# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=56&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:** 57 --- ## [If your wife or SO told she had fellated a male stripper is that a deal breaker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-wife-or-so-told-she-had-fellated-a-male-stripper-is-that-a-deal-breaker/467633)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2017, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-wife-or-so-told-she-had-fellated-a-male-stripper-is-that-a-deal-breaker/467633 "2017-03-17T02:52:58Z")
Per the My Husband is at a Strip Club and I Can’t Stop Cryingthread The closest analogy to what he did is a woman sucking a male strippers penis at all male shows, and if you doubt it happens with some regularity there … --- ## [I just had a molar extracted; how much pain should I be expecting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-a-molar-extracted-how-much-pain-should-i-be-expecting/637474)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2019, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-a-molar-extracted-how-much-pain-should-i-be-expecting/637474 "2019-11-03T06:40:56Z")
My dentistry habits are not good. Being of British heritage, my only trips to the dentist have been limited to “when you’re in pain.” And so, I have not seen a dentist in 30 some years. My teeth aren’t terrible, but t… --- ## [Whats the difference between "Dark brown" and "black" hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-dark-brown-and-black-hair/510570)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-dark-brown-and-black-hair/510570 "2017-01-25T19:34:40Z")
Not sure if this is strictlt GQ, but do dopers have any idea? My own hair is what I think is black but I have had people tell me its “dark brown”. Is there a tangible difference or is it just perception. The latter I t… --- ## [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Seen It!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-seen-it/561076)
**Author:** [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\ **Replies:** 353\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-seen-it/561076 "2011-01-03T07:30:58Z")
Ok, we just got back from the screening. second post to avoid mouseover spoilers. --- ## [Star Wars VII, VIII, IX possibly to be retconned away {Warning Spoilers for other Star Wars movies}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-vii-viii-ix-possibly-to-be-retconned-away-warning-spoilers-for-other-star-wars-movies/913809)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 783\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-vii-viii-ix-possibly-to-be-retconned-away-warning-spoilers-for-other-star-wars-movies/913809 "2024-05-04T13:25:01Z")
According to a rumor source that apparently has a history of knowing inside info. --- ## [Was Amanda Knox Involved In Any Way With Her Roommate's Murder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-amanda-knox-involved-in-any-way-with-her-roommates-murder/597906)
**Author:** [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-amanda-knox-involved-in-any-way-with-her-roommates-murder/597906 "2011-10-13T00:46:18Z")
I know there has been a thread or two about this over the years, but with the re-trial that is currently ongoing, I thought that I would start a new one. Did Amanda have anything to do with Meredith Kercher’s murder? I… --- ## [Video: Whites are privileged, and that's unfair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-whites-are-privileged-and-thats-unfair/625928)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 400\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2012, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-whites-are-privileged-and-thats-unfair/625928 "2012-07-03T04:02:10Z")
Curious: Do you agree with this PSA’s message? Apparently it is part of something called the Un-Fair Campaign, co-sponsored by the NAACP, the YWCA and the League of Women Voters. Poll to follow shortly. ETA: In the titl… --- ## [Now that Musk bought Twitter -- Breaking News only](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-musk-bought-twitter-breaking-news-only/975737)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 504\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-musk-bought-twitter-breaking-news-only/975737 "2025-04-04T23:14:29Z")
Well, the IMHO thread kept heading off the rails, and is now in the pit. But I think there’s interest in just following what’s happening to Twitter. Layoffs? Hardcore-only? More traffic? Fewer advertisers? New/broken f… --- ## [Do People Stare At You, And Why Do They Do That?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-stare-at-you-and-why-do-they-do-that/561635)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2017, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-stare-at-you-and-why-do-they-do-that/561635 "2017-06-22T19:18:02Z")
I guess there must be something about me- maybe it’s because my nose is a little crooked, or maybe my hair periodically catches on fire and I don’t know about it- whatever the reason, I seem to be a magnet for people who… --- ## [Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker (SPOILERS!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-spoilers/845059)
