# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=480&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:** 481 --- ## [TV shows that changed their beginning sequences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-changed-their-beginning-sequences/539917)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2010, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-changed-their-beginning-sequences/539917 "2010-05-25T01:18:23Z")
Not so much like Gilligan’s Island changing from “and the rest” to “the professor and Mary Ann,” but a total change of their bginning sequences. The Drew Carey Show went from a cartoon Dew singing “Moon Over Parma” to t… --- ## [Best Homer Simpson Lines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-homer-simpson-lines/206884)
**Author:** [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2004, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-homer-simpson-lines/206884 "2004-01-01T16:13:22Z")
“Sweet merciful crap!” (After Lisa’s beach buddies glue seashells all over their car.) --- ## [Trekkie vs. Trekker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trekkie-vs-trekker/664008)
**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trekkie-vs-trekker/664008 "2013-07-27T13:20:55Z")
So I’ve picked up that this is a bit of a thing among the Star Trek fandom: One of those words is very much not the preferred nomenclature, and the other one is. I’ve never understood why. So what’s the deal? --- ## [Yet another Doper Picture Thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-picture-thread/499772)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-picture-thread/499772 "2009-06-18T14:01:53Z")
This is the Ujests, May 2009. --- ## [Awake - Starts Tonight - 03/01/12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awake-starts-tonight-03-01-12/614504)
**Author:** [@Shark\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark_Sandwich)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awake-starts-tonight-03-01-12/614504 "2012-03-31T17:57:43Z")
Know there were some Dopers out there who wanted to catch this. Starts tonight at 10pm eastern on NBC. --- ## [Pro-life Atheists: An Argument to Oppose Abortion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-life-atheists-an-argument-to-oppose-abortion/800094)
**Author:** [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-life-atheists-an-argument-to-oppose-abortion/800094 "2017-11-21T16:53:32Z")
I’ll preface this thread with an admission that I don’t believe I am the best person to debate this because I am not trained in debate, but I also don’t believe IMHO is the best forum for yet another discussion about abo… --- ## [Which Monopoly Piece Do You Want Added and Booted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-monopoly-piece-do-you-want-added-and-booted/646863)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-monopoly-piece-do-you-want-added-and-booted/646863 "2013-02-08T15:47:09Z")
Hasbro is killing off one piece and adding another and asking for votes. The new options are: diamond ring guitar toy robot cat helicopter And with one added, an old one must go: shoe top hat wheelbarrow cloth… --- ## [The Narnia Books: "Racist, Mysoginistic, Reactionary" and Devoid of Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-narnia-books-racist-mysoginistic-reactionary-and-devoid-of-love/326899)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2005, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-narnia-books-racist-mysoginistic-reactionary-and-devoid-of-love/326899 "2005-12-22T00:51:11Z")
Wow, check out this scathing attack on CS Lewis’s Narnia books by Philip Pullman, author of another popular series of children’s books, the “His Dark Materials” trilogy. It’s been many years since I last read the Narnia… --- ## [Whats your favorite parody or comic song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-parody-or-comic-song/676536)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-parody-or-comic-song/676536 "2013-12-28T19:36:48Z")
Mine is Momma’s Got Her Boobs Out by Rodney Carrington. I had a viral email ten years ago with a photo of a woman flashing her tits at a outdoor concert with her kid looking right at her. This song played automatically. … --- ## [Brrrrrrrrrr in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brrrrrrrrrr-in-the-mmp/744164)
**Author:** [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2016, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brrrrrrrrrr-in-the-mmp/744164 "2016-02-01T05:36:05Z")
Cold here this morning with “cold” being subjective. What’s your weather situation? Oh, it is 55F. --- ## [Magic: Making Big Things Disappear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-making-big-things-disappear/42794)
**Author:** [@Timothy\_Campbell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timothy_Campbell)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-making-big-things-disappear/42794 "2022-06-23T13:00:21Z")
There was a show on TV last night, hosted by Harry Anderson, that purported to explain how (actually, they said “why”) various magic tricks work. Like most of these shows, it explained some simple parlour tricks but didn… --- ## [What is "French Dressing/Catalina French"? (mod, please read before moving)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-french-dressing-catalina-french-mod-please-read-before-moving/537089)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2010, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-french-dressing-catalina-french-mod-please-read-before-moving/537089 "2010-04-25T02:01:29Z")
