# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=462&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:** 463 --- ## [Blackest sounding white singer and whitest sounding black singer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackest-sounding-white-singer-and-whitest-sounding-black-singer/377335)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2006, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackest-sounding-white-singer-and-whitest-sounding-black-singer/377335 "2006-10-28T01:01:58Z")
I nominate: Blackest sounding white singer - Rick Astley Whitest sounding black singer - not sure - I was going to say Johnny Mathis, but he doesn’t really “sound” white even if his material is sugary, easy listening … --- ## [Let us praise NCIS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-us-praise-ncis/535433)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2010, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-us-praise-ncis/535433 "2010-04-13T17:51:41Z")
For truly, it is the greatest show on television. There are many reasons, but I’ll only name four: A) It has the perfect balance of arc and non-arc episodes. Though there tends to be an over-arching story in each sea… --- ## [The Wire: In what order should I watch the seasons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wire-in-what-order-should-i-watch-the-seasons/706640)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wire-in-what-order-should-i-watch-the-seasons/706640 "2015-01-13T09:35:14Z")
Just started watching The Wire, season 1, episode 1. It was a bit slow and not too interesting, and then I remembered that here on the SDMB or somewhere similar I read that some people recommend watching the seasons out… --- ## [Grr! CitiBank To Charge "Deadbeat" CC users!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grr-citibank-to-charge-deadbeat-cc-users/515456)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grr-citibank-to-charge-deadbeat-cc-users/515456 "2009-10-30T18:27:01Z")
I got a good laugh about this (BofA wants to do the same thing. Basically, people like me (who pay off their CC balance in full-and hence, pay no interest)-are considerd deadbeats! Because they claim that they “lose” mon… --- ## [Edward VIII: why didn't he let "the government resign?"/Also: "morganatic marriage"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edward-viii-why-didnt-he-let-the-government-resign-also-morganatic-marriage/736933)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edward-viii-why-didnt-he-let-the-government-resign-also-morganatic-marriage/736933 "2015-11-12T06:38:51Z")
I was reading the Wiki on Edward VIII, and a summary paragraph of sorts was this: Edward informed \[Prime Minister\] Baldwin that he would abdicate if he could not marry Simpson. Baldwin then presented Edward with three c… --- ## [The Unraveling - How Obama’s Syria policy fell apart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unraveling-how-obama-s-syria-policy-fell-apart/677867)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unraveling-how-obama-s-syria-policy-fell-apart/677867 "2014-01-14T01:13:10Z")
I just read a pretty extensive analysis here: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/01/how-obamas-syria-policy-fell-apart-101704.html#.UsfTdLTWvx8 It really opens your eyes at the enormous incompetence of Obama a… --- ## [C K Dexter Haven: We love you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven-we-love-you/700063)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2014, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven-we-love-you/700063 "2014-10-18T04:04:06Z")
Re: Apologies You had the right idea by tagging thread games in The Game Room. This was the core of the issue at hand - that of discussion vs non-discussion. This new implementation of “GAME”, “\[GAME\]”, “\[SPORTS\]” is … --- ## [Professions that will cease to exist in the future due to automation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professions-that-will-cease-to-exist-in-the-future-due-to-automation/709530)
**Author:** [@bugsy88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bugsy88)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professions-that-will-cease-to-exist-in-the-future-due-to-automation/709530 "2015-01-18T18:34:08Z")
I can understand telemarketers/retail workers. However, I was of the understanding that accounting isn’t simply plug and chug, and involves a lot more subjectivity that is beyond the grasp of computers. Is the Economist… --- ## [Doper NO LONGER in need. \[Please do not donate.\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-no-longer-in-need-please-do-not-donate/407641)
**Author:** [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2007, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-no-longer-in-need-please-do-not-donate/407641 "2007-06-18T22:45:41Z")
(Tuba said that this was OK and to go for it.) Everyone, if you have not had a chance to read this thread Please take a couple of minutes and at least read the OP. Short story, one of our own had a theft from their ban… --- ## [You Know You're Going To Fail A Pre-Employment Drug Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-going-to-fail-a-pre-employment-drug-test/792541)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2017, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-going-to-fail-a-pre-employment-drug-test/792541 "2017-08-12T00:54:07Z")
