# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=351&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:** 352 --- ## [2010 - A How'd-10-Years-Go-By-That-Fast? MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-a-howd-10-years-go-by-that-fast-mmp/523592)
**Author:** [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-a-howd-10-years-go-by-that-fast-mmp/523592 "2010-01-11T04:31:52Z")
So…yeah, everyone’s making lists about the decade, which some will tell you isn’t quite over yet, but let’s not quibble. It was weird when it became 2000. Seems weirder that it’s now 2010. There’ve been lots of world … --- ## [The ROSEANNE (sitcom, not the person) Appreciation Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-roseanne-sitcom-not-the-person-appreciation-thread/496343)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2009, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-roseanne-sitcom-not-the-person-appreciation-thread/496343 "2009-05-18T09:03:37Z")
It may seem odd to start a praise for a 12 years dead sitcom with one of the strangest (arguably one of the worst) endings ever for a show (though admittedly a memorable one), but I will. This is one of the shows where … --- ## [Why did people hate gays for so long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-people-hate-gays-for-so-long/544703)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2010, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-people-hate-gays-for-so-long/544703 "2010-07-10T05:42:39Z")
Was thinking of this a while back, never posted. We know that the current period where society is cool with gays is pretty rare (Greek had out gays, and apparently some native American tribes did too), and that for most… --- ## [Long-term prospects for Israel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-term-prospects-for-israel/705062)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2014, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-term-prospects-for-israel/705062 "2014-11-21T15:03:39Z")
Why not another Israel thread? My feelings are that Israel’s prospects are very poor in the long term if a two-state solution doesn’t happen. Without a two-state solution, Israel will either cease to be a Jewish state … --- ## [The police wanted to search my home. What??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-police-wanted-to-search-my-home-what/698799)
**Author:** [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-police-wanted-to-search-my-home-what/698799 "2014-09-25T12:26:47Z")
I was at the Y this evening. As I was going home, walking to my car, a guy in a mustang pulled up and asked for me by name and said he wanted to talk to me. I assumed it was a father of one of my daughter’s classmates. I… --- ## [@Mods -- PLEASE do not BAN Jim Peebles.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-please-do-not-ban-jim-peebles/846620)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2020, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-please-do-not-ban-jim-peebles/846620 "2020-02-02T13:00:49Z")
Like many, I lament the lack of Trump defenders on this Board. Perhaps I am to blame, calling Mr. Ditka a “sea lion” (whatever that means) till he went away. We do have octopus and Shodan, but they hardly help: These d… --- ## [Which bit of you is you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bit-of-you-is-you/479274)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2009, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bit-of-you-is-you/479274 "2009-01-18T21:34:36Z")
If you take the short snappy title literally the answer is ‘all of it’. So what I mean is, which bit of the common definition of ‘you’ (your whole body) is the sentient bit? More specific than ‘the brain’. Is there a… --- ## [Stump the dope with your most obscure reference](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 323\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2005, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904 "2005-11-21T02:49:29Z")
Is the a book/movie/play/CD/song/poem/TV show that is so obscure that you suspect no one else on the entire dope will catch a reference to it? This has to be something that is generally available to the public, not some… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 6.03 "Thank You" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-03-thank-you-open-spoilers/735757)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-03-thank-you-open-spoilers/735757 "2015-11-03T02:42:13Z")
It looks like a massive spoiler about this episode may have been leaked; I’m not going to say what it is, but if it’s true it’s going to be a very divisive episode. I please see we Yvette Nicole Brown is one of the gu… --- ## [Why is religious exercise protected over secular exercise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-religious-exercise-protected-over-secular-exercise/692026)
**Author:** [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-religious-exercise-protected-over-secular-exercise/692026 "2015-01-20T17:28:22Z")
An offshoot of some questions I had in theReach of Sibelius v. Hobby Lobby thread, which I realised I’d probably be hijacking. Usually, I don’t realise that until it’s much too late! To quote; \[QUOTE=Revenant Threshold… --- ## [Is this the beginning of the end?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end/947060)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 430\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2021, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end/947060 "2021-09-17T20:01:36Z")
