# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=49&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:** 50 --- ## [Intolerant Athiests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intolerant-athiests/609172)
**Author:** [@IntelliQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IntelliQ)\ **Replies:** 414\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2012, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intolerant-athiests/609172 "2012-01-27T16:44:35Z")
I’m an agnostic with no dog in the fight, but it’s glaringly apparent the level of intolerance and hate towards Christians. It’s brought fresh to mind every couple of weeks when I see stories like this article on Tebow … --- ## [Almost 30, never had a relationship. Any advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-30-never-had-a-relationship-any-advice/638807)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-30-never-had-a-relationship-any-advice/638807 "2020-06-15T22:23:43Z")
Y’know, it’s been this way for so long it seems more like the plot for some silly redemption movie than real life. But it is getting rather lonely and I’d like it to change, preferably before I turn 60. I’m just not real… --- ## [Two Alien quotes-- what do they mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-alien-quotes-what-do-they-mean/576237)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2018, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-alien-quotes-what-do-they-mean/576237 "2018-10-19T05:17:38Z")
In the pipe, 5 by 5, said by the pilot just before she was Alienized and when the sergeant told Hudson to “Look into my eye”. What do those two things mean? P.S., I figured out “Assholes and elbows” all by myself! I’m s… --- ## [Why do many people seem to think that the world will end on May 21, 2011?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-many-people-seem-to-think-that-the-world-will-end-on-may-21-2011/540621)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-many-people-seem-to-think-that-the-world-will-end-on-may-21-2011/540621 "2010-06-02T22:53:55Z")
While walking through a parking lot yesterday, I saw a car with a placard stuck to one of the windows. It advertised a local AM Christian radio station and also boldly stated that on May 21, 2011 the world would end. Be… --- ## [Waiter/waitress rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiter-waitress-rants/541357)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 338\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiter-waitress-rants/541357 "2010-08-27T05:34:59Z")
If you’re a waiter, waitress, or otherwise serve food at a restaurant or eatery, feel free to post here and let off some steam. I’ve been waitressing at a restaurant in a very wealthy area of NYC for a few weeks now. Th… --- ## [Tips for Growing Your Hair Long (for Men)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-growing-your-hair-long-for-men/626642)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-growing-your-hair-long-for-men/626642 "2013-10-09T21:40:40Z")
I’ve decided to grow my hair long. For the past 20 years I’ve rocked a basic high and tight, as seen here, third pic down. Now I’ve decided to aim for something more like this guy. Is there any product, styling regime, … --- ## [So um, this is not going well so far](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-um-this-is-not-going-well-so-far/779754)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 371\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-um-this-is-not-going-well-so-far/779754 "2017-02-22T20:20:16Z")
Trump’s administration is unstable, he has no idea what makes for a proper executive order, there’s little vetting of these EOs apparent, and no one really knows what they are doing. Congress isn’t doing any better yet,… --- ## [What is the heaviest metal available to consumers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-heaviest-metal-available-to-consumers/343611)
**Author:** [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-heaviest-metal-available-to-consumers/343611 "2016-09-20T04:27:57Z")
Here’s the background. I build and fly a lot of model airplanes and we often balance them with a piece of lead in the nose. Lead is used, I think, because it’s heavy and can be melted down easily and shaped. Out of curi… --- ## [The 2016 Election Schadenfreude thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-election-schadenfreude-thread/771111)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2019, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-election-schadenfreude-thread/771111 "2019-09-27T00:56:02Z")
The 2012 version of this thread was pretty popular, so let’s do it again! It’s not over yet, so this will serve to bask in the sorrows of either candidate’s supporters, whenever those sorrows begin. Assuming the electi… --- ## [What would it feel like to have one's throat slit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-feel-like-to-have-ones-throat-slit/359735)
**Author:** [@J.Z.Knuckles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J.Z.Knuckles)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2015, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-feel-like-to-have-ones-throat-slit/359735 "2015-02-08T04:14:23Z")
Please indulge me, if you would, in a morbid hypothetical: if I were the unfortunate recipient of a swift slash across the jugular inflicted by someone reasonably skilled in the task, what would I experience in my final … --- ## [Toenail fungus (eww!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toenail-fungus-eww/625303)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2016, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toenail-fungus-eww/625303 "2016-06-08T04:27:32Z")
