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**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 413\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-stanley-cup-playoffs-thread/784278 "2017-06-29T18:33:41Z")
Starts tomorrow! Here are the first round match-ups with regular season (points) Eastern Conference: Washington Capitals (118) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (95) Pittsburgh Penguins (111) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (108) M… --- ## [Ask the pacifist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-pacifist/671006)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 432\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-pacifist/671006 "2013-12-05T13:23:33Z")
I am surprised that this “ask the…” hasn’t come up yet. I am a pacifist when it comes to the deliberate harming of other sentient creatures, to the point of getting a little queasy when I see a dead squirrel by the side… --- ## [When Margaret Thatcher dies, will you...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-margaret-thatcher-dies-will-you/499925)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 319\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-margaret-thatcher-dies-will-you/499925 "2013-04-10T18:47:53Z")
a) mourn? b) celebrate? c) care? One for the UK Dopers and other interested parties: The former PM is still in hospital and while she may recover from her current ailment she’s 83 years old and becoming increasingly … --- ## [What do you do about people blocking the passing lane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-about-people-blocking-the-passing-lane/571476)
**Author:** [@snailboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snailboy)\ **Replies:** 314\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2011, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-about-people-blocking-the-passing-lane/571476 "2011-02-22T04:48:14Z")
Imagine you’re travelling down a rural interstate where traffic isn’t very dense. The left lane is by law for passing only although the cops rarely pull people over for it. You pass someone and end up behind someone else… --- ## [John Wayne Throwdown: Rio Bravo vs. El Dorado (50 year old spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-wayne-throwdown-rio-bravo-vs-el-dorado-50-year-old-spoilers/517335)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-wayne-throwdown-rio-bravo-vs-el-dorado-50-year-old-spoilers/517335 "2016-12-27T02:32:11Z")
For reasons that I don’t understand (probably money), John Wayne made the same movie twice. Rio Bravo in 1959 and El Dorado in 1966. The plot of both movies is: The Duke helps an old, drunken sheriff friend keep a bad … --- ## [North Carolina passes hateful Amendment 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-carolina-passes-hateful-amendment-1/621351)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 323\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2012, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-carolina-passes-hateful-amendment-1/621351 "2012-05-26T23:38:53Z")
I am a straight, married male. I don’t give a flying fuck at a rolling donut who marries whom. I don’t know why anyone else does. We get one shot at this life and if you want to limit someone else’s happiness, you are… --- ## [Ask the former Mormon missionary (and current atheist)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-mormon-missionary-and-current-atheist/484577)
**Author:** [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-mormon-missionary-and-current-atheist/484577 "2009-09-29T18:07:46Z")
Inspired by the current JW threads, I thought I’d hang out my shingle and answer any questions about Mormon missionaries. I was raised Mormon and was a Mormon missionary for two years in Argentina. Since then I have lef… --- ## [Are there statistics for how many people successfully lose weight and keep it off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-statistics-for-how-many-people-successfully-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off/627516)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2015, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-statistics-for-how-many-people-successfully-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off/627516 "2015-12-12T23:54:36Z")
I was reading an article in NYT, called The Fat Trap, about how it’s more difficult for an overweight person who has lost weight to keep it off than it is for an average-weight person to maintain his weight. When anyone… --- ## [America's Got Talent \[season 8 thread\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americas-got-talent-season-8-thread/660182)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americas-got-talent-season-8-thread/660182 "2013-09-24T14:52:11Z")
Those of you on the East coast are probably ahead. I’m on the West coast and only saw snake man and the Singer who looks a little like Woody Harrelson. I am so glad he did well. When I heard his wife was behind his be… --- ## [Do humans instinctively know how to have sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-humans-instinctively-know-how-to-have-sex/534158)
**Author:** [@doubled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doubled)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-humans-instinctively-know-how-to-have-sex/534158 "2010-04-02T17:36:40Z")
OK, make fun of me if you want. I’ll admit it – my first time, neither of us knew what we were doing. Arousal was instinctive and obvious, and I sortof kindof knew from having seen an X rated movie that we were supposed … --- ## [MLB: Post-Season 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 647\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046 "2019-11-08T15:58:12Z")
