# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=59&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:** 60 --- ## [Sorority girl's warning letter to sisters goes viral - It's epic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-girls-warning-letter-to-sisters-goes-viral-its-epic/656104)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-girls-warning-letter-to-sisters-goes-viral-its-epic/656104 "2013-05-07T18:06:48Z")
This woman will either be in jail or running a major corporation the future. I’ll give it a golf clap just for the nuclear heat and creativity. What actress could read this letter and do it justice? --- ## [Gun control wouldn't have stopped what happened in Vegas...should we do it anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-control-wouldnt-have-stopped-what-happened-in-vegas-should-we-do-it-anyway/797873)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 702\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-control-wouldnt-have-stopped-what-happened-in-vegas-should-we-do-it-anyway/797873 "2017-10-17T03:22:05Z")
Even though it’s events like Vegas that get the news and get people riled up, gun control isn’t going to have any effect on something like that. Why? Well, at least of two weapons used in the shooting were bought legal… --- ## [Acceptance of Homosexuality leads to the Collapse of Civilization?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acceptance-of-homosexuality-leads-to-the-collapse-of-civilization/608716)
**Author:** [@dorsk188](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorsk188)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acceptance-of-homosexuality-leads-to-the-collapse-of-civilization/608716 "2012-02-22T04:21:00Z")
When I was in college, a friend of mine alluded to the idea that “the Romans accepted homosexuality and it resulted in the Empire’s collapse”. I quickly and derisively told her that the Roman Empire actually collapsed a… --- ## [Excuse me, but when did GPS become a valid legal identifier of a property?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-when-did-gps-become-a-valid-legal-identifier-of-a-property/664644)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-when-did-gps-become-a-valid-legal-identifier-of-a-property/664644 "2013-09-23T18:57:32Z")
Look, dipshits, GPS is a handy tool for finding your way to that shop you’ve never been to before, or your friend’s new house. If it misleads you, you can pull out your cell phone and call. But since when was GPS suffi… --- ## [NaNoRantMo (November Mini Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanorantmo-november-mini-rants/736347)
**Author:** [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Replies:** 299\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanorantmo-november-mini-rants/736347 "2015-11-30T22:44:59Z")
It’s that time of the month again: time to start a new mini-rants thread. I got nothin’ right now. Have at it. --- ## [I need to glue a plastic piece in my freezer.... how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-glue-a-plastic-piece-in-my-freezer-how/623582)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-glue-a-plastic-piece-in-my-freezer-how/623582 "2014-06-13T00:55:50Z")
A piece that helps attach the little shelf/bins to the door of the freezer has broken off and needs to be glued. The freezer and fridge are full of food and we only have a medium sized ice chest, so taking the food out a… --- ## [MLB: July](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july/692097)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 295\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july/692097 "2014-08-02T00:10:17Z")
It was a lousy 1-run game, but it was enough to put the Dodgers all alone atop the NL West. Now we’ll see how they do when things get hot. jsc1953 won the June thread with this observation: \*On June 9, the Giants had t… --- ## [Legal meaning of "should" vs "shall"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-meaning-of-should-vs-shall/551394)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-meaning-of-should-vs-shall/551394 "2011-12-21T20:56:57Z")
What is the typical legal definition of “should”? Is it a synonym for “shall” or does it have some leeway? I’m reading a legal document and although many such documents have a preamble explaining the intended meaning of… --- ## [January 2014, Botticelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 573\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2014, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669 "2014-02-02T19:39:15Z")
Your letter is J --- ## [Pete Hoekstra](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-hoekstra/611939)
**Author:** [@medicated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medicated)\ **Replies:** 349\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-hoekstra/611939 "2012-03-01T04:18:58Z")
This guy honestly thought that, in fucking 2012, this ad would fly. Even if it gains him some traction against his opponent, it still makes him that special sort of asshole who’d openly run toward the KKK. Aside from t… --- ## [Could I legally walk around in my underwear in public?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-legally-walk-around-in-my-underwear-in-public/211586)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-legally-walk-around-in-my-underwear-in-public/211586 "2022-12-18T22:34:17Z")
