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**Author:** [@seosamh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seosamh)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-watch-that-last-step-its-a-doozie/315554 "2010-11-14T19:29:14Z")
I first heard this presumably American phrase in the film “Groundhog Day” but I guessed that it was already in existence before that. I have now just heard it on an episode of “Top Cat” called “All That Jazz”, which dat… --- ## [Can I mix two food products together and market them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-mix-two-food-products-together-and-market-them/598135)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2011, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-mix-two-food-products-together-and-market-them/598135 "2011-11-07T01:10:57Z")
Let’s say for instance…that I think the taste of Diet Coke mixed 50/50 with Pepsi is the greatest thing on earth. Best taste with only half the calories of regular soft drinks…yadayada. I’d like to bring this product t… --- ## [The American constitution is ineffective](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-constitution-is-ineffective/689463)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-constitution-is-ineffective/689463 "2014-06-03T01:01:40Z")
Or as effective as a wall made of paper can be against tyranny. “Written laws are like spiders’ webs, and will like them only entangle and hold the poor and weak, while the rich and powerful will easily break through th… --- ## [What counts as a 'sin'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-counts-as-a-sin/605991)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-counts-as-a-sin/605991 "2011-12-28T15:38:38Z")
What counts as a ‘sin’? I know that sin is synonymous with ‘bad’, but can anyone specify that? What is ‘bad’? Bad for one’s health? Bad for one’s social relationships? Bad for one’s spiritual relationships? Bad for one’s… --- ## [Where can I buy worthless land?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-worthless-land/601815)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-worthless-land/601815 "2012-02-02T03:36:12Z")
There’s an old story about people being defrauded by a shyster real estate agent and tricked into buying worthless swampland in Florida. Where can I (knowingly and willingly) get me some of that worthless land (on the c… --- ## [Drunk driving is bad... unless you live out in the sticks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-driving-is-bad-unless-you-live-out-in-the-sticks/648058)
**Author:** [@Fuji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuji)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-driving-is-bad-unless-you-live-out-in-the-sticks/648058 "2013-02-03T23:34:20Z")
My buddy told me about this story today, and I couldn’t believe it 'til I saw it with my own eyes. I thought he might’ve misheard something on the radio, but nope - it turns out he was right: What I found even more… in… --- ## [What is the purpose of "turn on green arrow only" signs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-turn-on-green-arrow-only-signs/541603)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2012, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-turn-on-green-arrow-only-signs/541603 "2012-10-21T02:31:57Z")
Very frequently there will be a multilane road with a left hand exit lane with a stoplight. There will be a sign hanging next to the left lane’s light which says “turn on green arrow only” or something like that. But th… --- ## [Will the stupidity and incompetence of Trump hurt the GOP going forward](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-stupidity-and-incompetence-of-trump-hurt-the-gop-going-forward/779367)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2017, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-stupidity-and-incompetence-of-trump-hurt-the-gop-going-forward/779367 "2017-02-13T21:23:13Z")
There was a hope under Bush, due to his ineptitude and cronyism that it would help usher in a more progressive era. It didn’t happen I don’t think. 2006 and 2008 were good years for democrats, and millennials seem to hav… --- ## [X-men ad violence against women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-men-ad-violence-against-women/756429)
**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2016, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-men-ad-violence-against-women/756429 "2016-06-10T12:38:30Z")
Its more debatey than cafe society so I threw it here There is quite the FB kerfluffle going on that seems to be stirring up a ton of grief. There are billboards featuring the Apocalypse character holding Mystique up b… --- ## [Randi tackles religion vs. science](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randi-tackles-religion-vs-science/190857)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 343\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2003, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randi-tackles-religion-vs-science/190857 "2003-08-05T15:14:19Z")
