# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=619&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:** 620 --- ## [What is your favorite European city and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-european-city-and-why/618629)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-european-city-and-why/618629 "2012-09-24T20:44:37Z")
I thinking of traveling and would like to hear Dopers opinions. Thanks. --- ## [Fuck Australians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-australians/483853)
**Author:** [@Wildfire\_MM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildfire_MM)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2009, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-australians/483853 "2009-02-07T11:13:14Z")
:confused: Do they know when its winter and when its summer ? --- ## [An outbreak of silly names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-outbreak-of-silly-names/53791)
**Author:** [@puddleglum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puddleglum)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2001, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-outbreak-of-silly-names/53791 "2001-10-25T05:41:33Z")
As a former child care professional I have run into many kids who have been saddled with silly names. I remember one little girl named “Ceili” but who pronounced her name Kayleigh. I felt like asking her parents “Do you … --- ## [IS the phrase "I don't see color" offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-phrase-i-dont-see-color-offensive/800234)
**Author:** [@Jake\_Bullet\_Traffic\_Control](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake_Bullet_Traffic_Control)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2018, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-phrase-i-dont-see-color-offensive/800234 "2018-01-01T01:37:49Z")
I follow a lot of people on Facebook and Twitter from all across the political spectrum and over the last year I’ve seen a big rise in the number of POC who consider the phrase ‘I don’t see color’ to be offensive. I am … --- ## [Have you ever met someone who tripped all your warning-signals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-met-someone-who-tripped-all-your-warning-signals/770720)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2016, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-met-someone-who-tripped-all-your-warning-signals/770720 "2016-11-18T04:25:56Z")
A conversation today remind me of something which happened to me some years (more than I would like to admit!) ago. I was at a party when I was introduced to a guy, immediately the hair on the back of my neck stood on en… --- ## [How do you pronounce 'Magdalene' and 'Caius' (Cambridge colleges)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-magdalene-and-caius-cambridge-colleges/549594)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-magdalene-and-caius-cambridge-colleges/549594 "2010-08-09T15:30:21Z")
Just when I thought I had it straight, I came across yet another pronunciation last night for Magdalene (one of the colleges at Cambridge). That reminded me that I’m still not sure how to pronounce one of the other Cambr… --- ## [15-year-old girl prosecuted for child porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-year-old-girl-prosecuted-for-child-porn/238386)
**Author:** [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2004, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-year-old-girl-prosecuted-for-child-porn/238386 "2004-04-10T23:42:40Z")
Here. \[quote\] \*\*A 15 year-old American girl has been charged with child pornography offences after posting pictures of herself online. \ The teenager has been charged with the possession and distribution of chil… --- ## [menage a trois wine, would you call it sweet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menage-a-trois-wine-would-you-call-it-sweet/634444)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menage-a-trois-wine-would-you-call-it-sweet/634444 "2012-09-16T16:04:52Z")
I asked about red wines I might like (being used to sweeter white wines so far) in this thread red wine thread lots of good info & my plan is to try all the wines mentioned :slight\_smile: I did find one red too sweet … --- ## [TX Deputy shot and killed while pumping gas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tx-deputy-shot-and-killed-while-pumping-gas/729292)
**Author:** [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tx-deputy-shot-and-killed-while-pumping-gas/729292 "2015-09-04T13:55:25Z")
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/sheriffs-deputy-fatally-shot-houston-pumping-gas-33397329 --- ## [Did your parents hit you? And how did you turn out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-parents-hit-you-and-how-did-you-turn-out/601762)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-parents-hit-you-and-how-did-you-turn-out/601762 "2011-11-08T23:25:50Z")
Question as in the OP - poll coming momentarily. --- ## [I have some questions about cows.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-some-questions-about-cows/513024)
