# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=534&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:** 535 --- ## [Name that cheesy '70 songs in 5 words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-cheesy-70-songs-in-5-words/435730)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2008, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-cheesy-70-songs-in-5-words/435730 "2008-02-13T18:45:36Z")
Like the game show, remember? Didn’t Kathy Lee Gifford sing on it? I used the first 5 words, unless they contained the whole title of the song. Can you name the title and artist? If you guess one, add one. Here are ten t… --- ## [Formula One - 2011 Season Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-one-2011-season-thread/571424)
**Author:** [@History\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/History_Geek)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-one-2011-season-thread/571424 "2011-10-31T02:01:24Z")
With 24 days until the first wheels turn in anger, I figured I’d open this year’s F1 thread. I’ve only been paying spotty attention to the testing and new car launches, so haven’t got much to say about them yet. But I wa… --- ## [Those antique oscillating fans... how did they get away with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-antique-oscillating-fans-how-did-they-get-away-with-it/500899)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2012, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-antique-oscillating-fans-how-did-they-get-away-with-it/500899 "2012-05-06T06:34:02Z")
Like this one and this one. Were there any injuries? Did the manufacturers ever get sued? Seems lawyers would have had a field day with that design. --- ## [Not allowed in Alcoholics Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-allowed-in-alcoholics-anonymous/685489)
**Author:** [@sandysue44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandysue44)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2014, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-allowed-in-alcoholics-anonymous/685489 "2014-04-14T20:25:08Z")
I went to an AA group for the first time in over ten years yesterday. At one time I had a problem with abusing alcohol which destroyed my life. I am 60 now and I very rarely even think of drinking alcohol. If I do,… --- ## [Reading to kids is overrated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-to-kids-is-overrated/684510)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-to-kids-is-overrated/684510 "2014-03-30T01:42:26Z")
So often, I read (or hear, this is especially big on NPR) that research shows the number of books a kid gets read to them (or the number of words they hear, period) is predictive of their later academic performance. But… --- ## [Cases and true stories that just creep you out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cases-and-true-stories-that-just-creep-you-out/971573)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2025, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cases-and-true-stories-that-just-creep-you-out/971573 "2025-01-03T00:09:50Z")
Something that really gets to you, actually provokes fear. There was one case in Croatia that always gave me the creeps. It sounds like a plot of a horror movie, but it actually happened. A couple had two children, a so… --- ## [Any of you Straight Dopers a bona fide celebrity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641)
**Author:** [@Zardoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zardoz)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2003, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641 "2003-11-24T21:53:16Z")
You know, a movie star, politician, athelete, whatever. Someone who would be recognizable if you gave your real name. If you qualify as a celebrity, and don’t want to reveal your real identity, at least give a hint as … --- ## [Is acknowledgement of a spirit reasonable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-acknowledgement-of-a-spirit-reasonable/472529)
**Author:** [@nd\_n8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nd_n8)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-acknowledgement-of-a-spirit-reasonable/472529 "2008-11-25T13:26:14Z")
In the interest of moving away from the Scientific Proof of Godthread and into something more on the lines of reason and logic (as metaphysics is not a science per Kant) I would like to continue the debate of “Is acknowl… --- ## [The Office "Broke" (Open Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-broke-open-spoilers/494175)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2009, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-broke-open-spoilers/494175 "2009-04-29T00:44:18Z")
So they pulled off the reset. The predictions that DM would end up buying out MSPC were correct. I thought it was a pretty satisfying resolution to that arc, but it seemed a little abrupt. I wouldn’t have minded seeing i… --- ## [Blue road reflectors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-road-reflectors/210607)
**Author:** [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2010, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-road-reflectors/210607 "2010-10-20T05:13:35Z")
You know when you are driving along on the highway, you see either yellow or white reflectors on the road. These reflectors mark the lanes on the road, and they thump a little bit when you drive over them to let you kno… --- ## [Did the noodles in Kraft Mac & Cheese used to be ... bendier?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-noodles-in-kraft-mac-cheese-used-to-be-bendier/664763)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2013, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-noodles-in-kraft-mac-cheese-used-to-be-bendier/664763 "2013-08-01T15:03:39Z")
