# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=665&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:** 666 --- ## [Is the movie Blazing Saddles simply a safe method of overt racism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-movie-blazing-saddles-simply-a-safe-method-of-overt-racism/653811)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-movie-blazing-saddles-simply-a-safe-method-of-overt-racism/653811 "2013-04-11T03:29:13Z")
The Title says it all… Even my liberal friends laugh at the racial jokes. The movie could never be scripted today in that method. Is it fair to laugh at N word jokes from that movie while understanding that such condu… --- ## [The game called "Good Neighbor or !@#hole commences shortly.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game-called-good-neighbor-or-hole-commences-shortly/521969)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2009, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game-called-good-neighbor-or-hole-commences-shortly/521969 "2009-12-24T02:44:31Z")
I have on-street parking in front of my house, and like everybody else I have to dig my car out. It requires a certain amount of effort to do this, as anybody who has ever done it knows. Now, strictly speaking the stree… --- ## [The Beatles Rock Band Final Song List/Release Anticipation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-rock-band-final-song-list-release-anticipation/506849)
**Author:** [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2009, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-rock-band-final-song-list-release-anticipation/506849 "2009-09-12T23:00:22Z")
As we all know, September 9 is the date on which The Beatles: Rock Band will make its way to our game systems. MTV Games has recently released the almost-complete list of songs, leaving only one a (magical) mystery. Here… --- ## [Why would you buy health insurance if your country has UHC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-buy-health-insurance-if-your-country-has-uhc/551858)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-buy-health-insurance-if-your-country-has-uhc/551858 "2010-09-02T17:46:32Z")
There’s a thread over in IMHO about the accomplishments that are supposed to signify middle classhood, and one of the hallmarks, according to the OP, is that you have health coverage. GHO57, who I believe is German, sa… --- ## [Best reactions by others when you tell them you do not believe in God.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-reactions-by-others-when-you-tell-them-you-do-not-believe-in-god/676460)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2013, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-reactions-by-others-when-you-tell-them-you-do-not-believe-in-god/676460 "2013-12-20T04:10:37Z")
I don’t want to start a debate, but if the mods feel GD is a better forum for this discussion, please feel free to move it. Atheists/Non-Believers; What’s the most interesting, funny, or stupid reaction you’ve encounter… --- ## [Carney Deals with Trump (USA trade war against Canada)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carney-deals-with-trump-usa-trade-war-against-canada/1032478)
**Author:** [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Replies:** 346\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carney-deals-with-trump-usa-trade-war-against-canada/1032478 "2026-10-29T23:29:48Z")
Just a day or two ago Trump was bragging that it was a done and dusted “a good deal for everybody,” Officials on both sides had seemed optimistic about a deal up until the very last moment. On Thursday, the Canadian … --- ## [Renew the Assault Weapons ban. I dare ya!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renew-the-assault-weapons-ban-i-dare-ya/264127)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2004, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renew-the-assault-weapons-ban-i-dare-ya/264127 "2004-10-12T22:55:21Z")
I’m an FFL holder. I made a shit load of money because of the “assault weap:rolleyes:ns” ban. You idiots that wanted the ban, you do realize that more “assault weapons” were actually sold because of it, correct? It’s tr… --- ## [Exit before Brexit \[CNN Article on foreigners leaving UK\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exit-before-brexit-cnn-article-on-foreigners-leaving-uk/767549)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2016, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exit-before-brexit-cnn-article-on-foreigners-leaving-uk/767549 "2016-10-14T07:13:26Z")
CNN posted thisstory yesterday. Now I have not been back to the UK for nearly 3.5 years but some of it really really gave me pause. For instance one Italian states that \[QUOTE=CNN\] Marcora doesn’t even have to talk in… --- ## [Advertising that has the reverse effect and actively discourages you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertising-that-has-the-reverse-effect-and-actively-discourages-you/352360)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2006, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertising-that-has-the-reverse-effect-and-actively-discourages-you/352360 "2006-04-17T16:15:46Z")
This seems to happen quite often nowadays. I was reminded by TV ads for a Sydney morning radio program The Cage. If they didn’t advertise and I saw a list of the people involved I may have listened to the show but the ad… --- ## [What was the last word on the possibility of a stolen 2004 election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-word-on-the-possibility-of-a-stolen-2004-election/628108)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2012, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-word-on-the-possibility-of-a-stolen-2004-election/628108 "2012-07-17T00:50:19Z")
