# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=304&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:** 305 --- ## [The Most Embarrassing Stories Ever Told](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-embarrassing-stories-ever-told/178427)
**Author:** [@MonkeyMule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMule)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2003, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-embarrassing-stories-ever-told/178427 "2003-06-30T00:43:55Z")
Ok, lets roll them out. The most embarrassing story that has ever happen to you, I’ll start When I was 16 years old, shortly after my father died I woke up one day with a boil. At the time this was not unusually, I’d … --- ## [What would you order from this menu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-order-from-this-menu/562766)
**Author:** [@OleOneEye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OleOneEye)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2010, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-order-from-this-menu/562766 "2010-12-07T13:57:23Z")
So there’s a restaurant that (for now) only exists in my head. I have a menu in mind, and am curious how popular the dishes would be. What would you order from this menu? First Savory Black Bean Pastry Layers of bla… --- ## [You Beat Another Person? How Yoooooooooooooooou Doin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-beat-another-person-how-yoooooooooooooooou-doin/253049)
**Author:** [@Diane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diane)\ **Replies:** 281\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2004, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-beat-another-person-how-yoooooooooooooooou-doin/253049 "2004-07-03T20:25:08Z")
I was hoping that it wouldn’t have to come to this. I, along with a few others tried to make our point clear and obvious without crossing over into Pit territory, but a couple of you fail miserably at reading comprehe… --- ## [A woman I know spent two hours in hospital today for a non-serious issue. The bill: $12000](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-i-know-spent-two-hours-in-hospital-today-for-a-non-serious-issue-the-bill-12000/541836)
**Author:** [@zeno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zeno)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2010, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-i-know-spent-two-hours-in-hospital-today-for-a-non-serious-issue-the-bill-12000/541836 "2010-06-11T16:33:55Z")
This was a standing problem, something to do with her colon, but not particularly serious. She went to the public clinic and they turned her away and told her to go to the hospital. The hospital did a CAT scan and a few … --- ## [The case of atheist leader Ellenbeth Wachs: opinions? Info?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-atheist-leader-ellenbeth-wachs-opinions-info/626564)
**Author:** [@Bamboo\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bamboo_Boy)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2013, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-atheist-leader-ellenbeth-wachs-opinions-info/626564 "2013-02-26T16:50:29Z")
I’m not sure this qualifies as “mundane”, but I didn’t know where else to post this. I’m just wondering about this case- what really went down.The charges seem pretty trumped up. Clearly there’s spin going on all over t… --- ## [Halvsie, the two-legged dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halvsie-the-two-legged-dog/46396)
**Author:** [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2001, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halvsie-the-two-legged-dog/46396 "2001-10-22T17:45:26Z")
It’s that time of year when my mom goes through all the old pictures of years past and displays the Christmas stuff. While helping her, I found a picture of my old dog, a Jack Russell terrier named Halvsie. He was called… --- ## [Most embarrassing foreign-language mistake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-foreign-language-mistake/132681)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2003, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-foreign-language-mistake/132681 "2003-08-26T00:01:14Z")
What’s the most embarrassing mistake you’ve made while learning a foreign language? Mine was in the fall of 1989, in my dorm room in Leningrad (yeah, I know, but it was Leningrad at the time). After 3 years of straight… --- ## [Oil - no, Diesel - yes. Furnace question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oil-no-diesel-yes-furnace-question/570108)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oil-no-diesel-yes-furnace-question/570108 "2011-02-04T17:24:14Z")
Thanks to a misinterpretation of our oil gauge, we ran out of oil (nearly we think. It was still running when we turned the heat down so we don’t think it’s completely empty). We have been trying to get oil delivered sin… --- ## [I would like to come to a conclusion on prostitution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-come-to-a-conclusion-on-prostitution/635269)
**Author:** [@Stoneburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoneburg)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-come-to-a-conclusion-on-prostitution/635269 "2012-10-01T21:53:01Z")
How society should hand’t prostitution is one of the issues I’ve been highly inconsistent on, flip-flopping between having strong opinions either way, to more ambivalent positions in the middle. A super-short summary of … --- ## [I Pit My "Entitled" Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-entitled-neighbor/611684)
