# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=52&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:** 53 --- ## [Jump starting cars and reversing the poles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jump-starting-cars-and-reversing-the-poles/524820)
**Author:** [@smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smoke)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2015, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jump-starting-cars-and-reversing-the-poles/524820 "2015-02-11T03:36:03Z")
Without getting into details (read: airing my own stupidity), let’s say that while attempting to jump start a friend’s car, one were to reverse the positive and negative connections on the car doing the jumping. In othe… --- ## [Recent server timeout errors — anyone else getting them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 690\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514 "2020-06-11T14:55:35Z")
Frequently, yesterday and today. 504 Gateway Time-out 502 Bad Gateway Error: Server Error. The server encountered a temporary error and could not complete your request. Please try again in 30 seconds. Are you also ge… --- ## [Feds 'black-bagging people' in Portland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-black-bagging-people-in-portland/915638)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 1291\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-black-bagging-people-in-portland/915638 "2021-02-24T00:35:26Z")
Ok. Without us getting into a fight…can someone tell me what laws are being broken? What Constitutional rights are being infringed? Supposedly, the Feds are: Not identifying themselves Not carrying anything that ident… --- ## [Skyfall for those who've seen it - open spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skyfall-for-those-whove-seen-it-open-spoilers/639018)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2013, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skyfall-for-those-whove-seen-it-open-spoilers/639018 "2013-06-11T22:03:13Z")
This is the thread for those who’ve seen Skyfall. Open spoilers hereafter. --- ## [Two Ebola patients flying to Atlanta? Is this a good idea or reckless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-ebola-patients-flying-to-atlanta-is-this-a-good-idea-or-reckless/694549)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2014, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-ebola-patients-flying-to-atlanta-is-this-a-good-idea-or-reckless/694549 "2014-08-26T23:11:52Z")
Doctors without Borders says this outbreak is out of control. Two Americans that caught it in spite of their hazmat suits and other precautions will be in Atlanta within the next few days. The man is a doctor that caught… --- ## [Are the GOP rooting for total economic collapse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-gop-rooting-for-total-economic-collapse/590045)
**Author:** [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Replies:** 289\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-gop-rooting-for-total-economic-collapse/590045 "2011-08-18T19:54:59Z")
At some point you just have to wonder… It felt like a game of chicken until today, when I see that they are merely going through a charade of negotiations, waiting for the deadline to pass so the country goes to hell … --- ## [Obscure but interesting celebrity trivia.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-but-interesting-celebrity-trivia/721392)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 295\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-but-interesting-celebrity-trivia/721392 "2015-09-17T19:10:53Z")
I don’t care about gossip but do you know any strange or quirky celebrity trivia? Odd coincidences, weird factoids, oddball occurrences? I’ll give two. The first one because I just heard it during an interview on The Ner… --- ## [2010 NFL Draft Thread: April 22nd - 24th](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-nfl-draft-thread-april-22nd-24th/536904)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 676\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2010, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-nfl-draft-thread-april-22nd-24th/536904 "2010-04-29T23:36:27Z")
T-minus 27 hours 40 minutes until the 2010 NFL Draft. Time for a fresh new thread. The St. Louis Rams are on the clock. We’re wrapping up a SDMB Mock Draft in which we’ve started predicting/hoping what all the teams will… --- ## [Four Seattle police officers ambushed and shot dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-seattle-police-officers-ambushed-and-shot-dead/519369)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 427\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2009, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-seattle-police-officers-ambushed-and-shot-dead/519369 "2009-12-09T04:27:50Z")
CNN Story Positively horrible, ghasty story. --- ## [Did Pelosi just un-invite Trump from the State of the Union?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-pelosi-just-un-invite-trump-from-the-state-of-the-union/827898)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 548\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-pelosi-just-un-invite-trump-from-the-state-of-the-union/827898 "2019-01-28T22:22:24Z")
