# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=344&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:** 345 --- ## [How Democrats should talk about socialism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-democrats-should-talk-about-socialism/834950)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2019, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-democrats-should-talk-about-socialism/834950 "2019-11-05T03:03:48Z")
IMO, Democrats should emphasize that we already have a hybrid system, and have for many decades – many of our institutions are socialized (i.e. run by the government – whether local, state, or federal), and many non-soci… --- ## [I know its not cancer but FUCK big pharma for not curing Restless Leg Syndrome...FUCK!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-its-not-cancer-but-fuck-big-pharma-for-not-curing-restless-leg-syndrome-fuck/664737)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-its-not-cancer-but-fuck-big-pharma-for-not-curing-restless-leg-syndrome-fuck/664737 "2013-08-09T19:23:08Z")
If we could find a way to extract it (from me specifically, please!) And then inject it into others it would be an incredibly effective torture tool. What the hell is wrong with you people? Do you really not see the pil… --- ## [Discussion of a pro-Obama ad: its tone, content, and implications](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-a-pro-obama-ad-its-tone-content-and-implications/630871)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-a-pro-obama-ad-its-tone-content-and-implications/630871 "2012-08-13T16:16:41Z")
A blog discussion of a liberal super PAC ad that draws a connection between a blue collar worker’s wife’s death by cancer and Bain business dealings. Most of the commenters on this particular blog tend to be liberal, bu… --- ## [TV series whose very existence drives you batshit insane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-whose-very-existence-drives-you-batshit-insane/620041)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2012, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-whose-very-existence-drives-you-batshit-insane/620041 "2012-05-23T06:48:32Z")
Long Island Medium. I have never watched it, of course, but the promos send me diving for my remote: some over-tanned, bleached-blonde Lawn Guyland chippie who “can’t help it, I’m gifted!” and they always show brief clip… --- ## [Something I need to get off my chest about the SD Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-i-need-to-get-off-my-chest-about-the-sd-board/126497)
**Author:** [@lynn73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lynn73)\ **Replies:** 271\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2002, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-i-need-to-get-off-my-chest-about-the-sd-board/126497 "2002-09-06T16:07:50Z")
I just need to say that I’ve found that there are some very rude, hateful people on this board. At least that’s how they come across to me. I’m a Christian and have no animosity toward these people. All I’ve done is dar… --- ## [why couldn't humans tame zebras ??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-couldnt-humans-tame-zebras/431799)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2008, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-couldnt-humans-tame-zebras/431799 "2008-01-14T09:13:05Z")
They tamed horses, elephants … why not zebra ?? Is it that zebra is non tamable inherently ?? --- ## [Why do some people want listeners instead of solvers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-want-listeners-instead-of-solvers/613838)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-want-listeners-instead-of-solvers/613838 "2012-03-02T17:22:10Z")
This morning on my way to work I was listening to the This American Life Podcast #458 Play the Part. The second story was about a man who was perceived to have Asperger’s jokingly by his wife. He was later diagnosed to … --- ## [Alternate WWII History: What if the Axis Controlled the Oil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-wwii-history-what-if-the-axis-controlled-the-oil/581065)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-wwii-history-what-if-the-axis-controlled-the-oil/581065 "2011-12-07T01:46:48Z")
The specific scenario I have in mind is if Mussolini had not invaded Greece like some modern Darius of the West but instead had been an asset to the Axis, not delaying Barbarossa such that either Moscow fell, Hitler didn… --- ## [Florida's modern-day executions are too humane...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floridas-modern-day-executions-are-too-humane/599533)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2011, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floridas-modern-day-executions-are-too-humane/599533 "2011-10-17T17:47:22Z")
…or so says one Florida state legistaor, who is introducing a bill in January to force death row inmates to choose between electrocution and the firing squad. He says letting them “go to sleep” with lethal injection allo… --- ## ["The anti-Obama people are just mad because the president is black." Discuss.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-anti-obama-people-are-just-mad-because-the-president-is-black-discuss/574129)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-anti-obama-people-are-just-mad-because-the-president-is-black-discuss/574129 "2011-03-13T04:19:16Z")