Lets say I put on a pair of white boxers, and a white T shirt and strut around the mall. I’m no more naked in these than in the clothing many people normally wear during the summer. Will I be ruled indecent? Would tigh… --- ## [What if we had to restart technology from scratch, but with all the knowledge we have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-we-had-to-restart-technology-from-scratch-but-with-all-the-knowledge-we-have/609131)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-we-had-to-restart-technology-from-scratch-but-with-all-the-knowledge-we-have/609131 "2012-03-08T18:22:31Z")
My thread about a robot takeover turned out great, so I’ve got another sci-fi scenario for you, albeit a more fanciful one. Not a lot of people watched the show Stargate: Universe, but those who did saw an intriguing sc… --- ## [Eat Pray Love (the movie): is Elizabeth Gilbert a \[expletive\] or is it just me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-pray-love-the-movie-is-elizabeth-gilbert-a-expletive-or-is-it-just-me/562510)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-pray-love-the-movie-is-elizabeth-gilbert-a-expletive-or-is-it-just-me/562510 "2020-02-11T03:08:30Z")
Watched the movie Eat Pray Love tonight. I did not read the book, nor will I read it even at gun point! So any references to the differences of the book/movie will be ignored. Heres the gist of what I got from the movie… --- ## [Actress refuses to do nude scene: right or wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-refuses-to-do-nude-scene-right-or-wrong/685852)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2018, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-refuses-to-do-nude-scene-right-or-wrong/685852 "2018-07-19T02:44:38Z")
Anne Greene and HBO are suing each other. Green’s an actress who was hired to do a role in the HBO series Femme Fatales. (The series plays on Cinemax which is an HBO subsidiary.) Anne Greene’s lawsuit says she was pres… --- ## [Karl Rove & other Republicans see a "whupping " in store for the Dems. I just don't see it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karl-rove-other-republicans-see-a-whupping-in-store-for-the-dems-i-just-dont-see-it/544638)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karl-rove-other-republicans-see-a-whupping-in-store-for-the-dems-i-just-dont-see-it/544638 "2010-11-02T16:24:36Z")
In listening to Republicans on the radio and in print they all seem to think a huge beat down for the Democrats is coming on the next Congressional election cycle. Honestly, I just don’t see it. There are certainly a lot… --- ## [Elizabeth Warren is running for the Senate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-is-running-for-the-senate/596250)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-is-running-for-the-senate/596250 "2012-06-17T07:16:23Z")
CNN article here. In short, the Harvard professor and erstwhile nominee for head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will be seeking to challenge Scott Brown (or a Republican to be named later if Brown gets Teab… --- ## [Why do asian pr0n have women crying when having sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-asian-pr0n-have-women-crying-when-having-sex/427369)
**Author:** [@wisernow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wisernow)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2007, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-asian-pr0n-have-women-crying-when-having-sex/427369 "2007-11-27T11:27:42Z")
Inspired a little by this thread, the few East Asian(mostly Japanese and Chinese) porn films I have seen, I have found women portrayed as rather coy, a trifle shy and invariably crying somewhat during the actual act of … --- ## [One Word-Backward Story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-backward-story/682960)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 752\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2014, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-backward-story/682960 "2014-07-05T20:02:16Z")
end. --- ## [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-spoilers/312818)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 600\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2005, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-spoilers/312818 "2005-09-03T00:59:50Z")
Can’t believe nobodys started this yet. Room for preview Dumbledore dies Snape is evil --- ## [How do gymnasts avoid wedgies and cameltoe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-gymnasts-avoid-wedgies-and-cameltoe/359703)
**Author:** [@CrashBamSplat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrashBamSplat)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2006, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-gymnasts-avoid-wedgies-and-cameltoe/359703 "2006-06-07T23:02:31Z")
You know you’ve wondered. :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [Why the opposition to "smart" guns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-opposition-to-smart-guns/648867)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2016, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-opposition-to-smart-guns/648867 "2016-11-21T15:03:13Z")
