# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=43&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:** 44 --- ## [Ask the cop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-cop/139973)
**Author:** [@Badge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badge)\ **Replies:** 503\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2004, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-cop/139973 "2004-05-24T09:45:28Z")
A thread in GD about the ethics of cops lying has generated lots of general questions about law enforcement, so I thought I’d go ahead and start a thread. So, ask away! For information, I’m a cop in Washington state. … --- ## [The comedy Airplane! was released 30 years ago! Surely you can't be serious!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comedy-airplane-was-released-30-years-ago-surely-you-cant-be-serious/546249)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 400\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comedy-airplane-was-released-30-years-ago-surely-you-cant-be-serious/546249 "2024-03-05T20:06:44Z")
I am serious… and don’t call me Shirley. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/movies/27airplane.html --- ## [Ken Ham blames "Ark Encounter" failure on atheists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-ham-blames-ark-encounter-failure-on-atheists/789575)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 378\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-ham-blames-ark-encounter-failure-on-atheists/789575 "2021-10-19T14:10:25Z")
I think the blame is misplaced. He should look in the mirror first of all. Among other things, it was not near any other big tourist attractions, it costs $40 a person or so to get into, and even most Christians don’t … --- ## [Why is Little Black Sambo racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-little-black-sambo-racist/462908)
**Author:** [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2014, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-little-black-sambo-racist/462908 "2014-06-26T13:11:24Z")
Seriously. Recently there was a fabricated story that ran across the blogsphere that Governor Palin had been overheard saying, to colleagues at lunch when they were discussing Obama’s primary win: “So Sambo beat the bitc… --- ## [Penn and Teller Fool Us ("Spoilers" OK)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-and-teller-fool-us-spoilers-ok/585996)
**Author:** [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-and-teller-fool-us-spoilers-ok/585996 "2014-08-16T06:25:28Z")
Anyone see tonight’s episode of ITV’s “Penn and Teller Fool Us” and have any thoughts about the tricks performed? --- ## [Is North Korea ready to commit "State Suicide" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-north-korea-ready-to-commit-state-suicide/653997)
**Author:** [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Replies:** 343\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2013, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-north-korea-ready-to-commit-state-suicide/653997 "2013-04-22T08:14:45Z")
I think the endgame is on with North Korea. Yesterday the regime announced they are on “highest alert” and are ready to attack South Korea, Guam, Hawaii and the mainland US. While I know they have been posturing for year… --- ## [Do trans girl athletes have an advantage? \[Moderated title for clarity\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-trans-girl-athletes-have-an-advantage-moderated-title-for-clarity/945447)
**Author:** [@DtypeJag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DtypeJag)\ **Replies:** 862\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2023, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-trans-girl-athletes-have-an-advantage-moderated-title-for-clarity/945447 "2023-06-25T01:56:48Z")
As everyone has heard, some Republican states have prohibited transgender boys from competing in girls sports in grade and high schools. (I don’t know if this covers collage). Is there any evidence they would have an ad… --- ## [Can we please not do this again (Zimmerman media circus)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-not-do-this-again-zimmerman-media-circus/681289)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 350\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2014, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-not-do-this-again-zimmerman-media-circus/681289 "2014-10-18T04:41:49Z")
Guess what: it’s Zimmerman. Again. I’m not even gonna link it. I don’t think it dignifies that. I don’t want more people getting interested in it, I just want to bitch about it. It’s another case of what appears to be a… --- ## [Does a heater using candles and flower pots really work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-heater-using-candles-and-flower-pots-really-work/680271)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-heater-using-candles-and-flower-pots-really-work/680271 "2015-11-26T18:15:13Z")
Recently, there seems to be a large number of youtube videos claiming that people can heat a small room almost for free using some flower pots and candles (aka tea lights). There are several different methods shown by d… --- ## [Why aren't passports acceptable ID when buying alcohol?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-passports-acceptable-id-when-buying-alcohol/381020)
