# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=501&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:** 502 --- ## [France and the cartoons of Mohammed; what's your take?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/france-and-the-cartoons-of-mohammed-whats-your-take/924221)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 617\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2020, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/france-and-the-cartoons-of-mohammed-whats-your-take/924221 "2020-11-08T02:02:08Z")
I’ve been thinking about this topic for days and still don’t know what to make of it. On the one hand, Islamic murder of teachers and cartoonists (beheading of Samuel Paty recently; attack on Charlie Hebdo years ago) is … --- ## [NaNoWriMo 2006](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanowrimo-2006/376119)
**Author:** [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Replies:** 331\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2006, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanowrimo-2006/376119 "2006-12-02T02:57:19Z")
Who’s in? Got your ideas? Are you outlining or playing it by ear? I’ve got an idea of sorts, but I’m not entirely sure how I can turn it into a plot. I’m not an outline guy; however from a NaNo thread, I found the no… --- ## [Do death penalty supporters care if they execute an innocent person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-death-penalty-supporters-care-if-they-execute-an-innocent-person/459973)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2008, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-death-penalty-supporters-care-if-they-execute-an-innocent-person/459973 "2008-08-27T05:26:55Z")
I oppose the death penalty in all circumstances. The state should never execute a person. I’m convinced that we have executed innocent people. Do people who support the death penalty really care that innocent people hav… --- ## [Dope about bachelor parties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-about-bachelor-parties/194517)
**Author:** [@Tster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tster)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2003, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-about-bachelor-parties/194517 "2003-08-15T11:12:59Z")
A friend of mine (I swear) is dealing with this issue now and it’s made me think about this entire concept. I have seen (on this board and elsewhere) posts about the horrors of bachelor parties. At most bachelor parties… --- ## [Do you consider going to the movies an intimate activity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-going-to-the-movies-an-intimate-activity/584711)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-going-to-the-movies-an-intimate-activity/584711 "2011-06-10T04:14:39Z")
I’m meeting a friend of mine for dinner tonight, and he just texted me saying “let’s go watch a movie.” My immediate reaction was “my boyfriend would not be 100% comfortable with this, and neither am I.” (I didn’t say th… --- ## [Loews Hardware stores: Do they cut plywood for free?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loews-hardware-stores-do-they-cut-plywood-for-free/360733)
**Author:** [@chefIL11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chefIL11)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loews-hardware-stores-do-they-cut-plywood-for-free/360733 "2006-06-15T02:09:04Z")
As I preface many of my posts: I’m a college student who needs a little help since I’m on a limited cash… I need 2 sheets of plywood cut (Maybe around 4ftx3ft each) Like many college students I don’t have a circular sa… --- ## [Hilarious putdowns of iconic movie moments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-putdowns-of-iconic-movie-moments/486958)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2015, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-putdowns-of-iconic-movie-moments/486958 "2015-10-21T20:48:31Z")
A non-movie embodiment of the basic idea: Some one-panel cartoon by some decent cartoonist like Gahan Wilson, Gary Larson or that sort. An old woman is reading to a child: “Hey, diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, t… --- ## [Better Call Saul 2.09 "Nailed" 4/11/16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-2-09-nailed-4-11-16/751979)
**Author:** [@Pantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantastic)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2016, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-2-09-nailed-4-11-16/751979 "2016-04-19T05:38:25Z")
2.01 Switch 2.02 Cobbler 2.03 Amarillo 2.04 Gloves Off 2.05 Rebecca 2.06 Bali Ha’i 2.07 Inflatable 2.08 Fifi --- ## [A poll: ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-rocky-horror-picture-show/558373)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2010, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-rocky-horror-picture-show/558373 "2010-10-31T16:50:53Z")
I’m a huge fan of musicals but I’ve never watched this. Part of it is I’ve often been told you have to see it with a group and do it with rituals, then there’s the fact that I don’t generally like rock musicals. Just c… --- ## [Keeping 2-liters of soda in refrigerator or at room temperature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-2-liters-of-soda-in-refrigerator-or-at-room-temperature/495967)
