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**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2015, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-in-spaces-dr-smith-bumbler-or-evil/645535 "2015-01-30T00:20:43Z")
We all know that Dr. Smith was an egotistical, cowardly, stupid, short-sighted and selfish bumbler but was he also evil? My hubby says that he is evil and his original plan was to have robot kill the whole Family Robinso… --- ## [I really hate big paper clips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-hate-big-paper-clips/271563)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2004, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-hate-big-paper-clips/271563 "2004-11-19T21:58:38Z")
I like little paper clips. I hate, hate, hate big paper clips. The big ones are like an inch and a half long. That’s just too big for a paper clip! If you need to hold that many papers together, get one of those fold… --- ## [Hot Teachers, Seduced Students](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-teachers-seduced-students/445689)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2008, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-teachers-seduced-students/445689 "2008-04-22T23:18:23Z")
See here. Yowzah! Where were these teachers when I was in school? :frowning: --- ## [More on the Right Wing Daily show (commercial, specifically)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-on-the-right-wing-daily-show-commercial-specifically/392091)
**Author:** [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2007, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-on-the-right-wing-daily-show-commercial-specifically/392091 "2007-02-20T17:27:24Z")
As mentioned in the thread titled The Right Wing Daily Show is Coming! the Fox News channel will be airing a show entitled The Half Hour News Hour hosted by Kurt Long and Susan Yeagley. On February 12th Fox News aired a… --- ## [Theory On Why Most UFOs Are Saucer Shaped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theory-on-why-most-ufos-are-saucer-shaped/593443)
**Author:** [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2014, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theory-on-why-most-ufos-are-saucer-shaped/593443 "2014-02-03T18:49:43Z")
From what I see almost all UFOs, from some cavemen’s and ancient culture’s drawings to modern day photos and eyewitness accounts, are saucer shaped. I know there were efforts made to make an aircraft modeled after flying… --- ## [President Chavez vs. the Netherlands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-chavez-vs-the-netherlands/521697)
**Author:** [@kitemaker\_chuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitemaker_chuck)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2009, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-chavez-vs-the-netherlands/521697 "2009-12-26T05:03:41Z")
I saw in separate news reports from AP and UPI that President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, (at the U.N. Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark), accused the Netherlands of using its islands of Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire (off… --- ## [How Can I Fix My BAD CAT?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-fix-my-bad-cat/561395)
**Author:** [@SparkleLilly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SparkleLilly)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-fix-my-bad-cat/561395 "2013-03-07T02:11:41Z")
Over the summer, a former classmate from college posted a message to our alumni board. Her mother had rescued a cat, and it had born kittens, blah blah, need homes desperately, blah blah blah. As it happened, my partner … --- ## ["Refusing the California Fruit Nazi Checkpoint & Driving Away" - Is this guy breaking the law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refusing-the-california-fruit-nazi-checkpoint-driving-away-is-this-guy-breaking-the-law/673388)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2013, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refusing-the-california-fruit-nazi-checkpoint-driving-away-is-this-guy-breaking-the-law/673388 "2013-11-11T14:55:57Z")
Refusing the California Fruit Nazi Checkpoint & Driving Away. I was under the impression the fruit check traffic stops had some sort of statue based authority. He doesn’t seem to think they do. --- ## [What's the iconic American battle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-iconic-american-battle/694330)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-iconic-american-battle/694330 "2014-08-28T19:09:58Z")
Inspired by the idea that English history is ‘1066 and all that’; the Battle of Hastings being the most iconic battle in English history, everyone knows the date and roughly what occurred. What’s the equivalent for the … --- ## [To the reading comprehension challenged Re: Scylla's thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-reading-comprehension-challenged-re-scyllas-thread/297419)
**Author:** [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2005, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-reading-comprehension-challenged-re-scyllas-thread/297419 "2005-04-05T21:16:44Z")
It has come to my intention that I recently came under a bit of fire for “attacking” poor Mr. Scylla in this thread. There was quite a bit of righteous anger directed my way, and that thread is closed now, so I can’t res… --- ## [The time has come for elected moderators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-time-has-come-for-elected-moderators/457415)
