# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=330&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:** 331 --- ## [Tell me Hillary wouldn't be a socialist dictator.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-hillary-wouldnt-be-a-socialist-dictator/394701)
**Author:** [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2007, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-hillary-wouldnt-be-a-socialist-dictator/394701 "2007-03-19T16:28:43Z")
While perusing the silly attempt Hillary Clinton made to ingratiate herself to a southern church audience by adopting (playfully, I’m going to assume…except for the last part which appears to be a genuine attempt at phon… --- ## [Death by a thousand paper cuts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-by-a-thousand-paper-cuts/582058)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-by-a-thousand-paper-cuts/582058 "2011-07-11T18:10:50Z")
I suppose most people are familiar with the idiom ‘death by a thousand paper cuts.’ I’m wondering if such a thing would actually kill you. Lets rule out obscure things like necrotizing faciitis or other external bacter… --- ## [Putting plastic film over your windows for better insulation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-plastic-film-over-your-windows-for-better-insulation/679711)
**Author:** [@cornopean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornopean)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2014, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-plastic-film-over-your-windows-for-better-insulation/679711 "2014-10-08T15:53:17Z")
Do any of you people put that shrinking plastic film over your windows for better insulating? Then you use your hairdryer to get it stretched tight. I was just wondering…how much it really helps. Is it worth it? It i… --- ## [Have you ever accidentally used the wrong bathroom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-accidentally-used-the-wrong-bathroom/555819)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-accidentally-used-the-wrong-bathroom/555819 "2010-10-05T16:41:16Z")
Last week I was on vacation in Paris, and I spent much of a day at the Louvre. Anyway, I had to use the bathroom while I was there, so I wandered into a bathroom and entered a stall. After a few minutes, I noticed that… --- ## [If you saw someone smoking pot while driving, would you do anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-saw-someone-smoking-pot-while-driving-would-you-do-anything/654214)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2013, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-saw-someone-smoking-pot-while-driving-would-you-do-anything/654214 "2013-04-03T03:10:13Z")
I was waiting behind a car to enter a fairly busy, divided, 4-lane this afternoon and I noticed the driver of the car taking a hit off a pot pipe. (Yes, I’m sure.) He was pretty young and had a female passenger. He pulle… --- ## [Ooooh, looky, it's the second annual springy MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooooh-looky-its-the-second-annual-springy-mmp/448086)
**Author:** [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Replies:** 534\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2008, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooooh-looky-its-the-second-annual-springy-mmp/448086 "2008-05-12T02:54:45Z")
It will shock our reader to know: I LOVE SPRING. Even though my allergies haven’t appreciated it, I’ve reveled in the amazing flowers we’ve had this spring. At one point we had magnolias, dogwoods, redbuds, lilacs, o… --- ## [Do you ever not turn right on red?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-not-turn-right-on-red/621983)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2012, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-not-turn-right-on-red/621983 "2012-05-20T18:04:00Z")
I was behind a woman today who did not turn right on red, despite the fact there was not any traffic in her way (though she was talking on a cell phone, so I guess she was too busy with that). That got me to wondering i… --- ## [Beaver anal gland extract ought to appear on food labels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaver-anal-gland-extract-ought-to-appear-on-food-labels/694736)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaver-anal-gland-extract-ought-to-appear-on-food-labels/694736 "2014-08-15T23:21:07Z")
I was surprised to learn this week that beaver anal gland extract is used in food products. I was more surprised to learn that it does not have to be clearly labeled- simply “natural flavors” suffices. From here: This… --- ## [Any Disadvantages to Dual Citizenship: have USA; add Philippines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-disadvantages-to-dual-citizenship-have-usa-add-philippines/630750)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-disadvantages-to-dual-citizenship-have-usa-add-philippines/630750 "2012-08-10T16:54:28Z")
Quick background: I was born in the Philippines in the 1960s. My parents were born and raised in the Philippines and were Philippines citizens at that time. My family moved to the USA when I was 2 years old and we all we… --- ## [European "Right to be Forgotten" possibly extended Worldwide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-right-to-be-forgotten-possibly-extended-worldwide/704635)
