# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=554&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:** 555 --- ## [How far should the prison system go to accommodate transpersons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-should-the-prison-system-go-to-accommodate-transpersons/666944)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2013, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-should-the-prison-system-go-to-accommodate-transpersons/666944 "2013-08-29T23:20:13Z")
Another Bradley Manning debate but I’d like to concentrate on this issue rather than others such as the length of the sentence. Specifically, what should the taxpayers pay for? My opinion: Counseling-without a doubt. … --- ## [White Supremacy is not a rhetorical tactic, ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-supremacy-is-not-a-rhetorical-tactic-zpg-zealot/920396)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 352\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-supremacy-is-not-a-rhetorical-tactic-zpg-zealot/920396 "2020-09-17T16:37:03Z")
I would have liked to make this post in the thread in question, but it was declared off topic by the mod. I considered which forum to put this in, but the Pit seems appropriate if only so people can also use this to cont… --- ## [What Kind of (Weird Little) Car is This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-weird-little-car-is-this/610447)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-weird-little-car-is-this/610447 "2012-01-24T22:13:37Z")
For sale just down the road from my friend’s house is a vintage sports coupe. It’s a 1957; this I know because the “For Sale” sign says 1957, it just doesn’t say the make & model. :smack: The car is a two-seater sports … --- ## [If you're 40 to 60 what's the chance you can upload to an AI existence before your meat death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-40-to-60-whats-the-chance-you-can-upload-to-an-ai-existence-before-your-meat-death/781913)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2017, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-40-to-60-whats-the-chance-you-can-upload-to-an-ai-existence-before-your-meat-death/781913 "2017-03-23T19:57:38Z")
Let’s say you are between 40-60 today and you have (on average) 20-45 years or so before you die. What are the chances technology will have advanced enough in 20-45 years to allow a human brain to upload itself into an A… --- ## [Depo P Adegbile is rejected by senate.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depo-p-adegbile-is-rejected-by-senate/683187)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2014, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depo-p-adegbile-is-rejected-by-senate/683187 "2014-03-14T20:22:38Z")
So, I’ve been hearing a lot about this story and I would like to talk about it. I am surprised and saddened by this defeat. I think it’s pretty disgusting actually, but perhaps there are things I’m not taking into co… --- ## [At what point will the Dem field narrow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-will-the-dem-field-narrow/835798)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-will-the-dem-field-narrow/835798 "2020-03-05T20:55:53Z")
Sorry if this would fit better in one of the many other threads, but I wondered what folk thought would be the timeline of winnowing process. What do we have now - 19 Dem candidates? When will it get down to 10? 5? W… --- ## [Best Strategy if You've Just Killed an Intruder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-strategy-if-youve-just-killed-an-intruder/665438)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2013, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-strategy-if-youve-just-killed-an-intruder/665438 "2013-08-14T12:04:52Z")
So you find a guy sneaking around your house in middle of the night, determine that he’s a threat to your life and/or your family’s and kill the guy. Now what? ISTM that the two major choices are 1) to report it to the … --- ## [how do people use Lexis Nexis and is it any better than google interface?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-use-lexis-nexis-and-is-it-any-better-than-google-interface/579938)
**Author:** [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-use-lexis-nexis-and-is-it-any-better-than-google-interface/579938 "2011-04-29T17:58:34Z")
by “how” I mean, is it used via a browser like I use Google? Or do people use elaborate specialized client apps specifically intended for this (presumably fairly specialized) task? In terms the user interface, is it any… --- ## [No Topic for this MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-topic-for-this-mmp/788163)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2017, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-topic-for-this-mmp/788163 "2017-06-12T03:44:05Z")
It’s too early after a stupidly disturbed night and I can’t brain yet, so no clever idea to get this thing started. Yeah, like that’ll stop us!! Happy Moanday! --- ## [TV shows you like, I which you dislike one character/actor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-like-i-which-you-dislike-one-character-actor/956951)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2023, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-like-i-which-you-dislike-one-character-actor/956951 "2023-05-02T16:04:39Z")