Hi GQ mods. I know this is going to turn into a CS topic and will be moved, but I’d appreciate it if you could keep it here until someone gives the factual/historical answer. Then it can go to CS and turn into a recipe-f… --- ## [Texit next! Who could complain about that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texit-next-who-could-complain-about-that/758288)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2016, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texit-next-who-could-complain-about-that/758288 "2016-06-30T13:18:05Z")
Texit is afoot! After Brexit, secessionist groups in the U.S. are all het up to do the same. It all starts with Texit, but other groups around the country are lickin’ their chops too. See Post #29729 and #29730 et seq… --- ## [WTF is "liberal media"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-liberal-media/709428)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-liberal-media/709428 "2015-01-14T07:27:37Z")
Can someone please explain the difference between the “liberal media” and the regular media? --- ## [Drinking culture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-culture/715597)
**Author:** [@Corporal\_Nobbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corporal_Nobbs)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2015, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-culture/715597 "2015-03-26T02:44:26Z")
Having read threads on here over the years accusing people of being alcoholic/having problems I’m wondering how the culture of drinking alcohol varies world wide. In the UK where I am from, pubs open at 11am and bars clo… --- ## [How do tv station reporters and crew get to work on very icy or snow days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-tv-station-reporters-and-crew-get-to-work-on-very-icy-or-snow-days/712866)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2015, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-tv-station-reporters-and-crew-get-to-work-on-very-icy-or-snow-days/712866 "2015-02-18T20:44:43Z")
No matter how bad the roads. The tv anchors are at their desks smiling for the cameras. Field reporters are out doing stories on road conditions, accidents, people making snowmen, and kids sledding. How do these people… --- ## [Is the Toyota Tundra good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-toyota-tundra-good/599874)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2016, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-toyota-tundra-good/599874 "2016-07-13T15:42:02Z")
There are several Toyota Tundras (2000-2001) for sale locally and I am thinking about buying one. One of them has over 100,000 miles, the other has 252,000. Does anyone here know anything about these trucks? I don’t know… --- ## [Best cities in the US for pizza](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cities-in-the-us-for-pizza/829096)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cities-in-the-us-for-pizza/829096 "2019-04-09T15:59:19Z")
I hear a lot of bragging among cities about the best pizza: New York pizza, Chicago deep dish, St Louis thin crust, Detroit pizza. I’ve read online magazines and it seems like cities that keep popping up over and over a… --- ## [Where did George Takei first say "Oh My"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-george-takei-first-say-oh-my/633647)
**Author:** [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2012, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-george-takei-first-say-oh-my/633647 "2012-09-08T07:15:30Z")
Per the subject of this thread: his “Oh My” is now famous enough to be its own ringtone, but I have no idea where it actually came from. He never said it as Sulu, did he? --- ## [Am I a Republican or a Democrat? I really cannot tell ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-republican-or-a-democrat-i-really-cannot-tell/635315)
**Author:** [@SillyBean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SillyBean)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2012, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-republican-or-a-democrat-i-really-cannot-tell/635315 "2012-09-24T02:51:07Z")
What I feel/believe: I don’t mind paying income taxes. However, I don’t think that other people in my similar demographic/income bracket should pay less taxes than myself because they have kids and I do not. They chose … --- ## [The Office - 5/16/2013 - Retrospective, Finale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-16-2013-retrospective-finale/658564)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2013, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-16-2013-retrospective-finale/658564 "2013-12-26T05:36:29Z")