**Author:** [@Saturn\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saturn_Dreams)\ **Replies:** 504\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-spoilers/845059 "2020-05-20T23:51:37Z")
Surprised to see there wasn’t a spoiler thread for SW TROS already. I’m not a hardcore fan of the series but I’ve seen every episode and was lucky to see the premiere the other night. Here are my thoughts and comments. … --- ## [Truthers and conspiracy theorists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truthers-and-conspiracy-theorists/633174)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 332\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2013, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truthers-and-conspiracy-theorists/633174 "2013-12-22T03:56:45Z")
Is there a common psychological profile for these types? Is there a listing in the DSM for them? I mean, really. Is there some fundamental reason that they refuse to grasp logic and what the rest of the world considers s… --- ## [There's no more home, an MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-no-more-home-an-mmp/647901)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 378\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-no-more-home-an-mmp/647901 "2013-01-29T15:34:14Z")
Figuratively at least. It’s been on the decline for some time, losing the National Championship after 2005. Sponsorship have been in decline. The operational staff (the world's GREATEST stage crew) moved on after the… --- ## [Portable air conditioner - one hose or two?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portable-air-conditioner-one-hose-or-two/545804)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portable-air-conditioner-one-hose-or-two/545804 "2017-09-28T17:17:23Z")
When we got our portable air conditioner several years ago, we got one with a double hose because it was supposed to be much more efficient to have the hot air go out the window through its own hose and the outside-tempe… --- ## [Your explaination for this work of God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-explaination-for-this-work-of-god/603223)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 401\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2011, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-explaination-for-this-work-of-god/603223 "2011-11-23T16:54:19Z")
God working on the SDMB who would have thought of such a thing. There have been miracle witnessing reporting threads, and this is along those lines. Sometimes in the morning I will read scriptures, I have been in Psalm… --- ## [SYG laws Post-Zimmerman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/syg-laws-post-zimmerman/663459)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 335\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/syg-laws-post-zimmerman/663459 "2013-08-03T03:25:55Z")
Do you believe that the Zimmerman’s verdict will lead to a proliferation of SYG laws? --- ## [You! Yes, you, you psychotic hosebeast! You're FIRED!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-yes-you-you-psychotic-hosebeast-youre-fired/337631)
**Author:** [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Replies:** 385\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-yes-you-you-psychotic-hosebeast-youre-fired/337631 "2006-01-07T18:31:22Z")
That is IT!! The last straw! The final thin layer of ice, the last little bit of good will shattered, the ULTIMATE PIECE OF RIDICULOUS BULLSHIT SPEWED FORTH FROM YOUR TOUCHED BRAIN!! I HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS!!! End of… --- ## [Mormons baptized Simon Wiesenthal...so what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mormons-baptized-simon-wiesenthal-so-what/612822)
**Author:** [@Flying\_Saucer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flying_Saucer)\ **Replies:** 352\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mormons-baptized-simon-wiesenthal-so-what/612822 "2012-02-22T04:08:03Z")
Big discussion between me and the other alien craft today on the story that a Mormon church posthumously baptized Simon Wiesenthal. Jewish leaders are outraged and some Mormons have apologized. My question is…why? Seems… --- ## [Would you be comfortable sharing a dressing room with a gay person??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-comfortable-sharing-a-dressing-room-with-a-gay-person/662005)
**Author:** [@Esco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esco)\ **Replies:** 424\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-comfortable-sharing-a-dressing-room-with-a-gay-person/662005 "2013-07-17T15:22:42Z")
I guess this question is mostly for you heterosexual guys out there, but I suppose it could be asked of heterosexual women also, relating to Lesbians. Would you be comfortable sharing a dressing room with a gay person?? … --- ## [Movie Quote Free Association](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quote-free-association/631259)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 718\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2012, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quote-free-association/631259 "2012-12-19T05:15:03Z")
My sister and I like to quote movies back and forth at each other. Constantly. Used to drive my parents up a tree. On long car trips, we’d even go through the entire screenplay of Who Framed Roger Rabbit if we’d been … --- ## [Am I Required by Law To Show My Receipt When I'm Leaving Wal-Mart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-required-by-law-to-show-my-receipt-when-im-leaving-wal-mart/511827)