I remember reading lists of phenomena such as Ohio switching to Bush at the last minute, New Mexico counties only going to Bush in districts with voting machines, the GAO saying voting machines were demonstrably unreliab… --- ## [Ladies, how often does this scenario happen? \[Dating\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-often-does-this-scenario-happen-dating/709621)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2015, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-often-does-this-scenario-happen-dating/709621 "2015-01-16T01:11:55Z")
I was having a debate with a friend of mine at work. He’s got it in his head that a lady coworker of ours has affections for me. I tried to assure him that she did not as I asked her our and she politely blew me off. \[I … --- ## [Wow, Kelsey Grammer is a Trump supporter? I thought he was intelligent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-kelsey-grammer-is-a-trump-supporter-i-thought-he-was-intelligent/994105)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-kelsey-grammer-is-a-trump-supporter-i-thought-he-was-intelligent/994105 "2023-12-12T17:34:54Z")
Mr. brown told me about the article discussing it, and here’s a link. Without having thought about it beforehand, I would have guessed the actor was a liberal Democrat. I shouldn’t conflate the guy with his Frasier cha… --- ## [Should I be outraged by "Russian hacking"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-outraged-by-russian-hacking/774765)
**Author:** [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2016, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-outraged-by-russian-hacking/774765 "2016-12-23T12:17:07Z")
Here’s my understanding of the situation: A foreign actor (possibly backed by a state power like Russia) hacks the DNC email server. Separately, John Podesta gets phished and the contents of his email account are acces… --- ## [Fireworks stupidity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fireworks-stupidity/545494)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fireworks-stupidity/545494 "2010-07-07T23:10:29Z")
A topical set of videos for July 4th. People doing stupid things with fireworks. (Somewhat NSFW because some of these things involve contact between fireworks and male anatomy. Nothing involving female anatomy because no… --- ## [What little tricks can you do that mildly impress others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-little-tricks-can-you-do-that-mildly-impress-others/788948)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2017, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-little-tricks-can-you-do-that-mildly-impress-others/788948 "2017-08-01T18:02:33Z")
Not looking for major skills or in-depth expertise, just little tricks that you can perform to liven up a (very) boring gathering. I can: \[ul\] \[li\]Recite the alphabet backwards with ease\[/li\]\[li\]Juggle three balls\[/li… --- ## [OMFG. I found my grandfather in the 1930 census. IN PRISON.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omfg-i-found-my-grandfather-in-the-1930-census-in-prison/541474)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omfg-i-found-my-grandfather-in-the-1930-census-in-prison/541474 "2011-02-20T03:19:01Z")
I know very little about my biological grandfather, Louis McFatter, as he died back in the 1960s, only what little my biological father told my mother. She had some vague idea that he’d spent time in prison, something I … --- ## [Online pedophiles & their expectations of success when setting up meetings with kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-pedophiles-their-expectations-of-success-when-setting-up-meetings-with-kids/355897)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2006, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-pedophiles-their-expectations-of-success-when-setting-up-meetings-with-kids/355897 "2006-05-26T12:54:02Z")
I was watching one of those “catch the pedophiles” shows the other day and it was the usual complement of clueless idiots nabbed by police when they came to the prearranged place they thought they had set up. In seeing … --- ## [Do I understand US food-stamp eligibility correctly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-understand-us-food-stamp-eligibility-correctly/640577)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-understand-us-food-stamp-eligibility-correctly/640577 "2013-08-14T23:59:19Z")
A relative who has never accepted public assistance has finally decided to apply for food stamps. She’s 61, single, no dependents, good health, unemployed for over two years, no income. She can’t afford health insurance… --- ## [A question about the rules of baseball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-rules-of-baseball/493643)
**Author:** [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2009, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-rules-of-baseball/493643 "2009-04-24T22:50:20Z")
Suppose you’ve got runners on second and third, and two outs. The batter hits to the outfield; ball drops without being caught. The runners from second and third make it safely to home, scoring two runs. The batter ro… --- ## [Passenger plane crashes near DC-area’s Reagan Airport {Jan 29, 2025}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passenger-plane-crashes-near-dc-area-s-reagan-airport-jan-29-2025/1013602)
