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**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2010, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-general-caseys-political-correctness/516807 "2010-01-21T10:49:46Z")
On This Week with George, General Casey said that a negative impact on diversity would be more tragic than the Ft. Hood massacre. Bull fucking shit!! Tell that to the familys. I can’t believe a smart military guy wou… --- ## [Breathalizer test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breathalizer-test/662919)
**Author:** [@matt357](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt357)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2013, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breathalizer-test/662919 "2013-07-11T15:13:00Z")
I always wondered will a guy who gets wasted off his ass from 2 drinks blow the same blood alcohol level on a breathalyzer test as a alcoholic who feels almost nothing from 2 drinks? --- ## [Awesome Trump Answer at Presser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-trump-answer-at-presser/779999)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2017, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-trump-answer-at-presser/779999 "2017-02-20T01:17:41Z")
Trump displayed his ability to get right to the point when asked about anti-Semitism in the U.S… This President can think on his feet like no other. Simply amazing. --- ## [Help me diagnose and get rid of my bathroom smell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-diagnose-and-get-rid-of-my-bathroom-smell/634958)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2012, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-diagnose-and-get-rid-of-my-bathroom-smell/634958 "2012-09-24T11:57:23Z")
Help me! I hate smelly houses, and I’ve just moved into one. To be fair, it’s not that bad. It’s a big old Victorian house, so I kind of expected the odd funny smell. The kitchen smells a little musty, which I think mig… --- ## [Would you have survived in Nazi Germany?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-survived-in-nazi-germany/657342)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2013, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-survived-in-nazi-germany/657342 "2013-05-17T00:35:03Z")
Inspired by a podcast in which one of the participants feels guilty that they would be just fine in Nazi Germany as they have blonde hair and blue eyes. If you had to live under the Nazi yoke, would you be just fine or a… --- ## [Silver Hells: December Minirants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-hells-december-minirants/825468)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2019, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-hells-december-minirants/825468 "2019-01-02T21:25:13Z")
I have a cold. I hate having a cold. It drains me of energy, my head aches, my nose is stopped up, my throat is raw, my ribs hurt from coughing, my stomach is upset because of all the snot draining into it, and the cats … --- ## [Spanking Is NOT 'Child Abuse'? And the belt isn't necessarily abuse, either](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanking-is-not-child-abuse-and-the-belt-isnt-necessarily-abuse-either/138037)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2002, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanking-is-not-child-abuse-and-the-belt-isnt-necessarily-abuse-either/138037 "2002-11-26T16:44:26Z")
This thread, and I thought the topic deserved better than a hijack of that thread. leander starts the ball rolling: Not true. And for the smug attitude displayed, I think it only appropriate to reply: Please don’t pro… --- ## [The Sweet 16 Addition By Subtraction LOL RAIDERS Steelers March to the Super Bowl Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sweet-16-addition-by-subtraction-lol-raiders-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/839762)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sweet-16-addition-by-subtraction-lol-raiders-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/839762 "2019-12-31T16:03:22Z")
So there I was, holding off until opening day, trying to find the appropriate angle for the opening of my annual thread, and as he has so many times before when he was with Pittsburgh and wasn’t a CTE-afflicted lunatic w… --- ## [JNCO Jeans are back!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jnco-jeans-are-back/496071)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2015, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jnco-jeans-are-back/496071 "2015-02-22T09:36:38Z")
I got this PM a couple of weeks ago, and didn’t notice it right away (I think I’ve had like 12 PMs in the 5 years I’ve been on this board): Well, Andrew, I’m sorry for the delay, but here’s what you wanted to know: JN… --- ## [Paxil vs Prozac vs Zoloft vs Wellbutrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paxil-vs-prozac-vs-zoloft-vs-wellbutrin/71317)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2001, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paxil-vs-prozac-vs-zoloft-vs-wellbutrin/71317 "2001-07-11T15:59:21Z")
