# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=326&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:** 327 --- ## [What happened to Nicolas Cage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-nicolas-cage/490343)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-nicolas-cage/490343 "2022-01-03T17:35:47Z")
There was a pretty interesting article today in the Washington Post about what happened to the Nicolas Cage of Moonstruck, Raising Arizona and Leaving Las Vegas. Other than Adaptation I can’t think of anything else he’… --- ## [A baby, our baby! Beta is born!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-baby-our-baby-beta-is-born/466826)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2008, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-baby-our-baby-beta-is-born/466826 "2008-10-25T04:43:42Z")
Shout it from the rooftops, sing it from the trees Yell it in the streets, Skype it overseas This is not what we thought would happen. (Can someone link to my post in the OMG thread? I’m posting with a PDA and it’s ack… --- ## [Major characters killed off sitcoms but not because of the actor's death.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-characters-killed-off-sitcoms-but-not-because-of-the-actors-death/785379)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-characters-killed-off-sitcoms-but-not-because-of-the-actors-death/785379 "2017-06-23T01:08:26Z")
Deaths of major characters on sitcoms are fairly rare but obviously they do happen. Off the top of my head, there’s Edith from “All In The Family”, Colonel Blake from MAS\*H and James Evans (the dad) on “Good Times”. Jo… --- ## [Of Nike Sneakers and Healthcare reform](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-nike-sneakers-and-healthcare-reform/511045)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2009, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-nike-sneakers-and-healthcare-reform/511045 "2009-10-10T22:01:08Z")
Several years ago, I wrote a post about things I knew for a fact that were true. That post was about how to walk and step properly. I’m an ultrarunner, and if you run 50 or 100 miles, such things become an issue. So, … --- ## [Game of Thrones 3.03 "Walk of Punishment" 4/14/13 No Book Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-03-walk-of-punishment-4-14-13-no-book-spoilers/655719)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-03-walk-of-punishment-4-14-13-no-book-spoilers/655719 "2013-04-22T17:34:54Z")
3.01 Valar Dohaeris 3.02 Dark Wings, Dark Words This is the episode discussion thread that pretends the books don’t exist. This is the thread with open spoilers for the books. --- ## [$145K per year for a civilian contractor Arabic translator in Iraq - WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/145k-per-year-for-a-civilian-contractor-arabic-translator-in-iraq-wtf/560710)
**Author:** [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2015, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/145k-per-year-for-a-civilian-contractor-arabic-translator-in-iraq-wtf/560710 "2015-07-20T08:11:39Z")
from New York Craigslist: I realize that a US military base in Iraq is not a dream place to live (then again, why can’t they work remotely over the internet?), but isn’t there something fundamentally wrong about paying… --- ## [Will a quarter of all women really get raped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-quarter-of-all-women-really-get-raped/156364)
**Author:** [@airdisc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/airdisc)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-quarter-of-all-women-really-get-raped/156364 "2013-04-26T13:51:21Z")
I’ve heard from several people that 1 in 4 women will be raped some time in their lives. The statistic varies somewhat, and I’ve heard 1 in 6 as well. I think this applies to just the United States. Any truth to this? --- ## [Doper BMI (Body Mass Index)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-bmi-body-mass-index/561795)
**Author:** [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2010, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-bmi-body-mass-index/561795 "2010-12-12T06:27:50Z")
Weight/fat is a fraught topic on all of the internet, the Dope is no exception. I’ve heard frequently that SDMB posters in particular are skewed towards the heavier end, more so than the general population, so I made thi… --- ## [Why are motorcycles so much louder than cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-motorcycles-so-much-louder-than-cars/752888)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2016, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-motorcycles-so-much-louder-than-cars/752888 "2016-06-05T02:57:06Z")
Cars are noticeably quieter today than even thirty years ago. I’m not sure why, maybe the computer controlling the engine and/or smog controls? It’s my understanding that most cities have ordinances and fines for glassp… --- ## [Free candy that doesn't come from a guy in a panel van: A Halloween MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-candy-that-doesnt-come-from-a-guy-in-a-panel-van-a-halloween-mmp/770244)
