# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=321&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:** 322 --- ## [Michael Corleone Was a Psychopath](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-corleone-was-a-psychopath/696173)
**Author:** [@PorchePine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PorchePine)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-corleone-was-a-psychopath/696173 "2014-08-28T01:54:12Z")
Watching Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, I came to the realization that Micheal Corleone was a psychopath. It starts at the very start, when he’s telling his girlfriend the “amusing little story” of how his father threatened… --- ## [Why have all the Restaurant Buffets disappeared?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-all-the-restaurant-buffets-disappeared/685478)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2014, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-all-the-restaurant-buffets-disappeared/685478 "2014-04-13T20:16:02Z")
Restaurant buffets were very, very common when I grew up in the 70’s. They were everywhere. We had a Holiday Inn with a nice buffet in my hometown. My dad loved them because of the variety of food choices and family pri… --- ## [Anti-achievement at its finest: Acceptance by 20 colleges called "obnoxious"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-achievement-at-its-finest-acceptance-by-20-colleges-called-obnoxious/812353)
**Author:** [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2018, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-achievement-at-its-finest-acceptance-by-20-colleges-called-obnoxious/812353 "2018-04-25T21:04:29Z")
Link to article: \[D.C. Fox 5 anchors slam teen who received 20 full rides to college.\](D.C. Fox 5 anchors slam teen who received 20 full rides to college.) So a Texas teen named Michael Brown discovers he’s been accepte… --- ## [Woody Allen's autobiography cancelled by publisher](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woody-allens-autobiography-cancelled-by-publisher/849028)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woody-allens-autobiography-cancelled-by-publisher/849028 "2020-11-28T16:45:31Z")
Maybe he can get Amazon or Lulu to self publish it. :slight\_smile: Hachette Drops Woody Allen's Book After Ronan Farrow Objects, Employees Walk Out : NPR --- ## [Does Trump calling Warren Pocahontas, make it OK to call him Adolph Drumpf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-calling-warren-pocahontas-make-it-ok-to-call-him-adolph-drumpf/756008)
**Author:** [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2016, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-calling-warren-pocahontas-make-it-ok-to-call-him-adolph-drumpf/756008 "2016-06-12T22:22:11Z")
So juvenile, but what else is there to do? Ignore him? Try to reason with the Kardashian obsessed American voting public that doesn’t seem to give a damn about any of his asinine behavior? We could have separate threa… --- ## [Is putting a magnet on outside of microwave safe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-putting-a-magnet-on-outside-of-microwave-safe/709357)
**Author:** [@Whatever4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whatever4)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-putting-a-magnet-on-outside-of-microwave-safe/709357 "2015-01-13T03:36:24Z")
I have three sharp knives that live in my silverware drawer. So far I haven’t sliced a finger while retrieving a knife. A solution would be to put three small self-adhesive magnets on the side of the micro and stick th… --- ## [Apparently saying "all lives matter" is racist according to a BLM's co-founder.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-saying-all-lives-matter-is-racist-according-to-a-blms-co-founder/760083)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-saying-all-lives-matter-is-racist-according-to-a-blms-co-founder/760083 "2016-07-22T21:09:11Z")
Story here. So I’m wondering what the posters here have to say about this…do you agree? Me, I understand and get that it’s been used to quash “black lives matter” discussion and protesting, but this sort of rubs me the… --- ## [How do you have any clue where to start on comic books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-have-any-clue-where-to-start-on-comic-books/628407)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2012, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-have-any-clue-where-to-start-on-comic-books/628407 "2012-08-09T05:34:03Z")
Now I’m not crazy about the comic book format, but I’ve occasionally found a few I liked. A month or so ago I went to the local comic-con. There were cosplayers, lots of young men that could use more baths, lots of actio… --- ## [Girls bikini top gets untied and wrecks car. Acquitted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-bikini-top-gets-untied-and-wrecks-car-acquitted/674759)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2013, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-bikini-top-gets-untied-and-wrecks-car-acquitted/674759 "2013-12-02T01:34:34Z")
This seems nuts. She gets acquitted after wrecking a car, killing some, and seriously injuring people because her precious tits were exposed. :rolleyes: You’re hurtling down the interstate at 60 mph. Your entire focus … --- ## [Ken Paxton, Texas AG, facing impeachment from fellow Republicans (is impeached on May 27, 2023)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-paxton-texas-ag-facing-impeachment-from-fellow-republicans-is-impeached-on-may-27-2023/984608)
