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**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2019, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-year-old-boy-dies-on-verruckt-waterslide-schlitterbahn-kc/762113 "2019-02-25T20:50:03Z")
Story here : Home Following this closely as the company has plans for a South Florida park in the next few years. --- ## [I tore a gas pump hose out of its "quick release" connector. What's the cost to fix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tore-a-gas-pump-hose-out-of-its-quick-release-connector-whats-the-cost-to-fix/210944)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2003, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tore-a-gas-pump-hose-out-of-its-quick-release-connector-whats-the-cost-to-fix/210944 "2003-11-03T20:07:43Z")
I have ferocious cold for which I fully blame the SDMB karmawise as it started the day after I posted in this thread. Why Are Men Babies When They Get Sick?" Anyway, because of my lack of normal mental acuity due to th… --- ## [Is University of Phoenix a real school? What is 'Devry'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-university-of-phoenix-a-real-school-what-is-devry/453407)
**Author:** [@scrambledeggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scrambledeggs)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2013, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-university-of-phoenix-a-real-school-what-is-devry/453407 "2013-02-19T06:57:06Z")
I keep seeing advertisements for Devry & University of Phoenix, but they seem to be everywhere, in every state. Are these actual universities? Do they have a physical campus, like say, a traditional university? They see… --- ## [Is "you have no understanding" okay out of the Pit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-you-have-no-understanding-okay-out-of-the-pit/560636)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2010, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-you-have-no-understanding-okay-out-of-the-pit/560636 "2010-11-30T18:12:46Z")
Calling someone’s position “stupid” too? In the game room recently, \*\*Colibri \*\*went off on me, doing both of the above, and defended himself by claiming that he was referring, as a poster, to the content of my posts in … --- ## [What do people who know think of Elton John as a pianist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-who-know-think-of-elton-john-as-a-pianist/606590)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2012, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-who-know-think-of-elton-john-as-a-pianist/606590 "2012-10-21T02:30:49Z")
Obviously Elton is a giant in a general sense as a musician/singer/songwriter/rock star. But considered purely as a pianist… is he just extremely good, or are his skills considered truly outstanding? Just curious… --- ## [Fork 5 - Fork Hillary. Fork her and all her flying monkeys.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fork-5-fork-hillary-fork-her-and-all-her-flying-monkeys/451725)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2008, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fork-5-fork-hillary-fork-her-and-all-her-flying-monkeys/451725 "2008-06-08T03:00:17Z")
I’m still in shock. I simply can’t believe the speech Hillary gave tonight. It was a campaign speech, for goodness sake! She had all her classic themes in tow. “I’m the stronger candidate,” “I have the popular vote,” “I… --- ## [Positive effects of smoking cigarettes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/positive-effects-of-smoking-cigarettes/198598)
**Author:** [@eoin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eoin)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2003, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/positive-effects-of-smoking-cigarettes/198598 "2003-09-05T11:13:45Z")
In America, and I presume most of the world, there are heavy campaigns and propaganda against smoking tobacco and therefore, the negative effects of cigarettes are pretty obvious and well-known. Well my question is what,… --- ## [Why is it called a California Stop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-called-a-california-stop/223240)
**Author:** [@Stainz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stainz)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2004, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-called-a-california-stop/223240 "2004-01-10T06:50:59Z")
I’m curious about why slowing down for a Stop sign and then carrying on through the intersection without coming to a full stop is called a “California Stop” …? Where did this originate? Is it a common expression in Nor… --- ## [Is there any limit to the commerce clause](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-limit-to-the-commerce-clause/616849)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2012, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-limit-to-the-commerce-clause/616849 "2012-04-07T05:59:30Z")
With the Supreme Court soon to determine the legality of Obama’s health care law, the Constitution will again be in the news. But while folks talk about the Constitution a lot, it tends to focus on only a few parts. So… --- ## [Which is better: Breaking Bad or The Wire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-better-breaking-bad-or-the-wire/645489)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2013, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-better-breaking-bad-or-the-wire/645489 "2013-01-08T05:31:53Z")
