# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=591&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:** 592 --- ## [The Big Bang Theory 4/26--The Stag Convergence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-4-26-the-stag-convergence/620053)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-4-26-the-stag-convergence/620053 "2013-04-17T21:45:14Z")
A bachelor party and his sexual past puts Howard’s marriage to Bernadette in jeopardy. --- ## [How hard is it to get rich writing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-get-rich-writing/569147)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-get-rich-writing/569147 "2011-01-31T02:04:04Z")
I was talking to the wife and decided that I’m in my mid thirties and am not rich or famous yet. I feel it’s time for me to at least get rich but preferrably famous too. I’m thinking the easiest and cheapest way to do th… --- ## [Winters Bone \[OPEN SPOILERS\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winters-bone-open-spoilers/551093)
**Author:** [@Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donor)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winters-bone-open-spoilers/551093 "2010-12-18T18:47:42Z")
I just saw Winters Bone. Anyone here can help me make some connections that I apparently missed in the movie? It’s driving me crazy! --- ## [The SDMB Weight Loss Club Part Drei (three)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-weight-loss-club-part-drei-three/206506)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 362\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2003, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-weight-loss-club-part-drei-three/206506 "2003-12-31T14:46:59Z")
My Tanita’s going: 208…207.5…208…207.5. Guess I’ll stay with the high number for now. Got a cute little portion of a song for ya, written by the late great Shel Silverstein. It’s called The Diet Song, and it was recorde… --- ## [Do bullets make sonic booms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bullets-make-sonic-booms/465913)
**Author:** [@unspun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unspun)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2008, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bullets-make-sonic-booms/465913 "2008-10-03T06:38:41Z")
All in the title. --- ## [So, I'm being investigated by Homeland Security](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-being-investigated-by-homeland-security/403293)
**Author:** [@tashabot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tashabot)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2022, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-being-investigated-by-homeland-security/403293 "2022-10-07T10:07:44Z")
Seriously. They think that a 22-year-old wannabe journalist who doesn’t even have the motivation to get a better-paying job is a threat, because she made some off-color comments about Hillary Clinton in her blog. But th… --- ## [Suspended License - insurance/accident question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspended-license-insurance-accident-question/617841)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspended-license-insurance-accident-question/617841 "2012-04-08T19:44:09Z")
I was a passenger in a car crash yesterday. (Everyone is ok, thanks for your concern, you are so sweet to ask). The driver (Let’s call him Irresponsible Isaac) hit the car in front of him who had stopped suddenly. Isa… --- ## [Goodbye redheads: they could be extinct within 100 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-redheads-they-could-be-extinct-within-100-years/416584)
**Author:** [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2007, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-redheads-they-could-be-extinct-within-100-years/416584 "2007-08-25T03:03:27Z")
According to this item in today’s paper (23 August) reporting on genetic scientists’ musings in an article in the current National Geographic. --- ## [Lost 1.6 "House of the Rising Sun"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-1-6-house-of-the-rising-sun/271570)
**Author:** [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2005, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-1-6-house-of-the-rising-sun/271570 "2005-07-07T04:57:56Z")
Good evening, castaways! I managed to finish moving house a little early, just so we could have this hour together. What’s on our plate for tonight? For starters, what’s up with the fisticuffs Michael and Jin were eng… --- ## [Casino vs Goodfellas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casino-vs-goodfellas/612291)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2012, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casino-vs-goodfellas/612291 "2012-09-04T23:43:45Z")
Which is the best of the two? On the scale of Robert Deniro playing a serious, calculating man who has to deal with Joe Pesci as a reckless mobsters who’s eventually killed by the bosses, both movies have a perfect scor… --- ## [UKDopeFest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukdopefest/163345)