**Author:** [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)\ **Replies:** 271\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passenger-plane-crashes-near-dc-area-s-reagan-airport-jan-29-2025/1013602 "2026-10-09T00:46:50Z")
A regional jet collided with a helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia on Wednesday evening, according to DC Fire and EMS. The aircraft went down in the Potomac River vicinity of the airpo… --- ## [NPR's top 100 SF/Fantasy list](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nprs-top-100-sf-fantasy-list/592676)
**Author:** [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nprs-top-100-sf-fantasy-list/592676 "2011-08-18T13:50:33Z")
NPR has issued its top 100 SF/Fantasy books/series. At first glance, I didn’t stop any outrageous items on it, although I did find strange that some series were listed while in other cases, only part of series were liste… --- ## [Could 5 Supreme Court justices act with legal impunity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-5-supreme-court-justices-act-with-legal-impunity/670515)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-5-supreme-court-justices-act-with-legal-impunity/670515 "2013-10-09T20:14:35Z")
Since the Justices can pretty much declare any ruling they like, imagine that 5 justices got together and committed a murder in their courtroom. They would declare any warrants out for their arrest unconstitutional, and… --- ## [How many people have masturbated to YOU as a mental image?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-have-masturbated-to-you-as-a-mental-image/350667)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2006, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-have-masturbated-to-you-as-a-mental-image/350667 "2006-04-04T20:10:41Z")
I’m a guy and like, most guys, I keep a mental Rolodex of women I can mentally summon at will for masturbation if nothing else is handy. It must run to about 1000 over time but I have some favorites and some have definit… --- ## [Why ARE so many creative people Gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-creative-people-gay/614650)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2012, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-creative-people-gay/614650 "2012-03-05T20:23:55Z")
(If this would work better in the Jews Thread, please feel free to move it.) My Israeli friends are often boastful of how many Nobel prizes are held by Jews. There is a thread on the subject. But does the same sort of e… --- ## [Chess: glee v Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-glee-v-mosier/605116)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-glee-v-mosier/605116 "2012-03-14T01:03:55Z")
This is a training game (I’m a retired professional chess coach) and hopefully will interest spectators as well. Mosier can: take a move back (if he happens to blunder horribly, I’ll point that out!) ask my advice on … --- ## [Pan's Labyrinth: Did I watch the same movie everyone else did?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pans-labyrinth-did-i-watch-the-same-movie-everyone-else-did/529343)
**Author:** [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pans-labyrinth-did-i-watch-the-same-movie-everyone-else-did/529343 "2010-02-19T16:47:55Z")
Okay, it’s a little weird talking about a movie a couple of years old, but the Mrs. and I finally watched Pan’s Labyrinth this past weekend. I’d heard in the intervening time only about how visually stunning it is… how… --- ## [I don't care if he's dead, I'm Pitting Nixon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-if-hes-dead-im-pitting-nixon/652973)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-if-hes-dead-im-pitting-nixon/652973 "2013-03-20T21:29:51Z")
Based on new evidence, so there. And then it got worse. (No, really. The rest of the story is worse.) Some Quaker he was . . . --- ## [Can someone explain to me the shootings in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-to-me-the-shootings-in-the-us/599505)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-to-me-the-shootings-in-the-us/599505 "2011-10-18T15:56:17Z")
Every so often, one hears of some regular civilian johnnie in the US losing it, and shooting a few(or more) innocent people. I’ve only ever heard of this happening in the United States (although I can recall one incident… --- ## [Why do we keep insisting that racists are a tiny, insiginificant minority?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-keep-insisting-that-racists-are-a-tiny-insiginificant-minority/469512)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-keep-insisting-that-racists-are-a-tiny-insiginificant-minority/469512 "2008-10-31T05:21:32Z")
Yeah, I know. Yet another thread about race and racism. One of our favorite subjects. I promise this isn’t just about Republicans. My question is genuine, though. Throughout this campaign season the media (including… --- ## [Warning From Time Warner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-from-time-warner/663210)