What is the difference between these? I understand they are forms of SSRI but is the difference mainly chemical. The sites all say the help rebalance seratonin (sp?) but that is about it. Is it a difference like Asprin… --- ## [Celebrities with REAL (Not Honorary) Doctorates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-real-not-honorary-doctorates/392613)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2014, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-real-not-honorary-doctorates/392613 "2014-09-21T02:39:20Z")
How many celebrities can you think of who have earned actual Ph. D’s from actual universities? Academics who’ve become famous writers (Isaac Asimov, Richard Dawkins, et al.) aren’t really what I’m looking for. Rather, a… --- ## [Why do cops only seem to aggressively look for criminals who........](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cops-only-seem-to-aggressively-look-for-criminals-who/693006)
**Author:** [@FBJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FBJJ)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2014, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cops-only-seem-to-aggressively-look-for-criminals-who/693006 "2014-07-20T04:37:54Z")
commit crimes in expensive neighborhoods Kill police officers But not the ones occur in the ghetto? I don’t understand? --- ## [What Happens if You Eat Plastic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-eat-plastic/6802)
**Author:** [@PatronAnejo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatronAnejo)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2000, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-eat-plastic/6802 "2000-02-04T20:51:00Z")
Sometimes when I call in a carry-out order to my local health-food joint, they put the fried chicken in the styrofoam clamshell while it’s still really hot and it melts a hole in the container. When I get ribs and fried … --- ## [George Takei: 'Oh, my!'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-oh-my/536822)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-oh-my/536822 "2013-12-19T07:28:04Z")
In George Takei’s Sharp Aquos Quattron commercial, he exclaims ‘Oh, my!’ Is that a reference to something he said in Star Trek? Is it a reference to something else? Or is it just for the commercial? --- ## [Yahoo fantasy football signup now open...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-fantasy-football-signup-now-open/311152)
**Author:** [@BabaBooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BabaBooey)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2006, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-fantasy-football-signup-now-open/311152 "2006-04-30T14:55:44Z")
my boner isn’t as big as it was last year on the matter, but if you want to get the He Hate Me League set up early this year. --- ## [Whose dick have you seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-dick-have-you-seen/739580)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2015, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-dick-have-you-seen/739580 "2015-12-17T14:43:38Z")
Because my family is strange, we were discussing dicks on actors we have seen. I mention that the first dick I ever saw in the movies was Robert Logggia’s in An Officer and a Gentleman. I walk down the stairs click on th… --- ## [The Republicans are swine cunts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republicans-are-swine-cunts/333481)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2005, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republicans-are-swine-cunts/333481 "2005-12-06T16:24:13Z")
I hear that fucker Bush on the news today blathering more about Iraq. Rumsfeld’s voice. “That would send the wrong message if we did this or that.” Fuck you! The gig is up, the mainstream press is becoming openly disdain… --- ## [There exists no song worse than "Sweet Soul Sister" by Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-exists-no-song-worse-than-sweet-soul-sister-by-train/534090)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2010, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-exists-no-song-worse-than-sweet-soul-sister-by-train/534090 "2010-05-04T22:07:40Z")
This song is terrible. Absolute garbage. One of (if not the single) worst song ever written and recorded. I refuse to even provide a link to it so those who haven’t heard it can do so, because I would consider such an ac… --- ## [My roomie is about to NOT get to Pennsic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roomie-is-about-to-not-get-to-pennsic/629384)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roomie-is-about-to-not-get-to-pennsic/629384 "2012-07-28T20:57:23Z")
backstory - mrAru had been out of work for about 5 months before getting this current temp gig. Roomie works as a blacksmith, so money is not really prevalent around here right now, and our chevy s-10 is currently hors d… --- ## [I'm all for Lhougerig's disease awareness, but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-all-for-lhougerigs-disease-awareness-but/696398)
**Author:** [@ILikeForeignLanguages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ILikeForeignLanguages)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-all-for-lhougerigs-disease-awareness-but/696398 "2014-08-27T09:39:49Z")
…man, I’m getting sick of the ice bucket challenge. :mad: --- ## [Why is it illegal to catch rainwater in some states in the USA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-illegal-to-catch-rainwater-in-some-states-in-the-usa/732389)