**Author:** [@TupeloRose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TupeloRose)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2012, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-entitled-neighbor/611684 "2012-03-23T03:44:10Z")
I have lurked on your board for some time, and this is my first post. I really could use some advice. Here goes: My neighbor that lives across the street from me has an 8 year old daughter that has mild autism. We ha… --- ## [Need proof of Global Warming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-proof-of-global-warming/443879)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 388\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-proof-of-global-warming/443879 "2008-05-29T10:09:00Z")
I argued with my brother tonight about the reality of mans negative impact on a global scale. It was a long debate over quite a few beers, but beers or no, he believes no significant impact can be traced to man. I conc… --- ## [Slang terms for Cowgirls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-cowgirls/267567)
**Author:** [@Dr.Starfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Starfish)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2004, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-cowgirls/267567 "2004-10-31T15:42:19Z")
Hello. I need some cowboy, western and/or Texas slang terms for cowgirls, tough girls and women, bad girls/women. --- ## [Is Mitt the new Hillary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mitt-the-new-hillary/584188)
**Author:** [@Profound\_Gibberish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profound_Gibberish)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2011, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mitt-the-new-hillary/584188 "2011-06-08T11:01:44Z")
You remember Hillary? She had the money, organization and political support to make her nomination all but inevitable. Except for one thing–an intense personal dislike of the voting public. Seems to me Romney is in t… --- ## [Extroverts and Introverts: Share things you don't get](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extroverts-and-introverts-share-things-you-dont-get/613245)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2012, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extroverts-and-introverts-share-things-you-dont-get/613245 "2012-02-27T19:27:48Z")
In the partying thread, there are a number of posters who say they just can’t get why “partying” is so much fun for people. I imagine many of those posters are introverts and most if not all the “partiers” are extrovert… --- ## [Cooking for a sex toy party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-for-a-sex-toy-party/244731)
**Author:** [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2004, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-for-a-sex-toy-party/244731 "2004-05-17T13:01:27Z")
(If this posts twice, please delete one.) CrazyCatLady is throwing a bachelorette party for one of her cow-orkers next week, and they’re having one of those Tupperware-like parties where the Tupperware is replaced by vi… --- ## [Doctor Strange - seen it (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-strange-seen-it-open-spoilers/769784)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2018, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-strange-seen-it-open-spoilers/769784 "2018-06-01T04:12:52Z")
(Spoiler space) It’s an origin story and a set-up for the next movie. There are some decently childish gags in it, but I wouldn’t take anyone under 12 to see it: there are some scenes that would be seriously disturbing … --- ## [Use gasoline instead of weed killer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-gasoline-instead-of-weed-killer/452374)
**Author:** [@milk48](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/milk48)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2008, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-gasoline-instead-of-weed-killer/452374 "2008-06-10T11:15:06Z")
Even at $5.00 per gallon, gas is still cheaper than weedkiller. A friend told me that gas poured on soil prevents anything from growing there. My question; why not use gas as a cheaper alternative to weedkiller? --- ## [Ahsoka (trailer in OP, spoilers as series airs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahsoka-trailer-in-op-spoilers-as-series-airs/982325)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 337\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2023, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahsoka-trailer-in-op-spoilers-as-series-airs/982325 "2023-10-23T18:23:18Z")
I’m stoked. --- ## [Holy crap! I just got...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-i-just-got/642666)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-i-just-got/642666 "2012-12-24T04:54:28Z")
That Beatles is a play on words. :smack: --- ## [Can You Guys Teach Me To Be A Bookie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-guys-teach-me-to-be-a-bookie/622772)
**Author:** [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-guys-teach-me-to-be-a-bookie/622772 "2012-06-06T17:45:29Z")
Please? That’s pretty much it. \[ul\] \[li\]What skills and abilities are required of being a profitable bookie? \[/li\]\[li\]Should I make contacts with large, muscular and intimidating men before trying to break into this b… --- ## [New discussion thread for Israel/Gaza/West Bank (Hijacks tolerated)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-discussion-thread-for-israel-gaza-west-bank-hijacks-tolerated/1031615)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 869\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-discussion-thread-for-israel-gaza-west-bank-hijacks-tolerated/1031615 "2026-11-09T01:19:02Z")
