# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=553&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:** 554 --- ## [Greasemonkey script to add your own SDMB avatars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greasemonkey-script-to-add-your-own-sdmb-avatars/598062)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greasemonkey-script-to-add-your-own-sdmb-avatars/598062 "2011-10-16T02:31:20Z")
During recent discussions about whether or not to have SDMB avatars, I quickly put together a Greasemonkey script to enable you to assign an avatar to yourself and others. See this link for an example of how it looks. T… --- ## [Parents: Your six year old accidently submerges the babysitter's cell phone.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-your-six-year-old-accidently-submerges-the-babysitters-cell-phone/404422)
**Author:** [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2007, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-your-six-year-old-accidently-submerges-the-babysitters-cell-phone/404422 "2007-05-24T15:57:40Z")
I have gotten opinions on both side of this question. I’m going to refrain from my point of view, 'cause I might be wrong. Scenario: 17 year old female babysitter is bathing 6 yr old female relative. The kid picks up… --- ## [SNL non sequitur thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-non-sequitur-thread/631233)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2013, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-non-sequitur-thread/631233 "2013-03-10T17:06:35Z")
Mmm, that’s good bass! --- ## [Will Bush go down as one of the top five Presidents of the last 100 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-bush-go-down-as-one-of-the-top-five-presidents-of-the-last-100-years/288143)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Deschain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Deschain)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2005, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-bush-go-down-as-one-of-the-top-five-presidents-of-the-last-100-years/288143 "2005-02-28T06:29:57Z")
My ranking would go something like this: FDR. Ronald Reagan Teddy Roosevelt Ike G. W. Bush J.F.K. Woodrow Wilson Harry Truman --- ## [Katie Couric is a fucking moron.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katie-couric-is-a-fucking-moron/343255)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2006, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katie-couric-is-a-fucking-moron/343255 "2006-04-07T18:14:08Z")
Jesus Christ on a cracker. Every time she opens her mouth I want to drive a truck in to shut her up. How can one person be so fucking ignorant and disconnected from the world around her? I happen to be home from work … --- ## [Is diaper punishment for real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-diaper-punishment-for-real/619117)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-diaper-punishment-for-real/619117 "2012-11-19T03:49:20Z")
I am familiar with the concept of diaper punishment/discipline (in which a person with normal bladder/bowel control is forced to wear and/or use diapers) as an activity that takes place between consenting adults in a BD/… --- ## [Shows that need to stop beating the old horse and put her out to pasture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-need-to-stop-beating-the-old-horse-and-put-her-out-to-pasture/590660)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-need-to-stop-beating-the-old-horse-and-put-her-out-to-pasture/590660 "2011-08-10T13:19:52Z")
I’m talking about shows that perhaps haven’t jumped the shark necessarily but they’re just old and need to be put out to pasture. They were once goog but now they’ve done all they can and it’s going to end badly if they… --- ## [are the US media to biased toward Israel ? (video)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-us-media-to-biased-toward-israel-video/368820)
**Author:** [@Wildfire\_MM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildfire_MM)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2006, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-us-media-to-biased-toward-israel-video/368820 "2006-08-28T19:52:20Z")
This is a very interesting documentary about the American media and how they are accused of being very biased in this conflict It shows how US networks uses words like community instead of settler colony to describe set… --- ## [About a throbbing hot boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-a-throbbing-hot-boy/521448)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2009, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-a-throbbing-hot-boy/521448 "2009-12-25T06:32:44Z")
Man time flies. http://www.ohlalamag.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/02/09/skins9282.jpg http://blogs.chueca.com/canallasp/files/nicholas\_hoult\_00… --- ## [During a traffic stop, the officer asks permission to search my vehicle. I decline. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-a-traffic-stop-the-officer-asks-permission-to-search-my-vehicle-i-decline-now-what/828981)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-a-traffic-stop-the-officer-asks-permission-to-search-my-vehicle-i-decline-now-what/828981 "2019-02-19T15:24:10Z")