My wife and I were discussing Kraft Mac & Cheese (a.k.a. Kraft Dinner) the other day, and she asked me if they’d ever used elbow macaroni, or if they’d always just used straight tubes. My first response was: What are yo… --- ## [RIP Mickey Rooney.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mickey-rooney/685526)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2014, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mickey-rooney/685526 "2014-04-10T04:21:26Z")
He had a nice, long life though, at least. Story here. --- ## [So, did I pop her cherry or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-did-i-pop-her-cherry-or-not/168558)
**Author:** [@Phax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phax)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2003, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-did-i-pop-her-cherry-or-not/168558 "2003-04-14T19:35:29Z")
I met a girl when I was 16. We went out a few times, nothing much happened. About a year later, we ran into each other by accident. We started talking; one thing led to another and we ended up spending most of the day… --- ## [How Can A Loving God Allow Innocent People To Die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-loving-god-allow-innocent-people-to-die/381755)
**Author:** [@johnny\_M](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnny_M)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2006, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-loving-god-allow-innocent-people-to-die/381755 "2006-12-16T14:25:46Z")
That was the big question asked to all ministers on 9/12 how can a loving God allow innocent people to die? The answer is so simple that a child in school can answer it. If you are a christian and beleive that Jesus Chr… --- ## [What's the biggest black hole that could pass through the inner solar system and not kill everyone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-biggest-black-hole-that-could-pass-through-the-inner-solar-system-and-not-kill-everyone/702081)
**Author:** [@matthewmather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matthewmather)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2014, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-biggest-black-hole-that-could-pass-through-the-inner-solar-system-and-not-kill-everyone/702081 "2014-11-18T08:22:34Z")
So, I’m a science fiction writer…and the scenario is a nomad black hole of 10 to 10,000 solar masses that is discovered on its way into the inner solar system at a closing speed of 8000 km/sec relative to the sun… Does … --- ## [Richard Carrier: a credible historian regarding rejecting Hitler's anti-Christian views being...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-carrier-a-credible-historian-regarding-rejecting-hitlers-anti-christian-views-being/565874)
**Author:** [@Wade\_A.Tisthammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wade_A.Tisthammer)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2011, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-carrier-a-credible-historian-regarding-rejecting-hitlers-anti-christian-views-being/565874 "2011-01-15T15:33:38Z")
Richard Carrier: a credible historian regarding rejecting Hitler’s anti-Christian views being evidenced in Hitler’s Table Talk? This is a continuation of this thread. What happened is I commented on a staff report on w… --- ## [To kill a rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-kill-a-rat/542650)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2010, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-kill-a-rat/542650 "2010-06-14T06:38:23Z")
There’s an old travel trailer with a structure built around it to join it to the house. I never go back there; I use it for storage. But I did go back there and found some rat droppings. All I had in the way of rodent… --- ## [Is it legal to live in a factory / warehouse unit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-live-in-a-factory-warehouse-unit/633820)
**Author:** [@Imasquare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imasquare)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-live-in-a-factory-warehouse-unit/633820 "2012-10-15T16:05:14Z")
I live in a factory / warehouse unit on an industrial estate and am wondering if it’s actually legal. The law in question is that of New South Wales, Australia. The downstairs is used as office space for a business and t… --- ## [Florida DMV and vision testing - seriously??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-dmv-and-vision-testing-seriously/688207)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-dmv-and-vision-testing-seriously/688207 "2014-05-22T19:18:55Z")
My MIL is 83 and has macular degeneration. When we visited her at Christmas, she told us that she can only see to drive if it’s clear, bright, and sunny out. On a recent afternoon, she was driving home in the rain and … --- ## [Leftists are trying to kill the Right](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftists-are-trying-to-kill-the-right/951086)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftists-are-trying-to-kill-the-right/951086 "2021-11-16T05:06:37Z")
