# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=573&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:** 574 --- ## [Um...I think you've gotten that saying wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-i-think-youve-gotten-that-saying-wrong/552130)
**Author:** [@purple\_cow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_cow)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2010, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-i-think-youve-gotten-that-saying-wrong/552130 "2010-09-03T04:50:08Z")
A company i am doing some work for is developing scenarios for their sales reps to use for role playing exercises. One scenario described a female doctor as a “no holes barred” type of person. I’m pretty sure No Holes B… --- ## [BillO- flight 1549 "miracle"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billo-flight-1549-miracle/481720)
**Author:** [@Great\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Dave)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2009, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billo-flight-1549-miracle/481720 "2009-01-20T14:49:16Z")
O’Reilly said something along the lines of “it’s a trillion to one chance that the pilot is an expert glider pilot, it’s a trillion to one that the plane didn’t rip open. Do the math. If you’re religious, it’s a miracle.… --- ## [Should We Forbid "Gated"Communities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-forbid-gated-communities/677228)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2014, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-forbid-gated-communities/677228 "2014-01-18T00:26:10Z")
I say yes. Allowing rich people to isolate themselves from the rest of the citizenry is a very bad trend. it will lead to the establishment of a “entitled class”-one where the children forget about their fellow citizen… --- ## [Who should we put on the $50 bill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-we-put-on-the-50-bill/531267)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-we-put-on-the-50-bill/531267 "2010-03-12T18:35:10Z")
I can’t regard the effort to put Reagan on the $50 as really a serious paen – it smacks of partisanship, like all those efforts to put monuments to him in each of the states, and on Mount Rushmore. If this comes to serio… --- ## [Falling in love with someone who saved your life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falling-in-love-with-someone-who-saved-your-life/690136)
**Author:** [@Gretchion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gretchion)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falling-in-love-with-someone-who-saved-your-life/690136 "2017-01-24T21:51:12Z")
It happens in TV and movies, but I’ve never known of it in real life. Has anyone here ever developed feelings for someone who saved your life, or saved someone’s life and they developed feelings for you? Or have you ev… --- ## [Questionnaires on online job applications](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questionnaires-on-online-job-applications/567132)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questionnaires-on-online-job-applications/567132 "2011-09-22T13:09:41Z")
Inspired by this thread currently going on in the pit about the onerous process of applying for jobs online: They’re the ones that ask questions like “Is it ever OK to steal something from your workplace” or “What wou… --- ## [We invent a machine that lets amateurs build machine guns. What happens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-invent-a-machine-that-lets-amateurs-build-machine-guns-what-happens/542210)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-invent-a-machine-that-lets-amateurs-build-machine-guns-what-happens/542210 "2010-06-18T15:43:40Z")
Home fabrication, or 3D printing, or whatever name you call it by. The idea is that of a machine that given the raw materials and the computerized plans can produce a metal part of any desired specification. Limited and … --- ## [Was it a mistake for Trump to run?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-a-mistake-for-trump-to-run/767250)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-a-mistake-for-trump-to-run/767250 "2016-10-08T17:01:43Z")
It appears to me that Trump’s dealings are facing a lot more examination now that he a candidate for president. I’m sure Trump supporters will say that the extra attention is politically motivated and that may very well … --- ## [The Annual "Awful Halloween Candy" Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-annual-awful-halloween-candy-thread/557917)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2010, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-annual-awful-halloween-candy-thread/557917 "2010-10-29T20:01:12Z")
With ten days till Halloween, once again it’s time for the annual awful Halloween candy thread. What candy did you get when you went out trick or treating that was awful? You can also include anything you got. Let’s sa… --- ## [Doper women: What hair crazes did you participate in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-women-what-hair-crazes-did-you-participate-in/526272)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-women-what-hair-crazes-did-you-participate-in/526272 "2010-01-27T18:54:49Z")
