# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=33&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:** 34 --- ## [Too Damn Hot or Not Hot Enough: July Minirants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-damn-hot-or-not-hot-enough-july-minirants/587516)
**Author:** [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Replies:** 603\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2011, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-damn-hot-or-not-hot-enough-july-minirants/587516 "2011-08-01T13:58:32Z")
Seriously, Milwaukee, could we pick some fucking weather? You’ve been two months behind for most of spring and summer, and now today we’re supposed to jump straight to the upper 90s. In other news of things not worthy o… --- ## [Rick Reilly: Penn State deserves the death penalty for Sandusky](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-reilly-penn-state-deserves-the-death-penalty-for-sandusky/628271)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 382\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-reilly-penn-state-deserves-the-death-penalty-for-sandusky/628271 "2012-07-24T18:45:35Z")
I’m persuaded, but then I also believe that the New Orleans Saints, franchise and all, should get kicked out of the NFL permanently for the bounty scandal. Fuck Penn State. They should tear Beaver Stadium to the ground… --- ## [Meenie7's invisible friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meenie7s-invisible-friend/457409)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 742\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meenie7s-invisible-friend/457409 "2008-08-08T15:08:13Z")
Meenie7 has been jerking off in this thread on the paranormal with a bunch of inane posts about a “ghost” friend named Marcus who goes to movies and talks to him. Either he’s making it all up (which I think is most likel… --- ## [My mom, divorced 3 times, thinks gay marriage will "ruin" marriage.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-divorced-3-times-thinks-gay-marriage-will-ruin-marriage/587381)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 616\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2011, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-divorced-3-times-thinks-gay-marriage-will-ruin-marriage/587381 "2011-07-04T07:55:37Z")
My mom’s a devout Catholic, so I guess this shouldn’t have been surprising to me, but somehow I’d had the vague idea that she differed from the Church on this topic. But anyway, this morning on Facebook (I don’t care if … --- ## [GOP TP wing seems to be doubling down on being even more extreme - Successful long term strategy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-tp-wing-seems-to-be-doubling-down-on-being-even-more-extreme-successful-long-term-strategy/680302)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 304\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-tp-wing-seems-to-be-doubling-down-on-being-even-more-extreme-successful-long-term-strategy/680302 "2014-04-07T17:08:53Z")
Relative to it’s absolute numbers the Tea Party GOP win has been unusually successful in leveraging its power within the Republican Party locally and nationally even if it has not gotten the legislative results it wanted… --- ## [US assassinates commanding general of Iran Quds force](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-assassinates-commanding-general-of-iran-quds-force/845821)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 746\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-assassinates-commanding-general-of-iran-quds-force/845821 "2020-01-19T14:41:16Z")
I know Iran and Iraq are technically at war though tensions are high. But what would an Iranian General be doing traveling to Iraq? Surely not peace negotiations. To check on pro-Iran militias? Wouldn’t the Iraqi gover… --- ## [Koch Brothers to Spend $900 Million on 2016 Elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koch-brothers-to-spend-900-million-on-2016-elections/710967)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 431\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2015, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koch-brothers-to-spend-900-million-on-2016-elections/710967 "2015-03-05T22:16:57Z")
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/27/us/politics/kochs-plan-to-spend-900-million-on-2016-campaign.html Isn’t democracy wonderful!!! --- ## [What the...? It's Groundhog Day again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-its-groundhog-day-again/527350)
**Author:** [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Replies:** 456\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-its-groundhog-day-again/527350 "2026-02-08T01:28:44Z")
What the heck is going on here? --- ## [Have you ever... (sexual attraction to family members/underage)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-sexual-attraction-to-family-members-underage/507297)
**Author:** [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2009, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-sexual-attraction-to-family-members-underage/507297 "2009-09-09T06:23:05Z")
Have you ever been sexually attracted to a family member or a person of an inappropriate age? How did you deal with it? --- ## [Diogenes, go take a nap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diogenes-go-take-a-nap/554306)
**Author:** [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Replies:** 450\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2010, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diogenes-go-take-a-nap/554306 "2010-09-26T05:59:41Z")
I don’t participate much in Great Debates; I’m an avid reader, but I’m more interested in facts than opinions, and opportunities to inject new facts into GD are rare. I also don’t care to repeat myself (or anyone else), … --- ## [MLB: Postseason 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-postseason-2015/733030)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 711\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-postseason-2015/733030 "2015-11-05T16:39:43Z")
