# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=53&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:** 54 --- ## [What's the best way to reheat leftover Chinese fried rice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-reheat-leftover-chinese-fried-rice/471676)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2008, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-reheat-leftover-chinese-fried-rice/471676 "2008-11-09T06:19:04Z")
Whenever I have leftover fried rice that I’ve refrigerated, it always ends up being dried out and disgusting. However, the fried rice as this new Chinese delivery place is SO good and I don’t want it to go to waste. So… --- ## [\[Ask the Funeral Director who's a\] New Member \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-funeral-director-whos-a-new-member-edited-title/584142)
**Author:** [@CoffinMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoffinMan)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-funeral-director-whos-a-new-member-edited-title/584142 "2017-07-23T17:37:33Z")
I have been lurking around these boards for some time and finally joined today. Honored to be among you fine folks. BTW: I am a funeral director in Los Angeles, California, hence my name (just in case you think I’m so… --- ## [Can someone define "Cultural Marxism" Please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-define-cultural-marxism-please/590262)
**Author:** [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-define-cultural-marxism-please/590262 "2013-10-07T15:32:30Z")
I’m hearing this term thrown around lately from a few of our posters but I cannot seem to find anything that actually describes what this term actually means at all. The Wiki on it merely alludes to applying Marxist econ… --- ## [To the liberals who utterly dominate the season-ticket holding ranks for the Wash Nat Opera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-liberals-who-utterly-dominate-the-season-ticket-holding-ranks-for-the-wash-nat-opera/672667)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 336\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2013, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-liberals-who-utterly-dominate-the-season-ticket-holding-ranks-for-the-wash-nat-opera/672667 "2013-11-09T19:59:02Z")
(1) Yes, I am a conservative. (2) Yes, I love opera and have season tickets. (3) No, I am not a traitor to point (2) by virtue of being (1). Nor am I hostile to opera by believing that opera should pay its own way inst… --- ## [Game of Thrones 4.08 "The Mountain and the Viper" 6/1/14 \[no spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-08-the-mountain-and-the-viper-6-1-14-no-spoilers/689809)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 332\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-08-the-mountain-and-the-viper-6-1-14-no-spoilers/689809 "2014-06-10T14:09:04Z")
4.01 Two Swords 4.02 The Lion and The Rose 4.03 Breaker of Chains 4.04 Oathkeeper 4.05 First of His Name 4.06 The Laws of Gods and Men 4.07 Mockingbird Rules sticky --- ## [Re Susanann: Do Not Feed The Idiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-susanann-do-not-feed-the-idiot/575346)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 315\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2011, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-susanann-do-not-feed-the-idiot/575346 "2011-03-31T00:39:53Z")
Susanann is not a troll; she holds her beliefs sincerely, and isn’t trying to get a fight going just for the fun of it. But she is an irrational, illogical, clueless idiot. Watching others take her on in the Parents of… --- ## [Bad Neighbors are here under Section 8. How can I get them kicked out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-neighbors-are-here-under-section-8-how-can-i-get-them-kicked-out/405986)
**Author:** [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2013, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-neighbors-are-here-under-section-8-how-can-i-get-them-kicked-out/405986 "2013-08-31T15:26:44Z")
A month or two ago, I posted about inconsiderate neighbors driving us crazy, soliciting advice on how to handle them. Since then I’ve been keeping records of police calls, and corresponding every police call with a HOA … --- ## [Jess Hart, It's on, Babe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jess-hart-its-on-babe/564904)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 251\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2010, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jess-hart-its-on-babe/564904 "2010-12-26T00:40:13Z")
I just saw this on Fox News: Jess Hart, Victoria’s Secret Supermodel says “If you see me, or another model, in a bar wait until you are spoken too before you speak.” I understand exactly where you are coming from. I… --- ## [Stupid Sudafed laws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-sudafed-laws/658257)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-sudafed-laws/658257 "2015-09-10T18:30:23Z")
So I have allergies. I had been taking Claritin, and following with OTC decongestants. The thing is, they don’t make the decongestants in an extended release formula, and it is only somewhat effective, so I would be ta… --- ## [Corrupt Wish Game!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corrupt-wish-game/210951)
**Author:** [@Alex\_VA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alex_VA)\ **Replies:** 1130\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2003, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corrupt-wish-game/210951 "2003-12-26T14:25:00Z")
Let’s see how creative you can be. This is the corrupt wish game. Somebody makes a wish. Any wish. Then you corrupt it. Grant it (pretend), but with a horrible twist. Then you wish. On the same post. Try to get as creati… --- ## [ACORN submits fraudulent voter registrations en masse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acorn-submits-fraudulent-voter-registrations-en-masse/466984)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 598\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acorn-submits-fraudulent-voter-registrations-en-masse/466984 "2008-10-28T17:16:15Z")