Having been a regular/semi-regular poster here for over 2 decades, I’ve seen distinct trends in the personality and culture of this little community. It’s ebbed and flowed. Have you perused the ATMB forum lately? Ther… --- ## [Can we hope to eliminate Female Genital Mutilation while we still allow Male GM (circumcision)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-hope-to-eliminate-female-genital-mutilation-while-we-still-allow-male-gm-circumcision/791838)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2017, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-hope-to-eliminate-female-genital-mutilation-while-we-still-allow-male-gm-circumcision/791838 "2017-08-03T18:36:38Z")
It’s boring today so I thought I would get a good old knuckle-duster going over The Skin. I get the feeling that the anti-circumcision side is growing, judging by certain groups and web sites that are springing up oppos… --- ## [One Night Ultimate Werewolf game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-night-ultimate-werewolf-game/740500)
**Author:** [@MentalGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MentalGuy)\ **Replies:** 344\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-night-ultimate-werewolf-game/740500 "2015-12-22T01:12:42Z")
One Night Ultimate Werewolf is a game whose idea originated with the game of Werewolf (or Mafia). But instead of a series of Day/Night segments, there will be one “Night” segment where actions are taken, then one Day seg… --- ## [Why are the rich so opposed to paying taxes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-rich-so-opposed-to-paying-taxes/589137)
**Author:** [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-rich-so-opposed-to-paying-taxes/589137 "2011-07-25T19:00:13Z")
Three years ago, the economy was in a mess and the government essentially borrowed a metric boatload of money to try to stimulate our way out of it. While there’s a certain ambiguity about whether that worked or not, i… --- ## [Why is it hard to score at soccer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-hard-to-score-at-soccer/516358)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2009, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-hard-to-score-at-soccer/516358 "2009-11-08T23:44:10Z")
First off, I’d like to say that I am not a soccer outsider. I have played lots of soccer in my life. When I was five (in 1994), my dad purchased and brought home five soccer videos for my family, each one about the Wor… --- ## [When you read the word "gorgon," what image comes to mind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-read-the-word-gorgon-what-image-comes-to-mind/593343)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-read-the-word-gorgon-what-image-comes-to-mind/593343 "2011-08-23T22:02:17Z")
Poll in a second. I’d explain my interest but I don’t care enough. --- ## [He Hate Me FF keeper league - yr 7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-ff-keeper-league-yr-7/504074)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2009, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-ff-keeper-league-yr-7/504074 "2009-12-29T15:23:33Z")
Schedule Signup Deadline: Friday 7/31/09 Offseason Trade Deadline: Monday 8/31/09 Keeper Declaration: Tuesday 9/1/09 Live Draft: Monday 9/7/09 (Labor Day) at 10:15pm ET Keeper Rules You can only keep a maximum of … --- ## [One 10 foot high marijuana plant in the field is worth $ 4,000?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-10-foot-high-marijuana-plant-in-the-field-is-worth-4-000/191310)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-10-foot-high-marijuana-plant-in-the-field-is-worth-4-000/191310 "2013-03-22T02:34:11Z")
Is this for real? Is an individual plant really worth that much money? Drug dealers are planting pot farms all over our national parks, and the Park Service is struggling to root them out. TIME goes on a raid. --- ## [How do women urinate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-women-urinate/190570)
**Author:** [@iamnobody22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamnobody22)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2003, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-women-urinate/190570 "2003-07-25T01:03:47Z")
I feel silly not knowing this at the age of 26 but I’m confused about how women urinate. I previously was sure that, in addition to the vagina, there is a much tinier orifice nearby, which urine comes out of. Someone (a … --- ## [Why aren't homosexuals a "Suspect Class"? (legal definition)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-homosexuals-a-suspect-class-legal-definition/471672)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2008, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-homosexuals-a-suspect-class-legal-definition/471672 "2008-11-10T23:30:07Z")
With all the Prop-8 (and other similar ones) hoo-hah going on there have been a number of threads exploring the legality of the Proposition. Most people arguing against it trot out the Equal Protection clause of the Con… --- ## [Deer Hunter: Giddy Mao! What were they saying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-hunter-giddy-mao-what-were-they-saying/246978)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2016, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-hunter-giddy-mao-what-were-they-saying/246978 "2016-11-07T13:26:34Z")
