# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=352&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:** 353 --- ## [Friends with Benefits Boundaries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-with-benefits-boundaries/561265)
**Author:** [@taffygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taffygirl)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-with-benefits-boundaries/561265 "2010-11-25T04:48:27Z")
What are the general boundaries of an FWB relationship? I know they vary couple by couple (ARE FWB’s a couple?), but I’m trying to get a sense of what the norm is. I read an earlier thread initiated by Ladymarmalade, and… --- ## [The original X-Men vs. the Silver Age Legion of Super-Heroes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-original-x-men-vs-the-silver-age-legion-of-super-heroes/596780)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2011, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-original-x-men-vs-the-silver-age-legion-of-super-heroes/596780 "2011-09-24T03:21:02Z")
So today while perusing some old comic books I have in storage, I got to thinking about who’d win this fight? The contenders are the original Kirby / Lee, matching blue & gold uniform wearing team of X-Men (“the Strange… --- ## [SDMB Poker Q2 2010 - It's like taking Tabasco from a baby](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671)
**Author:** [@MentalGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MentalGuy)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2010, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671 "2010-06-26T05:43:20Z")
We are inviting all to join us on Thursday nights at 10:00 Eastern Time to play poker (Texas Hold’em). It is free. Here is the link to the poker room. We play on the private server that is currently titled SDMB Poker(… --- ## [Actors who are so strongly identified with a character that it is hard to dissociate the two.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-are-so-strongly-identified-with-a-character-that-it-is-hard-to-dissociate-the-two/529101)
**Author:** [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2010, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-are-so-strongly-identified-with-a-character-that-it-is-hard-to-dissociate-the-two/529101 "2010-03-02T13:16:53Z")
In this thread about Peewee Herman there was some discussion about separating the actions of Paul Reubens and those of Pee Wee Herman. I admit that I often use the two names interchangeably. I have seen Reubens on talk… --- ## [Is it racist? Racial remarks spark reprimand of Nevada official](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-racist-racial-remarks-spark-reprimand-of-nevada-official/576151)
**Author:** [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-racist-racial-remarks-spark-reprimand-of-nevada-official/576151 "2011-04-01T13:03:06Z")
In this story, a county assessor sent an e-mail to the sheriff asking if all of those latinos working on building a jail were legal. My questions are: 1.) Is this really racism? 2.) What should she have done? Call … --- ## [Women: your opinion of orgasmic birth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-your-opinion-of-orgasmic-birth/566098)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2011, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-your-opinion-of-orgasmic-birth/566098 "2011-01-11T23:55:07Z")
Last night, during our hard partying new years eve of babysitting for our grandson and drinking sugar free Hawaiian Punch, we saw a show about Orgasmic Child Birth. My wife, the mother of my 3 children, looked at me and… --- ## [How come some food goes through me so quickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-some-food-goes-through-me-so-quickly/618436)
**Author:** [@LMKing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LMKing)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-some-food-goes-through-me-so-quickly/618436 "2015-09-09T04:52:47Z")
\*\*\*\*\*\*After eating at a buffet or some gathering and eating different foods, sometimes I am in need of a bathroom 10 minutes later. Sometimes as I am eating I’ll get the familiar twinge that let’s me know I’m going to ne… --- ## [Things Americans don't do that other countries do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-americans-dont-do-that-other-countries-do/791242)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2017, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-americans-dont-do-that-other-countries-do/791242 "2017-07-20T01:04:49Z")
Inspired by the spirited thread in Cafe Society, I’ll expand it everything else besides soft boiled eggs. Being American I’m obviously ignorant on the subject so come on other countries - what are we not doing right? … --- ## [HuffPo Link: Nine Books that Make You Undateable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huffpo-link-nine-books-that-make-you-undateable/628733)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2012, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huffpo-link-nine-books-that-make-you-undateable/628733 "2012-09-10T15:53:12Z")
Link here. It links to an essay in GOOD magazine (I don’t know it) where a guy discusses his asking a woman he wants to ask out what her favortite book is. She shares that 1984 was her favorite book and that she hadn’t… --- ## [Anthony Bourdain dead at 61](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-bourdain-dead-at-61/815672)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2019, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-bourdain-dead-at-61/815672 "2019-06-23T21:12:04Z")