I hear this sentiment repeated over and over and over, from many different people, both here on this board and elsewhere. The Tea Party supposedly just exists because the president is black. People who bitch about Obama … --- ## [Origin of the "nanny nanny nanny!" taunting melody?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-nanny-nanny-nanny-taunting-melody/542874)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2015, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-nanny-nanny-nanny-taunting-melody/542874 "2015-10-27T15:43:59Z")
Most of us are probably familiar with the childhood taunting melody used by unpleasant children everywhere for delivering such messages as “nanny nanny nanny!” or “Kevin’s i-in trou-ble!” or the like. Two notes, then a … --- ## [Explain fractal geometry like I'm an idiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-fractal-geometry-like-im-an-idiot/471052)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2008, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-fractal-geometry-like-im-an-idiot/471052 "2008-11-13T01:41:53Z")
…or a not too bright 5-year old. I watched Nova the other night, where they did an atypically poor job of explaining the uses of fractal geometry. I’m a very visual person, and if math or physics can’t be explained in … --- ## [Yellow cake mix + chocolate icing = ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-cake-mix-chocolate-icing/254330)
**Author:** [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2004, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-cake-mix-chocolate-icing/254330 "2004-09-01T04:05:24Z")
Inspired by a discussion in (of all things) the Spider-Man 2 thread. What do you call a yellow cake with chocolate icing? All my life, that’s been called a chocolate cake. However, others have different experiences. The… --- ## [Lost 5.4 "The Little Prince"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-5-4-the-little-prince/484451)
**Author:** [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2009, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-5-4-the-little-prince/484451 "2009-02-10T03:12:19Z")
It’s Wednesday, so it’s LOST night! Let’s see if I can do this thing. Thread rules: From the on-line description for tonight’s episode: Some useful Café Society links are given below: Thread index for Season 1 Ep… --- ## [I resent it when strip clubs hire fat-ass bouncers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-resent-it-when-strip-clubs-hire-fat-ass-bouncers/455469)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2008, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-resent-it-when-strip-clubs-hire-fat-ass-bouncers/455469 "2008-07-10T21:13:52Z")
So, last night my bro and I went out and hit an area strip club. The place is a little different from most because if you buy a lap dance ($20) you are allowed to fondle the girl and may touch everything but the holy of… --- ## [Lemonade, jelly, and biscuits (and other foods people outside of the US have wrong)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemonade-jelly-and-biscuits-and-other-foods-people-outside-of-the-us-have-wrong/483401)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemonade-jelly-and-biscuits-and-other-foods-people-outside-of-the-us-have-wrong/483401 "2009-02-03T17:12:26Z")
Just kidding. But still, it’s odd how you can know something as one thing your whole life and then find out that someone who lives in another area always thought of it as another thing their whole life. Take lemonade f… --- ## [What's the Point of the Royals in Britain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-the-royals-in-britain/563933)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2010, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-the-royals-in-britain/563933 "2010-12-30T03:26:36Z")
I’m not particularly impassioned by this or anything. The incident this weekend where Charles and his lady were attacked by a crowd got me to thinking. First, I can’t imagine why anyone would target them. They are totall… --- ## [Why are African-American athletes better than white american athletes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-african-american-athletes-better-than-white-american-athletes/52025)
**Author:** [@RoyCian16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RoyCian16)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2001, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-african-american-athletes-better-than-white-american-athletes/52025 "2001-03-02T03:24:16Z")
Why do African-Americans excell in most sports better than white-americans eg.in basketball,American Football and Athletics? --- ## [Is being chronically, habitually late an act of aggression?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-being-chronically-habitually-late-an-act-of-aggression/509088)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2014, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-being-chronically-habitually-late-an-act-of-aggression/509088 "2014-02-04T12:42:23Z")
In this Pit threadthe OP takes on some people who arrive quite late for a restaurant dinner party and expect that their lateness will be perfectly OK. I’m occasionally late to social engagements due to my own dilly dall… --- ## [I Think We Have Lost](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-we-have-lost/957792)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-we-have-lost/957792 "2022-03-08T20:17:13Z")
