# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=391&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:** 392 --- ## [The Simpsons Movie review thread (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-movie-review-thread-spoilers/413341)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-movie-review-thread-spoilers/413341 "2025-10-03T01:45:23Z")
I’m back from a 12:01 screening. The movie isn’t perfect, and I’m sure I’ll see some flaws after a couple of viewings - right now I’m a little too blissed out and overwhelmed by finally seeing the movie itself. Wow wow… --- ## [What became of the soldier that Patton slapped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-became-of-the-soldier-that-patton-slapped/248099)
**Author:** [@Santos\_L.Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L.Halper)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-became-of-the-soldier-that-patton-slapped/248099 "2011-06-16T18:52:06Z")
This Memorial day, AMC showed the movie “Patton” several times (among other war themed movies). I began to wonder whatever became of that infamous soldier that Patton slapped. Who was he? Did he get sent to the front … --- ## [Jamaican sprinters: is Carl Lewis right to be suspicious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamaican-sprinters-is-carl-lewis-right-to-be-suspicious/631060)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamaican-sprinters-is-carl-lewis-right-to-be-suspicious/631060 "2014-07-27T20:19:53Z")
Usain Bolt says that he has no respect for Carl Lewis because of Lewis’ often voiced suspicions that the Jamaican sprinters are drug-assisted. But is Lewis right to be suspicious? I ask because this ties in with a story… --- ## [cotton vs. synthetic fabrics for women's underwear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cotton-vs-synthetic-fabrics-for-womens-underwear/660286)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cotton-vs-synthetic-fabrics-for-womens-underwear/660286 "2013-06-08T13:42:20Z")
A female standup comic once complained about the synthetic materials used in most of Victoria’s Secret underwear, saying each pair of their panties ought to be sold with a free tube of Monistat. My wife has said much th… --- ## [Who will we become? Who we were - Who we are- Who will we be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-we-become-who-we-were-who-we-are-who-will-we-be/731624)
**Author:** [@sticksandstones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sticksandstones)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2015, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-we-become-who-we-were-who-we-are-who-will-we-be/731624 "2015-09-22T14:01:50Z")
The adjustment of perspective within our aperture shutters at the speed of instant gratification with the intent of designing our life. What began as a point to connect with one another over a broad band spectrum, has di… --- ## [Wargames (1980's movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wargames-1980s-movie/656540)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wargames-1980s-movie/656540 "2013-04-30T14:59:47Z")
I remember that this was one of my favourite movies when I was growing up (and looking back its at least partially responsible for my long-standing interest in computers, nuclear weapons and the Cold War) but I haven’t s… --- ## [Daddy's gonna kill Ralphie!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddys-gonna-kill-ralphie/520603)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2009, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddys-gonna-kill-ralphie/520603 "2009-12-12T00:47:40Z")
Naddafinga! --- ## [At what point does bread become toast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-does-bread-become-toast/564678)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2011, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-does-bread-become-toast/564678 "2011-01-07T01:50:24Z")
Just throwing it out there. Feel free to post about life’s other mysteries. --- ## [Scenes that are too awkward to watch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-that-are-too-awkward-to-watch/655191)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-that-are-too-awkward-to-watch/655191 "2013-04-29T10:43:31Z")
You know, the ones that make you cringe. Here are two of mine: Jon Favreau calls a girl over and over in Swingers. It starts kind of desperate but not entirely unreasonable and turns to “Dude, stop, just stop.” R… --- ## [Maryanne or Ginger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryanne-or-ginger/575871)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2011, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryanne-or-ginger/575871 "2011-03-31T11:19:53Z")
Well, if I have to explain it, you shouldn’t be voting. --- ## [What if there were NEVER fossil fuels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-there-were-never-fossil-fuels/642466)
**Author:** [@Scholar\_Beardpig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scholar_Beardpig)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-there-were-never-fossil-fuels/642466 "2012-12-12T16:11:53Z")
Dear all - After reading the thread here - No Fossil Fuels - What would happen? End of OR Better Earth? - Great Debates - Straight Dope Message Board - I got to wondering… What if there were never any fossil fuels in t… --- ## [My selfish little brat of a sister.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-selfish-little-brat-of-a-sister/597688)
