# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=39&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:** 40 --- ## [The Boston Marathon Bombing Debate Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boston-marathon-bombing-debate-thread/655799)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 334\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boston-marathon-bombing-debate-thread/655799 "2013-04-26T19:10:11Z")
Since a lot of posts I saw in the MPSIMS thread were political, I think it would better if there was a thread here to debate the more controversial aspects of the Boston Marathon bombing. The most obvious controversial … --- ## [Long pinky fingernails on men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-pinky-fingernails-on-men/572188)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2013, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-pinky-fingernails-on-men/572188 "2013-03-27T02:23:10Z")
I’ve noticed that a lot of men I talk to in my line of work (defense attorney) have trimmed nails, except their pinky fingernails are long. I usually notice it in African-American men, although I’ve noticed it in white … --- ## [Gratuitous nudity and NON-nudity in movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gratuitous-nudity-and-non-nudity-in-movies/495447)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gratuitous-nudity-and-non-nudity-in-movies/495447 "2011-02-24T01:28:50Z")
The thread is about just what it sounds like. I’m looking for instances in movies in which an actress or actor appears naked for no reason other than inspire 17-year-old kids to watch the movie; and, contrariwise, insta… --- ## [NES-a-day challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nes-a-day-challenge/405445)
**Author:** [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Replies:** 344\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2014, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nes-a-day-challenge/405445 "2014-06-02T17:49:00Z")
I grew up playing the Nintendo Entertainment System. You could easily say I was obsessed with it between 1987 and 1992. I was a Nintendo Power subscriber from day 1, I even watched all the crummy 80s Nintendo TV shows (a… --- ## [WTF is wrong with you, conservative America?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-wrong-with-you-conservative-america/571896)
**Author:** [@Cyningablod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyningablod)\ **Replies:** 425\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2011, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-wrong-with-you-conservative-america/571896 "2011-02-28T10:23:16Z")
I know that current controversial political topics (the Tea Party, health care reform, birther-ism, toning down violent political speech, etc) have been argued o’er nearly to death on SDMB in the past few years, and been… --- ## [Halloweenie Whines (Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloweenie-whines-mini-rants/700054)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 411\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloweenie-whines-mini-rants/700054 "2014-11-04T02:45:12Z")
Because I can, damnit. Macro-whine: Yet another round of layoffs at work. I survived, but several friends did not. They’re not trimming “fat” anymore (not that there was much fat), they’re cutting out muscle. The acquir… --- ## [How do I keep my Ikea slat bed from falling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-my-ikea-slat-bed-from-falling/598544)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2018, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-my-ikea-slat-bed-from-falling/598544 "2018-09-25T15:32:15Z")
sleepsleepsleepsleep THUNK This is starting to make me crazy. I got a bed from Ikea- you know, one of the ones that uses slats instead of a boxspring. It’s fine, except that the slightest move makes the slats on one sid… --- ## [Israel or Hamas - who do you think is in the right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-or-hamas-who-do-you-think-is-in-the-right/694139)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-or-hamas-who-do-you-think-is-in-the-right/694139 "2014-09-01T12:31:07Z")
There are some threads in GD about the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, but I wanted to gauge broader opinion. All said and done, who are you positively inclined towards, even if only marginally? Feel free to q… --- ## [Covers of Songs That Radically -- And Successfully -- Re-interpreted the Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-of-songs-that-radically-and-successfully-re-interpreted-the-work/565927)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 300\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2015, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-of-songs-that-radically-and-successfully-re-interpreted-the-work/565927 "2015-03-31T21:39:49Z")
If this were a TV trope, I would say the Trope Namer would be Rotary Connection’s version of the Aretha Franklin hit “Respect.” It’s very different from Frankln’s version, but it’s still a powerful and interesting work, … --- ## [Kirk Cameron schools Stephen Hawking in science](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-cameron-schools-stephen-hawking-in-science/582818)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 512\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-cameron-schools-stephen-hawking-in-science/582818 "2011-06-17T15:52:48Z")
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700136489/Stephen-Hawking-vs-Kirk-Cameron-A-heavenly-debate.html No way says noted scientitian and crocoduck hunter Kirk Cameron: Take that Hawking! Cameron, whose notable scientif… --- ## [Justified - Final Season \[open spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justified-final-season-open-spoilers/710394)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2015, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justified-final-season-open-spoilers/710394 "2015-09-07T16:35:30Z")
