# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=623&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:** 624 --- ## [Is there a difference between expensive suits and cheap suits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-expensive-suits-and-cheap-suits/264613)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2004, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-expensive-suits-and-cheap-suits/264613 "2004-09-20T02:49:08Z")
What is the difference? Is it the look of the suit, the fabric or ‘where you buy it’ that makes one suit low end and another high end? As best I can tell more expensive suits seem to be silkier and not as thick while che… --- ## [Why do only old people like Opera?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-only-old-people-like-opera/454607)
**Author:** [@scrambledeggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scrambledeggs)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-only-old-people-like-opera/454607 "2013-02-05T21:20:37Z")
When I was a boy our school would ‘make’ us go to the opera – culture by force. I notice that 90% of the operagoers are older. So what is it that makes someone turn say, 55, and they magically can appreciate a 4-hour (o… --- ## [Is there anything OTC that I can take for anxiety? Oh yeah, that WORKS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-otc-that-i-can-take-for-anxiety-oh-yeah-that-works/478346)
**Author:** [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2009, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-otc-that-i-can-take-for-anxiety-oh-yeah-that-works/478346 "2009-08-07T16:20:49Z")
I have generalized anxiety disorder and am under treatment of a doctor. Lately, for obvious situational reasons, I’ve been dealing with a lot of anxiety - just an amplified, constant day-to-day stress. Is there anything… --- ## [Will the Dems successfully use the GOP's stance on Medicare against them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-dems-successfully-use-the-gops-stance-on-medicare-against-them/578611)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-dems-successfully-use-the-gops-stance-on-medicare-against-them/578611 "2011-05-31T15:17:36Z")
For those of you who may be unaware, the House yesterday passed a budget that would turn Medicare into a voucher system for those currently under 55. Only four Republicans voted against it. Several commentators have sta… --- ## [Ferguson Grand Jury Decision to be announced at 9pm EST](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferguson-grand-jury-decision-to-be-announced-at-9pm-est/705543)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferguson-grand-jury-decision-to-be-announced-at-9pm-est/705543 "2014-11-26T17:18:17Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/grand-jurys-decision-on-ferguson-officer-darren-wilson-to-be-revealed-214238133.html It was announced that a decision was reached earlier today. Am I the only one thinking that postponing the deci… --- ## [How do you fall about US House Republicans right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-fall-about-us-house-republicans-right-now/669470)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2013, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-fall-about-us-house-republicans-right-now/669470 "2013-10-06T03:09:51Z")
Just in case you’ve been on vacation: House GOP lauches shutdown battle by voting defund Obamacare. I meant for this to be a poll. And I meant “feel” not “fall”. Damn. Damn. DAMN!!!) --- ## [Lasagna: ricotta or bechamel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lasagna-ricotta-or-bechamel/838556)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lasagna-ricotta-or-bechamel/838556 "2019-08-24T16:35:15Z")
When you make (or just eat) lasagna, do you prefer ricotta or bechamel? Do you use both? Neither? --- ## [So North Korea? WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-north-korea-wtf/836300)
**Author:** [@slumtrimpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slumtrimpet)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2019, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-north-korea-wtf/836300 "2019-07-05T13:03:35Z")
I’m very puzzled. The Donald seems to have a major big thing for NK and Kim Jong Un and I can’t figure out why. This latest schmooz - case in point. I know he has a propensity towards autocrats and assholes - Putin, Er… --- ## [Can I get a show of hands? (health care)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-get-a-show-of-hands-health-care/506375)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2009, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-get-a-show-of-hands-health-care/506375 "2009-08-24T22:37:12Z")
How many people agree with this? I’m just curious how prevalent this attitude is here. --- ## [Tell Me Something You’re Not Supposed To Say](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-something-you-re-not-supposed-to-say/977064)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2023, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-something-you-re-not-supposed-to-say/977064 "2023-03-20T08:15:33Z")