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/06/08/us/anthony-bourdain-obit/index.html RIP. You will be missed. --- ## [Clinton Slips Leash; Jennings Critical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-slips-leash-jennings-critical/275807)
**Author:** [@Roseworm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roseworm)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2004, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-slips-leash-jennings-critical/275807 "2004-11-29T17:34:16Z")
Holy pit bull, Batman! Did you see the Peter Jennings interview with Bill Clinton? I thought Bill was going to rip Peter’s head right off and crap down his neck. Bill can be a very charming putz, but when his mask sli… --- ## [Would ex-President Trump run in 2024?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-ex-president-trump-run-in-2024/840373)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2023, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-ex-president-trump-run-in-2024/840373 "2023-04-03T14:28:58Z")
If so could he win the nomination? Even if he’s decisively defeated in 2020 no other Republican is going to have his level of support and his true believers will never desert him. This presumes, of course, that he’s not… --- ## [is materialism incompatible with "me"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-materialism-incompatible-with-me/508621)
**Author:** [@Ramanujan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ramanujan)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-materialism-incompatible-with-me/508621 "2009-09-28T15:41:30Z")
searching for a method by which to make sense of the world around me, i have found that, personally, the best method available is physicalism. that the things i perceive can be measured and that by using these measureme… --- ## [would you report a pedophile coworker ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-report-a-pedophile-coworker/513022)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-report-a-pedophile-coworker/513022 "2009-10-11T17:07:53Z")
There is a raging thread going on in the pit. This comment ensued Say you have a co-worker who proudly spills out his inclination to have sex with babies but won’t because its illegal. How do you respond ? I would r… --- ## [Drunk (former) UConn student Luke Gatti just wanted mac & cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-former-uconn-student-luke-gatti-just-wanted-mac-cheese/733997)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-former-uconn-student-luke-gatti-just-wanted-mac-cheese/733997 "2016-06-29T19:27:22Z")
This is more than 36 hours old now; I can’t believe there isn’t a thread on the Dope already. Video here. (NSFW) Synopsis: drunk 19 year old behaves like an ass, demands bacon jalapeño mac & cheese, assaults the manag… --- ## [How effective are NATO anti-tank weapons in Ukraine right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-effective-are-nato-anti-tank-weapons-in-ukraine-right-now/960515)
**Author:** [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-effective-are-nato-anti-tank-weapons-in-ukraine-right-now/960515 "2022-04-13T09:25:53Z")
I’ve seen a photo shared a few times of what’s meant to be a Russian tank in Ukraine that suffered an ammunition detonation, popping it’s turret right off, and another in a ditch smoking. But any other photos of ruined … --- ## [David Sedaris' Books---Which one to start with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-sedaris-books-which-one-to-start-with/150761)
**Author:** [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2003, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-sedaris-books-which-one-to-start-with/150761 "2003-01-26T01:26:31Z")
Well, I’m finally getting around to buying one of David Sedaris’ books. I like his radio readings, and his Esquire columns. They always make me laugh out loud, so I know I’ll enjoy a full book. I know the titles from se… --- ## [New NRA Proposal: One Step Beyond?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-nra-proposal-one-step-beyond/694098)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-nra-proposal-one-step-beyond/694098 "2014-08-02T04:12:42Z")
In their newest video, the NRA proposes(among other things) that there be mandatory gun carry zones, some sort of rewards for people that carry, and that school children not be allowed to progress unless they take a gun … --- ## [Rate the bullshit level of this story of a man dying in police custody.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-the-bullshit-level-of-this-story-of-a-man-dying-in-police-custody/630321)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2012, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-the-bullshit-level-of-this-story-of-a-man-dying-in-police-custody/630321 "2012-08-30T14:21:10Z")
Quick summary: In Jonesboro, Arkansas, police claim that a young man in their custody committed suicide by shooting himself, while his hands were shackled behind his back, in the head, with a gun he somehow retained poss… --- ## [Is it "Summer" in Australia right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-summer-in-australia-right-now/567467)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-summer-in-australia-right-now/567467 "2022-07-14T22:43:56Z")
