# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=527&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:** 528 --- ## [Those damn socialists want to turn America into venezuela!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-damn-socialists-want-to-turn-america-into-venezuela/837912)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-damn-socialists-want-to-turn-america-into-venezuela/837912 "2019-08-08T04:23:53Z")
So the point of this thread is to get some insight on socialist attacks by many Americans. It sounds like to a lot of people, socialism is just a boogy man word, you call something socialist then it’s automatically inval… --- ## [Girls are like apples on trees.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-are-like-apples-on-trees/612778)
**Author:** [@voidray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voidray)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2013, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-are-like-apples-on-trees/612778 "2013-01-13T23:46:43Z")
OK. Read below first. And if you disagree, say why you disagree. And, disprove the lines below. “Girls are like apples on trees. The best ones are at the top of the tree. The boys don’t want to reach for the good ones b… --- ## [Defense Industry Threatens Layoffs right before Election Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defense-industry-threatens-layoffs-right-before-election-day/625175)
**Author:** [@CJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CJJ)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defense-industry-threatens-layoffs-right-before-election-day/625175 "2013-04-26T16:40:33Z")
And they say it’s the unions who are thugs… How, exactly, is this not extortion? --- ## [What proof is there that Wal-Mart forces small businesses to close up shop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-proof-is-there-that-wal-mart-forces-small-businesses-to-close-up-shop/535502)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-proof-is-there-that-wal-mart-forces-small-businesses-to-close-up-shop/535502 "2010-04-12T17:44:14Z")
I’ve seen this assertion in several threads over the last few days, but I’ve never seen anyone offer up any proof. Have there been any studies on this? I know, for me personally, local mom-and-pop businesses fall into t… --- ## [What;s Up With Leaving Labels on Coat Sleeves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-up-with-leaving-labels-on-coat-sleeves/569029)
**Author:** [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-up-with-leaving-labels-on-coat-sleeves/569029 "2011-01-27T19:19:15Z")
The other day I saw a young, well dressed woman wearing an expensive looking coat that still had the “100% Cashmere” label on the sleeve. The kind that is woven into a ribbon-like material and tacked down on the four co… --- ## ["I don't own tv" people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-own-tv-people/675859)
**Author:** [@Earth001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earth001)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2014, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-own-tv-people/675859 "2014-01-12T15:03:55Z")
So, what are your thoughts on people who don’t own a television? I have noticed that a lot of people who blog about not owning a tv tend to gloat about it or act like they are superior to everyone else because they don’t… --- ## [Dilapidated Houses, Luxury Cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dilapidated-houses-luxury-cars/633822)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2012, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dilapidated-houses-luxury-cars/633822 "2012-09-11T12:30:12Z")
I was driving around the crime-infested, low-income area of my city (which had the unfortunate distinction of being the “Murder Capital” of my state) … and I’m looking at all these broken down houses that look like dumps… --- ## [Ever met someone who was pre-famous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-met-someone-who-was-pre-famous/420688)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2007, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-met-someone-who-was-pre-famous/420688 "2007-10-17T00:15:08Z")
Or, what poor unknown schlub did you know in your youth who is now a celebrity? When I was a kid, I was best friends with Gordy Hoffman, who has gone on to write a screenplay. It starred his younger brother Phil, who we… --- ## [The European Google Take Down Ruling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-european-google-take-down-ruling/699644)
**Author:** [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2014, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-european-google-take-down-ruling/699644 "2014-10-02T02:26:15Z")
This news story appeared today: “Father’s fury as Google grants ‘right to be forgotten’ to the man serving 30 years for the murder of his daughter Father of victim Lesley Molseed says her killer has no right to be fo… --- ## [Write Sarah Palin's Next History Lecture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-sarah-palins-next-history-lecture/584318)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-sarah-palins-next-history-lecture/584318 "2011-06-10T16:16:31Z")