**Author:** [@Sir\_Doris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Doris)\ **Replies:** 312\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2003, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukdopefest/163345 "2003-04-30T13:13:33Z")
Time to get the ball rolling if a DopeFest is going to happen soon. It’s easier to keep a tally in a dedicated thread so hear goes: In this thread this thread there’s been talk of a dopefest sometime soon. An alternat… --- ## [The Big Lebowski: What's the big deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-lebowski-whats-the-big-deal/464778)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-lebowski-whats-the-big-deal/464778 "2025-11-06T05:30:19Z")
I’ve tried to watch and enjoy this movie several times. I just don’t find it funny and I usually love the Coen brothers. Am I just not cool enough to ‘get it?’ \*Raising Arizona \*is probably my favorite Coen movie with \*… --- ## [Lobsang: Your obsession isn't cute.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobsang-your-obsession-isnt-cute/339013)
**Author:** [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2006, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobsang-your-obsession-isnt-cute/339013 "2006-01-15T17:26:49Z")
This is my first real pitting of a Doper, and I know I’m going easy on him. Lobsang, you’re an obssesive, stalkerish, freak. At first your crush on your female friend was cute. There were a few inconsistencies, but he… --- ## [Why dont' black people go camping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-black-people-go-camping/421982)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-black-people-go-camping/421982 "2011-10-24T05:11:11Z")
Black people don’t go camping. Before you even start to debate that assertion, it’s true, end of discussion. I started wondering why, though - why don’t black people go camping? I think the obvious answer is “because th… --- ## [why do actors make so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-actors-make-so-much/507097)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2009, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-actors-make-so-much/507097 "2009-08-25T01:31:43Z")
I mean damn, it’s ridiculous. They get millions and all they do is act. Is it just because we accept paying for it? --- ## [Did construction workers ever sit on metal beams to eat lunch? If so, why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-construction-workers-ever-sit-on-metal-beams-to-eat-lunch-if-so-why/303067)
**Author:** [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2005, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-construction-workers-ever-sit-on-metal-beams-to-eat-lunch-if-so-why/303067 "2005-05-15T15:40:32Z")
I’m scared of heights, so this idea has always terrified me. Beyond that, though, it seems really silly and dangerous. A worker my might be safe while he’s sitting, but what if there’s a gust of wind or a slippery spot w… --- ## [Do elderly people realize how infuriating long rambling answers are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-elderly-people-realize-how-infuriating-long-rambling-answers-are/724448)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2015, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-elderly-people-realize-how-infuriating-long-rambling-answers-are/724448 "2015-07-10T04:48:40Z")
Sorry for the ageism but I’ve never seen a non-elderly person do this. Pharmacist:When did you start taking this med? Elderly guy:Hmm I think oh yes five years now, I remember because my granddaughter took me to a new … --- ## [Fluoride in Drinking Water: Good? Bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluoride-in-drinking-water-good-bad/526004)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluoride-in-drinking-water-good-bad/526004 "2010-01-30T19:29:36Z")
Apparently there’s a grass-roots movement in my old home town to stop the practice of adding fluoride to the drinking water. It sounds like the people behind it are a bunch of nut-jobs though, of the anti-vaccination ty… --- ## [A Tale of Two Turtles MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-turtles-mmp/491250)
**Author:** [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2009, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-turtles-mmp/491250 "2009-04-06T02:26:27Z")
This past Saturday was The Day of Turtles. It all started when Complicated Roommate and I were coming back from running a few errands. There was a turtle in the middle of the road. I yelped “Pull over! We have to get … --- ## [How to get rid of wild geese in our pond?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-wild-geese-in-our-pond/661176)
**Author:** [@cedman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cedman)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-wild-geese-in-our-pond/661176 "2013-06-21T21:29:46Z")
We have 12 +/- wild geese that have taken up residence in our pond. They are beautiful and poop everywhere! How can I get them to leave? Conditions: Shooting is not legal in this area. I don’t want to shoot any of the… --- ## [Lost 3.08: "Flashes Before Your Eyes"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-08-flashes-before-your-eyes/392184)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2007, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-08-flashes-before-your-eyes/392184 "2007-02-21T15:55:46Z")
