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**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2019, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-marvel-movie-the-marvel-one/821533 "2019-03-25T07:53:54Z")
The trailer just dropped and looks pretty good I think: Also, EW has first look images with Captain Marvel, Starforce, Ronan, Young Fury and Coulsen (spoiler!), and Skrulls. Skrulls! I don’t know if I’… --- ## [Athiests why do you need the bible to be removed from your hotel room?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athiests-why-do-you-need-the-bible-to-be-removed-from-your-hotel-room/764588)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athiests-why-do-you-need-the-bible-to-be-removed-from-your-hotel-room/764588 "2016-09-06T15:39:31Z")
Recently read about Atheist groups trying to get hotels to remove the Gideon bibles from all the hotel’s rooms. I have to wonder in what way are they being injured by having that bible there? In every hotel I’ve been in … --- ## [What's Your 20?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-20/610154)
**Author:** [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2012, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-20/610154 "2012-02-16T13:00:17Z")
What’s your 20? Particularly for the “Guest” Dopers. My “20” is a wee bit outside and in Chitown. --- ## [Get your GOD-damned idiocy out of my education!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-god-damned-idiocy-out-of-my-education/277358)
**Author:** [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Replies:** 297\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2004, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-god-damned-idiocy-out-of-my-education/277358 "2004-12-07T00:15:41Z")
I’m an atheist. Born and raised. So this morning when I saw the headline in the paper about “Anti-evolution theories” being taught more and more in US schools, I was disturbed. I should have known better than to grumb… --- ## [The New FCC "Diversity Czar" - An Enemy of Free Speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-fcc-diversity-czar-an-enemy-of-free-speech/508606)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2009, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-fcc-diversity-czar-an-enemy-of-free-speech/508606 "2009-09-08T19:09:15Z")
So I was listening to the radio today, and heard some guy going on about the new ‘Diversity Czar’ for the FCC - a man by the name of Mark Lloyd. Apparently, he’s some enemy of free speech who wants to crush right-wing r… --- ## [Student suspended for talking on phone to Mom in Iraq - WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-suspended-for-talking-on-phone-to-mom-in-iraq-wtf/302733)
**Author:** [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\ **Replies:** 345\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2005, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-suspended-for-talking-on-phone-to-mom-in-iraq-wtf/302733 "2005-05-14T07:42:16Z")
Link to AP story What in the FUCK were this teacher & principal thinking? Ok, they have a very reasonable rule about cell phones during school hours, but the kid was on his LUNCH BREAK. So he used a little profanity w… --- ## [Did suicide by cutting your throat with a straight razor used to be common?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-suicide-by-cutting-your-throat-with-a-straight-razor-used-to-be-common/418648)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2007, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-suicide-by-cutting-your-throat-with-a-straight-razor-used-to-be-common/418648 "2007-09-21T07:32:39Z")
Not to spoil anything, although it’s hardly a spoiler as it’s actually depicted on the cover of my edition and happens in the first 50 pages or so, I just finished a mystery written in the 1932 (contemporary at the time)… --- ## [A lot of people like what Obama does until they are told that Obama is doing it. Then they hate it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-people-like-what-obama-does-until-they-are-told-that-obama-is-doing-it-then-they-hate-it/712548)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2015, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-people-like-what-obama-does-until-they-are-told-that-obama-is-doing-it-then-they-hate-it/712548 "2015-02-18T01:02:18Z")
Just saw this article in the Atlantic today discussed a survey about Obama’s stance on immigration: This mirrors what happened with the Affordable Care Act which people liked unless they called it ObamaCare: Even whe… --- ## [Is it safe for me to eat these pineapples chunks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-for-me-to-eat-these-pineapples-chunks/355945)
**Author:** [@Corporate\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corporate_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2006, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-for-me-to-eat-these-pineapples-chunks/355945 "2006-05-09T20:06:06Z")
My roommate bought a plastic tub of pineapple chunks a while ago (you know, the kind floating around in sugary pineapple goodness), and I just recently checked on them in her mini-fridge. The sugary juice stuff has sort … --- ## [Why should I care if a women got home safe after a date if she plans to see me again???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-care-if-a-women-got-home-safe-after-a-date-if-she-plans-to-see-me-again/693540)