This is a hijacks tolerated thread (per mod recommendation). The intention for this thread is a wide ranging discussion of the conflict without the vitriol of the Pit. Latest news I saw - a US Congressman was detained … --- ## [NYTimes Op-Ed: Transgender vs. Cisgender view of "Woman" - grabbing popcorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nytimes-op-ed-transgender-vs-cisgender-view-of-woman-grabbing-popcorn/721886)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nytimes-op-ed-transgender-vs-cisgender-view-of-woman-grabbing-popcorn/721886 "2015-06-12T20:26:49Z")
Opinion | What Makes a Woman? - The New York Times (behind a paywall) Looks like another log being thrown on the fire of Twitter flame wars: a woman is slamming how Caitlyn Jenner’s transition is presenting a definiti… --- ## [Where do you hide your porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-hide-your-porn/638385)
**Author:** [@Teddy\_Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teddy_Kennedy)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2015, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-hide-your-porn/638385 "2015-07-22T21:11:19Z")
So where do you keep your porn/other questionables? I keep mine on an old iPod Touch (32gb, a 28gb partition is used for file storage). The solid-state technology makes me so much more comfortable, and I don’t have to p… --- ## [Inflation is not currently a menace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inflation-is-not-currently-a-menace/955738)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2022, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inflation-is-not-currently-a-menace/955738 "2022-08-11T22:19:16Z")
I’ll take the initiative to restart Kropotkin’s thread on inflation. I can think of only one thing to say about the article. Duh. Inflation can be an economic problem, and has been a few times in American history. How… --- ## [Save the life of a movie character who didn't deserve to die the way they did.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-the-life-of-a-movie-character-who-didnt-deserve-to-die-the-way-they-did/631125)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2012, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-the-life-of-a-movie-character-who-didnt-deserve-to-die-the-way-they-did/631125 "2012-09-30T15:56:53Z")
Fiscal year 2012 was good for Rhymer Enterprises. Thanks to the Civil War Fomenting Division, our weapons sales have been through the roof; additionally the Drought Team’s tireless efforts have made us several largish fo… --- ## [Majel's boobs, real or fake? (trek)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/majels-boobs-real-or-fake-trek/596802)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/majels-boobs-real-or-fake-trek/596802 "2011-09-20T02:14:47Z")
Just rewatching “What Are Little Girls Made Of?” and I couldn’t help but wonder, em, what was she made of? No doubting those legs and dat ass, but in the ep, she looked like she was stuffing her costume up top. Tits on… --- ## [Gadgets You SO Wanted, That Later Disappointed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gadgets-you-so-wanted-that-later-disappointed/546765)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2015, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gadgets-you-so-wanted-that-later-disappointed/546765 "2015-04-04T00:12:48Z")
With all the griping about the Apple iPhone I got to thinking about this. Back in the mid 70s, LED watches started coming out. Not LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) that would come later, but LED watches the ones with the re… --- ## [William Bennett: "If you want to reduce crime...abort every black baby in America."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/william-bennett-if-you-want-to-reduce-crime-abort-every-black-baby-in-america/324155)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 285\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2005, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/william-bennett-if-you-want-to-reduce-crime-abort-every-black-baby-in-america/324155 "2005-10-07T00:39:36Z")
Notorious moral scold and compulsive gambler, William Bennett has just said one of the stupidest fucking things I’ve ever heard. I find his qualification at the end to be weaselly and beside the point. Acknowledging th… --- ## [I'm pitting the woman at a town hall who yelled "Heil Hitler" at a Jew.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pitting-the-woman-at-a-town-hall-who-yelled-heil-hitler-at-a-jew/506900)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2009, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pitting-the-woman-at-a-town-hall-who-yelled-heil-hitler-at-a-jew/506900 "2009-08-21T18:34:10Z")
This has to be seen to be believed. --- ## [Songs that make you cry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-cry/695582)
**Author:** [@Not\_Carlson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_Carlson)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2014, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-cry/695582 "2014-09-22T04:09:29Z")
While taking a drive this morning, I decided to listen to Journey into the Westby Annie Lennox. By the end of the song, I had tears streaming down my face. This song seems to bring me to tears so easily. I’ve heard ot… --- ## [Invisible Children / Kony thing = scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-children-kony-thing-scam/615124)