**Author:** [@Gus\_Handsome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gus_Handsome)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-required-by-law-to-show-my-receipt-when-im-leaving-wal-mart/511827 "2009-09-28T20:17:48Z")
I go through the check-out at Wal-Mart, pay for my purchases, and as I’m heading out the door to the parking lot, a Wal-Mart “Greeter” intercepts me and says “Sir, I’d like to see your receipt for your purchases.” (bef… --- ## [The Expanse season 2 episode discussion (spoilers as it airs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-2-episode-discussion-spoilers-as-it-airs/778787)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-2-episode-discussion-spoilers-as-it-airs/778787 "2018-01-03T15:13:19Z")
In anticipation of the season 2 premiere of The Expanse tonight, let’s start a new thread for episode discussions\*. I thought they were shooting themselves in the foot with such a long delay between seasons, but I’m hap… --- ## [Professional opponents of raising the minimum wage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-opponents-of-raising-the-minimum-wage/757949)
**Author:** [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Replies:** 365\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2016, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-opponents-of-raising-the-minimum-wage/757949 "2016-08-15T16:04:03Z")
A relevant link For additional citations, Google “Tim Worstall Forbes Minimum Wage” Members of prominent conservative “think” tanks are doing this country a great service, saving us from the dangers of a livable wag… --- ## [What is the appeal of "chicks with dicks"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appeal-of-chicks-with-dicks/398155)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2017, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appeal-of-chicks-with-dicks/398155 "2017-11-12T19:32:33Z")
If you’re a gay man, you want a man. If you’re a straight man, you want a woman (though a post-op male-to-female transsexual might be woman enough for you). What kind of guy is attracted to pre-op male-to-female transs… --- ## [Tell me again why Bernie Sanders isn't electable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-again-why-bernie-sanders-isnt-electable/722014)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 374\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-again-why-bernie-sanders-isnt-electable/722014 "2015-09-03T13:22:22Z")
I mean, seriously. Sure, he’s approaching ancient and he’s showing quite a leftward slant in his attitude. But how does his presidency fail? What is it about him that should make me facepalm the Democratic Party when h… --- ## [Why are my boobs getting bigger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-my-boobs-getting-bigger/648879)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-my-boobs-getting-bigger/648879 "2016-10-17T19:04:41Z")
I have always been thin (5’5"/110lbs) and have always had small boobs (flat until 16ish, small boobs thru college, huge when pregnant/nursing, back to small b after kids). But I am now in my late 40s and my boobs have go… --- ## [Dune (Film) Post-release thread (open spoilers from film)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dune-film-post-release-thread-open-spoilers-from-film/952991)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 615\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dune-film-post-release-thread-open-spoilers-from-film/952991 "2024-03-06T20:10:02Z")
We had a long running thread speculating about the movie for a year and a half, but for people who saw the movie but didn’t participate in that thread, they’d have to scroll through 330 posts before they got to a post di… --- ## [The handyman is a convicted sex offender.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-handyman-is-a-convicted-sex-offender/629724)
**Author:** [@Crime\_Scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crime_Scene)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-handyman-is-a-convicted-sex-offender/629724 "2013-01-12T21:45:08Z")
My wife looked him up on our local crime database after I had hired him. He is no more than 25 yards from me right now doing work on one of our rental houses. I would not feel so strange or upset if it was statutory ra… --- ## [Creationist Attempts to Prove the Existence of God / Denial of Evolution \[merged threads\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationist-attempts-to-prove-the-existence-of-god-denial-of-evolution-merged-threads/611889)
**Author:** [@GeddyClaypoolBurton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GeddyClaypoolBurton)\ **Replies:** 326\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationist-attempts-to-prove-the-existence-of-god-denial-of-evolution-merged-threads/611889 "2012-02-23T16:41:03Z")
I found the following two “proofs” for God on a hristian apologetics site www.gotquestions.org. Please tell me how you would respond to them. There are many extra-biblical evidences that point to a worldwide catastrop… --- ## [Who, here is voting for Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-is-voting-for-trump/761989)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 326\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2016, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-is-voting-for-trump/761989 "2016-10-29T14:41:34Z")
Even\*\* adaher\*\* and iirc \*\*Bricker \*\*aren’t voting for him. So, who is, and why?:confused: Please do not attack the posters who admit this, guys. --- ## [Do Pills Get Stuck In Your Throat, Or Just Feels Like It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pills-get-stuck-in-your-throat-or-just-feels-like-it/376751)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2006, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pills-get-stuck-in-your-throat-or-just-feels-like-it/376751 "2006-10-18T05:28:17Z")