**Author:** [@Caneknife](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caneknife)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-illegal-to-catch-rainwater-in-some-states-in-the-usa/732389 "2015-09-30T06:49:28Z")
Been reading how people are being arrested for catching rainwater on private property in some states, what the hell , it’s very much encouraged to catch rainwater off your roof of your house and store in tanks in Austral… --- ## [Dog got sprayed, but not skunk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-got-sprayed-but-not-skunk/467425)
**Author:** [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2017, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-got-sprayed-but-not-skunk/467425 "2017-07-30T22:20:36Z")
My dog just came in the house, shaking his head and mildly foaming at the mouth, and then I smelled it. But it didn’t really smell like a skunk, more like strong garlic. I grabbed him up and bathed him with green apple s… --- ## [Kilroy is the Modren Man. But what is "modren"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kilroy-is-the-modren-man-but-what-is-modren/359765)
**Author:** [@rush2112](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rush2112)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2023, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kilroy-is-the-modren-man-but-what-is-modren/359765 "2023-08-18T13:53:38Z")
? Kilroy is the Modren Man. But what is “modren”? thanks, -b --- ## [Actors you will always associate with one role](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-you-will-always-associate-with-one-role/649146)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2013, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-you-will-always-associate-with-one-role/649146 "2013-02-10T03:17:37Z")
Whenever I hear Jeremy Irons speak, I immediately think of his role as Claus von Bulow in Reversal of Fortune. It’s hard to watch him in anything else and not hear it for me. I was watching him in the The Borgias and kee… --- ## [Guys with huge penises. How do they live with them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-with-huge-penises-how-do-they-live-with-them/460663)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2008, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-with-huge-penises-how-do-they-live-with-them/460663 "2008-08-26T02:13:27Z")
This a a serious GQ that I have wondered for years. It’s not a trolling thing or a joke thread so hear me out. What do guys with enormous penises do with them during day to day life? I’m not talking about the guys wit… --- ## [Can you develop intelligence ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-develop-intelligence/552435)
**Author:** [@maslowcat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maslowcat)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2010, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-develop-intelligence/552435 "2010-09-04T01:14:09Z")
I work at a company that does psychometric assessments for the selection and development of candidates within a variety of companies. The assessments often indicate areas where individuals have competency gaps, and compa… --- ## [Dems challenging election - don't they care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dems-challenging-election-dont-they-care/774109)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dems-challenging-election-dont-they-care/774109 "2016-12-14T22:13:38Z")
The Democrats who are using all means to overturn the election result, don’t they care about the consequences if they succeed? Do they honestly think Hillary will become President and all will be well with the world? The… --- ## [Stormfronters here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stormfronters-here/655496)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stormfronters-here/655496 "2013-04-19T01:03:31Z")
Folks: Yep, I’ve finally seen the light. I mistakenly engaged with those morons. Of course, it had no effect. They are stormfronters for a very simple reason: they are very simple. Refuse to engage with them. Stay away f… --- ## [I f@#$\*#g HATE summer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-f-g-hate-summer/725058)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2015, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-f-g-hate-summer/725058 "2015-07-26T03:30:59Z")
I HATE summer. In particular, that stretch of ungodly hot, dry and sunny weather between about late June and mid-September we get every summer here in the Dallas area. No rain, brutal unrelenting sunlight, and oppres… --- ## [Do What Now? And Other Regional Phrases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-what-now-and-other-regional-phrases/523781)
**Author:** [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-what-now-and-other-regional-phrases/523781 "2010-01-08T19:42:01Z")
A visiting vendor was talking to his office outside my cubicle. “Do what now?” I heard him say, and it made me smile. For those not familiar with Southern Colloquialisms, “do what now?” is equivalent to “would you repe… --- ## [NRA Enables Mexican Cartels' in their Drug Wars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-enables-mexican-cartels-in-their-drug-wars/540028)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2010, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-enables-mexican-cartels-in-their-drug-wars/540028 "2010-06-04T05:29:52Z")