We’ll have to wait and see if this merits a new thread for each episode; but for now… So; it’s the final season. Everything has built up to a final showdown between Boyd Crowder and Raylan Givens. From the FX Web Page: … --- ## [What should we do with confederate monuments and statues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-we-do-with-confederate-monuments-and-statues/793694)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 587\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2025, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-we-do-with-confederate-monuments-and-statues/793694 "2025-11-07T19:06:04Z")
Some people say; Move them to a site less public. Rip them down and grind them up. Leave them up and put up opposite statues such as civil rights leaders. Just leave them alone and learn from them. I’m ok … --- ## [Suggestion that women moderate drinking to avoid getting assaulted met with extreme outrage - Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-that-women-moderate-drinking-to-avoid-getting-assaulted-met-with-extreme-outrage-why/672156)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 338\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-that-women-moderate-drinking-to-avoid-getting-assaulted-met-with-extreme-outrage-why/672156 "2013-11-09T02:11:25Z")
This female advice columnist in Slate, Emily Yoffe, posted an article titled College Women: Stop Getting Drunk - It’s closely associated with sexual assault. And yet we’re reluctant to tell women to stop doing it. On t… --- ## [Single line from a movie or TV show you still giggle over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-line-from-a-movie-or-tv-show-you-still-giggle-over/486613)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 400\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-line-from-a-movie-or-tv-show-you-still-giggle-over/486613 "2011-07-12T18:40:14Z")
In A Scanner Darkly, Robert Downey plays an annoying know-it-all with paranoid delusions. He keeps going to the police with his latest rambling accusations about Keanu Reeves’s character, and by the end of the movie the … --- ## [Hair Styling Gel for Men Without the "Wet Look" - Suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hair-styling-gel-for-men-without-the-wet-look-suggestions/650494)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hair-styling-gel-for-men-without-the-wet-look-suggestions/650494 "2026-03-16T12:43:43Z")
Male with short hair here. I’m looking for styling gel / mousse that doesn’t leave my black hair looking wet or shiny and yet has decent hold. Got any suggestions? Thanks in advance. ETA: Oops, I think this belongs in … --- ## [Memorable advertising jingles for defunct products](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-advertising-jingles-for-defunct-products/428212)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-advertising-jingles-for-defunct-products/428212 "2020-11-05T15:11:52Z")
There are several still kicking around obscure corners of my brain, occasionally sneaking into consciousness, even though the products they promoted are either off the market or deep in obscurity. These relate to growin… --- ## [Cousin relationships: how close is too close](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cousin-relationships-how-close-is-too-close/643851)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2017, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cousin-relationships-how-close-is-too-close/643851 "2017-09-06T17:44:52Z")
This zombie thread on whether sex between adopted siblings is incest just popped up on my control panel, so I thought I’d start a someone-related thread. Here’s the sitch: For purposes of this discussion, assume you are… --- ## [Sarah K. Palin, Will You Please Go Now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-k-palin-will-you-please-go-now/518531)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 331\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2016, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-k-palin-will-you-please-go-now/518531 "2016-01-21T18:33:07Z")
The time has come The time is now Sarah K. Palin Will you please go NOW? You can go in a car You can walk in your shoes But for everyone’s sake Please stay out of the news! You can ride on a horse You can ride o… --- ## [How much for a Fabergé spider brooch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-for-a-faberge-spider-brooch/552892)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-for-a-faberge-spider-brooch/552892 "2011-10-11T09:08:34Z")
On Pawn Stars a woman came into the shop with a spider brooch. She’s hoped to get $2,000. Rick said he’d love to pay her $2,000, but he has a conscience. He offered her $15,000 for it (which she took, after trying to … --- ## [Hol-eeee Crap!! School Suspends Student...After Spying on Him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hol-eeee-crap-school-suspends-student-after-spying-on-him/529510)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 410\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hol-eeee-crap-school-suspends-student-after-spying-on-him/529510 "2010-10-12T21:26:56Z")
So this Pennsylvania school susepnded a studen for inappropriate behaviour…in his home…by spying on him with a webcam on a school owned laptop…that was remotely activated to spy on the kids at home. Yes, you read that … --- ## [First Rants Thread of 2015 - January Minirants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-rants-thread-of-2015-january-minirants/708681)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 328\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2015, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-rants-thread-of-2015-january-minirants/708681 "2015-02-01T05:19:11Z")