**Author:** [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-2-liters-of-soda-in-refrigerator-or-at-room-temperature/495967 "2010-01-27T02:57:39Z")
My bf and I have been embroiled in a debate. Well, not really, but we do disagree on where 2-liters of soda (or even smaller bottles like 20 oz bottles of tonic water) should be kept. He says that keeping soda at room te… --- ## [When the pedants go too far](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-pedants-go-too-far/486781)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-pedants-go-too-far/486781 "2009-02-24T13:48:29Z")
One of the biggest things that irks me on this board is the arrogant prescriptivist pedantry on display, even when respectable dictionaries contradict a claim. (dictionaries by their nature are descriptivist, but if the … --- ## [Question about The Hobbit (or dragons in general)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-hobbit-or-dragons-in-general/671267)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2013, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-hobbit-or-dragons-in-general/671267 "2013-10-23T21:33:54Z")
So Smaug is pretty much the embodiment of the classic “dragon hoard” trope. And in fact, when I looked up the trope, I noticed it had already raised the very question I was going to ask: What the heck does Smaug (or an… --- ## [Would a goldfish survive being flushed down the toilet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-goldfish-survive-being-flushed-down-the-toilet/500282)
**Author:** [@tgan3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tgan3)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2009, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-goldfish-survive-being-flushed-down-the-toilet/500282 "2009-06-21T05:30:36Z")
Just a hypotethical question, animal or in this case fish lovers dont start acting up. I was just wondering whether a goldfish would survive and where it probably will end up? --- ## [Paris Hilton - Out of jail after 3 days???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-hilton-out-of-jail-after-3-days/407113)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2007, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-hilton-out-of-jail-after-3-days/407113 "2007-06-12T02:53:14Z")
MSNBC is breaking a story that she’s been released. :eek: Keep your children off the streets. --- ## [Do you know anyone who needs a medical procedure but can't afford it (or the co-pay)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-who-needs-a-medical-procedure-but-cant-afford-it-or-the-co-pay/523365)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2016, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-who-needs-a-medical-procedure-but-cant-afford-it-or-the-co-pay/523365 "2016-11-15T09:21:41Z")
I am looking for anecdotal stories that you know are true where a person needs a particular medical procedure and can’t afford to get it because they are uninsured, or are insured but can’t afford the co-pay or deductibl… --- ## [Guys: How Did You Manage to NOT Get the Multiple Obvious Clues that She Liked You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-did-you-manage-to-not-get-the-multiple-obvious-clues-that-she-liked-you/529346)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2010, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-did-you-manage-to-not-get-the-multiple-obvious-clues-that-she-liked-you/529346 "2010-03-02T23:29:23Z")
And another thread inspired by Miss melodyharmonius… In the Signs of Female Interest thread, melody relates an amusing anecdote in post #71. The upshot is that over a lengthy period of time, she did everything short of… --- ## [Translation of Anthony Bourdain's diss of Guy Ferry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-of-anthony-bourdains-diss-of-guy-ferry/725569)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-of-anthony-bourdains-diss-of-guy-ferry/725569 "2015-07-25T20:43:13Z")
Cited numerous places, but here’s one. I just don’t get it.:confused: --- ## [Dont be Shy...Please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-be-shy-please/588390)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2011, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-be-shy-please/588390 "2011-07-13T21:16:46Z")
People seem so surprised when I talk to them without a trace of hesitancy or offense about my disability and it’s related issues. So surprised that I would actually ENCOURAGE those with whom I’m interacting to voice any … --- ## [Should Western Nations halt immigration from Syrian Refugees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-western-nations-halt-immigration-from-syrian-refugees/737780)
**Author:** [@Salvor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salvor)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-western-nations-halt-immigration-from-syrian-refugees/737780 "2015-11-24T00:25:43Z")
This has been popping up all over the news in the aftermath of the Paris attacks. Over half the governors in the US are publicly opposed to resettling refugees in their state, mostly republicans taking advantage of popu… --- ## [Ideas for jokes to play on my students tomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-jokes-to-play-on-my-students-tomorrow/491515)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2009, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-jokes-to-play-on-my-students-tomorrow/491515 "2009-04-01T08:36:06Z")
I teach a class of high school freshmen and I’m looking for some harmless, yet funny pranks to pull on them tomorrow (April Fool’s!). I’m sure they are going to try it on me, so fair is fair, right? :wink: --- ## [Homosexuality is curable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexuality-is-curable/739035)
