# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=445&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:** 446 --- ## [Martin / Zimmerman police angle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martin-zimmerman-police-angle/663583)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2013, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martin-zimmerman-police-angle/663583 "2013-07-18T02:49:32Z")
I haven’t been deep into any discussions on the incident, and am not going to wade through a couple hundred page thread to find out if this topic came up. Has there been any discussion (speculation) of why Martin didn’t… --- ## [RO: What the fuck, Iran? (stoning a middle-aged woman to death)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-what-the-fuck-iran-stoning-a-middle-aged-woman-to-death/545920)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-what-the-fuck-iran-stoning-a-middle-aged-woman-to-death/545920 "2010-07-12T15:26:44Z")
Per this link: http://ffrf.org/news/action/urge-release-of-43-year-old-iranian-mother-of-two/ The Iranian government plans to stone a 43-year-old woman to death for adultery. Which she almost certainly didn’t do - her c… --- ## [The Witcher 3: Anticipation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-witcher-3-anticipation/720001)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2015, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-witcher-3-anticipation/720001 "2015-06-15T23:45:31Z")
Despite the fact that I never got around to finishing The Witcher, and then couldn’t go through The Witcher 2 because I hadn’t finished The Witcher yet, I went ahead and pre-ordered The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt because i… --- ## [Politically correct/native pronunciation of foreign words outside the Anglosphere: does it happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politically-correct-native-pronunciation-of-foreign-words-outside-the-anglosphere-does-it-happen/583905)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politically-correct-native-pronunciation-of-foreign-words-outside-the-anglosphere-does-it-happen/583905 "2011-06-04T19:44:12Z")
The local progressive radio station seems to be making a huge deal out of the return of the deposed president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, to the capital city of Tegucigalpa. And, as is typical with such news coverage, … --- ## [Tiny, Insignificant Things That Tick You Off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-insignificant-things-that-tick-you-off/548205)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-insignificant-things-that-tick-you-off/548205 "2010-08-02T02:51:52Z")
Do you have a teeny, tiny, silly thing that ticks you off WAY more than it should? Post it here! Seriously, if you told someone about it and their response would be anything other than, “That really bothers you?” than… --- ## [Jonathan Chance's warning of LHoD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chances-warning-of-lhod/760585)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2016, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chances-warning-of-lhod/760585 "2016-07-29T01:24:51Z")
I have an issue with this warning here: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=19497425&postcount=1279 Adding context in brackets, and then mentioning it, is normally perfectly acceptable when quoting mater… --- ## [nuh nuh nuh nuh... nuh nuh nuh nuh... Elmo's World](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-elmos-world/585176)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2017, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-elmos-world/585176 "2017-11-08T02:12:12Z")
My daughter has discovered Elmo. I don’t actually hate Elmo yet, although I can see where this relationship is heading. Right now, I’m excited that my daughter is happy to see and recognize the same muppet over and ove… --- ## [So, I Read Twilight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-read-twilight/492774)
**Author:** [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2009, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-read-twilight/492774 "2009-04-17T12:04:19Z")
… And there is not enough Freudian analysis in the world to explain this book. It’s a bit creepy. Ok, more than a bit. I refuse to spoiler such drivel. Never mind the whole twisted self denial perversion of sexuality s… --- ## [Three "wise" men find Jesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-wise-men-find-jesus/708126)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-wise-men-find-jesus/708126 "2015-01-14T19:33:46Z")
1 Corinthians 3:18-19 Those people would have worldly wisdom but would be fools in God’s sight… Psalm 14:1 On the other hand, three “wise” men found Jesus. But they didn’t use the wisdom of science - instead they… --- ## [For Sarah Palin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-sarah-palin/473186)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-sarah-palin/473186 "2008-11-24T03:27:59Z")
So do you STILL think that polar bears are NOT an endangered species, you idiotic neo-Christian cunt? News flash—they’re fucking EATING EACH OTHER!!! Sorry for screaming, but I’m really close to tears right now. And I’m … --- ## [SCOTUS nominations have become political? Only since Bork.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-nominations-have-become-political-only-since-bork/753741)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2016, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-nominations-have-become-political-only-since-bork/753741 "2016-05-09T03:52:48Z")
