# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=616&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:** 617 --- ## [I need some terrible fake idioms/sayings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-terrible-fake-idioms-sayings/741105)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2015, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-terrible-fake-idioms-sayings/741105 "2015-12-26T21:15:31Z")
In a couple weeks, I’ll be participating in a murder mystery for a friend’s birthday. I received my bio today, and I’ll be playing a retired Victorian colonel who may or may not be addicted to opium. Anyway, according t… --- ## [Inserting Objects into the Vagina](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inserting-objects-into-the-vagina/492933)
**Author:** [@Alis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alis)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2009, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inserting-objects-into-the-vagina/492933 "2009-04-19T19:45:21Z")
Dear Cecil, I read the post about inserting objects into the vagina. I was wondering if this behaviour has a name, or is listed as a mental illness under a name. I have been surfing elsewhere and discovered that ‘fisti… --- ## [Vet advice needed -- cut on cat's paw](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vet-advice-needed-cut-on-cats-paw/604145)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vet-advice-needed-cut-on-cats-paw/604145 "2011-11-27T00:56:02Z")
My free-range cat came home yesterday with cut on his right front paw. He’s limping a little, but can walk on it. Just got a good look at it – the cut is about a half inch long and not all that deep – showing pink, but n… --- ## [Ice cream + tea = kidney stones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-tea-kidney-stones/52340)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2019, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-tea-kidney-stones/52340 "2019-05-10T05:01:49Z")
Is it true that if you eat ice cream while drinking tea, you can get kidney stones? --- ## [What's your rooster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-rooster/691205)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-rooster/691205 "2014-06-25T14:22:31Z")
What wakes you up in the morning? Is it a buzz, bell, ring, radio, recording, swift kick from your partner, or just the light from the rising sun? Currently I wake to the sound of Cee-Lo’s Closet Freak. --- ## [What's the origin of the phrase "It is what it is"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-origin-of-the-phrase-it-is-what-it-is/450189)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-origin-of-the-phrase-it-is-what-it-is/450189 "2008-05-22T22:55:10Z")
I’ve heard this all my life and didn’t know until recently it was associated with football and other sports. I assumed it’s origins were ancient, but does anyone know what they are? (There may have already been a threa… --- ## [Charlie Hebdo cofounder blames slain editor for provoking attack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-hebdo-cofounder-blames-slain-editor-for-provoking-attack/709937)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-hebdo-cofounder-blames-slain-editor-for-provoking-attack/709937 "2015-01-22T14:19:27Z")
He makes a good point. You can go too far in mocking and provoking people. It doesn’t justify what happened. But common sense tells me its not wise to poke a tiger with a stick. The Pope has expressed similar views. T… --- ## [Jonbenet Ramsey Special - CBS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonbenet-ramsey-special-cbs/766369)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2016, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonbenet-ramsey-special-cbs/766369 "2016-09-22T04:59:26Z")
Did anyone watch this until the end? I started watching but it had such a “reality show” vibe, I couldn’t take it. I assume nothing new came out of their “investigation”? --- ## [Stupid Quotations You Hate To Hear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-quotations-you-hate-to-hear/619241)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2012, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-quotations-you-hate-to-hear/619241 "2012-05-02T02:10:34Z")
NOTE: This is satire, okay? Not meant to start an argument :slight\_smile: I’ll start you off… “It is what it is” Fuck you! A shrug is sufficient, asshole! That whole phrase cancels itself out, so stop using up my oxyg… --- ## [Whatcha Readin' August 09 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-august-09-edition/504858)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-august-09-edition/504858 "2009-08-29T14:43:20Z")
It is nearly Football season! Hooray! I’m reading Dean Koontz’s 3rd installment in his Frankenstein trilogy. It had a lot of promise in the first book, but the second seemed like filler to me and did not further the p… --- ## [How risky is it to leave the tip line blank when paying by credit card?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-risky-is-it-to-leave-the-tip-line-blank-when-paying-by-credit-card/556044)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2010, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-risky-is-it-to-leave-the-tip-line-blank-when-paying-by-credit-card/556044 "2010-10-05T13:30:07Z")
