# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=386&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:** 387 --- ## [How do they make peanut oil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-make-peanut-oil/262022)
**Author:** [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2004, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-make-peanut-oil/262022 "2004-08-30T22:55:50Z")
Sure, this is a stupid question, but then, most of my questions in this forum are. Anyway, I don’t get it. Peanut oil? How on earth do you possibly bleed oil from a peanut? It seems like it would be akin to marketing “gr… --- ## [Bayer CEO Says Cancer Drug is for Insured Western Patients, not for Indians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bayer-ceo-says-cancer-drug-is-for-insured-western-patients-not-for-indians/680316)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2014, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bayer-ceo-says-cancer-drug-is-for-insured-western-patients-not-for-indians/680316 "2014-02-19T03:59:17Z")
I’m curious what you folks think of this article. I never, ever respond to Facebook posts, but I did to this one. What do you folks think? Is Bayer allowed patent exclusivity, or should an Indian company be allowed t… --- ## [Will I be able to jump into American Horror Story: Freak Show tonight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-i-be-able-to-jump-into-american-horror-story-freak-show-tonight/700800)
**Author:** [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2015, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-i-be-able-to-jump-into-american-horror-story-freak-show-tonight/700800 "2015-01-24T17:09:23Z")
I watched the first couple of season 1 episodes on Amazon last night. No time to catch up on the seasons I missed before tonight’s season premiere. Will I be totally lost? --- ## [Can Donald Trump Actually Win The White House?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-donald-trump-actually-win-the-white-house/735325)
**Author:** [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2015, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-donald-trump-actually-win-the-white-house/735325 "2015-10-27T20:55:11Z")
I’m starting to think I was wrong a while back when I posted an electoral college projection with Hillary having over 400 EVs vs Trump. Trump is starting to look like teflon. I thought he’d potentially get thru the GOP p… --- ## [Help an American Start to Follow Soccer (Football)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-an-american-start-to-follow-soccer-football/580842)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-an-american-start-to-follow-soccer-football/580842 "2011-05-23T15:28:19Z")
Ok, so there have been a whole bunch of soccer related threads recently that I have been reading but not posting in. They have made me realize that I know almost nothing about Soccer and that I might be missing out. My … --- ## [What Do You Think Of Malta (Soft Drink)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-malta-soft-drink/533184)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-malta-soft-drink/533184 "2015-06-17T19:10:56Z")
I always see the Spanish people in my neighborhood drinking this beverage, usally called Malta (Goya) (Goya being the brand name) It was on sale at the grocer yesterday 2 for $1.00 so I bought one. I thought it’d be lik… --- ## [Was just "defriended" by a childhood friend because I'm not a Born Again Christian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-just-defriended-by-a-childhood-friend-because-im-not-a-born-again-christian/699493)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2014, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-just-defriended-by-a-childhood-friend-because-im-not-a-born-again-christian/699493 "2014-09-28T03:59:40Z")
I had asked her about our sexual exploration as kids. She thought just me mentioning it was sinful. Lookingbat her Timeline, not surprised she’s religious. Sad she felt need to “unfriend” me. --- ## [How can a pharmacist decide not to fill a valid prescription?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-pharmacist-decide-not-to-fill-a-valid-prescription/751302)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2016, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-pharmacist-decide-not-to-fill-a-valid-prescription/751302 "2016-04-28T00:32:40Z")
First, a little background. I’m on a few different medications and i’ve been on the same meds for literally years. Also, I’ve only ever filled my prescriptions at Rite Aid Pharmacy, so 100% of my prescription history i… --- ## [House Republicans redefining "rape."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-republicans-redefining-rape/569439)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2011, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-republicans-redefining-rape/569439 "2011-01-31T06:29:40Z")
As part of an effort to deny publicly subsidized abortions for rape victims, the House GOP is attmpting to narrow the definition of "rape to include only what they call “forcible rape.” Their new definition of rape woul… --- ## [In case somebody wants to get ahold of me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-case-somebody-wants-to-get-ahold-of-me/308524)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2005, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-case-somebody-wants-to-get-ahold-of-me/308524 "2005-06-19T20:51:00Z")
