# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=437&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:** 438 --- ## [Why remake "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-remake-the-man-from-u-n-c-l-e/727548)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2015, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-remake-the-man-from-u-n-c-l-e/727548 "2015-08-29T02:21:40Z")
I mean, I understand the logic behind remakes. Taking old TV shows and remaking them into movies seems like scraping the bottom of the cultural barrel, but I get it to a point-- take an established concept that worked at… --- ## [The atheist double-standard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atheist-double-standard/440973)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2008, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atheist-double-standard/440973 "2008-03-18T02:54:07Z")
In debates it’s common for atheists to obsess over certain past crimes committed by Christians. When one mentions that far greater crimes committed by atheists, the debater responds with some version “those don’t matter… --- ## [NPR listeners, anyone else love how Ofeibea Quist-Arcton says Dakar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-listeners-anyone-else-love-how-ofeibea-quist-arcton-says-dakar/558033)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2014, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-listeners-anyone-else-love-how-ofeibea-quist-arcton-says-dakar/558033 "2014-09-19T01:50:13Z")
Any NPR listeners out there notice this: when NPR correspondent Ofeibea Quist-Arctonis reporting from Dakar, she doesn’t just end her piece with - “Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, reporting from Dakar.” No it’s, "Ofeibea Quist-Ar… --- ## [Errors in the Torah and Septuagint - Fact or Fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/errors-in-the-torah-and-septuagint-fact-or-fiction/368851)
**Author:** [@sfworker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sfworker)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2006, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/errors-in-the-torah-and-septuagint-fact-or-fiction/368851 "2006-08-23T07:26:27Z")
Are there are errors in the Hebrew OT (Torah) and the Greek NT (Septuagint)? --- ## [Ladies & gentlemen, your future vice president! (Palin interview by Katie Couric)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-gentlemen-your-future-vice-president-palin-interview-by-katie-couric/465174)
**Author:** [@HoboStew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoboStew)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2008, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-gentlemen-your-future-vice-president-palin-interview-by-katie-couric/465174 "2008-10-03T16:25:34Z")
So here’s the debate: has any politician ever looked worse in a shorter amount of time than Palin does here? --- ## [Why Guitar Aficionado is all about the Douchebag Lifestyle (Jim Irsay, Colts Owner)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-guitar-aficionado-is-all-about-the-douchebag-lifestyle-jim-irsay-colts-owner/607287)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-guitar-aficionado-is-all-about-the-douchebag-lifestyle-jim-irsay-colts-owner/607287 "2016-06-28T18:35:10Z")
I am not sure why the magazine Guitar Aficionado so offends my sensibility. A huge portion of it lies with the whole “Aficionado” angle - Cigars, watches, bourbons - we get it: you’re an insecure rich dude whose attemp… --- ## [How common/weird is it to buy the same clothes in different colors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-weird-is-it-to-buy-the-same-clothes-in-different-colors/646724)
**Author:** [@oyster11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oyster11)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2013, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-weird-is-it-to-buy-the-same-clothes-in-different-colors/646724 "2013-01-13T08:07:48Z")
Let’s say you are buying a fleece, and you like it, but you are undecided about the color, so you buy both colors. The two fleeces you bought are exactly the same, just in two different colors. Is this shopping practice … --- ## [Does Rick Perry's stance on NY's gay marriage law lead you to like him a little bit more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-rick-perrys-stance-on-nys-gay-marriage-law-lead-you-to-like-him-a-little-bit-more/590469)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-rick-perrys-stance-on-nys-gay-marriage-law-lead-you-to-like-him-a-little-bit-more/590469 "2011-08-30T16:54:14Z")
Regarding New York’s gay marriage law, Rick Perry seems to have ruffled a lot of social conservative feathers, including those of the Republican presidential frontrunners, by saying, “That’s New York, and that’s their bu… --- ## [Islam is a Violent Religion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/islam-is-a-violent-religion/359497)
**Author:** [@speakingmythoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/speakingmythoughts)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2006, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/islam-is-a-violent-religion/359497 "2006-06-19T16:35:33Z")
I haven’t read the whole Koran, but have read a good portion of it. I’ve also studied it quite a bit. I’ve come to the conclusion that Islam (as a religion), is a little too quick to see violence as a solution to solve… --- ## [Test driving very expensive cars.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-driving-very-expensive-cars/497080)
