# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=434&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:** 435 --- ## [What, no American Idol thread yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 324\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2006, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-american-idol-thread-yet/347435 "2006-03-12T14:36:27Z")
Here it is, Tuesday afternoon at 5:00 p.m. EST, and the latest American Idol thread is on page 4 of Cafe Society. Until now, that is. I shouldn’t be starting the thread this week, people; I’m hardly even following the s… --- ## [What is the state of Bill/Hillary Clinton's marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-state-of-bill-hillary-clintons-marriage/604409)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2011, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-state-of-bill-hillary-clintons-marriage/604409 "2011-12-04T23:55:59Z")
Are the Clintons living together? Anybody seen them smooch since her appointment as SecState? etc…??? Thanks, hh --- ## [Killing someone by twisting their head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killing-someone-by-twisting-their-head/666256)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2013, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killing-someone-by-twisting-their-head/666256 "2013-08-25T15:50:30Z")
A common action movie trope is someone gets behind someone else, puts one hand on their neck, one on their chin, twists, and then the person falls down dead. Is this remotely realistic? --- ## [Is the Bible pretty much fatally flawed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bible-pretty-much-fatally-flawed/491852)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bible-pretty-much-fatally-flawed/491852 "2009-04-10T19:35:02Z")
Whenever a question arises as to what the Bible teaches, nothing ever seems to be set in stone. There is debate as to what is parable and what is fact, what words really mean, and lets not even get into the Book of Reve… --- ## [My Dog Ate an Entire Squirrel: Do I Care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-ate-an-entire-squirrel-do-i-care/209236)
**Author:** [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2003, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-ate-an-entire-squirrel-do-i-care/209236 "2003-10-25T08:25:47Z")
My SO informed me that my dog ate an entire squirrel this afternoon. He caught it and killed it, so she thought he might as well eat it. He’s up on all of his shots etc. He may be a bit more pleased w/ himself than usua… --- ## [Name a specific movie you won't watch for love or money.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-specific-movie-you-wont-watch-for-love-or-money/599645)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-specific-movie-you-wont-watch-for-love-or-money/599645 "2011-10-19T23:38:58Z")
It doesn’t matter if you’ve seen the movie before now or not; just that you are determined never to assault your senses with it in the future. I’d prefer if we were all specific (e.g., not saying I’ll never watch any Me… --- ## [tragic accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tragic-accident/250401)
**Author:** [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2004, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tragic-accident/250401 "2004-07-08T22:32:39Z")
Hey guys, I’m gonna be gone for awhile so if ya could send some positive thoughts to my wife I’d appreciate it. She can use all the strength she can get. On Friday afternoon June the 4th, her birthday, she was hit by an… --- ## [Which of the following best describes the Confederate cause?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-following-best-describes-the-confederate-cause/825374)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2018, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-following-best-describes-the-confederate-cause/825374 "2018-12-11T23:34:21Z")
I’ll spoiler why I am posting this thread so that you can vote first. NOTE: I screwed up the poll. Options 1 and 2 are meant to be two sentences for the same option. If that’s the statement you agree with, please vote f… --- ## [How big are Komodo Dragons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-are-komodo-dragons/781541)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Sanchez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Sanchez)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2017, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-are-komodo-dragons/781541 "2017-03-19T14:25:43Z")
Today’s Google doodle is an interactive quiz about Komodo Dragons. The first question is: “True or False: Komodo Dragons are the largest lizards on the planet.” I figured it was the anaconda so I clicked false, but a… --- ## [9/11 - Pentagon hit - Where are the plane parts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-pentagon-hit-where-are-the-plane-parts/559825)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2010, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-pentagon-hit-where-are-the-plane-parts/559825 "2010-11-14T22:32:37Z")
I’ve been watching some 9/11 programs lately on the pentagon hit specifically… and there doesn’t seem to be any pictures, films, videos, or even many eyewitness accounts of a plane hitting the pentagon. Most of the anno… --- ## [Resolved: Shot From Guns is a whiner. Here's a pit thread to argue the question...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-shot-from-guns-is-a-whiner-heres-a-pit-thread-to-argue-the-question/560244)