**Author:** [@MulderMuffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MulderMuffin)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-paxton-texas-ag-facing-impeachment-from-fellow-republicans-is-impeached-on-may-27-2023/984608 "2023-09-29T14:19:37Z")
The five-member GOP-led investigative committee met Wednesday to discuss the allegations of wrongdoing against Paxton, a fellow Republican and the state’s top lawyer A timeline of his many, many legal troubles going… --- ## [What's the difference between a dum dum and a hollowpoint?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-dum-dum-and-a-hollowpoint/10311)
**Author:** [@Boris\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boris_B)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2000, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-dum-dum-and-a-hollowpoint/10311 "2000-04-14T10:16:00Z")
Dum dum bullets were invented at the Dum Dum arsenal in India. Hollowpoints are modern. Other than people getting upset when they hear the term “dum dum”, is there any difference? Screaming at a wall is certainly futil… --- ## [Why do men wear suits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-wear-suits/725934)
**Author:** [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2015, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-wear-suits/725934 "2015-08-01T11:04:45Z")
There are few things I find more unpleasant than wearing a suit; maybe a jab in the eye with a sharp stick. Shirt tightly cinched up around the neck secured with a tie, a completely useless accoutrement. A wool jacket wh… --- ## [What just happened to my Mustang GT?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-just-happened-to-my-mustang-gt/648327)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-just-happened-to-my-mustang-gt/648327 "2013-01-31T22:51:55Z")
This is a weird issue. I was driving my 2008 GT to work this morning and I was in the left lane doing about 65 in 5th gear. I realized that I was losing ground to the car in front of me as he’d sped up and the car behind… --- ## [Hillary and Sniper Fire in Bosnia: What's the Defense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-and-sniper-fire-in-bosnia-whats-the-defense/442581)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-and-sniper-fire-in-bosnia-whats-the-defense/442581 "2008-04-03T17:56:38Z")
I ask this in all sincerity: has Team Hillary provided any believable explanation for her “sniper fire” account of her landing in Bosnia in 1996? Does anyone else have a reasonable explanation or defense? Or is Team Hi… --- ## [Turkey downs Russian jet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkey-downs-russian-jet/738432)
**Author:** [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2015, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkey-downs-russian-jet/738432 "2015-12-02T19:46:17Z")
Well this is crazy but not entirely unpredictable. Turkey shot down a Russian jet near the Syrian border, saying it was violating their airspace. Emergency NATO meeting this afternoon. What the hell is this going to do… --- ## [Is "stupid" a curse word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stupid-a-curse-word/609342)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2021, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stupid-a-curse-word/609342 "2021-12-27T03:23:11Z")
This is something I’ve seen with increasing frequency with parents. It seems like more and more parents are teaching their kids that “stupid” is as equally filthy of a word as fuck or shit. I remember one person immedia… --- ## [Kurds = Hittites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kurds-hittites/307619)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2013, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kurds-hittites/307619 "2013-07-30T03:32:15Z")
Are modern Kurds related to the ancient Hittites? --- ## [Ask the Rape Victim](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-rape-victim/554060)
**Author:** [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2010, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-rape-victim/554060 "2010-09-28T03:10:19Z")
I am a 45-year old single woman who has counseled other rape victims, so I have no problem being open and frank about my three experiences. I will offer the cursory scenarios to get the basic questions out of the way. A… --- ## [Two Word Post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-word-post/88967)
**Author:** [@NothingMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NothingMan)\ **Replies:** 539\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2003, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-word-post/88967 "2003-04-09T19:13:51Z")
Like this. --- ## [I pit dating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dating/414098)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2007, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dating/414098 "2007-08-07T20:35:14Z")
God fucking fuck. Dating, and especially the ritual surrounding it, is retarded. \[/getting it off my chest\] -FrL- (glad I managed to find wedded bliss without having to go through the insanity) --- ## [Tales of Uber](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-uber/831474)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2022, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-uber/831474 "2022-01-31T02:44:29Z")