The VC in the Russian Roulette scene seem to be saying something along the lines of “Giddy Mao!” to De Niro’s and Walken’s character when commanding them to fire the pistol. What does that mean? Bart Simpson- “What pa… --- ## [Dropped something in the toilet just as it was flusbing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dropped-something-in-the-toilet-just-as-it-was-flusbing/671830)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2013, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dropped-something-in-the-toilet-just-as-it-was-flusbing/671830 "2013-10-23T01:36:07Z")
I flushed my toilet, then tried to replace the toilet paper roll on the plastic holder, when I managed to drop the holder into the bowl just as the flushing completed, taking the holder with it. :smack: :smack: :smack… --- ## [Sony DRM malware](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sony-drm-malware/329162)
**Author:** [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2005, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sony-drm-malware/329162 "2005-12-31T08:18:11Z")
I only want to ask opinions and information about this, bit I imagine this thread will become very pitworthy very quickly. Surfing one of my regular sites the following pooped up. http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/… --- ## [Why does this racial disparity exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-racial-disparity-exist/574603)
**Author:** [@EasyPhil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EasyPhil)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-racial-disparity-exist/574603 "2011-03-20T04:39:42Z")
Why are we still seeing this level of racial discrimination in the 21st century? --- ## [Tarzan swinging on vines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarzan-swinging-on-vines/699313)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2014, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarzan-swinging-on-vines/699313 "2014-10-04T03:20:10Z")
I don’t think ERB had Tarzan doing much vine swinging in the books, but he got around that way a lot in the old Johnny Weissmuller movies. But seriously, conditions would have to be just right in order to actually get an… --- ## [What's your "never going to win" argument with your SO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-never-going-to-win-argument-with-your-so/670813)
**Author:** [@NVME702-redux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NVME702-redux)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-never-going-to-win-argument-with-your-so/670813 "2013-10-16T04:01:23Z")
I happened to remember this when pondering another thread I was going to start in Café Society, but when I was married to the Ex#2, he always insisted on doing our taxes by hand, on paper, from the forms available for fr… --- ## [Voter fraud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voter-fraud/717615)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2015, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voter-fraud/717615 "2015-05-09T10:55:51Z")
What evidence exists to ascertain the level of it? Without ID requirements I can walk in to a voting booth and claim I’m Joe Blow and vote, if the real Joe Blow doesn’t vote who knows about the fraud and how? It’s a he… --- ## [How to pronounce "quixotic"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pronounce-quixotic/214562)
**Author:** [@RavingMad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RavingMad)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2004, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pronounce-quixotic/214562 "2004-01-04T14:28:29Z")
Today’s word of the day at Merriam-Webster is “quixotic.” “Yeah,” I thought, “Wonderful word, tilting at windmills and all that. Used it myself quite often, in fact.” Then I noted its pronunciation: kwik-SAH-tik. Huh? … --- ## [Can you explain all the fuzz about voter registration in the US to a European?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-all-the-fuzz-about-voter-registration-in-the-us-to-a-european/752989)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2016, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-all-the-fuzz-about-voter-registration-in-the-us-to-a-european/752989 "2016-04-30T13:28:01Z")
Some European countries operate a system of a permanent mandatory register of all citizens, which is also used for administering elections. I understand America does not have such a system in place, meaning there’s a nee… --- ## [Cat scratching/biting baby: solutions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-scratching-biting-baby-solutions/594228)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2011, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-scratching-biting-baby-solutions/594228 "2011-09-03T22:21:45Z")
So we have three cats. Two brothers, almost 4, that we’ve had since they were a few months old, and an third that’s older (we assume around 6-7). We also have a 9 month old girl, who’s just gotten to moving around quite… --- ## [The cross is banned,but Hijabs are okay at Heathrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cross-is-banned-but-hijabs-are-okay-at-heathrow/381148)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cross-is-banned-but-hijabs-are-okay-at-heathrow/381148 "2013-01-19T18:15:24Z")