**Author:** [@Penchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penchan)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2013, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-passports-acceptable-id-when-buying-alcohol/381020 "2013-11-29T03:14:09Z")
I have a valid U.S. passport which is the only ID I have right now that shows my birthdate. I tried to use my passport to buy some alcohol from Safeway, and they told me that passports are now no longer acceptable forms … --- ## [How do I get rid of Drain Flies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-drain-flies/585999)
**Author:** [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-drain-flies/585999 "2012-12-13T20:21:29Z")
I have yucky little fruit fly-like bugs coming out of my bathroom drain. Apparently, they’re called Drain Flies. I poured some bleach down the sink last week, and nothing much changed. I just went up to wash my hands,… --- ## [Knee Defender - Yea or Nea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knee-defender-yea-or-nea/696584)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knee-defender-yea-or-nea/696584 "2014-09-05T21:49:26Z")
This story. --- ## [How David Weber orders a pizza](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-david-weber-orders-a-pizza/606473)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-david-weber-orders-a-pizza/606473 "2012-11-29T20:03:21Z")
The telephone rang. Jason Wilkins roused himself out of his dough-and-flour-addled stupor, and gazed at the ringing noise emanating from the receiver. He was tall, even for an American, this despite his father’s very a… --- ## [I Think I Know Why God Doesn't Heal Amputees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-know-why-god-doesnt-heal-amputees/612193)
**Author:** [@GEEPERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GEEPERS)\ **Replies:** 405\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2012, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-know-why-god-doesnt-heal-amputees/612193 "2012-02-10T15:16:20Z")
The reality that God doesn’t heal amputees is a bit problamatic for Christians. If you believe in medical miracles, why are the healings always internal, away from the naked eye? It would be a lot more amazing if an ex… --- ## [The polo shirt is the worse piece of clothing ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polo-shirt-is-the-worse-piece-of-clothing-ever/508700)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polo-shirt-is-the-worse-piece-of-clothing-ever/508700 "2014-08-02T18:37:26Z")
I have decided that the polo shirt(irregardless if it is made by Ralph Lauren) is the worse article of clothing in common usage today. \[ul\] \[li\]Polo shirts are too fancy to be casual and too casual to be fancy\[/li\] \[l… --- ## [Science says Incels are right about everything. What happens next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-says-incels-are-right-about-everything-what-happens-next/837677)
**Author:** [@TheFuture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFuture)\ **Replies:** 649\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2019, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-says-incels-are-right-about-everything-what-happens-next/837677 "2019-10-07T00:08:22Z")
Where do we go from here? --- ## [Rand Rover: Ass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rand-rover-ass/488055)
**Author:** [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Replies:** 556\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2009, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rand-rover-ass/488055 "2009-03-14T23:15:46Z")
You sneer at everyone having a difficult time finding work. You tell them their troubles are a result of decisions they’ve made. It seems that choosing to be a tax-attorney is the ultimate - any lessor worker should be b… --- ## [Perceptions about USA from non-Americans that Americans might be surprised to learn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perceptions-about-usa-from-non-americans-that-americans-might-be-surprised-to-learn/719918)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 397\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2015, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perceptions-about-usa-from-non-americans-that-americans-might-be-surprised-to-learn/719918 "2015-05-22T14:59:24Z")
Based on what I have read so far on the Internets, I think mostly from Australians and Europeans (would LOVE to get comments from other cultures around the world): -Tipping in restaurants. I thought tipping was universa… --- ## [USPS tracking says that package is delivered…. But it was never delivered. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-tracking-says-that-package-is-delivered-but-it-was-never-delivered-now-what/454275)
**Author:** [@SweetHomeColorado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SweetHomeColorado)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2013, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-tracking-says-that-package-is-delivered-but-it-was-never-delivered-now-what/454275 "2013-01-08T21:35:35Z")
I was sent a rare CD of one of my favorite bands from a friend in CA. He sent the CD through USPS and even got a tracking number with it. So, I anxiously await the arrival which should come today. I check the mail, no… --- ## [Non-US Dopers, what mentions of contemporary American culture puzzle you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-what-mentions-of-contemporary-american-culture-puzzle-you/383858)
