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**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751 "2012-09-11T16:49:21Z")
Thought I’d go ahead and start this since we have a real game tonight. I love NFL football. I am so happy that it’s back. Even if my team (Bengals) traditionally sucks, I watch 'em anyway because I just love watching my … --- ## [Heroes 12/4: "Fallout"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-12-4-fallout/382882)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2006, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-12-4-fallout/382882 "2006-12-12T22:00:36Z")
Alternate title - “Suck on this until January, bitches!” Last week, we learned more about our \[del\]Five Little Peppers\[/del\] Eight Little Heroes and How They Grew (and wicked bonus points to anyone who recognizes the re… --- ## [Tiger Woods is a quitter and a malingerer.... What ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-is-a-quitter-and-a-malingerer-what/538832)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-is-a-quitter-and-a-malingerer-what/538832 "2010-05-18T14:33:24Z")
I can see saying about a lot of athletes, but Tiger Woods, Mr. Play through the pain and tough it out? This article is pure nastiness. What a turd this reporter is. ‘Injury’ was just an excuse for Tiger to quit http://… --- ## [It's finally happening: McDonald's is going to all day breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-finally-happening-mcdonalds-is-going-to-all-day-breakfast/729643)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2015, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-finally-happening-mcdonalds-is-going-to-all-day-breakfast/729643 "2015-10-21T23:30:44Z")
Now what I’m wondering, will dinner be 24 hours too? Because sometimes when I’m on the road I don’t want to wait until 11 for some McNuggets. --- ## [Most difficult majors in engineering/sciences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-difficult-majors-in-engineering-sciences/150171)
**Author:** [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2003, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-difficult-majors-in-engineering-sciences/150171 "2003-01-25T18:11:22Z")
When I was in college, there was a clear progression of engineering majors. ChemE was considered the hardest. IE (Industrial Engineering) the easiest. (Well, actually there was also Packaging Engineering, but they nev… --- ## [How useful have horses and bayonets been in the modern Army? Is bayonet use still taught?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-useful-have-horses-and-bayonets-been-in-the-modern-army-is-bayonet-use-still-taught/638613)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-useful-have-horses-and-bayonets-been-in-the-modern-army-is-bayonet-use-still-taught/638613 "2012-10-26T13:59:25Z")
See subject. --- ## [Poll: Is it ok for rock musicians to wear shorts onstage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-it-ok-for-rock-musicians-to-wear-shorts-onstage/695002)
**Author:** [@Mr.Natural](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Natural)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-it-ok-for-rock-musicians-to-wear-shorts-onstage/695002 "2014-08-13T14:31:56Z")
Is it ok for male rock musicians to wear shorts onstage? --- ## [So, How great was your Threesome?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-great-was-your-threesome/58257)
**Author:** [@cerebrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cerebrum)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2001, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-great-was-your-threesome/58257 "2001-03-29T20:45:15Z")
Its story time… btw I didnt have one yet…just curious :smiley: --- ## [Just got job at gay bar. Anything to expect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-job-at-gay-bar-anything-to-expect/630685)
**Author:** [@YourAdHere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YourAdHere)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-job-at-gay-bar-anything-to-expect/630685 "2012-09-12T17:03:11Z")
Just got second job, this one is as a bartender at a “gay/lesbian / metro, etc” bar. I am super excited and looking forward to starting this week if all goes well. I am not gay, nor do I drink, nor have I ever been a bar… --- ## [The imPEACHment Pit Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-impeachment-pit-thread/843685)
**Author:** [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2019, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-impeachment-pit-thread/843685 "2019-11-28T18:34:39Z")
I have to do this . I’ve really had it with the gaslighting in the thread in the Elections forum. And I’d still like to have the same basic kind of civil discussion we are have over there, but I’d like to rant some. And… --- ## [Memo to Rick Sanchez](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memo-to-rick-sanchez/555807)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2010, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memo-to-rick-sanchez/555807 "2010-11-04T21:30:03Z")
