# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=350&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:** 351 --- ## [Katy Perry, Dr. Luke, Max Martin (et al.) = plagiarists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katy-perry-dr-luke-max-martin-et-al-plagiarists/837854)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katy-perry-dr-luke-max-martin-et-al-plagiarists/837854 "2022-03-11T17:07:03Z")
Strong copyright laws are good news for songwriters, IMO. :slight\_smile: Here’s the best part, helpfully bolded and colored red: They tried to argue that Joyful Noise was too simple to qualify for copyright AND besi… --- ## [Help me plan my next road trip. Georgia to Alaska!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-my-next-road-trip-georgia-to-alaska/664089)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-my-next-road-trip-georgia-to-alaska/664089 "2014-05-08T23:24:55Z")
You guys are always good at recommending places to see and things to do. I will be driving from Georgia to Alaska next Spring and I need ideas and suggestions for places to stop along the way. I have a tentative route se… --- ## [Another reason to hate Fort Lauderdale, you'll get arrested for feeding the homeless.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-reason-to-hate-fort-lauderdale-youll-get-arrested-for-feeding-the-homeless/703794)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2014, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-reason-to-hate-fort-lauderdale-youll-get-arrested-for-feeding-the-homeless/703794 "2014-12-04T04:50:47Z")
Abbott and two pastors in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, were charged for feeding the homeless in public on Sunday, the city’s first crackdowns under a new ordinance banning public food sharing,… Abbott is 90. Now he faces … --- ## [No-work vs no-show corrupt jobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-work-vs-no-show-corrupt-jobs/627798)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2012, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-work-vs-no-show-corrupt-jobs/627798 "2012-07-13T22:11:37Z")
On the Sopranos, Tony bargained with other 'hoods for no-show and no-work jobs on corrupt contracts. They had many scenes of goombas sitting around construction sites chewing the fat, while doing nothing of value. But … --- ## [Schick Personal Touch razor discontinued](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-personal-touch-razor-discontinued/383361)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2023, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-personal-touch-razor-discontinued/383361 "2023-07-02T07:16:14Z")
I’ve had my Personal Touch since I was 13. It’s just been discontinued. I am disgruntled. It was just the best razor out there. It had the multiple blades and the aloe–and the reusable handle–but none of this swively-he… --- ## [French President Sarkozy Wants to Ban Burkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-president-sarkozy-wants-to-ban-burkas/500699)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2009, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-president-sarkozy-wants-to-ban-burkas/500699 "2009-07-02T23:00:48Z")
Story here. Pres. Sarkozy in the wake of the Iranian chaos is amping up rhetoric against the religious enforcement of female subservience among certain Muslim groups in France. He’s quoted as saying: Now, I’m an athei… --- ## [You shouldn't follow religions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-follow-religions/658351)
**Author:** [@StreetDreamer14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StreetDreamer14)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2013, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-follow-religions/658351 "2013-05-25T08:37:43Z")
hey whats going on everybody? Let me start off saying that I’m Christian, and Christian and Christianity aren’t the same things. Christianity is man-made, a set of rules. Christianity isn’t in the Bible. Christians are d… --- ## [Romantic trip planned, my GF is expecting me to propose but I'm not ready to...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romantic-trip-planned-my-gf-is-expecting-me-to-propose-but-im-not-ready-to/545862)
**Author:** [@Anachronism](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anachronism)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2010, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romantic-trip-planned-my-gf-is-expecting-me-to-propose-but-im-not-ready-to/545862 "2010-07-11T00:31:50Z")
Is there any way this doesn’t end badly :frowning: Planning on taking my girl on a romantic gondola ride for her birthday. We have been dating a year and she has mentioned to mutual friends ideas about me proposing. Whi… --- ## [Is Al Sharpton as bad and as powerful as the right makes him out to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-al-sharpton-as-bad-and-as-powerful-as-the-right-makes-him-out-to-be/708442)
**Author:** [@Donald\_Rump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donald_Rump)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-al-sharpton-as-bad-and-as-powerful-as-the-right-makes-him-out-to-be/708442 "2015-01-14T12:51:56Z")
Conservative commentators really, really don’t like Al Sharpton. For a recent example from Peter Wehner: And of course, no one is more prolific in Sharpton-bashing than the editors of the NY Post. Criticisms of Sharpt… --- ## [So, is this something to worry about? (odd sensations after drinking alcohol)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-this-something-to-worry-about-odd-sensations-after-drinking-alcohol/626018)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-this-something-to-worry-about-odd-sensations-after-drinking-alcohol/626018 "2012-07-05T15:47:32Z")
