# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=507&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:** 508 --- ## [Help Name my Baby](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-baby/580702)
**Author:** [@Ludy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludy)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2011, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-baby/580702 "2011-05-16T07:52:28Z")
We are expecting kid #2 in August and husband and I are looking for name ideas. We don’t know the gender yet, so fire away. The rules: My husband does not want a super common name. So stay out of the top 50. For girls … --- ## [How much do you and your spouse/SO cuddle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-and-your-spouse-so-cuddle/634372)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-and-your-spouse-so-cuddle/634372 "2012-09-22T21:26:04Z")
Now that I’ve been married for nearly a year and a half, I find that my wife and I spend a lot of time cuddling, so I got to wondering how much other couples cuddle. Note: For the purposes of this poll, cuddling is def… --- ## [Poll/Pool: When will Trump get out of the race?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-pool-when-will-trump-get-out-of-the-race/727496)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2021, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-pool-when-will-trump-get-out-of-the-race/727496 "2021-01-19T04:53:59Z")
Personally, I don’t think Trump is serious about running for President. --- ## [Something you always wanted to try, and were sorely disappointed with when you finally did](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-you-always-wanted-to-try-and-were-sorely-disappointed-with-when-you-finally-did/1025419)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 508\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-you-always-wanted-to-try-and-were-sorely-disappointed-with-when-you-finally-did/1025419 "2026-06-30T16:57:27Z")
Recently I had a “Jungle Bird”, which is a sort of tiki/tropical drink that features Campari as a primary ingredient. Prior to this, I’d always considered Campari unfit for human consumption because of its extreme bitte… --- ## [Why the hatred of Hillary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hatred-of-hillary/424080)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2007, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hatred-of-hillary/424080 "2007-11-13T19:05:44Z")
So, it’s said that Hillary is especially hated by the right. Is this just because she’s an old & known name? Is it because of something personally offensive about her? I know that I’m not too fond of putting Bubba’s old… --- ## [Can a server be fined and sent to jail for not checking IDs when serving alcohol?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-server-be-fined-and-sent-to-jail-for-not-checking-ids-when-serving-alcohol/697638)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-server-be-fined-and-sent-to-jail-for-not-checking-ids-when-serving-alcohol/697638 "2014-10-29T03:05:45Z")
Per the article belowit is asserted that a server was fined $15,000 and sent to jail for not carding a minor when serving alcohol. I find this almost impossible to believe. I can understand that the restaurant might be f… --- ## [Shut Up BigTard!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-bigtard/743185)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2016, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-bigtard/743185 "2016-08-15T22:07:25Z")
This is a pitting out of love for the conscience of the Dope. A man who recognizes wrong and isnt afraid to lecture us on it. A man never at a loss for words. May I present…The BigTard Lecture Series 2016!!! The BigTard… --- ## [The Danger of Male Homosexuality vs Female Homosexuality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-danger-of-male-homosexuality-vs-female-homosexuality/624822)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-danger-of-male-homosexuality-vs-female-homosexuality/624822 "2012-06-22T21:58:28Z")
I’m not interested in arguing the im/morality of homosexuality here (my personal opinion is that it’s fine, which is good because that’s also the fact of the matter). Why is male homosexuality seen as so much more dange… --- ## [Have you ever experienced an earthquake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake/696257)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake/696257 "2014-08-27T21:46:28Z")
If so, do you remember your first one? What was it like? What did you do and think and how did you feel? If you’ve been through more than one, what’s the worst one you remember? I had my first (and so far, only) earthq… --- ## [How does, or did, one join the FLDS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-or-did-one-join-the-flds/592445)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-or-did-one-join-the-flds/592445 "2011-08-14T04:24:24Z")
Now, this is asked out of morbid curiosity. I have no intention of joining such a group. How does, or did, one join the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (that polygamist group…) if they were n… --- ## [Civ III seed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civ-iii-seed/492930)