In this thread, you are invited to say something that may be obvious or obscure, but you’re not supposed to say it, whatever that means to you. Maybe things like unenjoyable traditions, failures of common sense or mispl… --- ## [CBS apologizes for filming 'Amazing Race' near B-52 memorial in Vietnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-apologizes-for-filming-amazing-race-near-b-52-memorial-in-vietnam/653921)
**Author:** [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-apologizes-for-filming-amazing-race-near-b-52-memorial-in-vietnam/653921 "2013-03-29T07:26:29Z")
http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=797855 With all due respect to Vietnam veterans everywhere, that’s just stupid. All that happened was the contestants picked up a clue at the site. No political statement one way… --- ## [How much money do street level drug dealers make?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-do-street-level-drug-dealers-make/318687)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2005, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-do-street-level-drug-dealers-make/318687 "2005-08-26T22:24:11Z")
I know this is a very broad question so I will try to limit it just a little. Most drug dealers get into the business because of money or they need to support their own habit. How much money do they actually make? I am … --- ## [Darth Vader vs Gandalf](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-vs-gandalf/686508)
**Author:** [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-vs-gandalf/686508 "2014-05-03T15:57:17Z")
I just stumbled across this video, and it got me thinking. (a quick search of thread titles didn’t pop up anything obvious, so please link if discussed before). Just for wimsy’s sake, in this cross-canon showdown–who wi… --- ## [Pronounciation of los Angeles by Anglos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounciation-of-los-angeles-by-anglos/809584)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2018, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounciation-of-los-angeles-by-anglos/809584 "2018-03-04T02:17:38Z")
With some time on my hands, I’ve watched a few black and white films from the 40s, and in each one several characters pronounce “Los Angeles” Los Angle -ese". When did the angel dz sound enter into it? --- ## [Christmas music I can do without: 2011 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-music-i-can-do-without-2011-edition/603536)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2011, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-music-i-can-do-without-2011-edition/603536 "2011-12-14T22:44:06Z")
I’m not a Christian, but I enjoy listening to some Christmas music at this time of year. In fact, some of my favorite Christmas songs are explicitly religious ones, like Do You Hear What I Hear?, or Joseph, Better You Th… --- ## [What's the worst advertising copy ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-advertising-copy-ever/265203)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2008, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-advertising-copy-ever/265203 "2008-03-22T23:16:06Z")
One commercial message must stand above all others by virtue of its sheer unconvincingness. My favourite is from a campaign for Grove’s Emulsified Nose-Drops, from 1934: I don’t think anybody’s surprised that the Vick… --- ## [Why do I owe Native Americans anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-owe-native-americans-anything/43277)
**Author:** [@jeel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeel)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-owe-native-americans-anything/43277 "2012-04-02T16:59:04Z")
I live in close proximity to many Native American reservations. And I am sick and tired of all the handouts that the federal government hands to these tribes! I have to see my tax dollars build casinos, houses, and pay f… --- ## [Why did Obi-Wan call Vader "Darth"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-obi-wan-call-vader-darth/500698)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-obi-wan-call-vader-darth/500698 "2009-06-26T13:29:35Z")
In a new hope when they had their duel? Yes yes, I know the real resaon is at the time the writers had not made Darth Vader=Anakin Skywalker, but in Starwars Universe would it not make much more sence for him to call him… --- ## [Is This Sound Conjecture Or Mere Solipsism? (Psych 101)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sound-conjecture-or-mere-solipsism-psych-101/558433)
**Author:** [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2010, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sound-conjecture-or-mere-solipsism-psych-101/558433 "2010-10-29T00:47:24Z")
PSYCHOTHERAPY: PURPOSE, PROCESS AND PRACTICE http://www.surrenderworks.com/acim\_on\_psychotherapy.html Sounds good to me so far. Arguments? --- ## [Was this woman raped or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-woman-raped-or-not/552468)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-woman-raped-or-not/552468 "2010-09-05T22:40:43Z")
Per the short article in the link was this incident rape or not? Haunted by the morning after - At a high school party in 2001, I drunkenly went off with a guy. I’m still coming to grips with what happened next It 's a… --- ## [Sexism: discuss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexism-discuss/413348)
