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**Author:** [@Submerged](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Submerged)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2011, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dope-on-dowsing-for-graves/572380 "2011-03-25T17:49:11Z")
I’ve been following the news and recent conviction of the serial killer, Gary Hilton, in Florida. Evidence indicates that he’s probably killed about half a dozen people. However, there is a small fringe group of “crime… --- ## ["I'm really a girl" (April 1st prank PM)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-a-girl-april-1st-prank-pm/716519)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2016, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-a-girl-april-1st-prank-pm/716519 "2016-07-15T04:28:49Z")
So I did this on Halloween, too. April 1st’s version is: \*I’ve been keeping a secret for awhile and I don’t really know who to tell…I saw you were online, though, and figured “What the hell?”. I know you and I don’t t… --- ## [Should women be given special treatment in order to become Rangers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-women-be-given-special-treatment-in-order-to-become-rangers/780537)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 282\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2017, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-women-be-given-special-treatment-in-order-to-become-rangers/780537 "2017-04-01T04:11:52Z")
Multiple sites on the net, as this one, claim that the Rangers were pressured by top brass to pass at least one woman. The article goes on to reveal just how differently the women candidates were treated. Some, special… --- ## [Can a human cleanly throw a baseball through a pizza box](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-human-cleanly-throw-a-baseball-through-a-pizza-box/639264)
**Author:** [@phreesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phreesh)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2013, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-human-cleanly-throw-a-baseball-through-a-pizza-box/639264 "2013-04-16T18:03:05Z")
Mythbuster staff appear in the video, but this is not an ‘official’ mythbusters event. My sense is that is clearly a fake (quick cuts, overenthusiastic reactions, convenient product display) but there’s been a lot of de… --- ## [So what should happen to these two defendants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-should-happen-to-these-two-defendants/553740)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 342\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-should-happen-to-these-two-defendants/553740 "2013-08-09T11:05:34Z")
This trail is all over the news here. I’m going to warn you–it is very, very icky reading. The prosecutors want the death penalty, the defendors want life in prison. What is your opinion and why? --- ## [Should house Republicans be charged and tried with violation of the Logan act?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-house-republicans-be-charged-and-tried-with-violation-of-the-logan-act/714597)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 332\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-house-republicans-be-charged-and-tried-with-violation-of-the-logan-act/714597 "2015-06-09T16:49:03Z")
The Logan act from Wikipedia: I am not talking about the speech from Netanyahu, though I did think that was a serious breach of protocol and a bad move by the Republicans. What I am talking about is this: Republicans… --- ## [Seeing famous actors before they were famous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-famous-actors-before-they-were-famous/574516)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2014, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-famous-actors-before-they-were-famous/574516 "2014-02-05T03:13:40Z")
I often keep an eye out when watching older movies to see if there are any famous people in early roles. Today, I was watching the Green Mile, and recognized Sam Rockwell as Wild Bill. I used to watch Law and Order: Crim… --- ## [I predict that Donald Trump is going to win the election for POTUS this year.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-predict-that-donald-trump-is-going-to-win-the-election-for-potus-this-year/747810)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2016, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-predict-that-donald-trump-is-going-to-win-the-election-for-potus-this-year/747810 "2016-11-12T13:34:59Z")
I’ve said it in a couple of threads, but I figured I’d start a thread so there’s no doubt about it: Donald Trump is going to win the election for POTUS this year. Here’s a recap of what I posted previously in other thr… --- ## [Scores killed in explosions and shootout in Paris. Hostages being held](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scores-killed-in-explosions-and-shootout-in-paris-hostages-being-held/737499)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 481\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2015, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scores-killed-in-explosions-and-shootout-in-paris-hostages-being-held/737499 "2015-11-19T15:24:02Z")
Link CNN reports hostages being held in a theatre. --- ## [Democrats' latest tax proposal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-latest-tax-proposal/710075)
