# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=561&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:** 562 --- ## [Money in a briefcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-in-a-briefcase/530110)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-in-a-briefcase/530110 "2010-02-24T15:13:25Z")
How much paper currency could a standard business-type briefcase hold? You see in the movies depictions of guys handing over a briefcase holding “A million dollars.” But is this feasible? If one used $1,000 bills, I g… --- ## [If all women died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-all-women-died/418822)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2007, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-all-women-died/418822 "2007-09-24T20:33:30Z")
Not sure if this should be in IMHO or here. I was in a bit of a gender battle with an ex. She said that if all men died the human species would carry on because of frozen sperm and such, but if all women died that’d be … --- ## [The greatest vulgar, obscene, blasphemous, profane, or otherwise NSFW quotations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-vulgar-obscene-blasphemous-profane-or-otherwise-nsfw-quotations/463224)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2008, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-vulgar-obscene-blasphemous-profane-or-otherwise-nsfw-quotations/463224 "2008-09-20T06:06:30Z")
WARNING: There may be spoilers in this thread. WARNING: There had better be lots and lots and lots of language more commonly found in the Pit. I don’t want any contributors pussyfooting around with dashes, asterisks, ja… --- ## [Is "gyp" a derogatory word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gyp-a-derogatory-word/621502)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2012, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gyp-a-derogatory-word/621502 "2012-10-12T20:36:32Z")
Carol Higgins Clark writes mysteries whose titles are all one syllable past tenses of verbs who have a double meaning in the tale. I was rather surprised that her latest is entitled GYPPED, a word with a dubious etymolog… --- ## [Hairy Women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hairy-women/65739)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hairy-women/65739 "2014-06-03T12:51:41Z")
This is a riposte to the thread A question for the ladies only…, which was about women liking body hair on men. I like hairy women. Considering that the hairiest woman has nowhere near as much body hair as the average m… --- ## [California lawmakers passes bill to teach gay history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-lawmakers-passes-bill-to-teach-gay-history/587993)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-lawmakers-passes-bill-to-teach-gay-history/587993 "2011-07-18T17:03:05Z")
Rejoice, for history in the Golden State has just gotten more fabulous! I’m happy this happened and I cannot wait until 2015 when they adopt the new textbooks. Hopefully, a crazed Republican takeover won’t happen betwe… --- ## [How old were you when you first saw pornography?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-saw-pornography/664203)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-saw-pornography/664203 "2013-07-27T23:22:45Z")
Apropos of David Cameron trying to save the childrens from online porn, how old were you when you first got your sticky fingers on pornographic material (be it online or dodgy mags found on railway sidings). Define ‘porn… --- ## [Nice LITTLE Shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-shows/849175)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-shows/849175 "2025-06-26T19:38:36Z")
We’ve probably done this before but I’m doing it again. What I mean by “little” shows for this thread are shows with a small number of episodes per season and just a few seasons. Shows like this typically are found on c… --- ## [Matt Gaetz withdraws from AG nomination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-withdraws-from-ag-nomination/1010567)
**Author:** [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-withdraws-from-ag-nomination/1010567 "2025-01-13T08:13:25Z")
Breaking - I haven’t seen this anywhere else yet --- ## [A couple of Ontario Traffic Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-ontario-traffic-questions/557165)
**Author:** [@Zany\_Zeolite\_Zipper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zany_Zeolite_Zipper)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2010, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-ontario-traffic-questions/557165 "2010-10-25T15:08:06Z")
Ho-ray for me, I’m moving to Toronto from Saskatchewan, so I took a read through their driver’s handbook, and I still have a few questions. \[ol\] \[li\]In school zones without the speed tag, is the speed limit 40 km/h? (… --- ## [Can you store frozen foods in the refrigerator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-store-frozen-foods-in-the-refrigerator/228133)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2004, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-store-frozen-foods-in-the-refrigerator/228133 "2004-02-23T21:43:09Z")