For anybody unaware, Sarah Palin is on Scooby van tour of the U.S. and delivering interesting revisions and analyses of American history. About Mt. Vernon after a 45 minute tour: “The presence” here meaning the marble… --- ## [Go ahead--pit the first day of the fall semester](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-ahead-pit-the-first-day-of-the-fall-semester/507593)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-ahead-pit-the-first-day-of-the-fall-semester/507593 "2009-09-02T00:27:28Z")
Hell, pit it even if it hasn’t come around yet. Today was the first day of the fall semester where I work. Last night, a circling helicopter kept me awake until after midnight. I finally fell asleep after 1:00 or so. … --- ## [Why Do I Sweat When I Drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-sweat-when-i-drive/127530)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2002, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-sweat-when-i-drive/127530 "2002-09-10T02:44:07Z")
So it seems that every time I drive I sweat for no apparent reason. This has been going on for a few years now. It doesn’t matter if it’s hot or cold, muggy or dry or anything relating to the temp or humidity inside or … --- ## [We Are Going to Adopt a Child!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-going-to-adopt-a-child/768357)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-going-to-adopt-a-child/768357 "2017-04-15T00:52:35Z")
Nine years ago I posted a thread here about my interest in adoption. That’s pretty much always where my heart has been set, and Sr. Weasel has been into it too because his sister is adopted. It’s been a brutal ride throu… --- ## [Recipe variations that ruin a dish for you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-variations-that-ruin-a-dish-for-you/794676)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2017, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-variations-that-ruin-a-dish-for-you/794676 "2017-09-01T00:55:55Z")
For me, it’s cheesecake topped with graham cracker crumbs. It does taste okay, but the sandy topping means there’s no chance to enjoy the contrast between the crunchy crust and smooth filling. --- ## [Rachel Maddow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rachel-maddow/738227)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rachel-maddow/738227 "2015-11-25T20:42:06Z")
In a recent report, Rachel Maddow went full Godwin on the donald, comparing his plan to register people of a specific religion/ethnicity to you know who else did that? Pretty extreme, and not necessarily entirely reasona… --- ## [Search has been disabled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-has-been-disabled/441733)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2008, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-has-been-disabled/441733 "2008-03-25T12:45:09Z")
Due to recurring board crashes most likely stemming from use of the search function, we’ve disabled search for now. We apologize for the inconvenience but figured no search was preferable to no board at all. Lest you thi… --- ## [SDMB's Padeye Has Passed Away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbs-padeye-has-passed-away/340786)
**Author:** [@TheLadyLion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLadyLion)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2006, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbs-padeye-has-passed-away/340786 "2006-01-26T16:47:08Z")
This is not mundane and certainly not pointless. I just had no idea how to get this information to Arizona (especially Phoenix-area) Dopers, other than to simply post it here. Many of you know Padeye, my husband Steve.… --- ## [Cute women's shoes for being on your feet all day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-womens-shoes-for-being-on-your-feet-all-day/644018)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2013, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-womens-shoes-for-being-on-your-feet-all-day/644018 "2013-09-20T22:22:28Z")
I’d like some suggestions for comfy shoes with good support such that you can be on your feet all day without major foot meltdown. I just spent two days moving and was on the go for 12-14 hours straight. The first day I … --- ## [Suspected of cheating/too lucky at a Vegas casino : does the movie cliche every happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspected-of-cheating-too-lucky-at-a-vegas-casino-does-the-movie-cliche-every-happen/727753)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2019, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspected-of-cheating-too-lucky-at-a-vegas-casino-does-the-movie-cliche-every-happen/727753 "2019-01-11T23:02:38Z")
The movie cliche, the protagonists of the film use their rain man powers/time travel knowledge/magical luck to win too much money at a casino. They get dragged into a back office - it’s always small, has a desk with a c… --- ## [Why do pro-lifers make exceptions for rape and incest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-pro-lifers-make-exceptions-for-rape-and-incest/817013)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2018, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-pro-lifers-make-exceptions-for-rape-and-incest/817013 "2018-07-21T18:56:55Z")