Thread rules: So, Kate and Sawyer “escaped”, and we’ll presumably get to see what the rest of the crew on the beach has been up to. Remember them? Locke, Charlie, Sayid, Jin & Sun, etc.? And Hurley! We want more H… --- ## [What kind of bartender can't mix a martini?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bartender-cant-mix-a-martini/840250)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2019, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bartender-cant-mix-a-martini/840250 "2019-10-06T22:41:53Z")
So we stopped for dinner at a Red Lobster tonight. I ordered my usual cocktail – martini, Bombay Sapphire, straight up, with olives. It seemed to take quite a while to get my drink. Our table was in the bar area, so I… --- ## [Comas and Weight Loss.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comas-and-weight-loss/604565)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comas-and-weight-loss/604565 "2011-12-02T17:29:53Z")
A little while ago, I was having an interesting discussion with my doctor. I told him, as a child and young man, I was always complaining I was too thin. Now, that I am a little bit older, and have gained a little weight… --- ## [Terrible episodes of great shows.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrible-episodes-of-great-shows/848934)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrible-episodes-of-great-shows/848934 "2020-05-05T21:50:33Z")
Just about every long-running or critically acclaimed show has at least one major stinker in its run. It’s just inevitable when you have so many episodes, some of them are gonna be duds. Sometimes, these episodes can be … --- ## [Did the original theatre version of "Animal House" have bare breasts, bare asses & curse words?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-original-theatre-version-of-animal-house-have-bare-breasts-bare-asses-curse-words/513343)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2009, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-original-theatre-version-of-animal-house-have-bare-breasts-bare-asses-curse-words/513343 "2009-10-13T13:15:55Z")
I saw “Animal House” on DVD last might and was surprised in several scenes where bare female breasts, nipples and rear ends were displayed. I also don’t remember nearly as many four letter words being used in the theatre… --- ## [What goes well with beige jeans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-goes-well-with-beige-jeans/595195)
**Author:** [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2011, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-goes-well-with-beige-jeans/595195 "2011-09-06T06:41:00Z")
I have come into the possession of two pairs of beige/grey jeans that fit me and look good by themselves, but I am having problems finding, or even imagining, shirts to go along with them without looking dorky. If I wea… --- ## [Your recipe for the ideal burger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-recipe-for-the-ideal-burger/535984)
**Author:** [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2010, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-recipe-for-the-ideal-burger/535984 "2010-04-21T00:33:41Z")
The idea for this thread came from reading this thread, specifically, this post. Anyway, it got me to wondering what some of you consider to be your ultimate make-at-home burgers. As for me, well, my recipe for the Ult… --- ## [Single Straight Men - would you sleep with your female friends if they asked you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-straight-men-would-you-sleep-with-your-female-friends-if-they-asked-you/524562)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2010, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-straight-men-would-you-sleep-with-your-female-friends-if-they-asked-you/524562 "2010-01-14T21:08:43Z")
Yes, another poll. But this comment from the other thread sort of got me thinking: Really? So I had to ask. Your female friend, of reasonable attractivness, asks you to sleep with her. Same as in the other thread, she … --- ## [Would You Be Proud if Your Sister was a Stripper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-proud-if-your-sister-was-a-stripper/273564)
**Author:** [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2004, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-proud-if-your-sister-was-a-stripper/273564 "2004-11-11T18:44:24Z")
I mentioned this in the married name thread & was surprised at the response. I don’t want to continue the hijack, so here’s a new thread. My sister’s huband has 3 younger sisters. A few years ago the middle one worked… --- ## [Baking Soda in Indian Food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baking-soda-in-indian-food/415957)
**Author:** [@laszlo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/laszlo)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baking-soda-in-indian-food/415957 "2016-08-31T02:15:21Z")
It seems a common occurrence after eating at Indian restaurants is a painful, bloated full feeling after the meal. This seems to be a different kind of “full” than most other types of food, and seems to happen even when… --- ## [Guidelines for treating women right (for the single guy)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guidelines-for-treating-women-right-for-the-single-guy/653474)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guidelines-for-treating-women-right-for-the-single-guy/653474 "2013-03-23T14:09:43Z")
