# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=599&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:** 600 --- ## [What is the crappiest job you've ever had?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-crappiest-job-youve-ever-had/663043)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2013, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-crappiest-job-youve-ever-had/663043 "2013-07-19T00:40:36Z")
Here in about 2 weeks we are moving from NYC to Massachusetts. On Thursday I have a final interview with a company that I already know is going to offer me the job so, assuming all goes the way I think it will, the timin… --- ## [Would you support an IQ test for (US) Presidency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-support-an-iq-test-for-us-presidency/528408)
**Author:** [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2010, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-support-an-iq-test-for-us-presidency/528408 "2010-02-18T21:11:50Z")
A simple and straightforward question, give the apparent (lack of) intellect of Sarah, and also George W, would you support a minimum IQ as part of the needed qualifications to be president? Forget for the moment how yo… --- ## [Has anyone on any of those naked reality TV shows ever gotten a boner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-on-any-of-those-naked-reality-tv-shows-ever-gotten-a-boner/945871)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-on-any-of-those-naked-reality-tv-shows-ever-gotten-a-boner/945871 "2021-07-08T16:12:03Z")
Naked and Afraid, Naked Dating, you know there’s probably a Naked Obstacle Course show coming soon. But legitimate question, has someone ever gotten one? --- ## [Knife sharpeners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knife-sharpeners/648219)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knife-sharpeners/648219 "2013-04-29T14:28:23Z")
I’d like to get a knife sharpener that works well on knives that have thick blades, such as hunting knives. This one (Lansky) has good reviews, but only eight of them. This Lansky model and this one have more reviews a… --- ## [How many presidents of the U.S. had never been elected to public office before?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-presidents-of-the-u-s-had-never-been-elected-to-public-office-before/601719)
**Author:** [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2011, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-presidents-of-the-u-s-had-never-been-elected-to-public-office-before/601719 "2011-11-04T10:48:34Z")
Pretty much the title. I’m thinking maybe George Washington, but I don’t know? I think it is pretty crazy that someone can be elected to the highest office in the U.S. with no experience at all working for the public… … --- ## [Could you please stop making straight men look like ignorant fucks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-please-stop-making-straight-men-look-like-ignorant-fucks/179207)
**Author:** [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2003, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-please-stop-making-straight-men-look-like-ignorant-fucks/179207 "2003-06-06T15:27:45Z")
:mad: No, actually, you are not “a lesbian trapped in a man’s body :slight\_smile:”, you’re an ignorant choad whose swaggering machismo makes you out to be exactly the fuckhead you truly are. It’s not funny, it’s not or… --- ## [Biggest Horse's Ass in Rock&Roll History?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-horses-ass-in-rock-roll-history/483883)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2009, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-horses-ass-in-rock-roll-history/483883 "2009-02-06T20:38:14Z")
I have to go with John Lennon in his late Beatles/early post-breakup period but before he became a reclusive weirdo. His pretentious attempts to act as the world’s conscience coupled with his shabby treatment of his own… --- ## [Current oil spill vs Exxon Valdez](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-oil-spill-vs-exxon-valdez/537951)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-oil-spill-vs-exxon-valdez/537951 "2010-06-12T17:50:24Z")
In terms of damage done, how does the current oil spill compare to the Valdez? I guess right now we can only count sea-life, as the oil spill hasn’t reached land yet. But if it does, I wonder if it will be as bad for t… --- ## [Is it legal for a cop to pull you over if you haven't done anything wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-for-a-cop-to-pull-you-over-if-you-havent-done-anything-wrong/741226)
**Author:** [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2016, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-for-a-cop-to-pull-you-over-if-you-havent-done-anything-wrong/741226 "2016-12-19T01:27:45Z")
Question based on this article in my local news (about cops pulling over drivers who aren’t doing anything wrong to award them with Wal-Mart gift cards.) --- ## [Your opinion on this piece about food service professionals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-on-this-piece-about-food-service-professionals/405163)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2007, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-on-this-piece-about-food-service-professionals/405163 "2007-05-28T22:37:56Z")
A friend of mine is a server who says he’s “gotten so sick and tired of people not realizing that restaurants do things for a reason and that patrons being dicks doesn’t speed up service, it slows it down”. He wrote the… --- ## [Does Giving Blood Hurt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-giving-blood-hurt/189442)
