# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=592&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:** 593 --- ## [Did any other Millenials find Hillary's campaign insulting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-other-millenials-find-hillarys-campaign-insulting/792426)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2017, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-other-millenials-find-hillarys-campaign-insulting/792426 "2017-08-04T12:09:49Z")
Everything about her, and her campaign, is cringey. “Pokemon Go to the polls” “Love Trumps Hate” “Chillin’ in Sedar Rapids” “Hot Sauce” Cringe-inducing dancing with Ellen. I feel like she thought everyone in my age … --- ## [Lost 4.02: "Confirmed Dead"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-4-02-confirmed-dead/436577)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2008, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-4-02-confirmed-dead/436577 "2008-02-12T04:22:50Z")
Thread rules: OK, Naomi is dead, the Lostaways have split (once again) into two groups-- some going with Locke and some staying with Jack. A guy from Naomi’s ship has parachuted onto The Island and found Jack. Now J… --- ## [Stage Collapses at Indiana State Fair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stage-collapses-at-indiana-state-fair/592647)
**Author:** [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stage-collapses-at-indiana-state-fair/592647 "2011-08-23T20:47:15Z")
Sugarland concert stage collapsed onto fans. 4 confirmed dead. Ugh. --- ## [What fictional place would be the worst place to bring up a child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fictional-place-would-be-the-worst-place-to-bring-up-a-child/626827)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2014, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fictional-place-would-be-the-worst-place-to-bring-up-a-child/626827 "2014-02-12T22:39:37Z")
Other than the setting of a horror novel/film/TV series/etc. (i.e. someplace designed to be unsafe and dangerous), what fictional place- TV/book/movie/other- would be the worst place to bring up kids? I will define wors… --- ## [Mission Impossible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mission-impossible/606277)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mission-impossible/606277 "2012-06-27T02:11:34Z")
Just saw the latest add for the new Mission Impossible movie. I have absolutely zero interest in seeing this movie. Not just because of the crazy cultist Tom Cruise but because he ruined the point of MI for me. The TV… --- ## [Help: Christmas presents for teen-ish boys, no electronics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-christmas-presents-for-teen-ish-boys-no-electronics/520910)
**Author:** [@miamouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miamouse)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2009, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-christmas-presents-for-teen-ish-boys-no-electronics/520910 "2009-12-15T01:21:48Z")
Number 1 (age 14) and Number 2 (age 10) are on academic ‘no electronics for Christmas’ punishment. (They were forewarned in September and reminded often.) But now it seems I’ve punished myself because I’m not sure what … --- ## [Do you tan fastest at the beach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tan-fastest-at-the-beach/453709)
**Author:** [@vintageloveletter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vintageloveletter)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tan-fastest-at-the-beach/453709 "2008-06-23T22:08:15Z")
Last night I had a discussion with two friends about tanning. They are both tanning addicts who agree that you tan faster at the beach than laying out in the backyard or somewhere similar. I asked one friend why she thou… --- ## [Where Was Jamie McGarry When I Needed Him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-jamie-mcgarry-when-i-needed-him/587405)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2011, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-jamie-mcgarry-when-i-needed-him/587405 "2011-07-25T05:59:18Z")
This is one of those bizarre aggravations that insert themselves into my life: By way of background, my spouse is disabled. Thus, our car has a handicap plate on it. Now, MOST people know that such plates are for the … --- ## [TX education board conservatives succeed in whitewashing history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tx-education-board-conservatives-succeed-in-whitewashing-history/532314)
**Author:** [@sleeping](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeping)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2010, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tx-education-board-conservatives-succeed-in-whitewashing-history/532314 "2010-03-18T15:56:05Z")
No accuracy, not even balance. Future American children will be told that the extreme capitalism is a virtue and the best system around, racism does not exist, and the U.S. is not a democratic republic. I can’t wait fo… --- ## [Are the physical possibilities the same as the logical possibilities after all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-physical-possibilities-the-same-as-the-logical-possibilities-after-all/573528)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2011, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-physical-possibilities-the-same-as-the-logical-possibilities-after-all/573528 "2011-03-10T16:00:44Z")
