# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=581&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:** 582 --- ## [The McMichael/Bryan trial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mcmichael-bryan-trial/954133)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2025, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mcmichael-bryan-trial/954133 "2025-02-05T15:48:06Z")
I noticed we didn’t have a dedicated thread for discussion so I started this one. Here’s the latest AP story: I think there are a lot of commonalities between this and the Rittenhouse trial, to wit: Self-defense is,… --- ## [60Hz US Power Grid and precision timekeeping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60hz-us-power-grid-and-precision-timekeeping/429041)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60hz-us-power-grid-and-precision-timekeeping/429041 "2012-05-26T16:51:51Z")
I think I’m missing the point of the strategies in regulating the 60 Hz frequency of the US power grid. I have not found one single reference that explains everything in a way that seems reasonable. But I have pieced t… --- ## [Is a reliable handgun that can be fired only by the owner feasible with 2014 technology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-reliable-handgun-that-can-be-fired-only-by-the-owner-feasible-with-2014-technology/697151)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2014, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-reliable-handgun-that-can-be-fired-only-by-the-owner-feasible-with-2014-technology/697151 "2014-09-17T15:05:12Z")
To expand on my original headline : several recent shootings happened because during an alleged altercation, the victim allegedly made a grab for the gun of the other party. It sure would be convenient if a scuffle or w… --- ## [Warren Buffet weighs in on tax cuts and supply side economics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warren-buffet-weighs-in-on-tax-cuts-and-supply-side-economics/561487)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2010, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warren-buffet-weighs-in-on-tax-cuts-and-supply-side-economics/561487 "2010-11-27T16:05:16Z")
Warren Buffet has weighed in on tax cuts. Choice quotes from Bloomberg: Billionaire Warren Buffett said that rich people should pay more in taxes and that Bush-era tax cuts for top earners should be allowed to expire at… --- ## [Why doesn't the "United States of America" encompass all of North and South America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-the-united-states-of-america-encompass-all-of-north-and-south-america/509027)
**Author:** [@Dilton\_Doiley\_Philosopher\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dilton_Doiley_Philosopher_King)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2009, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-the-united-states-of-america-encompass-all-of-north-and-south-america/509027 "2009-09-13T08:40:41Z")
… Why did the Imperialist Britain / Colonial American armies/governments stop where they did? It looks like in 1970 we traded off negative seven-hundred acres to Mexico (but what about the people!?); since then, (as wel… --- ## [I didn't know American's pronounced it like that!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-know-americans-pronounced-it-like-that/521836)
**Author:** [@Incref](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incref)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2009, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-know-americans-pronounced-it-like-that/521836 "2009-12-28T21:26:38Z")
So I just downloaded the Straight Dope podcast and was really shocked (well okay, mildly surprised) to hear the reader pronounce Cecil’s name as SEE-SILL where as I would say CESS-SILL. It was a bit like how I never con… --- ## [Country/Trailer Park/Childhood Recipe Swap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/country-trailer-park-childhood-recipe-swap/593454)
**Author:** [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/country-trailer-park-childhood-recipe-swap/593454 "2011-09-17T02:38:51Z")
Hi there, come on in! Just set your stuff over there and come on into the kitchen… I’ve got some sweet rolls from this morning and I was just getting ready to make a fresh pot of coffee. Go ahead and pull out a chair…… --- ## [How do I put down a nice bead of caulking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-put-down-a-nice-bead-of-caulking/586566)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-put-down-a-nice-bead-of-caulking/586566 "2011-07-05T21:25:57Z")
I have to re-caulk some of the seams in our shower stall. What’s the technique for putting down a nice bead of caulking? I’ve never done it before and would like it to look reasonably tidy. --- ## [What was the first Hitler rant parody?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-hitler-rant-parody/519731)
**Author:** [@The\_Evil\_Prince\_Zorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Evil_Prince_Zorte)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2009, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-hitler-rant-parody/519731 "2009-12-04T02:38:03Z")
What was the first “Hitler Reacts to…”/“Hitler learns that…” video? What are the best ones? So many are being done now, there isn’t time to watch all the mediocre ones to find the really clever samples. My favorites a… --- ## [Hash Browns.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hash-browns/548039)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2010, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hash-browns/548039 "2010-07-29T02:47:33Z")