**Author:** [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2003, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-giving-blood-hurt/189442 "2003-07-21T04:07:59Z")
What does it feel like to donate blood? I heard the needle was the size of a nail. I would donate if it didn’t hurt. Do you always feel faint afterwards? --- ## [Heroes 10/16 "Come Together"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-10-16-come-together/376695)
**Author:** [@running\_piglet\_cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_piglet_cheese)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2006, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-10-16-come-together/376695 "2006-10-24T00:01:33Z")
Tonight we join our heroes at various locales across the country. Will tonight show any of them getting together? Only time will tell. When last seen: Hiro and Ando in Vegas looking to make a road trip to NY, Claire … --- ## [My Cat's Breath Smells Like...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cats-breath-smells-like/645172)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2012, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cats-breath-smells-like/645172 "2012-12-27T23:30:11Z")
My cat’s breath smells like feces. And I am at my wit’s end to explain it, or deal with it. To answer the inevitable questions: Yes she has adequate food. Yes she has adequate water. Yes she has a clean potty to relieve… --- ## [Space Shuttle Columbia disaster: why did Cain order GC to "lock the doors?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-shuttle-columbia-disaster-why-did-cain-order-gc-to-lock-the-doors/683628)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-shuttle-columbia-disaster-why-did-cain-order-gc-to-lock-the-doors/683628 "2017-08-23T19:02:47Z")
Regarding the space shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003: In the first moments when flight director Leroy Cain realized that the space shuttle Columbia was probably lost, he calls on Ground Control to “lock the doors.” Wh… --- ## [Cashiers unwilling to say $6.66](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashiers-unwilling-to-say-6-66/686966)
**Author:** [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashiers-unwilling-to-say-6-66/686966 "2014-05-06T12:52:35Z")
Over the past few months, I have done A LOT of travel, both for business and personal reasons. I’ve unfortunately had to have a number of meals at fast food joints, or fast casual restaurants. I am a creature of habit… --- ## [Low flush toilet problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flush-toilet-problem/551805)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flush-toilet-problem/551805 "2010-08-31T05:46:21Z")
A rooter (no brand names, right?) guy told me that low flush toilets can be a problem in that they don’t move solids far enough down the sewer line. Made sense to me, so now I double flush when I doo #2. Any expert wil… --- ## [The "toxins weaken you" bar trick (or somethin like that)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-toxins-weaken-you-bar-trick-or-somethin-like-that/515840)
**Author:** [@Shig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shig)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2009, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-toxins-weaken-you-bar-trick-or-somethin-like-that/515840 "2009-11-04T04:20:37Z")
Couldn’t figure out how to explain this in the title line. I’ll explain this “trick” then ask my question. So here it is: There’s a trick I learned long ago and it has never failed to work when I try it on someone new. … --- ## [how long can you breathe only 100% oxygen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-you-breathe-only-100-oxygen/561955)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2014, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-you-breathe-only-100-oxygen/561955 "2014-10-24T09:28:18Z")
need answer fast --- ## [Why can Submarines go faster submerged than surfaced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-submarines-go-faster-submerged-than-surfaced/253147)
**Author:** [@Pentax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pentax)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2004, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-submarines-go-faster-submerged-than-surfaced/253147 "2004-07-05T07:30:28Z")
I was watching a sub movie, and the sub was in trouble, and needed to return to port, so it submerged, and the captain told the observer that the sub could go faster submerged. This doesn’t make any sense. When the sub… --- ## [Could the British monarch be a US citizen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-british-monarch-be-a-us-citizen/613277)
**Author:** [@kurtisokc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kurtisokc)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-british-monarch-be-a-us-citizen/613277 "2012-09-18T14:39:38Z")
Suppose Will gets Kate pregnant, and then they take a short trip to, say, Aspen. For purposes of the hypothetical, lets assume that it is a strictly private visit, and they are not there in any sort of official capacity… --- ## [Is bringing characters back from the dead generally a cheat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bringing-characters-back-from-the-dead-generally-a-cheat/495124)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bringing-characters-back-from-the-dead-generally-a-cheat/495124 "2009-05-08T21:02:44Z")
