# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=557&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:** 558 --- ## [White only prom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-only-prom/172443)
**Author:** [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2003, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-only-prom/172443 "2003-05-07T17:54:04Z")
A school in Georgia is having an unofficial Whites Only Prom, the school has a tradition of having a Black Prom and a White Prom because they don’t like interracial dating (according to the article). It’s jarring to see… --- ## [What the Children Wanted (office cartoon)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-children-wanted-office-cartoon/49220)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-children-wanted-office-cartoon/49220 "2010-06-28T16:20:44Z")
I’m looking for an old office cartoon that poked fun at design-by-committee. It depicted the design and implementation of a playground swing set. Its panels depicted increasingly ridiculous and useless renditions of a ch… --- ## [Australia's moron PM gets more moronic.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australias-moron-pm-gets-more-moronic/714746)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2015, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australias-moron-pm-gets-more-moronic/714746 "2015-03-18T10:43:17Z")
Our esteemed Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, has once again shown his true colours…despite holding himself as a ‘champion’ of our indigenous communities, instead, he’s a fucking moron again! Closing remote Aboriginal commu… --- ## [Four Americans Murderd By Somali Pirates-Time to Get Serious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-americans-murderd-by-somali-pirates-time-to-get-serious/572256)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-americans-murderd-by-somali-pirates-time-to-get-serious/572256 "2011-02-25T21:53:35Z")
I must admit that these 4 were not the brightest people on earth-why anyone would sail into the most dangerous waters on earth is something I don’t understand. Yet, they were set upon and murdered. What should the worl… --- ## [My 15 Year-Old Daughter Just Told Me She's BiSexual -HELP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-15-year-old-daughter-just-told-me-shes-bisexual-help/808721)
**Author:** [@Colette8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colette8)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2018, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-15-year-old-daughter-just-told-me-shes-bisexual-help/808721 "2018-02-21T00:10:28Z")
Hello, I was driving my beautiful 15 year-old daughter to her Winter Formal (10th grade) last weekend and the conversation started when she sai that her guy friend said that he’s “Pan SexuaL”. I was like, “What the heck… --- ## [Christians: if your pastor was involved in an extramarital affair, would you want him/her to resign?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-if-your-pastor-was-involved-in-an-extramarital-affair-would-you-want-him-her-to-resign/680994)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2014, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-if-your-pastor-was-involved-in-an-extramarital-affair-would-you-want-him-her-to-resign/680994 "2014-02-18T14:26:32Z")
I’m not sure we have enough Christians here to have a viable discussion. But I’m also not sure of the contrary, so I’ll just swee what happens. In answering the question, please note that I’m talking about immoral but n… --- ## [100 Simpsons Characters Challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-simpsons-characters-challenge/347147)
**Author:** [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2006, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-simpsons-characters-challenge/347147 "2006-03-21T02:34:21Z")
The TV show \*\*The Simpsons \*\* has had literally hundreds of different characters over the years, from regulars, recurring characters, one-time appearances, celebrity appearances, etc. The challenge today is to name at l… --- ## [You move to a different country. What food from home do you most miss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-move-to-a-different-country-what-food-from-home-do-you-most-miss/545069)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-move-to-a-different-country-what-food-from-home-do-you-most-miss/545069 "2010-07-07T11:09:45Z")
My best from high school moved to California a few years ago. She was recently home for a visit, and insisted, within hours of arriving, that we had to go a certain locally famous barbecue joint so she could replenish h… --- ## [Are You "High Maintenance" in Restaurants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-high-maintenance-in-restaurants/536690)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2010, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-high-maintenance-in-restaurants/536690 "2010-04-28T04:47:20Z")
Borrowing the description from “When Harry Met Sally,” how often, if at all, do you find yourself asking for custom items or changes to standard menu items? --- ## [Why is the convention to put your wallet in the back pocket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-convention-to-put-your-wallet-in-the-back-pocket/575649)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2011, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-convention-to-put-your-wallet-in-the-back-pocket/575649 "2011-03-27T22:23:59Z")