Sometimes when I take a big pill, I will feel something in my throat for a long time afterwards. Even if I drink tons of water and swallow a hundred times, I can still feel something there. Can a pill get stuck some… --- ## [My daughter is getting bitten at night! Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-is-getting-bitten-at-night-help/271745)
**Author:** [@sixor9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sixor9)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-is-getting-bitten-at-night-help/271745 "2016-06-03T13:49:04Z")
My daughter seems to get as many as 8 or 9 bug bites overnight every once in a while. Sometimes it will be just one or two, other times more. When it happens, it seems to happen frequently, like 3 or 4 times in a week to… --- ## [Why Is Obama Pissing Off Catholic Voters Unneccesarily?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-obama-pissing-off-catholic-voters-unneccesarily/612286)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2012, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-obama-pissing-off-catholic-voters-unneccesarily/612286 "2012-05-29T02:45:29Z")
OK, this is idle speculation, but bear with me. As you know the Feds have got a regulation requiring Catholic institutions to provide birth control to workers as part of their health insurance. It’s caused a huge uproar … --- ## [Seriously, how can anyone believe in religions like Christianity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-how-can-anyone-believe-in-religions-like-christianity/504294)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 406\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2009, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-how-can-anyone-believe-in-religions-like-christianity/504294 "2009-08-09T09:59:05Z")
So, I’m participating in the thread about the problem of evil. And once again I can’t help thinking: How can anyone really believe this stuff? I mean, I get that people wish that there’s a point to it all. Or that ther… --- ## [Saying Hot Chick = Being A Misogynist Asshole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-hot-chick-being-a-misogynist-asshole/820925)
**Author:** [@HeweyLogan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeweyLogan)\ **Replies:** 644\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2018, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-hot-chick-being-a-misogynist-asshole/820925 "2018-09-22T02:16:14Z")
This is no way a thread on moderator actions/beliefs board related to a question in ABTMB. It is, but it isn’t. To women, what part of ‘Hot Chick’ is offensive, the hot part or chick? --- ## [Am I Satan, or just a garden variey psychopath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-satan-or-just-a-garden-variey-psychopath/566656)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 337\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-satan-or-just-a-garden-variey-psychopath/566656 "2011-01-18T19:50:07Z")
I met a woman online a few weeks ago. We hit it off instantly, and have been in contact every day since. It’s really been amazing, and I’m very happy. We haven’t been on a date yet, mostly because we live so far away fr… --- ## [Musial and Mays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musial-and-mays/503103)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 295\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musial-and-mays/503103 "2011-09-03T19:48:34Z")
After being reminded last night that Stan Musial was named to 24 All-Star games (yes, some years they played 2…) and also in the poll thread on Top-3 players of all time, where Willie Mays got 11 votes and Musial none, … --- ## [As a man with small hands, I have observed that.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-man-with-small-hands-i-have-observed-that/601648)
**Author:** [@RogerDalien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RogerDalien)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2011, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-man-with-small-hands-i-have-observed-that/601648 "2011-11-05T16:10:58Z")
…there isn’t a single “Important” male person, or male celebrity, with small hands. Small hands are an indication of beta-male-hood, and while some of us have had some success, none of us have been spectacularly success… --- ## [Tea Party vs. GOP thread 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-party-vs-gop-thread-2014/687836)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-party-vs-gop-thread-2014/687836 "2014-07-16T17:56:26Z")
The AP ran a story today on how this is once again going to be a spectacularly incendiary primary season, what with Tea Party candidates trying to oust more moderate GOP candidates all across the country:\[ \](http://hos… --- ## [MLB Hot Stove / Offseason 2015-2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-2015-2016/736418)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 363\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-2015-2016/736418 "2016-04-02T18:08:23Z")
“Too soon!” The Royals have yet to have their championship parade. The Mets have yet to fully drown in their sorrows. And 28 other teams are still scratching their heads, wondering how they failed to make it to that mos… --- ## ["v." versus "vs."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v-versus-vs/498847)