I ask this question from a position of profound ignorance of physics. I would have answered the question in the title with a reflexive “of course not” until just a few minutes ago when something occured to me. As far a… --- ## [East or West?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/east-or-west/585550)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/east-or-west/585550 "2011-06-30T08:06:51Z")
I am curious. --- ## [Songs with flowers in the titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-flowers-in-the-titles/620034)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2012, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-flowers-in-the-titles/620034 "2012-05-13T15:32:14Z")
Spring is here and full blooms are right around the corner–so what songs or music pieces stand out to you with specific flowers in the titles? For the sake of simplicity, let’s exclude Rose because we know there are a m… --- ## [Should I worry about renting to someone with a cat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-worry-about-renting-to-someone-with-a-cat/590833)
**Author:** [@sugar\_and\_spice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sugar_and_spice)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2011, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-worry-about-renting-to-someone-with-a-cat/590833 "2011-07-31T14:15:13Z")
I’m renting out my condo right now, I had one couple come by who seem nice enough but they will have a cat. (I forgot to put in my post if I’ll allow cats, I hadn’t thought about it and they were the first to ask.) So h… --- ## [Lethal force justified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lethal-force-justified/736104)
**Author:** [@split\_p\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/split_p_j)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lethal-force-justified/736104 "2015-11-02T21:53:40Z")
This actually happened to me a few weeks ago. I’m at work, standing in a public parking lot waiting for a company official to give me a ride after doing some work in the field. I’m wearing a bright green vest with refle… --- ## [How much better, if any, would soldiers trained from birth be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-better-if-any-would-soldiers-trained-from-birth-be/609780)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-better-if-any-would-soldiers-trained-from-birth-be/609780 "2012-01-21T17:36:42Z")
Let’s imagine a country similar to America, but with two major differences Cultural attitudes towards war make very few people volunteer and conscription untenable. People are cool with the government forcefully adopti… --- ## [West Wing 2/5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-wing-2-5/153187)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2003, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-wing-2-5/153187 "2003-02-10T02:37:52Z")
Okay, I have one question. The Kundu people are sleeping in each other’s homes. The Prez learns this, nods knowingly. Whoosh to ivylass. Prez mentions this to Toby, who also nods knowingly. Whoosh II. Prez mentions… --- ## [Whatcha readin' (March 09) Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-march-09-edition/487783)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-march-09-edition/487783 "2009-03-31T20:47:42Z")
Tomorrow is March and we are supposed to have ice pellets here. Bleah. At least it will be a perfect day to catch up on your reading! Here is a link to last month’s thread! I am in the middle of Beat the Reaper which… --- ## [What if we just blew up our enemies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-we-just-blew-up-our-enemies/541395)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-we-just-blew-up-our-enemies/541395 "2010-06-05T20:06:22Z")
First, let me start by apologizing for this thread in advance. I don’t necessarily hold these views but was just something I was pondering. (sure I’m gonna be pretty wrong here anyways.) But would it be possible to c… --- ## [Should let my son shave his head?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-let-my-son-shave-his-head/593095)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-let-my-son-shave-his-head/593095 "2011-08-26T19:56:50Z")
First off my son is moderately autistic. Also, I shave my head but I didn’t start doing so until I started to thin up top. I let him do this once when he was 8. (He is currently 13) I only agreed to do so because I mad… --- ## [Now Episode II is racist??? Give your head a shake people!!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-episode-ii-is-racist-give-your-head-a-shake-people/109816)
**Author:** [@Kwyjibo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kwyjibo)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2002, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-episode-ii-is-racist-give-your-head-a-shake-people/109816 "2002-05-29T07:37:01Z")
This says it alll… Some people just have nothing better to do with their time I guess… --- ## [Cindy McCain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cindy-mccain/467287)
