# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=37&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:** 38 --- ## [Would universal healthcare be more expensive or less than the current US system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-universal-healthcare-be-more-expensive-or-less-than-the-current-us-system/487175)
**Author:** [@Crocodiles\_And\_Boulevards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crocodiles_And_Boulevards)\ **Replies:** 464\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2009, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-universal-healthcare-be-more-expensive-or-less-than-the-current-us-system/487175 "2009-03-23T13:35:14Z")
After seeing several of my family members struggle with severe injury and debilitating chronic disease, I’ve become familiar with the incredible battle many fully insured Americans wage with their insurance companies. I… --- ## [Dishes That Have Gone Out of Style?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-that-have-gone-out-of-style/775472)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 293\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-that-have-gone-out-of-style/775472 "2017-01-26T19:50:29Z")
By this I don’t mean particular brand-name foods which are no longer available due to being discontinued or the company itself going out of business but rather particular dishes that used to popular but are no longer tha… --- ## [Hey, it's October SOMEWHERE. Bitchtoberfesterama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-its-october-somewhere-bitchtoberfesterama/598224)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 554\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-its-october-somewhere-bitchtoberfesterama/598224 "2011-11-01T21:40:12Z")
OG-forsaken Los Angeles ADA Access paratransit jerks! You’ve been picking my wife up at our home for the past five years (nearly). Now, all of a sudden, you won’t admit to venturing any further into OC than Knott’s Berry… --- ## [Like stupid and pompous idiots, who try to define and limit what art is.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-stupid-and-pompous-idiots-who-try-to-define-and-limit-what-art-is/602008)
**Author:** [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Replies:** 608\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-stupid-and-pompous-idiots-who-try-to-define-and-limit-what-art-is/602008 "2011-11-17T03:36:29Z")
Apropos dreary and all-too-common threads such as this one, I hereby pit all of the pompous, ignorant, self-important clots such as this blithering idiot who take it upon themselves to try and arbitrarily impose limits o… --- ## [Do you remember the mini-est rant of September?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-the-mini-est-rant-of-september/697117)
**Author:** [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Replies:** 400\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2014, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-the-mini-est-rant-of-september/697117 "2014-10-01T16:46:44Z")
Ultra, ultra mini, but: Is there anything more inconsiderate than someone who, when he accidentally pulls the sheet off my side of the bed, just lays down and goes to sleep? Seriously? Grump, growl, grumble… --- ## [Fuck all you warmongering pieces of shit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-all-you-warmongering-pieces-of-shit/1019962)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 1671\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-all-you-warmongering-pieces-of-shit/1019962 "2026-10-01T17:23:09Z")
You know who you are. Short term thinking stupid mother fuckers. Trusting that war lead by two of the most dishonest, selfish, shortsighted, dishonorable pieces of shit ever to lead a country, Netanyahu and Trump, will t… --- ## [Fed up with Teacher Hate and Disrespect in this Country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fed-up-with-teacher-hate-and-disrespect-in-this-country/594653)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 428\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fed-up-with-teacher-hate-and-disrespect-in-this-country/594653 "2014-01-14T15:29:43Z")
Ok, so I’m pretty new to the SD forums, so I hope I am putting this in the right place. If not, my apologies. I would really like to know how people get off hating and disrespecting teachers so much. If you are someone … --- ## [BadChad, a moment of your time, if you can spare it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badchad-a-moment-of-your-time-if-you-can-spare-it/373158)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 929\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badchad-a-moment-of-your-time-if-you-can-spare-it/373158 "2006-10-11T05:23:22Z")
Suggested by a few posts in this thread among others; search for “badchad” and “religion” in Great Debates if you give a damn. 'Ello, BadChad. First, let me say that I’m sure you’re a wonderful person in the 3D world. I… --- ## [NHL: The Playoffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-the-playoffs/618187)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 564\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-the-playoffs/618187 "2012-06-16T17:39:17Z")
Here are your matchups! EASTERN CONFERENCE (1) New York Rangers vs. (8) Ottawa Senators The Rangers are an obvious favourite here but I wouldn’t say this is a gimme. Weak offensive teams don’t have a long history of … --- ## [No-touch male orgasm/ejaculation, how does it happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-touch-male-orgasm-ejaculation-how-does-it-happen/584466)