Just to be clear, I do NOT think abortions should be denied to rape victims or women who’ve had incestuous relationships. Actually, as much as I dislike abortion, I don’t think it should be denied to anyone. The ongoin… --- ## [Is TURBOTAX (Online) safe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-turbotax-online-safe/348188)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-turbotax-online-safe/348188 "2013-03-13T19:17:44Z")
I’m seriously thinking of using it…but is it safe and secure? You are online, typing in SS numbers, financial data , addresses, etc. can’t some hacker break in and steal you info? What is TT’s liability if this happened? … --- ## [The Walking Dead; 4.03 "Isolation" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-03-isolation-open-spoilers/672400)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2013, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-03-isolation-open-spoilers/672400 "2013-11-01T12:32:14Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] One group leaves the prison in search of supplies. \[/QUOTE\] An epidemic is brewing, somebody burned those bodies (& possibly euthanized them), Rick seems to be getting back to his hold self. And maybe, j… --- ## [Unpopular Positive Movie Opinion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-positive-movie-opinion/838082)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2021, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-positive-movie-opinion/838082 "2021-06-29T10:50:06Z")
Based on a recent XKCD Comic. Name a movie that: You genuinely really like (not ironically). Post 2000 Has less than 50% on Rotten Tomatoes One of mine is easy since I just rewatched it again: Justice League. I genu… --- ## [Military Question: Commissioned vs. Enlisted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-question-commissioned-vs-enlisted/210754)
**Author:** [@aerodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aerodave)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2003, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-question-commissioned-vs-enlisted/210754 "2003-11-02T16:40:51Z")
I work as a civilian on an Air Force Base. I have also had several family members in the Navy dating back to WWII. I’m plenty familiar with some of the most arcane military concepts. But I do have a few questions abou… --- ## [Non-Christmassy songs that mention Christmas in the lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-christmassy-songs-that-mention-christmas-in-the-lyrics/559587)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-christmassy-songs-that-mention-christmas-in-the-lyrics/559587 "2012-11-02T09:22:43Z")
A flipflop of this thread. Judging from the title, the Bee Gees “First of May” is not a song about Christmas, but it begins with “When I was small and Christmas trees were tall” Others? --- ## [Mom is giving money to a scammer, what can I do???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-is-giving-money-to-a-scammer-what-can-i-do/621583)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-is-giving-money-to-a-scammer-what-can-i-do/621583 "2012-07-19T12:07:55Z")
Mom is 84, I think she’s getting dementia though she was seen by a neurologist who says she’s fine. Mom lives alone, has a pension and social security and my name and hers are on her checking account. She’s been gettin… --- ## [Inventions That Are Long Overdue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventions-that-are-long-overdue/928032)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventions-that-are-long-overdue/928032 "2021-01-01T16:23:07Z")
I’m surprised that in 2020, we still don’t have… A lightweight portable refrigerator that is around the size of a regular backpack, runs on a battery, and is easily affordable to the average household. What sort of gad… --- ## [Family- can we cool it with the burping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-can-we-cool-it-with-the-burping/607549)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-can-we-cool-it-with-the-burping/607549 "2012-01-02T15:22:40Z")
I’m visiting my family for the holidays. My mom has moved in with a very nice man who treats her well. She’s happier than I’ve ever seen her, and I’m happy for them. Except the burping. Dude thinks it’s cute to burp lou… --- ## [Another question for the owners/adminstrators of this board: Replacement Cecil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-question-for-the-owners-adminstrators-of-this-board-replacement-cecil/100730)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2002, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-question-for-the-owners-adminstrators-of-this-board-replacement-cecil/100730 "2002-05-17T17:04:59Z")
It’s come to my attention that Cecil doesn’t post here very often. This has been attributed to the fact that A) He’s a techophobe when it comes to computers, B) He’s a misanthrope or C) He’s too freakin’ busy jet-setting… --- ## [Guys: Do you have sex with your wife/S.O. when they're on their period? (Very TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-do-you-have-sex-with-your-wife-s-o-when-theyre-on-their-period-very-tmi/331754)
