# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=378&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:** 379 --- ## [You don't know what you're talking about = direct insult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-what-youre-talking-about-direct-insult/724194)
**Author:** [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-what-youre-talking-about-direct-insult/724194 "2015-07-27T16:20:48Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=18490148&postcount=68 So saying someone doesn’t know what they’re talking about is a “direct insult”? That seems a tad ridiculous. I normally would let this slide but … --- ## [Discussion question: is The American Experiment a failure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-question-is-the-american-experiment-a-failure/986036)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-question-is-the-american-experiment-a-failure/986036 "2023-08-18T14:20:10Z")
Continuing the discussion from 7 Jan 2021 and beyond - the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol: Continuing the discussion here. The crux of the matter, as I see it, is that the USA is a melting pot that never re… --- ## [What the f\*\*\* is up with this t-shirt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-f-is-up-with-this-t-shirt/739027)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2016, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-f-is-up-with-this-t-shirt/739027 "2016-02-17T10:49:14Z")
Wasn’t sure if obscenities were allowed in thread titles outside the pit so I erred on the side of caution. Anyway, I am about the most unoffendable, sometimes downright un PC person I know. We’ve had discussions here … --- ## [Should I wear make-up to a job interview?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-wear-make-up-to-a-job-interview/506476)
**Author:** [@Dusty\_Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dusty_Rose)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2009, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-wear-make-up-to-a-job-interview/506476 "2009-08-20T23:38:05Z")
I have a job interview this coming week. I don’t usually wear make-up, but I’m wondering if I should for the interview. I’m undecided because I know you’re supposed to put your best foot forward and look your best, but … --- ## [How hot do halogen light bulbs get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-halogen-light-bulbs-get/718386)
**Author:** [@Huvudtvatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huvudtvatt)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-halogen-light-bulbs-get/718386 "2015-04-28T00:30:09Z")
I have a couple of vintage designer lamps that are rated for 60W light bulbs, probably because the plastic in them is heat sensitive. Since I am running out of traditional incandescent bulbs I was thinking of switching t… --- ## [High school senior pulls yearbook photo prank. Are the charges excessive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-senior-pulls-yearbook-photo-prank-are-the-charges-excessive/753946)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2016, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-senior-pulls-yearbook-photo-prank-are-the-charges-excessive/753946 "2016-05-22T02:44:19Z")
Are the charges excessive? Yeah, I think they are. There’s no sexual intent here. His penis wasn’t even fully exposed. It was a dumb stupid prank by an immature 18 year old. Why destroy this kid’s entire future over thi… --- ## [Evolution and Theology (An open letter to the creationists)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-and-theology-an-open-letter-to-the-creationists/134500)
**Author:** [@scotth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotth)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2002, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-and-theology-an-open-letter-to-the-creationists/134500 "2002-11-21T19:33:10Z")
I want to tell you a story, a true story. It is about Galileo. There will be a couple other names in it that you should recognize. Galileo got into some trouble with the Catholic Church. To understand how, you need s… --- ## [gobear and Christianity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gobear-and-christianity/293427)
**Author:** [@leander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leander)\ **Replies:** 318\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2005, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gobear-and-christianity/293427 "2005-03-18T15:42:52Z")
From here. Here you go, pal. Defend away… --- ## [Things that are considered "classics" but which you think are highly overrated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-considered-classics-but-which-you-think-are-highly-overrated/425276)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2007, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-considered-classics-but-which-you-think-are-highly-overrated/425276 "2007-11-13T20:05:19Z")
Partially inspired by the “piss all over my work” thread. I’ll first go with Akira - what the hell was going on in that movie? And the second half of it just consisted of the name “Tetsuo!” being yelled over and over. C… --- ## [Should Christians apologize for the Oslo killings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-christians-apologize-for-the-oslo-killings/590695)
