# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=44&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:** 45 --- ## [2 sentence horror stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-sentence-horror-stories/664639)
**Author:** [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Replies:** 286\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-sentence-horror-stories/664639 "2013-09-06T17:43:16Z")
In a post over on io9.com, the challenge was thrown out to write a two sentence horror story. Most of the submissions were pretty banal, but this one really got me: Can you come up with anything better than that? Of co… --- ## [Surreal continuing story: walking through doors and passageways](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surreal-continuing-story-walking-through-doors-and-passageways/137928)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 1082\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2004, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surreal-continuing-story-walking-through-doors-and-passageways/137928 "2004-01-23T17:11:56Z")
This idea came from an old dream in which I walked through such doors–a broom closet with a secret door in back; a super-fancy front door to a mansion; a door off a bathroom, etc. And for a change the story is in the fir… --- ## ["You're the only one that still quotes lines from Bugs Bunny"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-only-one-that-still-quotes-lines-from-bugs-bunny/470348)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2010, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-only-one-that-still-quotes-lines-from-bugs-bunny/470348 "2010-06-23T23:26:23Z")
So sayeth Mrs. Morbo. This after I told her “Thanks for the sour persimmons, cousin.” And then had to explain what I was quoting. Which happens alot. Anywho, here’s a partial list of Bugs Bunny quotes (or Looney Tune… --- ## [Discworld Latecomers Ongoing Discussion (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discworld-latecomers-ongoing-discussion-open-spoilers/776979)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 413\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discworld-latecomers-ongoing-discussion-open-spoilers/776979 "2023-04-12T17:50:47Z")
I’m probably not the only one to be a latecomer to Discworld. I tried about 3 times to get into Discworld and had very little success until I tried again this summer. I kind of want a place to discuss the books that I’ve… --- ## [Celebrity hotties that aren't particularly hot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-hotties-that-arent-particularly-hot/603661)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-hotties-that-arent-particularly-hot/603661 "2012-06-06T01:44:47Z")
I suppose this could also go in IMHO I am totally baffled by the (physical) appeal of Jon Hamm. Everyone-- including many straight guys-- seems to think he is drop-dead gorgeous, but I think he looks way too much like … --- ## [Atomic Bombings of Japan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atomic-bombings-of-japan/518803)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 445\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2009, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atomic-bombings-of-japan/518803 "2009-12-02T05:58:25Z")
Was it correct for the United States of America to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? My personal opinion is yes since the two other strategies were blockading and bombing Japan or invading it both of which wo… --- ## [What's the nerdiest thing about you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-nerdiest-thing-about-you/626574)
**Author:** [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-nerdiest-thing-about-you/626574 "2012-10-22T20:41:50Z")
After seeing the "what’s the most extraordinary thing you’ve posted about yourself.’ thread, I really wasn’t able to come up with anything that would really make me stand out…I’m smart and a big nerd, but that’s pretty c… --- ## [What happens if you hook 2 9-volt batteries together?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-hook-2-9-volt-batteries-together/292321)
**Author:** [@caphis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caphis)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2014, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-hook-2-9-volt-batteries-together/292321 "2014-04-06T01:58:45Z")
Internally, I mean. I know that externally, nothing happens, ta-da. IIRC from elementary physics class, when you complete the circuit, the current flows. So if you complete the circuit by attaching one 9-volt to another… --- ## [Anti-Semitism and the accusations agains Representative Ilhan Omar.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-semitism-and-the-accusations-agains-representative-ilhan-omar/830568)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 596\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2019, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-semitism-and-the-accusations-agains-representative-ilhan-omar/830568 "2019-08-21T19:04:57Z")
The House Democrats are preparing a resolution on anti-Semitism following some statements made by Representative Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota). From what I’ve read, Representative Omar seems to be making the following argu… --- ## [What was the real problem with "Star Trek Voyager"? Acting or writing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-real-problem-with-star-trek-voyager-acting-or-writing/584380)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2015, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-real-problem-with-star-trek-voyager-acting-or-writing/584380 "2015-03-08T14:06:09Z")