That’s pretty much the question. If I am stopped for some legitimate reason (speeding, busted tail light, whatever) and the officer asks for permission to search my vehicle, my first instinct is to decline. However, is… --- ## [Happy Festivus: The airing of the grievances](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-festivus-the-airing-of-the-grievances/478497)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2018, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-festivus-the-airing-of-the-grievances/478497 "2018-12-27T01:41:06Z")
Ways people have disappointed me in the past year. Names left out to protect the innocent. You send me too much racist, ignorant chain email. You stink. Take a shower daily and wear deodorant. You voted for John McCain… --- ## [Anchoring a gazebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchoring-a-gazebo/657544)
**Author:** [@bot3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bot3)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2015, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchoring-a-gazebo/657544 "2015-12-13T18:14:04Z")
I’m erecting a gazebo on patio paver blocks. The blocks are 18" x 18" square. The gazebo is 10’ x 12’ with four beveled corners allowing for up to 4 mounting holes in each corner. As is well known these gazebos are very… --- ## [Would it really be that bad if America wasn't #1?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-really-be-that-bad-if-america-wasnt-1/592523)
**Author:** [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-really-be-that-bad-if-america-wasnt-1/592523 "2011-08-17T14:43:38Z")
Something that bothers me in every debate or news article about the economy, unemployment, debt ceilings, etc is that they all seem to focus on the point that America is in the decline, and this is the worst thing possib… --- ## [Heff says: No more thread-bare hare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heff-says-no-more-thread-bare-hare/734518)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2017, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heff-says-no-more-thread-bare-hare/734518 "2017-02-15T20:26:07Z")
If you were wondering what to get Satan for Christmas this year, you might want to consider a pair of ice skates because Hell is freezing over. As of March 0f 2016, Playboy Magazine will no longer feature naked ladies. --- ## [What happens when a parent commits suicide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-parent-commits-suicide/241915)
**Author:** [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2016, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-parent-commits-suicide/241915 "2016-01-23T12:43:18Z")
I recently read That Losing Season, by Pat Conroy, where he describes a little bit about what happens to the children when a friend commits suicide. At about the same time, out of nowhere, in a casual conversation, a fr… --- ## [Why did all the McDonaldland characters disappear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-all-the-mcdonaldland-characters-disappear/941369)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-all-the-mcdonaldland-characters-disappear/941369 "2024-12-30T22:03:41Z")
Being a child in the 60’s and 70’s I remember seeing lots of McDonalds commercials featuring a cast of characters, such as Ronald, Grimace, the Hamburgler, Mayor McCheese, and many others. The commercials were clearly ge… --- ## [Brave security agents prevent woman from hijacking aircraft with her NIPPLES (RO)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brave-security-agents-prevent-woman-from-hijacking-aircraft-with-her-nipples-ro/443055)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2008, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brave-security-agents-prevent-woman-from-hijacking-aircraft-with-her-nipples-ro/443055 "2008-04-04T03:14:46Z")
Airport security forced woman to remove nipple rings with pliers: I’m not even sure what to say about this one, so I leave it to you. Enjoy yourselves, and sleep safe in your beds knowing that brave TSA officials are w… --- ## [Anne Hathaway spoiled the ending of Les Misérables on The Daily Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anne-hathaway-spoiled-the-ending-of-les-miserables-on-the-daily-show/646476)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anne-hathaway-spoiled-the-ending-of-les-miserables-on-the-daily-show/646476 "2013-05-27T15:37:09Z")
Though she did yell “Spolier Alert!” first, there wasn’t really time for anybody to tune out if they’d wanted to. She casually and unapologetically mentioned that. . . . . . . . . . . . . When members of th… --- ## [Property spanning two state lines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/property-spanning-two-state-lines/653272)
**Author:** [@destry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/destry)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/property-spanning-two-state-lines/653272 "2013-03-19T03:39:23Z")
If you were able to buy a piece of property that was evenly divided by a state border what would the implications be? For example, if you bought 10 acres and exactly half (5 acres) were in each state, and you built a ho… --- ## [Pissed off at the druggists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissed-off-at-the-druggists/687526)
