# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=515&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:** 516 --- ## [Gym annoyances](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gym-annoyances/496573)
**Author:** [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2009, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gym-annoyances/496573 "2009-06-02T02:50:09Z")
I go to my gym on a regular basis. I like it there, but some of the people are just bloody annoying. In a previous thread, I talked about some guys who insist on whooping and barking like dogs during the cardio bootcam… --- ## [Using the word 'alum' in place of alumnus/alumna?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-the-word-alum-in-place-of-alumnus-alumna/333521)
**Author:** [@Ins\_Outs\_What-have-yous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ins_Outs_What-have-yous)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2005, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-the-word-alum-in-place-of-alumnus-alumna/333521 "2005-12-01T21:13:36Z")
During my upbringing, I learned that the terms alumnus, alumna, alumni, and alumnae were unique in that in the English language they retain the Latin suffixes related to gender and plurality. ‘Alumnus’ and ‘alumna’ are … --- ## [Somebody broke into my fucking car!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-broke-into-my-fucking-car/542923)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2010, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-broke-into-my-fucking-car/542923 "2010-06-16T04:05:45Z")
And what did you get? The loose change in my ashtray and a fucking radio. Riddle me this, Batman, how much crack, exactly, can you get for a used car stereo? How long will your high last you? Three minutes? Oh, five? Gre… --- ## [What's your Melania Trump theory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-melania-trump-theory/815254)
**Author:** [@Labor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labor)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2018, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-melania-trump-theory/815254 "2018-06-09T03:33:32Z")
Mrs. Labor believes that FLOTUS went to the hospital on May 14 for one of the following reasons: \[ul\] \[li\]She was rushed there due to injuries from a suicide attempt\[/li\]\[li\]She was taken due to injuries sustained afte… --- ## [Why doesn't ET call us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-et-call-us/472634)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2008, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-et-call-us/472634 "2008-11-23T19:56:40Z")
Not sure where to put this… Space travel seems similar to time travel. It has been argued that if time travel will eventually be possible, we’d be seeing visitors from the future. Similarly, it seems as though if space … --- ## [Do you have a "Spinster Aunt"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-spinster-aunt/593051)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-spinster-aunt/593051 "2011-08-19T21:06:49Z")
There’s a family archetype of the “spinster aunt” - that somewhat oddball sis of one of your parents who never dated much, prefers to live alone with her cats and knit more quilts, and is rumored to not exactly play for … --- ## [Why the need to deny bias that others have experienced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-need-to-deny-bias-that-others-have-experienced/560164)
**Author:** [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2010, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-need-to-deny-bias-that-others-have-experienced/560164 "2010-11-15T07:53:05Z")
I recently interviewed someone for a job. I was one of many conducting interviews. Among my observations was a difference in the candidate’s response to me and the male interviewer and also a reference to a group of tech… --- ## [Is anyone else sick of the Casey Anthony media circus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-sick-of-the-casey-anthony-media-circus/587853)
**Author:** [@SweetLucy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SweetLucy)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-sick-of-the-casey-anthony-media-circus/587853 "2011-07-08T19:26:43Z")
If I see Casey Anthony’s ugly face in the paper or on the Net again, I’ll scream! :mad: Everyone deserves a fair trial. I think she’s guilty as sin, and a bad little liar about it. --- ## [Chains dragging under school bus: why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chains-dragging-under-school-bus-why/512415)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Harrogate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Harrogate)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2009, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chains-dragging-under-school-bus-why/512415 "2009-10-06T00:19:53Z")
Driving behind a yellow schoolbus, I spied and heard chains dragging from the axle. There must be a reason for them. --- ## [Funniest movie scenes ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movie-scenes-ever/329274)