In reading the thread about Star Trek Voyager actor Robert Picardo I recalled that I did not see the entire series because I stopped watching the show about halfway in. I can’t really put my finger on it, but the show i… --- ## [Why do some people (especially, it seems, men) hate cats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-especially-it-seems-men-hate-cats/237413)
**Author:** [@Padmaraga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padmaraga)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-especially-it-seems-men-hate-cats/237413 "2014-09-29T03:26:11Z")
I have trouble understanding this. I mean, I do understand that cats are not the right pet for everyone. I understand having a preference for or against a particular type of pet for oneself. And I know that a lot of peop… --- ## [Putting an animal "to sleep" at home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-an-animal-to-sleep-at-home/134099)
**Author:** [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-an-animal-to-sleep-at-home/134099 "2013-01-03T21:50:41Z")
We have a cat who had had some on-going mental problems. He’s been quite a interesting pet over these past years. Now he’s gotten up there in age and is getting quite sickly. His teeth are starting to get rotten, he won’… --- ## [Are Sarah Silverman and Jonathan Silverman related?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sarah-silverman-and-jonathan-silverman-related/390459)
**Author:** [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2007, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sarah-silverman-and-jonathan-silverman-related/390459 "2007-02-05T18:35:49Z")
I see a resemblance but I can’t find a reference. I can’t believe she dates that asshole Jimmy Kimmel. --- ## [Can people eat dog-food without ill effects?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-people-eat-dog-food-without-ill-effects/502541)
**Author:** [@Aelita\_Daystar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aelita_Daystar)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-people-eat-dog-food-without-ill-effects/502541 "2012-03-14T22:59:45Z")
Reading the thread about Iams got me wondering about this. Can people eat dog food without suffering any ill effects? Basically I’m asking “is it bad for you health”. I was always under the impression that it was, but no… --- ## [Quvenzhane and made up black people's names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quvenzhane-and-made-up-black-peoples-names/646948)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2013, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quvenzhane-and-made-up-black-peoples-names/646948 "2013-02-26T05:16:44Z")
I want to talk about made-up names that some black folks name their children. I have beat this drumplenty of times on this board before, but Quvenzhane Wallis’ Oscar nomination has me all worked up about it again. I al… --- ## [Should Mom-and-Pops That Forgo Gay Weddings Be Destroyed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-mom-and-pops-that-forgo-gay-weddings-be-destroyed/716716)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 334\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-mom-and-pops-that-forgo-gay-weddings-be-destroyed/716716 "2015-04-10T22:06:23Z")
I ran across this very well written article. It poses some thought provoking questions much better than I ever could. He is drawing a clear distinction between a business that gladly serves gays every day and being aske… --- ## [Another School Shooting \[Stoneman Douglas\] (2/14/2018)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-school-shooting-stoneman-douglas-2-14-2018/808843)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 637\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-school-shooting-stoneman-douglas-2-14-2018/808843 "2023-07-04T12:52:05Z")
It appears to be happening again. This time in Florida. Reports of many injuries. Again. --- ## [Well-intentioned ideas that won't work in real life: green grocer liberalism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-intentioned-ideas-that-wont-work-in-real-life-green-grocer-liberalism/624728)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2012, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-intentioned-ideas-that-wont-work-in-real-life-green-grocer-liberalism/624728 "2012-06-29T01:10:37Z")
If I could pick a summary line for why I am a conservative, it’s this: liberals mean well, and want to make things better, but their ideas are too often more idealistic than practical. Take obesity. It happens more ofte… --- ## [At what age does a crazy kitten start to calm down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-does-a-crazy-kitten-start-to-calm-down/673877)
**Author:** [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2013, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-does-a-crazy-kitten-start-to-calm-down/673877 "2013-11-16T04:12:05Z")
I got a kitten last week. She’s 10 weeks old and she’s insane. She’s very sweet but she won’t leave us alone for a single second if she has her way, and our hands are covered in scratches because she plays rough. If I cl… --- ## [Why is the anus (or more correctly, the skin surronding it) brown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-anus-or-more-correctly-the-skin-surronding-it-brown/402767)
**Author:** [@NatterJack\_Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NatterJack_Toad)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2007, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-anus-or-more-correctly-the-skin-surronding-it-brown/402767 "2007-05-08T13:00:33Z")
At a BBQ with friends last weekend we got onto discussing this question over burgers and snacks. Lovely dinner conversation and it’s still on my mind as some of the answers my pals were coming up with were quite strange… --- ## [This has to stop: extreme actions at political gathering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-has-to-stop-extreme-actions-at-political-gathering/843927)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 657\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-has-to-stop-extreme-actions-at-political-gathering/843927 "2020-01-08T14:55:21Z")