You can find the Cafe Society thread on what was said here. As a Jewish person who has personally experienced antisemitism, please let me extend to you a hearty Go Fuck Yourself. Next time, please let them taser your n… --- ## [Snake-handling pastor dies of snakebite.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snake-handling-pastor-dies-of-snakebite/681489)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snake-handling-pastor-dies-of-snakebite/681489 "2014-11-04T22:21:57Z")
Reality show snake-handling preacher dies – of snakebite I’m reminded of a line from a The Little Rascals film: ‘See what you get for being smart?’ --- ## [If you're wealthy apparently the law does not apply to you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-wealthy-apparently-the-law-does-not-apply-to-you/559752)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2010, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-wealthy-apparently-the-law-does-not-apply-to-you/559752 "2010-11-11T09:08:08Z")
I am sure we can all think of cases where a rich person manages to get treated differently and rather well by the legal system where most of us would be screwed. This, however, seems to really take the cake. So much so… --- ## [Is it impolite to refuse to share your umbrella with a stranger when it's raining?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-impolite-to-refuse-to-share-your-umbrella-with-a-stranger-when-its-raining/660930)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-impolite-to-refuse-to-share-your-umbrella-with-a-stranger-when-its-raining/660930 "2013-06-18T16:10:11Z")
I was waiting at the bus stop this morning and it started raining. I asked a person if I could stand under her umbrella. NO! WTF? So I decided to take a poll on the subject. --- ## [I'm no longer a Jew.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-no-longer-a-jew/553727)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-no-longer-a-jew/553727 "2010-09-20T04:25:05Z")
This Is Not How Jews Behave. This is not what Jews do. We do not throw human beings away because their very presence will dilute the purity of the Jewishness of Israel. The video footage of the Israeli Parliment politi… --- ## [How do plants that grow from bulbs reproduce in the wild?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-plants-that-grow-from-bulbs-reproduce-in-the-wild/514847)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Buttons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Buttons)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2009, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-plants-that-grow-from-bulbs-reproduce-in-the-wild/514847 "2009-10-24T02:33:19Z")
After winding down my 1st year of attempting to garden, I’ve reached the point where I’m planting spring flowers for next year. I’ve noticed almost all the early-mid spring flowers (Tulips, Hydrangeas, Daffodils, etc) a… --- ## [What are the most ultra-hipster things you've ever seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-ultra-hipster-things-youve-ever-seen/678736)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-ultra-hipster-things-youve-ever-seen/678736 "2014-01-20T21:13:42Z")
Hey all, So my sister and I now have a new category, one that is added to on a daily basis: “Too Portland for Portlandia.” But we realized that what we’re REALLY talking about is the ultimate list of hipster things/peop… --- ## [Why Can't Drones Self-Destruct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-drones-self-destruct/605286)
**Author:** [@Bellwood1030](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellwood1030)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-drones-self-destruct/605286 "2011-12-13T17:59:05Z")
So the Iranians got to the drone that crashed before we could get in there and keep sensitive, high-tech equipment out of their hands. Since drones are (often) operated remotely, why can’t the sensitive equipment be set … --- ## [communal laundry rooms in apt building--is this common in all countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/communal-laundry-rooms-in-apt-building-is-this-common-in-all-countries/545752)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/communal-laundry-rooms-in-apt-building-is-this-common-in-all-countries/545752 "2010-07-07T18:11:35Z")
There is a thread running right now in MPSIMS asking how people feel about returning to the laundry room a few minutes late, and finding that a neighbor has removed their clothes from the machine so that he can use the… --- ## [Words that are not the same but get interchanged](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-are-not-the-same-but-get-interchanged/787944)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-are-not-the-same-but-get-interchanged/787944 "2018-07-16T10:07:46Z")
I think there must be quite a few of these. Some are derivatives of each other and do mean the same thing, some are usage driven, and some are just coincidence. I get reminded when a word in a book seems a little off, li… --- ## [MAFIA: The Road to Canterbury (Open Game; Sign-Ups)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-road-to-canterbury-open-game-sign-ups/624906)