**Author:** [@Stoneburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoneburg)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2015, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexuality-is-curable/739035 "2015-12-08T14:10:56Z")
First off, it’s good if you read at least the first paragraph of this post before you reply, because even though I will end up claiming that the topic is true, I will get to that point in a way that will most likely end … --- ## [The Ugly American (when he's eating)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugly-american-when-hes-eating/690164)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugly-american-when-hes-eating/690164 "2014-06-14T02:22:52Z")
We’ve had threads about things Americans eat, that others find disgusting. Now, let’s discuss Americans’ eating habits . . . not WHAT we eat, but HOW we eat. Like, for example, eating certain things with our hands. --- ## [The Sun vanishes. Earth keeps orbiting just fine for 8 min 20 sec](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sun-vanishes-earth-keeps-orbiting-just-fine-for-8-min-20-sec/685728)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2014, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sun-vanishes-earth-keeps-orbiting-just-fine-for-8-min-20-sec/685728 "2014-05-09T19:20:27Z")
See subject. This is true, right? Hard to understand. The fact that the Sun could be gone but we wouldn’t see/know it for a while seems much easier to understand. Self-evident, really. But gravity is information, too. … --- ## [Should false rape accusations be prosecuted seriously as actual rape?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-false-rape-accusations-be-prosecuted-seriously-as-actual-rape/745356)
**Author:** [@GlowingDarkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GlowingDarkness)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2016, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-false-rape-accusations-be-prosecuted-seriously-as-actual-rape/745356 "2016-02-12T02:20:24Z")
I know that people say rape crimes go unreported and few get prosecuted but rape is still viewed by society as only second to murder in nearly all places. So when someone makes an allegation that is appears to have no b… --- ## [Umami - Kikkoman's Spin for MSG](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umami-kikkomans-spin-for-msg/500661)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2009, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umami-kikkomans-spin-for-msg/500661 "2009-12-06T02:08:13Z")
I love it. Kikkoman Soy Sauce is trying to spin the bad PR Monosodium Glutamate has gotten over the decades by trying to veil it by simply using the Japanese word for it (and it’s cousins): Umami. Personally, I love MSG… --- ## ["Oops!" Embarrassing Public Accidents.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-embarrassing-public-accidents/447332)
**Author:** [@Leah\_M](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leah_M)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2014, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-embarrassing-public-accidents/447332 "2014-05-30T05:16:42Z")
So, I guess I didn’t learn everything I need to know in Kindergarten. I’m pretty sure they never covered this! I’m a big girl, and a fairly poor one at times, so I tend to wear out my belongings, especially clothing and… --- ## [Any Canadian Dopers know where I can find out about drunk driving on private property?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-canadian-dopers-know-where-i-can-find-out-about-drunk-driving-on-private-property/549105)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-canadian-dopers-know-where-i-can-find-out-about-drunk-driving-on-private-property/549105 "2010-08-10T02:59:03Z")
We went to visit my sister and brother-in-law in BC this last weekend, and his sister who was also there was behaving pretty wildly - she was drunk (and stoned) and driving her car around in the driveway of their large l… --- ## [What do I do with these baby bunnies in my yard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-these-baby-bunnies-in-my-yard/251719)
**Author:** [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2004, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-these-baby-bunnies-in-my-yard/251719 "2004-12-11T15:34:32Z")
Here’s the story: We’ve always had rabbits in our yard, your basic medium-size brown rabbits. No big deal. Yesterday evening, I let the dog out, and I saw a rabbit in the middle of the yard. I said, “Molly, go get the … --- ## [Thong underwear. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thong-underwear-why/588552)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thong-underwear-why/588552 "2011-07-15T03:21:05Z")
Why do you gals wear thong underwear ? Does it feel good ? I would think it feels like a wedgie. Don’t you ever worry about anal leakage or a premature menses? I would think that your underwear would get stained fairl… --- ## [Do parents ever hate their own kids for any reason?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-parents-ever-hate-their-own-kids-for-any-reason/477832)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2008, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-parents-ever-hate-their-own-kids-for-any-reason/477832 "2008-12-26T15:40:23Z")