My e-mail addy is still valid, but new computer security prevents me from accessing Hotmail from work. I must wait until I get home to read any Admin/Moderator messages. Sorry. --- ## [If I was king of baseball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-was-king-of-baseball/793110)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2017, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-was-king-of-baseball/793110 "2017-08-29T04:32:33Z")
Not commissioner. King. No dissent, no risk of losing my job. Absolute authority to change and run the game anyway I want. I would make some changes. Yes, yes I would. Don’t get me wrong. I love baseball. It is probably… --- ## [Can you give me some good Mao rules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-give-me-some-good-mao-rules/254751)
**Author:** [@Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mercury)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2004, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-give-me-some-good-mao-rules/254751 "2004-07-16T03:22:32Z")
My friends and I have taken to playing the card game Mao an awful lot. When you win, you get to make a new rule of your own, and everyone has to follow it. The only problem is that we seem to have trouble coming up wit… --- ## [Is Obama all that different from other Presidents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-obama-all-that-different-from-other-presidents/588993)
**Author:** [@HumanBear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HumanBear)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2011, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-obama-all-that-different-from-other-presidents/588993 "2011-07-20T22:18:35Z")
I have seen a few times on this board that some people seem to think Obama is behaving significantly differently than his predecessors, or he at least thinks significantly differently. As an outsider, British, he doesn’t… --- ## [About fucking time. The Sandy Hook families are suing Alex Jones for defamation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-fucking-time-the-sandy-hook-families-are-suing-alex-jones-for-defamation/812612)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-fucking-time-the-sandy-hook-families-are-suing-alex-jones-for-defamation/812612 "2025-08-14T03:02:08Z")
--- ## [Grammar: Would have went? vs. gone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-would-have-went-vs-gone/373748)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2006, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-would-have-went-vs-gone/373748 "2006-09-25T17:08:04Z")
It’s amazing how many people say “would have went” when the correct phrase is “would have gone”. But, what actually makes the latter phrase technicaly correct over the first? Must be something about …subjunctive future… --- ## [So who are these people that "can't afford" ACA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-are-these-people-that-cant-afford-aca/743090)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2016, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-are-these-people-that-cant-afford-aca/743090 "2016-01-20T19:38:13Z")
So I keep hearing about how ACA is putting people in poor house. And then I hear stories from actual poor people that espouse ACA is the greatest thing ever. So who are these people getting “screwed”? (Apologies if I… --- ## [How did they find out \[my identity\] .....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-they-find-out-my-identity/537266)
**Author:** [@lll333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lll333)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-they-find-out-my-identity/537266 "2010-05-07T22:14:35Z")
Something strange just happened to me in the internet. These people (my online enemies) are writing bad things about me in a public guestbook- I wonder how they found out what my real name is? (They wrote out my full nam… --- ## [Great moments in otherwise mediocre movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-moments-in-otherwise-mediocre-movies/514252)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2009, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-moments-in-otherwise-mediocre-movies/514252 "2009-12-02T08:22:02Z")
What are some of your favorite moments in films that you don’t otherwise care much about. I thought “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” was pretty dumb (I didn’t believe there was such a thing as too many dick jokes and porn p… --- ## [Nasty things that members of the opposite sex have said to you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasty-things-that-members-of-the-opposite-sex-have-said-to-you/422646)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2007, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasty-things-that-members-of-the-opposite-sex-have-said-to-you/422646 "2007-10-20T08:34:04Z")
Let’s air out some dirty laundry. I’ll start. So, I was at my college’s gym the other day, when I bumped into a girl that I know. I liked this girl a little, but I freely admit that my flirting was awkward and I did n… --- ## [Men, how do you shave hair around your genitals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-do-you-shave-hair-around-your-genitals/703044)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2014, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-do-you-shave-hair-around-your-genitals/703044 "2014-11-12T07:43:17Z")