**Author:** [@PinkShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PinkShoes)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2005, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-do-you-have-sex-with-your-wife-s-o-when-theyre-on-their-period-very-tmi/331754 "2005-11-21T01:05:28Z")
Do you guys dare to go there? My S.O. won’t even touch me during my period. He thinks it’s gross and he will wait until it is way, way over to do the wild thing. DO you use towels to prevent bed stainage? Do you use a co… --- ## [Okay for women to reject short guys, not okay for guys to reject big girls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-for-women-to-reject-short-guys-not-okay-for-guys-to-reject-big-girls/49190)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2001, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-for-women-to-reject-short-guys-not-okay-for-guys-to-reject-big-girls/49190 "2001-01-28T15:53:41Z")
It’s perfectly acceptable for a woman to reject a man as a potential mate because he is shorter than she is (or even just an inch or two taller, but not “tall enough”), or because he doesn’t have a high income. It’s call… --- ## [Will intelligence be selected against?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-intelligence-be-selected-against/596177)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-intelligence-be-selected-against/596177 "2011-09-17T05:28:48Z")
Research shows a reasonably high correlation(not causation mind you) between intelligence(IQ), education and wealth on average. Studies also show that there is an inverse correlation between education & wealth and the nu… --- ## [Is monetary political contributions the same as speech?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-monetary-political-contributions-the-same-as-speech/751460)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2016, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-monetary-political-contributions-the-same-as-speech/751460 "2016-04-20T00:18:10Z")
I’ve been having a hard time with this lately - money donated to SuperPACs and doing independent expenditures obviously have a negative effect on politics in the US but I have a hard time expressing that it isn’t the sam… --- ## [How much would you pay for counseling from a psychologist/psychotherapist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-you-pay-for-counseling-from-a-psychologist-psychotherapist/599122)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-you-pay-for-counseling-from-a-psychologist-psychotherapist/599122 "2011-10-13T01:56:18Z")
I am going to a therapist for the first time in decades tomorrow for grief counseling. She was recommended by my late wife’s sister (actually by her therapist). From what I can gather on the net, she is a psychologist. I… --- ## [Stupid bathroom incident of the day.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-bathroom-incident-of-the-day/754930)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-bathroom-incident-of-the-day/754930 "2016-07-22T18:44:51Z")
Since it’s happening on a daily basis, I think this thread might become full of incidents. First up: A woman in Connecticut who had just cut her hair for charity was told she was disgusting for going into a women’s bat… --- ## [Super Bowl Commercial Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercial-thread/711554)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercial-thread/711554 "2015-02-03T21:25:51Z")
Honestly, they’ve been going downhill the last few years. Let’s see what we see! --- ## [Screw Obama, Go Trump!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-obama-go-trump/777642)
**Author:** [@Einstein\_was\_a\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Einstein_was_a_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2017, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-obama-go-trump/777642 "2017-01-22T19:23:15Z")
Woohoo and Fuck yeah… Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out you lame duck shit stain. This is the greatest day in our country’s history in a long, long time… FUCKING FINALLY! All you Prog SJW Snowflake… --- ## [(Old) Happy New Year 2024 MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-happy-new-year-2024-mmp/995435)
**Author:** [@Kitten\_Mitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitten_Mitten)\ **Replies:** 424\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-happy-new-year-2024-mmp/995435 "2024-01-08T01:45:29Z")
Wishing all our dear Mumpers the happiest of New Years! :clinking\_glasses: :fireworks: :confetti\_ball: :tada: Any resolutionaries up in this mug? I’m done with resolutions, too old for them. Need to get to bed as soon… --- ## [Trading Spaces--Which room was the worst ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trading-spaces-which-room-was-the-worst-ever/191185)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2014, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trading-spaces-which-room-was-the-worst-ever/191185 "2014-12-18T00:21:59Z")
Hands down my pick is the guest bedroom that the designer turned into a graveyard. Oh sure, she said it was supposed to be a garden, but it was, in fact, a grave. The neighbor was aghast when the designer (I don’t rememb… --- ## [Say something nice about the opposing political party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-nice-about-the-opposing-political-party/645661)
**Author:** [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-nice-about-the-opposing-political-party/645661 "2013-01-23T19:18:46Z")
Can’t really fit in the proper title: Same something (genuinely) nice about the political party you’re opposed to. Either what the party itself stands for, or specific members of the party. Examples: I’m a liberal Demo… --- ## [Famous People You Dislike Totally](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-you-dislike-totally/479667)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2009, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-you-dislike-totally/479667 "2009-01-18T04:02:55Z")