**Author:** [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2014, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-right-to-be-forgotten-possibly-extended-worldwide/704635 "2014-12-06T05:43:59Z")
A court case in France over a Libel trial and the “Right to be Forgotten” decision by the European Court of Justice has resulted in Google facing a Worldwide Take-Down order on a particular subject and individual. Frenc… --- ## [Fifty years later, does America need a stupider motto?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifty-years-later-does-america-need-a-stupider-motto/386065)
**Author:** [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2007, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifty-years-later-does-america-need-a-stupider-motto/386065 "2007-01-01T15:39:42Z")
1956 was of course the worst year that the United States had ever faced. Wracked by turmoil and social upheaval, beset by enemies within and without, the nation thrashed about like a dying, constipated beast. Whole cit… --- ## [Things you dislike on the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-dislike-on-the-sdmb/407870)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2007, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-dislike-on-the-sdmb/407870 "2007-06-16T02:24:36Z")
I love hanging out on The Dope, but I’ve noticed something which bothers me. There’s no small number of people here who are very vindictive, and who express sheer delight at the thought of absolutely destroying their op… --- ## ["The line is too long." Another fun tale of customer stupidity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-line-is-too-long-another-fun-tale-of-customer-stupidity/128925)
**Author:** [@WSLer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WSLer)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2002, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-line-is-too-long-another-fun-tale-of-customer-stupidity/128925 "2002-10-07T16:23:20Z")
I was talking to a friend the other day and he reminded me of an incident that happened way, way, back in December 1998, which he still laughs about. I was working at Barnes & Noble as a head cashier back in the music d… --- ## [RO: LA elementary school teacher charged with committing lewd acts with 23 boys & girls ages 7 to 10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-la-elementary-school-teacher-charged-with-committing-lewd-acts-with-23-boys-girls-ages-7-to-10/611331)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-la-elementary-school-teacher-charged-with-committing-lewd-acts-with-23-boys-girls-ages-7-to-10/611331 "2014-11-24T23:03:40Z")
USA Today: I have no words. --- ## [What is the opposite of FIRE ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-opposite-of-fire/519379)
**Author:** [@QuestionMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuestionMark)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2009, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-opposite-of-fire/519379 "2009-12-14T11:54:10Z")
On What exactly is fire? - The Straight Dope I found your answer on what is fire. But I would like to know: —\>What is the opposite of FIRE ? (Thinking of a car’s engine). --- ## [Gen. Douglas MacArthur As Recipient of the Medal of Honor: Worthy or Not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gen-douglas-macarthur-as-recipient-of-the-medal-of-honor-worthy-or-not/343108)
**Author:** [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2013, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gen-douglas-macarthur-as-recipient-of-the-medal-of-honor-worthy-or-not/343108 "2013-01-26T12:20:30Z")
Few US military leaders polarize quite like Gen. Douglas MacArthur, given his bombastic, preening ego; oft-expressed desire to engage the PRC in war, and his ultimate disgrace from publicly challenging and being sacked b… --- ## [You shouldn't take the Breathalyzer for a DUI. Urban Legend or sound legal advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-take-the-breathalyzer-for-a-dui-urban-legend-or-sound-legal-advice/160913)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2003, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-take-the-breathalyzer-for-a-dui-urban-legend-or-sound-legal-advice/160913 "2003-03-19T18:40:55Z")
Let’s get one thing straight before we even start. I have never been stopped for a DUI (or DWI if that is what you call it) and do not ever intend on doing so. However, I know or have heard the stories of people that hav… --- ## [Ku Ku Kachoo: What does it mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ku-ku-kachoo-what-does-it-mean/656366)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ku-ku-kachoo-what-does-it-mean/656366 "2013-05-03T04:56:12Z")
I hear this lyric in “I Am The Walrus” and “Mrs. Robinson” but I have no idea what it means nor the significance of it in either song. What do the members of the SDMB have to say? --- ## [Herniated Disc - how does it heal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herniated-disc-how-does-it-heal/496518)
**Author:** [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2009, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herniated-disc-how-does-it-heal/496518 "2009-05-17T23:57:19Z")
I injured my back last week and after a day of pain which wasn’t getting much better went to the hospital. ER doc says herniated disc and prescribes anti-inflammatories and painkillers. So far so good. The part I don’t g… --- ## [Fluoride - Pineal Gland blocker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluoride-pineal-gland-blocker/633178)