**Author:** [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2009, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-some-questions-about-cows/513024 "2009-10-15T20:16:59Z")
Well, their udders, really. I’ve recently seen some pictures related to some manner of agricultural protest in Belgium, including one where a police officer is forced to use his riot shield to deflect a spray of milk st… --- ## [Should Democratic Senators Filibuster the Estrada Nomination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-democratic-senators-filibuster-the-estrada-nomination/153084)
**Author:** [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2003, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-democratic-senators-filibuster-the-estrada-nomination/153084 "2003-02-27T03:01:32Z")
This article says that they plan to do so. Speaking as a Republican, I sure hope the Democrats follow through. They could hardly choose a worse battle line. There has never been a filibuster of a judicial nominee bel… --- ## [Ways your kids are currently driving you crazy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-your-kids-are-currently-driving-you-crazy/625005)
**Author:** [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-your-kids-are-currently-driving-you-crazy/625005 "2012-06-27T13:16:41Z")
I’ve got four. The Four-year old (Gnat) has developed a really irritating baby-talk voice, which he uses about half the time. He can also out-stubborn rocks, and freaks out if interrupted (especially on the computer. My … --- ## [When did Canadian lawyers stop wearing wigs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-canadian-lawyers-stop-wearing-wigs/321064)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-canadian-lawyers-stop-wearing-wigs/321064 "2016-06-18T06:27:39Z")
When did Canadian lawyers and judges stop wearing wigs? Were they abandoned on a province-by-province basis? When did the Supreme Court abandon then? Newfoundland was a seperate dominion/colony until 1949, did the… --- ## [Spontaneous orgasms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spontaneous-orgasms/646220)
**Author:** [@\_Olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Olive)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spontaneous-orgasms/646220 "2013-03-25T23:35:12Z")
A month or so ago I had the fortunate experience of having 3 spontaneous orgasms in the span of 30 minutes. They were quite different than sexual orgasms. Have you ever had a non sexual spantaneous orgasm? --- ## [A question about how the Electoral College works](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-how-the-electoral-college-works/640166)
**Author:** [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-how-the-electoral-college-works/640166 "2012-11-18T03:14:06Z")
If the majority of voters, say 60%, in a State vote for a particular candidate, is that State’s electoral college obliged to give its votes to the same candidate? Can it say, in essence, “stuff the voters”, we’re giving … --- ## [Marriage problem/need advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-problem-need-advice/560526)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-problem-need-advice/560526 "2010-11-22T17:20:41Z")
It’s not often that I open up my personal life on here, but you all give great advice and have no hesitation about hitting me hard when I’m wrong. So here goes. I’ve been married for seven years. My wife was always a … --- ## [Famous scenes from movies most people haven't seen.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-scenes-from-movies-most-people-havent-seen/579612)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-scenes-from-movies-most-people-havent-seen/579612 "2011-04-29T18:27:04Z")
Everyone knows the scene of Jack Nicholson ordering toast in the diner. Thing is, the vast majority of filmgoers who know the scene have never seen the movie it appeared in: Five Easy Pieces. Similarly, the scene wher… --- ## ["Where the Wild Things Are" (omnibus thread about the new movie) \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-wild-things-are-omnibus-thread-about-the-new-movie-edited-title/513639)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2009, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-wild-things-are-omnibus-thread-about-the-new-movie-edited-title/513639 "2009-12-20T00:45:42Z")
Maurice Sendak on Where the Wild Things Are being too scary Too funny! Link. I loved the book, but fear the movie will ruin it in the way Ron Howard ruined The Grinch. I think I’ll miss it. --- ## [You're a comic Editor in Chief: make us angry!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-comic-editor-in-chief-make-us-angry/496845)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2009, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-comic-editor-in-chief-make-us-angry/496845 "2009-05-26T00:14:13Z")
Time for a new game—as many of us know, in recent years, many comic fans have expressed frustration at some of the creative decisions and editorial mandates that have overtaken various books. Now, a lot of people have s… --- ## [American to Canadian translations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-to-canadian-translations/375237)