**Author:** [@revolver\_4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/revolver_4)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2005, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movie-scenes-ever/329274 "2005-11-11T16:31:39Z")
Funniest movie scenes ever Inspired by a thread regarding the scariest scenes from horror flicks. First scene that comes to mind: Eddie Murphy’s geeky character in Bowfinger trying to cross a busy highway. The expressio… --- ## [Trigger Warnings on College Syllabi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trigger-warnings-on-college-syllabi/689295)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2014, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trigger-warnings-on-college-syllabi/689295 "2014-05-31T01:56:51Z")
Trigger warnings are warnings often used when an Internet post contains references to something that could cause a negative reaction (such as rape, self-harm, eating disorders). They’re common on a lot of blogs/sites, bu… --- ## [Massacre your favourite literature with a limerick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massacre-your-favourite-literature-with-a-limerick/163812)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massacre-your-favourite-literature-with-a-limerick/163812 "2015-02-16T17:36:27Z")
Rules of engagement:\[ul\]\[li\]Original work only please\[\]Try to emulate the style of the original in some way (in case someone doesn’t know it)\[\]Include a link to the original if possibleUse the spoiler box\[/ul\]Here’s my f… --- ## [Can someone dream something they have never seen before?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-dream-something-they-have-never-seen-before/190352)
**Author:** [@Aro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aro)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2003, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-dream-something-they-have-never-seen-before/190352 "2003-07-25T04:13:33Z")
Are dreams merely a random collection of previous experiences, thoughts, images and ideas amalgamated into some seemingly applicable sequence, or can a person dream imaginary and exceptional things which they have never… --- ## [First dental appointment in about 20 years. What should I expect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-dental-appointment-in-about-20-years-what-should-i-expect/279986)
**Author:** [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2019, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-dental-appointment-in-about-20-years-what-should-i-expect/279986 "2019-10-18T22:03:30Z")
: hanging my head in shame : Yes, folks, it’s true. I haven’t been to a dentist in about twenty years. What can I say, I’ve never been a big fan of pain. Well, for twenty years my luck has been pretty good. No real … --- ## [Typical Impound Fee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typical-impound-fee/150877)
**Author:** [@d12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/d12)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2003, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typical-impound-fee/150877 "2003-01-27T17:18:30Z")
I’m writting a story in which someone gets their car stolen. What would the average fee to take a car out of impound be? Scenario: Cops find car parked illegally, tow it, owner reports it stolen. Cops inform owner that … --- ## [It is better to spill your seed in the belly of a whore than on the ground](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-better-to-spill-your-seed-in-the-belly-of-a-whore-than-on-the-ground/45040)
**Author:** [@Opus1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Opus1)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2000, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-better-to-spill-your-seed-in-the-belly-of-a-whore-than-on-the-ground/45040 "2000-12-12T11:01:35Z")
Where does this quote come from? It’s frequently attributed as a Bible quote, but it’s not. Anyone have any idea? --- ## [The kaboom mmp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kaboom-mmp/790418)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kaboom-mmp/790418 "2017-07-10T01:31:36Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 75 Amurrkin out and cloudy with a predicted high of 93 and mostly N.O.S. though there could be afternoon tstorms. We shall see. OYKW took today off and since tomorrow is… --- ## [Jeff Session.. bigot.. racist..and now Anti-securlarist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeff-session-bigot-racist-and-now-anti-securlarist/777031)
**Author:** [@Chicagojeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicagojeff)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2017, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeff-session-bigot-racist-and-now-anti-securlarist/777031 "2017-01-17T19:05:01Z")
So Sessions gets an ‘award’ from Craphead/Islamhater David Horowitz…then says… Secularist are unfit for government…because they don’t believe in an “absolute truth”. Ugh…as If I needed more reasons to despise this pointy… --- ## [The Metric system is the tool of the devil!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-metric-system-is-the-tool-of-the-devil/835256)
**Author:** [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2019, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-metric-system-is-the-tool-of-the-devil/835256 "2019-06-23T12:27:56Z")
The global tyranny of the metric system rears its head on Tucker Carlson tonight. :slight\_smile: --- ## ["Dear Sir or Madam" alternatives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-sir-or-madam-alternatives/556005)