I never stopped to wonder until now if this is unusual or not, so you tell me… I don’t drink very much, usually no more drinks in a year than months, and one of the reasons why is that it makes me feel funny. I don’t me… --- ## [About the "Happy Ending" and the massage..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-happy-ending-and-the-massage/485707)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2009, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-happy-ending-and-the-massage/485707 "2009-02-18T04:48:18Z")
I went on vacation with my parents a couple of years ago. My Mom talks me into going to get a massage at the hotels spa. I’d never had one before and quite frankly, wasn’t too keen on the idea. However, I am glad I went… --- ## [Quick - need hard words for dictionary game (home-style Balderdash)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-need-hard-words-for-dictionary-game-home-style-balderdash/519202)
**Author:** [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2009, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-need-hard-words-for-dictionary-game-home-style-balderdash/519202 "2009-12-02T22:59:23Z")
Hi folks, Know I can count on you – we are playing “the dictionary game” tonight, which is the game of Balderdash, played without an actual game and box. In case anyone doesn’t know the game: Players take turns being th… --- ## [Once more with feeling- TRULY AWFUL JOKES!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-more-with-feeling-truly-awful-jokes/153551)
**Author:** [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2003, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-more-with-feeling-truly-awful-jokes/153551 "2003-03-15T17:58:39Z")
Got a bad joke? You know, one of those tired old groaners that makes your spouse pick up the TV remote-and throw it at you? This is the thread for them! Come one, come all, post your bad jokes here: A guy goes to the Do… --- ## [I really hate the Amish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-hate-the-amish/26510)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-hate-the-amish/26510 "2021-12-18T17:54:19Z")
Today alone, I had to deal with bicycles 4 abreast on a country road. Came over a hill, and there they were. This is just stupid as well as inconsiderate. The buggies chew up the road. I’m repeatedly thowing these guys… --- ## [Cheddar cheese: Vt vs. WI vs. NY?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheddar-cheese-vt-vs-wi-vs-ny/406347)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2007, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheddar-cheese-vt-vs-wi-vs-ny/406347 "2007-06-03T12:42:57Z")
(No, I’m not asking you to rate them.) I was just at the supermarket, and the store-brand equivalent of Cracker-Barrel cheese bars came in three versions, marked: Sharp Vermont Cheddar Sharp Wisconsin Cheddar Sharp N… --- ## [Are There benefits to a Declining Population?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-benefits-to-a-declining-population/536473)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2018, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-benefits-to-a-declining-population/536473 "2018-04-01T17:11:29Z")
Countries like Japan and Germany are in demographic decline. They have a rising average age, and a declining birthrate. This is (supposedly) bad-older people are less productive, and are not a market for houses, cars, du… --- ## [The word "clever" in UK vs US English](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-clever-in-uk-vs-us-english/645407)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-clever-in-uk-vs-us-english/645407 "2015-06-05T09:23:40Z")
So, this question came about because I’ve been watching lots of Doctor Who/Sherlock/Torchwood lately, and I want to confirm what seems to be a slightly different connotation to the word “clever” in British English. In t… --- ## [So, What was the point to the US invading Iraq?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-was-the-point-to-the-us-invading-iraq/690698)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2014, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-was-the-point-to-the-us-invading-iraq/690698 "2014-06-17T22:57:42Z")
I see that Baghdad is now about to fall into the hands of the Islamists and I want to ask the question … What was the point to the US invading Iraq and setting itself up as an authority for so long? I must admit that I… --- ## [Are there any countries without beggars ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-countries-without-beggars/654103)
**Author:** [@simple\_homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simple_homer)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2013, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-countries-without-beggars/654103 "2013-04-23T01:45:13Z")
In my travels in third world countries sometimes the people will try to apologize to me for my being harassed by beggars. My standard reply is that it doesn’t matter if a country is rich or poor, all countries have beg… --- ## [What does "Broheem" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-broheem-mean/328587)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2016, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-broheem-mean/328587 "2016-01-18T23:29:09Z")