**Author:** [@Westward1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Westward1)\ **Replies:** 373\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-latest-tax-proposal/710075 "2015-02-03T01:57:54Z")
I have a question about the Democrats’ latest tax proposal: The proposal seems to reflect the middle-out (rather than top-down) approach to economic growth as articulated by Robert Reich and others. The proposal rais… --- ## [Does this Rolling Stone magazine cover offend you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-rolling-stone-magazine-cover-offend-you/663774)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 374\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2018, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-rolling-stone-magazine-cover-offend-you/663774 "2018-03-28T04:31:53Z")
The cover being this picture of Boston bomber suspect and all-round crappy human being Dzhokhar Tsaraev looking like he thinks he’s Jim Morrison. Vote on my offend-o-meter how offensive you find Rolling Stone’s decision… --- ## [Downloading Your Consciousness Just Before Death.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-your-consciousness-just-before-death/834022)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 617\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2019, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-your-consciousness-just-before-death/834022 "2019-07-30T16:58:27Z")
This very question was brought up in Star Trek: the Next Generation’s The Schizoid Man.But this not a Star Trek question. What if just before you died, you downloaded your consciousness into a computer? Would that store… --- ## [Top college football prospect \[Michael Sam\] comes out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-college-football-prospect-michael-sam-comes-out/680939)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2015, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-college-football-prospect-michael-sam-comes-out/680939 "2015-08-07T23:07:22Z")
His name is Michael Sam, and he was SEC Defensive Player of the Year, predicted to go in the 3rd or 4th round. A lot of current NFL execs and coaches feels this seriously hurts his NFL prospects. One big reason I think… --- ## [What are the "traditional" lyrics to "Here Comes the Bride"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-traditional-lyrics-to-here-comes-the-bride/313534)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-traditional-lyrics-to-here-comes-the-bride/313534 "2011-07-15T01:21:14Z")
When I was growing up, I learned “the” lyrics to Here Comes the Bride at summer camp: “Here Comes the Bride All fat and wide; Where is the groom? He’s in the dressing room. Why is he there? He lost his underwear. … --- ## [Gold Rush TV show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gold-rush-tv-show/566562)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2015, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gold-rush-tv-show/566562 "2015-06-21T13:39:10Z")
Anyone seen this? I like it. It’s on Discovery. It’s about a bunch of guys who lose their jobs and decide to mine for gold in SE Alaska - the panhandle. They don’t know much about mining so it’s kind of funny. … --- ## [Clarence Thomas secretly accepted luxury vacations from GOP donor without disclosing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarence-thomas-secretly-accepted-luxury-vacations-from-gop-donor-without-disclosing/982252)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 577\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarence-thomas-secretly-accepted-luxury-vacations-from-gop-donor-without-disclosing/982252 "2024-09-04T20:16:50Z")
In short, a big money Republican donor has been inviting Thomas on swanky yacht and resort trips for free, and ethics rules require disclosure of these sorts of gifts. What can be done about it? Probably nothing, unle… --- ## [Obama passing the ball to Congress for now - predictions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-passing-the-ball-to-congress-for-now-predictions/667710)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 408\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2013, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-passing-the-ball-to-congress-for-now-predictions/667710 "2013-09-26T05:09:15Z")
There is an interesting political situation here now with Obama’s request for Congress to approve the action (let’s put the wisdom of attack on Syria and military/foreign policy consequences aside for now, and just look … --- ## [What are the little bead-like things you can feel under the skin inside your lips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-little-bead-like-things-you-can-feel-under-the-skin-inside-your-lips/575387)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2017, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-little-bead-like-things-you-can-feel-under-the-skin-inside-your-lips/575387 "2017-10-20T04:49:59Z")
If you run your tongue around the inside of your lips you can feel small things about the size of BBs under the skin. What are these? --- ## [Game of Thrones - Noteable differences between the book and the show so far (chock full of spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-noteable-differences-between-the-book-and-the-show-so-far-chock-full-of-spoilers/583205)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2012, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-noteable-differences-between-the-book-and-the-show-so-far-chock-full-of-spoilers/583205 "2012-02-04T03:04:28Z")
As it seems the the show series threads have requested NO BOOK discussions, however slight, and the book series has it’s own thread, I wanted to have a small thread dedicated to commenting on some of the differences bet… --- ## [Project Runway starts again tonight!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-starts-again-tonight/663896)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 319\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-starts-again-tonight/663896 "2013-10-26T17:19:11Z")
