# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=61&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:** 62 --- ## [The Walking Dead; 2.13 "Beside the Dying Fire" SEASON FINALE (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-13-beside-the-dying-fire-season-finale-open-spoilers/616171)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2012, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-13-beside-the-dying-fire-season-finale-open-spoilers/616171 "2012-04-08T02:34:26Z")
Let’s see, last week Shane killed Randell, Rick killed Shane, Shane rose without being bit, Carl killed Shane a 2nd time, and a horde of zombies were approaching the farmhouse. Oh, and Daryl & Glenn are still out in t… --- ## [Am I the only one who finds in-ear headphones painful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-finds-in-ear-headphones-painful/582942)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-finds-in-ear-headphones-painful/582942 "2016-07-17T04:51:11Z")
I have tried literally a dozen or more types of in-ear headphones, and all of them become painful in a short period of time (20 minutes) if they dont’ actually start out painful. Is it just me? It’s a bummer, because o… --- ## [Study says: the more you lean left, the less you know about economics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-says-the-more-you-lean-left-the-less-you-know-about-economics/538643)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-says-the-more-you-lean-left-the-less-you-know-about-economics/538643 "2011-11-27T22:48:27Z")
So says this PDF study published in Econ Journal Watch, which is a peer-reviewed journal of academic economics. There are some caveats to the basic claim, chief among them: That is, they have a number of questions tha… --- ## [Transgender and public bathrooms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-and-public-bathrooms/752190)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 358\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-and-public-bathrooms/752190 "2016-05-04T22:56:02Z")
As I understand the North Caroline issue, LGBT want to be able to choose their own bathrooms but NC prohibits this. Personally, I would feel a bit uncomfortable if someone with a vagina came into a bathroom while I was … --- ## [Can you get sick from your own poop or just other peoples?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-sick-from-your-own-poop-or-just-other-peoples/684697)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-sick-from-your-own-poop-or-just-other-peoples/684697 "2015-03-07T16:39:06Z")
I know you can get sick if you eat food made by people with poop on their hands. You apparently can also catch pink eye if someone farts on your pillow from the small poop particles. But how come we don’t get sick from… --- ## [Should/will Rex Tillerson be confirmed as Secretary of State?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-will-rex-tillerson-be-confirmed-as-secretary-of-state/774603)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2017, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-will-rex-tillerson-be-confirmed-as-secretary-of-state/774603 "2017-02-04T23:20:01Z")
\[It’s official now: Rex Tillerson is Mr. Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State. \](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_TRUMP\_STATE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-12-12-23-06-46) So, a few qu… --- ## [Penile Lengthening Column](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penile-lengthening-column/37716)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Dean\_Tyler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Dean_Tyler)\ **Replies:** 401\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2000, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penile-lengthening-column/37716 "2000-11-06T20:10:51Z")
It is commonly reported by circumcised men who non-surgically restore their foreskins that their penis lengthens by an inch on average. This is thought to occur because their circumcisions were so tight that their penise… --- ## [What is best way to shrink wool sweater?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-best-way-to-shrink-wool-sweater/523197)
**Author:** [@Super\_Kapowzler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Super_Kapowzler)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-best-way-to-shrink-wool-sweater/523197 "2010-01-01T14:57:11Z")
I have a a Fisherman Out of Ireland wool sweater that has sat in the closet for years because of its size. I could wear it if it were at least 4" thinner length and at least 4" thinner about the chest. Its a nice sweat… --- ## [Game of Thrones, Fire and Blood, 6/19/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-fire-and-blood-6-19-11/586068)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 339\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-fire-and-blood-6-19-11/586068 "2011-07-01T18:33:01Z")
Last one folks, lets continue on our good behavior. This is the thread for the TV series only. Spoiler Thread Background Thread Recap of last week: Varys visits Ned in the dungeon and implores him to admit his treaso… --- ## [FedEx question "On FedEx vehicle for delivery"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fedex-question-on-fedex-vehicle-for-delivery/587889)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2011, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fedex-question-on-fedex-vehicle-for-delivery/587889 "2011-07-06T14:12:57Z")