Feel free to mention stories in which it IS and is NOT a cheat, and why. I say it’s generally a cheat; bringing characters back from the dead generally cheapens the original story, especially if the character died in a … --- ## [What is the worst fashion trend that you followed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-fashion-trend-that-you-followed/739448)
**Author:** [@jenweaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jenweaver)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-fashion-trend-that-you-followed/739448 "2017-05-03T02:11:02Z")
What trend makes your eyes roll instinctively, when it comes up? What’s “the look” you sported that, looking back just seems so ridiculous? Is there a year (or decade) in your life where all the pictures have mysteriou… --- ## [Are there any other gods that died for me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-other-gods-that-died-for-me/530730)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2010, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-other-gods-that-died-for-me/530730 "2010-03-06T12:32:47Z")
Just curious. I can find plenty of gods that die, or die and are resurrected (often multiple times for temporary periods). From skimming there even seem to be gods who die for a certain purpose (i.e. agriculture gods who… --- ## [Der Trihs, I call B\*\*\*S\*\*\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-trihs-i-call-b-s/460901)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-trihs-i-call-b-s/460901 "2008-08-27T17:50:11Z")
Here. \[QUOTE=Der Trihs\] I don’t see any reason to believe that the gun owners of America are the sort of people who WOULD fight against a fascistic government. Instead, I’d expect them to help hunt down and kill anyone… --- ## [How sick do you have to be before you're not horny.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-sick-do-you-have-to-be-before-youre-not-horny/553435)
**Author:** [@dzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzero)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-sick-do-you-have-to-be-before-youre-not-horny/553435 "2010-09-17T17:59:49Z")
If you get the flu and you’re in bed with a fever, are you still “up” for it (men and women). Of course reasonable accommodation would have to be made by your partner(s). Doing that thing where you do a hand spring off… --- ## [Richard Feynman was not a sexual predator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-feynman-was-not-a-sexual-predator/749860)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2016, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-feynman-was-not-a-sexual-predator/749860 "2016-03-26T16:29:31Z")
In contrast to this author’s claims: But I suspect the issue is that the author and I disagree on what makes a person a “sexual predator.” Feynman did not exactly pretend to be an undergraduate. He was, post-war, a ve… --- ## [Drunk man negligent to his children, they freeze to death and he gets off easy \[RO\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-man-negligent-to-his-children-they-freeze-to-death-and-he-gets-off-easy-ro/480310)
**Author:** [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2009, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-man-negligent-to-his-children-they-freeze-to-death-and-he-gets-off-easy-ro/480310 "2009-03-07T16:04:59Z")
\[Kaydance, 3, and Santana, 15 months, died of hypothermia after being left in a snowy field near Pauchay’s house. Temperatures at the time felt like –50 C with the wind chill.\](http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewan/stor… --- ## [Progressives are deluding themselves. Trump's support is as strong as ever among his voters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressives-are-deluding-themselves-trumps-support-is-as-strong-as-ever-among-his-voters/779040)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2017, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressives-are-deluding-themselves-trumps-support-is-as-strong-as-ever-among-his-voters/779040 "2017-02-10T06:40:57Z")
I did not vote for Trump but I’m in the middle of a conservative area in an overall liberal state (Eastern Shore of MD) and this area went for Trump in a big way. Some progressives think the shit show over the past few w… --- ## [I don't believe ISIS is Islamic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-believe-isis-is-islamic/737967)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2016, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-believe-isis-is-islamic/737967 "2016-05-01T06:37:06Z")
Habakkuk 1:3 Habakkuk 1:4 Habakkuk 1:9 Habakkuk 1:10 Habakkuk 1:11 I think the last describes ISIS. As long as their military might accomplishes something, they feel special. It is their god. They are brutal mu… --- ## [Can I substitute frozen brussels sprouts for fresh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-substitute-frozen-brussels-sprouts-for-fresh/530878)
**Author:** [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-substitute-frozen-brussels-sprouts-for-fresh/530878 "2010-03-04T00:26:48Z")
As always, pre-emptive thanks for all who teach me (a 41-year-old adult) basic cooking things I should already know. Anyway, I’m researching brussels sprouts recipes, and am wondering if I can substitute frozen for fres… --- ## [Can we reconsider the automatic lock-down of zombie threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-reconsider-the-automatic-lock-down-of-zombie-threads/541800)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-reconsider-the-automatic-lock-down-of-zombie-threads/541800 "2010-07-17T18:59:00Z")