Im running out of freezer space, can i store frozen foods in the refrigerator or is there a risk of bacterial growth in there? I notice some frozen foods like frozen pizza have 2 seperate cooking times, one for frozen a… --- ## [I Pit Darren Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-darren-garrison/954165)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2023, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-darren-garrison/954165 "2023-03-28T00:45:34Z")
I mean, really. Just absolutely disgusting. If you’re not trolling the fact that people like you exist make my skin crawl. --- ## [Incompetent motherfucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incompetent-motherfucker/619150)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2012, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incompetent-motherfucker/619150 "2012-07-13T10:49:52Z")
I’m freelancing these days. Not my preference – I actually like having a nice 9 to 5 job with a predictable income and benefits – but you play the hand you’re dealt. I have a regular client, a print publication, which i… --- ## [True Blood 3.1: "Pack of Wolves"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-3-1-pack-of-wolves/543032)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-3-1-pack-of-wolves/543032 "2010-06-22T16:32:24Z")
So, Season 3 starts tonight. I guess the title tells us what new creature we’ll encounter this season. Anyone still watching? I give this one about a B-, for HBO, but it’s good enough to keep watching. I gave up on T… --- ## [How strong can a human get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-strong-can-a-human-get/500926)
**Author:** [@wsoldier182](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wsoldier182)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2009, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-strong-can-a-human-get/500926 "2009-06-27T18:22:31Z")
Without steroids,HGH or other performance enhancing drugs. No adrenaline surge (i.e. fight or flight response) No creatine Protein shakes and weight gainer are okay. Basically, lets just say it’s a guy that does nothi… --- ## [Why Do So Many Muslims Want to Kill Apostates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-muslims-want-to-kill-apostates/740911)
**Author:** [@Memnon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Memnon)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2015, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-muslims-want-to-kill-apostates/740911 "2015-12-29T13:38:15Z")
According to a poll by the Pew Research organisation the following percentages of Muslims in the following countries favour making Sharia the “Law of the land”: According to the same poll, the percentages of those spec… --- ## [I get your skewed poll right here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-your-skewed-poll-right-here/659855)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2013, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-your-skewed-poll-right-here/659855 "2013-06-04T17:14:33Z")
Exhibit A in why I’m not worried about the future of the GOP, at least not because of demographic changes. Obama lost 2.4 million young voters between 2008 and 2012. If he loses another 2.4 million over the next four … --- ## [If you could be the founder of your own political party...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-the-founder-of-your-own-political-party/695957)
**Author:** [@ILikeForeignLanguages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ILikeForeignLanguages)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-the-founder-of-your-own-political-party/695957 "2014-09-29T08:20:28Z")
What would it be called and what would be the central beliefs of the party? I would name mine, “The National Capitalist Party” after the two main things I believe in politically - national pride and capitalism. Here ar… --- ## [Is penis in vagina sex instinctive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-penis-in-vagina-sex-instinctive/641491)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2012, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-penis-in-vagina-sex-instinctive/641491 "2012-11-29T01:45:38Z")
I’m pretty sure that a group of human infants raised in isolation by an android would masturbate and get up to other sex acts. But penis in vagina sex? Assuming no exposure to adults or porn or info that it is possible,… --- ## ["Okay" sign NOT? High School Year book pulled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-sign-not-high-school-year-book-pulled/834117)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-sign-not-high-school-year-book-pulled/834117 "2019-09-26T15:12:58Z")
Background. So the tradition hand sign for okay is now used by a few as a white nationalist signifier, and by most of the rest happily ignorant of that, as its usual meaning of “okay” and as part of a teen’s goofy game… --- ## [Covers better than the original](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-better-than-the-original/707781)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-better-than-the-original/707781 "2014-12-31T05:24:53Z")