If you have an extra 3 hours and 21 minutes on your hand watch the important part of the Bork confirmation hearings: There is absolutely no question that Judge Bork was well read, well qualified, and in all respects we… --- ## [Whoopsie! - Mythbusters + Cannonball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoopsie-mythbusters-cannonball/605339)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2011, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoopsie-mythbusters-cannonball/605339 "2011-12-12T23:17:26Z")
Cannonball Hits Dublin Home During ‘Mythbusters’ Stunt Nobody appears to have been hurt. ETA: Dublin CA is about 30 miles east of San Francisco. --- ## [The Grinch Movie (Spoiler Material Ahead)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grinch-movie-spoiler-material-ahead/41867)
**Author:** [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2017, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grinch-movie-spoiler-material-ahead/41867 "2017-12-11T23:53:15Z")
I saw this movie the other day with my over-enthusiastic sister. She even brought her little stuffed Grinch doll to the movie, and practicly bounced with excitement the entire time. Sadly, both her and I were generally … --- ## ["Hey batter, batter" banned by Little League](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-batter-batter-banned-by-little-league/398552)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2007, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-batter-batter-banned-by-little-league/398552 "2007-04-07T11:19:22Z")
Cincinnatti Little League players are now prohibited from taunting the opposing team: This is just another over-the-top case of advocates for protecting children’s self-esteem at all costs that will contribute to a gen… --- ## [A Thread In Which We Call Out Ripoff Products](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-in-which-we-call-out-ripoff-products/807270)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2018, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-in-which-we-call-out-ripoff-products/807270 "2018-01-30T21:25:21Z")
I last bought a Hershey bar about a month ago. That one was as thin as a credit card. I bought another one the other day. Not only did they manage to make them somehow even thinner, but it tasted primarily like brown sho… --- ## [I don't understand the intensity of the hatred for Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-the-intensity-of-the-hatred-for-trump/982150)
**Author:** [@Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2023, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-the-intensity-of-the-hatred-for-trump/982150 "2023-04-15T06:46:56Z")
I understand the left and the right not liking each other; that’s just business-as-usual for a two-party system. But when he was president it seemed as if I heard “Trump is literally Hitler!” every day of his presidency… --- ## [Missing Kansas City baby - odd that no one heard the kidnapper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-kansas-city-baby-odd-that-no-one-heard-the-kidnapper/598934)
**Author:** [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2011, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-kansas-city-baby-odd-that-no-one-heard-the-kidnapper/598934 "2011-10-22T17:17:20Z")
Lisa Irwin is a 10-month-old baby who was supposedly snatched from her home a couple of days ago – link. The father supposedly came home from work at 4 AM and found the baby (and cell phones) gone. It seems the mother … --- ## [Why are there no modern 2-stroke cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-modern-2-stroke-cars/600683)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-modern-2-stroke-cars/600683 "2011-10-26T00:00:31Z")
By “two stroke” I am referring to the 2-stroke, aka 2-cycle, engine design rather than the number of cylinders an engine has. Nowadays, it seems that every car has a 4-stroke engine. 2 strokes are, or were, common in t… --- ## [Students who don't take notes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/students-who-dont-take-notes/648804)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/students-who-dont-take-notes/648804 "2013-02-01T23:46:34Z")
Of course I ask this question after it’s completely irrelevant to me. (That’s a lie, there’s always grad school!) For the vast majority of college, I didn’t take many notes. It had nothing to do with laziness, seriously… --- ## [Nobody ever hears about the 'C' students in college](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-ever-hears-about-the-c-students-in-college/210688)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2003, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-ever-hears-about-the-c-students-in-college/210688 "2003-11-01T08:10:05Z")
Everybody I know who graduated college did well. People who were inherently poor at school generally never went to college. Thus, I do not know anyone who went to college but did a mediocre job, nobody who just ‘barely’ … --- ## [Why do we cover our mouths when shocked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-cover-our-mouths-when-shocked/494951)
