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**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2013, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-tom-delay-and-corrupt-texan-justice/669237 "2013-09-21T15:59:58Z")
Tom DeLay’s conviction on money laundering was overturned. I think my favorite\[sup\]1\[/sup\] part is the opinion from the court that overturned it: “Sure, a jury convicted him, but we think they shouldn’ta.” Fuck you! … --- ## [Met online-all good; photo sent then silence.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/met-online-all-good-photo-sent-then-silence/535906)
**Author:** [@King\_Bobo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Bobo)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/met-online-all-good-photo-sent-then-silence/535906 "2010-04-16T06:04:13Z")
May I vent some stuff with you all? I have had a bad year. Not much seemed to go well, but these last weeks have been kind to me and lots of stuff are looking up and the next few months are looking to be great. In betw… --- ## [Someone has to pit this mass-murdering bastard. (Germanwings crash)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-has-to-pit-this-mass-murdering-bastard-germanwings-crash/716036)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2015, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-has-to-pit-this-mass-murdering-bastard-germanwings-crash/716036 "2015-03-30T07:40:08Z")
Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot deliberately crashed the Airbus A-320 into the ground taking 149 innocent people with him. Rot in hell mass murderer. My sympathy to the families of those who suffered a loss in this trag… --- ## [How Do We Determine the True Character of a Religion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-determine-the-true-character-of-a-religion/721136)
**Author:** [@JVDaly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JVDaly)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2015, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-determine-the-true-character-of-a-religion/721136 "2015-06-10T05:17:24Z")
Inspired by this thread. How do you define the true character of a religion? Specifically, how do you ascertain how morally virtuous it is? Do you use the scriptures? Or do you judge its nature by the actions of its … --- ## [Could you participate in a sexual relationship with a morbidly obese person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-participate-in-a-sexual-relationship-with-a-morbidly-obese-person/704190)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2014, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-participate-in-a-sexual-relationship-with-a-morbidly-obese-person/704190 "2014-11-12T22:54:44Z")
Simple enough question. If you were single could you participate in a sexual relationship with a morbidly obese person? The link I cited uses a 100 lbs, but for this poll lets say someone 70 lbs above their ideal weigh… --- ## [Catholics - First Communion and God Parents' Attendance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholics-first-communion-and-god-parents-attendance/387149)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholics-first-communion-and-god-parents-attendance/387149 "2007-01-09T18:39:06Z")
Do God Parents really need to be present for communion? My wife is Catholic, and my kids are attending Catholic school. So today I get a phone call from my wife informing me that I need to invite my son’s God Parents –… --- ## [Evidence we're not living in a simulation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidence-were-not-living-in-a-simulation/681804)
**Author:** [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2014, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidence-were-not-living-in-a-simulation/681804 "2014-03-27T16:51:46Z")
I know this has been done on the boards before, but I couldn’t find the threads using the search function. Anyway, what are the philosophical arguments against the idea that we’re living in some Matrix-type simulation? F… --- ## [Satan has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satan-has-been-banned/57255)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2001, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satan-has-been-banned/57255 "2001-03-13T23:32:04Z")
Satan has been banned. I regret having to do this; he has been a prolific poster who has made positive contributions to the SDMB. But I have had it with his continual flinging of insults and attempts to demonize posters … --- ## [What place in the U.S has the most "moderate" weather?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-place-in-the-u-s-has-the-most-moderate-weather/492316)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-place-in-the-u-s-has-the-most-moderate-weather/492316 "2009-04-08T17:10:48Z")
By that, I mean that the temperature strays the least from comfortable levels (60 to 80 fahrenheit) throughout the year. --- ## [Blackwater used 'child prostitutes in Iraq'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackwater-used-child-prostitutes-in-iraq/507145)