I pit myself for not being able to come up with a better title. If you’re not enjoying certain aspects of the year so far, bitch away in this thread! --- ## [Don't be such a Jerk, Ukulele Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-be-such-a-jerk-ukulele-ike/146714)
**Author:** [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Replies:** 453\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2003, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-be-such-a-jerk-ukulele-ike/146714 "2003-01-08T17:53:46Z")
What a sneering, snide, little prick. I stated that I have no intention of allowing animated Disney movies or related merchandise in my house, at least partially based on their portrayal of mothers in a thread about Di… --- ## [Cristi Lamb (Persephone) R.I.P.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cristi-lamb-persephone-r-i-p/232525)
**Author:** [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Replies:** 351\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2006, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cristi-lamb-persephone-r-i-p/232525 "2006-06-13T08:47:41Z")
I’m Cristi Lamb’s husband, Tim. I don’t know most of you people, but I know that she has friends here that she loved dearly. I’m typing this here as this very page was left on the computer from where she left it… I ca… --- ## [I pit crying babies in public places](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-crying-babies-in-public-places/526368)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 528\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2010, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-crying-babies-in-public-places/526368 "2010-02-05T16:27:11Z")
No, actually, I don’t. I pit the parents who won’t shut the kids up. If you’re going to bring a baby with you into a public place (ie, a restaurant like the one we tried to eat dinner at last night) and the baby starts… --- ## [How much does the highest paid waiter in the US make?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-the-highest-paid-waiter-in-the-us-make/530793)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-the-highest-paid-waiter-in-the-us-make/530793 "2013-09-10T21:18:19Z")
I waited many a table back in my high school and college days, and I always heard talk about the money made by waiters in fancy restaurants. Also, right this second I’m in a restaurant getting a to-go order and the barte… --- ## [Car battery dead (it seems) but charger shows as full?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-battery-dead-it-seems-but-charger-shows-as-full/225548)
**Author:** [@bingowah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bingowah)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2015, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-battery-dead-it-seems-but-charger-shows-as-full/225548 "2015-08-08T06:45:46Z")
Okay please pardon me if this seems OT but I’m genuinely curious right now about the science behind it and the reasoning why, if this is the case. I have a 1977 300D Mercedes I recently acquired, I didn’t drive it at all… --- ## [Trump ally and conservative pundit Charlie Kirk shot at Utah event \[now reported deceased, same date 10SEP2025\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-ally-and-conservative-pundit-charlie-kirk-shot-at-utah-event-now-reported-deceased-same-date-10sep2025/1022916)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 2065\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-ally-and-conservative-pundit-charlie-kirk-shot-at-utah-event-now-reported-deceased-same-date-10sep2025/1022916 "2026-09-25T22:22:03Z")
Charlie Kirk, Trump ally and head of Turning Point USA, was shot in the neck today at an event in Utah he was hosting. --- ## [Game of Thrones 6.08 "No One" 6/12/16 \[Show Discussion\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-6-08-no-one-6-12-16-show-discussion/757226)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 438\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2016, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-6-08-no-one-6-12-16-show-discussion/757226 "2016-06-19T17:50:28Z")
6.01 The Red Woman 6.02 Home 6.03 Oathbreaker 6.04 Book of the Stranger 6.05 The Door 6.06 Blood of My Blood 6.07 The Broken Man The books do not exist in this thread. This is the thread for open discussion about… --- ## [Southern fried chicken - egg wash before or after flour coating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-fried-chicken-egg-wash-before-or-after-flour-coating/506846)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2012, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-fried-chicken-egg-wash-before-or-after-flour-coating/506846 "2012-09-26T08:26:18Z")
There seems to be controversy over this. I believe that Paula Dean flours her chicken first and then dips it in the egg wash (and then maybe flours it again, I’m not sure.) But the Thirty Minute Lady (whose name escapes … --- ## [Obamacare "Tech Surge"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamacare-tech-surge/671838)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 364\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamacare-tech-surge/671838 "2013-12-07T17:19:48Z")
So, Obama is calling for a tech surge to fix the Obamacare IT problems. Looks like someone hasn’t read “The Mythical Man Month”… Here’s the original press release: Doing Better: Making Improvements to HealthCare.gov … --- ## [What is the secular purpose of DOMA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-secular-purpose-of-doma/616983)