**Author:** [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2009, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-cover-our-mouths-when-shocked/494951 "2009-05-03T13:21:40Z")
This picture got me thinking. It shows the reaction of some of the Dutch Royal Family when the car crashed into their parade (story here)… you can see they’ve covered their mouths in a common reaction to shock. Why do … --- ## [cougar58 has been banned II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cougar58-has-been-banned-ii/678523)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2014, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cougar58-has-been-banned-ii/678523 "2014-02-04T15:33:09Z")
I don’t know why the ban announcement is locked , but it has been my understanding that this is the forum for mod criticism. If not, please redirect. cougar58 has been quite passionate about her concern for the dangers… --- ## [Lost 4.13/14 "There's no Place Like Home" (Season finale)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-4-13-14-theres-no-place-like-home-season-finale/451016)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2008, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-4-13-14-theres-no-place-like-home-season-finale/451016 "2008-06-03T21:49:16Z")
Thread rules: OK, this is it for season 4. It’s a two hour (two-part) episode tonight, so don’t forget that it starts an hour early (9PM on the coasts). We don’t know exactly how the Oceanic 6 were rescued, but we’re… --- ## [Are my Italian-American coworkers' pronunciations authentic, or bastardized?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-my-italian-american-coworkers-pronunciations-authentic-or-bastardized/395890)
**Author:** [@rms996](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rms996)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-my-italian-american-coworkers-pronunciations-authentic-or-bastardized/395890 "2010-06-07T17:56:31Z")
I have two coworkers of some Italian ancestry (one full, the other half.) They frequently talk about the Italian foods they and their families make at home, and in doing so they use what seem to me some pretty bizarre p… --- ## [Who is the cutest SDMB poster on the People pages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-cutest-sdmb-poster-on-the-people-pages/50032)
**Author:** [@tclouie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tclouie)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2001, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-cutest-sdmb-poster-on-the-people-pages/50032 "2001-02-10T01:48:42Z")
I would like to request that people please not use this thread to criticize someone’s looks, or to say they’re ugly or anything like that. This thread is meant to be positive. It takes a certain amount of courage to post… --- ## [Decorating for a surprise party in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decorating-for-a-surprise-party-in-the-mmp/760840)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 297\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2016, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decorating-for-a-surprise-party-in-the-mmp/760840 "2016-08-01T06:10:23Z")
Someone in our midst has a birthday on Firday. So be subtle with the decorations and don’t let on that something’s up. Happy Moanday!!! \ --- ## [Sudafed=Non-drowsy? Not me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudafed-non-drowsy-not-me/205912)
**Author:** [@Matchka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Matchka)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2003, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudafed-non-drowsy-not-me/205912 "2003-10-07T20:39:07Z")
Any “non-drowsy” cold/allergy relief drugz you see on the market almost always list pseudophedrine as an active ingredient. The claim is (as I interpret it) that Sudafed doesn’t turn out the lights for you like, say, co… --- ## [What hour is "middle of the night"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-hour-is-middle-of-the-night/585315)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2011, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-hour-is-middle-of-the-night/585315 "2011-06-14T03:56:01Z")
When you say or hear “middle of the night” what hour comes to mind? (poll on the way) --- ## [I finally saw the Hunger Games (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-saw-the-hunger-games-open-spoilers/632830)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2012, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-saw-the-hunger-games-open-spoilers/632830 "2012-09-10T14:33:55Z")
I watched the Hunger Games on DVD last night. I haven’t read the book. I thought the plot, at least the movie plot, suffered from some major plot holes, so I just came here to vent and complain. My kids made me stop c… --- ## [Rank the constitutional amendments in order of importance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-the-constitutional-amendments-in-order-of-importance/648825)
**Author:** [@davidw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidw)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-the-constitutional-amendments-in-order-of-importance/648825 "2013-02-06T19:15:10Z")
How would you rank the constitutional amendments in order of importance? I’d say 1st Amendment: free speech, free religion, right to assemble 14th Amendment: citizenship, equal protection 4th Amendment: prohibits unre… --- ## [Should I, a male, try to join 'Curves' - a female-only exercise club?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-a-male-try-to-join-curves-a-female-only-exercise-club/140915)