Right now, my wife and I are binging Bosch. Pretty good show, and pretty consistently decent acting - except for Bosch’s daughter - Maddie. Not sure if it is how the character is written, or the actor’s performance, bu… --- ## [All hail the conquering hero: Bush in Baghdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-hail-the-conquering-hero-bush-in-baghdad/215594)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 312\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2003, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-hail-the-conquering-hero-bush-in-baghdad/215594 "2003-12-04T22:46:36Z")
So it appears that Georgie-boy has just arrived in Baghdad for Thanksgiving. How much more American can the day be than Thanksgiving, other than the Fourth of July? A much-needed morale boost for the troops. A fillip f… --- ## [Should Australia award knighthoods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-australia-award-knighthoods/684574)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2014, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-australia-award-knighthoods/684574 "2014-03-29T09:39:52Z")
Abbott has just announced plans to award the title knight/dame to distinguished Australians. Do you agree with this? --- ## [Do you have a job where you go into other people's houses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-job-where-you-go-into-other-peoples-houses/554092)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-job-where-you-go-into-other-peoples-houses/554092 "2010-09-24T01:33:35Z")
I’ve been thinking about this for a while. My sister a while back told me about her exterminator recounting his stories of some of the people he had worked for. He would explain that he would have people that wouldn’t … --- ## [Big D jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-d-jokes/14310)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-d-jokes/14310 "2024-10-15T01:38:00Z")
I remember reading Drew Carey’s 101 Big Dick Jokes. It was hilarious. Judging from the wit I see collected here, we should come up with some good ones. So, anybody know any good big dick jokes? Here’s mine: My dick is … --- ## [Grimm (half) season six discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grimm-half-season-six-discussion-thread/776494)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grimm-half-season-six-discussion-thread/776494 "2017-04-04T19:39:46Z")
Starts tonight (January 6, 2017). Glad I looked at the TV guide, as I saw no advertisements at all. Many questions to answer… Brian --- ## [I don't get the love for Keurig](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-the-love-for-keurig/612614)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2012, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-the-love-for-keurig/612614 "2012-02-17T04:39:43Z")
Man oh man, everyone you talk to seem to go on and on about their Keurig machine. Here’s my take on it… The coffee just isn’t that good. It’s OK (and yes I’ve tried a LOT of varieties), but It’s certainly not any bett… --- ## [Zubeidat Tsarnaeva-Anyone else think she's a hottie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zubeidat-tsarnaeva-anyone-else-think-shes-a-hottie/656909)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2013, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zubeidat-tsarnaeva-anyone-else-think-shes-a-hottie/656909 "2013-05-10T12:39:18Z")
I think Zubeidat Tsarnaeva is one hot babe. Not joking, in the least. She does have some bags under her eyes, apparently when she’s not well rested, and there are some scary pictures of her, but, I think, overall, she’… --- ## [Circumcision of infants and minors without consent should be outlawed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circumcision-of-infants-and-minors-without-consent-should-be-outlawed/728203)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2015, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circumcision-of-infants-and-minors-without-consent-should-be-outlawed/728203 "2015-10-01T04:32:56Z")
My apologies - I can’t articulate this well. Maybe someone else can explain it better. Mutilation of infant boys without their consent is unconstitutional. It infringes their freedom to choose whether they want to be … --- ## [Territorial Adults!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/territorial-adults/604382)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2011, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/territorial-adults/604382 "2011-12-13T21:34:16Z")
I had no idea such thing existed in adults, until I started this new job a few months ago. I’m an only child and while I have had some relationships, I’ve never shacked up with anyone. Also, never lived in dorms or Greek… --- ## [Why do so many doctors not listen to patients at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-doctors-not-listen-to-patients-at-all/624478)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2012, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-doctors-not-listen-to-patients-at-all/624478 "2012-06-12T05:50:45Z")
If there is one trend I have noticed over my life it is that many doctors might as well not even ask their patients questions, because it certainly has no bearing on anything anyway so everything would be more efficient … --- ## [Most embarassing sports play you've seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarassing-sports-play-youve-seen/601595)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2011, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarassing-sports-play-youve-seen/601595 "2011-11-06T15:23:21Z")