Not sure if this is the right forum for this. Maybe it should be in QZ or the Pit. Mods, please move if deemed necessary. A few days ago, someone on Twitter posted a link to this articleHoward Stern Proves Democrats W… --- ## [AHunter3-SHUT THE FUCK UP about psychiatry!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahunter3-shut-the-fuck-up-about-psychiatry/347926)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2006, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahunter3-shut-the-fuck-up-about-psychiatry/347926 "2006-03-16T07:22:01Z")
From here. Look, I understand that you have had some horrible experiences. But you know what? I’m sick and tired of you horning in on threads about mental illness where people are seeking support and spewing the same,… --- ## [QI, if there was an American Version who would host?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qi-if-there-was-an-american-version-who-would-host/532589)
**Author:** [@BMada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMada)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2010, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qi-if-there-was-an-american-version-who-would-host/532589 "2010-03-29T00:25:39Z")
I love this show. Stephen Fry is host, Alan Davies is the non-changing “contestant” and they have great recurring guest contestants, mostly british celebrities. They talk about trivia and joke around about the trivia a… --- ## [Should she reimburse people for travel to her called-off wedding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-she-reimburse-people-for-travel-to-her-called-off-wedding/549945)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-she-reimburse-people-for-travel-to-her-called-off-wedding/549945 "2010-08-13T00:59:32Z")
My sister lives far away from the rest of the family and she was planning on getting married in September. Those of us who were going had already bought plane tickets and car rentals and all of that. The wedding has be… --- ## [Whole Salmon on the Grill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whole-salmon-on-the-grill/589801)
**Author:** [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2011, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whole-salmon-on-the-grill/589801 "2011-07-23T20:31:26Z")
So I was buying a frozen pizza for dinner tonight and did my usual drive-by the butcher’s section and they had whole wild salmon, $1.99 a pound! They look to be about 3-4 lbs each. I want to put one on the grill, but ha… --- ## [Is your driver's license accurate for height/weight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-drivers-license-accurate-for-height-weight/419986)
**Author:** [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-drivers-license-accurate-for-height-weight/419986 "2010-08-05T13:37:08Z")
Inspired by the “How tall are you?” poll: Have you kept the height and weight stats on your driver’s license up-to-date? I always thought most people’s licenses displayed whatever height and weight they gave the DMV whe… --- ## [I pit the American PR arm of ISIS and murderous Muslim Radicals.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-american-pr-arm-of-isis-and-murderous-muslim-radicals/757912)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-american-pr-arm-of-isis-and-murderous-muslim-radicals/757912 "2016-06-23T15:53:35Z")
It’s called The White House. What a bunch of short-sighted douchebag apologists. --- ## [Is this the creepiest photograph in the history of the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-creepiest-photograph-in-the-history-of-the-world/644905)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2013, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-creepiest-photograph-in-the-history-of-the-world/644905 "2013-01-09T12:17:17Z")
Y’all… I’m still in shock. I honestly think that this has to be one of the creepiest pictures of anything I have ever seen. But I don’t know if I’m right or wrong. Is this subject just plain intrinsically creepy? Are the… --- ## [swordsmen vs bare handed fighters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swordsmen-vs-bare-handed-fighters/580671)
**Author:** [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swordsmen-vs-bare-handed-fighters/580671 "2011-05-11T22:10:23Z")
I’m not asking about historical examples of swordsmen fighting others who were bare handed, but I have noticed in a lot of Japanese comics, movies and anime that there is a trope of a bare handed martial artist who is ch… --- ## [Da Hitchin' MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/da-hitchin-mmp/612677)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2012, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/da-hitchin-mmp/612677 "2012-02-20T13:05:13Z")
Well, as I mentioned last week, by the end of this week, \*\*PB \*\*will make me the happiest person on earth by making an honest woman of me :stuck\_out\_tongue: So, tell me your wedding stories, your own wedding, weddings… --- ## [Do ant swarms kill people in real life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-ant-swarms-kill-people-in-real-life/592134)