**Author:** [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2002, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-a-male-try-to-join-curves-a-female-only-exercise-club/140915 "2002-12-22T07:01:29Z")
There’s a ‘Curves’ exercise club opening nearby where I work – it’s so close I could walk there and exercise over my lunch hour. In other words, it would be the perfect place for me, convenience-wise. Should I make a st… --- ## [Sing our National Anthem the right way!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sing-our-national-anthem-the-right-way/570471)
**Author:** [@Sycorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sycorax)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sing-our-national-anthem-the-right-way/570471 "2011-02-10T07:27:10Z")
I’m not watching the Super Bowl (freakin’ satellite signal disrupted), but I’m not much for watching football anyway. Browsing the web, I see that Christina Aguilera messed up the lyrics to the National Anthem. I played … --- ## [How will humanity end?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-humanity-end/668745)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2013, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-humanity-end/668745 "2013-10-12T05:20:00Z")
Extinction by war? Heat death of the universe? Alien invasion? Environmental causes? I place my bet on death by evolution due to future advances in genetics. --- ## [Which of these 16 ending TV shows will you miss the most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-16-ending-tv-shows-will-you-miss-the-most/679055)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2014, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-16-ending-tv-shows-will-you-miss-the-most/679055 "2014-03-25T04:59:36Z")
We Miss 'Em Already: ‘Justified,’ ‘Boardwalk Empire,’ ‘The Newsroom,’ and 13 More Shows That Will End Soon for details, but who really cares? One vote only. Make it count. --- ## [Am I an asshole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-an-asshole/699411)
**Author:** [@bubba\_jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubba_jr)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-an-asshole/699411 "2014-11-11T04:04:53Z")
FUCK… Its the pit, I can say that… I am so pissed. Text… Her: "Don't panic, am fine, but I'm at the ER, company nurse sent me to ER." I was on the road… Driving… Her "Tried calling, going for MRI and Nitroglyceryn… --- ## [What's the oldest internet meme you can remember seeing/hearing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-internet-meme-you-can-remember-seeing-hearing/678990)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2014, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-internet-meme-you-can-remember-seeing-hearing/678990 "2014-01-27T08:27:12Z")
For reference (and memory-joggers) see Internet meme. I can’t be sure if it was the guy in the cubicle smashing his keyboard and knocking his monitor out into the hallway or the chimp poking his finger in his ass and th… --- ## [I think my friend is pregnant, but she's in denial. How can I be a better friend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-friend-is-pregnant-but-shes-in-denial-how-can-i-be-a-better-friend/652045)
**Author:** [@JacobSwan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JacobSwan)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-friend-is-pregnant-but-shes-in-denial-how-can-i-be-a-better-friend/652045 "2013-11-08T07:12:16Z")
So I have this very close female friend who is 39 and painfully single. She really, really wants to settle down and have kids, but seems to be far too choosey when it comes to guys. She has even talked about having a chi… --- ## [Should I make my son graduate on stage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-make-my-son-graduate-on-stage/643487)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-make-my-son-graduate-on-stage/643487 "2012-12-13T02:36:51Z")
That says it all. I graduated on stage but I didn’t care. Mostly I did it for my parents, as well as I never thought I had a choice anyway. I had a large class with two ceremonies and all my friends were at the opposi… --- ## [Do sky-divers breathe through their skin during free fall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-sky-divers-breathe-through-their-skin-during-free-fall/346020)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2006, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-sky-divers-breathe-through-their-skin-during-free-fall/346020 "2006-02-27T22:16:01Z")
My wife, mother, and father were playing a board game called “Worst Case Scenario”, which asks what you should do in different dangerous situations. My mother got the following one: How To Breathe During A Freefall Whi… --- ## [anti-vacciantion nutjobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-vacciantion-nutjobs/550526)
**Author:** [@pope\_hentai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pope_hentai)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2010, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-vacciantion-nutjobs/550526 "2010-08-23T22:38:23Z")
hopefully i put this in the proper forum… a friend of mine on facebook is spamming some stupid anti-vax crap from this website : Vaccine Choice Canada Vaccination: Basic Concerns - Vaccine Choice Canada if i remember co… --- ## [Your most infuriating TV memories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-infuriating-tv-memories/686053)