Or is it just warm in the Winter? In other words, does the actual name of the season change when you cross the equator? --- ## [What message would it take to make obesity rates plummet dramatically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-message-would-it-take-to-make-obesity-rates-plummet-dramatically/841154)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2020, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-message-would-it-take-to-make-obesity-rates-plummet-dramatically/841154 "2020-12-22T08:54:43Z")
On the one hand, fat-shaming can make obesity worsen even more. On the other hand, body positivity causes obese people to believe that they are not obese - additional source here. Obesity clearly continues to be preval… --- ## [For fuck sake customers, act like adults and show a little respect and consideration.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-fuck-sake-customers-act-like-adults-and-show-a-little-respect-and-consideration/519050)
**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2009, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-fuck-sake-customers-act-like-adults-and-show-a-little-respect-and-consideration/519050 "2009-12-06T07:09:17Z")
I’ve worked retail a long time and I calm myself by believing that 90 to 95% of our customers a great. Still, as part of the job I have to deal with and clean up after the jerks and sometimes I need to vent. So it begins… --- ## [Anybody else need surgical help to lose virginity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-need-surgical-help-to-lose-virginity/606756)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2011, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-need-surgical-help-to-lose-virginity/606756 "2011-12-24T14:05:01Z")
I’m terrified of being catagorized as an opal-type, but I can’t help wondering who else had this trauma as a teen. Anyone? --- ## [The Official 2012 SDMB False Presidential Debate Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-2012-sdmb-false-presidential-debate-thread/618360)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-2012-sdmb-false-presidential-debate-thread/618360 "2012-10-31T20:06:02Z")
Hello everyone and welcome to the 2012 Presidential Debate thread. I’m your moderator Jonathan Chance and I’ll be hosting our little run at history. Our candidate, stelios, snowmaster, Tripler and Sage Rat have all vol… --- ## [Band Name Game, Part II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-game-part-ii/141281)
**Author:** [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Replies:** 602\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2003, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-game-part-ii/141281 "2003-01-22T19:15:46Z")
This is the second part to this thread. Since the thread, several people have told me that they were feeding each other band names via AIM, and cheating that way. (and also that I had to know this from the time stamps) Y… --- ## [The worst sentences you've ever encountered in published books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-sentences-youve-ever-encountered-in-published-books/668204)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-sentences-youve-ever-encountered-in-published-books/668204 "2013-09-13T13:44:26Z")
I was reading a book this afternoon that has some pretty bad sentences. What are the worst examples you can find in actual published books? Today’s entries, from the medieval mystery Hangman Blind, by Cassandra Clark: “… --- ## [Convincing acquaintances, friends, and family to get vaccinated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convincing-acquaintances-friends-and-family-to-get-vaccinated/948172)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 284\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convincing-acquaintances-friends-and-family-to-get-vaccinated/948172 "2021-10-23T16:32:28Z")
So, early in the the vaccine rollout i pushed my mother, my daughter, my mother’s aid, and a co-worker to get vaccinated. Probably they all would have anyway, but i facilitated getting it done sooner. Now i feel like th… --- ## [Could I Attend Mass at St. Peter's Basilica?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-attend-mass-at-st-peters-basilica/547723)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-attend-mass-at-st-peters-basilica/547723 "2010-08-03T13:15:54Z")
Inspired by a thread about attending Westboro Baptist Church: Can I attend mass at St. Peter’s Basilica? Let’s say I’m a Catholic and I’m in Rome on Sunday morning; do I just waltz on in? Is seating first-come, first-ser… --- ## [SDMB Fantasy Football DYNASTY League: Year 12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-12/917699)
**Author:** [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Replies:** 573\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-12/917699 "2021-07-21T01:10:12Z")
Hall of Champions: 2019 Champion: Hamlet 2018 Champion: Ellis Dee 2017 Champion: VarlosZ 2016 Champion: SenorBeef (Exploding Pancakes) 2015 Champion: VarlosZ 2014 Champion: Stringer (We Do HGH) 2013 Champion: Varl… --- ## [The AIG taxpayer bailout well spent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aig-taxpayer-bailout-well-spent/466891)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2008, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aig-taxpayer-bailout-well-spent/466891 "2008-10-13T00:02:44Z")
Un-fucking-believable. --- ## [What are our cultural hang-ups?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-our-cultural-hang-ups/599796)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-our-cultural-hang-ups/599796 "2011-10-19T10:16:12Z")