I do a fair amount of driving for Uber and Lyft: I have always enjoyed driving, both city and rural driving, and doing so allows me to think on shit – and right now, I’ve got some shit on which to think. And as I do the… --- ## [What's the point of a religion if it constantly updates to adapt to changing society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-a-religion-if-it-constantly-updates-to-adapt-to-changing-society/938865)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 343\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2021, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-a-religion-if-it-constantly-updates-to-adapt-to-changing-society/938865 "2021-05-29T14:02:56Z")
IMHO, there are only two intellectually honest approaches for a religion to take when it finds itself at odds with an evolving society: Either stick to its guns (metaphorically, not literally,) or just implode and disapp… --- ## [White People's Funny Names for Children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-peoples-funny-names-for-children/825308)
**Author:** [@Batano](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batano)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2018, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-peoples-funny-names-for-children/825308 "2018-12-07T19:35:27Z")
Parent’s name their daughter Abcde. To make it worse “Abcde lives with epilepsy”. If it were capitalized, I’d assume that “Epilepsy” is her sister. But that is not the worst part. Some asshole Southwest Air employee mak… --- ## [Here are the defenses offered (so far) for Trump's “Grab them by the pussy" comment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-are-the-defenses-offered-so-far-for-trumps-grab-them-by-the-pussy-comment/768029)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-are-the-defenses-offered-so-far-for-trumps-grab-them-by-the-pussy-comment/768029 "2016-10-18T19:15:13Z")
Trump said in passing Here are defenses I’ve seen on Facebook and the media so far - If you have others feel free to add them. Some are quite creative. (His comments were awful but he apologized. Let’s move on - Melan… --- ## [He\[, God,\] has the final say! \[Witnessing. ed. title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-god-has-the-final-say-witnessing-ed-title/503506)
**Author:** [@Gbro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gbro)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2009, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-god-has-the-final-say-witnessing-ed-title/503506 "2009-07-21T19:13:54Z")
8 years ago my older brother having a long HX of hypertension lost his ability to void urine. After many tests and consultations with Urologist’s he ended up self catheterizing. 5 year later his kidneys had failed to t… --- ## [Bourbon Drinkers: A Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bourbon-drinkers-a-question/563001)
**Author:** [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bourbon-drinkers-a-question/563001 "2015-02-05T12:58:41Z")
I’m still a novice bourbon drinker but I’ve never had this happen before and wonder if I did something wrong. I ordered a “Makers Mark, neat”. To me, that means the bourbon is served without ice in an old-fashioned coc… --- ## [Don't waste your time/money on \_\_\_\_ (stuff that DOESN'T work)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-waste-your-time-money-on-____-stuff-that-doesnt-work/562747)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2010, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-waste-your-time-money-on-____-stuff-that-doesnt-work/562747 "2010-12-11T23:54:16Z")
We have a couple of good threads about tips and products that work really well; I thought a good companion might be a thread to warn people about products or methods that you’ve found to be crap so that the rest of us ca… --- ## [Psst... Hey, restaurant employees (and other service workers)... C'mere. We need to talk.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-hey-restaurant-employees-and-other-service-workers-cmere-we-need-to-talk/635907)
**Author:** [@Mann\_Slaughter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mann_Slaughter)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2012, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-hey-restaurant-employees-and-other-service-workers-cmere-we-need-to-talk/635907 "2012-10-02T16:13:16Z")
First… When I walk into your restaurant with my girlfriend please don’t greet us with “Hi guys!” The last time I checked I was the only guy in this relationship. A friendly “Good afternoon, ma’am… sir.” works wonders fo… --- ## [Why do the US and Europe write numbers differently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-us-and-europe-write-numbers-differently/538649)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2010, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-us-and-europe-write-numbers-differently/538649 "2010-05-11T20:23:43Z")
I remembered this from reading a post here. The US writes 100,000 but in Europe they write 100.000 for the same amount. How did this start and has anyone ever tried to make 1 or the other change? --- ## [Is Tim Tebow a good quarterback or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tim-tebow-a-good-quarterback-or-not/647495)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tim-tebow-a-good-quarterback-or-not/647495 "2013-01-23T21:18:53Z")