Will Heidi show up with her new boy toy? Will Nina finally let loose with a fuck this shit these people are morons and I’m out of here? Will the one hundred and one contestants this time be forced to weave haute couture … --- ## [SWTOR Doper Guild](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swtor-doper-guild/597791)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 370\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2013, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swtor-doper-guild/597791 "2013-06-04T21:53:02Z")
Star Wars the Old Republic has a way to start guilds before the launch of the game. See the faq here. Anyone interested in starting a guild or two for SDMB members? Maybe one a Republic one and an Empire one. They can be… --- ## [Sqeaky Asian Sex; do other cultures make different noises during coitus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sqeaky-asian-sex-do-other-cultures-make-different-noises-during-coitus/510584)
**Author:** [@Transistor\_Rhythm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Transistor_Rhythm)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2021, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sqeaky-asian-sex-do-other-cultures-make-different-noises-during-coitus/510584 "2021-03-21T04:19:32Z")
I believe that sex noises are voluntary and culturally socialized rather than involuntary or naturally occurring. Based on popular imported pornography, it appears that asian women tend to make incredibly whiny, squeaky … --- ## [If you are carrying water for Donald Trump, even now - especially now - kindly go fuck yourself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-carrying-water-for-donald-trump-even-now-especially-now-kindly-go-fuck-yourself/786710)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 468\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-carrying-water-for-donald-trump-even-now-especially-now-kindly-go-fuck-yourself/786710 "2017-05-25T21:48:21Z")
I don’t care if you’re trolling YouTube and Yahoo comments sections or are on Fox News. I don’t care if you are literally believing bullshit or just trying to rationalize things to make yourself feel better. It means n… --- ## [Gina Carano is ignorant AF, but cancel culture is really getting ridiculous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gina-carano-is-ignorant-af-but-cancel-culture-is-really-getting-ridiculous/932694)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 986\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gina-carano-is-ignorant-af-but-cancel-culture-is-really-getting-ridiculous/932694 "2024-04-11T22:57:07Z")
For the record, I absolutely agree that her comparisons of conservatives to Jews’ treatment during Nazi Germany make her look as dumb as a wheelbarrow, but it was just a comment made out of ignorance. In case anyone’s … --- ## [NBA 2018-2019 Season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2018-2019-season/823212)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 596\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2019, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2018-2019-season/823212 "2019-06-26T23:58:49Z")
Every team has already played one game, but all anyone cares about is LeBron’s first game as a Laker last night. And by anyone, of course, I mean anyone on TV or radio. They lost to Portland. Also notable, Houston los… --- ## [Is the Contraception mandate a violation of religious freedom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-contraception-mandate-a-violation-of-religious-freedom/611570)
**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 284\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2012, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-contraception-mandate-a-violation-of-religious-freedom/611570 "2012-04-27T19:01:36Z")
Entered into a discussion on another site {can I like to the article?} about the Obama admin’s decision to not grant religious exemptions to employers concerning insurance coverage fpr contraceptives. Some have been say… --- ## [What are these square "barcode" type things showing up everywhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-square-barcode-type-things-showing-up-everywhere/505990)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-square-barcode-type-things-showing-up-everywhere/505990 "2013-04-28T04:11:49Z")
Recently on quite a few products - notably toiletries - I’ve noticed a small square code like a barcode only made up of square “pixels” of black and white. Are these going to replace barcodes or do they do something else… --- ## [Ever been shocked at what some people believe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-shocked-at-what-some-people-believe/622369)
**Author:** [@Alias](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alias)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-shocked-at-what-some-people-believe/622369 "2012-06-18T13:40:59Z")
Let me start this by saying it is NOT my intention to discuss religious or cultural beliefs here, just strange things that otherwise rational and intelligent people might believe. Recently I was discussing ferrets with … --- ## [Automobile engine revs up and down during parked idling -- what causes that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automobile-engine-revs-up-and-down-during-parked-idling-what-causes-that/476267)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2008, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automobile-engine-revs-up-and-down-during-parked-idling-what-causes-that/476267 "2008-12-08T20:50:55Z")