isn’t it easier to have it stolen than in the front? But still everyone says real men put it in the back --- ## [Snow around the World!! How's the weather where you're at?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-around-the-world-hows-the-weather-where-youre-at/562749)
**Author:** [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2010, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-around-the-world-hows-the-weather-where-youre-at/562749 "2010-12-21T22:28:31Z")
I’ve been watching the Weather Channel off and on today and have been transfixed by the story out of upstate New York about communters on a roadway that have been stranded for up to 12 hours. I can’t imagine being in my… --- ## [Atheists: What would it take for you to believe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-what-would-it-take-for-you-to-believe/600712)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-what-would-it-take-for-you-to-believe/600712 "2011-11-02T15:31:52Z")
Sorry if this has been posted before, just show me the link if it has. Suppose one day you have a vision, and it goes something like, “My child, I am real. What would you have me do for you to believe?” Demonstration t… --- ## [I'm dreading the Oscars.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-dreading-the-oscars/778973)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-dreading-the-oscars/778973 "2017-02-08T00:57:15Z")
I’m not looking forward to one acceptance speech after another being, “I’d like to thank God, my agent and my parents; Trump is Hitler; goodnight.” And before anyone says “Oh sure, Rilch: art and politics should never m… --- ## [Jesse Ventura was right to sue the estate of Chris Kyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesse-ventura-was-right-to-sue-the-estate-of-chris-kyle/701346)
**Author:** [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesse-ventura-was-right-to-sue-the-estate-of-chris-kyle/701346 "2015-02-05T00:28:53Z")
This isn’t a topic that I imagine will garner much interest, but I’ve followed it some and a few things have stood out, two in specific: The facts unambiguously make Chris Kyle out to be a liar who enriched himself ba… --- ## [Has anyone ever escaped a burning skyscraper using a parachute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-escaped-a-burning-skyscraper-using-a-parachute/553403)
**Author:** [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2010, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-escaped-a-burning-skyscraper-using-a-parachute/553403 "2010-09-14T00:40:22Z")
Has this ever happened? --- ## [Is this photo for real? (Passenger plane coming in to land)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-photo-for-real-passenger-plane-coming-in-to-land/733823)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2017, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-photo-for-real-passenger-plane-coming-in-to-land/733823 "2017-07-14T05:08:13Z")
Personally I find there is little more obnoxious online than people shouting ‘fake!’ when presented with anything even slightly unusual but this photo has me wondering if it has been photoshopped or is for realz. … --- ## [Obscure/semi-obscure crime or thriller series you like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-semi-obscure-crime-or-thriller-series-you-like/680000)
**Author:** [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2015, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-semi-obscure-crime-or-thriller-series-you-like/680000 "2015-02-02T09:12:14Z")
Huge crime novel/thriller fan here. The recent thread(s) about Travis McGee got me thinking. There is the pantheon, the very popular detectives or other characters–your Trav McGees, Spencers, Lew Archers, Sam Spades. The… --- ## [He's Black. Accept It.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-black-accept-it/471708)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2008, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-black-accept-it/471708 "2008-11-10T16:51:21Z")
Inspired by this thread, but really, this is aimed at the flood of comments I have been seeing all over these boards lately. Barack Obama is the first black president. Accept it. He has. When he was living, learning … --- ## [The Horror In The Basement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-horror-in-the-basement/447655)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2008, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-horror-in-the-basement/447655 "2008-05-14T21:05:43Z")
“What the hell is that moron dog barking at now?”, I thought. It’s not at all uncommon for him to start yapping at someone walking up to the side of the house next door, of if the doorbell rings, but this was just plain … --- ## [Stories about how what a person did on the internet ruined their lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-about-how-what-a-person-did-on-the-internet-ruined-their-lives/669415)