From this week’s Dear Prudence(the advice column on slate.com), there’s a woman who writes about how her sister felt like her parents never liked her, and this was confirmed when the father died and left stuff to all the… --- ## [national debt crisis invective thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-debt-crisis-invective-thread/590100)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-debt-crisis-invective-thread/590100 "2011-07-29T09:15:31Z")
I decided not to hijack my own post ( #58 ) for this: Go ahead, start a global depression, let the American T.E.A. Party middle-income class get blamed for everybody’s bad decade. But in 20 years, your constituency & pl… --- ## [How did they slip THAT by the censors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-they-slip-that-by-the-censors/143754)
**Author:** [@Kaitlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaitlyn)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2003, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-they-slip-that-by-the-censors/143754 "2003-01-16T04:16:47Z")
So I’m watching The Simpsons the other day. It’s the episode where Homer challenges the Southern Colonel to a duel and runs away to the farm where he grew up. To make a living, he grows crops sprinkled with plutonium. … --- ## [ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel show indefinitely because of comments about GOP response to Charlie Kirk death. (Kimmel will be back on air Tuesday 2025-09-23)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-show-indefinitely-because-of-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023138)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 495\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-show-indefinitely-because-of-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023138 "2025-10-08T00:08:45Z")
Breaking story is here. (Gift link). I’m not clear what he said but it upset FCC head Brendan Carr enough to threaten penalties to ABC and affiliates. --- ## [Is a six-pack attractive on a chick?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-six-pack-attractive-on-a-chick/722325)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2015, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-six-pack-attractive-on-a-chick/722325 "2015-06-22T09:37:38Z")
I thought this post by body-builder and fitness blogger Noelle was really great: Here’s the thing though: This woman already has pretty much what I would consider the ideal stomach for a woman: flat-ish but without vi… --- ## [Economic woes solving plan: Government hires everyone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-woes-solving-plan-government-hires-everyone/589944)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2011, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-woes-solving-plan-government-hires-everyone/589944 "2011-08-09T05:22:25Z")
I’m liberal, so consider this post from that perspective. A few notes first: I don’t care about making government smaller, I don’t assume that private enterprises are intrinsically better, nor that government is intrins… --- ## [SPECTRE - Bond film.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectre-bond-film/736558)
**Author:** [@bethewave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bethewave)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2015, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectre-bond-film/736558 "2015-12-03T01:49:50Z")
Well. Thoughts? I enjoyed it - I was nervous after the awful press that came out when the script leaked, but it was ONLY A SPOILER ALERT IF YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT A JAMES BOND FILM IS an enjoyable caper where a lot of s… --- ## [Paint A Vulva Picture: or Mansplaining Fail.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paint-a-vulva-picture-or-mansplaining-fail/830749)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paint-a-vulva-picture-or-mansplaining-fail/830749 "2019-03-12T09:02:29Z")
Apologies if there was an earlier thread, couldn’t find one. A man tries to explain why he thinks a woman was using the word vulva wrong (Narrator: She wasn’t) and … it does not go well for him…to the point wherea dicti… --- ## [Dylann Roof found guilty - rot in hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dylann-roof-found-guilty-rot-in-hell/774814)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2017, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dylann-roof-found-guilty-rot-in-hell/774814 "2017-01-16T03:35:13Z")
Miserable excuse for a human being has been convicted of 32 counts. The jury will now have to decide whether he rots in what will surely be solitary confinement for the rest of his life, or whether he gets the death pena… --- ## [Why do many conservatives paint the entire public school system with a broad brush?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-many-conservatives-paint-the-entire-public-school-system-with-a-broad-brush/943657)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-many-conservatives-paint-the-entire-public-school-system-with-a-broad-brush/943657 "2023-04-16T20:32:41Z")
In short, they talk about it like it’s some kind of disease? I do suspect that a lot of it is because they’re afraid of their children being exposed to “those people”, whatever that may mean, or being taught something t… --- ## [ID This Hollywood Starlet From 1965](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-hollywood-starlet-from-1965/619433)