**Author:** [@bookaholic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bookaholic)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2014, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissed-off-at-the-druggists/687526 "2014-05-09T00:02:28Z")
So, my friend who had a spinal fusion years ago has problems with the vertebrae flaring up now and then. She uses Vicodin to help the pain. She goes to the pharmacy and there is a note on her scrip which says that they a… --- ## [Only 45% of American's believe in Evolution, 33% in the Big Bang](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-45-of-americans-believe-in-evolution-33-in-the-big-bang/535662)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2010, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-45-of-americans-believe-in-evolution-33-in-the-big-bang/535662 "2010-04-18T03:25:57Z")
According to a report by the National Science Foundation. What is it about America that makes so many of us dumber than a shit sandwich? I could understand if I saw these numbers from people in backwards third world co… --- ## [French fries vs. onion rings = cheap vs. expensive. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-fries-vs-onion-rings-cheap-vs-expensive-why/541756)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2010, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-fries-vs-onion-rings-cheap-vs-expensive-why/541756 "2010-06-04T12:34:58Z")
Most non-fast food joints which serve FFs also serve ORs. But there’s often a 20-50% upcharge and the quantity served is half or less. A large Russet and a softball-sized white or yellow onion both cost almost nothing.… --- ## [Coulter Calls Edwards a Faggot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coulter-calls-edwards-a-faggot/394381)
**Author:** [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2007, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coulter-calls-edwards-a-faggot/394381 "2007-03-06T19:46:05Z")
Link. Is she about eight miles past the shark by now? If not, why not? Why do \*any \*Republicans let this crazy women appear as if she speaks for them? --- ## [homosexuals; what do you want/expect from me, a Christian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexuals-what-do-you-want-expect-from-me-a-christian/162953)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2003, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexuals-what-do-you-want-expect-from-me-a-christian/162953 "2003-03-31T13:14:48Z")
I suppose I could anticipate the short answer, which might be “leave me alone”, and that’s fine, as far as it goes, however… We live in an unbalanced and unfair world, some (perhaps much) of this is perpetuated by Chris… --- ## [Manor House/Edwardian Country House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manor-house-edwardian-country-house/516821)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2015, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manor-house-edwardian-country-house/516821 "2015-02-01T19:38:25Z")
I watched this years ago and then rewatched it on DVD. Loved it again, and I know we had a thread but that was years ago and I wanted to start one up again. Hope it goes over well… I really enjoyed it again and was cons… --- ## [Why aren't kids "allowed" to watch porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-kids-allowed-to-watch-porn/207611)
**Author:** [@Colinmarshall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colinmarshall)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2003, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-kids-allowed-to-watch-porn/207611 "2003-10-22T02:44:17Z")
This is one of those questions that normally never enters one’s mind, but it just popped into mine and I’d like to see if I can get some Straight Dope. What’s with the age (18 or 21, region dependent) limitation for vie… --- ## [I just got rear ended, how much would it cost to fix it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-rear-ended-how-much-would-it-cost-to-fix-it/287685)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2005, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-rear-ended-how-much-would-it-cost-to-fix-it/287685 "2005-02-02T00:19:28Z")
The mechanic is closed right now since its 630 but about 30 minutes ago I got rear ended at about 5 mph and the back bumper is bent downwards now (their car is lower off the ground than mine). I got the drivers name and … --- ## [Self Check Out Lanes Love them or hate them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-check-out-lanes-love-them-or-hate-them/590140)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-check-out-lanes-love-them-or-hate-them/590140 "2011-07-28T03:44:08Z")
I like checking myself out when there’s only a few items. I use the regular lane for a basketful of groceries. The cashier & grocery sacker can do it much quicker than me. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43729757/ns/busines… --- ## [Why are some people quiet pukers? And others loud pukers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-people-quiet-pukers-and-others-loud-pukers/523929)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2010, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-people-quiet-pukers-and-others-loud-pukers/523929 "2010-01-07T23:54:55Z")
I have not puked that many times in my life, thank God, but when I had it was quiet. I’ve witnessed other quiet pukers also. But, good Lord, some people are extremely loud pukers. Loud enough to wake me out of sound slee… --- ## [Appropriate to ask people to get vaccinated before spending lots of time with a newborn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appropriate-to-ask-people-to-get-vaccinated-before-spending-lots-of-time-with-a-newborn/560491)