I think the right-wing of the Republican Party has won. We might want to yell and scream about whose fault that is, but perhaps we ought to first realize where we are. The Republicans have shown remarkable discipline in… --- ## [Movie "tech" that will NOT become reality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-tech-that-will-not-become-reality/618924)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-tech-that-will-not-become-reality/618924 "2012-04-23T19:26:40Z")
Minority Report seems to be a reference point for new UI technology, as well it should be. Touch-free gesture-based navigation, and passive ID may very well be the future of human machine authentication. I watched “Real… --- ## [Taking empty popcorn tubs out of the garbage and getting free refills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-empty-popcorn-tubs-out-of-the-garbage-and-getting-free-refills/547386)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-empty-popcorn-tubs-out-of-the-garbage-and-getting-free-refills/547386 "2010-07-28T21:17:09Z")
It is kind of gross, but I am not going to pay $6 for popcorn --- ## [How would you tell a sweet girl that she has B.O.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-tell-a-sweet-girl-that-she-has-b-o/625931)
**Author:** [@The\_Shroud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Shroud)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2012, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-tell-a-sweet-girl-that-she-has-b-o/625931 "2012-09-09T19:23:05Z")
So, I’ve been hanging out with this woman for a while, and she’s become one of my best friends in this town, one of a few people in the world with whom I can converse for hours. Incidentally, she’s also very attractive a… --- ## [You know what I hate? How the word empowerment lost its original use and context](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-hate-how-the-word-empowerment-lost-its-original-use-and-context/807678)
**Author:** [@Luciano700](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luciano700)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2018, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-hate-how-the-word-empowerment-lost-its-original-use-and-context/807678 "2018-02-04T22:02:29Z")
Thanks to the rise of SJW culture, empowerment doesn’t really apply anymore to people who are bullied for instance or socially akward. Empowerment now only applies to certain demographics regardless if you’re marginalize… --- ## [If You Had Chicken Pox, Do you Have Herpes Now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-chicken-pox-do-you-have-herpes-now/231935)
**Author:** [@sunrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunrise)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2018, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-chicken-pox-do-you-have-herpes-now/231935 "2018-01-18T00:25:18Z")
This guy I was with (who is a complete idiot) made a statement that he had an incurable disease. I asked him what it was and he said “he had a case of Shingles at the age of 37.” He said Shingles is Herpes. Then he we… --- ## [Well Dayumn! Gay Marriage is now Legal in Alabama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-dayumn-gay-marriage-is-now-legal-in-alabama/711735)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2017, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-dayumn-gay-marriage-is-now-legal-in-alabama/711735 "2017-09-27T04:52:05Z")
Thanks to “activist judges”, Alabama is the 37th state to legalize gay marriage. While the ability to chant “We’re Number 37! We’re Number 37!” may not sound especially impressive on some counts, for Alabama it’s way ab… --- ## [Will freezing kill ants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-freezing-kill-ants/504829)
**Author:** [@The\_Seventh\_Deadly\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Seventh_Deadly_Finn)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2009, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-freezing-kill-ants/504829 "2009-08-02T22:38:17Z")
Ants got into the cat food bag. I can’t afford to buy a new bag until I get my first unemployment check. Will putting the bag in the freezer kill them? They’re those tiny ones, sometimes called sweet-eating ants, if tha… --- ## ["I'm not allowed to discuss my military service." Always a bullshit line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-allowed-to-discuss-my-military-service-always-a-bullshit-line/575555)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-allowed-to-discuss-my-military-service-always-a-bullshit-line/575555 "2011-03-29T19:04:04Z")
I recently had someone I know claim that he is not allowed to discuss his supposed service in the military because it was supposedly a “special job.” He said he was involved in Operation Just Cause. I really like this g… --- ## [Why do Americans celebrate Cinco de Mayo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-celebrate-cinco-de-mayo/719309)
**Author:** [@Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hershele_Ostropoler)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-celebrate-cinco-de-mayo/719309 "2015-05-24T18:49:04Z")
¿Por que celebran los estadounidenses el Cinco de Mayo? More precisely, why is Cinco de Mayo celebrated by white people in the United States (not all white people, but enough that it’s visible), and other foreign nation… --- ## [Uncommon celebrity crushes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncommon-celebrity-crushes/794551)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncommon-celebrity-crushes/794551 "2018-04-19T04:55:34Z")