**Author:** [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2013, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v-versus-vs/498847 "2013-06-11T21:54:53Z")
Sometimes I’ll see the abbreviation “v.” between two opposing parties (as in the current GQ thread on “Bush v. Gore”). Other times, “vs.” is used. Moreover, “v.” is often (though not always) pronounced “vee” (as in “Roe… --- ## [Aziz Ansari, Sexual assault allegations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aziz-ansari-sexual-assault-allegations/806606)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 669\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2018, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aziz-ansari-sexual-assault-allegations/806606 "2018-01-29T14:26:35Z")
According to thisarticle. Most of her discomfort seems to have been internal and when expressed, he backed down. Twitter-verse is, of course, crucifying him (feminists) and her (the usual trolls), and its certainly true… --- ## [Compare: The North Face vs Columbia Sportswear Vs Eddie Bauer outerwear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compare-the-north-face-vs-columbia-sportswear-vs-eddie-bauer-outerwear/477317)
**Author:** [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2013, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compare-the-north-face-vs-columbia-sportswear-vs-eddie-bauer-outerwear/477317 "2013-10-23T01:15:34Z")
All three of thee vendors, and I am sure many more, sell warm coats, some with zip-out linings that acts as fashionable coats or vests as well. My impression has been that Columbia, the lowest priced of the trio, seems … --- ## [Trypophobia, i.e., Fear of Clustered Holes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trypophobia-i-e-fear-of-clustered-holes/477498)
**Author:** [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2011, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trypophobia-i-e-fear-of-clustered-holes/477498 "2011-01-06T10:04:42Z")
Ever since I was a kid, I have had an aversion to things with tightly packed circles in or on them, the classic example being a honeycomb or wasp’s nest. I get very uneasy when they are in my presence, and in the case of… --- ## [To all the girls: Why don't you like nice guys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-the-girls-why-dont-you-like-nice-guys/466282)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 453\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-the-girls-why-dont-you-like-nice-guys/466282 "2008-10-13T17:16:35Z")
Don’t give me all that bullshit about how you do. Maybe if you are over 28 or so that’s true, but I’ve been around the block long enough to see how all the jerks in the world prosper. I’m a 24 year old male. I’ve had … --- ## [NFL Playoffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs/742471)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 571\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2016, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs/742471 "2016-01-28T06:24:42Z")
A whole thread for the NFL playoffs up to the Super Bowl. Saturday 1/9 KC -3.5 @ HOU PIT -3 @ CIN Sunday 1/10 SEA -5 @ MIN GB @ WAS -1 Strange that only 1 home team is favored in the wild card round, and them by o… --- ## [What, no April minirants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-april-minirants/577186)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 443\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2011, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-april-minirants/577186 "2011-05-01T07:51:47Z")
C’mon, you lazy slobs. Quit hanging on to your pathetic March madness and get with the April golden showers. Or face my wrath. --- ## [How Fat is Too Fat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fat-is-too-fat/642622)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2012, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fat-is-too-fat/642622 "2012-12-09T23:24:30Z")
I’ve been reading a lot of blogs lately from the “fat acceptance” movement. They have a lot of good points, viz. that dieting is ineffective for a lot of people; that the health risks from obesity are exaggerated; that … --- ## [Dancing with the Stars Fall 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-fall-2011/594101)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 418\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-fall-2011/594101 "2011-12-15T16:19:31Z")
It’s never to early to start the thread! The cast will be announced Monday, but rumored participants include Henry Winkler, Chaz Bono, and Elizabetta Whatsherface (the Italian model George Clooney just dumped). --- ## [It's time for June mini rants. Be the second...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-june-mini-rants-be-the-second/583953)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 399\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2011, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-june-mini-rants-be-the-second/583953 "2011-07-04T02:06:16Z")
Grrrrr: This forum requires that you wait 120 seconds between searches. Please try again in 1 seconds. --- ## [Is it wrong for 15-year olds to be sexually active?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-for-15-year-olds-to-be-sexually-active/600553)
**Author:** [@Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ian_D.Bergkamp)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-for-15-year-olds-to-be-sexually-active/600553 "2011-11-10T21:47:47Z")
No, this isn’t one of those posts, but it’s a serious question. My wife and I recently caught our 15-year old daughter in the middle of the night sneaking into the bedroom of her girlfriend, who was visiting from out of… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=55&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=57&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)