# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=35&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:** 36 --- ## [Dragon Age: Inquisition - One Week Away!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragon-age-inquisition-one-week-away/704505)
**Author:** [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Replies:** 409\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragon-age-inquisition-one-week-away/704505 "2015-05-20T17:01:03Z")
After the 17th, I don’t expect to be seen for the next month or so. I don’t think I’ve been this anxious for a game ever! Or will be again. Well, until Half-Life 3 (or Portal 3, whichever comes first). I’m trying to kee… --- ## [God must be a sadist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-must-be-a-sadist/645080)
**Author:** [@TheCrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCrow)\ **Replies:** 407\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-must-be-a-sadist/645080 "2013-01-18T17:19:54Z")
What if there is a God/creator/whatever and he/she/it is a sadist? After observing the world around me which contains; pestilence, war, genocide, famine, and human suffering (loneliness, frustration, fear, guilt, shame, … --- ## [From a purely genetic standpoint, how does it make sense that the average IQ of African Ams is 85?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-a-purely-genetic-standpoint-how-does-it-make-sense-that-the-average-iq-of-african-ams-is-85/672041)
**Author:** [@bita\_malt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bita_malt)\ **Replies:** 386\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-a-purely-genetic-standpoint-how-does-it-make-sense-that-the-average-iq-of-african-ams-is-85/672041 "2013-11-06T01:54:32Z")
I’ve been following the debates regarding the “black-white iq gap” and whether it is hereditary or environmental and one confusing thing just recently occurred to me: Those on the hereditary side always say that mixed r… --- ## [Adaher 2016 cycle election prediction thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adaher-2016-cycle-election-prediction-thread/731664)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 418\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adaher-2016-cycle-election-prediction-thread/731664 "2016-08-09T18:00:52Z")
Here it is, with the permission of adaher – the place to discuss any and all of his 2016 election predictions! This OP will be my first attempt to list all of his predictions for the election cycle that I can find – fee… --- ## [Official Picture Thread of the Straight Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-picture-thread-of-the-straight-dope/362109)
**Author:** [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Replies:** 634\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2006, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-picture-thread-of-the-straight-dope/362109 "2006-07-05T20:52:45Z")
Okay picture whores and people who want to/have demanded that they are seen. Have at it. --- ## [She wanted a White child from a Sperm Bank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-wanted-a-white-child-from-a-sperm-bank/700120)
**Author:** [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Replies:** 431\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-wanted-a-white-child-from-a-sperm-bank/700120 "2015-09-14T01:57:06Z")
In this case, an Ohio mother acquired a few sperm vials and got pregnant. Problem is that she says the Sperm Bank sent her the Sperm of a Black man instead of a White man. She’s suing the Sperm Bank for a breach of contr… --- ## [The Age of Ultron Seen It Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-age-of-ultron-seen-it-thread/718509)
**Author:** [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Replies:** 442\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2015, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-age-of-ultron-seen-it-thread/718509 "2015-05-21T16:40:51Z")
So I saw Avengers: Age of Ultron last night (suck it, Americans!) and I’m still trying to process it 12 hours later. At this point, my qualified opinion is - amazing movie. Great action, great dialog, great new character… --- ## [How has Mormonism survived modern scrutiny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-mormonism-survived-modern-scrutiny/546841)
**Author:** [@peledre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peledre)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-mormonism-survived-modern-scrutiny/546841 "2013-02-16T15:27:09Z")
I just re-read Krakauer’s Under the Banner of Heaven (highly recommend it by the way). I didn’t know too much about LDS before reading the book but Krakauer presents several curiosities about their dogma that are easily… --- ## [RO: Palestinian jailed for being Palestinian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-palestinian-jailed-for-being-palestinian/547472)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 399\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2010, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-palestinian-jailed-for-being-palestinian/547472 "2010-09-27T05:20:27Z")
Basically, a very naughty Palestinian pretended to be Jewish to a girl he met in the street, and they had sex like ten minutes later. She found out he is an Arab, and he is going to jail. For rape. Basically she is … --- ## [Hopped up on goofballs. Where'd that come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopped-up-on-goofballs-whered-that-come-from/508430)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2021, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopped-up-on-goofballs-whered-that-come-from/508430 "2021-09-28T04:04:10Z")