**Author:** [@Hay\_Zoos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hay_Zoos)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2013, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-about-how-what-a-person-did-on-the-internet-ruined-their-lives/669415 "2013-09-28T00:58:55Z")
I recently read a story on a forum about this guy who was in Med School that used to make videos of him with dolls or something. Some guys found out his name, face pic, and where he went to Med School. Last I heard, he w… --- ## [My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Season 5 Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-season-5-thread/717173)
**Author:** [@bmoak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmoak)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2015, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-season-5-thread/717173 "2015-12-19T05:46:29Z")
Well, Season 5 of MLP:FIM was aired over the weekend and I thought it could use a thread since the long-running general My Little Pony Thread died off a while ago. The season premiere us a two-episode adventure story ti… --- ## [The health care bill creates a tax, and therefore is Constitutional - right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-health-care-bill-creates-a-tax-and-therefore-is-constitutional-right/533877)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2010, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-health-care-bill-creates-a-tax-and-therefore-is-constitutional-right/533877 "2010-03-30T01:48:10Z")
We’ve had this discussion in several threads in the past two weeks – links on request. Most defenders of the health care bill say that it’s within Congress’ taxation power, and therefore constitutional. Me, too, althoug… --- ## [So what was wrong with this GQ response:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-was-wrong-with-this-gq-response/538221)
**Author:** [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-was-wrong-with-this-gq-response/538221 "2010-05-07T07:32:05Z")
in “I found an iPod on the road today - any chance it still works?” I was the first to answer the OP. This is my reply: Marley takes umbrage and writes, while only partially quoting the post in question (specifically t… --- ## [Hey, druggies! Screw you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-druggies-screw-you/506366)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2009, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-druggies-screw-you/506366 "2009-08-19T00:18:38Z")
You are responsible for the killing of many policemen, judges, and other officials in Mexico and other countries. You are helping to finance terrorists in Afghanistan, in turn contributing to the deaths of American milit… --- ## [Wendy Carlos & revisionist history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendy-carlos-revisionist-history/160767)
**Author:** [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendy-carlos-revisionist-history/160767 "2014-02-24T07:03:31Z")
To start: I have a ton of respect for Wendy Carlos’ work. By all accounts and by any definition of the word, she’s a genius. She takes an understanding of science and a desire to explore the applications of science and… --- ## [Black licorice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-licorice/614480)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-licorice/614480 "2012-03-14T04:20:56Z")
Yes, I know it comes in many forms and some are better than others. But in general, do you like it? Poll to come. --- ## [Tour de France 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tour-de-france-2010/545387)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2010, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tour-de-france-2010/545387 "2010-10-05T11:57:08Z")
I know there are a few cycling fans out there, so I suppose we should have a thread about this year’s TDF. They hit the road in about 12 hours. I am not a big cycling fan, but I love Le Tour, despite all the attendant … --- ## [Does weight lifting dumb you down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-weight-lifting-dumb-you-down/385781)
**Author:** [@OriginalG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OriginalG)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2017, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-weight-lifting-dumb-you-down/385781 "2017-03-28T00:42:29Z")
I know this is a stupid question embedded with insecurity but does weight lifting dumb you down? What I mean is does it change your thought pattern to thinking like a big dumb muscle head? --- ## [Liberals hanging with Conservatives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberals-hanging-with-conservatives/804815)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2018, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberals-hanging-with-conservatives/804815 "2018-01-01T16:39:46Z")
Lame title, I know. I’ve been watching Sarah Silverman’s I Love You, America and find I am really enjoying it. Her stand-up has always been hit or miss for me but this show is great. It got me thinking that often I wil… --- ## [Weird Morse code-ish beeping at the end of the AM dial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-morse-code-ish-beeping-at-the-end-of-the-am-dial/269887)