**Author:** [@Sodalite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sodalite)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-from-time-warner/663210 "2013-07-12T04:25:09Z")
I went to get online just now and instead of my home page this comes up: I googled it first but all I could find was a bunch of speculation. The link in it doesn’t work. What exactly does this mean? --- ## [Things That Are Much Bigger Than You Always Thought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-much-bigger-than-you-always-thought/820241)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2018, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-much-bigger-than-you-always-thought/820241 "2018-09-06T00:56:50Z")
Mundane and Pointless? Yes. But interesting. 15+ Things That Are Much Bigger Than You Always Thought --- ## [Do vegetarians eat seafood? Isn't seafood considered meat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-vegetarians-eat-seafood-isnt-seafood-considered-meat/204909)
**Author:** [@moejuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejuck)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2015, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-vegetarians-eat-seafood-isnt-seafood-considered-meat/204909 "2015-11-23T21:37:43Z")
Help fight my complete ignorance of vegetarians. I just met one for the first time this year, and I know she eats seafood. I always thought of seafood as a type of meat. Animals are still killed to get it, so why is i… --- ## [I pit screaming kids in a restaurant and asshole parents and spineless managers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-screaming-kids-in-a-restaurant-and-asshole-parents-and-spineless-managers/310052)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2005, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-screaming-kids-in-a-restaurant-and-asshole-parents-and-spineless-managers/310052 "2005-07-10T19:40:08Z")
Last night, I took my mother out to dinner. She’s 94 and we really enjoy these outings because we all realize there might not be one next weekend. She loves an Italian place near her home; we go there on a regular basi… --- ## [Large-Scale Loss Of Jobs To Robots In The Next Few Years. How serious to take this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-scale-loss-of-jobs-to-robots-in-the-next-few-years-how-serious-to-take-this/749808)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2016, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-scale-loss-of-jobs-to-robots-in-the-next-few-years-how-serious-to-take-this/749808 "2016-04-04T16:09:30Z")
I’ve just watched a news story, that suggests that nearly half of all jobs in Tennessee could be lost to robots “in the next few years”. Just how seriously should I take this? Some, obviously, will be lost. But news s… --- ## [VA senate seat: Looks like Webb is toast to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/va-senate-seat-looks-like-webb-is-toast-to-me/378093)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2006, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/va-senate-seat-looks-like-webb-is-toast-to-me/378093 "2006-11-11T16:20:19Z")
Is this a dirty trick ? Should a candidate be responsible for the content of a novel he wrote many years ago? --- ## [Herbs, spices or other flavors mostly enjoyed by all, that you can't stand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herbs-spices-or-other-flavors-mostly-enjoyed-by-all-that-you-cant-stand/981713)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herbs-spices-or-other-flavors-mostly-enjoyed-by-all-that-you-cant-stand/981713 "2024-02-12T15:26:33Z")
Not in an allergy sense, just in a distasteful sense. Difficulty level: “I can’t stand cilantro” won’t cut it, because that is a very well-known “love it or hate it” divisive herb. Examples: sonlost I the older hates o… --- ## [August Botticelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-botticelli/665072)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-botticelli/665072 "2013-08-06T20:55:57Z")
Good morning, everyone! Having checked Elendil’s Heir’s chart, I am F ! --- ## [The Grateful Dead seem Out of Tune often](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grateful-dead-seem-out-of-tune-often/595995)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grateful-dead-seem-out-of-tune-often/595995 "2011-09-16T18:16:54Z")
I am not a Deadhead but I like a few of their songs. Listening to their live stuff, it seems that they often sing and play out of tune. On their own, they seem to sing fairly in tune (if pretty poorly) for the most part… --- ## [No wonder everyone hates the Jews... they steal the eyes of Palestinian children!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-wonder-everyone-hates-the-jews-they-steal-the-eyes-of-palestinian-children/281336)
**Author:** [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2005, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-wonder-everyone-hates-the-jews-they-steal-the-eyes-of-palestinian-children/281336 "2005-01-02T05:39:37Z")
… or so Iranian TV would have you believe. (Source: MEMRI report) I know that MEMRI is considered a dubious source by some here, so if this is unfounded, I’ll gladly retract. According to a MEMRI report, Iran’s Sahar 1… --- ## [Made By vs. Distributed By: What's The law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-by-vs-distributed-by-whats-the-law/459654)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2013, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-by-vs-distributed-by-whats-the-law/459654 "2013-10-23T18:49:37Z")