You often hear that when you visit this country or that that you must do x or y or risk offending your hosts. I’d like to know what non-anglophone/western folks would suggest that people from their part of the world nee… --- ## [Are orgasms while cheating mind-blowing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-orgasms-while-cheating-mind-blowing/398535)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2007, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-orgasms-while-cheating-mind-blowing/398535 "2007-04-10T18:24:41Z")
I was thinking the other day about the fact that not all orgasms are created equal. A lot has to do with the state of your mind at the time. So, I assumed that if you are cheating on your girlfriend/boyfriend/spouse, si… --- ## [Name for people sexually attracted to mentally retarded people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-people-sexually-attracted-to-mentally-retarded-people/253824)
**Author:** [@Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kel_Varnsen_Latex_Division)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2004, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-people-sexually-attracted-to-mentally-retarded-people/253824 "2004-07-07T03:25:04Z")
Is there a name for people who are sexualy attracted to metally retarded people? No jokes please. --- ## [Jimi Hendrix postage stamp is being issued. Good idea or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimi-hendrix-postage-stamp-is-being-issued-good-idea-or-not/683700)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimi-hendrix-postage-stamp-is-being-issued-good-idea-or-not/683700 "2014-05-03T15:49:44Z")
I got mixed feelings about honoring Jimi Hendrix. He certainly was a great guitarist and had the potential to have been the greatest ever. Except his drug use was out of control and he died. Didn’t he flame out in only a… --- ## [Shouldn't have tickled him, Elmo \[Sesame Street puppeteer resigns after sex allegations\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shouldnt-have-tickled-him-elmo-sesame-street-puppeteer-resigns-after-sex-allegations/640798)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shouldnt-have-tickled-him-elmo-sesame-street-puppeteer-resigns-after-sex-allegations/640798 "2012-11-22T13:43:35Z")
Kevin Clash, the voice of giggly red Muppet Elmo, has been accused of having sexwith an underaged (16.y.o.) teenager by the now-23-year-old man. Clash, who is 52, is denying the underaged sex claim but is on a “leave of… --- ## [Duck Duck Goose. TubaDiva evangelism.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duck-duck-goose-tubadiva-evangelism/289888)
**Author:** [@1010011010](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1010011010)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2005, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duck-duck-goose-tubadiva-evangelism/289888 "2005-02-22T17:44:28Z")
Since the thread was locked, and DDG has come to annoy me temporarily… First. Attribute quotes. Second. If you’re responding to two quotes from a single poster, from a single post… respond in a single post. Third. H… --- ## [Why was Napoleon called "the little corporal"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-napoleon-called-the-little-corporal/296047)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2005, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-napoleon-called-the-little-corporal/296047 "2005-03-25T05:45:10Z")
From the Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon: If Napoleon started out as a second lieutenant in 1785, and “rose through the ranks” after the revolution started, how could he have been only a corporal in 17… --- ## ["Don't talk to the police... even at DUI checkpoints!" says Florida lawyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-talk-to-the-police-even-at-dui-checkpoints-says-florida-lawyer/712318)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2015, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-talk-to-the-police-even-at-dui-checkpoints-says-florida-lawyer/712318 "2015-02-15T05:03:52Z")
\[ \](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_DUI\_CHECKPOINT\_CHALLENGES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-02-10-12-47-21)It should come as no surprise that many police officers aren’t thrilled by this, b… --- ## [Of Mountain Lions and Pit Bulls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-mountain-lions-and-pit-bulls/480682)
**Author:** [@Jettboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jettboy)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2009, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-mountain-lions-and-pit-bulls/480682 "2009-01-15T15:44:26Z")
I hate pit bulls; absolutely fucking hate 'em. Most dogs I can take or leave, but pit bulls…oh fucking no. When I was about 15 or so, I knew a family, the Cramers, that kept a mountain lion as a pet. We weren’t especial… --- ## [What's the Worst Porn You've Ever Seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-porn-youve-ever-seen/232254)