This poll is for those who are familiar with both series and have an opinion as to which is better. These are the two best dramatic series in the history of the universe, in my opinion, and I regularly waffle as to whic… --- ## [Are Tanks Obsolete Weapons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tanks-obsolete-weapons/39083)
**Author:** [@egkelly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/egkelly)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tanks-obsolete-weapons/39083 "2022-05-20T16:39:34Z")
I understand that in the Gulf war, US Airforce and marine pilopts effectively destroyed an entire iraqui tank division, in about 3 hours. These were the finast main battle tanks that russia could make-not some cheap expo… --- ## [Am I the only one who prefers BC and AD to CE and BCE?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-prefers-bc-and-ad-to-ce-and-bce/497657)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2009, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-prefers-bc-and-ad-to-ce-and-bce/497657 "2009-06-02T12:54:52Z")
As a (recently graduated) history student, I spent five years studying history in college and four more in high school. This was from 2000 to 2009 altogether, and during this time I noticed the shift from the use of AD a… --- ## [Do people really pronounce URL as "earl"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-pronounce-url-as-earl/550952)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-pronounce-url-as-earl/550952 "2013-11-08T07:30:45Z")
damn kids these days --- ## [Wife chops off husband's penis and grinds it up in garbage disposal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-chops-off-husbands-penis-and-grinds-it-up-in-garbage-disposal/588886)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-chops-off-husbands-penis-and-grinds-it-up-in-garbage-disposal/588886 "2011-07-16T12:56:25Z")
Story here Let the comments commence. --- ## [Maddow Names 2012 Republican GOP Opponent: Karl Rove](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maddow-names-2012-republican-gop-opponent-karl-rove/598723)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2011, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maddow-names-2012-republican-gop-opponent-karl-rove/598723 "2011-10-15T02:43:45Z")
Karl Rove has raised a quarter of a billion dollars already for the 2012 elections. Much of that money has come from big-spending right wing donors who contributed six and seven figure checks. And the election is more t… --- ## [Black Mirror season 3(open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mirror-season-3-open-spoilers/769237)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2017, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mirror-season-3-open-spoilers/769237 "2017-02-06T10:58:00Z")
We have a thread already for the show, but I think Black Mirror needs a season by season thread as they make new ones. Season 4 will be made as well and we’ll need one for that as well. It hit Netflix in the middle of t… --- ## [When did "cocksucker" become synonymous with "homosexual"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-cocksucker-become-synonymous-with-homosexual/119035)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2002, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-cocksucker-become-synonymous-with-homosexual/119035 "2002-07-23T14:18:38Z")
In this thread I called these fuck-ups that killed this kid “cocksuckers” and got scolded for doing so because cocksucker means homosexual apparently. Can someone explain this to me please? I am not going to argue about… --- ## [Does the Christian Trinity violate the Law Of Identity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-christian-trinity-violate-the-law-of-identity/707200)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2014, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-christian-trinity-violate-the-law-of-identity/707200 "2014-12-20T13:33:54Z")
Law Of Identity: In logic, the law of identity is the first of the three classical laws of thought. It states that “each thing is the same with itself and different from another”. Trinity: Father, Son, Holy Ghost But… --- ## [Xema and Crafter Man, you sick fucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xema-and-crafter-man-you-sick-fucks/296134)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2005, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xema-and-crafter-man-you-sick-fucks/296134 "2005-03-29T02:48:28Z")
Xema: In this thread, you ask for advice on how to get rid of feral cats, expressing your desire to poison them, even after it was pointed out to you that several posters have had problems with neighbors poisoning their… --- ## [Explanation for weird coincidences keep happing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explanation-for-weird-coincidences-keep-happing/589349)
**Author:** [@CoolGuy6132891267](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoolGuy6132891267)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explanation-for-weird-coincidences-keep-happing/589349 "2011-07-18T18:12:03Z")
Now, i’ve read on the internet about you only notice stuff if they are a coincidence, like listening to a song and then someone singing it, and you don’t realise all the times that you listen to a song and no-one starts … --- ## ["That Don't CONFRONT Me........](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-dont-confront-me/607012)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2011, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-dont-confront-me/607012 "2011-12-22T14:48:03Z")