**Author:** [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2009, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civ-iii-seed/492930 "2009-04-18T05:00:03Z")
All right, so in Civ III, when I start a new game, the first screen allows, but does not require, me to enter a seed number. Frankly, I just tend to mash several keys on the number row for that number. However, I’d lik… --- ## [Were the Three Stooges respected?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-three-stooges-respected/546303)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-three-stooges-respected/546303 "2011-04-17T19:29:51Z")
I’m watching the Three Stooges on AMC right now and I got to wondering: were the Three Stooges respected in their time, or were they considered schlock? I know that acts like the Marx Brothers, Abbott and Costello, and L… --- ## [Obama up by 3 with 3 minutes to go (football analogy)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-up-by-3-with-3-minutes-to-go-football-analogy/639603)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2012, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-up-by-3-with-3-minutes-to-go-football-analogy/639603 "2012-11-07T22:55:28Z")
From today’s post on 538: So, how close do you think the election is, in terms of (American) football or your preferred sport? --- ## [Soldier \[Murdered and Possibly\] Beheaded in public street in London](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldier-murdered-and-possibly-beheaded-in-public-street-in-london/659040)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldier-murdered-and-possibly-beheaded-in-public-street-in-london/659040 "2013-09-27T20:34:47Z")
Apparently a Soldier who was around 500 yards away from Woolrich Barracks was ran down and beheaded. So, in light of this, what will this now do for relations between communities in London, and in the UK at large? --- ## [Are you a chronically late kind of person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-chronically-late-kind-of-person/700951)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-chronically-late-kind-of-person/700951 "2015-02-03T01:29:34Z")
Poll in a minute… Somebody else’s lateness is stressing me right the hell out, and I’m trying to get a handle on how bent out of shape I should be. The never-on-time thing rarely affects me directly (as in I’m not the o… --- ## [Is a kiss at work unacceptable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-kiss-at-work-unacceptable/571054)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-kiss-at-work-unacceptable/571054 "2011-02-16T17:58:17Z")
The hypothetical: Your SO has to stop by your work to drop off some important paper work. While there you two chat it up for a couple of minutes, then, upon leaving, he/she gives you a peck on the lips. Cool? Not Cool? … --- ## [Best Poster to Answer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-poster-to-answer/266316)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 329\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2004, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-poster-to-answer/266316 "2004-11-04T22:47:45Z")
This is, of course, a game thread - as per the sticky, I have looked at the first page of MPSIMS to check for other active game threads, and seeing none, have elected to proceed. I hope many will be entertained. If not, … --- ## [So, No One Shortens Their First Name Any More?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-no-one-shortens-their-first-name-any-more/527414)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-no-one-shortens-their-first-name-any-more/527414 "2010-02-06T17:19:53Z")
What is it with kids these days? And by kids I mean anyone under the age of, say 30’ish. Today I sent emails to two people at work: Steve and Mike. When they responded, the emails were signed Stephen and Michael. Thi… --- ## [The "Silent Plurality" on abortion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silent-plurality-on-abortion/693726)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silent-plurality-on-abortion/693726 "2014-07-28T15:58:58Z")
Scroll down to the section on “views by trimester”. 61 percent believe first trimester abortion should be legal while 31 percent say it should be illegal. Only 27 percent support legal second trimester abortion (in a… --- ## [What do you put in your Ramen Noodles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-in-your-ramen-noodles/500295)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2009, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-in-your-ramen-noodles/500295 "2009-06-21T15:31:30Z")
Since I just started a thread on my noodle soup, I want to know how people prepare Ramen noodles. I’m eating some with some spinach and sprouts with some spicy garlic sauce, soy a little olive oil and pepper. I often p… --- ## [Most Africans were sold into slavery by other Africans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-africans-were-sold-into-slavery-by-other-africans/504062)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2009, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-africans-were-sold-into-slavery-by-other-africans/504062 "2009-07-30T07:42:47Z")