This could easily become fodder for GD, but I really wanted to keep it lighter and just voice Humble Opinions and speculation. In James Randi’s latest weekly column, Swift 07/25/03, he tackles a subject head-on that is … --- ## [Polyester resin and (I'm afraid) not enough hardener—problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polyester-resin-and-im-afraid-not-enough-hardener-problem/188992)
**Author:** [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polyester-resin-and-im-afraid-not-enough-hardener-problem/188992 "2016-03-17T23:40:59Z")
I’m doing some wood finishing (on my drums, to be exact) with the polyester resin from a fiberglass kit I had lying around, you know, to make a hard reflective surface on the interior. It’s basically epoxy, from what I … --- ## [Clubber Lang vs Ivan Drago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clubber-lang-vs-ivan-drago/649586)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clubber-lang-vs-ivan-drago/649586 "2023-01-07T16:59:26Z")
I happen to think the answer is obvious, but I’d be interested to see any possible dissent. Incidentally, I’m placing this in Cafe Society because it deals with fictional boxers- but if the mods want it in The Game Room… --- ## [Euro 2020 (in 2021)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euro-2020-in-2021/943756)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 416\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2021, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euro-2020-in-2021/943756 "2021-07-15T18:33:57Z")
Euro 2020 finally starts on Friday and it should be an interesting tournament. There are a lot of amazing young players who could become superstars in this tournament, but you just wonder if Ronaldo will end up having th… --- ## [Dammit! I think I creeped a girl out at work and now it's bugging me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dammit-i-think-i-creeped-a-girl-out-at-work-and-now-its-bugging-me/718982)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dammit-i-think-i-creeped-a-girl-out-at-work-and-now-its-bugging-me/718982 "2016-10-12T16:59:04Z")
I’m not a very outgoing person at work. I have a handful of friends but I mainly keep to myself. That said, I always make it a point of introducing myself to new employees. I do this because I want them to feel like I’m… --- ## [Hey you racist "realists"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-racist-realists/674329)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2013, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-racist-realists/674329 "2013-11-23T14:57:46Z")
Tell me again how racism doesn’t exist in America any more. You thick fuckers. This video is… wow. Just wow. Fucking incredible. Basically, a film crew gets three people to pretend to steal a bike, and checks the differ… --- ## [I'm watching ST: The Next Generation from the beginning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-watching-st-the-next-generation-from-the-beginning/614181)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-watching-st-the-next-generation-from-the-beginning/614181 "2012-03-15T16:06:41Z")
Am I crazy or am I just crazy? And if so, how crazy am I? My boyfriend in college was a huge ST fan, and with him I watched a great deal of TNG and DS9. I vastly preferred DS9, but when I saw that Netflix had them both … --- ## [SDMB Poker Q1 2011: That's jacked and other whining](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q1-2011-thats-jacked-and-other-whining/566528)
**Author:** [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q1-2011-thats-jacked-and-other-whining/566528 "2011-04-06T14:22:33Z")
Despite jackin’ my chips and generally running roughshod over those of us “old timers”, it appears the newbies are too wussie to start the new thread. To prevent Meeko from getting the shakes, not having the new thread … --- ## [The mystery of the gigantic Popeye forearms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mystery-of-the-gigantic-popeye-forearms/431722)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2015, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mystery-of-the-gigantic-popeye-forearms/431722 "2015-06-04T18:47:12Z")
Once upon a time in Toronto I was apartment-hunting. I had an appointment to see a room near the top of a high-rise on Bay Street. As I entered the elevator, I was joined by a man in a T-shirt who looked to be in his l… --- ## [Are rape victims more likely to be raped again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-rape-victims-more-likely-to-be-raped-again/418339)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-rape-victims-more-likely-to-be-raped-again/418339 "2013-11-08T16:13:58Z")
Just finished Nelson DeMille’s pretty good military-crime thriller The General’s Daughter (Warner Books 1992). Haven’t seen the Travolta movie, which I’ve heard sucks. Chapter 31 includes this passage, in which an Army… --- ## [Martial Law in Today's America - daily report](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martial-law-in-todays-america-daily-report/1022021)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 299\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2026, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martial-law-in-todays-america-daily-report/1022021 "2026-11-07T06:59:47Z")