**Author:** [@ecoaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ecoaster)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-touch-male-orgasm-ejaculation-how-does-it-happen/584466 "2011-06-10T21:59:19Z")
Excuse, the “sensitive” adult nature of this thread… How can men have full ejaculations with little to no manual stimulation? This came up as bar talk one night, a friend mentioning that his workplace sexual flirtation … --- ## [Pitting double standards: Boy bullied, stripped by girls, video posted, no charges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-double-standards-boy-bullied-stripped-by-girls-video-posted-no-charges/584267)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-double-standards-boy-bullied-stripped-by-girls-video-posted-no-charges/584267 "2011-12-07T05:32:43Z")
Seems to me if this were three boys doing this to a girl there’d be hell to pay. The mother is not pressing charges but it was my understanding the state can still prosecute if they want. They have all the evidence th… --- ## [How do ultra-orthodox Jews handle the whole "menstruation women" prohibitions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-ultra-orthodox-jews-handle-the-whole-menstruation-women-prohibitions/554640)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2010, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-ultra-orthodox-jews-handle-the-whole-menstruation-women-prohibitions/554640 "2010-10-14T18:30:39Z")
Yesterday, I got up from the library’s comuter, and a man wearing a yarmuke pulled up another chair, pushed the one I as sitting in out of the way, and sat down in the new chair. I try to respect other people’s religion… --- ## [TV Moments That Scarred You For Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-moments-that-scarred-you-for-life/356051)
**Author:** [@AmericanMaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AmericanMaid)\ **Replies:** 320\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2017, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-moments-that-scarred-you-for-life/356051 "2017-01-17T01:03:24Z")
I have three examples that readily come to mind: Little House on the Prairie, Twin Peaks, and E.R. I think Little House on the Prairie made a name for its deeply disturbing storylines (that never even happened in the b… --- ## [Supposably - have mispronounced words become standard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supposably-have-mispronounced-words-become-standard/712875)
**Author:** [@Ornery\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ornery_Bob)\ **Replies:** 325\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2015, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supposably-have-mispronounced-words-become-standard/712875 "2015-11-15T12:25:04Z")
I occasionally hear someone say “supposably” as a mispronunciation of “supposedly” and I’m wondering of there are examples of where this sort of mispronunciation has actually become the standard. My guess would be that … --- ## [Thread titles that will have 0 replies and 0 views](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-titles-that-will-have-0-replies-and-0-views/432324)
**Author:** [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Replies:** 1359\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2008, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-titles-that-will-have-0-replies-and-0-views/432324 "2008-01-24T21:37:13Z")
Other than this one I hope. :wink: What are some titles that would be forgotten by the Teeming Millions without even so much as a mouse over. My suggestions would be: \*\* Guess the Doper’s Social Security Number. My… --- ## [Tiny anomalies/artifacts found on the ground in Apollo photos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-anomalies-artifacts-found-on-the-ground-in-apollo-photos/76835)
**Author:** [@Seethruart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seethruart)\ **Replies:** 452\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2001, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-anomalies-artifacts-found-on-the-ground-in-apollo-photos/76835 "2001-09-05T20:31:24Z")
Some of the strangest little things you’ll ever see are being found on the ground in Apollo photos. None of it is dust, rocks or even boot prints. I have only enlarged the images, the only enhancements I do are to the br… --- ## [Hope for the Republican Party of the future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-for-the-republican-party-of-the-future/683423)
**Author:** [@tonyfop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tonyfop)\ **Replies:** 415\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-for-the-republican-party-of-the-future/683423 "2014-03-31T13:37:09Z")
NYT piece on the recent CPAC conference: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/11/us/politics/social-issues-splitting-young-republicans-from-their-elders.html?smid=re-share&\_r=0 As a social libertarian/economic conservative, t… --- ## [What is trolling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-trolling/544298)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-trolling/544298 "2010-08-02T15:35:51Z")
I’m apparently on thin ice in regards to trolling, and I may get banned if I continue to troll. Trouble is, I’ve got no fucking idea what trolling means exactly. So let’s discuss it. IMHO, “trolling” means the act of … --- ## [How painful is a sprained ankle? And what has turned out to be more painful than you expected?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-painful-is-a-sprained-ankle-and-what-has-turned-out-to-be-more-painful-than-you-expected/582732)
**Author:** [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2012, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-painful-is-a-sprained-ankle-and-what-has-turned-out-to-be-more-painful-than-you-expected/582732 "2012-03-20T10:15:14Z")
To start, I’m not looking for medical advice. So, I’m at a friend’s party this afternoon (he graduated with his nursing degree!) and there are a bunch of kids there. I take mine over to the playground around the way to … --- ## [Hubris: The Iraq War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hubris-the-iraq-war/650759)
