# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=636&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:** 637 --- ## [Pressure point demonstration-Legit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-point-demonstration-legit/663918)
**Author:** [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-point-demonstration-legit/663918 "2013-07-24T14:50:34Z")
So I’m up way later than I should be and I was browsing random fight videos on youtube. I see this video of a teacher demonstrating some pressure points on the face of a student leading to some kind of knockout (not sur… --- ## [Obama, "The Messiah", "the Great One", "The Perfect Leader", and so on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-the-messiah-the-great-one-the-perfect-leader-and-so-on/512420)
**Author:** [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-the-messiah-the-great-one-the-perfect-leader-and-so-on/512420 "2009-10-11T15:41:58Z")
I’m not sure Great Debates is the right forum for this; it might even have a General Question-ish answer, or belong in IMHO. If it needs to be moved, so be it. But yes. It’s been very common, here and elsewhere, since b… --- ## [Is there any point to collecting beads (showing tits) at Mardi Gras?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-point-to-collecting-beads-showing-tits-at-mardi-gras/663631)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2013, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-point-to-collecting-beads-showing-tits-at-mardi-gras/663631 "2013-07-19T21:30:32Z")
So, I’m watching a “Cops” episode from New Orleans and as much as I appreciate the blurred-out images (which can be easily found elsewhere on the Internet, or so I’m led to believe) I wondered if there was, in fact, any … --- ## [How does a valet key work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-valet-key-work/313992)
**Author:** [@aeropl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aeropl)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2005, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-valet-key-work/313992 "2005-07-26T22:22:08Z")
Some cars, including the car I just bought, have a valet key. This key works on everything except the glove box and trunk. How does the mechanism for that work? As far as I can tell by looking at them they have the same … --- ## [WWYD if you found expensive jewelry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwyd-if-you-found-expensive-jewelry/687846)
**Author:** [@winneee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/winneee)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2021, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwyd-if-you-found-expensive-jewelry/687846 "2021-01-06T14:52:31Z")
Let’s say you were at a mall in the parking lot and looked down and saw a 9K diamond tennis bracelet. Then, let’s say you went into the mall and asked a jeweler what it was worth and they said around $10,000. Let’s also … --- ## [Why was Chernobyl so much more of a disaster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-chernobyl-so-much-more-of-a-disaster/574604)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2011, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-chernobyl-so-much-more-of-a-disaster/574604 "2011-03-15T06:22:37Z")
As the days progress, I’m learning to a limited degree of the design of–which–? plant in Japan. (Do they all follow the same design?) What was up w/ Chernobyl that made it the “worst” ever accident? I’m particularly int… --- ## [Can a submarine do a barrel roll?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-submarine-do-a-barrel-roll/550807)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2010, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-submarine-do-a-barrel-roll/550807 "2010-08-22T00:40:10Z")
Wisdom of the manuever aside, can it be done? Has it been done? --- ## [Threadshitting on a thread to whine about threadshitting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadshitting-on-a-thread-to-whine-about-threadshitting/484397)
**Author:** [@seodoa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seodoa)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2009, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadshitting-on-a-thread-to-whine-about-threadshitting/484397 "2009-02-06T21:35:40Z")
Ugh, today I encounter yet another posting style that irks me. In this thread, I ask the OP a simple question about why she chooses to limit her charity by only wanting to give it people who are “personal.” I had no ide… --- ## [How to deal with sexual assault on campus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-sexual-assault-on-campus/701565)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2014, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-sexual-assault-on-campus/701565 "2014-10-23T04:44:21Z")
A few months back I started this thread to discuss the new policies concerning rape and sexual assault that the Obama Administration and some state legislatures are forcing colleges and universities to adopt. I started … --- ## [Your children are people!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-children-are-people/176981)
**Author:** [@hyperjes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyperjes)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-children-are-people/176981 "2003-06-02T00:02:37Z")
I know I’m going out on a limb here. I just can’t be quiet about this subject. I read a thread tonight here , and I just have to vent about some of the things I read. First let me say that I am not wholly against spanki… --- ## [Why has my dishwasher stopped washing the top rack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-my-dishwasher-stopped-washing-the-top-rack/562192)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2010, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-my-dishwasher-stopped-washing-the-top-rack/562192 "2010-11-30T06:17:26Z")