**Author:** [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2008, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cindy-mccain/467287 "2008-10-15T21:38:22Z")
I mean really, this woman is just a parody of herself. She broke a bone shaking hands, wore 100s of thousands of dollars of clothes and jewelry to the Republican Convention, said that Obama “voted to not fund the troops”… --- ## [Oldest living human.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-living-human/474769)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2010, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-living-human/474769 "2010-10-11T11:08:45Z")
How can wikipedia claim that Jeanne Calment was the oldest living confirmed human? I faintly remember some dude named Moses living a good 500 years, or so my bible confirms… --- ## [Sequels you May not Have Known Existed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-you-may-not-have-known-existed/152650)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2004, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-you-may-not-have-known-existed/152650 "2004-01-04T00:13:24Z")
Some movies hve seques, but almost nobody knows about them: 1.) In the Heat of the Night – Rod Steiger got the Oscar for Best ctor, but Sidney Poitier got to star in the two sequels: They Call me Mister Tibbs! (1970) a… --- ## [Request: don't put ChatGPT or other AI-generated content in non-AI threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-dont-put-chatgpt-or-other-ai-generated-content-in-non-ai-threads/994241)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2024, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-dont-put-chatgpt-or-other-ai-generated-content-in-non-ai-threads/994241 "2024-06-23T19:19:31Z")
Continuing the discussion from Discussion thread for the Hamas Attacks Israel thread, October 2023: I’m not picking on this post in particular, but on something that sometimes happens around here. In threads on unrelate… --- ## [Families -- a New Year's MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/families-a-new-years-mmp/386276)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Replies:** 374\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2007, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/families-a-new-years-mmp/386276 "2007-01-08T04:38:51Z")
Families: A New Year’s MMP Happy 2007, everyone! And to ring in the new year, as I often do on New Year’s Eve, I’ve been reflecting a lot on life and stuff. This year, I just recently had that nice visited my mom and… --- ## [A Libertarian Constitution not open to ANY interpretation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-libertarian-constitution-not-open-to-any-interpretation/599746)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2011, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-libertarian-constitution-not-open-to-any-interpretation/599746 "2011-10-17T23:37:35Z")
In another thread I asked what the role of the Supreme Court in a Libertarian Society would be, and got this response.Is it actually possible to draft a Libertarian Constitution that is so clear and unambiguous that the … --- ## [Is unrequested, unpaid-for cable TV legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-unrequested-unpaid-for-cable-tv-legal/237654)
**Author:** [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2014, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-unrequested-unpaid-for-cable-tv-legal/237654 "2014-01-22T18:04:06Z")
Sorry, tried to cram it all into one short sentence. Here’s the scoop; I bought my house about 18 months ago. The previous owners had coax cable run through the crawlspace and all over the place. I don’t watch TV (jus… --- ## [I was wrong about Miyazaki](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-wrong-about-miyazaki/530034)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-wrong-about-miyazaki/530034 "2010-03-08T15:29:00Z")
I was going to just PM this to the person I was addressing, but I noticed that he or she hasn’t logged on in some months, so I’ll give my mea culpa to the board at large, and maybe it’ll provoke some good discussion. La… --- ## ["Enjoy Your Kids While They're Young" - bah!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoy-your-kids-while-theyre-young-bah/616113)
**Author:** [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoy-your-kids-while-theyre-young-bah/616113 "2012-03-20T21:21:04Z")
I hate that advice. I think it’s bullshit. Because I know what it is to “enjoy” people. I enjoy the heck out of my friends. We have a blast! I also enjoy concerts, books, debating and driving much faster than I real… --- ## [I just don't get it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-dont-get-it/185448)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2003, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-dont-get-it/185448 "2003-07-06T07:22:40Z")
This is inevitably going to the Pit, so I’ll just start it here. What is the point of the Stunning Sodomites of the SDMB? I’m glad that the sodomy laws got shot down in Texas, and therefore the rest of the country. I t… --- ## [Disgusting foods you crave.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2012, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079 "2012-04-04T15:06:28Z")