I shave once a week. :slight\_smile: --- ## [How many Charter Members are there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2009, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465 "2009-09-23T15:17:43Z")
I’m just curious how many Charter Members are left. Thanks. --- ## [$799/month car payment? Who?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/799-month-car-payment-who/616874)
**Author:** [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2012, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/799-month-car-payment-who/616874 "2012-03-28T23:42:43Z")
Saw an ad for a range rover with the low monthly payment of $799. I’m curious what the income bracket is for people able to afford this. On a related note, how much is someone who purchases a million dollar home typica… --- ## [Honestly, Honesty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honestly-honesty/665289)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2013, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honestly-honesty/665289 "2013-08-21T00:42:55Z")
WARNING: The Following message is overly serious and lacking in a proper humor or appreciation for human decency. The target probably doesn’t deserve anything this serious or unpleasant, but earned a pitting on sheer obn… --- ## [Spending Money for College Kids - How much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spending-money-for-college-kids-how-much/530134)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spending-money-for-college-kids-how-much/530134 "2010-03-01T15:53:55Z")
I realize there is no one answer to this question, but ideas/thoughts apprciated. Our son is off to college in August. Like all Freshmen, he’ll be staying in a dorm and we’ve signed him up for a more-than-adequate food… --- ## [Well at least our VP has a big pair.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-our-vp-has-a-big-pair/697437)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-our-vp-has-a-big-pair/697437 "2014-09-05T20:14:10Z")
About time someone in power said it. I’m not generally supportive of Biden but damn this needed to be said. There’s a reason our President is also Commander in Chief and it’s not to go golfing after an American is execu… --- ## [It's Monday Which Means It's Time For The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-monday-which-means-its-time-for-the-mmp/613412)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2012, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-monday-which-means-its-time-for-the-mmp/613412 "2012-02-27T10:35:13Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’. YAWN 'Tis 40 Amurrkin out with a predicted high of 62 and windy today. Windy it is! So, I did not see the MMP up and decided to take a chance and make one. I have nuttin’ of subs… --- ## [Who was the first non-W.A.S.P. US president?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-non-w-a-s-p-us-president/635853)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2012, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-non-w-a-s-p-us-president/635853 "2012-09-28T12:23:33Z")
The only non-WASP prez’ I know are the recent ones (Obama, Clinton, O’ Regan, Kennedy, there may be others.) As far as I know, the original English settlers had a big segment of Roman Catholics, who settled initially in … --- ## [I bet that one was new at the ER.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bet-that-one-was-new-at-the-er/504578)
**Author:** [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2009, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bet-that-one-was-new-at-the-er/504578 "2009-08-05T19:43:52Z")
I’m feeling macabre today, so share stories of the bizarre ways you or the people you know have injured yourselves or others. In particular, I’m looking for stories that are actually serious, but which did/must have soun… --- ## [The US job market is a big fat joke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-job-market-is-a-big-fat-joke/831570)
**Author:** [@scarface54345](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scarface54345)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2019, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-job-market-is-a-big-fat-joke/831570 "2019-04-28T22:00:52Z")
I am a Millennial (unfortunately). I wish I was born 60 years ago so that I could be a baby boomer because the job market actually made sense back in the day. You didn’t have to be perfect to land a job. Nowadays, you ne… --- ## [Pat, I'd like to buy a shift key ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-id-like-to-buy-a-shift-key/517230)
**Author:** [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-id-like-to-buy-a-shift-key/517230 "2009-11-18T21:07:47Z")
Yay! My first pit post! Be gentle, I’m a virgin … Gar, but the way the youth today write drives me up a wall! With the text-speak and the lack of capitalization (and often punctuation) to the frequent misspellings (h… --- ## [Men with Vasectomies - Pain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-with-vasectomies-pain/637532)