Now things get real! --- ## [Hail the US troops, change membername in YELLOW RIBBON. Or get banned.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hail-the-us-troops-change-membername-in-yellow-ribbon-or-get-banned/281600)
**Author:** [@Aldebaran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aldebaran)\ **Replies:** 658\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2005, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hail-the-us-troops-change-membername-in-yellow-ribbon-or-get-banned/281600 "2005-01-12T01:42:48Z")
Situation: GD thread GD titled “Should We (USA) Attack Syria?” http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=292198&page=1&pp=40 My post nr. 53 Gaudere, post nr.135 My following post. Anyone capable of… --- ## [I pit Poverty and the current economic crisis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-poverty-and-the-current-economic-crisis/479487)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 366\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2009, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-poverty-and-the-current-economic-crisis/479487 "2009-01-20T22:37:52Z")
I’m dirt poor right now. I don’t own a car. My workplace has been giving me barely enough hours to feed myself and keep a roof over my head. I’ll only have enough to do those two things this month because I got some Chri… --- ## [Germanwings flight crash - deliberate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germanwings-flight-crash-deliberate/715993)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 286\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2016, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germanwings-flight-crash-deliberate/715993 "2016-03-13T22:45:17Z")
As officials struggled Wednesday to explain why a jet with 150 people on board crashed in relatively clear skies, an investigator said evidence from a cockpit voice recorder indicated one pilot left the cockpit before … --- ## [Should Sestak Squeal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-sestak-squeal/540604)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 331\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2010, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-sestak-squeal/540604 "2010-06-08T13:26:02Z")
In this piece, Politico reports that Pennsylvania Democratic Senate primary winner Joe Sestak confirms that he was offered a job by the White House if he would drop out of the race, clearing the way (presumably) for long… --- ## [Ok, Kim Jong Un, you stupid son of a bitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-kim-jong-un-you-stupid-son-of-a-bitch/652288)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 333\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-kim-jong-un-you-stupid-son-of-a-bitch/652288 "2013-05-02T15:32:49Z")
This is where you have crossed the line. http://news.yahoo.com/furious-over-sanctions-nkorea-vows-nuke-us-092213643.html Threatening to destroy your enemies on a regular basis = stupid. Threatening to nuke the USA = s… --- ## [I had totally forgotten that {blank} was hot!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-totally-forgotten-that-blank-was-hot/500862)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2009, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-totally-forgotten-that-blank-was-hot/500862 "2009-06-28T01:12:47Z")
The other night I happened to catch a rerun of Newhart for the first time in years. I’d always found it vaguely amusing, so I sat down to watch a bit. This was a very wise decision, as it brought back to my attention th… --- ## [Loki TV series discussion (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loki-tv-series-discussion-spoilers/931625)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 655\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loki-tv-series-discussion-spoilers/931625 "2023-12-24T13:22:17Z")
I understand that Marvel are making a 6 episode TV season starring Tom Hiddleston :sunglasses: as the God of Mischief (“Say my name!”). From a trailer, I believe this is a new timeline, created when Loki luckily picks u… --- ## [Is Scott Brown judging Elizabeth Warren solely on the color of her skin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-scott-brown-judging-elizabeth-warren-solely-on-the-color-of-her-skin/635858)
**Author:** [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2012, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-scott-brown-judging-elizabeth-warren-solely-on-the-color-of-her-skin/635858 "2012-10-04T00:30:21Z")
I know there was a previous thread on this topic somewhere but this controversy has been brought back to the front pages with the recent debate. Rather than rehash an older thread I’d like to get a fresh look. The firs… --- ## [Cat pooping on carpet. How do you stop that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-pooping-on-carpet-how-do-you-stop-that/505178)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-pooping-on-carpet-how-do-you-stop-that/505178 "2011-08-21T20:21:11Z")