Wise Cheez Waffies. A “cheese blend” product which is artificially sharpened with chemicals rather than by ageing, it’s pretty nasty. But I still want some. Now. --- ## [I don't think people around here realize what the South is really like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-people-around-here-realize-what-the-south-is-really-like/217222)
**Author:** [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2003, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-people-around-here-realize-what-the-south-is-really-like/217222 "2003-12-13T03:15:09Z")
I’ve been annoyed a couple times and nearly put this thread out, but then I saw the things in the “Two Mommies” BBQ Pit thread and had to post. County’s attitude is typical Southern. I’ll explain that in a bit, but that… --- ## [Fuck the solar eclipse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-solar-eclipse/793712)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-solar-eclipse/793712 "2017-08-26T19:35:27Z")
Fuck the eclipse. Fuck it right in it’s light-obscuring ass. It’s been subject number one on the local news and in the paper for weeks now, and I’m sick to death of it. The hysteria over this has reached proportions usua… --- ## [What does it mean to "have a life"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-to-have-a-life/339177)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2013, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-to-have-a-life/339177 "2013-06-03T17:54:07Z")
We hear and use the term frequently, and this thread was prompted by a thread in another section. I’m curious to know what other people would define as having “a life”. Taken literally then anyone who is alive has one, … --- ## [Do cops ever pull over buses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cops-ever-pull-over-buses/638027)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2012, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cops-ever-pull-over-buses/638027 "2012-10-21T09:06:12Z")
Simple enough question. Do cops ever pull buses (public or private) for moving violations? I’ve never seen it happen, but it seems like it would result in a lot of pissed off passengers. --- ## [Visiting UK, where to stay in London?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-uk-where-to-stay-in-london/765122)
**Author:** [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2017, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-uk-where-to-stay-in-london/765122 "2017-03-19T18:35:29Z")
Having found a cheap (under CAD$500) fare to London via Icelandair, we’ve decided to take the kids over March break next year. My wife and I were in London last year, staying at the Montcalm at the Brewery near Barbican… --- ## [Why didn't our lunches make us sick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-our-lunches-make-us-sick/614061)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2012, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-our-lunches-make-us-sick/614061 "2012-02-27T19:19:47Z")
When I was in elementary school we all brought our lunches to school in lunch boxes. (I can’t remember anyone bringing his lunch in a paper bag.) Typically a kid’s lunch would have a Thermos of milk, a bag of chips, may… --- ## [I don't get this joke about Hitler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-this-joke-about-hitler/548823)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-this-joke-about-hitler/548823 "2026-01-23T18:05:47Z")
I was watching To Be Or Not To Be yesterday and they had a joke about Hitler. If they named a brandy after Napoleon and a herring after Bismarck, what’s Hitler going to be? A piece of cheese. I don’t get it. Is it sup… --- ## [Seattleites don't do 'hot'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattleites-dont-do-hot/514335)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattleites-dont-do-hot/514335 "2009-11-05T20:47:33Z")
A couple of years ago my coworker’s daughter became a college freshman and brought some curried potatoes that she’d bought at the school cafeteria into the office. She offered them to me, saying it was too hot for her t… --- ## [Dear Ex-wife: Pls, thank your imaginary god for giving my son nightmares!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-ex-wife-pls-thank-your-imaginary-god-for-giving-my-son-nightmares/610210)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2012, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-ex-wife-pls-thank-your-imaginary-god-for-giving-my-son-nightmares/610210 "2012-01-31T05:19:19Z")
Un-fucking-believable! I have a 13yo autistic son. He has problems with nightmares. Over the past few years, I have spent a significant amount of time teaching him how ghosts and other stuff like that he sees on TV is n… --- ## [A tired old rant -- but this time it nearly came to blows. \[Theatre etiquette.\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tired-old-rant-but-this-time-it-nearly-came-to-blows-theatre-etiquette/363007)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2006, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tired-old-rant-but-this-time-it-nearly-came-to-blows-theatre-etiquette/363007 "2006-07-21T00:45:19Z")