The song itself lives as it’s one entity. There are many ways the song can be realized, and sometimes the original is not the best and a cover brings the song to a new level: Orleya - Baby I Love Your Way Breakout - Ev… --- ## [Gallbladder Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gallbladder-questions/604253)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2012, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gallbladder-questions/604253 "2012-03-09T18:56:57Z")
Just to give some context, I’ve lived with IBS most of my life, but can generally keep it under control with proper diet. Since going on a new medication in March (Depo-Provera for suspected endometriosis), the symptoms… --- ## [How come creationists believe the earth is 6 000 years old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-creationists-believe-the-earth-is-6-000-years-old/572748)
**Author:** [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2015, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-creationists-believe-the-earth-is-6-000-years-old/572748 "2015-08-21T02:07:38Z")
I was chatting with some guys at a café and somehow we ended up talking about creationism in the USA. I mentioned “young earth” creationists who state that the world is 6 000 years old. Another guy, who happens to be J… --- ## [Lost 2.5: "... and Found"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-2-5-and-found/326890)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2005, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-2-5-and-found/326890 "2005-10-24T05:44:46Z")
First, the thread rules: Note: Next week’s show is a repeat of “Adrift”. World Series week. I’m expecting some dramatic moments (given how last week’s episode ending with happy music) and for the plot to advance a bi… --- ## [What did travelling salesmen sell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-travelling-salesmen-sell/408240)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2007, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-travelling-salesmen-sell/408240 "2007-06-21T02:05:34Z")
I’m guessing that the profession of travelling salesmen died out shortly after the popularization of television advertizing. But the profession lives on mostly in sitcoms. Dan’s father (on Roseanne) was a TS but I can’… --- ## [Tyrant on FX.... no thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrant-on-fx-no-thread/691727)
**Author:** [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2014, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrant-on-fx-no-thread/691727 "2014-09-23T17:04:09Z")
Anyone else watch the pilot? It wasn’t anything special but the reviews are a bit harsher than seem deserved. This is a good example of a somewhat nitpicky review. This one gives a bit more of a complex analysis of t… --- ## [need car maintenance advice on brake rotors... Am I getting bullshat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-car-maintenance-advice-on-brake-rotors-am-i-getting-bullshat/597937)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-car-maintenance-advice-on-brake-rotors-am-i-getting-bullshat/597937 "2011-10-03T12:34:30Z")
For about 10 years I’ve been using a local gas station’s service shop for car maintenance, mainly because they’re within walking distance and I can drop a car off there and get it back with minimum disruption. Somehow i… --- ## [It Begins: Clarke goes public with allegations of terror mishandling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-begins-clarke-goes-public-with-allegations-of-terror-mishandling/235681)
**Author:** [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2004, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-begins-clarke-goes-public-with-allegations-of-terror-mishandling/235681 "2004-04-13T15:08:26Z")
If you aren’t familiar with who Clarke is, he’s the “terror czar” for the Bush and Clinton administration who spent most of his career pushing administrations to confront Al Queda in a more serious way than either did. W… --- ## [American Dopers, does it annoy you when people fly foreign flags?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-dopers-does-it-annoy-you-when-people-fly-foreign-flags/589608)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-dopers-does-it-annoy-you-when-people-fly-foreign-flags/589608 "2011-07-27T20:20:21Z")
The American flag is more ubiquitous in the US than national flags tend to be in this part of the world. I’m curious about the phenomenon of people flying non-American flags on their property and what you think about the… --- ## [Candles are demonic...yes, that's right: CANDLES](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candles-are-demonic-yes-thats-right-candles/222068)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2004, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candles-are-demonic-yes-thats-right-candles/222068 "2004-01-12T00:54:03Z")
These guys make Jack Chick look rational. shaking head --- ## [I'm not on Facebook and never will be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-on-facebook-and-never-will-be/617985)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2012, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-on-facebook-and-never-will-be/617985 "2012-05-16T14:53:42Z")