The U.S. Constitution says that the president shall from time to time report to Congress on the State of the Union. It doesn’t say that the president has to give a speech. It doesn’t say a State of the Union speech has t… --- ## ["Family Guy - The Quest For Stuff" game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-the-quest-for-stuff-game/685851)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-the-quest-for-stuff-game/685851 "2015-05-01T15:44:00Z")
I know the game isn’t called “Tapped out”, but I have no idea what it’s called, and it is just like TSTO, so i figured I would call it that, if anyone objects, you have my permission to let a mod know and they can chang… --- ## [Mornington Crescent question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-question/554794)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 462\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2010, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-question/554794 "2010-10-23T14:58:36Z")
Now that the Aldwych Station is open for tours to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Blitz, is it a legal play even though it isn’t a scheduled stop anymore? What line is it on, anyway? --- ## [I think I may be changing to an anti abortion (pro life) stance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-may-be-changing-to-an-anti-abortion-pro-life-stance/727326)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 593\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2015, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-may-be-changing-to-an-anti-abortion-pro-life-stance/727326 "2015-08-19T10:57:08Z")
I’ve long held the view that I disagree with abortion but that it is a woman’s body/woman’s right. A large part of this thinking was historical, that in the past women were dependent on men financially and otherwise, I a… --- ## [Why is goose not eaten in the U.S.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-goose-not-eaten-in-the-u-s/342406)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2006, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-goose-not-eaten-in-the-u-s/342406 "2006-08-10T15:45:02Z")
I’ve never in my life eaten goose. Never seen it on the menu, never seen one in the supermarket. I guess it’s just not popular in the U.S. Even though hunting of wild geese is popular (among hunters). Why is that? I… --- ## [Good Nicknames, Bad Nicknames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-nicknames-bad-nicknames/497315)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2009, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-nicknames-bad-nicknames/497315 "2009-05-28T23:15:34Z")
The only nickname I’ve ever really had that stuck was my Army nickname, “Yonez,” which was a play on my name. (On my first day, the not-very-bright guy calling the roll couldn’t pronounce “Jones.” No, I’m serious.) T… --- ## [A message to all atheists, unbelievers, and lukewarm christians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-to-all-atheists-unbelievers-and-lukewarm-christians/667164)
**Author:** [@jesusguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jesusguy)\ **Replies:** 353\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-to-all-atheists-unbelievers-and-lukewarm-christians/667164 "2013-09-10T23:07:37Z")
Jesus is coming back someday and he’ll back like a thief in the night. (1 Thessalonians 5:2) We need to examine our lives and get serious. For those who haven’t you need to accept jesus as your savior and repent for your… --- ## [What causes water out of the exhaust pipe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-water-out-of-the-exhaust-pipe/142224)
**Author:** [@1kBR\_Kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1kBR_Kid)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-water-out-of-the-exhaust-pipe/142224 "2014-01-27T17:05:08Z")
I have a friend whose car is spitting some water out of the exhaust. Someone told him he has a bad head gasket, but I’m skeptical. I’m no mechanic, but I’ve seen plenty of cars do this. Can they all have blown head gaske… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 2.12 "Better Angels" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-12-better-angels-open-spoilers/615502)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 349\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2012, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-12-better-angels-open-spoilers/615502 "2012-03-18T02:43:12Z")
Only 2 more episodes left. Dale’s dead, Randall’s still alive, his gang is still out there, Daryl’s gun is still missing, and only Carl know where it is. --- ## [Dancing with the Stars -- DWTS -- Fall 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-fall-2010/552077)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 396\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-fall-2010/552077 "2010-11-27T02:51:54Z")
The women: Brandy Jennifer Grey Margaret Cho Audrina Patridge Florence Henderson Bristol Palin --- ## [Ho-fucking-ho: Christmas Season mini-rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ho-fucking-ho-christmas-season-mini-rants/562309)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 378\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ho-fucking-ho-christmas-season-mini-rants/562309 "2010-12-29T15:30:12Z")