Did you have the Rachel or the Halle? I remember the French Roll and Dookie braids being big in the early 90s with black women. Of course there was also the big hair 80s. So what popular hairstyles did you have? Halle J… --- ## [What Celebrities have wholly artificial public personas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrities-have-wholly-artificial-public-personas/353696)
**Author:** [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2009, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrities-have-wholly-artificial-public-personas/353696 "2009-04-02T10:48:09Z")
I was listening to the radio on my way to work the other day, and heard Adam Carolla talking about a character he used to do on various call-in shows. He remembered talking with one radio executive who told him that the… --- ## [Toxicity of Charcoal in Barbeque Cooking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toxicity-of-charcoal-in-barbeque-cooking/264993)
**Author:** [@Art\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_R)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2004, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toxicity-of-charcoal-in-barbeque-cooking/264993 "2004-09-21T16:36:11Z")
Everyone knows that carbon monoxide is a product of the combustion of the Charcoal Briquettes commonly used in backyard BBQ. However, there is little known about the other by products of the combustion process. Obvious… --- ## [Flight with Denzel Washington](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-with-denzel-washington/645248)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-with-denzel-washington/645248 "2013-03-21T04:45:21Z")
Just saw it tonight. Wow, I have to say this one really surprised me. I was rather bored the opening moments, but from the plane crash on…I was gripped. Excellent movie and quite a portrait of substance abuse. I was g… --- ## [Pat Boone -- Dick in a Box](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-boone-dick-in-a-box/516730)
**Author:** [@The\_Cleveland\_Steamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Cleveland_Steamer)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2015, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-boone-dick-in-a-box/516730 "2015-12-08T03:01:13Z")
Is that Pat Boone dick-in-a-box picture real? --- ## [Mad-Men: 7.02"A Day's Work" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-7-02-a-days-work-open-spoilers/686576)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2014, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-7-02-a-days-work-open-spoilers/686576 "2014-04-23T15:23:47Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Peggy gets flowers at the office; Pete wades through new business politics; Joan faces an awkward situation. \[/QUOTE\] Happy Easter/420/Hitler’s birthday everyone! --- ## [The Final Fantasy XIII Countdown Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-fantasy-xiii-countdown-thread/530113)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-fantasy-xiii-countdown-thread/530113 "2010-04-14T14:54:17Z")
Release date is 3/9/10. I have my copy pre-ordered from Amazon. The FMVs that I’ve seen have been pretty sweet so far, so I have high hopes for this one. Also, it’s the first stand-alone FF with a female lead, so that… --- ## [Is a lot of what we assume about the "Dark Ages" incorrect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lot-of-what-we-assume-about-the-dark-ages-incorrect/463480)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2008, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lot-of-what-we-assume-about-the-dark-ages-incorrect/463480 "2008-09-29T02:31:18Z")
In referencing off the thread "What happened to geeks and nerds in the dark ages?" in looking at the wiki on the Dark Ages it appears that a lot of popular assumptions about the European “Dark Ages” are incorrect. Speci… --- ## [Pick your modern day League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-your-modern-day-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen/668036)
**Author:** [@Musky\_Moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musky_Moon)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-your-modern-day-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen/668036 "2013-09-17T04:23:14Z")
Title says it all. A few ground rules: The character must have been introduced in literature. It’s ok if said character has been represented in other media, but it’s origin must be from a book. Comics do not count. Th… --- ## [I Pit ILMVI for Complaining Incessantly About Acronyms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-ilmvi-for-complaining-incessantly-about-acronyms/943142)
**Author:** [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Replies:** 280\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-ilmvi-for-complaining-incessantly-about-acronyms/943142 "2026-10-24T21:34:56Z")
ILMVI, please, for the love of DOYC, stop derailing threads to gripe about acronyms (or, for that matter, legalese you don’t understand). I have gotten so sick of you disrupting threads over your pet peeve that I have h… --- ## [My cat likes to lick the water faucet...why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-likes-to-lick-the-water-faucet-why/521548)
