# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=41&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:** 42 --- ## [Ranters Play in the Pit -- I think it's for the Month of July](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranters-play-in-the-pit-i-think-its-for-the-month-of-july/692072)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 309\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranters-play-in-the-pit-i-think-its-for-the-month-of-july/692072 "2014-08-02T12:08:03Z")
(Note: I realize it’s still June for another 1:45, but I’ve got to go to bed.) With apologies to Robert Lamm: \*Ranters play in the Pit, I think it’s for the month of July Ranters play in the Pit, this thread is for th… --- ## [Another unarmed black guy shot by cops -- this time the cop is being prosecuted.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-unarmed-black-guy-shot-by-cops-this-time-the-cop-is-being-prosecuted/699511)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 444\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2014, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-unarmed-black-guy-shot-by-cops-this-time-the-cop-is-being-prosecuted/699511 "2014-10-01T20:23:36Z")
Story here. In short, a black man was stopped for not wearing a seatbelt. The man gets out of his car. The cop asks for driver’s license. The man goes back to his car to get it, and is immediately shot multiple times… --- ## [Mitt Romney says stay at home moms "lack the dignity of work."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-says-stay-at-home-moms-lack-the-dignity-of-work/618844)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2012, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-says-stay-at-home-moms-lack-the-dignity-of-work/618844 "2012-04-28T13:50:22Z")
Oh wait, that only applies to moms who receive some sort of government assistance. If you are poor and receiving food stamps, raising children as young as two is not dignified work. But if you are middle class or wealt… --- ## [Political nobody wins SC Democratic US Senate nomination in strangest political upset of the year.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-nobody-wins-sc-democratic-us-senate-nomination-in-strangest-political-upset-of-the-year/542518)
**Author:** [@CyclopticXander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyclopticXander)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2010, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-nobody-wins-sc-democratic-us-senate-nomination-in-strangest-political-upset-of-the-year/542518 "2010-11-20T03:37:41Z")
This article poses a question many of us in South Carolina are asking tonight, who the heck is Alvin Greene? To call this an upset is a bit of an understatement. And before you assume this may be another case of the s… --- ## [My house is beeping.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-house-is-beeping/599956)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2018, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-house-is-beeping/599956 "2018-12-26T23:08:26Z")
Something is beeping in my house, and I can’t figure out what it is. It sounds very much like a smoke alarm, but we have three (two upstairs and one down), and I’ve stood under all three of them while the beep goes off i… --- ## [What happened to Thora Birch?--and other actors that seemed to disappear for no reason...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-thora-birch-and-other-actors-that-seemed-to-disappear-for-no-reason/624596)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-thora-birch-and-other-actors-that-seemed-to-disappear-for-no-reason/624596 "2012-08-08T14:18:02Z")
Sometimes I wonder what happened to a particular actor. Thora Birch was ruling the world after\* American Beauty\* (1999) and Ghost World (2001). Sure if you look at IMDb, she’s done stuff since then. That’s true of most a… --- ## [We get it magellan01, you're the bigottiest bigot who ever bigotted. Now shut up about your POV.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-get-it-magellan01-youre-the-bigottiest-bigot-who-ever-bigotted-now-shut-up-about-your-pov/655967)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 457\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-get-it-magellan01-youre-the-bigottiest-bigot-who-ever-bigotted-now-shut-up-about-your-pov/655967 "2013-05-02T01:44:46Z")
Bigot n. “A person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices”. Magellan01 loves the sound of his one opinion so fucking much that he’s willing to repeat it at least once a yea… --- ## [US Capitol under siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-under-siege/929830)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 1003\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-under-siege/929830 "2022-05-11T19:16:46Z")
This probably should have its own thread. --- ## [The Problem with Planes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problem-with-planes/586244)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 424\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problem-with-planes/586244 "2011-06-24T04:27:29Z")
One issue that garners little, if any, attention in the arena of disability rights is that of accessibility on airplanes for people who depend on wheelchairs to ambulate. Specifically the accessibility of the airplane r… --- ## [Battlefield 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3/600591)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 447\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3/600591 "2012-09-03T19:00:52Z")