Hey, that other thread is getting unwieldy, and I just know that the holiday season of love, peace and understanding is just pissing a lot of people right the fuck off. I’ll start off with Black Friday and Cyber Monday: … --- ## [How many women have done porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-women-have-done-porn/469953)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2019, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-women-have-done-porn/469953 "2019-11-06T05:25:04Z")
No, no – not a poll asking if YOU, dear reader, have done porn. I’m wondering how many women have had actual explicit sex on camera for money, ever. Now, this isn’t in GQ because I realize that we’re not going to get an… --- ## [The Dog Watch MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dog-watch-mmp/646321)
**Author:** [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Replies:** 384\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dog-watch-mmp/646321 "2013-01-14T12:03:48Z")
Well Mumpers I am starting my first MMP I tend to stay up late so I am asking you all to tell your late night stories. So kiddos what have you done late at night? Did you ever TP a house? Did you ever sneak out your par… --- ## [Guys: What pocket do you put your wallet in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-pocket-do-you-put-your-wallet-in/574361)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2015, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-pocket-do-you-put-your-wallet-in/574361 "2015-08-28T20:05:01Z")
Inspired by Ceil’s column on the proper pocket for wallet keeping, I am curious what is the most popular wallet pocket, historical precedent nowithstanding. I have always kept my wallet in my right rear pants pocket, an… --- ## [Biden V. Palin watch-along thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-v-palin-watch-along-thread/466253)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 585\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2008, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-v-palin-watch-along-thread/466253 "2008-10-03T04:47:14Z")
Anybody got any drinking ideas? --- ## [Who were the most famous people when you were growing up who have completely disappeared?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-most-famous-people-when-you-were-growing-up-who-have-completely-disappeared/772761)
**Author:** [@MorrisCody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MorrisCody)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-most-famous-people-when-you-were-growing-up-who-have-completely-disappeared/772761 "2016-12-19T18:24:42Z")
A waiting room I was in had a very old copy of People featuring Heidi Montag, and now there are so many teenagers who will never understand who she was or why she was so famous. I’m curious to take a trip down memory lan… --- ## [Cesario: shut the fuck up, you gross fucking asshole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cesario-shut-the-fuck-up-you-gross-fucking-asshole/527954)
**Author:** [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Replies:** 312\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2010, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cesario-shut-the-fuck-up-you-gross-fucking-asshole/527954 "2010-02-08T12:20:16Z")
Let the say at the outset that I pity those who feel sexual urges toward children, as I know a significant fraction of such people were sexually abused themselves. Having to go through life with strong impulses to do ev… --- ## [Phrase Origin: Other than that Mrs Lincoln..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrase-origin-other-than-that-mrs-lincoln/290617)
**Author:** [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrase-origin-other-than-that-mrs-lincoln/290617 "2018-10-08T16:17:55Z")
I’ve heard and used the expression “Otther than that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play” Does anyone know the origin of this phrase? Surely this in an invention, correct, know one could be that tactless, no? --- ## [Cops Putting GPS On Cars Without A Warrant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-putting-gps-on-cars-without-a-warrant/551657)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-putting-gps-on-cars-without-a-warrant/551657 "2012-01-23T17:40:21Z")
OK, I think this is a topic we can debate. Can anyone defend the 9th Circuit Court’s decision to overturn the appeal in this case not once but twice? Article here: Court allows agents to secretly put GPS trackers on ca… --- ## [College football fans: how's your team look?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 371\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968 "2010-12-04T16:09:45Z")
Stoked for the season! I’ll start things off…my California Golden Bears have been decidedly averagely ok in the Tedford Era (7 straight bowls…none of them BCS). This year, the pundits all say we’re going to be worse … --- ## [How will quitting as governor affect Palin's chances.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-quitting-as-governor-affect-palins-chances/584051)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-quitting-as-governor-affect-palins-chances/584051 "2011-07-19T15:30:43Z")
Forgetting that she is a complete idiot or a Tea Bagger for a minute, how much of an impact would Sarah Palin quitting as governor of Alaska have on her numbers in either the primary or general election in 2012. I know … --- ## [Rick Perry to jump into the race?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-to-jump-into-the-race/583589)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-to-jump-into-the-race/583589 "2011-08-18T01:17:17Z")