I am asking this on behalf of a friend. She has a cat that for some reason has taken to pooping outside the litter box. The cat is only 5 years old and she has been to the vet to see if there are any problems and none … --- ## [How should the Pit be changed, if at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-the-pit-be-changed-if-at-all/946859)
**Author:** [@Delayed\_Reflex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delayed_Reflex)\ **Replies:** 802\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-the-pit-be-changed-if-at-all/946859 "2021-09-04T02:46:29Z")
poll As there has been a lot of discussion lately on the Pit in many recent threads, I thought it might be helpful to try to get a feel for what the community as a whole wants to see done with the Pit. I feel like I’ve r… --- ## [Dancing with the Stars, Spring 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-spring-2010/530952)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-spring-2010/530952 "2010-05-27T16:09:33Z")
They just announced the cast – Pamela Anderson, Buzz Aldrin – !!! – Kate Gosselin, Evan Lysaceck. Et al. They start three weeks from tonight, March 22. Woo hoo! --- ## [Actors/Actresses that you SHOULD find repellant, but are oddly attracted to.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actresses-that-you-should-find-repellant-but-are-oddly-attracted-to/585593)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actresses-that-you-should-find-repellant-but-are-oddly-attracted-to/585593 "2011-10-14T18:13:53Z")
What actors/actresses that should gross you right out, but you’re oddly into. I don’t want lame answers like ‘Brad Pitt’ had a stupid beard for a while!’ or ‘Christina Hendricks’ is chunky!’ I want people who are really… --- ## [That's just not fair CK Haven.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-just-not-fair-ck-haven/315871)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 408\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2005, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-just-not-fair-ck-haven/315871 "2005-08-18T00:59:11Z")
Liberal pulls another one of his patent hijack-this-thread-to-KooKooLibertarianland, and the thread gets closed and Lib gets his way. So any show Lib doesn’t like is subject to thread closure because he’s the grand thr… --- ## [Brian Williams Helicopter story: blowhard BS, but not a fireable offense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brian-williams-helicopter-story-blowhard-bs-but-not-a-fireable-offense/711953)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2015, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brian-williams-helicopter-story-blowhard-bs-but-not-a-fireable-offense/711953 "2015-04-25T03:07:23Z")
A lot of media types, mostly, by the way, on the right, have been calling for NBC anchor Brian Williams to be fired for telling what is even now by his own admission a bit of a “bubba meise” about an incident in the Iraq… --- ## [Penn & Teller Fool Us - New Season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-teller-fool-us-new-season/835666)
**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-teller-fool-us-new-season/835666 "2019-12-06T15:42:13Z")
I hope Dopers will continue to watch and offer guesses on how the tricks were done. None of the tricks on tonight’s episode were all that impressive, but does anyone have any idea how P&T did that trick for David Copperf… --- ## [Question and Answer thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-and-answer-thread/168722)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 1242\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2003, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-and-answer-thread/168722 "2003-12-08T02:21:08Z")
I stole this idea from the Minneapolis Star-Tribune Message Boards. It works like this: On poster starts with an “answer.” The next poster provides a question for the answer, and then provides a new answer. Example: \[… --- ## [When guy mentions his girlfriend or wife in the conversation ..............?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-guy-mentions-his-girlfriend-or-wife-in-the-conversation/716668)
**Author:** [@Rossiekerr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rossiekerr)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2016, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-guy-mentions-his-girlfriend-or-wife-in-the-conversation/716668 "2016-07-30T14:03:51Z")
I noticed that some guys will mention their girlfriend or wife when you start talking to them and some guys wont unless directly asked. One time at work this older approached me in the parking lot man asked me if my hoo… --- ## [How can I find a very, very specific type of porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-find-a-very-very-specific-type-of-porn/390372)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2007, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-find-a-very-very-specific-type-of-porn/390372 "2007-02-06T23:19:27Z")
I’m treading very lightly here because I know it’s GQ and all that, so bear with me. Please don’t post NSFW links and follow the two-click rule and all of that stuff so this doesn’t get closed and chopped. I’m looking f… --- ## [I'm so upset I can't even think of a proper Pit title (ed: cheating ex and STD)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-upset-i-cant-even-think-of-a-proper-pit-title-ed-cheating-ex-and-std/609144)