… as long as I get my rent money by next Friday" First heard it by George Thorogood, and it sounds like a bastardization of the word “concern”, but was that the way it was commonly used when “One Bourbon, One Scotch and… --- ## [Worst songs for a stripper to perform to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-songs-for-a-stripper-to-perform-to/411074)
**Author:** [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2007, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-songs-for-a-stripper-to-perform-to/411074 "2007-07-17T03:23:29Z")
The best songs would be easy. I’m sure ahem some of you/us have your/our favorites. But how about the worst for either women or men? I was thinkin’ Dueling Banjos from Deliverance might be kinda creepy. And please, L… --- ## [Books written solely from the villain's perspective](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-written-solely-from-the-villains-perspective/677461)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2014, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-written-solely-from-the-villains-perspective/677461 "2014-01-02T18:59:56Z")
Are there books that are written solely from the perspective of the villain in the story? --- ## [What snap judgements do you make about people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-snap-judgements-do-you-make-about-people/611099)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2012, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-snap-judgements-do-you-make-about-people/611099 "2012-02-10T04:47:52Z")
There have been many times when I got a bad initial impression of someone, gave them the benefit of the doubt and regretted it. Snap judgements can be quite useful. They can allow you to avoid an interaction that would … --- ## [Do people really die in their sleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-die-in-their-sleep/531478)
**Author:** [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2016, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-die-in-their-sleep/531478 "2016-04-20T18:14:09Z")
Often people who pass away are said to die peacefully in their sleep. Does this really happen, or is it just what doctors tell the relatives to comfort them? I would have thought that most forms of death involve some pai… --- ## [How bad really is Coke Zero](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-really-is-coke-zero/660106)
**Author:** [@Caneknife](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caneknife)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2014, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-really-is-coke-zero/660106 "2014-09-21T15:08:07Z")
I was drinking around 12 cans of Coke Zero a day, but down to 4 cans a day, would that amount really affect my health, I clean my teeth daily, drink at least 2 litres of water a day, never eat junk food, don’t smoke or d… --- ## [SABOT hit on human body](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sabot-hit-on-human-body/632590)
**Author:** [@griffon502](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffon502)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2012, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sabot-hit-on-human-body/632590 "2012-08-30T23:48:40Z")
What if a human gets a direct hit from a SABOT round? Will the round go straight through, leaving a huge hole in his/her body? I assume because it is intended for anti-tank purpose the human body would not be much of an … --- ## [Who's the worst famous singer? Who really sucks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-worst-famous-singer-who-really-sucks/316235)
**Author:** [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2005, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-worst-famous-singer-who-really-sucks/316235 "2005-08-15T00:06:13Z")
Some of the names that leap readily to mind: Bob Dylan Billy Corgan Kurt Cobain Scott Stapp Jim Morrison I’ll probably think of more later… --- ## [Odds of dying during a skydive (well, more the landing, really)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odds-of-dying-during-a-skydive-well-more-the-landing-really/542420)
**Author:** [@JerseyFrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerseyFrank)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2010, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odds-of-dying-during-a-skydive-well-more-the-landing-really/542420 "2010-07-04T02:55:54Z")
My wife is going skydiving for the first time. I’ve been scaring her with fatality stories… with a significant number having occurred at the dropzone she’s using. She used the tired “43,000 people died in car accidents… --- ## [Ayesha is dying.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ayesha-is-dying/417029)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2007, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ayesha-is-dying/417029 "2007-09-14T05:04:44Z")
