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**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 2115\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene-must-go/931895 "2026-03-21T00:51:14Z")
Have you heard about Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA 14)? She’s a prominent QAnon supporter; believes that the Parkland and Sandy Hook shootings were false flags; said that Hillary Clinton is behind school sh… --- ## [Avatar: Now that you've actually seen it. No spoilers in OP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-now-that-youve-actually-seen-it-no-spoilers-in-op/521626)
**Author:** [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Replies:** 979\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-now-that-youve-actually-seen-it-no-spoilers-in-op/521626 "2010-03-18T21:47:08Z")
There’s a thread for people who haven’t seen it here. Please try to keep this thread about the actual movie and your impressions or questions about it. Went to see it last night. I thought it was fantastic. The visuals … --- ## [What happens if Trump is indicted in Georgia? (Indicted on August 14, 2023)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928)
**Author:** [@kay1864](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kay1864)\ **Replies:** 2719\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928 "2025-11-27T09:59:17Z")
All I’ve been able to find so far is: For the hearing, he might be brought to the Fulton County courthouse via cooperation between the Georgia State Patrol and Florida Highway Patrol. Probably no frog-marching though. … --- ## [Interesting podcast conversation between Sam Harris and Charles Murray (of "Bell Curve" fame)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-podcast-conversation-between-sam-harris-and-charles-murray-of-bell-curve-fame/785052)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 2465\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-podcast-conversation-between-sam-harris-and-charles-murray-of-bell-curve-fame/785052 "2019-07-16T18:33:45Z")
Or, many might say, of Bell Curve “infamy”. But it sounds like he’s gotten a raw deal. I’d be interested in discussing this podcast, but I would ask that you actually \*listen \*to it in its entirety before weighing in. … --- ## [Pit Bulls (continued)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bulls-continued/670714)
**Author:** [@cougar58](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cougar58)\ **Replies:** 1259\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2017, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bulls-continued/670714 "2017-01-02T04:52:30Z")
Just a follow up, to the latest DBRF fatal pit mauling in the USA, where the child was killed after being dropped off at the baby sitters house. I jumped to the conclusion that this was the 3rd child killed by a baby si… --- ## [Food Feast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 6727\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539 "2026-10-02T23:48:45Z")
Like the Movie Marathon/TV Binge Watch/Topic Playlist threads: 10 related things somehow related to food and/or eating; 10th one chooses new topic. Fast food/chain restaurant’s signature dish Whopper (Burger King) --- ## [Rick and Morty -- the new animated show from Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380)
**Author:** [@Tarwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarwater)\ **Replies:** 1352\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380 "2026-08-31T02:06:50Z")
Is anybody else watching this? I did a search before posting because with all the love Harmon receives for Community, I thought for sure that somebody would’ve posted about the cartoon he’s producing for Adult Swim. But … --- ## [Latest stupid commercial thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 713\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2016, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102 "2016-11-27T23:36:13Z")
Ok, WTF is it with Miller LITE thinking it is cool to open a can with the standard flip tab, but THEN, you have to poke a hole in the top to make it flow better? Anyone feeling cheated when they open up their can of bee… --- ## [Alec Baldwin \[accidentally\] Kills Crew Member with Prop Gun {2021-10-21}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alec-baldwin-accidentally-kills-crew-member-with-prop-gun-2021-10-21/952960)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 3013\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alec-baldwin-accidentally-kills-crew-member-with-prop-gun-2021-10-21/952960 "2025-05-26T03:34:01Z")
More info to follow. --- ## [Screamers Mafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screamers-mafia/510938)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 2946\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2009, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screamers-mafia/510938 "2009-12-02T18:23:01Z")
On the distant planet of Sirius 6B, a gold rush occurred. Specifically, a rush to the planet, from others. And it was for berynium, not gold. But otherwise, it was like a gold rush. So anyway. On most of the planet, one … --- ## [Today in nature I saw](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 4404\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854 "2026-10-14T01:55:07Z")