**Author:** [@FixMyIgnorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FixMyIgnorance)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2012, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-children-kony-thing-scam/615124 "2012-03-24T20:16:55Z")
Lots of conflicting opinions on this one. Personally, I think it’s a total scamfest but I leave it to y’all to debate. --- ## [What causes wash cloths to become stiff and hard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-wash-cloths-to-become-stiff-and-hard/730486)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2018, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-wash-cloths-to-become-stiff-and-hard/730486 "2018-11-18T22:33:58Z")
Inspired by this thread on shirt underarms, I’ve decided to create a thread to ask about the other laundry quagmire that’s been dogging me for years: stiff washcloths. I don’t remember this happening when I was growing … --- ## [Are there any sports women are equal to, or have an advantage over men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-sports-women-are-equal-to-or-have-an-advantage-over-men/681793)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-sports-women-are-equal-to-or-have-an-advantage-over-men/681793 "2014-03-08T14:04:18Z")
“Sport,” for the purposes of this question, being defined as a competitive, athletic, physical activity. Are there any sports where women, in general, have an advantage over men, or can at least compete on an even playi… --- ## [Magical Sky Pixie, Etc. -- Y'all Know You're Being Deeply Insulting, Right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magical-sky-pixie-etc-yall-know-youre-being-deeply-insulting-right/121921)
**Author:** [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Replies:** 351\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2002, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magical-sky-pixie-etc-yall-know-youre-being-deeply-insulting-right/121921 "2002-08-07T22:21:41Z")
Y’know, far be it from me to tell people what to post, or where, or how. I’m not a moderator, much less an administrator. I’ve pretty much given up discussing my faith on the Board because it seems to me the chances of… --- ## [I found the cyclist everyone thinks of when they think of bad cyclists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-the-cyclist-everyone-thinks-of-when-they-think-of-bad-cyclists/696815)
**Author:** [@Stealth\_Potato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stealth_Potato)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-the-cyclist-everyone-thinks-of-when-they-think-of-bad-cyclists/696815 "2014-09-05T22:48:53Z")
I contemplated putting this in the pit, but ultimately decided that A) it’s not worth taking that seriously, and 2) I can’t be arsed to come up with the requisite number of creative uses of the word “fuck.” So here’s a … --- ## [Hardesty, Oklahoma, wretched hive of scum and villainy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardesty-oklahoma-wretched-hive-of-scum-and-villainy/403997)
**Author:** [@1010011010](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1010011010)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2007, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardesty-oklahoma-wretched-hive-of-scum-and-villainy/403997 "2007-05-25T15:49:40Z")
Background. As wacky as the US slouch to theocracy has been what with the creationists and the folks conflating Islam and terrorism… I still probably would have said that there are still enough reasonable and fair-minde… --- ## [Do you think 16 is an acceptable age to have a girlfriend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-16-is-an-acceptable-age-to-have-a-girlfriend/683769)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-16-is-an-acceptable-age-to-have-a-girlfriend/683769 "2014-03-28T01:10:02Z")
I know over a year ago, I posted a thread saying how people shouldn’t start dating until they are 18. However, you must understand that because I really don’t like most of the girls at my school (a lot of them are super… --- ## [Mythbusters 2015 Season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-2015-season/709579)
**Author:** [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2015, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-2015-season/709579 "2015-02-21T17:48:41Z")
The first episode of the new season aired last night–January 10, 2015 Kari, Grant, and Tory, as you probably know, are no longer on the show. While I liked them (Kari and Grant more so than Tory), I think the show is a … --- ## [Tottenham north London riots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tottenham-north-london-riots/591836)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tottenham-north-london-riots/591836 "2011-08-11T16:28:18Z")
BBC coverage is here. So what’s going on? I’m an American with no idea about the local issues involved. --- ## [Remember Saturday morning cartoons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-saturday-morning-cartoons/291024)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2005, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-saturday-morning-cartoons/291024 "2005-02-26T07:50:32Z")
