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**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2009, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-overrated-rock-guitarist/503121 "2009-07-17T16:53:07Z")
You knew it was coming… Make your case for the most overrated guitarist in rock (or other genre, if you must). I’ll start with a controversial one: Duane Allman. Sure, he was good, but he was ranked second in the Rol… --- ## [Selling fur coats... How to not get completely ripped off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-fur-coats-how-to-not-get-completely-ripped-off/438876)
**Author:** [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2016, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-fur-coats-how-to-not-get-completely-ripped-off/438876 "2016-01-18T05:26:02Z")
My girlfriend and I have come upon two fur coats that used to belong to her grandmother. Having no use for them (yet retaining a use for money), we’ve decided to sell them. As a preface, neither of us know nothing about … --- ## [A debate on where America was before Trump. Were we really in decline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-debate-on-where-america-was-before-trump-were-we-really-in-decline/928648)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 319\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-debate-on-where-america-was-before-trump-were-we-really-in-decline/928648 "2021-10-28T12:52:56Z")
The threads on Trump and a potential coup / martial law have me thinking about some of the posts, especially about the state of America in the future and where we were before Trump. Here’s how I see things. These obser… --- ## [Actors and actresses you're suprised didn't become bigger stars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-actresses-youre-suprised-didnt-become-bigger-stars/525195)
**Author:** [@BKReporter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BKReporter)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2010, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-actresses-youre-suprised-didnt-become-bigger-stars/525195 "2010-01-24T15:42:57Z")
Michael Richards tops my list. Back in the '90s I thought he was a comedic genius and I was sure this guy was going to have the most successful post-Seinfeld career. In fact I was actually looking forward to watching The… --- ## [Mark Levin Brooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-levin-brooch/998384)
**Author:** [@n5tp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/n5tp)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2024, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-levin-brooch/998384 "2024-12-23T03:01:23Z")
What is the brooch on Mark Levin’s right lapel? --- ## [Obsessive Harry Potter People](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsessive-harry-potter-people/412408)
**Author:** [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2007, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsessive-harry-potter-people/412408 "2007-07-29T17:53:11Z")
NO SPOILERS IN THIS POST! :rolleyes: CS is inundated with the fever already. There are already two stickies and two other threads. Ha! Good luck! Who wants to place bets on at least ten threads about a fucking childre… --- ## [Examples of inventions that seem like a good idea but turned out to be worthless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-inventions-that-seem-like-a-good-idea-but-turned-out-to-be-worthless/832355)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-inventions-that-seem-like-a-good-idea-but-turned-out-to-be-worthless/832355 "2019-04-26T15:25:26Z")
See thread title. For my example, I give the car alarm. Seems great, right? If someone tries to steal your car, an alarm goes off, raising the hue and cry for all good citizens to come to your aid and thwart the dasta… --- ## [Hillary Clinton VP choice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clinton-vp-choice/738511)
**Author:** [@GloryDays](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GloryDays)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clinton-vp-choice/738511 "2016-08-26T15:07:36Z")
Hillary Rodham Clinton is the likely Democratic presidential nominee for 2016. If she wins the nomination, who does she pick as her vice presidential running mate? Julian Castro, the rising star and HUD secretary? Tim Ka… --- ## [Girlfriend cant walk after orgasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlfriend-cant-walk-after-orgasm/783604)
**Author:** [@Alfishius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alfishius)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlfriend-cant-walk-after-orgasm/783604 "2019-04-25T23:42:18Z")
Seriously what is up? She walks like a baby deer for about ten minutes after. Doesn’t matter if she’s with me or solo. The other day I told her I wanted to watch her solo but after she was done I wanted her to get right… --- ## [worst continuity error ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-continuity-error-ever/180404)
**Author:** [@owlofcreamcheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlofcreamcheese)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2003, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-continuity-error-ever/180404 "2003-06-20T18:41:52Z")
name the biggest continuity error that you can think of. not just nitpicky little plot holes, big giant things, things that were established many many times very strongly, and then suddenly are diffrent. like topanga on… --- ## [Coldie does Cali!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldie-does-cali/73794)
