# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=456&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:** 457 --- ## [Fuck You, Martin Shkreli, you worthless, scheming sack of shit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-martin-shkreli-you-worthless-scheming-sack-of-shit/740738)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-martin-shkreli-you-worthless-scheming-sack-of-shit/740738 "2016-02-10T22:44:55Z")
Yeah you, ya fucking peckerhead. Here’s hoping you get a 20 year sentence and get royally gang-butt-fucked (including eyes/ears/nose and throat) by Bubba and company,you worthless, scheming sack of shit. --- ## [Economist - "Claims that US 'poor are getting poorer' is largely a myth" - Is he correct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economist-claims-that-us-poor-are-getting-poorer-is-largely-a-myth-is-he-correct/607343)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2012, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economist-claims-that-us-poor-are-getting-poorer-is-largely-a-myth-is-he-correct/607343 "2012-01-08T11:26:43Z")
Per this videothis economist asserts that the oft repeated claim that the poor in the US are getting poorer is largely a statistical artifact and myth. Is he correct? --- ## [Is this a religious contradiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-religious-contradiction/529450)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-religious-contradiction/529450 "2010-02-24T13:15:30Z")
A question for theists-how do you reconcile these two statements? “God loves us and wants what is best for us.” “We cannot know the mind of God.” --- ## [Randomly rotten customer stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randomly-rotten-customer-stories/311339)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2005, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randomly-rotten-customer-stories/311339 "2005-07-13T06:53:43Z")
We have a thread on times when customer service sucks ass. And rightly so. There is no lower life form than retail workers. With one exception–customers. So share with the class. Back when I was a bank teller, I had a … --- ## [Who Has The Most Posts On The Dope? \[Top 25 list inside\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-most-posts-on-the-dope-top-25-list-inside/628626)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-most-posts-on-the-dope-top-25-list-inside/628626 "2012-07-31T05:08:45Z")
Well? I do realize that some of us are guests and post counts aren’t listed. I used to think Dio had the most. IIRC he had something like 50k posts before being banned. I am thinking ReallyNotAllThatBright might be tops… --- ## [Guitar players: Do you ever adjust you tone controls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-players-do-you-ever-adjust-you-tone-controls/572794)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-players-do-you-ever-adjust-you-tone-controls/572794 "2011-03-23T19:00:16Z")
Simple enough question – On your electric guitars, do you ever set the tone controls to anything other than 10? If so, why? To me it just sounds lifeless and muddy. There’s one exception. If I set my Strat’s bridge picku… --- ## [Common Core math problem: what is a "Mentally Visualized 5-Group"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-core-math-problem-what-is-a-mentally-visualized-5-group/703663)
**Author:** [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-core-math-problem-what-is-a-mentally-visualized-5-group/703663 "2014-11-05T22:50:35Z")
Somehow I have become a walking cliche: a parent who is unable to understand his kid’s math homework. Damn you, \[del\]New Math\[/del\] Common Core! Damn you to 7734! So here it is. My kid has to sort “number sentences” (si… --- ## [Is there a distinctive Alaskan accent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-distinctive-alaskan-accent/408994)
**Author:** [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-distinctive-alaskan-accent/408994 "2010-11-17T20:45:31Z")
And if there is, could someone point me to a recorded example of it? (Or them, if there’s more than one.) I mean, it’s easy for me to name a Georgia accent (Paula Deen), or Massachusetts (any Kennedy), or Brooklyn (Bug… --- ## [Dean's "Conservatives Without Conscience"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deans-conservatives-without-conscience/364313)
**Author:** [@ambushed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ambushed)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deans-conservatives-without-conscience/364313 "2013-05-05T07:49:45Z")
I’ve just finished John Dean’s Conservatives Without Conscience, the first book I’ve bothered to read in a single sitting in quite a while. It was definitely worth it for the peer-reviewed, AAAS-awarded social science i… --- ## [All About Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-eve/98884)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2002, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-eve/98884 "2002-03-28T13:53:59Z")
What with the Board crashing and “people coming and going so quickly here,” I doubt anyone noticed my absence—which was precipitated by a handful of Nosey Parkers gossiping and e’ing behind my back, throwing me into a ve… --- ## [Videos That Make You Go 'Holy Crap!'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/videos-that-make-you-go-holy-crap/524342)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2010, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/videos-that-make-you-go-holy-crap/524342 "2010-01-22T14:37:18Z")
