# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=30&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:** 31 --- ## [Common sense gun legislation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-sense-gun-legislation/733300)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 695\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2015, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-sense-gun-legislation/733300 "2015-12-07T16:50:51Z")
Mr. Obama brought it up a couple times last night–careful to say it was the realm of the legislative branch and not HIS job to offer a solution. I’m pretty hip to guns and how to use 'em and how not. I know what and whe… --- ## [Sovereign citizen tests his theories in practice; is shocked by the results](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sovereign-citizen-tests-his-theories-in-practice-is-shocked-by-the-results/635218)
**Author:** [@Timchik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timchik)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2016, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sovereign-citizen-tests-his-theories-in-practice-is-shocked-by-the-results/635218 "2016-05-06T20:36:51Z")
(Was considering the Pit, but this doesn’t rise to pitworthy…). A young man named Robert Peterson has learned that the various legal theories he’s heard on the Internet may not be entirely accurate. A brief synopsis of… --- ## [At what level of pain to Hamas/Palestine will Israel achieve military victory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-level-of-pain-to-hamas-palestine-will-israel-achieve-military-victory/694632)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 349\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2014, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-level-of-pain-to-hamas-palestine-will-israel-achieve-military-victory/694632 "2014-09-07T13:10:11Z")
Obviously if Israel used nuclear weapons, they would completely destroy Gaza, but there would be political ramifications, so it’s probably not an option. So what is the minimum level of “pain” to Hamas/Palestine that Is… --- ## [Like-\>unlike rapidly on facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-unlike-rapidly-on-facebook/580835)
**Author:** [@akimbo\_gait](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akimbo_gait)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-unlike-rapidly-on-facebook/580835 "2012-03-30T11:23:20Z")
If I accidentally like something but immediately unlike it, will the other person receive a notification? --- ## [I argued in front of the Court of Appeal today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-argued-in-front-of-the-court-of-appeal-today/539510)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 376\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2010, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-argued-in-front-of-the-court-of-appeal-today/539510 "2010-06-09T20:26:41Z")
And after two years of intense anticipation, it was remarkably anti-climatic, which I should have expected. I was scared and nervous, but reports back to me are that I was calm, clear, focused, and my points were well m… --- ## [Stellaris - 4X/Grand Strategy Hybrid from Paradox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stellaris-4x-grand-strategy-hybrid-from-paradox/749001)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 325\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stellaris-4x-grand-strategy-hybrid-from-paradox/749001 "2019-11-08T16:55:48Z")
I’m super excited for this title, any other fans of it, 4X space games, or Paradox titles out there? So what is it, for those who don’t know? A fresh new take on space 4X and Grand Strategy games. The game is deeper th… --- ## [I fear I'm about to lose my country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fear-im-about-to-lose-my-country/991926)
**Author:** [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Replies:** 990\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fear-im-about-to-lose-my-country/991926 "2026-10-05T17:03:04Z")
I just came back from voting and I fear I’m about to lose my country. Now, there will probably stil be a country in the south of the world called Argentina in a few years, with more or less the same territory. But my c… --- ## [Minnesota trial of Derek Chauvin (killer of George Floyd) reactions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-trial-of-derek-chauvin-killer-of-george-floyd-reactions/939024)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 1105\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2025, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-trial-of-derek-chauvin-killer-of-george-floyd-reactions/939024 "2025-05-18T08:30:03Z")
Mods can feel free to move if this is better suited to GD or MPSIMS. I didn’t see a thread to follow along the trial, so here’s one. I found the dispatcher’s testimony yesterday compelling – I hadn’t known about her al… --- ## [What Is Consciousness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-consciousness/696013)
**Author:** [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Replies:** 374\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2015, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-consciousness/696013 "2015-01-18T14:56:28Z")
This topic was just getting good in another thread when it was unfortunately shut down, so I am starting a new thread. What exactly does it mean to be conscious? Unconscious? Semi-conscious? Do animals have consciousnes… --- ## [South Carolina police officer charged with murder.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-police-officer-charged-with-murder/717087)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 340\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2016, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-police-officer-charged-with-murder/717087 "2016-12-06T03:43:24Z")