**Author:** [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2009, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-driving-very-expensive-cars/497080 "2009-05-23T13:13:01Z")
So, I’m curious…I’ve always liked exotic cars, but like most people, I’ve never driven one (aside from my parents’ Porsche Boxter, which doesn’t exactly break the bank). There is a Lamborghini dealership within close pr… --- ## [Rachel Maddow vs. Bill O'Reilly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rachel-maddow-vs-bill-oreilly/547745)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2010, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rachel-maddow-vs-bill-oreilly/547745 "2010-07-29T17:52:14Z")
They are having a back-and-forth - Maddow was one of the first to dig into the Sherrod video and expose how it was edited by a right-wing blogger to imply a point that was 180degrees the opposite of Sherrod’s intent. … --- ## [MMP: How to make Gravy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-how-to-make-gravy/345309)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 413\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2006, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-how-to-make-gravy/345309 "2006-02-27T02:09:50Z")
How to make Gravy Every little old Italian lady will tell you, the key to making a good gravy is to let it cook for three days. I’m here to tell you that ain’t the case. You can do it in a day. The secret is lots of … --- ## [Why is alcohol use so socially acceptable (required), and pot evil.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-alcohol-use-so-socially-acceptable-required-and-pot-evil/474005)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2008, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-alcohol-use-so-socially-acceptable-required-and-pot-evil/474005 "2008-11-28T17:32:43Z")
You go to a party and don’t drink any alcohol. Why does practically everyone try so hard to get you to have something, anything, in a glass. Same for the designated driver at a bar. I’m perfectly comfortable with both ha… --- ## [End of Iraq War, lessons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-iraq-war-lessons/606630)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2011, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-iraq-war-lessons/606630 "2011-12-23T15:09:18Z")
So the US finally ended it’s ill advised and ill fated adventure in Mesopotamia early this morning. So what lessons can you take away from it. My own take When you plan a war and someone says it’s going to be a cakew… --- ## [I pit Italian Mafia-bastard prosecutors (Amanda Knox-related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-italian-mafia-bastard-prosecutors-amanda-knox-related/571537)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-italian-mafia-bastard-prosecutors-amanda-knox-related/571537 "2011-02-18T15:13:04Z")
Italian prosecutors have indicted Amanda Knox’s parents on libel charges. The “crime” is that they claimed that Italian police abused their daughter. They said this back in 2007 (ie, over three years ago!) and the cla… --- ## [Generally speaking, do you know your directions (i.e., north, south, east, & west) while driving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generally-speaking-do-you-know-your-directions-i-e-north-south-east-west-while-driving/661024)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2013, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generally-speaking-do-you-know-your-directions-i-e-north-south-east-west-while-driving/661024 "2013-06-23T19:58:07Z")
Yesterday one of my sisters called me to ask directions to our father’s doctor’s office. We live in the same city in which we grew up, which means she’s been a Memphian for 50-some years and I 40-some (which a hiatus in … --- ## [Stargate Universe, series premiere (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargate-universe-series-premiere-open-spoilers/512422)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2009, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargate-universe-series-premiere-open-spoilers/512422 "2009-10-30T15:15:36Z")
Anyone else watching this? I didn’t even realize this started tonight until I was surfing through my onscreen guide. --- ## [Are there limits to free speech? What tests you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-limits-to-free-speech-what-tests-you/496044)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2009, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-limits-to-free-speech-what-tests-you/496044 "2009-05-16T00:23:00Z")
I don’t think so myself, but I came across this article about a video game about rape/abortion: The game is skeevey but it skeeves me way more to think that human rights groups are concerned with this. No human rights … --- ## [How smart do you really have to be to become a Seal or similar elite military designation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-smart-do-you-really-have-to-be-to-become-a-seal-or-similar-elite-military-designation/511591)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2009, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-smart-do-you-really-have-to-be-to-become-a-seal-or-similar-elite-military-designation/511591 "2009-09-27T04:06:03Z")