**Author:** [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Replies:** 353\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2001, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldie-does-cali/73794 "2001-08-17T00:22:47Z")
That’s right, people. In October, I shall be landing on United Statesian soil for the first time in my life. Together with my esteemed friend Spiny Norman, I will land at LAX on October 19. We leave October 27. As you w… --- ## [Share your stupid coworker stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-stupid-coworker-stories/489902)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2009, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-stupid-coworker-stories/489902 "2009-03-27T17:54:27Z")
I’m not really mad enough for the Pit, as this particular bit of idicoy doesn’t directly affect me. Anyway, I want to hear stories about idiot coworkers in the hopes that I will be comforted by the knowledge that things… --- ## [Pulp Fiction question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-question/742241)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Hamsandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Hamsandwich)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-question/742241 "2016-01-12T17:14:33Z")
A close friend of mine who is a Tarantino encyclopedia insists that both Marsellus and Vincent were waiting in Butch’s apartment, ready to kill him. I asked him what made him believe that and he answered enigmatically, “… --- ## [People you've known whose names were pronounced strangely](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-youve-known-whose-names-were-pronounced-strangely/589374)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2011, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-youve-known-whose-names-were-pronounced-strangely/589374 "2011-07-25T10:46:42Z")
Inspiring thread. Have you known people who pronounce their names in a way completely at odds with standard English phonics rules (I am flexible on the latter requirement in case any Thread Lawyers come along)? I can u… --- ## [Fed Ex Doesn't HAVE To Ring Your Bell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fed-ex-doesnt-have-to-ring-your-bell/522117)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2009, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fed-ex-doesnt-have-to-ring-your-bell/522117 "2009-12-23T20:13:49Z")
This was something I didn’t know. I ordered something from JC Penny, and the total was $250.00 So today I see it’s being shipped to me FedEx. So I was tracking this package and at 11am it says “To be delivered.” Then I… --- ## [What are the five worst television shows of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-five-worst-television-shows-of-all-time/503833)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2009, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-five-worst-television-shows-of-all-time/503833 "2009-08-02T03:28:10Z")
Space:1999? Automan? Manimal? Team Knight Rider? Give me your worst! --- ## [Will a cat who is a mouser catch rats, too?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-cat-who-is-a-mouser-catch-rats-too/511403)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2009, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-cat-who-is-a-mouser-catch-rats-too/511403 "2009-09-27T21:13:18Z")
This thread got me thinking about this. If I know that my cats will catch and kill mice, does that mean that if a rat got into my house they would at least try to catch and kill it? Can cats generally kill rats? --- ## [Are there any 13-year old girls seeking sex with older men who are not police agents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-13-year-old-girls-seeking-sex-with-older-men-who-are-not-police-agents/423763)
**Author:** [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2007, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-13-year-old-girls-seeking-sex-with-older-men-who-are-not-police-agents/423763 "2007-10-25T21:04:09Z")
Glancing at the front page of today’s edition of the legal newspaper here in New York, I saw that the US Court of Appeals upheld a “sting” leading to the conviction of a man for attempt to entice a minor to engage in pro… --- ## [Prince, you are the KING of the goat-felchers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-you-are-the-king-of-the-goat-felchers/664050)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-you-are-the-king-of-the-goat-felchers/664050 "2013-07-23T19:54:29Z")
I posted this in another thread: As some may know, I have a (very) small business shooting concerts. I bring a backpack full of equipment to a venue, and do a one-man video shoot from seven different angles (I joke that… --- ## [Questions on Institutionalization](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-on-institutionalization/511108)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-on-institutionalization/511108 "2009-09-28T19:18:19Z")
This question is inspired, in part, by this thread as well a Pit thread that I’m not able to find right now. How difficult is it to get someone committed to a mental health facility? Once in, how difficult is it to get… --- ## [Jeopardy! Season 42. It is what it is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 542\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905 "2026-08-13T20:09:29Z")
