# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=490&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:** 491 --- ## [I'm not a racist, but I have some strong opinions on Rabbis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-a-racist-but-i-have-some-strong-opinions-on-rabbis/622549)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-a-racist-but-i-have-some-strong-opinions-on-rabbis/622549 "2012-05-27T14:58:45Z")
Jews get it even worse than everyone else from religion. In addition to all the effects it causes in terms of warping one’s morality, making it easier to believe other forms of bullshit, and making you easily manipulable… --- ## [How effective were helicopter door gunners in Vietnam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-effective-were-helicopter-door-gunners-in-vietnam/672273)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2015, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-effective-were-helicopter-door-gunners-in-vietnam/672273 "2015-03-15T19:41:34Z")
It seems impossible that they could hit anything, did they? --- ## [NFL Week 7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/558197)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2010, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/558197 "2010-10-28T03:54:23Z")
General discussion. Didn’t see a thread. --- ## [Why This Anger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-this-anger/494215)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2009, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-this-anger/494215 "2009-05-01T17:03:37Z")
In the “Physical Response to the Non-Physical Aggression” Thread, there was a phrase that caught my eye.boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=515010 “There’s a lot of free floating anger around.” My response wa… --- ## [Florida Republicans Admit Voter Suppression Was The Goal Of New Election Laws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-republicans-admit-voter-suppression-was-the-goal-of-new-election-laws/642305)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-republicans-admit-voter-suppression-was-the-goal-of-new-election-laws/642305 "2012-12-04T05:56:47Z")
For those who thought that making restrictive voting laws was all about the “integrity of elections” and to ensure “illegal aliens didn’t vote” (we’ll see if the biggest supporter of these theories here, Bricker, rears h… --- ## [I've been repeatedly silenced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-repeatedly-silenced/656542)
**Author:** [@shadowofneo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shadowofneo)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-repeatedly-silenced/656542 "2013-04-29T05:11:43Z")
Are my threads going to continue to be closed for no apparent reason? The most recent was bio station alpha --- ## [Obesity and the draft in WW2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obesity-and-the-draft-in-ww2/565378)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obesity-and-the-draft-in-ww2/565378 "2014-07-13T15:57:10Z")
During WW2, was obesity beyond some limit enough for you to be classified 4-F, or did the overweight simply get put through a regimen to lose weight? My guess is that beyond the merely chubby they wouldn’t have bothered … --- ## [Date humiliates me by bring budlight lime to a craft beer party!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/date-humiliates-me-by-bring-budlight-lime-to-a-craft-beer-party/724947)
**Author:** [@Arrogant\_B\_st\_rd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogant_B_st_rd)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/date-humiliates-me-by-bring-budlight-lime-to-a-craft-beer-party/724947 "2015-07-17T09:11:04Z")
I have a friend named “Bayonet” who has beer parties at his house about four times a year. I always look forward to them. Good friends and good fun. Everyone is supposed to bring at least one type of craft beer to share. … --- ## [Explain "flamboyant" gay men to me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-flamboyant-gay-men-to-me/341997)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2006, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-flamboyant-gay-men-to-me/341997 "2006-02-17T01:34:56Z")
I’m starting to volenteer at a local gay teen meeting place, and I got a call from the acting director to set up an interview. On the phone he sounded almost stereotypical and it made me uncomfortable. I wasn’t sure why … --- ## [Senator Frist wants Constitutional Amendment banning gay marriage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-frist-wants-constitutional-amendment-banning-gay-marriage/185211)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2003, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-frist-wants-constitutional-amendment-banning-gay-marriage/185211 "2003-07-08T23:01:52Z")
Link I’ve been trying to understand this type of argument, and I just don’t get it. How would gays getting married take away from the value of heterosexual marriages? Also: If by “criminal activity” you mean two ad… --- ## [Rush Limbaugh--Atomic Bomb a "win-win" situation for Japan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-atomic-bomb-a-win-win-situation-for-japan/315796)