Just a lizard in the bathroom at work. I caught him and put him outside. But yesterday, I saw a really vivid rainbow in my yard during a passing storm. I could make out almost the whole arc. I’m pretty sure there was… --- ## [Doctor Who Series Five: UK pace thread \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-five-uk-pace-thread-edited-title/534851)
**Author:** [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Replies:** 949\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-five-uk-pace-thread-edited-title/534851 "2011-04-01T15:04:07Z")
\[Well, the new series has started. A new Doctor, a new companion, a new Tardis and a whole new production team. A lot was riding on this 65 minutes of television.\] It was a triumph, basically. The plot is wafer-thin, b… --- ## [Gamergate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamergate/697596)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 1308\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamergate/697596 "2016-07-15T23:50:29Z")
This doesn’t seem to have cropped up on the board as of yet, but this is highly pit-worthy. If you work as a video-game “journalist”, don’t use nerd as an insult. Don’t insult video-games or gamers. Don’t say “video-gam… --- ## [Scott Walker recall takes an unexpected turn.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-walker-recall-takes-an-unexpected-turn/604482)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 828\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-walker-recall-takes-an-unexpected-turn/604482 "2012-07-19T16:12:25Z")
That lefty rag, The Nation has done an analysis on the signature collecting so far in Wisconsin’s governor recall effort and has found that: . The reason for this unexpectedly large rural response, according to The Na… --- ## [What will the UK do wrt Brexit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-uk-do-wrt-brexit/829799)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 2051\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-uk-do-wrt-brexit/829799 "2021-05-13T16:35:01Z")
I know there have been threads on this, but we seem to be coming down to the wire with no agreement in sight, so was wondering what 'dopers thoughts on this, especially our UK or EU 'dopers. I was watching the latest fr… --- ## [Hillary Clinton's Presidential Campaign Discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clintons-presidential-campaign-discussion/753873)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 1577\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2016, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clintons-presidential-campaign-discussion/753873 "2016-10-01T10:27:18Z")
Well, now it’s pretty much official who HRC is going to be running against, it’s time for the official campaign threads. (And, yes, Bernie says it isn’t over. But it’s over.) What thoughts do you have about how she sho… --- ## [Lost Mafia/Werewolf/Psychopath](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-mafia-werewolf-psychopath/499337)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 2193\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-mafia-werewolf-psychopath/499337 "2009-08-03T19:38:36Z")
Mod Note: Mahaloth sought and got approval for this game and it’s OOC/misc secondary threads. - Gukumatz. Welcome to “Lost” Mafia, a mafia/werewolf/psychopath game based on the TV Show Lost. It’s OK if you have never se… --- ## [Keep a Word, Delete a Word 2.0 (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word-2-0-part-2/985165)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 9999\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word-2-0-part-2/985165 "2026-04-20T16:17:16Z")
Continuing the discussion from Keep a Word, Delete a Word 2.0 (Part 1) - #10004 by dirtball. Previous discussions: Keep a Word, Delete a Word 2.0 (Part 1) --- ## [Spotting Star Trek actors in other programs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 1808\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982 "2026-10-09T21:44:18Z")
Inspired by the thread Spotting a Familiar Actor in a Surprising Place, and my insipid posting of finding Star Trek actors. Mr. Atoz in 77 Sunset Strip, Dial S for Spenser. Dr. McCoy in \*Have Gun-Will Travel, The Treas… --- ## [Ask the Girl in the Wheelchair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-girl-in-the-wheelchair/622436)
**Author:** [@umkay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umkay)\ **Replies:** 973\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-girl-in-the-wheelchair/622436 "2012-06-25T16:27:23Z")
I’m a “high” quadriplegic, my spinal cord having been completely severed (which is actually very rare), at my 4th cervical vertebra (that’s the fourth from the very tippy-top) during some ill-advised snowboarding shenani… --- ## [People who hate children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-hate-children/491746)
**Author:** [@Jettboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jettboy)\ **Replies:** 2225\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-hate-children/491746 "2009-07-23T03:14:30Z")
I’ve noticed here on SDMB that a really unbelievable number of people are endlessly opining about how much they hate children. I’m torn between feeling pity or annoyance; usually annoyance wins out. Generally, I comfort … --- ## [Quick, what's your current earworm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 1707\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433 "2026-09-01T10:12:40Z")
