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**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2012, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jesse-jackson-ever-apologize-for-this/536072 "2012-04-14T15:32:58Z")
Years ago, I heard a snippet of a statement by the Rev. Jackson. It was something like “I was worried when I heard footsteps behind me, but I relaxed when it was a white person”…or words to that effect. Given the inher… --- ## [My 6 year old daughter is not doing well.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-6-year-old-daughter-is-not-doing-well/140640)
**Author:** [@Roadwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadwalker)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2002, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-6-year-old-daughter-is-not-doing-well/140640 "2002-12-17T18:23:59Z")
Two days ago I posted how my family is having another baby. That is joyous news. Sadly, my 6 year old daughter Naomi may be losing her 3 1/2 year battle with cancer. There is nothing more medically that can be done. … --- ## [New McCain Doctrine: Preemptive lying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mccain-doctrine-preemptive-lying/464405)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 251\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2008, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mccain-doctrine-preemptive-lying/464405 "2008-10-09T06:29:08Z")
Ok, so everyone is aware that McCain had a minor gaffe on thursday when he said he would fire Chris Cox as Chairman of the SEC: Now, this was kind of a fuck up because the President cannot technically fire the SEC Chai… --- ## [Bobby Jindal Announces for President. Does anyone care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobby-jindal-announces-for-president-does-anyone-care/723378)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobby-jindal-announces-for-president-does-anyone-care/723378 "2015-11-19T16:09:29Z")
In the now over-crowded field of Republican candidates, where in the pack is Jindal? What segment of the electorate does he appeal to? Seems to me Jindal’s positions are already covered by Huckabee. --- ## [Daisy Chain - does that still mean what I think it means?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daisy-chain-does-that-still-mean-what-i-think-it-means/368423)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2006, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daisy-chain-does-that-still-mean-what-i-think-it-means/368423 "2006-08-15T19:28:55Z")
Back in the day, “Daisy Chain” refered to a group of woman performing oral sex on each other in a circle. Has anyone heard of this? Was it just my gross friends and gross highschool, or is this actually a common slang t… --- ## [Obama/Biden 08'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-biden-08/461017)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2008, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-biden-08/461017 "2008-08-26T22:28:14Z")
Barack Obama chooses Senator Jow Biden, 65, as his running mate for the 2008 presidential election! Quick Blurb Peronsonally, I am very happy with the choice, his. Others? --- ## [What happened to Carrie from Little House ???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-carrie-from-little-house/316550)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2018, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-carrie-from-little-house/316550 "2018-08-18T22:11:57Z")
All right, this is insane, and I KNOW it. And yet… and yet this question haunts me. I used to watch “Little House on the Prairie” reruns obsessively, and I realized that I didn’t know the answer to one mystery: what was … --- ## [I Don't Like Being Called Irrational. \[Just because I do not accept the Theory of Evolution.\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-being-called-irrational-just-because-i-do-not-accept-the-theory-of-evolution/658755)
**Author:** [@Atarii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atarii)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-being-called-irrational-just-because-i-do-not-accept-the-theory-of-evolution/658755 "2013-05-27T17:19:42Z")
Every time I read an article on the Straight Dope I can almost immediately discern if it is David writing the article because he will oftentimes make some offhand jab at intelligent design proponents, or creationists, wh… --- ## [I Pit people who use the word "retarded"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-use-the-word-retarded/566091)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2011, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-use-the-word-retarded/566091 "2011-01-09T23:54:15Z")
I posted a thread about my sadness at seeing Dick Clark’s failing health. After we got back on track after being derailed by a discussion disabled people’s right to be in public, someone said Dick looked “retarded”, cau… --- ## [I watched The Terminator last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-watched-the-terminator-last-night/540486)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2010, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-watched-the-terminator-last-night/540486 "2010-05-27T08:21:06Z")
I had high expectations for it. I had heard a lot of good things about it, and I love Arnold. So I expected a great action movie with time travel. But then I watched it and it was even better than I expected. I can n… --- ## [Men that refuse to take it up the butthole...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-that-refuse-to-take-it-up-the-butthole/647244)