Last spring (2011), I developed a red mark under a portion of my left, big toenail. That eventually turned yellow. I went to the doctor, who cut most of the affected nail off with snips (the yellow area was not connect… --- ## [Longest telephone number in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-telephone-number-in-the-world/400450)
**Author:** [@rocksolid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocksolid)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2007, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-telephone-number-in-the-world/400450 "2007-04-18T02:11:07Z")
What is the longest possible telephone number (including international dialling code)? Is there a standard length internationally? If not, what country has the longest? --- ## [What's the "final" word on the Benghazi embassy attack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-final-word-on-the-benghazi-embassy-attack/639384)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2013, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-final-word-on-the-benghazi-embassy-attack/639384 "2013-01-25T02:13:21Z")
I’m not that much in the loop on political news, as I get so tired of the yelling and the one-sided opinions. However, I’m hoping this is more a discussion of fact. Did the Obama administration know there was an attac… --- ## [What about Trump's new social network? I hear crickets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 654\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024 "2026-10-20T13:58:40Z")
Man, I wanted it to fail so hard that I awaited the start of “Truth Social” with glee, but now, almost three days after launch, I hear or read nothing about it, not even here on the Dope. Well, I’ve read some news articl… --- ## [Do Fedex And UPS Hold Off Delivering Things?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fedex-and-ups-hold-off-delivering-things/491063)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2015, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fedex-and-ups-hold-off-delivering-things/491063 "2015-04-24T02:08:51Z")
I ordered two things online, and both had free shipping IF you took the slowest delivery method. Since I’m in no hurry to get them, I decided to save myself the combined $30.00 and get it free. One was sent FedEx and th… --- ## [euthanizing a hamster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euthanizing-a-hamster/697108)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euthanizing-a-hamster/697108 "2016-04-05T00:38:58Z")
My daughter has a 3 year old roborovski hamster that has some sort of skin infection/growth/something that does not look good. The hamster otherwise looks fine. He is eating, active, and no watery eyes, etc. But it appe… --- ## [Brushes with the divine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brushes-with-the-divine/660585)
**Author:** [@Kable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kable)\ **Replies:** 560\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2013, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brushes-with-the-divine/660585 "2013-07-01T23:55:54Z")
As a person that has never had one, I am curious what kind of brushes with the divine, miracles, or revelations there are that truly turn a skeptics into believers. I’m told they are life changing events: Often howeve… --- ## [The proposed National Popular Vote Interstate Compact](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proposed-national-popular-vote-interstate-compact/805797)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 419\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proposed-national-popular-vote-interstate-compact/805797 "2019-06-18T15:31:32Z")
Intended as a workaround for the bugs (some think them features, of course) of the Electoral College: National Popular Vote Interstate Compact - Wikipedia There’s discussion of the NPVIC starting at post 1453 here: http… --- ## [Bodies remain on Mount Everest. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bodies-remain-on-mount-everest-why/725910)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2016, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bodies-remain-on-mount-everest-why/725910 "2016-06-08T03:43:53Z")
I’ve seen estimates of the number of bodies left on Mt. Everest, after climbers succumb to the elements, that run as high as 200. Many of these deaths are events where the body is recoverable, not forever lost in so… --- ## [Democrat Obstructionism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-obstructionism/713455)
**Author:** [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Replies:** 406\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2015, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-obstructionism/713455 "2015-03-04T20:29:55Z")
Why do the Democrats hate the Department of Homeland Security? They just voted, for the fourth time, against funding the agency. --- ## [FCC Repeals Net Neutrality Rule](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fcc-repeals-net-neutrality-rule/804522)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 748\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fcc-repeals-net-neutrality-rule/804522 "2018-01-16T22:00:22Z")