In these forums (fora, for the more pretentious), the merest hint about the latest negative story concerning Palin had at least one, and often multiple, threads within the hour. (Whatever happened to the phony pregnancy … --- ## [Major bugs in SDMB re-skin fixed. What do you think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-bugs-in-sdmb-re-skin-fixed-what-do-you-think/795663)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 572\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2018, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-bugs-in-sdmb-re-skin-fixed-what-do-you-think/795663 "2018-03-12T10:37:51Z")
I’m starting a new thread because many of the problems reported in earlier threads reflected formatting problems we believe we have now resolved. Take a look and let us know what you think. Be aware that this is a simpl… --- ## [I burned my finger, how long will the pain last](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burned-my-finger-how-long-will-the-pain-last/565326)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2010, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burned-my-finger-how-long-will-the-pain-last/565326 "2010-12-25T20:57:03Z")
I won’t go into the details how I did it, it was too stupid. within a minute, I had it iced down and had ice on it for 90 minutes or so. but every time i take the ice away, the pain starts back. sharp severe pain. pu… --- ## [Elementary: New CBS Sherlock Series \[Season 1 thread\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elementary-new-cbs-sherlock-series-season-1-thread/625762)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elementary-new-cbs-sherlock-series-season-1-thread/625762 "2013-09-17T17:25:47Z")
I have been seeing ads for the upcoming Sherlock Holmes spin off, “Elementary”, that CBS will be airing in the Fall. In this show, it looks like Sherlock is coming to NYC for rehab, along with his trusted friend/assista… --- ## [Why does the sum of all natural numbers equal -1/12?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sum-of-all-natural-numbers-equal-1-12/678452)
**Author:** [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2015, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sum-of-all-natural-numbers-equal-1-12/678452 "2015-03-17T18:26:09Z")
OK, Numberphile just blew my mind. The sum of all natural numbers (from 1 to infinity) produces an “astounding” result. I can’t help feeling that it’s a bit of a parlor trick like “proving” 1 = 2 via mathe… --- ## [And just what does a fluffer do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-just-what-does-a-fluffer-do/7996)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2000, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-just-what-does-a-fluffer-do/7996 "2000-03-02T17:44:00Z")
Okay, so I understand that in the porn industry, there’s a person called a “fluffer” whose job is to keep the male lead…um…at attention. My question is–what the hell could they possibly do? There’s a naked woman right th… --- ## [Small/subtle human trends & behaviors that have slowly subsided since the 70s/80s.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-subtle-human-trends-behaviors-that-have-slowly-subsided-since-the-70s-80s/839516)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 457\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2019, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-subtle-human-trends-behaviors-that-have-slowly-subsided-since-the-70s-80s/839516 "2019-11-19T22:18:19Z")
I’m 52. Every now and then I suddenly realize I don’t see something anymore. Just last week I saw a man jogging without a shirt on. Back in the 1970s it was very common to see a man walking around bare chested. Today it… --- ## [Just punchlines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-punchlines/777035)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 553\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2019, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-punchlines/777035 "2019-12-13T20:37:48Z")
…The Scottish shepherd says ‘Hey, McCloud, get off of my ewe’ --- ## [Why do my allergies/sinuses get worse at night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-allergies-sinuses-get-worse-at-night/248892)
**Author:** [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-allergies-sinuses-get-worse-at-night/248892 "2014-04-12T21:01:00Z")
(Note to moderators: If this belongs in IMHO, feel free to move it - to me, it sounded more like a factual question than an optinion, but I’ll bow to your knowledge.) I’ve had a bad sinus infection for a month, but it … --- ## [Clowns in woods try to lure children with money, residents say](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clowns-in-woods-try-to-lure-children-with-money-residents-say/764567)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 349\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2016, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clowns-in-woods-try-to-lure-children-with-money-residents-say/764567 "2016-10-31T04:49:18Z")
This is weird. It’s probably some kind of mass hysteria, but it may lead to some innocent person or persons being shot. At least one adult reported seeing a clown. She said that a large clown with a blinking nose wave… --- ## [Wheelchairs aren't people, they are equipment.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheelchairs-arent-people-they-are-equipment/713172)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 328\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2015, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheelchairs-arent-people-they-are-equipment/713172 "2015-02-27T17:34:17Z")