**Author:** [@ultraman100](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultraman100)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2010, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-sir-or-madam-alternatives/556005 "2010-10-10T19:01:08Z")
Something one notch less formal, but not “To Whom It May Concern,” for replies to people offering jobs who don’t provide company or personal names. I am thinking “Dear Recruiting Agent” but that seems like it might be o… --- ## [Why didn't China adopt an alphabet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-china-adopt-an-alphabet/609272)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-china-adopt-an-alphabet/609272 "2012-01-16T01:31:00Z")
As I understand it, alphabets were developed and came into use c1800-1000 BC, and spread throughout the literate old world (some languages use abugidas, which are near enough). Except for China, which stuck to pictograms… --- ## [2020 is hindsight, lets rant about 2021 (January minirants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-is-hindsight-lets-rant-about-2021-january-minirants/929499)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2021, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-is-hindsight-lets-rant-about-2021-january-minirants/929499 "2021-02-03T23:07:48Z")
Am I the only bored crabby one here? Its gotten so bad that Mom is drinking wine and watching Heavy Metal with me. Our FIV cat is going faster than we expected. We are used to cats dying of age related diseases which ca… --- ## [Thoughts about starting drinking again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-about-starting-drinking-again/535947)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2010, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-about-starting-drinking-again/535947 "2010-04-17T01:53:12Z")
Sometime this month it will be 6 years since I last had any alcohol. I drank pretty heavily from late high school to my early 40s. Unsuccessfully tried to limit my drinking for a couple years, and then decided to stop.… --- ## [Fuck you, San Francisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-san-francisco/318153)
**Author:** [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2005, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-san-francisco/318153 "2005-12-03T03:28:39Z")
for saying that the USS Iowa isn’t welcome there. It was all set up. Senator Dianne Feinstein had lined up three million bucks so that the Iowa could be towed there to become a museum ship at Fisherman’s Wharf. But sh… --- ## [Almost every body type in an ad hurts women's self-esteem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-every-body-type-in-an-ad-hurts-womens-self-esteem/532883)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-every-body-type-in-an-ad-hurts-womens-self-esteem/532883 "2010-03-23T16:09:28Z")
I’ve heard many say that using thin women in ads hurts the self-esteem of women and girls, because they can’t measure up to the fit and rail-thin women that appear. As published in the Phoenix New Times, it seems like e… --- ## [Intelligent hubby, but dumb wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligent-hubby-but-dumb-wife/625825)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligent-hubby-but-dumb-wife/625825 "2012-06-23T16:07:37Z")
Or vice versa. Is the marriage bound to last? --- ## [Do all bird species lay unfertilized eggs? Some? A few? Just one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-bird-species-lay-unfertilized-eggs-some-a-few-just-one/631865)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-bird-species-lay-unfertilized-eggs-some-a-few-just-one/631865 "2018-03-07T02:59:39Z")
Domestic chickens lay eggs, if I understand correctly, every day, fertilized or not. Is this true of birds generally? Or is it something particular just to domestic chickens? Or is it something some birds do but not othe… --- ## [What's worse: excessively long fingernails or drawn-on eyebrows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-worse-excessively-long-fingernails-or-drawn-on-eyebrows/583291)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-worse-excessively-long-fingernails-or-drawn-on-eyebrows/583291 "2011-05-28T01:23:32Z")
That is all. What’s worse, Excessively long fingernails or (badly/obviously) drawn-on eyebrows? --- ## [Did the Colorado cake maker refuse to sell the gay couple any cake, or just a custom "gay" design?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-colorado-cake-maker-refuse-to-sell-the-gay-couple-any-cake-or-just-a-custom-gay-design/803925)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-colorado-cake-maker-refuse-to-sell-the-gay-couple-any-cake-or-just-a-custom-gay-design/803925 "2018-06-21T19:10:21Z")
I have tried to uncover these basic and crucial facts of the case, and have not been able to find them anywhere. Not interested in debating the issue, which is why I posted here. Just want to know the factual answer to… --- ## ["Political Correctness" and Factual Correctness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-correctness-and-factual-correctness/544902)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-correctness-and-factual-correctness/544902 "2010-07-15T15:43:27Z")
Note: I am mostly speaking to an American audience here. When I talk about conservatism here, I’m talking about stances that one would associate with the American Republican Party. I’ve suspected for a long time that po… --- ## [Recommend a movie not a lot of people have seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-movie-not-a-lot-of-people-have-seen/432358)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-movie-not-a-lot-of-people-have-seen/432358 "2018-12-25T14:22:13Z")