**Author:** [@I\_Know\_Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Know_Nothing)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-ant-swarms-kill-people-in-real-life/592134 "2011-08-15T17:53:55Z")
I remember in 4th grade reading about army ants swarming through the jungle killing everything in their way. I think I also remember and old MacGyver episode that involved ant swarms killing people. A quick Google show… --- ## [Do we overidentify race?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-overidentify-race/477906)
**Author:** [@Labor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labor)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-overidentify-race/477906 "2009-01-06T20:48:04Z")
I was listening to a discussion of race issues yesterday (12/18) on Talk of the Nation. In this discussion there was much discussion of African-American issues/values/culture especially relating to the election of Barack… --- ## [Sodom and Gomorrah: the Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sodom-and-gomorrah-the-movie/341067)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2011, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sodom-and-gomorrah-the-movie/341067 "2011-01-26T22:32:23Z")
Oh for Chrissakes. I guess the fundies have got their panties in a knot over the success of Brokeback Mountain and decided to make their OWN little movie about the evils of homosexuality. Looks like they’re getting des… --- ## [Men and sexual assault](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-and-sexual-assault/540024)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2010, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-and-sexual-assault/540024 "2010-05-25T19:30:19Z")
Reading the “Women and sexual assault” thread in this forum got me to thinking a bit. I’ve seen some responses from men in that thread that seemed to be insinuating that men are frequently victims of sexual assault too,… --- ## [Russians and Dash Cams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russians-and-dash-cams/610495)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russians-and-dash-cams/610495 "2012-08-22T08:07:59Z")
Do all Russians/Eastern Europeans have dash cams in their cars or something? It seems like every time I see a video in which a civilian catches something, like a crash, on a car’s dash cam, said civilian is Russian or E… --- ## [Cricket:2017-18 Ashes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-2017-18-ashes/797485)
**Author:** [@Artfog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artfog)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2018, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-2017-18-ashes/797485 "2018-01-30T09:34:22Z")
I’m obviously jumping the gun a bit here with the first test still two months away but I need an outlet for my schaudenfreude. What do people think of England’s squad? Jim Maxwell says it’s one of their worst batting li… --- ## [Amazing Race Season Debut - Delays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-season-debut-delays/597550)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-season-debut-delays/597550 "2011-10-14T13:34:58Z")
CBS does not have the football doubleheader today but if your CBS affiliate is covering the Rams or the Ravens, you might get delayed because it is the late game. Paging Zut! We need a pre-race assessment! I saw a pro… --- ## [Please share your three favorite movies that make you roar with laughter!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2017, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726 "2017-04-06T05:32:48Z")
Needing some laughter in my life. Here is mine. Blazing Saddles Trains, planes and automobiles Oh, Brother Can you help? --- ## [Have never watched "Duck Dynasty". Why is it so huge? Worth watching?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-never-watched-duck-dynasty-why-is-it-so-huge-worth-watching/668624)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2013, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-never-watched-duck-dynasty-why-is-it-so-huge-worth-watching/668624 "2013-12-20T19:04:18Z")
People seem to have some serious love for this show. Is it worth getting involved with? --- ## [David Bowie vs Queen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-bowie-vs-queen/646092)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2013, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-bowie-vs-queen/646092 "2013-01-09T05:47:34Z")
Bowie started basically in 1969, Queen in 1971 but their first album came out 1973. Freddie Mercury may be the greatest frontman ever (greatest live performance ever, Queen at Live Aid), but Bowie is no slouch and is a … --- ## [So, what IS the worst game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-the-worst-game/849946)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-the-worst-game/849946 "2020-05-08T15:25:02Z")
Just overheard from my daughter (playing various online games with her friends) “I would rather die than play Monopoly. It’s the WORST game.” Fair? I think so… --- ## [CSI: Miami. is it purposely this bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csi-miami-is-it-purposely-this-bad/504674)
**Author:** [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2009, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csi-miami-is-it-purposely-this-bad/504674 "2009-08-04T23:40:08Z")
It’s an okay show, I guess, but the last episode I watched pushed suspension of disbelief about as far as it’ll go. \[ul\] \[li\]Sean Combs as a lawyer??\[/li\]\[li\]Entire car dusted for fingerprints before the huge blood sme… --- ## [Violating my rights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violating-my-rights/564211)