Not really a big follower of football, but opinions about Tim Tebow even by sportswriters and other football mavens seem to be all over the map ranging from those touting his amazing potential and miraculous capacity to … --- ## [Racial standards in SAT and college admissions - ideal threshold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racial-standards-in-sat-and-college-admissions-ideal-threshold/748303)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2016, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racial-standards-in-sat-and-college-admissions-ideal-threshold/748303 "2016-04-04T03:55:17Z")
It’s been observed that people of certain racial groups need to have higher SAT scores than some other racial groups in the college admissions process. Now, while it’s impossible to identify a specific math formula th… --- ## [Does the limited range in Celsius temps seem bizarre to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-limited-range-in-celsius-temps-seem-bizarre-to-you/642773)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-limited-range-in-celsius-temps-seem-bizarre-to-you/642773 "2012-12-26T15:29:49Z")
I’m accustomed to temp ranges from 8 degrees to 102 degrees Fahrenheit. Mike Holmes is sweating like a pig building a wall on a 38 degree day. I’d freeze my nuts off without a jacket. Oh wait, he’s talking Celsius. 100 … --- ## [Let he who is without sin cast the first stone---meaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-he-who-is-without-sin-cast-the-first-stone-meaning/150960)
**Author:** [@Gjorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gjorp)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2011, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-he-who-is-without-sin-cast-the-first-stone-meaning/150960 "2011-03-03T00:04:45Z")
When Jesus said, “Let he who is without sin cast the first stone”, what exactly was he saying? Was this just another way of putting ‘judge not lest ye be judged’? I’ve never read this particular part of the bible, so I… --- ## [Why Don't Hybrid Cars Recharge Batteries Like Gas Powered Cars Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-hybrid-cars-recharge-batteries-like-gas-powered-cars-do/660674)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2013, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-hybrid-cars-recharge-batteries-like-gas-powered-cars-do/660674 "2013-06-17T19:46:27Z")
So I was checking out a Toyota Prius hybrid car, and the salesman told me that it recharged the battery whenever the car’s breaks were applied, hence never needed recharging like a pure electric car does. That raised th… --- ## ["Obama is a chimp" Tea Party Republican is sorry if anyone was offended by her harmless satire.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-is-a-chimp-tea-party-republican-is-sorry-if-anyone-was-offended-by-her-harmless-satire/580320)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-is-a-chimp-tea-party-republican-is-sorry-if-anyone-was-offended-by-her-harmless-satire/580320 "2011-05-05T13:53:32Z")
Marilyn Davenport, a Tea Party supporter and member of the Orange County Republican Party Central Committee (does that sound Commie, or what?), recently sent out an email to some other GOP members with this picture and t… --- ## [How likely are sex workers to be exploited?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-are-sex-workers-to-be-exploited/540968)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-are-sex-workers-to-be-exploited/540968 "2010-06-02T00:34:53Z")
Purely hypothetical I assure you, but if I were to patronize prostitutes of various types, how likely would it be that I would be participating in the exploitation of the women involved? I do NOT mean presuming that all … --- ## [What should be Done with Nonviolent Child Molesters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-done-with-nonviolent-child-molesters/759119)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2016, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-done-with-nonviolent-child-molesters/759119 "2016-07-11T14:06:03Z")
I’m no expert, but it seems likely to me that a sexual attraction to children is biological, and incurable. If a person is attracted to children, but never acts on that impulse, he or she can function in society like th… --- ## [Tell me about having a child with a speech delay.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-having-a-child-with-a-speech-delay/608285)
**Author:** [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2015, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-having-a-child-with-a-speech-delay/608285 "2015-10-11T09:28:01Z")
A little background information here: I have four kids. My 3-year old (second to youngest) is still not talking. He get speech therapy twice a week, and my husband and I work with him as well. His verbal abilities we… --- ## [Temporary Mythbuster Jessi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-mythbuster-jessi/521603)
**Author:** [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2009, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-mythbuster-jessi/521603 "2009-12-30T09:29:53Z")
I like her. I like her a lot. She’s skilled, she’s poised, she’s entertaining. And yeah, I even think that she’s kinda hot. --- ## [Pizza Hut's New Menu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-huts-new-menu/710014)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2016, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-huts-new-menu/710014 "2016-01-24T00:28:23Z")