I see that the tracking gives the status" On FedEx vehicle for delivery" at 7:49 AM. But it still says delivery by 7pm today. Does being on the vehicle mean it will be delivered sooner rather then later today? Or ano… --- ## ["Invasive species", or "survival of the fittest"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasive-species-or-survival-of-the-fittest/619963)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2016, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasive-species-or-survival-of-the-fittest/619963 "2016-02-07T15:14:35Z")
I want to preface my comments by noting that I will put my credentials as an environmentalist up against anyone’s (well, most anyone’s–I’m not out manning the Rainbow Warrior or anything). My family is car-free, even th… --- ## [Who heckled Obama during his address to Congress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 409\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2009, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496 "2009-09-16T12:16:20Z")
I’m flabbergasted. Obama was speaking about the lies and misinformation being spread in the health care debate, and some cretin fucking heckles him? I’m not yet ready to express outrage because it may have been a really … --- ## [I've never read LOTR. Will I like the movie(s)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-read-lotr-will-i-like-the-movie-s/495059)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 540\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-read-lotr-will-i-like-the-movie-s/495059 "2010-08-23T21:27:11Z")
Er, like the title says. I’m not a HUGE fantasy fan; I very much enjoyed the Narnia and Harry Potter books and movies, and enjoyed the first three books of the Pern series; a couple of Piers Anthony’s Incarnations of Im… --- ## [SDMB Shadowrun campaign Chapter 3 - Prey To The Dark: Players only!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-shadowrun-campaign-chapter-3-prey-to-the-dark-players-only/629824)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 390\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-shadowrun-campaign-chapter-3-prey-to-the-dark-players-only/629824 "2013-01-05T18:25:16Z")
This thread is continuing an SDMB Shadowrun campaign. This is for in-character posts only. If you’re watching the game and would like to comment, please go here rather than posting in this thread. Previous game threads … --- ## [Mafia Reunion - NIGHT ZERO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-reunion-night-zero/776315)
**Author:** [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Replies:** 468\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2017, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-reunion-night-zero/776315 "2017-01-12T16:24:02Z")
NIGHT ZERO The Boss, Tommy Two-Fingers would often opine after everything was said and done, was always a bit too quick to resort to violence and indefinite pronouns. Take for instance that Friday morning, the one that… --- ## [Party Quirks (game started).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-game-started/600700)
**Author:** [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Replies:** 354\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-game-started/600700 "2011-11-15T06:53:08Z")
We haven’t played Party Quirks in yonks. If enough people express interest, I’ll dig out a set of rules and come up with some quirks. I forget what we went with in the past but for now, I’ll say we’re shooting for 20 p… --- ## [Tv reporter's blog gets her fired. Right or Wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-reporters-blog-gets-her-fired-right-or-wrong/664892)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 319\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-reporters-blog-gets-her-fired-right-or-wrong/664892 "2013-08-09T18:41:35Z")
I’m baffled by this station’s reaction to this reporter’s blog. I see a very self-assured professional that has enough experience to know how to gather stories and present them on air. She has figured out what works for … --- ## ["Timeless" New Time Travel Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timeless-new-time-travel-show/767613)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2017, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timeless-new-time-travel-show/767613 "2017-05-14T14:05:07Z")
I just finished watching the pilot. Seems good, certainly lots of potential. My only concern is that it will become trope heavy. Did anybody else watch it? Any thoughts? --- ## [Blacks and crime in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blacks-and-crime-in-america/633809)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2012, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blacks-and-crime-in-america/633809 "2012-09-26T02:29:13Z")
I was told to take this to another thread, so here we are. Common sense says this could be a bit contentious so I’m starting it Great Debates but I would appreciate it if it could be treated as a General Question unless … --- ## [Yes I DO know what am doing, I know how it's MEANT to be, but I prefer it like this.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-do-know-what-am-doing-i-know-how-its-meant-to-be-but-i-prefer-it-like-this/533615)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 251\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2010, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-do-know-what-am-doing-i-know-how-its-meant-to-be-but-i-prefer-it-like-this/533615 "2010-05-02T09:25:14Z")
I could never win one of those reality cooking competitions because the judges will say: “I really liked the sauce but the pasta wasn’t al dente so I have to take off points for that.” Yeah, yeah it means “to the tooth”… --- ## [College Is Not For Everyone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-is-not-for-everyone/554801)