I haven’t had it for more than five years (probably more like three or four). I am not in love with how well it cleans in general unless it’s verrrry carefully loaded, but normally as long as I’m careful there’s no prob… --- ## [What goes through my cat's head when I meow at him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-goes-through-my-cats-head-when-i-meow-at-him/520376)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-goes-through-my-cats-head-when-i-meow-at-him/520376 "2009-12-08T20:47:35Z")
Sometimes my cat meows at me. And sometimes I meow back at him. I can make a pretty good approximation of a cat’s meow. Sometimes, he will even meow back at me after I meow at him. What do all of these meows mean? If I … --- ## [Grace Jones..Did people find her sexy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grace-jones-did-people-find-her-sexy/687127)
**Author:** [@chicagowhitesox1173](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chicagowhitesox1173)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2014, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grace-jones-did-people-find-her-sexy/687127 "2014-05-04T01:44:53Z")
For some reason she came to mind recently and I actually forgot her name so I looked up the Conan movies. I didn’t realize she was in only one of them either. I kinda recall alot of guys thinking of her as sexy in the 80… --- ## [Hiroshima & Nagasaki](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiroshima-nagasaki/414603)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2007, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiroshima-nagasaki/414603 "2007-08-09T18:56:11Z")
First I would like to make it perfectly clear that I neither condone nor condemn the USA for the dropping of the Atomic bombs on these cities. I am ambivelent on the matter. I am also well aware that had the Japanese had… --- ## [Just how bad was the Yugo, and why did anyone buy one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-bad-was-the-yugo-and-why-did-anyone-buy-one/478340)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2008, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-bad-was-the-yugo-and-why-did-anyone-buy-one/478340 "2008-12-25T22:34:16Z")
Ok, we’ve heard the jokes. But how bad was the ill-fated Yugo automobile when it hit U.S. shores? Was it just a primitive automobile, or was it a reliability failure? And if it was so bad, why did anyone buy one? Why no… --- ## [Are dollar menu cheeseburgers loss leaders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-dollar-menu-cheeseburgers-loss-leaders/520527)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2009, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-dollar-menu-cheeseburgers-loss-leaders/520527 "2009-12-18T07:54:11Z")
I was having a conversation with a friend where I reasoned that I’d save money making my own homemade “McDoubles” (McDonald’s double cheeseburgers) since I consume them regularly. My friend disagreed, and thought that I… --- ## [Just because you can't say no, doesn't mean I have too!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-you-cant-say-no-doesnt-mean-i-have-too/460450)
**Author:** [@BrknButterfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrknButterfly)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2008, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-you-cant-say-no-doesnt-mean-i-have-too/460450 "2008-09-03T05:56:34Z")
I understand that people are conscious about their weight or diet. I get that. Though while I may be one of those people on the days I choose to be, it doesn’t mean that I have to be consciously aware of when you are on … --- ## [Seemingly straightforward hobbies that, in reality, are complex/expensive/involving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemingly-straightforward-hobbies-that-in-reality-are-complex-expensive-involving/491542)
**Author:** [@Shamozzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shamozzle)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2009, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemingly-straightforward-hobbies-that-in-reality-are-complex-expensive-involving/491542 "2009-05-04T20:03:12Z")
Name a hobby or activity you’ve noticed that at first seemed simple and straight-forward but in reality ended up being really complicated, expensive and/or incredibly time consuming? I’ll point to reef aquariums. Just g… --- ## [Ray Kurzweil's 'Law of Accelerating Returns'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ray-kurzweils-law-of-accelerating-returns/518774)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2009, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ray-kurzweils-law-of-accelerating-returns/518774 "2009-11-27T15:59:26Z")
The Law of Accelerating Returns Yesterday I had a meeting with Michael Vassar the President of the Singularity Institute where Ray Kurzweil is the Director. It was a real meeting of the minds and got my intellectual j… --- ## [Magic tricks, mystification and morality (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-tricks-mystification-and-morality-spoilers/488015)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2009, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-tricks-mystification-and-morality-spoilers/488015 "2009-03-07T04:49:17Z")
