# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=606&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:** 607 --- ## [Jokes, in response to moderation etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-in-response-to-moderation-etc/959768)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2022, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-in-response-to-moderation-etc/959768 "2022-02-25T18:52:57Z")
This thread is in response the the “More Jokes” thread where @puzzlegal, moderating, said to take up any issues with moderations in ATMB. This isn’t necessarily intended to be a criticism of puzzlegal, but rather, an at… --- ## [If abortion is outlawed, what should the penalty be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-abortion-is-outlawed-what-should-the-penalty-be/702117)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2014, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-abortion-is-outlawed-what-should-the-penalty-be/702117 "2014-12-16T20:25:04Z")
If it’s against the law, there has to be a penalty attached. So what should it be? Women have been executed for killing their children. Shouldn’t the penalty for a woman who successfully aborts her fetus be the exact … --- ## [Strangest or grossest thing you've seen online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-or-grossest-thing-youve-seen-online/734443)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2015, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-or-grossest-thing-youve-seen-online/734443 "2015-12-17T20:40:58Z")
I know there are other threads about this topic, but I can’t find them so I’m going to start my own. You Tube has literally thousands of videos of people draining abscesses and sebaceous cysts; some are done by physicia… --- ## [Dumbest fashion trend you've bought into.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-fashion-trend-youve-bought-into/415915)
**Author:** [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2007, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-fashion-trend-youve-bought-into/415915 "2007-08-22T20:40:49Z")
Looking at an old yearbook got me to thinking about this, especially after the massively poofy/teased hair look a good portion of the females were sporting. My answer? That’s an easy one. Tight rolled pants What were… --- ## [How much natural gas does a gas stove burner use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-natural-gas-does-a-gas-stove-burner-use/404597)
**Author:** [@chorpler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chorpler)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2007, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-natural-gas-does-a-gas-stove-burner-use/404597 "2007-05-18T23:19:25Z")
So, I accidentally left one of the gas burners on my stove on, on low, for about 12 hours. We get charged $1.21 per therm – though I’m not sure what a therm is (evidently it’s a quantity of gas needed to generate 100,00… --- ## [Curse of the High IQ: Fact of life or just Wishful thinking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curse-of-the-high-iq-fact-of-life-or-just-wishful-thinking/748579)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curse-of-the-high-iq-fact-of-life-or-just-wishful-thinking/748579 "2016-03-21T05:32:25Z")
More on the “How big is your brain” debate topics. I got a copy of a bookthat discusses the problems of those with higher IQ, presumably 2 standard deviations above the mean or higher. Essentially, the difference betwe… --- ## [Marley, you're letting your opinions and interactions as a poster influence your modding.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley-youre-letting-your-opinions-and-interactions-as-a-poster-influence-your-modding/549312)
**Author:** [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2010, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley-youre-letting-your-opinions-and-interactions-as-a-poster-influence-your-modding/549312 "2010-08-07T06:12:24Z")
It would be awesome if you could ease up on that a bit, maybe let somebody else take care of it. I’m not saying another mod wouldn’t make the same calls, but it looks improper. --- ## [Hillary is going to STEAL the democratic nomination, mark my words!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-is-going-to-steal-the-democratic-nomination-mark-my-words/442922)
**Author:** [@JohnnieEnigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnnieEnigma)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2008, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-is-going-to-steal-the-democratic-nomination-mark-my-words/442922 "2008-04-02T09:44:11Z")
At this point it’s clear that the democratic nomination will be decided by the super delegates. And although Obama is ahead in delegates and the popular vote, watch and see how the hillary machine overpowers the superdel… --- ## [Esp. for pro-lifers: What would happen if abortion were outlawed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esp-for-pro-lifers-what-would-happen-if-abortion-were-outlawed/171794)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2003, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esp-for-pro-lifers-what-would-happen-if-abortion-were-outlawed/171794 "2003-05-10T22:26:45Z")
I consider myself mostly pro-life. I believe fetuses are babies and deserve not to be killed. But there is one issue that has made me hesitate from calling myself 100% pro-life: What would happen if abortion were outl… --- ## [Latest Obama Scandal: Can he Survive This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-obama-scandal-can-he-survive-this/445048)