How true is the thread title. I’ve heard from several sources (National Geographic afair among them) whcih have said that slavery was rife throughout Africa, and that most African slaves were captured by Africans, then … --- ## [Camels are thoroughly strange and disgusting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camels-are-thoroughly-strange-and-disgusting/613138)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camels-are-thoroughly-strange-and-disgusting/613138 "2012-03-09T14:18:16Z")
I just watched a documentary About camels. They are the strangest, most disgusting things! They drool and blow weird rasperries with ugly red floppy baloon organs out of their mouths. Not to mention the whole eating e… --- ## [For a political third party to have a genuine chance of capturing the Presidency......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-political-third-party-to-have-a-genuine-chance-of-capturing-the-presidency/705018)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2014, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-political-third-party-to-have-a-genuine-chance-of-capturing-the-presidency/705018 "2014-12-24T23:14:36Z")
Let’s say that a political third party wants to truly shake up American politics by becoming a genuine, legitimately realistic contender for the Presidency. What are the ingredients it would need? Having an enormous … --- ## [Best Way To Send Money Anonymously?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-send-money-anonymously/563579)
**Author:** [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2010, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-send-money-anonymously/563579 "2010-12-12T00:17:58Z")
There’s a fellow I know pretty well who is having a hard time right now. He has a medical condition that’s preventing him from working and requires fairly expensive meds. As a result, he’s starting to struggle financia… --- ## [What's the longest you (should) go before taking out the kitchen trash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-longest-you-should-go-before-taking-out-the-kitchen-trash/654801)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-longest-you-should-go-before-taking-out-the-kitchen-trash/654801 "2013-04-11T05:34:22Z")
Since I live alone, I generate trash very slowly. Since I feel like it’s “wasteful” to take out the trash before the bag is (almost) completely full, I’ve had a couple of problems with fruit flies in the warm months in … --- ## [Apart from "that that", are there other words that ever make sense repeated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apart-from-that-that-are-there-other-words-that-ever-make-sense-repeated/611212)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apart-from-that-that-are-there-other-words-that-ever-make-sense-repeated/611212 "2012-02-08T13:13:31Z")
My mind says yes, there are, but I can’t remember which ones. I was reminded by reading this sentence: “The two men have so much to say to each other\*\*\* that that \*\*\*initial encounter turns into a 13-hour conversation.” … --- ## [Someone explain Kent Hovind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-explain-kent-hovind/543723)
**Author:** [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2021, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-explain-kent-hovind/543723 "2021-10-07T01:24:58Z")
This question is directed towards people familiar with Kent Hovind ,the famous anti-evolution evangelist. (currently in jail btw) Have just been watching his “lectures” and debates. This man is obviously not stupid and … --- ## [What to do? Daughter is involved in an online relationship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-daughter-is-involved-in-an-online-relationship/425100)
**Author:** [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2008, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-daughter-is-involved-in-an-online-relationship/425100 "2008-02-06T03:52:50Z")
Last Christmas, I got my daughters a laptop, which they share. When I allowed them to take it to their rooms, I went over a long series of rules about what they could and could not do. Rule #1 was that they were never … --- ## [What would REALLY happen if abortion was banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-really-happen-if-abortion-was-banned/326921)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 279\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2005, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-really-happen-if-abortion-was-banned/326921 "2005-10-25T10:27:25Z")
I’m a 47 year old Maryland resident, and so far as I can recall abortion on demand had been available to women (in MD) for most of my adult life. Re the pending SCOTUS appointment of Miers (or someone conservative) to t… --- ## [Royal succession laws changed in UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-succession-laws-changed-in-uk/601060)
**Author:** [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-succession-laws-changed-in-uk/601060 "2011-11-03T02:04:30Z")
About time really, why should an elder daughter be skipped for a younger (male) sibling? --- ## [What incorrect assumptions do people make about you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-incorrect-assumptions-do-people-make-about-you/536570)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2010, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-incorrect-assumptions-do-people-make-about-you/536570 "2010-04-26T19:26:12Z")