**Author:** [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2010, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-is-not-for-everyone/554801 "2010-11-11T03:41:56Z")
(I’m not sure if I would call this a “great” debate but I’m sure people will disagree with my opinion so I figured I’d put it here for now. If Mods want to move it so be it). Inspired by the thread where some of us were… --- ## [Al-Awlaki Killed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-awlaki-killed/598158)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 469\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-awlaki-killed/598158 "2011-10-09T16:21:13Z")
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/01/world/middleeast/anwar-al-awlaki-is-killed-in-yemen.html?\_r=1&hp Good riddance to the traitor scum! :mad: We’ve even got the propagandist traitor with him too! --- ## [Guys guys. I'm starting to stop thinking Jesus existed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-guys-im-starting-to-stop-thinking-jesus-existed/672527)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2014, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-guys-im-starting-to-stop-thinking-jesus-existed/672527 "2014-09-11T00:45:58Z")
To state my claim more clearly: It is beginning to seem plausible to me that the evidence we have fails to suggest the existence of a man named Jesus and called The Christ living in the first third of the first century C… --- ## [Thoughts on Revenge of the Sith (unboxed spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-revenge-of-the-sith-unboxed-spoilers/304551)
**Author:** [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Replies:** 572\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2005, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-revenge-of-the-sith-unboxed-spoilers/304551 "2005-06-13T21:06:25Z")
Saw it at the midnight showing, and I’ve got to say I loved it. Anyways, some random things that did occur to me. I loved the look on Dooku’s face when Palpatine is telling Anakin to kill him. Priceless. I’m sure I’m … --- ## [Things you remember from your childhood that would be ABSOLUTELY UNTHINKABLE today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-remember-from-your-childhood-that-would-be-absolutely-unthinkable-today/492561)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 381\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2009, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-remember-from-your-childhood-that-would-be-absolutely-unthinkable-today/492561 "2009-07-06T04:30:51Z")
This isn’t to say that they were a good idea then either- it could well be that the reason you don’t see them anymore is that they were rightly stopped- but what are some of the things you remember that today would proba… --- ## [Transporters and the destruction of the self: What am I missing here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transporters-and-the-destruction-of-the-self-what-am-i-missing-here/613894)
**Author:** [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Replies:** 271\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2012, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transporters-and-the-destruction-of-the-self-what-am-i-missing-here/613894 "2012-03-23T23:36:38Z")
In another thread about AI rights and sentience, a side conversation developed about storing people’s brains and downloading them into clones, or transporters. Now unwilling to hijack, we decided to agree to disagree abo… --- ## [Childfree is anti-natalism and anti-natalism is bigotry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childfree-is-anti-natalism-and-anti-natalism-is-bigotry/523443)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2010, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childfree-is-anti-natalism-and-anti-natalism-is-bigotry/523443 "2010-01-05T09:19:46Z")
In this thread, Ethical Implications of Remaining Childless By Choice we discussed whether or not it’s acceptable to remain childless by choice. The overwhelming answer, unanimous it seems to me is that yes, it’s perfec… --- ## [Why is it that the NFL prevents fans from keeping footballs that they catch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-that-the-nfl-prevents-fans-from-keeping-footballs-that-they-catch/596762)
**Author:** [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2011, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-that-the-nfl-prevents-fans-from-keeping-footballs-that-they-catch/596762 "2011-10-06T21:07:49Z")
At the Colts vs. Browns game today, the net-raising team was asleep at the wheel for the Browns’ last fieldgoal. It was only partially raised before the kick, so the ball went sailing right over the net. The guy who ca… --- ## [Why Are There Razor Blades in My Walls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-razor-blades-in-my-walls/213476)
**Author:** [@Torgo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torgo)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-razor-blades-in-my-walls/213476 "2024-05-04T01:56:14Z")
Mrs. Torgo and I are remodeling our bathroom. After knocking out some old plaster we notice about 20-30 rusty razor blades amid the rubble. These were the old kind of blades; the old Gillette flat ones that were insert… --- ## [Treated landscape timbers: how to drill for the rebar spikes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treated-landscape-timbers-how-to-drill-for-the-rebar-spikes/685639)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treated-landscape-timbers-how-to-drill-for-the-rebar-spikes/685639 "2014-04-12T21:51:01Z")