So (in the US at least) when you pay by credit card at a restaurant the receipt comes with a blank tip line (and total below it). Being the suspicious type (and the type that is not organized enough to check their ban… --- ## [Will Mary Landrieu Sell Her Vote for $100M?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-mary-landrieu-sell-her-vote-for-100m/518375)
**Author:** [@Carol\_Stream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_Stream)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-mary-landrieu-sell-her-vote-for-100m/518375 "2009-11-24T18:40:33Z")
I hope she doesn’t, but it doesn’t look good. Maybe Blanche Lincoln will save us all. --- ## [Prayers that Actually Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prayers-that-actually-work/69778)
**Author:** [@berdollos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/berdollos)\ **Replies:** 263\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2001, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prayers-that-actually-work/69778 "2001-07-13T07:54:38Z")
Does anybody know prayers that they have used and have actually had a beneficial effect? A prayer that actually works has to have some connection to a universal truth and is, in a sense, a handle on the truth. --- ## [Does capitalization in E-mail addresses matter at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-capitalization-in-e-mail-addresses-matter-at-all/137961)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2002, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-capitalization-in-e-mail-addresses-matter-at-all/137961 "2002-11-26T19:05:04Z")
I know it makes a difference in URLs, but I always thought that capitalization was irrelevant as far as E-mail addresses were concerned (i.e., “toadspittlemail@straightdope.com” = “ToadSpittleMAIL@straightdope.com”). Am … --- ## [Men Aren't Necessarily Stupid (mild)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-arent-necessarily-stupid-mild/431695)
**Author:** [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2008, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-arent-necessarily-stupid-mild/431695 "2008-01-04T23:06:26Z")
I’m a woman, and another rant, Women Aren’t Necessarily Whores, has inspired this mild rant. I’m annoyed that many commercials depict men as dunces. Does any woman actually buy any product because the woman in the comme… --- ## [Polish terms of endearment suggestions please...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polish-terms-of-endearment-suggestions-please/602771)
**Author:** [@dada2fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dada2fish)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polish-terms-of-endearment-suggestions-please/602771 "2011-11-26T06:33:57Z")
I have a 20 month old son and I’d like to come up with special pet name for him. Since I am 100% Polish I thought it would be even more special if the name was Polish. In looking for suggestions online, I found mostly ro… --- ## [An AC-130 in World War 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ac-130-in-world-war-2/626582)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ac-130-in-world-war-2/626582 "2012-10-15T14:29:33Z")
After my previous attempt at interfering with history with an M1A2 modern main battle tank failed - consensus was that it would fail mechanically or get its treads taken out - I’ve decided to use my timey-wimey ball to s… --- ## [Thinking of making a will? If you're in Canada, don't bother!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-making-a-will-if-youre-in-canada-dont-bother/562527)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-making-a-will-if-youre-in-canada-dont-bother/562527 "2011-01-28T03:30:09Z")
I suspect I’m not alone in my belief that when I die, I can exercise a final act of authority over my worldly possessions and direct, even from the grave so to speak, who does, and does not, receive them. I mean, isn’t t… --- ## [Weapons so cool and badass they were virtually characters.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-so-cool-and-badass-they-were-virtually-characters/519483)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2009, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-so-cool-and-badass-they-were-virtually-characters/519483 "2009-12-02T16:29:21Z")
This came to me the other day when I caught an airing of Mel Gibson’s “The Patriot.” I’ve seen a good many movies over the years that featured a weapon so cool or badass that the weapon virtually became a character in i… --- ## [Do Rich people Decorate their Homes Like This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-rich-people-decorate-their-homes-like-this/675379)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2013, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-rich-people-decorate-their-homes-like-this/675379 "2013-12-06T17:09:07Z")
When you look at the pages of “House Beautiful” or “Architectural Digest”, the interiors of rich people’s houses are beautiful. They always seem to have tables around, covered with junk (“objets de’art”)-stuff like Afric… --- ## [Flying first or business class](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-first-or-business-class/566518)