Story … BBC NEWS | UK | England | London | Woman loses fight to wear cross So a woman expressing herself with a teeny cross representin her Christian faith when employed by British Airways is not okay, but a Hijab is ok… --- ## [Talk to me about moving to the East Coast.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-moving-to-the-east-coast/687774)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-moving-to-the-east-coast/687774 "2014-07-12T00:12:51Z")
I just received a really good package to go to graduate school in Boston. So, I’m dragging my family across the country. I went and visited the school a couple of months ago and it was like I was in a completely differe… --- ## [Men should have the right to ‘abort’ responsibility for an unborn child, Swedish political group say](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-should-have-the-right-to-abort-responsibility-for-an-unborn-child-swedish-political-group-say/748726)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2016, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-should-have-the-right-to-abort-responsibility-for-an-unborn-child-swedish-political-group-say/748726 "2016-03-26T13:49:37Z")
I saw this article (title is the same as this thread) and I find I am kind of on the fence about this. I mean, I can see this both ways but not sure where to land. The short version is a group in Sweden is proposing th… --- ## [You're SO in Denial about how controlling your husband is!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-in-denial-about-how-controlling-your-husband-is/522310)
**Author:** [@AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-in-denial-about-how-controlling-your-husband-is/522310 "2010-01-10T20:02:44Z")
We were close in college, and you said that after we graduated, we could get togehter and hang out. Fast forward a few years.You had constant fishy excuses as to why we couldn’t get together, You never even invited me… --- ## [Is there any point to referring to slaves as "enslaved persons"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-point-to-referring-to-slaves-as-enslaved-persons/673094)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2013, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-point-to-referring-to-slaves-as-enslaved-persons/673094 "2013-11-11T16:35:05Z")
One night last week I watched The African Americans on PBS, hosted, methinks, by Henry Louis Gates, though I could easily be wrong. During this look at the history of black people in the United States, I noticed that Gat… --- ## [Why are feet and / or hair gross?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-feet-and-or-hair-gross/730384)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2015, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-feet-and-or-hair-gross/730384 "2015-09-17T01:27:19Z")
I have encountered a lot of people who are grossed out by feet, and others who are grossed out by hair. I don’t understand this at all. When I’ve had a hair in my food at a restaurant, I just pick it out. No ill effects… --- ## [What's the name for that 50's commercial type music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-for-that-50s-commercial-type-music/362867)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2017, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-for-that-50s-commercial-type-music/362867 "2017-02-28T15:49:17Z")
Whenever some short subject in the documentary or self-help/instructional category was made in the 40’s-60’s there was this particular style of music that gave it some kind of friendly, light, non-confrontational feel. I… --- ## [Overweight passenger next to you on plane: Does the airline owe you a full seat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overweight-passenger-next-to-you-on-plane-does-the-airline-owe-you-a-full-seat/733419)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2015, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overweight-passenger-next-to-you-on-plane-does-the-airline-owe-you-a-full-seat/733419 "2015-10-15T02:58:34Z")
I was on a 4 hour flight yesterday, and the lady next to me was so overweight that she was taking up about 1/5th of my seat. The flight was full, so I couldn’t move to another seat, so I said nothing. However, does the… --- ## [What is a "blue oyster" and how does it relate to homosexuality??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-blue-oyster-and-how-does-it-relate-to-homosexuality/615443)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-blue-oyster-and-how-does-it-relate-to-homosexuality/615443 "2016-01-12T15:36:12Z")
I often see people use the phrase Blue Oyster Bar as a generic name for a gay/lesbian bar, I think this came from the Police Academy movie series where in film there is a gay bar named that(or it was an existing term bef… --- ## [Bikers and ball peen hammers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikers-and-ball-peen-hammers/766577)
**Author:** [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2017, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikers-and-ball-peen-hammers/766577 "2017-11-06T05:50:59Z")
I was at a wake for an old friend a few days ago. One of his sons is a member of a well known organization of motorcycle enthusiasts. There were a few of his fellow members at the wake, wearing the typical outerwear un… --- ## [Is it futile to discuss 9/11 with truthers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-futile-to-discuss-9-11-with-truthers/741016)