Bonus point awarded if you can identify why and when it burrowed itself into your ear. Mine is “Good Morning” from ‘Singin’ in the Rain’. I think I heard it in a television commercial a few days ago and it has latched o… --- ## [I unhappily report that I am right about obesity and diet (Very long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-unhappily-report-that-i-am-right-about-obesity-and-diet-very-long/571543)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 1111\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2011, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-unhappily-report-that-i-am-right-about-obesity-and-diet-very-long/571543 "2011-04-06T11:08:36Z")
Trust me, I wanted and want VERY much to be wrong, but I have, depressingly, proved that I’m right. BACKGROUND: These boards brim with threads about obesity and diet and what works and what doesn’t, and almost without … --- ## [Winter's a-coming! Season of Death Mini-Rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winters-a-coming-season-of-death-mini-rants/554833)
**Author:** [@dzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzero)\ **Replies:** 1440\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winters-a-coming-season-of-death-mini-rants/554833 "2011-01-04T22:02:31Z")
Did you ever have a nice little rant that you wanted to set loose upon the world but it wasn’t worth the effort of cleaning it up and starting a whole thread for it? Something stuck in your craw but not requiring an ER … --- ## [Nuclear meltdown! Holy Godzilla NOOOO!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-meltdown-holy-godzilla-noooo/574389)
**Author:** [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Replies:** 1807\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-meltdown-holy-godzilla-noooo/574389 "2011-06-16T14:24:01Z")
Who the hell could have predicted that a nuclear power plant, the most safe form of energy in the history of humanity with the exceptions of Chernobyl, Hanford, Windscale, etc. might melt down? It’s impossible in a mod… --- ## [Six-letter words - change zero to two letters make a new word (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-make-a-new-word-part-1/911652)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 9999\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-make-a-new-word-part-1/911652 "2024-08-15T22:24:30Z")
Starting a new thread because the earlier one was closed for having more than 10k posts. The last word in the previous thread: flowed --- ## [This One's for The Obama Loyalists, Pay Attention.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-ones-for-the-obama-loyalists-pay-attention/550784)
**Author:** [@jrodefeld](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrodefeld)\ **Replies:** 1013\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2010, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-ones-for-the-obama-loyalists-pay-attention/550784 "2010-09-15T00:09:33Z")
Page 1/3 I haven’t posted on here in a while, yet I have been reading through some of the threads on this site and some of the comments have left me quite discouraged for the future of our nation. I am directing this th… --- ## [Order of the Stick General Discussion Thread (Open Spoilers and Speculation)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-general-discussion-thread-open-spoilers-and-speculation/484096)
**Author:** [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Replies:** 2089\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-general-discussion-thread-open-spoilers-and-speculation/484096 "2014-01-20T11:29:39Z")
Ok, I’m now convinced that Burlew has indeed planned out the whole story arc. Today’s comic, number 628 brings in a character obliquely referenced once 440 comics earlier.and again in strip #572. Could this be what caus… --- ## [American Ninja Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-ninja-warrior/694839)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 925\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-ninja-warrior/694839 "2024-07-25T18:25:12Z")
Any other fans of this show? I love watching the athleticism. It is a very different type of athletics than you normally get to see. A very cool mix of parkour, rock climbing and gymnastics. The big thing I like about … --- ## [Mafia The Game III: Kinder and Gentler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-iii-kinder-and-gentler/400527)
**Author:** [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Replies:** 2503\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2007, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-iii-kinder-and-gentler/400527 "2007-06-25T20:16:52Z")
As per fluiddruid’s post here, the Powers That Be have given us permission to start a new game of Mafia even as the last one continues its behemoth sprawl towards the three thousand post mark and beyond. Everyone who is… --- ## [Downton Abbey S3 - spoiler-free until broadcast in the U.S.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-s3-spoiler-free-until-broadcast-in-the-u-s/645791)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 1116\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2013, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-s3-spoiler-free-until-broadcast-in-the-u-s/645791 "2013-03-12T16:35:29Z")
