# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=449&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:** 450 --- ## [Ask The Lesbian!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-lesbian/176175)
**Author:** [@Liz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liz)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2003, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-lesbian/176175 "2003-11-07T14:49:43Z")
I asked and a couple of Dopers gave me the green light, so here you are… In following a trend that seems pretty popular, I give you the “Ask The Lesbian” thread! Nothing offends me, I have no problem laughing at myself… --- ## [My editorial in today's Newark Star Ledger!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-editorial-in-todays-newark-star-ledger/642156)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2012, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-editorial-in-todays-newark-star-ledger/642156 "2012-12-05T02:55:32Z")
Four drafts later I finally had the nerve to submit it to the editorial board. --- ## [We fucked up the contract..so we call the cops and say you stole it....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-fucked-up-the-contract-so-we-call-the-cops-and-say-you-stole-it/636644)
**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-fucked-up-the-contract-so-we-call-the-cops-and-say-you-stole-it/636644 "2012-10-17T04:39:31Z")
http://hamptonroads.com/2012/09/car-dealership-apologizes-customers-arrest pdf of lawsuit attached to page. In a nutshell Dealer sells car customer trades car for slightly more expensive different model dealer write… --- ## ["Wear it in good health": Jewish saying? Jewish--\>NYC saying? Generally known?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wear-it-in-good-health-jewish-saying-jewish-nyc-saying-generally-known/673996)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wear-it-in-good-health-jewish-saying-jewish-nyc-saying-generally-known/673996 "2013-11-18T15:21:34Z")
Subject means: among Jews of a certain age or upbringing in NY (cite: Jews I’ve met here), “wear it in good health” is a common, pleasant, non-sarcastic thing to say when someone shows you new clothes or shoes that he is… --- ## ["Secular ethics" put under the microscope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secular-ethics-put-under-the-microscope/774456)
**Author:** [@Calico\_Jack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calico_Jack)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2016, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secular-ethics-put-under-the-microscope/774456 "2016-12-23T14:06:15Z")
Howdy, this is just a logical debunking of “secular ethics”, specifically the notion that the physical world is all that exists and that “morality” is therefore only reducible to naturalistic survival instincts. I’m goi… --- ## [Who's really responsible for the "thin is perfect" female ideal? Hint -It's not men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-really-responsible-for-the-thin-is-perfect-female-ideal-hint-its-not-men/369005)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2006, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-really-responsible-for-the-thin-is-perfect-female-ideal-hint-its-not-men/369005 "2006-08-20T18:20:24Z")
Seriously - Where does this ideal come from? Who is perpetuating it, because it sure as hell is not coming from heterosexual men. Ladies… look to yourselves for the guilty culprits in this fantasy look in the mirror, a… --- ## [My terrible awful very bad day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-terrible-awful-very-bad-day/669214)
**Author:** [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-terrible-awful-very-bad-day/669214 "2013-10-17T02:41:41Z")
I don’t know if this is going to be bitchy enough for the pit, but here goes. I’m driving home yesterday going up I 5 like I usually do when traffic in front of me stops. I hit the brakes and stop maybe two or three ca… --- ## [Father and Daughter have their own child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-and-daughter-have-their-own-child/444266)
**Author:** [@DellieM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DellieM)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2008, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-and-daughter-have-their-own-child/444266 "2008-04-15T10:01:16Z")
Wrong - repulsive - sickening. Or that could just be my reaction. The pair of you should be locked up. What a head fuck for the kids involved. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23496561-661,00.html --- ## [Kirk Cameron's 150th Anniversary ORIGIN OF SPECIES (expurgated, the one without the gannet)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-camerons-150th-anniversary-origin-of-species-expurgated-the-one-without-the-gannet/511147)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2009, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-camerons-150th-anniversary-origin-of-species-expurgated-the-one-without-the-gannet/511147 "2009-11-19T00:45:39Z")
Recreational Outrage. Has been child star turned present day monomaniacally religious douchebag and all around dumbass Kirk Cameron (who is still quite doable) has in his never ending quest to save Christian fundamental… --- ## [Heinlein question -- "Gulf" & "Friday" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heinlein-question-gulf-friday-open-spoilers/557715)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2015, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heinlein-question-gulf-friday-open-spoilers/557715 "2015-03-25T18:20:28Z")