I have no problem with this, and the bulk of criticisms I have heard in the public sphere rest of misunderstandings of the rule or of how traffic move across the Internet. So, potentially a good thing, but I’d be open t… --- ## [The smug English](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-smug-english/706399)
**Author:** [@MostlyUseless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyUseless)\ **Replies:** 322\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2014, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-smug-english/706399 "2014-12-17T12:56:38Z")
For months a couple of years ago, two English workers at my office constantly made jokes about how stupid America was regarding healthcare. This went on for many days and finally I popped a cork and suggested that if En… --- ## [MLB: April](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april/654370)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 424\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april/654370 "2013-05-01T13:57:51Z")
It’s the day before the day before Opening Day! (No, tomorrow doesn’t count - there is only one game between teams nobody cares about. Shut up.) It’s officially Spring! The birds are chirping, the sun is shining, the sm… --- ## [Where Was This Picture Taken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344 "2013-03-29T06:32:46Z")
Let’s play a little game. Post some pictures you’ve taken around town or on your travels, and let’s see if we can figure out where or what they are. No, not your yard or basement, or a tepui in Venezuela. Give us a fi… --- ## [Strange, surreal, and creepy things your teachers made you do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-surreal-and-creepy-things-your-teachers-made-you-do/416839)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2008, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-surreal-and-creepy-things-your-teachers-made-you-do/416839 "2008-01-07T04:29:36Z")
Today, for no reason at all, I had a flashback to a specific moment in seventh grade math class. After we had our lesson, the teacher passed out scantron sheets. They were already filled in. She explained to us tha… --- ## [Prop 8 (CA)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prop-8-ca/471250)
**Author:** [@Indistinguishable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indistinguishable)\ **Replies:** 705\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2008, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prop-8-ca/471250 "2008-11-18T05:43:50Z")
It’s not over yet, but the way things look right now: Goddammit. \[The parties in the streets over Obama’s win were great and all, but that I already pretty much expected to happen. So, for me, most of the suspense of th… --- ## [Do "Volunteer Firefighters" actually not get paid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-volunteer-firefighters-actually-not-get-paid/628116)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-volunteer-firefighters-actually-not-get-paid/628116 "2012-07-15T12:13:06Z")
In the US, it’s common to see “Volunteer Fire Departments” that are staffed by “Volunteer Firefighters”. There seem to be two definitions of the term “volunteer” as it relates to work - one means a worker that has liter… --- ## [OFFER EXPIRES MAY 27! Lapsed Charter Members can regain their title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offer-expires-may-27-lapsed-charter-members-can-regain-their-title/534725)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offer-expires-may-27-lapsed-charter-members-can-regain-their-title/534725 "2010-05-29T03:46:33Z")
No, this isn’t a belated April Fool’s joke. For a limited time, SDMB Charter Members who let their membership lapse can now buy their way back in. Here’s what you have to do: If you were a Charter Member and wish to r… --- ## [Does Senator Susan Collins have a speech impediment? If so, what is it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-senator-susan-collins-have-a-speech-impediment-if-so-what-is-it/642527)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-senator-susan-collins-have-a-speech-impediment-if-so-what-is-it/642527 "2017-07-17T22:03:19Z")
Per the OP title, I am curious as to Sen. Collins’ strange speech patterns. She speaks very, I don’t know, slowly and rather haltingly; as if such an endeavor poses some difficulty for her. Does she suffer from any kno… --- ## [Hello Universe? Can we get some better Trump defenders on this board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-universe-can-we-get-some-better-trump-defenders-on-this-board/845663)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 606\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-universe-can-we-get-some-better-trump-defenders-on-this-board/845663 "2020-01-31T14:05:32Z")
I mean, EasyPhil and Jim Peebles are just mental midgets who don’t even know how to parse the English language, refuse to acknowledge arguments refuting their ridiculous points, post cites to actual Russian propaganda ou… --- ## [Fighting a ticket about holding a cell phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-a-ticket-about-holding-a-cell-phone/542844)