**Author:** [@thebizness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thebizness)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluoride-pineal-gland-blocker/633178 "2013-04-25T01:16:42Z")
I’ve heard a vast collection of stories, studies and theories on this. I’m always initially a skeptic, but after becoming very interested in the human brain/pineal gland/higher consciousness, I found the studies to have… --- ## [Straight women in relationships: do you make a plate for your men at parties/dinners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-women-in-relationships-do-you-make-a-plate-for-your-men-at-parties-dinners/661293)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2013, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-women-in-relationships-do-you-make-a-plate-for-your-men-at-parties-dinners/661293 "2013-07-17T17:31:42Z")
Just in case “make a plate” is a Southernism, it means to put the food on the plate and bring it to another person, usually already sitting at the table; to more or less act as a waiter." Saturday I hosted a pre-Father’… --- ## [Recommendations for over the counter hearing aids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-over-the-counter-hearing-aids/570102)
**Author:** [@JCorre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JCorre)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-over-the-counter-hearing-aids/570102 "2011-06-06T04:40:43Z")
Something happened to me last month that severely degraded my hearing. I can’t hear people who speak to me in normal volumes. Lots of times I tell coworkers who come to my desk to go back to their desk and give me a ca… --- ## [Abusive relationships?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-relationships/642956)
**Author:** [@missyzilly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missyzilly)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2012, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-relationships/642956 "2012-12-18T03:32:42Z")
When you get your first punch out of the blue what did you do? --- ## [Why is this Joke funny? (The Big Bang Theory)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-joke-funny-the-big-bang-theory/633029)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-joke-funny-the-big-bang-theory/633029 "2012-11-04T22:59:03Z")
Kayla and I were watching a rerun of The Big Bang Theory last night. The guys were sitting around the apartment discussing who id the bravest person in the Marvel Universe. Raj said, “whoever does She-Hulk’s bikini waxin… --- ## [Presents that totally failed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presents-that-totally-failed/992871)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presents-that-totally-failed/992871 "2024-01-08T20:08:54Z")
What presents have you given/gotten/witnessed that TOTALLY failed at achieving the intended happiness/gratitude/appreciation/other pleasant result for the recipient? Note: the present must have honestly been meant to be… --- ## [2012 Formula One](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-formula-one/615925)
**Author:** [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-formula-one/615925 "2012-11-28T02:37:06Z")
The season starts Sunday with the Australian Grand Prix. Six World Champions. Kimi Raikkonen coming back. US Grand Prix. Looks like it may be a very exciting season… --- ## [Internet speed different between two computers on the same router?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-speed-different-between-two-computers-on-the-same-router/554668)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-speed-different-between-two-computers-on-the-same-router/554668 "2010-09-24T08:54:55Z")
So, my mum has been riding my case with her internet being slow and laggy for the last two or three days, so today I came over with my netbook to diagnose the problem. It’s weird. I’m getting my full 6 megabits per seco… --- ## [SHOCKING News From Oberlin! \[re: racist incidents\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shocking-news-from-oberlin-re-racist-incidents/666993)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2013, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shocking-news-from-oberlin-re-racist-incidents/666993 "2013-08-27T02:44:59Z")
That racist graffiti that led to the whole campus being shut down? The culprits have been identified, and they’re a pair of white, left-wing scam artists! Who ever could have predicted this??? Besides, you know, EVERY… --- ## [Girlfriend not wanting to take Birth Control](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlfriend-not-wanting-to-take-birth-control/697815)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2014, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlfriend-not-wanting-to-take-birth-control/697815 "2014-09-11T13:09:58Z")
Hi all. Hope I’m asking in the right place. I have a new girlfriend, and she’s great. Things are going forward well and we click together well in many ways. She’s extremely healthy, which is awesome. She eats well, is … --- ## [Did the Something Awful Forums Just Go Pay-to-Read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-something-awful-forums-just-go-pay-to-read/489704)