I enjoy watching a magic act, especially trying to spot the misdirection, props and timing. Derren Brown or Penn and Teller are the business for me! Now I got a video of Criss Angel and was blown away by several tr… --- ## [Mass murder on the high seas (Venezuelan "drug boat")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-murder-on-the-high-seas-venezuelan-drug-boat/1022910)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-murder-on-the-high-seas-venezuelan-drug-boat/1022910 "2026-09-22T21:18:32Z")
I’m not seeing much coverage of this outrage. The officer in charge obeyed an illegal order to blow up the vessel. As has been said elsewhere, eleven people to deliver drugs makes no sense. And it was hundreds of miles f… --- ## [London Mayor Says Terrorism Is 'Part And Parcel Of Living In A Big City'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-mayor-says-terrorism-is-part-and-parcel-of-living-in-a-big-city/788318)
**Author:** [@Silver\_lining](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_lining)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2017, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-mayor-says-terrorism-is-part-and-parcel-of-living-in-a-big-city/788318 "2017-06-09T03:28:24Z")
That’s what London Mayor Sadiq Khan said. He is a Muslim by the way. Is this an outrage or did he have to say this to keep his political base? --- ## [(Old) Of Humid Bondage- A Heatwave MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-of-humid-bondage-a-heatwave-mmp/1002970)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 402\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-of-humid-bondage-a-heatwave-mmp/1002970 "2024-06-24T18:24:10Z")
Looks like we’re getting an East Coast heatwave. This is gonna make work suck. Everybody else stay cool, stay hydrated, and hijack away! --- ## [Strangest things people have stolen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-things-people-have-stolen/672522)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-things-people-have-stolen/672522 "2013-11-06T22:03:36Z")
How about a spinoff from the “things nobody would steal” thread? My ex-boyfriend’s house was broken into, and they did not call the police because the only thing missing was his roommate’s marijuana. :smiley: It was ob… --- ## [Most prophetic piece of Science fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-prophetic-piece-of-science-fiction/944506)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2021, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-prophetic-piece-of-science-fiction/944506 "2021-08-19T00:45:43Z")
Novel, short story, TV, Movies. Take your pick. Going for over-all accuracy but good examples of single pick of “wow, that happened” are welcome as well. I have my own pick but will wait for a few others to go first. --- ## [Resolved: Wisconsin Republicans are subverting democratic processes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-wisconsin-republicans-are-subverting-democratic-processes/576039)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2011, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-wisconsin-republicans-are-subverting-democratic-processes/576039 "2011-04-02T22:19:26Z")
First it was the closed door meeting to seperate the collective bargaining issue from the budget process (which put paid to the lie that it was a “fiscally necessary” item at all), now they have done an end-around on a r… --- ## [Tax the rich and save the poor.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-the-rich-and-save-the-poor/786790)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-the-rich-and-save-the-poor/786790 "2017-05-19T03:25:43Z")
The way things are now we’re taxing every pleb then turning around and letting single wealthy individuals keep billions by not taxing them. This has happen because money gives you influence. People with large amounts of … --- ## [5 reasons not to buy the iPhone 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone-4/544404)
**Author:** [@arwor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arwor)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone-4/544404 "2010-06-29T00:53:43Z")
According to Yahoo finance there is a few shortcomings with new iPhone 4. I think that iPhone 4 is the best one in his category. Go Apple!!! --- ## [Luna Lovegood is NOT supposed to be the hottest little thing at Hogwarts!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luna-lovegood-is-not-supposed-to-be-the-hottest-little-thing-at-hogwarts/410232)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2025, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luna-lovegood-is-not-supposed-to-be-the-hottest-little-thing-at-hogwarts/410232 "2025-09-16T01:20:41Z")
So why does she look like this: WarnerBros.com | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Movies (pick Luna from the drop-down menu). That girl is seriously cute. And while I understand the idea that practically all… --- ## [What do you wish you knew when buying a house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wish-you-knew-when-buying-a-house/722683)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2015, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wish-you-knew-when-buying-a-house/722683 "2015-06-30T13:39:58Z")
For the past few months, Mr Sven and I have been looking at houses. We are pre-approved and ready to go. Unfortunately, we live in a pricey market and working with a budget. Between space, condition, location and school… --- ## [Illinois State Police Trooper Matt Mitchell may you rot in hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-state-police-trooper-matt-mitchell-may-you-rot-in-hell/428613)