Let’s say that you’ve gone through all of the steps of applying for a job (application, interview, etc.). Then the boss hands you a cup and tells you to go pee. You know you’re going to fail. What do you do? a) Take the… --- ## [Cecil a UFO debunker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-a-ufo-debunker/271694)
**Author:** [@north](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/north)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2005, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-a-ufo-debunker/271694 "2005-02-21T01:41:42Z")
I just read Cecil’s column on the Roswell incident and it occurs to me that our Cecil has a closed mind on the possibility of Extra Terrestrials visiting our planet. If he’s the “worlds smartest human” then why does he s… --- ## [How old is too old to become a father?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-too-old-to-become-a-father/587418)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-too-old-to-become-a-father/587418 "2011-07-05T18:44:07Z")
Cellists Julian Lloyd Webber and Jiaxian cheng have welcomed a daughter, Jasmine Orienta. Julian turned 60 in April. This is his fourth marriage. So, what do you think? --- ## [Jews & Christians: does God's moral authority derive from his wisdom or his power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-christians-does-gods-moral-authority-derive-from-his-wisdom-or-his-power/594660)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2011, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-christians-does-gods-moral-authority-derive-from-his-wisdom-or-his-power/594660 "2011-09-09T23:50:52Z")
While I am officially an atheist (and unofficially am very fond of Athena and am prepared to abandon my non-faith given the slightest clue she is real ;)), I am not one of those skeptics who thinks that Christians are un… --- ## [Fuck you, pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-pkbites/103397)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2002, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-pkbites/103397 "2002-04-23T03:00:27Z")
Your comments in this thread speak for themselves. No commentary is neede to prove that you are an ignorant, bigoted asshole. I could quote your statements stating that gays are “perverts”, and the Jews, well “people ar… --- ## [Does '550-cord' really support 550 pounds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-550-cord-really-support-550-pounds/549578)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-550-cord-really-support-550-pounds/549578 "2010-08-09T12:32:32Z")
Will a single length of 550-cord really support 550 pounds? --- ## [California couple charged with torture after police rescue 13 children.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-couple-charged-with-torture-after-police-rescue-13-children/806724)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2019, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-couple-charged-with-torture-after-police-rescue-13-children/806724 "2019-02-25T14:14:33Z")
Jesus Christ. What the hell is wrong with people. From the link: “A couple in California was charged with torture after their thirteen malnourished children were rescued from a house on Monday. Some of the children,… --- ## [All My Capetians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-capetians/552107)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2010, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-capetians/552107 "2010-12-02T07:45:23Z")
As a history geek, I HATE the way history is taught to most people: as a dry, boring recounting of dates and places. History is in fact the biggest, bawdiest soap opera possible, replete with doomed love affairs, betraya… --- ## [Outlander Season 3 discussion thread (spoilers as it airs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlander-season-3-discussion-thread-spoilers-as-it-airs/795439)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlander-season-3-discussion-thread-spoilers-as-it-airs/795439 "2022-11-08T01:24:44Z")
Outlander is the most underrated show on TV. Even George R.R. Martin has felt like not enough attention goes to this show. I like it so much that I sought out the third book in the series to read ahead of the third seas… --- ## [Can you get head lice from movie theatre seats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-head-lice-from-movie-theatre-seats/541803)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-head-lice-from-movie-theatre-seats/541803 "2010-06-07T07:01:23Z")
We went to see “Iron Man 2” this weekend (fantastic! loved it!), and once again I was reminded of my eternal question - can you get head lice from a move theatre seat? My head was rested against the seat for the whole mo… --- ## [Where is the Ashley Madison hacked data being posted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-ashley-madison-hacked-data-being-posted/725850)
**Author:** [@NetTrekker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NetTrekker)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2015, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-ashley-madison-hacked-data-being-posted/725850 "2015-08-27T21:13:30Z")
Anyone know? --- ## [Tying A Cherry Stem W/Your Tongue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tying-a-cherry-stem-w-your-tongue/35295)