Story here. Out of all the potential Republican nominees, Rick Perry scares me the most as an Obama supporter. I don’t like Perry at all, but I’ll agree he’s a very savvy politician who knows exactly how to read the po… --- ## [Evidence of a historical Jesus Christ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidence-of-a-historical-jesus-christ/590017)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidence-of-a-historical-jesus-christ/590017 "2011-08-16T22:15:13Z")
This is a thread for those who claim that not only did Jesus Christ exist, but there is historical proof that he did and that “historians almost unanimously accept that he existed”. So, let’s see the proof. --- ## [Black Panther movie (Marvel Cinematic Universe)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-panther-movie-marvel-cinematic-universe/799050)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 547\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-panther-movie-marvel-cinematic-universe/799050 "2020-12-11T14:03:35Z")
New trailer: Looks like a blast to me, though I am an MCU fan. Great fall and winter for superhero and sci-fi fans -- Blade Runner 2049 this month, Thor 3 next month, Star Wars 8 in December, and Black Panther in Feb … --- ## [Disneyland Measles Outbreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneyland-measles-outbreak/710529)
**Author:** [@buddy431](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddy431)\ **Replies:** 311\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2015, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneyland-measles-outbreak/710529 "2015-01-31T02:35:53Z")
At this point there have been 54 confirmed cases of measles, with the outbreak originating at Disneyland (although at this point some of the patients received their infection from others, not at Disneyland). Disneyland … --- ## [Obama's Libyan Adventure-Will It End Badly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-libyan-adventure-will-it-end-badly/575628)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 445\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2011, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-libyan-adventure-will-it-end-badly/575628 "2011-08-27T20:26:15Z")
I think so. First, we have no idea what we are supporting. For all we know, we might have a new Iran style regime in Libya. Second, it is impossible to bomb targets without killing innocent people. Third, Russia and C… --- ## [Jews take over East Ramapo School District and Defund It](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-take-over-east-ramapo-school-district-and-defund-it/699714)
**Author:** [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Replies:** 293\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2015, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-take-over-east-ramapo-school-district-and-defund-it/699714 "2015-09-17T13:01:28Z")
Preface: In East Ramapo New York for many years Orthodox Jewish population had been increasing as a percentage of the local population (including many Hasidim), the vast majority of these Jews did not want to send their… --- ## [My patient's bizarre penis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-patients-bizarre-penis/262329)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2012, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-patients-bizarre-penis/262329 "2012-10-23T15:19:24Z")
One of our new inmates was seen by my Physician Assistant last week for a general physical. During the exam, my assistant was surprised and consternated (despite 20 years of practice in the field) by the patient’s penis… --- ## [Greatest American elimination game (game thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-american-elimination-game-game-thread/528423)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 656\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2010, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-american-elimination-game-game-thread/528423 "2010-04-03T21:37:14Z")
Setup thread: Greatest American elimination game (setup thread) - The Game Room - Straight Dope Message Board We have 102 nominees. What a country! In the first elimination round, as suggested by septimus, each player… --- ## [OK, so explain Roman Polanski's "The Ninth Gate" to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-explain-roman-polanskis-the-ninth-gate-to-me/257342)
**Author:** [@Silocke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silocke)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2013, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-explain-roman-polanskis-the-ninth-gate-to-me/257342 "2013-05-10T11:46:25Z")
OBVIOUS SPOILER ALERT IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THIS MOVIE OK, so in the film, we get to see Dean Corso (Johnny Depp) running around different parts of Europe (Potugal and France, to be more precise), searching for two copi… --- ## [University of Phoenix - legitimate degree or joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/university-of-phoenix-legitimate-degree-or-joke/678003)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2016, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/university-of-phoenix-legitimate-degree-or-joke/678003 "2016-12-04T04:51:58Z")
