I’d ask…what gives? Chai is just the Hindi word for tea. Saying chai tea is like saying tea tea. It makes no s… --- ## [Movies that insult your intelligence.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-insult-your-intelligence/145499)
**Author:** [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2003, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-insult-your-intelligence/145499 "2003-01-12T09:07:00Z")
I thought of this topic after having seen the trailer for The Core for the second consecutive night. :wink: Every movie, to some extent, asks that you suspend disbelief, to accept an unlikely or unfamiliar premise as re… --- ## [YUUUUUPPPPP, Storage Wars is fake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuuuuuppppp-storage-wars-is-fake/643803)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2013, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuuuuuppppp-storage-wars-is-fake/643803 "2013-08-25T04:33:40Z")
I’m shocked, shocked that they’re not regularly finding treasures in those abandoned storage lockers. Next you’ll tell me wrestling is scripted. Anyway, here’s the story. http://www.avclub.com/articles/storage-wars-is… --- ## [Anyone else excited about this Rosetta comet probe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-excited-about-this-rosetta-comet-probe/704411)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-excited-about-this-rosetta-comet-probe/704411 "2015-07-23T04:27:32Z")
The toaster-sized probe (Philae) is due to separate from the main craft (Rosetta) at 9:03 GMT/UTC (4:03 am EST) Wednesday. Landing will be at 4.02pm GMT/UTC or 11:02am EST. Could be very interesting. The probe had som… --- ## [Whoa!, I never knew that actor was in this movie!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-i-never-knew-that-actor-was-in-this-movie/492719)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2013, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-i-never-knew-that-actor-was-in-this-movie/492719 "2013-04-05T16:34:07Z")
Tonight I was in the mood for some mindless cheese, so I popped in my DVD of Dracula 2000, mainly for the Jeri “Resistance is Futile” Ryan’s scenes where she befangedly chews the scenery (I was a little dissapointed when… --- ## [A perfected Jew](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfected-jew/422375)
**Author:** [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2007, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfected-jew/422375 "2007-10-17T14:30:18Z")
or Anne Coulter is at it again But she means it in a good, non hateful, non anti-Semetic way. --- ## [Why do aliens in movies/TV always invade the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-aliens-in-movies-tv-always-invade-the-usa/491014)
**Author:** [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2009, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-aliens-in-movies-tv-always-invade-the-usa/491014 "2009-04-07T00:41:36Z")
One of Roger Ebert’s reps at Cannes posed an interesting question inspired by a line from the new film Monsters vs. Aliens: “Once again, a UFO has landed in America, the only country UFOs ever seem to land in!” It is ind… --- ## [Irish Dopers: How do you pronounce "Baile Átha Cliath"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irish-dopers-how-do-you-pronounce-baile-atha-cliath/276309)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irish-dopers-how-do-you-pronounce-baile-atha-cliath/276309 "2012-04-12T12:52:47Z")
Yes, I know “Dublin” is the obvious answer :wink: But I’m interested to know what the proper Irish pronunciation is. I seem to remember being told it’s something like “Blah Clear”, but isn’t “Baile” pronounced roughly … --- ## [Inattentive Parents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inattentive-parents/534750)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inattentive-parents/534750 "2010-04-21T16:16:21Z")
This Thread got me to thinking. “It’s that time of year again,” thought I. The time of year when we all have to attend BBQs and beach parties and swimming pool parties with idiot parents who let their toddlers roam free… --- ## [What is it like to have a hot sister...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-like-to-have-a-hot-sister/114761)
**Author:** [@Engywook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Engywook)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2013, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-like-to-have-a-hot-sister/114761 "2013-11-24T23:22:59Z")
… if you’re a man? It’s been said that the idea of having sex with a sibling has been taboo for so long that the mere concept is supposed to be revolting, unless you’re a truly depraved motherf\_\_ker. But I find that ha… --- ## [Anybody else given up on THE WALKING DEAD? If so, why? (Open spoilers likely.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-given-up-on-the-walking-dead-if-so-why-open-spoilers-likely/698843)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2016, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-given-up-on-the-walking-dead-if-so-why-open-spoilers-likely/698843 "2016-12-09T16:55:50Z")
I am speaking specifically of the tv series, not the comic, as I gave up on that long ago. But with the new season about 24 days away, I thought it would be a worthwhile topic. What brought it to mind was noticing that … --- ## [Steven Sotloff has been beheaded](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steven-sotloff-has-been-beheaded/697288)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steven-sotloff-has-been-beheaded/697288 "2014-09-05T10:58:21Z")
I think most of us knew this was coming, but a video has just surfaced which reportedly shows Steven Sotloff being beheaded. --- ## [What fictional things scared you as a child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fictional-things-scared-you-as-a-child/548480)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fictional-things-scared-you-as-a-child/548480 "2010-08-06T00:19:27Z")
