# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=42&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:** 43 --- ## [Liberals hate gays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberals-hate-gays/557849)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 475\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2010, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberals-hate-gays/557849 "2010-12-20T21:00:37Z")
So, don’t ask don’t tell was overturned by a judge and Obama is fighting for an emergency stay to keep it in place. I’m thinking if Bush were the prez, or if some Republican was doing this, there’d be about 40 outraged … --- ## [Re: Jehovah's witnesses at the door](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-jehovahs-witnesses-at-the-door/579394)
**Author:** [@Madame\_De\_Farge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madame_De_Farge)\ **Replies:** 311\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2011, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-jehovahs-witnesses-at-the-door/579394 "2011-06-25T13:11:29Z")
Let me tell you what one man did when the Jehovah’s Witnesses or some such group came knocking at his door. He had just finished showering and was in his robe. So he opened the door, took his robe off, and said, “Come … --- ## [Why Does Vinegar Make Me Sweat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-vinegar-make-me-sweat/334139)
**Author:** [@LiveOnAPlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveOnAPlane)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-vinegar-make-me-sweat/334139 "2022-04-30T09:06:18Z")
I did a search on “vinegar sweat” but couldn’t find anything here. So, can any one explain why, when I eat anything with a good amount of vinegar in it (ketchup, Italian dressing, various vinegarettes, etc.) I break int… --- ## [US school cancels prom to avoid lesbian student bringing a date](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-school-cancels-prom-to-avoid-lesbian-student-bringing-a-date/532108)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 550\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-school-cancels-prom-to-avoid-lesbian-student-bringing-a-date/532108 "2010-07-21T15:29:42Z")
Just out of curiosity, is the point of this to punish the girl, and make the other students blame/ostracise her, or do the school simply want to dodge the issue altogether, by not holding the event and therefore not o… --- ## [My 16yo son ignored Mother's Day.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-16yo-son-ignored-mothers-day/719727)
**Author:** [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Replies:** 403\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2015, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-16yo-son-ignored-mothers-day/719727 "2015-05-26T21:22:44Z")
Actually, he ignored Mother’s Day for 2 years now. Last year, when he was just 15, we thought he was embarrassed enough by it that he’d never miss it again. We were wrong. This is a good, good kid: all honors classes, … --- ## [This is the meta-solution to ethics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-meta-solution-to-ethics/682566)
**Author:** [@Ecmandu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ecmandu)\ **Replies:** 277\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2014, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-meta-solution-to-ethics/682566 "2014-03-05T14:12:43Z")
I have for 20 years typed more nonsense than most people have typed truths, and having done this for 20 years, I have become the smartest person on earth… I make arguments, refute them ALL and start again… I have spent … --- ## [If you get hit by malware on the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-get-hit-by-malware-on-the-sdmb/606319)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2018, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-get-hit-by-malware-on-the-sdmb/606319 "2018-02-03T06:30:11Z")
If you believe you have been victimized by malware while visiting the SDMB, please post a report to About This Message Board so we can investigate. For best results, malware reports should include the following: Tell … --- ## [Things that are extremely common in TV shows/movies that you've rarely seen in real life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-extremely-common-in-tv-shows-movies-that-youve-rarely-seen-in-real-life/508161)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 526\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2009, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-extremely-common-in-tv-shows-movies-that-youve-rarely-seen-in-real-life/508161 "2009-09-22T06:27:45Z")
I’m not saying they don’t exist, but that I personally don’t encounter them. Feel free to add things you personally don’t encounter regularly if at all. Some examples: Pink bakery boxes- you see these all the time in… --- ## [Where's davidm? In the hospital recovering from a medical screwup.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-davidm-in-the-hospital-recovering-from-a-medical-screwup/803049)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 564\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2025, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-davidm-in-the-hospital-recovering-from-a-medical-screwup/803049 "2025-03-08T14:19:17Z")
I don’t know how prominent I am on here or if anyone has even noticed my absence, but I wanted to post an explanation for anyone who cares. Near the beginning of October I had an endoscopy looking for Crohn’s. They tore… --- ## [Was Jaimie Lee Curtis born a hermaphrodite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jaimie-lee-curtis-born-a-hermaphrodite/148403)