What’s the deal with consumer products which are branded, but only “distributed” by the firm whose name is on the label? Aren’t you (the consumer) supposed to be able to twll who actually made the product? I ask because… --- ## [We really need a new "Star Trek"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-really-need-a-new-star-trek/677643)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-really-need-a-new-star-trek/677643 "2014-01-03T23:05:57Z")
I don’t mean necessarily a new series in either the old or the new universes or a Re-Re-Boot. What I mean is we really need some science fiction that takes place in a hopeful, optimistic future. Nearly all mainstream sc… --- ## [Pro Wrestlers who were always either "faces" or "heels".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestlers-who-were-always-either-faces-or-heels/676561)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestlers-who-were-always-either-faces-or-heels/676561 "2014-01-06T12:14:35Z")
Yes, I watch and enjoy pro wrestling. No, I’m not ashamed to admit it. Are the story lines and wins pre-planned? Sure. Would I classify it as “fake”? The story line and angles, yes…the injuries and actual danger the wr… --- ## [Same cast members in different series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-cast-members-in-different-series/709666)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2015, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-cast-members-in-different-series/709666 "2015-01-27T19:18:35Z")
I noticed several of my favorite TV shows have shared quite a few cast members. I guess it’s because they shared a writer and\\or creator. Like The Shield\*Sons of Anarchy\* (both written by the Kurt Sutter) where actors i… --- ## [On the whole, how racist is the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-whole-how-racist-is-the-us/738921)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2015, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-whole-how-racist-is-the-us/738921 "2015-12-19T10:08:00Z")
Taken as a whole, how racist is American society? Some points: For the purposes of this thread, let’s limit the discussion to racism against people of color. (I have no idea if that term is still current, but for th… --- ## [Did Romney break the law regarding foreign donations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-romney-break-the-law-regarding-foreign-donations/631483)
**Author:** [@Club\_33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Club_33)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-romney-break-the-law-regarding-foreign-donations/631483 "2012-09-12T16:48:45Z")
I was send this story this morning. On the surface, it would appear to be pretty damning, but I also know not to believe everything posted on the intertubes. Is there any merit to this or is it just blathering from a par… --- ## [Why are people making fun of this man for taking his wife's name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-making-fun-of-this-man-for-taking-his-wifes-name/505775)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2009, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-making-fun-of-this-man-for-taking-his-wifes-name/505775 "2009-08-13T19:32:29Z")
It’s 2009. Is this really still a big deal? Why do people feel the need to disparage him? I Took My Wife’s Last Name --- ## [Heroin addicts... do some of them lead "normal" lives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroin-addicts-do-some-of-them-lead-normal-lives/782601)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2017, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroin-addicts-do-some-of-them-lead-normal-lives/782601 "2017-03-30T04:23:21Z")
Here is a news story about a couple who are suspected of dying from a fentanyl and/or heroin overdose. He was a pilot for Spirit Airlines. They lived in an upper-middle class home in Centerville, OH. (As a side note, I g… --- ## [Beautiful women + no makeup = WOW!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beautiful-women-no-makeup-wow/493155)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2009, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beautiful-women-no-makeup-wow/493155 "2009-04-16T08:12:22Z")
This is jaw-droppingly wonderful! The photos are awesome and the story is fantastic! No American (fashion) magazine would ever dare do this. As the article says, when it’s done here, “it’s” being showing famous women wit… --- ## [Can someone here explain this rotten behavior to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-here-explain-this-rotten-behavior-to-me/675612)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-here-explain-this-rotten-behavior-to-me/675612 "2013-12-13T21:45:43Z")
Okay, I was at the donut shop an hour or so ago, having a danish. Mmmmmm… danish… Just as I was finishing, two older women walk in. Well, they didn’t quite walk\*\*\* in --\*\*\* they stopped just inside the doorway, and st… --- ## [Is Dennis Rodman a CIA spy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dennis-rodman-a-cia-spy/678251)
**Author:** [@Donald\_Rump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donald_Rump)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dennis-rodman-a-cia-spy/678251 "2017-06-15T14:26:34Z")
Dennis Rodman has gotten lots of heat over his visits to North Korea and high-profile friendship with Kim Jong-un. Rodman has from time to time angrily defended his relationship with KJU, including his recent so-called r… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=664&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=666&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)