**Author:** [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2011, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-first-or-business-class/566518 "2011-01-11T12:11:39Z")
Do most - or any - airlines have a minimum age limit to fly first or business class? I can imagine that anyone who is paying significantly more money would expect peace and quiet, enough so that babies and young childre… --- ## [Deaf people blocked from armed services](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaf-people-blocked-from-armed-services/758341)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2016, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaf-people-blocked-from-armed-services/758341 "2016-07-19T20:18:56Z")
Deaf teacher’s quest for armed service inspires students. I have every sympathy with this guy but come on! Deaf people in the military? Really? The purpose of the military isn’t to make people feel good about themselve… --- ## [Was LbJ a nut?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-lbj-a-nut/354831)
**Author:** [@solkoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solkoe)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2012, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-lbj-a-nut/354831 "2012-09-14T03:13:31Z")
A book I was reading claimed that Lyndon Johnson had an erratic personality and that he had to be kept under close wraps by his protectors. One of the things he liked to do was show other dignitaries his penis. Is this… --- ## [Would dog anti-tick medicine work for people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-dog-anti-tick-medicine-work-for-people/624758)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-dog-anti-tick-medicine-work-for-people/624758 "2012-06-14T04:20:51Z")
I get ticks every year. Would the stuff for dogs work on people? I guess it has not been tested on people. Or maybe they know it would be harmful to people. I am asking about the liquid you put on the dog’s … --- ## [What's so bad about virtue signaling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-bad-about-virtue-signaling/943867)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2021, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-bad-about-virtue-signaling/943867 "2021-07-28T18:49:48Z")
I am not sure when the phrase was coined but I’ve been hearing it a lot in the last 18 months as a pejorative. It came to the forefront with me in a Facebook discussion about wearing masks during the pandemic and someone… --- ## [How much is a good Christmas bonus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-good-christmas-bonus/280224)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2004, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-good-christmas-bonus/280224 "2004-12-19T22:01:47Z")
I need to know how much to give my staff. I broke even this year, but made no money on my own. I have three staff members. What is a good bonus? Is 2 days pay appropriate? --- ## [Are women confusing by nature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-women-confusing-by-nature/541053)
**Author:** [@Swarog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swarog)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-women-confusing-by-nature/541053 "2010-05-30T21:47:31Z")
Ever felt like whatever you say, she’s already her mind? Sometimes a good old fashioned “Hey, how are you?” can be taken as a conniving attempt at divulging their every personal secret. And to me it just doesn’t make … --- ## [OJ Simpson has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-has-died/1000157)
**Author:** [@Jay\_Z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jay_Z)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2024, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-has-died/1000157 "2024-06-08T05:00:20Z")
No longer the most controversial person to have ever hosted Saturday Night Live. Thoughts? --- ## [Classic Country - Your favorites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-country-your-favorites/638733)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-country-your-favorites/638733 "2012-11-13T01:52:45Z")
I’ve been getting more and more into classic country lately, but only have a handful of songs in regular rotation. Would love to find some more gems, so what are your favorites. Looking for music released before 1980. He… --- ## [Does This Post Break A Rule?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-post-break-a-rule/716585)
**Author:** [@Grotonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grotonian)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2015, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-post-break-a-rule/716585 "2015-04-03T13:24:10Z")
Quote: Originally Posted by Colibri View Post Moderator Note Colibri General Questions Moderator Does the above break a rule? If so, what’s the rule? --- ## [Why do rural people have tons of cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-rural-people-have-tons-of-cars/668075)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-rural-people-have-tons-of-cars/668075 "2013-09-10T06:15:21Z")