Anyone else have some? Most people \[it seems\] go for only the very well known actors and actresses or the super popular ones. Example: I do not really find Scarlett Johansen attractive, but nearly every other male I know… --- ## [Cleverbot is CREEPY!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleverbot-is-creepy/595840)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2013, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleverbot-is-creepy/595840 "2013-12-23T08:15:20Z")
I decided to check out Cleverbot. So, it was pretty cool. We had an interesting conversation, where he suddenly switched to Italian and refused to switch back… But eventually, he asked me, “Are you a boy or a girl?” Me… --- ## [The ethical dilemma of "passing"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethical-dilemma-of-passing/582036)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethical-dilemma-of-passing/582036 "2017-03-10T23:09:25Z")
I just finished Life on the Color Line: The True Story of a White Boy Who Discovered He was Black". I had seen the author years ago on Oprah just briefly before tuning into something, but I thought he was just another g… --- ## [If I kiss my married best friend on the lips when we meet & depart, is it cheating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-kiss-my-married-best-friend-on-the-lips-when-we-meet-depart-is-it-cheating/534845)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-kiss-my-married-best-friend-on-the-lips-when-we-meet-depart-is-it-cheating/534845 "2010-04-06T19:32:10Z")
This is suggested by the thread on Neal McDonough being fired for refusing to film a sex scenes. I’d link to the other discussion if I weren’t such a putz. My best friend from college is a woman. She and I are very clos… --- ## [Obvious things about real life you realize after the millionth time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-things-about-real-life-you-realize-after-the-millionth-time/748352)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-things-about-real-life-you-realize-after-the-millionth-time/748352 "2016-03-18T14:40:07Z")
This is inspired by the long-running thread Obvious things about a creative work you realize after the millionth time. Apologies if it’s been done before recently. I couldn’t find by searching a similar thread about re… --- ## [Arrested Development](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development/542324)
**Author:** [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2010, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development/542324 "2010-06-13T04:59:03Z")
Just watched it again and it’s such a fun little show. Most of it was filmed in Marina Del Rey and not Newport. It was fun spotting all the Marina Del Rey landmarks. One thing that struck me as a little weird though wa… --- ## [It's a holiday for some in the MMP!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-holiday-for-some-in-the-mmp/734411)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2015, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-holiday-for-some-in-the-mmp/734411 "2015-10-19T00:25:04Z")
Today is the Federal holiday commemorating an Italian dude who set out for one place, ended up in another, and did it all on someone else’s money. Let’s celebrate! :smiley: For me, that means mowing the grass, getti… --- ## [12-year old kid pwns a Las Vegas cop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-kid-pwns-a-las-vegas-cop/657705)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-kid-pwns-a-las-vegas-cop/657705 "2013-05-21T21:31:53Z")
This may be the first recorded instance of a cop being a punk and a kid being a righteous authority figure: Video here. The cop is a dick and should be reprimanded if not fired outright. I know I don’t want him walkin… --- ## [Is this Israeli soldier pointing his rifle at a little kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-israeli-soldier-pointing-his-rifle-at-a-little-kid/598056)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2011, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-israeli-soldier-pointing-his-rifle-at-a-little-kid/598056 "2011-10-17T15:00:03Z")
Someone linked to this photo on Facebook. I commented on it saying that it did not appear to me that the soldier was pointing his weapon at the child, but that the child happened to be standing in such a way as to sugges… --- ## [Futuristic technology from old TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futuristic-technology-from-old-tv-shows/653258)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futuristic-technology-from-old-tv-shows/653258 "2013-03-25T02:18:59Z")
During a recent road trip, my wife and I got into a discussion about KITT from the Knight Rider show. It was posited that a number of the ridiculously advanced capabilities that KITT had at the time would now be possible… --- ## [What's The Most Pretentious Thing You Used To Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-pretentious-thing-you-used-to-do/739799)
**Author:** [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2015, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-pretentious-thing-you-used-to-do/739799 "2015-12-14T13:31:27Z")
When I was 22 or thereabouts, I used to read The Diaries of Franz Kafka at the beach in the hope of being noticed reading the diaries of Franz Kafka at the beach. Furthermore I used to wear a women’s leopard-skin faux-fu… --- ## [Should I pull the nail out of my tire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-pull-the-nail-out-of-my-tire/104321)