Occasionally I have seen some television documentary style shows on the level of training required to become a Seal or similar elite military designation. It appears that practically all the washouts were broken by the d… --- ## [Was the bombing of Dresden a war crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-bombing-of-dresden-a-war-crime/564475)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2011, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-bombing-of-dresden-a-war-crime/564475 "2011-01-05T19:58:43Z")
Yep, another WW2 question. We’ve had debates before on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, general consensus (and my own opinion based on facts at the time) being that it wasn’t pleasant, but in the end the bombs saved more lives t… --- ## [Old people and exact change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-people-and-exact-change/598430)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2011, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-people-and-exact-change/598430 "2011-10-06T12:20:20Z")
What is it with old people always having to pay with exact change when they buy things? It’s always OLD people and especially old women. Why do they do it? I don’t see 25 year old dudes sitting there counting out pennie… --- ## [How can to much shredded wheat be bad for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-to-much-shredded-wheat-be-bad-for-you/94131)
**Author:** [@Ressl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ressl)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-to-much-shredded-wheat-be-bad-for-you/94131 "2011-03-14T17:04:09Z")
My friend told me other day that to much shredded wheat would be bad for you because the excess fiber would start to rip up your stomach. Is this true? And even so, wouldn’t it end up taking 2 boxes a day for a week for … --- ## [Proving authenticity of a dog's vaccination record?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proving-authenticity-of-a-dogs-vaccination-record/630413)
**Author:** [@ManiacMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ManiacMan)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2012, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proving-authenticity-of-a-dogs-vaccination-record/630413 "2012-08-09T01:38:24Z")
To make a long story short my 5 year old was bit by a dog. He was not seriously injured. However the skin was broken. So of course I am concerned about the animal’s vacinations and if they are up to date. So the pet own… --- ## [The most hated man in the Toronto area - you almost feel sorry for him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-hated-man-in-the-toronto-area-you-almost-feel-sorry-for-him/742448)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2022, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-hated-man-in-the-toronto-area-you-almost-feel-sorry-for-him/742448 "2022-06-21T12:27:41Z")
Marco Muzzo flew home from his Vegas bachelor party in a private jet, drinking on the plane. After landing, he and buddies went straight to a bar and drank some more. He then hopped in his car to drive home. Before he m… --- ## [Help me name my new baby calico kitty (pix included)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-baby-calico-kitty-pix-included/357094)
**Author:** [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2006, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-baby-calico-kitty-pix-included/357094 "2006-05-19T22:48:41Z")
I was walking by the shelter and in the window was a sweet baby calico. I have wanted a calico for years and years, and Caddie. my lone kitty, gets very lonely when I go on vacation, so I think a friend will help. So I … --- ## [Where does "FUUUUUUU" come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-fuuuuuuu-come-from/517097)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2009, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-fuuuuuuu-come-from/517097 "2009-12-03T03:56:03Z")
Been seeing the “FUUUUUUUU” meme on the internet for a while now. Google “FUUUUU” (I forget how many U’s, doesn’t really matter) and you get this. The original cartoon is just a poorly sketched angry face in the middle… --- ## [Man, I hate hippies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-i-hate-hippies/406164)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-i-hate-hippies/406164 "2007-06-14T03:51:50Z")
So in honor of Memorial Day, for this entire past month at my vidstore you could rent any war movie for $1.99. There are war movies in several different places in the store: we have a Classic War Movie section–I mean, co… --- ## [MMA: Boxing is dead to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mma-boxing-is-dead-to-me/557754)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mma-boxing-is-dead-to-me/557754 "2010-11-11T22:40:16Z")
I watched Ali-Spinks II live. Even my engineer-nerd dad was interested in this fight. I watched some Ray Leonard and Tommy Hearns, maybe even some Marvin Hagler. I couldn’t name you a boxing champion at this point, and … --- ## [Same character played by the same actor on different shows.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-character-played-by-the-same-actor-on-different-shows/609585)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-character-played-by-the-same-actor-on-different-shows/609585 "2012-01-21T02:35:45Z")
Bouncing around the internet I came across the fact that Jeremy Piven played the same character on 4 different shows. See here. He was a regular on Ellen and made one time guest appearance on 3 seemly unrelated shows. H… --- ## [Shows you Bailed on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-bailed-on/718837)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2015, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-bailed-on/718837 "2015-05-15T10:28:13Z")