**Author:** [@Kimmy\_Gibbler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimmy_Gibbler)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2013, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-that-refuse-to-take-it-up-the-butthole/647244 "2013-01-25T00:13:04Z")
\[Obligatory—transparently, predictably obligatory—counter to this thread\] …why? Is there a particular reason why you refuse (or hate) to do it (D\*-in-your-BH sex)? And if you do not perform it, do you also refuse to par… --- ## [So, what does an artichoke taste like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-an-artichoke-taste-like/299287)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2005, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-an-artichoke-taste-like/299287 "2005-04-15T00:43:57Z")
I’ve never tried them before… As far as I can tell, they’re kinda starchy? Taste like turnips? I’ve heard they male wines taste sweeter, and they’ve been compared to brocolli… So, what do artichokes taste like? --- ## [\*light\* bondage advice needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-bondage-advice-needed/493325)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2009, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-bondage-advice-needed/493325 "2009-09-07T17:20:33Z")
The missus has requested I tie her up. Sounds good to me, but then I realized I’m a complete idiot in these matters, so I need some serious help here. I’m looking for suggestions on what to do with her after she is tied… --- ## [Mormons - How could anyone buy into it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mormons-how-could-anyone-buy-into-it/384719)
**Author:** [@Ammonius\_Saccus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ammonius_Saccus)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2007, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mormons-how-could-anyone-buy-into-it/384719 "2007-01-03T20:20:59Z")
How could any reasonable person believe the stuff that is the Book of Mormon? To start with Smith’s story about the plates is just off the wall. And then when you get into the archaeological and linguistic investigations… --- ## [The Canadian Election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadian-election/247274)
**Author:** [@cowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowgirl)\ **Replies:** 416\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2004, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadian-election/247274 "2004-07-03T04:15:59Z")
It seems that the Iraq situation ended on Sunday … or so it seemed, what with the newspaper coverage in this nation. I guess here on the 'Dope life carries on as usual. But I think we need at least one thread about the… --- ## [Wearing chain mail in daily living](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-chain-mail-in-daily-living/151017)
**Author:** [@djbdjb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/djbdjb)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2003, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-chain-mail-in-daily-living/151017 "2003-02-03T12:11:00Z")
I have done a brief internet search on chain mail. I appears that it is mostly used for " Society for Creative Anachronism"-type uses. Can chain mail be used for self-protection today? The rings used in making chain ma… --- ## ["Friendly" retailers make me stabby](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-retailers-make-me-stabby/583489)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2011, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-retailers-make-me-stabby/583489 "2011-06-15T13:00:56Z")
I recall reading or being told that having a greeter at a store reduces shoplifting. Whether it’s true or not, I have no problem with someone at the door to a retail establishment saying “Welcome to \ **Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-sleep-more-than-5-hours/539490 "2010-05-17T11:19:56Z") If I go to bed at 9 PM, I wake up at 2AM. If I retire at 10 PM, I wake at 3AM. If I retire at 12, I wake at 5. Am I harming myself? You are supposed to get 8 hours of sleep/night. This has been going on for years…is th… --- ## [The Story of a Twenty-Dollar Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-story-of-a-twenty-dollar-bill/508455)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2009, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-story-of-a-twenty-dollar-bill/508455 "2009-12-15T07:08:41Z")
This bill, whose serial number ended in 77R, was printed, of course, at the Bureau in Washington. Its seal indicated it was to be sent to the Federal Reserve Bank in New York City. From there it went to a small branch of… --- ## [Resurrection of Online Texas hold 'em tournaments for Dopers only (revised thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947)
**Author:** [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Replies:** 436\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2005, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947 "2005-06-02T16:10:01Z")
Okay, its not much of a resurrection, since the first time I tried this it didn’t really take off. The reason it didn’t is because I couldn’t find an online poker room that allows private tournaments for play money. I th… --- ## [What is the most bizarre fetish you've known someone to have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-bizarre-fetish-youve-known-someone-to-have/241866)
