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**Author:** [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-like-that-movie-with-arnold/442461 "2008-04-10T17:21:28Z")
Okay, I’m posting this in the pit, because I don’t think it it qualifies as a GD, and it’ll probably trainwreck somewhere along the way. Nashiitashii was showing me an article earlier today about a couple having a baby.… --- ## [A H or an H?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-h-or-an-h/172565)
**Author:** [@Beer\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beer_Penguin)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2003, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-h-or-an-h/172565 "2003-05-03T13:23:59Z")
Which is proper? For example, would one say, “…an historic event…,” or “…a historic event…?” --- ## [Anyone watching Severance (new show on Apple TV)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-severance-new-show-on-apple-tv/960238)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 279\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-severance-new-show-on-apple-tv/960238 "2025-09-25T23:34:15Z")
It premiered a couple weeks ago, and I highly recommend it. It’s a mystery thriller with a bit of dark office humor. High level view, it’s about people who have their minds “severed” so when they’re at work they have no … --- ## [Jonathan\_Chance, RIP 2020-11-12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-rip-2020-11-12/924264)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-rip-2020-11-12/924264 "2020-11-30T00:51:26Z")
I saw this on my FB feed: Jonathan Chance, aka Nate Wooley , has entered hospice care. If you’re interested in attending a gathering in his honor in SC this weekend, please message me --- ## [Why do Banks only operate in such limited hours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-banks-only-operate-in-such-limited-hours/593422)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-banks-only-operate-in-such-limited-hours/593422 "2011-08-21T22:28:19Z")
What is the rationale behind Banks keeping such limited hours? Most people can’t take the time away from their working day to contact the Bank, so the best time is after working hours or on weekends, and yet all Banks ar… --- ## [Colibri, there's no rule against what you "didn't warn" me never to do again, so wtf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-theres-no-rule-against-what-you-didnt-warn-me-never-to-do-again-so-wtf/558132)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2010, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-theres-no-rule-against-what-you-didnt-warn-me-never-to-do-again-so-wtf/558132 "2010-10-27T15:06:41Z")
So, now mods will put the smack down by making up rules as they go? cite I see no rule or FAQ explanation in GQ that says that jokingly derogatory comments (especially those directed at nebulous, unknown groups of peopl… --- ## [High School Caucasian Club deemed 'culturally insensitive' by NAACP-double standard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-caucasian-club-deemed-culturally-insensitive-by-naacp-double-standard/212555)
**Author:** [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Replies:** 314\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2003, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-caucasian-club-deemed-culturally-insensitive-by-naacp-double-standard/212555 "2003-11-18T21:51:39Z")
What in the name of heaven are our children being taught? In this article the desire of a freshman at Freedom High School to establish a Caucasian Club garnered in excess of 300 signatures supporting the idea. Some oth… --- ## [Why does my computer - or router - keep disconnecting me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-computer-or-router-keep-disconnecting-me/632502)
**Author:** [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2014, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-computer-or-router-keep-disconnecting-me/632502 "2014-07-31T23:19:24Z")
I’ve been resisting the urge, but the annoyance factor has finally gotten too great. Please indulge me. I have a wireless router (brand: eHome) connected to my cable internet connection. In the next room, both me and my… --- ## [Reconsidering our view of medieval Catholic Europe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reconsidering-our-view-of-medieval-catholic-europe/583959)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reconsidering-our-view-of-medieval-catholic-europe/583959 "2011-06-16T18:04:54Z")
Many posters on this board and elsewhere appear to hold a certain impression about Catholic Europe in the middle ages. They assume that it was a time of ignorance and stagnation, with no progress in technology, learning… --- ## ['One For The Money' will probably not have any sequels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-for-the-money-will-probably-not-have-any-sequels/610981)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-for-the-money-will-probably-not-have-any-sequels/610981 "2012-01-30T18:39:32Z")
I haven’t seen ‘One For The Money’. There are, what, 18 novels in Janet Evanovich’s series about Stephanie Plum. Rotten Tomatoes offers up 24 very bad reviews of the movie made from one of them, resulting in a 0% rati… --- ## [What is "presence" and do you know anyone that has it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-presence-and-do-you-know-anyone-that-has-it/664895)