My submission- The Ross Sisters’ Solid Potato Salad. :eek: --- ## [Does drinking orange juice prolong an acid trip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-drinking-orange-juice-prolong-an-acid-trip/285311)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2005, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-drinking-orange-juice-prolong-an-acid-trip/285311 "2005-01-19T15:58:59Z")
My husband told me this today. Not because we’re doing acid, but because there was a rather trippy Sunny Delight commercial on, which elicited a comment from him about Sunny D, orange juice and acid. Specifically, that i… --- ## [Songs About Imaginary Places](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-imaginary-places/110800)
**Author:** [@SuperNova](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNova)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2002, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-imaginary-places/110800 "2002-05-28T21:01:47Z")
Yesterday afternoon, I was with a group of friends trying to list songs about imaginary places. Now I have decided to mix a CD composed entirely of these songs. Alas, I do not have enough for a full CD, which is why I’m … --- ## [I don't get today's xkcd.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-todays-xkcd/481959)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-todays-xkcd/481959 "2011-12-16T22:52:27Z")
Is there some pun on a grand piano that I’m missing? I don’t get it. --- ## [Bands where no one can be replaced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-where-no-one-can-be-replaced/628569)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-where-no-one-can-be-replaced/628569 "2012-07-21T14:09:57Z")
Mrs. Cad and I were talking about bands where everyone is integral that if any of them left, it just could not be the same band. Here’s what we came up with. Irreplacable Rush U2 The Mamas and the Papas Replacable … --- ## [Twisted nursery rhymes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twisted-nursery-rhymes/301517)
**Author:** [@Nocturne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nocturne)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2013, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twisted-nursery-rhymes/301517 "2013-10-25T21:16:08Z")
I’m calling on all creative and screwed-up Dopers to help me out with a little game. It’s basically a game where you take any old nursery rhyme and make it…a little creepier, or just wrong somehow. Here’s an example of… --- ## [Dvorak keyboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvorak-keyboard/680951)
**Author:** [@Oldfarmermac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oldfarmermac)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2014, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvorak-keyboard/680951 "2014-02-26T19:20:20Z")
Dvorak is so far ahead of qwerty that comparing the two is like comparing the performance of a new sports car to a sixty year old farm truck. I drive both and I’m not exaggerating at all. I used to use qwerty but it to… --- ## [Who was your favorite 1980s porn star?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-your-favorite-1980s-porn-star/395723)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Hildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Hildo)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2007, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-your-favorite-1980s-porn-star/395723 "2007-03-16T18:00:57Z")
80s porn stars are my favorite because that’s when I came of age. I can’t keep track of the current ones and why bother? Oh, another blonde with fake tits who only does girls or only does guys or something. Fuck you, Jen… --- ## [Superman (2025)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-2025/1011886)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 464\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2025, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-2025/1011886 "2025-12-06T16:34:00Z")
This already looks amazing. Hoping my favorite hero is done right this time. --- ## [LSU - Bama II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lsu-bama-ii/609014)
**Author:** [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lsu-bama-ii/609014 "2012-01-12T11:24:22Z")
Is this the most boring national championship game in history? I am truly asking, as there isn’t a thread yet and we’re in the third quarter. I know, I know…no one is watching. Me included…again, which is why I’m aski… --- ## [Stupid (in your opinion) mistakes people make](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-in-your-opinion-mistakes-people-make/657212)
**Author:** [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-in-your-opinion-mistakes-people-make/657212 "2013-05-08T23:23:10Z")
Companion piece to the thread about overly judgemental opinions. What are the things people around you do over and over again, that you think are 100% mistakes every time, and yet no-one else seems to share that view? F… --- ## [xkcd #936, Aug. 10, 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-936-aug-10-2011/592273)