Which recent shows have you given up watching? For me, I realized I had three Gothams sitting on my DVR and didn’t care about watching any of them so they are deleted and I think I am done with that show. It wasn’t terr… --- ## [Wearing a baseball glove: Why is the index finger sometimes out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-a-baseball-glove-why-is-the-index-finger-sometimes-out/403876)
**Author:** [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-a-baseball-glove-why-is-the-index-finger-sometimes-out/403876 "2017-05-25T15:03:02Z")
I bought a new glove today for softball. As usual, I bought one with a hole on top for placing my index finger outside of the glove. I’ve been playing baseball or softball my whole life and I’ve always placed my finger… --- ## [\*sigh\* I hate dating \*grumble grumble grumble\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-i-hate-dating-grumble-grumble-grumble/419886)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2007, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-i-hate-dating-grumble-grumble-grumble/419886 "2007-09-24T19:01:16Z")
I had dinner with a potential suitor last night, and ended up liking him rather more than I expected to. Sent a particularly charming rendition of the traditional “thanks again for a lovely evening” email this morning … … --- ## [Women with huge plump lips. Does the fantasy deliver in real life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-with-huge-plump-lips-does-the-fantasy-deliver-in-real-life/658258)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-with-huge-plump-lips-does-the-fantasy-deliver-in-real-life/658258 "2013-05-18T19:03:41Z")
Big plump lips have been a thing ever since Angelina Jolie and Lisa Rinna hit the scene. A coworker told me theres even lipsticks that plump the lips. Some women go for medical Collagen Replacement Therapy. All for that … --- ## [What Would The World With a Marginalized Christianity Look Like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-world-with-a-marginalized-christianity-look-like/582126)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2011, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-world-with-a-marginalized-christianity-look-like/582126 "2011-05-19T19:42:46Z")
Many members of this board see a world without Abrahamic religions especially Christianity as better than our own. So what if Christianity had remained a fairly minor religion, which did not win a large number of convert… --- ## [Is GM's 3.4L V6 Trustworthy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gms-3-4l-v6-trustworthy/268270)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2004, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gms-3-4l-v6-trustworthy/268270 "2004-10-16T14:21:42Z")
I’m pondering the purchase of a used base model 2004 Chevrolet Impala. This has the 3.4L V6 base motor. I believe GM describes its family here: http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/performance\_parts/store/catalog/Category.jhtm… --- ## [Why is breast cancer more "famous" than other cancers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-breast-cancer-more-famous-than-other-cancers/537136)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2010, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-breast-cancer-more-famous-than-other-cancers/537136 "2010-05-27T06:57:23Z")
Why are there so many functions/advertisements/endorsements for breast cancer over other forms of cancer? Every time I turn on the radio, I hear about another breast cancer walk. Many of the food packages in the superm… --- ## [Question for guys who have hair on their chest...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-guys-who-have-hair-on-their-chest/489627)
**Author:** [@wisernow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wisernow)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2009, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-guys-who-have-hair-on-their-chest/489627 "2009-03-17T14:05:00Z")
My girlfriend recently suggested that it would be nice if I shaved the hair off my chest. I somehow am not in favour of doing that because of the following reasons: The hair on my chest is rather soft, not too dense or… --- ## [Lamont Cranston](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamont-cranston/710869)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamont-cranston/710869 "2015-01-29T01:52:03Z")
Not the band, but without searching for it can you identify this fictional person? Can you name some others like him from memory? Wouldn’t it be cool if Lamont and Bryan were related? --- ## [In memoriam: Michael Jackson joke roundup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam-michael-jackson-joke-roundup/501027)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2009, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam-michael-jackson-joke-roundup/501027 "2009-07-03T12:31:55Z")
Insert your Michael Jackson jokes here. I don’t think there could be a more appropriate time, and let’s be homest, we’re all dying to tell them anyway. Here are as couple of classics to get started: Why did Michael Jac… --- ## [Ron DeSantis - The Pit Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-the-pit-edition/984601)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-the-pit-edition/984601 "2023-11-04T01:47:20Z")