Alright sons, let’s get this thread started. The longest of the trailers: Fault line Caspian Border multiplayer gameplay with vehicles Thunder Run, a tank mission. And their pretty badass Live action/gameplaycommerci… --- ## [Are you attracted to competitive bodybuilders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-attracted-to-competitive-bodybuilders/597067)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2016, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-attracted-to-competitive-bodybuilders/597067 "2016-01-22T23:03:43Z")
Private poll. Give me a minute to get the choices posted. Based on some of the opinions expressed in this thread, I was interested in how many people are attracted to bodybuilders (both male and female). This poll is s… --- ## [Product not used for intended purpose - biggest marketing hit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/product-not-used-for-intended-purpose-biggest-marketing-hit/533223)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/product-not-used-for-intended-purpose-biggest-marketing-hit/533223 "2010-04-02T18:27:43Z")
I’ve heard stories about some people purchasing blank CDs to use as drinking coasters, and some people purchasing a certain kind of cereal because the toy whistle it contained could be used to hack phones. I’m wondering… --- ## [Tennis 2013 Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2013-thread/645410)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 553\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2013, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2013-thread/645410 "2013-11-12T19:52:40Z")
Few days early, but I’m starting the 2013 thread right now because: Nadal has pulled out of the Australian Open. Stomach virus, the same that pulled him out of his return tournament. --- ## [Westworld S2 (show spoilers as it airs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/westworld-s2-show-spoilers-as-it-airs/811495)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 686\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/westworld-s2-show-spoilers-as-it-airs/811495 "2019-02-11T17:01:45Z")
S2 premieres on April 22. Here’s a trailer: - YouTube Our S1 discussion thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=806170 Please, no unboxed spoilers until each new episode airs. After that, peek a… --- ## [I Guess this Rich Fuckin' Banker \[Dominique Strauss-Kahn\] is Too Cheap to Hire a Hooker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-this-rich-fuckin-banker-dominique-strauss-kahn-is-too-cheap-to-hire-a-hooker/581956)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 432\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-this-rich-fuckin-banker-dominique-strauss-kahn-is-too-cheap-to-hire-a-hooker/581956 "2011-11-29T16:12:54Z")
IMF leader arrested for sexual assault on a NYC hotel maid. I’m too tired to work up much of a shit fit over this asshole, but goddammit. First these bastards fuck up the world’s economy, and now they’re trying to do t… --- ## [Tomndebb you are a hypocritical pussy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-you-are-a-hypocritical-pussy/376030)
**Author:** [@badchad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badchad)\ **Replies:** 746\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2006, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-you-are-a-hypocritical-pussy/376030 "2006-11-03T21:41:58Z")
Here you moderate me for saying I think a poster is covetous… http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=7857550&postcount=39 … which is not the same as saying they are covetous and is certainly not high up on … --- ## [Israel and Civilian Kills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-and-civilian-kills/538840)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 319\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-and-civilian-kills/538840 "2010-05-28T19:38:02Z")
Dear people who complain about Israel killing too many civilians: Pray tell, what SHOULD Israel do when terrorists are firing rockets from hospitals and day schools? This isn’t meant to be a thread debating who is righ… --- ## [New FX Series: The Americans (Starts Jan 30th)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fx-series-the-americans-starts-jan-30th/648172)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 359\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2015, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fx-series-the-americans-starts-jan-30th/648172 "2015-01-29T06:21:49Z")
The Hollywood Reporter gave the new series, The Americans, a pretty glowing review. This is set in the cold war era of the 80’s, with the story about an undercover KGB family. The reviewer compares it to the best aspect… --- ## [Too Proud to Die - the Fighting Ignorants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-proud-to-die-the-fighting-ignorants/536657)
**Author:** [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Replies:** 668\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-proud-to-die-the-fighting-ignorants/536657 "2011-04-07T17:58:43Z")
Cast in no particular order… AClockworkMelon - Cleric of the FSM Hoopy Frood - Wizard \*\*Frodo \*\*- Wizard \*\*appleciders \*\*- Fighter (failed ranger school) \*\*ToeJam \*\*- (known as Ishtar) - Wizard \*\*Oredigger77 \*\*- Fi… --- ## [A guy gave me his number while i was jogging outside...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-gave-me-his-number-while-i-was-jogging-outside/729924)