**Author:** [@I\_Know\_Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Know_Nothing)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-christians-apologize-for-the-oslo-killings/590695 "2011-08-04T15:08:50Z")
I constantly hear conservatives complaining that Muslims in general condone terrorist attacks because they don’t routinely publicly condemn them(which, as an aside, is just not true) One of my answers has always been, w… --- ## [Victims of school bullying: if you met your bully now and were offered an apology, would you accept?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victims-of-school-bullying-if-you-met-your-bully-now-and-were-offered-an-apology-would-you-accept/565943)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2011, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victims-of-school-bullying-if-you-met-your-bully-now-and-were-offered-an-apology-would-you-accept/565943 "2011-01-05T01:12:25Z")
By school, I mean anything up to and including high school, but nothing beyond. Poll in a moment or four. --- ## [Should Homeschooling be banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-homeschooling-be-banned/853721)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-homeschooling-be-banned/853721 "2020-05-23T21:14:12Z")
THIS Harvard professor says yes. The article says" A Harvard University law professor has sparked controversy after calling for a ban on homeschooling. Elizabeth Bartholet told Harvard Magazine that it gives parents “… --- ## [I Pit Police Chief Mark Kessler and his "Constitution Security Force"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-police-chief-mark-kessler-and-his-constitution-security-force/665755)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-police-chief-mark-kessler-and-his-constitution-security-force/665755 "2013-10-11T18:39:57Z")
The police chief of Gilberton, Pennsylvania, whom you may remember from last month, is in the news again. Well, apparently, the borough council has finally decided to suspend Kessler without pay. His response (from hi… --- ## [So, what exactly WOULD happen to a silly white girl in Compton...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-exactly-would-happen-to-a-silly-white-girl-in-compton/371839)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2006, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-exactly-would-happen-to-a-silly-white-girl-in-compton/371839 "2006-09-08T22:35:30Z")
I don’t want to hijack this thread, but I’m interested to know… So - last month I was in LA and I borrowed my friend’s truck and was driving around. Before I left for the trip, about 20 people advised me to make sure I … --- ## ["Not for individual resale" -- enforceable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-for-individual-resale-enforceable/527682)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-for-individual-resale-enforceable/527682 "2010-02-04T19:23:59Z")
Yesterday in the shower, I noticed that the bar of Ivory soap I had just removed from the package had a notice on its wrapper saying “Not for individual resale.” The French was even severer, saying “Revente individuelle … --- ## [Is Hoda Muthana a US citizen & should she be allowed back in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hoda-muthana-a-us-citizen-should-she-be-allowed-back-in-the-us/829942)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hoda-muthana-a-us-citizen-should-she-be-allowed-back-in-the-us/829942 "2022-01-22T15:52:26Z")
AP story here. Basically, Hoda Muthana is a lady who left the US to join the Islamic State. She married twice; both husbands were killed while fighting. She had a son with one of the two men. She now says she regrets… --- ## [This is why the 1% should be made into catfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-the-1-should-be-made-into-catfood/603781)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-the-1-should-be-made-into-catfood/603781 "2011-11-28T18:48:42Z")
This is why there is so much anger at the super rich who crashed the economy and were never held accountable: Ex-AIG Chairman Hank Greenberg Sues US Government for $25 Billion Over Bailout The terms of the bailout wer… --- ## [Idiot friend of the family, who has sex with underage girls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-friend-of-the-family-who-has-sex-with-underage-girls/516965)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2009, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-friend-of-the-family-who-has-sex-with-underage-girls/516965 "2009-11-25T00:26:11Z")
Dear friend of the family, I’ve known you since I was about 5 and you were 8. We weren’t close friends, but our parents are, and we spent many evenings and weekends together, your family and mine. And now I find out you… --- ## [Might as well Pit Rick Perry.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-as-well-pit-rick-perry/592392)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-as-well-pit-rick-perry/592392 "2011-09-15T04:37:02Z")
So the dipshit is going to run for President. Bachman needs tougher competition in the crazy pool. http://news.yahoo.com/texas-governor-perry-run-president-cnn-201057459.html When was the last time a Texas Governor ran… --- ## [Why Do Little Girls SCREECH So Much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-little-girls-screech-so-much/470728)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2013, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-little-girls-screech-so-much/470728 "2013-04-15T20:09:06Z")