**Author:** [@Poetgrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poetgrrl)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2010, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-bizarre-fetish-youve-known-someone-to-have/241866 "2010-10-20T18:44:20Z")
After reading the responses from the ‘eyeball licking’ thread, it got me thinking that there are a lot of unsual sex practices that turn people on. There are a lot of people out there, so I’m sure there’s gotta be people… --- ## [Why are pharmacies so slow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-pharmacies-so-slow/547394)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2010, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-pharmacies-so-slow/547394 "2010-08-15T09:25:30Z")
I’ve got bronchitis. Today I went to the drug store to pick up the drugs to treat it: an inhaler, antibiotics, and cough syrup. I handed the pharmacist my prescription and she went and pulled all three drugs off the s… --- ## [Tax question: Employer doesn't give 1099 form, what happens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-question-employer-doesnt-give-1099-form-what-happens/391660)
**Author:** [@SweetHomeColorado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SweetHomeColorado)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2007, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-question-employer-doesnt-give-1099-form-what-happens/391660 "2007-02-14T06:09:38Z")
Okay, to preface, I’m not asking for legal advice as I know you are not my lawyer and I’m not asking for tax/financial advice as I plan on going to a professional to take care of my taxes. With that said, if you feel co… --- ## [Why does the U.S government buy weapons from private corporations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-u-s-government-buy-weapons-from-private-corporations/689005)
**Author:** [@Honesty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honesty)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2014, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-u-s-government-buy-weapons-from-private-corporations/689005 "2014-05-31T02:02:09Z")
Or better put: why doesn’t the U.S government make their own weapons? I mean, why contract a new fighter plane to Lockheed Martin when they can turn around and sell the same thing to another country that hates us? Would… --- ## [Eyebrows of Doom, a word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyebrows-of-doom-a-word/654966)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyebrows-of-doom-a-word/654966 "2013-04-12T04:45:12Z")
In the thread about gay marriage in IMHO, I got this totally half-assed piece of snark from you. It never ceases to amaze me how people can people can put themselves up as being such experts on me and my life. And it… --- ## [Age of consent laws should be reformed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-of-consent-laws-should-be-reformed/667995)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-of-consent-laws-should-be-reformed/667995 "2015-09-14T03:25:44Z")
This is adapted from a debate I am having with a friend on Facebook after she expressed outrage about a lenient sentence given a teacher who was convicted of statutory rape with a 14 year old student. I don’t agree with… --- ## [MLB (Baseball) Return July 23. 60 game season in 66 days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-baseball-return-july-23-60-game-season-in-66-days/912771)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 482\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-baseball-return-july-23-60-game-season-in-66-days/912771 "2020-09-28T13:50:02Z")
July 24. 60 game season in 66 days. Teams will play their division & the other leagues same division so: East will only play East, 10 games per in league and 4 games per other league. So Yanks will play Red Sox, Os, J… --- ## ["She wears a two-way but I'm not quite sure what that means"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-wears-a-two-way-but-im-not-quite-sure-what-that-means/136703)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-wears-a-two-way-but-im-not-quite-sure-what-that-means/136703 "2013-02-02T23:27:53Z")
…and nor am I. Anyone have any ideas? If you don’t know what I’m talking about, check this. --- ## [How do normal people react to Ritalin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-normal-people-react-to-ritalin/383253)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2006, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-normal-people-react-to-ritalin/383253 "2006-12-12T15:48:58Z")
I’m very, very curious about the answer to this question, so if anyone knows, PLEASE answer!! Mavbe someone who was misdiagnosed, and took it… or… well… no questions asked. :wink: I guess this could also be expanded to t… --- ## [Chocolate Factory: 1971 vs. 2005 vs. the Book. Open Spoilers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-factory-1971-vs-2005-vs-the-book-open-spoilers/312999)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2005, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-factory-1971-vs-2005-vs-the-book-open-spoilers/312999 "2005-07-25T15:59:21Z")