**Author:** [@FBJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FBJJ)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-care-if-a-women-got-home-safe-after-a-date-if-she-plans-to-see-me-again/693540 "2014-07-20T15:22:03Z")
I never understood that at all. I am supposed to care if a woman got home safe and she has no interest in a second date? And if she has no interest in a 2nd date then she is nothing but a stranger and I’m not c… --- ## [Do you shake a man's hand the same as a woman's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-shake-a-mans-hand-the-same-as-a-womans/632179)
**Author:** [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2016, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-shake-a-mans-hand-the-same-as-a-womans/632179 "2016-11-07T16:43:09Z")
This came up in another thread, and rather than hijack, I decided to start this one. It is something I have always just done, never really thought about, and assumed everyone did it that way. Some men make a dominance … --- ## [Are milk and cheese really full of pus cells?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-milk-and-cheese-really-full-of-pus-cells/651010)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2013, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-milk-and-cheese-really-full-of-pus-cells/651010 "2013-02-27T17:10:10Z")
I heard someone say last night that you shouldn’t eat cheese because it’s “full of pus.” A bit of googling indicates that this is a common vegan/anti-milk talking point. For example: That’s not the only source for the … --- ## [You Guys, Let's Play Hinkey-Pinkey!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-guys-lets-play-hinkey-pinkey/492701)
**Author:** [@Creaky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creaky)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-guys-lets-play-hinkey-pinkey/492701 "2009-05-08T18:57:11Z")
Okay, here’s how it goes. I bet some of you have played this before anyhow. You think of two words that rhyme, say, “Melon Felon”. The clue is, “Cantaloupe Thief”. That’s a Hinkey-Pinkey. Or you could do a Hink-Pink. T… --- ## [Ottawa Dopers, how are you doing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ottawa-dopers-how-are-you-doing/958960)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2023, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ottawa-dopers-how-are-you-doing/958960 "2023-02-18T15:46:22Z")
I’m surprised there isn’t a thread about the truck protest in Ottawa. I hope Ottawa Dopers are doing okay, and daily life isn’t too disrupted. --- ## [Climate change deniers, doubters, and fence sitters: an honest question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-deniers-doubters-and-fence-sitters-an-honest-question/525197)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-deniers-doubters-and-fence-sitters-an-honest-question/525197 "2010-01-21T18:07:20Z")
(I’m going to try to phrase this as neutrally as possible, but if there’s an implicit assumption or question begged, please feel free to point it out.) I didn’t want to further hijack Sqweel’s excellent but somewhat der… --- ## [Can you be electrocuted while on the toilet during a thunderstorm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-be-electrocuted-while-on-the-toilet-during-a-thunderstorm/172735)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_With_The_Golden_Gun)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2012, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-be-electrocuted-while-on-the-toilet-during-a-thunderstorm/172735 "2012-06-03T21:56:23Z")
I know that if lightning hits a phone pole while you are on the phone, you can get electrocuted, and that if lighting hits a water line while you are in the shower, you also can be electrocuted. So, if you’re on the toi… --- ## [Tell me about your colonoscopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-colonoscopy/652743)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-colonoscopy/652743 "2013-03-21T21:54:55Z")
I’m a little worried about this. At first I thought it was going to be not much worse than a rectal exam. Now I’m hearing about the 4-day low fiber diet, the one day liquid diet, and the needing a friend to pick me up af… --- ## [What do you call an individual unit of bacon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-an-individual-unit-of-bacon/649719)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2013, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-an-individual-unit-of-bacon/649719 "2013-02-12T14:24:05Z")
Ha ha, “A whole pig!” While I certainly agree (I have eight pieces in the oven right now :)), I want to know what you call one unit of bacon. Where you’re from might be interesting, too. --- ## [What Should Be the American National Anthem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-the-american-national-anthem/552993)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2010, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-the-american-national-anthem/552993 "2010-09-23T03:51:44Z")
Suppose you got to choose what song to be the American national anthem what would you choose? --- ## [16 year old girl hanged because she had a 'sharp tongue'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/16-year-old-girl-hanged-because-she-had-a-sharp-tongue/260944)