I made this post in the Clusterfuck Continues thread. Now I think this particular part of the clusterfuck should be the focus of its own thread. Feel free to add what you can, even if it’s merely venting over what’s po… --- ## [What is your absolute favorite movie of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627 "2025-01-30T16:19:48Z")
Mine is Mary Poppins. I love all things Disney and this one captures all the wonderful things Disney does. --- ## [So what IS FM 1 and FM 2 on your car radio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-fm-1-and-fm-2-on-your-car-radio/27930)
**Author:** [@aha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aha)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2000, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-fm-1-and-fm-2-on-your-car-radio/27930 "2000-08-03T02:52:14Z")
I looked through my car’s owner manual today but I couldn’t find any information about FM 1 and FM 2 on my car radio. It’s about the third car I have owned with this feature and I still don’t know what the hell it means.… --- ## [Botticelli -- November 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528)
**Author:** [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2016, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528 "2016-12-08T16:10:41Z")
I am R. --- ## [Is eight hours too long to go without being offered a drink of water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-eight-hours-too-long-to-go-without-being-offered-a-drink-of-water/826130)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2018, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-eight-hours-too-long-to-go-without-being-offered-a-drink-of-water/826130 "2018-12-31T02:43:15Z")
White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley blamed “the needless death” on Democratic Congressmen. Yes, this 7 year-old child was a heinous criminal or terrorist, but shouldn’t she have been offered a glass of w… --- ## [Origin of "I find your ideas intriguing etc"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-i-find-your-ideas-intriguing-etc/389952)
**Author:** [@buns3000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buns3000)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2007, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-i-find-your-ideas-intriguing-etc/389952 "2007-02-07T01:29:46Z")
Where does “I find your ideas intriguing and would like to subscribe to your newsletter” originate from? --- ## [The Paradox of Religion; Choosing Your Beliefs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-paradox-of-religion-choosing-your-beliefs/597881)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-paradox-of-religion-choosing-your-beliefs/597881 "2011-10-17T19:22:51Z")
Alright, now I’m sure this has probably been mentioned here and there before in all the religious threads that have been brought up, but I wanted to get a fresh opinion on what I (and probably many other people) see as t… --- ## [Weird retail or service industry policies...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-retail-or-service-industry-policies/627796)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-retail-or-service-industry-policies/627796 "2012-07-26T23:43:17Z")
Didn’t want to hijack the “Weird Restaurant Policies” thread - what are some strange retail store or service policies that you’ve encountered? The strangest one I’ve seen was a woman who opened a hairdressing salon on t… --- ## [What fact is most obvious to you that you hear frequently denied?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fact-is-most-obvious-to-you-that-you-hear-frequently-denied/527009)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2010, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fact-is-most-obvious-to-you-that-you-hear-frequently-denied/527009 "2010-02-03T03:03:16Z")
All of us believe things that we find extremely obvious, yet are also commonly denied. Here are three for me: The Bible is not accurate (I gave up my faith at age fourteen). Men and women have different levels and … --- ## [Is Arby's going OOB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-arbys-going-oob/660620)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-arbys-going-oob/660620 "2013-06-14T03:31:40Z")
I haven’t heard anything in the news about it, but the two nearest me just closed. :frowning: (OK, Arby’s is not great culinary monument of Western civilization. But shaved-roast-beef sandwiches and potato-cakes are a… --- ## [Whatcha Readin' Oct 2010 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-oct-2010-edition/555591)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2010, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-oct-2010-edition/555591 "2010-11-01T04:05:34Z")
Happy Halloween. Pumpkins and ghosts and all that. I’m reading Demon Blood by Meljean Brook, an amazingly dull urban fantasy with a mixed up mythology that so far I am having trouble tracking. Filled with demons, vamp… --- ## [Response: Is chiropractic for real or just quackery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-is-chiropractic-for-real-or-just-quackery/692742)