**Author:** [@Jillicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jillicious)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2015, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jaimie-lee-curtis-born-a-hermaphrodite/148403 "2015-09-28T00:44:41Z")
It is not my intention to insult or slander the actress, but I have heard numerous rumors that Jamie Lee Curtis was born a hermaphrodite. I’ve tried to research this myself but the most conclusive answer I was able to gl… --- ## [Utah Boy Scout rock toppling outrage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utah-boy-scout-rock-toppling-outrage/671644)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 323\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2014, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utah-boy-scout-rock-toppling-outrage/671644 "2014-03-22T09:19:43Z")
In Utah’s scenic Goblin Valley State Park a couple of US scouts filmed themselves interacting with a hoodoo - toppling the ancient rock formation as can be seen in the vid here. From that link, criminal charges are being… --- ## [Game of Thrones 8.06 "The Iron Throne" 5/19/2019 Show Discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-8-06-the-iron-throne-5-19-2019-show-discussion/834204)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 670\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2019, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-8-06-the-iron-throne-5-19-2019-show-discussion/834204 "2019-06-21T12:27:23Z")
Whee, last time we have to do this. This is for show discussion with the show as its own entity. No book talk. Using book knowledge to guess about the ending of the show is the perfect thing to discuss in this show/book… --- ## [The Most Disgraceful Thing You've Ever Seen (Especially in Public)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgraceful-thing-youve-ever-seen-especially-in-public/653297)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 311\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2014, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgraceful-thing-youve-ever-seen-especially-in-public/653297 "2014-04-23T22:21:29Z")
Years ago I was driving in the rain, and I saw a flag flying on top of a three- or four story building. It was bad enough that the flag was flying in the rain, but this flag was old and worn, and some of the torn part wa… --- ## [Black men and earrings. Can we let it go already?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-men-and-earrings-can-we-let-it-go-already/539402)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2012, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-men-and-earrings-can-we-let-it-go-already/539402 "2012-01-04T13:33:05Z")
What is it with black men and earrings? The young black male seems to enjoy the multi-carat stud, while the older black male seems to enjoy the pirate look. I think my WTF moment with this was when Ed Bradley, of 60 Mi… --- ## [It's the official last Presidential Debate thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-official-last-presidential-debate-thread/468001)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 582\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-official-last-presidential-debate-thread/468001 "2008-10-27T18:10:13Z")
OK, so the last of the four debates (3 presidential, 1 VP) is on Wednesday 10/15. The Obama/Biden team are widely believed to have ‘won’ the first 3. Does this format favor either one of the candidates? Does it even m… --- ## [Stupid Santorumisms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-santorumisms/613417)
**Author:** [@XaMcQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XaMcQ)\ **Replies:** 284\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2012, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-santorumisms/613417 "2012-03-18T13:54:01Z")
Inspired by gracer’s reporting of Santorum claiming that 10% of all deaths in the Netherlands were from euthanasia, and that half of those were involuntary, I thought I’d start a thread to collect some of the idiotic thi… --- ## [Male/female duets - any GOOD pop/rock songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-female-duets-any-good-pop-rock-songs/644802)
**Author:** [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-female-duets-any-good-pop-rock-songs/644802 "2014-02-20T17:05:00Z")
When I listen to most music, the male/female duet is always terribly uncool. Are there any truly good ones or have they all been yuppie-cheese like “Up Where We Belong”? I’m not talking about musicals, etc. where they’… --- ## [It's a travesty to end someone's career over "chink in the armor"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-travesty-to-end-someones-career-over-chink-in-the-armor/613474)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 363\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-travesty-to-end-someones-career-over-chink-in-the-armor/613474 "2012-03-30T19:02:50Z")
I really believe this was an innocent oversight, that the writer was not trying to allude to Lin’s ethnicity but just using a common phrase. Even Lin himself doesn’t believe it was intentional. Now the poor guy has a c… --- ## [I wish to declare war on a foreign country.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-declare-war-on-a-foreign-country/584464)
**Author:** [@Le\_Jacquelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Jacquelope)\ **Replies:** 501\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-declare-war-on-a-foreign-country/584464 "2011-07-07T22:46:04Z")
Forget lobbying the Government to waste billions of dollars on new aircraft carriers, or signing up as a merc to go against the nasty foreigners. Why bother when I can send Rhythmdvl and a few other members of the Strai… --- ## [What is your favorite trivia question (and answer)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-trivia-question-and-answer/663028)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2021, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-trivia-question-and-answer/663028 "2021-12-05T20:57:00Z")