**Author:** [@Sonia\_Montdore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sonia_Montdore)\ **Replies:** 598\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2007, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-what-mentions-of-contemporary-american-culture-puzzle-you/383858 "2007-01-17T22:19:28Z")
This is for the Dopers who live outside the US. What references here at the SDMB to contemporary US culture puzzle you the most? Is it the Geico Cavemen? The Geico Gecko? Political references? Mention of cartoons and com… --- ## [Is Biblical literalism really a recent phenomenon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-biblical-literalism-really-a-recent-phenomenon/663746)
**Author:** [@Kable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kable)\ **Replies:** 348\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-biblical-literalism-really-a-recent-phenomenon/663746 "2013-08-03T01:25:45Z")
I’ve seen it mentioned (by non-literalist Christians) that taking Bible stories as literally true is a recent phenomenon and was not the norm prior to the last hundred years or so. I’m sure there are exceptions but when … --- ## [Any Proof That K&N Airfilters DO Anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-proof-that-k-n-airfilters-do-anything/655988)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-proof-that-k-n-airfilters-do-anything/655988 "2013-04-24T03:39:01Z")
K&N air filters are claimed (by the mfg.) to have all kinds of amazing benefits-higher gas mileage, more power, etc. Yet, no auto mfg. offers them as OEM equipment. Why is this? If they provide no benefit, isn’t K&N ind… --- ## [Are American accents sexy to non-Americans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-american-accents-sexy-to-non-americans/373761)
**Author:** [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2016, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-american-accents-sexy-to-non-americans/373761 "2016-06-04T18:26:53Z")
I know we’ve asked similar questions before, about what accents we all find most attractive. Based on another thread (“Is this boy crazy?”) about an American lad who visits England and drops his native accent, it made m… --- ## [Man has consensual sex with a woman then she falsely cries rape. Is it possible to prove innocence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-has-consensual-sex-with-a-woman-then-she-falsely-cries-rape-is-it-possible-to-prove-innocence/582074)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2013, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-has-consensual-sex-with-a-woman-then-she-falsely-cries-rape-is-it-possible-to-prove-innocence/582074 "2013-01-12T22:28:49Z")
Simple scenario: Man meets woman in bar/grocery store/church. Both are sober. He takes her to his hotel room and has sex with her, cumming in whatever hole fits the story. The next day she cries rape for any reason y… --- ## [Are There Many Famous Musicians Who Can't Read Music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-famous-musicians-who-cant-read-music/547932)
**Author:** [@Gus\_Handsome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gus_Handsome)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-famous-musicians-who-cant-read-music/547932 "2016-02-15T12:25:52Z")
I saw Sir Elton John in concert a few weeks ago and it got me wondering: His band is so frikkin good, I’m thinking anyone who would play with such a big name must be trained, able to read music, and have a strong knowle… --- ## [SDMB Picture Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-picture-thread/414760)
**Author:** [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Replies:** 487\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2007, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-picture-thread/414760 "2007-08-22T09:52:17Z")
I recently got a haircut and uploaded some before and after pictures to share with online friends and family and have been pasting them hither and thither, so I thought I’d post them to start a picture thread since it’s … --- ## [What is it about the Catholic Priesthood that attracts so many pedophiles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-the-catholic-priesthood-that-attracts-so-many-pedophiles/533212)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-the-catholic-priesthood-that-attracts-so-many-pedophiles/533212 "2010-04-23T02:23:53Z")
Per the news lately the tsunami of young male victimsof child abusing Catholic Priests just seems to keep rippling outward in country after country, decade after decade. I thought the stuff in the US was an anomaly and t… --- ## [Assuming Palin runs, how likely is it that she could win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assuming-palin-runs-how-likely-is-it-that-she-could-win/585045)
**Author:** [@spunkymuzicnote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spunkymuzicnote)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2011, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assuming-palin-runs-how-likely-is-it-that-she-could-win/585045 "2011-08-15T03:12:36Z")
Because frankly, the idea of that woman running the country scares the hell out of me. I know she’s being all non-committal about it right now but lets face it, she’s got something up her sleeve. Someone who can’t even a… --- ## [Judge Lets Killer Drunk Driver Off Because He's Spoiled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-lets-killer-drunk-driver-off-because-hes-spoiled/676119)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-lets-killer-drunk-driver-off-because-hes-spoiled/676119 "2020-01-03T15:49:07Z")