**Author:** [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2013, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-presence-and-do-you-know-anyone-that-has-it/664895 "2013-08-05T12:59:41Z")
Some people have presence – the ability to walk into a room and have everyone sit up and take notice, not because they’re overtly calling attention to themselves, but simply because of some indefinable…something. So wha… --- ## [Outdated medicines: anyone remember these?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outdated-medicines-anyone-remember-these/583831)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outdated-medicines-anyone-remember-these/583831 "2025-09-09T14:19:12Z")
When my brother and sister and I were kids, our parents used over-the-counter medications on us, which have since disappeared. We apparently used codeine before it was restricted to prescrfption dispensation. We used ast… --- ## [Wait, what? Petraeus steps down, citing affair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-what-petraeus-steps-down-citing-affair/640522)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-what-petraeus-steps-down-citing-affair/640522 "2012-11-15T02:32:03Z")
What the hell is going on here? Let’s speculate wildly about this, because this makes my spidey sense tingle. It seems very bizarre to me that he’s saying, with no ostensible provocation, “Oh, so I had an affair. Better… --- ## [Was Donald Bradman statistically the most dominant athlete?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-donald-bradman-statistically-the-most-dominant-athlete/652129)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-donald-bradman-statistically-the-most-dominant-athlete/652129 "2013-03-21T00:11:03Z")
See Don Bradman - Wikipedia The section appears to be built around the work of statistician Charles Davis, who looked at the performance of athletes in terms of standard deviations above the mean. Bradman comes out on t… --- ## [Let's face it, the real problem is handguns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-face-it-the-real-problem-is-handguns/739337)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-face-it-the-real-problem-is-handguns/739337 "2015-12-11T18:34:56Z")
However you define an “assault weapon,” it is not the real problem. Long-guns often are used in the mass shootings that get all the press – but most gun-crime in America is done with handguns for the simple reason that … --- ## [Jews are evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-are-evil/572209)
**Author:** [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2012, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-are-evil/572209 "2012-08-17T15:38:52Z")
That Jews are evil is of course common knowledge. But when did they become such corrupted? According to modern non-religious motivated anti-Semitic lore. Not when people started to consider them evil, which is another ma… --- ## [What's up with car wash "spot-free rinse"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-car-wash-spot-free-rinse/592973)
**Author:** [@taffygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taffygirl)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2014, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-car-wash-spot-free-rinse/592973 "2014-03-25T22:38:58Z")
I have been to a number of different self-service car washes that have an option called “spot-Free rinse.” I figured that maybe they added some kind of anti-spotting agent, much like Jet-Dry. However, the main difference… --- ## [How to get fine-textured ground beef?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-fine-textured-ground-beef/516618)
**Author:** [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2009, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-fine-textured-ground-beef/516618 "2009-11-09T21:49:31Z")
Whenever I make tacos or any other dish that requires ground beef, no matter how much I try to break it up with a spatula while it browns, I never seem to get as fine a texture as you see at restaurants or places like Ta… --- ## [How much useful table meat will an averge deer yield?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-useful-table-meat-will-an-averge-deer-yield/282575)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2005, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-useful-table-meat-will-an-averge-deer-yield/282575 "2005-01-14T19:42:32Z")
I know deer vary substantially in size, I’m just wondering if there was an average range of meat yield for adult deer. --- ## [So who is in the right...the restaurant or the customer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-is-in-the-right-the-restaurant-or-the-customer/530421)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-is-in-the-right-the-restaurant-or-the-customer/530421 "2010-03-15T20:03:34Z")
In this video report a woman has been told by a restaurant that she frequents that she must pay an automatic 18% gratuity on her bill or she will not be served. They do not enforce this rule on other patrons, just her a… --- ## [Just recently watched the Alien "Quadrilogy" for the first time, and here's what I think...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-recently-watched-the-alien-quadrilogy-for-the-first-time-and-heres-what-i-think/625415)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2012, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-recently-watched-the-alien-quadrilogy-for-the-first-time-and-heres-what-i-think/625415 "2012-06-20T13:20:41Z")