**Author:** [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2008, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-time-has-come-for-elected-moderators/457415 "2008-07-30T02:45:50Z")
When this was a free site, it wasn’t unreasonable for users to be expected to suck it up when Mods were asshats. That’s not the case, any more. Given the level of dissatisfaction, and the fact that we, the paying custo… --- ## [C.S. Lewis/Screwtape and the spiritual threat/value of "flippancy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-s-lewis-screwtape-and-the-spiritual-threat-value-of-flippancy/581007)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2011, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-s-lewis-screwtape-and-the-spiritual-threat-value-of-flippancy/581007 "2011-05-09T02:22:29Z")
In Chapter 11 of The Screwtape Letters, Screwtape examines “the causes of human laughter” from the POV of a tempter-devil. “Joy” and “Fun” are dismissed as useless. “The Joke Proper, which turns on sudden perception of… --- ## [Told You So! (Tom Ridge Rats Out Bush/Cheney)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/told-you-so-tom-ridge-rats-out-bush-cheney/507104)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2009, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/told-you-so-tom-ridge-rats-out-bush-cheney/507104 "2009-08-24T16:14:46Z")
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/08/20/ridge-politics-terror/ (Definitely a lefty site, tighty righty proceed with Shields Up…) Note: link offered so that you wont have to scroll down the site, and might think I’m on abou… --- ## [Road & Track vs Car and Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-track-vs-car-and-driver/665610)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-track-vs-car-and-driver/665610 "2013-08-08T19:32:45Z")
I like cars. I like to drive them (sometimes very fast around a track), look at them, watch TV shows about them (I’m The Stig!), and read about them. I don’t like to modify them or work on them or fix them, though, so Po… --- ## [Disposing of old gasoline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disposing-of-old-gasoline/223624)
**Author:** [@Fredge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fredge)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2004, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disposing-of-old-gasoline/223624 "2004-01-11T03:52:32Z")
My sister and I have been cleaning out my grandparents’ basement lately and we’ve come across several containers of old gasoline for various yardworking tools (lawnmowers, weedeaters, etc). What is a safe way to dispose… --- ## [Could you chop off your own head?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-chop-off-your-own-head/537399)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2013, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-chop-off-your-own-head/537399 "2013-03-14T08:48:45Z")
Suppose you decided to end it all and wanted to make it memorable. Would it be possible to slice off your own melon using nothing but a hand-held instrument of decapitation, such as a sword or an axe? Note that for the… --- ## ["Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" -- really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/precious-based-on-the-novel-push-by-sapphire-really/527427)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2010, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/precious-based-on-the-novel-push-by-sapphire-really/527427 "2010-02-18T20:20:11Z")
I’ve never seen the movie. Is this really the way the title appears on screen? Because it comes across like the biggest whoring out of all time. “Hey, y’all, we got nominated for an Oscar. Go out and buy the book! You … --- ## [Time To Change Law, Re: Police Shootings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-change-law-re-police-shootings/720822)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-change-law-re-police-shootings/720822 "2015-05-31T13:11:17Z")
Some people may not know this. But laws regarding self defense, for police, are pretty skewed to favor the cops. I don’t need a cite, it’s pretty universal. (Ironically, this is probably partly what led to the Rodney Kin… --- ## [Can government social programs be replaced with a charitable mandate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-government-social-programs-be-replaced-with-a-charitable-mandate/656949)
**Author:** [@Joshuagenes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joshuagenes)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-government-social-programs-be-replaced-with-a-charitable-mandate/656949 "2013-05-06T13:45:01Z")
It seems reasonable to me that government social programs can be replaced by a charitable mandate. Here is how it would work. A law would be passed that would require people to give 10% of their income either directly t… --- ## [Why 'h' for Planck's constant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-h-for-plancks-constant/540768)