I know this has been asked before, but, again, today we had another good example of why automatically closing zombie threads may not be a good policy. In this ancient (from 2000) pit thread, the subject was the Roma peo… --- ## [Your browser may look different this Tuesday/Wednesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-browser-may-look-different-this-tuesday-wednesday/687103)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2014, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-browser-may-look-different-this-tuesday-wednesday/687103 "2014-05-30T07:04:38Z")
Sometime after Tuesday, April 29, 2014, I suspect that we will get a bunch of dopers complaining about how the UI of Firefox has changed. So I thought I’d give you guys a heads up, and tell you what you can do to get the… --- ## [Most depraved/brutal rulers pre 1900](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-depraved-brutal-rulers-pre-1900/728672)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-depraved-brutal-rulers-pre-1900/728672 "2015-09-17T20:25:20Z")
Who are the most depraved and brutal rulers pre 1900? Depraved: marked by corruption or evil; perverted I’m talking rulers who displayed little to no regard for human life, sadistic tendencies, mental instability, psyc… --- ## [Shame On You Japan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shame-on-you-japan/595201)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2011, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shame-on-you-japan/595201 "2011-09-09T00:50:42Z")
Japan’s new PM is this fellow: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshihiko\_Noda If of course in Europe a Nazi or a Stalinist apologist gained political office it would rightfully cause great indignition but apparently this… --- ## [Lost my only house key. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-only-house-key-now-what/500556)
**Author:** [@BabaBooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BabaBooey)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-only-house-key-now-what/500556 "2009-06-23T01:43:31Z")
I’m currently in a rental apartment that I moved into a few weeks ago. I got the only copy of the key from the landlord. I lost it and had Pop-A-Lock come over and open it for me. Because I recently was locked out of th… --- ## [Snl 10/23](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-10-23/270867)
**Author:** [@DaddyTimesTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaddyTimesTwo)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2004, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-10-23/270867 "2004-10-31T04:58:53Z")
I wasn’t watching the last half hour (as usual, the throwaways are rarely interesting, IMO). What the heck happened with Ashlee Simpson’s second song? I was just listening, and I realized it was the same song she did t… --- ## [Is It Wrong To Use Coupons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-use-coupons/577793)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2011, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-use-coupons/577793 "2011-04-14T21:58:31Z")
Yesterday I received a $10 off (purchases over $50) coupon from a local hardware store. I promptly went over and bought $50 worth of things I would have bought today, saving myself $10. But on the way out it occurred t… --- ## [Autumnal Sequinox - The Fall of Sequential Threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autumnal-sequinox-the-fall-of-sequential-threads/510868)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 320\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2009, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autumnal-sequinox-the-fall-of-sequential-threads/510868 "2009-11-01T02:33:26Z")
Since the other thread is getting a little long… John Edwards and mistress to marry when Edwards’s wife dies; Dave Matthews Band to perform Celebrity news is for stupids Yep. Really don’t care about Edwards’s persona… --- ## [Why do many people get very cold before they die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-many-people-get-very-cold-before-they-die/512357)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2009, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-many-people-get-very-cold-before-they-die/512357 "2009-10-05T01:45:47Z")
I’ve read about many near death experiences. Each were quite different, but one thing they had in common was that they were very cold. I was thinking, it was because of blood loss, but I remember some of them did not hav… --- ## [Hugh Hefner jilted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-hefner-jilted/585483)
**Author:** [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-hefner-jilted/585483 "2012-06-06T18:13:52Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110614/people\_nm/us\_hefner\_1 They were supposed to get married this weekend, but apparently Hef’s 25-year-old fiancee has changed her mind and abruptly dumped him. I’m not sure if I should … --- ## [Say something nice about a pack of serial extortionists who are turning our gov't into a clown show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-nice-about-a-pack-of-serial-extortionists-who-are-turning-our-govt-into-a-clown-show/645980)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2013, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-nice-about-a-pack-of-serial-extortionists-who-are-turning-our-govt-into-a-clown-show/645980 "2013-01-09T00:21:16Z")
Because that’s what the opposing political party is, in my case, and there’s really no reason on God’s green earth to stretch to say something nice about them. Any more than I’d try to find something nice to say about S… --- ## [I'm looking for sci-fi/fantasy stories set on non-spherical worlds.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-sci-fi-fantasy-stories-set-on-non-spherical-worlds/639963)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2012, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-sci-fi-fantasy-stories-set-on-non-spherical-worlds/639963 "2012-11-10T23:58:24Z")