**Author:** [@Dsman2203](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dsman2203)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-selfish-little-brat-of-a-sister/597688 "2011-10-08T01:12:06Z")
Hi guys. I’m new. I have a little sis (11) who is down right \*\*\*\*ed up. She is a total \*\*\*\*\*, and makes me wanna punch her in the face ( I know,I know, It isn’t fair that she is 11). She such a suckup to other people but… --- ## [e-cigarettes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-cigarettes/660376)
**Author:** [@wil9000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wil9000)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-cigarettes/660376 "2013-07-24T03:28:40Z")
The column mentions a “snootful of secondhand vapor” I’ve spent time with an e-cigarette smoker on two occasions, and while the secondhand vapor is much less offensive than smoke from an actual cigarette, it is by no mea… --- ## [Turtles, "Happy Together"...Creepy or Sweet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turtles-happy-together-creepy-or-sweet/593930)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turtles-happy-together-creepy-or-sweet/593930 "2011-08-26T17:01:32Z")
So much like The Police’s “Every Breath You Take”, I have always thought the Turtles “Happy Togehter” is a misunderstood song, being really creepy, but most thinking it is sweet and happy. After all it is called “Happy … --- ## [Logging and cutting trees vs loss of property value](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logging-and-cutting-trees-vs-loss-of-property-value/577928)
**Author:** [@Hakuna\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakuna_Matata)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logging-and-cutting-trees-vs-loss-of-property-value/577928 "2011-06-10T02:08:54Z")
I live in a fairly rural area outside of Seattle. Where I live most of the lots are zoned 5 to 10 acres. Occasionally I will see someone has sold the lumber off their site, leaving this huge bald patch. These bald pat… --- ## [What Strange Things Does Your Cat Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-strange-things-does-your-cat-do/569880)
**Author:** [@Ladymarmalade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ladymarmalade)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-strange-things-does-your-cat-do/569880 "2011-05-31T16:13:23Z")
Everyone knows that cats are insane. What strange things does yours do? --- ## [A post-Christmas MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-post-christmas-mmp/775616)
**Author:** [@Dottygumdrop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dottygumdrop)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2017, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-post-christmas-mmp/775616 "2017-01-02T14:16:01Z")
Being in Australia, I get to be first in the MMP to see the day after Christmas (barring any ring-in Kiwis/Tongans/Samoans/Fijians). In Australia (as in the UK), the day after Christmas is called Boxing Day, so-called b… --- ## [Why don't snipers just use robotic guns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-snipers-just-use-robotic-guns/545684)
**Author:** [@Wordy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wordy)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-snipers-just-use-robotic-guns/545684 "2010-07-07T09:26:19Z")
One of the good characteristics of a sniper is steady hand control, steady body, and controlled breathing because these things can jitter the rifle when firing. So why don’t snipers just use robotic guns that fire when t… --- ## [It is impossible to be a Christian that accepts the theory of evolution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-impossible-to-be-a-christian-that-accepts-the-theory-of-evolution/481044)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2009, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-impossible-to-be-a-christian-that-accepts-the-theory-of-evolution/481044 "2009-01-20T14:40:27Z")
Well, I’ve attempted to somewhat hijack a couple of threads with this topic, so I thought I would try to give it a full airing. Point the first: The theory of evolution does not have a goal or an endpoint. Rather, new… --- ## [science fiction technology you see possible in the future and others not](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-fiction-technology-you-see-possible-in-the-future-and-others-not/722908)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-fiction-technology-you-see-possible-in-the-future-and-others-not/722908 "2017-05-17T00:19:02Z")
What science fiction technology you see possible in the future and other science fiction technology not possible with today’s technology. Some things we know not possible with today’s technology. -star trek replicator … --- ## [Non-US Dopers: What Do You Wish You'd Been Warned About Before You Came Here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-what-do-you-wish-youd-been-warned-about-before-you-came-here/679302)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2014, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-what-do-you-wish-youd-been-warned-about-before-you-came-here/679302 "2014-01-28T03:44:05Z")