**Author:** [@chirodrivencare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chirodrivencare)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2014, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-is-chiropractic-for-real-or-just-quackery/692742 "2014-07-30T13:48:03Z")
Hi Cecil: I would like to clear up some old wives tales about chiropractic that many people still believe to be true. Perhaps, after the clarification you will have a better understanding about the profession of chirop… --- ## [Is there a problem with panty lines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-problem-with-panty-lines/451967)
**Author:** [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-problem-with-panty-lines/451967 "2008-06-12T03:45:51Z")
I can’t say I’ve had a ton of experience with fashion, and that goes triple for women’s fashion. Moreover, there are only a few times I can remember this being talked about, and one of those was in high school, so my an… --- ## [The masculinity paradox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masculinity-paradox/822335)
**Author:** [@rat\_avatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rat_avatar)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masculinity-paradox/822335 "2019-01-28T03:14:39Z")
NOTE: I get that gender-roles are complex and non-binary but I wanted to on the cultural binary usage to target problems. People of differing genders often act differently, not because of biology but because of social n… --- ## [Songs that aren't Christmas songs, but which still sound Christmassy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-arent-christmas-songs-but-which-still-sound-christmassy/559527)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2013, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-arent-christmas-songs-but-which-still-sound-christmassy/559527 "2013-12-08T00:06:18Z")
Coldplay’s Viva La Vida seems to still get endless airplay on radio stations around here. Every time I hear the song, the fist thing I think is “Why are they playing Christmas music in July? Oh, damn Viva La Vida again.… --- ## [A Football Follow-up MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-football-follow-up-mmp/777926)
**Author:** [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-football-follow-up-mmp/777926 "2017-01-30T07:44:52Z")
From last week: Almost everyone except Flytrap knows the Minnesota Vikings are the Most Lutheran Team in the NFL. Not only are they from Minnesota but they are also just a little bit above average — as Garrison Keillor… --- ## [Is making homemade wine safe/palatable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-making-homemade-wine-safe-palatable/476703)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2012, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-making-homemade-wine-safe-palatable/476703 "2012-01-19T15:53:18Z")
This could be a Cafe Society question, I suppose, but I am principally interested in the chemistry involved, so I’ll post here. If you Google “homemade wine,” a plethora of sites come up, most of which offer some variat… --- ## [Were we feminists wrong? Rape is down 85 % while porn use is up and up.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-we-feminists-wrong-rape-is-down-85-while-porn-use-is-up-and-up/509151)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2009, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-we-feminists-wrong-rape-is-down-85-while-porn-use-is-up-and-up/509151 "2009-09-15T12:12:10Z")
Research says: I remember, in my feminist phase in my early twenties, all these women studies in the social sciences saying how porn would objectify women, leading to all sorts of wrongs, including rape. Now it seems t… --- ## [What is the most serious crime anyone ever got away with because of a legal loophole or technicality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-serious-crime-anyone-ever-got-away-with-because-of-a-legal-loophole-or-technicality/773715)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2016, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-serious-crime-anyone-ever-got-away-with-because-of-a-legal-loophole-or-technicality/773715 "2016-12-19T21:00:50Z")
Well I was just wondering if there were any serious crimes that someone got away with because of a legal loophole or technicality. I heard of someone who was driving a tractor while under the influence of alcohol on a fa… --- ## [Can someone explain the Binders full of women outrage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-binders-full-of-women-outrage/638211)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-binders-full-of-women-outrage/638211 "2012-11-05T05:55:44Z")
Maybe more of IMHO poll, but enough election related I figured it should go here.But I don’t want to get into candidate issues, just the phrase it self because I am baffled. I guess I am missing something. I don’t under… --- ## [The Voice - Season 7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-7/699312)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2014, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-7/699312 "2014-12-22T10:52:42Z")
Well, I think the show is off to a good start. I thought that Dennis Bell, the country singer, deserved a chair turn, but then I don’t listen to country so what do I know? I was kind of annoyed with Gwen either, “You’r… --- ## [Baseball is the most boring sport evah!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-is-the-most-boring-sport-evah/672752)