First it was the way for un-hip old people to ask if someone was high. I hear it now more like, “Are you crazy?” I have a vague psuedo-memory of hearing it on Dragnet a long time ago but I’m not really sure. Does anyone… --- ## [Will Tunisian revolution inspire actions in other nations? (Now following Egypt.) \[ed. title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-tunisian-revolution-inspire-actions-in-other-nations-now-following-egypt-ed-title/567703)
**Author:** [@Hank\_Beecher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hank_Beecher)\ **Replies:** 551\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-tunisian-revolution-inspire-actions-in-other-nations-now-following-egypt-ed-title/567703 "2011-04-02T00:03:44Z")
Is this likely happen in Egypt or Saudi? Would those governments let it happen? Where else are people most likely to be inspired to similar actions? \[QUOTE=globalpost.com\] CAIRO, Egypt — Less than an hour after the new… --- ## [DoJ sues Sheriff Arpaio for civil-rights abuses; anyone care to take Arpaio's side here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-sues-sheriff-arpaio-for-civil-rights-abuses-anyone-care-to-take-arpaios-side-here/621726)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 279\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-sues-sheriff-arpaio-for-civil-rights-abuses-anyone-care-to-take-arpaios-side-here/621726 "2012-12-04T14:55:46Z")
I initially addressed this topic in a Pit thread, with Arpaio the Pittee, as seems fitting – at least among Dopers, for the most part – but, prowling about the Intertubes, one finds that public opinion is not quite so on… --- ## [Bonuses For AIG](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bonuses-for-aig/489541)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 669\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bonuses-for-aig/489541 "2009-04-02T15:47:15Z")
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/03/14/aig-bailout-bonues/ Bailed-out AIG doles out $165 million in bonuses. I don’t think this is quite right. Frankly, I find this rather disturbing. Does it seem to anyone else that a … --- ## [Is real child porn very well hidden?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-real-child-porn-very-well-hidden/561281)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-real-child-porn-very-well-hidden/561281 "2012-10-31T03:49:27Z")
Up front, I want to make it very clear that I’m not looking for, interested in, sympathetic towards or advocating anything about child pornography. My question is due to an article I read in my local paper today, in whic… --- ## [Crossword Clue Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 1890\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2022, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818 "2022-11-23T05:15:08Z")
In this game, the idea is to supply a crossword puzzle clue to an answer that is given. For example, if I gave you the word STAR, you might supply the following clues: Proxima Centauri Drummer Ingo George Clooney in “… --- ## [Let's bring those jobs back... How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-bring-those-jobs-back-how/772448)
**Author:** [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Replies:** 320\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-bring-those-jobs-back-how/772448 "2017-01-05T18:22:36Z")
So, rural white america has spoken. And they have said to stop ignoring their needs, to stop ignoring their plight. They have said, rather loudly, that their needs will be forefront before anyone else’s are addressed. O… --- ## [Are the actions of BLM wise or foolish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-actions-of-blm-wise-or-foolish/738278)
**Author:** [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Replies:** 413\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2016, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-actions-of-blm-wise-or-foolish/738278 "2016-03-31T14:16:17Z")
I’m 39 years old; their style of activism is new to me - it is very in your face and not focused on inillectualizing racial disparity. I think it is good on the one hand, I think there is no other way to attack racism o… --- ## [Happy Thanksbitching! November is here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksbitching-november-is-here/601451)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 514\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksbitching-november-is-here/601451 "2011-12-01T13:12:05Z")
I am just getting done with my 4 weeks on the boat, and don’t have much to complain about… but here we go. To the large guy with the attitude who likes to talk big about me doing work that isn’t party of my job descrip… --- ## [All religious people should be executed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-religious-people-should-be-executed/542863)
**Author:** [@mutantmoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mutantmoose)\ **Replies:** 403\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-religious-people-should-be-executed/542863 "2012-06-15T20:44:17Z")
The way I’m thinking this is that all of the religious people in the world should be executed. Now I’m aware that there are a lot of religious people in the world - probably the majority. So if the population of the worl… --- ## [Odonnell beats Castle in Delaware](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odonnell-beats-castle-in-delaware/553798)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 354\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2011, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odonnell-beats-castle-in-delaware/553798 "2011-01-23T07:02:29Z")