**Author:** [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-936-aug-10-2011/592273 "2011-09-05T21:45:52Z")
Is it true that it would be much better (in terms of minimizing automated guessability) to have a password like “correcthorsebatterystaple” than “Tr0ub4dor@3”? Even if the 1337-speak altered word weren’t a standard Eng… --- ## [Beautiful Actresses with Uneven Breasts (or other singular defects)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beautiful-actresses-with-uneven-breasts-or-other-singular-defects/349608)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2006, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beautiful-actresses-with-uneven-breasts-or-other-singular-defects/349608 "2006-03-28T02:51:03Z")
The recently publicized studies linking breast cancer to uneven breasts got me thinking about Halle Berry. While watching her famous nude scene in Monster’s Inc., I couldn’t help but notice that one of her breasts was s… --- ## [Attitude towards computer games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attitude-towards-computer-games/479322)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2009, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attitude-towards-computer-games/479322 "2009-01-07T06:09:02Z")
When somebody dedicates their life to a sport, or chess, or an art form, society generally praises them for their perseverance, grit, and dedication. Yet when somebody dedicates their life to a computer came, society ge… --- ## [Do rocks migrate upwards through the soil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-rocks-migrate-upwards-through-the-soil/620783)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2012, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-rocks-migrate-upwards-through-the-soil/620783 "2012-05-05T20:33:01Z")
Any gardener will tell you that they find rocks no matter how many times they till up the dirt and plant. The very first summer I got two bucket fulls of rocks after I tilled and raked out the dirt. Every summer afterw… --- ## [How do car dealerships clear snow off cars...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-car-dealerships-clear-snow-off-cars/533250)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-car-dealerships-clear-snow-off-cars/533250 "2011-02-06T00:15:09Z")
…without scratching them? I suppose they could be covering them every night and taking the covers off every morning, but I’ve never seen a covered car at a dealership at any time of day, and they never seem to scratch th… --- ## [The President of the United States vs. Steve Colbert?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-of-the-united-states-vs-steve-colbert/354915)
**Author:** [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2006, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-of-the-united-states-vs-steve-colbert/354915 "2006-05-07T18:03:26Z")
Link. All I can say is: Oh, snap. :smiley: --- ## [Judge clears 'Stairway to Heaven' copyright case for trial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-clears-stairway-to-heaven-copyright-case-for-trial/752012)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-clears-stairway-to-heaven-copyright-case-for-trial/752012 "2020-10-06T00:35:04Z")
http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/judge-clears-stairway-to-heaven-copyright-case-for-trial/ar-BBrDoPS?ocid=ansmsnent11 If you listen to Taurus, it’s impossible not to see the close similarities. Especially starting a… --- ## [If you like cilantro, how would you describe it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-cilantro-how-would-you-describe-it/717608)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2015, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-cilantro-how-would-you-describe-it/717608 "2015-04-18T13:31:21Z")
I’m one of those people that has the “cilantro tastes like soap” gene. If you don’t have the gene, how would you describe cilantro? What is it similar to? --- ## [Texans first, Americans second?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texans-first-americans-second/485899)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2009, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texans-first-americans-second/485899 "2009-02-22T03:31:41Z")
The Mrs. and I were recently staying at a resort where we encountered another couple, who within minutes of meeting anyone new, quickly made sure that it was known that they were Texans (an odd behavior I’d previously on… --- ## [7-Day Masturbation Tease and Denial Task](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-day-masturbation-tease-and-denial-task/688951)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2014, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-day-masturbation-tease-and-denial-task/688951 "2014-05-22T01:34:08Z")
For the next 7 days you are not to cum (or orgasm). For the first 5 days, you will edge every other hour except for at work/school and sleep. You will also edge right before sleeping and right after waking up. You … --- ## [I realize it's early, but how should Democrats approach 2020?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-realize-its-early-but-how-should-democrats-approach-2020/781800)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2017, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-realize-its-early-but-how-should-democrats-approach-2020/781800 "2017-03-20T20:58:49Z")