**Author:** [@Marylnshephards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marylnshephards)\ **Replies:** 470\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-gave-me-his-number-while-i-was-jogging-outside/729924 "2015-09-14T23:57:51Z")
This morning while I was jogging /running outside, a guy that was driving a red Chevy Cobalt roll down his drivers side window and waved at me to get my attention…when stopped the intersection. My first impression was , … --- ## [Since I can't be honest in GD . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-i-cant-be-honest-in-gd/497768)
**Author:** [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Replies:** 730\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2009, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-i-cant-be-honest-in-gd/497768 "2009-06-07T22:55:48Z")
Not really a Pit as such, but tomndebb ruled out using the term “bigot” to refer to SSM opponents in the thread linked to this, and then made a statement that I can only answer using the forbidden word. The answer I ma… --- ## [What makes "True Religion" & "7 for All Mankind" jeans worth $150 to $300?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-true-religion-7-for-all-mankind-jeans-worth-150-to-300/547205)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-true-religion-7-for-all-mankind-jeans-worth-150-to-300/547205 "2011-02-04T05:54:32Z")
Re “True Religion” & “7 for All Mankind” jeans. I’m kind of curious as to what the design and construction elements are that make them worth that kind of money. Are they really that fabulous? --- ## [Can an MRI really rip metal through flesh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-mri-really-rip-metal-through-flesh/537278)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2016, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-mri-really-rip-metal-through-flesh/537278 "2016-12-21T14:21:30Z")
Magnetic Resonance Imaging or “MRI” uses a super-powerful magnet. So they always tell you to remove all metal, and apparently cannot be used on anyone who has metal inside his or her body. I’ve heard joking remarks on … --- ## [The Sixburgh Steelers March to the Super Bowl Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sixburgh-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/506339)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 779\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2010, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sixburgh-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/506339 "2010-01-08T19:18:55Z")
It’s that time, the time when the Steelers reassert their dominance over the NFL and claim their 7th Lombardi Trophy. That’s right, preseason is upon us, so here it is, the 7th edition of my (in)famous thread dedicated t… --- ## [F-35: Death spiral is closing in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-35-death-spiral-is-closing-in/766493)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 279\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-35-death-spiral-is-closing-in/766493 "2021-07-16T16:20:43Z")
Yes before you just say “happened with every fighter, they’ll get there”, read this article: It makes very very clear that the main delay in the F-35 at this point is actually the software. Now I don’t know anything a… --- ## [Why is the Left so afraid of nuclear power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-left-so-afraid-of-nuclear-power/529708)
**Author:** [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\ **Replies:** 384\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2010, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-left-so-afraid-of-nuclear-power/529708 "2010-03-05T03:22:42Z")
…well, not everyone on the left, but there is a very strong anti-nuclear attitude that emanates from most people that call themselves environmentalists and by extension liberals. I am firmly on the left side of the poli… --- ## [Bra-less older women - does this look good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bra-less-older-women-does-this-look-good/545360)
**Author:** [@DivineComedienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DivineComedienne)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bra-less-older-women-does-this-look-good/545360 "2010-07-07T23:17:04Z")
Thought about putting this in Cafe Society, but it’s not so much about Kim Cattrall as it is that this photo of her shows the gist of my question. Please check out the fourth photo on this page of the ladies from SATC2 … --- ## [what do the Republicans have to negotiate with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-republicans-have-to-negotiate-with/670768)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 557\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-republicans-have-to-negotiate-with/670768 "2013-10-17T18:42:08Z")
Do they only want concessions to fund the government and raise the debt ceiling, or are the actually willing to consider revenue increases or increased education funding or something. If the former, it’s not really a ne… --- ## [Copious amounts of ejaculate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copious-amounts-of-ejaculate/49669)
**Author:** [@Doobieous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doobieous)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2002, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copious-amounts-of-ejaculate/49669 "2002-03-19T04:49:21Z")
Disclaimer: This is a serious question. I am not posting this to rile anyone up, or try and sound funny. Mr Cynical showed me a clip of a guy masturbating. When he orgasmed, it looked like total there was at least half… --- ## [Wisconsin GOP passes union-stripping bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisconsin-gop-passes-union-stripping-bill/574111)