**Author:** [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2007, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexism-discuss/413348 "2007-08-08T16:48:01Z")
I refuse to call myself a feminist, but I often find myself thinking of sexism\* and its prevalence in Western society. Usually when I am exposed to it. A few examples: my reluctance to get a job in HVAC, despite my exper… --- ## [The Huckster's out!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hucksters-out/581952)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hucksters-out/581952 "2011-05-26T17:50:09Z")
He seemed like such a personable guy but the talk about his links to Reconstructionist and Dominionist types scared me. --- ## [Custom Gaming Systems (Wow )](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-gaming-systems-wow/563598)
**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2011, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-gaming-systems-wow/563598 "2011-09-28T02:41:40Z")
Custom gaming systems for sale: Thermaltake Case VJ6000 Core i5-760 2.8Ghz Appropriate Asus or Gigabyte motherboard 4GB DDR3 Ram crucial or kingston Western Digital or Seagate 500GB Hard Drive Nvidia GTS450 1GB Vid… --- ## [What's for dinner tonight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/549412)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2010, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/549412 "2010-08-18T01:59:01Z")
Bacon-lettuce-avocado-tomato sandwiches and Caesar salad. Or frozen doctored-up pizza. Probably the BLATs. --- ## [Poll: Would you rather work Tues-Sat or Sun-Thurs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-would-you-rather-work-tues-sat-or-sun-thurs/640893)
**Author:** [@Jordan69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jordan69)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-would-you-rather-work-tues-sat-or-sun-thurs/640893 "2012-11-19T16:26:58Z")
Would you rather work Tuesday-Saturday (Sundays and Mondays off) or Sunday-Thursday (Fridays and Saturdays off)? For the past year, I have been working Sunday-Thursday; however, I recently changed my days off from Frida… --- ## [Men, How Many Blowjobs Have You Received This Month?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-many-blowjobs-have-you-received-this-month/579983)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2011, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-many-blowjobs-have-you-received-this-month/579983 "2011-05-01T12:50:04Z")
Feel free to protesteth too much if April’s been an off month for you. :wink: Poll created as a result of unproven claims in this thread: men shaving their testicles Consider “shaved” to mean whatever you think it mean… --- ## [What is it feel like, to be unattractive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-feel-like-to-be-unattractive/724541)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2015, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-feel-like-to-be-unattractive/724541 "2015-10-08T05:20:14Z")
Originally I was going to ask, “What is it feel like to be a woman, and be unattractive?” But then I thought, you know, there’s no reason to limit it to women. The reason for the thread is I came across some really inte… --- ## [Describe the Doper to respond next (Game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-doper-to-respond-next-game/377425)
**Author:** [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Replies:** 300\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2006, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-doper-to-respond-next-game/377425 "2006-10-26T02:24:36Z")
This has probibly been done before, but I couldn’t find it if it has. The rules are simple: You will answer “True” or “False” if the previous post describes you. You will then be allowed to post a description of the n… --- ## [Poster on tips to avoid sexual assault. Does it provide good advice, or does it blame the victim?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poster-on-tips-to-avoid-sexual-assault-does-it-provide-good-advice-or-does-it-blame-the-victim/665835)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2013, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poster-on-tips-to-avoid-sexual-assault-does-it-provide-good-advice-or-does-it-blame-the-victim/665835 "2013-08-14T14:14:12Z")
This is a poster hanging in a women’s restroom where I work. Story here. Do you think the poster provides good advice? Or do you think it only serves to blame the victim? --- ## [Playerunknown's Battlegrounds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playerunknowns-battlegrounds/785408)
**Author:** [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playerunknowns-battlegrounds/785408 "2017-12-23T20:11:24Z")
https://www.playbattlegrounds.com/main.pu Anyone else played this? It’s a Battle Royale/Last Man Standing game. Up too 100 players airdrop onto an island and have to quickly scavenge for weapons, ammo, protective gear … --- ## [A boy in Brazil almost won the Darwin Awards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-boy-in-brazil-almost-won-the-darwin-awards/695142)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2014, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-boy-in-brazil-almost-won-the-darwin-awards/695142 "2014-08-14T04:51:17Z")