If you want to accomplish anything in life you need structure, and principles or laws to abide by. In many cases, if you follow the guidelines that are set out, you’re going to achieve the goals at the end. I follow a l… --- ## [It was PAINFUL watching Dick Clark tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-painful-watching-dick-clark-tonight/566022)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-painful-watching-dick-clark-tonight/566022 "2011-01-03T19:24:38Z")
I don’t want to remember him like this! I prefer to remember him doing the “$25,000 Pyramid”. --- ## [Totally Stupid or Useless PSA's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-stupid-or-useless-psas/653231)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-stupid-or-useless-psas/653231 "2013-03-25T01:00:35Z")
I don’t know how many responses this thread will get because public service announcements tend to fade into obscurity. However, some were memorable simply because of how stupid they were. Especially ones aimed at kids. … --- ## [First annual SDMB Craft Exchange](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-annual-sdmb-craft-exchange/576879)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-annual-sdmb-craft-exchange/576879 "2012-01-23T19:08:58Z")
I know there are a lot of crafty types around here – let’s make stuff for each other! I’m basing this on something going on at Facebook: Five is overambitious, but how about one? And let’s do it round-robin Secret San… --- ## [Tell me about your chemical stress test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-chemical-stress-test/618432)
**Author:** [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-chemical-stress-test/618432 "2023-04-21T17:18:05Z")
So I’m undergoing workup for gastric bypass in a couple of months. I’ve had some issues with palpitations so my surgeon made me go see a cardiologist. I’ve cut WAY back on caffeine and hardly have any palpitations anym… --- ## [Dent in my leg from leaning on the counter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dent-in-my-leg-from-leaning-on-the-counter/439095)
**Author:** [@Mint\_Julep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mint_Julep)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dent-in-my-leg-from-leaning-on-the-counter/439095 "2008-02-28T18:15:21Z")
A couple of weeks ago, as I got out of the shower, I noticed a dent in my right upper thigh and I realized that I had been leaning against my bathroom counter while applying make up and plucking my eyebrows. Well I did n… --- ## [Lawyers: Would you defend Osama bin Laden?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-would-you-defend-osama-bin-laden/537050)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2010, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-would-you-defend-osama-bin-laden/537050 "2010-04-29T23:36:49Z")
Non-lawyers are welcome to participate, but please try to do so from the point of view of a lawyer, with the ethical obligations thereof. Given: Captain America, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Kara Thrace, Batman, and Cowbo… --- ## [Time & Newsweek drop pretense; embrace liberalism as survival strategy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-newsweek-drop-pretense-embrace-liberalism-as-survival-strategy/482421)
**Author:** [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2009, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-newsweek-drop-pretense-embrace-liberalism-as-survival-strategy/482421 "2009-01-26T02:08:38Z")
\[all bolding mine\] This from The Washington Post (owns Newsweek) itself: “The rival editors \[Rick Stengel, Time; Jon Meacham, Newsweek\] are turning out weeklies that are smaller, more serious, more opinionated and, th… --- ## [About seven-day week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-seven-day-week/608048)
**Author:** [@guesswhoiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guesswhoiam)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2012, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-seven-day-week/608048 "2012-01-05T23:02:41Z")
Hi guys, I am a bit curious about the seven-day week. Who first invented it and who decided which day was Sunday etc? Is there any record of it? Has there been any adjustment in history (like the day-of-year adjustment … --- ## [Why are thinly veiled racist threads continually allowed in GD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-thinly-veiled-racist-threads-continually-allowed-in-gd/638612)
**Author:** [@brickbacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brickbacon)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-thinly-veiled-racist-threads-continually-allowed-in-gd/638612 "2012-10-26T22:03:47Z")
I am for openness and honest debate as much as the next guy, but why do the mods allow these obviously racist, redundant, threads on a regular basis? There are always started by the same individuals positing the same me… --- ## [A question for Floridians about bugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-floridians-about-bugs/696058)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2014, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-floridians-about-bugs/696058 "2014-08-30T04:35:53Z")
So my girlfriend and I are both midwesterners who have moved south(ish). I have lived in Charlotte, NC (which is apparently considered the south even though I don’t believe it…but that’s a whole different convo) for the… --- ## [Origin of the term"69" for a sex act](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-term-69-for-a-sex-act/277326)