OK. What does it mean? She is a tea bagger and outside the mainstream ,way outside.she was not backed by the party because they figured Castle could win the senate. It is highly unlikely ,according to Repubs, that she ca… --- ## [If "Paki" is acceptable to use then what other slurs are? Nigger? Spic? Homo? Jap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-paki-is-acceptable-to-use-then-what-other-slurs-are-nigger-spic-homo-jap/628375)
**Author:** [@Ibn\_Warraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibn_Warraq)\ **Replies:** 352\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2012, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-paki-is-acceptable-to-use-then-what-other-slurs-are-nigger-spic-homo-jap/628375 "2012-09-23T06:21:58Z")
A couple of weeks ago there was a bit of a flare up in one of the Israel threads when a poster decided to add this bit of gasoline to the fire. For those unaware, Paki is a racial slur used against not just Pakistanis … --- ## [Stuff that took you too long to realize](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-took-you-too-long-to-realize/630506)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 313\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2013, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-took-you-too-long-to-realize/630506 "2013-02-19T01:01:02Z")
Nancy stories is a local idiom, it means bullshit. Like telling people the check is in the mail, or that you know I had your money but I got abducted by a UFO and they stole my money! Stuff like that, I’ve even used the … --- ## [State some controversial beliefs that you have.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-some-controversial-beliefs-that-you-have/377886)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 617\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2007, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-some-controversial-beliefs-that-you-have/377886 "2007-01-18T03:26:30Z")
I believe a woman shouldn’t be allowed to have an abortion without written consent from the father who helped make her pregnant. Because after it’s born and the parents split and when it comes time to pay for that child,… --- ## [Trump Magically Turns NFL Games Into Anti-Trump Rallies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-magically-turns-nfl-games-into-anti-trump-rallies/797216)
**Author:** [@ThisIsTheEnd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisIsTheEnd)\ **Replies:** 769\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-magically-turns-nfl-games-into-anti-trump-rallies/797216 "2017-10-17T02:10:28Z")
Trump called for teams to fire players who kneel during the playing of the national anthem and the players and owners (so far) told him to shove it. The act of attending or watching an NFL game is now an anti-Trump stat… --- ## [Speak to me only in Seinfeld quotes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-seinfeld-quotes/632397)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 518\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2017, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-seinfeld-quotes/632397 "2017-06-20T10:34:45Z")
I love Seinfeld and have friends and coworkers that toss out quotes from it all the time. So in the spirit of the movie, video games, and Simpsons threads, speak to me only in Seinfeld quotes! See, now to me, that butt… --- ## [The Year of Death Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-year-of-death-game/742542)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 664\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-year-of-death-game/742542 "2017-04-05T07:56:02Z")
Okay here is how this plays out. We go by each year and name a notable person who died during that year. Once we get to 2016, the poster chooses the year to start again, it could be any year. Wikipedia is your friend in … --- ## [Men: Your rectal exams: Ever had a lady doctor do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-your-rectal-exams-ever-had-a-lady-doctor-do-it/614873)
**Author:** [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-your-rectal-exams-ever-had-a-lady-doctor-do-it/614873 "2020-09-30T22:07:45Z")
And I mean in the actual doctor’s office, not ‘playing doctor’ somewhere else. :stuck\_out\_tongue: The discomfort of having the opposite sex do your sexual exams came up in another thread, and now I want to know if strai… --- ## [Unfortunate names of real people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-names-of-real-people/577705)
**Author:** [@NetTrekker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NetTrekker)\ **Replies:** 334\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2018, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-names-of-real-people/577705 "2018-05-24T21:51:11Z")
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772\_3-20050585-52.html by Daniel Terdiman I wonder what he got called at school, poor guy. He probably just got used to it eventually. --- ## [Maddow's Trump Tax Return announcement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maddows-trump-tax-return-announcement/782204)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 309\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maddows-trump-tax-return-announcement/782204 "2017-05-01T17:10:58Z")
So, this is interesting: I don’t know quite what to think. My Facebook feed is, pardon the expression, all atwitter. Figure there might be some discussion of this over the next hour or two :). --- ## [Munchkin Mini Mafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchkin-mini-mafia/485633)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 994\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchkin-mini-mafia/485633 "2009-03-07T17:04:20Z")