**Author:** [@hobscrk777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hobscrk777)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2013, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-something-awful-forums-just-go-pay-to-read/489704 "2013-02-20T19:20:44Z")
I’ve been lurking on the Something Awful forums for a long time; in fact, I just read some threads as recently as yesterday. When I try to read any of the threads, though, I’m redirected to a web page indicating that “yo… --- ## [Rants: micro to middlin'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rants-micro-to-middlin/447517)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2008, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rants-micro-to-middlin/447517 "2008-05-17T02:51:28Z")
I can’t find the last mini-rants thread, and I need one desperately, so here: I pit “is is”. As in “the thing is is that”. Don’t these people listen to the words coming out of their mouths? And so many people do it, inc… --- ## [So-Called “Cancel Culture”, Social Media and Bullying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-called-cancel-culture-social-media-and-bullying/917676)
**Author:** [@Dr.Conrad\_Shadowdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Conrad_Shadowdale)\ **Replies:** 593\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-called-cancel-culture-social-media-and-bullying/917676 "2024-09-26T10:04:09Z")
I’m not a huge believer in the so-called “Cancel Culture” thing but I periodically see the Twitterverse explode on someone. I have heard of Doxxing and seen reports of groups of demonstrators going to homes of political… --- ## [Female ejaculation - how much can there be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-ejaculation-how-much-can-there-be/356772)
**Author:** [@vpriest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vpriest)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-ejaculation-how-much-can-there-be/356772 "2013-06-07T03:28:35Z")
I read an item in a newspaper column once - it talked about ‘female ejaculation’. What is that and does it only happen if one hasn’t had an orgasm in a while? Can it happen if a woman has sex on a reular basis? What i… --- ## [Nominate the stupidest character in a commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nominate-the-stupidest-character-in-a-commercial/596600)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nominate-the-stupidest-character-in-a-commercial/596600 "2011-10-11T23:27:53Z")
Character in the loose sense, given that most of the idiots in commercials are probably not as stupid as they’re scripted to sound. I hope. I used to think that it’d be impossible to top the stupidity of the person who,… --- ## [Next papal name. Place your Bets!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-papal-name-place-your-bets/649997)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2013, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-papal-name-place-your-bets/649997 "2013-03-14T04:41:56Z")
With Benedict XVI saying sayonara to the title, wonder what will be the name taken by the gentleman who replaces the former and future Cardinal Ratzinger. Benedict XVII? John Paul III. Honorius II? Winner to be announc… --- ## [Penis size or Height- what matters more to women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-size-or-height-what-matters-more-to-women/837861)
**Author:** [@shocky2002](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shocky2002)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-size-or-height-what-matters-more-to-women/837861 "2019-08-15T13:42:41Z")
Let’s say, 5’7 with an 8 inch penis versus 6’4 with a 4 inch penis. For guys who would you rather be, and for ladies who would you rather date? Trying to settle a debate. I think the answer is penis size more important --- ## [Woman at Walmart lectures a father using Food Stamps.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-at-walmart-lectures-a-father-using-food-stamps/753820)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2016, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-at-walmart-lectures-a-father-using-food-stamps/753820 "2016-05-12T13:38:35Z")
Fuck this nasty woman. She has no idea what this father’s story is. I get government help and it weighs on me quite a bit, but there’s really not much that I can do about it now. This man says he has a job, and if it’… --- ## [Did anyone check your ID when voting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-check-your-id-when-voting/559255)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2011, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-check-your-id-when-voting/559255 "2011-04-28T15:39:40Z")
Did anyone check your ID when voting? I went in to vote today and all they did was asked me my name, they looked me up alphabetically in a book, I signed by my name, got a ballot and voted. Are they supposed to check I… --- ## [Was World War I avoidable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-world-war-i-avoidable/610900)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2012, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-world-war-i-avoidable/610900 "2012-03-04T16:54:28Z")
In another thread, somebody said that if they could travel back in time, they’d stop Gavril Princip from assassinating Franz Ferdinand and thereby prevent World War I (and by extension a lot of subsequent history). Do y… --- ## [Obama to announce Afghanistan policy in speech Tuesday 12/01/09](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-announce-afghanistan-policy-in-speech-tuesday-12-01-09/519552)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2009, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-announce-afghanistan-policy-in-speech-tuesday-12-01-09/519552 "2009-12-07T13:54:19Z")