In Robert A. Heinlein’s “Gulf” (1949), Hartley M. “Kettle Belly” Baldwin is the leader of an unnamed secret organization which is a sort of blend of the Howard Families and Mensa. Their goal is to create a superintellig… --- ## [Is there serious racial discrimination against Asians in US college admissions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-serious-racial-discrimination-against-asians-in-us-college-admissions/605481)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2015, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-serious-racial-discrimination-against-asians-in-us-college-admissions/605481 "2015-04-07T15:29:15Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/asians-college-strategy-dont-check-asian-174442977.html Lanya Olmstead was born in Florida to a mother who immigrated from Taiwan and an American father of Norwegian ancestry. Ethnically, she consi… --- ## [I ate a hot dog with ketchup yesterday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ate-a-hot-dog-with-ketchup-yesterday/756565)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2019, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ate-a-hot-dog-with-ketchup-yesterday/756565 "2019-08-06T14:03:30Z")
It was brought to me already prepared. I was hungry. I had few options. Here’s the thing: it was a damn tasty dog. Who knew? I will no longer arch my eyebrows at anyone who professes enjoyment from such a sandwich. It… --- ## [Your Child as your FB Profile Pic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-child-as-your-fb-profile-pic/553960)
**Author:** [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-child-as-your-fb-profile-pic/553960 "2010-09-19T19:25:53Z")
Okay, my FB is ‘private’ and I have a picture of my 3 year old (next month!) daughter as my profile pic. I think she’s adorable and that’s why I have the pic. That said, recently I was reading a discussion about profile… --- ## [A question about the vasectomy consultation process](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-vasectomy-consultation-process/593360)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2013, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-vasectomy-consultation-process/593360 "2013-01-21T00:47:45Z")
So, a friend of mine (it’s actually me, but don’t tell anybody!) is planning on having a vasectomy soon. I’ve got a pre-procedure consultation scheduled for the middle of next month. I seem to recall hearing that women … --- ## [Those of you who think that branding the teabaggers as racist is premature...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-of-you-who-think-that-branding-the-teabaggers-as-racist-is-premature/536167)
**Author:** [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-of-you-who-think-that-branding-the-teabaggers-as-racist-is-premature/536167 "2010-04-28T21:26:28Z")
Should take a gander at this from my local paper. Noooo, the tea partiers’ motives are as pure as the driven snow, I tells ya! :rolleyes: --- ## [300 pounds to 200 pounds, one year, suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/300-pounds-to-200-pounds-one-year-suggestions/217127)
**Author:** [@E.T.Bass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.T.Bass)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2003, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/300-pounds-to-200-pounds-one-year-suggestions/217127 "2003-12-17T12:51:05Z")
I am a mid 30s male who wants to lose 100 pouns in the year 2004. I am going to indulge for the holiday season then diet, but I would like to know a clear path. maybe some of you have done this and can show me the way. I… --- ## [Richard Cohen: Bigoted Or Just Plain Stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-cohen-bigoted-or-just-plain-stupid/673738)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-cohen-bigoted-or-just-plain-stupid/673738 "2013-11-18T00:12:58Z")
In the middle of making some point or other having to do with Chris Christie, our ink-stained wretch drops this gem: (emphasis added) Possible interpretations of the thought inside Cohen’s head that transmogrified int… --- ## [Dealing with passive-aggressive people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-passive-aggressive-people/509290)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2009, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-passive-aggressive-people/509290 "2009-09-19T22:47:24Z")
Hey there, I have a very good friend, possibly my best friend, I’ll call him John. John has a friend, I’ll call him Tim. Tim probably also regards John as his best friend. There’s certainly no issues with me on that. B… --- ## [Business's exist to make a profit, not to create jobs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesss-exist-to-make-a-profit-not-to-create-jobs/552789)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2010, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesss-exist-to-make-a-profit-not-to-create-jobs/552789 "2010-09-13T04:11:13Z")
I stole this line from randy054, but I think it’s an important point in today’s economic situation. A lot has been made of Obama’s anti-business posturing. I’m not sure if they actually believe it or not, but conservat… --- ## [Worst Adjectives to Describe Sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-adjectives-to-describe-sex/550571)