**Author:** [@PrettyVacant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PrettyVacant)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2009, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackwater-used-child-prostitutes-in-iraq/507145 "2009-08-27T03:57:03Z")
Link: Still winning hearts and minds from that moral high ground. Across the border, the Taliban will make the most of this. --- ## [Slanguage experts: origin of "like white on rice"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slanguage-experts-origin-of-like-white-on-rice/167354)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2003, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slanguage-experts-origin-of-like-white-on-rice/167354 "2003-04-10T20:20:08Z")
“Like white on rice” is one of those phrases that I don’t remember hearing for most of my life, then suddenly hearing over and over again within the space of a few months. People are all over things “like white on rice.” … --- ## [Lindsay Lohan in trouble again. This time really serious.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsay-lohan-in-trouble-again-this-time-really-serious/632186)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2012, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsay-lohan-in-trouble-again-this-time-really-serious/632186 "2012-10-11T18:52:21Z")
The story is still brand new. It’ll be awhile before more is known. She’s facing serious prison time if she did set that house up for burglary and grand larceny. She’s still on parole for the necklace theft last year. I… --- ## [Boomers: Are older people really more experienced (in a meaningful way)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boomers-are-older-people-really-more-experienced-in-a-meaningful-way/502238)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2009, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boomers-are-older-people-really-more-experienced-in-a-meaningful-way/502238 "2009-07-15T22:36:42Z")
A recent “room for debate” feature on the NY Times website was about age discrimination. There were hundreds of comments, some funny like “middle age is always 10 years older than me”, but one comment was by a 45 year ol… --- ## [Ethical to adopt dog under false pretenses then give it away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-to-adopt-dog-under-false-pretenses-then-give-it-away/517358)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2009, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-to-adopt-dog-under-false-pretenses-then-give-it-away/517358 "2009-11-16T13:50:31Z")
From this thread, where the OP adopted a dog under false pretenses. This thread wasn’t a debate so I decided to make my own thread debating it: In response to that: So, let’s get into that discussion. Why is it wron… --- ## [Netflix exec fired for "using" N-word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-exec-fired-for-using-n-word/816664)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-exec-fired-for-using-n-word/816664 "2018-07-06T21:06:21Z")
Brings to mind the time that then-President Obama mentioned the word. In that discussion, there was an important distinction drawn between using the word and mentioning it. Is the word “nigger” so charged that you ca… --- ## [What Causes That Gravely Low Voice Actors Got In The "Old Days"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-that-gravely-low-voice-actors-got-in-the-old-days/532078)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2010, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-that-gravely-low-voice-actors-got-in-the-old-days/532078 "2010-03-12T04:13:00Z")
I remember in the old days actors (and actresses) as they aged would often get that gravel edge to their voices. And the octive would usually drop especially in women. The best example is Lucille Ball, who’s voice reall… --- ## [Current immigration debate in the US - why no market solutions proposed from the right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-immigration-debate-in-the-us-why-no-market-solutions-proposed-from-the-right/693073)
**Author:** [@Frank\_Gardener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank_Gardener)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-immigration-debate-in-the-us-why-no-market-solutions-proposed-from-the-right/693073 "2014-07-25T16:18:44Z")
Why have no Libertarians or Republicans made any attempt to form a market based solution to the current immigration problems in the US? They haven’t even mentioned that they should should try, let alone actualy try, to s… --- ## [Is there a way to rotate a .mov video file 90 degrees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-rotate-a-mov-video-file-90-degrees/582557)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2013, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-rotate-a-mov-video-file-90-degrees/582557 "2013-12-02T04:08:43Z")
I have a short .mov format video file that was recorded with the camera rotated 90 degrees. For some reason, I thought it would automagically display it in a portrait orientation, they way is does when I shoot still pict… --- ## [I had to change my way of food shopping because of the new small bags](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-to-change-my-way-of-food-shopping-because-of-the-new-small-bags/766756)
**Author:** [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2016, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-to-change-my-way-of-food-shopping-because-of-the-new-small-bags/766756 "2016-10-07T20:18:09Z")
Almost all the markets have these small ass bags to put your food in when you are done. So if you spend $50 in the supermarket you will come outside with 20 small bags because the bags are so small only 3 items can fit … --- ## [Why weren't Native Americans enslaved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-werent-native-americans-enslaved/712946)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2015, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-werent-native-americans-enslaved/712946 "2015-02-22T18:39:15Z")