The epic Evil Dead Mafia has just ended and someone will start up a new game soon. But for a quick bout of fun Mafia, I’ve put together Munchkin Mini Mafia!!!1!111!!! This will be a quick game. I need 10 players, but… --- ## [ZPG Zealot: A troll too far](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zpg-zealot-a-troll-too-far/567621)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 490\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zpg-zealot-a-troll-too-far/567621 "2011-01-21T20:58:54Z")
I’ll admit that I bought it for quite some time. I swallowed that you could believe in infanticide, forced abortion, handshake rape, and killing pregnant women and children lest they “steal” money via child support.\* I… --- ## [Clothahump, and others...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothahump-and-others/770465)
**Author:** [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Replies:** 430\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2016, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothahump-and-others/770465 "2016-11-16T13:02:49Z")
In this thread Clothahump says this… To keep from hijacking that thread, I’ll open one here. What are the disasters that have befell our nation in the last 8 years? What are her felonies? Please tell me, I really want … --- ## [I pit over-the-top Anti-Trump hysteria](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-over-the-top-anti-trump-hysteria/1021735)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 2301\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-over-the-top-anti-trump-hysteria/1021735 "2026-07-30T20:43:19Z")
Let me be clear on this point; I am not defending Donald Trump. He is both evil and stupid. He is a terrible human being and he is the worst President this country has ever had. He, along with the Republican party, are t… --- ## [Can castrated men have sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-castrated-men-have-sex/188961)
**Author:** [@Susanann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susanann)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-castrated-men-have-sex/188961 "2023-04-04T19:36:40Z")
I have seen different thoughts/opinions, that castrated men cannot have sex, and thus in old days, they are made into eunuchs. But some people say that it was not effective. Then I also have heard that castrating a rapi… --- ## [Who’s been vaccinated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-been-vaccinated/928473)
**Author:** [@pendgwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pendgwen)\ **Replies:** 899\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-been-vaccinated/928473 "2022-02-23T13:20:57Z")
I’m curious to see how the vaccine roll-out goes in the community. So post her if you’ve gotten the vaccine and (if you feel comfortable sharing the details) what was your indication for getting it. Also were there any … --- ## [The Rick Perry for President Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rick-perry-for-president-thread/592720)
**Author:** [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Replies:** 251\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2011, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rick-perry-for-president-thread/592720 "2011-12-23T20:02:52Z")
Ladies and Gents… The Real Rick Perry \*He had no problem as he handed out $16 million in taxpayer dollars from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund to companies tied to his top political contributors… the public corruptio… --- ## [6 January 2021; A Day worth a Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770)
**Author:** [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Replies:** 1608\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770 "2021-01-07T16:50:19Z")
I’m starting this now so it is in place (it is 10:30pm Central, 11:30pm Eastern as I type this) when the day dawns. I know we have more than a few threads, but IMHO January 6th is going to be a day of such consequence t… --- ## [Price for gun rights is paid in PA.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-for-gun-rights-is-paid-in-pa/492005)
**Author:** [@haymarketmartyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/haymarketmartyr)\ **Replies:** 670\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2009, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-for-gun-rights-is-paid-in-pa/492005 "2009-04-17T17:06:40Z")
Three police officers were killed today in Pittsburgh, Pa. when a self admitted gun rights nut ambushed and killed them in cold blood. Perhaps the NRA should call the families of the officers and thank them for paying t… --- ## [Botticelli, February 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 595\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337 "2014-03-09T21:05:13Z")
Your letter is … R. --- ## [How do I keep from getting stuck in the "acquaintance zone"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-from-getting-stuck-in-the-acquaintance-zone/692802)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-from-getting-stuck-in-the-acquaintance-zone/692802 "2014-09-25T21:30:57Z")
I recently developed another crush on a girl recently and I started talking to her today. Nothing much so far. I introduced myself and asked her to do so as well which she did. I also kind of asked about herself. At firs… --- ## [The Newtown shooting was really really bad...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-newtown-shooting-was-really-really-bad/675825)