**Author:** [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2016, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-candy-that-doesnt-come-from-a-guy-in-a-panel-van-a-halloween-mmp/770244 "2016-11-07T03:28:52Z")
So it’s Halloween. My town celebrated it last Thursday, but I forgot to look, so now I have a big bag of candy in the freezer. Fortunately, I have a meeting next weekend, so I can bring the candy and offer treats to atte… --- ## [IS life a curse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-life-a-curse/770040)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2016, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-life-a-curse/770040 "2016-11-12T03:48:51Z")
To live is to suffer, or so the buddhists say with the first noble truth. But it seems like we go through much pain and suffering to keep on going with our lives. Sometimes that is met with little reward and yet we keep… --- ## [Your overly judgmental opinions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391)
**Author:** [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2013, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391 "2013-04-18T05:14:24Z")
We’ve had threads like this before, but it’s been a while, and they’re usually interesting, so here goes. Share your opinions and attitudes that you know are overly harsh, way too judgmental or just plain cruel, and yet… --- ## [Would You Support A One World Government](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-support-a-one-world-government/513855)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2009, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-support-a-one-world-government/513855 "2009-10-23T17:25:35Z")
Would you support a one world democratic government centralized as the EU? What about a world government centralized as much as the current USA? --- ## [Okay, pizza - both styles.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-pizza-both-styles/476031)
**Author:** [@BlueKangaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueKangaroo)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2009, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-pizza-both-styles/476031 "2009-09-06T15:07:28Z")
I have somehow managed to acquire myself a new long-distance boyfriend. He’s come to visit me a couple of times, which is always fun, but he’s left without eating any “Chicago pizza” and this disappoints him. I’ve trie… --- ## [How to clean car windshield?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-car-windshield/584571)
**Author:** [@Grateful-UnDead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grateful-UnDead)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-car-windshield/584571 "2011-06-08T14:30:53Z")
I recently bought a new car; now the inside surface of the windshield is coated with a fine milky white film. I have tried everything I can think of to clean it off, to no avail. All I have managed to do is to smear it … --- ## [Mentally retarded men have a crush on me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mentally-retarded-men-have-a-crush-on-me/643286)
**Author:** [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mentally-retarded-men-have-a-crush-on-me/643286 "2012-12-10T10:50:27Z")
I’ve gotten myself into an etiquette-proof situation, as I somehow often manage to do. I work in retail and there are two mentally retarded men who come every week and talk and talk and talk to me. They’re very sweet and… --- ## [Why Is JFK So Deified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-jfk-so-deified/741541)
**Author:** [@Lorne\_Armstrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorne_Armstrong)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2016, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-jfk-so-deified/741541 "2016-01-31T19:53:21Z")
He most likely was elected with the assistance of voter fraud. His personal behavior put his presidency at risk. The Bay of Pigs was a huge blunder that was in part caused by his inexperience. And worst of all, he allowe… --- ## [Why psychiatry is a scam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-psychiatry-is-a-scam/470225)
**Author:** [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2008, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-psychiatry-is-a-scam/470225 "2008-11-03T01:39:32Z")
Earlier this week, I was hospitalized for acute creatine kinase – which is, to my understanding, an enzyme that goes awry and starts eating away at your body muscle instead of fat reserves. It’s usually a first indicato… --- ## [Completely helpless against FB ID-theft from stalker ex-GF](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/completely-helpless-against-fb-id-theft-from-stalker-ex-gf/644956)
**Author:** [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/completely-helpless-against-fb-id-theft-from-stalker-ex-gf/644956 "2020-01-17T07:00:39Z")
I never imagined that this would actually be possible, but holy fuck she’s got me. I broke up with my ex (“X” from now on) a few times over the last month but agreed to get back together for various reasons. I could wri… --- ## [Isn't everything a chemical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-everything-a-chemical/697198)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2014, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-everything-a-chemical/697198 "2014-09-07T22:32:41Z")
I’ve heard various people saying things like “I don’t like chemicals in this or that” and things of that nature. A while ago I heard about some news feature about the superiority of butter over margarine, the gist of it … --- ## [I quit smoking, and I can't stop coughing!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit-smoking-and-i-cant-stop-coughing/596721)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit-smoking-and-i-cant-stop-coughing/596721 "2011-09-19T23:07:28Z")