**Author:** [@meowpossum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meowpossum)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-morse-code-ish-beeping-at-the-end-of-the-am-dial/269887 "2016-08-12T00:34:19Z")
At the low-down end of the AM radio dial, around 530-540, there is a repetitive pattern of mechanical beeps that is present 24 hours a day. It sounds sort of like Morse code, three long beeps, a short beep, three long be… --- ## [How long can goldfish live in a sealed jar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-goldfish-live-in-a-sealed-jar/353087)
**Author:** [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2016, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-goldfish-live-in-a-sealed-jar/353087 "2016-05-23T22:04:41Z")
This Friday we’re going to pack the kids, the cats, the dog and two goldfish into the mini-van and move to Chi-town. We bought a plastic jar - about a gallon in size - as temporary housing for the fish. If we seal the… --- ## [Do one hit wonders generally know they're one hit wonders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-one-hit-wonders-generally-know-theyre-one-hit-wonders/983655)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-one-hit-wonders-generally-know-theyre-one-hit-wonders/983655 "2023-06-08T15:13:40Z")
I’m sure they realize it eventually. But I’m talking about when they’re in the middle of their brief window of success. Do they generally think “This is it. This is my one moment. I need to make the most of it because I… --- ## [$30 from 100 Dopers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-from-100-dopers/621893)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2012, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-from-100-dopers/621893 "2012-05-16T02:03:04Z")
TPTB have granted permission for this thread. We are not looking forward to a summer with no AC and the possibility of no heat come winter. One of my brothers had been keeping our 45+ year old furnace going for the past… --- ## [The Heckler's Veto](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hecklers-veto/553845)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hecklers-veto/553845 "2010-09-24T12:16:41Z")
In legal parlance, the “Heckler’s Veto,” occurs when the government stops activity that would otherwise be protected by the First Amendment – not because of a disagreement with the content, but out of concern for public … --- ## [I put luddites who must remind everyone else how wonderful they are](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-put-luddites-who-must-remind-everyone-else-how-wonderful-they-are/732798)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2015, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-put-luddites-who-must-remind-everyone-else-how-wonderful-they-are/732798 "2015-10-19T09:26:44Z")
I don’t pit. I PUT. There’s an old saying: if you are wondering if someone is a vegetarian, don’t worry they will tell you. Today I learned the same about luddites. Thats great you see no need for a computer, cell phon… --- ## [Gauge The North Korean Threat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gauge-the-north-korean-threat/805670)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gauge-the-north-korean-threat/805670 "2018-02-09T19:01:24Z")
Well…I looked around the Dope and didn’t really find anything about the escalating tensions between the US and the DPRK. I just read a pretty alarming article from CNN that quotes the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs … --- ## [A Question for the Pilots Here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-pilots-here/705816)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2014, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-pilots-here/705816 "2014-11-30T12:56:28Z")
This question is about whatever aircraft you’re current in. If it’s a Cessna 172, then for a 172. If it’s a Boeing 757, then for a B 757, etc. You’re in your aircraft and it’s parked and completely shut down. NOTHING is… --- ## [Ed Zotti Wants to be My Friend on LinkedIn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-wants-to-be-my-friend-on-linkedin/652339)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2013, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-wants-to-be-my-friend-on-linkedin/652339 "2013-03-13T17:23:01Z")
What sorcery is this? Or rather, huh? Why? --- ## [Can we get rid of "retard" next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-get-rid-of-retard-next/964755)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 431\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-get-rid-of-retard-next/964755 "2022-06-02T01:47:01Z")
I would very much like to be done with the term here. Note that I am not referring to fire-retardant material or he retarded the spark on his old jalopy, but rather to insults like you are a retard, that sounds retarded,… --- ## [It's perfectly legal for women to walk around New York City topless. Yet so few do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-perfectly-legal-for-women-to-walk-around-new-york-city-topless-yet-so-few-do/585272)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-perfectly-legal-for-women-to-walk-around-new-york-city-topless-yet-so-few-do/585272 "2011-06-17T01:59:05Z")
Per this article you can walk around NYC as topless as you want to be, yet almost no women do. You need to empower yourselves. Throw off the oppressive bra yoke and be free! Yes, Ladies, You Can Walk Around the City Top… --- ## [Is rainwater safe to drink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rainwater-safe-to-drink/570372)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rainwater-safe-to-drink/570372 "2011-06-27T14:31:07Z")