Should they just nominate whoever the base likes best, or try really hard to appeal to moderate and conservative voters who don’t like Trump? As most of you probably know, I did not vote for Trump. I voted for Clinton, … --- ## [What's your opinion on circumcision?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-opinion-on-circumcision/389582)
**Author:** [@spazurek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spazurek)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2007, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-opinion-on-circumcision/389582 "2007-02-08T16:23:10Z")
I recently got in a somewhat heated argument with a co-worker and fellow scientist about whether she’s going to circumcise her soon-to-be son. She’s someone who rejects every conservative tradition in society that is th… --- ## [Lost 1.11: "All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-1-11-all-the-best-cowboys-have-daddy-issues/278757)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2004, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-1-11-all-the-best-cowboys-have-daddy-issues/278757 "2004-12-17T13:44:54Z")
Didn’t see a thread started yet, so I figured I get it going. An idea I had last week is that maybe Ethan has kidnapped Claire as part of the plan to ensure no one other than her raises the baby. Of course, that might … --- ## [how much should I have saved be now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-i-have-saved-be-now/497987)
**Author:** [@drhess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drhess)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-i-have-saved-be-now/497987 "2011-01-04T17:09:23Z")
Ok, from many years of grad school interspersed with years of working for nonprofits, I am not the proud owner of zero in savings and tens of thousands of in debt. Fortunately, I got my tiny condo cheap many years ago … --- ## [Do Christians believe in Dinosaurs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-christians-believe-in-dinosaurs/768923)
**Author:** [@skypig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skypig)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2016, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-christians-believe-in-dinosaurs/768923 "2016-10-26T03:10:51Z")
I understand that the world was built in 6 days, approximately 7000 ? years ago, according to a popular interpretation of the Bible. Listening to the news today, scientists are excited about discovering evidence of a bi… --- ## [Largest age difference between actor's actual age and age of the character?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/largest-age-difference-between-actors-actual-age-and-age-of-the-character/460741)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2014, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/largest-age-difference-between-actors-actual-age-and-age-of-the-character/460741 "2014-04-10T13:48:05Z")
For the sake of this thread, I’d like to exclude movies/TV in which the same actor was playing him/herself in flashback/flashforward. Rather, that the character’s age was much younger/older than the actor playing it but… --- ## [Minor Pitting of Mother-In-Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-pitting-of-mother-in-law/607082)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-pitting-of-mother-in-law/607082 "2011-12-27T02:21:14Z")
Can’t share this on FB so I share it here… MIL is visiting over Christmas Break. We have a small house. We’re not prone to spend a lot of money on food. My wife is twice-pregnant and not really apt for getting around an… --- ## [Bee Gees and Beatles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bee-gees-and-beatles/560479)
**Author:** [@Nostalgiascape](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nostalgiascape)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bee-gees-and-beatles/560479 "2011-03-29T14:51:07Z")
I read an old thread from this forum concerning the comparing of the Bee Gees vs The Beatles. One person made the shallow comment that comparing the Bee Gees to the Beatles was like comparing Richard Simmons to John Wayn… --- ## [My kid got hit at school.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kid-got-hit-at-school/293517)
**Author:** [@Oregon\_sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oregon_sunshine)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2005, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kid-got-hit-at-school/293517 "2005-03-11T16:20:21Z")
More school lunacy. We decided not to homeschool little miss due to socialization reasons - now this. :mad: She came home yesterday with a giant scratch by her eye and twisted up glasses. Sounds like the only thing s… --- ## [I may be able to explain the Republicans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-be-able-to-explain-the-republicans/588602)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2011, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-be-able-to-explain-the-republicans/588602 "2011-07-17T17:29:35Z")