**Author:** [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-shot-from-guns-is-a-whiner-heres-a-pit-thread-to-argue-the-question/560244 "2010-11-15T16:40:42Z")
Throughout this thread, Tuba Diva, why did you lock this thread?, Shot From Guns has been claiming that the rabble has been accusing her of being a whiner. The rabble in question have been saying that she is, in fact, a … --- ## [The SDMB, DRUNK picture thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-drunk-picture-thread/414834)
**Author:** [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2007, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-drunk-picture-thread/414834 "2007-09-12T23:38:49Z")
Okay, Diosa (I beleive) started this last time we had a pic thread going, and I thought it was a fun idea. So I’ll start. Here’s one of me from college, bout 5 years old, but one of my favorites. I had recently gotten… --- ## [Pat Boone is a fucking asshole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-boone-is-a-fucking-asshole/498216)
**Author:** [@Xan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xan)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2015, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-boone-is-a-fucking-asshole/498216 "2015-12-08T01:42:25Z")
Pat Boone Equates pro-gay protestors with Mumbai Terrorists Are you fucking shitting me? How in the fucking hell are those things anything alike? Words fail me. --- ## [Besides asparagus, what else makes urine smell funny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/besides-asparagus-what-else-makes-urine-smell-funny/273038)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2004, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/besides-asparagus-what-else-makes-urine-smell-funny/273038 "2004-11-05T18:34:04Z")
I’ve heard of some foods that make your pee smell like the food itself, but is there anything else besides asparagus thats adds a totally new bouquet? --- ## [Star Trek Picard Season 3 discussion (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-picard-season-3-discussion-open-spoilers/979922)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-picard-season-3-discussion-open-spoilers/979922 "2023-04-27T16:46:31Z")
Thread for the previous 2 seasons Final season, 10 episodes, begins streaming today on Paramount+ --- ## [My son is being bullied. Advice, please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-is-being-bullied-advice-please/511223)
**Author:** [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2009, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-is-being-bullied-advice-please/511223 "2009-10-01T13:36:11Z")
Last Friday, my 12-year-old son finally told me that he’s been bullied by two boys in his class since about a month before the end of the last school year. They pinch him on the chest, give him smacks on the side of the… --- ## [CNN calls out Trump as a liar - "Trump falsely accuses Obama of wiretapping his phone"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-calls-out-trump-as-a-liar-trump-falsely-accuses-obama-of-wiretapping-his-phone/781423)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2017, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-calls-out-trump-as-a-liar-trump-falsely-accuses-obama-of-wiretapping-his-phone/781423 "2017-03-11T14:36:22Z")
“Trump falsely accuses Obama of wiretapping his phone” Interesting - Never seen a major news organization call a President out as a blatant, bald faced liar this early on. No euphemisms or “allegedly”. Media gloves are … --- ## [Tomlin fined $100K](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomlin-fined-100k/675524)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2014, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomlin-fined-100k/675524 "2014-04-18T03:32:23Z")
Tomlin fined 100K Draft penalties still pending. Can’t say I’m surprised. It looked like a deliberate move. Saints lost draft picks for their mercenary hit list, looks like Steelers org may pay for this coach’s actions… --- ## [Ask me about my Brazilian Blowout on The Hair From Hell (aka THFH)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-me-about-my-brazilian-blowout-on-the-hair-from-hell-aka-thfh/585727)
**Author:** [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-me-about-my-brazilian-blowout-on-the-hair-from-hell-aka-thfh/585727 "2011-08-11T20:04:14Z")
Yes, fellow Dopers, as promised, a thread about my first Brazilian Blowout. Tuesday, I took the plunge like I said I was going to. A little back story on THFH before we begin: underneath the bottle blonde I’m currently … --- ## [Another fucking scandal?! WTF?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fucking-scandal-wtf/660289)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2013, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fucking-scandal-wtf/660289 "2013-08-01T08:13:11Z")
Words fail me: NSA collecting phone records I’ve officially lost all hope that anything g is going to get done for the remainder of Obama’s Presidency. --- ## [Are you handing out candy this Halloween?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-handing-out-candy-this-halloween/601075)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-handing-out-candy-this-halloween/601075 "2011-11-02T17:02:18Z")