**Author:** [@Galileo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galileo)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2014, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-a-ticket-about-holding-a-cell-phone/542844 "2014-06-18T21:03:34Z")
Recently, I received a ticket for violating Section 78.1 of the Ontario Highway Act, which says: My car has a built-in Bluetooth hands-free system that connects to my iPhone which I keep in my pocket while I’m driving.… --- ## [Obama plans to raise the min. wage to $9 an hour.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-plans-to-raise-the-min-wage-to-9-an-hour/650366)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 319\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2013, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-plans-to-raise-the-min-wage-to-9-an-hour/650366 "2013-03-12T22:14:15Z")
In the State of the Union address, Obama proposes the idea of raising the minimum wage to $9 an hour, and tying it to inflation to help middle class families. During the speech, he said the following: “Even with the ta… --- ## [The Movie Game II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423)
**Author:** [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Replies:** 1713\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2005, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423 "2005-05-27T18:07:52Z")
Does anyone else miss The Movie Game? I propose a third round, right here in this thread. Here is my starter. \*\* Chloë Sevigny\*\* --- ## [The ending of 12 Monkeys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ending-of-12-monkeys/566958)
**Author:** [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2015, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ending-of-12-monkeys/566958 "2015-01-03T04:10:44Z")
This has been bugging me for years, so I might as well ask. At the end of this great film, Dr Peters boards the plane with the virus in his briefcase, making stops all over the world to release it. Dr Jones, the woman wh… --- ## [How fast can cancer kill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-can-cancer-kill/593431)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2016, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-can-cancer-kill/593431 "2016-01-02T14:28:51Z")
In this thread, we’re talking about a rather unfortunate cancer diagnosis: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=14159240 . And one poster raised an interesting point: Are there any cancers that will kil… --- ## [And John Kasich makes 16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-john-kasich-makes-16/725801)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 337\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-john-kasich-makes-16/725801 "2017-10-01T20:13:24Z")
The 16th (serious, defined by representation in national polls) announced candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination is John Kasich, Governor of Ohio and former Congresscritter. Kasich is considered a mod… --- ## [How can I get over the fear of growing old and dying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-over-the-fear-of-growing-old-and-dying/589734)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-over-the-fear-of-growing-old-and-dying/589734 "2016-07-22T03:16:49Z")
One of our whippersnapper dopers is freaking out over growing up (he/she’s 23). I’d like to ask pretty much the same kinds of question of our much older dopers. I’m 53. I consider 50+ the “dying half of life” for the … --- ## [Living wage? We don't need no stinkin' living wage!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-wage-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-living-wage/612306)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 304\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2012, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-wage-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-living-wage/612306 "2012-02-20T14:45:31Z")
More I know one of the first responses to this is that he should move closer to the job, but the man has house payments and selling a house is difficult these days, plus there’s a good chance he’s under water. I thi… --- ## [Did key parties actually exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-key-parties-actually-exist/682326)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2014, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-key-parties-actually-exist/682326 "2014-03-06T14:49:35Z")
I hear legends of key parties that occurred back in the 70s where all the guests would put their house keys in a bowl and then go home with whomever drew the key. I am sure this must have happened once or twice, but how… --- ## [TV show lines that have stuck with you for a very long time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-lines-that-have-stuck-with-you-for-a-very-long-time/529739)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2010, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-lines-that-have-stuck-with-you-for-a-very-long-time/529739 "2010-03-18T18:11:19Z")
Don Rickles on Get Smart: 'I didn’t vote for him, but I use his baby powder!' Johnson wasn’t President when I heard that line; but still, I must have heard it in the '70s. From Gilligan’s Island: GILLIGAN: ‘You’re thi… --- ## [What happens if you can't pay a toll at a public tollbooth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-cant-pay-a-toll-at-a-public-tollbooth/566660)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2011, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-cant-pay-a-toll-at-a-public-tollbooth/566660 "2011-11-11T21:40:32Z")