Here is an interesting article (loosely translated from Russian) that warns Russian travelers of some pitfalls to avoid when visiting the US: 4 Russian Travel Tips for Visiting America | Mental Floss I’m curious: as a n… --- ## [Jackson on the $20](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackson-on-the-20/639541)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2012, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackson-on-the-20/639541 "2012-11-12T08:16:31Z")
Andrew Jackson has been on the U.S. $20 bill for over 80 years. Among other things, he supported slavery and “ethnic cleansing” of Native Americans. I don’t know what he did in his presidency that has any relevance today… --- ## [Why do most airports have few runways?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-airports-have-few-runways/695685)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2014, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-airports-have-few-runways/695685 "2014-08-19T04:30:12Z")
Why don’t most major airports have 6-8 parallel runways instead of 2-4 (sometimes intersecting) runways? Seems like you could land and takeoff airplanes much more easily and handily with 6-8 runways instead of 2-4 runwa… --- ## [I booked a flight and hotel through travelocity. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-booked-a-flight-and-hotel-through-travelocity-now-what/546282)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2010, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-booked-a-flight-and-hotel-through-travelocity-now-what/546282 "2010-07-13T02:43:44Z")
I got the confirmation emails. They have my money. Do I just print these emails off and they let me on the plane and in the hotel? I’m not a frequent flyer (have not flown since 1988 when I was 14) and I would hate to m… --- ## [Big Bang Theory: Will Sheldon and Amy engage in coitus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-will-sheldon-and-amy-engage-in-coitus/598256)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-will-sheldon-and-amy-engage-in-coitus/598256 "2011-10-15T22:42:08Z")
As a spinoff from the most recent Big Bang Theory thread, the question of whether Sheldon and Amy will ever engage in coitus has come up again. What say you? The Evidence: In “The Zazzy Substitution,” Sheldon and Amy b… --- ## [Another pitting of the US health ”care” system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-pitting-of-the-us-health-care-system/968581)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Replies:** 452\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-pitting-of-the-us-health-care-system/968581 "2026-04-06T19:44:38Z")
Kid suffers a sports injury. Badly sprained ankle. Go to regular Pediatrician’s office. Sent for X rays. Nothing broken. Is told to use a brace. Asks if she wants the brace put on or will get it from the med-surg supply… --- ## [Why do all politicians wear suits and ties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-all-politicians-wear-suits-and-ties/695390)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-all-politicians-wear-suits-and-ties/695390 "2014-08-15T21:26:34Z")
Even from 2nd and 3rd world countries where no one wears this uniform, but wear traditional dress. I think only the leaders of the gulf states and a few African states use traditional garb, maybe some others. But all bus… --- ## [Mad-Men: 7.01 "Time Zones" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-7-01-time-zones-open-spoilers/686051)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2014, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-7-01-time-zones-open-spoilers/686051 "2014-04-22T22:42:16Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Don makes a new friend. Joan meets a client for drinks. Peggy hears impressive new work. Roger has a puzzling phone call \[/QUOTE\] Season 6 was the show’s weakest (& the Blu-ray release sucked), but I’m sti… --- ## [Women: would you date a short guy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-you-date-a-short-guy/682227)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2014, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-you-date-a-short-guy/682227 "2014-04-29T02:16:21Z")
I always assumed it was more difficult to date if you are a short guy, but according to this cite it is damn near impossible. OK so maybe its not the best cite, it is the NY Post quoting a study done by a dating site. Bu… --- ## [Why do fevers always seem to get worse at night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-fevers-always-seem-to-get-worse-at-night/516985)
**Author:** [@Fetchund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fetchund)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2009, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-fevers-always-seem-to-get-worse-at-night/516985 "2009-11-10T14:49:26Z")
This is getting me down. For the past 4 days, I’ve been “kinda” sick, mostly cold symptoms all during the day, but in the evening my temp goes up above 100, and I’m definitely feeling sicker. It isn’t a case of meds wear… --- ## [KoTOR Players: Light Side Or Dark Side?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kotor-players-light-side-or-dark-side/313585)