I’m getting a little bit of a jump start on this thread, but it seems like a reasonable time to do it as the last week of the season winds down. All of the National League postseason teams are known at this point: the M… --- ## [Women and sexual assault.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-sexual-assault/539563)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 483\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-sexual-assault/539563 "2010-06-21T19:51:35Z")
I’ve seen a few threads lately where men, frankly, do not seem to get just exactly how common sexual assault against women is, and in one thread, are upset that they’re being treated as potential rapists. Guys, this isn… --- ## [Baldur's Gate 3! {finally Released August 3rd, 2023}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-3-finally-released-august-3rd-2023/848681)
**Author:** [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Replies:** 1558\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-3-finally-released-august-3rd-2023/848681 "2026-10-10T21:22:14Z")
I can’t believe this is really happening, but here’s the announcement. I can’t wait! Woo-hoo! --- ## [Poll - Do women like it when men "finish" in their mouth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-women-like-it-when-men-finish-in-their-mouth/193180)
**Author:** [@Omnipresent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omnipresent)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-women-like-it-when-men-finish-in-their-mouth/193180 "2023-09-30T15:06:41Z")
Subj, self-explan.:o --- ## [Is being a picky eater inherently bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-being-a-picky-eater-inherently-bad/531728)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 383\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-being-a-picky-eater-inherently-bad/531728 "2010-03-29T17:36:34Z")
Some of us are adventurous eaters- we’ll try anything and everything that comes our way. Some of us are picky. I knew a man once who rarely ate anything other frozen pizza and orange soda. We all have our likes and disli… --- ## [Sherri Papini purported abduction (Update: She has been sentenced for faking her own kidnapping)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherri-papini-purported-abduction-update-she-has-been-sentenced-for-faking-her-own-kidnapping/772976)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherri-papini-purported-abduction-update-she-has-been-sentenced-for-faking-her-own-kidnapping/772976 "2022-09-19T17:48:04Z")
Since Sherri Papini has returned safely to her husband I’ve notice that many stories are slipping the adjective apparent in to qualify abduction, such as this one. Anyone think there’s more here than meets the eye, or … --- ## [Preacher -- The New Show / Old Comic Now Airing on AMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preacher-the-new-show-old-comic-now-airing-on-amc/755371)
**Author:** [@Tarwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarwater)\ **Replies:** 360\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preacher-the-new-show-old-comic-now-airing-on-amc/755371 "2017-01-19T13:39:58Z")
For those not familiar with Preacher, it is a comic book written by Garth Ennis and drawn by Steve Dillon, first published in the mid-nineties under the Vertigo imprint of DC comics. It follows the travels of a small tow… --- ## [Statistically, blacks score poorly on IQ and IQ-proxy exams than whites, is black genetics to blame?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistically-blacks-score-poorly-on-iq-and-iq-proxy-exams-than-whites-is-black-genetics-to-blame/594488)
**Author:** [@OscarGold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OscarGold)\ **Replies:** 355\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2013, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistically-blacks-score-poorly-on-iq-and-iq-proxy-exams-than-whites-is-black-genetics-to-blame/594488 "2013-11-29T05:14:59Z")
^ Consider this story, the operating assumption is that environmental factors are the primary reasons why blacks do poorly on exams (in this case, a firefighter’s exam.) Isn’t it ridiculous that in examining why black… --- ## [Lekatt's Thread: The \*only\* place to find out about Lekatt's beliefs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatts-thread-the-only-place-to-find-out-about-lekatts-beliefs/535273)
**Author:** [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Replies:** 415\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatts-thread-the-only-place-to-find-out-about-lekatts-beliefs/535273 "2010-04-18T22:24:56Z")
To avoid derailing the Terry Schiavo thread any further, here it is: a place to take any attempts at discussion that spiral too close to the singularity that is this particular subject. To start: Lekatt, as you can s… --- ## [It MAY be time to rant a bit... (Minirants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-may-be-time-to-rant-a-bit-minirants/718983)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 450\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-may-be-time-to-rant-a-bit-minirants/718983 "2015-06-01T13:22:44Z")
My rant is more of a whine : Dearest husband, will you please try not to spend every dime we have coming in before we actually get it??? --- ## [How did Uri Geller (psychic) divine pictures people had written?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-uri-geller-psychic-divine-pictures-people-had-written/652260)