Up until last week, I had never watched any of the Alien movies, or even heard much about them. I knew the basic gist of what they were about, knew about face huggers, and what the xenomorphs looked like, etc… but didn’t… --- ## [I pit Disney's replacing American workers with foreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-disneys-replacing-american-workers-with-foreign/720645)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2015, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-disneys-replacing-american-workers-with-foreign/720645 "2015-06-21T02:00:29Z")
I’ve been reading about how Disney has been replacing many of its IT staff with cheap foreign labor. Not only that, the current Disney staff have been forced to train their replacements. One guy said he was told to eithe… --- ## [Are Humans the Weakest Animals "Pound for Pound"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-humans-the-weakest-animals-pound-for-pound/689016)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2014, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-humans-the-weakest-animals-pound-for-pound/689016 "2014-06-02T03:15:53Z")
Or are there any other animals as large or larger than humans but with less physical strength? \[May be hard to compare in all cases, since there are different types of strength.\] --- ## [What's the "Dirtiest" thing a partner has ever you asked for? (NSFW and probably TMI as well!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dirtiest-thing-a-partner-has-ever-you-asked-for-nsfw-and-probably-tmi-as-well/523497)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2010, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dirtiest-thing-a-partner-has-ever-you-asked-for-nsfw-and-probably-tmi-as-well/523497 "2010-01-04T19:56:28Z")
Inspired by this thread here on “what makes a girl dirty in a good way?”. So, here’s the obvious companion thread in which people can share the best examples that they’ve been offered of the sort of thing being discussed… --- ## [Why did they/it never make it in America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-they-it-never-make-it-in-america/541015)
**Author:** [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2010, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-they-it-never-make-it-in-america/541015 "2010-06-12T14:47:09Z")
Could be anything - band, actor, other creative type, fad, movie, TV show, whatever. What do you find baffling that it never got popular in the U.S? I could probably think of a hundred things, but since I just got the ne… --- ## [Is this really the Olsen Twins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-really-the-olsen-twins/580229)
**Author:** [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2011, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-really-the-olsen-twins/580229 "2011-05-09T23:30:11Z")
I just saw the latest Newsweek and noticed the Olsen Twins on the cover. My God what happened to them? They could give Ann Coulter a run for her money seriously they look 50 years old especially the one on the left. … --- ## [How can one even hope to reason with this kind of Muslim?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-one-even-hope-to-reason-with-this-kind-of-muslim/715608)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2015, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-one-even-hope-to-reason-with-this-kind-of-muslim/715608 "2015-03-24T20:26:19Z")
I would appreciate hearing other opinions on how to deal with this. The following is the text of an internet dialogue I have been having on YouTube with what appears to be a young Muslim living in Canada, concerning the … --- ## [Incredibly stupid but really serious movies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incredibly-stupid-but-really-serious-movies/557441)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2010, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incredibly-stupid-but-really-serious-movies/557441 "2010-10-24T15:32:48Z")
I just watched The Life of David Gale on TV. The big “twist” at the end was pretty obvious. Let’s assume it was a documentary, who would give a shit that someone could set them self up for a crime and get convicted. Deat… --- ## [Do hillbillies still exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-hillbillies-still-exist/66940)
**Author:** [@urban1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urban1)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2001, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-hillbillies-still-exist/66940 "2001-06-06T23:56:34Z")
Q1: You know the ones. Little education, marrying cousins, moonshining, live in the Ozarks, Tennessee, or: Q2: Did hillbillies ever actually exist? --- ## [If the protests continue, what might Trump be provoked into doing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-protests-continue-what-might-trump-be-provoked-into-doing/771547)
**Author:** [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-protests-continue-what-might-trump-be-provoked-into-doing/771547 "2016-11-19T23:50:50Z")
Trump is not happy with the protests that have taken place in many US locations over the past three days and nights. At first he said the protesters were paid, though he didn’t say by whom. And he noted that the media s… --- ## [Need song lyrics that mention cocoa, tea, wine or coffee (and doubly so song titles)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-lyrics-that-mention-cocoa-tea-wine-or-coffee-and-doubly-so-song-titles/558679)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-lyrics-that-mention-cocoa-tea-wine-or-coffee-and-doubly-so-song-titles/558679 "2010-11-03T21:05:56Z")