**Author:** [@Capa84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capa84)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2005, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-atomic-bomb-a-win-win-situation-for-japan/315796 "2005-09-27T14:15:35Z")
I had the misfortune of over hearing some of Rush’s radio show today…he was talking about people apologizing for our use of the bombs in WWII…and actually said something to the effect of “we don’t need to apologize, the … --- ## [Formula 1 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 272\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292 "2023-01-16T01:07:06Z")
Interesting news out of Las Vegas about a potential race. Anyway, here’s a 2022 thread as Bahrain testing begins. --- ## [My graduate school is full of retards.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-graduate-school-is-full-of-retards/623256)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2012, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-graduate-school-is-full-of-retards/623256 "2012-05-31T20:34:34Z")
Anyone with tuition money can get a PhD these days because it’s apparently impossible to fail a class. We have to write 1000-word essays ever week on the current topic, and I swear, these people wouldn’t know a thesis i… --- ## [NYTimes: In Which Steven Pinker eviscerates Malcolm Gladwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nytimes-in-which-steven-pinker-eviscerates-malcolm-gladwell/517564)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2009, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nytimes-in-which-steven-pinker-eviscerates-malcolm-gladwell/517564 "2009-11-23T14:53:01Z")
Have you read thisyet? (link to NYT online article - I believe everyone should be able to access it…). It is a review of the collected essays of Malcolm Gladwell, What the Dog Saw, by Steven Pinker, noted Harvard acade… --- ## [Why is 'cunt' more offensive than 'pussy'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-cunt-more-offensive-than-pussy/382885)
**Author:** [@Senor\_Pina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senor_Pina)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2006, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-cunt-more-offensive-than-pussy/382885 "2006-12-07T05:11:55Z")
Just wondering. --- ## [Macro Quantum Effect witnessed: Implies time travel? Multiple Universes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macro-quantum-effect-witnessed-implies-time-travel-multiple-universes/535583)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2010, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macro-quantum-effect-witnessed-implies-time-travel-multiple-universes/535583 "2010-06-08T04:17:19Z")
First the cool part. It seems some scientists have witnessed a macro object in a quantum (superimposed) state. The thing is still tiny but large enough to see with the eye unaided. Here’s an article on it. Now, turni… --- ## [Who remembers home-delivered milk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-remembers-home-delivered-milk/269611)
**Author:** [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2011, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-remembers-home-delivered-milk/269611 "2011-03-09T04:05:26Z")
Tonight, twickster and I were reminiscing about the milkman. (No, not in that way, ya pervs. :D) It turns out that we’d both had milk delivered at home while we were growing up, she by Wawa in PA and me by Alta Dena in… --- ## [Shut the fuck up George!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-the-fuck-up-george/475281)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2008, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-the-fuck-up-george/475281 "2008-12-05T05:23:46Z")
Bush: ‘I was unprepared for war’ 9/11 was unexpected but could possibly have been prevented if your lousy SoS had listened to Richard Clarke instead of getting him fired, and had read her fucking bulletins (“bin Laden … --- ## [How to politely end a conversation with a stranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-politely-end-a-conversation-with-a-stranger/673617)
**Author:** [@mayaonfiya222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mayaonfiya222)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2013, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-politely-end-a-conversation-with-a-stranger/673617 "2013-11-25T21:26:32Z")
I don’t know why, but strangers (men and women) always feel like dishing out their life story to me. I’m a very reserved/introverted person, so this always leaves me feeling very drained and uncomfortable. The other day… --- ## [Ricardo Montalban as Khan, real chest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricardo-montalban-as-khan-real-chest/333355)
**Author:** [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2005, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricardo-montalban-as-khan-real-chest/333355 "2005-12-07T04:06:52Z")
I always assumed (when asked) some sort of prosthetic was used to make Khan look super buff. But apparantly on the Special Edition Wrath of Khan commentary, mention is made of how Montalban’s chest was as it appears on t… --- ## [The Best Thing You Ever Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-thing-you-ever-ate/690786)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2014, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-thing-you-ever-ate/690786 "2014-06-27T21:11:10Z")