**Author:** [@BuickGNX1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuickGNX1987)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-likes-to-lick-the-water-faucet-why/521548 "2011-05-29T05:51:25Z")
Recently, my cat has started exhibiting a new, odd behavior. Whenever I go into the bathroom, the cat will follow. She jumps up onto the counter and will start rubbing her head on my side or arm, kind of like she does … --- ## [Am I the only one who doesn't give a damn about William and Kate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-doesnt-give-a-damn-about-william-and-kate/577016)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2011, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-doesnt-give-a-damn-about-william-and-kate/577016 "2011-04-06T12:33:59Z")
I do not care an ounce about William and Kate. I don’t want to watch their wedding. I don’t to read about it or see updates on the news. I think Charlie Sheen updates are more newsworthy and more fascinating than these t… --- ## [Replace One Word in a Movie's Title with "Erection"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replace-one-word-in-a-movies-title-with-erection/458845)
**Author:** [@bubastis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubastis)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2008, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replace-one-word-in-a-movies-title-with-erection/458845 "2008-09-03T08:56:09Z")
Ah, the highbrow Oscar Wilde-esque after dinner conversations between me and my friends… The wonderful topics we discuss, the pleasant banter between us… and of course the barrell scraping cheap laugh nonsense that is th… --- ## [What Books Have You Lied About Reading?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-books-have-you-lied-about-reading/510352)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-books-have-you-lied-about-reading/510352 "2009-09-28T17:35:49Z")
According to a poll, the ten books that people most frequently dishonestly claim to have read are: 1984 War and Peace Ulysses The Bible Madame Bovary A Brief History of Time Midnight’s Children In Remembrance of … --- ## [What if people laid eggs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-people-laid-eggs/488162)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2009, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-people-laid-eggs/488162 "2009-03-20T13:28:21Z")
This came up in a discussion with my 9 year old son this morning: How would the world be different if people laid eggs in insted of giving birth to live young? --- ## [Adaptive reasoning behind poisonous animal being colorful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adaptive-reasoning-behind-poisonous-animal-being-colorful/521469)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2009, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adaptive-reasoning-behind-poisonous-animal-being-colorful/521469 "2009-12-22T04:47:21Z")
It seems a common theme in nature that some of the brightest, most unusally colored animals and plants are poisonous - and nature documentaries usually say that this is to warn other animals that it is poisonous or other… --- ## [Official Mafia Game Hosting Line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-mafia-game-hosting-line/507736)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2012, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-mafia-game-hosting-line/507736 "2012-11-16T17:26:03Z")
We didn’t have this, and it seemed needed. Mods, could this possibly be stickied? --- ## [Trump Splashback Hits Bush](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-splashback-hits-bush/768023)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-splashback-hits-bush/768023 "2016-10-13T19:06:07Z")
MSN reports “growing concern” at the TODAY show over Billy Bush’s role in the leaked Trump conversation: An interesting development. Will Bush lose his gig? --- ## [Why "Sí, se puede" rather than "Sí, podemos"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-si-se-puede-rather-than-si-podemos/475183)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2008, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-si-se-puede-rather-than-si-podemos/475183 "2008-12-02T20:15:24Z")
When Obama’s campaign slogan is translated into Spanish, why is it translated as “Yes, it can be done” rather than “Yes, we can”? And while I’m at it, why do businesses advertise “Se habla español” (Spanish is spoken) ra… --- ## [12 year old killed by gator, humans respond](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-killed-by-gator-humans-respond/183138)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2003, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-killed-by-gator-humans-respond/183138 "2003-06-27T12:36:10Z")
http://www.wftv.com/news/2279895/detail.html Now, lest anyone think I am a heartless bitch who despises children, let me point out the following: The child kept swimming, even though he knew there were gators in the wa… --- ## [Law School or a PhD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-school-or-a-phd/565152)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-school-or-a-phd/565152 "2015-07-08T19:34:37Z")
So, I have three months to decide my fate, and rather than listen to the advice of family friends and my thesis supervisors, who all have a vested interested in telling me what to do one way or another, I thought I would… --- ## [Aftermarket automobile accessories from years past](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aftermarket-automobile-accessories-from-years-past/731591)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2017, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aftermarket-automobile-accessories-from-years-past/731591 "2017-02-06T02:54:45Z")