**Author:** [@bri1600bv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bri1600bv)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2013, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-uri-geller-psychic-divine-pictures-people-had-written/652260 "2013-03-16T01:39:06Z")
Uri Geller was a famous “psychic” from the 1970s (I think he now admits he is just a magician/trickster). One of his tricks was to have someone draw a picture (out of his sight, I guess) and then put it in an envelope. … --- ## [Chen019, you are a liar.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chen019-you-are-a-liar/615246)
**Author:** [@Blake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blake)\ **Replies:** 417\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2012, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chen019-you-are-a-liar/615246 "2012-04-02T11:46:46Z")
Chen019, you are a liar. Yes, yes. We all know he is a racist and ignorant and a weasely litttle shit. But what has me moderately pissed off at the moment is his habit of deliberately and blatantly lying about what is w… --- ## [The Flying Morons - another plane delayed by a fucking idiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 542\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219 "2016-06-23T11:55:14Z")
A few weeks ago, a UC Berkeley student was removed from a plane, restrained, and interrogated for having the temerity to speak Arabic, after a passenger complained. Now, a plane has been delayed for two hours after anot… --- ## [Let's ponder what's up with people who don't bathe regularly.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-ponder-whats-up-with-people-who-dont-bathe-regularly/577843)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2018, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-ponder-whats-up-with-people-who-dont-bathe-regularly/577843 "2018-03-16T03:49:38Z")
So, I’ll preface this by saying that I do have a specific person in mind with this post; however, I haven’t seen him in about 20 years, have no plans to see him, and at this point I’m not that concerned with his well bei… --- ## [I'm getting progressive lenses. Any tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-progressive-lenses-any-tips/646551)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-progressive-lenses-any-tips/646551 "2017-11-10T18:00:52Z")
At the ripe old age of 35, I’m getting progressive lenses, aka bifocals. Although the eye doctor assures me that they will look just like regular glasses and will not have those little granny windows visible in them. An… --- ## [Game of Thrones 4.03 "Breaker of Chains" 4/20/14 \[No spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-03-breaker-of-chains-4-20-14-no-spoilers/686573)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 439\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2014, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-03-breaker-of-chains-4-20-14-no-spoilers/686573 "2014-04-27T22:15:41Z")
4.01 Two Swords 4.02 The Lion and The Rose Rules sticky Sorry the thread is a bit late. This is the thread for the discussion of the TV show only. --- ## [Nikki Haley announces US presidential run for 2024 (Not Trump please)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nikki-haley-announces-us-presidential-run-for-2024-not-trump-please/979953)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 873\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nikki-haley-announces-us-presidential-run-for-2024-not-trump-please/979953 "2024-05-31T12:01:57Z")
I think the fact that no one had started a topic yet on this here says a lot. I don’t think she has any chance at all of getting the nomination. I’m no expert on her, but here is my hot take on the reasons why she can’t … --- ## [OK, so my boss is reading my coworker's email . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-my-boss-is-reading-my-coworkers-email/181605)
**Author:** [@auntie\_em](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auntie_em)\ **Replies:** 294\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2003, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-my-boss-is-reading-my-coworkers-email/181605 "2003-06-18T18:46:05Z")
. . . with good reason, mind you. See, she has this habit of disappearing on us. Sometimes it’s not work-related (like when she failed to show up at my boss’s wedding, the day after she quizzed me on what I’d be wearin… --- ## [Why is fried chicken racist in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-fried-chicken-racist-in-the-usa/523915)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2010, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-fried-chicken-racist-in-the-usa/523915 "2010-01-18T07:01:32Z")
Inspired by this thread. So fried chicken is racist in the USA? Why? My mind boggles. I thought the commentators on the linked video were spectacularly drivelsome and so cut them short. Educate me. --- ## [Post five statements you truly believe but expect most of the board to disagree with.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-five-statements-you-truly-believe-but-expect-most-of-the-board-to-disagree-with/690427)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-five-statements-you-truly-believe-but-expect-most-of-the-board-to-disagree-with/690427 "2014-08-20T03:05:40Z")
If you can’t make it to five, that’s all right; that number is a target, not a requirement. But please don’t go crazy overboard. Also, the focus here should be on adding your own items, not criticizing those listed by ot… --- ## [Nevada Senate 2010: Reid vs. Angle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nevada-senate-2010-reid-vs-angle/548515)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 330\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nevada-senate-2010-reid-vs-angle/548515 "2010-11-22T14:28:26Z")