**Author:** [@Sully](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sully)\ **Replies:** 519\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisconsin-gop-passes-union-stripping-bill/574111 "2011-05-27T08:03:12Z")
Is anyone surprised by these weasels? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41996994/ns/politics-more\_politics/ --- ## [Is Religion and Science Compatible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-religion-and-science-compatible/690519)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 317\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-religion-and-science-compatible/690519 "2014-06-24T09:36:56Z")
Are religion and science compatible? Some people I have encountered on the internet seem to think no. I get an email newsletter from a secular humanist organization. And they seem to think no. Carl Sagan was an atheist.… --- ## [Strip clubs- most full contact?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strip-clubs-most-full-contact/272226)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strip-clubs-most-full-contact/272226 "2020-11-19T13:10:01Z")
Inspired by another thread here, I wanted to ask Dopers from other areas, - what Strip clubs allow the patrons/girls to get the closest to actual sex? Here in SF, they have the Mitchell Bro’s on O’Farrell, where they ha… --- ## [Breaking Bad 5.02 "Madrigal" 7/22/2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-02-madrigal-7-22-2012/629089)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 365\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-02-madrigal-7-22-2012/629089 "2012-07-30T02:39:23Z")
Season 5 Episode 1: Live Free or Die Spoilers for this episode and any previous episodes are open. --- ## [Movie scenes / plots that you've never understood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-plots-that-youve-never-understood/565517)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-plots-that-youve-never-understood/565517 "2011-03-10T00:54:54Z")
In this thread posters tried to explain the climax of “Trading Places”. That movie 's been a favorite of mine since it came out. I’ve seen it close to a hundered times and never understood exactly what happens in the cl… --- ## [What are these very tiny bugs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-very-tiny-bugs/607456)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-very-tiny-bugs/607456 "2017-06-16T02:39:10Z")
Can you tell from these very tiny pictures and this videoI took of one walking (quite quickly and with a bit of a waddle) what this little bug is? It’s dark brown and about an 1/8th of an inch long. I’ve been finding t… --- ## [Your papers please- DUI checkpoints now general purpose dragnets.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-papers-please-dui-checkpoints-now-general-purpose-dragnets/524494)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-papers-please-dui-checkpoints-now-general-purpose-dragnets/524494 "2010-01-26T04:18:52Z")
When DUI checkpoints were first proposed, civil libertarians were nervous. “Oh, not to worry, we swear they will only EVER EVER be used to look for drunks!” “Drunk driving is such a menace, and this is a tool we reeeeeal… --- ## [Does the bad engineering in "The Cold Equations" ruin the story for you? (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-bad-engineering-in-the-cold-equations-ruin-the-story-for-you-open-spoilers/575384)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-bad-engineering-in-the-cold-equations-ruin-the-story-for-you-open-spoilers/575384 "2021-04-28T15:14:56Z")
I expect that most of us are familiar with this classic hard-sf story by Tom Godwin. But just in case we have any virgins among us, I’ll link to the story. To summarize: the story is set in a future in which humanity ha… --- ## [Top Chef All Stars - Season 8](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-chef-all-stars-season-8/562573)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 403\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2011, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-chef-all-stars-season-8/562573 "2011-04-09T13:47:46Z")
Starts tonight. :smiley: It’s been a long wait since it was leaked last summer. I’ve never been a fan of the silly running around, create a dish out of thin air, with no time to plan, approach to cooking. But, that i… --- ## [I Pit the Empire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-empire/559559)
**Author:** [@Commissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commissar)\ **Replies:** 499\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-empire/559559 "2010-12-21T16:01:29Z")
Greetings, my brethren, As you may or may not have heard, there has been an election in the American Empire. All things considered, Christian fundamentalist idiocy has won. Congratulations; you are now an idiotic nati… --- ## [April showers bring May glowers (rant thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-showers-bring-may-glowers-rant-thread/657175)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 437\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2013, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-showers-bring-may-glowers-rant-thread/657175 "2013-06-01T14:07:20Z")
Me first\*\* digs\*\*! Bill parked behind me this morning. He’s not happy that my bike takes up his place in the garage and he’s being so passive aggressive about it that I want to bitch slap him. I honestly do think that… --- ## [Silly rhymes your parents told you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-rhymes-your-parents-told-you/660751)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-rhymes-your-parents-told-you/660751 "2017-09-22T11:40:56Z")