I read the other day that the development of “smart” guns (guns that can only be fired by a particular user, or by a user wearing a matching key device (usually a ring or bracelet)) has been seriously hampered because an… --- ## [Middle Earth FA63 D&D Game, the Second Adventure, Scouting Ered Lithui](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-the-second-adventure-scouting-ered-lithui/444049)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 991\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-the-second-adventure-scouting-ered-lithui/444049 "2008-06-12T00:16:05Z")
First the disclaimer: The thread is for the game itself. Questions and peanut gallery stuff should go on the control thread: D & D on the Straight Dope setup thread. (In Middle Earth FA63) \[Prior Adventure Thread\](http:… --- ## [What do you say to someone as they go off to play golf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-someone-as-they-go-off-to-play-golf/633441)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2012, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-someone-as-they-go-off-to-play-golf/633441 "2012-09-05T01:17:23Z")
I work at a hotel that is near a golf course. We often have guests who visit specifically to golf, but I work the graveyard shift so I rarely see them on their way to or returning from the course. I had a guy call last… --- ## [NFL Week 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/635273)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 392\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/635273 "2012-09-27T21:17:40Z")
Since Week 3 starts tonight… I am an NFL Bigamist. I grew up a Giants fan, 20 miles from the Meadowlands. When I moved to Charlotte 8 years ago I adopted the Panthers as my local team. I never had season tickets for the… --- ## [The punks who assaulted my daughter (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-punks-who-assaulted-my-daughter-long/454262)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 340\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2008, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-punks-who-assaulted-my-daughter-long/454262 "2008-11-19T07:53:49Z")
I almost put this in the pit. I don’t know exactly what changed my mind, but right now, I’m under the influence of a half mg of Xanax and a glass of wine. At about 7PM this evening, 8YO mudgirl was out in our side yard,… --- ## [Are you supposed to tip the hotel shuttle bus driver? (US)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-supposed-to-tip-the-hotel-shuttle-bus-driver-us/534170)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-supposed-to-tip-the-hotel-shuttle-bus-driver-us/534170 "2020-07-11T23:36:47Z")
If your hotel provides a courtesy transportation service to and from the airport, are you supposed to tip the driver? Seems like you have tip EVERYONE in the US these days. I’m always super sensitive about tipping becau… --- ## [MLB Off Season/Hot Stove](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-off-season-hot-stove/842799)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Replies:** 490\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-off-season-hot-stove/842799 "2020-07-02T22:18:25Z")
Congratulations to the Nationals! This is the thread for post-World Series discussion, including speculation about year-end awards, management/coaching changes, free agents, trades, and so on. My Astros have finally hi… --- ## [I just bought a tube of braunschweiger (liver sausage). Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-tube-of-braunschweiger-liver-sausage-now-what/530052)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-tube-of-braunschweiger-liver-sausage-now-what/530052 "2017-02-25T02:22:27Z")
How do you eat your braunschweiger (liver sausage)? All I know of is spread on crackers and made into a liver sausage-onion sandwich with mayo. There must be more. Oops, I meant to put this in Cafe Society, because wher… --- ## [Pet Peeves only you have](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeves-only-you-have/812001)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 482\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2019, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeves-only-you-have/812001 "2019-02-09T23:03:55Z")
A lot of pet peeves are shared by many. But what little things bother you and you are convinced it’s pretty much only you that cares? Mine: I don’t like when I tell people they should try a food and they take a microsc… --- ## [Your TV "holy grails"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-tv-holy-grails/616099)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2012, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-tv-holy-grails/616099 "2012-08-31T12:41:24Z")
Everyone has a TV memory that they either saw years ago or heard discussed that probably will never be seen again. YouTube and other video outlets have helped find a lot of these “holy grails”, but many remain. Mine is… --- ## [How Can Romney Possibly Win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-romney-possibly-win/632452)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-romney-possibly-win/632452 "2012-09-13T13:20:01Z")