**Author:** [@Pashnish\_Ewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pashnish_Ewing)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2012, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-hollywood-starlet-from-1965/619433 "2012-10-05T16:20:04Z")
This pic was taken from a 1965 celebrity baseball game at Dodger Stadium. I can ID Annette Funicello, Phyllis Diller and Nancy Sinatra (far right), but who is the blonde in the middl… --- ## [Buffet etiquette question: new plate every trip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffet-etiquette-question-new-plate-every-trip/566887)
**Author:** [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffet-etiquette-question-new-plate-every-trip/566887 "2011-01-12T21:38:08Z")
I haven’t eaten at a lot of buffets, so I’m not sure what the proper etiquette is regarding plates. At a big buffet, the servers are constantly clearing plates and so it seems that a new plate for each trip is a no-brai… --- ## [Are There Any Ways In Which Europeans Are More 'Backward' Than Americans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-ways-in-which-europeans-are-more-backward-than-americans/379250)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2006, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-ways-in-which-europeans-are-more-backward-than-americans/379250 "2006-11-19T19:20:01Z")
Americans are frequently reminded of how ‘backward’ we are in our thinking as compared with Europeans, i.e. our cultural priorities, poverty, gay rights, religious fundamentalism, healthcare coverage, openness to other v… --- ## [Horrible Christmas movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-christmas-movies/605636)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2019, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-christmas-movies/605636 "2019-12-21T15:20:38Z")
What are the worst Christmas movies you have seen? To make the list, it should be one that you will never watch again with honorable mentions for ones you may watch but (or because) they are just so bad St. Cad: I saw… --- ## [Why the sudden surge in Xenophobia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-sudden-surge-in-xenophobia/549155)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-sudden-surge-in-xenophobia/549155 "2010-08-13T05:54:53Z")
Apparently, Republicans are now unhappy with the 14th amendment they passed 145 years ago. More specifically, the provision that guarantees citizenship to all persons born in the United States. So why the sudden hard-o… --- ## [Blow torch recipes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-torch-recipes/384785)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2013, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-torch-recipes/384785 "2013-03-31T08:08:51Z")
In what recipes is a blow torch called for? I just got one as a gift, but my poor arteries can’t handle creme brulee on a regular enough basis to justify owning one. How long does it take to blow torch a frozen turkey t… --- ## [Things You Were Surprised People Could Be So Passionate About](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-were-surprised-people-could-be-so-passionate-about/816409)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-were-surprised-people-could-be-so-passionate-about/816409 "2018-06-25T19:06:29Z")
Another thread about different editions of books got me to thinking about the kerfuffle regarding translating\* Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone" for the American market. Apparently some people figured that if Ame… --- ## [Obama thinks the republicans are going to cooperate after he wins reelection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-thinks-the-republicans-are-going-to-cooperate-after-he-wins-reelection/635325)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2012, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-thinks-the-republicans-are-going-to-cooperate-after-he-wins-reelection/635325 "2012-09-24T21:34:28Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/obama-gop-could-cooperate-more-second-term-132813404.html Holy crap. In 2008 when the democratic primary was going and Obama claimed he should get the nomination because if Hillary got it it woul… --- ## [New Toyota Japan Ad with Topless Model](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-toyota-japan-ad-with-topless-model/632462)
**Author:** [@JpnDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JpnDude)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-toyota-japan-ad-with-topless-model/632462 "2014-01-07T03:42:11Z")
Perhaps NSFW: --- ## [Botticelli - Dec. 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2017, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212 "2017-01-04T03:25:36Z")
Last month’s thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=809395 OK, sportsfans, our new letter is D --- ## [I needed a new home office chair, I went cheap, and man I regret it already. Recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-needed-a-new-home-office-chair-i-went-cheap-and-man-i-regret-it-already-recommendations/639186)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-needed-a-new-home-office-chair-i-went-cheap-and-man-i-regret-it-already-recommendations/639186 "2017-03-04T16:48:47Z")
Old one was literally in pieces, needed a new one. Went to Best Buy today, and the cheapest model (Cheap model) since I figured anything would be better than my old busted thing. They didn’t have a test model out, but … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=500&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=502&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)