**Author:** [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2010, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-adjectives-to-describe-sex/550571 "2010-09-08T22:34:14Z")
What are the adjectives you pray you’ll never be given a reason to apply to sex you’ve had? Personally, I’ve decided on \*\*arrythmic \*\*and startling. --- ## [Black people and cocoa butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-people-and-cocoa-butter/446544)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2008, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-people-and-cocoa-butter/446544 "2008-04-27T03:31:12Z")
No no, VC03/TLDRWHATEVER has not hijacked my account. I am wondering about the apparent cultural connection between black people and cocoa butter. Going off of very limited data points, those being: on the Comedy Cent… --- ## [Go to Hell Larry Nassar, Michigan State University and the US Olympic Gymnastics Program.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-hell-larry-nassar-michigan-state-university-and-the-us-olympic-gymnastics-program/807266)
**Author:** [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-hell-larry-nassar-michigan-state-university-and-the-us-olympic-gymnastics-program/807266 "2023-07-14T17:07:35Z")
Story here. Larry Nassar was a sports medicine doctor on the staff of Michigan State University, as well as an official doctor to the US Women's Gymnastic team. He treated athletes from local gymnastics, dance and ot… --- ## [Secular arguments against same-sex marriage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secular-arguments-against-same-sex-marriage/641570)
**Author:** [@Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hershele_Ostropoler)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2012, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secular-arguments-against-same-sex-marriage/641570 "2012-11-26T18:52:47Z")
I’m passingly familiar with the (Abrahamic) religious objections to marriage equality. Are there any that aren’t based in religion, other than appeals to “tradition” which in the U.S. is, in this context, religion by ano… --- ## [WWII Homing Pigeon Found](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-homing-pigeon-found/639765)
**Author:** [@toofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toofs)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-homing-pigeon-found/639765 "2012-12-17T23:33:03Z")
WWII homing pigeon with coded message found in Bletchingley, Surrey. What’s the message say? --- ## [Murdaugh Murder Timeline: Alex Murdaugh. This story gets crazier by the day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murdaugh-murder-timeline-alex-murdaugh-this-story-gets-crazier-by-the-day/950754)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murdaugh-murder-timeline-alex-murdaugh-this-story-gets-crazier-by-the-day/950754 "2026-05-19T21:53:03Z")
There’s a death in 2015 that is being investigated. The maid died under some mysterious circumstances in 2018. The son Paul is involved in a deadly boating accident in 2019 and he’s charged, but then he and his mom a… --- ## [Lost 5.3 "Jughead"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-5-3-jughead/483415)
**Author:** [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-5-3-jughead/483415 "2009-02-04T07:44:43Z")
Note: I’ve shamelessly copied this thread starter post from one of John Mace’s from last season. I have not checked the links or even read it carefully. Fortunately, my moderator powers include the power to move back in … --- ## [I got trapped in quicksand!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-trapped-in-quicksand/653508)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-trapped-in-quicksand/653508 "2013-03-30T08:16:55Z")
Well, I’m not sure if “quicksand” actually exists. Whatever, it worked like the popular conception of quicksand. I sunk in several feet, and struggling just made me sink deeper. What ever happened to quicksand anyway? Ba… --- ## [The Tea Party: Beliefs vs. goals vs. tactics...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-beliefs-vs-goals-vs-tactics/534871)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2010, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-beliefs-vs-goals-vs-tactics/534871 "2010-04-12T19:18:49Z")
A CNN article about Democrats joining the Tea Party and a post on a libertarian blog praising their goals (and arguing the crazies are a small focused on minority) made me think of this topic. Right now, the Tea Party i… --- ## [Ladies, do you ever go commando while exercising?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-ever-go-commando-while-exercising/628068)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-ever-go-commando-while-exercising/628068 "2012-07-17T14:29:13Z")
If you’re wearing moisture-wicking shorts, do you need to wear anything under them? And by need, I’m strictly thinking of the threat of infection of your girlie bits, not embarrassing sweating given I work out at home, a… --- ## [How long will it take for you to accept a Romney win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-it-take-for-you-to-accept-a-romney-win/639542)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-it-take-for-you-to-accept-a-romney-win/639542 "2012-11-20T01:44:37Z")