Not sure if this belongs in GD or IMHO but I’ll leave that decision up to the mods. But with the news of the recent Wall St Journal/NBC Poll showing Romney losing the black vote, 94% to 0% to Obama, in addition to his a… --- ## [DEA required drug test of chronic pain patient](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dea-required-drug-test-of-chronic-pain-patient/634075)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2015, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dea-required-drug-test-of-chronic-pain-patient/634075 "2015-03-26T22:23:08Z")
Hello Everyone, A brief bit of background, I am a chronic pain patient. I have been prescribed scheduled narcotic drugs since 2003. Currently I am using morphine, percocet and amphetamine (the later to keep me awake dur… --- ## [NHL Playoffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs/492862)
**Author:** [@Bruce\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 731\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2009, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs/492862 "2009-06-17T02:32:53Z")
The regular season is drawing to a close. I believe the first round playoff matchups are set, they are as follows. I’m posting my predictions I want to hear everyone else’s. West (1)Sharks vs. (8)Blues The Sharks ar… --- ## [Please synopsize the answer to "Races have xyz innate characteristics/abilities/predispositions"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-synopsize-the-answer-to-races-have-xyz-innate-characteristics-abilities-predispositions/545078)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2010, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-synopsize-the-answer-to-races-have-xyz-innate-characteristics-abilities-predispositions/545078 "2010-07-24T15:56:26Z")
I’ve seen the massive race threads in the past, but have never really bothered to dissect all the “does so - does not” arguments regarding the seemingly overwhelming athletic domination performance by certain African eth… --- ## [Senor Beef and his crusade against knowledge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senor-beef-and-his-crusade-against-knowledge/657743)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 332\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2014, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senor-beef-and-his-crusade-against-knowledge/657743 "2014-04-15T08:52:24Z")
Do we really have to have a special rule just for one TV show, just because one poster hasn’t read the books? 80% of the SDMB has read them. The mission of the SDMB is to FIGHT ignorance, not promulgate it. I am sorry i… --- ## [Yes means Yes, dumb idea. Women should quit lying about 'rape."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-means-yes-dumb-idea-women-should-quit-lying-about-rape/699922)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-means-yes-dumb-idea-women-should-quit-lying-about-rape/699922 "2014-10-06T14:35:14Z")
Yes means yes is a horrible law in California California Enacts 'Yes Means Yes' Law, Defining Sexual Consent : The Two-Way : NPR The pendulum has swung way too far. Sexual crimes are wrong. But, crying rape among colleg… --- ## [NFL Draft 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2012/618666)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 543\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2012, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2012/618666 "2012-05-03T22:22:08Z")
We’re less than two weeks away from the NFL draft. It is fascinating to me how much the draft has risen in prominence in just the last few years. It seems new websites are popping up every day and every idiot with a keyb… --- ## [Weirdest songs to ever hit the Top 40](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-songs-to-ever-hit-the-top-40/375927)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-songs-to-ever-hit-the-top-40/375927 "2013-08-19T23:19:17Z")
My choice for second place would be “Tusk” by Fleetwood Mac. Odd drumming throughout, McVie & Nicks chanting like two of the Manson girls, Buckingham’s manic screaming, cryptic title and lyrics, culminating in a spastic … --- ## [Why do gays want to call their relationship a "marriage"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-gays-want-to-call-their-relationship-a-marriage/724436)
**Author:** [@cornopean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornopean)\ **Replies:** 403\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2015, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-gays-want-to-call-their-relationship-a-marriage/724436 "2015-07-16T16:06:38Z")
I still don’t understand why gays want to call their relationship a “marriage”. My first reason is that most gays don’t actually get married. Wikipedia says only 20% of gays in the Netherlands are married. and the num… --- ## [Can a person get high off catnip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-person-get-high-off-catnip/310479)
**Author:** [@nowayman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nowayman)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-person-get-high-off-catnip/310479 "2013-03-23T05:34:57Z")
I’ve heard rumors that people actually smoke catnip to get high. There are also websites that say it acts like a sedative. I would never plan to try something like this myself because this is just crazy. I mean, catnip g… --- ## [The way the Democratic establishment is treating Bernie supporters is a blunder.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-way-the-democratic-establishment-is-treating-bernie-supporters-is-a-blunder/753263)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 427\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-way-the-democratic-establishment-is-treating-bernie-supporters-is-a-blunder/753263 "2016-05-08T20:00:51Z")