An Antifa guy tried blocking someone’s car, smacks the car with a bat or pipe. It did not end well for him. Can’t we discuss civilly? Protest civilly? Agree to disagree, then vote accordingly? --- ## [It's Time Again for Stoid!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-again-for-stoid/739375)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 320\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-again-for-stoid/739375 "2015-12-23T20:21:13Z")
Over in IMHO, Stoid, in This thread, our long-suffering lone lawyer (who knows more about law than either her counsel OR the judge) accuses her (let us hope former) vet of complicity in the death of her dog. It comes do… --- ## [Why Is My Penis Darker Than The Rest Of Me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-penis-darker-than-the-rest-of-me/352945)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2006, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-penis-darker-than-the-rest-of-me/352945 "2006-04-18T04:20:44Z")
I’ve noticed that the skin on the shaft of my penis is significantly darker than the skin on other regions of my body that are equally deprived of direct sunlight, such as my buttocks and upper thighs. Why might this be … --- ## [Casting bias against busty actresses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-bias-against-busty-actresses/535253)
**Author:** [@Made\_in\_Macau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Made_in_Macau)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-bias-against-busty-actresses/535253 "2011-01-06T01:56:49Z")
Mrs Macau and I were watching CRIMINAL MINDS when she asked if the dark haired FBI agent (not Hotch) was a lesbian. ‘No you’re thinking of FLASH FORWARD’. Which prompted us to conclude that so many mainsteam actresses ar… --- ## [Anti-choicers slip soft fetus toys into kids' candy bags at ND state fair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-choicers-slip-soft-fetus-toys-into-kids-candy-bags-at-nd-state-fair/664505)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 362\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-choicers-slip-soft-fetus-toys-into-kids-candy-bags-at-nd-state-fair/664505 "2013-08-20T02:50:44Z")
Story here. Mind you, we’re talking about six-year-olds here. The dolls are designed to brainwash youngsters—pregnant women, too—out of ever terminating an unwanted pregnancy. “Its beautiful detail, softness and weigh… --- ## [What is the evidence for the big bang.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-evidence-for-the-big-bang/609551)
**Author:** [@Jon55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jon55)\ **Replies:** 325\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-evidence-for-the-big-bang/609551 "2012-02-03T14:10:00Z")
In the year 1025 I fell asleep. I awoke in the year 2011. How and why this happened I do not know much like the orgin of the “cosmic egg” I do not expect to ever know and neither is important for this particular argument… --- ## [Use of anchors on huge ships?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-anchors-on-huge-ships/607579)
**Author:** [@kaltkalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaltkalt)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2016, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-anchors-on-huge-ships/607579 "2016-10-16T02:52:20Z")
So I was watching something about huge nuclear-powered supercarriers on tv last night, and they briefly showed the ship’s impressively huge anchors (this huge Nimitz class carrier has two of them, each link in the chain … --- ## [Possible ONION Headlines (Warning: WTC Humor)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-onion-headlines-warning-wtc-humor/82091)
**Author:** [@Karellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karellen)\ **Replies:** 394\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2002, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-onion-headlines-warning-wtc-humor/82091 "2002-09-10T13:29:00Z")
My friend and I were discussing what we thought the ONION was going to post this week. They’re legendary for never holding back, and for incisively finding the sometimes-unpopular insight behind our tragedies. Examples:… --- ## [Florida Movie Theater Shooting Leaves One Dead In Altercation Over Texting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-movie-theater-shooting-leaves-one-dead-in-altercation-over-texting/678717)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 337\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-movie-theater-shooting-leaves-one-dead-in-altercation-over-texting/678717 "2022-02-27T20:32:21Z")
According to the following news story: Two couples were seated in a movie theatre watching the movie “Lone Survivor”. One of the couples was seated behind the other. One of the couple in front was texting and apparen… --- ## [Things I find rude and will make me look down on you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-find-rude-and-will-make-me-look-down-on-you/646849)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2013, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-find-rude-and-will-make-me-look-down-on-you/646849 "2013-01-21T21:21:05Z")
Inspired by the feet on seats-thing in this thread, I thought I would ask what things people find rude and oafish in strangers’ behaviour. Things that will make me look down on you: Feet on seats, in a cinema, on a b… --- ## [Gun control, Tyranny and Genocide...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-control-tyranny-and-genocide/645800)