In A History of Violence, Richie keeps calling Joey “broheem.” The two men are brothers so I assume it is some kind of word for brother, like “bro” or whatever. But I’ve never, ever heard it before, or even heard about p… --- ## [Suicide by train](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-by-train/653421)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-by-train/653421 "2013-03-26T21:54:18Z")
This happened here. Well, he had style. I feel for the conductor (or engineer?) who will have to live with this. --- ## [Is it true what people say? That The Wire is the greatest TV show of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-what-people-say-that-the-wire-is-the-greatest-tv-show-of-all-time/610299)
**Author:** [@GovernmentMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GovernmentMan)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-what-people-say-that-the-wire-is-the-greatest-tv-show-of-all-time/610299 "2012-01-29T19:38:34Z")
I’m just reading all these superlatives : "When television history is written, little else will rival “The Wire,” a series of such extraordinary depth and ambition that it is, perhaps inevitably, savored only by an appr… --- ## [I'm screwing this cat!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-screwing-this-cat/663898)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2013, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-screwing-this-cat/663898 "2013-08-05T10:21:48Z")
You just hold the tail! Is anyone familiar with that phrase? The SO used it once, and she was surprised that I’d never heard it before. It did show up once in a thread from 2000. If you know the phrase, where are you… --- ## [Texting on a First Date: Kosher or no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texting-on-a-first-date-kosher-or-no/543496)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texting-on-a-first-date-kosher-or-no/543496 "2010-06-22T17:20:35Z")
My wife and I just got back from dining out. A few tables over, I noticed a couple that appeared to be on their first date. You know there are always those little things that give it away. My wife however said that th… --- ## [Cat Physics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-physics/702969)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2015, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-physics/702969 "2015-02-22T05:14:50Z")
I have a hypothesis about the physics of cats, especially house cats. Observations: I have observed a cat jump straight up, then step onto its destination. I have observed a kitten jump into a bathtub that had a good … --- ## [Was the name Sherlock common/uncommon in 19th century?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-name-sherlock-common-uncommon-in-19th-century/627373)
**Author:** [@Smithy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smithy)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-name-sherlock-common-uncommon-in-19th-century/627373 "2012-07-07T20:56:52Z")
Hi! These days the name “Sherlock” automatically means Sherlock Holmes, but back when Doyle wrote the stories, was it a common or uncommon name? I don’t recall seeing it for minor characters anywhere else. (I tried go… --- ## [Is reclining your seat on an airplane rude?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-reclining-your-seat-on-an-airplane-rude/473621)
**Author:** [@Meyer6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meyer6)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2008, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-reclining-your-seat-on-an-airplane-rude/473621 "2008-11-27T20:39:16Z")
This morning some friends of mine were discussing a flight one of them was going to take soon, and the subject of reclining the seat came up. Both of them seemed to feel that reclining the seat was absolutely the height… --- ## [What band/artist was the biggest sellout?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-artist-was-the-biggest-sellout/751782)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2016, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-artist-was-the-biggest-sellout/751782 "2016-07-29T06:52:55Z")
What band/artist most changed their style in pursuit of the almighty dollar? My first instinct is Jefferson Airplane, RIP and god bless recently deceased members. Late 60s revolutionary band, by the mid 80s a miserable… --- ## [Percentage of soldiers drafted in WWII vs. Vietnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/percentage-of-soldiers-drafted-in-wwii-vs-vietnam/99723)
**Author:** [@eggman61](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eggman61)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2002, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/percentage-of-soldiers-drafted-in-wwii-vs-vietnam/99723 "2002-03-26T11:58:50Z")
The November 2001 Harper’s Index included the two factoids and credited the US Selective Service as the source: –Chances that a U.S. soldier in the Vietnam War volunteered : 4 in 5 –Chance that a U.S. soldier in World … --- ## [Fargo - S01E01 \[open spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-s01e01-open-spoilers/686239)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2015, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-s01e01-open-spoilers/686239 "2015-09-28T15:10:53Z")
