# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=40&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:** 41 --- ## ["When Did The GOP Lose Touch With Reality" by David Frum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-gop-lose-touch-with-reality-by-david-frum/604320)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 357\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-gop-lose-touch-with-reality-by-david-frum/604320 "2011-12-09T17:26:13Z")
A few quotes from the article: Powerful stuff, and hits the core of how I feel about the modern republican party, as well as most of their voters, very well. Thoughts? Criticisms? Discuss. --- ## [In a hospital, how are dead bodies moved from the room to the morgue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-hospital-how-are-dead-bodies-moved-from-the-room-to-the-morgue/689354)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-hospital-how-are-dead-bodies-moved-from-the-room-to-the-morgue/689354 "2016-05-27T23:51:25Z")
I don’t need an answer fast, its just curiosity because I just finished watching Re-animator again. I know that its just a vid based on a hundred year old story, but I’d guess that it would really upset other patients to… --- ## [Have a Computer Question ? Read this first.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-a-computer-question-read-this-first/248887)
**Author:** [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2008, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-a-computer-question-read-this-first/248887 "2008-12-15T06:06:22Z")
Over the past few months we have received a spate of computer related questions in GQ, most of which can be solved by solutions given in this thread. The entire thread may be too long to read through, so please read thr… --- ## [Can a Defendant (or his Attorney) Ask the Jury to Nullify?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-defendant-or-his-attorney-ask-the-jury-to-nullify/629597)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2014, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-defendant-or-his-attorney-ask-the-jury-to-nullify/629597 "2014-06-04T16:55:51Z")
Jury Nullification is a pretty powerful tool, but not a lot of potential jurors seem to know about it. Can the Defense suggest it to the hurt? Sent from my SGH-i677 using Board Express --- ## [I want to know what you look like- Post your photo!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-know-what-you-look-like-post-your-photo/250318)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 596\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2004, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-know-what-you-look-like-post-your-photo/250318 "2004-09-26T00:50:31Z")
If you want. I find myself wondering what some of you Dopers look like. I’ve been thinking of doing this for a while. If you have a picture and want to share, I want to see it! I’ll go first. --- ## [April ranters bring May decanters! (April Mini-Rants Thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-ranters-bring-may-decanters-april-mini-rants-thread/617555)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 467\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2012, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-ranters-bring-may-decanters-april-mini-rants-thread/617555 "2012-05-02T04:57:27Z")
Starting this up because it’s April 2nd and people are still posting in the March thread. Feel free to lock or delete if this is inappropriate and/or a duplicate. Amazon, what the hell?! “Off” doesn’t mean “off most of … --- ## [Can/should anything be done about US shootings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-should-anything-be-done-about-us-shootings/739263)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 450\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2015, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-should-anything-be-done-about-us-shootings/739263 "2015-12-17T17:25:27Z")
I’m sure this has been done before. Hell, I may have even started a thread on it. I’m not trying to advance any political/social agenda - I’m just trying to get my mind around how to think about the shootings that seem… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 2.07 "Pretty Much Dead Already" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-07-pretty-much-dead-already-open-spoilers/604298)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 335\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2014, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-07-pretty-much-dead-already-open-spoilers/604298 "2014-08-17T20:39:34Z")
Last new episode until February. I really hope the shit finally hits the fan re the zombies in the barn and that it happens at the begining of the episode rather than the end. Hopefully Sophia will show up; alive, … --- ## [Any chance they can get the grounded Italian ship back upright?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-they-can-get-the-grounded-italian-ship-back-upright/609541)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2016, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-they-can-get-the-grounded-italian-ship-back-upright/609541 "2016-02-11T12:31:21Z")
Based on the photos, can they ever get this ship back upright? Maybe lots of tugboats? Its grounded on a sandbar and can’t sink. What would be the procedure for recovering the ship? I’m assuming they won’t wait a 100 ye… --- ## [How many pounds of pressure does it take to break the average human bone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pounds-of-pressure-does-it-take-to-break-the-average-human-bone/360914)