So I’m using the patch, and it works just fine, (I’m not even sure I need the patch). I just can’t stand the hacking and coughing. I woke up three times last night. I’m afraid the people in my apartment building are g… --- ## [When did 'gay' come, almost exclusively, to mean homosexual?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-gay-come-almost-exclusively-to-mean-homosexual/527184)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-gay-come-almost-exclusively-to-mean-homosexual/527184 "2010-02-12T18:58:32Z")
When I was little, ‘gay’ meant ‘happy’. I remember watching The Flintstones on Saturday mornings (or maybe it was in the wee hours in the Summer before the regular programming started) and they had ‘a gay old time’. Ev… --- ## [What video game are you playing right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070)
**Author:** [@mage-girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mage-girl)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2013, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070 "2013-01-21T16:04:35Z")
(PC/Mac games count too.) I just started Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy for the PS2, a birthday present from my mom. I am only 1 hour in, but so far, it seems far less inspired than the original Mana Khemia. Sigh. On t… --- ## [Left-Leaning Dopers: who is a better investigative journalist, you or Bob Woodward?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-leaning-dopers-who-is-a-better-investigative-journalist-you-or-bob-woodward/721124)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2015, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-leaning-dopers-who-is-a-better-investigative-journalist-you-or-bob-woodward/721124 "2015-06-04T21:51:17Z")
Here a link. As it turns out, Bob Woodward, certainly no right-wing neocon, looked into the Iraq debacle for 18 months and concluded that there was no lying that got us into Iraq. Certainly not by Bush. While no fan of… --- ## [Tosh .0 isn't funny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tosh-0-isnt-funny/552279)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2010, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tosh-0-isnt-funny/552279 "2010-09-03T00:46:52Z")
Maybe this post should go in the BBQ Pit. I used to think that Ann Coulter was the lowest form of life on Earth until I saw this guy. At least Ann believes in what she’s saying. This piece of scum is determined to denig… --- ## [How does an orgy happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-an-orgy-happen/387467)
**Author:** [@Mouse\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mouse_Maven)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2007, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-an-orgy-happen/387467 "2007-01-13T15:29:59Z")
Maybe I’ve been reading to much about the seedy side of world history: Popes, bishops, princes and kings living debauched lives and the like. Is there an orgy coordinator?\* Person with a clip board, “Please remember to … --- ## [Guys, Would You wear a Speedo To the Beach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-wear-a-speedo-to-the-beach/194988)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2003, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-wear-a-speedo-to-the-beach/194988 "2003-08-29T13:34:45Z")
I ask because my son is a lifeguard at a local tennis club pool. A bunch of kids came one day ( a french HS tennis team), and the boys all wore speedo-style swimsuits. According to my son, they got razzedby the local kid… --- ## [Why Is Atlanta, GA Not Charlotte, NC the Capital of the South](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-atlanta-ga-not-charlotte-nc-the-capital-of-the-south/511615)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2009, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-atlanta-ga-not-charlotte-nc-the-capital-of-the-south/511615 "2009-10-01T00:23:53Z")
Why is Atlanta, Georgia not Charlotte, North Carolina the cultural and economic centre of the South? Charlotte has a larger population, is a major banking center, and is closer to the Boston-Washington Megalopolis so why… --- ## [I Pit Dateline NBC's "To Catch a Predator"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dateline-nbcs-to-catch-a-predator/498300)
**Author:** [@Frustrated\_Wonderer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frustrated_Wonderer)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2009, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dateline-nbcs-to-catch-a-predator/498300 "2009-06-13T01:30:24Z")
Sure the program may serve as a deterrent to this type of immoral behavior, however I have issues in the way the show is presented. Although most of the “criminals” are guilty, the show just makes a “joke” of what well c… --- ## [Is Netflix Streaming tied to a house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-netflix-streaming-tied-to-a-house/524834)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2010, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-netflix-streaming-tied-to-a-house/524834 "2010-01-14T15:55:31Z")
I’ve been thinking about getting a Netflix account now that I have a 360 (and the Wii is getting streaming as well). I don’t really care that much about renting movies, but my parents could certainly use it (they’re alwa… --- ## [Force Required to Crack a Walnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/force-required-to-crack-a-walnut/591213)