Strongly disliked. It’s as if they made a version of the movie with less compelling and unbelievable, characters, a worse story, and what’s almost certain to be unnecessarily long. I loved the movie and I can’t view the… --- ## [Does semen really have a smell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-semen-really-have-a-smell/430634)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2007, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-semen-really-have-a-smell/430634 "2007-12-23T14:25:27Z")
I’ve been rereading Crash by J.G. Ballard. In this book, the narrator is constantly talking about the smell of semen. Those of you who have seen the film may remember one such line: “\[Vaughan\] must have fucked a lot of … --- ## [Men and the romance genre](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-and-the-romance-genre/708790)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-and-the-romance-genre/708790 "2015-01-07T14:17:41Z")
Just pondering how society seems to have relegated all things romance to the domain of women. From romance novels to rom-coms, guys aren’t supposed to be interested in that stuff. The stereotype is that you mostly endure… --- ## [Deciding it's time to end an old dog's life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deciding-its-time-to-end-an-old-dogs-life/650445)
**Author:** [@chula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chula)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2013, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deciding-its-time-to-end-an-old-dogs-life/650445 "2013-02-21T10:06:31Z")
I have been thinking long and hard about this lately. I have read everything I could find on the internet about how to decide when it’s time to put a pet to sleep. I have spoken to his vet, who agrees with me. I think ou… --- ## [What do we do to fight fake news?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-we-do-to-fight-fake-news/772634)
**Author:** [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2016, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-we-do-to-fight-fake-news/772634 "2016-12-12T07:45:13Z")
I get that it’s been around since mankind learned language, but the internet of recent years has made it so cheap to host news sites that it’s become a torrent of absolute tosh and lies. I’ve seen what we would label as… --- ## [Is Uber going to make it - the gig economy and modern financing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-uber-going-to-make-it-the-gig-economy-and-modern-financing/784500)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2017, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-uber-going-to-make-it-the-gig-economy-and-modern-financing/784500 "2017-06-12T23:11:23Z")
So, Uber is essentially the largest test-case for the gig economy. They appear to be kind of arrogant dicks but they’ve certainly got some market penetration. They also have an extreme valuation - estimates range from … --- ## [Paper Clip as Antenna For TV Without Cable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paper-clip-as-antenna-for-tv-without-cable/686154)
**Author:** [@Pauly01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pauly01)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paper-clip-as-antenna-for-tv-without-cable/686154 "2014-06-30T22:17:45Z")
I heard this can be done. Is this basically the same thing as getting one of those tv antennas? I seen some video where all you have to do is put a pin. --- ## [MKV format, nobody fucking cares!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mkv-format-nobody-fucking-cares/635363)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mkv-format-nobody-fucking-cares/635363 "2015-06-27T16:53:51Z")
So since we are now at the nice place where even the DVD player you can buy at the grocery store will play .avi format video files burned to a dvd-r the pirate scene decides they are moving on from that and moving to .mk… --- ## [Sorry. That episode simply never happened, and you'll not convince me otherwise. (spoilers likely)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-that-episode-simply-never-happened-and-youll-not-convince-me-otherwise-spoilers-likely/525995)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-that-episode-simply-never-happened-and-youll-not-convince-me-otherwise-spoilers-likely/525995 "2010-01-31T00:53:09Z")
Thread title’s pretty clear, no? Any reason for tossing is acceptable. Maybe you hate the guest star. Maybe the plot twist is disgusting. Maybe the protagonist is acting in a ridiculously out-of-character way. It do… --- ## [N. Korea torpedoed the S. Korean ship: chest thumping or something more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-korea-torpedoed-the-s-korean-ship-chest-thumping-or-something-more/540103)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2010, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-korea-torpedoed-the-s-korean-ship-chest-thumping-or-something-more/540103 "2010-05-27T14:46:54Z")
International investigators have declared that the S. Korean ship that suddenly sank in March was almost certainly torpedoed by the N. Koreans. The White House said that they backed these conclusions. http://www.msnbc.… --- ## [More D-Day Speculation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-d-day-speculation/691118)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2014, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-d-day-speculation/691118 "2014-06-27T08:20:02Z")