**Author:** [@Harg\_Fargusen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harg_Fargusen)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2014, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-infuriating-tv-memories/686053 "2014-04-19T14:06:32Z")
Looking back on it, this could not be more stupid but, at the time, I was still a kid so… The Powers of Matthew Star was a subpar, derivative show even by early '80s standards but because nothing else was on I saw it mo… --- ## [New Attacks on Oil Tankers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-attacks-on-oil-tankers/835470)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2019, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-attacks-on-oil-tankers/835470 "2019-06-21T02:32:47Z")
Everyone here is all atwitter. The Saudis are concerned, the expats are hoping for danger money. This is something like the fourth attack. Two attacks on the petroline Limpet mines on two tankers Missile strike on an … --- ## [Major Differences Between Modern-Day Judiasm and Modern-Day Islam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-differences-between-modern-day-judiasm-and-modern-day-islam/581330)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2011, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-differences-between-modern-day-judiasm-and-modern-day-islam/581330 "2011-05-14T00:55:57Z")
It seems to me like these religions are very similar, and I’m looking to get some information on what differentiates the the two religions in terms of beliefs and practices. I understand that there is no monolithic “Isl… --- ## [Worldwide Right to Bear Arms - Agree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldwide-right-to-bear-arms-agree/619058)
**Author:** [@CJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CJJ)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldwide-right-to-bear-arms-agree/619058 "2012-04-29T20:43:07Z")
In a speech before the NRA last Friday, former Speaker Newt Gingrich proposed the following: Regardless of whether or not Gingrich could implement this politically, do you think he’s correct? A few points:\[ul\] \[li\]So… --- ## [Breaking bad season 4 anticipation thread \[spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-season-4-anticipation-thread-spoilers/587659)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2011, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-season-4-anticipation-thread-spoilers/587659 "2011-07-20T15:47:22Z")
Breaking Bad starts up again on July 17, two weeks from tomorrow. I don’t think I’ve ever anticipated a show as much as I am now. It’s been a full 15 months since we left off with the amazing end to season 3. I put spo… --- ## [Vera-Ellen's neck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vera-ellens-neck/440717)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vera-ellens-neck/440717 "2008-03-10T18:11:43Z")
Yesterday I watched Call Me Madam, a 1953 movie with Ethel Merman, Donald O’Connor, and Vera-Ellen, songs by Irving Berlin, which I don’t think I’ve ever seen before. Very entertaining. I was struck by Vera-Ellen’s cost… --- ## [Is belief in God a delusion? - Richard Dawkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-belief-in-god-a-delusion-richard-dawkins/377286)
**Author:** [@ted\_baskerville\_yahoo.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ted_baskerville_yahoo.com)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2006, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-belief-in-god-a-delusion-richard-dawkins/377286 "2006-11-03T05:33:08Z")
That is what Richard Dawkins claims in his new book “The God Delusion”. Here is the basic argument that Dawkins in making: Here is an interview of Dawkins that will give a better idea of his views on religion: … --- ## [Does Magic Exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-magic-exist/63650)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 289\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2001, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-magic-exist/63650 "2001-05-21T16:57:10Z")
I do not care about your various religions, philosophical outlooks, or even how you spell the word. Can you, or anyone, influence the material world through thought and/or chanting and/or hand waving etc.? Can you , or … --- ## [Are there any atheist service organizations that help the poor and homeless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-atheist-service-organizations-that-help-the-poor-and-homeless/521221)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2009, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-atheist-service-organizations-that-help-the-poor-and-homeless/521221 "2009-12-18T00:51:01Z")
I was in Rotary the other night listening to a presentation by a local Methodist pastor about his multiple outreach programs for the homeless and disadvantaged individuals and families, and how many of the local churches… --- ## ["A poor person today is richer than a rich person of the past"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poor-person-today-is-richer-than-a-rich-person-of-the-past/500448)
**Author:** [@Shakester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shakester)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poor-person-today-is-richer-than-a-rich-person-of-the-past/500448 "2009-06-23T17:28:19Z")
I’ve argued a few times here, but never posted a topic before. Recently I’ve seen a few variations of the title quote used in different debates, and I’ve always had a big problem with it. As a poor person myself, I have… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=444&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=446&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)