**Author:** [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2004, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-porn-youve-ever-seen/232254 "2004-03-04T22:33:48Z")
You can define “worst” however you choose: most disgusting, least arousing, dumbest dialogue, whatever. I’d have to say that the worst porn I’ve seen (not a movie, I guess, but a scene in one of those “compilation” tape… --- ## [Is it fair to askHillary to release transcripts of her speech even if we don't ask Republicans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-fair-to-askhillary-to-release-transcripts-of-her-speech-even-if-we-dont-ask-republicans/747091)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-fair-to-askhillary-to-release-transcripts-of-her-speech-even-if-we-dont-ask-republicans/747091 "2016-10-21T18:34:39Z")
So in another thread I pointed out that Hillary has refused to release the transcripts of her paid speeches, and some people thought this was a legitimate criticism and other thought that this was just another fishing ex… --- ## [Textualist meaning of "shall" re SC.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/textualist-meaning-of-shall-re-sc/746697)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/textualist-meaning-of-shall-re-sc/746697 "2016-03-03T22:37:53Z")
Spun off from other threads on the subject - Taking the Scaliaesque spin on it, what did the framers mean when they said “shall”? Did they intend it to be an open-ended “shall”, shall at some future point that they det… --- ## [What are the hours of day mail should be delivered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-hours-of-day-mail-should-be-delivered/117039)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2002, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-hours-of-day-mail-should-be-delivered/117039 "2002-07-03T21:12:56Z")
My current residence must be either the end of someone’s route, or the beginning of someone else’s. Mail has come as early as 9:00a.m. and as late as 6:45p.m., with the latter being last week. The community was rather … --- ## [Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D S02E10: What They Become (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e10-what-they-become-open-spoilers/706813)
**Author:** [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2014, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e10-what-they-become-open-spoilers/706813 "2014-12-18T03:43:35Z")
“What They Become” Directed by Michael Zinberg Written by Jeffrey Bell Midseason finale! I am very excited, and I am clueless with what they are going to do! Whatever happens is sure to be fun! Especially going by Wor… --- ## [New US Army Uniform](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-us-army-uniform/460730)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2008, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-us-army-uniform/460730 "2008-08-26T02:43:19Z")
The green US Army uniform is dead. Long live the blue uniform for everyday office work. The greens go out in 2012. New recruits draw the blues starting next year. The Army Times has the story complete with gruesome phot… --- ## [The Most Unsexy Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-unsexy-names/174222)
**Author:** [@eman77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eman77)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2003, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-unsexy-names/174222 "2003-05-12T11:41:58Z")
Me and a couple friends are currently on a mission to find the 50 most unsexy names for males and 25 most unsexy names for females. Now I want to tell you that when I say unsexy I mean a real sh\*tbomb like Bartholemew or… --- ## [Dick-slicers of the world, unite!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-slicers-of-the-world-unite/785432)
**Author:** [@Fuji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuji)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-slicers-of-the-world-unite/785432 "2017-05-03T15:39:24Z")
As a spillover from a current thread here in the BBQ Pit dealing with FGM, another thread was created in GD dealing with male circumcision. This thread has recently been locked, as the debate was getting rather heated. I… --- ## [An Artsy-Fartsy Aftermath MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-artsy-fartsy-aftermath-mmp/407546)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 470\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2007, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-artsy-fartsy-aftermath-mmp/407546 "2007-06-18T02:03:54Z")
‘Tis said that the third time’s the charm. Well, maybe not always. June 9 dawned bright and sunny and warm, and it got warmer – heh – it got hot. But that’s fine, because there had been threats of T-storms which didn’… --- ## [Thinking Gillian Anderson doesn't look like Scully any more = sexism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-gillian-anderson-doesnt-look-like-scully-any-more-sexism/743948)
**Author:** [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2016, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-gillian-anderson-doesnt-look-like-scully-any-more-sexism/743948 "2016-07-13T15:31:33Z")
Maybe GD, I dunno. I mainly want opinions, so… I had a Facebook conversation with an ex-friend, who I have completely disconnected from because of their hyper-liberal attitude on this subject. The topic was that Gilli… --- ## [Is homophobia a social evil, and are homophobic persons evil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-homophobia-a-social-evil-and-are-homophobic-persons-evil/608451)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-homophobia-a-social-evil-and-are-homophobic-persons-evil/608451 "2012-01-12T03:12:50Z")
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