**Author:** [@sunrise\_4836](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunrise_4836)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2000, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tying-a-cherry-stem-w-your-tongue/35295 "2000-10-04T14:20:35Z")
What is so sexy about being able to tie a cherry stem with your tongue? Is this a coordination game or hereditary? (I can’t roll my tongue) --- ## [DudleyGarrett, you're a plag\[i\]arist and a coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudleygarrett-youre-a-plag-i-arist-and-a-coward/510227)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2009, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudleygarrett-youre-a-plag-i-arist-and-a-coward/510227 "2009-09-17T01:31:31Z")
Obligatory link for what it’s worth So, first you cut and paste some stupid joke list you found on the internet, and fail to mention that it is not your own work. That’s plagiarism. Took me mere seconds to find the en… --- ## [Calvin and Hobbes... complete archives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-complete-archives/525664)
**Author:** [@NRichards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NRichards)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-complete-archives/525664 "2010-01-25T16:24:36Z")
Does anybody know where I can find the complete Calvin and Hobbes collection online? I just love Calvin and Hobbes. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside :slight\_smile: \*\*Calvin: What is 7 plus 3? Hobbes: 73\*\* What… --- ## [Were Native Americans communists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-native-americans-communists/707278)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2014, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-native-americans-communists/707278 "2014-12-17T19:36:18Z")
It’s my understanding Native Americans (“Indians”) did not recognize property rights. Since the abolishment of property rights is one of the key tenants of communism, would it be incorrect to say the Native Americans wer… --- ## [Double Dactyls, the Higgledy Piggledy Poetry Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-dactyls-the-higgledy-piggledy-poetry-thread/189418)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2014, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-dactyls-the-higgledy-piggledy-poetry-thread/189418 "2014-12-10T01:04:29Z")
While posting in verse to another thread (don’t ask), I did a little research and ran across something called a “double dactyl”. It’s a bit like a limerick; a short, strict-form and (ideally) humorous poem. Eight lines… --- ## [Opponents of public health care.. oops, "socialized medicine"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opponents-of-public-health-care-oops-socialized-medicine/504335)
**Author:** [@straggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/straggler)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2009, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opponents-of-public-health-care-oops-socialized-medicine/504335 "2009-08-03T15:26:09Z")
Just got a question for American citizens who oppose “socialized medicine”. What do you make of the fact that the United States is the only first world country that doesn’t provide free, universal health care? Has every… --- ## [Who Doesn't Like Pie n Chips? - SDMB Poketroplis 3rd Quarter, 2006](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-doesnt-like-pie-n-chips-sdmb-poketroplis-3rd-quarter-2006/363275)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 359\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2006, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-doesnt-like-pie-n-chips-sdmb-poketroplis-3rd-quarter-2006/363275 "2006-10-06T03:40:46Z")
Welcome Poker Hooligans to the start of another quarter of the ongoing saga known as “SDMB Poker” - No’Limit Texas Hold’em to be exact. A new quarter means we all start in first place…and last place…and thrid place…and … --- ## [Even worse than last week's MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-worse-than-last-weeks-mmp/390914)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 419\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-worse-than-last-weeks-mmp/390914 "2007-02-12T09:57:17Z")
Or, why I missed most of the Super Bowl When I \[del\]was railroaded\[/del\] volunteered to do today’s MMP, I figured I’d have many mini-tales of stupid people because the plan was to go to a home show this past weekend, an… --- ## [Secrets to a really yummy, thick stew?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secrets-to-a-really-yummy-thick-stew/584900)
**Author:** [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2011, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secrets-to-a-really-yummy-thick-stew/584900 "2011-06-13T23:49:01Z")
So, I followed a direction for stew last night. Floured the meat, browned it, added veggies, broth, splash of red wine, cooked it in the slow cooker for hours. It turned out okay, but watery. I really want a think, heart… --- ## ["FL, VA, and NC are Romney for sure. We are no longer polling there."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fl-va-and-nc-are-romney-for-sure-we-are-no-longer-polling-there/637321)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2012, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fl-va-and-nc-are-romney-for-sure-we-are-no-longer-polling-there/637321 "2012-11-11T03:04:33Z")