**Author:** [@williamweigand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/williamweigand)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2006, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-to-canadian-translations/375237 "2006-10-24T18:10:45Z")
From previous visits to Canada I’ve learned that table napkins are called “serviettes”, and, less bewilderingly, restrooms are called “washrooms”. On a recent visit I wondered if maybe there’s another word that Canadians… --- ## [Can you REALLY swim?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-swim/720781)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2015, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-swim/720781 "2015-07-11T22:59:15Z")
Lets say you were on a lake on a cool crisp May morning. The boat sinks, your not wearing a life jacket, and your at least 300 feet (about 100 meters) or a football field length from shore. The waters chilly but not free… --- ## [So why are there still primitive societies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-are-there-still-primitive-societies/386698)
**Author:** [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2017, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-are-there-still-primitive-societies/386698 "2017-03-03T15:41:05Z")
I’m talking about groups like hunter/gatherer tribes in Africa, the ones you see on National Geographic specials. Why are they still so primitive after all this time? First, they’ve had encounters with the rest of the … --- ## [Amazon/UPS customer service - what fucking incompetence.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-ups-customer-service-what-fucking-incompetence/676272)
**Author:** [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2013, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-ups-customer-service-what-fucking-incompetence/676272 "2013-12-22T21:13:29Z")
So like everyone else, I shopped on Black Friday. Ordered some Blurays and games from Amazon and a couple days later got a tracking # from UPS. Last Thursday it was marked as out for delivery, and I come home from work a… --- ## [Was The Beyonder the most powerful character ever, in the Marvel universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-beyonder-the-most-powerful-character-ever-in-the-marvel-universe/169935)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2003, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-beyonder-the-most-powerful-character-ever-in-the-marvel-universe/169935 "2003-04-28T04:58:45Z")
Haven’t kept up with Marvel characters in years. Just wondered if anyone has surpassed him in the meantime. --- ## [GOP's Trend Toward Right Is Not a Big Concern](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gops-trend-toward-right-is-not-a-big-concern/609473)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gops-trend-toward-right-is-not-a-big-concern/609473 "2012-01-20T02:02:47Z")
It is true with the rise of the Tea Party that the Republican Party has been in many ways going extremely towards the right but in the end it is not a problem for the left and indeed a boon for them. It is the GOP and th… --- ## [Am I going to hell for laughing my ass off at these pictures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-going-to-hell-for-laughing-my-ass-off-at-these-pictures/671117)
**Author:** [@TashaKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TashaKitty)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-going-to-hell-for-laughing-my-ass-off-at-these-pictures/671117 "2013-10-16T17:40:13Z")
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2456893/Woman-55-left-clinging-life-22-feet-air-moment-railroad-bridge-started-lift.html “‘She was just in this Jesus Christ position,’ witness Phillip Glazebrook told the Sun-Sen… --- ## [Can the bill of rights be repealed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-bill-of-rights-be-repealed/88683)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2001, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-bill-of-rights-be-repealed/88683 "2001-10-23T00:31:29Z")
I know amendments can be appealed by later amendments, however… the first 10 garuntee protection of our fundamental, innate rights from the government. Can they legally repeal the first amendment, for example, and no lon… --- ## [PayPal thinks I'm a security risk; freezes account.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paypal-thinks-im-a-security-risk-freezes-account/585835)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2011, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paypal-thinks-im-a-security-risk-freezes-account/585835 "2011-08-15T07:04:46Z")
No shit! You know what’s also frustrating and inconvenient? A link that that says “Learn how to remove this limitation” but the linked page doesn’t say a fucking thing about how to remove the limitation! Now I get a “pe… --- ## [Are US Embassies armed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-us-embassies-armed/615082)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2012, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-us-embassies-armed/615082 "2012-03-18T23:33:14Z")