**Author:** [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2012, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-road-to-canterbury-open-game-sign-ups/624906 "2012-06-26T16:42:59Z")
So askthepizzaguy’s epic game is now finished, and the post-game analysis seems to be beginning to flag. Given the complexity of that game, and of many of our games of late, I thought it might be fun to introduce somet… --- ## [Death Penalty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-penalty/648062)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-penalty/648062 "2013-01-31T15:28:42Z")
Should punishment by death penalty remain active in the United States, or should it be abolished? --- ## [Best off line long term storage solution for digital photos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-off-line-long-term-storage-solution-for-digital-photos/625081)
**Author:** [@Yarster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yarster)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-off-line-long-term-storage-solution-for-digital-photos/625081 "2012-06-16T15:22:18Z")
So today, our large external hard drive has started misbehaving, which contains all of our digital photos that we have been far too lazy to ever print out or deal with, yet would be extremely bummed out if they were ever… --- ## [What fast food/restaurant commercials are wasted in your area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fast-food-restaurant-commercials-are-wasted-in-your-area/779561)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2017, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fast-food-restaurant-commercials-are-wasted-in-your-area/779561 "2017-03-15T21:19:39Z")
You know-the chain restaurants and fast food places that you see ads for and maybe look good to you…but are nowhere near where you live. For me, there’s Sonic. The ads are funny, the food looks good, and there seems to… --- ## [What's wrong with Brian Wilson of the "Beach Boys"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-brian-wilson-of-the-beach-boys/272574)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-brian-wilson-of-the-beach-boys/272574 "2015-09-16T16:27:33Z")
I knew he had problems in the past, and in a recent interview I saw he just seems very … “off” I guess is the best way to say it. Is it drug, burnout, mental illness… what? --- ## [Movies in which the main character commits suicide (spoilers, duh)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-in-which-the-main-character-commits-suicide-spoilers-duh/404420)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Hildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Hildo)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2007, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-in-which-the-main-character-commits-suicide-spoilers-duh/404420 "2007-05-21T23:52:52Z")
For some reason I can only recall two movies, the similarly titled 'night, Mother and Mother Night. --- ## [God Daughter tells us to pipe down; and parents encourage her](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-daughter-tells-us-to-pipe-down-and-parents-encourage-her/638922)
**Author:** [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-daughter-tells-us-to-pipe-down-and-parents-encourage-her/638922 "2012-10-29T20:11:30Z")
A bit of a delicate situation and I’m curious how other dopers would handle it. My four year old god-daughter and her parents live just down the street from us. She is a great kid in most respects, but my friend’s pare… --- ## [Build Your Own 2010 GOP Contract With America!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-your-own-2010-gop-contract-with-america/542164)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-your-own-2010-gop-contract-with-america/542164 "2010-08-10T14:11:19Z")
Inspired by a couple of comments in the "Will the Repubs take the House? Senate? thread, specifically Boozahol Squid, P.I.'s interpretation of a comment by lel, essentially saying that a new Gingrich needs to step up and… --- ## [The New York subway system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-york-subway-system/654098)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2013, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-york-subway-system/654098 "2013-04-07T19:50:52Z")
Just returned from a 48 hour jaunt to The Big Apple and, as with every trip, I’m reminded of how much I hate the subway system. Don’t get me wrong: It moves millions of people around, very economically. But there are a… --- ## [Why is Domino's pizza so ubiquitous when it isn't good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-dominos-pizza-so-ubiquitous-when-it-isnt-good/513912)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2009, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-dominos-pizza-so-ubiquitous-when-it-isnt-good/513912 "2009-10-20T04:27:21Z")
Why did Domino’s pizza spread across the entire country? I would imagine that in this land of pizza shops, there must have been enough competition, even if only local places, to keep out a chain which does not have any … --- ## [Diablo 3 Open Beta weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-open-beta-weekend/619384)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-open-beta-weekend/619384 "2012-04-25T06:39:14Z")