**Author:** [@Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kel_Varnsen_Latex_Division)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2004, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-term-69-for-a-sex-act/277326 "2004-12-02T04:31:00Z")
What is the origin of the term “69”? When did it first get started? How did it get started? Who first used the term? --- ## [You find a crate of Thompson submachine guns in the woods in England...then what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-find-a-crate-of-thompson-submachine-guns-in-the-woods-in-england-then-what/574004)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2011, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-find-a-crate-of-thompson-submachine-guns-in-the-woods-in-england-then-what/574004 "2011-03-12T02:18:53Z")
In the latest issue of American Rifleman magazine, there’s a story about the Thompson guns given to the British as part of the lend-lease program in WWII. It says: “No doubt there are still some crates of Thompsons, in t… --- ## [Why were Italians discriminated against so harshly in the early twentieth century?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-italians-discriminated-against-so-harshly-in-the-early-twentieth-century/938461)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-italians-discriminated-against-so-harshly-in-the-early-twentieth-century/938461 "2021-09-06T03:05:20Z")
I’m currently reading the book Unbroken, which goes over the life of Louis Zamperini. Since he was Italian, he was often bullied by others in the neighbourhood, which leads him into trouble in his early years. This got m… --- ## [tax question: missing spouses' SSN](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-question-missing-spouses-ssn/490696)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2009, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-question-missing-spouses-ssn/490696 "2009-03-29T17:02:26Z")
Ok, I was married last year and am in the middle of a divorce. I go to file my 1040, and there’s a place for spouses SSN, and it says "if you are married filing separately, you must put your spouses SSN. I don’t know w… --- ## [\[Headlight\] Flashing. Is it cool USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headlight-flashing-is-it-cool-usa/606094)
**Author:** [@Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dennis_Arthur_PERRETT)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2011, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headlight-flashing-is-it-cool-usa/606094 "2011-12-18T12:31:18Z")
A bloke here in Australia said the worse thing you can do driving in your car in the US is flash your headlights to other motorist as it will be misconstrued as a message that you want to challenge them to a fight or due… --- ## [Has this message board turned any religious believers, or agnostics, into atheists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-message-board-turned-any-religious-believers-or-agnostics-into-atheists/537487)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-message-board-turned-any-religious-believers-or-agnostics-into-atheists/537487 "2010-05-02T17:58:24Z")
Seriously. Over the years that I’ve been here I’ve read a lot of eloquently worded posts as to why organized religion, and associated beliefs and customs are considered outdated, false, or even irrelevant. I wonder if … --- ## [Why the hell wasn't I banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hell-wasnt-i-banned/396191)
**Author:** [@Cryptoderk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cryptoderk)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2007, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hell-wasnt-i-banned/396191 "2007-03-20T02:19:46Z")
Ok, to begin with I accept that what I was asking for was not obligitary for anyone to do, nor was it a usual request. But I ask perfectly civiliy to get banned for two hours and get told effectively to fuck off. What t… --- ## [The Time Traveler's Wife movie...how bad will it be? \[SPOILERS\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-time-travelers-wife-movie-how-bad-will-it-be-spoilers/503989)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2009, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-time-travelers-wife-movie-how-bad-will-it-be-spoilers/503989 "2009-10-12T03:44:30Z")
So I saw a commercial for it last night. A voice over from Clare started the commercial, and it said… Seriously, WTF? This is not the book I read. The casting of Clare turns her from an intellectual artist into a si… --- ## [Creationist Ken Ham calls to end space program because aliens are going to hell anyway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationist-ken-ham-calls-to-end-space-program-because-aliens-are-going-to-hell-anyway/693704)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2014, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationist-ken-ham-calls-to-end-space-program-because-aliens-are-going-to-hell-anyway/693704 "2014-07-24T15:55:18Z")
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/21/creationist-ken-ham-calls-to-end-space-program-because-aliens-are-going-to-hell-anyway/ Harsh. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=590&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=592&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)