# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=309&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:** 310 --- ## [Project Runway, Season 16 (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-season-16-open-spoilers/794485)
**Author:** [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2017, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-season-16-open-spoilers/794485 "2017-12-06T22:54:13Z")
Anyone else watching? My first thought…twins, just no. --- ## [Why can't I get ibuprofen in a topical ointment in the U.S.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-get-ibuprofen-in-a-topical-ointment-in-the-u-s/350861)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2006, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-get-ibuprofen-in-a-topical-ointment-in-the-u-s/350861 "2006-04-03T15:40:51Z")
Well, a couple of websites offer a horribly overpriced topical ibuprofen creme, but the websites look kind of iffy - magic weight loss potions, nutritional supplements, etc. When we were in France, we bought a nifty ibu… --- ## [Hairsplitting in Jewish Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hairsplitting-in-jewish-law/643676)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hairsplitting-in-jewish-law/643676 "2012-12-24T19:08:58Z")
Let me be perfectly clear, Mr. Nixon: I have no intention of offending anyone with this question. It genuinely puzzles me. So Orthodox Jews follow a number of complex and rather arcane laws to guide daily life. I can re… --- ## [Need Punney Scary Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-punney-scary-names/377852)
**Author:** [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2006, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-punney-scary-names/377852 "2006-10-26T17:50:29Z")
I’m recording a VO for my friends Burlesque Halloween show, and I need some funny pun filled scary halloween names and I’m drawing a complete blank. Help me dopers, and I’ll gladly buy you a beer this weekend at the Ori… --- ## [What is the British meaning of "tea and a slice"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-british-meaning-of-tea-and-a-slice/637349)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-british-meaning-of-tea-and-a-slice/637349 "2021-09-25T21:03:10Z")
At the end of the Pink Floyd song Us and Them from “The Dark Side of the Moon”, there are the lyrics: \*“Out of the way, it’s a busy day I’ve got things on my mind” For want of the price of tea and a slice The old man… --- ## [So it's too hot for a July minirants thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-its-too-hot-for-a-july-minirants-thread/836472)
**Author:** [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-its-too-hot-for-a-july-minirants-thread/836472 "2019-08-02T00:15:15Z")
Too bad, because I need a place to vent, and it’s too ridiculous for the workplace rants thread. I’ve been in need of a new work computer since November 2018. I was promised a new computer in January of this year…unfor… --- ## [The official "Mr. Moto is a clueless right-wing Republican shill" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-mr-moto-is-a-clueless-right-wing-republican-shill-thread/314797)
**Author:** [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Replies:** 362\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2005, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-mr-moto-is-a-clueless-right-wing-republican-shill-thread/314797 "2005-08-06T00:10:50Z")
Y’know, Mr. Moto, you’ve started some lame-ass “gotcha” threads in the past, but you’ve reached new zeniths of stupidity with this turkey: Wow! Money for kids and seniors embezzled into Air America! (If you haven’t rea… --- ## [Would you go vegan for one year for a hundred grand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-vegan-for-one-year-for-a-hundred-grand/598189)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-vegan-for-one-year-for-a-hundred-grand/598189 "2011-10-14T22:38:36Z")
The usual eccentric billionaire approaches you with a proposition. He’d like to abandon your current animal-killing diet in favor of a vegan one, and he’s willing to pay to see it happen. If you can fulfill his terms fo… --- ## [PBS, politics, current events ... potential for bias?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pbs-politics-current-events-potential-for-bias/621166)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2012, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pbs-politics-current-events-potential-for-bias/621166 "2012-05-23T08:57:53Z")
Not Liberal bias; just plain old bias in favor of Democrats … The other day I looked at the schedule of my local PBS affiliate for the current events or political programming. The names that were prominent were Tavis S… --- ## [How will the GOP establishment try to kill the Trump nomination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-gop-establishment-try-to-kill-the-trump-nomination/745812)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2016, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-gop-establishment-try-to-kill-the-trump-nomination/745812 "2016-03-06T16:58:48Z")
I’m going with the assumption that Donald Trump is going to be the Republican nominee for president if the only relevant factor is primary results. But will it be the only relevant factor? There have been many stories … --- ## [School movies they probably don't show anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-movies-they-probably-dont-show-anymore/521227)