Diablo 3 will be available for all this weekend in an open beta stress test. So if you wanted to preview the game to decide whether or not to get it, you can try it starting in about a half hour, going through until Mond… --- ## [Why The Incessant harping On the Crusades?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-incessant-harping-on-the-crusades/739823)
**Author:** [@botsgotme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/botsgotme)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2015, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-incessant-harping-on-the-crusades/739823 "2015-12-15T15:10:40Z")
Why do muslim scholars endlessly whine about the Crusades? I find it quite bizarre, because: -the Crusades took place hundreds of years ago, the early ones almost 1000 years ago -the Crusaders were reacting to a muslim… --- ## [Chew through a chain link fence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chew-through-a-chain-link-fence/495031)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2012, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chew-through-a-chain-link-fence/495031 "2012-04-09T00:42:04Z")
In this thread, once more argueing about pit bulls, there are several mentions about dogs chewing through a chain link fence. My bullshit alarm is screaming like a mimi. Can any dog literally chew through a chain link … --- ## [Love songs with unhealthy ideas about love](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-songs-with-unhealthy-ideas-about-love/575218)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-songs-with-unhealthy-ideas-about-love/575218 "2011-03-21T17:21:52Z")
The song “Haven’t Met You Yet” by Michael Buble is my current, obnoxious earworm (be warned before you listen to the wretched thing) and the lyrics of it make it into a theme song for dysfunctional romance (and possibly … --- ## [Tesla.. How do they do it and why what they do can't be done cheaply?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-how-do-they-do-it-and-why-what-they-do-cant-be-done-cheaply/660739)
**Author:** [@ombre12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ombre12)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2013, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-how-do-they-do-it-and-why-what-they-do-cant-be-done-cheaply/660739 "2013-06-21T23:23:07Z")
Problem with electric cars is their relatively short range and poor power. Tesla has solved both problems. I would buy one tomorrow if it didn’t cost an arm and a leg. Is the very high cost of a Tesla justified? Are … --- ## [Sirius XM is really starting to suck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sirius-xm-is-really-starting-to-suck/939071)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2021, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sirius-xm-is-really-starting-to-suck/939071 "2021-10-21T09:20:27Z")
When I bought my Corvette in 2014 I received a years free subscription to Sirius XM. Paying for radio is a concept I previously laughed hardily at, but I’ll take something for free. But after a year I was admittedly ho… --- ## [Where/how to get rid of old textbooks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-how-to-get-rid-of-old-textbooks/593791)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2014, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-how-to-get-rid-of-old-textbooks/593791 "2014-10-14T14:37:25Z")
I’ve finally admitted that keeping that collection of 1999-edition textbooks on the shelf is doing no one any good. Are old (back-edition) textbooks worthless? Should I just throw them in the trash, or is there a chanc… --- ## [Ask the 2nd year Pharmacy Student](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-2nd-year-pharmacy-student/500241)
**Author:** [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-2nd-year-pharmacy-student/500241 "2009-06-23T12:29:41Z")
Hello all, I’ve always wanted to post one of these “Ask The” threads, but never had the time to actually follow one. So, now that I have time for one, let me start one. But First, a bit about me: I am currently attendin… --- ## [Superheroes' useless tics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-useless-tics/578117)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2011, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-useless-tics/578117 "2011-04-23T03:09:01Z")
The most famous of these useless tics is Superman’s need to duck a gun thrown at him right after sticking his chest out to catch all the bullets. Another that bothered me as a child was the need for the Bionic woman to t… --- ## [Do liberals want Dylann Roof executed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-liberals-want-dylann-roof-executed/722986)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2015, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-liberals-want-dylann-roof-executed/722986 "2015-06-23T22:02:48Z")