Retrospective; 8 - 9pm Finale; 9 - 10:15pm :smiley: --- ## [Texas License Plates and SCOTUS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-license-plates-and-scotus/715769)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2015, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-license-plates-and-scotus/715769 "2015-06-21T02:28:55Z")
The Supreme Court is going to hear arguments on whether it was a violation of free speech rights to reject the Sons of Confederate Veterans license plate. This is my non-law-talking-guy understanding: The Sons of Confe… --- ## [A question about Holocaust deniers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-holocaust-deniers/636985)
**Author:** [@JohnnyMac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnnyMac)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-holocaust-deniers/636985 "2012-10-29T22:58:04Z")
I’m currently reading The Lampshade by Marc Jacobson (which seems quite pop and not entirely thoroughly researched, but entertaining all the same), and I’ve got up to the part where he interviews a Holocaust denier. Ther… --- ## [007 will be played by a Black actress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/007-will-be-played-by-a-black-actress/837078)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/007-will-be-played-by-a-black-actress/837078 "2019-07-21T16:51:39Z")
Bond will be played by actress Lashana Lynch and there will be a passing of the baton to the actress in Bond 25. Phoebe Waller Bridge was hired to write the script for James Bond and was tasked with revamping Bond to ma… --- ## [My neighbor threw tuna fish in my recycling can](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-threw-tuna-fish-in-my-recycling-can/675567)
**Author:** [@mayaonfiya222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mayaonfiya222)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-threw-tuna-fish-in-my-recycling-can/675567 "2013-12-07T22:01:26Z")
I recently moved to San Diego from New York. In my neighborhood, unlike in New York City apartments, each individual person has their own recycling/trash container to deal with. This is an example http://www.recycleaway… --- ## [Has anyone tried the Bathmate penis pump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-the-bathmate-penis-pump/643005)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-the-bathmate-penis-pump/643005 "2013-08-03T16:37:44Z")
It uses water to tug on your wiener and is supposed to make it permanently larger over time. people are saying it’s way better than normal ones and I want to know if it’s actually legit. anyone try one? --- ## [How Big Must a Flop Be to Ruin a Career?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-must-a-flop-be-to-ruin-a-career/624404)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2012, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-must-a-flop-be-to-ruin-a-career/624404 "2012-10-05T06:49:03Z")
Ishtar didn’t ruin Dustin Hoffman or Warren Beatty’s careers - but how will fledgling Taylor Kitsch survive John Carter and Battleship? Will John Carter’s Director still have a fine career in animation or will his live a… --- ## [Obituraries in SUV Rear Windows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obituraries-in-suv-rear-windows/574293)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obituraries-in-suv-rear-windows/574293 "2011-03-24T00:53:28Z")
I have been seeing more and more of these-people are putting their loved one’s obits on the rear windows…with a portrait of the deceased. When did this start? Kinda strange…but I suppose its a good way to advertised th… --- ## [Count in binary.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-in-binary/834443)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2020, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-in-binary/834443 "2020-03-18T00:53:52Z")
Simple enough: count in binary. 1 --- ## [What is the green stuff I cough up when I have bronchitis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-green-stuff-i-cough-up-when-i-have-bronchitis/92763)
**Author:** [@Kevin\_Partida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevin_Partida)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2001, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-green-stuff-i-cough-up-when-i-have-bronchitis/92763 "2001-11-20T04:15:15Z")
I am currently sick with bronchitis and I am coughing up a large load of nasty tasting green stuff (as usual). I am just wondering what the green stuff is (since ive coughed it up so much by now)… --- ## [Worst business decisions ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-business-decisions-ever/968928)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-business-decisions-ever/968928 "2022-08-15T18:46:49Z")
Semi-sequel to “Worst advertising campaigns ever”. What are the worst business decisions you’ve ever seen? Blockbuster passing on Netflix has to be up there. --- ## [Why have women worn dresses throughout history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-women-worn-dresses-throughout-history/43422)