{rant} Stupid rant, I don’t care, I’m just annoyed. I mean, I deal with flavors of this kind of behavior figuratively (I’m using “figuratively” to mean “literally” as to not confuse anyone because of the recent languag… --- ## ["Everybody draw Mohammed" on May 20 to support South Park](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-draw-mohammed-on-may-20-to-support-south-park/537307)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 359\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-draw-mohammed-on-may-20-to-support-south-park/537307 "2010-05-25T20:00:58Z")
I cannot find any thread on this subject (I may be wrong) but by now, most people have heard about the recent disgraceful censoring of South Park because of threats by Islamofascist thugs. Comedy Central, in a move that… --- ## [Three men freeze to death in a friend's backyard and aren't found for three days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-men-freeze-to-death-in-a-friends-backyard-and-arent-found-for-three-days/996151)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 505\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-men-freeze-to-death-in-a-friends-backyard-and-arent-found-for-three-days/996151 "2026-02-20T20:33:40Z")
What a bizarre story. The men were at the friend’s house watching football a week ago Sunday. When they didn’t return home, friends and relatives started looking for them. They tried to contact the friend but he didn’… --- ## [Can I expect to get 300,000+ miles on my well maintained Toyota Corolla?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-expect-to-get-300-000-miles-on-my-well-maintained-toyota-corolla/564090)
**Author:** [@PokerAKQJT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PokerAKQJT)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2014, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-expect-to-get-300-000-miles-on-my-well-maintained-toyota-corolla/564090 "2014-09-28T04:53:32Z")
I take care of my 98 Toyota Corolla. It has almost 200,000 miles and has no problems. I keep it in a covered, closed garage, and at work it is under a covered garage. I do regular oil changes, in fact a bit early most ti… --- ## [Who are some famous psychopaths/sociopaths](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-famous-psychopaths-sociopaths/550998)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-famous-psychopaths-sociopaths/550998 "2013-04-10T06:51:03Z")
Looking online, most people seem to equate ‘sociopath’ with ‘asshole’, when the two are not necessarily the same. Ted Bundy and Adolf Hitler constantly come up as famous sociopaths, but I don’t know if either qualifies.… --- ## [Unpleasant people in rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpleasant-people-in-rock/585823)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpleasant-people-in-rock/585823 "2019-08-07T22:59:28Z")
I keep on hearing what a nasty, vicious, unpleasant man Van Morrison is. Richard Carpenter hasn’t had a good press, and Roger Waters, by his own admission, has been a grumpy old bastard - an opinion shared by many others… --- ## [Captain America: Civil War - Seen it! \[spoilers ahoy\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-america-civil-war-seen-it-spoilers-ahoy/753317)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 402\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2016, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-america-civil-war-seen-it-spoilers-ahoy/753317 "2016-06-09T10:32:30Z")
Captain America 3: Civil War is officially released worldwide today, ahead of America (in your face, USA!) who get it next week, and I went to see it this morning. As you’d expect from Marvel, it is really good. Directe… --- ## [Can you REPEAT high school as an adult if you already have a diploma?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-repeat-high-school-as-an-adult-if-you-already-have-a-diploma/591387)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-repeat-high-school-as-an-adult-if-you-already-have-a-diploma/591387 "2021-09-05T11:04:53Z")
I live in the US and have both a High School Diploma and a BS, both of them from accredited institutions (i.e., they are considered valid anywhere in the US and possibly the world). I pulled off a B average in High Scho… --- ## [Gorilla shot to save young boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gorilla-shot-to-save-young-boy/756046)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 384\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gorilla-shot-to-save-young-boy/756046 "2026-05-28T16:45:20Z")
Here’s the story IMHO the zoo acted sensibly and took the only decision they could. They saved the kid’s life but some people are behaving as if the gorilla not the child should have been the chief concern. Excessive… --- ## [Concealed guns in national parks? Loaded weapons in wildlife refuges? Whaaa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concealed-guns-in-national-parks-loaded-weapons-in-wildlife-refuges-whaaa/497301)
**Author:** [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Replies:** 499\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2009, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concealed-guns-in-national-parks-loaded-weapons-in-wildlife-refuges-whaaa/497301 "2009-05-31T23:11:04Z")
I’ve been waiting for someone (better at debating than I am) to start a topic on the legislation passed this week allowing concealed and loaded weapons in national parks and wildlife refuges. Apparently, it’s not that ho… --- ## [Online Dating Experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-dating-experiences/642072)