(This OP is adapted from a post on my blog, which includes visuals.) Lately a lot of people have been wondering about the strange behavior of Congressional Republicans. I do not mean their belief that lower taxes and l… --- ## [Co-Workers/Applicants to jobs you had who had completely unrealistic ideas of how the job worked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-workers-applicants-to-jobs-you-had-who-had-completely-unrealistic-ideas-of-how-the-job-worked/839723)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-workers-applicants-to-jobs-you-had-who-had-completely-unrealistic-ideas-of-how-the-job-worked/839723 "2019-10-03T20:55:27Z")
Yes this is basically another thread to complain or make fun of people you use to know at work. At any job you worked, did you either have a coworker or somebody who applied to your job that had a completely unreasonabl… --- ## [Tiptoe through the Tulips song question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiptoe-through-the-tulips-song-question/691899)
**Author:** [@chicagowhitesox1173](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chicagowhitesox1173)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiptoe-through-the-tulips-song-question/691899 "2014-07-02T23:10:36Z")
I was watching the horror film Insidious and this song is played throughout the movie a few times. It’s a very creepy song but what I don’t get is why did this song become so popular in the 1960’s? Was it well liked as a… --- ## [I feel like such a traitor - I like reading on the Kindle better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-like-such-a-traitor-i-like-reading-on-the-kindle-better/628644)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2012, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-like-such-a-traitor-i-like-reading-on-the-kindle-better/628644 "2012-07-25T07:20:07Z")
When I first bought the Kindle, three years ago, I was very hesitant. I mean, what if I couldn’t stand reading on it? I read every day - it’s more like an addiction than anything else. Still, I bought it chiefly for the… --- ## [Seems I found somebunny's Easter present on my way to the bus stop.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-i-found-somebunnys-easter-present-on-my-way-to-the-bus-stop/535017)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2015, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-i-found-somebunnys-easter-present-on-my-way-to-the-bus-stop/535017 "2015-03-10T14:56:45Z")
I normally take two buses to work but if I leave at a time when catching the first means missing the second, I’ll skip the first and walk the half-mile or so to the second. This morning was one of those mornings so I sta… --- ## [Were redheaded infants ever systematically murdered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-redheaded-infants-ever-systematically-murdered/522917)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2010, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-redheaded-infants-ever-systematically-murdered/522917 "2010-01-04T16:02:57Z")
I remember a throwaway line on a sitcom years ago, I can’t remember which one, where a couple of characters were arguing. Person A says something snarky to Person B, who replies with something like “And if you were born… --- ## [I'm in love with my gay male friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-love-with-my-gay-male-friend/673468)
**Author:** [@TashaKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TashaKitty)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-love-with-my-gay-male-friend/673468 "2014-01-08T18:51:15Z")
I want to lose my virginity to him. I literally fantasize about it and I call his name out when I orgasm. We’re close enough to be comfortable around each other naked but obviously, since he’s gay, he probably wouldn’t… --- ## [Is Captain Jack Sparrow a Good Man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-captain-jack-sparrow-a-good-man/612343)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-captain-jack-sparrow-a-good-man/612343 "2012-02-15T21:59:33Z")
I still don’t understand why people think Captain Jack Sparrow is a good man. (Disclaimer: I’ve only seen the first half of the 4th Pirates). Look, let’s list out all the bad things Jack Sparrow does, and all the good t… --- ## [Son Getting Bullied At School- Help Me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-getting-bullied-at-school-help-me/602532)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2011, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-getting-bullied-at-school-help-me/602532 "2011-12-11T03:39:26Z")
So my 13 year-old son has always had a problem with getting bullied. He has medical problems which caused his head to become enlarged as an infant, and although he’s catching up with it, he still looks a little differen… --- ## [Men: If at 16, you had sex with your HOT teacher...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-if-at-16-you-had-sex-with-your-hot-teacher/700755)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2015, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-if-at-16-you-had-sex-with-your-hot-teacher/700755 "2015-01-10T09:38:50Z")
do you think you would walk away from it damaged somehow? Keep in mind, this is NOT a question of if it’s right or wrong. I think we can all agree teachers shouldn’t be boinking their students. Just, do you think having… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=455&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=457&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)