A friend of mine wants to create a customized Tarot Deck. The 56 card four Minor Arcana suits are going to be cocoa, tea, wine and coffee. The card itself will have a recipe for a food item using the respective group, pl… --- ## [Quiz in honor of Darwin's 200 anniversary, and why many Republicans would not take it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-in-honor-of-darwins-200-anniversary-and-why-many-republicans-would-not-take-it/485557)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-in-honor-of-darwins-200-anniversary-and-why-many-republicans-would-not-take-it/485557 "2009-02-19T22:40:48Z")
I was not sure if this should go in IMHO or GD, but this subject is depressingly still controversial in the USA so here is goes. Stephen Bratteng, a biology teacher at Westwood High School in Austin Texas made this que… --- ## [Clean reinstall of Windows 7 on Dell laptop -- possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clean-reinstall-of-windows-7-on-dell-laptop-possible/567728)
**Author:** [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clean-reinstall-of-windows-7-on-dell-laptop-possible/567728 "2011-01-19T18:32:55Z")
I just got an XPS 17 laptop from Dell, with Windows 7 preinstalled (I’m more of an Ubuntu guy, but it didn’t appear to be an option on that machine and Linux isn’t the greatest for watching Blu Ray or playing games.) In… --- ## [NFL Divisional Weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-divisional-weekend/567753)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-divisional-weekend/567753 "2011-01-17T17:07:56Z")
Why in the hell is Greg Gumbel still announcing? Let alone important games. I generally don’t care about announcers at all, so he has to be pretty uniquely terrible for me to take notice. --- ## [Let's talk about 'rational' immigration policy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-rational-immigration-policy/838754)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-rational-immigration-policy/838754 "2019-09-17T23:34:12Z")
Two opposing positions are often expressed on immigration: Left-wingers support “Open borders” Right-wingers support “Send them back - we’re full!” For the purposes of this discussion, let’s assume both extremes are w… --- ## [Congratulations Sapphire Bullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-sapphire-bullet/47807)
**Author:** [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Replies:** 600\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2001, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-sapphire-bullet/47807 "2001-01-11T06:19:09Z")
The time: around 7:37 EST this morning. The place: “The Last Word” thread, started by BornDodgy about two days ago. The thing: The Last Word, as promised. The reason: hell, it was fun. Congratulations to Sapphire … --- ## [Please describe racism in the southern US to me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-describe-racism-in-the-southern-us-to-me/470163)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2014, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-describe-racism-in-the-southern-us-to-me/470163 "2014-09-08T06:04:18Z")
Particularly if you’re black. There are a couple of things that make me ask this question: This post gave me pause. What the heck does that mean? Would a black business man have racist slurs yelled at him while gett… --- ## [Books for Toddlers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-for-toddlers/529057)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2010, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-for-toddlers/529057 "2010-03-24T14:13:50Z")
The Firebug, now 2.5 years old, is starting to get bored of the same old books. We’ve got a lot of age-appropriate books; we’ve just read them all a great deal. He definitely needs some new surprises. I figure I’m not… --- ## [What exactly is "white male culture"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-white-male-culture/837475)
**Author:** [@Settimo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Settimo)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-white-male-culture/837475 "2019-08-13T20:50:01Z")
Part of the present-day brouhaha in the US over immigration (etc) seems to stem from fears held by whites, especially white males, over losing majority as non-white immigrants enter the country, and/or non-white birth ra… --- ## [A new 419 scammer, a new reply tactic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-419-scammer-a-new-reply-tactic/395728)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2007, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-419-scammer-a-new-reply-tactic/395728 "2007-03-26T09:02:55Z")
I got yet another Advance Fee Scam email yesterday; it goes like this: I’ve had these before and mostly I just ignore them, but it’s occasionally fun to respond and play games (completely anonymously, of course - I wou… --- ## [Shut up and read, octopus, and you might learn something](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-and-read-octopus-and-you-might-learn-something/768138)