A few quick stipulations: I’m only interested in stories set on a planet inhabited by living, mortal creatures. Tales set in Heaven, Hell, Purgatory, and so forth are irrelevant. I’ve already thought of Niven’s Ringwor… --- ## [Mitch McConnell in the Pit!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-in-the-pit/837681)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2022, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-in-the-pit/837681 "2022-01-11T23:11:55Z")
How does such a hypocrite get and remain in office? First, he blocks Obama’s nomination for the USSC saying ‘let the voters pick the next President first’ . Then he says that if a USSC opening comes up shortly before th… --- ## [Childrens punishment in school. Kintergarden, right or wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childrens-punishment-in-school-kintergarden-right-or-wrong/639468)
**Author:** [@suomy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suomy)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2012, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childrens-punishment-in-school-kintergarden-right-or-wrong/639468 "2012-11-11T01:50:23Z")
Short and simple but will provide the details. My 5 year old son was standing in line with his other classmates. Him and another student leaned out of line to see why their line had stopped. Their temporary teacher who w… --- ## [Alarming trend in moderation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alarming-trend-in-moderation/836891)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2019, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alarming-trend-in-moderation/836891 "2019-07-14T20:30:56Z")
In re recent warnings of Sammy and Manson: We are not there yet, but if the moderation trajectory continues apace, within a few months or a year it will be a demerit in my eyes if you can post regularly on this board an… --- ## [I pit any action against Syria](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-any-action-against-syria/667413)
**Author:** [@MostlyUseless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyUseless)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2013, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-any-action-against-syria/667413 "2013-09-05T05:09:53Z")
I certainly do not begrudge this President from taking a moral stand against the use of chemical weapons, but I want us out of the role of global police. Lobbing missiles or even air attacks are nothing but symbolic and… --- ## [Vegans who are judgmental and vocal to you about it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegans-who-are-judgmental-and-vocal-to-you-about-it/1002905)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegans-who-are-judgmental-and-vocal-to-you-about-it/1002905 "2024-09-30T00:07:00Z")
I had another thread that got locked. For the record, I didn’t mean to imply every Vegan was judgmental, (and that the one’s who are are vocal about it). I’m just wondering if the ones that are are justified in being tha… --- ## ["Psycho letters from men": Did this guy deserve the article?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psycho-letters-from-men-did-this-guy-deserve-the-article/504037)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2009, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psycho-letters-from-men-did-this-guy-deserve-the-article/504037 "2009-07-27T21:50:59Z")
For those that don’t know, Psychotic Letters from Men is a blog that basically offers up examples of its namesake for our general amusement. In most cases, the guy is a nutcase that’s practically stalking the woman. No… --- ## [Racism in Napoleon Dynamite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racism-in-napoleon-dynamite/360955)
**Author:** [@ddgryphon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddgryphon)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2006, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racism-in-napoleon-dynamite/360955 "2006-06-19T14:31:12Z")
Okay, I’ve heard widely ranging reports of ND and how wonderful/awful it is. But today looking at the Rottentomatoes site, I saw a mention of ND as being racist. I still haven’t seen it, but can someone tell me what th… --- ## [How I became a sorta Buckeye: a scarlet and gray MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-became-a-sorta-buckeye-a-scarlet-and-gray-mmp/381135)
**Author:** [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Replies:** 405\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2006, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-became-a-sorta-buckeye-a-scarlet-and-gray-mmp/381135 "2006-11-27T03:12:38Z")
Since this immediately follows the most scarlet and gray week in Ohio history I thought I’d reflect for a moment on how an unsuspecting Michigan-born girl could grow up to become a Buckeye, kind of. \* Yes…it’s provincia… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=598&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=600&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)