I enjoy unleashing a carefully-chosen trivia question when the conversation lags. I employ this weapon judiciously, though, and I’m conscious of the ramifications of spouting off unstimulating factoids. So, I’m in the m… --- ## [Anyone else use baby/talcum powder on themselves after a shower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-use-baby-talcum-powder-on-themselves-after-a-shower/523685)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2015, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-use-baby-talcum-powder-on-themselves-after-a-shower/523685 "2015-01-06T17:51:52Z")
I just realized that I’m the only one in the house who uses this stuff. So I asked around, none of my friends do it either. Is this abnormal of me? For me, I don’t like the slightly wet feeling I get after a shower. … --- ## [Things that you can't fathom people not understanding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-cant-fathom-people-not-understanding/660360)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 360\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-cant-fathom-people-not-understanding/660360 "2013-07-12T01:05:47Z")
I’ve taught programming and computer science. One thing I’ve learned is that, for me, it is far easier to teach some things than others. The fact I find is, the more basic or idiomatic something is, the harder it is to c… --- ## [If right-wing conservativism is so great, why do their states suck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-right-wing-conservativism-is-so-great-why-do-their-states-suck/670301)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2013, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-right-wing-conservativism-is-so-great-why-do-their-states-suck/670301 "2013-10-25T16:45:13Z")
When looking at objective measurements like per capita income, education levels, job prospects, and other metrics usually used to indicate “a nice place to live in”, there seems to be a general correlation where Red stat… --- ## [Men who stare... and act ashamed about it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-stare-and-act-ashamed-about-it/653020)
**Author:** [@Donna\_Lange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donna_Lange)\ **Replies:** 356\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-stare-and-act-ashamed-about-it/653020 "2013-04-01T18:35:48Z")
I preface this with the fact that there are many other women who would keel haul me for even saying what I am about to say and I expect to possible be attacked for it. But here goes… Guys, if I wear a low cut top and y… --- ## [Totally wrong stuff you believed to an embarrassingly advanced age](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-wrong-stuff-you-believed-to-an-embarrassingly-advanced-age/408477)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 526\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2007, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-wrong-stuff-you-believed-to-an-embarrassingly-advanced-age/408477 "2007-07-08T03:47:57Z")
This popped into my head the other day and I feel the need to confess: until just a few years ago, I was under the bizarre misconception that Normandy is located on the southern coast of France. I can’t imagine where I … --- ## [Why do so few Americans know how to drive a stick shift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-few-americans-know-how-to-drive-a-stick-shift/590439)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-few-americans-know-how-to-drive-a-stick-shift/590439 "2011-09-14T13:37:12Z")
When I was a child in the 50’s, an automatic transmission was an extra-cost option that my parents did not purchase. I learned to drive a stick shift. Today, the family minivan is an automatic, but my last four VWs for… --- ## [Girlfriend visiting ex-boyfriend. Am I wrong for being irritated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlfriend-visiting-ex-boyfriend-am-i-wrong-for-being-irritated/347188)
**Author:** [@Mr.Krebbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Krebbs)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2017, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlfriend-visiting-ex-boyfriend-am-i-wrong-for-being-irritated/347188 "2017-01-20T18:14:55Z")
I’ll be the first to admit that I am a fairly insecure person, and I’m prone to jealousy in a relationship. I understand this, I’m not proud of it, and I do my best to suppress and get over it. But yesterday my girlfri… --- ## [Outlander TV Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlander-tv-show/694755)
**Author:** [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2016, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlander-tv-show/694755 "2016-06-07T20:11:48Z")
Anyone else watching? I’ve been highly anticipating this series. Didn’t see any other thread for this already. Lets allow unboxed spoilers from any episodes that have been officially released online or on TV, but no book… --- ## [Bottle of hydrocodone two years its expiration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottle-of-hydrocodone-two-years-its-expiration/505628)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2014, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottle-of-hydrocodone-two-years-its-expiration/505628 "2014-04-18T02:38:14Z")
Hope I won’t get shot down in short order for asking this question: I’m not asking for medical advice nor advice about anything illegal (AFAIK). But since I’ve moved overseas, I’ve had a bottle of hydrocodone (Vicodin) … --- ## [How was your day? In rhyming couplets.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-your-day-in-rhyming-couplets/811696)