A few things first: #1) Apologies for the generalization. I am fully aware that not all people living in rural areas own 20 cars, and there are plenty of people living in non-rural areas that exhibit this same behavior… --- ## [Stop telling us to “listen” to Trump voters. We have heard enough](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-telling-us-to-listen-to-trump-voters-we-have-heard-enough/925978)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-telling-us-to-listen-to-trump-voters-we-have-heard-enough/925978 "2020-11-24T22:43:11Z")
Trump voters have shown their violets sirefwdd foe the valuues of democracy, the well-being of their fellow humans, their rejection objective truth, and their oppressive resentment. Please stop telling us to “listen.” Th… --- ## [Regressive Taxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regressive-taxes/627760)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regressive-taxes/627760 "2012-07-17T21:23:51Z")
There’s been a lot of talk lately, most of it from Democrats, to the effect that the rich do not pay enough in taxes in the America. The line of argument is often that the rich derive great benefits from the government,… --- ## [What's the stinkiest odor you'e ever encountered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-stinkiest-odor-youe-ever-encountered/353189)
**Author:** [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2006, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-stinkiest-odor-youe-ever-encountered/353189 "2006-04-30T05:14:05Z")
I worked for a while at the Richmond Plasma Corporation on Broad Street in Richmond Virginia in the late 70’s. Our clients would “donate” plasma and we would pay them for their time and trouble. A very sweet young guy n… --- ## [Do you prefer a rural or an urban lifestyle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-a-rural-or-an-urban-lifestyle/655739)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2013, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-a-rural-or-an-urban-lifestyle/655739 "2013-04-20T13:32:04Z")
I personally prefer a rural lifestyle. I just don’t like city-life and for some weird reason it depresses me. I also hate overpopulation and heavy traffic. I like my living place to be open spaces and not such a busy … --- ## [Why do racist skinheads shave their heads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-racist-skinheads-shave-their-heads/495175)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2009, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-racist-skinheads-shave-their-heads/495175 "2009-05-03T21:45:10Z")
What made the first guy decide “Hey, I’m just gonna cut all my hair off! That will intimidate people!” --- ## [Both Hilary Clinton and Bernie Sanders need to officially bow out of 2020 now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/both-hilary-clinton-and-bernie-sanders-need-to-officially-bow-out-of-2020-now/809476)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2018, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/both-hilary-clinton-and-bernie-sanders-need-to-officially-bow-out-of-2020-now/809476 "2018-03-09T18:48:30Z")
I’ve gone back and forth about this for a while. On the one hand, they are drawing a lot of fire and keeping the GOP slime machine busy with themselves by allowing the possibility to endure. There has been evidence tha… --- ## [The Ghastly Lawn Ornament Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ghastly-lawn-ornament-thread/96617)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2003, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ghastly-lawn-ornament-thread/96617 "2003-06-02T12:48:50Z")
I currently live in new Jersey, ground zero for breath-taking lawn ornaments. And the season of the Hideous Lawn Ornament is hard upon us, with reindeer and Santa and Holy Families cropping up in all their glowing plasti… --- ## [Weird Things You Believed As a Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-things-you-believed-as-a-child/80649)
**Author:** [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2001, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-things-you-believed-as-a-child/80649 "2001-10-06T13:00:19Z")
What odd things did you used to believe in as a child? For me it was: \*I used to believe people could live at Disney Land. \*You know those toy telephones in the 80s with the cartoon characters and you press a button an… --- ## [Abysmal judgement gene rears it's ugly head again-Kennedy stupidity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abysmal-judgement-gene-rears-its-ugly-head-again-kennedy-stupidity/355510)
**Author:** [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abysmal-judgement-gene-rears-its-ugly-head-again-kennedy-stupidity/355510 "2006-05-10T22:21:07Z")
Let’s take a sleep med, and an anti-nausea drug which causes drowsiness, and go to Congress to vote at 0245. Headlights optional. Now, there’s a man whose judgement I’d trust. Not. Joe Putz, having committed the same … --- ## [Why the heck was Don Cheadle uncredited in Ocean's Eleven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-heck-was-don-cheadle-uncredited-in-oceans-eleven/154129)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2003, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-heck-was-don-cheadle-uncredited-in-oceans-eleven/154129 "2003-02-12T10:50:59Z")