I’m surprised there isn’t a thread yet about this. Apparently, a North Charleston police officer opened fire on a fleeing (African-American) suspect, hitting him several times in the back, killing him. There happened t… --- ## [Feel the #extortion Bernie has planned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-the-extortion-bernie-has-planned/750443)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 646\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2016, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-the-extortion-bernie-has-planned/750443 "2016-04-13T05:00:15Z")
As if he and his followers would tolerate being dictated to if their positions were reversed. Bernie is basically becoming the Democratic version of Trump and his “my way or the riots”. Nice party you’ve got here, be… --- ## [Return of "Deflategate"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-deflategate/719401)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 550\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2016, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-deflategate/719401 "2016-07-15T23:33:56Z")
Breaking now at Foxnews.com. The NFL has determined that the deflation of footballs at the Superbowl was probably deliberate, and Tom Brady was “generally aware” that something off-kilter was going on. Anyone want to s… --- ## [Ask the Icebear (aka guy who visits brothels)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-icebear-aka-guy-who-visits-brothels/597476)
**Author:** [@polar\_bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/polar_bear)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-icebear-aka-guy-who-visits-brothels/597476 "2014-01-14T02:55:23Z")
As promised in this thread. I know we already had an ‘Ask the guy who visits prostitutes’ thread before, but I think our experiences differ enough to warrant another one. For one thing, I’ve never broken the law by pay… --- ## [Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot in the head?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-gabrielle-giffords-shot-in-the-head/566904)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 454\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2011, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-gabrielle-giffords-shot-in-the-head/566904 "2011-07-11T20:56:23Z")
I can’t get this story to load. But I read it here. Is there more news somewhere? I’m horrified. --- ## [Are there any examples of professional boxers getting into fights with regular people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-examples-of-professional-boxers-getting-into-fights-with-regular-people/568929)
**Author:** [@isaiahrobinson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/isaiahrobinson)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2015, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-examples-of-professional-boxers-getting-into-fights-with-regular-people/568929 "2015-08-21T10:41:22Z")
This stems from a discussion I had with a friend: we were wondering who would win in a bar fight between a light, small pro boxer like Floyd Mayweather or Manny Pacquiao, and a regular big guy. Assume the big guy is 6’2,… --- ## [I am appalled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-appalled/604694)
**Author:** [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Replies:** 372\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2011, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-appalled/604694 "2011-12-06T14:51:28Z")
I’m pretty quiet around here. I’ve never had a warning or even a note from a mod. I have reported threads when they seemed to be in the wrong forum. I don’t do it every day, or even every week. I reported one yesterday… --- ## [The tree of liberty needs to be watered with the blood of school children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tree-of-liberty-needs-to-be-watered-with-the-blood-of-school-children/808854)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 837\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tree-of-liberty-needs-to-be-watered-with-the-blood-of-school-children/808854 "2018-03-05T22:50:48Z")
Thoughts and prayers everyone. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk --- ## [Celebrity Apprentice 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-apprentice-2011/573084)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 459\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-apprentice-2011/573084 "2011-05-26T21:03:56Z")
Celebrity Apprentice 2011 is coming. The first episode is this Sunday, March 6. Here is a list of “celebrities,” a few of which I am clueless on their identity. Lil Jon Gary Busey Hope Dworaczyk John Rich Richard … --- ## [February makes us shiver with each new rant it delivers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-makes-us-shiver-with-each-new-rant-it-delivers/711492)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 362\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2015, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-makes-us-shiver-with-each-new-rant-it-delivers/711492 "2015-03-02T19:04:43Z")
I have a migraine. :frowning: --- ## [My Amazing Encounters with Jesus Christ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774)
**Author:** [@ScottRP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScottRP)\ **Replies:** 802\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774 "2016-03-15T09:47:05Z")
Throughout this thread, I will be bearing witness and giving testimony to the spirit world and sacred scripture. Also, I will be revealing photographs of the Holy Spirit and a video of some His works. True Story When I… --- ## [I don't believe you when you say diet and exercise don't work. It's also kind of insulting.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-believe-you-when-you-say-diet-and-exercise-dont-work-its-also-kind-of-insulting/628779)