**Author:** [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2009, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-movies-they-probably-dont-show-anymore/521227 "2009-12-18T19:17:42Z")
Inspired by this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=11884319#post11884319 The above thread references an old movie they used to show us in school, with a street cat being fed tuna on the sly b… --- ## [The Burning Dog Inn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-burning-dog-inn/442142)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 341\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2008, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-burning-dog-inn/442142 "2008-12-29T02:54:22Z")
Welcome to the Burning Dog Inn, grab a bottle of Suntouched Special Reserve (I’m watching you, Riverheart :D) and make yourself at home. Here is the place major guild announcements will go, as well as important characte… --- ## [Put your mouth where your mouth is!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-your-mouth-where-your-mouth-is/639462)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-your-mouth-where-your-mouth-is/639462 "2012-11-14T16:58:27Z")
Who’s going to win… Obama or Romney? Losers agree to voluntarily suspend their activity on the SDMB for six months as follows: 1 Voluntary suspension is limited to GD, Elections and The Pit. Voluntary suspension occ… --- ## [Dumber than...As nervous as...what \*rural\* similes amuse you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumber-than-as-nervous-as-what-rural-similes-amuse-you/106077)
**Author:** [@Largo62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Largo62)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2015, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumber-than-as-nervous-as-what-rural-similes-amuse-you/106077 "2015-01-16T15:43:41Z")
She’s as dumb as a sack of hammers. He’s nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. What other country cliche’s amuse you? Or piss you off, for that matter? --- ## [Charity bribes drug addicts to sterilise themselves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charity-bribes-drug-addicts-to-sterilise-themselves/557489)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2010, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charity-bribes-drug-addicts-to-sterilise-themselves/557489 "2010-10-23T12:37:17Z")
In one of the oddest major news stories I’ve seen in a while, U.S. charity Project Prevention is offering British drug addicts £200 (about $320) not to have children, in order to prevent damage to children. Charities ov… --- ## [It's Part of Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-part-of-me/586656)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-part-of-me/586656 "2012-12-24T17:30:23Z")
I was dating a girl last summer and we went out to eat at a restaraunt one day. It was afternoon on a weekday and the restaraunt was pretty deserted. We were greeted by the hostess who led us to the table of our choosi… --- ## [14 year old daughter's first date - what to say to the boy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-year-old-daughters-first-date-what-to-say-to-the-boy/675323)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-year-old-daughters-first-date-what-to-say-to-the-boy/675323 "2014-05-07T22:01:23Z")
My daughter has her first official date coming up and it will be to go to a formal high school dance. Her date is coming to our house to pick her up. He is a 14 year old boy so presumably one of his parents will be driv… --- ## [My family was so White Bread that......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-family-was-so-white-bread-that/378895)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2006, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-family-was-so-white-bread-that/378895 "2006-12-02T00:41:29Z")
when my mother made pizza, she used Kraft American chees slices – the yellow ones! :eek: (true, true. I swear.) --- ## [Wasps coming out of my chimney (you bet I need help fast!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasps-coming-out-of-my-chimney-you-bet-i-need-help-fast/494648)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2009, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasps-coming-out-of-my-chimney-you-bet-i-need-help-fast/494648 "2009-04-29T17:23:38Z")
Maybe 2-3 wasps per hour are lazily coming down the chimney and into the house. I’m not climbing on the roof (wasps or not), and I’m not shooting pesticide up the flue. But… it’s a working fireplace. I have a collection … --- ## [What did our Grandparents use for sexual lubricant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-our-grandparents-use-for-sexual-lubricant/670280)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2013, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-our-grandparents-use-for-sexual-lubricant/670280 "2013-10-06T17:14:35Z")
Hello Everyone, My wife and I were discussing the movie “The Last Tango In Paris” starting Marlon Brando. In one scene in the movie his character rapes a girl anally and he uses butter as a lubricant. Besides discussing… --- ## [Income inequality in America: the viral video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-inequality-in-america-the-viral-video/651965)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-inequality-in-america-the-viral-video/651965 "2013-03-08T16:30:03Z")