In the recent thread “Quickly review the last four movies you’ve seen,” RealityChuck throws off a comment about a movie I’d never heard of before, Cashback, in a way that totally intrigued me – I not only added it to my … --- ## [Back to the Future III: An (semi)obvious solution...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-future-iii-an-semi-obvious-solution/606029)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2011, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-future-iii-an-semi-obvious-solution/606029 "2011-12-20T06:47:30Z")
I love BTTF 3, but not as much as the original. Yet… The BIG problem of getting Marty back to the future in the 1st movie was generating the 1.21 jiggawatts. The BIG problem of getting Marty back to the future in the 3… --- ## [Trapped! In a submarine! With a bomb! (how do I defuse it?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trapped-in-a-submarine-with-a-bomb-how-do-i-defuse-it/540595)
**Author:** [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trapped-in-a-submarine-with-a-bomb-how-do-i-defuse-it/540595 "2010-05-29T21:33:24Z")
Or at least minimize the damage? So, yeah, I’m probably hosed. This is based on a scenario from “Lost” a few weeks ago. Basically, the Good Guys discover in their backpack a goodly-sized brick of C4 attached to a digit… --- ## [Here we go again—shitty moderation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-we-go-again-shitty-moderation/533522)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-we-go-again-shitty-moderation/533522 "2010-04-07T16:14:30Z")
Scene of the latest injustice. \[QUOTE=Marley23\] Mod Note \[QUOTE=magellan01 (to tomndebb)\] Feel free to get Marley23 to sign on to the apology, in the interest of saving the hamsters the work of an extra post. \[/QUOT… --- ## [Planned parenthood hides rape of 13 year-old girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planned-parenthood-hides-rape-of-13-year-old-girl/475930)
**Author:** [@Euthanasiast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euthanasiast)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2008, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planned-parenthood-hides-rape-of-13-year-old-girl/475930 "2008-12-08T06:34:51Z")
Here is the YouTube video. Regardless of your stance on children being able to get an abortion without notification to parents, I think it goes without saying that this is way fucking wrong. I know this nurse was lookin… --- ## [Ghostbusters RPG Game (IC only)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-rpg-game-ic-only/661051)
**Author:** [@Phnord\_Prephect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phnord_Prephect)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2013, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-rpg-game-ic-only/661051 "2013-07-13T05:37:43Z")
This is the In-Character thread for the Ghostbusters RPG game. Only players should post here; visitors can comment in the Out Of Character thread, please. As in other games, please begin your post with your character’s … --- ## [Texas Fertilizer Plant Blast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-fertilizer-plant-blast/656000)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2016, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-fertilizer-plant-blast/656000 "2016-05-13T12:47:44Z")
I hope everyone survives. --- ## [How tacky is it to propose marriage without a ring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tacky-is-it-to-propose-marriage-without-a-ring/452410)
**Author:** [@Not\_a\_Platypus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_a_Platypus)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2008, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tacky-is-it-to-propose-marriage-without-a-ring/452410 "2008-06-11T03:38:00Z")
My SO and I have been living together for nearly a year now and we’ll be heading on a small vacation together in a couple of weeks. There’s no way I can afford a nice ring any time in the near future, but this does seem … --- ## [Parts of town in the US that "even cops won't go into"- true or UL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parts-of-town-in-the-us-that-even-cops-wont-go-into-true-or-ul/444513)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2008, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parts-of-town-in-the-us-that-even-cops-wont-go-into-true-or-ul/444513 "2008-04-11T00:31:04Z")
Every now on then you hear about a part of town or specific street or complex that is so crime/gang ridden that ‘even cops won’t go there’, even if there is a legitimate need to do so, and its always sounded like BS to m… --- ## [14-year-old arrested for building a clock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-year-old-arrested-for-building-a-clock/731481)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-year-old-arrested-for-building-a-clock/731481 "2019-07-02T17:51:21Z")
In Texas, of course. I love this part: Um… It’s a clock. It tells you what time it is. I can imagine their further investigation of the kid’s belongings… ‘What’s this yellow thing? A weapon?’ ‘It’s a pencil.’ ‘… --- ## [Re: Is Time Travel Possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-is-time-travel-possible/694627)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2014, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-is-time-travel-possible/694627 "2014-08-22T19:52:11Z")