Who was the marketing genius to take a panful of potatos and make them into smaller, retangularish bits of yumminess? When did this first happen? Did they receive a Nobel Prize for Awesomeness? --- ## [Specific writers who overuse certain words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-writers-who-overuse-certain-words/467944)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-writers-who-overuse-certain-words/467944 "2012-10-15T18:05:03Z")
Just finished Ben Black’s Quirke books Christine Falls and The Silver Swan. A decent couple of books - nothing I’d particularly recommend, but better than most airport fare. However, one thing drove me crazy. The man … --- ## [Was the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Bush v. Gore (in December 2000) a mistake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-u-s-supreme-court-decision-in-bush-v-gore-in-december-2000-a-mistake/738346)
**Author:** [@Futurist110](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futurist110)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-u-s-supreme-court-decision-in-bush-v-gore-in-december-2000-a-mistake/738346 "2015-12-03T16:34:08Z")
Any thoughts on this? --- ## [Star Wars: Going to watch the series for the first time. All together or spaced apart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-going-to-watch-the-series-for-the-first-time-all-together-or-spaced-apart/623473)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-going-to-watch-the-series-for-the-first-time-all-together-or-spaced-apart/623473 "2012-06-05T19:18:39Z")
In my near 33 years on this planet, I’ve never seen any of the Star Wars films. I think the closest I got was catching the tail end of Return of the Jedi on TV once, but that was about it. Should I watch all 6(?) movies… --- ## [What More Could Lucas Do to Annoy Fans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-more-could-lucas-do-to-annoy-fans/594735)
**Author:** [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-more-could-lucas-do-to-annoy-fans/594735 "2011-09-13T21:18:47Z")
From this thread, I see that Lucas is tinkering with the Star Wars films again for the blu-ray release. If Vader’s “noooooooo” isn’t a parody, it’s yet more damage done to the original, where an expressionless mask someh… --- ## [this is just horrible \[tenant evicted after landlord loses property in foreclosure\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-horrible-tenant-evicted-after-landlord-loses-property-in-foreclosure/490664)
**Author:** [@SweetLucy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SweetLucy)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2009, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-horrible-tenant-evicted-after-landlord-loses-property-in-foreclosure/490664 "2009-03-31T03:02:25Z")
This is just horrible :frowning: I guess nothing surprises me any more, but I really feel bad for this poor lady and her kids. They shouldn’t be homeless because of their deadbeat maggot landlord’s failure to keep up wit… --- ## [Why Do Vampires Say "Bleh?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-vampires-say-bleh/201695)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2023, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-vampires-say-bleh/201695 "2023-11-01T00:47:41Z")
:rolleyes: I’ve noticed this on a number of TV shows. When they’re making jokes about vampires, the vamp will often make say “bleh!” for no discernible reason, like it’s supposed to be scary. Cites: Greg the Bunny’s C… --- ## [Is Gay Sex Beautiful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gay-sex-beautiful/783738)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2017, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gay-sex-beautiful/783738 "2017-04-09T02:37:09Z")
(This is my first poll, well, ever. So please bear with me, if I don’t do it right at first:).) I don’t know about the rest of you, but I think gay sex is beautiful. It is as close as two men can get together. That’s my… --- ## [Vegans should just starve to death.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegans-should-just-starve-to-death/522264)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2010, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegans-should-just-starve-to-death/522264 "2010-01-09T01:23:17Z")
This article from the NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/22/science/22angi.html?em&exprod=myyahoo Plants aren’t as indistinguishable from animals as many may think. I believe in the food chain. As harsh as that … --- ## [Ground Zero Imam -- How moderate does he sound?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ground-zero-imam-how-moderate-does-he-sound/544425)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2010, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ground-zero-imam-how-moderate-does-he-sound/544425 "2010-06-27T05:48:05Z")
Read this quickly before Tomndebb sends it off to the Pit. :smiley: A couple of weeks ago when I weighed in with my opinion on the appropriateness of building a Mosque/Islamic centre near ground zero, I was assured that… --- ## [Voluntary MMP - the noob part 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voluntary-mmp-the-noob-part-2/593635)