Anyone else? What are your reasons? I think Facebook is great for far-flung families who want to keep up with news and events. Beats the heck out of round robin phone calls, letters, and pictures. That’s not my sitch. F… --- ## [Why do so many Hollywood folks change their names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-hollywood-folks-change-their-names/572609)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-hollywood-folks-change-their-names/572609 "2011-04-01T19:44:49Z")
During Charlie Sheen’s recent radio meltdown, he made it a point to refer to the writer of “Two and a Half Men” - Chuck Lorre - by his real name, Chaim Levine. The irony is that Charlie Sheen is also a stage name; he w… --- ## [Kim Jong Un croaked his uncle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-jong-un-croaked-his-uncle/676197)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-jong-un-croaked-his-uncle/676197 "2014-04-11T03:27:06Z")
You may have heard that Kim Jong Un’s uncle was dragged out of a televised meeting the other day. Breaking news is that the Kim Jong Un’s uncle, Jang Song Thaek, has been executed. --- ## [Dopers! help!! i need songs about taking chances on new relationships etc...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-help-i-need-songs-about-taking-chances-on-new-relationships-etc/212617)
**Author:** [@percussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/percussion)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2003, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-help-i-need-songs-about-taking-chances-on-new-relationships-etc/212617 "2003-11-12T11:42:01Z")
Hey All! im in search of songs aobut taking chances on new relationships, or new relationships in general… story in a shell…girl hasent been with someone since her ex long time ago, she do “know” if its right…but it so… --- ## [Jesus is NOT a hydrogen-powered sports-car with VTOLthat gives blowjobs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-is-not-a-hydrogen-powered-sports-car-with-vtolthat-gives-blowjobs/114415)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2003, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-is-not-a-hydrogen-powered-sports-car-with-vtolthat-gives-blowjobs/114415 "2003-08-31T05:05:50Z")
Or, bumper-sticker hell. As I was driving over to my folk’s house for Father’s Day, I was stuck behind someone who expressed their entire life via bumperstickers. The first was the oddest. “Hmmmm” Thinks I “Jesus, i… --- ## [Straight Dope on Ruby Ridge and Waco?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-on-ruby-ridge-and-waco/598320)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-on-ruby-ridge-and-waco/598320 "2014-09-01T04:32:29Z")
What is the straight dope on Ruby Ridge and Waco-were law enforcement’s actions there justified and/or legal or not? --- ## [Explain to me ordering a steak medium-well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-ordering-a-steak-medium-well/426757)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2007, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-ordering-a-steak-medium-well/426757 "2007-11-18T01:01:51Z")
First off, this is NOT a debate about what is the proper temp to order steaks, or a pit thread about people who always get steaks “overcooked” or “undercooked.” I’m genuinely curious about the temp “med well.” Let me e… --- ## [I speak English. Know why? Because I live in America!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-speak-english-know-why-because-i-live-in-america/411060)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2007, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-speak-english-know-why-because-i-live-in-america/411060 "2007-07-13T14:23:48Z")
Yes, it’s time for the semi-annual “you live in a country that conducts its business in English” rant, brought to you today by what seems to be incident one billion of someone who hasn’t bothered to learn to speak enough… --- ## [Your True Unexplainable/Ghost/UFO/Alien Stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-true-unexplainable-ghost-ufo-alien-stories/590716)
**Author:** [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-true-unexplainable-ghost-ufo-alien-stories/590716 "2012-10-26T05:32:40Z")
Well, this is SDMB after all… however it’s getting aaawfully hot out and I could use gettin some eery chill. These are true stories but for some reason I didn’t want to put it under GD. I’m not sure what might be the pro… --- ## [What's wrong with Ron Paul?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-ron-paul/600153)
**Author:** [@FixMyIgnorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FixMyIgnorance)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-ron-paul/600153 "2011-10-25T03:38:09Z")
Why is he always so censored? Does he know what he’s talking about? Would you vote for him? --- ## [Obama's Gallup approval up to over 51%. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-gallup-approval-up-to-over-51-why/747952)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-gallup-approval-up-to-over-51-why/747952 "2016-08-05T18:00:02Z")