**Author:** [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-obama-scandal-can-he-survive-this/445048 "2008-04-16T20:09:42Z")
Brace yourselves, people. Chris Matthews has once again discovered an example of how out-of-touch the “elitist” Barack Obama is. Seems he was offered a cup of coffeee at a diner and… wait for it… asked for a glass of o… --- ## [Are homophobic ads OK if they're run by Democrats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-homophobic-ads-ok-if-theyre-run-by-democrats/131719)
**Author:** [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2002, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-homophobic-ads-ok-if-theyre-run-by-democrats/131719 "2002-10-23T03:14:12Z")
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?tts=1&display=rednews/2002/10/10/build/local/50-taylor-bails.inc All you Democrats who defended the acceptance of gifts from crooks are invited to excuse this homophobic ad run … --- ## [Michelle Obama was my hero today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-obama-was-my-hero-today/711186)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2015, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-obama-was-my-hero-today/711186 "2015-01-30T14:54:37Z")
https://celebrity.yahoo.com/news/michelle-obama-not-amused-while-meeting-king-saudi-143636653-us-weekly.html Plus head uncovered? Good on her. Women are treated like dirt there and there’s no reason for a proud Western … --- ## [Fargo S1E6 \[Open spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-s1e6-open-spoilers/688897)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2014, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-s1e6-open-spoilers/688897 "2014-05-27T23:00:44Z")
I’ve got to start this now or I’m going to forget at least one of my questions. Lester snuck out of the hospital, went to his house and picked up the hammer and dropped it at Chaz’s house. Let’s stop there. Why not ju… --- ## [Why don't conservatives love immigrants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-conservatives-love-immigrants/635891)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2012, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-conservatives-love-immigrants/635891 "2012-10-11T02:23:07Z")
A lot of anti-immigrant rhetoric seems to come from the right, but I find it kind of ironic regarding immigrants considering: -Immigrants, due to limitations from not being citizens, tend to start their own businesses. … --- ## [I Don't Have A Topic For This MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-topic-for-this-mmp/788766)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2017, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-topic-for-this-mmp/788766 "2017-06-19T02:57:14Z")
Plus, who knows if this will be THE MMP. Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 73 Amurrkin out and cloudy with a predicted high of 83 and maybe rain this mornin’ and afternoon. Or not. TWPTB have no idea. I… --- ## [How Often Do You Get Jury Duty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-get-jury-duty/156840)
**Author:** [@RadioWave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadioWave)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2003, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-get-jury-duty/156840 "2003-02-25T01:05:35Z")
This is just a simple poll to see how frequently people in different parts of the world get jury duty and what it entails. For instance, here in Los Angeles, California we frequently get cards in the mail telling us we … --- ## [Synthetic or "chemical" smells you love](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synthetic-or-chemical-smells-you-love/680953)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2014, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synthetic-or-chemical-smells-you-love/680953 "2014-02-16T20:19:30Z")
A few off the top of my head: Gasoline. Moth balls. Permanent Markers. You guys? --- ## [Teacher assaults student that uses a racial slur against him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teacher-assaults-student-that-uses-a-racial-slur-against-him/824106)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teacher-assaults-student-that-uses-a-racial-slur-against-him/824106 "2018-11-28T03:29:43Z")
So, in Maywood Academy High School in Maywood, CA, south of Los Angeles, a well respected African American music teacher, Marston Riley, asked a male student that was not dressed in accordance with the school’s dress c… --- ## [Genius chimp shot by police](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genius-chimp-shot-by-police/486223)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genius-chimp-shot-by-police/486223 "2009-03-18T10:27:17Z")
Supposedly, Travis the Chimp But there is a fine line between genius and madness, and Travis crossed the line today, mauling a vistor and attacking several police officers before being shot to death, according to this … --- ## [Pitting the parents of Jonathan Krohn.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218)