A conversation today reminded me of a mid-70’s Olds Omega we bought that only had an AM radio. We bought an FM converter add-on, bolted to the underside of the dash, but it never really worked well. What items did you b… --- ## [JayZ backwards...666...murder murder Jesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jayz-backwards-666-murder-murder-jesus/381052)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2006, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jayz-backwards-666-murder-murder-jesus/381052 "2006-11-20T05:35:58Z")
Here is a clip of a preacher playing a track from JayZ backwards. It seems to clearly say “666 murder murder Jesus”. Does anyone know anything about this? What song is it? Do you think this is authentic? If so, do y… --- ## [Homer quotes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homer-quotes/312088)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2005, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homer-quotes/312088 "2005-07-31T13:56:30Z")
Revisited. I think it’s during the prohibition episode. Bart and homer are off to take barrels of bowling balls filled with alcoholic beverages to moes. As Homer is leaving he says to marge as trivially as possible… “… --- ## [Why do airplane black boxes only record voice? Why not video as well?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-airplane-black-boxes-only-record-voice-why-not-video-as-well/674147)
**Author:** [@Vicullum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicullum)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-airplane-black-boxes-only-record-voice-why-not-video-as-well/674147 "2015-12-13T22:14:14Z")
After watching every season of Air Crash Investigation it occurred to me how much easier it’d be to figure out the cause of a crash if airlines would simply put a camera in the cockpit. Hell, the technology is so cheap n… --- ## [My Boyfriend Proposed, So I Broke Up With Him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-proposed-so-i-broke-up-with-him/146246)
**Author:** [@Suspenderzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suspenderzzz)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2003, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-proposed-so-i-broke-up-with-him/146246 "2003-02-03T04:37:21Z")
I thought he was different. I thought he was one of those cool, enlightened guys whose favorite pastime is to make fun of the bourgouisie, the Suburban Lifestyle, the pressure to conform, etc. Although we have been on-a… --- ## [Why do people hate sex work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-sex-work/48376)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2001, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-sex-work/48376 "2001-01-17T12:44:01Z")
Hey all… in another thread there is some discussion going on about porn…you know, good ol’ porn that nobody looks at and everybody disapproves of. :rolleyes: Aaaanyway, I got to thinking about the whole topic of sex wor… --- ## [How did Native Americans deal with the troublemakers in their society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-native-americans-deal-with-the-troublemakers-in-their-society/614391)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2015, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-native-americans-deal-with-the-troublemakers-in-their-society/614391 "2015-02-18T20:04:59Z")
In our current society, we tend to deal with our “troublemakers” (those who steal or cause harm to others) by locking them up in prison. Did the Native Americans have any sort of prisons? And if not, how did they deal w… --- ## [Can An Emergency Vehicle "Force" You To Break The Law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-emergency-vehicle-force-you-to-break-the-law/509086)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2009, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-emergency-vehicle-force-you-to-break-the-law/509086 "2009-09-09T16:54:45Z")
Yes, jurisdictions vary the actual legal authority. The Setup A cross intersection. Two lanes both directions, divided roadway (center median strips with curbs) with an additional left turn lane in all directions. Co… --- ## [CIA Insider Warns: "25-Year Great Depression is About to Strike America"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cia-insider-warns-25-year-great-depression-is-about-to-strike-america/701132)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2014, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cia-insider-warns-25-year-great-depression-is-about-to-strike-america/701132 "2014-10-16T04:36:54Z")
I came across this news article today. Read more here. \[noparse\]http:// moneymorning.com/ext/. articles/rickards/. 25-year-great-depression.php?iris=252778\[/noparse\] --- ## [Why is liberalism such a bad thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-liberalism-such-a-bad-thing/778481)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2017, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-liberalism-such-a-bad-thing/778481 "2017-02-05T17:33:04Z")
I’ve been on this board now for nearly a third of my life, and have seen national governments come and go, and the gloating and hand-wringing that accompanies it. And over those years, I’ve witnessed a growing disconten… --- ## [Are lawyers' Ethical Obligations the reason they are so hated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-lawyers-ethical-obligations-the-reason-they-are-so-hated/494061)