Well? Shoot, I meant for this to be a poll. Choices are: (1) As soon as the networks are in agreement. (2) When every state has been called coast to coast. (3) When Obama concedes. (4) Inauguration day. (5) NEVER!!… --- ## [Any dopers from India?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-from-india/548143)
**Author:** [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-from-india/548143 "2010-08-02T20:32:16Z")
I’m currently taking a Social Studies class, and I have to write a research paper on the country of my choice, and I chose India. I need two primary sources, so I was hoping to discuss life in India with an Indian dope… --- ## [Silly Little Things That Bring You Joy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-little-things-that-bring-you-joy/561680)
**Author:** [@Storm\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Storm_Girl)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2010, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-little-things-that-bring-you-joy/561680 "2010-12-03T00:20:49Z")
OK, just for fun, lets talk about silly little everyday things that make us happy. Every day when I get home from work, my little dog greets me at the door, then runs up the stairs to the kitchen ahead of me for a well … --- ## [Who were they fighting in "Top Gun"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-they-fighting-in-top-gun/103876)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2002, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-they-fighting-in-top-gun/103876 "2002-04-17T21:26:44Z")
In the end of the movie “Top Gun”, Maverick, Ice-Man and others get into a real, honest-to-goodness dogfight with enemy fighters and win. My question is, who is the enemy supposed to be? The fighters were Migs so obvious… --- ## [FairyChatPots – a MMP ceramics giveaway, and stuff.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fairychatpots-a-mmp-ceramics-giveaway-and-stuff/486029)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2009, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fairychatpots-a-mmp-ceramics-giveaway-and-stuff/486029 "2009-02-23T05:27:22Z")
There’s a problem with some hobbies, isn’t there? You have to figure out what to do with your artsy-craftsy stuff. When I did a lot of knitting and crocheting, I always found people who were glad to have an afghan. Sl… --- ## [Bringing a Bible into Saudi Arabia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-a-bible-into-saudi-arabia/304843)
**Author:** [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2005, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-a-bible-into-saudi-arabia/304843 "2005-05-28T21:50:44Z")
I heard on a radio show the other day the rather fantastic (it seemed to me) claim that it is standard practice for Saudi customs to confiscate and shred any Bibles encountered in incoming peoples’ luggage. This was und… --- ## [Ms. Forums-you're all nuts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-forums-youre-all-nuts/106954)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2002, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-forums-youre-all-nuts/106954 "2002-05-07T12:52:19Z")
Co-option of Women’s Orgasms So, um, guys aren’t supposed to care if they give their girlfriend’s pleasure or not? I swear, sometimes I want to put the anti-feminists and the radical feminists together in one room-to s… --- ## [What was Schrodinger's cat's name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-schrodingers-cats-name/658203)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2013, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-schrodingers-cats-name/658203 "2013-10-07T13:07:10Z")
I like to think that he wouldn’t have picked something as mundane as Fluffy for the half dead cat. What you do you folks think? --- ## [Can my family simply sponsor a poor family in a poor country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-family-simply-sponsor-a-poor-family-in-a-poor-country/618253)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2016, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-family-simply-sponsor-a-poor-family-in-a-poor-country/618253 "2016-11-25T17:36:19Z")
Is there a program that lets someone here in the US simply pick a poor family from a poor nation, and simply send that particular family money every year? $1000 a year, I take it, is large but affordable to me, while it… --- ## [Things A Smart Republican Would Do Now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-a-smart-republican-would-do-now/640247)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2012, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-a-smart-republican-would-do-now/640247 "2012-11-12T22:08:06Z")
Now that Obama has won, and I am resting after doing many happy dances, I figure maybe it is time to calculate what the smart Republican would do to increase their chances to win next time. I think it is time they got… --- ## [Your Mount Rushmore of American Music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-mount-rushmore-of-american-music/667966)
**Author:** [@zoog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoog)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2014, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-mount-rushmore-of-american-music/667966 "2014-04-10T02:34:48Z")
I’ve been chewing on this thought for a couple of weeks: Imagine that you have an opportunity to carve four faces on a mountain as a lasting memorial to American music. You can pick any four artists from any genres. Y… --- ## [Can a baby die because of lack of human touch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-baby-die-because-of-lack-of-human-touch/591256)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2011, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-baby-die-because-of-lack-of-human-touch/591256 "2011-08-03T11:56:45Z")