**Author:** [@Pacomalino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pacomalino)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2017, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-h-for-plancks-constant/540768 "2017-09-03T06:46:47Z")
I’ve wondered for a long time why Planck’s constant is called, ‘h’. I know, as a physics guy, Planck is going to be all into the math. Clever reasoning in letter selection for a constant is probably not something Planc… --- ## [Ask the (former) Bouncer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-bouncer/625850)
**Author:** [@mufatango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mufatango)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2012, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-bouncer/625850 "2012-08-14T11:47:35Z")
Perusing the “ask me” thread lists, I did not see any bouncers, so here it is - ask away! I worked door and floor at multiple dance clubs, bars, and “gentleman’s clubs” in several different cities during the course of m… --- ## [Why don't I want U-verse? Fuck you, that's why](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-i-want-u-verse-fuck-you-thats-why/632598)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-i-want-u-verse-fuck-you-thats-why/632598 "2012-08-28T20:43:49Z")
Dear bright sparks at AT & T: When you send tag teams of young males around to neighborhoods with no ID other than a logo’d polo shirt they could have gotten anywhere, and they commence asking detailed questions about… --- ## [Are Airsoft pellets a hazard to wildlife (other than being shot by 'em)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-airsoft-pellets-a-hazard-to-wildlife-other-than-being-shot-by-em/546737)
**Author:** [@Ionizer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ionizer)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-airsoft-pellets-a-hazard-to-wildlife-other-than-being-shot-by-em/546737 "2010-07-15T18:48:42Z")
I am looking for a factual answer here, if one exists, and not opinions. Move thread to IMHO (?) if necessary, or if thread moves that direction, Mods (please). I have a neighbor kid (boy), around 8 or 9yrs old, that a… --- ## [Why do flies land on humans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-flies-land-on-humans/360092)
**Author:** [@sabrinabr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sabrinabr)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2006, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-flies-land-on-humans/360092 "2006-06-12T00:35:56Z")
Are we just a nice resting spot? I don’t think we taste good. What is the point to the aggravation? --- ## [As I am now a mod...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-i-am-now-a-mod/534559)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-i-am-now-a-mod/534559 "2010-04-02T14:11:32Z")
As I am now a mod, I’m going to be bringing in some new rules; the first being that if you want to post here, you have to send me wine and chocolate. And concubines. Otherwise there are going to be all sorts of nasty thi… --- ## [Is Mylanta no longer made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mylanta-no-longer-made/710817)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2016, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mylanta-no-longer-made/710817 "2016-07-02T21:16:29Z")
Mylanta was my best friend in the entire world throughout the 1990’s. I was swigging it nearly everyday to keep indigestion at bay. Without Mylanta I’d wake up at 3 AM needing to throw up the acid that had built up in m… --- ## [Can psychosis be diagnosed from BB posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-psychosis-be-diagnosed-from-bb-posts/4026)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 295\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2000, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-psychosis-be-diagnosed-from-bb-posts/4026 "2000-01-28T05:36:00Z")
I am 99.9% sure that Phaedrus is FORMERAGENT/Finder/Mikey/etc. I can only think of two reasons why he is doing this: 1-He finds it amusing. 2-He is mentally unbalanced. If it is the former, he is, at worst, annoying. … --- ## [The Kitty Report](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kitty-report/947747)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kitty-report/947747 "2026-11-09T18:24:12Z")
It’s been two weeks since we adopted one-year-old Abbey \[sic\] from The NOAH Center. Mostly, she’s been hiding under SWMBO’s bed. I’ve tried to give her ‘tours’ of the house when I can, but it’s been hard for me to get … --- ## [Courthouse won't give my bail back. What do I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/courthouse-wont-give-my-bail-back-what-do-i-do/576270)
**Author:** [@kwc27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kwc27)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/courthouse-wont-give-my-bail-back-what-do-i-do/576270 "2011-05-05T22:41:01Z")
I have a friend, and not a very close friend, who has made some very bad choices. He went and got a 3rd dui. I was the only person he knew who had money to speak of so I bailed him out to the tune of $500. As I said, he… --- ## [Let's get real about SDMB, you cybernerds!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-get-real-about-sdmb-you-cybernerds/371832)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2006, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-get-real-about-sdmb-you-cybernerds/371832 "2006-09-18T21:32:11Z")