**Author:** [@Bri2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bri2k)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voluntary-mmp-the-noob-part-2/593635 "2011-08-29T00:31:32Z")
Well since I might be the first up and we had a noob start this last week, maybe another noob starting this week won’t be too bad. Been up since 4:20 AM sippin’ coffee and trying to get going on a Monday. Feeling like a… --- ## [Clever ideas for "Seven Deadly Sins" Halloween costumes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-ideas-for-seven-deadly-sins-halloween-costumes/512670)
**Author:** [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2009, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-ideas-for-seven-deadly-sins-halloween-costumes/512670 "2009-10-07T21:25:23Z")
A group of family and I are throwing a Halloween party, and decided that we wanted to do a group costume. Since there are seven of us, we decided to go as the Seven Deadly Sins – interpretation up to each individual. I… --- ## [Boyfriend doesn't trust any men out there.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boyfriend-doesnt-trust-any-men-out-there/614099)
**Author:** [@Kataskopo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kataskopo)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2012, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boyfriend-doesnt-trust-any-men-out-there/614099 "2012-03-02T19:13:54Z")
So, fellow dopers, I had this sort of quarrel a fortnight ago. There is this girl friend of us, and her boyfriend. We (a good friend of us and I) were talking about this girl’s boyfriend going with her everywhere. The … --- ## [LP Vinyl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lp-vinyl/780933)
**Author:** [@potenski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/potenski)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lp-vinyl/780933 "2017-03-09T20:48:18Z")
Cecil my man, a long time ago the music stores were full of Vinyl LP. Then the CD came and like magic all the Vinyl disappeared. Where did they go? Millions of them. Lately I noticed that they are using Vinyl LP and expe… --- ## [...If you don't eat yer meat, you can't have any pudding...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-eat-yer-meat-you-cant-have-any-pudding/217918)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2003, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-eat-yer-meat-you-cant-have-any-pudding/217918 "2003-12-11T21:00:10Z")
At the end of Another Brick in the Wall part II we hear some guy saying, “\*If you don’t eat yer meat, you can’t have any pudding. How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat yer meat?” \* I find these lines very funn… --- ## [SDMB All-Pro fantasy football league 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-all-pro-fantasy-football-league-2011/587722)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-all-pro-fantasy-football-league-2011/587722 "2011-12-27T16:24:16Z")
Last year’s thread Everyone from last year is invited back. We are not yet recruiting. We’ve got 8/12 signups in the league currently and we’ll wait for the other 4 to get back. I will be more aggressive about recruitin… --- ## [Family Get-Togethers - A Holiday-ish MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-get-togethers-a-holiday-ish-mmp/428643)
**Author:** [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Replies:** 366\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2007, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-get-togethers-a-holiday-ish-mmp/428643 "2007-12-10T10:40:00Z")
Local Best Friend’s family was in town over the weekend and we spent Saturday evening together. Upon reflection, it occurred to me that their family get-togethers are quite different from many I’ve been to. For one thi… --- ## [Atheists , how could God prove to you he exists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-how-could-god-prove-to-you-he-exists/833518)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2019, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-how-could-god-prove-to-you-he-exists/833518 "2019-05-15T00:45:11Z")
to start I am pretty much an agnostic. Let’s say someone shows up at your door and says he’s God and wants to prove it. Then he says “I can snap my fingers and any car you want will appear right here. In fact I can b… --- ## [Oh no! No underpants at work!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-no-underpants-at-work/239293)
**Author:** [@Cinnamon\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Girl)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2004, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-no-underpants-at-work/239293 "2004-05-10T23:41:04Z")
First off, I work in the restaurant industry (a cafe). I have a co-worker who wears a short dress everyday to work and no underpants. We know because she is not ashamed to admit this. We also know (she told me) that a fe… --- ## [Need vegetarian buffet ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-vegetarian-buffet-ideas/545646)
**Author:** [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2010, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-vegetarian-buffet-ideas/545646 "2010-07-18T14:10:27Z")
We’re having a party for our 20th wedding anniversary in a few weeks. We’ll be ordering a deli meat/cheese tray(s) with fixin’s from the grocery store along with buns/bread/condiments, and I’ll be either ordering or maki… --- ## [Can I legally burn my house to the ground?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-legally-burn-my-house-to-the-ground/649593)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2013, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-legally-burn-my-house-to-the-ground/649593 "2013-02-09T01:53:51Z")