**Author:** [@The\_Understander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Understander)\ **Replies:** 604\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2013, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hubris-the-iraq-war/650759 "2013-03-09T23:01:54Z")
A running thread for anyone watching this MSNBC special. Rachel Maddow hosting. --- ## [Can we play another round of "What the hell were Mom and Dad thinking when they named the kid?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-play-another-round-of-what-the-hell-were-mom-and-dad-thinking-when-they-named-the-kid/682572)
**Author:** [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Replies:** 414\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2021, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-play-another-round-of-what-the-hell-were-mom-and-dad-thinking-when-they-named-the-kid/682572 "2021-05-12T13:24:49Z")
I was on a parenting board and someone linked to a cute blog … their OB knits hats for the babies he delivers. An amazing idea with adorable results, but the names - oh the names of some of these kids! Here’s a sampling… --- ## [How do they do magic tricks involving random audience members?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-do-magic-tricks-involving-random-audience-members/264972)
**Author:** [@Carnick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnick)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-do-magic-tricks-involving-random-audience-members/264972 "2018-02-23T02:16:12Z")
I was just at a David Copperfield show tonight, and most of his tricks involved the use of seemingly randomly chosen audience members. He would drag people up on stage and have them write down a number, card, secret, etc… --- ## [A new Punch Line thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-punch-line-thread/851364)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 1427\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-punch-line-thread/851364 "2026-07-31T20:59:14Z")
It MUST be the punchline of a joke you know. Not something that could be the punchline of a joke. Examples and the first two. And the bartender asked him “Do you think I asked the genie for a 12 inch pianist?” And … --- ## [Call me ThreadKiller(TM)!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-me-threadkiller-tm/413800)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 1604\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2007, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-me-threadkiller-tm/413800 "2007-08-28T14:35:37Z")
I seem to have a habit of murdering threads. Once I post in them they usually sink without a trace! Oh well. I just need to become a wittier, more astute, more contributory poster. --- ## [Things that need to be invented](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-need-to-be-invented/466585)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2012, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-need-to-be-invented/466585 "2012-11-25T17:13:58Z")
I wear socks. Sometimes, when I put on my shoes, my socks won’t slide properly, so the socks squash my toes. Someone needs to invent a tool for putting on shoes that prevent sock-sliding toe-squashes. You know what’s … --- ## [Has the recession created a "lost generation" of permanently unemployed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-recession-created-a-lost-generation-of-permanently-unemployed/549657)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 314\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2010, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-recession-created-a-lost-generation-of-permanently-unemployed/549657 "2010-10-14T08:36:28Z")
Reading the news recently made me wonder about this. Various threads here (and common sense) have told me that once you hit 40 (or so), the chances of you getting a new job outside retail or fast food diminish extremely … --- ## [Is dressing like a slut "asking for it"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dressing-like-a-slut-asking-for-it/581519)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 318\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dressing-like-a-slut-asking-for-it/581519 "2011-08-17T09:43:12Z")
Since this thread I started in MPSIMS was hijacked and locked, I’m starting a new one to ask this age old question: If a woman is dressed in what a man perceives to be “like a slut,” does that give him justification to r… --- ## [If you jumped off a tall building, would you feel it when you hit the ground?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-jumped-off-a-tall-building-would-you-feel-it-when-you-hit-the-ground/182948)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-jumped-off-a-tall-building-would-you-feel-it-when-you-hit-the-ground/182948 "2016-09-20T22:30:13Z")
Let’s say you jumped off a 10 story building and your knees were the first thing to hit the ground. Would you feel the pain or would the impact be so fast that your brain wouldn’t have time to register it before you were… --- ## [Looking for opinions and information on Movie Pass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-and-information-on-movie-pass/793886)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 445\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-and-information-on-movie-pass/793886 "2025-01-08T15:37:48Z")
I just heard about Movie Pass. It’s a company that sells movie tickets. The basic idea is you pay a monthly fee and then you can go to theaters to watch movies for no further charge. The main limit is that you can only … --- ## [9/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11/628099)