**Author:** [@Chillafrilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chillafrilla)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2010, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violating-my-rights/564211 "2010-12-18T08:32:57Z")
So Im a senior and I’m 18 years old and today I got suspended because of a shirt “do it yourself” here’s a link http://www.karmaloop.com/vendor/IMK/zoom/10sm12-whtzoom1.jpg well I was wearing this shirt today and they p… --- ## [Am I the only one who doesn't like Kurt Cobain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-doesnt-like-kurt-cobain/330311)
**Author:** [@Doc\_Sarvis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doc_Sarvis)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2005, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-doesnt-like-kurt-cobain/330311 "2005-11-21T21:17:01Z")
Inspired by the Paul Anka thread it occured to me that among my group of peers I seem to be the only one that has no love for Kurt Cobain or Nirvana. I don’t really mind the music but I don’t get why people idolize this … --- ## [Going out on a limb. There AIN'T any WMD, you stupid shits.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-out-on-a-limb-there-aint-any-wmd-you-stupid-shits/168145)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2003, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-out-on-a-limb-there-aint-any-wmd-you-stupid-shits/168145 "2003-04-22T04:38:48Z")
And that includes your fuhrer. I could always be wrong. I’ll belly up to the bar if they find any semblance of something that the Iraquis were actually hiding. NOT some trace contaminants. Not some missle that can fl… --- ## [What is the hottest you can make a focused beam of sunlight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-hottest-you-can-make-a-focused-beam-of-sunlight/232700)
**Author:** [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2004, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-hottest-you-can-make-a-focused-beam-of-sunlight/232700 "2004-03-06T05:32:05Z")
What is the absolute hottest temp you coild obtain by focusing the suns light into a small spot? I understand there would have to be some logistical restrictions, such as a practical mirror (in size), etc. Given that… --- ## [8 Mile? 6 Mile? 9 Mile? What?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-mile-6-mile-9-mile-what/230137)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2013, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-mile-6-mile-9-mile-what/230137 "2013-07-19T20:12:08Z")
I was speaking to a friend recently. They said they lived not far from the 9 Mile Road near Detroit. Of course this put me in mind of the film called " 8 Mile". I asked if there were roads numbering down to 1, and was to… --- ## [The "I have a crush" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-have-a-crush-thread/45891)
**Author:** [@Byzantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Byzantine)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2001, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-have-a-crush-thread/45891 "2001-01-12T23:00:08Z")
Well, not like I have one… but if I did… everyone calls him Johnny and I think he’s from LA… could be Los Angeles or could be he’s a Lazy Ass… dunno. But for Goddess sake don’t TELL him I have a crush on him; I’d be so e… --- ## [What books would you like to erase all memory of from your brain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-books-would-you-like-to-erase-all-memory-of-from-your-brain/501752)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2009, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-books-would-you-like-to-erase-all-memory-of-from-your-brain/501752 "2009-07-27T22:00:38Z")
The flip side to this thread, obviously. Okay, I’ve got my Men In Black-issue neuralizer ready. It’s been programmed to erase all memory of a given literary work from the subject’s brain, replacing it with a message sa… --- ## [Bisexual people who are in a relationship: does your SO "allow" you to have sex with others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bisexual-people-who-are-in-a-relationship-does-your-so-allow-you-to-have-sex-with-others/538222)
**Author:** [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2010, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bisexual-people-who-are-in-a-relationship-does-your-so-allow-you-to-have-sex-with-others/538222 "2010-05-08T22:39:16Z")
Backstory: I’m a girl, and at some point realized that I’m attracted to other girls. My boyfriend and I met and started dating about five months after I realized I was bisexual. I told him about this right out of the … --- ## ['Hitler' as a modern surname...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitler-as-a-modern-surname/301341)
**Author:** [@jimdigritz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimdigritz)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitler-as-a-modern-surname/301341 "2011-01-03T13:58:36Z")
Does anyone have the surname ‘Hitler’ anymore? If not, did other (unfortunate) families with the surname Hitler just change their name? What about Stalin or Pinochet? Just curious… Jim [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=533&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=535&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)