That, apparently, is what the Suffolk University Political Research Center thinks. That’s a pretty confident assessment to make. Is this borne out by any other polls in those states? --- ## [perplexed by the fear of guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perplexed-by-the-fear-of-guns/514432)
**Author:** [@trupa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trupa)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2009, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perplexed-by-the-fear-of-guns/514432 "2009-10-27T15:09:30Z")
There have been a number of gun threads percolating even in our more gentle MPSIMS and IMHO forums of late, and they have reminded me of something that has has been puzzling me ever since I started shooting. I would lik… --- ## [Would you have shot the gun confiscators when they came to your door?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-shot-the-gun-confiscators-when-they-came-to-your-door/492770)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-shot-the-gun-confiscators-when-they-came-to-your-door/492770 "2009-04-23T19:35:40Z")
So, suppose you happened to be a resident of New Orleans during the Hurricane Katrina disaster, and the 2nd Amendment-supporters’ nightmare scenerio came to pass: armed government enforcers came to your door and demande… --- ## [Mainstream movies with gay main characters: how hard could it be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mainstream-movies-with-gay-main-characters-how-hard-could-it-be/424493)
**Author:** [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2007, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mainstream-movies-with-gay-main-characters-how-hard-could-it-be/424493 "2007-11-02T00:34:40Z")
Entertainment, Weakly just had a moderately interesting article about Brokeback Mountain: namely, that the movie made a bundle despite Hollywood’s fears that it was a gay romance; and that despite Brokeback’s success, w… --- ## [Otherwise smart people who buy "Airborne"...I don't get it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otherwise-smart-people-who-buy-airborne-i-dont-get-it/516079)
**Author:** [@Dripping](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dripping)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2009, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otherwise-smart-people-who-buy-airborne-i-dont-get-it/516079 "2009-11-04T19:42:54Z")
Well, the title sums it up. I know several really bright\* people, the kind who I would never consider stupid or gullible…yet they rush out and buy that “Airborne” garbage everytime they get the sniffles or need to go on … --- ## [College Basketball Omnibus Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-basketball-omnibus-thread/559166)
**Author:** [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2011, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-basketball-omnibus-thread/559166 "2011-04-07T15:48:31Z")
Well, that time is upon us again: it’s basketball season. My Kentucky Wildcats kicked off their exhibition season this evening against Pikeville College, featuring former Kentucky walk-on Landon Slone. For those of you … --- ## [legalize marijuana or Not](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legalize-marijuana-or-not/684382)
**Author:** [@canman23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/canman23)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legalize-marijuana-or-not/684382 "2014-04-04T01:45:48Z")
Forgive me if this has already been debated. I wanted to see what all of you thought about this subject. I am not in favor of making it legal. Here are some of the reasons why. It’s a gateway drug. It can be extremely … --- ## [The President's Day MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-day-mmp/780310)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2017, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-day-mmp/780310 "2017-03-02T06:00:13Z")
Because some of us gotta get up and earn some dead presidents today.:stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [The MMP is here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-is-here/542262)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2010, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-is-here/542262 "2010-06-14T02:15:24Z")
I couldn’t find one! I was about to have a kinniption! Gah - who says that anymore? You youngsters ever heard of the word? Ok - you’re off, Mumpers. --- ## [Are we/you in the kingdom of the blind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-you-in-the-kingdom-of-the-blind/605517)
**Author:** [@hoenikker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hoenikker)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-you-in-the-kingdom-of-the-blind/605517 "2011-12-09T19:20:52Z")
This may be moved to a different forum soon, but in fact I believe it shouldn’t be, since what I’m asking about is actually the greatest debate of all time if you think about it. I’ll try my luck with you moderators tho… --- ## [Chick Fil A chicken isn't anything special](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chick-fil-a-chicken-isnt-anything-special/629805)
**Author:** [@Condescending\_Robot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Condescending_Robot)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chick-fil-a-chicken-isnt-anything-special/629805 "2012-07-31T16:29:13Z")
Hey, people who are accused of being homophobic scumsuckers and respond “but it’s damn good chicken!”: your taste is as bad as the black velvet NASCAR paintings on the wall of your trailer would indicate. It’s shitty fa… --- ## [Ask the Eskimo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-eskimo/680020)