Movies, books, pictures, even songs. I know a lot of you hated Large Marge from Pee Wee’s Big Adventure. For me, I didn’t have a lot that freaked me out. The one thing that did still scares me to this day. Though not a… --- ## [Gaining on Gratitude, an MMP for Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaining-on-gratitude-an-mmp-for-dave/632038)
**Author:** [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaining-on-gratitude-an-mmp-for-dave/632038 "2012-08-27T12:06:49Z")
I bet you all knew that this MMP was going to be about my Love, right? I didn’t want to disappoint. As I mentioned previously, the memorial was Saturday. It was a lovely day and we had a picnic at a beautiful local pa… --- ## [Women: Do you find tall men intimidating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-find-tall-men-intimidating/171367)
**Author:** [@Ender\_Will](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ender_Will)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2003, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-find-tall-men-intimidating/171367 "2003-08-15T21:49:42Z")
This thread had a few replies from women saying that they like “scrawny” guys, with the implication that they aren’t threatining. Does the same apply to short men? I am 6’7" and weigh about 180 lbs, so I think I quali… --- ## [Has anybody who has a hard time putting their head underwater learned to do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-who-has-a-hard-time-putting-their-head-underwater-learned-to-do-it/534873)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-who-has-a-hard-time-putting-their-head-underwater-learned-to-do-it/534873 "2017-01-05T03:39:32Z")
Awkward title, sorry. So, I can swim, in the sense that I’m perfectly drownproofed and can cheerfully make my way across a pool with reasonable speed using that same modified breast stroke your aunt Edna uses after she … --- ## [Is "fortnight" common usage in Britain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fortnight-common-usage-in-britain/577033)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2011, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fortnight-common-usage-in-britain/577033 "2011-04-11T14:16:02Z")
I was listening to BBC World on NPR the other day and was surprised to hear the reporter use the term “fortnight”. That would never happen in the US, as that term is considered archaic. I doubt that even 50% of the po… --- ## [Ask the "Other Woman"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-other-woman/526831)
**Author:** [@DivineComedienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DivineComedienne)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2010, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-other-woman/526831 "2010-02-05T00:32:04Z")
I thought about starting this thread when the Tiger Woods scandal broke, and so many people (not just here) trashed the women involved. I thought about it again with the announcement of John & Elizabeth Edwards’ separat… --- ## [Why no lemon soda in the U.S.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-lemon-soda-in-the-u-s/156788)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2003, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-lemon-soda-in-the-u-s/156788 "2003-02-25T04:02:17Z")
Why is there no widely available brand of lemon soda in the U.S., preferably one with some actual lemon juice in it so that it actually tastes like lemon? I loved Schweppes Lemon (or limon, depending on location) in Spa… --- ## [Michael Flynn's Shining City on the Hill - For Christians Only](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-flynns-shining-city-on-the-hill-for-christians-only/954397)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 511\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2023, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-flynns-shining-city-on-the-hill-for-christians-only/954397 "2023-07-10T09:38:00Z")
This is a P&E sort of story, but considering the information included, it was bound to end up in the Pit, and probably with cause. The CNN article that prompted the thread - https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/14/opinions/mich… --- ## [American Gods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-gods/785561)
**Author:** [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2017, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-gods/785561 "2017-07-04T17:13:39Z")
Just watched the first episode on xfinity on demand. Not for the squeamish and be careful who you meet online–yes, they do that scene. --- ## [Super-tanned woman accused of child abuse \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-tanned-woman-accused-of-child-abuse-edited-title/620747)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-tanned-woman-accused-of-child-abuse-edited-title/620747 "2012-05-06T00:39:23Z")
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/us-mother-charged-over-daughters-tanning-093410954.html :eek::eek::eek::eek: What the holy fuck? I…didn’t realize that was possible. Oh and school nurses call the cops now because a child come… --- ## ["I'll tear you limb from limb!" -- Possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-tear-you-limb-from-limb-possible/494526)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2009, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-tear-you-limb-from-limb-possible/494526 "2009-04-29T00:20:48Z")
The phrase “I’ll tear you limb from limb!” has always amused me for some reason. But seriously – Is it actually possible for a human to rip off another person’s arm/leg, using just their strength? I suppose it would be j… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=289&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=291&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)