**Author:** [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2004, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/16-year-old-girl-hanged-because-she-had-a-sharp-tongue/260944 "2004-12-16T17:48:58Z")
There aren’t enough :eek: icons for this story. I know it’s a different culture, but I’m still shocked when stories such as this come up, displaying how they treat one another. --- ## [Obama's speechifying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-speechifying/567837)
**Author:** [@freemal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freemal2)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-speechifying/567837 "2011-01-19T20:53:37Z")
What do people make of Obama’s speeches in general. As usual he has high flying and high minded rhetoric but rarely acts on them. Is he just playing the game. Such as when corporations tell their employees how importa… --- ## [Miss work as a political protest, get fired. Fair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-work-as-a-political-protest-get-fired-fair/780297)
**Author:** [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2017, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-work-as-a-political-protest-get-fired-fair/780297 "2017-03-17T13:53:50Z")
"The 18 employees at Bradley Coatings, Incorporated in Nolensville, Tennessee told their supervisors on Wednesday they’d be taking part in the nationwide movement. Then, on Thursday, they were told they no longer had … --- ## [What about these Muslim "no-go areas" in France?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-these-muslim-no-go-areas-in-france/709643)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-these-muslim-no-go-areas-in-france/709643 "2015-01-22T21:58:04Z")
It’s all over the RW chattersphere this week, for instance here – a purported 750+ enclaves of unassimilated Muslim immigrants where Sharia law rules and French law does not and it’s not safe for an infidel to enter. Po… --- ## [How much do comic book writers/artists get paid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-comic-book-writers-artists-get-paid/283985)
**Author:** [@spectrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spectrum)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2005, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-comic-book-writers-artists-get-paid/283985 "2005-01-11T06:53:30Z")
I was trying to figure out the economics of the comic book industry. Does anyone know how many copies the average comic book sells? And how much do the creatives get paid? Do the writers/artists get paid by the page, or… --- ## [Can I safely fill a big hard plastic "ice chest"-type cooler with near-boiling water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-safely-fill-a-big-hard-plastic-ice-chest-type-cooler-with-near-boiling-water/426211)
**Author:** [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2007, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-safely-fill-a-big-hard-plastic-ice-chest-type-cooler-with-near-boiling-water/426211 "2007-11-16T18:34:16Z")
I’m having an outdoor event. I’d like to serve a hot beverage – coffee, tea or hot chocolate. The crucial need is to transport gallons of near-boiling water to the event site and keep it hot all the while. I thought to m… --- ## [Very Superstitious-A Hockey Mojo MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-superstitious-a-hockey-mojo-mmp/532503)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-superstitious-a-hockey-mojo-mmp/532503 "2010-03-22T03:09:35Z")
Since I’m on my hockey vacation, I’d thought I share some of my hockey good luck rituals. I always wear my lucky socks on game day. If it’s the playoffs, I don’t wash them until the Canes lose. I keep my left shoe unt… --- ## ["Stone wine" -- When Johnny come Marching Home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stone-wine-when-johnny-come-marching-home/228456)
**Author:** [@Tinker\_Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tinker_Grey)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stone-wine-when-johnny-come-marching-home/228456 "2023-12-28T20:34:49Z")
The song has: What’s stone wine? Googling finds “stone wine cellars” and “stone wine cups” and the like. --- ## [NFL Week 4 - RIP Mike Heimerdinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4-rip-mike-heimerdinger/598328)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4-rip-mike-heimerdinger/598328 "2011-10-12T16:49:14Z")
Some sad news for the league tonight, former Titans’ OC Mike Heimerdinger succumbed to his battle with cancer tonight. Story here: Former Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger dies at 58 - ESPN I was … --- ## [Does cold weather make starting a campfire harder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-cold-weather-make-starting-a-campfire-harder/713285)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2015, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-cold-weather-make-starting-a-campfire-harder/713285 "2015-12-04T18:24:00Z")
If it’s sunny and dry but cold, is it harder to start a fire than in equal but warmer conditions?. Empirically it seems so, but I couldn’t say why. Given that flames are in the range of 400-500 F, you wouldn’t think that… --- ## [Only 2-prong outlets in 100-yr old house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-2-prong-outlets-in-100-yr-old-house/630998)