I’ve driven long distances and passed many toll booths in several US states. Nearly all of these places take USD cash and “EZPass”. What happens if a person ends up at one of these booths and can’t pay? Assume good fa… --- ## [Terrible songs that never deserved to be hits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrible-songs-that-never-deserved-to-be-hits/807745)
**Author:** [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Replies:** 497\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrible-songs-that-never-deserved-to-be-hits/807745 "2019-03-11T06:22:15Z")
Inspired by this thread: One-hit wonders that don’t deserve to be. I mistakenly thought this was going to be about terrible songs that never deserved to be hits, one-off or not. So that’s what this thread is. My nomina… --- ## [MLB: August](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august/694563)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august/694563 "2014-09-01T01:41:36Z")
The Dodgers sweep the Braves at home and remain atop the NLWest. Kershaw has now defeated every team in the major leagues at least once during the regular season. The Dodgers decline to enter any trade frenzy, deciding t… --- ## ["Rape culture" and "date rape" debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-culture-and-date-rape-debate/729203)
**Author:** [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Replies:** 392\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2015, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-culture-and-date-rape-debate/729203 "2015-09-27T02:23:57Z")
is there a “rape” culture out there or such thing as “date rape?” I, maybe to the surprise of some who’ve seen my elections post, say absolutely NO. The fact is if you can be charged for murder or motor vehicle homocide… --- ## [How long does Cocaine stay good for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-cocaine-stay-good-for/352361)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2006, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-cocaine-stay-good-for/352361 "2006-04-12T20:14:15Z")
Well the last time I asked this question it was closed by Rico, but one pit thread, and an ATMB thread, later I have been told to ask the question again by TubaDiva so I’ll just hope for the best. The reason I am intere… --- ## [So, we should get used to saying "President Christie?" Yea or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-should-get-used-to-saying-president-christie-yea-or-nay/674448)
**Author:** [@ILikeForeignLanguages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ILikeForeignLanguages)\ **Replies:** 384\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2014, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-should-get-used-to-saying-president-christie-yea-or-nay/674448 "2014-01-22T04:22:57Z")
I was at a family party just recently and as the party was coming to an end, one of the last things to be brought up in discussion was politics. Just before he left to go back home, one of my family members commented tha… --- ## [What are the most fair and unbiased news websites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-fair-and-unbiased-news-websites/603567)
**Author:** [@eman77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eman77)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-fair-and-unbiased-news-websites/603567 "2013-10-11T17:24:57Z")
I’m sick of the yellow journalism, misleading headlines, fear-based, pandering to stupid people major news websites. Enough is enough. I want to know where the fair, unbiased news websites are for people who don’t need … --- ## [How is "shutting down the government" a winning strategy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-shutting-down-the-government-a-winning-strategy/669152)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-shutting-down-the-government-a-winning-strategy/669152 "2013-10-09T23:29:26Z")
In the looming budget fight and the always fun debt ceiling fight, certain Congress members are claiming they will refuse to pass any continuing resolutions or raises to the debt ceiling in order to eliminate Obamacare. … --- ## [Is Donald Trump a Putin patsy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-a-putin-patsy/760875)
**Author:** [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Replies:** 401\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-a-putin-patsy/760875 "2016-10-17T00:40:09Z")
Headline lifted from this Washington Post article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/07/25/is-donald-trump-a-putin-patsy/ I mentioned this in one of the other threads, but people are starting to not… --- ## [The Second Stone is a piece of shit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-stone-is-a-piece-of-shit/698445)
**Author:** [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2014, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-stone-is-a-piece-of-shit/698445 "2014-09-16T17:02:42Z")
In yet another thread inspired by the Ray Rice insight, we get an unexpected glimpse into the mind of The Second Stone. I recommend barf bags: (bolding mine) The Second Stone, when you find yourself typing out a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=48&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=50&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)