**Author:** [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2006, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pounds-of-pressure-does-it-take-to-break-the-average-human-bone/360914 "2006-06-21T04:04:23Z")
Just curious. --- ## [The Principal Themes of the RNC Convention are Built on Lies and Misrepresentations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-principal-themes-of-the-rnc-convention-are-built-on-lies-and-misrepresentations/633037)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Replies:** 358\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-principal-themes-of-the-rnc-convention-are-built-on-lies-and-misrepresentations/633037 "2012-09-12T16:20:32Z")
I get that it is very common for partisans to see their opponents as lying liars. So I’d like for some conservatives to explain to me why I shouldn’t view Romney’s campaign as objectively far more deceptive and misleadi… --- ## [Parents of Jahi McMath (brain dead child) allowed to take daughter out of hospital](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-jahi-mcmath-brain-dead-child-allowed-to-take-daughter-out-of-hospital/677833)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2018, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-jahi-mcmath-brain-dead-child-allowed-to-take-daughter-out-of-hospital/677833 "2018-07-04T16:05:44Z")
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Hospital-agrees-to-let-Jahi-McMath-family-take-5111584.php Searched but saw no thread on this already. It appears that the media has tried to make this some sort of controversial… --- ## [Auuuu au-AU-GUST, Rant she must](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auuuu-au-au-gust-rant-she-must/761435)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 388\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2016, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auuuu-au-au-gust-rant-she-must/761435 "2016-09-03T07:50:12Z")
A new month. New mini-rants. Too damn hot to cook. I love going out for dinner, and I’m a big fan of Door Dash. But sometimes you just feel like cooking something yourself… it’s just too damn hot to cook! --- ## [Ask the comic guy..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-comic-guy/147415)
**Author:** [@BrightEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrightEyes)\ **Replies:** 986\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2003, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-comic-guy/147415 "2003-07-18T16:56:12Z")
Do you have a question about comic books that you haven’t had answered? Ask me, I’ll probably know. --- ## [Big Oil are not Climate Change Denialists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-oil-are-not-climate-change-denialists/692303)
**Author:** [@LonghornDave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LonghornDave)\ **Replies:** 288\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-oil-are-not-climate-change-denialists/692303 "2014-07-21T00:43:24Z")
Seems like most threads discussing climate change inevitably have someone talk about how evil Big Oil secretly funds all the Climate Change denialism going on. Therefore, I decided to look it up myself. Here’s what I’ve… --- ## [On the Topic of Transgenders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-topic-of-transgenders/753980)
**Author:** [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Replies:** 520\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2016, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-topic-of-transgenders/753980 "2016-05-12T15:20:00Z")
What do you think of the trans issue? My view: if you have a y-chromosome, you’re a male. If you don’t, you’re a female. PERIOD. Gender and sex are the same. Bruce Jenner is a man, as is Bradley Manning. Chastity Bono i… --- ## [I can't stand your face, celeb.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-stand-your-face-celeb/613598)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-stand-your-face-celeb/613598 "2012-11-09T14:15:44Z")
There are some celebrities whose faces bother me. Not because they are particularly ugly but because, well, I just do not like them. The faces, that is. I have my reasons. Here, I’ll list them for you. Robin Tunney. Her… --- ## [5 things you shouldn't buy at Ikea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-things-you-shouldnt-buy-at-ikea/582067)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-things-you-shouldnt-buy-at-ikea/582067 "2011-07-15T18:27:30Z")
What Not to Buy at Ikea Mattresses: I think I paid $150 for a mattress from Ikea (it might have been the ‘Sultan’, but I don’t remember). That’s got to be about 20 years ago. Haven’t gotten round to getting a new on… --- ## [Everyone should know what an asshole Budget Player Cadet is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-should-know-what-an-asshole-budget-player-cadet-is/686027)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 365\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2014, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-should-know-what-an-asshole-budget-player-cadet-is/686027 "2014-04-29T00:32:30Z")
A poll was started in IMHO about the most hated type of vermin. The usual answers were things like lice, rats and roaches. Here is BPC’s response: Link There really aren’t words for such a disgusting post, especially… --- ## [Survivor: Game Changers Starts on Wednesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-game-changers-starts-on-wednesday/781580)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 395\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-game-changers-starts-on-wednesday/781580 "2017-06-01T23:08:34Z")