The facts of the case are straightforward enough: How could this be, you may ask? What ingenious legal gambit led to this amazing result? Well, it’s simple. The defense lawyers convinced the judge that the poor boy wa… --- ## [Black Panther movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-panther-movie/809075)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 637\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2018, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-panther-movie/809075 "2018-03-16T19:25:44Z")
“Refugees bring their problems with them” -Black Panther ‘Black Panther’ Continues To Make B.O. History: $195M+ “Refugees bring their problems with them” -President Trump Trump denounced as a racist and xenophobe. --- ## [Should a 13 year old be climbing Everest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-13-year-old-be-climbing-everest/536192)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-13-year-old-be-climbing-everest/536192 "2011-12-10T21:47:27Z")
I recently saw this article in the news. Apparently a 13 year old California boy, Jordan Romero, is planning to climb Mt. Everest along with his mother and father. This strikes me as an incredibly bad idea. Everest kill… --- ## [Describe it in three words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 1461\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2008, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-it-in-three-words/426384 "2008-03-21T20:16:49Z")
Yes, it’s that time again. You know the drill, as in: Bologna Almost like meat. After you’ve given your three-word description, provide a word for the next poster to tackle. And now, our first word: Pencil --- ## [Fuck the Baby Boomers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-baby-boomers/589212)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 392\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-baby-boomers/589212 "2011-08-12T18:49:52Z")
In case anyone accuses this of being a joke pitting, I promise you that it is not. I became motivated to write this after I read an article about recent breakthroughs in the science of aging and how it could lead to some… --- ## [The cult of Bohemian Grove](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cult-of-bohemian-grove/712211)
**Author:** [@spyderkill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spyderkill)\ **Replies:** 376\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cult-of-bohemian-grove/712211 "2015-03-08T15:48:47Z")
3 weeks per year, a group formed by some of the most powerful men in the word(kings, billionaires, presidents, ex presidents, senators, etc) go to a private forest in the california. There’s a lot of secrets and security… --- ## [How often do deadbeat dads go to jail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-deadbeat-dads-go-to-jail/569038)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2013, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-deadbeat-dads-go-to-jail/569038 "2013-05-19T18:29:21Z")
My knowledge on the subject is limited to applicable episodes of Judge Judy . Do all states send you to jail if you fail to pay child support under certain circumstances… or do some states never do that? How bad does i… --- ## [Large Penis Jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-penis-jokes/641845)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2012, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-penis-jokes/641845 "2012-12-09T10:48:12Z")
Time to post your favourite big dick jokes. Ones you’ve heard, ones you’ve made up. Don’t just pull a list off the 'net, but by all means dos a search for a real gem if you must. My dick is so big, my driver’s license… --- ## [Monty Hall problem on MythBusters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-hall-problem-on-mythbusters/604134)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2017, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-hall-problem-on-mythbusters/604134 "2017-01-02T01:57:18Z")
The recent episode of MythBusters featured four fan-submitted myths, one of which was perennial Dope fave The Monty Hall problem. I was impressed with the way they handled it. They divided it into two problems: first, t… --- ## [Doctor Who Series 10 ongoing discussion (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-10-ongoing-discussion-open-spoilers/784543)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 360\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-10-ongoing-discussion-open-spoilers/784543 "2017-07-26T00:33:46Z")
I actually haven’t watched the first episode yet, but the new series of Doctor Who did start tonight. The last one with Peter Capaldi, who I think has been a really good Doctor. Also, this is the final set of episodes f… --- ## [How should I best treat a very dry nose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-best-treat-a-very-dry-nose/602409)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2013, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-best-treat-a-very-dry-nose/602409 "2013-12-07T01:32:34Z")
For the last few weeks my nose has been very dry on the inside, and it sometimes cracks and when I blow my nose, there is blood. It also hurts because of the cracking. I know they make saline stuff you can spray in your… --- ## [March forth with your March minirants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-forth-with-your-march-minirants/713928)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 360\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2015, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-forth-with-your-march-minirants/713928 "2015-04-01T16:58:30Z")