I don’t know if it’s still done, but when I was a child, Saturday mornings from 7 am to about 9 or 10 were prime cartoon time. You’d get up early on Saturday, snuggle up on the couch in your pjs with a bowl of cereal an… --- ## [Dan Savage's "We can learn to ignore the bullsh!t in the Bible about gay people..." incident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dan-savages-we-can-learn-to-ignore-the-bullsh-t-in-the-bible-about-gay-people-incident/620588)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dan-savages-we-can-learn-to-ignore-the-bullsh-t-in-the-bible-about-gay-people-incident/620588 "2012-05-04T16:38:19Z")
I started to do this in IMHO as an opinion poll but there are way too many options to cover them all and with the subject matter if it gets any traction it will probably end up here anyway. The story for those who aren’… --- ## [Do non-U.S countries have a "pledge of allegience"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-non-u-s-countries-have-a-pledge-of-allegience/584695)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-non-u-s-countries-have-a-pledge-of-allegience/584695 "2011-06-09T07:53:30Z")
I’m wondering if anything resembling the american ritual of pledging allegiance to the flag exists in other countries. --- ## [The Monkees: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame potential?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-monkees-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-potential/693277)
**Author:** [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2014, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-monkees-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-potential/693277 "2014-07-20T02:55:55Z")
In 2007, Peter Tork postulated that The Monkees deserve to at least be considered for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This was later reiterated by Mike Nesmith, and several well known publications have gotten on board. T… --- ## [Small gift for beautiful girlfriend: suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-gift-for-beautiful-girlfriend-suggestions/205209)
**Author:** [@rhinostylee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhinostylee)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2003, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-gift-for-beautiful-girlfriend-suggestions/205209 "2003-10-03T18:27:30Z")
Hello, Tomorrow I’m going to visit my girlfriend of 6 months who lives a few hours away. I’m going to spend the weekend with her, which I often do. I’ve brought flowers a few times, which she totally appreciates. But… --- ## [Things you assumed your kids knew](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-assumed-your-kids-knew/707803)
**Author:** [@owlfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlfan)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2014, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-assumed-your-kids-knew/707803 "2014-12-30T17:55:13Z")
Today I found out that my 23 year old daughter thought that when the oil light comes on in your car it is like the low fuel light, meaning you can ignore it for a while! I quickly disabused her of that notion. What thi… --- ## [U.S. Dept. of Ag report: Climate change is damaging America . . . now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-dept-of-ag-report-climate-change-is-damaging-america-now/450906)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 319\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2008, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-dept-of-ag-report-climate-change-is-damaging-america-now/450906 "2008-07-28T23:03:53Z")
Not just in some hypothetical distant future, but now. Story here. Issues for debate: How much longer is denial on this issue going to persist?! What, if anything, can we (collectively) do about the problem, at … --- ## [MLB: March/April 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2019/831604)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2019, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2019/831604 "2019-05-12T08:53:01Z")
Spring Training has officially ended. All 30 teams play on 3/28 to help set the mood. Time for your thoughts, hopes and predictions. Who’s your team(s), and what are you expecting out of them this season? Who are your e… --- ## [My water main valve won't turn!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-water-main-valve-wont-turn/526727)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-water-main-valve-wont-turn/526727 "2010-01-28T17:08:16Z")
My house is old, built early last century, and doesn’t have a shutoff at the house. My only valve is near the meter and is the type with a raised bar accross the top, like these. My problem is that it (there’s only one)… --- ## [Survivor 38: Edge of Extinction premieres Wednesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-38-edge-of-extinction-premieres-wednesday/829774)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-38-edge-of-extinction-premieres-wednesday/829774 "2019-06-08T18:08:14Z")
I’m normally against a few castaways returning (especially since we’ll probably have an all-stars for season 40), but David and Aubrey are two of my favorites, so I’ll suck it up. I don’t remember Joe or Kelley at all. … --- ## [Is healthcare a right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-healthcare-a-right/582188)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-healthcare-a-right/582188 "2011-05-24T16:03:26Z")
Many of us saw the exchange between Libertarian Rand Paul and Socialist Bernie Sanders regarding healthcare in the US Senate. While the media latched onto the humor of Paul saying doctors were slaves in such a system, i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=303&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=305&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)