**Author:** [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2012, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-upset-i-cant-even-think-of-a-proper-pit-title-ed-cheating-ex-and-std/609144 "2012-02-12T04:25:05Z")
Seriously. Guy: I don’t want a relationship anymore. Me: ? Guy: I’m sorry. I don’t know what happened. I just can’t. Me: Eghh… Guy: And PS I have chlamydia. Me: ?! Please tell me it’s not from some Vegas hooker. G… --- ## [Why prevent felons from voting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-prevent-felons-from-voting/695187)
**Author:** [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-prevent-felons-from-voting/695187 "2014-08-15T02:35:12Z")
There’s an overly-long Pit thread which I won’t bother linking to in which issues of voter identification are being discussed in a manner suggesting a horse skeleton being reduced to a fine powder, but I am curious about… --- ## [When a cop lets you off with a warning, is there any official record of that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-cop-lets-you-off-with-a-warning-is-there-any-official-record-of-that/623819)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2012, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-cop-lets-you-off-with-a-warning-is-there-any-official-record-of-that/623819 "2012-06-04T05:53:09Z")
In other words, if a police officer is in a swell mood and has been pulling motorists over but letting them off with a sternly-worded warning but no ticket, does his department supervisor think he’s been slacking off all… --- ## [Why were African civilizations so technologically far behind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-african-civilizations-so-technologically-far-behind/351215)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-african-civilizations-so-technologically-far-behind/351215 "2014-08-15T22:24:40Z")
It seems odd to me that if Africa is the “cradle of life” that it would be discovered during its colonization that most African countries were so far behind much of the rest of the world as far as technology is concerned… --- ## [So what's your porn name (pet + street formula)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-porn-name-pet-street-formula/520008)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-porn-name-pet-street-formula/520008 "2009-12-10T21:08:19Z")
For those not familiar with the legend, some porn stars derive their names from a system: First name: the name of the first pet you ever had Surname: the name of the first street you lived on I honestly have no idea i… --- ## [Does papaya always taste like ass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-papaya-always-taste-like-ass/414800)
**Author:** [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-papaya-always-taste-like-ass/414800 "2007-08-12T12:25:00Z")
While recently in Hong Kong, I thought I would branch out and try some exotic produce I hadn’t yet had. So I bought a papaya. I took it home, eagerly anticipating a novel taste treat–only to discover that it tasted lik… --- ## [\_\_\_\_\_, the poor man's \_\_\_\_\_](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949 "2013-07-08T20:30:18Z")
Another thread mentioned Photoshop as the poor man’s scalpel. Which inspires me: Hydrox, the poor man’s Oreos. Styx, the poor man’s Queen. Jayne Mansfield, the poor man’s Marilyn Monroe. Cracked Magazine, the poor ma… --- ## [We need to call out inherent racism in explicit terms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-to-call-out-inherent-racism-in-explicit-terms/707083)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-to-call-out-inherent-racism-in-explicit-terms/707083 "2016-10-08T15:05:46Z")
This is actually not a Pitting of another poster, nor is it a rant. It’s actually a Debate or an IMHO, but I have been instructed to bring it here because of my use of terminology. This is the exchange: No, I’m sor… --- ## [Why is this statue blowing himself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-statue-blowing-himself/643007)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2012, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-statue-blowing-himself/643007 "2012-12-05T20:34:58Z")
In Cologne, Germany, on the Cologne City Hall is a statue of Konrad von Hochstaden. As you see in the Wiki article there is a picture of the carving. A closerlook at the bottom of Konrad’s statue is someone sucking his… --- ## [Would producing a birth certificate do any good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-producing-a-birth-certificate-do-any-good/571117)
**Author:** [@TravisFromOR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TravisFromOR)\ **Replies:** 392\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2011, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-producing-a-birth-certificate-do-any-good/571117 "2011-02-22T21:46:23Z")
Would producing a birth certificate do any good? Or, would the shit-for-brains birthers just claim it was a fake? --- ## [Extremeely basic programming question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extremeely-basic-programming-question/624300)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extremeely-basic-programming-question/624300 "2012-06-15T18:29:27Z")
In this thread about self-studying for a career, is a link to this article, about how some people have an innate ability to grasp programming, and some dont. In the article is this problem. IANAP and know little about … --- ## [Somebody called me from a psychiatric instutition saying she's held against her will.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-called-me-from-a-psychiatric-instutition-saying-shes-held-against-her-will/668429)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2013, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-called-me-from-a-psychiatric-instutition-saying-shes-held-against-her-will/668429 "2013-09-21T18:05:17Z")