I would not expect fresh rainwater to have any biological impurities, but what about chemical impurities? Have decades worth of antipollution measures made that a moot point? Thanks, Rob --- ## [WTF? Bush calling critics revisionist historians!?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-bush-calling-critics-revisionist-historians/182348)
**Author:** [@MrTuffPaws](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrTuffPaws)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2003, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-bush-calling-critics-revisionist-historians/182348 "2003-06-23T21:03:06Z")
From here: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=615&e=2&u=/nm/20030616/pl\_nm/iraq\_usa\_bush\_dc\_7 Bush: "Now there are some who would like to rewrite history; revisionist historians is what I like to call the… --- ## [Women: Is this okay to wear to a wedding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-is-this-okay-to-wear-to-a-wedding/583142)
**Author:** [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2011, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-is-this-okay-to-wear-to-a-wedding/583142 "2011-06-05T23:46:11Z")
Background: The wedding is in the US South in July, in the afternoon. It’s being held at a Catholic church and from the look of the bride&groom’s wedding website, it’s going to be a fairly upscale affair. (Not super-f… --- ## [Common Core distributing PETA pamphlets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-core-distributing-peta-pamphlets/684753)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2016, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-core-distributing-peta-pamphlets/684753 "2016-07-11T21:04:51Z")
Someone help me understand this, because I am 99.9% sure that it’s bullshit but am not all that knowledgeable of common core. http://nation.foxnews.com/2014/03/25/peta-propaganda-used-fourth-grade-common-core-assignment … --- ## [Best concept albums - nomination thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-concept-albums-nomination-thread/668554)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2013, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-concept-albums-nomination-thread/668554 "2013-09-25T20:19:13Z")
I have finally decided to admit to my terrible secret - I LOVE concept albums! Love them, love them, love them. Almost three-quarters of my top desert island discs are concept albums. For the purposes of this thread, … --- ## [What Does "4 Life Sentences" Mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-4-life-sentences-mean/313785)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2005, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-4-life-sentences-mean/313785 "2005-07-24T22:12:29Z")
Why doesn’t a life sentence mean exactly that? And, how can one carry out 4 life sentences? (And, don’t the courts realize that’s why people think the judicial system is a real joke?) - Jinx :confused: --- ## [My irrational dislike for some commercials.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-irrational-dislike-for-some-commercials/516917)
**Author:** [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-irrational-dislike-for-some-commercials/516917 "2009-11-12T23:37:48Z")
Commercials that grate on my nerves. Its not rational, I know. But I really can’t stand them. For some reason the “People who know use BDO” commercial makes me want to smack the woman speaking in the face. I think its j… --- ## [How did ancient people deal with bad teeth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-ancient-people-deal-with-bad-teeth/669345)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2013, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-ancient-people-deal-with-bad-teeth/669345 "2013-09-22T22:19:02Z")
Inspired by this poor guy, whose teeth are rotting. He’s getting them treated by a dentist, but what did non-wealthy people do in the Middle Ages or before? It’s pretty hard to pull an adult’s tooth without special pli… --- ## [Climate Scientists are Mass Murderers!!!One1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-scientists-are-mass-murderers-one1/620909)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2012, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-scientists-are-mass-murderers-one1/620909 "2012-05-09T03:46:34Z")
Wow. My OP sucks because I am just too dumbfounded to actually do it justice. I am sure that being speechless will pass, so I am putting this in the pit so I can come back and use the words “fucking assholes” when I ge… --- ## [What can I see with 500X magnification?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-see-with-500x-magnification/603798)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-see-with-500x-magnification/603798 "2011-11-23T17:43:22Z")
My little niece wants to be a scientist, bless her heart; so for Christmas I’ve bought her a 500X video microscope. I’m wondering about certain interesting minutiae, and whether they can be seen at that magnification: … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=556&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=558&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)