**Author:** [@ryacko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ryacko)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2011, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/force-required-to-crack-a-walnut/591213 "2011-08-06T07:18:27Z")
How much force is required to crack a walnut? Supposedly some people could crack a walnut with their barehands, is that possible? --- ## [US Education grading system: Why 'F' and not 'E'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-education-grading-system-why-f-and-not-e/532177)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-education-grading-system-why-f-and-not-e/532177 "2010-03-23T02:53:41Z")
In my High School in New Zealand, we had A, B, C, D, E as our school report grading system. The US replaces ‘E’ with ‘F’ apparently to represent the word “Failure”. But that seems unlikely to me, when the other grades d… --- ## [Did Jesus ever get drunk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jesus-ever-get-drunk/596503)
**Author:** [@Pashnish\_Ewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pashnish_Ewing)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2011, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jesus-ever-get-drunk/596503 "2011-09-29T21:53:08Z")
Watching this video of Holy Rollers chastising college students at Vanderbilt with comments like “no drunkard will enter the kingdom of heaven” made me wonder…With all that wine drinking in the bible, did Jesus ever get … --- ## [Jonathan Pollard Devastated By No Update From Bibi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-pollard-devastated-by-no-update-from-bibi/583399)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2011, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-pollard-devastated-by-no-update-from-bibi/583399 "2011-06-12T01:45:56Z")
Like most people, I have been getting my Schadenfreude from the French guy in New York. But then I came across an article in The Yeshiva World News. (what, you don’t read the Yeshiva World News?) The headline is Jonath… --- ## [Are these really bees in my sandbox?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-really-bees-in-my-sandbox/500474)
**Author:** [@muttrox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muttrox)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2009, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-really-bees-in-my-sandbox/500474 "2009-07-13T15:58:36Z")
There are more of these every year. They don’t ever seem to sting. They don’t retaliate or even really react. when I slay their comrades. They appear to dig into the sand, there are small holes the diameter of their bodi… --- ## [What happened "before" evolution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-before-evolution/605156)
**Author:** [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-before-evolution/605156 "2012-04-16T11:53:10Z")
Evolution explains development from a single-called organism to humans. How did single-celled organisms come to be. I’ve read that it might have had something to do with strands of RNA. If so how did molecules arrange in… --- ## [Is Male Circumcision Just as Bad as Female Genital Mutilation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-male-circumcision-just-as-bad-as-female-genital-mutilation/785238)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-male-circumcision-just-as-bad-as-female-genital-mutilation/785238 "2017-04-28T00:12:32Z")
Some people are dying to talk about this. I’m not one of them, but what the hell, I’ll get the ball rolling. I’m certainly curious to hear some intelligent views on this subject. Inspired by this thread. In the U.S., it… --- ## [Why are there so many songs about love and relationships?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-songs-about-love-and-relationships/568226)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2011, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-songs-about-love-and-relationships/568226 "2011-01-23T17:17:16Z")
And when I say relationships, I mean the typical man/woman kind. No cite here but like 95% of songs I hear on the radio are about guys singing about girls, girls singing about guys, getting the opposite sex, losing them… --- ## [Silicon Valley, Mike Judge's latest stuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicon-valley-mike-judges-latest-stuff/685888)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2015, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicon-valley-mike-judges-latest-stuff/685888 "2015-06-16T20:09:17Z")
I’ve been watching a lot of TV recently, while I do a bunch of routine stuff. Anyway–I think this show has potential. The first episode is available on YouTube: - YouTube I loved the Aspberger’s dating website, the bic… --- ## [I Want to be the First on Record to Call the 2012 Presidential Race](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-be-the-first-on-record-to-call-the-2012-presidential-race/537995)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-be-the-first-on-record-to-call-the-2012-presidential-race/537995 "2010-05-12T00:08:20Z")
Let’s face it, Obama is floundering miserably an it is only going get worse. He won’t make reelection. My home state of Louisiana has an Indian/American Republican governor in Bobby Jindal (he won 88% of the popular vot… --- ## [Atheist Bus Driver Trys to Convert Students](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheist-bus-driver-trys-to-convert-students/812864)