That’s all - just wondering. We won’t be. First off, the one year we did decorate and buy candy, all of 20 kids might have shown up. Secondly, we’ve got critters who will be freaked by the doorbell and a cat who will … --- ## [Movies with similar names that should never, ever be confused.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-similar-names-that-should-never-ever-be-confused/411938)
**Author:** [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2007, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-similar-names-that-should-never-ever-be-confused/411938 "2007-12-17T13:11:44Z")
Ever made a mistake in your Netflix queue and end up with something you weren’t expecting? Let’s say you wanted a nice gentle foreign film like Babette’s Feast and you ended up with plain old Feast What other possib… --- ## [CA/AZ/FL Gay Marriage Balloting Reaction Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-az-fl-gay-marriage-balloting-reaction-thread/471073)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2008, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-az-fl-gay-marriage-balloting-reaction-thread/471073 "2008-11-10T18:57:20Z")
CA has Prop. 8, AZ has Prop. 102, and FL has Amendment 2. We won’t get results for a while, but I thought I’d create a thread for anyone who wants to talk about the issue as well as how the final results pan out. --- ## [Canadian cigarette packs - unique size and shape?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-cigarette-packs-unique-size-and-shape/534004)
**Author:** [@Nunavut\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunavut_Boy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2010, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-cigarette-packs-unique-size-and-shape/534004 "2010-03-29T02:47:17Z")
Canadian smokes come in packs that look like this. In all my travels across this blue ball of ours, I have never seen any other countries’ smokes packaged in the same way. I’ve tried googling to no avail. Does anyone kno… --- ## [START, get a LiveJournal.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/start-get-a-livejournal/309972)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2005, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/start-get-a-livejournal/309972 "2005-07-08T09:01:31Z")
I don’t know if your latest story is true or not. All I know is, I’m sick of hearing this crap. You’re either an idiot with no impulse control who doesn’t learn from his mistakes, or we are all being played. Either way, … --- ## [Creepy pest control guy - do I complain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-pest-control-guy-do-i-complain/585473)
**Author:** [@partlycloudy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/partlycloudy)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-pest-control-guy-do-i-complain/585473 "2011-06-17T22:46:37Z")
First of all, it should be noted I’m female. My landlord called for a pest control guy to come out and treat my garage apartment for termites today. I was here alone when the guy came by - he was a young-ish guy (30-ish… --- ## [Why were cops stuck with .38 Special revolvers so long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-cops-stuck-with-38-special-revolvers-so-long/516012)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2009, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-cops-stuck-with-38-special-revolvers-so-long/516012 "2009-11-05T14:45:08Z")
The stopping power of a .38 Special is, to be honest, unimpressive. Barely better, on the low end, than some .22 LR rounds. Still, it was the standard round for US police depts well into the 90s. Then there was the re… --- ## [incandescent bulbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incandescent-bulbs/611645)
**Author:** [@dangab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangab)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incandescent-bulbs/611645 "2012-02-15T20:39:49Z")
I wonder whether the following factors are taken into account when drawing the energy balance between incandescent bulbs and CFL bulbs: Under continental climate you heat your house half the year, so no heat goes to wa… --- ## [Can we please, please go back to using the word "men" in its gender-inclusive sense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-please-go-back-to-using-the-word-men-in-its-gender-inclusive-sense/608394)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-please-go-back-to-using-the-word-men-in-its-gender-inclusive-sense/608394 "2012-02-22T16:46:30Z")
Because, bowing respectfully to feminists everywhere, and in full support of their cause in practically all respects, and then stamping my little feet in shrill demanding, I want a good strong one-syllable Anglo-Saxon wo… --- ## [What are the advantages of extra threads on a machine bolt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-advantages-of-extra-threads-on-a-machine-bolt/548877)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2015, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-advantages-of-extra-threads-on-a-machine-bolt/548877 "2015-12-02T14:49:35Z")
I bought some 1 1/4" 10-24 bolts and nuts at the hardware store. They also have 10-32. I understand #10 is the size. 24 or 32 threads per inch are the choices. It’s important that the nut matches the threads on the bo… --- ## [All Time Funniest/Least Funny SNL Recurring Sketch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-time-funniest-least-funny-snl-recurring-sketch/502401)