**Author:** [@Kable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kable)\ **Replies:** 312\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2013, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-control-tyranny-and-genocide/645800 "2013-01-09T03:57:45Z")
Except for the “satanic” comment I thought this was really well written, and reasonably well referenced, though I’m no historian. http://lawreview.wustl.edu/inprint/75-3/753-4.html I’d be interested to hear any specifi… --- ## [Folk Hero or Murderer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/folk-hero-or-murderer/498228)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 668\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2009, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/folk-hero-or-murderer/498228 "2009-07-28T03:16:58Z")
Story here. IMO, this guy should be found guilty of murder, but given some recent vigilante cases in Texas, where the state’s new(ish, now) Castle law was invoked, I’m not at all confident that things will play out tha… --- ## [Is incest among adopted siblings illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-incest-among-adopted-siblings-illegal/122819)
**Author:** [@dkoik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dkoik)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-incest-among-adopted-siblings-illegal/122819 "2014-07-25T03:28:28Z")
I was watching The Royal Tennembaums last night and, in the movie, Luke Wilson’s character is in love with his adopted sister, Gwyneth Paltrow. The point comes up that this is creepy and possibly even illegal. But the … --- ## [Blacks and the GOP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blacks-and-the-gop/543057)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 360\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blacks-and-the-gop/543057 "2010-07-05T16:07:04Z")
The Republican party has very few black members. I’ve also sometimes heard the sentiment that blacks voting Republican are voting against their own self interest. I’ve been curious for a while about why that is. I mea… --- ## [Polling is broken, right? Or is it the news? Or all of the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polling-is-broken-right-or-is-it-the-news-or-all-of-the-us/993779)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 771\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polling-is-broken-right-or-is-it-the-news-or-all-of-the-us/993779 "2024-12-24T13:42:49Z")
Someone explain this to me like I’m 12: Trump is getting booed in southern stadiums. Reports show that Truth Social’s users are at least 30% bots and even the bots can’t keep his post numbers up, His rallies are getti… --- ## [A question for opponents of gay marriage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-opponents-of-gay-marriage/497645)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 757\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-opponents-of-gay-marriage/497645 "2009-06-12T17:49:20Z")
What, specifically, would be the negative consequences of allowing gays to marry? --- ## [Yeah, I'm pretty much an idiot, yes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-im-pretty-much-an-idiot-yes/545705)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 505\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-im-pretty-much-an-idiot-yes/545705 "2010-08-26T19:07:19Z")
Very quick background info: I’m 37, white, overweight, and increasingly and disturbingly (to me) balding. Single, no kids…I consider myself an excellent uncle and I take pride in the fearlessness I display in meeting peo… --- ## [Child support amounts are out of control](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-support-amounts-are-out-of-control/553077)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2010, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-support-amounts-are-out-of-control/553077 "2010-10-02T03:40:55Z")
I’m going to say upfront before anyone suggests that I don’t want to pay my share of the child support, I do, but I think you’ll see my my own example it makes life impossible for me. That said a quick background. My wi… --- ## [What is racism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-racism/673334)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 350\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-racism/673334 "2013-12-08T15:10:33Z")
This is a continuation of a discussion I’ve been having with magellan01, among other places, in an ATMB thread. I’ll quote the last two bits of our discussion here: So what do you think? --- ## [Want to see avatars on the SDMB? Here's a script.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-see-avatars-on-the-sdmb-heres-a-script/627636)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2014, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-see-avatars-on-the-sdmb-heres-a-script/627636 "2014-12-07T05:45:48Z")
This thread is for information on how to use a Greasemonkey script to allow users to experience the SDMB with avatars. I’m starting this thread at the suggestion of MsWhatsit, Irishman and others in this thread. This th… --- ## [Who Killed Jesus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-killed-jesus/491168)
**Author:** [@Lacunae\_Quell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Quell)\ **Replies:** 670\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2009, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-killed-jesus/491168 "2009-04-17T02:08:18Z")
before i rant, and yes, there will be ranting, i would first like to thank God for leading me to this website because it has been far too long since i last posted in a forum. I will get to the topic of this thread after… --- ## [What "Conservative Values" aren't based on bigotry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-conservative-values-arent-based-on-bigotry/837176)