**Author:** [@Debaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debaser)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-is-the-most-boring-sport-evah/672752 "2013-11-05T08:47:33Z")
Baseball is outdated and so completely boring that I can’t believe that it’s still even a thing. I can see maybe a hundred years ago baseball making sense. There was nothing else to do. No TV. No internet. Less prem… --- ## [Should athletes be compelled to talk to the media?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-athletes-be-compelled-to-talk-to-the-media/943351)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 418\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-athletes-be-compelled-to-talk-to-the-media/943351 "2021-07-02T23:54:13Z")
The latest controversy involves Naomi Osaka being fined for not talking to reporters, and then dropping out of the French Open. I’ve never understood why leagues and professional associations mandate media availibilit… --- ## [Time to face facts: Cal Ripken is a fraud!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-face-facts-cal-ripken-is-a-fraud/71375)
**Author:** [@Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vinnie_Virginslayer)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2002, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-face-facts-cal-ripken-is-a-fraud/71375 "2002-05-19T06:50:38Z")
I know no one is allowed to bad mouth the hallowed saint of baseball, but here’s some food for thought: Before he “broke” Lou Gehrig’s streak, there were several documented instances where his manager wanted him to sit … --- ## [Someone is not interested in you, and you keep bothering her. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-not-interested-in-you-and-you-keep-bothering-her-why/516357)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2009, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-not-interested-in-you-and-you-keep-bothering-her-why/516357 "2009-11-07T20:29:43Z")
Not you specifically (unless you do this), but I can’t understand the logic behind this and need to know what can possibly be going on in the minds of these crazy people. If someone rejected me, I’d feel too embarassed t… --- ## [Songs that "steal" from other songs (not sampled)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-steal-from-other-songs-not-sampled/622727)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2018, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-steal-from-other-songs-not-sampled/622727 "2018-07-23T07:40:00Z")
In David Bowie’s “Young Americans” he clearly riffs on the Beatles “A Day in the Life” with the line “I read the news today, oh boy”. In fact it isn’t even a riff on it, it is almost exact homage. What other songs have… --- ## [What "kind" of morality do you believe in and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-morality-do-you-believe-in-and-why/674165)
**Author:** [@Dostoyevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dostoyevsky)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2013, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-morality-do-you-believe-in-and-why/674165 "2013-12-14T06:52:12Z")
I’m putting this thread here, since I assume a debate will happen. Here’s my take: I believe in a subjective morality because I only believe in subjectively held values, and my take on mind-dependent morality maps on ni… --- ## [Why was this post not modded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-post-not-modded/783610)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-post-not-modded/783610 "2017-04-05T14:46:41Z")
In a GQ thread on the 1876 Presidential Election Emphasis added While the mention of denying Blacks the right to vote is borderline for GQ considering it doesn’t address 1876, why is the vitriolic crack about voter ID… --- ## [When will Climate Change become dire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-climate-change-become-dire/843739)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-climate-change-become-dire/843739 "2023-06-01T19:25:05Z")
Going at the rate we’re going now, how long until the most dire consequences of climate change occur? How long until even the billionaires are suffering its effects? --- ## [New York Primary Discussion Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-primary-discussion-thread/752461)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2016, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-primary-discussion-thread/752461 "2016-04-21T13:29:02Z")
So we finally get a big state primary after a month of small caucus states. New York votes on April 19, with 95 Republican delegates and 277 Democratic delegates at stake. It’s a super closed primary, you had to change e… --- ## [Have scandal monger lies begun to pay off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-scandal-monger-lies-begun-to-pay-off/661262)
**Author:** [@NotfooledbyW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotfooledbyW)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-scandal-monger-lies-begun-to-pay-off/661262 "2013-11-20T13:00:39Z")
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