**Author:** [@anderm00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anderm00)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2000, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-women-worn-dresses-throughout-history/43422 "2000-12-02T03:03:15Z")
I would like to know why women in all different cultures have traditionally worn dresses. It seems like whatever culture you look at, from the Native Americans to the Japanese to whoever, the women all wore dresses. Isn’… --- ## [Is it legal to sell or purchase human bones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-sell-or-purchase-human-bones/54995)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-sell-or-purchase-human-bones/54995 "2017-01-05T19:30:17Z")
I was under the vague impression that it was illegal, but I came across this site: http://www.bmezine.com/skulls/ that sells human skulls. I realize that finding a web site that sells something isn’t ironclad evidence… --- ## [Dear parapsychologists, I invite you to convince me that you are scientists.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-parapsychologists-i-invite-you-to-convince-me-that-you-are-scientists/419924)
**Author:** [@alterego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alterego)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2007, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-parapsychologists-i-invite-you-to-convince-me-that-you-are-scientists/419924 "2007-10-06T07:21:08Z")
Parapsychology is “the field of study that deals with paranormal phenomena in psychology.” (OED). Paranormal is defined as “supposed psychical events and phenomena such as clairvoyance or telekinesis whose operation is o… --- ## ["Attempted manslaughter" - does such a crime exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempted-manslaughter-does-such-a-crime-exist/616272)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2015, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempted-manslaughter-does-such-a-crime-exist/616272 "2015-11-28T04:30:18Z")
I was reading the Wikipedia article on mob boss John Gotti and came across a statement there that he once received a four year sentence for “attempted manslaughter”. In fact, a cite is given for that assertion (and refer… --- ## [Nextdoor makes me tired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-makes-me-tired/996917)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-makes-me-tired/996917 "2024-10-29T22:07:19Z")
Every time I look on the site, there’s always some angry old fart ranting about youth and figuratively shaking his fist, or there’s someone bitching about the service “not being what it used to be” at some local place th… --- ## [Bottomless Race Girls?!? NSFW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottomless-race-girls-nsfw/452484)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottomless-race-girls-nsfw/452484 "2008-06-12T12:57:45Z")
Somebody sent me a link of what appears to be race girls, casually hanging out, naked from the waist down. Is this typical? In Europe? The US? I suppose it might increase ticket sales. Here is a link with a space ins… --- ## [Congress to exempt itself, staffers, from Obamacare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congress-to-exempt-itself-staffers-from-obamacare/656655)
**Author:** [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2013, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congress-to-exempt-itself-staffers-from-obamacare/656655 "2013-06-06T14:21:06Z")
Sounds like loony bins but POLITICO is reporting talks and claiming sources from both sides. If true, what does this do to the public’s confidence in Obamacare? I don’t think it could possibly drop Congressional favora… --- ## [Can I recharge a deep-cycle marine battery with my car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-recharge-a-deep-cycle-marine-battery-with-my-car/544596)
**Author:** [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2010, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-recharge-a-deep-cycle-marine-battery-with-my-car/544596 "2010-06-26T22:49:18Z")
I have a 12v deep-cycle marine battery that I use for small electronic devices (like my CPAP) while camping. It hasn’t been used in a couple of years, and I want to make sure it is fully charged before taking it on our … --- ## [Think back to your high school years. Was there any teacher you'd have slept with given the chance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-back-to-your-high-school-years-was-there-any-teacher-youd-have-slept-with-given-the-chance/578127)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-back-to-your-high-school-years-was-there-any-teacher-youd-have-slept-with-given-the-chance/578127 "2011-05-30T17:53:25Z")
Note that I am not saying that it is appropriate, under any circumstances, for a high school teacher to have sex with his or her student. In my opinion it is always wrong and far, far, far more likely to be exploitative … --- ## [Where are the Obamacare horror stories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-obamacare-horror-stories/685307)