**Author:** [@ReuvenB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReuvenB)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2009, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-lawyers-ethical-obligations-the-reason-they-are-so-hated/494061 "2009-04-28T18:38:04Z")
Bricker said this in the Jay Bybee thread: A lawyer’s ethical code seem to often be at odds with the ethics of a normal person’s, and that of other professional codes (like, say, engineers). I think it can be taken as… --- ## [Is iPad 3 worth buying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ipad-3-worth-buying/615090)
**Author:** [@BluePitbull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BluePitbull)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2012, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ipad-3-worth-buying/615090 "2012-03-11T01:22:43Z")
or is it worthless crap? --- ## [Dancing with the Stars -- DWTS -- Spring 2014 (Season 18)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2014-season-18/680596)
**Author:** [@FeAudrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FeAudrey)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2014, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2014-season-18/680596 "2014-05-22T10:16:07Z")
ABC has announced that they are getting rid of Harold Wheeler and his orchestra: Judging by reaction on social media and boards/fansites, pretty much everyone but ABC thinks that this is a terrible idea, including me. … --- ## [Where are these moths coming from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-these-moths-coming-from/336944)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2013, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-these-moths-coming-from/336944 "2013-05-12T20:59:31Z")
For about the last, oh, six weeks or so I’ve had an infestation of moths in my home. Little brown ones with wings that fold up against their bodies rather than lie flat out. I originally found them inside a kitchen cab… --- ## [Question about NFL incident in DAL vs. MIN (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-nfl-incident-in-dal-vs-min-spoilers/525512)
**Author:** [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2010, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-nfl-incident-in-dal-vs-min-spoilers/525512 "2010-02-04T03:36:59Z")
Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t seen the game yet, avoid this thread. This sentence intentionally added for mouse-overs. Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t seen the game yet, avoid this thread. This sentence intentionally adde… --- ## [\[Jokes in\] GQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-in-gq/702064)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-in-gq/702064 "2014-10-27T22:26:37Z")
" The purpose of General Questions is to get factual questions answered. In order to accomplish this we need the threads to stay on topic. We tolerate some joking, but that is generally acceptable only after the question… --- ## [Ohio death row inmate sings "Too Fat Polka"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-death-row-inmate-sings-too-fat-polka/459264)
**Author:** [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2008, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-death-row-inmate-sings-too-fat-polka/459264 "2008-10-14T16:47:43Z")
Attorneys for Richard Cooey say that his excessive weight will cause trouble finding his veins and that, coupled with a prescription drug he takes could make his execution “excruciating”. Cry me a fucking river. His da… --- ## [Natasha Richardson dies following ski accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natasha-richardson-dies-following-ski-accident/489731)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2009, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natasha-richardson-dies-following-ski-accident/489731 "2009-03-20T20:55:03Z")
I love Natasha Richardson so I hope she pulls through this, but it doesn’t look good. Would it be too much to ask that people forgo the “Who?” crap please? If you can’t be bothered to read the link, she’s a respected an… --- ## [Foo Fighters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foo-fighters/623209)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2012, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foo-fighters/623209 "2012-05-31T18:06:04Z")
I am trying to think of another band that relentlessly churns out such accessible, financially successful, melodic, heavy power pop as much as the Foo Fighters do. Its hard to believe that these guys have been at it for … --- ## [Greatest Scientists Ever: Elimination Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-scientists-ever-elimination-game/800825)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2017, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-scientists-ever-elimination-game/800825 "2017-12-10T00:11:33Z")
The first thread I participated in here, almost a decade ago, was “The President Elimination Game.” I learned a lot in that fun thread, and it introduced me to this message board… (Note that Polk edges out T. Jefferso… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=572&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=574&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)