His role was bigger than many who were credited. Was there some legal reason for it? He was one of the eleven, fer Christ’s sake? And I see from his imdb.com Trivia that he “Appears uncredited in two back-to-back movi… --- ## [Should Obama have released the photos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-obama-have-released-the-photos/580799)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-obama-have-released-the-photos/580799 "2011-05-10T23:04:31Z")
So, the decision by the administration is officially that they won’t release pics of a dead Osama Bin Laden. I personally think they should, one because it will quell some conspiracy theorists and two, having hard(ish) e… --- ## [Observations and questions about "Midnight Cowboy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/observations-and-questions-about-midnight-cowboy/428321)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2007, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/observations-and-questions-about-midnight-cowboy/428321 "2007-12-03T02:03:30Z")
I’ve seen this movie before but I re-watched it last night, here are some observations and questions. Having mostly seen Jon Voight as either older authority figures or someone’s dad in movies, it’s hard to believe he… --- ## [What is your idea of 'poverty food'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-idea-of-poverty-food/602218)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2011, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-idea-of-poverty-food/602218 "2011-11-11T21:00:16Z")
Thanksgivings’ looming presence has got me thinking about the cost of food. When you hear about ‘poverty food’, what comes to mind? Or, what food makes you think that someone who eats that regularly must be one step abo… --- ## [Tension between "the voters can't be trusted" and "let's register lots of voters"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tension-between-the-voters-cant-be-trusted-and-lets-register-lots-of-voters/560081)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tension-between-the-voters-cant-be-trusted-and-lets-register-lots-of-voters/560081 "2010-11-14T18:15:15Z")
It should go without saying that a constant refrain of the recent ACORN debate has been the claim from vocal SDMB participants that ACORN was attacked for registering lots of new voters - mostly voters from urban areas. … --- ## [Convince me to support single-payer (US)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-support-single-payer-us/848939)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2020, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-support-single-payer-us/848939 "2020-03-15T17:45:01Z")
Overall, I’m not a fan, but I’m not totally against single-payer. I recognize that in principle, a single-payer system would have the largest possible pool and therefore could be more efficient. Major plus. On the othe… --- ## [Trump: "Repeal ACA and replace with tax free health savings accounts"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-repeal-aca-and-replace-with-tax-free-health-savings-accounts/770400)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-repeal-aca-and-replace-with-tax-free-health-savings-accounts/770400 "2016-11-06T02:34:39Z")
I heard him say this on the radio a little while ago. First of all, practically speaking (not that I think it’s ever going to happen) how would it even work to “repeal” the ACA? Millions of people have health insurance … --- ## [Movies with complicated, hard-to-follow plots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-complicated-hard-to-follow-plots/386217)
**Author:** [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2007, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-complicated-hard-to-follow-plots/386217 "2007-01-04T09:32:30Z")
The recent George Clooney flick “Syriana” required close attention to the complex interweave of subplots and characters. I haven’t seen “The Good Shepherd,” but friends tell me I can’t let my mind wander. Thinking back, … --- ## [In My Mother's House Are Many...TONS OF SHIT I WANT GONE!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-mothers-house-are-many-tons-of-shit-i-want-gone/403848)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2007, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-mothers-house-are-many-tons-of-shit-i-want-gone/403848 "2007-05-20T18:12:29Z")
\*\*DISCLAIMER: This thread will contain a long rambling pointless series of posts in which Sampiro pits a family member. If you do not like long rambling pointless series of posts in which Sampiro pits a family member, … --- ## [An Apostrophe to the Gum-Chewing Siren at My Left](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-apostrophe-to-the-gum-chewing-siren-at-my-left/314725)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2005, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-apostrophe-to-the-gum-chewing-siren-at-my-left/314725 "2005-08-04T15:08:27Z")
This morning on the train it was my misfortune to be sitting next to a startling beauty of the Scarlett Johansson mold. She was—the entire trip—chomping, slack-jawed and audibly, on a beleaguered wad of gum. I had to clo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=615&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=617&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)