**Author:** [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2010, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-state-police-trooper-matt-mitchell-may-you-rot-in-hell/428613 "2010-09-22T22:41:40Z")
Fuck you …you dumb fucking jackbooted ashat of a thug…What gives you the right to breath much less continue “serving and protecting”? You had already cost the State of Illinois more than 1.7 million dollars (not countin… --- ## [Cost of Universities (from textbook discussion.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-universities-from-textbook-discussion/552784)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2010, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-universities-from-textbook-discussion/552784 "2010-09-12T00:41:20Z")
(From the textbook discussion) I am astounded at the price of a University education. I went to a University, and did not really enjoy the experience. I found it to be somewhat of a ripoff. Today, I would like to know… --- ## [Why does this forum allow member complaints?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-forum-allow-member-complaints/559856)
**Author:** [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-forum-allow-member-complaints/559856 "2010-11-12T11:18:13Z")
This forum should be about what this board is about. Message board issues. Not for complaints. If the Dope wants a complaint forum, add one. This should not be the place. I prefer complaints be handled privately. I… --- ## [No (or less) use of the filibuster means better Democracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-or-less-use-of-the-filibuster-means-better-democracy/674637)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2013, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-or-less-use-of-the-filibuster-means-better-democracy/674637 "2013-12-07T04:06:43Z")
If I understand things correctly, the “nuclear option” recently invoked only applies to some appointees, and not legislation. But I think it’s likely this will quickly expand to general use, and the filibuster will go b… --- ## [Anti Catholic opinion warrants official warning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-catholic-opinion-warrants-official-warning/436952)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2008, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-catholic-opinion-warrants-official-warning/436952 "2008-02-14T05:53:40Z")
In this thread, non-Catholics were asked what Ash Wednesday meant to them. In my capacity as a non- and ex-Catholic, I responded that it allowed me to easily identify the idiots. Someone was offended, and I received an… --- ## [Explain the 'Catholics aren't Christian' thing again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-catholics-arent-christian-thing-again/774812)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2017, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-catholics-arent-christian-thing-again/774812 "2017-01-03T08:24:57Z")
I came across this comment on an article: Since I’m not religious, religion sometimes baffles me. I’ve heard the claim that Catholics aren’t Christians before. ‘They use a different Bible.’ But isn’t the Roman Catho… --- ## [Pitting the attitude, not necessarily Evil Captor. Personal Responsibility- extinct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-attitude-not-necessarily-evil-captor-personal-responsibility-extinct/297866)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2005, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-attitude-not-necessarily-evil-captor-personal-responsibility-extinct/297866 "2005-04-18T18:11:39Z")
In this thread, Evil Captor puts blame for part of the African AIDS crisis at the feet of the Catholic Church. Now, I have a number of serious problems with this. First: the AIDS epidemic is not the fault of the Catho… --- ## [Oak's Bowl Pick'em](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-bowl-pickem/563126)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-bowl-pickem/563126 "2011-01-13T05:58:09Z")
Come one, come all. Test your bowl game prognostication against your fellow Dopers. I’ve set up a group at yahoo. Signup info: Group ID# 7400 password: cecil We’ll be using confidence point scoring, just like we di… --- ## [Will The UK Exit The EU in 2016?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-uk-exit-the-eu-in-2016/742414)
**Author:** [@botsgotme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/botsgotme)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-uk-exit-the-eu-in-2016/742414 "2016-02-15T10:19:34Z")
I think so, the time is ripe for many reasons: -the UK should not get stuck with bailing out Greece any more -London is now the premier center of world finance-that generates huge profits for the UK, why jeopardize th… --- ## [Ayn Rand - liberal or conservative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ayn-rand-liberal-or-conservative/609639)
**Author:** [@Linden\_Arden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linden_Arden)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2012, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ayn-rand-liberal-or-conservative/609639 "2012-01-22T14:11:33Z")
I am a capitalist like Rand. Capitalism is the most efficient way of allocating resources as long as sufficient regulations are in place. Rand herself likened Libertarians to anarchists and fought them and their lawles… --- ## [What is the best food you ever found in unexpected places?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-food-you-ever-found-in-unexpected-places/765728)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2016, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-food-you-ever-found-in-unexpected-places/765728 "2016-09-22T00:06:25Z")