THIS THREAD, INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL POST, WILL HAVE OPEN SPOILERS FOR THE TWO CHOCOLATE FACTORY FILMS AND BOOK. I’m starting this thread so we can have a reference of sorts for the differences between the book Charlie a… --- ## [A Pre-Emptive Goodbye](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pre-emptive-goodbye/527417)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pre-emptive-goodbye/527417 "2010-02-03T16:31:49Z")
So after my most recent capricious warning on this message board, I have been informed that if I run afoul of the moderator caprice one more time, I am going to be banned, no warnings, ifs ands or buts. So as far as I s… --- ## [In a fight between a M1A2 tank and a naval destroyer, what does the tank have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-fight-between-a-m1a2-tank-and-a-naval-destroyer-what-does-the-tank-have/788246)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-fight-between-a-m1a2-tank-and-a-naval-destroyer-what-does-the-tank-have/788246 "2017-06-26T14:57:46Z")
So I was reading the bbq troll thread and it was hilarious. I haven’t laughed so hard in ages. Anyway, apparently there was a post that was about a tank fightinga aircraft carrier but the OP was banned and the post delet… --- ## [FAA rules - whats the difference in a RC model Plane and a Drone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faa-rules-whats-the-difference-in-a-rc-model-plane-and-a-drone/642321)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faa-rules-whats-the-difference-in-a-rc-model-plane-and-a-drone/642321 "2012-11-28T16:35:54Z")
This story about TMZ begs the question. Hobbyists have flown RC model Planes for at least three or more decades without any hassles from the FAA. What’s the threshold from a RC model Plane to a Drone? When does it requi… --- ## [Positive drug test from drinking semen. Possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/positive-drug-test-from-drinking-semen-possible/614550)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2012, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/positive-drug-test-from-drinking-semen-possible/614550 "2012-03-07T02:04:35Z")
Okay, I don’t think I buy this story, but I must admit I don’t really know the answer. Here’s the story. Someone I care about has recently been told by his mom that she tested positive for meth only because she regular… --- ## [Is it possible to live without sleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-live-without-sleep/197487)
**Author:** [@SoulSearching](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoulSearching)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-live-without-sleep/197487 "2011-02-07T19:03:37Z")
If an average person sleeps an average of 8 hours a day, he will waste 1/3 of his lifetime doing absolutely nothing. Can you imagine how productive and advanced humans would be if sleep was not necessary? Imagine if eins… --- ## [Woman calls police. They brutalize and arrest her.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-calls-police-they-brutalize-and-arrest-her/547653)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2010, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-calls-police-they-brutalize-and-arrest-her/547653 "2010-07-27T21:23:43Z")
I didn’t expect something like this from YouTube snarker Philip DeFranco. Warning, this may be triggering. http://phillydtv.tumblr.com/post/834936503/two-us-police-officers-have-repeatedly-tasered-a A 57-year-old woma… --- ## [Geology puns - help me out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geology-puns-help-me-out/575523)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geology-puns-help-me-out/575523 "2011-03-24T18:27:19Z")
I’m an amateur geologist who sometimes gives presentations to kids. They love it - lightning glass, dinosaur poo, volcanoes etc… Only now I’m after some ideas to make them think and then groan - Puns of course. Remember… --- ## [Hillary went straight demographic warfare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-went-straight-demographic-warfare/717600)
**Author:** [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2015, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-went-straight-demographic-warfare/717600 "2015-04-18T02:17:11Z")
Populist demographics is Hillary’s tactic to win the White House. It’s blatant that she will ignore the white male vote and seek to collect everyone else. This will be an ugly, divisive election season. I think it will… --- ## [People who cry when they are really angry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-cry-when-they-are-really-angry/317769)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-cry-when-they-are-really-angry/317769 "2017-04-13T22:20:32Z")
When I was younger, if I was really angry, I would cry uncontrollably. I don’t know why. Similarly, my girlfriend also cries when she is mad enough at me. Why is this? Also, it seems like some people can supress crying… --- ## [Yay, we've been saved from ourselves again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-weve-been-saved-from-ourselves-again/621013)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2012, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-weve-been-saved-from-ourselves-again/621013 "2012-05-07T21:43:05Z")
Link. Miller (who I believe is a good mod) closed the Walmarticus thread even though posters were having a good time. I know this has been done before but this is tiresome. If you really need to be anal about it, move i… --- ## [Rear lights go dark when brakes are applied... why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rear-lights-go-dark-when-brakes-are-applied-why/657177)