For the last three days I’ve been going to the park to read. I figure winter will be here soon enough, I better enjoy the last few days I can. Anyway I go for about an hour or so and I notice all the kids playing. I ne… --- ## [I hope you choke on all that goat cock, countertop fabricators.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-you-choke-on-all-that-goat-cock-countertop-fabricators/613912)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-you-choke-on-all-that-goat-cock-countertop-fabricators/613912 "2012-04-25T15:57:41Z")
So I’m planning a wedding AND renovating a kitchen - if we’re still together after we’re done, I guess it’s for life, right? I’ve been puttering around the whole kitchen thing for a year now - put up one wall of Ikea ca… --- ## [Dawkins makes another innocent mistake: The Gospels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dawkins-makes-another-innocent-mistake-the-gospels/493877)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dawkins-makes-another-innocent-mistake-the-gospels/493877 "2009-04-27T13:49:29Z")
In The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins says “The four Gospels that made it into the official canon were chosen, more or less arbitrarily, our of a larger sample of at least a dozen including the Gospels of Thomas, Peter, N… --- ## [Are the Himalayas the highest mountains to have existed on Earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-himalayas-the-highest-mountains-to-have-existed-on-earth/588403)
**Author:** [@Molesworth\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molesworth_2)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2011, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-himalayas-the-highest-mountains-to-have-existed-on-earth/588403 "2011-07-13T23:35:55Z")
From what I can tell, the Indian subcontinent slowly smashing into Asia is the first major collision of continental landmasses since the breakup of Pangaea. Is that belief correct? And if so, does this mean that the Him… --- ## [Embarrassing naked moments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embarrassing-naked-moments/10010)
**Author:** [@randomlyblanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randomlyblanks)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embarrassing-naked-moments/10010 "2025-05-23T12:27:14Z")
i’m a high school senior, and normally i never shower after gym class, but yesterday i was leaving school early, and decided that since nobody would be there with me, i could (besides we just ran two miles, so i was swea… --- ## [Did Most ancient Greeks look Like Their Statues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-most-ancient-greeks-look-like-their-statues/650090)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2013, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-most-ancient-greeks-look-like-their-statues/650090 "2013-04-03T14:18:59Z")
The Ancient Greeks greatly esteemed physical perfection. Hence the statues that they sculpted of their gods reflect perfect proportion, nice musculature, no obesity, etc. My question: did most people in Classical Greec… --- ## [Bad brands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-brands/590337)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2011, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-brands/590337 "2011-08-03T01:25:30Z")
A post I made in a coupon thread over in CS got me thinking. I know of several brands of products that are total shit. Lousy taste, lousy electronics, whatever. I figure every Doper out there has some experience with a b… --- ## [Little things that bother you, and are also INSANE.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-bother-you-and-are-also-insane/516544)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2009, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-bother-you-and-are-also-insane/516544 "2009-11-14T22:14:39Z")
. . . by which I mean things that snag on your consciousness or rub you the wrong way and are so nonsensical that, if if they bothered you a little more or you had a few more hangups just like it, you’d be a candidate fo… --- ## [Strength of balsa wood vs. strength of steel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strength-of-balsa-wood-vs-strength-of-steel/307356)
**Author:** [@The\_Unkempt\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Unkempt_One)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strength-of-balsa-wood-vs-strength-of-steel/307356 "2011-05-05T20:58:55Z")
When used as a building material, which material is stronger, pound for pound - balsa wood or steel? Balsa wood is so light, that I could believe that it is a stronger building material pound for pound…however, I know t… --- ## [Can you get a zit inside your mouth? (TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-a-zit-inside-your-mouth-tmi/526154)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-a-zit-inside-your-mouth-tmi/526154 "2010-01-26T04:13:40Z")
Yesterday I noticed a small red bump just inside my mouth on the left side. It looks like a pimple, however I am concerned by the fact that it’s inside my mouth - not a place where I would usually get one. This is not a… --- ## [Are tattoos way overplayed by now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tattoos-way-overplayed-by-now/633297)