**Author:** [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2005, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kotor-players-light-side-or-dark-side/313585 "2005-07-23T13:33:38Z")
Which do you play? I’ve beaten the game on both, and the Dark Side is far more fun, as well as being much easier: you can backchat Carth when he starts whining about “betrayal”, ignore that hypocritical pricktease Bastil… --- ## [Mission to Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mission-to-mars/709477)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mission-to-mars/709477 "2016-10-14T17:04:05Z")
Inspired by this thread, Lets talk about the possibility of sending and returning humans from Earth to Mars. Personally I think the whole point is fruitless. We can send robots to sniff out whatever we want. Sending h… --- ## [Stop bullying my wife's parents into moving near you, you manipulative bitch of a sister-in-law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-bullying-my-wifes-parents-into-moving-near-you-you-manipulative-bitch-of-a-sister-in-law/716374)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-bullying-my-wifes-parents-into-moving-near-you-you-manipulative-bitch-of-a-sister-in-law/716374 "2015-09-16T18:30:17Z")
Setup: my wife has a sister with 4 kids. Her family lives in Upstate NY. My wife’s parents live in Pennsylvania, where they have lived all their lives, and where they raised my wife and her sister. Obviously, this cause… --- ## [Can/do dogs masturbate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-do-dogs-masturbate/238613)
**Author:** [@Takeo\_Jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Takeo_Jr)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2004, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-do-dogs-masturbate/238613 "2004-04-07T16:44:19Z")
This may sound weird or pervy, but I’m asking in all seriousness. My female dog who is 5 years old licks herself (her genitals) nearly every night and works herself up into a frenzy, limbs quivering in apparent ecstasy.… --- ## [6 billion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-billion/17312)
**Author:** [@John\_John](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_John)\ **Replies:** 491\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2001, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-billion/17312 "2001-06-15T13:19:23Z")
In just one decade we went from 5 to 6 billion people on the planet. What is the limit that this planet can sustain without degredation to the environment? Brille “Wet Floor” sign does not mean do it. --- ## [Same problems in Australia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-problems-in-australia/678246)
**Author:** [@FosterFoskin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FosterFoskin)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-problems-in-australia/678246 "2014-01-16T03:49:34Z")
Like the US, we are faced with so many political problems that most people have thrown their hands up in the air and decided to ignore everything. But we can’t afford to do that. Islam has declared war on us. Our govern… --- ## [Unemployment: Definition of "unemployed through no fault of your own"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployment-definition-of-unemployed-through-no-fault-of-your-own/385175)
**Author:** [@Doberman\_Pinscher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doberman_Pinscher)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployment-definition-of-unemployed-through-no-fault-of-your-own/385175 "2017-03-10T00:30:36Z")
I live in NC. I got terminated from my job. I work in call center and was terminated because of performance, basically I got 5 write ups for different errors I made and the 5th resulted in termination. I met alot of othe… --- ## [What does "a two-lane road" imply to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-two-lane-road-imply-to-you/581619)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2011, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-two-lane-road-imply-to-you/581619 "2011-05-13T02:08:06Z")
“I was driving down a two-lane road, when suddenly \” What kind of road does the term “two-lane road” suggest to you? Is it a road with two lanes in each direction, or a road with two lan… --- ## [Dispersing the poor: Good idea or bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispersing-the-poor-good-idea-or-bad/666988)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2015, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispersing-the-poor-good-idea-or-bad/666988 "2015-02-23T15:50:16Z")
Spinoff from the suburbia thread. Perhaps the poor we shall always have with us, but that does not mean we have to have any poor neighborhoods. ISTM that it is not good for poor people to live next door only to other p… --- ## [A nuclear solution to WTC bombing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-nuclear-solution-to-wtc-bombing/81227)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 336\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2001, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-nuclear-solution-to-wtc-bombing/81227 "2001-09-21T21:03:38Z")