“Truth is like sunshine. People used to think it was good for you.” \[RIGHT\]-- Nancy Gribble/Redcorn\[/RIGHT\] All right you Straight Dopers. Time for a reality check. Does anyone out there remember a classic skit on Satu… --- ## [Why do so many Americans dislike the French?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-americans-dislike-the-french/653877)
**Author:** [@ombre12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ombre12)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-americans-dislike-the-french/653877 "2013-03-30T02:34:18Z")
We fought two wars with the Brits. We fought two wars with the Germans. We fought one war with the North Vietnamese. We fought one war with Spain. We fought one war with Mexico. We tried to invade Canada. And we even … --- ## [You love the song and then you listen closely and hear...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-love-the-song-and-then-you-listen-closely-and-hear/655642)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2013, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-love-the-song-and-then-you-listen-closely-and-hear/655642 "2013-08-17T14:39:07Z")
I love Stevie Wonder. Yesterday, I had the song “Overjoyed” in my head, a song I’ve known for years but hadn’t really ever listened to closely. So I decided to play it and actually pay attention because it was bugging m… --- ## [It's been over a month since my wife died. Too soon to start dating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-over-a-month-since-my-wife-died-too-soon-to-start-dating/791289)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2017, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-over-a-month-since-my-wife-died-too-soon-to-start-dating/791289 "2017-09-04T02:00:24Z")
I’m a prig of a prescriptivist, so of course it is. But when will it stop being tacky? I’m 63, with some health issues I’m working on. Co-worker is 45ish and a 2x cancer survivor. In recent months I’ve lost a lot of … --- ## [In anticipation of Heller... \[SCOTUS + 2d Amendment\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-anticipation-of-heller-scotus-2d-amendment/454161)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2008, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-anticipation-of-heller-scotus-2d-amendment/454161 "2008-06-28T17:00:29Z")
The Supreme Court is due to deliver the opinion in the case of DC v. Heller sometime in the next two days. It is almost universally anticipated that the decision will affirm an individual right to keep and bear arms, eve… --- ## [What strange/obscure/useless thing are you really good at?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-strange-obscure-useless-thing-are-you-really-good-at/594350)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2011, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-strange-obscure-useless-thing-are-you-really-good-at/594350 "2011-09-05T11:24:33Z")
What strange, obscure or useless thing are you really good at? Me, I’m really, really good at cards. Pretty well any game - bridge, uno, crazy eights, gin, gin rummy, crib, hearts, cheat, asshole, etc. You name it, I’m … --- ## [Prince Harry on 60 Minutes — what’s his story? Good guy? Spoiled brat? What?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-harry-on-60-minutes-what-s-his-story-good-guy-spoiled-brat-what/977908)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 342\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2023, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-harry-on-60-minutes-what-s-his-story-good-guy-spoiled-brat-what/977908 "2023-12-16T01:58:22Z")
I’ve got 60 Minutes on right now but am not really paying attention. It’s on in the background while I’m working on something else. I’ll watch it again later when I can pay attention. My question is more about Harry and… --- ## [Is 25 the new 21?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-25-the-new-21/701762)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2014, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-25-the-new-21/701762 "2014-11-01T01:58:24Z")
An article today said it is more common for 25 to be the age when most young adults can be economically free from their parents. That seems about right. Graduate from college at around age 22. Get a job. Then have enoug… --- ## [Pacific War: McArthur vs Nimitz: Who Was Right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-war-mcarthur-vs-nimitz-who-was-right/296959)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-war-mcarthur-vs-nimitz-who-was-right/296959 "2021-04-26T05:23:34Z")
AS rge war against Japan was winding down, there was a big disafgreement between Gen. McArthur and Admirals King and Nimitz. Basically, after the defeat of the Japanese in New Guinea and the S. Pacific, McArthur wanted t… --- ## [Why do blacks and hispanics have such low net worths compared with whites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-blacks-and-hispanics-have-such-low-net-worths-compared-with-whites/681108)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-blacks-and-hispanics-have-such-low-net-worths-compared-with-whites/681108 "2014-04-07T12:48:20Z")
According to this CNN article from 2012: While I’ve been well aware of the income gap between whites and minorities, I wasn’t aware that the net worth disparity is even more striking. According to this source, the med… --- ## [rancid butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rancid-butter/474266)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rancid-butter/474266 "2008-11-25T03:38:04Z")