**Author:** [@rat\_avatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rat_avatar)\ **Replies:** 488\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2012, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-secular-purpose-of-doma/616983 "2012-10-28T12:34:50Z")
hoopified claimes in another thread The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was not a religous based law. \[ \](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14907339&postcount=86) He claimed it supported “traditional … --- ## [What if we did something different on Sunday morning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-we-did-something-different-on-sunday-morning/680490)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2014, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-we-did-something-different-on-sunday-morning/680490 "2014-02-12T02:02:02Z")
I wonder how things would change if everybody who attends church and tithes, instead took a couple hours on the weekend to learn about science. Maybe some lessons in logic and debunking medical woo. While we’re at it, … --- ## [Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, on How to Pay for Medicare for All](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-ocasio-cortez-on-how-to-pay-for-medicare-for-all/825514)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 799\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2019, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-ocasio-cortez-on-how-to-pay-for-medicare-for-all/825514 "2019-01-30T21:05:26Z")
Let us all rejoice, because the lovely Ms. AOC has found $21 trillion under the mattress of the US military, so two-thirds of Medicare for All can be funded even before we start charging premiums. Setting aside minor qu… --- ## [Whan that aprill with his shoures rante](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whan-that-aprill-with-his-shoures-rante/685072)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 419\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2014, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whan-that-aprill-with-his-shoures-rante/685072 "2014-04-30T22:40:21Z")
well actually it’ll be heading into winter here soon enough but I’m tired and sad and dont want any more shit so rather lacking in imagination atm --- ## [How OK is it to replace ungrounded outlet with GFCI outlets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-ok-is-it-to-replace-ungrounded-outlet-with-gfci-outlets/464895)
**Author:** [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2014, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-ok-is-it-to-replace-ungrounded-outlet-with-gfci-outlets/464895 "2014-08-09T04:31:59Z")
I’ve read that as an alternate to re-wiring your entire house to get more protection (and a 3-prong adapter) at your outlets, you can safely (and under code) just replace each outlet with a GFCI outlet (or a central GFCI… --- ## [Doctor Who Season 5 US pace thread. \[No Spoilers until US Airing\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-season-5-us-pace-thread-no-spoilers-until-us-airing/536640)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 303\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2010, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-season-5-us-pace-thread-no-spoilers-until-us-airing/536640 "2010-07-31T21:43:47Z")
The UK pace thread is over here. They are two weeks ahead of us, so if you wish to participate over there, be prepared for spoilers. This thread is for those who do not spoilers, and would rather not watch using less t… --- ## [Paula Deen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paula-deen/662049)
**Author:** [@MostlyUseless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyUseless)\ **Replies:** 453\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paula-deen/662049 "2013-07-12T16:46:25Z")
Am I the only one who doesn’t believe Paula Deen? I used that word once, but I had slavery themed parties?!!! The part that infuriates me is when Ms Deen says that women of her age of the south just grew up with that w… --- ## [Non-smokers: How rampant and how deep is the smoker hate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-smokers-how-rampant-and-how-deep-is-the-smoker-hate/642317)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 366\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2018, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-smokers-how-rampant-and-how-deep-is-the-smoker-hate/642317 "2018-11-06T16:05:22Z")
Something that has really surprised me through the anonymity of the Internet is how deeply some non-smokers hate smokers. For instance, right here on this board, (I can’t remember which thread) one poster seriously sugg… --- ## [What does KLAATU BARADA NIKTO mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-klaatu-barada-nikto-mean/35834)
**Author:** [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2002, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-klaatu-barada-nikto-mean/35834 "2002-04-15T23:15:20Z")
Well? --- ## ["Republicans," what's your take on John Kerry and Swiftboating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-whats-your-take-on-john-kerry-and-swiftboating/676411)
**Author:** [@Dostoyevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dostoyevsky)\ **Replies:** 404\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-whats-your-take-on-john-kerry-and-swiftboating/676411 "2014-01-17T19:29:01Z")
This week, This Week, ran a segment on John Kerry’s life, and it made me curious about the 2004 controversy about his war legacy (a/k/a swiftboating.) I know that Democrats believe that swiftboating Kerry was unfair, un… --- ## [CNN doesn't like the US 1st amendment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-doesnt-like-the-us-1st-amendment/691392)