March mini-ranting! Rant about whatever you like, however big or small. My rant: It’s supposed to get warmer for a few days, but then we plunge back into extreme sub-zero temperatures later on this week. Boourns. --- ## [More August Botticelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-august-botticelli/665514)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 738\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2013, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-august-botticelli/665514 "2013-09-03T23:54:41Z")
Your letter is R --- ## [Real Time with Bill Maher](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-time-with-bill-maher/991367)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 1335\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-time-with-bill-maher/991367 "2026-09-05T00:03:53Z")
Was gonna post this in Cafe Society, but he’s just pissed me off so much that it goes here instead. Sorta like I stupidly did in P+E, Maher ripped into Biden about building a new section of border wall without bothering… --- ## [Homeland: Season 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeland-season-2/636425)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 320\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2013, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeland-season-2/636425 "2013-03-13T20:35:58Z")
We need a new thread on this excellent show. Can’t believe there isn’t one yet. It was on past my bedtime last night (damn that Dexter crap), so it’s still on my DVR to be watched tonight. Everyone else… enjoy! --- ## [Is there "money" in the Social Security Trust Fund?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-money-in-the-social-security-trust-fund/695391)
**Author:** [@KenBerthiaume](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KenBerthiaume)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2014, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-money-in-the-social-security-trust-fund/695391 "2014-09-28T01:17:42Z")
Recently, I’ve head Sean Hannity and other conservatives repeatedly say that the Social Security Trust Fund (SSTF) has no “money” in it. It’s been “looted, stolen, replaced with IOUs”. This makes no sense to me. Using… --- ## [Why Shouldn't A Baby See Its Reflection? Superstition Question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-shouldnt-a-baby-see-its-reflection-superstition-question/98683)
**Author:** [@Mephisto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mephisto)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-shouldnt-a-baby-see-its-reflection-superstition-question/98683 "2012-08-19T19:57:13Z")
Well? Not long ago I was walking past a mirror with my infant daughter in my arms. As I did, I turned so she could see her reflection and said something like, “Who’s that pretty little girl?” or something equally corny… --- ## [Idioms/Proverbs/Sayings That Don't Make Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idioms-proverbs-sayings-that-dont-make-sense/672243)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2015, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idioms-proverbs-sayings-that-dont-make-sense/672243 "2015-04-16T14:34:15Z")
“You’ve made your bed, now you’re going to have to lie in it”. Most people lie in an unmade or turned-down bed, no? --- ## [That Citi Rock Climbing Commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-citi-rock-climbing-commercial/604644)
**Author:** [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-citi-rock-climbing-commercial/604644 "2012-02-25T17:39:39Z")
The one where the couple is climbing somewhere, and has some spectacular shots, especially at the end where the girl walks along a narrow ridge, then stands on top of some pillar looking rock? A) Where is that, anyone k… --- ## [Stuff that was different in the 60s and 70s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-was-different-in-the-60s-and-70s/788688)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 465\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-was-different-in-the-60s-and-70s/788688 "2017-08-17T13:00:17Z")
This is not just for Reddy Mercury, but his curiosity is bringing up a lot of nostalgic memories. By the end of the 70s a lot had changed, but in the mean time… F’rinstance, you had to be home to answer the telephone, a… --- ## [Ugly American cuisine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugly-american-cuisine/655812)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2013, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugly-american-cuisine/655812 "2013-04-22T17:22:13Z")
What standard American foods (including regional cuisines) are disgusting to people of other cultures? I know we’ve done this before. I think peanut butter came up (literally) a lot. --- ## [How hard would it be to stab yourself to death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-would-it-be-to-stab-yourself-to-death/446022)
**Author:** [@shigyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shigyu)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2015, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-would-it-be-to-stab-yourself-to-death/446022 "2015-02-15T15:37:25Z")
Like, through the heart? This seems like the most obvious way to kill yourself, but suicides seem to gravitate toward more elaborate/slow measures. I don’t know much about anatomy, is this not as easy as I’m assuming it… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=42&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=44&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)