**Author:** [@SecretaryofEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecretaryofEvil)\ **Replies:** 461\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-believe-you-when-you-say-diet-and-exercise-dont-work-its-also-kind-of-insulting/628779 "2012-07-26T14:19:34Z")
The intention of this thread is not to judge or insult people with weight issues. I know many people who have weight problems who are wonderful people in many different ways. I’m also not trying to call out any particula… --- ## [Will Congress forestall every attempt by Obama to appoint a new justice for the rest of his term?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-congress-forestall-every-attempt-by-obama-to-appoint-a-new-justice-for-the-rest-of-his-term/746067)
**Author:** [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Replies:** 705\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2016, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-congress-forestall-every-attempt-by-obama-to-appoint-a-new-justice-for-the-rest-of-his-term/746067 "2016-02-29T17:45:08Z")
Notice I said every attempt, not any. I could see them rejecting one, possibly even two nominees. Beyond that, I think they’ll have to knuckle under. --- ## [Major League Baseball: The 2010 Playoffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 629\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2010, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197 "2010-10-28T22:38:30Z")
Woo hoo! Here we go! AL: Tampa Bay Rays (96-66) vs Texas Rangers (90-72) Minnesota Twins (94-68) vs New York Yankees (95-67) NL: Philadelphia Phillies (97-65) vs Cincinnati Reds (91-71) San Francisco Giants (92-70… --- ## [Arizona is out of control](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-is-out-of-control/537171)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 592\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-is-out-of-control/537171 "2010-07-07T18:02:51Z")
Does the new Arizona law actually define “reason to suspect” that a person is not a citizen, and is not legally in the United States? Citizens of the United States are not required to carry proof of citizenship, even if… --- ## [Peter Dinklage Rips Disney For ‘Snow White’ Remake: ‘What The F\*\*k Are You Doing?!’](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-dinklage-rips-disney-for-snow-white-remake-what-the-f-k-are-you-doing/958359)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 1181\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-dinklage-rips-disney-for-snow-white-remake-what-the-f-k-are-you-doing/958359 "2025-05-12T22:58:53Z")
Never thought about it in that light – I always thought of Snow White’s “Dwarfs” as mythological creatures, rather than the achronodoplasia-afflicted, just as Tolkien’s “Dwarves” were clearly mythological. Did anyone p… --- ## [The Movie Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051)
**Author:** [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\ **Replies:** 2010\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2005, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051 "2005-01-03T11:26:05Z")
Many of you have probably already played this game. It’s simple: first person names an actor/actress or a movie. If they name an actor, the next person must name a movie that actor is in. If the first person names a movi… --- ## [Why don’t you lift weights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-you-lift-weights/918144)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 1464\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-you-lift-weights/918144 "2026-10-10T03:23:27Z")
As an enthusiastic weightlifter, I understand that plenty of people dislike exercise. That gyms can be expensive or intimidating. That weightlifting takes time away from more important things - work, the kids, the spou… --- ## [Dreams that affect you emotionally (even after you wake up)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreams-that-affect-you-emotionally-even-after-you-wake-up/568918)
**Author:** [@Arglefraster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arglefraster)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreams-that-affect-you-emotionally-even-after-you-wake-up/568918 "2017-08-22T20:31:07Z")
I find it fascinating just how much dreams can affect me emotionally, even after I wake up. Logically, I know it’s just a dream and not real, but I can’t stop my self from reacting emotionally as if it were real. A few … --- ## [Hobbit Movie -- I've seen it! \[open spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hobbit-movie-ive-seen-it-open-spoilers/644000)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 365\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2013, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hobbit-movie-ive-seen-it-open-spoilers/644000 "2013-06-25T00:16:53Z")
Well I’ve seen it at the cinema, 48fps in 3D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … . --- ## [Sarah Palin takes no responsibility for the Tucson shootings? Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-takes-no-responsibility-for-the-tucson-shootings-really/567104)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 630\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-takes-no-responsibility-for-the-tucson-shootings-really/567104 "2011-02-09T00:13:56Z")