Good morning Mister Zip Zip Zip With your hair cut just as short as mine! Good morning Mister Zip Zip Zip You sure are lookin’ fine Ashes to ashes, dust to dust If the candy don’t get you then the soda pop must Goo… --- ## [Can I be the only person stunned at just how badly President Joe Biden is doing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-be-the-only-person-stunned-at-just-how-badly-president-joe-biden-is-doing/949851)
**Author:** [@CHealy7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CHealy7)\ **Replies:** 1112\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-be-the-only-person-stunned-at-just-how-badly-president-joe-biden-is-doing/949851 "2023-10-10T17:09:05Z")
Well? --- ## [Looks like umkay is back, so we may as well get this thread started...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 420\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570 "2013-07-16T18:43:22Z")
Since it may be difficult for many of us to post the way we’d like in this threadstarted by our newest spunky paralyzed friend jaymac1, I thought I’d get this started now to give us all a place to voice our feelings on t… --- ## [Terri Schiavo + 5 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terri-schiavo-5-years/533872)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 334\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2010, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terri-schiavo-5-years/533872 "2010-04-26T21:20:05Z")
Terri Schiavo died five years ago next week. She was the poor Florida woman who fell in to diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state. Her husband gave an order to allow her to die, but her parents objected. Th… --- ## [A real-life handicap-parking story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-real-life-handicap-parking-story/586524)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 378\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2012, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-real-life-handicap-parking-story/586524 "2012-10-06T12:55:08Z")
I am posting this here because I was a bit shaken by some of the reactions I got from my thread about wheelchairs and airplanes, so I wanted to see what the reaction might be to this story. Now to let ppl know off the… --- ## [Will the Republicans keep beating the abortion drum after this year's election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-republicans-keep-beating-the-abortion-drum-after-this-years-election/640214)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2013, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-republicans-keep-beating-the-abortion-drum-after-this-years-election/640214 "2013-07-14T12:19:47Z")
The GOP lost two Senates seats that should have been easy wins for them, in large part because their candidates got hamstrung by their own anti-abortion rhetoric. It seems that the Republicans are slowly realizing that … --- ## [Let me hear your low-carb stories!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-hear-your-low-carb-stories/573340)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2011, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-hear-your-low-carb-stories/573340 "2011-06-14T00:32:58Z")
Having (hopefully) successfully cooked meat for the first time in my life yesterday, I’m ready to once again start earnestly considering a low carb diet. Anyone who’s interested, I’d love to hear what plan you followed … --- ## [Woman Says "I'll Take a Raincheck": Is This a Tactful Rebuke or an Invitation to Ask Again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-says-ill-take-a-raincheck-is-this-a-tactful-rebuke-or-an-invitation-to-ask-again/603345)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2016, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-says-ill-take-a-raincheck-is-this-a-tactful-rebuke-or-an-invitation-to-ask-again/603345 "2016-06-02T13:14:19Z")
The other night I asked a woman out. She said she’d take a raincheck, as she already had plans for that evening. In the vast dating experience of the Teeming Millions, does this usually mean “I am tactfully telling you … --- ## [Why the idea that fiscal conservatives hate poor people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-idea-that-fiscal-conservatives-hate-poor-people/527872)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 323\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-idea-that-fiscal-conservatives-hate-poor-people/527872 "2010-03-01T04:13:04Z")
I’m a fiscal conservative, meaning that I favor a very limited role for the government. Often when fiscal conservatives express the view that the government shouldn’t do a particular program (such as something to help po… --- ## [AI image generation is getting crazy good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-image-generation-is-getting-crazy-good/1017203)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 2041\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-image-generation-is-getting-crazy-good/1017203 "2026-10-18T13:46:25Z")
Today I’ve been exploring the understanding that ChatGPT 4o has of fictional characters, and I am blown away. The depth and detail of what it “understands” is almost scary, truly like something out of science fiction. Th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=40&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=42&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)