We’ve all seen plays in sports so bad you question the intelligence of a player. What’s the most embarassing play you’ve seen either in person or on TV? I’ll start with an obscure one: a Ranger-Mariners game where the … --- ## [Being a 'gay/lesbian' virgin meanssss, what exactly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-gay-lesbian-virgin-meanssss-what-exactly/631246)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2012, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-gay-lesbian-virgin-meanssss-what-exactly/631246 "2012-08-16T13:20:08Z")
I normally don’t post in IMHO, but after careful consideration I felt this subject is too person specific & emotional to try GQ. But this isn’t GD so no judging good/bad etc. My question is pretty simple: In terms of pe… --- ## [Navajo Nation Object to Leaving Human Remains on Moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navajo-nation-object-to-leaving-human-remains-on-moon/995727)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 334\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navajo-nation-object-to-leaving-human-remains-on-moon/995727 "2024-02-15T23:41:09Z")
I really didn’t have this one on my list of things to think about in 2024, but here we are. In a nutshell, a private firm is launching a small craft designed to land on the moon containing 66 human remains and DNA. The… --- ## [Disgusting foods your parents ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-your-parents-ate/397462)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2007, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-your-parents-ate/397462 "2007-04-04T01:03:03Z")
Inspired by the American food thread, and talking to my sister yesterday… What foods did your parents eat (and make you eat) when you were little, which you either didn’t like, or that sound absolutely disgusting but we… --- ## [It's Always Monday Somewhere: The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-monday-somewhere-the-mmp/623323)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2012, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-monday-somewhere-the-mmp/623323 "2012-06-04T04:50:03Z")
Two of my favorite series are The Universe on H2 and How The Universe Works on Science. I could have studied this stuff in school, but I chose a different path, and stayed as far away from the sciences as possible. Now … --- ## [On the topic of moderator bias](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-topic-of-moderator-bias/518561)
**Author:** [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-topic-of-moderator-bias/518561 "2009-11-30T08:37:27Z")
Allow me to preface the following by stating that I’m really not interested in the internecine drama of “board life”. I don’t care that much about who said what to whom in the past, and why so-and-so is a chronic jerkfa… --- ## [(Iranian) attempts to assassainate ambassadors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iranian-attempts-to-assassainate-ambassadors/613262)
**Author:** [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2012, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iranian-attempts-to-assassainate-ambassadors/613262 "2012-02-19T06:40:36Z")
This story just broke a few days ago somewhat on the heels of the Iranian attempt to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the US and was quickly confirmed, at least by the Thai intelligence service. The reaction on the c… --- ## [Legal rights and procedures at sobriety checkpoint](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-rights-and-procedures-at-sobriety-checkpoint/608944)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-rights-and-procedures-at-sobriety-checkpoint/608944 "2012-01-11T21:49:20Z")
I’ve twice been stopped at sobriety checkpoints in the last few months, and I am now curious about what my obligations are. In both cases, the stop was very quick. The officer asked if I had been drinking that day, I sai… --- ## [Something about Mythbusters I find annoying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-about-mythbusters-i-find-annoying/481436)
**Author:** [@HumanMonkeyGod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HumanMonkeyGod)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2009, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-about-mythbusters-i-find-annoying/481436 "2009-01-18T20:52:28Z")
I only recently started to watch the show, and yes sometimes I DO miss living under that rock. Anyway, so what annoys me is how they talk to each other but not the camera. When they sit and discuss a myth, and Ginger tal… --- ## [Cite Your Favourite Saturday Night Live "Commercial"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cite-your-favourite-saturday-night-live-commercial/329658)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2011, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cite-your-favourite-saturday-night-live-commercial/329658 "2011-11-30T03:51:15Z")
What was the best phony commercial ever in the history of SNL? Name your THREE favourites, in order. Mine: “Colon Blow” “Old Glory Robot Insurance” “Happy Fun Ball” --- ## [Is Wikipedia all that bad as a reference source?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wikipedia-all-that-bad-as-a-reference-source/571862)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2011, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wikipedia-all-that-bad-as-a-reference-source/571862 "2011-02-21T22:00:23Z")