Ayesha, longtime former member is dying of Hepetitus C. Her liver is gone, & she is on life support, according to her husband. This is it. I have no further details at this time. --- ## [If the Founding Fathers could see us now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-founding-fathers-could-see-us-now/644640)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2012, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-founding-fathers-could-see-us-now/644640 "2012-12-25T00:18:00Z")
This started as a hijack of the main Don’t we have an obligation as a society to look at ways to curb gun violence? thread. It’s only mind-numbingly simple if you have a numb mind. I contend that if the Founding… --- ## [What motivates alternative health zealots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-motivates-alternative-health-zealots/663125)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Why\_Bother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Why_Bother)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2014, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-motivates-alternative-health-zealots/663125 "2014-04-29T19:23:42Z")
Not that all alternative health practitioners are zealots, mind, but some certainly are. Not an awful lot of outrage here, more a sort of bafflement seasoned with a faint hopelessness with a tasteful garnish of “What th… --- ## [I'm thinking about trying out Scientology. What's your experience with the org?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-about-trying-out-scientology-whats-your-experience-with-the-org/405392)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2007, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-about-trying-out-scientology-whats-your-experience-with-the-org/405392 "2007-06-13T16:05:01Z")
I have a friend who’s a hardcore scientologist. I mean, he lived at one of their centers for years and years, worked for them, has gone through a lot of the levels and stuff. I know that there’s a ton of controversy out… --- ## [People who don't tip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-dont-tip/407327)
**Author:** [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2007, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-dont-tip/407327 "2007-06-15T16:58:56Z")
What’s with people who don’t tip? --- ## [Why is baseball considered the "thinking man's sport"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-baseball-considered-the-thinking-mans-sport/749492)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2016, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-baseball-considered-the-thinking-mans-sport/749492 "2016-04-13T22:20:41Z")
There’s long been a connotation that baseball writers (and often also fans) are far more reflective and intellectual than fans of other sports. Where did this idea first pop up? Is there anything in baseball itself tha… --- ## [What is the highest elevation you can drive to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-highest-elevation-you-can-drive-to/507634)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-highest-elevation-you-can-drive-to/507634 "2009-08-29T14:47:58Z")
I recently had the good fortune to visit the Everest Base Camp in Tibet. It was an amazing experience. Perhaps the oddest part was the feeling of being at such a high elevation. Even turning over in your sleep could leav… --- ## [Lets all March forth and rant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-all-march-forth-and-rant/934080)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 271\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-all-march-forth-and-rant/934080 "2021-04-01T18:47:32Z")
I will start with the part about me being a noob and having to step up and start the rant thread again! You all are slackers!!! We have been planning on going to the Saguaro National Park tomorrow for weeks. As we were … --- ## ["You deserve better than me."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-deserve-better-than-me/444123)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2008, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-deserve-better-than-me/444123 "2008-04-07T02:38:06Z")
Is this ever a real excuse, outside of cheesy romance novels? Can you really, really love someone yet push them away because you sincerely feel that they deserve better than you? --- ## [TMZ: 'Sin City' Actress Brittany Murphy Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976)
**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976 "2009-12-23T15:20:43Z")
Cardiac arrest is given as the cause. She was 32 and also starred in Clueless and Don’t Say A Word --- ## [Brown my meatballs before putting them in the tomato sauce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brown-my-meatballs-before-putting-them-in-the-tomato-sauce/606409)
**Author:** [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2013, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brown-my-meatballs-before-putting-them-in-the-tomato-sauce/606409 "2013-11-02T20:50:22Z")
I’ve heard conflicting opinions on this. Should I brown my meatballs before I put them in the tomato sauce. yea or nay? Why or why not? ETA - they will cook at least another hour or two in the tomato sauce. And don’t… --- ## [Have you ever seen or known an Indian (India) guy in an interracial relationship before?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-or-known-an-indian-india-guy-in-an-interracial-relationship-before/654329)