**Author:** [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rear-lights-go-dark-when-brakes-are-applied-why/657177 "2013-05-02T20:33:43Z")
Luckily not my car, and an answer isn’t needed quickly. I just happened to be behind one of these types of cars while coming home for lunch break, and (since I drive primarily at night), I see these types of cars severa… --- ## [Cities With No Upscale Restaurants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-with-no-upscale-restaurants/691481)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-with-no-upscale-restaurants/691481 "2014-07-02T20:40:59Z")
What are some cities you have either lived in or visited that don’t have any very high end restaurants? I know mid to large size cities will have five star places, and ghost towns obviously don’t. But what are some cit… --- ## [American Psycho was all real](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-psycho-was-all-real/529818)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-psycho-was-all-real/529818 "2013-09-05T20:30:57Z")
One of the perennial debates around both the book & the movie American Psycho was how much of it was based in reality and how much was the hallucinations of a deluded psychopath. Having just reread the book and rewatched… --- ## [Why is Godfather III held in such contempt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-godfather-iii-held-in-such-contempt/517355)
**Author:** [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prelude_to_Fascination)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-godfather-iii-held-in-such-contempt/517355 "2012-10-26T01:11:49Z")
What’s really so bad about it? Granted, it’s the worst of the trilogy, and has faults, but on its own merits, is it really that bad a movie? Compared to other films in and out of its genre, is it worse than say, Frankens… --- ## [Five reasons I think Ron Paul style libertarianism is stupid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-reasons-i-think-ron-paul-style-libertarianism-is-stupid/714376)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2015, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-reasons-i-think-ron-paul-style-libertarianism-is-stupid/714376 "2015-03-11T20:21:20Z")
They categorically hate nearly all our elected officials that serve our country, but generally don’t extend any criticism to the military, which is also part of the government. They might as well be consistent and bash … --- ## [Income Inequality and the Work Ethic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-inequality-and-the-work-ethic/680579)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2014, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-inequality-and-the-work-ethic/680579 "2014-02-18T14:53:45Z")
What’s striking about the latest CBO reports showing the ACA leading to millions of fewer jobs is the reason for this. It’s not that these workers are going to be laid off. It’s that they will choose to work less, either… --- ## ["There is no evidence for the existence for God." Meaningful and true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-evidence-for-the-existence-for-god-meaningful-and-true/570213)
**Author:** [@Galileo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galileo)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-evidence-for-the-existence-for-god-meaningful-and-true/570213 "2011-02-24T14:35:37Z")
I’m puzzled a bit by the statement “There is no evidence for the existence for God”. The statement could be meaningful and true. Or, it could be meaningful and false. Or, not meaningful, in which case it is neither tr… --- ## [Being friends with a Trump supporter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-friends-with-a-trump-supporter/766693)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2016, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-friends-with-a-trump-supporter/766693 "2016-10-25T10:14:20Z")
Carol is the receptionist at an office I visit on a regular basis. She’s always very friendly towards me. She seems like a nice person, and I always look forward to seeing her when I drop by. But I recently learned fr… --- ## [Why do I have to dial 1 for long distance now that it's ten digit dialing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-dial-1-for-long-distance-now-that-its-ten-digit-dialing/472633)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2013, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-dial-1-for-long-distance-now-that-its-ten-digit-dialing/472633 "2013-04-20T08:04:37Z")
Everywhere I go now they have ten digit dialing. I live in area code 905, and if it’s a 905 number close by I have to dial the full number, 905-123-4567. But if it’s a 905 number far away, like in Pickering, I have to … --- ## [What is the worst beer you've ever had?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-beer-youve-ever-had/694678)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-beer-youve-ever-had/694678 "2014-08-07T20:14:24Z")
Yes, I saw the alcoholic drink thread and I wanted to focus specifically on beer. What is the worst beer you’ve ever had? I’m not a snob when it comes to beer. I like Budweiser, Coors, Labatt, Keystone, Genesee, and var… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=319&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=321&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)