# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=374&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:** 375 --- ## [No Mini-Rants Thread, So I'm Fucking Doing One.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-mini-rants-thread-so-im-fucking-doing-one/431829)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2008, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-mini-rants-thread-so-im-fucking-doing-one/431829 "2008-01-19T23:10:45Z")
The fucking hockey players did not go on fucking strike. They were locked out. They made concession after concession and it wasn’t enough for management who wanted absolute cost certainty and so management LOCKED THE… --- ## [Bali bomber thanks anti-war protesters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bali-bomber-thanks-anti-war-protesters/198073)
**Author:** [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2003, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bali-bomber-thanks-anti-war-protesters/198073 "2003-08-30T22:56:53Z")
Protestors claim that they’re against war, but they’re also against terrorism. Too bad the terrorists don’t understand the subtlety of their position. The terrorist who helped mix the deadly one-tonne Bali nightclub bo… --- ## [Enduring musical artists whose first albums were never bettered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enduring-musical-artists-whose-first-albums-were-never-bettered/585410)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Mondegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Mondegreen)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enduring-musical-artists-whose-first-albums-were-never-bettered/585410 "2011-06-17T02:19:12Z")
I’m hesitant to post this because I’m sure I will offend many members, but I’m interested to know which musical artists (in the posters’ opinions) never improved on their first albums. This is not to say that their best… --- ## [Help me, please, Arrested Development fans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-please-arrested-development-fans/508779)
**Author:** [@MrSquishy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrSquishy)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-please-arrested-development-fans/508779 "2009-09-04T18:40:20Z")
I’m not sure if this belongs here or in the Game Room… My fantasy hockey league this year has an Arrested Development theme. Every team name is supposed to be something AD-related. I’ve watched the show several times,… --- ## [Anybody EVER Told Your Boss Off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-told-your-boss-off/190184)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-told-your-boss-off/190184 "2014-08-13T05:12:14Z")
I just saw that hilarious “SENFELD” episode where George goes in to his boss and tells him off! He calls the bost an incompetent, idiot, etc. Later that weekend, George thinks better of it, and shows up for the Monday mo… --- ## [Worst Song Lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-song-lyrics/403739)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-song-lyrics/403739 "2010-07-09T18:53:07Z")
A poll done for the BBC6 Music’s Marc Riley Show picked the ten worst verses in pop songs. Naturally, because it was the BBC, the winners were overwhelmingly British. And no rap. Can we do better? Er, worser? --- ## [D&D – game 2 (Mediaeval English background)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-game-2-mediaeval-english-background/442278)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 455\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-game-2-mediaeval-english-background/442278 "2008-06-09T18:43:17Z")
Welcome to the second SDMB roleplaying thread, with a Merrie England flavour. Here is thesetup thread for reference. Please leave this thread for the players and DM only. They will need to follow the plot (and occasion… --- ## [What does Queen Elizabeth II do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-queen-elizabeth-ii-do/622995)
**Author:** [@Shig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shig)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-queen-elizabeth-ii-do/622995 "2012-06-06T20:23:16Z")
She doesn’t run the governement of the UK, which is what I would generally think of a king or queen as doing, and I never hear mention of her in any type of news that has anything to do with being a ruler of any kind. I… --- ## [Why did John the Baptist eat locusts? They're not kosher!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-john-the-baptist-eat-locusts-theyre-not-kosher/441277)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-john-the-baptist-eat-locusts-theyre-not-kosher/441277 "2012-07-18T00:40:18Z")
I’m not Jewish but I know bugs ain’t kosher, no more than crabs or lobsters. Why did John the Baptist, putting himself forth as a Jewish religious leader/prophet, eat them? --- ## [Feb. 7th - Colorado, Minnesota caucuses; Missouri primary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feb-7th-colorado-minnesota-caucuses-missouri-primary/612146)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2012, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feb-7th-colorado-minnesota-caucuses-missouri-primary/612146 "2012-02-12T06:53:15Z")
No delegates will be determined tonight. Not only will no delegates be determined by the local caucuses in Colorado or Minnesota, but the representatives they choose for the district or state conventions will be official… --- ## [Can I use a flamethrower to clear away snow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-a-flamethrower-to-clear-away-snow/155930)