**Author:** [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson)\ **Replies:** 1490\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2019, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-your-day-in-rhyming-couplets/811696 "2019-05-13T08:46:16Z")
I start is off with one line. Second person rhymes with mine with one line. Third poster starts a new rhyming couplet… a…also one line. And so on. I’ll start with, I got a late start and didn’t finish my yard. --- ## [Sebaceous cysts on the penis...treat or leave alone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sebaceous-cysts-on-the-penis-treat-or-leave-alone/209998)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sebaceous-cysts-on-the-penis-treat-or-leave-alone/209998 "2015-11-29T17:56:12Z")
Now, not being a bloke, I was a bit floored when my teenage son whispered to me tonight that there was something seriously wrong with his penis. He was horribly concerned that he had genital warts or herpes, but once he… --- ## [Removing semen stains from wooden floor (Need help)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-semen-stains-from-wooden-floor-need-help/560536)
**Author:** [@katie9264](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katie9264)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-semen-stains-from-wooden-floor-need-help/560536 "2020-06-17T14:37:16Z")
In two rooms of my home, there are about six tiny white ‘circles’ where semen droplets landed. The semen was cleaned, but not fast enough: they stained the floor. You can’t seem them in the daytime, but at night when th… --- ## [Was General Bernard Montgomery worth a shit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-general-bernard-montgomery-worth-a-shit/691353)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-general-bernard-montgomery-worth-a-shit/691353 "2016-03-03T20:43:18Z")
He seems to have screwed up El Alemain, Caen and Market Garden. But, of course, I’m American. So, how does he measure up? --- ## [Breaking Bad 5.13 "To'hajiilee" 9/8/13](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-13-tohajiilee-9-8-13/668375)
**Author:** [@Orr\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orr_G)\ **Replies:** 378\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2013, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-13-tohajiilee-9-8-13/668375 "2013-09-15T06:32:48Z")
5.01: “Live Free or Die” 5.02: “Madrigal” 5.03: “Hazard Pay” 5.04: “Fifty One” 5.05 “Dead Freight” 5.06 “Buyout” 5.07 “Say My Name” 5.08 “Gliding Over All” 5.09 “Blood Money” 5.10 “Buried” 5.11 Confessions 5.1… --- ## [Texas toddler dies after mom leaves her in a hot car for 45 minutes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-toddler-dies-after-mom-leaves-her-in-a-hot-car-for-45-minutes/543728)
**Author:** [@Joanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joanie)\ **Replies:** 370\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2010, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-toddler-dies-after-mom-leaves-her-in-a-hot-car-for-45-minutes/543728 "2010-06-28T01:26:16Z")
This is getting to be an epidemic! Maybe someone needs to invent a combination alarm clock/beeper that will beep a parent five minutes after they leave a kid in a car? Or - better yet - maybe we need to take away childr… --- ## [Sarah turns opaque.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 527\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2009, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-turns-opaque/463856 "2009-09-30T00:06:00Z")
This story appeared in today’s paper. In tried and true politics-as-usual, the McSame-Mooselini ticket is now trying to discredit the head of public safety that Palin fired for not getting rid of another trooper (aka “t… --- ## [I pit Kris Kobach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-kris-kobach/697561)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 389\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2014, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-kris-kobach/697561 "2014-09-20T06:11:03Z")
If you were going to nitpick and say the Democratic candidate can’t withdraw because he didn’t certify that he’d be unable to serve, then why didn’t you also declare Pat Roberts ineligible to run because he doesn’t live … --- ## [Woman blogs about sexual assault at tech conference](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-blogs-about-sexual-assault-at-tech-conference/559766)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 344\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-blogs-about-sexual-assault-at-tech-conference/559766 "2010-11-12T23:21:59Z")
I came across this story and am interested to hear Dopers’ opinions. A woman alleges she was sexually assaulted at a post-tech-convention after-party at a bar, posts the allegations on her blog (naming the guy), and the… --- ## [God Bless America is not the fucking national anthem!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-america-is-not-the-fucking-national-anthem/598856)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 283\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-america-is-not-the-fucking-national-anthem/598856 "2012-07-07T12:29:19Z")
You don’t need to remove your fucking hat. You don’t need to put your hand over your heart. You don’t need to stand still. You are allowed to move through the stands and through the aisles, head for the beer stand, head … --- ## [So I just sprayed Raid all over my kitchen....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-just-sprayed-raid-all-over-my-kitchen/510723)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2015, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-just-sprayed-raid-all-over-my-kitchen/510723 "2015-04-04T06:14:59Z")