**Author:** [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2009, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-time-funniest-least-funny-snl-recurring-sketch/502401 "2009-07-16T03:22:30Z")
For some reason, I got thinking back on all the Saturday Night Live sketches that became famous, even with people who were not regular SNL viewers. Ones that spring to my mind would be The Coneheads, Billy Crystals “You … --- ## [Ignorance of the General Public](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignorance-of-the-general-public/606437)
**Author:** [@brocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brocks)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignorance-of-the-general-public/606437 "2011-12-26T02:26:04Z")
Inspired by a post from kanicbird in another thread, where he/she thought it was significant that the general public didn’t know that mercury was dangerous. I’m pretty sure I’ve read credible surveys that show disturbin… --- ## [Can the drug Neurontin (generic = gabapentin) work this fast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-drug-neurontin-generic-gabapentin-work-this-fast/505537)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2012, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-drug-neurontin-generic-gabapentin-work-this-fast/505537 "2012-09-30T01:01:26Z")
I started taking gabapentin again last night and thought I got improvement in motor skills within hours - is that even possible? I had part of my neck fused 11 months ago because of degenerative bone and “severe” spinal… --- ## [Would you/could you poop in an open restroom environment without stalls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-could-you-poop-in-an-open-restroom-environment-without-stalls/594014)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2011, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-could-you-poop-in-an-open-restroom-environment-without-stalls/594014 "2011-08-27T02:00:12Z")
Doing business this afternoon, I was in the stall and heard my neighbor heave a sigh. It occurred to me then that he and I were only two feet apart, but with that all-important stall wall between us. I don’t think I coul… --- ## [What's the sturdiest thing in a standard house to handcuff somebody to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-sturdiest-thing-in-a-standard-house-to-handcuff-somebody-to/544236)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-sturdiest-thing-in-a-standard-house-to-handcuff-somebody-to/544236 "2012-05-24T16:25:41Z")
Need answer fast! :slight\_smile: Don’t worry, it’s fictional. I’m working on a book and having a tough time figuring out how the dastardly killer restrains Our Heroine. He’s got to cuff or shackle her to something yo… --- ## [Your worst social faux-pas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-worst-social-faux-pas/391314)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2016, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-worst-social-faux-pas/391314 "2016-01-27T20:25:20Z")
Back when I was young and very unworldly, my best friend asked me to be the best man at his wedding. “Sure,” I said, thinking that all I had to do was stand next to him during the ceremony. I have very little recollecti… --- ## [Big burn blister. What should I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-burn-blister-what-should-i-do/45907)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2000, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-burn-blister-what-should-i-do/45907 "2000-12-19T05:31:12Z")
Last night in one of my more memorable DOH! moments I tried to keep a very hot pop tart from falling between the toaster oven grill bars as I removed it. It was a frosted pop tart and it took about a milli-second to real… --- ## [Other things that creeped you out as a child.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-things-that-creeped-you-out-as-a-child/387315)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2007, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-things-that-creeped-you-out-as-a-child/387315 "2007-01-22T03:23:53Z")
Inspired by this thread about Night Gallery. There are two movies that I remember being terribly frightened of when I saw as a kid. One was a movie that I recall being named Trilogy of Terror starring Karen Black. As th… --- ## [Is it OK to be homophobic ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-be-homophobic/102086)
**Author:** [@POWER\_station](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/POWER_station)\ **Replies:** 272\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2002, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-be-homophobic/102086 "2002-04-25T07:00:03Z")
Or a little homophobic I have a problem with gays (or their “way of life”) and think such sexual behavior are … (what shall I say)… perhaps abnormal. My policy is however that what two adults do in their privacy are th… --- ## [What's the Big Deal With Shakespeare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-with-shakespeare/734529)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2015, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-with-shakespeare/734529 "2015-10-23T07:32:33Z")
Shakespeare is considered by some, the best writer in the history of the English-speaking world. Forgive me if this sounds naïve. But Why? :):):slight\_smile: --- ## [Things you parents did when you were a kid that made you fuggin nuts!!!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-parents-did-when-you-were-a-kid-that-made-you-fuggin-nuts/567801)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2011, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-parents-did-when-you-were-a-kid-that-made-you-fuggin-nuts/567801 "2011-04-02T05:03:10Z")