Season 42 is coming, and there are changes, lordy, there are changes, In some misguided attempt to fix something that isn’tt broken, they are changing the set, and most notably changing the set color from blue to red. W… --- ## [Person to have held the most citizenships.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/person-to-have-held-the-most-citizenships/550452)
**Author:** [@US\_Bureau\_of\_Labor\_Statistics](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/US_Bureau_of_Labor_Statistics)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2010, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/person-to-have-held-the-most-citizenships/550452 "2010-08-18T01:41:05Z")
Dual citizens are pretty much a dime a dozen. Triple citizens are also “common,” and it wasn’t even hard to find persons claiming to have quadruple citizenship on a Google search for the term. Who was the person with t… --- ## [My girlfriend isn't enjoying D&D. Is this fix a wretched thing to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-girlfriend-isnt-enjoying-d-d-is-this-fix-a-wretched-thing-to-do/550877)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2015, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-girlfriend-isnt-enjoying-d-d-is-this-fix-a-wretched-thing-to-do/550877 "2015-12-01T16:18:50Z")
Me, my girlfriend, and a group of our mutual friends have been running an awesome D&D campaign weekly since March. Three of the guys are very experienced players. I’m less experienced, but holding my own well. My girl… --- ## [Do you support forced interrogation/torture of suspected Terrorists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-support-forced-interrogation-torture-of-suspected-terrorists/421631)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 363\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2007, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-support-forced-interrogation-torture-of-suspected-terrorists/421631 "2007-10-14T17:22:15Z")
Do you agree with Torture of suspected terrorists whilst in the custody of an allied nation? Torture during interrogation as defined by the Geneva Convention can be found here and here. Terrorists as defined by the the… --- ## [Artillery "fire for effect"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artillery-fire-for-effect/310882)
**Author:** [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2013, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artillery-fire-for-effect/310882 "2013-07-01T21:16:18Z")
What does it mean when artillery is told to “fire for effect?” What else would you want from artillery but an effect? :wink: --- ## [FBI mole Robert Hanssen - How has his family handled it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-mole-robert-hanssen-how-has-his-family-handled-it/467724)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2008, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-mole-robert-hanssen-how-has-his-family-handled-it/467724 "2008-10-15T04:19:07Z")
I just watched Breach, the movie based on the capture of the mole Robert Hanssen, whose passing of information to the Russians constituted perhaps the most serious damage to U.S. national security. In addition to being … --- ## [Cancel Colbert?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancel-colbert/684759)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancel-colbert/684759 "2014-04-07T16:46:11Z")
I think this is much ado about nothing, but I’m not Asian and I don’t watch his show. What do you guys think? --- ## [Is it more expensive to be a man or a woman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-more-expensive-to-be-a-man-or-a-woman/692585)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2014, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-more-expensive-to-be-a-man-or-a-woman/692585 "2014-07-13T16:37:24Z")
Which gender has to spend the most money to retain a respectable place in this society? Let’s ignore gender rights issues like sexual harrassment and false accusations for this thread. --- ## [Alternate versions of songs you like better than the originals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-versions-of-songs-you-like-better-than-the-originals/522545)
**Author:** [@Tanbarkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanbarkie)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-versions-of-songs-you-like-better-than-the-originals/522545 "2010-05-13T13:39:57Z")
I’ve been re-listening my way through the Beatles’ back catalog now that the remastered albums are available, and it struck me that I hadn’t actually listened to the original version of “Let It Be” (the song) since the r… --- ## [Moving out of Apt without giving 60 day notice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-out-of-apt-without-giving-60-day-notice/524182)
**Author:** [@Picard\_Kills\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Picard_Kills_Kirk)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2010, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-out-of-apt-without-giving-60-day-notice/524182 "2010-01-09T01:38:17Z")
Okay, so my wife and I have found a house that we want to rent. Unfortunately, our current apartment office is giving us and our future landlord a difficult time. They claim that we need to give them 60 days notice to … --- ## [Can we bring back tall boots for men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-bring-back-tall-boots-for-men/483571)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2023, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-bring-back-tall-boots-for-men/483571 "2023-02-20T03:42:07Z")