**Author:** [@politicstahl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/politicstahl)\ **Replies:** 384\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11/628099 "2012-07-24T16:12:55Z")
Why do people and governments around the world pretend to believe that the Twin Towers disappeared solely because of gravity when anyone can see them turning into large and small pieces which go up and out before coming … --- ## [How stupid do these anti-choicers think we are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-stupid-do-these-anti-choicers-think-we-are/662813)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 431\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-stupid-do-these-anti-choicers-think-we-are/662813 "2013-09-06T00:54:16Z")
I’m referring to people like Rick Perry who advocate extreme regulations on birth control centers, or the opponents of the recent bill in California that would allow staff previous not allowed (but almost certainly quali… --- ## [Movie(s) you saw that you're pretty sure nobody else has seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-s-you-saw-that-youre-pretty-sure-nobody-else-has-seen/620435)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 323\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2014, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-s-you-saw-that-youre-pretty-sure-nobody-else-has-seen/620435 "2014-03-24T11:52:23Z")
Yellowneck (1955) is one that I saw as a teen that still haunts me to this day. Ever see it yourself? YouTube has the entire movie (!) at - YouTube Any movie you think nobody else saw but you? --- ## [Ron Paul, pros/cons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-paul-pros-cons/608888)
**Author:** [@FixMyIgnorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FixMyIgnorance)\ **Replies:** 289\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-paul-pros-cons/608888 "2012-01-13T23:51:57Z")
Fairly straightforward question. It’s hard for me to distinguish which views are insane and which views are reasonable. I’m a staunch atheist, if that gives anyone any idea as to how I view the universe. I’m a man of f… --- ## [When is sexism okay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-sexism-okay/490037)
**Author:** [@Tracy\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracy_Lord)\ **Replies:** 568\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2009, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-sexism-okay/490037 "2009-03-28T05:11:24Z")
First thread: Red wine stains Second thread: Wow, our new hire is my dream guy It seems the answer to the question is, “If she was asking for it. Even if she wasn’t actually asking for it, but only mentioned having fem… --- ## [Palestinian Children Tortured, Used As Shields By Israel, UN Says](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palestinian-children-tortured-used-as-shields-by-israel-un-says/661512)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 357\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palestinian-children-tortured-used-as-shields-by-israel-un-says/661512 "2013-07-12T15:26:44Z")
Why do we take sides in this fight? Why do we support Israel over Palestine? --- ## [Dark Knight Rises (open spoilers past the first post)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-knight-rises-open-spoilers-past-the-first-post/628783)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 285\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2012, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-knight-rises-open-spoilers-past-the-first-post/628783 "2012-08-13T19:17:02Z")
I want to get this thread started, since I’m seeing Dark Knight Rises pretty soon and am going to want a place to discuss it, spoilerishly, after I see it. I’ll avoid the thread until I see it, but I am putting it in pl… --- ## [Anthony Weiner: douchebag extrordinaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 349\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335 "2016-08-30T03:36:10Z")
I can forgive peccadilloes by politicians: sex is a personal thing and if somebody cheats - well hell, I don’t live with their spouse, so can’t judge. But Weiner is a special case. It’s now been revealed that even afte… --- ## [Obama: DHS will issue work visas to young undocumented immigrants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-dhs-will-issue-work-visas-to-young-undocumented-immigrants/625310)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 314\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2012, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-dhs-will-issue-work-visas-to-young-undocumented-immigrants/625310 "2012-08-06T21:12:26Z")
The Nation reports: Issues for debate: Is this in any way a bad idea? I can’t see any downside, frankly. Could it backfire on Obama electorally? I can imagine the screams of “Amnesty!” starting any minute now. … --- ## [Vera-Ellen's waist size](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vera-ellens-waist-size/676290)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vera-ellens-waist-size/676290 "2019-08-07T17:44:09Z")
It’s that time of year when we watch White Christmas and can’t take our eyes off Vera-Ellen’s impossibly tiny waist. Beautiful woman, great dancer. Vera Ellen was a famous actress in the 1940s and 1950s. Her waist is fa… --- ## [Let's debate affirmative action](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-debate-affirmative-action/681818)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 408\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2014, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-debate-affirmative-action/681818 "2014-04-23T20:33:08Z")