If she doesn’t, then why did she take down the “crosshairs” map of the United States of America that put a shooting victim in the crosshairs? Just a coincidence huh? Just weird zany timing huh? Nothing to be read into i… --- ## [The Republican War on Voting Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-war-on-voting-thread/937723)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 782\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-war-on-voting-thread/937723 "2024-03-22T17:32:04Z")
…because it needs to be created. --- ## [Can a dead alternator drain a brand-new battery with a day or two?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-dead-alternator-drain-a-brand-new-battery-with-a-day-or-two/495535)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-dead-alternator-drain-a-brand-new-battery-with-a-day-or-two/495535 "2009-05-08T23:08:02Z")
Long story short – new battery installed in wife’s car Monday evening. Car’s been started 7 or 8 times since, started up like a champ each time. This morning, I’m at work and my wife claims car won’t start and “battery l… --- ## [RFK Jr Files to Run for President (Dropped Out on August 23, 2024)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-files-to-run-for-president-dropped-out-on-august-23-2024/982260)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 943\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-files-to-run-for-president-dropped-out-on-august-23-2024/982260 "2024-11-14T01:49:04Z")
That would be the same Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. who’s an outspoken antivaxxer and complained that Anne Frank had a better chance against the Nazis than she would have against a vaccine mandate. Kennedy joins Marianne Will… --- ## [Both Death Penalty and Abortion or Neither](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/both-death-penalty-and-abortion-or-neither/513270)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 464\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2009, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/both-death-penalty-and-abortion-or-neither/513270 "2009-11-26T05:27:43Z")
If you had to choose between the following two paths for your nation which would you choose? 1) Is abortion is available with almost no restrictions and the death penalty used commonly or 2)abortion is legal only for the… --- ## [What celebrities are complete bastards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrities-are-complete-bastards/481827)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 303\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2015, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrities-are-complete-bastards/481827 "2015-10-24T02:04:11Z")
We’e already got a thread going about celebrities who are class acts, but I think it’s more fun to hear about the ones who are total assholes. I wish I had some kind of personal experience to start things off with, but I… --- ## [Good news/bad news -- game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916)
**Author:** [@Aholibah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aholibah)\ **Replies:** 1313\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2004, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916 "2004-01-23T17:25:40Z")
Thought I’d see if we can get another continuing game off the ground. Finish this, and start the next one. Feel free to start with either the good news or the bad news, whichever you think has more humor potential. Th… --- ## [Adoption: Why say Mom and Dad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adoption-why-say-mom-and-dad/525506)
**Author:** [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Replies:** 428\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2010, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adoption-why-say-mom-and-dad/525506 "2010-01-24T00:28:26Z")
This is a question I have always had about people that adopt children who are not in anyway related to them, but whenever I try to ask it, I get hysterics. Why is it necessary to maintain the fiction that the adopters g… --- ## [What is the oldest continuous government?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oldest-continuous-government/482791)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oldest-continuous-government/482791 "2015-02-05T09:22:00Z")
I was reading a news story today in which Obama said, “We are a young country.” It got me thinking about how young the US really is. Sure, countries like France have had their name for longer–but France’s government ha… --- ## [Tiger is back. all Hail tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-is-back-all-hail-tiger/591614)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 416\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2020, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-is-back-all-hail-tiger/591614 "2020-08-08T05:19:49Z")
Tiger Woods is playing again. He is way, way back. He shot a respectable 68 yesterday, but is 3 over today. We had it all wrong. Stevie Williams is leading the tournament with his new golfer Adam Scott. Who knew it was … --- ## [If you whine about political correctness, you're a bigot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-whine-about-political-correctness-youre-a-bigot/725671)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 490\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2015, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-whine-about-political-correctness-youre-a-bigot/725671 "2015-11-27T15:37:04Z")
Seriously. Maybe I’ve just missed it, but I don’t think so. Every freaking time I hear someone bitching about “political correctness” it’s to make a bigoted comment or to bitch about the person they’re accusing of being … --- ## [A lot of women are coming forward with rape accusations against Bill Cosby..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-women-are-coming-forward-with-rape-accusations-against-bill-cosby/705093)