I mean riding-style boots into which one tucks one’s trousers. I suppose I could be iconoclastic and simply do it, but I’m too much of a fashion non-icon to make that bold a statement. It’s winter in Chicago, and that … --- ## [Women: do you ever wear a slip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-ever-wear-a-slip/508754)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2009, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-ever-wear-a-slip/508754 "2009-09-08T04:53:39Z")
This Project Rungay post about the new\* Sex and the City\* movie made me wonder about this topic. There are some minor spoilers for the new movie here, so if you care about that, don’t read it. Scroll down to where Carr… --- ## [Zimmerman's charged with perjury](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmermans-charged-with-perjury/624975)
**Author:** [@rat\_avatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rat_avatar)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmermans-charged-with-perjury/624975 "2012-06-15T02:54:56Z")
Shellie Zimmerman that is. I don’t want this thread to be about the Martin/Zimmerman case as it is only tangentially related but I don’t quite understand why someone would commit perjury for their spouse. Sure support … --- ## [Hello Faddah - MMP For Dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-faddah-mmp-for-dad/453036)
**Author:** [@Labelless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labelless)\ **Replies:** 508\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-faddah-mmp-for-dad/453036 "2008-06-23T11:10:20Z")
I was going to do this great post with pictures, just so you might see how handsome my father is, alas, the burden of moving prevented me from scanning the pictures on time. In tribute to my father on (as it is now) Fat… --- ## [Displaying bounced checks on a cash register: legal/ethical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/displaying-bounced-checks-on-a-cash-register-legal-ethical/636066)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/displaying-bounced-checks-on-a-cash-register-legal-ethical/636066 "2012-10-01T21:14:53Z")
I frequent a small-town convenience store just about every day. From time to time, checks that have been returned for insufficient funds will be prominently displayed on the cash register. No personal information has b… --- ## [How much does it cost to run Disney World?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-it-cost-to-run-disney-world/508975)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2009, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-it-cost-to-run-disney-world/508975 "2009-09-06T20:53:41Z")
So my parents are in Disney World right now (and they didn’t take me!) and the thought occurred to them how much it must cost Disney to run that place daily. Specifically, the 4 theme parks, 2 water parks, the downtown d… --- ## [Resolved: FGM is a crime against humanity and the pinnacle of sexism in practice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-fgm-is-a-crime-against-humanity-and-the-pinnacle-of-sexism-in-practice/579283)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-fgm-is-a-crime-against-humanity-and-the-pinnacle-of-sexism-in-practice/579283 "2011-04-24T14:30:04Z")
Definitions: Female Genital Mutilation Female genital cutting (FGC), also known as female genital mutilation (FGM), female circumcision, or female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), is any procedure involving the part… --- ## [What is the balanced chemical equation for chocolate chip cookies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-balanced-chemical-equation-for-chocolate-chip-cookies/672221)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2013, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-balanced-chemical-equation-for-chocolate-chip-cookies/672221 "2013-11-21T20:26:13Z")
I’m leery of downloading documents from the web. Does anyone know the balanced chemical equation for chocolate chip cookies? --- ## [What can replace the Confederate Flag as a symbol of Southern Pride?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-replace-the-confederate-flag-as-a-symbol-of-southern-pride/723385)
**Author:** [@GrizzRich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrizzRich)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2015, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-replace-the-confederate-flag-as-a-symbol-of-southern-pride/723385 "2015-06-27T02:43:26Z")
Truly, this is a serious question that I have. Display and sales of the confederate flag are touchy these days. Some folks view it as a symbol of southern pride and history while others view it as a symbol of racism an… --- ## [Does the Hamas Charter call for genocide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-hamas-charter-call-for-genocide/696530)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-hamas-charter-call-for-genocide/696530 "2014-08-28T21:14:07Z")
The charter of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas is a deeply anti-semitic document, and is certainly against having any Jewish state in the region (in much the same way the Likud Charter is against having any Palesti… --- ## ["Under Pressure" vs. "Ice, Icy Baby" and other similar beginnings to songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-pressure-vs-ice-icy-baby-and-other-similar-beginnings-to-songs/615201)