A coworker, somebody I know well enough to have met for lunch but not somebody who’s, say, been over to my house. She called my desk at work and told me that since September 1 she’s been held against her will in a psych… --- ## [Volvo commercial - WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volvo-commercial-wtf/757743)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2016, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volvo-commercial-wtf/757743 "2016-08-29T06:53:46Z")
There’s a new Volvo commercial on that is very effective. It’s getting me to think about it more than I want to. The set-up: Woman driving a Volvo down a road on a spit of land. Behind her is her father? The passenger se… --- ## [Entrapment - Police whores and stupid fundamentalists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entrapment-police-whores-and-stupid-fundamentalists/613353)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2012, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entrapment-police-whores-and-stupid-fundamentalists/613353 "2012-09-30T08:06:59Z")
Drugs and terrorism aren’t major offences, but the police like to use them to accrue power and money and so on, so they take the opportunity to trick vulnerable people into commiting not-quite-crimes. Two cases that hav… --- ## [Technically, is agnosticism the only valid option?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technically-is-agnosticism-the-only-valid-option/720460)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 381\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2015, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technically-is-agnosticism-the-only-valid-option/720460 "2015-06-17T00:31:34Z")
In general we have theism, atheism and agnosticism. I think that, technically, the only valid choice is agnosticism. The reason I think this is that, notwithstanding the strength of one’s belief, no-one really knows whet… --- ## [Why does everyone (seemingly) hate Chevy Chase?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-everyone-seemingly-hate-chevy-chase/287990)
**Author:** [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-everyone-seemingly-hate-chevy-chase/287990 "2012-05-19T01:39:48Z")
I’m not a huge fan of Chevy Chase, but I think he’s done some good stuff. He was funny on “Saturday Night Live,” and I’ve really enjoyed some of his movies (“Vacation,” “European Vacation,” “Fletch,” and others). Invari… --- ## [Where would Africa be today if white imperialism had not happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-africa-be-today-if-white-imperialism-had-not-happened/576386)
**Author:** [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2011, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-africa-be-today-if-white-imperialism-had-not-happened/576386 "2011-04-11T15:13:13Z")
Maybe a naive question since there are so many variables. A lot of the problems in Africa is often explained by the euro/american imperialism. How much did this mess up the Africa that we are seeing today? --- ## [Best OTC athlete's-foot cream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-otc-athletes-foot-cream/450284)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-otc-athletes-foot-cream/450284 "2015-09-14T20:56:29Z")
Testimonials welcome. Thanks. --- ## [Trekkies: What the Hell is wrong with the Enterprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trekkies-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-the-enterprise/715979)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 285\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2015, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trekkies-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-the-enterprise/715979 "2015-04-23T01:11:27Z")
Over the past few weeks I have been Netflix streaming all the seasons and episodes of Star Trek, The Next Generation. And I have come to this conclusion: The Enterprise is a piece of shit. A cosmic Edsel. A friggin’ inte… --- ## [Can a homeless person get a drivers license?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-homeless-person-get-a-drivers-license/628053)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-homeless-person-get-a-drivers-license/628053 "2014-11-03T12:13:18Z")
(Question inspired by robert\_columbia’s nearby thread, asking who can get a library card.) Here is CA, and I assume everywhere, a drivers license application requires you to give a “true, correct, and existing” address … --- ## [Special needs student can't wear varsity letter jacket.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-needs-student-cant-wear-varsity-letter-jacket/716170)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 304\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2015, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-needs-student-cant-wear-varsity-letter-jacket/716170 "2015-03-31T02:55:39Z")
Resolved: That any student should be allowed to wear varsity letter jackets. Story here. A special needs student has been told by his school that he is not allowed to wear the letter jacket that his mother purchased fo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=59&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=61&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)