I understand that this video has been making the rounds in certain corners of the Internet and generating a lot of discussion — mainly those who believe that income inequality is a bad thing (an assertion that seems unco… --- ## [Why are conservative against legalizing marijuana?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-conservative-against-legalizing-marijuana/530824)
**Author:** [@CyclopticXander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyclopticXander)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2010, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-conservative-against-legalizing-marijuana/530824 "2010-03-09T17:40:46Z")
This isn’t a forum for me to simply advocate for the legalization of marijuana, I’m asking a serious question here about the basic philosophy that underpins conservatism. While I’m not a conservative, my understanding i… --- ## [Question on the meaning of Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-the-meaning-of-life/536933)
**Author:** [@Hold\_Fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hold_Fast)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2010, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-the-meaning-of-life/536933 "2010-04-24T02:09:34Z")
First of, I’ll start by getting it out in the open that I’m a Christian, and so therefore it should go without saying what I believe to be the meaning of life. Yet, I’m interested in hearing some other explanations for … --- ## [Biggest asshole in Congress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-asshole-in-congress/500377)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-asshole-in-congress/500377 "2010-10-01T14:48:29Z")
So what congresscritter do you think is most worthy of the title Richard Cranium? My vote goes to Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe. Check out this story: He’s refusing to meet with Sonia Sotomayer, saying he’s already deci… --- ## [No thread on Trump and golden showers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-thread-on-trump-and-golden-showers/776850)
**Author:** [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2017, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-thread-on-trump-and-golden-showers/776850 "2017-01-20T03:29:02Z")
CNN Story on possibly compromising information the Russians have gathered on Trump A Buzzfeed report relates: The details supposedly involve golden showers from Russian prostitutes at the Ritz in Moscow. What fun. … --- ## [Songs with actual bars and restaurants in the lyrics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-actual-bars-and-restaurants-in-the-lyrics/746301)
**Author:** [@ChickenLegs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChickenLegs)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-actual-bars-and-restaurants-in-the-lyrics/746301 "2016-02-24T19:43:50Z")
So I was listening to Guy Clark’s “Dublin Blues” (I wish I was in Austin, mmm-mmm, in the Chili Parlor bar, drinkin’ mad margaritas and not carin’ where you are) and I got to thinking that I might like to take a drive to… --- ## [Tron: Legacy reactions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tron-legacy-reactions/564343)
**Author:** [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tron-legacy-reactions/564343 "2012-01-17T21:05:46Z")
Saw Tron: Legacy today and loved it to bits. Critical reaction: Visually stunning and one of the most unique-looking films in recent memory. Olivia Wilde is great, as is Michael Sheen. Jeff Bridges does what he can with… --- ## [anti-lawyer idiots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-lawyer-idiots/493230)
**Author:** [@ivn1188](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivn1188)\ **Replies:** 271\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2009, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-lawyer-idiots/493230 "2009-04-24T17:06:55Z")
There are quite a few people on this board who never pass up the opportunity to demonstrate their ignorance of the legal system. I won’t name names like Stan Shmenge because there are so many of you. Anyway, I’ve broke… --- ## [Why did Burt Reynolds' career founder after Boogie Nights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-burt-reynolds-career-founder-after-boogie-nights/585011)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2011, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-burt-reynolds-career-founder-after-boogie-nights/585011 "2011-06-15T15:37:13Z")
Granted his career was already in the pits when he did Boogie Nights, but that was supposed to be his big comeback. He got an Oscar nomination, attracted some interest from the Hollywood establishment. So what the hell h… --- ## [Considering a move to Olympia, WA. What should I know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/considering-a-move-to-olympia-wa-what-should-i-know/671762)
**Author:** [@Translucent\_Daydream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Translucent_Daydream)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2013, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/considering-a-move-to-olympia-wa-what-should-i-know/671762 "2013-10-28T19:53:10Z")
My wife and I are trying to relocate to the Pacific Northwest, and have been checking out areas and talking with people that are from that neck of the woods. We currently live in Conroe, about an hour north of the Houst… --- ## [How can i tell my co worker to stop flirting with mestop flirting with me.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-tell-my-co-worker-to-stop-flirting-with-mestop-flirting-with-me/717837)