What was it? Please try to narrow it down to one- or two at the most. No lists, please! I think the best thing I ever ate, and I eat it occasionally still, is the Perfect Match roll at my local sushi restaurant. It c… --- ## [WTF? Ex-boyfriend inventory on a Saturday morning? (TMI warning)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-ex-boyfriend-inventory-on-a-saturday-morning-tmi-warning/113028)
**Author:** [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2002, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-ex-boyfriend-inventory-on-a-saturday-morning-tmi-warning/113028 "2002-06-15T23:07:29Z")
OK. So I went home with this guy I met last night. We were both pretty wasted. Anyway, we were on his couch, and I tried to rouse him and get him into bed, but he was in some kind of coma. So sometime in the morning, hi… --- ## [Do fans over estimate people's familiarity with the origins of iconic comic book characters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fans-over-estimate-peoples-familiarity-with-the-origins-of-iconic-comic-book-characters/528669)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2010, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fans-over-estimate-peoples-familiarity-with-the-origins-of-iconic-comic-book-characters/528669 "2010-02-20T04:37:46Z")
I was starting to write a post in this threadabout how we don’t need to re-visit the origin of Superman since everyone is familiar with the nuts and bolts of his coming to Earth etc., but then I thought about my co-worke… --- ## [Melissa Block NPR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melissa-block-npr/691819)
**Author:** [@morganiste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/morganiste)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melissa-block-npr/691819 "2014-06-30T04:37:05Z")
Please , NPR , tell Melissa Block to stop vocal frying . I am not sure why, but her voice irritates me so much that I change stations at once. --- ## [Explain Obama's Job Approval Rating to Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-obamas-job-approval-rating-to-me/600284)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2011, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-obamas-job-approval-rating-to-me/600284 "2011-10-29T13:00:50Z")
A brief list of Obama’s accomplishments so far: avoided a second Great Depression presided over massive private sector job growth, adding well over a million net private jobs since the Stimulus, more than George Bu… --- ## [How offensive is the Mammy stereotype?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-offensive-is-the-mammy-stereotype/268723)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-offensive-is-the-mammy-stereotype/268723 "2013-09-06T02:06:33Z")
Mammy has always had a dual role in American society which I assume goes back to the children of Southern aristocrats being raised by nannies who were slaves: How could you keep in dehumanizing subjugation the woman who… --- ## [I told you, didn't I? \[plagiarism in college\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-told-you-didnt-i-plagiarism-in-college/707597)
**Author:** [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-told-you-didnt-i-plagiarism-in-college/707597 "2015-01-14T22:28:31Z")
Plagiarism is the scourge of academic teaching these days. We try (and try, and try. And try.) to teach the students that plagiarism is the second deadliest sin in academia. That we catch at least quite a bit of those wh… --- ## [Common Core Math](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-core-math/821118)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-core-math/821118 "2019-03-19T13:53:40Z")
This has probably been covered already but… WTF is this bullshit!!! It seems like math for people who can’t grokk math. Can’t they just put all the slower kids in a different class and teach them common core? Questio… --- ## [Raped at the pump again - when will it end? What can we do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raped-at-the-pump-again-when-will-it-end-what-can-we-do/318697)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2005, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raped-at-the-pump-again-when-will-it-end-what-can-we-do/318697 "2005-11-12T15:29:08Z")
I’m fucking sick of this shit. I suspect you are too. I’m not here to complain though - I’d go to the pit if all I wanted to do was rant. I want a discussion. Unfortunately for me, I don’t know anything about the econo… --- ## [32,256 piece jigsaw puzzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/32-256-piece-jigsaw-puzzle/607715)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2020, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/32-256-piece-jigsaw-puzzle/607715 "2020-03-28T20:40:17Z")
I saw this in a Christmas window on Sunday. Ravensburger, the jigsaw puzzle people, put out a 32,000 piece jigsaw puzzle\* in a big damned box. The pieces appear to be standard size, but the completed picture (a Keith Har… --- ## [Let's have a coffee thread: equipment, types of beans, anything really!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-a-coffee-thread-equipment-types-of-beans-anything-really/605553)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2019, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-a-coffee-thread-equipment-types-of-beans-anything-really/605553 "2019-03-27T19:42:23Z")