**Author:** [@Pantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantastic)\ **Replies:** 734\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2019, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-conservative-values-arent-based-on-bigotry/837176 "2019-08-22T17:24:55Z")
In a current thread, a poster claimed that it was unfair to conflate ‘conservative values’ with bigotry. So I would like for conservative posters to list some mainstream conservative values that aren’t based directly big… --- ## [No, you ignoramuses, this \*isn't\* racist (or, "Here we go again..")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-ignoramuses-this-isnt-racist-or-here-we-go-again/523886)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 450\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2010, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-ignoramuses-this-isnt-racist-or-here-we-go-again/523886 "2010-01-12T22:03:57Z")
A few months ago it was the Jackson Jive skit that appeared on Australian TV show Hey Hey It’s Saturday (I started a thread about that one at the time, too). Now, a KFC cricket commercial airing in Australia is being la… --- ## [How often do you call in sick to work and how many of those days are you actually "sick"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-call-in-sick-to-work-and-how-many-of-those-days-are-you-actually-sick/525545)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2015, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-call-in-sick-to-work-and-how-many-of-those-days-are-you-actually-sick/525545 "2015-02-02T00:30:26Z")
Title pretty much says it all. Personally, I average once every two or three months…probably closer to once every two months. 75% of the time I’m either not sick at all or I have a very minor cold/allergy/stomach ache … --- ## [It's time, once again, for Americans to tell the world how to fix soccer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-once-again-for-americans-to-tell-the-world-how-to-fix-soccer/690742)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 285\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2014, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-once-again-for-americans-to-tell-the-world-how-to-fix-soccer/690742 "2014-08-20T05:21:21Z")
I want to acknowledge up front that this is a preposterous thread. As you might expect, I’m a total dilettante: 90% of the soccer I watch is during the World Cup. Just please remember that I admitted this up front when… --- ## [Discuss/review the last song by the previous poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discuss-review-the-last-song-by-the-previous-poster/718179)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 392\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discuss-review-the-last-song-by-the-previous-poster/718179 "2026-09-22T04:55:46Z")
Not sure if this should go in the Thread Games forum or not, but similar threads have gone here, so here it is. Your reply can be as verbose, or as brief, as you want it to be. Then you get to link (Youtube preferred o… --- ## [Which religions forbid women to wear pants or cut their hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-religions-forbid-women-to-wear-pants-or-cut-their-hair/370120)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2006, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-religions-forbid-women-to-wear-pants-or-cut-their-hair/370120 "2006-08-29T14:00:24Z")
My mother teaches 6th grade, and one of the first activities she does each year is a “tell me about yourself” list. One girl filled in two prompts as follows: One thing few people know about me is: \*\*that I have never a… --- ## [Champlain Towers South in Miami has caved in {2021-06-24}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/champlain-towers-south-in-miami-has-caved-in-2021-06-24/944931)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 712\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2025, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/champlain-towers-south-in-miami-has-caved-in-2021-06-24/944931 "2025-06-29T03:21:00Z")
This sounds like it could be awful. Part of Champlain Towers South, located on Collins Avenue in Surfside, Florida, caved in just after 1 a.m. on Thursday. At least eight people have been taken to hospital, ABC7 repor… --- ## [Big Ten talking about being big 12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ten-talking-about-being-big-12/521424)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 507\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ten-talking-about-being-big-12/521424 "2010-06-21T15:07:12Z")
Rumors are the Big Ten is thinking about adding a new team. I believe they would add a week to the schedule or do a Big 10 Championship. Teams mentioned are Syracuse, Pittsburgh,and Missouri . Jo Pa says don’t give Notr… --- ## [Best way to remove adhesive residue from skin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-remove-adhesive-residue-from-skin/442781)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2015, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-remove-adhesive-residue-from-skin/442781 "2015-07-04T04:57:41Z")
I doubt there’s one factual answer to this, hence it’s in imho instead of gq. My doctor recently (about a month ago), my doctor put me on estrogen patches; I wear one for a week, then switch to a new one. The new one ha… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=43&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=45&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)