What do I do?! I came home from a weekend trip and grabbed my water cup off the counter. As I did that, I budged the cutting board and suddenly an unending stream of dozens of cockroaches scurried out from under it! They… --- ## [Great Bondage scenes in Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-bondage-scenes-in-movies/313172)
**Author:** [@Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Side_of_the_Floyd)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2015, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-bondage-scenes-in-movies/313172 "2015-08-09T19:48:19Z")
Anybody know any? Evil Captor? --- ## [EXACTLY What Percentage of Jews Were Killed in the Holocaust?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exactly-what-percentage-of-jews-were-killed-in-the-holocaust/521551)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exactly-what-percentage-of-jews-were-killed-in-the-holocaust/521551 "2009-12-18T16:31:14Z")
I think it is safe to say I’ve probably heard it all of my life: About 6 Million Jews were systematically killed during the Nazi Holocaust. The only thing that has never been made clear to me at least, is what percentage… --- ## [Cranick's Folly: Libertarianism at its finest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranicks-folly-libertarianism-at-its-finest/556104)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 391\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranicks-folly-libertarianism-at-its-finest/556104 "2011-12-08T16:45:46Z")
From news sources like Britain’s Daily Telegraph we learn that I’ve mixed feelings about the story. I’m opposed to “freeloaders” and part of me wants to say “serves the Cranicks right.” On the other hand, fire protec… --- ## [Are humans meat eaters or vegetarians by nature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-humans-meat-eaters-or-vegetarians-by-nature/561531)
**Author:** [@JZesbaugh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JZesbaugh)\ **Replies:** 345\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-humans-meat-eaters-or-vegetarians-by-nature/561531 "2026-02-19T23:09:59Z")
I Know this is a response to an old post, but I stumbled on it. Thought I’d see what sort of response this might stir up. You Put A Baby In A Crib With An Apple And A Rabbit. If It Eats The Rabbit And Plays With The … --- ## [15 things Americans eat that Foreigners hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-things-americans-eat-that-foreigners-hate/706307)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 365\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2014, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-things-americans-eat-that-foreigners-hate/706307 "2014-12-15T16:00:54Z")
I found this article to be funny. I’ve always assumed some things American are just rare in other countries like say pumpkins for pumpkin pies but I never realized there are some things foreigners just hate just like an … --- ## [Novembrants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novembrants/703304)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 346\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2014, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novembrants/703304 "2014-12-01T14:12:46Z")
November ranting! I pit myself for not coming up with a more clever title, and stealing the title idea from a “Decembrants” thread posted earlier. At least, that’s where I think I got the title. --- ## [Doctor who performed abortions shot to death.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-performed-abortions-shot-to-death/498280)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 606\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2009, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-performed-abortions-shot-to-death/498280 "2009-06-14T05:34:23Z")
.. at his church. I was trying to think of a debate, or putting this on MPSIMS, but if it is demonstrated that anti-abortionists did this I know that my choice of words will not be allowed in other forums. The shoo… --- ## [The Evidence Against Religions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-evidence-against-religions/478421)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 515\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-evidence-against-religions/478421 "2009-01-23T17:16:02Z")
In science, a single evidence is almost never a “proof”. The Holocaust isn’t proved because of census numbers, it’s proven via census numbers, dead bodies, eye witnesses, confessions, and various other pieces of evidence… --- ## [Women and cleavage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-cleavage/691892)
**Author:** [@occupant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/occupant)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2014, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-cleavage/691892 "2014-07-14T14:26:44Z")
Why do women like to show significant cleavage, but get ticked when men stare at it? --- ## [The Khadaji Memorial Steelers March to the Super Bowl Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-khadaji-memorial-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/668126)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 436\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-khadaji-memorial-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/668126 "2014-01-12T18:02:28Z")
Yes, football starts tonight and so it’s time for this year’s installment. It’s become one of those things for me, when I post this it’s time for the NFL to kick off. This year I’m doing it a little late… well, actually,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=41&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=43&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)