Had the Germans known in advance, assume they had 7 days notice, could they have gathered enough men and equipment to tip the balance and keep the invading Allied force from taking the beaches of Normandy… or would the A… --- ## [Left turn on a red arrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-turn-on-a-red-arrow/568339)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-turn-on-a-red-arrow/568339 "2011-02-08T20:21:24Z")
I recently had the following traffic situation come up and was wondering whether it was legal to make a left turn. If it matters I was driving in Maryland. I was on a moderately busy city street that had a left turn la… --- ## [Why does A&W root beer taste like that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-a-w-root-beer-taste-like-that/582063)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-a-w-root-beer-taste-like-that/582063 "2011-05-16T20:49:30Z")
I love root beer. I’ve tried zillions of them. Name brands, micro brands, even store brands from all over the USA. Yet I’ve never had one that tasted even close to the A&W brand. Like it or hate it, you have to admit … --- ## ["Tanned ... darker than our president" - perfectly OK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tanned-darker-than-our-president-perfectly-ok/520472)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2009, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tanned-darker-than-our-president-perfectly-ok/520472 "2009-12-11T01:51:44Z")
In an MPSIMS thread, a poster started a thread to report that his son had come home from Iraq. In that thread, the poster commented Do you think this is “a perfectly decent descriptor” (as another poster said after I … --- ## [Requiring photo ID to vote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requiring-photo-id-to-vote/577667)
**Author:** [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2011, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requiring-photo-id-to-vote/577667 "2011-04-14T14:51:06Z")
So a Tennessee House of Representatives committee voted to approve a voter ID bill which would require TN voters to present photo ID at the polling place on election day. There are a few exemptions (people who living in … --- ## [Lost 2.10: "The 23rd Psalm"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-2-10-the-23rd-psalm/339422)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2006, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-2-10-the-23rd-psalm/339422 "2006-01-19T03:37:49Z")
First, the thread rules: It’s been quite awhile since we’ve had a new episode. I was expecting to be pretty darn excited, but I find myself just pissed that the producers inserted such a big break in the season. Anyw… --- ## [What is the worst case scenario for Japan right now? (re: Nuclear plant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-case-scenario-for-japan-right-now-re-nuclear-plant/574494)
**Author:** [@The\_Jay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Jay)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2011, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-case-scenario-for-japan-right-now-re-nuclear-plant/574494 "2011-03-19T06:20:04Z")
This may have already been asked but I didn’t see a thread on it. What is the worst thing that could happen with the Japanese nuclear plant, and what sort of devastation are we talking about? --- ## [The grandkids come first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grandkids-come-first/384729)
**Author:** [@Aunt\_Flow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aunt_Flow)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2006, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grandkids-come-first/384729 "2006-12-27T01:02:16Z")
Ok…so I’m mainly posting this to get some feedback on whether I’m just a materialistic jealous bitch or what. My family dynamic is basically this. My parents, my brothers and me. One brother is married with three kids, … --- ## [Fuck the fucking cowards in the Senate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-fucking-cowards-in-the-senate/648330)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-fucking-cowards-in-the-senate/648330 "2013-02-14T11:58:12Z")
After all that whining, complaining, finger-pointing and brave words about changing things, the filibuster continues on virtually unmolested. Fuck you Harry Reid, you fucking coward, and all the rest of you whiners. Do… --- ## [Will the 2015 Election be the last under First Past the Post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-2015-election-be-the-last-under-first-past-the-post/715040)
**Author:** [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2015, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-2015-election-be-the-last-under-first-past-the-post/715040 "2015-03-30T18:38:26Z")
The likely outcome of the May election is a hung parliament decided by minority parties. FPTP is intended to encourage strong government by rewarding national pluralities under a two party system. Its side effect is to … --- ## [Great song lyrics: 2 line philosophy only.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-song-lyrics-2-line-philosophy-only/532877)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-song-lyrics-2-line-philosophy-only/532877 "2011-04-17T04:19:02Z")
Two lines that say all you need to know. I saw a man hit my mom one time, really I hurt him so damn bad I had to hide in Jersey The Felice Brothers - Frankie’s Gun! And yours is? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=349&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=351&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)