It seems odd to fetch slaves from a different continent over thousands of miles of ocean when a ready supply was available much nearer at hand. Were any attempts made to utilize the American natives as slaves? --- ## [Where is the "graphic sexual content"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-graphic-sexual-content/815352)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2018, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-graphic-sexual-content/815352 "2018-06-04T21:36:02Z")
The closed thread Do you bankrupt yourself to uphold the principle that slavery is eVil? ITD, I’m not getting it. My ADD is raging so maybe reading the OP 5 times wasn’t enough and I’m still missing something. Is it the… --- ## [Epstein & Hillary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-hillary/709086)
**Author:** [@Waymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waymore)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-hillary/709086 "2015-01-11T17:02:49Z")
Assuming Hillary Clinton runs in 2016, do you think the scandal involving Jeff Epstein will hurt her candidacy? --- ## [What's it like to live along the edge of a time zone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-to-live-along-the-edge-of-a-time-zone/602028)
**Author:** [@spunkymuzicnote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spunkymuzicnote)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-to-live-along-the-edge-of-a-time-zone/602028 "2011-11-16T00:13:42Z")
Living in the Northeast, I haven’t had much opportunity to observe how people handle changes in timezone during day to day activity. Say you are living on the cusp of the Eastern and Central time zones. You live in the E… --- ## [Predictions and forecasts about the ongoing Iran War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-and-forecasts-about-the-ongoing-iran-war/1029103)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 397\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-and-forecasts-about-the-ongoing-iran-war/1029103 "2026-09-29T09:14:07Z")
Predictions involve what will happen. Pros make forecasts, which are probabilistic. Scenario evaluation is also topical, as is the gaming out of events. Trump threatens to destroy the Iran civilization with a deadline o… --- ## [What presidents were mentally unstable while president?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-presidents-were-mentally-unstable-while-president/500656)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2009, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-presidents-were-mentally-unstable-while-president/500656 "2009-06-26T06:19:16Z")
This is largely conjecture of course since few ever publicly discussed any psychological problems they may have had, but for some the evidence seems incontrovertible. Richard M. Nixon seems to have been if not the most … --- ## [Stop fucking calling me at work!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-fucking-calling-me-at-work/364503)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2006, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-fucking-calling-me-at-work/364503 "2006-07-18T18:36:40Z")
Yes. OK. Yes. Very interesting. Uh huh. Yep. And you need to call me at work to tell me this? You couldn’t have waited till I got home? 'Cause it’s really easy to talk here in the middle of my cubicle farm about … --- ## [What happens when a bullet discharges outside of a gun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-bullet-discharges-outside-of-a-gun/686745)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-bullet-discharges-outside-of-a-gun/686745 "2014-04-24T00:53:53Z")
Hello Everyone, See thread title. My thought is that besides a loud sound, not much. Without the barrel and chamber the pressure from the gun powder will just expand everywhere. The bullet won’t travel but a few inches … --- ## [Ted Kennedy is dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-kennedy-is-dead/507746)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-kennedy-is-dead/507746 "2009-09-03T16:33:25Z")
ABC news is reporting that Senator Kennedy is dead at 77. I’m putting this here in the event that people want to debate his legacy. --- ## [I think I have a hemmeroid. Do I need to see a doctor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-have-a-hemmeroid-do-i-need-to-see-a-doctor/617313)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2013, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-have-a-hemmeroid-do-i-need-to-see-a-doctor/617313 "2013-01-26T11:47:49Z")
I’m a 35 year old male and believe I have a hemorrhoid. Last couple weeks when I get in the shower after dueceing there is something there that needs to be pushed back jnside. It doesn’t hurt but is unsettling. Are thes… --- ## [Knuckle Tattoo Mania](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knuckle-tattoo-mania/837521)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 353\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2019, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knuckle-tattoo-mania/837521 "2019-09-21T02:27:47Z")