After doing a quick word-search of SDMB for “Wikipedia”, I find it has been mentioned hundreds of times (not surprising) but I can find no recent thread discussing its merits. If this has already been discussed, please t… --- ## [Fuck You, suezeekay, You Ignorant, Racist Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-suezeekay-you-ignorant-racist-twit/352283)
**Author:** [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2006, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-suezeekay-you-ignorant-racist-twit/352283 "2006-05-03T16:48:20Z")
After nearly seven years and approaching 7,000 posts, I am pitting my first Doper. There are three kinds of ignorant in this world: ignorant because you simply didn’t know something, ignorant because you can’t help it, … --- ## [Why have we wasted so much money on the F-35?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-we-wasted-so-much-money-on-the-f-35/753228)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2016, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-we-wasted-so-much-money-on-the-f-35/753228 "2016-05-12T17:00:31Z")
We could do a lot of good with $400 billion. If that money had been put into healthcare, education, or infrastructure, our nation would be a much better place. Even just writing a $1000+ check to every citizen would be… --- ## [...And you are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-are/306244)
**Author:** [@TheOnlySaneOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheOnlySaneOne)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2005, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-are/306244 "2005-06-20T03:21:43Z")
Ever get the feeling that nobody knows who you are on this great big board of ours? Ever feel overshadowed by the posting giants like Eve, Bosda, Qadgop, et al? The feeling that stating your username at a Dopefest will m… --- ## [RCC cardinal says they'll shut down all hospitals if they have to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rcc-cardinal-says-theyll-shut-down-all-hospitals-if-they-have-to/614218)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2012, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rcc-cardinal-says-theyll-shut-down-all-hospitals-if-they-have-to/614218 "2012-03-02T18:27:42Z")
So a Catholic cardinal, Francis Cardinal George, is saying that rather than accede to demands to allow birth control from their insurance companies, that they will shut down hospitals, universities, charities, and other … --- ## [It was a dark and stormy morning - an MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-a-dark-and-stormy-morning-an-mmp/378425)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 366\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2006, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-a-dark-and-stormy-morning-an-mmp/378425 "2006-11-06T04:18:27Z")
It was a dark and stormy morning. Really. Winds so windy they blew the curtains off my bedroom window. But we were up and out of the house on time, shortly after 8am. One stop at the Dunkin drive thru and off we went… --- ## [Peggy Hill: insecure do-gooder or arrogant moron?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peggy-hill-insecure-do-gooder-or-arrogant-moron/532839)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peggy-hill-insecure-do-gooder-or-arrogant-moron/532839 "2010-03-22T07:09:11Z")
What say you? --- ## [Teacher Orders Kid to Lose Romney Shirt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teacher-orders-kid-to-lose-romney-shirt/636714)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teacher-orders-kid-to-lose-romney-shirt/636714 "2012-10-16T22:44:52Z")
An unidentified teacher orders a kid in geometry class get rid of her Romney T-shirt: When you see an educator with that kind of pedagogical talent and wisdom, you just have to stop and wonder how the teacher survived … --- ## [The future of the GOP brand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-of-the-gop-brand/724240)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2015, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-of-the-gop-brand/724240 "2015-07-11T19:45:24Z")
This has come up is several threads here - the GOP brand aiming at shrinking targets and failing to appeal to the growing populations of voters. From the failure to roundly condemn Trump, to continued resistance to gay m… --- ## [Who's got one of those giant immunization scars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-one-of-those-giant-immunization-scars/320404)
**Author:** [@davmilasav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davmilasav)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2005, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-one-of-those-giant-immunization-scars/320404 "2005-09-13T20:41:57Z")
When did they stop disfiguring people with those things? No wonder needles make me woozy. I was born in Georgia in 1969. My scar is up high on my left arm and about the size of a nickel. My brother has one, too. He was … --- ## [I try to become Gay for Science. (Warning, long, Gay)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-try-to-become-gay-for-science-warning-long-gay/333988)
**Author:** [@Siddhartha\_Vicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siddhartha_Vicious)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2012, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-try-to-become-gay-for-science-warning-long-gay/333988 "2012-01-17T11:28:22Z")
Recently, I once again heard the strains of the tired debate regarding whether homosexuality is learned, or whether it is innate. According to one of the people that I was eavesdropping on (who I like to call Person A),… --- ## [Advantages and Disadvantages of Circular Roads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-circular-roads/508590)