There are threads in Politics and Elections but now that he’s declared, here’s his own pitfall. --- ## [Big Bang Season Premiere 9/22--The Skank Reflex Analysis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-season-premiere-9-22-the-skank-reflex-analysis/597196)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2011, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-season-premiere-9-22-the-skank-reflex-analysis/597196 "2011-11-21T21:52:18Z")
Penny worries that she’s screwed things up permanently with her friends, while Sheldon takes command of the paintball team. ETA" It’s an hour long episode. --- ## [Highest Termperature Ever Recorded In Iraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highest-termperature-ever-recorded-in-iraq/565666)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2014, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highest-termperature-ever-recorded-in-iraq/565666 "2014-08-30T14:01:41Z")
My nephew recently returned from a six-month tour in Iraq. He said the termperature routinely reached the 130s F, with the highest during that period being 146 F. This is in line with what friends of mine who grew up i… --- ## [Why do we have pubic hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-pubic-hair/349490)
**Author:** [@blueslipper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blueslipper)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2011, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-pubic-hair/349490 "2011-05-12T01:51:50Z")
There are people especially women with hair free bodies except for pubic hair. --- ## [Instant bridge--just add disaster.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instant-bridge-just-add-disaster/810618)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2019, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instant-bridge-just-add-disaster/810618 "2019-10-28T04:13:00Z")
Florida International University installs an “instant bridge” in one morning. It lasts a whole 5 days before it falls on cars and pedestrians, killing an unknown number of people. --- ## [My greatest influence - an early MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-greatest-influence-an-early-mmp/388934)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 453\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2007, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-greatest-influence-an-early-mmp/388934 "2007-01-29T05:44:46Z")
My parents were 40 when I was born, my brother 10 and my sister 15. And this was towards the end of the time when teen girls were encouraged to prepare for being a wife and mother. Add to that the fact that my mother, … --- ## ["Games Without Frontiers" Meaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-without-frontiers-meaning/532823)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-without-frontiers-meaning/532823 "2012-06-27T19:31:04Z")
Does the song “Games Without Frontiers” have any meaning or make any statement? Or, is it just a bunch of jibberish spun into a song? --- ## [Stephen Miller and cosmopolitan bias](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-miller-and-cosmopolitan-bias/793040)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-miller-and-cosmopolitan-bias/793040 "2019-11-14T17:41:58Z")
Stephen Miller was asked if the proposed immigration policy supported by the Trump administration that weights the ability to speak English higher than previous immigration policies was intended only allow immigrants fro… --- ## [Foods you prefer cooked "wrong"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-prefer-cooked-wrong/998787)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 314\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-prefer-cooked-wrong/998787 "2024-04-11T08:10:21Z")
I just put some pasta water on to boil, and started musing about the “right” way to prepare pasta vs the way I like it, and other foods and other people’s opinions on that sort of thing. I completely understand pasta co… --- ## [If your facial cleanser says to tissue off, what do you specifically use to do so?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-facial-cleanser-says-to-tissue-off-what-do-you-specifically-use-to-do-so/573735)
**Author:** [@thursday\_next](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thursday_next)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2011, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-facial-cleanser-says-to-tissue-off-what-do-you-specifically-use-to-do-so/573735 "2011-03-08T14:15:14Z")
By tissue, I actually mean: tissue, cotton ball, cotton pad, whatever you use, I’m open to suggestions. I have a new cleanser that says to tissue off. First, I tried the Puffs Plus with Lotion that were nearby. I chos… --- ## [Cleveland Browns turnaround bandwagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-browns-turnaround-bandwagon/820813)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 251\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2018, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-browns-turnaround-bandwagon/820813 "2018-12-30T23:17:03Z")
Alright, for no reason at all it’s time to embarass myself with predictions. The Browns were on Hard Knocks this year, and that tends to get a lot more people following the team a bit. They’ve been 1-31 in the last two … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=436&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=438&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)