Here. I just wanted to point out, that I have at least three nitpicks about this article:). One, and this one is perhaps the more lighthearted of the three, Mr. Adams says that apparently time travelers have never ven… --- ## [Why are progressive/left-leaning policies more popular in the wealthier of US states?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-progressive-left-leaning-policies-more-popular-in-the-wealthier-of-us-states/690756)
**Author:** [@guesswhoiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guesswhoiam)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-progressive-left-leaning-policies-more-popular-in-the-wealthier-of-us-states/690756 "2014-06-17T20:15:10Z")
At a glance, policies such as high/progressive taxation, social benefits, regulation of large corporation, economic equality, etc. appear to benefit the less wealthy more than the wealthy. But in the US, the blue states … --- ## ['Cheating' in single player games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheating-in-single-player-games/501706)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheating-in-single-player-games/501706 "2009-07-10T17:24:53Z")
To avoid further hijacking this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=11301337&posted=1#post11301337 I just cannot understand folks. This thread has suggestions to: Reload the game after faile… --- ## [Are you sick of Christians whining about "Happy Holidays"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sick-of-christians-whining-about-happy-holidays/477797)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2008, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sick-of-christians-whining-about-happy-holidays/477797 "2008-12-26T15:23:54Z")
As you may have read on the internet, there is a poem making the rounds entitled “Merry Christmas” and containing the usual rant of the religious right about how “persecuted” the poor babies are by not being allowed to i… --- ## [RPGs and in-game rape situations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rpgs-and-in-game-rape-situations/463594)
**Author:** [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2017, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rpgs-and-in-game-rape-situations/463594 "2017-03-17T21:50:13Z")
I hope I’m posting this in the right place, there wasn’t a Game Room forum the last time I was an active poster and I’m not totally sure whether this discussion belongs here or in Cafe Society. Anyway! During some rece… --- ## [Movies and magazine covers are more explicit than decades ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-and-magazine-covers-are-more-explicit-than-decades-ago/608830)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2012, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-and-magazine-covers-are-more-explicit-than-decades-ago/608830 "2012-01-17T11:30:08Z")
I do try to remain open-minded and even click FoxNews links like this one about a drive to put Cosmopolitan magazine in an opaque cover. Looking at the sexually explicit content of the covers, I find myself agreeing wit… --- ## [Top Gear (BBC America) -- Americanized?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gear-bbc-america-americanized/667855)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2013, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gear-bbc-america-americanized/667855 "2013-10-07T18:45:51Z")
I am watching episodes of Top Gear (the one starring Jeremy Clarkson) on BBC America, some of them going back as early as 2004. One thing struck me as odd. Although most of the car terminology is undeniably British – t… --- ## [Son cut from the team. Does mom have a case?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-cut-from-the-team-does-mom-have-a-case/621528)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-cut-from-the-team-does-mom-have-a-case/621528 "2012-05-17T23:42:29Z")
Story here. Son made the team after two try-outs. After football season, there was a third try-out and 9 of 11 players were replaced. Mom is suing school district for deprivation of right to a complete education which … --- ## [Carrie Fisher already looked and was terrible in "The 'Burbs" (1989)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrie-fisher-already-looked-and-was-terrible-in-the-burbs-1989/782631)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrie-fisher-already-looked-and-was-terrible-in-the-burbs-1989/782631 "2017-03-29T16:42:48Z")
Horrible 80s garbage that I just watched with regret: The 'Burbs. (If you’re going to say this was good, are you going off nostalgia or have you seen it recently?!) Before I say some uncharitable things, I think Carrie … --- ## [What Companies Have Been Successful In One Line, Totally Changed Products And Succeeded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-companies-have-been-successful-in-one-line-totally-changed-products-and-succeeded/608806)
**Author:** [@BeaMyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeaMyra)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-companies-have-been-successful-in-one-line-totally-changed-products-and-succeeded/608806 "2012-01-12T13:57:29Z")
The thread on Kodak’s possible bankruptcy got me to wondering. People were saying Kodak was not on target when it switched from being successful at camera/film to try to compete with copiers. So I was thinking, there mu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=514&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=516&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)