A huge weapons cache was recently discovered in Mexico, and authorities are tracing the guns to US gun stores along the Mexican border. Sales of the automatic weapons that the drug cartels favored were forbidden under C… --- ## [I don't get Liza Minnelli. Please explain.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-liza-minnelli-please-explain/321069)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-liza-minnelli-please-explain/321069 "2023-11-10T12:27:31Z")
As the title says. Much was made today about Liza Minelli’s movie “Liza with a Z” playing at the Toronto Film Festival. Granting that Minnelli’s heyday was about 30 years ago, I don’t get it. I’ve seen the woman perfo… --- ## [Fellow Southerners: Let's Talk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-southerners-lets-talk/519145)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2009, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-southerners-lets-talk/519145 "2009-12-12T02:43:53Z")
The Deep South is a different country; they do things differently there. So let’s talk, fellow Southerner Dopers! Okay, so the first debate will be what compromises the Southern United States. A lot of ink and blood has… --- ## [Your favorite kid's books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-kids-books/26849)
**Author:** [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2000, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-kids-books/26849 "2000-12-29T17:50:21Z")
I really like children’s books. I often read them for pleasure (and not just because the Harry Potter craze has taken everyone by the short curlies). I wondered what other people’s favorite children’s books were/are. Th… --- ## [Is it wrong to have sexual or relationship preferences based on race?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-have-sexual-or-relationship-preferences-based-on-race/756295)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2016, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-have-sexual-or-relationship-preferences-based-on-race/756295 "2016-06-09T14:37:43Z")
I’ve been seeing a few articles like these being posted by gay Facebook friends lately decrying “sexual racism”. Gay men freely posting on Grindr and such that “I’m not into Asians” or “keep it white” yada yada. I see … --- ## [Secret Santa 2008](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2008/473037)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 365\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2008/473037 "2009-02-13T16:30:17Z")
Since I’m not working right now, I might as well make myself useful by coordinating this. Our traditional price limit is $10 (excluding postage). With the economy in the shape it’s in, it seems like a good idea to keep … --- ## [Poor designs in everyday life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-designs-in-everyday-life/832358)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2019, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-designs-in-everyday-life/832358 "2019-05-06T03:49:34Z")
I was having lunch in nice restaurant today, and my meal came served in a oblong, curved plate. It was beautifully stylish, very fashionable, and poorly designed. The nice, heavy knife would not stay on the edge of the p… --- ## [What PC things today will be politically incorrect in the future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pc-things-today-will-be-politically-incorrect-in-the-future/752145)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2016, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pc-things-today-will-be-politically-incorrect-in-the-future/752145 "2016-06-07T11:12:17Z")
Someone mentioned elsewhere that there are some things today that are politically incorrect that were considered the appropriately sensitive and considerate thing to say in the past. The example used was the term “colore… --- ## [Why the switch from Pull Tabs on soda to those things that bend in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-switch-from-pull-tabs-on-soda-to-those-things-that-bend-in/609953)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-switch-from-pull-tabs-on-soda-to-those-things-that-bend-in/609953 "2012-01-23T04:53:08Z")
Found a couple soda pop can, pull tabs in an old car at a friends house. Brought back a few memories. They were a liter problem. Pull tabs got discarded in cars, on the street, you’d find them scattered on tables at re… --- ## [Israel 60 years: A very improper celebration indeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-60-years-a-very-improper-celebration-indeed/448622)