Your assignment is to come up with knuckle tattoo suggestions for…anyone. Celebrity, occupation, fictional character, whatever. For example: Lumberjack: TREE AXER Michael Stivic: MEAT HEAD --- ## [Colfire Not a warning part ii](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colfire-not-a-warning-part-ii/218554)
**Author:** [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2003, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colfire-not-a-warning-part-ii/218554 "2003-12-23T20:05:34Z")
When I posted Part i, I promised myself to not sign on again for 24 hours. The thread was locked, so I’ll post here. Coldfire, it was my feeling that you were hiding behind your moderator status to get away with flaming… --- ## [Venomous snakes in Massachusetts/New Hampshire area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venomous-snakes-in-massachusetts-new-hampshire-area/542991)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venomous-snakes-in-massachusetts-new-hampshire-area/542991 "2010-06-16T19:04:15Z")
I am under the impression that the vast majority of snakes in this area are nonvenomous, based on some nature books I read as a kid when we’d go to the lake house (in NH). That is to say, I grew up going there and read t… --- ## [Why are people still so upset about Marshall Fields?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-still-so-upset-about-marshall-fields/522096)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-still-so-upset-about-marshall-fields/522096 "2011-03-11T03:58:26Z")
In the Cool stuff that’s gone thread (which I didn’t want to hijack), more than one poster mentioned Marshall Field’s. It’s been four years, and people are still writing letters to the Tribune to wish the Macy’s corpora… --- ## [Posturology -- quackery or legit therapy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posturology-quackery-or-legit-therapy/519017)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posturology-quackery-or-legit-therapy/519017 "2013-03-18T18:56:48Z")
My girlfriend suffers from chronic back problems. Now, her doctor has proposed trying out a new treatment, called ‘posturology’, to try and alleviate her issues. As far as I can gather, the theory behind this treatment i… --- ## [Cilajet Automobile "Paint Protector"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cilajet-automobile-paint-protector/535631)
**Author:** [@davekhps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davekhps)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cilajet-automobile-paint-protector/535631 "2020-05-08T13:26:36Z")
This may be a GQ or an IMHO, mods feel free to move. Basically, I’m looking for anyone who can vouch for the effectiveness/ineffectiveness of Cilajet, a brand of automotive paint protector, either through official cite … --- ## [Roland Deschain, I have some choice words for you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roland-deschain-i-have-some-choice-words-for-you/284853)
**Author:** [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2005, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roland-deschain-i-have-some-choice-words-for-you/284853 "2005-01-24T15:33:21Z")
from this thread At first I felt sorry for you, that your marriage was on the rocks. But then I read this: Fuck you. How can you say such a despicable thing to someone you claim to love? She is not some toy for you to… --- ## [What should one not tell/ask his/her psychiatrist, psycholog, or threapist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-one-not-tell-ask-his-her-psychiatrist-psycholog-or-threapist/649260)
**Author:** [@TheCrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCrow)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-one-not-tell-ask-his-her-psychiatrist-psycholog-or-threapist/649260 "2013-02-08T03:06:27Z")
How should I talk to my to therapist? What kind of questions should not be asked or what sort of happenings should not be told? Are therapists/psychiatrists/psychology tolerant to extreme things? What is the risk of bei… --- ## [Manual transmission drivers: do you know how to downshift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manual-transmission-drivers-do-you-know-how-to-downshift/318789)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2005, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manual-transmission-drivers-do-you-know-how-to-downshift/318789 "2005-09-01T22:36:21Z")
Another thread (which I rudely hijacked) got me wondering how many people know how to downshift their manual transmission cars properly. Which of the following is the better\* way to downshift a manual transmission car? … --- ## [Do you have any nude selfies laying about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-nude-selfies-laying-about/697377)
**Author:** [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2014, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-nude-selfies-laying-about/697377 "2014-09-10T16:24:09Z")
In all of the discussions of the Jennifer Lawrence/et al scandal, there seems to be a split between those who can’t believe people would do it (or think it’s a Generation Y/millennial thing) and those who can’t believe t… --- ## [Jon Stewart is SICK!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-is-sick/507032)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2009, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-is-sick/507032 "2009-08-23T03:08:56Z")