**Author:** [@Modern\_Master](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Modern_Master)\ **Replies:** 342\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-dating-experiences/642072 "2012-12-05T03:53:11Z")
What have your online dating experiences been like? I want to hear the good and the bad. --- ## [Greenpeace Says Electric cars a Bust-Do You Agree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greenpeace-says-electric-cars-a-bust-do-you-agree/636152)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greenpeace-says-electric-cars-a-bust-do-you-agree/636152 "2012-11-04T16:51:06Z")
Here’s the story:Greenpeace: Electric Cars Are a Bust - autoevolution I have to say that I agree-it makes no sense to make vehicles that cost 3-4 times that of conventional gasoline fueled vehicles, and have such poor u… --- ## [How are you personally affected by the Corona Virus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-personally-affected-by-the-corona-virus/849340)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 646\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2020, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-personally-affected-by-the-corona-virus/849340 "2020-05-23T02:29:40Z")
My wife and I work in the same building but for different companies. Normally has about 3,000 people there. About 4 cars in the parking lot when I met my boss to grab my laptop this morning. They wouldn’t let me inside. … --- ## [Percentage of gay pedophiles vs. hetro pedophiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/percentage-of-gay-pedophiles-vs-hetro-pedophiles/536259)
**Author:** [@jakesteele](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jakesteele)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2014, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/percentage-of-gay-pedophiles-vs-hetro-pedophiles/536259 "2014-01-29T18:44:18Z")
I am curious what the percentage of gay pedophiles vs. hetro pedophiles there are? Does anybody know? --- ## [How weird is this? 21 year old guy, 16 year old girl...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-weird-is-this-21-year-old-guy-16-year-old-girl/499872)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2009, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-weird-is-this-21-year-old-guy-16-year-old-girl/499872 "2009-06-22T19:03:25Z")
I have some friends who have a 16 year old daughter. She is cute, but never dated. In our extended circle is a 21 year old guy. He is very socially awkward and youngish, but a senior is college. He has also never dat… --- ## [Words with most homophones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-most-homophones/590376)
**Author:** [@BDoors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BDoors)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-most-homophones/590376 "2018-06-20T14:58:28Z")
Or strictly speaking, words with the most heterographs, i.e. groups of words that are pronounced the same but have different spellings and meanings. There is this set of four: new knew gnu nu (Greek letter) all of w… --- ## [FBI needs YOU: The McCormick Case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-needs-you-the-mccormick-case/576552)
**Author:** [@summerjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/summerjack)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2015, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-needs-you-the-mccormick-case/576552 "2015-04-22T04:02:45Z")
Anyone see this? http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/march/cryptanalysis\_032911/cryptanalysis\_032911 Seems the FBI needs some help solving a decade old cold murder case. These notes were found in the pocket of the dec… --- ## [ClimateGate 2.0? Are you fucking kidding me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climategate-2-0-are-you-fucking-kidding-me/604243)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 363\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2011, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climategate-2-0-are-you-fucking-kidding-me/604243 "2011-12-13T21:24:01Z")
I’ll be frank here: the fact that anyone is giving this garbage a second look is simply offensive. Remember how, back a year or two ago, a bunch of emails were leaked that contained out-of-context sound bites that seemed… --- ## [Do schizophrenics 'know' that they are not thinking straight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-schizophrenics-know-that-they-are-not-thinking-straight/616942)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2014, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-schizophrenics-know-that-they-are-not-thinking-straight/616942 "2014-10-01T12:42:38Z")
I’m not sure if this has a definitive answer or not, so I’m asking in this forum about people’s experiences. There’s someone I know professionally who has recently been diagnosed as schizophrenic but, according to his w… --- ## [Restaurant discounts with church flyers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-discounts-with-church-flyers/580439)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 314\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-discounts-with-church-flyers/580439 "2011-05-10T17:53:15Z")
At my local IHOP today (love those harvest grain pancakes), I noticed this on the notice board: “On Wednesdays and Fridays, bring in your church bulletin and get a 20% discount on your entire meal” Huh? Really? Is that… --- ## [You steal a camera during MY Workshop? Fuck you, you piece of messed-up shit !](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-steal-a-camera-during-my-workshop-fuck-you-you-piece-of-messed-up-shit/547223)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 368\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-steal-a-camera-during-my-workshop-fuck-you-you-piece-of-messed-up-shit/547223 "2010-08-05T17:16:08Z")