**Author:** [@juck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/juck)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2012, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tattoos-way-overplayed-by-now/633297 "2012-09-05T14:11:35Z")
Im 39 and growing up thru the 80s and 90s tattoos were different. Now a full sleeve is ordinary. opinions? --- ## [I want to stop drinking - tell me about detox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-stop-drinking-tell-me-about-detox/747704)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-stop-drinking-tell-me-about-detox/747704 "2016-05-18T17:41:25Z")
I’ve been drinking for about a decade and my intake has increased gradually over that time to where I can put away a fifth of liquor in an evening and go back to work the next morning. I know it’s not healthy for me, but… --- ## [Quickly! Mixing Jello Gelatin with Jello Pudding: Brilliant or Disastrous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quickly-mixing-jello-gelatin-with-jello-pudding-brilliant-or-disastrous/343575)
**Author:** [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quickly-mixing-jello-gelatin-with-jello-pudding-brilliant-or-disastrous/343575 "2014-01-30T01:58:29Z")
Ok, so I thought I’d make a small desert tonight, as I have a package of Chocolate Sugar-free pudding mix. Then I noticed I have some Sugar-Free Jello in orange. Orange and chocolate are good together. The wheels begin t… --- ## [Things that are said about everyplace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-said-about-everyplace/660774)
**Author:** [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-said-about-everyplace/660774 "2013-08-16T19:00:23Z")
“The mosquito is our state bird.” “We have a saying here, if you don’t like the weather, wait a minute.” “We only have two seasons, winter and road construction.” Are there any others? --- ## [Trump will (probably) go to prison if he's found guilty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-probably-go-to-prison-if-hes-found-guilty/1001651)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-probably-go-to-prison-if-hes-found-guilty/1001651 "2024-06-05T02:30:59Z")
This has come up a few times in different threads, so let’s have a thread specifically about it. Basically: if Trump is found guilty on the hush money/election interference case he will probably go to prison. People wh… --- ## [What is your favorite love story movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-love-story-movie/742554)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2016, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-love-story-movie/742554 "2016-01-17T22:11:33Z")
It may seem strange to you, but my favorite love story movie is As Good as it Gets (1997) It stars Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt and Greg Kinnear and starts out with both Nicholson and Hunt living miserable lives for dif… --- ## [How do fish get into man made lakes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-fish-get-into-man-made-lakes/244696)
**Author:** [@Oglomott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oglomott)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-fish-get-into-man-made-lakes/244696 "2017-05-18T18:43:08Z")
That is, how do fish get into man made lakes that are not fed by another water source, and are not purposely stocked? My theory is that fish eggs get carried there and dropped by birds, but are there other ways? --- ## [A Change in Plans MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-change-in-plans-mmp/769580)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2016, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-change-in-plans-mmp/769580 "2016-10-31T03:51:09Z")
Blurf. Got up an hour ago, about 5 hours earlier than normal. So, we were going to go see E.T. at the makeshift drive-in theater on Saturday, but when we got there, the place was packed, the screens were nowhere close … --- ## [Libya: George W. Bush would had done a better job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libya-george-w-bush-would-had-done-a-better-job/574684)
**Author:** [@The\_Amazing\_Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Amazing_Hanna)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libya-george-w-bush-would-had-done-a-better-job/574684 "2011-03-21T18:35:34Z")
I never thought I’d say this, but I really think the previous President would have done a much better job handling the Libyan situation. For almost a month now, Obama has been sitting on his hands, “expressing concern” … --- ## [Billionaire Investor Explains: Workers Are Screwed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billionaire-investor-explains-workers-are-screwed/592324)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2011, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billionaire-investor-explains-workers-are-screwed/592324 "2011-08-15T02:00:54Z")
Yesterday, NPR’s Steve Inskeep interviewed billionaire investor Wilbur Ross who, other than being a billionaire investor, is notable for having been buying stocks during the recent stock panic. Think, conservatives of th… --- ## [Am I the only one that doesn't find Monty Python funny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-that-doesnt-find-monty-python-funny/480510)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2009, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-that-doesnt-find-monty-python-funny/480510 "2009-01-12T05:16:57Z")