For the second time in as many weeks, I nearly got into a fist-fight last night. I haven’t actually gotten in a fist-fight for many years, because I’m a grown-up, and all that – but last night, I was totally ready to ge… --- ## [Would this woman date you? (Political...very political)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-woman-date-you-political-very-political/811741)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2018, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-woman-date-you-political-very-political/811741 "2018-04-11T23:47:02Z")
The woman in the above article is (I believe) gay, so I’m right out of the picture, but let’s pretend she’s whatever orientation would make it possible for her to date you (which, I fear, is heteronormative, but let’s … --- ## [Why should I Listen to 432hz Music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-listen-to-432hz-music/677787)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2015, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-listen-to-432hz-music/677787 "2015-02-17T01:55:34Z")
Found a series of articles about listening to music tuned to 432hz rather than 440hz - 432hz is supposedly more… actually I can’t work out exactly why it’s good. Seems like pseudo science BS to me, but before i reject su… --- ## [How did/do you pass time in church?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-do-you-pass-time-in-church/188166)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-do-you-pass-time-in-church/188166 "2013-10-16T02:34:04Z")
For those who have spent some time in church services only. Non-church-goers needn’t apply. Until I was in my teens, church was required. If I could have gotten out of it I would have, and after I left home for college … --- ## [How about potentially dangerous car thief traps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-potentially-dangerous-car-thief-traps/16206)
**Author:** [@Sentinel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sentinel)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-potentially-dangerous-car-thief-traps/16206 "2023-08-21T18:57:50Z")
I was bored and watching some CNN news clip late one night, roughly around 3 in the morning, after everything on cable had turned to crap. There came an article about some country, Brazil I think, where car thefts and ca… --- ## [Should Clinton Reject and Denounce Geraldine Ferraro?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-clinton-reject-and-denounce-geraldine-ferraro/441033)
**Author:** [@Paper\_Pusher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paper_Pusher)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2008, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-clinton-reject-and-denounce-geraldine-ferraro/441033 "2008-03-25T21:35:00Z")
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/03/11/757137.aspx So… is it just me or are Clinton supporters ridiculously frustrated and bitter? At what point can we say that Clinton is ready to go down fighting and is ha… --- ## [How do I keep my vacuum belt from popping off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-my-vacuum-belt-from-popping-off/680686)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2014, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-my-vacuum-belt-from-popping-off/680686 "2014-02-11T14:59:27Z")
I have a Eureka bagless that I bought in October. It worked fine for about a month and then the belt started slipping off. Every time I vacuum, it comes off. This means that every time I clean, I have to take the base ap… --- ## [I pit the local hockey team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-local-hockey-team/720465)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-local-hockey-team/720465 "2017-04-22T23:10:15Z")
I think this is my very first pitting. It may seem mild to some readers, but it’s a necessary one nonetheless. I pit the fucking NHL team from Chicago (I can’t be assed to use their nickname). I’m so sick of putting u… --- ## [Susan, Queen of Narnia, nylon-clad Floosie of post war Britain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/susan-queen-of-narnia-nylon-clad-floosie-of-post-war-britain/534023)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2010, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/susan-queen-of-narnia-nylon-clad-floosie-of-post-war-britain/534023 "2010-03-31T22:02:55Z")
By popular demand\[sup\]1\[/sup\], let’s talk about the one Pevensie child that \[did not die\]. Here’s what we have so far: Well, I pretty much said what I needed to say. Have at it, A3D. \[sup\]1\[/sup\]Since Attack from t… --- ## [Why Saw is Dumb (Open Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-saw-is-dumb-open-spoilers/514138)
**Author:** [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2009, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-saw-is-dumb-open-spoilers/514138 "2009-10-20T03:40:03Z")
So I finally saw Saw and while it was an effective enough slasher-type film, the more I think about it the more stupid I realize it is. I don’t go into any movie looking for loop holes but some stuff is just too stupid t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=591&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=593&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)