**Author:** [@Wildfire\_MM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildfire_MM)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2008, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-60-years-a-very-improper-celebration-indeed/448622 "2008-05-21T21:19:48Z")
I think it’s highly improper and immoral for Israel to celebrate their 60 year long existence. They have indeed little to celebrate consider all the death and misery their existence have caused. Ethnic cleansing, -genoc… --- ## [Republicans think you need $1 trillion worth of platinum in a $1 trillion face value platinum coin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-think-you-need-1-trillion-worth-of-platinum-in-a-1-trillion-face-value-platinum-coin/646642)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2013, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-think-you-need-1-trillion-worth-of-platinum-in-a-1-trillion-face-value-platinum-coin/646642 "2013-01-11T18:44:49Z")
And not just any random bunch of dumb-ass Republicans. This is your National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), the arm of the GOP that’s in charge of getting more Republicans elected to the House. Every time I… --- ## [So.... \*IS\* ISIS a state?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-isis-a-state/732907)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2015, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-isis-a-state/732907 "2015-10-07T14:52:07Z")
That is, does it have control of enough territory to have a functioning economy? We hear about the fight and the refugees, and I have heard the occasional report about the ‘ISIS capital’ of (I believe) Aleppo. But, behi… --- ## [Your Fun (or not-so-fun) Airport Stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-fun-or-not-so-fun-airport-stories/614039)
**Author:** [@BTEzra04](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BTEzra04)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-fun-or-not-so-fun-airport-stories/614039 "2012-03-13T20:01:37Z")
So, I’m flying again in a week and a half. I’m pretty excited. I only just started flying places under a year ago, but, aside from security, I enjoy it. It probably has a lot to do with going to places where there are pe… --- ## [How Do You Say "GAY" In Spanish? And Other Languages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-gay-in-spanish-and-other-languages/650906)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2013, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-gay-in-spanish-and-other-languages/650906 "2013-02-26T22:43:43Z")
I was wondering, to me at least, in English, homosexual seems too clinical and the everyday term “gay” is used as more familiar, with the other terms deemed offensive, (the s-word, f-word, q-word etc) I tried Google but… --- ## [Why Cops Hate You (If You Have To Ask, Get Out Of The Way)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cops-hate-you-if-you-have-to-ask-get-out-of-the-way/557433)
**Author:** [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2010, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cops-hate-you-if-you-have-to-ask-get-out-of-the-way/557433 "2010-11-02T20:15:26Z")
Former California police officer Jim Young explains it here. You’ll appreciate his tips. --- ## [The Happy Haiku Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547)
**Author:** [@Chimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimpy)\ **Replies:** 491\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2003, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547 "2003-12-12T17:10:25Z")
Having just read “The Linking Limerick Game” i have decided to plagiurise the idea (sorry EddyTeddyFreddy but an amazing idea like that warrants a rip off no?) so this is the format, much like the linking limerick game … --- ## [Great moments in pretension!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-moments-in-pretension/380479)
**Author:** [@Merkwurdigliebe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merkwurdigliebe)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2006, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-moments-in-pretension/380479 "2006-11-26T23:11:10Z")
After looking around the SMDB looking for info on New York, I came across this thread , wherein Eve mentions one of the most pretentious things I’ve possibly ever read. She supposed she had met the most pretentious human… --- ## [Who are Larry, Darryl, and Darryl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-larry-darryl-and-darryl/395764)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2007, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-larry-darryl-and-darryl/395764 "2007-03-15T17:25:14Z")
Having run into these in Baldur’s Gate II, I’ve often wondered who the heck they were. I can’t have every bit of pop culture under my belt! And the other day I actually found myself referring to them iin a joke…and the o… --- ## [Coordinator as a job title?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coordinator-as-a-job-title/674044)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coordinator-as-a-job-title/674044 "2013-11-18T16:38:57Z")
I had a strange conversation with a coworker earlier this week. She was justifiably annoyed about how another coworker in a different position treated both her and her boss, and made a remark that this coworker thought s… --- ## [Do you lock your doors? (home)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lock-your-doors-home/582583)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2011, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lock-your-doors-home/582583 "2011-06-15T14:14:31Z")
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