**Author:** [@occ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/occ)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2003, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-a-flamethrower-to-clear-away-snow/155930 "2003-02-22T14:27:36Z")
Yep. Purely hypothetical question, I suppose, but there you go. Due to yesterday’s blizzardey conditions on the east coast, I’m stuck with a huge pile of snow blocking the garage door. Yeah, I could shovel it out, but… --- ## [How nervous were you for your wedding and how did the marriage work out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-nervous-were-you-for-your-wedding-and-how-did-the-marriage-work-out/546537)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-nervous-were-you-for-your-wedding-and-how-did-the-marriage-work-out/546537 "2010-07-15T02:54:43Z")
My sister is getting remarried (her second marriage) and apparently she’s freaking out about it. Even though it’s going to be a very small affair, she wants my mom to fly out a week before the wedding, and Mom says, “Oh… --- ## [Drinking problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-problem/664421)
**Author:** [@want2befree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2befree)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-problem/664421 "2013-08-02T18:00:32Z")
I am what they call a functional alcoholic. I don’t call myself that, I prefer heavy drinker. However, every morning, I awake and say to myself, why did I do that? It may be as simple as why did I drink so much, to as co… --- ## [Anyone trying out Star Trek Online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-trying-out-star-trek-online/523822)
**Author:** [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-trying-out-star-trek-online/523822 "2010-05-12T18:28:35Z")
I was going to wait until the game came out, but I could not resist the urge to get a preorder of Star Trek Online. Open Beta starts next week, and I thought it might be fun to try it out. (never done open beta before an… --- ## [I think I'm an alcoholic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-an-alcoholic/557324)
**Author:** [@DangleYourModifier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DangleYourModifier)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2010, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-an-alcoholic/557324 "2010-10-20T11:35:52Z")
Haven’t posted here in a long time but have been reading threads almost daily. I would like to get some advice/support/be berated - whatever. There always seems to be a good amount of clear thinking on this board and I n… --- ## ["We can't let you buy these drinks because you have underage people in your car."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-cant-let-you-buy-these-drinks-because-you-have-underage-people-in-your-car/479201)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-cant-let-you-buy-these-drinks-because-you-have-underage-people-in-your-car/479201 "2017-05-19T19:25:39Z")
A few months ago, I went to a gas station convenience store. In front of me in line, a group of teenagers and one (slightly) older guy were buying alcohol. The older guy produced valid ID, but the sales clerk wouldn’t … --- ## [Countries where students recite an equivalent of the pledge of allegience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-where-students-recite-an-equivalent-of-the-pledge-of-allegience/709064)
**Author:** [@Edible\_Hat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edible_Hat)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-where-students-recite-an-equivalent-of-the-pledge-of-allegience/709064 "2015-01-08T00:59:59Z")
My uncle recently posted an article on Facebook critical of American public schools for not requiring students to recite the pledge. After some light research, I found out this was --not surprisingly, considering my uncl… --- ## [Look at the bottom of your shoe. Look at your nails. Look up at the sky.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-the-bottom-of-your-shoe-look-at-your-nails-look-up-at-the-sky/415989)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2015, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-the-bottom-of-your-shoe-look-at-your-nails-look-up-at-the-sky/415989 "2015-01-01T19:08:16Z")
…you’re a boy! …Or you’re a girl! Does anyone remember this joke? Usually it’s tiold by prepubescent boys in an effort to show that someone is unmanly; as follows: To look at the bottom of his shoe, a boy is suppose… --- ## [Can we shoot garbage into a black hole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-shoot-garbage-into-a-black-hole/638901)
**Author:** [@Dana\_Scully](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dana_Scully)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2017, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-shoot-garbage-into-a-black-hole/638901 "2017-10-20T22:06:50Z")
I’ve been thinking aout this for a long time. Is there any technology available today, or maybe in the not too distant future, that would empower us to reduce our solid waste down to its smallest components, then pack th… --- ## ["The Move" - Is it cunniligus? (Seinfeld)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-move-is-it-cunniligus-seinfeld/266374)