Say I own or inherent a home. It’s either in such disrepair that it needs to be demolished or maybe I just don’t like it and want to build something new. It’s totally paid off and I cancel the insurance on it (I’m not … --- ## [Basement carpet wet!!! Need help fast!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basement-carpet-wet-need-help-fast/652673)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2013, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basement-carpet-wet-need-help-fast/652673 "2013-03-13T14:40:15Z")
We’ve had quite a bit of Rain in the last day or so, Coupled with a lot of snowmelt. It appears my finished basement is leaking. I’m not sure what to do but a friend of mine has given me some advice. He suggests cutting… --- ## [Gettysdope V: The Return of Bacon Salt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysdope-v-the-return-of-bacon-salt/446076)
**Author:** [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysdope-v-the-return-of-bacon-salt/446076 "2008-10-06T23:53:27Z")
danceswithcats was kind enough to remind me to start the annual Gettysdope thread. This will make #5, putting it in the running for one of the longest annual Dopefests. Let’s get this show on the road! Robin --- ## [Dead animal under hood of car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-animal-under-hood-of-car/245598)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2010, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-animal-under-hood-of-car/245598 "2010-05-22T12:56:46Z")
I am writing on behalf of a friend of mine. She started noticing this horrible smell in her car, and could not figure out where it came from. After a few days, she popped the hood and found a dead woodchuck in there. … --- ## [Was Bush really a "fundie"? Also, how smart/dumb was he really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-bush-really-a-fundie-also-how-smart-dumb-was-he-really/594349)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-bush-really-a-fundie-also-how-smart-dumb-was-he-really/594349 "2011-09-12T11:05:42Z")
I typed out what I thought was a good post in that thread in IMHO, then as soon as I submitted it, I find that the thread was closed! Here’s a continuance of it, in the proper forum. And here was my post: To tell you … --- ## [Help me get a hard on for hadron](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-a-hard-on-for-hadron/534391)
**Author:** [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2010, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-a-hard-on-for-hadron/534391 "2010-04-13T23:39:12Z")
Can someone explain in simple terms what the Large Hadron Collider does (or is intended to do)? Also, what impact does smashing protons (as it did) have on our understanding of the Universe? Scientists are clearly very… --- ## [Lion vs. Kodiak Bear--who wins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-vs-kodiak-bear-who-wins/50798)
**Author:** [@tsunamisurfer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tsunamisurfer)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2013, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-vs-kodiak-bear-who-wins/50798 "2013-07-21T04:55:06Z")
Yeah, that’s right–who wins in this kind of confrontation? In fact, what is your estimation of kick ass potential from the following lineup? lion Kodiak bear/grizzly African elephant rhino hippo Bengal tiger Cape buff… --- ## [How many ideas for movies do you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-ideas-for-movies-do-you-have/670488)
**Author:** [@Came\_in\_like\_a\_Wrecking\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Came_in_like_a_Wrecking_Ball)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-ideas-for-movies-do-you-have/670488 "2013-10-16T06:00:46Z")
I personally have an idea for at least 40-50 major motion pictures. You? --- ## [Lost 1.14: "Special"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-1-14-special/285581)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2005, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-1-14-special/285581 "2005-02-10T00:33:47Z")
We finally get to hear about Michael tonight. And we get to see “one of the bears” again-- or is it just Walt’s imagination? Will Locke recruit another apostle? Will anyone start worring about Claire again, for Chrs… --- ## [President George H. W. Bush: Success or failure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-george-h-w-bush-success-or-failure/327164)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2005, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-george-h-w-bush-success-or-failure/327164 "2005-10-24T19:32:20Z")
From Jan of 1989 until Jan 1993, George Herbert Walker Bush was President of the United States. While his son will probably be remember more in history, was the first President Bush a success or a failure? The Good: N… --- ## [Please change the Pit tagline \[New Pit Rules\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-change-the-pit-tagline-new-pit-rules/487212)
**Author:** [@Wash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wash)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2009, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-change-the-pit-tagline-new-pit-rules/487212 "2009-02-24T21:14:22Z")
Apparently we’re not allowed to complain about mod/admin decisions in the BBQ Pit anymore. As such you may want to consider changing the Pit’s tagline ASAP to remove the part about board administration or moderation, s… --- ## [What is the most pain you have ever been in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-pain-you-have-ever-been-in/679553)