I confess to being skeptical of on-line (or mostly on-line) degrees. If you are trying to get promoted within a company you are currently working for, and the position requires a degree, I can see looking at one of thes… --- ## [Botticelli - June, 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2014/689766)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 304\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2014, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2014/689766 "2014-07-10T14:37:07Z")
Happy June, everyone! I am C! --- ## [Why does semen sting the eyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-semen-sting-the-eyes/554680)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2010, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-semen-sting-the-eyes/554680 "2010-10-17T23:36:42Z")
Lost the questionmark in the header. I’ve wondered about this for a while. --- ## [Things That Bother Me in Science Fiction Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-bother-me-in-science-fiction-movies/992001)
**Author:** [@Guapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guapo)\ **Replies:** 667\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-bother-me-in-science-fiction-movies/992001 "2024-05-15T12:36:47Z")
I can put up with artificial gravity and suspend disbelief for FTL travel, but some things in science fiction movies make them almost unwatchable for me: Sound in the vacuum of space Blast waves Ships banking as they t… --- ## ["Why are incels so angry?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-incels-so-angry/813269)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 666\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-incels-so-angry/813269 "2018-05-10T17:21:16Z")
What fresh insanity is this?? Why are ‘incels’ so angry? The history of the little-known ideology behind the Toronto attack. Okay, it’s not new. But holy shit. --- ## [Why on earth are switchblades still illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-on-earth-are-switchblades-still-illegal/606008)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2016, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-on-earth-are-switchblades-still-illegal/606008 "2016-02-08T14:51:42Z")
About a month or so ago Wisconsin joined the 21st century and legalized CCW for law abiding citizens. This didn’t affect me as I could CCW for almost 30 years. But here is the point: part of the CCW law includes carryi… --- ## [Hemorrhoids? (major TMI here!!) (also need answer fast!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemorrhoids-major-tmi-here-also-need-answer-fast/574815)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2012, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemorrhoids-major-tmi-here-also-need-answer-fast/574815 "2012-09-26T06:25:14Z")
I don’t know if I have a flare up of my hemorrhoids. I looked at some pictures online and it seems to be in the general area, but it’s hard to tell, mine’s not that bad. Here’s the story: about maybe a week ago, I noti… --- ## [Avatar: the Legend of Korra](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-the-legend-of-korra/618820)
**Author:** [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-the-legend-of-korra/618820 "2014-09-11T02:23:46Z")
The new series premiered this morning on Nickelodeon. They played the first two of twenty-six episodes, and new episodes will be played Saturday mornings at 10 EST. I would have missed it had my daughter not wanted me to… --- ## [Left wing antisemitism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-wing-antisemitism/581985)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 369\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2011, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-wing-antisemitism/581985 "2011-06-25T17:27:38Z")
I am reading an article in last Tuesday’s NY Times about the history of antisemitism in Majorca and they segued into a discussion of the fact that over 1/3 of Spaniards are antisemitic and included the following: “anti-S… --- ## [Expired doxycycline - what exactly breaks down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-doxycycline-what-exactly-breaks-down/542882)
**Author:** [@mikews99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikews99)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2015, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-doxycycline-what-exactly-breaks-down/542882 "2015-06-18T14:59:08Z")
A question for pharmacologists: How exactly do doxycycline hyclate tablets break down after the expiration date? I have nearly an entire bottle (was for my cats) that expires this month. All the online drug references s… --- ## [How should atheists and agnostics view each other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-atheists-and-agnostics-view-each-other/534762)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-atheists-and-agnostics-view-each-other/534762 "2010-05-03T16:45:38Z")
Atheism and agnosticism generally get lumped together by believers as simply non-believers, so who cares about the distinctions. I’ve read the other recent thread on the subject - one of which turned into a train wreck … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=51&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=53&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)