**Author:** [@Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kel_Varnsen_Latex_Division)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2004, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-move-is-it-cunniligus-seinfeld/266374 "2004-09-28T18:38:46Z")
I always just assumed that Jerry’s move was cunniligus. However, the episode was on today and when Puddy was performing the move on Elaine it comes to this part: The problem is when Puddy comes out from under the cover… --- ## [I was denied home owners insurance, because of my dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-denied-home-owners-insurance-because-of-my-dog/640509)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2012, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-denied-home-owners-insurance-because-of-my-dog/640509 "2012-11-10T15:13:35Z")
My husband, children and I have lived in this nice middle class single-family home for 11 years. It has no major structural issues, and we’ve never missed a mortgage payment. We are both gainfully employed and make a s… --- ## [Movies featuring singers as actors and no big deal was made.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-featuring-singers-as-actors-and-no-big-deal-was-made/690781)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-featuring-singers-as-actors-and-no-big-deal-was-made/690781 "2014-07-01T13:02:32Z")
Such as U-571 with Bon Jovi. No big deal is made, he’s almost unrecognizable and turns in a fine job as opposed to …say…Memphis Belle with Harry Connick Jr. His acting was fine but the film sure made a big deal of having… --- ## [IVN, what the fuck is your problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivn-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/522764)
**Author:** [@tacoloco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tacoloco)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2010, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivn-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/522764 "2010-01-06T04:18:53Z")
I really don’t know what your fucking problem is when it comes to me. I don’t care if you don’t like me and I largely don’t care about what you think. But you come off as a complete jackass when you start with the dismi… --- ## [Vampire Survivors: Fun indie, rogue-lite game with 72,000 "Overwhelmingly Positive" reviews on Steam, costs $3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vampire-survivors-fun-indie-rogue-lite-game-with-72-000-overwhelmingly-positive-reviews-on-steam-costs-3/962791)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 415\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vampire-survivors-fun-indie-rogue-lite-game-with-72-000-overwhelmingly-positive-reviews-on-steam-costs-3/962791 "2023-08-25T22:58:26Z")
I just got turned on to the game Vampire Survivors. It’s a “simple”, fun waste of time for 15 or 30 minutes that sees you coming back for more. It is still in Early Access but the developer seems to be putting out patc… --- ## [How many layers is your lasagna?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-layers-is-your-lasagna/649120)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-layers-is-your-lasagna/649120 "2013-02-03T23:24:52Z")
Because my mother had been a Depression baby, her method of cooking was to take whatever recipe from a women’s magazine that piqued her interest and pare it down to something Joe Arpaio would be glad to serve. Thus the l… --- ## [DC's Identity Crisis Ongoing Thread (Open Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dcs-identity-crisis-ongoing-thread-open-spoilers/260100)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 318\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2004, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dcs-identity-crisis-ongoing-thread-open-spoilers/260100 "2004-12-29T22:24:44Z")
To discuss what’s shaping up to be one of the finest mainstream comic miniseries of all time, in my opinion. This thread should serve for the remaining four issues, I think, rather than starting one for each. No Spoiler… --- ## [What the hell ever happened to the white American man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-ever-happened-to-the-white-american-man/589551)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-ever-happened-to-the-white-american-man/589551 "2011-07-28T02:18:46Z")
Whatever happened to the archetypal white American man? Was he just a myth that never really existed? We were supposed to take care of business and our families and stride the world carrying progress on our shoulders, n… --- ## [Mr. Romney, just what in the fuck ARE you responsible for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-romney-just-what-in-the-fuck-are-you-responsible-for/630452)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2012, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-romney-just-what-in-the-fuck-are-you-responsible-for/630452 "2012-08-16T16:34:48Z")
Forget that you were the sole stock holder, CEO, President of Bain Capitol. What about all those laid off workers? “Oh, that wasn’t MY fault. I was off saving the Olympics. I had no idea what those knuckleheads were doi… --- ## [Firefly&Serenity, where are the Chinese?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-serenity-where-are-the-chinese/629789)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-serenity-where-are-the-chinese/629789 "2012-08-02T02:31:14Z")