**Author:** [@Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hershele_Ostropoler)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-obamacare-horror-stories/685307 "2014-05-08T20:07:33Z")
After six months, I’m puzzled by how vanishingly rare this is: someone who had insurance in 2013, learned their plan was ending or their premiums were going up, and successfully accessed the exchange but found only plans… --- ## [What, if anything, would get Trump's approval to drop below 30%?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-anything-would-get-trumps-approval-to-drop-below-30/820353)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2018, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-anything-would-get-trumps-approval-to-drop-below-30/820353 "2018-09-07T16:59:48Z")
It was Nixon’s dropping to the mid 20s that got leaders in his party to finally jump ship. Party leaders will not lead but will follow. What is it, if anything, that Trump could be proven to have done that would get that… --- ## [Mafia Reunion - Day 10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-reunion-day-10/782191)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2017, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-reunion-day-10/782191 "2017-03-21T21:18:49Z")
“This must be coming close to an end”, thought LightFoot. After all the game had been going on since January. “How is this not finished yet? How has town lynched so few scum? This game is crazy!” It was at this point… --- ## [Q about TIE fighters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-tie-fighters/769789)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2016, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-tie-fighters/769789 "2016-11-08T01:27:08Z")
Why does the Empire use a unique configuration for their fighters- the big radiator panels- when afaik nobody else in the SW galaxy uses an analogous design for their fighters? --- ## [Your Celebrity Crushes: As A Kid, Teenager And Today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-celebrity-crushes-as-a-kid-teenager-and-today/554374)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2010, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-celebrity-crushes-as-a-kid-teenager-and-today/554374 "2010-09-30T05:47:40Z")
Who was your celebrity “crush” when you were a kid, when you were a teenager and who would it be today? Come on, fess up - who would you have “kissed” when you were a kid - would have had sex with as a teenager - and who… --- ## [White Americans: Are you a "hyphenated American"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-americans-are-you-a-hyphenated-american/602221)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-americans-are-you-a-hyphenated-american/602221 "2011-11-17T02:54:30Z")
This question is for White US Citizens. Do you consider yourself to primarily be a \-American, such as a German-American, Greek-American, Irish-American, Jewish-American, or Turkish-American, or do you consider y… --- ## [Was Heisenberg a Nazi collaborator, saboteur, or something in between?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-heisenberg-a-nazi-collaborator-saboteur-or-something-in-between/601853)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-heisenberg-a-nazi-collaborator-saboteur-or-something-in-between/601853 "2011-11-08T19:27:20Z")
Question as in the thread title. Werner Heisenberg led the Nazi effort to develop the atomic bomb. If they’d obtained it, this would have been a Bad Thing. Fortunately, the Nazis had a flawed theoretical approach, and w… --- ## [What one "Lost" mystery do you most care about getting an explanation for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-lost-mystery-do-you-most-care-about-getting-an-explanation-for/526808)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2010, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-lost-mystery-do-you-most-care-about-getting-an-explanation-for/526808 "2010-02-03T05:10:23Z")
And, which would you be most surprised to get an answer to? With Lost’s last season just about to end, I thought it might be cool to start thinking about what we want from it. I’ve been waiting since the premiere for th… --- ## [The Challenger crew was alive until they hit the water. Did you know that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-challenger-crew-was-alive-until-they-hit-the-water-did-you-know-that/545153)
**Author:** [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-challenger-crew-was-alive-until-they-hit-the-water-did-you-know-that/545153 "2010-07-06T05:50:30Z")
http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/thewrongstuff/archive/2010/06/28/risky-business-james-bagian-nasa-astronaut-turned-patient-safety-expert-on-being-wrong.aspx I actually had no idea. --- ## [Opposite of phallic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-of-phallic/279179)
**Author:** [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2004, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-of-phallic/279179 "2004-12-15T10:49:11Z")
It seems we see phallic symbols almost daily, but something stumped me. My girlfriend was talking about the art of Georgia O’Keeffe and how alot of it resembles a vagina in some way or other, and I realized that there is… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=479&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=481&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)