Galluphas him up over 50% for the first time in 3 years. He’s approve over disapprove by 7 (51 to 44) while he’s spent most of the last two and a half years in the negatives, often by 10 the other way. Why? And if it pe… --- ## [Armenian genocide: open and shut case, or no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armenian-genocide-open-and-shut-case-or-no/585600)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2011, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armenian-genocide-open-and-shut-case-or-no/585600 "2011-06-19T07:20:58Z")
I always thought I had a relative understanding of the Armenian genocide. Or, at least, that it happened. But there was a poster campaign at my university, presumably by Turkish students or Turkish community members, wh… --- ## [Is Blazing Saddles the funniest movie ever made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-blazing-saddles-the-funniest-movie-ever-made/315254)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2006, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-blazing-saddles-the-funniest-movie-ever-made/315254 "2006-05-28T04:24:33Z")
Blazing Saddles is playing on one of the multi HBOs right now, and I find that it is just as funny as it was the first time I saw it, many many moons ago. (Can it be 30 years?) “I didn’t get a harumph from that guy!” “… --- ## [Obama's New Boner: The Falkland Islands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-new-boner-the-falkland-islands/585066)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-new-boner-the-falkland-islands/585066 "2011-06-17T21:40:36Z")
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/06/10/obama-administration-backs-argentina-over-uk-on-falkland-dispute/?test=latestnews Incidentally by “boner” I mean a mistake. At any rate, is there any reason to support Argenti… --- ## [What if Trump wins the 2016 presidential election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-trump-wins-the-2016-presidential-election/727285)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2016, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-trump-wins-the-2016-presidential-election/727285 "2016-11-12T23:06:09Z")
Lets say that in 2016 hell freezes over, pigs learn to fly and Donald Trump selects Sarah Palin as his vice-president and wins the election. What would the next four (or eight) years be like if Donald Chump - um, I mea… --- ## [Is it perfectly possible to live like people did in the 50’s and 60’s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-perfectly-possible-to-live-like-people-did-in-the-50-s-and-60-s/979603)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-perfectly-possible-to-live-like-people-did-in-the-50-s-and-60-s/979603 "2023-04-18T02:47:22Z")
In another thread, I responded to @Sam\_Stone thusly: I’m not sure it’s true that a person today could actually live like a person in the 50s or 60s, in light of today’s society. How far can one interact with the world… --- ## [If all the Indians simultaneously shouted at the ISS, could astronauts detect it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-all-the-indians-simultaneously-shouted-at-the-iss-could-astronauts-detect-it/667034)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-all-the-indians-simultaneously-shouted-at-the-iss-could-astronauts-detect-it/667034 "2013-08-30T02:46:41Z")
The International Space Station is going to cross India soon. If everyone there looked up and shouted for 10 seconds as loudly as they could, would it be detectable from orbit? For the purposes of this question, let’s as… --- ## [What just happened to my Kindle?! (part of screen froze)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-just-happened-to-my-kindle-part-of-screen-froze/590086)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-just-happened-to-my-kindle-part-of-screen-froze/590086 "2011-07-25T18:02:16Z")
I am up at a lake, reading. Put Kindle away. Take it back out - now the top third of the screen is frozen on the “off screen”. No drops, impacts, water or other damage - it just started doing this. Any ideas? There may… --- ## [Most beaten up characters of television](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beaten-up-characters-of-television/540125)
**Author:** [@Random\_Design](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Random_Design)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2010, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beaten-up-characters-of-television/540125 "2010-05-24T04:58:57Z")
Does anyone come close to Ben from Lost? (anyone want to bet he gets smacked in the face again in the finale? :D) --- ## [Why put another poster on one’s “ignore” list?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-put-another-poster-on-one-s-ignore-list/330086)
**Author:** [@drmark2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drmark2000)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2005, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-put-another-poster-on-one-s-ignore-list/330086 "2005-12-10T14:59:59Z")
Placing this in The Pit. Move if appropriate. I have been an occasional poster to various SD forums since a few years before payment was required. Sometimes, my posts have been received very negatively, with many vitupe… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=560&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=562&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)