**Author:** [@Dostoyevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dostoyevsky)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218 "2012-07-15T06:26:28Z")
Here, here, and here a youth dies on camera as a pundit is born. :frowning: I grew up listening to Rush Limbaugh (beginning at age 12) and wish now that I had just watched cartoons instead. Krohn’s parents should end … --- ## [Why Was Prohibition an amendment, not a law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-prohibition-an-amendment-not-a-law/575158)
**Author:** [@Romeo\_and\_Whatsherface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Romeo_and_Whatsherface)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2012, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-prohibition-an-amendment-not-a-law/575158 "2012-05-07T07:18:52Z")
This has been puzzling me for years. An amendment is, by definition, a change in a document. There is nothing in the Constitution about the manufacture or sale of alcohol, as there wouldn’t be, since it’s essentially a p… --- ## [Moderator issued personal insult.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-issued-personal-insult/559600)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2010, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-issued-personal-insult/559600 "2010-11-09T05:55:59Z")
In this threada few months ago, I called \*\*Czarcasm \*\*a jerk, after a long series of antagonistic posts deliberately designed to get my goat. I was given an official warning for it, . “Jerk” is, apparently, a personal in… --- ## [Why Do Brits Eat Heinz Baked Beans when Americans Don't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-brits-eat-heinz-baked-beans-when-americans-dont/930701)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-brits-eat-heinz-baked-beans-when-americans-dont/930701 "2021-01-31T03:17:08Z")
After watching videos about full English breakfasts I’m wondering about why Brits are eating Heinz, an American brand of beans while Americans eat Van Camp’s or Bush’s. We Americans eat Heinz Ketchup and 57 Sauce, but n… --- ## [Is it okay to fart in front of other people at work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-okay-to-fart-in-front-of-other-people-at-work/586405)
**Author:** [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-okay-to-fart-in-front-of-other-people-at-work/586405 "2011-06-27T17:00:48Z")
A day ago, I wouldn’t have thought this to be a controversial topic, but I’ve been told in a Pit thread that I have “hang-ups” about people farting at work. So I pose the question to you, Dopers: is it okay to rip one a… --- ## [are deep knee bends a good exercise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-deep-knee-bends-a-good-exercise/154790)
**Author:** [@Morpheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morpheus)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2003, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-deep-knee-bends-a-good-exercise/154790 "2003-02-17T02:17:31Z")
I vaguely recall something about deep knee bends being too stressful on the knees. Is this true? --- ## [Does anyone feel like White Elephanting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2006, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-feel-like-white-elephanting/319310 "2006-09-29T14:36:59Z")
I’m cleaning my storage room this weekend, and will probably wind up with a boat load of, um, stuff that I would be more than willing to mail to someone. If anyone else is in the same boat, or is really jonesin’ a box o… --- ## [Mohawk or Mohican?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mohawk-or-mohican/66335)
**Author:** [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2014, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mohawk-or-mohican/66335 "2014-03-16T17:06:43Z")
As I was perusing some British newspapers online and there seems to be a big to-do over David Beckham’s new haircut. To those of us here in the U.S., it looks like a Mohawk. However, the British seem to refer to as a Mo… --- ## [Where do these darn "banana gnats" come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-these-darn-banana-gnats-come-from/35118)
**Author:** [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2000, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-these-darn-banana-gnats-come-from/35118 "2000-10-02T03:41:57Z")
Every time I buy bananas my kitchen becomes home to six to ten flying, gnat-like bugs. (I don’t buy many other types of fruit, so I don’t know if it happens with anything besides bananas. Also, I don’t know if my bugs a… --- ## [Great American Dad quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-american-dad-quotes/623086)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2013, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-american-dad-quotes/623086 "2013-01-06T03:41:24Z")
The one that always sticks out for me is when Stan is in Heaven, and he lost a judgement on the worthiness of his soul. He gets desperate, and points his gun at the Angelic Judge. Judge: laughs Your gun has no power her… --- ## [The Wonder Bread Giant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wonder-bread-giant/660359)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2025, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wonder-bread-giant/660359 "2025-09-14T23:57:00Z")
Several years ago, my Grandma told me about a man known as the “Wonder Bread Giant.” He was apparently some sort of mascot for Wonder Bread. I don’t know exactly how tall he was, but I’m quite certain that he was over … --- ## [Why is it more socially acceptable to hate cats than dogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-more-socially-acceptable-to-hate-cats-than-dogs/659175)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2013, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-more-socially-acceptable-to-hate-cats-than-dogs/659175 "2013-05-28T12:54:19Z")