**Author:** [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-with-vasectomies-pain/637532 "2014-07-21T20:39:28Z")
My wife and I are not going to have any children after a second child is born, and it has been assumed by both of us, that when that happens, I will have a vasectomy. Neither of us particularly like condoms, and it’s not… --- ## [Animal fat is evidently not bad for you. Can this be right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-fat-is-evidently-not-bad-for-you-can-this-be-right/525660)
**Author:** [@Avumede](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avumede)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-fat-is-evidently-not-bad-for-you-can-this-be-right/525660 "2010-04-11T19:28:19Z")
I’m not trying to get into Great Debates territory here. I’m hoping someone with a knowledge of nutrition science can shed some light on this: http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/ajcn.2009.27725v1 I’m not one to… --- ## ["Scuttling", as seen on 'Mad Men'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scuttling-as-seen-on-mad-men/546230)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scuttling-as-seen-on-mad-men/546230 "2010-07-15T03:33:21Z")
In an episode of ‘Mad Men’ (“Nixon vs. Kennedy” from the first season), there is a portrayal at an office party of an incident of ‘scuttling’: a man chases down a female co-worker, tackles her and pulls up her dress to s… --- ## [Q.E.D. please be nicer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-e-d-please-be-nicer/440719)
**Author:** [@zuma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zuma)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-e-d-please-be-nicer/440719 "2008-03-14T23:44:43Z")
In this ATMB thread, a question is asked about whether or not this board is going free to post. Now I am interested too, as it was brought up, and April is approacheing. Q.E.D. seems fit to be a snarky ass with I try… --- ## [Furry Dopers, come out!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furry-dopers-come-out/461255)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2008, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furry-dopers-come-out/461255 "2008-09-03T15:35:47Z")
I’m hoping this can stay civil. You know what, I’ll just say it now - if you want to say all furries are perverts or otherwise bash us, please just start a Pit thread. So, Doper furs What kind of critter are you? Life… --- ## [My cat caught a bird. Should I punish her?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-caught-a-bird-should-i-punish-her/582629)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2011, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-caught-a-bird-should-i-punish-her/582629 "2011-06-02T15:43:05Z")
Your honors, the defendant - one Phoebe O’Furniture - was caught red-pawed snatching a sparrow from a bush yesterday evening after sunset and carrying the apparently lifeless avian back to her home. The body was unasham… --- ## [What is with “100% no death penalty under any circumstances” type people???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-100-no-death-penalty-under-any-circumstances-type-people/262045)
**Author:** [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2004, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-100-no-death-penalty-under-any-circumstances-type-people/262045 "2004-09-09T09:04:57Z")
The problem: If no DP, then there can be no “Self Defense” in many cases. There is a time problem as I see it. Too keep it from going all astray before I get some answers to what puzzles me, lets please use just this … --- ## [Is Howard Dean screwing up as DNC chairman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-howard-dean-screwing-up-as-dnc-chairman/305273)
**Author:** [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Replies:** 355\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2005, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-howard-dean-screwing-up-as-dnc-chairman/305273 "2005-06-23T18:15:17Z")
This subject has come up in several threads lately, and seems to deserve its own discussion. Howard Dean has now been DNC chair for several months, and the early results don’t look promising. It seems to me that he has… --- ## [Sad/poignant sitcom moments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-poignant-sitcom-moments/532414)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-poignant-sitcom-moments/532414 "2010-03-22T16:19:38Z")
Almost every sitcom will try to tug at your heartstrings at least once. Usually it falls flat, but occassionally the results are good enough to leave you close to tears. Futurama - Seymour waiting for Fry to return in “… --- ## [NFL Offseason thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-thread/830347)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2019, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-thread/830347 "2019-07-30T18:13:10Z")
I didn’t notice until just now that we didn’t have an off-season thread, so here goes. The combine is currently going. In a shocker, Jason Witten decided to unretire and rejoin the Cowboys. In related news, ESPN gets a… --- ## [Most degrading performance by a woman in a movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-degrading-performance-by-a-woman-in-a-movie/401286)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Hildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Hildo)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2014, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-degrading-performance-by-a-woman-in-a-movie/401286 "2014-12-16T16:28:46Z")