The only reason I know is that I saw it on my DVR schedule. No promotion that I’ve seen but I watch very little network Prime Time. I generally don’t like returnees, but all returnees is better than a few or half. I al… --- ## [How could a police officer be this wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-a-police-officer-be-this-wrong/626759)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 456\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-a-police-officer-be-this-wrong/626759 "2012-07-31T20:15:52Z")
For the past month or so, there has been an extremely nice Mercedes S550 parking illegally in the handicap spots at my gym. The driver tries to use a temporary (red), expired placard by placing the placard on the dash a… --- ## [Tooth Opinions - Pull or Re-Do Root Canal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tooth-opinions-pull-or-re-do-root-canal/611702)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tooth-opinions-pull-or-re-do-root-canal/611702 "2013-08-30T04:13:14Z")
My upper right second-from-the-back molar has been a problem for about the last 15 years. We started with a couple of fillings, then we moved on to a root canal for the constant aching. The root canal took two full years… --- ## [TV Shows Only You Remember](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-only-you-remember/946022)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 952\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-only-you-remember/946022 "2021-12-09T23:16:52Z")
There was a TV Show years ago (the early 2000s as I recall) on Showtime called Leap Years. The premise was it showed the lives of a group of friends when they were fresh out of college, the present (ie. the year the sho… --- ## [How should a school deal with pantsing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-a-school-deal-with-pantsing/494644)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2009, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-a-school-deal-with-pantsing/494644 "2009-05-04T23:58:41Z")
Recently, an 18 year old male (de)pantsed a 16 year old female during school hours and on school property in view of other students. In your opinion, what should the school have done? Suspend the student? Expel the st… --- ## [Say something that is true to a person in 1985 that will make you sound like a crazy person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-that-is-true-to-a-person-in-1985-that-will-make-you-sound-like-a-crazy-person/968283)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 580\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-that-is-true-to-a-person-in-1985-that-will-make-you-sound-like-a-crazy-person/968283 "2024-02-15T00:14:55Z")
So you’ve gone back in time to tell people about the 21st century. Everything you say is true, but they think you’re a crazy person. What truths do you speak? Here’s mine: In the future, your friends will send you pict… --- ## [Ed, WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-wtf/482650)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 408\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2009, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-wtf/482650 "2009-02-15T15:22:23Z")
I am starting a separate thread so I don’t fall on the new “no talking back” rule from the Lynn fiasco. About this: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10732390&postcount=78 You have got to be kidding me… --- ## [Sim City? No thanks, give me Cities: Skyline! New City building Sim from Paradox!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sim-city-no-thanks-give-me-cities-skyline-new-city-building-sim-from-paradox/714129)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sim-city-no-thanks-give-me-cities-skyline-new-city-building-sim-from-paradox/714129 "2016-03-14T21:04:18Z")
I don’t think it’s some big secret that Sim City was a disappointing entry into the series for many, many Sim City fans, yours truly included. The always online mechanic, the tiny city plots, the system of resource gathe… --- ## [Mueller's OLD Lasagna Recipe -- Do You Have It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017)
**Author:** [@Oldmaid85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oldmaid85)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017 "2018-02-18T15:37:50Z")
Somehow, I’ve lost my prized, 30-year-old recipe for lasagna that I got off a box of Mueller’s lasagna back in the 70s. Their NEW recipe is not the same and I have turned my apartment upside down trying to find the old … --- ## [Exactly how does getting pregnant by missing a pill work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exactly-how-does-getting-pregnant-by-missing-a-pill-work/513198)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2009, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exactly-how-does-getting-pregnant-by-missing-a-pill-work/513198 "2009-10-10T19:59:51Z")
So, you take your birth control pills every day like a good girl, and then one day you miss one. Doesn’t that trigger menstruation? (I mean, obviously it does.) So how do you get pregnant at that part in your artifici… --- ## [Dear paper towel filler person....or non-Christmas mini-rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-paper-towel-filler-person-or-non-christmas-mini-rants/565389)
**Author:** [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Replies:** 517\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2011, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-paper-towel-filler-person-or-non-christmas-mini-rants/565389 "2011-02-11T17:37:06Z")
Apologies, this is way mild, and as per usual I have no colorful, fun, 4-letter outrage type words for you. However this IS very annoying. Look, I know that your job probably sucks, and that filling up the paper towel … --- ## [Proper way to format a US phone number for an international business card? (Need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-way-to-format-a-us-phone-number-for-an-international-business-card-need-answer-fast/630740)