**Author:** [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appropriate-to-ask-people-to-get-vaccinated-before-spending-lots-of-time-with-a-newborn/560491 "2010-11-18T14:39:49Z")
Baby Smaje is due in a couple of weeks, and two of my odoctors (OB/GYN and pediatrician-to-be) have instructed me and my husband to get a DTaP vaccine to protect against (among other things) whopping cough. Evidentally w… --- ## [Young men and relationships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-men-and-relationships/1014156)
**Author:** [@Sooner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sooner)\ **Replies:** 541\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-men-and-relationships/1014156 "2025-03-10T12:41:50Z")
Small bit of an Atlantic article. Is this the reason, so many white men have seemly gone insane? ‘Women have historically relied on men to act as insurance policies—against the threat of violence, the risk of poverty. … --- ## [Predict: Likelihood Palin will show for the debate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-likelihood-palin-will-show-for-the-debate/465866)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2008, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-likelihood-palin-will-show-for-the-debate/465866 "2008-10-03T13:54:31Z")
I’m calling it 50/50. I think there is a very good chance there will be some “emergency” in Alaska that requires the governor’s presence (something really serious, like a cabinet member failing a loyalty test or somethi… --- ## [What does "What the market will bear" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-what-the-market-will-bear-mean/200725)
**Author:** [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2003, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-what-the-market-will-bear-mean/200725 "2003-09-13T17:58:31Z")
I dislike this term. It’s equivalent to “I’ll charge whatever I feel like and if you’re stupid enough to pay it I’ll laugh all the way to the bank”. What’s unsaid is that there’s an implicit understanding that a person… --- ## [The 'saga' of Amy Player and the fleecing of the LOTR fandom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saga-of-amy-player-and-the-fleecing-of-the-lotr-fandom/596029)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saga-of-amy-player-and-the-fleecing-of-the-lotr-fandom/596029 "2011-09-18T17:19:53Z")
Quick explanation for n00bs: “Fandom” is a term used to refer to any collective group of fans of any work of media; there are fandoms for TV shows, movies, comic books, you name it. People who participate in fandom are c… --- ## [How do you decide who to vote for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-decide-who-to-vote-for/558473)
**Author:** [@Ruby\_Slippers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby_Slippers)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2010, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-decide-who-to-vote-for/558473 "2010-11-06T01:46:10Z")
I’ve become more active lately in my county party. As a result, I’ve been asked to join in their various efforts on behalf of candidates – make phone calls, go door to door with literature, march in parades, staff a boot… --- ## [Pharmaceutical companies are holding back cures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharmaceutical-companies-are-holding-back-cures/701848)
**Author:** [@exile3D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/exile3D)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2014, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharmaceutical-companies-are-holding-back-cures/701848 "2014-10-24T00:18:50Z")
We all know that the big 3 “bad” companies in the world are pharmaceutical companies, oil companies and arms manufactures its common knowledge that those 3 profit the most from ongoing wars all over the world so just f… --- ## [Would you vote for someone irregardless of there grammer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-vote-for-someone-irregardless-of-there-grammer/554916)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-vote-for-someone-irregardless-of-there-grammer/554916 "2010-10-12T00:03:24Z")
Well? --- ## [Jim Morrison Is God - A Love Her Madly MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-morrison-is-god-a-love-her-madly-mmp/401287)
**Author:** [@The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Blue-Sighted_Shadow)\ **Replies:** 351\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2007, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-morrison-is-god-a-love-her-madly-mmp/401287 "2007-04-30T08:13:42Z")
I had my day planned: go to the Laundromat, then to Panera for breakfast, Target for some storage bins, and then the local yarn store to check out yarn for my next sweater. By the time I get to Target, I’m feeling pret… --- ## [Ask the Atheist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-atheist/737704)
**Author:** [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2015, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-atheist/737704 "2015-11-21T13:52:23Z")
I did a thorough search and found nothing like this posted. I am an atheist. I have been an atheist since 2008. My background: I was born Roman Catholic in SW Michigan. I married my wife who is also Roman Catholic a… --- ## [Unwittingly dragged into the middle of a scam. Yipe!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwittingly-dragged-into-the-middle-of-a-scam-yipe/478505)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2012, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwittingly-dragged-into-the-middle-of-a-scam-yipe/478505 "2012-02-19T06:33:48Z")