**Author:** [@MrsPsunflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrsPsunflower)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-2-prong-outlets-in-100-yr-old-house/630998 "2012-08-17T16:51:03Z")
I just rented a studio apartment in a 100 year old house and belatedly noticed that the electrical outlets each have two 2-prong sockets. I’ve read some of the posts about checking if an outlet is grounded/ungrounded. F… --- ## [I can't plug in my new vintage console stereo!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-plug-in-my-new-vintage-console-stereo/649540)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2015, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-plug-in-my-new-vintage-console-stereo/649540 "2015-07-15T19:58:58Z")
Possibly I am a young dumbass who doesn’t know how to plug old things into the wall. We were so excited to get this awesome console stereo - it’s a Blaupunkt we-think-Arkansas of some model. It came… very packed. Pall… --- ## [SCOTUS: Universities may deny recognition to campus groups who exclude gays, non-believers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-universities-may-deny-recognition-to-campus-groups-who-exclude-gays-non-believers/544851)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2010, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-universities-may-deny-recognition-to-campus-groups-who-exclude-gays-non-believers/544851 "2010-07-05T14:34:08Z")
Great ruling by the Supreme Court today: Roberts, Scalia, Alito and Thomas, unsurprisingly, were the dissenters. Incidentally, the Court also rejected an appeal by the Vatican in which the Vatican claimed that it is i… --- ## [Heroes 5/21/07 - "How to Stop an Exploding Man" (SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-5-21-07-how-to-stop-an-exploding-man-spoilers/404975)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2007, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-5-21-07-how-to-stop-an-exploding-man-spoilers/404975 "2007-06-18T19:35:58Z")
Last week: Micah rigged Natahn’s election, Linderman came down with a severe case of fist in brain disease, DL got a touch of lead poisoning, Hiro ate a cup of Ramen Instant Samurai, our little lamb Ando marched himself … --- ## [Tennessee : Elvis :: Your State : Who?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennessee-elvis-your-state-who/680421)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennessee-elvis-your-state-who/680421 "2014-02-08T20:59:18Z")
Simple idea, really, but you get to decide what important aspect of Elvis’s relationship with his home state (not birth state, he was born in Tupelo, Mississippi) is shared by the person in your state who comes closest t… --- ## [Current iPhone vs past supercomputers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-iphone-vs-past-supercomputers/577988)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-iphone-vs-past-supercomputers/577988 "2012-10-24T00:27:51Z")
I just got a new iPhone. How far back in time would I have to travel for it to be the most powerful computer in the world? --- ## [Please, help me identify this spider](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-spider/492040)
**Author:** [@kaiwik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaiwik)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-spider/492040 "2009-08-29T07:09:27Z")
The calendar indicates that spring is on it’s way. With the arrival of spring my home is constantly inundated by there large spiders. Yes, I am phobic.Here is a photo of one which came crawling out from behind the pillo… --- ## [When is it okay to call a woman a slut?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-it-okay-to-call-a-woman-a-slut/693883)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2014, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-it-okay-to-call-a-woman-a-slut/693883 "2014-07-31T06:26:10Z")
My inspiration here. I’d appreciate it if we didn’t make this thread about the person in that thread. Feel free to reference her if you want, but please, let’s not make this ALL about her. Thanks. So is the standard fo… --- ## [You're not a pet parent, you're a pet owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-not-a-pet-parent-youre-a-pet-owner/656888)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-not-a-pet-parent-youre-a-pet-owner/656888 "2013-05-02T16:41:50Z")
You’re not a pet parent, you did not birth or father your dog. If you did by any chance well that is fucking freaky and I’d advise a priest or something. You don’t have three kids, you have two children and a dog. Your… --- ## [Boy's Life Magazine - Still At It After All These Years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boys-life-magazine-still-at-it-after-all-these-years/704668)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2023, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boys-life-magazine-still-at-it-after-all-these-years/704668 "2023-05-13T05:30:50Z")
Since I had extra time at the MD’s, I decided to rot my brain and try the magazines. I could not believe my eyes - a real, live “Boy’s Life” - official publication of Boy Scouts of America. Along with (nearly) every st… --- ## [Bereavement Time and Employees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bereavement-time-and-employees/625523)