**Author:** [@El\_Famous\_Burrito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Famous_Burrito)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-way-to-format-a-us-phone-number-for-an-international-business-card-need-answer-fast/630740 "2012-08-07T18:50:28Z")
Every so often I rue being an unsophisticated American. This is one of those times. I have been tasked with creating a one-off business card design for an (American) colleague who will be visiting a French-speaking Afr… --- ## [The "I've Never" Game (Game in Progress)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-never-game-game-in-progress/473226)
**Author:** [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 1141\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2009, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-never-game-game-in-progress/473226 "2009-01-14T00:31:18Z")
“I’ve Never” is a fun party game that you can play at home with your friends that I’ve adapted for message board play. If you try this at home, be prepared to learn a whole lot about your friends. I will start you all … --- ## [Best Responses to New Atheists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-responses-to-new-atheists/555682)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 434\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-responses-to-new-atheists/555682 "2010-10-12T20:50:29Z")
I’m looking to read responses to the New Atheists, whether they be articles or books. Two questions: What are the most popular responses? In your opinion, what are some of the best responses? --- ## [Anthony Cumia of "Opie and Anthony" fired for "racist tweets"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-cumia-of-opie-and-anthony-fired-for-racist-tweets/692381)
**Author:** [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Replies:** 320\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-cumia-of-opie-and-anthony-fired-for-racist-tweets/692381 "2015-12-21T17:05:21Z")
All of the reports are saying that he was fired for a “racist Twitter rant”, etc. I didn’t read anything racist, but he was certainly pissed and called her everything except the n-word. I’m not sure whether to put this… --- ## [LAPD as judge, jury, and executioner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lapd-as-judge-jury-and-executioner/649787)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 427\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lapd-as-judge-jury-and-executioner/649787 "2016-02-22T05:28:36Z")
LAPD officers are understandably jumpy and angry about Christopher Dorner, the ex-cop who has gone on a recept rampage. I told my wife yesterday that they will probably kill him on sight, whether or not he presented an … --- ## [Why are there no bills large than a $100 bill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-bills-large-than-a-100-bill/565641)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-bills-large-than-a-100-bill/565641 "2014-01-09T11:28:57Z")
Why do bills run so small? There’s a infinate amount of money out there, and those who are lucky receive large money amounts at one time. Why aren’t there $500 bills or $1000 bills or anything larger? --- ## [New movie "Vaxxed" reopens discussion about the link between autism and vaccines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-movie-vaxxed-reopens-discussion-about-the-link-between-autism-and-vaccines/757420)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 372\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2016, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-movie-vaxxed-reopens-discussion-about-the-link-between-autism-and-vaccines/757420 "2016-09-11T12:21:03Z")
I was sort of sitting on the fence on the debate about the link between autism and the MMR vaccine ubntil last night when I saw the film “Vaxxed”. It truly puts a new spotlight on the issue. I have a son with autism and … --- ## [Dear work, potluck is not a 'treat'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-work-potluck-is-not-a-treat/541877)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-work-potluck-is-not-a-treat/541877 "2022-09-08T21:04:13Z")
I’m SICK of work potlucks. We’ve been stuck with about one of these per month this year. I work ten hour days. I don’t cook and I don’t like having to stop at the store having to buy shit outside of grocery day. Addin… --- ## [The ambushed cops: So, it's all Obama's fault now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ambushed-cops-so-its-all-obamas-fault-now/707867)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 388\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ambushed-cops-so-its-all-obamas-fault-now/707867 "2014-12-31T23:42:56Z")
So, the police are getting (or always have been) out of control, our grand juries won’t touch them, and with the ever-increasing publicity of their depredations (this being the Internet age and all), there are ever more … --- ## [Guild Wars 2 general discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guild-wars-2-general-discussion/632817)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 358\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2013, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guild-wars-2-general-discussion/632817 "2013-10-08T23:50:46Z")