This is an easy one, friends. I’ll start: In 1974 (I was 14) I was really into trains. I had a small HO train set but preferred a Lionel train set and talked about it for almost 9 months. On my birthday morning in '75 … --- ## [Psychics are phony, Mr. Police Officer, in case you didn't know.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychics-are-phony-mr-police-officer-in-case-you-didnt-know/352779)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2017, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychics-are-phony-mr-police-officer-in-case-you-didnt-know/352779 "2017-11-25T18:46:29Z")
A year ago, the Centre County, Pennsylvania District Attorney, Ray Gricar, inexplicably disappeared. The day after he disappeared they found his car, and then later his laptop washed up on the shores of the Susquehanna R… --- ## [In Seattle, Tuesday night is trivia night -- the 2004 thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 425\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2005, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743 "2005-01-04T20:27:58Z")
Okay, I’m back from NYC and no longer cowed by snow. Time to revive the Tuesday quiz night ritual of Doper teams at Seattle’s George & Dragon pub. Next session: Tuesday, Jan 13. Who’s gonna be there? I’m in, and I’m sur… --- ## [Best Chain Restaurant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-chain-restaurant/632570)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2012, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-chain-restaurant/632570 "2012-10-24T02:27:11Z")
I know, food snobs, that they are few and far between. But they are out there. Good chain restaurants- they exist! My nominations: Mimi’s Cafe. Possibly my favorite, especially for breakfast. Mmmm, Mimi’s, I love y… --- ## [Should I delete my daughter's Tumblr account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-delete-my-daughters-tumblr-account/648757)
**Author:** [@grayhairedmomma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grayhairedmomma)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-delete-my-daughters-tumblr-account/648757 "2013-02-02T13:20:59Z")
My 15 year old daughter has been posting really disgusting sexual pictures on her Tumblr blog. Last month, when I caught the really, really disgusting porn version she and two of her friends were hosting, I told her why… --- ## [Dealing with Dad (dementia is a b\*tch, advice welcome)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-dad-dementia-is-a-b-tch-advice-welcome/616257)
**Author:** [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2012, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-dad-dementia-is-a-b-tch-advice-welcome/616257 "2012-12-15T07:20:20Z")
My father is 84 years old. He has dementia. His internist has given him a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s but didn’t mention which stage. From my father’s history and current state, I’d say that it’s actually mixed dementia - p… --- ## [I'm so fucking lonely](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-fucking-lonely/149511)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2003, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-fucking-lonely/149511 "2003-01-26T02:34:59Z")
Girls won’t even give me their phone numbers, let alone go out on a date with me. I can’t even get my foot in the door (metaphorically speaking). I thought I had a chance with this girl at the library who was into fantas… --- ## [Store Security - Magnetic Strips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-security-magnetic-strips/150155)
**Author:** [@Kalect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalect)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2003, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-security-magnetic-strips/150155 "2003-01-23T19:55:20Z")
Ok, We’ve all seen them, the little white strips on the inside of every CD you buy, or DVD, or any form of media. After my curious mind wondered exactly what they were, I investigated and found that they are magnetic str… --- ## [Possible benefit for long head hair on humans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-benefit-for-long-head-hair-on-humans/690247)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2014, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-benefit-for-long-head-hair-on-humans/690247 "2014-06-15T21:28:54Z")
I was under the impression that things evolved for a reason - that they are of some benefit… or else they’re things that used to be of some benefit (vestigial organs/body parts). But what about long hair? Why do all hum… --- ## [Bully learns what it's like on the other side](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bully-learns-what-its-like-on-the-other-side/574829)
**Author:** [@Cell\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cell_Guy)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2011, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bully-learns-what-its-like-on-the-other-side/574829 "2011-03-23T22:08:40Z")
I haven’t seen this posted yet so if it’s anywhere else my apologies. Some little punk in Australia decided to bully another student. A student 4 years older and much bigger. How did it turn out? YEA! TAK… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=433&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=435&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)