This race is interesting (and interested in) enough that I thought it should have it’s own thread. Certainly Sharron Angle is a fantastic quote generating machine, or has been in the past, and it would be useful and fun… --- ## [Do burglars really use gas to put the occupants to sleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-burglars-really-use-gas-to-put-the-occupants-to-sleep/550252)
**Author:** [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2012, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-burglars-really-use-gas-to-put-the-occupants-to-sleep/550252 "2012-11-07T07:18:25Z")
This story was in the Daily Mail today (a UK newspaper). Does this really happen? I was always under the impression that this sort of thing was a bit of an urban myth, but in the comments to that article there’s a lot … --- ## [Cheap & easy alternative to shredding important papers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-easy-alternative-to-shredding-important-papers/671143)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2017, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-easy-alternative-to-shredding-important-papers/671143 "2017-03-20T18:05:00Z")
I have a half-dozen large boxes of old papers that I need to get rid of. These are things that really ought to get shredded: bank statements, canceled checks, pay stubs, utility bills, etc, etc. Most are still in the env… --- ## [Men's Rights Movement may have a big future.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-rights-movement-may-have-a-big-future/655049)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 380\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-rights-movement-may-have-a-big-future/655049 "2013-05-01T15:50:26Z")
I believe that in the Social Network Age, Men’s Rights Movement has a potential to attract millions of followers. First of all, there are several ways in which men are discriminated, and thus need advocacy: – Men are d… --- ## [Are You a Good Person? Documentary that discusses this subject and Abortion.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-good-person-documentary-that-discusses-this-subject-and-abortion/606998)
**Author:** [@lockmat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lockmat)\ **Replies:** 479\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-good-person-documentary-that-discusses-this-subject-and-abortion/606998 "2012-01-23T04:38:23Z")
Hello, I’m brand new here. I hope all the old timers accept me and this post. I’d like to share and discuss this video (documentary/movie) that was released a couple of months ago. As you’ll see, it can either make a pe… --- ## [Gorsuch confirmation hearing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gorsuch-confirmation-hearing/782653)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 529\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2018, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gorsuch-confirmation-hearing/782653 "2018-05-25T13:20:53Z")
Today marked the commencement of the confirmation hearings for Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court. It doesn’t appear that there were any earth-shattering moments, and after a day of hearings, it seems like his nom… --- ## [Funniest Lines Spoken by a TV Character](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-lines-spoken-by-a-tv-character/779148)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 363\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2017, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-lines-spoken-by-a-tv-character/779148 "2017-03-25T03:22:40Z")
There must be scores of these… Cheers (Lilith is lamenting the death of her white lab rat. Frasier is horrified to find it in her purse in the bar.) Frasier: Why would someone put a rat in her purse? Carla: A snack? … --- ## [Some fair questions for Mitt Romney about Mormonism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-fair-questions-for-mitt-romney-about-mormonism/536419)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 390\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-fair-questions-for-mitt-romney-about-mormonism/536419 "2010-05-17T12:05:50Z")
Mitt Romney has been getting mentioned quite a bit of late, especially when the topic is the Republican nomination in 2012. This seems to have less to do with anything he’s accomplished than with the embarrassing behavi… --- ## [From what perspective is the American Revolutionary War taught to British schoolchildren?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-what-perspective-is-the-american-revolutionary-war-taught-to-british-schoolchildren/545456)
**Author:** [@skdo23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skdo23)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-what-perspective-is-the-american-revolutionary-war-taught-to-british-schoolchildren/545456 "2010-07-09T20:20:40Z")
From what perspective do British schoolchildren learn about the Revolutionary War and the events leading up to it (Boston Massacre, etc.)? Given the close ties that exist today between the UK and the US I assume they ar… --- ## [Welcome back to Paragon City - how to play the revived City of Heroes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-to-paragon-city-how-to-play-the-revived-city-of-heroes/834264)
**Author:** [@Brainiac4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac4)\ **Replies:** 643\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-to-paragon-city-how-to-play-the-revived-city-of-heroes/834264 "2024-10-15T23:22:33Z")
Holy toledo, Batman! City of Heroes is back! The instructions for how to play are written here, in detail: https://score.savecoh.com/index.php/topic,950.0.html To create an account, first create a forum account for th… --- ## [Ron DeSantis 2024 (Campaign suspended on January 21, 2024)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-2024-campaign-suspended-on-january-21-2024/851592)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 599\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2024, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-2024-campaign-suspended-on-january-21-2024/851592 "2024-01-23T03:34:12Z")