The characters speak a mix of English and Chinese, they curse in Chinese! I forgot where I saw it said or speculated that The Alliance was some kind of alliance between the USA and China, I dunno if I buy that. Some sp… --- ## [Chicken wings: wingette or drumette?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-wings-wingette-or-drumette/557888)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-wings-wingette-or-drumette/557888 "2010-10-23T16:47:30Z")
When you eat chicken wings, do you prefer the wingette (the flat middle section w/2 bones) or the drumette (the mini-drumstick)? Personally I prefer the wingette. The skin tends to get crispier because it doesn’t have … --- ## [The Second Amendment and control of weapons that aren't firearms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-amendment-and-control-of-weapons-that-arent-firearms/650898)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-amendment-and-control-of-weapons-that-arent-firearms/650898 "2013-03-08T16:32:52Z")
The Second Amendment is much discussed hereabouts, but I’d like to understand how it and other laws relate to weapons that aren’t firearms. For example, is wearing a shortsword or carrying a spear regulated differently … --- ## [Counterpart, new series on Starz (spoilers boxed in 1st post)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterpart-new-series-on-starz-spoilers-boxed-in-1st-post/806662)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterpart-new-series-on-starz-spoilers-boxed-in-1st-post/806662 "2022-01-06T02:15:46Z")
Only one episode so far, but I really, really enjoyed it. Very intriguing premise (spoilers for the first episode): And very well done. They were incredibly lucky to get an actor of the caliber of JK Simmons for a co… --- ## [What's the meaning of your userne?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-meaning-of-your-userne/680398)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-meaning-of-your-userne/680398 "2014-02-08T05:22:53Z")
Demian is one of the main character of my favourite book - Demian, by Herman Hesse. Travis is just Tardis written on a very different way. What bout you dopers? --- ## [How long should you wait before you call?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-you-wait-before-you-call/605985)
**Author:** [@Tanaqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanaqui)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2011, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-you-wait-before-you-call/605985 "2011-12-19T21:40:15Z")
So this is a really Seventeen-ish kind of question, and I feel a bit ridiculous asking it. Still, I’m curious. I’m sure it’s been discussed before, but it’s a bit hard to search for. Let’s try it one more time How long … --- ## [As a Progressive, I am throwing in the towel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-progressive-i-am-throwing-in-the-towel/924912)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-progressive-i-am-throwing-in-the-towel/924912 "2020-12-06T13:19:44Z")
Except for a period of about 12 years in the middle of my life, where I swung more Right, I have been pretty Progressive (left-leaning). This has been especially true the last 13 years. As a Progressive, I have been v… --- ## [Help me demonstrate that Sarah Palin is worthy of being President](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-demonstrate-that-sarah-palin-is-worthy-of-being-president/551572)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-demonstrate-that-sarah-palin-is-worthy-of-being-president/551572 "2010-08-31T22:47:36Z")
I am looking for speeches she has made and papers that she has given that show her to be intellectual and well-reasoned. If you want to show evidence to the contrary, please take it here. --- ## [Monday, Monday, da da da dada dada MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monday-monday-da-da-da-dada-dada-mmp/703447)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2014, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monday-monday-da-da-da-dada-dada-mmp/703447 "2014-11-10T10:53:10Z")
It’s Moanday, I’m up, caffeinated, and starting today’s MMP. I’ll be working in da Hood today. --- ## [I had a first date last night and have a question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-first-date-last-night-and-have-a-question/760168)
**Author:** [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2016, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-first-date-last-night-and-have-a-question/760168 "2016-08-04T13:15:09Z")
Date lasted about two hours, lot of laughter and hugged at the end. She asked my last relationship and we discussed different types of food. I told her to let me know when she arrived through text and her text was “… --- ## [The scorching rants of August](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scorching-rants-of-august/818920)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2018, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scorching-rants-of-august/818920 "2018-09-01T17:50:40Z")
I have too much to rant on and too little energy to do it. Let me get some tea in me and maybe I’ll try again in a bit … --- ## [What to do when pulled over & have a concealed weapon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-when-pulled-over-have-a-concealed-weapon/655128)
**Author:** [@toe\_taps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toe_taps)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-when-pulled-over-have-a-concealed-weapon/655128 "2013-04-11T10:03:37Z")
I always learned that when you get pulled over for speeding or whatever, you keep your hands on the wheel until the officer comes over, then tell the officer whatever you are going to do. Ex “My license is in my purse, I… --- ## [What's the rarest CD/Album/Cassette in your collection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rarest-cd-album-cassette-in-your-collection/526462)