**Author:** [@jrsone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrsone)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-pain-you-have-ever-been-in/679553 "2014-01-31T23:46:26Z")
I’m curious to know to the spectrum we have here. I know i’m low on the totem pole. No broken bones or anything. Kidney stones and a recurring Pilonidal Cyst on my tailbone is the only thing I can really say has been … --- ## [Any chance of a forum software upgrade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-of-a-forum-software-upgrade/718444)
**Author:** [@unwashed\_brain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unwashed_brain)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-of-a-forum-software-upgrade/718444 "2015-04-29T16:03:25Z")
After many years on this forum and, of course, elsewhere on the web, I can’t help but feel that this forum’s software is starting to look and feel dated. Besides that, it lacks some features other modern discussion softw… --- ## [Favorite one liners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-liners/543520)
**Author:** [@Acantha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acantha)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2013, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-liners/543520 "2013-12-25T17:51:29Z")
The favorite quotes from comedies made me think of my favorite one liner from a comedian. Steven Wright-A friend of mine has a trophy wife, but apparently, it wasn’t first place. What’s yours? --- ## [Would the Rapture Be Proof Enough?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-rapture-be-proof-enough/124059)
**Author:** [@dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dreamer)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2003, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-rapture-be-proof-enough/124059 "2003-02-09T08:15:05Z")
If the rapture (the disappearance of all true believers in Jesus Christ) were to really happen and the world was left to wonder in disbelief, would your foreknowledge of these scriptures and the fact that most of the “fu… --- ## [Snakes on a Plane!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snakes-on-a-plane/320309)
**Author:** [@Tracy\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracy_Lord)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2006, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snakes-on-a-plane/320309 "2006-04-03T00:25:59Z")
I first heard about it when I was linked to this screenwriter’s blog. Next, Collider.com has an interview with the only man you could imagine starring in a movie called “Snakes on a Plane”: Samuel L. Jackson. Empire … --- ## [Same to you, Pat Robertson.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-to-you-pat-robertson/318228)
**Author:** [@Danalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danalan)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2005, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-to-you-pat-robertson/318228 "2005-08-27T13:57:08Z")
Pat Robertson, the televangelist and purported evangelical holy man, has called for the assassination of a foreign president. Dumbfounding. How can you call yourself a Christian and spout off like this? I’ve come to e… --- ## [New Bifocals = Nausea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-bifocals-nausea/654681)
**Author:** [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2013, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-bifocals-nausea/654681 "2013-04-04T12:23:49Z")
So today I got my bifocal eyeglasses, the first time I’ve ever had bifocals. I’m also nauseous as anything and it has progressively gotten worse throughout the day. Could the two be related? Has anyone else ever experie… --- ## [OJ did it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-did-it/475891)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2008, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-did-it/475891 "2008-12-15T17:22:02Z")
Sentenced to 15 years. Up for parole in 6. I don’t think he’ll get parole. Especially not after the warden puts him on the prison football team with Burt Reynolds. The only question now is: Who will be keeping our natio… --- ## [Any chance of getting an "All Politics/All the Time" forum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-of-getting-an-all-politics-all-the-time-forum/464021)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2009, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-of-getting-an-all-politics-all-the-time-forum/464021 "2009-08-22T18:56:01Z")
Little Wing suggested it here and I’m sure others have elsewhere. It seems a perfectly reasonable suggestion that would keep the 144,000 Palin/Obama/McCain/Biden/I know she did’n’t!/Oh yes she did!/other countries polit… --- ## [Lines you'd use if only the appropriate situation came up.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lines-youd-use-if-only-the-appropriate-situation-came-up/414111)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2007, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lines-youd-use-if-only-the-appropriate-situation-came-up/414111 "2007-08-31T11:15:14Z")
I have two. “Nice marmot” from The Big Lebwoski. Does anyone I know own a marmot? No. Have I ever seen a marmot? Maybe in a zoo. I don’t know, but I’m dying to use this line. I may have to go to a zoo just to say… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=580&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=582&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)