It is on the news, at least here in Brazil: A boy went to the zoo with his dad and smaller brother. Seeing the lions and tigers he decided to jump the fence and start teasing the animals. After a few minutes he was being… --- ## [greenslime1951 is snarky and arrogant ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greenslime1951-is-snarky-and-arrogant/628567)
**Author:** [@Monocracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monocracy)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2012, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greenslime1951-is-snarky-and-arrogant/628567 "2012-07-20T04:37:18Z")
And is acting like a jerk in this thread in Great Debates. He manages to add subtle or not-so-sublte insults into almost every post. He accuses anyone who disagrees with him of being a Marxist and hating “eeeeeevil cor… --- ## [Playboy has ranked every Trek episode.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playboy-has-ranked-every-trek-episode/707211)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2014, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playboy-has-ranked-every-trek-episode/707211 "2014-12-20T04:18:32Z")
I haven’t read the article yet but a writer has put all of Televised Trek into a blender and ranked all the episodes from worst to best. The link seems SFW but I have ad blocker software so I can’t vouch for any ads tha… --- ## [When does an ex stop being an ex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-an-ex-stop-being-an-ex/534885)
**Author:** [@Gomi5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gomi5)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-an-ex-stop-being-an-ex/534885 "2010-04-07T12:59:29Z")
Hi there, Dopers. So, I’m feeling sad about a situation I find myself in, and I’d like to hear some other opinions. Nearly 15 years ago, I started dating a man. We were in our very early 20s when we got together, and … --- ## [Line readings from movies that stay with you FOREVER.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/line-readings-from-movies-that-stay-with-you-forever/628228)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/line-readings-from-movies-that-stay-with-you-forever/628228 "2012-07-22T15:50:18Z")
“Philippe Moyez killed a goat.” – Devil’s Advocate, as delivered by Keanu Reeves. With his panhandle accent and odd matter-of-fact emphasis, I can never unhear this line. Sometimes it comes to me like how I imagine sc… --- ## [Who's your favorite \*Internet\* porn star? And why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-internet-porn-star-and-why/688156)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-internet-porn-star-and-why/688156 "2014-05-14T05:31:25Z")
My favorite Internet porn star turns out to hail from Siberia: Gina Gerson. She reminds me of Sasha Grey, in that she’s completely uninhibited and she can actually act, but without the foul mouth and bitchy persona tha… --- ## [Grammar Nazis - Is Lola a man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-nazis-is-lola-a-man/644627)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-nazis-is-lola-a-man/644627 "2012-12-24T18:28:11Z")
We all know The Kinks song Lola, right? Well, the rest of the song makes it obvious that Lola is packing some serious swinging heat, but at the end of the song there’s the line: “But I know what I am and I’m glad I’m a … --- ## [US nearing epic financial collapse. What happens then?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-nearing-epic-financial-collapse-what-happens-then/617025)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-nearing-epic-financial-collapse-what-happens-then/617025 "2012-03-31T03:07:32Z")
As a country, the US is speeding to the economic event horizon… we don’t know exactly where it is (at least that’s what they tell us sheople), or when we will reach it, but sooner than later, countries like China and Ru… --- ## [Wherefore the fundamental liberal/conservative gap, and can/should it be bridged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherefore-the-fundamental-liberal-conservative-gap-and-can-should-it-be-bridged/525963)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2010, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherefore-the-fundamental-liberal-conservative-gap-and-can-should-it-be-bridged/525963 "2010-01-25T14:18:30Z")
I’ve decided to make a thread out of an observation from another. It’s pretty clear that there’s a rather fundamental gap in the way that liberals and conservatives see the world. Take the recent Supreme Court ruling o… --- ## [The Unofficial Start of Summer MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unofficial-start-of-summer-mmp/541369)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unofficial-start-of-summer-mmp/541369 "2010-06-07T04:15:12Z")