**Author:** [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2016, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-and-read-octopus-and-you-might-learn-something/768138 "2016-10-15T14:12:25Z")
As a response to Trump’s comments that were released Friday, ThelmaLou started the thread Women: share your stories of having your crotch grabbed (when you didn’t want it). And the first thing you, a man, post in a threa… --- ## [Scenes in movies that 'make it'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-in-movies-that-make-it/491922)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2015, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-in-movies-that-make-it/491922 "2015-03-17T23:12:36Z")
Inspired by: \[quote=Bosstone\] I’ve come to live for that bit at the beginning during their wedding, where she says something that ends with “no matter what happens.” While saying it, she scrunches up her nose in the mo… --- ## [Levis jeans: why no 31" in-seam??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/levis-jeans-why-no-31-in-seam/732171)
**Author:** [@Graymalkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Graymalkin)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/levis-jeans-why-no-31-in-seam/732171 "2015-09-27T20:14:31Z")
Why do the big jeans makers not offer a 31" in-seam? I know in my case I have passed up many purchasing opportunities because I know that a 30" in seam is almost always too short, and a 32" is almost always too long. Wa… --- ## [Neil Armstrong -first man on moon has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2019, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-moon-has-died/632631 "2019-07-25T01:22:11Z")
Another great American is gone. :frowning: Breaking News. He was 82. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/25/us-usa-neilarmstrong-idUSBRE87O0B020120825 --- ## [Has the term 'Karen' become racist and sexist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-term-karen-become-racist-and-sexist/848253)
**Author:** [@pakputeh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pakputeh)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2020, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-term-karen-become-racist-and-sexist/848253 "2020-05-31T02:55:13Z")
Originally, the appellation ‘Karen’ meant “demanding older White woman” in the context of customer service. After seeing the term used to describe certain older White female politicians, I started thinking that much of … --- ## [One Hundred Greatest Death Speeches in Literature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hundred-greatest-death-speeches-in-literature/189243)
**Author:** [@Opheilia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Opheilia)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2003, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hundred-greatest-death-speeches-in-literature/189243 "2003-09-16T07:50:39Z")
\[Hi People, This is my first thread so be gentle with me. I’d be interested to know what your thoughts are on your favourite death speeches in literature. I’ve started you off with the last words from one of my favouri… --- ## [I want to hook up my tower PC to my wireless network](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-hook-up-my-tower-pc-to-my-wireless-network/625442)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-hook-up-my-tower-pc-to-my-wireless-network/625442 "2012-06-17T22:53:02Z")
I’m pretty computer savvy. I have a Dell PC tower(not wireless) and I have a Linksys wireless router hooked up and used successfully by my daughter with her laptop. My question is–do I have to buy a wireless card for m… --- ## [Bill Gates & Obama favor teacher pay based on student performance - How in the world can this work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-gates-obama-favor-teacher-pay-based-on-student-performance-how-in-the-world-can-this-work/515152)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2009, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-gates-obama-favor-teacher-pay-based-on-student-performance-how-in-the-world-can-this-work/515152 "2009-11-02T23:51:57Z")
Per this article the Gates foundation and the POTUSare in favor of merit pay for teachers based on student performance. As a commission based salesperson in commercial real estate I’ve been on “merit pay” the majority of… --- ## [Stonehenge - Where did the missing stones go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stonehenge-where-did-the-missing-stones-go/685519)
**Author:** [@UncleFred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleFred)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2014, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stonehenge-where-did-the-missing-stones-go/685519 "2014-09-26T00:23:17Z")
The Stonehenge Heritage site notes that some of the stones are missing - but doesn’t say where they went. This site says as many as 67 are missing. One theory is ‘they were never there’ -i.e. Stonehenge was never fi… --- ## [My GF likes “bad boys”--what's up with that?it'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-gf-likes-bad-boys-whats-up-with-that-it/520720)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2009, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-gf-likes-bad-boys-whats-up-with-that-it/520720 "2009-12-14T20:52:30Z")
It’s one big part of why, perhaps, we’re not such a good couple—I’ve detailed at length some of our issues here before, and we’re more of a quasi-couple than a real one, to my mind, mainly because she’s agreed to “be” GF… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=375&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=377&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)