I was watching one of the Bourne movies, and I was struck by the amount of arms that they conjured up to track Bourne down. I also vaguely recall the Iranian Hostage crisis, and somewhere I have it in my head that they … --- ## [Obama at Notre Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-at-notre-dame/496773)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2009, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-at-notre-dame/496773 "2009-05-22T09:57:51Z")
More MPSIMS perhaps, but since it’s live and since it will get a lot of watch over the next few days it’ll end up here. Since the speech is ongoing as of this writing I’ll just say “Damn”. I don’t think I’ve ever been … --- ## [What is this Family Guy "Bag Of Weed" song a parody of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-family-guy-bag-of-weed-song-a-parody-of/493911)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-family-guy-bag-of-weed-song-a-parody-of/493911 "2009-05-26T20:19:20Z")
http://www.hulu.com/watch/68615/family-guy-bag-of-weed#s-p1-sr-i1 The tune is very familiar, what is it from? Mary Poppins, perhaps? --- ## [Stringbean is an odious, racist, sexist, intellectually dishonest crank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stringbean-is-an-odious-racist-sexist-intellectually-dishonest-crank/717775)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2015, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stringbean-is-an-odious-racist-sexist-intellectually-dishonest-crank/717775 "2015-04-17T15:13:34Z")
Hillary Clinton announces her candidacy for POTUS, using a video showing Americans of all races and sexes living their lives. Including gay and lesbian couples. Rather boringly innocuous, yes? She’s just pitching her … --- ## [Enie, Minie, Miney, Meaux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enie-minie-miney-meaux/687484)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enie-minie-miney-meaux/687484 "2014-05-08T13:12:13Z")
How is this (non)rhyme racist? Sorry, I utterly failed to grasp the MSN report concerning Jeremy Clarkson’s mild brush with the racist paint brush. Copy-pasted here: "Jeremy Clarkson, presenter of BBC motoring programme… --- ## [What video games are you playing currently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-games-are-you-playing-currently/654278)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2013, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-games-are-you-playing-currently/654278 "2013-05-17T05:13:07Z")
So the last thread hasn’t been touched since January; I figured I’d make a new one. I’m rotating between a few…mostly it’s Resident Evil 5. Steam says I’ve logged 12 hours into it so far. Then I started the first Far C… --- ## [Worst Clothing Item Ever . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-clothing-item-ever/575341)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-clothing-item-ever/575341 "2011-03-24T13:39:04Z")
. . . or at least in my lifetime. :eek::confused::eek: :confused::eek::confused: When I saw this I nearly retched. Are there really people out there who want to wear something like that? Leper/burn victim is the new… --- ## [Almost Human - Who's Watching? \[Open spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-human-whos-watching-open-spoilers/674155)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2014, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-human-whos-watching-open-spoilers/674155 "2014-03-06T02:32:08Z")
They’ve been advertising the heck out of this show, and I’m on board to see what it’s all about. It’s a JJ Abrams thing, on Fox, set in some future where a cop played by New Bones is forced to partner with an android (o… --- ## [Why did my car payment go up after 3 years??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-car-payment-go-up-after-3-years/621788)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-car-payment-go-up-after-3-years/621788 "2012-05-16T22:45:37Z")
I’ve been paying on my car for 3 years and the amount has never changed. I just looked online to pay it today and the payment went up by $134! I cannot afford this AT ALL. So I’m panicking right now. I’ve never been late… --- ## [Barbra Streisand's racist ass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbra-streisands-racist-ass/235777)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2004, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbra-streisands-racist-ass/235777 "2004-03-27T11:16:44Z")
I don’t know whether her head was swollen from having just been inducted into the Actors Studio by a gushing James Lipton, but something must have possessed this woman. Here’s is my own transcript, taken from DVR, of a p… --- ## [Bifocals: Do not want, but need.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bifocals-do-not-want-but-need/529971)