Happy Memorial Day! Feel free to wear white. Fire up the grill! Dive in the pool! Don’t forget the sunblock… As far as I’m concerned, at least when I was a kid, summer didn’t start till school was out, and around he… --- ## [Has the Arab Spring in Egypt turned into an Islamist nightmare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-arab-spring-in-egypt-turned-into-an-islamist-nightmare/626419)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-arab-spring-in-egypt-turned-into-an-islamist-nightmare/626419 "2012-06-28T20:28:15Z")
Last year, when so many on this board were delighted with the possibility of democracy in Egypt, I pointed out that a PEW research poll of October 2011 had shown that over 80% of Egyptians favour of stoning a woman taken… --- ## [I did not know that Robin Hood fought on D-Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-not-know-that-robin-hood-fought-on-d-day/537181)
**Author:** [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-not-know-that-robin-hood-fought-on-d-day/537181 "2010-05-19T06:40:47Z")
Robin Hood official site/ I can’t link directly but go to the site. (wrap a towel tightly around your head) Enter the site Click continue unless you want to watch the trailer. Then either watch the ‘behind the scene… --- ## [You Mexican Bastard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-mexican-bastard/405229)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2007, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-mexican-bastard/405229 "2007-05-28T23:04:08Z")
Let me preface this by saying I’m more amused than outraged, but this thing still needs to be posted in the pit. Sometimes I use one of my days off to work for my girlfriend’s nursery/ landscaping company. I did that ye… --- ## [God I hate Game Of Thrones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-i-hate-game-of-thrones/656028)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2013, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-i-hate-game-of-thrones/656028 "2013-04-22T04:00:02Z")
Every single person in power in Westeros is literally mentally ill, they are like soap opera heels. During the second season it occurred to me that for all this power that is supposed to radiate from the iron throne we d… --- ## [Cheap Beer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-beer/497721)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2009, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-beer/497721 "2009-08-02T04:27:59Z")
This weekend I was at a friend’s cottage up on a blue collar lake. Upon my arrival, they had just finished doing all the chores they could possibly get down for the 4 day weekend and decided to call it good late Sunday … --- ## [HOW do I cut my nails straight across?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-cut-my-nails-straight-across/653892)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-cut-my-nails-straight-across/653892 "2013-03-26T12:47:07Z")
:confused:All nail care guides advise this but how the hell do you accomplish it? Using clippers, which are slightly convex, you can’t cut your nail straight. Try it! It literally is impossible, MAYBE you could use some… --- ## [How long can I store grapes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-i-store-grapes/367507)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2006, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-i-store-grapes/367507 "2006-08-07T07:47:25Z")
So I made a grocery run today, as I often do on Saturdays. Being a confirmed bachelor, and not especially skilled in culinary arts, my normal purchases are meat, taters, soda, chips, frozen goods. Today, for reasons no… --- ## [Lazy, Drunken MMP \[merged threads, edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lazy-drunken-mmp-merged-threads-edited-title/506696)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2009, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lazy-drunken-mmp-merged-threads-edited-title/506696 "2009-08-24T10:35:26Z")
Two weeks left of summer - has Cousin, a teacher, quite freaked. around this time of year, she starts talking about time machines and going back to late June. Summer was always too short when I was in school - now it s… --- ## [Women: How scared are you to walk around on your own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-how-scared-are-you-to-walk-around-on-your-own/514801)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-how-scared-are-you-to-walk-around-on-your-own/514801 "2016-03-22T23:23:48Z")
On another site, a lot of women were saying that they feel this fear that comes with being a woman in our culture. That men don’t know what it’s like to check the backseat of the car for rapists or to carry your keys in … --- ## [we voted to end affirmative action--is that progressive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-voted-to-end-affirmative-action-is-that-progressive/640218)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-voted-to-end-affirmative-action-is-that-progressive/640218 "2012-11-15T11:35:32Z")
the language in the bill threw me for a loop: the bill was seeking to end ^this, sans some specific exclusive cases when it should still be permitted. now. this caught me off guard–i was too caught up national stuff a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=622&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=624&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)