I accidentally fell in love with french press. Tried a new coffee shop near my new house and it’s pretty magical. It tastes like coffee smells. I’ve got a simple Bodum, an electric grinder (for shame, not a burr!) and so… --- ## [Can gorillas play in the NFL? Would they be any good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-gorillas-play-in-the-nfl-would-they-be-any-good/612673)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2014, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-gorillas-play-in-the-nfl-would-they-be-any-good/612673 "2014-07-03T21:41:07Z")
Male gorillas are far stronger than humans and very intelligent by animal standards. On the surface, they seem to have the attributes necessary to play gridiron or rugby. Are they smart enough to learn and play? Would… --- ## [2nd Annual Summer Book Exchange](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-summer-book-exchange/694334)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2014, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-summer-book-exchange/694334 "2014-09-21T17:19:48Z")
Ok so it’s only KINDA annual cuz my life apparently always falls apart during the summer…and it’s not REALLY summer anymore, but I’ll make sure and do this better next time Here is last years thread on the matter I’ll … --- ## [Again with the right hand hair part for men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-right-hand-hair-part-for-men/696284)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-right-hand-hair-part-for-men/696284 "2015-11-04T01:53:36Z")
I’m watching Boardwalk Empire and it seems quite a few characters part their hair on the right. This is easy to tell given the slicked hairstyles of the 1920’s that the show recreates. It seems to me that the right han… --- ## [Poll: Do you eat steak with ketchup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-eat-steak-with-ketchup/410025)
**Author:** [@bundykala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bundykala)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2007, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-eat-steak-with-ketchup/410025 "2007-07-09T18:10:48Z")
Title says it all. This is to settle an argument. I’d appreciate it if you could mention your geographical location, too. Thanks in advance. --- ## [Japanese movie Audition: Wha' happen? \*SPOILERS\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-movie-audition-wha-happen-spoilers/121116)
**Author:** [@grendel72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grendel72)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2005, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-movie-audition-wha-happen-spoilers/121116 "2005-06-19T04:21:53Z")
I finaly got to see Audition, which I’ve been interested in seeing for a while. I live in a crappy town that doesn’t often get foriegn films and we don’t really have a decent video store in the area so I had to but the D… --- ## [Obama leads in delegate count](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-leads-in-delegate-count/436633)
**Author:** [@JohnnieEnigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnnieEnigma)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2008, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-leads-in-delegate-count/436633 "2008-02-18T02:16:07Z")
"The Obama campaign attached an Excel spreadsheet containing “state-by-state estimates of the pledged delegates we won last night, which total 845 for Obama and 836 for Clinton — bringing the to-date total of delegates t… --- ## [Mountain climbing solo- how do you get the ropes up there? And your ropes back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-climbing-solo-how-do-you-get-the-ropes-up-there-and-your-ropes-back/441449)
**Author:** [@NightRabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NightRabbit)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2008, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-climbing-solo-how-do-you-get-the-ropes-up-there-and-your-ropes-back/441449 "2008-03-19T23:22:11Z")
I am not at all familiar with mountain climbing techniques. One thing especially puzzles me, though, about using ropes… I don’t even know how to phrase these questions properly, but I’ll try: When you’re climbing UP,… --- ## [Murder or suicide via insulin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murder-or-suicide-via-insulin/666983)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2013, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murder-or-suicide-via-insulin/666983 "2013-08-25T00:20:37Z")
I am type 2 diabetic, and I’m on a very concentrated form of insulin. It occurs to me that if I were suicidal (I’m not), an easy method would be to give myself a whole lot more insulin than prescribed, causing a drop in … --- ## [So There's a Comet Headed This Way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-comet-headed-this-way/666730)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2013, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-comet-headed-this-way/666730 "2013-12-12T01:02:35Z")
Did I hear correctly, that there’s a comet headed this way later on this winter and that it’s going to be magnificent? If so, can anyone fill me in on the details? Thanks! --- ## [I finally bought a crochet hook! yaaay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-bought-a-crochet-hook-yaaay/601149)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2011, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-bought-a-crochet-hook-yaaay/601149 "2011-11-04T17:13:49Z")