The other day, a salesman clearly assumed I am Christian and a Republican. Wrong on both counts. I don’t think I give off a Republican vibe, so that one was probably just based on this being a red state. The Christian on… --- ## [Amazing Race Season Finale 12-6-09 \[SPOILERS\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-season-finale-12-6-09-spoilers/520255)
**Author:** [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2009, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-season-finale-12-6-09-spoilers/520255 "2009-12-11T20:27:18Z")
I checked my local TV listings and saw that the finale was only going to be 1 hour. Am I mistaken in remembering that other final episodes have been 2 hour marathon legs? That said, I cant fully root for any specific te… --- ## [What's your "type"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-type/522073)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2012, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-type/522073 "2012-03-24T17:13:54Z")
How do people form their “type”? I’m perhaps clearer than most on what my type is: my whole life, I’ve been powerfully drawn to exceptionally slender brunettes with straight hair, aquiline noses, high cheekbones with so… --- ## [Anyone else anxious to see True Grit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-anxious-to-see-true-grit/563670)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2010, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-anxious-to-see-true-grit/563670 "2010-12-26T03:11:45Z")
It comes out 12/22. I think this may be the first movie in years that I see opening night. I hope it’s as good as No Country for Old Men. I saw that opening night and was completely blown away by it. That was one of … --- ## [“She’s your daughter. Not your date” anti-incest billboards OK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-s-your-daughter-not-your-date-anti-incest-billboards-ok/760648)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2016, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-s-your-daughter-not-your-date-anti-incest-billboards-ok/760648 "2016-08-01T00:33:34Z")
Per this storywould you be OK with a group putting up billboards along your local highways with this message? “She’s your daughter. Not your date” I see the point of fighting sex crimes, but honestly if I was looking … --- ## [Attractive Cartoon/Anime Characters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attractive-cartoon-anime-characters/658727)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2013, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attractive-cartoon-anime-characters/658727 "2013-05-26T00:58:49Z")
Do you ever find cartoon/anime characters genuinely attractive and if so whom: Erica Hartmann: http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2012/239/9/2/erica\_hartmann\_by\_dekodere-d4n3kpu.png http://s1.zerochan.net/Erica.Hartmann… --- ## [Non-Americans, what are our iconic landmarks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-americans-what-are-our-iconic-landmarks/690231)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2014, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-americans-what-are-our-iconic-landmarks/690231 "2014-06-17T21:25:39Z")
Everyone knows France has the Eiffel Tower and England has Big Ben. What do you consider it for us? I figure #1 would be the Statue of Liberty? Some possible others: \[ul\] \[li\]Mt Rushmore\[/li\]\[li\]Capitol or White Hous… --- ## [The "Ground Zero Mosque" Can be built, but should it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ground-zero-mosque-can-be-built-but-should-it/561496)
**Author:** [@MinkyBinks735](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MinkyBinks735)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2010, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ground-zero-mosque-can-be-built-but-should-it/561496 "2010-12-08T18:30:22Z")
the title is the debate in which I am starting. Fire away your opinions --- ## ["Leon: The Professional"? Wha-?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leon-the-professional-wha/723468)
**Author:** [@Chicago\_Faucet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicago_Faucet)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2015, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leon-the-professional-wha/723468 "2015-08-13T19:17:57Z")
“The Professional” is one of my favorite movies. I hadn’t seen it in about ten years. I noticed it was in my Netflix queue, so even though I own the movie, I threw caution to the wind and said, “Heck with it! I’m goin… --- ## [What's the deal with the United States Achievement Academy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-the-united-states-achievement-academy/309539)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2006, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-the-united-states-achievement-academy/309539 "2006-11-26T06:09:20Z")
A friend of mine is very excited because she just learned that she is a recipient of this award, and could possibly win a college scholarship. Upon hearing the details, (they sell these “yearbooks” and then send you an … --- ## [Singularly memorable movie scenes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singularly-memorable-movie-scenes/660051)