Ok. I just finished watching the last installment of The Zeitgeist. I know, I know; conspiracy theory nuttery. But, I heard something on there that made me blink. They said that a baby who is denied human touch will … --- ## [Was PLAYBOY ever all that great?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-playboy-ever-all-that-great/659301)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2013, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-playboy-ever-all-that-great/659301 "2013-05-31T17:29:13Z")
I bought one of those digital subscriptions to Playboy where access to all the back issues is part of the package. As long as I’ve been able to purchase the magazine, I’ve always had a suspicion that it was past its glo… --- ## [Things you are dying to say, but just can't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-are-dying-to-say-but-just-cant/615630)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2012, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-are-dying-to-say-but-just-cant/615630 "2012-03-27T14:52:15Z")
We all have those moments when we really want to give the other a piece of our mind, with no punches pull, no understatement and no regard for political correctness, but just can’t. You can do it in this thread instead! … --- ## [Scientific Explination Why You Can't Do this (circles with foot and hand)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientific-explination-why-you-cant-do-this-circles-with-foot-and-hand/440114)
**Author:** [@hotcoldhot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotcoldhot)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2008, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientific-explination-why-you-cant-do-this-circles-with-foot-and-hand/440114 "2008-03-07T18:01:31Z")
Someone told me to try this. Stick your leg out and with your foot draw a circle in the air clockwise. Then once you do this stick your arm out and with your finger draw a circle in the air counter-clockwise. Of course I… --- ## [Are electric cars here to stay? I don't think so.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-electric-cars-here-to-stay-i-dont-think-so/640382)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-electric-cars-here-to-stay-i-dont-think-so/640382 "2012-11-21T01:58:01Z")
I think Mitt Romney was wrong to oppose the auto bailout, but he was right that electric cars have been a bad investment. As I see it, all the signs are pointing to the electric car companies eventually collapsing. Fir… --- ## [Time to remind the people raised on celebrity culture...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-remind-the-people-raised-on-celebrity-culture/635638)
**Author:** [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2012, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-remind-the-people-raised-on-celebrity-culture/635638 "2012-10-03T22:37:14Z")
Your wedding is NOT a show your friends have been auditioning for your entire friendship until you awarded them a part as bridesmaid or groomsmen, etc. It is you asking for their help on a day that’s important to you, n… --- ## [You gotta love the stupidity of our government](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-gotta-love-the-stupidity-of-our-government/662281)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2015, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-gotta-love-the-stupidity-of-our-government/662281 "2015-10-16T23:52:11Z")
This speaks for itself. --- ## [Will you give Donald Trump a chance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-give-donald-trump-a-chance/777529)
**Author:** [@ultimate11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultimate11)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2017, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-give-donald-trump-a-chance/777529 "2017-01-23T11:11:41Z")
As we near the presidential inauguration, I ask you dopers, will you give Trump a chance? (And yes, I was intending a poll for this topic, but I messed up and didn’t add one. Opinions are welcome.) --- ## [Tom Petty suffers cardiac arrest \[Update: RIP\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-petty-suffers-cardiac-arrest-update-rip/797821)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-petty-suffers-cardiac-arrest-update-rip/797821 "2018-03-05T23:48:33Z")
Link. Full cardiac arrest. --- ## [Lou Reed’s “Take a walk on The Wild Side”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-reed-s-take-a-walk-on-the-wild-side/44198)
**Author:** [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2017, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-reed-s-take-a-walk-on-the-wild-side/44198 "2017-05-24T17:28:22Z")
I can’t be the only one who’s ever wondered about this song, but a quick search of the archives turned up nothing. What the hell is this song about, anyway? Specifically, the lines “… looking for soul food and a place … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=448&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=450&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)