I got one of the really big, fat, plastic hooks and a skein of pretty yarn (total cost, under $10!). I figured it would take fewer stitches to make something of an appreciable size with a bigger hook, plus it will be eas… --- ## [Did the old rolleyes smiley cause an increase in suicides or something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-old-rolleyes-smiley-cause-an-increase-in-suicides-or-something/694457)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-old-rolleyes-smiley-cause-an-increase-in-suicides-or-something/694457 "2014-08-12T17:22:43Z")
IMHO, the old, amusingly disapproving rolleyes smiley was far superior to the new, I’m-wistfully-dreaming-of-an-ice-cream-cone smiley. It is as if the rolleyes emoticon has been taken away altogether. I realize this is … --- ## [Losing your virginity...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/losing-your-virginity/55264)
**Author:** [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2002, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/losing-your-virginity/55264 "2002-08-18T21:05:54Z")
Do you remember where and who you lost your virginity with? I’ll tell mine after a few responses. It’s a bit “weird”… ;):smiley: --- ## [Impact of Trump's Executive Order to Stop Splitting Up Families](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impact-of-trumps-executive-order-to-stop-splitting-up-families/816476)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impact-of-trumps-executive-order-to-stop-splitting-up-families/816476 "2018-06-22T19:24:56Z")
Trump signed an order today reversing an earlier administration policy to split up families and create child camps. Note that the 1997 ruling is not the only court ruling that has precedence here. Here is Trump’s ord… --- ## [Should you inform someone that you have a cold sore before kissing them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-inform-someone-that-you-have-a-cold-sore-before-kissing-them/606294)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-inform-someone-that-you-have-a-cold-sore-before-kissing-them/606294 "2011-12-15T20:15:59Z")
It seems like disclosing or even passing STD tests before having unprotected sex is the responsible thing to do. Yet, most people don’t get tested or talk about cold sore status before kissing, even though a great number… --- ## [Roger Stone arrested in early morning FBI raid!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-stone-arrested-in-early-morning-fbi-raid/828387)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-stone-arrested-in-early-morning-fbi-raid/828387 "2019-02-02T15:34:00Z")
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/25/politics/roger-stone-arrested/index.html Shit just got really real. --- ## [increasingly sophisticated sex dolls for men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increasingly-sophisticated-sex-dolls-for-men/527258)
**Author:** [@TGWATY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TGWATY)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increasingly-sophisticated-sex-dolls-for-men/527258 "2010-02-03T19:27:56Z")
This is just the beginning. The day is coming when the availability of very realistic sex dolls is going to pose a serious challenge to society… that is, the female half of society who are going to have to compete wit… --- ## [Why are so many advanced, progressive nations leaning convservative these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-advanced-progressive-nations-leaning-convservative-these-days/780593)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2017, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-advanced-progressive-nations-leaning-convservative-these-days/780593 "2017-03-15T19:23:19Z")
Just curious. In addition to the US and the UK a number of advanced nations seem to be tilting conservative these days. I know every nation has it’s own dynamics and issues but this multi-nation conservative tilt is a re… --- ## [The child I put up for adoption 26 years ago has found me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-child-i-put-up-for-adoption-26-years-ago-has-found-me/625308)
**Author:** [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-child-i-put-up-for-adoption-26-years-ago-has-found-me/625308 "2012-06-28T01:36:21Z")
And I am THRILLED! She reached out to me - and I responded to her email tonight - I told her we’d take it as easy as she was comfortable with - but what a wonderful gift! She’s OUT there!! :smiley: And Oh LORD would I… --- ## [Why is red the color of republicans and blue the color of democrats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-red-the-color-of-republicans-and-blue-the-color-of-democrats/470232)
**Author:** [@footballisplayedwithyourfeet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/footballisplayedwithyourfeet)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2008, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-red-the-color-of-republicans-and-blue-the-color-of-democrats/470232 "2008-11-06T06:41:19Z")
The title is pretty selfexplanatory, but I ask this because it seems to be the reverse in the rest of the world. I cannot claim to know the ‘color codings’ of political parties in all countries, but in Europe (certainly … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=489&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=491&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)