Just watched his show and damn does he make conservatives look dumb. Does it better than anybody else. --- ## [John Ritter's Religion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-ritters-religion/204406)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-ritters-religion/204406 "2012-10-29T21:13:57Z")
I have a friend who wants to know what John Ritter’s religion was because she wants to know if he is in heaven. Anyone have any cites I can show her Mod’s if you feel this is better for another forum, please shoot it o… --- ## [Huckabee Pardoned Suspected Seattle Shooter.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-pardoned-suspected-seattle-shooter/519577)
**Author:** [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2009, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-pardoned-suspected-seattle-shooter/519577 "2009-12-04T13:42:27Z")
From the NYT. --- ## [Are there any actual newspapers in the UK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-actual-newspapers-in-the-uk/542097)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2010, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-actual-newspapers-in-the-uk/542097 "2010-06-12T13:53:49Z")
Are there any actual newspapers in the UK? I know the Sun, sort of, & a link to the Mirror gave me hope it had more seriousness, but it looks a lot of the same. Seems like our Maxim & FHM started there, & it seems that U… --- ## [How do you handle your spouses most annoying habits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-handle-your-spouses-most-annoying-habits/785045)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-handle-your-spouses-most-annoying-habits/785045 "2017-06-02T15:23:04Z")
My husband has some habits that annoy the shit out of me. For example, he is a very noisy eater & is always talking with his mouth full. He also tells the same stories over and over again & leaves his crap all over the h… --- ## [USA is a shitty country, stop bombing everyone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-is-a-shitty-country-stop-bombing-everyone/676452)
**Author:** [@Ben-wynyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ben-wynyard)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-is-a-shitty-country-stop-bombing-everyone/676452 "2013-12-19T17:43:03Z")
yip you heard it/ stop bombing everyone and making up lies to justify it!! The only terrorist are you and your army. --- ## [Another SDMB fantasy football league](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-sdmb-fantasy-football-league/367055)
**Author:** [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Replies:** 362\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-sdmb-fantasy-football-league/367055 "2006-12-29T03:30:25Z")
Since the other league was already full I decided to start another one at Yahoo League ID# 330938 Password: ceciladams (one word) Draft: Sunday Sept. 3, 9p.m. I already set the rules and scoring, but if anybody has… --- ## [How do I fix my dimmer switch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-fix-my-dimmer-switch/185833)
**Author:** [@Sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2003, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-fix-my-dimmer-switch/185833 "2003-07-02T21:17:33Z")
We have a dimmer switch in our dining room, which I love! But the other day, I turned on the light in there to “full blast” and it made a popping sound and the light went out. I figured the bulb just burnt out but then d… --- ## [Big baby- C Section or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-baby-c-section-or-not/667726)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-baby-c-section-or-not/667726 "2013-09-22T21:48:53Z")
You are not my doctor, and I am not asking for medical advice. I would, however, appreciate some advice on the options my doctor has laid out for me. I am about to have a baby, and the due date is Sept. 12, putting me a… --- ## ["Born This Way" : Sympathy and Science for Pedophiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/born-this-way-sympathy-and-science-for-pedophiles/649889)
**Author:** [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/born-this-way-sympathy-and-science-for-pedophiles/649889 "2013-03-01T10:29:36Z")
Ran across this interesting article today and doesn’t look like it was discussed here when it came out: It appears that pedophiles are born, not made. Like most people, I am disgusted by child sex abuse, but as the art… --- ## [ACA, and the bastages who run the local franchise of "Red Robin"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aca-and-the-bastages-who-run-the-local-franchise-of-red-robin/670359)
**Author:** [@Uber\_the\_Goober](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uber_the_Goober)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2013, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aca-and-the-bastages-who-run-the-local-franchise-of-red-robin/670359 "2013-10-08T05:00:27Z")
Management twerps have decided to cut the hours of their employees to 25 - at least in the local store. Specifically to avoid the requirement that they provide health insurance. This law will result in a significant bu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=470&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=472&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)