DA S3 thread already underway, with open spoilers, for those who’ve seen it: Downton Abbey -- Series Three (open spoilers) - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board PBS website: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/cl… --- ## [The current second Trump administration: a compendium of horrors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 3777\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774 "2026-10-14T03:11:53Z")
Apologies for an extremely depressing post, but this is where we are, and by way of venting I tried to channel my frustration into a list of some of the worst things we can expect over the next four years. I’m sure it’s… --- ## [I pit DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 2828\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971 "2026-10-17T11:03:05Z")
DrDeth is a fuckin jackass I know he’s unlikely to see this, but on the off chance he does, you’re one of the most impervious-to-reason dumbasses I’ve ever had the misfortune of conversing with. I only regret that I gave… --- ## [Anti-vaxxers are ignorant scumbags that kill children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-vaxxers-are-ignorant-scumbags-that-kill-children/764626)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 1715\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-vaxxers-are-ignorant-scumbags-that-kill-children/764626 "2026-07-11T03:12:39Z")
Recently had an episode of this pop up on a friends Facebook, he was sensibly calling them idiots and some genuine anti-vaxxers popped up and tried and peddle their bullshit. Holy crap, the level of willfull ignorance a… --- ## [The Republican national Convention](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 1448\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729 "2016-07-27T02:10:07Z")
The 2016 Republican National Convention will be held in Cleveland, Ohio at the Quicken Loans Arena July 18-21, 2016. What will the format be? In past conventions, there have been speeches over several days, from all o… --- ## [Describe a movie you saw and liked as a kid but can't remember its title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-you-saw-and-liked-as-a-kid-but-cant-remember-its-title/677911)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 667\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-you-saw-and-liked-as-a-kid-but-cant-remember-its-title/677911 "2020-04-23T17:01:16Z")
The success of What’s the earliest movie that you liked that you still like? which I started yesterday at 11:43 AM, makes me want to add a wrinkle. So as not to hijack that thread with this new twist, here’s a new thread… --- ## [Ask the guy who is pretty good at SF Story Identification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-pretty-good-at-sf-story-identification/462417)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 2068\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-pretty-good-at-sf-story-identification/462417 "2026-09-21T13:16:19Z")
Hi there. It’s been just about 4 years since I signed onto the SDMB, but I’m back. A few weeks back I helped out in this thread Help me find this Science Fiction short story - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board … --- ## [The pitting of people who mistakenly conflate justice with legality (Martin/Zimmerman related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pitting-of-people-who-mistakenly-conflate-justice-with-legality-martin-zimmerman-related/664028)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 971\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2013, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pitting-of-people-who-mistakenly-conflate-justice-with-legality-martin-zimmerman-related/664028 "2013-09-27T18:09:24Z")
So we’ve recently had the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the 2nd degree murder of Trayvon Martin. And a lot of people are outraged that he wasn’t convicted because Zimmerman did a lot of actions of questionable merit… --- ## [The American Coup: 11.9.2020 -](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-11-9-2020/925182)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 3364\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-11-9-2020/925182 "2021-01-20T22:36:47Z")
:thinking: Trump fired his Secretary of Defense, replaced Esper with Chris Miller. This is a totally normal thing for an outgoing President to prioritize. Esper then says, in an interview in Military Times, that fo… --- ## [Fukkin Facist Florida Firearm Fanatics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fukkin-facist-florida-firearm-fanatics/581066)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 824\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fukkin-facist-florida-firearm-fanatics/581066 "2017-07-26T01:07:39Z")
Florida NRA succeeds in getting the state House and Senate to pass a law making it a felony for a pediatrician to ask about guns in the house. Now I admit, as a pediatrician, I probably don’t ask about guns in the hou… --- ## [Trump is dying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520)