The New York Times says: sigh Well, he didn’t run on a promise to pull out . . . :frowning: But will there be any surprises? --- ## [They are not Replacement Refs...They are SCABS!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-are-not-replacement-refs-they-are-scabs/635798)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-are-not-replacement-refs-they-are-scabs/635798 "2012-09-30T22:23:18Z")
I see some folks feeling sorry for these guys, “They are trying their best, they are just in over their heads.” “Give them a break, they are being intimidated.” Fuck’em I say. They are scabs, plain and simple, they suc… --- ## [Will 2018 be too late?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-2018-be-too-late/778358)
**Author:** [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2017, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-2018-be-too-late/778358 "2017-02-17T22:54:30Z")
From The New York Times (sorry, I lost the link): So, is this it? Have I voted in the last free election in my lifetime? --- ## ["A Knight's Tale" - a future cult classic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-knights-tale-a-future-cult-classic/516707)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2009, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-knights-tale-a-future-cult-classic/516707 "2009-12-03T04:42:49Z")
I was just watching A Knight’s Tale with the late Heath Ledger and I feel fairly certain that in time, maybe 10 years, this movie is going to be a cult film with a lot of fans. I remember when it first came out, it was w… --- ## [How do you pronounce "Cecil"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-cecil/144404)
**Author:** [@Palve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palve)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-cecil/144404 "2014-06-06T16:43:46Z")
I’ve heard the name pronounced two ways-- “see-sul” and “sess-ul”. Which one is the correct pronunciation in referring to Cecil Adams? --- ## [Prefer Trump or Pence as president?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefer-trump-or-pence-as-president/777653)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2017, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefer-trump-or-pence-as-president/777653 "2017-02-20T12:09:50Z")
On the SDMB there have actually been a few comments to the effect that Pence would be less desirable than Trump, because Trump actually is not conservative and cares relatively little about social issues such as LGBT or … --- ## [Good Guy with a gun, fallacy or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-guy-with-a-gun-fallacy-or-not/757501)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-guy-with-a-gun-fallacy-or-not/757501 "2016-06-21T18:56:56Z")
So, the events in Orlando. Here’s the first randomly selected news site from a google search on the events: Orlando Shooting: Details About Massacre, Shooter Released | Time Here’s a quote from the link: Mina said the o… --- ## [Opinions that others would find blasphemy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-that-others-would-find-blasphemy/674452)
**Author:** [@Earth001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earth001)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-that-others-would-find-blasphemy/674452 "2013-12-11T21:53:19Z")
So, what opinions do you have that aren’t really religious that the majority of the population would find blasphemous? --- ## [Florida redistricting lawsuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-redistricting-lawsuit/689478)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2015, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-redistricting-lawsuit/689478 "2015-08-21T14:58:22Z")
Latest stage in the long, long fight against gerrymandering in Florida. General outline on Ballotpedia. In 2005 there was a movement to put an initiative on the ballot to take the redistricting power away from the stat… --- ## [Farting in front of a significant other. Fart stories.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-in-front-of-a-significant-other-fart-stories/384205)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-in-front-of-a-significant-other-fart-stories/384205 "2017-09-20T19:11:03Z")
When did you feel comfortable farting in front of your boyfriend/girlfriend? Personally, I never felt comfortable doing that. However, my 2nd boyfriend farted on our first date, very loudly. He was apparently quite pr… --- ## [What is the most fundamental contradiction in the Bible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-fundamental-contradiction-in-the-bible/104529)
**Author:** [@Beastal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beastal)\ **Replies:** 345\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2002, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-fundamental-contradiction-in-the-bible/104529 "2002-05-20T04:28:36Z")
One of my part time hobbies is to venture in to Christian chat rooms and start quoting biblical contradictions. On one of my recent escapades, I was told that the “so called contradictions” I was coming up with were pet… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=329&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=331&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)