Generally speaking the death penalty is seen as an anti-liberal/right wing thing (though of course Communists used it plenty), but it seems like American liberals have largely moved away from the hippie and MLK-type stuf… --- ## [Inside jokes don't make you look clever. You look like you got a shiny asshole.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inside-jokes-dont-make-you-look-clever-you-look-like-you-got-a-shiny-asshole/307450)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2005, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inside-jokes-dont-make-you-look-clever-you-look-like-you-got-a-shiny-asshole/307450 "2005-06-12T18:37:55Z")
I’m referring to this thread, whereupon Skip Magic yells at me for calling somebody an attention whore. It turns out the OP was reviving some ancient convoluted wordplay thread from last millineum. It’s like the geeks w… --- ## [Could Pickett's Charge have succeeded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-picketts-charge-have-succeeded/516670)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2009, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-picketts-charge-have-succeeded/516670 "2009-11-15T00:08:52Z")
Let’s say Ewell hadn’t siphoned off some of the artillery and the supply trains were close enough that Longstreet’s barrage kept up as planned. I’ve stood on Cemetery Ridge and that damned cornfield is still a literal m… --- ## [C K Dexter Haven, act your age!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven-act-your-age/350846)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2006, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven-act-your-age/350846 "2006-04-02T15:31:24Z")
The very idea of trying to come up with an April Fool’s Day joke. Don’t you think you’re a little old for such shenanigans. I’m sure you have more than you can handle moderating (and I use the word loosely) Cafe Societ… --- ## [Creative uses for brownie and pancake mix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-uses-for-brownie-and-pancake-mix/535054)
**Author:** [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2010, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-uses-for-brownie-and-pancake-mix/535054 "2010-05-27T06:09:47Z")
So my husband likes to buy stuff in bulk, and a month or so ago he brought home an absolutely enormous sack of pancake mix, and a box of brownie mix - enough to make 6+ pans of brownies. There is just no way my family i… --- ## [Guys, how long does it take to grow a beard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-long-does-it-take-to-grow-a-beard/377839)
**Author:** [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2006, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-long-does-it-take-to-grow-a-beard/377839 "2006-10-26T12:22:50Z")
Well, I had a decent mustache 30 years ago when I was a kid, but have shaved pretty much every day since. So for a week I haven’t shaved, and have about as much stubble as some guys I know get in a couple days. I was wo… --- ## [The Galaxy Quest appreciation thread \[spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345)
**Author:** [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2011, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345 "2011-12-12T14:23:04Z")
So, I just watched this for the nth time and I was struck by what a great movie it is. Acting, script, story, effects, cast, it works as a stand alone movie that you only need the vaguest awareness of Trek fandom to app… --- ## [Wikileaks has released the documents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikileaks-has-released-the-documents/562198)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikileaks-has-released-the-documents/562198 "2010-12-17T01:42:45Z")
The Guardian has an interactive browsable database. --- ## [Awesome dumbshit conservative bumper sticker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-dumbshit-conservative-bumper-sticker/564318)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2010, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-dumbshit-conservative-bumper-sticker/564318 "2010-12-26T03:02:40Z")
“THE SECOND AMENDMENT MAKES THE OTHER NINE AMENDMENTS POSSIBLE” (on the bumper sticker of a Plymouth Voyager, next to a McCain/Palin sticker). Sometimes newspapers make misprints in their haste, sometimes politicians s… --- ## [Fuck You Calista Flockhart. Your NOT Pretty.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-calista-flockhart-your-not-pretty/93486)
**Author:** [@Phlip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlip)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-calista-flockhart-your-not-pretty/93486 "2016-09-20T17:02:22Z")
Your so goddamn ugly and annoying on your shitty show/hour-long-gap-commercial. Do people actually find this bitch attractive? She looks like a lizard. Just had to say that. Thanks for your time. --- ## [Face Off Season 8](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-off-season-8/710488)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2015, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-off-season-8/710488 "2015-04-24T21:42:20Z")
Season 8 of Face Off is here. Ve is back. In their continuous quest to keep things new and different, they added a new dynamic to this season. They brought back Rayce, Anthony, and Laura to serve as mentors for the con… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=512&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=514&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)