I took my daughters to a very nice Cumberland Farms gas station today strictly for the food. It certainly isn’t gourmet fare but it gets the job done for an unbelievably low price. We got a loaded hotdog for me with saue… --- ## ["'Stand back,' Tom ejaculated!" Origin of the "Tom Swifty"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stand-back-tom-ejaculated-origin-of-the-tom-swifty/334267)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2009, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stand-back-tom-ejaculated-origin-of-the-tom-swifty/334267 "2009-11-19T14:42:49Z")
I was reading the Wikipedia article on the Tom Swift novels (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom\_Swift), and was surprised to find this sentence: :confused: So where did the Tom Swifty (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom\_Sw… --- ## [Article - "Unsayable Truths About a Failing High School" - Fair article or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/article-unsayable-truths-about-a-failing-high-school-fair-article-or-not/787293)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/article-unsayable-truths-about-a-failing-high-school-fair-article-or-not/787293 "2017-05-30T20:10:55Z")
There have been more than a one thread about school performance on the dope recently like this one “Why do we tolerate bad schools in the US?” This article"Unsayable Truths about a Failing High School" speaks to that q… --- ## [What will the Washington Football Team's new name be on 2 February 2022?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 289\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231 "2022-02-18T03:58:43Z")
Not RedWolves or Wolves, according to the article. I like Washington Football Team but I doubt they’ll stick with it. Let’s hear some predictions! The winner gets a “way to go!” and a virtual pat on the back! --- ## [What does "a buck three-eighty-two" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-buck-three-eighty-two-mean/368753)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2016, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-buck-three-eighty-two-mean/368753 "2016-07-12T01:32:40Z")
I had a teacher in high school who, whenever someone asked a stupid question, would say “a buck three-eighty-two.” I once asked him what it meant, and he just looked at me in a weird way, as if I should have known what h… --- ## [MMP - As serious as a heart attack.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-as-serious-as-a-heart-attack/335230)
**Author:** [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Replies:** 331\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-as-serious-as-a-heart-attack/335230 "2005-12-19T01:59:41Z")
I mentioned last week that I might have a story to open the MMP with soon, well, this ain’t it! This is a much more serious story, and is in no way an attempt at levity. I hope you will find it interesting and possibly… --- ## [Bad things that people like to brag about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-things-that-people-like-to-brag-about/977031)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-things-that-people-like-to-brag-about/977031 "2023-02-26T14:37:54Z")
Seemingly every culture or region has something bad that they hold up with pride, or semi-pride. LA residents brag about how horrific the traffic is. Northerners of many nations like to brag about their alcoholism. Some … --- ## [Educators! Come rant! it's that time of year!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educators-come-rant-its-that-time-of-year/401971)
**Author:** [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2007, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educators-come-rant-its-that-time-of-year/401971 "2007-06-11T09:49:20Z")
Ah, April-May. Season of the plagiarists and the cheats. Sorry if this sounds too much like Rate my Students, but SIGH! It doesn’t matter how clear you are about policy, does it? Some suggestions: If you’re going to c… --- ## [How to tell if book downloads in free .pdf format are legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-if-book-downloads-in-free-pdf-format-are-legal/561916)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2010, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-if-book-downloads-in-free-pdf-format-are-legal/561916 "2010-11-27T04:55:13Z")
I find lots of books I would like to have in .pdf format are available out on the web as free downloads, but there is little to go on to indicate their status regarding copyright and intellectual property. I don’t want t… --- ## [Should the thread on hot to bypass the China firewall have been closed???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-thread-on-hot-to-bypass-the-china-firewall-have-been-closed/343911)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2006, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-thread-on-hot-to-bypass-the-china-firewall-have-been-closed/343911 "2006-02-19T22:14:50Z")
This thread was locked by samclem for this reason: and this also added: OK I understand his sentiment, but think it goes against the reason of this board. The SDMB does not like to have posting of things that brea… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=635&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=637&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)