**Author:** [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2016, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-futile-to-discuss-9-11-with-truthers/741016 "2016-01-01T06:37:41Z")
I just found out that a couple of my band mates believe the US destroyed the World Trade Center. Has anyone ever “turned” a truther or is that just a hopeless cause? Is the best policy is to just not talk about it, or i… --- ## [Interchangeable carbon blobs. Only 1% generate any wealth.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interchangeable-carbon-blobs-only-1-generate-any-wealth/581976)
**Author:** [@Le\_Jacquelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Jacquelope)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interchangeable-carbon-blobs-only-1-generate-any-wealth/581976 "2011-06-03T19:47:34Z")
For those who believe that workers are by and large expendable and that only 1 out of 100 people ever generate wealth, there seems to be no answer to some basic questions about this: How can you manufacture much of any… --- ## [50 Breakfasts from Around the World](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2012, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374 "2012-02-24T23:47:07Z")
This is a fun site with pictures, too! Comments from natives-- authenticating or debunking-- welcome! --- ## [Gout Pain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gout-pain/248291)
**Author:** [@TwoTrouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoTrouts)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2012, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gout-pain/248291 "2012-07-14T15:21:09Z")
I am currently suffering through an acute case of gout in my left foot. The pain is quite intense, so much so that even the breeze from an overhead fan registers as stabs of pain. So, I hobble myself off to the doctor’… --- ## [Kate Fox's analysis of English culture: Does it jibe with your experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-foxs-analysis-of-english-culture-does-it-jibe-with-your-experience/542334)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2010, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-foxs-analysis-of-english-culture-does-it-jibe-with-your-experience/542334 "2010-06-11T22:07:27Z")
I just finished reading Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour by social anthropologist Kate Fox. My predominant feeling: I’m so glad that I’m not English. The chapter on how to order drinks in a p… --- ## [Epic moments of mishearing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-moments-of-mishearing/686196)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2014, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-moments-of-mishearing/686196 "2014-06-04T19:46:43Z")
This morning my friend Ginger was getting ready to leave our house with her seven-year-old daughter Annabel. As we moved toward the front door, Annabel stopped, looked at Ginger, and declared: “A cunt.” We stood there,… --- ## [The "Bad Smells" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-smells-thread/623915)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-smells-thread/623915 "2012-07-06T00:10:16Z")
So, I’m hangin’ out in the garage playing a little silverball and as usual, my loyal canine companions are just behind me, at my feet. They regularly accompany me out there to prevent me from drinking alone. :wink: Anyw… --- ## [The GOP, Conservatives, and Insanity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gop-conservatives-and-insanity/641220)
**Author:** [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2013, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gop-conservatives-and-insanity/641220 "2013-01-12T12:42:50Z")
Put aside policy issues where we can disagree, but it seems to me that the right is starting to act in ways that are clearly insane. The earliest example I can think of is when GW Bush nominated Harriet Miers for the Su… --- ## [TV Shows that apparently, you're the only person ever to watch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-apparently-youre-the-only-person-ever-to-watch/231383)
**Author:** [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2004, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-apparently-youre-the-only-person-ever-to-watch/231383 "2004-03-15T07:23:41Z")
Way back in the day (well, not THAT far), when I was in the 5th grade, I used to watch this show called Mr. Bogus. It came on in the morning before the bus came, and it was a cartoon about this little yellow guy and his… --- ## [A Picture Thread: Before & After Make-up, Or Other Things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-picture-thread-before-after-make-up-or-other-things/483840)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2009, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-picture-thread-before-after-make-up-or-other-things/483840 "2009-02-05T16:22:54Z")
Inspired by \[Thread=504186\]this thread.\[/Thread\] This is me before make-up. This is me after make-up - at least, as much make-up as I own/can bear to put on (I did try to lay on the blush kind of thick for the picture)… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=350&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=352&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)