**Author:** [@TNWPsycho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TNWPsycho)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rarest-cd-album-cassette-in-your-collection/526462 "2012-10-09T05:46:31Z")
For me i have a hand numbered CD Rare Rehearsals by S.V.E.S.T…my number is 22 out of 66…yeah, only 66 copies of this thing were made…thank goodness. For records i have an original pressing of Obscuritatem Advoco Amplece… --- ## [Your "I'm a grown-up now" moments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-im-a-grown-up-now-moments/644692)
**Author:** [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2013, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-im-a-grown-up-now-moments/644692 "2013-01-08T14:00:55Z")
Had two today: -My christmas wish is new clothes. -I just found out we are getting brand new copy machines at work, which made me more excited than the big shiny box with my name on it under our tree (which I suspect m… --- ## [Who do Dopers Look Like in Your Mind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-dopers-look-like-in-your-mind/142291)
**Author:** [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2003, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-dopers-look-like-in-your-mind/142291 "2003-01-17T16:48:06Z")
I know that we know what some people look like, but I always get a picture of a person in my head, and am usually disappointed when I see them in real life, because it is nothing like I had imagined. Firinstance…Eve loo… --- ## [Kevin Smith kicked off Southwest Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-smith-kicked-off-southwest-flight/529043)
**Author:** [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-smith-kicked-off-southwest-flight/529043 "2010-02-19T07:54:16Z")
Yes, that Kevin Smith, aka “Silent Bob”, was kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight for being “too fat to fly” - his words from a Twitter posting. I’m sure this will work out real well for SWA. --- ## [Creationist Science Test from 4th Grade Science Class](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationist-science-test-from-4th-grade-science-class/656421)
**Author:** [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationist-science-test-from-4th-grade-science-class/656421 "2013-05-08T20:36:34Z")
\[Album\] Actual 4th grade science test from a school in SC I questi… --- ## [What if centaurs existed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-centaurs-existed/681733)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-centaurs-existed/681733 "2018-11-19T10:21:30Z")
What would life, technology, and society be like if the mythical half-human, half-horse beings actually existed and formed a significant part of the population? I’m particularly interested in questions such as: \[ul\] \[… --- ## [KKK wants to ‘adopt’ highway in Georgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kkk-wants-to-adopt-highway-in-georgia/624836)
**Author:** [@dngnb8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dngnb8)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2012, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kkk-wants-to-adopt-highway-in-georgia/624836 "2012-06-20T18:07:24Z")
KKK wants to ‘adopt’ highway in Georgia By Dylan Stableford | The Sideshow \“This is about membership building and rebranding their name in a public way,” Brooks said. “What’s next, are we going to let Neo-Nazis o… --- ## [Sick of racist ethnic restaurants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-of-racist-ethnic-restaurants/655805)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-of-racist-ethnic-restaurants/655805 "2013-04-19T18:02:34Z")
I happened to be close to a suya place(Nigerian food) I’ve enjoyed before, its a small hole in the wall place that is a combo take out and Nigerian DVD shop. I walk in and a new woman is working the counter, she has a N… --- ## [Police probing Quebec maple syrup heist worth up to $30-million](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-probing-quebec-maple-syrup-heist-worth-up-to-30-million/633226)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-probing-quebec-maple-syrup-heist-worth-up-to-30-million/633226 "2012-12-20T15:39:18Z")
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/police-probing-quebec-maple-syrup-heist-worth-30-million/article4510740/ I am gonna just leave this one right here, except to say that I had no idea that we had a “global st… --- ## [Do any other wealthy, developed nations have the level of police violence in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-other-wealthy-developed-nations-have-the-level-of-police-violence-in-the-us/717153)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-other-wealthy-developed-nations-have-the-level-of-police-violence-in-the-us/717153 "2015-04-17T21:08:11Z")
I have read the US has upwards of 1000 citizens killed by police per year vs something like \<10 per year in Australia, Germany, Japan, UK, Canada. Does any wealthy country have this problem other than the US? What about… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=373&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=375&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)