I’ve used landscape brick to border flowerbeds in the past. This time I want to use treated landscape timbers. My local hardware store has precut rebar spikes to pin it into the ground. Should I drill a hole just a lit… --- ## [Why is an expired drivers license not an acceptible form of ID?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-an-expired-drivers-license-not-an-acceptible-form-of-id/328541)
**Author:** [@phi\_a\_low\_gen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phi_a_low_gen)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2025, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-an-expired-drivers-license-not-an-acceptible-form-of-id/328541 "2025-01-01T07:58:22Z")
Why is it that an expired drivers license or other form of identification is no longer valid as a form of identification? How can it be that 2 or 3 days after the expiration date, the piece of identification no longer i… --- ## [Get Ready For The GOP To Do Whatever They Can To Steal This Election (Too)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-ready-for-the-gop-to-do-whatever-they-can-to-steal-this-election-too/636746)
**Author:** [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Replies:** 289\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2012, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-ready-for-the-gop-to-do-whatever-they-can-to-steal-this-election-too/636746 "2012-11-10T21:52:50Z")
VIDEO: GOP Caught Training Poll Challengers in Illegal Voter Suppression Tactics "ALBUQUERQUE - Undercover video recorded by ProgressNow New Mexico shows the Republican Party training poll challengers in illegal tactics … --- ## [So what's the deal with the "Galactic Alignment"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-deal-with-the-galactic-alignment/623399)
**Author:** [@garbonzo607](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garbonzo607)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-deal-with-the-galactic-alignment/623399 "2012-11-19T06:30:16Z")
I’ve always believed the Galactic Alignment was fact, but it seems there is conflicting views on the matter on the internet. This site deems it as fact: While a 2009 NASA webpage says it is junk: http://www.nasa.gov/t… --- ## [Doper pic thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-pic-thread/393564)
**Author:** [@melondeca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melondeca)\ **Replies:** 442\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2007, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-pic-thread/393564 "2007-05-02T20:19:45Z")
The last picture thread was back in October, but due to my excitement over my newly acquired digital camera and my cool blue hair, I figured I would go ahead and start another one. This is me. So get on with it and let… --- ## [Google Search Mod Orgy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-search-mod-orgy/147537)
**Author:** [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Replies:** 400\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2003, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-search-mod-orgy/147537 "2003-01-11T20:38:11Z")
Great. Now that I’ve got your attention Duck Duck Goose, I thought I just I’d get it off my chest. You make me crazy, batty, bonkers, goofballs. I’m tired of it. Real tired and I just wanted to vent and maybe help yo… --- ## [Epstein Files =\> Trump Impeachment & Conviction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 1110\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733 "2026-09-20T03:09:50Z")
I know this is highly speculative right now so maybe we will all spitball then the thread goes on hiatus until the files are released. I’ll start off the assumption that the House & Senate are both approximately 50/50 s… --- ## [How did people wipe on chamber pots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-people-wipe-on-chamber-pots/431649)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-people-wipe-on-chamber-pots/431649 "2013-08-13T00:15:24Z")
So I was watching the BBC Pride and Prejudice and wondered - okay, I get that in the outhouse when my dad was a kid there were some Sears Roebuck catalogs and a bin of corn cobs. But when you kept a pot under your bed, … --- ## [Civilians pretending they're guarding recruiters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilians-pretending-theyre-guarding-recruiters/725929)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2016, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilians-pretending-theyre-guarding-recruiters/725929 "2016-12-10T01:36:39Z")
News report here about “Armed citizens guard recruiters after Tennessee shootings”. This is a bad idea all around. First off: the recruiters already have an armed force responsible for protecting them. It’s called the p… --- ## [What's it called: paintings you stand behind and stick your face in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-called-paintings-you-stand-behind-and-stick-your-face-in/584667)
**Author:** [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-called-paintings-you-stand-behind-and-stick-your-face-in/584667 "2020-03-28T16:30:04Z")
Sorry, don’t know how else to describe them. They are usually painted on plywood, sometimes they’re more sculptural. They usually have cartoony people painted on the, but where the faces are supposed to be is a hole and … --- ## [Should I date a devoté?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-date-a-devote/622380)
**Author:** [@umkay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umkay)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-date-a-devote/622380 "2012-06-25T16:27:39Z")
Long-time lurker, first-time poster. :slight\_smile: Background: I’m a disabled woman in my mid-twenties. Specifically, I’m a high (C4) quadriplegic, paralyzed from the neck down, due to a snowboarding accident at 14. I… --- ## [Commissar is a troll.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commissar-is-a-troll/572407)