For no particular reason you just have always disliked them Please famous people only and you must dislike them totally. For instance, I used to like Mariah Carey but I don’t like her since she dumped her husband and w… --- ## [What unpopular things do you like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-unpopular-things-do-you-like/665937)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-unpopular-things-do-you-like/665937 "2013-08-16T03:15:06Z")
Do you like anything that is usually considered unpopular, or that doesn’t seem to be widely liked? I like visors, sweatpants, pitbulls, and alto clarinets. --- ## [Frightening sight on the road](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frightening-sight-on-the-road/693437)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frightening-sight-on-the-road/693437 "2014-07-28T16:10:26Z")
I spent the last 2 days mostly on I-95 and in each direction, I saw other vehicles that made me alter my position in traffic. Southbound, I saw a king cab pickup pulling a trailer. Normally, that wouldn’t be a big deal… --- ## [Gandalf In TFOTR: "\_\_\_\_\_\_, You Fools!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gandalf-in-tfotr-______-you-fools/198777)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2003, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gandalf-in-tfotr-______-you-fools/198777 "2003-10-24T15:13:12Z")
What’s in the blank? “Fly”? “Follow”? This line of dialogue appears just after the Balrog snares Gandalf with that whip-looking thing and he’s hanging from the edge of that rock bridge. I loaned the book to a friend or … --- ## [WHY Can't Computer People Speak Simple ENGLISH?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-computer-people-speak-simple-english/194906)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2003, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-computer-people-speak-simple-english/194906 "2003-08-21T11:04:30Z")
Professor Eve: Hear them down at RPI, Dropping words that make you cry. Speaking English anyway they like. Why can’t computers teach the techies how to speak? My whole vocabulary now, Is rendered quite antique. I… --- ## [How accurate is greatschools.org?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-accurate-is-greatschools-org/644048)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2016, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-accurate-is-greatschools-org/644048 "2016-04-19T17:22:56Z")
My husband and I have been researching schools for when the baby gets older and everyone we’ve talked to has said that greatschools.org is the place to go to find out whether a school is going to be acceptable for your c… --- ## [You want HOW MUCH to put my kids on my car insurance!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-want-how-much-to-put-my-kids-on-my-car-insurance/656590)
**Author:** [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-want-how-much-to-put-my-kids-on-my-car-insurance/656590 "2013-05-03T19:04:00Z")
My kids (twin boys aged 17, seniors in HS) got their driver’s licenses last summer. Since then we haven’t been able to let them drive, since to put them on our insurance would cost $5400 :eek: EACH, per year, and (here’s… --- ## [What was the worst joke you ever heard in your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-worst-joke-you-ever-heard-in-your-life/833258)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2019, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-worst-joke-you-ever-heard-in-your-life/833258 "2019-05-18T04:20:22Z")
This is for the jokes that are so bad, that years, maybe even decades afterwards you remember them specifically for being just so bad/unfunny. The actual good jokes surrounding it have been forgotten but the unfunny one … --- ## [Stop acting like both parties are at fault; that rhetoric is getting OLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-acting-like-both-parties-are-at-fault-that-rhetoric-is-getting-old/591895)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-acting-like-both-parties-are-at-fault-that-rhetoric-is-getting-old/591895 "2011-08-10T18:32:40Z")
Ugh, I am so sick of hearing shit like this: “You realize that party-bashing the Republicans makes you no better than those who party-bash the Democrats, right?” “Hey, everyone is responsible here. It couldn’t have jus… --- ## [Reverse American exceptionalism: dumber/more violent/etc. than other countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-american-exceptionalism-dumber-more-violent-etc-than-other-countries/569033)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-american-exceptionalism-dumber-more-violent-etc-than-other-countries/569033 "2011-02-05T17:58:25Z")
Partly as a backlash to some American citizens and outlets touting this nation as the “greatest on Earth” or somesuch, I see many foreign (and domestic) opinions instead stating that the U.S., its government, and/or its … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=526&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=528&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)