Thanks in advance to all the mechanically-knowledgable on this board. You guys and gals do yeoman’s work :slight\_smile: Got a 2003 Ford Taurus SES, 6-cylinder, automatic transmission. There are three symptoms that are v… --- ## [A response to Richard Dawkins' argument against the existence of God.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-response-to-richard-dawkins-argument-against-the-existence-of-god/514544)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-response-to-richard-dawkins-argument-against-the-existence-of-god/514544 "2021-09-27T14:18:04Z")
Our latest Dawkins thread began with an atheist worrying about Dawkins’ tone distracting religious readers away from his arguments. It does exactly that. But even if someone rewrote the book in a polite manner, the arg… --- ## [Avatards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatards/556161)
**Author:** [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Replies:** 472\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2010, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatards/556161 "2010-10-19T11:14:58Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12991450#post12991450 There are two threads going right now about the use of Avatars here, one in ATMB and the other in IMHO. Why am I starting a third? Well, lets … --- ## [People who can't swim?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-cant-swim/549355)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-cant-swim/549355 "2010-08-11T13:04:01Z")
See this Explainer column from Slate.com, saying that 37% of American adults couldn’t swim 24 yards, and that “almost 54 percent of children between 12 and 18 can do no more than splash around the shallow end of a pool”. … --- ## [A new record! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-record-u-s-a-u-s-a-u-s-a/797804)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 527\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2017, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-record-u-s-a-u-s-a-u-s-a/797804 "2017-10-23T16:41:32Z")
At least 50 dead, 200 injured in Las Vegas shooting. Just another red-blooded American taking advantage of his Second Amendment freedoms! And not only that, he set a new record for deaths in a mass shooting. What a to… --- ## [John Brown: Hero or Terrorist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-brown-hero-or-terrorist/560506)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-brown-hero-or-terrorist/560506 "2010-12-05T16:28:04Z")
Was the 19th Century abolitonist John Brown a great freedom fighter or a mad terrorist? Personally I am sympathetic to what he believed in and fought for but I believe his methods were unconstructive and simply polarized… --- ## [What Dopers were born in the same year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dopers-were-born-in-the-same-year/440248)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 508\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dopers-were-born-in-the-same-year/440248 "2013-04-19T09:31:08Z")
I realize this thread probably won’t fly with people who don’t care to share their age, but I was inspired by this thread on knowing people very close to you in age, so I figured I’d give it a shot. Just post your year … --- ## [I pit the rape culture at the University of Virginia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-rape-culture-at-the-university-of-virginia/705515)
**Author:** [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Replies:** 283\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-rape-culture-at-the-university-of-virginia/705515 "2015-04-12T16:37:24Z")
A Rape on Campus: A Brutal Assault and Struggle for Justice at UVA Of course UVa is not alone, but as the linked Rolling Stone article shows, they’re about as horrible as possible. It seems schools with Greek culture a… --- ## [The mystery of the trinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mystery-of-the-trinity/680373)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 357\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2014, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mystery-of-the-trinity/680373 "2014-05-02T11:27:11Z")
As a child I was baffled by this, as an older adult it is starting to make more sense. I have my walking around beliefs and my sit down and think about it beliefs that are far different from one another. I don’t see scie… --- ## [Geographical Oddities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geographical-oddities/408391)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Socks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Socks)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geographical-oddities/408391 "2021-12-10T13:32:28Z")
Cairo, Illinois is closer to Memphis, Tennessee than to Chicago, Illinois. Some of western Virginia is west of Detroit, Michigan. What other interesting geography facts or oddities are there? It doesn’t have to the Ame… --- ## [Why was Seven banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-seven-banned/504610)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 447\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2009, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-seven-banned/504610 "2009-07-30T01:51:54Z")
Please explain? --- ## [Justices signal possible trouble for health insurance mandate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justices-signal-possible-trouble-for-health-insurance-mandate/616961)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 455\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2012, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justices-signal-possible-trouble-for-health-insurance-mandate/616961 "2012-04-05T19:20:26Z")