I’m wondering why it seems, in North American society at least, more socially acceptable to hate cats than to hate dogs. Anyone have any ideas? (For the record, I like both cats and dogs, though I’m more of a cat lover… --- ## [Fantasy Island -Are Republicans losing their grip on reality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-island-are-republicans-losing-their-grip-on-reality/582841)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-island-are-republicans-losing-their-grip-on-reality/582841 "2011-05-26T01:03:30Z")
Fantasy Island - Are Republicans losing their grip on reality? Not really a GD, but more apropos here for discussion than elsewhere. This article is a near perfect encapsulation of my concerns about the Republican Party… --- ## [Top Gear: Bad Stunt, Or Misunderstanding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gear-bad-stunt-or-misunderstanding/700347)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2014, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gear-bad-stunt-or-misunderstanding/700347 "2014-12-29T06:58:07Z")
It seems as if the cast and crew of Top Gear have been chased out of Argentina by an angry mob. The reason? A license plate on a Porsche they brought along with registration "H982 FLK ", which Argentinian veterans cla… --- ## [A Spelling Poll: 'Come' or 'Cum'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spelling-poll-come-or-cum/557307)
**Author:** [@Taenia\_spp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taenia_spp)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spelling-poll-come-or-cum/557307 "2010-10-18T18:25:05Z")
When colloquially referring to ejaculation, how do you spell it? --- ## [How is it that drugs in the US don't come in blister packs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-that-drugs-in-the-us-dont-come-in-blister-packs/610412)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2012, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-that-drugs-in-the-us-dont-come-in-blister-packs/610412 "2012-01-26T13:55:30Z")
I have recently become aware(through the straight dope) that prescribed drugs in the US are are put together by a pharmacist, who then puts them in bottles and then dispenses them to you. This may then lead to people loo… --- ## [For you men out there, is sex with a condom still pleasurable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-you-men-out-there-is-sex-with-a-condom-still-pleasurable/708820)
**Author:** [@TheBuilding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBuilding)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-you-men-out-there-is-sex-with-a-condom-still-pleasurable/708820 "2015-01-07T19:42:11Z")
I know that having sex without a condom beats sex with a condom every time. But is sex with a condom still fun? Does it still give you pleasure? Does it matter what type of condom it is? --- ## [What's Up With People Still Double-Spacing After a Period](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-people-still-double-spacing-after-a-period/492858)
**Author:** [@hobscrk777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hobscrk777)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2009, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-people-still-double-spacing-after-a-period/492858 "2009-04-17T17:03:31Z")
I can see why this was standard operating procedure back when monospaced fonts were the norm and double-spacing after a period actually added clarity to one’s writing. Now, double-spaces after periods are a distraction (… --- ## ["Father of the Bride"(1991)--Did Mr. Banks have a point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-of-the-bride-1991-did-mr-banks-have-a-point/579318)
**Author:** [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-of-the-bride-1991-did-mr-banks-have-a-point/579318 "2011-04-25T14:00:09Z")
No boxed spoilers because the movie is a 20 year old remake. I’m watching this movie, which I’ve seen dozens of times over the years, but this time is different. On tonight’s viewing, I’m having a very different reactio… --- ## [Greatest sports movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movies/523871)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movies/523871 "2010-01-15T20:00:13Z")
I don’t have much to do with sports in real life, but there have been some very powerful movies made with a sports setting. For some reason some of the greatest are set in the world of possibly my least favorite sport: b… --- ## [What Good Is My Fucking License?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-good-is-my-fucking-license/420997)
**Author:** [@Defective\_Detective](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defective_Detective)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2007, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-good-is-my-fucking-license/420997 "2007-10-07T02:03:25Z")
What good is my fucking official fucking state Driver’s License if I can’t use it to get a drink? I walked into a casino last night, and the bartender asked me for ID. Okay. I’ll show you my driver’s license, here you g… --- ## [Tell me about India's caste system.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-indias-caste-system/533611)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-indias-caste-system/533611 "2022-02-07T18:11:58Z")