I don’t see, understand, or get the humor of Monty Python. Oh sure, I understand what they’re saying and I get the jokes. I just don’t find it funny…but apparently I’m in a huge minority. Everyone and their uncle seems t… --- ## [Consequences to feeding my cat Fancy Feast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consequences-to-feeding-my-cat-fancy-feast/660810)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consequences-to-feeding-my-cat-fancy-feast/660810 "2013-06-14T02:50:56Z")
When our previous kitty was sick, we tried feeding her all kinds of things to get her to eat, but Fancy Feast was strictly taboo. But, I have forgotten why. Now we have a new kitty (who has not yet been properly introdu… --- ## [SCARY Fast Cars...Your Anecdotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scary-fast-cars-your-anecdotes/612242)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scary-fast-cars-your-anecdotes/612242 "2012-03-01T03:56:17Z")
What are your stories about riding or driving a car that was not only fast, but \*scary \*fast? I currently own a 2008 Mustang GT. Its got a little north of 300 horsepower and about 320 ft/lbs of torque. Its fast enough… --- ## [Pregnant woman demands seat on train (London)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnant-woman-demands-seat-on-train-london/581263)
**Author:** [@DragonAsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DragonAsh)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2011, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnant-woman-demands-seat-on-train-london/581263 "2011-05-13T17:37:46Z")
I live just far enough out from central London that I get a seat every morning. It’s a great commute. Not too long (about 30mn), but long enough to get some serious reading done or listen to a good chunk of a podcast. I… --- ## [Things you did for the first time as a grown-up: an adult-erated MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-did-for-the-first-time-as-a-grown-up-an-adult-erated-mmp/547995)
**Author:** [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-did-for-the-first-time-as-a-grown-up-an-adult-erated-mmp/547995 "2010-08-02T09:04:13Z")
This thread celebrates the things we did for the first time as an adult. Sex doesn’t count. :smiley: When I was a kid, other kids had to be forced – cajoled – pleaded to mow the yard. I begged to mow the yard. “Plea… --- ## [Are Social Security & Medicare "Ponzi schemes" or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-social-security-medicare-ponzi-schemes-or-not/543249)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2010, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-social-security-medicare-ponzi-schemes-or-not/543249 "2010-06-18T13:09:28Z")
This thread was getting thoroughly hijacked, so: Social Security Medicare Ponzi scheme I don’t know how this bullshit meme got started, but it seems very tenacious. Have at it. --- ## [The medical reasoning behind "The Sleeper Hold"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-medical-reasoning-behind-the-sleeper-hold/187321)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-medical-reasoning-behind-the-sleeper-hold/187321 "2015-08-12T21:40:05Z")
I’m sure you all have heard of it. The Sleeper Hold, where you grab someone from behind, put your arm around their neck (their chin is at your elbow) and momentarily squeeze, then WUP! they pass out. How does this work… --- ## [Machinaforce needs an intervention](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/machinaforce-needs-an-intervention/811762)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2020, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/machinaforce-needs-an-intervention/811762 "2020-04-09T05:52:59Z")
Ok, I know I should post links, but you guys know the threads. This guy is clearly mentally ill. Not like “mentally ill like all of the rest of us”, but very clearly Solipsist\* to the point of presenting a clear and pr… --- ## [No-No:s for adult men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-s-for-adult-men/576093)
**Author:** [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2011, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-s-for-adult-men/576093 "2011-03-30T06:19:06Z")
Some things an adult male cannot do if he ever wants to be taken seriously -Use the term “LOL”, no matter what circumstance -Play videogames -Update his facebook status once a day -Respond to chain letters on email … --- ## [Atheists at the door](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-at-the-door/660124)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2013, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-at-the-door/660124 "2013-06-15T21:30:16Z")
How would people react if atheists went door to door trying to convince people that gods didn’t exist? Would communities be as accepting of them as their are of people going door to door for their religion, or would the… --- ## [Football players should express no opinion on same-sex marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-players-should-express-no-opinion-on-same-sex-marriage/633939)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-players-should-express-no-opinion-on-same-sex-marriage/633939 "2012-09-14T20:50:24Z")
At least, their opinions should not be made public, at least according to one legislator. A local NFL player offered tickets to one of their home games as a fundraiser for a Marriage Equality fundraiser…an act which prom… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=377&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=379&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)