Recently a poster declared that affirmative action has been successful. I disagreed; no particular evidence for the success of affirmative action was offered in that thread, so I’ve starting a new thread devoted to the … --- ## [The Ghostship in Oakland, California](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ghostship-in-oakland-california/773782)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ghostship-in-oakland-california/773782 "2021-03-09T19:34:48Z")
I’m surprised I couldn’t find a thread about this. Last night, a warehouse that hosted an artists’ collective caught fire; 9 are confirmed dead and about 25 are missing, but some reports are saying the death toll may be… --- ## [What's the trick to Persian girls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-trick-to-persian-girls/401596)
**Author:** [@Grossbottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grossbottom)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-trick-to-persian-girls/401596 "2012-12-03T15:29:35Z")
White guys are invisible to Persian girls, aren’t they? I’ve had my share of tough projects, extracted my share of Indian/Greek/Chinese girls out from under their daddys’ noses, I’m not completely unskilled when it comes… --- ## [Re TV show "Hardcore Pawn" - Is this show real or mainly scripted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-tv-show-hardcore-pawn-is-this-show-real-or-mainly-scripted/607470)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-tv-show-hardcore-pawn-is-this-show-real-or-mainly-scripted/607470 "2020-07-31T19:14:28Z")
Re Hardcore Pawn. Some of the on the floor action seems real, but some of the confrontations seem so over the top you’re thinking it’s got to to be scripted with actors. I weant online to read various comments and while… --- ## [Reasons Africa is "lagging behind"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-africa-is-lagging-behind/543711)
**Author:** [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-africa-is-lagging-behind/543711 "2010-08-30T18:03:03Z")
The title should be self explanatory. Im looking for plausible reasons for the continent of Africa’s current state. I realize this is a complicated question. I have heard varying sub-reasons ,for example it having a N… --- ## [Oh Noes! Muslim Congressman Plans To Swear In On Koran!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-noes-muslim-congressman-plans-to-swear-in-on-koran/382073)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 802\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2007, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-noes-muslim-congressman-plans-to-swear-in-on-koran/382073 "2007-01-26T18:09:00Z")
As described in this dire warning by a stalwart defender of American culture: \[QUOTE=Dennis Prager\] Keith Ellison, D-Minn., the first Muslim elected to the United States Congress, has announced that he will not take hi… --- ## [Oh, good! A New Constitutional Theory of Privacy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-good-a-new-constitutional-theory-of-privacy/549942)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 330\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-good-a-new-constitutional-theory-of-privacy/549942 "2012-01-23T17:08:11Z")
Just what this country needs. The DC Circuit recently pondered the case of Antoine Jones. Jones, who owned a night club in Washington DC, had a GPS device affixed secretly to his car by police. Over the course of a mont… --- ## [Ugh, Embarrassed this Douche is on "My side" (Chik-fil-a)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugh-embarrassed-this-douche-is-on-my-side-chik-fil-a/630329)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 390\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugh-embarrassed-this-douche-is-on-my-side-chik-fil-a/630329 "2012-09-09T14:30:28Z")
So this righteous asshole decided to engage in some vigilante “progressivsim” by berated some poor girl at a Chik-fil-a in Tucson for working for a hateful company. Yeah, I know Chik-fil-a sucks, its boss is a bigot, bu… --- ## [Better Conservatives? Where?! (A response to Coffeecat)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-conservatives-where-a-response-to-coffeecat/822208)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 889\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2019, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-conservatives-where-a-response-to-coffeecat/822208 "2019-07-23T21:24:40Z")
I was gonna post this in the thread I’m quoting you from, but it’s kind of out there for ATMB, so let’s do it here instead. The current republican congress has gained victory first and foremost by decimating democratic… --- ## [Mail order bride & sour honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mail-order-bride-sour-honey/202547)
**Author:** [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2004, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mail-order-bride-sour-honey/202547 "2004-03-29T08:59:22Z")
So I’m a dumbass: There’s this Nice Young Man\*\*\[sup\]TM\*\*\[/sup\] (Let’s call him Bubba)in my community that makes his living off of bees. That’s right, he’s a professional beekeeper. Now in the beekeeping business, incom… --- ## [Ominous Quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ominous-quotes/338053)
**Author:** [@nbkad2z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nbkad2z)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2010, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ominous-quotes/338053 "2010-03-03T17:01:32Z")
Hey everyone…just looking to start a thread about ominous or evil sounding quotes. There was a thread like this one a while ago, but I’m unable to find it. There was one quote in particular that I’m looking for, which ju… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=36&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=38&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)