**Author:** [@kstarnes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kstarnes)\ **Replies:** 319\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-women-are-coming-forward-with-rape-accusations-against-bill-cosby/705093 "2016-01-13T15:35:54Z")
Even pyscho Janice Dickinson (who also accused her father of rape) is piling on: Tamara Green was 'so drugged up by Bill Cosby she couldn't control her body' | Daily Mail Online JD:Janice Dickinson claims Bill Cosby dru… --- ## [God doesn't seem very Godly to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-doesnt-seem-very-godly-to-me/643494)
**Author:** [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Replies:** 358\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-doesnt-seem-very-godly-to-me/643494 "2014-07-02T22:38:42Z")
Spoiler alert, I’m an atheist. At one time, when I was a child, I was taught about God, and ever since then my natural curiosity has led me to ask questions. Most of my questions couldn’t be answered by parents or relig… --- ## [I was just kicked out of a Meetup group.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-just-kicked-out-of-a-meetup-group/566184)
**Author:** [@deanc2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deanc2000)\ **Replies:** 397\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2014, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-just-kicked-out-of-a-meetup-group/566184 "2014-04-29T16:40:01Z")
Okay, so I join this hiking group yesterday. I love hiking, especially the social aspect of it, and so I joined this one group. I was looking through a group of photos from a recent meetup of this group and saw this ver… --- ## ["Boys will be boys!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boys-will-be-boys/759472)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2016, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boys-will-be-boys/759472 "2016-07-13T16:10:27Z")
Why do some people still use this as a valid excuse for a child/teen/adult male’s behavior?! I’ve seen it used on news comments sections and other forums when they talk about classroom discipline (too strict or not enou… --- ## [We need a DNC 2012 Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-dnc-2012-thread/633695)
**Author:** [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Replies:** 435\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2012, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-dnc-2012-thread/633695 "2012-09-09T11:45:45Z")
So, what are your reactions? Is it going well? Any major gaffes? How well are the Dems making their case for Obama/Biden 2012? --- ## [How do pro sports teams travel around?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-pro-sports-teams-travel-around/541782)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-pro-sports-teams-travel-around/541782 "2011-04-01T02:57:47Z")
I’m talking about teams like NFL, Major-League baseball, NBA, NHL, etc. As a kid, I remember when the westernmost MLB team was in Kansas City and they all took trains (with private cars). When the Dodgers and Giants mo… --- ## [Actual forums user "RedFury" does not like Jews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-forums-user-redfury-does-not-like-jews/568217)
**Author:** [@Condescending\_Robot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Condescending_Robot)\ **Replies:** 416\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2011, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-forums-user-redfury-does-not-like-jews/568217 "2011-02-06T06:08:46Z")
In response to a moderator request to take it to the BBQ Pit: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/...d.php?t=593493 RedFury has decided to accuse anyone who believes anti-Semitism exists at all, ever, of being an agent … --- ## [Things you find pretentious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-pretentious/581232)
**Author:** [@YaraMateo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaraMateo)\ **Replies:** 490\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2024, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-pretentious/581232 "2024-01-23T18:50:01Z")
According to some posters, speaking French is pretentious. That got me thinking. What do Dopers find pretentious? I’ll make my list: Dancers (Not people who like to boogie, people have taken a class or two and think th… --- ## [OK, ZPG: Let's get a room. I'm paying.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-zpg-lets-get-a-room-im-paying/763557)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 522\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-zpg-lets-get-a-room-im-paying/763557 "2016-09-27T01:51:46Z")
In the odd posters thread, I described a thread started by ZPG Zealot way back in 2011 (and subsequently closed) as “wall-to-wall comedy gold ZPG batshittery”. Which I still think is a fair description. However, I under… --- ## [Democrats need to get ahead of the Syrian refugee issue and triangulate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-need-to-get-ahead-of-the-syrian-refugee-issue-and-triangulate/737865)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 552\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-need-to-get-ahead-of-the-syrian-refugee-issue-and-triangulate/737865 "2016-10-21T14:10:36Z")
Just now I was listening to the great new NPR Politics podcast. This episode was a “quick take” on the Paris terror attacks. Now, these podcasters are NPR political correspondents. They are the furthest thing from “low … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=29&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=31&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)