You slide into town on the cheap, stay 17 miles away at the cheapest hotel you could find. Okay, I can appreciate barely scraping together the bread for the workshop tuition. You tell me you used frequent flier miles to… --- ## [Welll Looky here. Ex-Fox News host Gretchen Carlson sues network head Roger Ailes for sexual...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welll-looky-here-ex-fox-news-host-gretchen-carlson-sues-network-head-roger-ailes-for-sexual/759253)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 323\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2016, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welll-looky-here-ex-fox-news-host-gretchen-carlson-sues-network-head-roger-ailes-for-sexual/759253 "2016-09-15T15:00:53Z")
And co-host, Steve “pencil neck” Doocy is named too. Swing away Dopers, swing away. --- ## [I pit people using rat poison unnecessarily. (Mercy killing of mouse)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-using-rat-poison-unnecessarily-mercy-killing-of-mouse/627615)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2015, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-using-rat-poison-unnecessarily-mercy-killing-of-mouse/627615 "2015-08-28T01:07:53Z")
This is a sad pitting, rather then an real angry one. But still. Yesterday, I passed a neighbours house and saw a mouse on the sidewalk. My initial thought of “Aww look how cute” quickly changed into “Oh god, not again”… --- ## [Bill Clinton's penis a lock to move back into White House?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clintons-penis-a-lock-to-move-back-into-white-house/740809)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 462\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clintons-penis-a-lock-to-move-back-into-white-house/740809 "2016-01-12T11:07:52Z")
So, we can agree that Hillary is a lock, yes? So that means Bill Clinton and his notorious penis can finally move back into the White House? Is this a vindication of the sort of entitled male culture that, on meeting a … --- ## [Game of Thrones 5.09 "The Dance of Dragons" 6/7/15 \[Show Discussion\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-5-09-the-dance-of-dragons-6-7-15-show-discussion/721922)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 370\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2015, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-5-09-the-dance-of-dragons-6-7-15-show-discussion/721922 "2015-06-15T02:38:06Z")
5.01 The Wars to Come 5.02 The House of Black and White 5.03 High Sparrow 5.04 The Sons of the Harpy 5.05 Kill The Boy 5.06 Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken 5.07 The Gift 5.08 Hardhome This is for the discussion of the … --- ## [A simple question for Trump supporters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-simple-question-for-trump-supporters/841213)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 538\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-simple-question-for-trump-supporters/841213 "2020-11-05T20:36:53Z")
Ignoring everything Trump has done in the past, he is now openly asking foreign countries to investigate his political opponents, so I have to ask those of you who support him: What in the holy fuck is wrong with you pe… --- ## [NFL Offseason Thread: Combine & Free Agency Version](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-thread-combine-free-agency-version/530165)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 540\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-thread-combine-free-agency-version/530165 "2010-05-07T10:31:01Z")
The NFL Combine officially starts tomorrow and the first workouts will be held on Friday. Tebow will probably get the lions share of the publicity and there’ll be a ton of attention paid to the D Lineman drills with Suh,… --- ## [Screaming Boy Preacher 10 yrs ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screaming-boy-preacher-10-yrs-ago/120970)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2017, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screaming-boy-preacher-10-yrs-ago/120970 "2017-01-03T09:36:18Z")
About 10 yrs ago, talk shows like Sally Jessy & Springer (when he was semi-respectable) had a 10 yr old boy & his family as guests. The boy had been suspended from public school for scream-preaching at teachers & other … --- ## [Jeremy Corbyn is still a disaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremy-corbyn-is-still-a-disaster/767239)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2017, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremy-corbyn-is-still-a-disaster/767239 "2017-06-11T03:55:53Z")
Here’s a new thread to continue the discussion of the Labour Party. So Corbyn was able to win the Labour leadership contest with another ‘mandate.’ He’s looking to seize complete control of Labour and drive out dissent… --- ## [The Walking Dead - How come nobody talks about how bad the acting is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-how-come-nobody-talks-about-how-bad-the-acting-is/615489)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-how-come-nobody-talks-about-how-bad-the-acting-is/615489 "2014-02-25T05:44:08Z")
I am totally hooked on this show in spite of the amateurish acting. I cringe at any number of points during every episode, whether it’s Shane’s square-jawed manly-man machismo strut, Carol’s anguished reach-for-the-sky e… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=52&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=54&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)