I have an up-and-down relationship with Pizza Hut. I liked it when I was a kid, and then stayed away from it in my 20s, but now in my 30s I find I enjoy it again. Actually I’ve ALWAYS enjoyed eat-in - you can’t beat thei… --- ## [Why do Christians think Mary was a virgin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-christians-think-mary-was-a-virgin/573170)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-christians-think-mary-was-a-virgin/573170 "2011-03-14T01:58:39Z")
… or do they? Why do Christians believe the Mother of Jesus was a virgin? Do all sects believe it? (We’ve had various threads on questions of Biblical historicity lately; why not this one?) Paul never said she was a … --- ## [Whatcha Readin' February 2012 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-february-2012-edition/611296)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-february-2012-edition/611296 "2012-02-29T20:48:29Z")
Happy Ground Hog’s day and, to all you Super Bowl watchers, good luck to your team… I’m reading: The Grimrose Path (Trickster, Book 2) the second in Rob Thurman’s Trickster series. The first was fast-paced and enjoyabl… --- ## [SDMB NFL Pick 'em, Survival, and Salary Cap 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2010/550600)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2010/550600 "2011-02-07T15:49:50Z")
I’ll copy most of this OP from last year’s thread. Pick 'em: In NFL Pick 'em leagues, each player predicts the outcome of every NFL game. There are three different types, and we run all three. You can join any or all o… --- ## [American English has no word for ....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-english-has-no-word-for/515659)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2009, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-english-has-no-word-for/515659 "2009-11-03T01:45:34Z")
I’m wondering what things, concepts, emotions, etc. that are expressed in other cultures & languages that the (American) English language has no words for. "Zeitgeist"in German has (so far as I know) no direct English … --- ## [The bullying of Frank Burns in M\*A\*S\*H](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bullying-of-frank-burns-in-m-a-s-h/922329)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2025, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bullying-of-frank-burns-in-m-a-s-h/922329 "2025-10-28T22:59:10Z")
I discovered MASH (can’t spell it with the asterisks here, Discourse interprets that as italics) for myself recently and watched the first season. It’s well-written and witty, but I was put off a little by the constant p… --- ## [Shoulld the UK Exit the European Union? Should English-Speaking Countries Unite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoulld-the-uk-exit-the-european-union-should-english-speaking-countries-unite/747070)
**Author:** [@JBGUSA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBGUSA)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2016, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoulld-the-uk-exit-the-european-union-should-english-speaking-countries-unite/747070 "2016-05-19T07:14:56Z")
‘Brexit of Champions’: How Britain May Trigger A Political Earthquake In this wonderful article, Seth Lipsky quotes the American Spectator for the phrase Brexit of Champions (link). On June 23, 2016 Britain votes on Br… --- ## [Crowning moments of awesome in rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crowning-moments-of-awesome-in-rock/591638)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2011, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crowning-moments-of-awesome-in-rock/591638 "2011-08-23T22:26:57Z")
Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run: At about 3:05 the Wall of Sound hits. Lou Reed - Sweet Jane: The intro. What are your favorite CMAs? For clarification: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.p… --- ## [Biggest fuck up you ever made at work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-fuck-up-you-ever-made-at-work/484080)
**Author:** [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2009, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-fuck-up-you-ever-made-at-work/484080 "2009-02-14T01:30:10Z")
Inspired by the google related thread http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=504652 Lets see who can top eachother with the best mistake that had catastrophic results. I worked for a state department in … --- ## [Gingrich attack ad/Romney speaking French \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gingrich-attack-ad-romney-speaking-french-edited-title/609453)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gingrich-attack-ad-romney-speaking-french-edited-title/609453 "2012-01-20T02:15:20Z")
Apparently Gingrich is attacking Romney for his ability to speak French. WTF? I mean… seriously? Is there something I’m missing? --- ## [Kirk Cameron's nipples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-camerons-nipples/411619)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-camerons-nipples/411619 "2011-02-18T14:25:34Z")
Watching Big Brother tonight (you’ve seen Joe, right?) got me to thinking about an old topic… Can anyone verify once and for all whether Kirk Cameron’s nipples have ever been photographed? It seems like we examined this… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=320&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=322&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)