Isabella Rossellini in Blue Velvet and Amy Smart in Crank come to mind. But whoa, have you seen Priscilla Barnes in the obscure 1970s sex comedy The Seniors? In this movie, she’s a chick who fucks all four main charact… --- ## [Who wins an Obama vs Gingrich debate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wins-an-obama-vs-gingrich-debate/604755)
**Author:** [@Linden\_Arden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linden_Arden)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wins-an-obama-vs-gingrich-debate/604755 "2011-12-06T02:42:18Z")
Conservatives seem to be banking on an overwhelming debate performance by Gingrich. Many conservatives are abandoning their values and party ideology in support of someone they perceive as an attack dog. Are they corre… --- ## [Can you be sure of your sexuality if you've never had sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-be-sure-of-your-sexuality-if-youve-never-had-sex/542894)
**Author:** [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2010, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-be-sure-of-your-sexuality-if-youve-never-had-sex/542894 "2010-06-15T20:17:08Z")
This has been going thru my head for some time. Can you honestly say you’re bi, gay, straight, or other without ever having sex? I ask because a person I used to know is convinced she’s a lesbian but she’s never had sex … --- ## [Why is Bengazi such a big deal according to Republicans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-bengazi-such-a-big-deal-according-to-republicans/637628)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-bengazi-such-a-big-deal-according-to-republicans/637628 "2012-11-05T18:43:28Z")
Bush managed to get the US attacked on its own soil, after ignoring reports such as “Bin Laden determined to attack the US”, resulting in thousands of civilians dead and a huge blow to the US. And yet I don’t recall any… --- ## [Nondestructive Car Pranks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nondestructive-car-pranks/463728)
**Author:** [@Silophant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silophant)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2016, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nondestructive-car-pranks/463728 "2016-04-03T04:31:48Z")
First off, I know there have been threads on the subject before, but I can’t make the search engine be my friend. Some backstory: Last Thursday, somebody put peas from lunch on my friend’s car. The next day, I realized … --- ## [Sarah Palin: American law should be based on "God of the Bible and the Ten Commandments"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-american-law-should-be-based-on-god-of-the-bible-and-the-ten-commandments/539098)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-american-law-should-be-based-on-god-of-the-bible-and-the-ten-commandments/539098 "2010-05-17T16:21:47Z")
Warning: Lefty Site Palin, flapping her yap on O’Reilly, said that US Law should be based on th “God of the Bible and the Ten Commandments” There is a whole bunch factually wrong with this prattle, I don’t think most … --- ## [US Budget Deficit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-budget-deficit/527316)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-budget-deficit/527316 "2010-02-05T19:38:11Z")
Ok, I voted for Obama, but I have voted for Republicans before. Heck, every single election I’ve voted in, I’ve voted for members of both parties. Right now, neither side is giving me any hope for solutions to the issu… --- ## [Predict the Outcome of Florida vs. George Zimmerman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-outcome-of-florida-vs-george-zimmerman/661528)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2013, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-outcome-of-florida-vs-george-zimmerman/661528 "2013-07-14T06:35:49Z")
Per State of Florida vs. George Zimmerman Trial Thread, the jury has been chosen, comprised of five white women and one black or Hispanic woman. There are other threads concerning the case so there’s no real need to de… --- ## [Republicans can just go straight to fucking hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-can-just-go-straight-to-fucking-hell/822918)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2018, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-can-just-go-straight-to-fucking-hell/822918 "2018-10-20T16:06:52Z")
Seriously, just go to hell, animals! We don’t need you! None of you are good, and you all suck! I don’t care if you grow the corn that I eat or fix my pipes - fuck you, I pay your salaries as you pay mine. You’re not f… --- ## [Five Women Killed in Limo Fire on San Mateo Bridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-women-killed-in-limo-fire-on-san-mateo-bridge/657559)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-women-killed-in-limo-fire-on-san-mateo-bridge/657559 "2013-08-20T20:23:09Z")
"The limo caught fire trapping people inside, according to witnesses. Five women in their 30s died Saturday night when a stretch limousine burst into flames on the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge, police confirmed to NBC News. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=385&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=387&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)