**Author:** [@Shmendrik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shmendrik)\ **Replies:** 411\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commissar-is-a-troll/572407 "2011-08-03T18:10:43Z")
One of his best yet. Meh. Just wanted to say it. --- ## [Bullshit history that turned out to be true](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bullshit-history-that-turned-out-to-be-true/945541)
**Author:** [@ALOHA\_HATER](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ALOHA_HATER)\ **Replies:** 436\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2022, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bullshit-history-that-turned-out-to-be-true/945541 "2022-10-21T01:22:00Z")
Have there been times when old sources make claims about history that everybody knew were totally made up nonsense, until they weren’t? --- ## [The AR-15 and the Navy Yard shooting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ar-15-and-the-navy-yard-shooting/669443)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 364\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2013, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ar-15-and-the-navy-yard-shooting/669443 "2013-10-05T20:41:54Z")
Without checking first… Did the Navy Yard shooter use an automatic weapon? Did he use an AR-15? Did he try to buy one? . . . . . . It’s my guess that many, if not most, people will be left with the impression t… --- ## [Am I the only one who's not !OUTRAGED! over the death of Cecil the lion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-whos-not-outraged-over-the-death-of-cecil-the-lion/726506)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2015, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-whos-not-outraged-over-the-death-of-cecil-the-lion/726506 "2015-08-07T16:04:40Z")
I understand the he was a beloved local celebrity, and I don’t quite get the thrill of sport hunting lions. It’s not for the meat, and apparently they don’t run and hide from hunters so it’s not difficult (or so I’ve hea… --- ## [Movies/TV Shows/etc moments that seem really dated now...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-shows-etc-moments-that-seem-really-dated-now/128226)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2020, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-shows-etc-moments-that-seem-really-dated-now/128226 "2020-05-28T10:49:43Z")
The cell phone thread got me to thinking about a comment my mom once made about “Seinfeld”- where Jerry is kvetching about a baseball player not having the time to call him- something that wouldn’t really happen in this … --- ## [Let's Play Dwarf Fortress! \[Succession game forming now\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-dwarf-fortress-succession-game-forming-now/567065)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 317\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2012, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-dwarf-fortress-succession-game-forming-now/567065 "2012-03-18T06:46:53Z")
Inspired by this thread from 2007. Let’s play a succession game of DF! If there is interest we can decide on what version of the game to use, etc. ETA: Could a mod please fix my title? :o:smack: --- ## [Do female athletes wear a cup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-female-athletes-wear-a-cup/604051)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2016, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-female-athletes-wear-a-cup/604051 "2016-05-31T03:03:45Z")
Serious question. I know they don’t have the dangling bits like guys. But I’d imagine a solid whack to a woman’s labia hurts too. Since women now play contact sports like soccer is there a modified cup for them to wear… --- ## [Breaking - The Queen is unwell (has died): 8 Sep 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-the-queen-is-unwell-has-died-8-sep-2022/971212)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 1010\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-the-queen-is-unwell-has-died-8-sep-2022/971212 "2022-12-05T17:45:51Z")
This could be major, as The Palace is very guarded normally about the Queen’s health, but it’s been announced that’s she’s unwell, with doctors being concerned and the family being informed. From the BBC: --- ## [Sometimes I really hate my race. (chimpout.com)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-really-hate-my-race-chimpout-com/520825)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-really-hate-my-race-chimpout-com/520825 "2011-12-28T17:24:42Z")
Sorry, no energy for a creative pitting. I knew that after the last election that racism wasn’t resolved or over and done with; but I didn’t anticipate just how virulent, recharged and emboldened hatred of African-Ameri… --- ## [How much money does an ATM keep in it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-does-an-atm-keep-in-it/337018)
**Author:** [@chefIL11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chefIL11)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-does-an-atm-keep-in-it/337018 "2013-01-16T05:35:42Z")
Does this vary by different ATM? What is a typical figure for the amount in which the ATM is “filled” with from the bank? How often is it refilled? What is the maximum amount one can take out at a given time? /No, I’… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=60&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=62&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)