**Author:** [@Phatzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phatzo)\ **Replies:** 317\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2014, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-doesnt-like-the-us-1st-amendment/691392 "2014-07-08T17:02:17Z")
I was reading a Benghazi opinion piece on CNN. The comments had diverged into the old show ID to vote debate. I saw this go up in the comment section then all of a sudden disappear, I think the commenter had a good, vali… --- ## [Once again - Describe a funny "Far Side" comic.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-describe-a-funny-far-side-comic/532186)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-describe-a-funny-far-side-comic/532186 "2010-04-02T00:12:59Z")
I hope you can help me Doc. I came all the way from Alabama with this danged thing on my knee. (Drawing shows guy in doctor’s office with a banjo-shaped cyst on his knee.) Where the deer and the antelope work. (D… --- ## [What is the most unusual thing about the American diet to people of other nationalities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-unusual-thing-about-the-american-diet-to-people-of-other-nationalities/612980)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 300\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2012, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-unusual-thing-about-the-american-diet-to-people-of-other-nationalities/612980 "2012-02-20T12:40:35Z")
In this thread Nom\_de\_Plume asks for suggestions on what to serve Thai guests as a traditional American meal. The question made me wonder \[the title of this thread\], but I’ll post here so as not to hijack: What about … --- ## [Re: Is Existentialism an obsolete philosophy? ...Similarity to religion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-is-existentialism-an-obsolete-philosophy-similarity-to-religion/544237)
**Author:** [@ch4rl3s](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ch4rl3s)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-is-existentialism-an-obsolete-philosophy-similarity-to-religion/544237 "2011-03-09T14:52:32Z")
This is a spin off from Is Existentialism an obsolete philosophy? so as not to hijack that thread. (And starting in the middle. Please read that thread for the context.) \[QUOTE=ch4rl3s\] If you take religion, as I do, … --- ## [What Was a "Hieronymous" Machine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-a-hieronymous-machine/495418)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-a-hieronymous-machine/495418 "2017-05-09T02:58:01Z")
In reading some Campbell-written 1950’s Sci Fi, reference is made to a “hieronymous” machine. What did this thing actually d? has anyone ever built one?:confused: --- ## [Star Trek: Picard discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-picard-discussion-thread/835529)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 474\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-picard-discussion-thread/835529 "2020-04-26T13:47:00Z")
The upcoming CBS All Access series Star Trek: Picard, starring Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation, is reportedly scoring 75 to 80% negative in early test screenings. According … --- ## [LOST: Season Six 2-Hour Premier 2/2 (6.1/6.2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-season-six-2-hour-premier-2-2-6-1-6-2/527422)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 369\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-season-six-2-hour-premier-2-2-6-1-6-2/527422 "2010-02-09T15:43:10Z")
Tonight! Okay folks. This is it; the beginning of the end. We’ve waited six years for answers to all of the big questions, and tonight will kick off what we all hope will be an amazing LOST season. I’m sure tonight’s pr… --- ## [11/22/63 - Stephen King Novel \[SPOILERS\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-22-63-stephen-king-novel-spoilers/604700)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2016, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-22-63-stephen-king-novel-spoilers/604700 "2016-03-24T03:38:41Z")
Requisite spacing to avoid mouse- over spoiling . . . . I was surprised there is no thread on the new Stephen King novel: 11/22/63. I was waiting for this to come out for a while, and was not disappointed by … --- ## [Dedicated to a Brother: The Last Time Around](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dedicated-to-a-brother-the-last-time-around/552389)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 421\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2010, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dedicated-to-a-brother-the-last-time-around/552389 "2010-12-21T23:38:15Z")
My parents got the news and didn’t say anything for about a week. Then they didn’t tell me for days. And I held off on saying anything about it here for a couple of days. But for those of you who’ve been following the st… --- ## [Beware the mini-Rants of March (4th or otherwise)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-the-mini-rants-of-march-4th-or-otherwise/614431)
**Author:** [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Replies:** 406\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-the-mini-rants-of-march-4th-or-otherwise/614431 "2012-04-02T20:05:27Z")
What can I say, I just like taking advantage of being ahead of most of you guys. Is it compulsory to start with a minirant? The closest thing I have is that apparently the short-distance rail system doesn’t understand F… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=38&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=40&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)