**Author:** [@Batano](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batano)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2018, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheist-bus-driver-trys-to-convert-students/812864 "2018-04-30T06:11:58Z")
is a headline I’ve never seen. But this guy:http://kstp.com/news/twin-cities-school-bus-driver-removed-leading-prayer-quality-care-transportation-removed-george-nathaniel-nasha-shkola/4874378/ did decide it was appropria… --- ## [Dramatic wedding cancellation stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dramatic-wedding-cancellation-stories/549877)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2010, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dramatic-wedding-cancellation-stories/549877 "2010-08-23T11:49:38Z")
Got any? My sister’s on-again off-again wedding is off again, the day after I changed my mind and decided to go and bought very expensive plane tickets, of course! (I did get a complete refund. Thank you, Orbitz!) So… --- ## [Is God real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-god-real/645750)
**Author:** [@Ishmael\_Jankem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ishmael_Jankem)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-god-real/645750 "2013-01-03T22:55:01Z")
I believe He is. What do you think? --- ## [Star Trek Discovery Season 2 Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-season-2-thread/828363)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-season-2-thread/828363 "2022-08-23T00:46:33Z")
Starting with Episode 2 I thought a single thread would be better. Wow, they really are trying to course correct. A Star Ship going to a planet Just Like Earth ™ is the Trekiest of Treks that ever Treked and I enjoyed i… --- ## [Weird Celebrity Deaths](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-celebrity-deaths/747134)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-celebrity-deaths/747134 "2016-03-23T04:35:44Z")
What are your fave weird celebrity deaths? (And I’m using “celebrity” very broadly). My top one: Steve Irwin: what are the chances of being impaled through the heart by a leaping ray? Sidenote: I thought he was a nice … --- ## [Attention European Embassies in America: Use American Style Dating on Your Official Notices!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-european-embassies-in-america-use-american-style-dating-on-your-official-notices/633945)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-european-embassies-in-america-use-american-style-dating-on-your-official-notices/633945 "2012-09-23T20:56:31Z")
Well, this is the Pit, so excuse me while I get the preliminary cursing out of the way… Dear goddamn motherfucking Kraut (or any applicable European ethnic slur) shitheads… Now on to the story: My mom is 86 years old,… --- ## [Did Led Zep rip off someone else for intro to Stairway to Heaven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-led-zep-rip-off-someone-else-for-intro-to-stairway-to-heaven/688833)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-led-zep-rip-off-someone-else-for-intro-to-stairway-to-heaven/688833 "2014-06-04T21:59:23Z")
According to lawyers for the family of the late Randy California, guitarist for Spirit, they surely did. Here is Spirit’s song Taurus from which the claim of copyright infringement is being based upon. Taurus- Spirit -… --- ## [Ann Coulter on Herman Cain: "Our Blacks Are So Much Better Than Their Blacks"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ann-coulter-on-herman-cain-our-blacks-are-so-much-better-than-their-blacks/601536)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ann-coulter-on-herman-cain-our-blacks-are-so-much-better-than-their-blacks/601536 "2011-11-15T05:09:57Z")
I’m not even pitting her for her ridiculous views on politics (not that she doesn’t deserve it). I’m pitting her for the stupid “Our blacks are so much better than their blacks” line. Does she even have a clue how th… --- ## [The First Annual Steelers Defend The Lombardi Trophy Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-steelers-defend-the-lombardi-trophy-thread/367645)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 347\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2007, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-steelers-defend-the-lombardi-trophy-thread/367645 "2007-01-16T16:37:31Z")
(AKA, The Fourth Annual Steelers March To The Super Bowl Thread) My God, is it that time already? I rushed home today to see the Raiders play the Eagles, because loathesome as I might find those teams to be, it’s FOOTBA… --- ## [Married couples with one shared e-mail account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couples-with-one-shared-e-mail-account/610519)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2012, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couples-with-one-shared-e-mail-account/610519 "2012-01-30T22:17:43Z")
We have two friends, both married couples, who use one shared e-mail account. I find this strange, awkward, and unnecessary. I cannot imagine how many e-mails each person has to trough through in order to read and resp… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=325&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=327&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)