Okay, not the middle of a scam, but the periphery – a very awkward position either way. Sorry in advance for the length… I live in an apartment building. A neighbor on my floor, whom I know enough only to say ‘hi’ and … --- ## [What I didn't know about the singers of these songs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-didnt-know-about-the-singers-of-these-songs/568506)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2011, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-didnt-know-about-the-singers-of-these-songs/568506 "2011-07-17T05:39:29Z")
Black. Not black. Not a woman. Black. That last one was sorta dumb because if you listen to the words, he kinda says he is. P.S. all videos are SFW. --- ## [Extreme Examples of Censorship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-examples-of-censorship/478091)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-examples-of-censorship/478091 "2009-01-07T18:48:39Z")
I am thinking specifically of Katy Perry. Her song “Hot and Cold” comes with a delightful music video, but in the line “Like a bitch – I would know,” the word “bitch” is bleeped out in the MTV video. It is NOT bleeped ou… --- ## [This just in: The USA Green Party and Jill Stein are still scum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-the-usa-green-party-and-jill-stein-are-still-scum/813279)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2018, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-the-usa-green-party-and-jill-stein-are-still-scum/813279 "2018-05-13T07:01:17Z")
I’m still curious how a woman who has only achieved the office of Town Meeting Representative in Lexington, MA was able to dine with Vladimir Putin and Michael Flynn in Moscow. It is well known that Republicans have used… --- ## [The best actor ever.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-actor-ever/527038)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2010, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-actor-ever/527038 "2010-02-03T05:31:56Z")
Not “one of the”, but the best. In all respects, combined, including popularity, talent, appeal, etc. Especially popularity, I think. I think Shirly Temple. Everybody loved her movies, even into the '50s when I was a ki… --- ## [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-trailer/544875)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2010, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-trailer/544875 "2010-09-11T00:58:16Z")
It’s a new one. Spoilers for the 7th book are in this trailer. In fact, I’m surprised with how much they showed. Only I can live forever Thoughts? --- ## [white men are obsolete](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-men-are-obsolete/426694)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2007, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-men-are-obsolete/426694 "2007-11-19T16:07:50Z")
White men are obsolete. We should all be exterminated. White men contribute nothing to the world and only consume resources while destroying the world’s environment. All bad things come from white men: guns, pollution, c… --- ## [Is Julian Assange a rapist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-julian-assange-a-rapist/562700)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-julian-assange-a-rapist/562700 "2010-12-10T15:47:38Z")
Opinions on his Wikileaks-related activities are being thoroughly discussed in other threads. Also, for this thread, I’m hoping that the veracity of the accusers—whether they are government shills or sooper-seecret spies… --- ## [Final Round -- Best All-Time TV Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-round-best-all-time-tv-show/670006)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2013, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-round-best-all-time-tv-show/670006 "2013-12-24T19:42:43Z")
With just fewer than 200 voters participating since 08-20-2013 in The Best All-Time TV Show – UPDATE it’s time to identify SDMB’s Number One show from the top finishers. Public poll. One choice. Make it count! --- ## [Why was WWI such a stalemate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-wwi-such-a-stalemate/614861)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-wwi-such-a-stalemate/614861 "2012-03-09T20:44:06Z")
First, how much was WWI a stalemate? Was it equally a stalemate at the tactical level as the strategic level? Second, why was it such a stalemate? I would like to keep this discussion limited as to how and why WWI was … --- ## [Michigan Dopapalooza](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-dopapalooza/57247)
**Author:** [@BunnyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyGirl)\ **Replies:** 279\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2001, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-dopapalooza/57247 "2001-07-04T04:24:16Z")
In this thread, we’re talking about a Michigan Dopefest. Big deal, right? Who cares, 'cause I live in XX state, right? Wrong! This is the official (okay, well not official) notice that one and all are invited to this … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=552&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=554&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)