I’ve heard a lot of “nuke the bastards” rhetoric today. Yesterday it made me sick and saddened. I started thinking about it though, unemotionally, and now I’m not so sure, that a nuclear or other massive form of retalia… --- ## [Potentially socially awkward situation where we like the husband as a friend but not his wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potentially-socially-awkward-situation-where-we-like-the-husband-as-a-friend-but-not-his-wife/507134)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potentially-socially-awkward-situation-where-we-like-the-husband-as-a-friend-but-not-his-wife/507134 "2011-02-25T17:56:49Z")
What do you do when you and another couple befriend a third couple and then, over a period of months, realize you all don’t like the wife in that third couple but you really like the husband? Oh, and the wife in that th… --- ## [Most Overrated Science Fiction Movie Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-overrated-science-fiction-movie-thread/648807)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-overrated-science-fiction-movie-thread/648807 "2013-02-01T23:34:31Z")
What single science fiction movie would you rate as the most overrated? I suspect many will be aghast at my selection but I would nominate 2001 A Space Odyssey. I love HAL, agree the story is solid and have nothing agai… --- ## [NFL draft](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft/353859)
**Author:** [@Osip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osip)\ **Replies:** 418\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2006, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft/353859 "2006-05-08T14:14:27Z")
So, here we are, the NFL draft is this up coming weekend. Yes I am aware of this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=357818&page=1&pp=50 but is 3 pages long and abandoned for most of a month. S… --- ## [What's the problem with US evangelical Christianity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-problem-with-us-evangelical-christianity/795007)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-problem-with-us-evangelical-christianity/795007 "2019-05-22T01:37:37Z")
From millionaire televangelists preaching hurricanes as punishment for gays, Creationism, Prosperity Gospel, military & gun worship and widespread support for Trump, American evangelical Christianity looks like particula… --- ## [Decided:Smokers are not people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decided-smokers-are-not-people/531612)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decided-smokers-are-not-people/531612 "2010-03-12T18:57:47Z")
and we should be able to drive over them at will. Our asshole neighbor from across the street was kicked out of the house by his asshole wife a few months ago. I thought I was happy because there would be no more yellin… --- ## [longest common english word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-common-english-word/283531)
**Author:** [@Cast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cast)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2005, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-common-english-word/283531 "2005-01-12T11:02:44Z")
So, I was saying congratulations to a friend the other day and noticed it was actually quite a long word. Four of my friends and I haven’t been able to find a longer word that the average person would know and use in or… --- ## [Lost 3.17: "Catch-22"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-17-catch-22/400615)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-17-catch-22/400615 "2007-04-25T02:17:36Z")
Thread rules: OK, so Juliet has successfully won the trust of the Lostaways. Too bad Locke is off with The Others, because he’d probably dooubt her. Is there any hope that Sayid sees thru her deception? I hope we ge… --- ## [Casual "How's it going?" --\> Do you just say "Good, thanks" or do you COMPLAIN?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casual-hows-it-going-do-you-just-say-good-thanks-or-do-you-complain/639450)
**Author:** [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casual-hows-it-going-do-you-just-say-good-thanks-or-do-you-complain/639450 "2012-11-05T23:57:09Z")
Ugh. Not bad enough for the Pit, but c’mon, people! When I pass someone in the hallway at work, I’ll usually say something like, “Hey, how’s it going?” and the other person will usually say something like, “Good, thanks… --- ## [Wifey - Yep. That Wifey.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wifey-yep-that-wifey/471996)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2008, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wifey-yep-that-wifey/471996 "2008-11-11T19:00:51Z")
Anyone else know who this amateur lady with the huge… tracts of land… is? She’s provided so much free, ahh… entertainment that I haven’t felt the need to pull together any money for anything else. I’ve been following h… --- ## [An MMP about my dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-mmp-about-my-dad/616833)
**Author:** [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2012, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-mmp-about-my-dad/616833 "2012-04-02T10:17:00Z")
I didn’t see another one so… My dad passed away on Saturday morning. He was 89 years old. He was born in Poland, in Lodz. As a Jew, his community was segregated from the community at large. But when Germany invaded he … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=390&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=392&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)