**Author:** [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bereavement-time-and-employees/625523 "2012-06-24T15:24:12Z")
I welcome opinions on the issue below. My company offers up to three bereavement days. The employee manual reads as follows: “At some time, most people face the tragedy of the death of a loved one. So that you will k… --- ## [Whodunnit? (Summer Mystery/Reality Show)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whodunnit-summer-mystery-reality-show/661784)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2013, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whodunnit-summer-mystery-reality-show/661784 "2013-08-21T06:17:36Z")
Okay. So we have 13 assorted strangers, many with some sort of investigative backgrounds, assembled in a very nice house with a butler and some maids (and presumably cook, grounds people, etc.) to play a nice little gam… --- ## [What good is the Bible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-good-is-the-bible/687718)
**Author:** [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-good-is-the-bible/687718 "2014-06-03T18:57:57Z")
Greetings. I’ve gotten to a point in my life (and this may, again, change) where I don’t have much, if any, faith in religion. I’ve come to believe that the Bible (and other religious books) are mostly supposed to be gui… --- ## [Fresh install of Windows XP can’t run updates (yes, Win XP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-install-of-windows-xp-can-t-run-updates-yes-win-xp/672058)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2014, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-install-of-windows-xp-can-t-run-updates-yes-win-xp/672058 "2014-01-04T16:36:48Z")
I resurrected a Dell Inspiron 1501 laptop with a new HDD. I installed a retail copy of Windows XP, updated it with Dell drivers and SP 1 and 3 and Explorer 8 from a Flash drive. It has wireless capability and a functioni… --- ## [WTF is Obamagate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-obamagate/853616)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-obamagate/853616 "2020-06-05T18:41:04Z")
Apparently it’s the biggest political scandal in American history, but I can’t seem to figure out what Obama supposedly even did. Is this the first tautological scandal? It exists because someone decided a scandal needed… --- ## [Liability re: parking lot door ding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liability-re-parking-lot-door-ding/410615)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2007, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liability-re-parking-lot-door-ding/410615 "2007-07-07T21:18:32Z")
Was wondering what folks thought about a situation my family recently encountered. We were on vacation, and had rented a car. My wife was running an errand with the 3 kids, and had parked in a drugstore parking lot. A… --- ## [How would you rate Tim Conway as a comedian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-rate-tim-conway-as-a-comedian/699948)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-rate-tim-conway-as-a-comedian/699948 "2014-10-06T18:52:44Z")
Re Tim Conway.I was looking at some of his stuff on youtube, and while it’s not all that edgy if a skit was well written he handed his parts pretty well. What your take on Tim Conway as a comedian? --- ## [47% video source interviewed Wednesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/47-video-source-interviewed-wednesday/652780)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/47-video-source-interviewed-wednesday/652780 "2013-03-21T06:37:50Z")
The guy who set up the camera and captured what Mitt Romney said to wealthy people when he didn’t think any peons were listening is going to be interviewed on MSNBC’s The Ed Show, 7 PM CST, Wednesday, March 13. Personal… --- ## [Scorcese's new film 'Hugo' (spoilers likely)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scorceses-new-film-hugo-spoilers-likely/603918)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2012, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scorceses-new-film-hugo-spoilers-likely/603918 "2012-02-10T04:48:24Z")
I just got home after seeing this outstanding tale of gears, timepieces, and broken things (and people). Perhaps a bit slow in spots, but overall a heartfelt film with wonderful characters and some seamless CGI in some t… --- ## [MLB: September (and October regular season games)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-and-october-regular-season-games/764680)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2016, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-and-october-regular-season-games/764680 "2016-10-02T00:05:32Z")
Stretch run, baby! Here’s the situation: AL EAST Toronto 76-57 Boston 2 GB Baltimore 4 GB New York 6.5 GB My suspicion as a Jays fan that Boston, not Baltimore, was the real threat is proving true; the Orioles hav… --- ## [What happened to geeks and nerds in the dark ages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-geeks-and-nerds-in-the-dark-ages/461929)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2008, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-geeks-and-nerds-in-the-dark-ages/461929 "2008-09-13T11:42:12Z")
To be precise, what happened a thousand years ago to introverted people who had less-than-ideal social skills, who these days might have ended up as the stereotypical geek? (Reference: What Is A Geek? by Mike Sugarbaker) … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=397&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=399&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)