**Author:** [@Rossiekerr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rossiekerr)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2015, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-tell-my-co-worker-to-stop-flirting-with-mestop-flirting-with-me/717837 "2015-04-22T16:51:07Z")
There is this older man at work who is getting too friendly and I want to put a stop to it.I don’t work with him everyday since I have a part time casual position and he has permanent position on different floor. I am ca… --- ## [Rare Surnames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-surnames/579352)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-surnames/579352 "2012-04-25T16:09:48Z")
What’s the rarest surname you have heard for a person (or family) still living? http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/data/2000surnames/index.html Genealogy websites may offer better searching tools and perhaps some of y… --- ## [Halloween! Costume ideas, party ideas, food ideas...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-costume-ideas-party-ideas-food-ideas/551367)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-costume-ideas-party-ideas-food-ideas/551367 "2010-09-09T03:28:09Z")
Halloween time! We’re having a party this year, so we need lots of ideas for stuff. Here’s a really cool idea for a costume - she’s pixilated! Anybody else hosting a party? Looking for costume ideas? Got ideas to share?… --- ## [Free Blacks Kidnapped and Enslaved; Was This Really a Thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-blacks-kidnapped-and-enslaved-was-this-really-a-thing/682934)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-blacks-kidnapped-and-enslaved-was-this-really-a-thing/682934 "2014-03-11T02:19:51Z")
Best Picture winner 12 Years a Slave tells the heartbreaking story of Solomon Northrup, a free, northern black who was kidnapped and sold into slavery. How common was this? Also, he disappeared a second time after his … --- ## ["Next Big Things" that weren't so big](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-big-things-that-werent-so-big/577044)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2011, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-big-things-that-werent-so-big/577044 "2011-04-11T15:23:16Z")
I happened to stumble upon a video of Terence Trent D’Arby today. “No doubt some of you younger dopers are scratching your heads, saying Terence who who?” But in 1988, he burst upon the national music scene in a blaze … --- ## [Is the idea of overnight growth spurts still accepted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-idea-of-overnight-growth-spurts-still-accepted/663561)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-idea-of-overnight-growth-spurts-still-accepted/663561 "2015-10-14T16:27:29Z")
Some 20 years ago, a researcher (Michelle Lampl) discovered that children sometimes actually, literally, do grow overnight, sometimes as much as a half an inch, confirming what parents occasionally report. As amazing as… --- ## [pontiac G6 - no heat at stoplights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pontiac-g6-no-heat-at-stoplights/475436)
**Author:** [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2014, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pontiac-g6-no-heat-at-stoplights/475436 "2014-12-05T14:47:04Z")
I have a 2007 pontiac G6 with the 3.5L V6 engine, and for the most part it’s a great car. I love that I can get 30mpg on the highway in a car that puts out over 200hp and only uses 4 quarts of oil. However, in the wint… --- ## [Will all real creationists please stand up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-all-real-creationists-please-stand-up/474949)
**Author:** [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-all-real-creationists-please-stand-up/474949 "2008-12-11T21:55:08Z")
I’ve talked to a lot of creationists over the years and not one of them has given me much in terms of proof of creationism, or even that the Bible should be taken literally in any respect. The best retort I’ve heard is p… --- ## [Eyewitnesses to Jesus' miracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyewitnesses-to-jesus-miracles/476041)
**Author:** [@Fantome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fantome)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2008, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyewitnesses-to-jesus-miracles/476041 "2008-12-12T03:52:40Z")
I’m debating someone on another board about his supposed evidence that God exists. He’s using eyewitness testimony as evidence: Since I don’t know much about the Bible, I figured I’d come here for the straight dope. An… --- ## [Bumper Stickers in Britain/Ireland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumper-stickers-in-britain-ireland/665649)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2013, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumper-stickers-in-britain-ireland/665649 "2013-08-18T11:12:47Z")
I’m an American. I spent some time driving in both the UK and Ireland this summer and after a while (yeah, I’m not much of an observer) made the discovery that essentially no cars have bumper stickers, or at least they d… --- ## [Welp, guess I won't be seeing "Passengers" then](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welp-guess-i-wont-be-seeing-passengers-then/775069)