**Author:** [@DragonAsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DragonAsh)\ **Replies:** 383\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2013, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-newtown-shooting-was-really-really-bad/675825 "2013-12-25T21:24:51Z")
Only pitting because I got a warning for a response when I forgot that the ridiculous question being asked was in - as has been noted - the worst-disguised Pit thread in the history of Great Debates. …not because 20 kid… --- ## [Botticelli - October 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411)
**Author:** [@guylevesque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guylevesque)\ **Replies:** 733\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411 "2013-11-21T16:28:15Z")
Previous thread: Botticelli - Sep 2013 - Thread Games - Straight Dope Message Board New month, new round! Your letter is H --- ## [Florida's Stand Your Ground law - good or bad law? Poorly understood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floridas-stand-your-ground-law-good-or-bad-law-poorly-understood/616560)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 508\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2023, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floridas-stand-your-ground-law-good-or-bad-law-poorly-understood/616560 "2023-04-23T12:15:37Z")
In the wake of the shooting in Florida of an unarmed black teen boy in a hoodie by a neighborhood watch captain (see thread here), this Florida law is getting a lot of publicity. Here is another case: briefly, \[QUOTE=N… --- ## [This is why I hate going to the doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-i-hate-going-to-the-doctor/696253)
**Author:** [@7e42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/7e42)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-i-hate-going-to-the-doctor/696253 "2014-09-03T23:43:47Z")
They get paid nice money to Tell you what you don’t want to hear Tell you they don’t know what your medical issue is or what caused it I had joint pain in the knees and hip and could not walk at all and was very… --- ## [My General Questions \[consolidated thread for questions on English usage\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-general-questions-consolidated-thread-for-questions-on-english-usage/545390)
**Author:** [@themajestic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themajestic)\ **Replies:** 303\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-general-questions-consolidated-thread-for-questions-on-english-usage/545390 "2010-09-23T16:16:38Z")
I have decided to keep all my posts at one place …only in this single thread. I know forum has many knowledgeable and helpful person . People who are helpful , please respond to my post AND others please don’t hijack th… --- ## [Father's quest for his kids goes down in flames; advice (and sympathy) requested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathers-quest-for-his-kids-goes-down-in-flames-advice-and-sympathy-requested/568416)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 362\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathers-quest-for-his-kids-goes-down-in-flames-advice-and-sympathy-requested/568416 "2011-02-07T05:43:20Z")
This post is half rant and half request for advice. Sorry in advance for the length. You may recall my past threads about my boyfriend “Greg” and the never-ending saga regarding his ex-wife “Susan” and their three sons.… --- ## [Ask the girl who knows a lot about makeup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-girl-who-knows-a-lot-about-makeup/536768)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2010, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-girl-who-knows-a-lot-about-makeup/536768 "2010-08-07T23:32:23Z")
Oooh, vapid and useless thread ahoy! :slight\_smile: Over in our last makeup thread, a few posters suggest I start an “ask the” thread in regard to my makeup knowledge (I use “knowledge” pretty loosely here, 'cuz this ai… --- ## [Top Ten Scientific Proofs of Creation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-scientific-proofs-of-creation/619231)
**Author:** [@supermegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supermegaman)\ **Replies:** 495\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-scientific-proofs-of-creation/619231 "2012-04-27T20:39:00Z")
this looked fascinating! http://www.christiansentry.com/top-ten-scientific-proofs-of-creation/ here’s the first three. --- ## [Johnson/Weld campaign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-weld-campaign/755446)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 409\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-weld-campaign/755446 "2016-11-02T20:42:25Z")
Not sure if this thread will last, but William Weld, hoping to become VP on the LP ticket, made an inflammatory statement about Donald Trump’s deportation plan, comparing it to Nazism. But what interests me more is the … --- ## [Is America Really Backward Compared to the Rest of the West](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-america-really-backward-compared-to-the-rest-of-the-west/532329)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 391\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-america-really-backward-compared-to-the-rest-of-the-west/532329 "2010-04-07T10:56:13Z")
One of the favourite claims of liberals and leftists is about how enlightened and advanced Europe and Canada is compared to America. They speak of how people have better welfare, are better educated, are more “progressiv… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=34&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=36&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)