**Author:** [@Curious\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curious_Man)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-or-known-an-indian-india-guy-in-an-interracial-relationship-before/654329 "2013-06-27T20:55:29Z")
Basically any guy that is Indian ethnically (whether born in India or born in a Westernized country) that has been in an interracial relationship with a woman outside of his own race before. It is something I have wonde… --- ## [Characters you hate on shows you like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-you-hate-on-shows-you-like/650203)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-you-hate-on-shows-you-like/650203 "2013-02-21T18:18:21Z")
Recently I’ve been catching up on some back episodes of Bones, and watching it from the early seasons on I’ve decided I really hate the Angela character. First of all, her job is completely bullshit. Okay, maybe not co… --- ## [Why do (or did) people carry a $2 bill in their wallet.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-or-did-people-carry-a-2-bill-in-their-wallet/324814)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2005, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-or-did-people-carry-a-2-bill-in-their-wallet/324814 "2005-10-06T07:35:16Z")
In THIS thread FOLLY claimed to carry a $2 bill around in their wallet. This sparked my memory. I recall as a kid older people carrying $2 bills around, usually hidden in their wallets, not where the other money was. Bo… --- ## [is it pointless to use the acronyms SWIM/SWIY?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-pointless-to-use-the-acronyms-swim-swiy/615052)
**Author:** [@YourAdHere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YourAdHere)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-pointless-to-use-the-acronyms-swim-swiy/615052 "2016-08-30T18:20:29Z")
I wasn’t sure if this would go in general questions or IMHO, so I decided to err on the side of caution and just place it here, lest I face the humiliation of having my question “downgraded” :-). I would like factual an… --- ## [How Long Before You Get Sick Of That Bipolar Crap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-you-get-sick-of-that-bipolar-crap/657182)
**Author:** [@fatova\_mingus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fatova_mingus)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2014, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-you-get-sick-of-that-bipolar-crap/657182 "2014-08-20T13:08:35Z")
How long, in your opinion and preferably if you have actual experience beyond what you glean from Wikipedia in the next 2 minutes, before you tire of your bipolar friend or family member? No matter how much you love or … --- ## [Judging vs Condoning vs Interpretation....Another Christian Debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judging-vs-condoning-vs-interpretation-another-christian-debate/139470)
**Author:** [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Replies:** 283\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2003, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judging-vs-condoning-vs-interpretation-another-christian-debate/139470 "2003-01-11T12:12:30Z")
Some time ago, I asked a question of Joe\_Cool in a thread. He answered me, but by the time I had composed my reply the thread had died and I did not want to resurrect it…I felt it was a thread that was best given a rest… --- ## [For post-modern posters, truth depends on who said it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-post-modern-posters-truth-depends-on-who-said-it/196740)
**Author:** [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2003, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-post-modern-posters-truth-depends-on-who-said-it/196740 "2003-08-25T15:36:44Z")
This thread began with a quote from “the President” about the threat of Iraqi WMDs. Several posters attacked it. They said the quoted comment was: – a lie – ignoring intelligence contrary to his beliefs – a lie to g… --- ## [Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-me-ray-bradbury/550617)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2011, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-me-ray-bradbury/550617 "2011-04-25T04:52:50Z")
Spoilered as NSFW: And now guess what I’m humming at work… --- ## [Fellow Obama-ites: let's be nicer to tighty righties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-obama-ites-lets-be-nicer-to-tighty-righties/462332)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-obama-ites-lets-be-nicer-to-tighty-righties/462332 "2008-09-10T15:57:19Z")
I agree that posts by \*\*Bricker \*\*and \*\*Shodan \*\*and Carol Stream and others of their ilk occasionally make my urine sample come out all purple, and such posts are often not far removed from blatent trolling. (I actually… --- ## [1994 human mutilation via UFO alien(s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1994-human-mutilation-via-ufo-alien-s/723616)
**Author:** [@Dibbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dibbs)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2015, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1994-human-mutilation-via-ufo-alien-s/723616 "2015-07-04T19:38:29Z")
Please be warned that the article to the link shows near the bottom a poor fellow that some believe was done in by the same folks involved in cattle mutilations and they, the photos, are very disturbing. I speculate tha… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=381&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=383&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)