**Author:** [@Boogly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boogly)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-eskimo/680020 "2014-02-08T16:20:46Z")
There were many (1) request for this thread about people living in the Arctic so here it is. I lived for a while in Kotzebue, Alaska which is just a few miles above the Arctic Circle. My mothers family is from there (a… --- ## [Creative works that were later changed in the name of political correctness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-works-that-were-later-changed-in-the-name-of-political-correctness/578091)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2011, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-works-that-were-later-changed-in-the-name-of-political-correctness/578091 "2011-04-17T22:06:26Z")
The most glaring example is Roald Dahl’s Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. The Ooompa Loompas were originally African pygmies. When groups complained, Dahl changed them to white skinned, golden-brown haired people from … --- ## [Whatcha Readin' Mar 2011 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-mar-2011-edition/572906)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2011, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-mar-2011-edition/572906 "2011-03-31T10:11:08Z")
March is here - in like a lion, out like a lamb - or something like that. I am halfway through (and just about to put down) \*John Dies At the End, \*which is hyped as Trying too hard to be both zany and scary it unfort… --- ## [The most rational way for a believer to view God and the afterlife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-rational-way-for-a-believer-to-view-god-and-the-afterlife/625452)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-rational-way-for-a-believer-to-view-god-and-the-afterlife/625452 "2012-06-28T13:16:45Z")
This is just something that I’ve been pondering lately. In my mind, I currently have the most rational view of God and the afterlife that a believer in such things can possibly have. Now, I realize that the Dope is ost… --- ## [Female Sex Tourism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-sex-tourism/646575)
**Author:** [@TheCrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCrow)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-sex-tourism/646575 "2013-01-22T13:41:50Z")
This video reveals it. For me, the video is unbelievable. I am not going to use big fancy words in a poetic style to express my shock. But please know that I am really shocked. I spend tons of money each month to have … --- ## [Fuck you, republican animals!!!!!!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-republican-animals/826600)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2019, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-republican-animals/826600 "2019-08-24T16:04:23Z")
You fucking pieces of feces!!! You are not human!!! Cock suckers!!! --- ## [Has a movie adaptation of a beloved book ever lived up to your expectations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-movie-adaptation-of-a-beloved-book-ever-lived-up-to-your-expectations/805760)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-movie-adaptation-of-a-beloved-book-ever-lived-up-to-your-expectations/805760 "2018-01-23T19:16:53Z")
Thinking about A Wrinkle in Time and hoping it’s good… but for books that I’ve loved, the track record is pretty bad: Really hated the Tim Burton adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Distracting… --- ## [Credulous "experts" on global warming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credulous-experts-on-global-warming/729477)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2015, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credulous-experts-on-global-warming/729477 "2015-09-06T15:49:08Z")
I maintain that a significant number of believers in global warming are some of the most gullible, credulous, biased, un-scientific people in existence. Far too many “experts” 9-10 years ago predicted all sorts of ho… --- ## [I Have A Fever A Cowbell MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-fever-a-cowbell-mmp/753072)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-fever-a-cowbell-mmp/753072 "2016-05-02T03:33:07Z")
Well actually, my assistant manager’s kids have fevers, so I end up working a double today. But that meas I get three days off, with a short day on Thursday. So I got that going for me. Hijack away! --- ## [Administration urges defense employers to break the law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administration-urges-defense-employers-to-break-the-law/636365)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administration-urges-defense-employers-to-break-the-law/636365 "2012-10-10T20:04:38Z")
Actually, they’d already told them to break the law, but now they are offering to compensate businesses if they get sued for breaking the law. \*\*The Obama administration issued new guidance intended for defense contra… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=461&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=463&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)