will it make you sick? i ate pancakes over the weekend that were fried in butter that… well, let me just say that something about the pancakes was definitely “off.” i didn’t realize it was the butter until about 1/4 of… --- ## [You're in denial that you knocked her up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-in-denial-that-you-knocked-her-up/548866)
**Author:** [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-in-denial-that-you-knocked-her-up/548866 "2010-08-13T14:17:26Z")
Earlier this year, someone I hung out with told me a girl he was dating told him she was pregnant with his child. He denied it, stating that any other one of a number of guys is more likely the father, claiming they used… --- ## [Movie You Love but Think Not Many Others Have Seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-you-love-but-think-not-many-others-have-seen/838091)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-you-love-but-think-not-many-others-have-seen/838091 "2019-08-16T16:31:49Z")
Harry and Tonto Buffalo '66 Mikey and Nicky A Taste of Cherry Johnny Got His Gun What Happened Was… Dodsworth The Incident Never On Sunday Loneliness of a Long-Distance Runner Shadows In Paradise Ladybug, Lady… --- ## [Voting for someone because he's black is just as bad as NOT voting for someone because he's black.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-for-someone-because-hes-black-is-just-as-bad-as-not-voting-for-someone-because-hes-black/640001)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-for-someone-because-hes-black-is-just-as-bad-as-not-voting-for-someone-because-hes-black/640001 "2012-11-12T02:00:08Z")
Completely false, of course. And yet I know one person who brings it up on a regular basis, and I’m sure among certain groups it’s a common sentiment. The thing is, I’m sure this person (and many of those who would esp… --- ## [A flat tax is a non-starter, stop suggesting it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-flat-tax-is-a-non-starter-stop-suggesting-it/622834)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2012, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-flat-tax-is-a-non-starter-stop-suggesting-it/622834 "2012-06-03T02:22:24Z")
Over in one of those libertarian threads, an example was given of the sorts of things real-life libertarians like to talk about - a flat tax. I agree with this, as it’s something I hear a lot in real-life conversations,… --- ## [Body Scanners and Privacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-scanners-and-privacy/531486)
**Author:** [@nilum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nilum)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2010, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-scanners-and-privacy/531486 "2010-03-08T13:57:42Z")
I am personally pretty horrified by body scanners. The detail that you can see is… well it’s basically looking at a perfectly naked photo of someone albeit blue or gray. It really makes me uncomfortable thinking about m… --- ## [What is a Geordie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-geordie/547112)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-geordie/547112 "2010-07-30T16:11:49Z")
As the local Anglophile (Kingdom, Mock the Week, Top Gear, Fifth Gear, QI, Blackadder, Monty Python, Doctor Who lately, The IT Crowd), I still have no idea what a Geordie is. I think I had to borrow this spelling from so… --- ## [Commercials You Never Get Sick Of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-never-get-sick-of/514162)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2009, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-never-get-sick-of/514162 "2009-10-26T23:18:24Z")
My favorite commercial ever is running often on the radio right now. It’ for tusconhelpwanted.com. They’ve had radio commercials for years now, often pretty humorous, but this one in particular just kills me. I can’t … --- ## [Favorite Borderlands 2 quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-borderlands-2-quotes/636851)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2012, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-borderlands-2-quotes/636851 "2012-10-21T17:06:35Z")
Borderlands 2 has tons of funny quotes. The main badguy, Handsome Jack, taunts you through the whole game with these silly anecdotes. One of my favorites: "…So people are dying left and right and all of sudden this guy … --- ## [How's February shorting you? ~ 28 days of mini-rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-february-shorting-you-28-days-of-mini-rants/828815)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-february-shorting-you-28-days-of-mini-rants/828815 "2019-03-04T02:13:27Z")
I live in Beijing. I hate, despise, and loathe cold weather. I have an especial dislike of snow. So I’m on vacation in Busan. It snowed the day before I arrived in town. Snow is a rarity in Busan, unlike in Seoul. The id… --- ## [Best/Worst comic strips.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-comic-strips/786273)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-comic-strips/786273 "2017-05-20T00:51:03Z")
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