**Author:** [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bifocals-do-not-want-but-need/529971 "2010-02-27T20:47:49Z")
At my last eye examination the optometrist gently suggested I look into getting bifocals. I was 39. In the words of my daughter, I flipped a tit. No, no, no too young! Bifocals are for old people! I used to work in an o… --- ## [I really want Lane Kiffin to be FIRED!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-want-lane-kiffin-to-be-fired/668345)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2013, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-want-lane-kiffin-to-be-fired/668345 "2013-10-04T20:15:34Z")
There are many jerk coaches in the history of college football. Bobby Petrino, Jimmy Johnson, Gene Chizik , Dennis Erickson, Chip Kelly, Steve Spurrier, just to name a few. Yet, Lane Kiffin takes jerkitude to a new leve… --- ## [Why is an estate tax constitutional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-an-estate-tax-constitutional/520085)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2009, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-an-estate-tax-constitutional/520085 "2009-12-08T19:21:39Z")
First of all, it is a tax on the person who died not the heirs. If you build up assets and pay taxes on all of your revenue (income), why can the government take up to 45% of it when you die. There’s really no differen… --- ## [Second- or third-hand brushes with history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-or-third-hand-brushes-with-history/743921)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-or-third-hand-brushes-with-history/743921 "2016-02-28T15:15:16Z")
Somewhat along the lines of “6 degrees of separation,” we sometimes meet somebody who has some sort of association with a historic person or event. I have two: I took a philosophy class in college–the teacher was a som… --- ## [CHRISTS MESSAGE: God Hates Religion!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christs-message-god-hates-religion/137888)
**Author:** [@Cyrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyrin)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2002, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christs-message-god-hates-religion/137888 "2002-11-30T18:35:43Z")
Before Christ, God commanded of the Isrealites that they do everything in their power to follow Gods commandments. Failing that there would have to be sacrifice. As is so common with humans, we took that and turned it in… --- ## [Mathematical paradox?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mathematical-paradox/694387)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2014, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mathematical-paradox/694387 "2014-07-31T19:52:10Z")
You start with $100. You’re playing a game where you wager $1 at a time on a coin toss. If the coin comes up heads, you win $1, if it’s tails, you lose $1. Lucky for you, this is a biased coin. It comes up heads 2/3 of … --- ## [Was there a "Celtic genocide" in England?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-celtic-genocide-in-england/691171)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-celtic-genocide-in-england/691171 "2018-08-17T19:59:33Z")
I’ve always thought that the Celtic tribes in England gradually intermarried with the Anglo-Saxon and Norse settlers, and took on their customs rather than there being any sort of mass wipeout of people ala the Native Am… --- ## [Help, my sliding glass door is off the track!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-sliding-glass-door-is-off-the-track/532038)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2010, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-sliding-glass-door-is-off-the-track/532038 "2010-03-11T17:57:34Z")
…leading to the deck. We manhandled it back onto the track, so you’d think, but now it won’t open more than a couple inches! If this has happened with your patio sliding door, did you call someone to fix it? It seems … --- ## [American Idol 3/30-3/31](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-30-3-31/534399)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-30-3-31/534399 "2010-04-07T08:43:09Z")
Got the top 10 in place. I’m guessing that Mike, Casey, Siobhan, and Crystal will be the top 4. --- ## [Republican Debate in NH-1/7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-debate-in-nh-1-7/608788)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-debate-in-nh-1-7/608788 "2012-01-13T23:06:24Z")
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/ Watch here. Already had a few notable movements. Ron Paul is having a great day right now. He had a smackdown on Gingrich on avoiding military service (I was married with two kids a… --- ## [Lost 2.12: "Fire + Water"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-2-12-fire-water/341505)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2006, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-2-12-fire-water/341505 "2006-01-30T06:25:47Z")
First, the thread rules: Based on the previews, this episode should have been titled either “The Dingo Ate My Baby” or “Did You Get the Stuff, Man?” Maybe we’ll get a glimpse of what the Oceanic Army looks like. Anyo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=618&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=620&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)