**Author:** [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Replies:** 3854\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520 "2026-10-16T13:21:32Z")
Starting this thread in the Pit as I imagine there is little substantive discussion to be had and most of the commentary will be along the lines of wishing Trump a swift journey to Hell. First and foremost, apologies if… --- ## [Handicapping the 2012 GOP presidential nomination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handicapping-the-2012-gop-presidential-nomination/571160)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 954\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2012, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handicapping-the-2012-gop-presidential-nomination/571160 "2012-04-10T19:52:41Z")
Heard on NPR that it is a recent Republican tradition that the presidential nominating season begins at first the CPAC conference after the midterm elections, which is going on now. Wikipedia sez: Start your engines! … --- ## [Scum mafia: On Cecil pond \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scum-mafia-on-cecil-pond-game-over/526202)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 2080\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2010, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scum-mafia-on-cecil-pond-game-over/526202 "2010-03-20T03:03:02Z")
Since time immemorable, the denizens of Cecil Pond have lived in peace and ecological balance. That’s all changed now, though, with the introduction of a new, fast-reproducing strain of invasive algae. Unless the nativ… --- ## [Today in History](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-history/759530)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 2553\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-history/759530 "2026-09-20T20:06:04Z")
Post an event in history that happened on the day/month of your post. Starting Day is July 10th, so until your calendar (or another poster’s calendar) turns to July 11th, you can only post events of July 10th. Once a pl… --- ## [I forget, do we have a general HurricaneDitka Pit thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 1696\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2019, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952 "2019-12-11T02:25:26Z")
There are Dopers who would say that bit of nonsense sarcastically. But no, you’re really that silly. So, what, your great Christian hero just undid the horrors of the Muslim usurper, so never mind what those horrors we… --- ## [Aceplace57, what the fuck is wrong with you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aceplace57-what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-you/720698)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 906\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aceplace57-what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-you/720698 "2024-10-16T03:37:28Z")
Maybe I’m overreacting a little, but your comments in the thread about Josh Duggar are absolutely disgusting: So apparently, Josh was just a young teen who was horny, not a predator! I mean, I guess he could have reso… --- ## [2023 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 2263\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831 "2024-06-14T23:17:52Z")
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!! This past year has been a strange one, in many different ways, and 2023 hopefully will be better. Okay, as usual, let’s get the rules out of the way and get to playing. The… --- ## [The Canadian Election Thread. (Or maybe not...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadian-election-thread-or-maybe-not/575419)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 1235\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2011, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadian-election-thread-or-maybe-not/575419 "2011-05-16T03:10:16Z")
At the time of writing this, it is not by any means certain that there will be Canadian election any time soon. So maybe I’ll be wrong - it won’t be the first time, and I’m sure it won’t be the last time that I make a p… --- ## [Challenge! Who is the man sitting with all the stars on Johnny Carson?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-who-is-the-man-sitting-with-all-the-stars-on-johnny-carson/687321)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 995\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2018, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-who-is-the-man-sitting-with-all-the-stars-on-johnny-carson/687321 "2018-08-12T21:36:22Z")
Here is the picture. There is a bunch of people on Facebook going crazy trying to figure out who the blonde man closest to Johnny’s desk is. The others are: Danny Thomas Marlo Thomas Carol Burnett Glen Campbell Ro… --- ## [Mr. Shoe is in the hospital](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 1209\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2013, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279 "2013-02-18T02:30:37Z")
This has progressed - regressed? - far beyond Mini, so I’m taking this out of the minirants thread and into its own separate thread. My husband is in the hospital with complications of West Nile virus. He got sick last … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=4&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=6&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)