Do you see Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis being elected president in 2024 if he runs? DeSantis is seen as a 2024 presidential contender. --- ## [Mafia Reunion Day 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-reunion-day-4/778699)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 673\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2017, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-reunion-day-4/778699 "2017-02-11T23:57:02Z")
This is how it works It feels a little worse Than when we drove our hearse Right through that screaming crowd While laughing up a storm Until we were just bone Until it got so warm That none of us could sleep And… --- ## [Common household items made of iron?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-household-items-made-of-iron/616802)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2012, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-household-items-made-of-iron/616802 "2012-04-04T01:59:42Z")
This is a simple question that is surprisingly hard to google. What are some common household items (though I’m thinking more of items found in a boarding school and on the grounds of it than a literal household) typical… --- ## [Fantasy football general discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-general-discussion/503955)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 922\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2010, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-general-discussion/503955 "2010-01-03T04:34:15Z")
This can be the thread where we discuss general fantasy football topics before we all spread out into our seperate FF threads for each league. You can discuss anything here - from your regular league, to who should be th… --- ## [Question about the Trayvon Martin Case?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-trayvon-martin-case/618504)
**Author:** [@Modevo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Modevo)\ **Replies:** 442\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2012, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-trayvon-martin-case/618504 "2012-04-24T16:53:47Z")
If this had been a racially motivated crime against a white man, would it have received as much media attention? I’m mixed race by the way, so don’t take this as “Oh, this white guy is trying to be a smart aleck” like ma… --- ## [I made a SDMB-improving Greasemonkey script. Looking for feedback/beta testers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sdmb-improving-greasemonkey-script-looking-for-feedback-beta-testers/509973)
**Author:** [@wierdaaron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wierdaaron)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sdmb-improving-greasemonkey-script-looking-for-feedback-beta-testers/509973 "2010-07-01T06:58:35Z")
Quick intro for those who don’t know: Greasemonkey is a Firefox extension that lets you create/download javascript files that can automatically be run in your browser when you visit a certain website. For example, you ca… --- ## [Is the Fermi Paradox becoming more acute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-fermi-paradox-becoming-more-acute/759574)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 409\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-fermi-paradox-becoming-more-acute/759574 "2020-10-01T17:33:36Z")
Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer and Director at the Center for SETI Research said in 1914: “”One in five stars has at least one planet where life might spring up. That’s a fantastically large percentage. That means in ou… --- ## [Stoid, Are You Still Confident that You Know a Lot about Diet and Obesity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stoid-are-you-still-confident-that-you-know-a-lot-about-diet-and-obesity/650100)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 377\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2014, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stoid-are-you-still-confident-that-you-know-a-lot-about-diet-and-obesity/650100 "2014-11-22T03:44:02Z")
I’m posting this to the Pit because it will surely result in a lot of acrimony. A couple years ago, Stoid started a thread in which she had an apparent epiphany about the true causes of obesity. She seemed pretty confi… --- ## [Breaking Bad 4.13 "Face Off" 10/9](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-4-13-face-off-10-9/599130)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 331\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-4-13-face-off-10-9/599130 "2012-05-31T17:31:25Z")
In this episode, Walter White undergoes a radical, experimental face transplant procedure to look like Gus Fring, so that he can destroy his operation from within. I’m sure the real thing will actually be more shocking.… --- ## [Game of Thrones 8.05 "The Bells" 5/12/19 \[Show discussion\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-8-05-the-bells-5-12-19-show-discussion/833869)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 819\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2019, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-8-05-the-bells-5-12-19-show-discussion/833869 "2019-05-20T07:15:03Z")
This is for show discussion with the show as its own entity. No book talk. Using book knowledge to guess about the ending of the show is the perfect thing to discuss in this show/book thread, not this one. Open spoilers… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=32&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=34&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)