**Author:** [@MostlyClueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyClueless)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welp-guess-i-wont-be-seeing-passengers-then/775069 "2017-01-05T03:56:09Z")
All right. Saw some trailers, and really liked the look of things. Pushes most of my buttons. Scifi? Yup. Cool design and style? Yup. Mystery? Ticked that box. So the reason why I’m not going to see it is a spoiler, and… --- ## [What is THE quintessential 70's song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-quintessential-70s-song/748263)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-quintessential-70s-song/748263 "2016-03-22T05:47:49Z")
Wondering what is the song that puts you right back there in the 1970’s. Try to think beyond disco, though I won’t fault you if you can’t. For me, it’s “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.” It’s haunting and moving, … --- ## [When did Sons of Anarchy jump the shark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-sons-of-anarchy-jump-the-shark/636805)
**Author:** [@tomcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomcar)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-sons-of-anarchy-jump-the-shark/636805 "2015-09-11T21:38:03Z")
Spoilers… When the subplot with Gemma’s Dad’s caregiver happened I felt the “Oh, brother” feeling. Or was it the trip to Ireland? Maybe just having Henry Rollins as a guest. --- ## [Democrats who may run if Hillary is indicted or drops out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-who-may-run-if-hillary-is-indicted-or-drops-out/738592)
**Author:** [@GloryDays](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GloryDays)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-who-may-run-if-hillary-is-indicted-or-drops-out/738592 "2016-03-18T23:04:34Z")
If Hillary Rodham Clinton is indicted by the FBI due to her email saga or some other reason, and she drops out, these are the lists of Democrats that could make a late run for president. Some names include Elizabeth Warr… --- ## [Why do females giggle for no apparant reason?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-females-giggle-for-no-apparant-reason/440392)
**Author:** [@Squarebubble1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squarebubble1)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2008, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-females-giggle-for-no-apparant-reason/440392 "2008-03-08T19:45:00Z")
At the risk of sounding sexist, males don’t generally giggle - let’s establish that up front. (The only examples that I can think of are the Joker and Drew Carey…) Teenage girls, by my lifelong observations, seem to gig… --- ## [Coontown on Reddit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coontown-on-reddit/725264)
**Author:** [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2015, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coontown-on-reddit/725264 "2015-08-14T14:46:51Z")
One of the most controversial subreddits out there is known as Coontown (r/coontown), which is – according to them – a ‘race realist’ group that details why black people are bad. To just about everyone else, it’s a racis… --- ## [Have you ever had sex with or in front of a larger group of people at a party or club?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-sex-with-or-in-front-of-a-larger-group-of-people-at-a-party-or-club/552426)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2010, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-sex-with-or-in-front-of-a-larger-group-of-people-at-a-party-or-club/552426 "2010-09-10T13:56:27Z")
Poll coming. The poll answers are bifarcated by age. So if the answer is yes, use the age group, you were the last time you participated. If the answer is no, put your current age group. --- ## [Could you forgive somebody that stole from you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-forgive-somebody-that-stole-from-you/658821)
**Author:** [@SB111111](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SB111111)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2013, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-forgive-somebody-that-stole-from-you/658821 "2013-06-01T06:48:29Z")
Hi all, I’m hoping to receive some good, honest advice from you all regarding an incident that happened to me several months ago, I will try and cut a long story short. I have been saving for a car for a while now and … --- ## [Is there actually a way to kill someone and leave no sign of it being a murder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-actually-a-way-to-kill-someone-and-leave-no-sign-of-it-being-a-murder/746087)
**Author:** [@bomberswarm2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bomberswarm2)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-actually-a-way-to-kill-someone-and-leave-no-sign-of-it-being-a-murder/746087 "2016-02-20T16:03:51Z")
The old way that you could supposedly murder someone without leaving any evidence of a homicide was by smothering them with a pillow, but now I believe there’s ways to tell if that was the case (because they just did it … --- ## [The psychological damage from growing up as a Jehovah's Witness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-psychological-damage-from-growing-up-as-a-jehovahs-witness/709447)
**Author:** [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-psychological-damage-from-growing-up-as-a-jehovahs-witness/709447 "2022-04-13T14:59:23Z")
I just recently found out about some of the more unsavory aspects of this religion. Since I imagine there are others on here who still think of them as the weird but harmless door knockers, I figured I’d share this: It … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=308&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=310&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)