**Author:** [@dataguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dataguy)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singularly-memorable-movie-scenes/660051 "2013-06-13T22:30:28Z")
Do you have any single scenes from movies that just stick with you? The movie as a whole doesn’t have to be memorable–just that one scene. One of mine is from Joe vs the Volcano. When Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan are shipwrec… --- ## [Question for "Gun Nuts"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-gun-nuts/553042)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-gun-nuts/553042 "2010-10-11T20:58:49Z")
In this thread, a question is raised as to the constitutionality of suspending gun ownership rights during a state of emergency. This has me asking a question here that’s been on my mind for a while, but I didn’t want t… --- ## [Good southern US accents in movies and TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-southern-us-accents-in-movies-and-tv/41248)
**Author:** [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-southern-us-accents-in-movies-and-tv/41248 "2013-06-18T01:56:48Z")
spoke-'s thread Worst fake southern accent in cinematic history? got me to thinking: What are some movies or tv shows where the actors have GOOD/passable southern accents? Give me some good examples so I can attempt to… --- ## [The world's (semi-) greatest question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-semi-greatest-question/635340)
**Author:** [@Omg\_a\_Black\_Conservative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omg_a_Black_Conservative)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2012, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-semi-greatest-question/635340 "2012-09-24T22:05:08Z")
I didn’t see a thread about this, but Obama said Washington can only be changed from the outside, not the inside. But this poses a question. If Obama says Washington can’t be changed from the inside and it can only be c… --- ## [Is this photo post-mortem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-photo-post-mortem/467315)
**Author:** [@Sublata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublata)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-photo-post-mortem/467315 "2010-07-30T02:16:30Z")
I recently acquired this antique photograph and I am about 80% convinced it’s post-mortem, for various reasons – the blank, unfocused eyes, the base of the stand just visible behind his right foot, the lump under the rig… --- ## [Two Sentence Stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-sentence-stories/721052)
**Author:** [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2019, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-sentence-stories/721052 "2019-09-24T04:40:27Z")
Inspired by a recent post I saw containing two sentence horror stories I thought it might be interesting to see what we could come up with. I’ve elected to expand the format so horror isn’t the only genre. The Rules: M… --- ## [Have you ever been sexually assaulted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-sexually-assaulted/799017)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-sexually-assaulted/799017 "2019-11-01T16:19:10Z")
Have you ever been sexually assaulted? Upon reading a friend’s Facebook post I realized that yes, yes I was sexually assaulted as a teenager. A trusted baseball coach tried to have his way with me twice: once on a camp… --- ## [What American cultural stuff is not popular ouside of Nth America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-american-cultural-stuff-is-not-popular-ouside-of-nth-america/445853)
**Author:** [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2008, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-american-cultural-stuff-is-not-popular-ouside-of-nth-america/445853 "2008-06-05T17:48:32Z")
And why? Most culture of the United States of America—music, cinema, dance, architecture, literature, poetry, cuisine and the visual arts- most American genres of music,cinema,television etc are popular in many countrie… --- ## [What is it with women and gay men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-women-and-gay-men/539513)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-women-and-gay-men/539513 "2010-06-22T00:00:24Z")
Perhaps I’ve gotten the wrong impression, but women and gay men often seem to get along particularly well. I personally remember in high school that a guy who was very likely gay was surrounded by women. Women are also … --- ## [Let's Get Froggy! A Beachy MMP.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-get-froggy-a-beachy-mmp/419477)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 401\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2007, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-get-froggy-a-beachy-mmp/419477 "2007-09-24T03:44:38Z")
(I almost forgot, too, FCM.) We arrived in Daytona Beach around 3:00 pm on Saturday, Sept 1, after starting at 7:40 am in Houston, and a layover in Atlanta of 3 hours. We were still energized! A slight damper was the … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=506&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=508&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)