Uh oh “Are there any limits,” asked Justice Anthony Kennedy, one of three conservative justices whose votes are seen as crucial to the fate of the unprecedented insurance mandate. … Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.… --- ## [Old School Mafia Reunion (newer players welcome too)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-mafia-reunion-newer-players-welcome-too/773487)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 576\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-mafia-reunion-newer-players-welcome-too/773487 "2017-01-06T02:32:37Z")
So I recently got together with a ton of old school mafia players on my Facebook, where we all reminiced about the games we used to play. We talked, also, about getting together for another game, someday, after all these… --- ## [Have there been any autistic savants of philosophy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-autistic-savants-of-philosophy/392579)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-autistic-savants-of-philosophy/392579 "2014-09-03T13:53:24Z")
There are many examples of savants in the fields of mathematics, music, art and memory, but not philosophy. I have a growing suspicion that many people who were thought of as prophets and great mystics may have been aut… --- ## [Trump tells Congreswomen go back where you came from](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tells-congreswomen-go-back-where-you-came-from/837068)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 450\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tells-congreswomen-go-back-where-you-came-from/837068 "2020-06-08T14:43:08Z")
Another low. Only 1 of the Freshmen is foreign born and she is a US citizen --- ## [Resetting the Check Engine Light for Inspection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resetting-the-check-engine-light-for-inspection/552156)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2010, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resetting-the-check-engine-light-for-inspection/552156 "2010-09-04T20:38:17Z")
I am aware that this is generally futile. The underlying conditions that caused the CEL still exist and the computer constantly tests for them and the light will go on when it finds the same problem. And until the comput… --- ## [The Americans: Season 6](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-americans-season-6/811379)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 699\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2018, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-americans-season-6/811379 "2018-07-21T04:05:32Z")
Season 6 premiers tonight on FX. Open spoilers as the show airs, no need to use spoiler boxes to discuss the show. This is the final season. --- ## [Is Computer Self-Awareness Possible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-computer-self-awareness-possible/582787)
**Author:** [@Whambulance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whambulance)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-computer-self-awareness-possible/582787 "2011-07-05T12:41:22Z")
Will a human-built machine constructed of silicone etc. i.e., a traditionally built computer, ever achieve self-awareness (I am just trying to differentiate between some of the biological systems theorized as of late.)? … --- ## [Why if you disagree with Obama and his policies some label you as a racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-if-you-disagree-with-obama-and-his-policies-some-label-you-as-a-racist/595918)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-if-you-disagree-with-obama-and-his-policies-some-label-you-as-a-racist/595918 "2011-09-19T01:56:31Z")
Hello All, Full Disclosure: I am a Republican, was a liberal when I was in my early 20’s, but came to my senses. I have no problem with people being Democrats, although I have to admit I don’t understand their way of … --- ## [NHL 2014-2015 Season: The Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 319\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2015, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767 "2015-04-12T19:31:02Z")
It kicks off tonight. Your predictions, please. Also hopes and wishes and dreams. --- ## [My children's school principal: Go to hell and burn. Slowly.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-childrens-school-principal-go-to-hell-and-burn-slowly/561010)
**Author:** [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Replies:** 346\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2010, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-childrens-school-principal-go-to-hell-and-burn-slowly/561010 "2010-12-02T20:32:15Z")
Where I live, bullying in school “is high up on the agenda”. Politicians write manifestos against school bullying. Schools make questionnaires. “Here, little, guy. Fill this out. Are someone bullying you?”. And when the … --- ## [The truly great threads in SDMB history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truly-great-threads-in-sdmb-history/487879)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truly-great-threads-in-sdmb-history/487879 "2020-03-16T09:39:35Z")
Sort of a poll, but more of a survey of the really great threads of the past. May be “past” only in the sense of no longer visible on the front pages of the various fora. I’m most fascinated by the ones that suddenly sp… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=56&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=58&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)