**Author:** [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2002, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-pull-the-nail-out-of-my-tire/104321 "2002-04-19T12:51:14Z")
I’ve got a slow leak in my rear tire. I’ll get it fixed eventually, but for now I just keep an eye on it and add air every week. I finally located the cause–a small nail embedded in the tire. My question: if I pull t… --- ## [How much do jeans cost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-jeans-cost/452472)
**Author:** [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-jeans-cost/452472 "2008-06-23T01:12:37Z")
I don’t like shopping. I don’t like going. I don’t like hunting down the one thing in the store that I like and sort of fits. And I avoid it until it’s almost absolutely necessary. Yesterday was one of those almost a… --- ## [Shame on you Straight Dope! What you're doing is illegal!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shame-on-you-straight-dope-what-youre-doing-is-illegal/563172)
**Author:** [@regisaddress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/regisaddress)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2010, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shame-on-you-straight-dope-what-youre-doing-is-illegal/563172 "2010-12-10T21:33:48Z")
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685\_3-20024696-264.html?tag=cnetRiver Shame on you Straight Dope. I always enjoyed your website but, according to this CNET article (look at list of websites in image Rank#9616) , it looks l… --- ## [Who is the greatest science fiction writer of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-science-fiction-writer-of-all-time/561586)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-science-fiction-writer-of-all-time/561586 "2010-11-26T03:28:07Z")
This thread is for collecting names for a poll. Clarke, Asimov, Heinlein, Vinge, Ellison, Pohl and many, many others-which one gets the title of Grandmaster of Grandmasters? --- ## [F@\*& you Shirley Sherrod!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-you-shirley-sherrod/548513)
**Author:** [@NOLA\_Cajun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NOLA_Cajun)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-you-shirley-sherrod/548513 "2010-08-03T02:30:30Z")
So let me make sure I have this right: You are video taped many years ago making racist comments and the video must have been released by the NAACP and somehow Breitbart gets ahold of it and posts it online (an exerpt f… --- ## [Explain English Money to Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-english-money-to-me/838504)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-english-money-to-me/838504 "2020-05-12T16:28:02Z")
So I’m watching Peaky Blinders, and I have no idea how British money works. How much is a 1921 pound worth in modern dollars? Also, how many pounds in a Guinea. or a Sovereign? --- ## [I DON"T WANT another DAMNED card in order to "save money" at your store!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-want-another-damned-card-in-order-to-save-money-at-your-store/654542)
**Author:** [@KermitTheFrig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KermitTheFrig)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-want-another-damned-card-in-order-to-save-money-at-your-store/654542 "2013-04-10T02:38:27Z")
Does my office supply store really think anyone would want to carry FOUR DIFFERENT plastic cards to get 10% off toner and ink? I HAVE a business account card for your store. I had a “rewards” card for your store, but I t… --- ## [Fuck you, in-laws, and take your religious bullshit with you......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-in-laws-and-take-your-religious-bullshit-with-you/398862)
**Author:** [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2007, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-in-laws-and-take-your-religious-bullshit-with-you/398862 "2007-04-13T22:36:44Z")
…so yesterday afternoon I was in a mood. It was cold outside, I was just in a generally pissed off mood and it didn’t help when my husband got home and got on the phone and started arguing with his ex-wife. I went in th… --- ## [Can someone explain in a nutshell EXACTLY what the Republicans object to re Obamacare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-in-a-nutshell-exactly-what-the-republicans-object-to-re-obamacare/746358)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-in-a-nutshell-exactly-what-the-republicans-object-to-re-obamacare/746358 "2016-02-26T17:41:36Z")
Certainly it’s not a perfect law. Yeah, some people have lost coverage or have to pay more (from what I read), but all in all, it’s working okay for many, many people. But saying stuff like “Im going to repeal EVERY WORD… --- ## [Bactrim - UGH!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bactrim-ugh/683352)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bactrim-ugh/683352 "2017-06-13T16:40:53Z")
I went to the doctor last Thursday with symptoms of a urinary tract infection, and sure enough, that’s what I had. Fortunately, it was caught very early, and he prescribed me 10 days of Bactrim (filled with generic sulf… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=343&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=345&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)