And by establishment, in this case, I’m also talking about people who demand loyalty to the party and support for Clinton. I originally wrote this in a discussion in this thread. The original post which got me started i… --- ## [Poverty Apologists / Apologetics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poverty-apologists-apologetics/751287)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 488\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2016, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poverty-apologists-apologetics/751287 "2016-04-23T05:58:54Z")
So after reading this thread and quite a few others over my time here (voter ID threads, for example) it seems to me that there’s a pretty solid cadre of people who seem to have the attitude that the problems associated … --- ## [If you're a Bernie supporter, are you willing to vote for Hillary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-a-bernie-supporter-are-you-willing-to-vote-for-hillary/755070)
**Author:** [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2016, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-a-bernie-supporter-are-you-willing-to-vote-for-hillary/755070 "2016-06-11T18:39:35Z")
If you’re a Bernie Sanders supporter, are you willing to vote for Hillary Clinton, should she prevail as the ultimate Democratic nominee for President? Poll coming. --- ## [Prego Vs. Ragu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prego-vs-ragu/614526)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2017, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prego-vs-ragu/614526 "2017-05-16T17:13:13Z")
We’ve had polls on just about every major food brand battle but I don’t remember this one. The recent “Prego Challenge” commercials got me wondering where the Dope stood. Personally I found it surprising that Ragu was c… --- ## [Botticelli September 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 530\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171 "2011-10-03T18:50:58Z")
New game, and the letter is “B” --- ## [Which is more politically correct - "Asian" or "Oriental"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-more-politically-correct-asian-or-oriental/333827)
**Author:** [@Stainz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stainz)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-more-politically-correct-asian-or-oriental/333827 "2015-07-02T08:07:25Z")
Our dog has a thing about some men - specifically she hates Japanese, Chinese, Korean men - might be the dark hair, we’re not sure. So I would say that she hates “Asian” men. A friend would say the dog hates “Oriental”… --- ## [Request to all international soccer fans: STOP THAT FUCKING BUZZING!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-to-all-international-soccer-fans-stop-that-fucking-buzzing/542942)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 341\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-to-all-international-soccer-fans-stop-that-fucking-buzzing/542942 "2010-07-08T15:34:20Z")
Seriously. What the fuck? How do those kazoo things enhance the game at all? It sounds like there’s a swarm of bees on the field. It’s not even like people just blow them when there’s a goal or a good play or something. … --- ## [Why are we alive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-we-alive/622931)
**Author:** [@thepillar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thepillar)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2012, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-we-alive/622931 "2012-06-29T21:58:57Z")
What’s the point of being alive when after a couple of decades we die. Who/what is responsible for starting life on planet earth and who/what is it? Why did bring forth life on this planet? --- ## [Does an Assault Weapons Ban make sense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-an-assault-weapons-ban-make-sense/655130)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 275\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-an-assault-weapons-ban-make-sense/655130 "2013-05-03T05:26:56Z")
In response to this request: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16162398&postcount=49 It was very clear in the early weeks of the debate that many people who were jumping up and down about an AWB had no… --- ## [New Show: Lucifer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-show-lucifer/744247)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 354\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2016, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-show-lucifer/744247 "2016-04-30T03:35:36Z")
The creativity of TV producers constantly amazes me. It’s a show about a charming rogue who meets a by-the-book female detective. She’s very serious about her job, but he seems to think that rules don’t apply to him. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=58&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=60&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)