On this web page (an article about a border closing ceremony at the India-Pakistan border), I saw an ad for an Indian (Hindu?) dating service, www.bengalimatrimony.com. The ad flashes through a series of photographs of … --- ## [What’s an innocent or common misconception about your profession or your hobby that just drives you up the wall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-an-innocent-or-common-misconception-about-your-profession-or-your-hobby-that-just-drives-you-up-the-wall/985496)
**Author:** [@NegativeZer0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NegativeZer0)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2023, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-an-innocent-or-common-misconception-about-your-profession-or-your-hobby-that-just-drives-you-up-the-wall/985496 "2023-06-21T21:17:33Z")
Like for example, how someone thinks because you work in IT you can fix their TV, or how if you’re into music you must be able to play any random instrument. --- ## [The Good Silver: Do any brides still receive sterling flatware as wedding gifts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-silver-do-any-brides-still-receive-sterling-flatware-as-wedding-gifts/613378)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-silver-do-any-brides-still-receive-sterling-flatware-as-wedding-gifts/613378 "2012-02-23T05:07:03Z")
When my mother was married in the 40’s, she received a set of sterling silver flatware as a wedding gift. In that generation, this was pretty common, and “the good silver” was reserved for holidays and special dinner par… --- ## [So what if the country goes bankrupt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-if-the-country-goes-bankrupt/571497)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-if-the-country-goes-bankrupt/571497 "2011-07-12T17:05:50Z")
People on both sides of the political spectrum have been talking about it since the crap hit the fan 2 1/2 years ago. But I’ve never heard anyone spell out in concrete terms what it means. If the country does go bankru… --- ## [VA Gov. wants a literacy test for voting rights \[for ex-felons ed. title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/va-gov-wants-a-literacy-test-for-voting-rights-for-ex-felons-ed-title/535774)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2010, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/va-gov-wants-a-literacy-test-for-voting-rights-for-ex-felons-ed-title/535774 "2010-04-15T23:47:37Z")
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell is back in the news today after the kerfluffle over honoring the Confederacy. He plans to require ex-felons to compose an essay about their contributions to society in order to get their voti… --- ## [Illinois Appeals Court Says Rahm Emanuel Not Eligble for Mayor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-appeals-court-says-rahm-emanuel-not-eligble-for-mayor/568817)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2011, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-appeals-court-says-rahm-emanuel-not-eligble-for-mayor/568817 "2011-01-30T03:42:10Z")
Wow. The court seems to base its ruling on the fact that in Illinois, “domicile” and “residence” are not synonyms. I don’t have much in the way of expertise in residency law for elections purposes, but I have to say th… --- ## [Hypocrite PC-zealots and their strawmen.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypocrite-pc-zealots-and-their-strawmen/818670)
**Author:** [@SaneBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaneBill)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2018, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypocrite-pc-zealots-and-their-strawmen/818670 "2018-07-31T13:57:30Z")
First: this thread. Second: I did not read a single post from it after my last post, because I had enough of that crap. Probably won’t read any of this either, I’ve no illusions of converting fanatics. So: there was th… --- ## [Men shave balls . . . but what about waxing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shave-balls-but-what-about-waxing/397073)
**Author:** [@Roboto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roboto)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shave-balls-but-what-about-waxing/397073 "2012-04-21T09:12:12Z")
I’ve participated in various threads about men shaving their balls and asscracks. But what about waxing? Is it physically possible to wax testicles, with their stretching capabilites and tenderness? Anyone ever done t… --- ## [I pit Cee Lo Green](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cee-lo-green/608247)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2012, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cee-lo-green/608247 "2012-01-07T22:15:47Z")
So Cee Lo sang a few songs at Times Square on New Year’s Eve, and he decided he’d do a cover of John Lennon’s absolutely perfect and timeless humanist anthem “Imagine”. That’s all well and good. Except… \[QUOTE=CNN Belie… --- ## [sailboat, I hope your wife is okay.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailboat-i-hope-your-wife-is-okay/793679)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailboat-i-hope-your-wife-is-okay/793679 "2017-10-28T14:38:20Z")
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