**Author:** [@phi2dao](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phi2dao)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-circular-roads/508590 "2009-09-03T20:50:03Z")
First, picture this. Instead of city roads being based around a grid, they are based around concentric circles of increasing radius. These circles are connected by straight roads that run radially out from the center m… --- ## [Is John Edwards' Career Over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-john-edwards-career-over/525980)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2010, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-john-edwards-career-over/525980 "2010-02-05T21:35:20Z")
I just caught a piece on him, he has finally admitted (after lying about it), that he fathered an illegitimate child with a girlfriend. My question: does this sort of activity cause a problem for him, as a lawyer and pol… --- ## [Secretaries/Assistants Getting Lunch For The Boss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secretaries-assistants-getting-lunch-for-the-boss/308484)
**Author:** [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2010, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secretaries-assistants-getting-lunch-for-the-boss/308484 "2010-10-14T00:07:43Z")
On TV shows I always see secretaries doing personal things for the boss like getting him lunch, buying flowers for his wife, sending out his dry-cleaning, and the like. In my company, if you asked your secretary to get … --- ## [White teen fatally stabbed by black teen at track meet; racists come out of the woodwork](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-teen-fatally-stabbed-by-black-teen-at-track-meet-racists-come-out-of-the-woodwork/1016593)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 324\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-teen-fatally-stabbed-by-black-teen-at-track-meet-racists-come-out-of-the-woodwork/1016593 "2026-09-08T22:55:13Z")
I’m not sure what the motive was, if any, but this boy literally died in his identical twin brother’s arms. I don’t even think these boys knew each other beforehand. And any place that allows racist commentary is havin… --- ## [Who will Bush nominate to succeed Justice O'Connor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-bush-nominate-to-succeed-justice-oconnor/311049)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2005, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-bush-nominate-to-succeed-justice-oconnor/311049 "2005-07-24T16:32:48Z")
Nobody’s started a simple, open-ended handicapping thread on this yet, so here it is: Who will Bush nominate to succeed retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor? And why? --- ## [How realistic is the personality of Henry in Showtime's "The Tudors"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-realistic-is-the-personality-of-henry-in-showtimes-the-tudors/537464)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2010, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-realistic-is-the-personality-of-henry-in-showtimes-the-tudors/537464 "2010-05-04T19:00:53Z")
He seems angry all the time – how realistic is this? I’ve seen actors imitate authority by playing angry, as if that were the standard behavior for those in charge. Was Henry VIII really this angry? --- ## [Oops, I carried a piece of uranium ore in my pocket once when I was a kid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-carried-a-piece-of-uranium-ore-in-my-pocket-once-when-i-was-a-kid/39594)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2000, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-carried-a-piece-of-uranium-ore-in-my-pocket-once-when-i-was-a-kid/39594 "2000-11-09T21:49:47Z")
When I was about 12 (1970), I had a small piece of uranium ore that came with one of those sets of minerals they sell for kids, that have different types of minerals glued onto a big card that describes them. On that d… --- ## [Can I use E85 in my lawnmower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-e85-in-my-lawnmower/448153)
**Author:** [@nd\_n8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nd_n8)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-e85-in-my-lawnmower/448153 "2015-10-29T16:34:03Z")
Yesterday I spent several hours tearing apart my mower to clean out the bowl, the small screw at the bottom of the bowl where the gas flows in, and the combustion chamber / fuel valve which were caked up with hard black … --- ## [Can You Keep (Paying) a Mortgage After the House Burns Down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-keep-paying-a-mortgage-after-the-house-burns-down/678691)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-keep-paying-a-mortgage-after-the-house-burns-down/678691 "2014-01-15T18:11:20Z")
The question is about a house with a mortgage that burns down. There is full fire insurance coverage, so the insurance covers the mortgage and more. Issue is that you’re planning on rebuilding the house, at which point y… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=553&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=555&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)