**Author:** [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-pressure-vs-ice-icy-baby-and-other-similar-beginnings-to-songs/615201 "2012-03-13T18:33:39Z")
Whenever I hear the opening of Queen’s “Under Pressure,” I inevitably think I’m about to hear Vanilla Ice’s “Ice, Ice Baby.” It used to be that I was always disappointed when the song turned out to be “Under Pressure” (I… --- ## [I can't convince doorhinge that Earth is a sphere; thus, it is not a sphere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-convince-doorhinge-that-earth-is-a-sphere-thus-it-is-not-a-sphere/740259)
**Author:** [@Subterraneanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subterraneanus)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2015, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-convince-doorhinge-that-earth-is-a-sphere-thus-it-is-not-a-sphere/740259 "2015-12-18T14:42:10Z")
Doorhinge, you’re a complete fucking moron. --- ## [How to spot a fake orgasm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-spot-a-fake-orgasm/364769)
**Author:** [@alterego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alterego)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2006, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-spot-a-fake-orgasm/364769 "2006-07-19T05:11:18Z")
Owing that the penis may not make the best lie detector, suppose this is manual stimulation of a woman with the fingers. Are there tell-tale signs, apart from sounds, such as certain muscle contractions, that would allow… --- ## [Wide, Narrow, and College Ruled Paper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wide-narrow-and-college-ruled-paper/275095)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2004, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wide-narrow-and-college-ruled-paper/275095 "2004-11-18T19:23:25Z")
Having been in the market to purchase some looseleaf filler paper, recently… Is there some standard that defines what is considered “wide ruled,” “narrow ruled” and “college ruled” paper? If so, what is the standard? “… --- ## [Ask the child support officer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-child-support-officer/485787)
**Author:** [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2013, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-child-support-officer/485787 "2013-05-29T01:12:49Z")
I’ve been debating about starting this thread for a few weeks now, but what with the thread in Great Debates regarding abortion and child support, I decided to bit the bullet and dive in. I’ve worked as a Child Support … --- ## [Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eutychus/189311)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2003, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eutychus/189311 "2003-07-24T17:15:58Z")
We have put Eutychus on hiatus as a forum moderator. His status as a Staff Report contributor and SDMB member remains unchanged. Euty has been a valued member of the SD community since our AOL days. In addition to his m… --- ## [Where did the "black" accent come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-black-accent-come-from/77189)
**Author:** [@The\_Bitterdrunk\_Kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bitterdrunk_Kid)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2001, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-black-accent-come-from/77189 "2001-08-30T03:11:51Z")
I know all black people don’t talk like that, and I don’t want anybody to take this the wrong way. But it seems that everywhere you go in the country, you will find black people who have that accent. So it’s not just a r… --- ## [Skipping Letters When Writing...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipping-letters-when-writing/492136)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2010, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipping-letters-when-writing/492136 "2010-12-06T07:28:43Z")
Has this happened to anyone else? Ever since I could write I’ve been a pretty good speller. Lately though, I’ve noticed that when I write, I’ve been skipping letters. Longhand, printing, typing, it doesn’t matter whic… --- ## [I am SERIOUSLY WORRIED that these riots are going to get Trump re-elected](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-seriously-worried-that-these-riots-are-going-to-get-trump-re-elected/919092)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 277\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-seriously-worried-that-these-riots-are-going-to-get-trump-re-elected/919092 "2020-09-10T19:29:35Z")
My title says it all. Prior to COVID, I thought Trump stood a good chance of being re-elected since I felt that the Democratic field was so weak. Post-COVID I was initially much more sanguine about the Democrats’ (now B… --- ## [Does oral sex usually occur before intercourse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-oral-sex-usually-occur-before-intercourse/732384)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-oral-sex-usually-occur-before-intercourse/732384 "2015-10-05T11:05:02Z")
or does that just happen in pornography? (asking for a friend) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=369&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=371&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)