Since the general release is tomorrow I thought that it was best to ditch the previous thread and start anew. The game is huge and at this point the wiki is still being fleshed out. Here we can discuss WvW, personal st… --- ## [Would you let your daughter spend the night with friend and single dad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-your-daughter-spend-the-night-with-friend-and-single-dad/672707)
**Author:** [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-your-daughter-spend-the-night-with-friend-and-single-dad/672707 "2017-06-07T17:32:02Z")
I just had a surreal moment. As I’ve mentioned here before, just yesterday actually, I’m 36 and a single dad with an 8 year old daughter. Ok, the kiddo wanted a friend of hers to spend the night Friday. She’s never spen… --- ## [The best movie set in every year... but not made in that year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457)
**Author:** [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Replies:** 493\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2023, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457 "2023-05-13T02:38:27Z")
Can we make a timeline of the best movie for each year – not when the movie was made, but in the year in which is was set? In other words, all movies are period pieces – and not just the Merchant Ivory kind. I’m up for t… --- ## [Should I get Transition lenses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-transition-lenses/616496)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2012, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-transition-lenses/616496 "2012-04-05T16:01:59Z")
I need new glasses and since I have money to burn, I was wondering about getting Transitions lenses. Are they any good? How long to the take to change from clear to sunglasses and back? Do they become less effective ov… --- ## [English words with three or more completely unrelated meanings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-words-with-three-or-more-completely-unrelated-meanings/605825)
**Author:** [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2016, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-words-with-three-or-more-completely-unrelated-meanings/605825 "2016-08-23T21:29:23Z")
The word “band” has at least three distinct meanings: A group of people engaged in a cooperative pursuit, such as a musical group or a band of thieves. A strap or belt intended to carry a tension load A frequenc… --- ## [SDMB Fantasy Football DYNASTY League: Year Nine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-nine/793357)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 647\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2018, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-nine/793357 "2018-08-16T23:58:18Z")
Alrighty, welcome back once again to one and all. Bit of a late start this year, but I’m confident in our ability to pull everything together. 2016 Champion: SenorBeef (Exploding Pancakes) 2015 Champion: VarlosZ 2014… --- ## [Tennis 2012 Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 548\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620 "2012-11-27T02:01:51Z")
Instead of making a bunch of separate tiny threads on the various tournaments and so forth, I thought perhaps a nice, ongoing 2012 thread would be useful. So, Federer won the blue clay tournament, but Nadal knocked out … --- ## [Seriously, Annie-Xmas, shut up about adoption and serial killers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-annie-xmas-shut-up-about-adoption-and-serial-killers/581652)
**Author:** [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Replies:** 366\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2011, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-annie-xmas-shut-up-about-adoption-and-serial-killers/581652 "2011-05-19T19:58:11Z")
You don’t know what you’re talking about. You have been trying to draw a link between adoption and serial killers for years on this board. Here, for instance, and here, and also here. That last time, I and others… --- ## [Why get upset if someone parks in front of your house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-get-upset-if-someone-parks-in-front-of-your-house/597874)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-get-upset-if-someone-parks-in-front-of-your-house/597874 "2014-02-02T15:06:42Z")
When I was a kid in the suburbs in northern Viginia, my parents would get upset if one of the neighbors parked on the street in front of our house. I’ve also seen it mentioned on these boards that some people get upset … --- ## [Triangle Bayonets and Wounds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/triangle-bayonets-and-wounds/533020)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/triangle-bayonets-and-wounds/533020 "2015-11-10T23:57:03Z")
I keep hearing from some people that triangle bayonets were designed that way in order to maximize the amount of damage it would do to human flesh. Supposedly, it would cause a jagged wound that was difficult to sew up.… --- ## [Dapper men: Jos. A. Banks vs. Men's Wearhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dapper-men-jos-a-banks-vs-mens-wearhouse/648914)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2013, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dapper-men-jos-a-banks-vs-mens-wearhouse/648914 "2013-12-12T17:31:06Z")
I’ve been going to Jos. A. Banks for a couple of years now for all my business attire needs. I know (especially since I have a friend who works in their corporate HQ) that under the surface, the stuff they sell isn’t of … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=39&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=41&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)