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**Author:** [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Replies:** 620\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120 "2021-02-04T23:52:05Z")
I am R. Final post from December’s thread is here. --- ## [When in doubt, ban something, even if it's a totally unrelated gun.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-doubt-ban-something-even-if-its-a-totally-unrelated-gun/403702)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2007, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-doubt-ban-something-even-if-its-a-totally-unrelated-gun/403702 "2007-05-18T19:42:26Z")
New Jersey Moves on .50-Caliber Rifle Ban This statement typifies the abject ignorance of, well, people who propose gun bans. Sure, it’s a big gun. About 30 pounds and three feet long, that’s how big. The rounds are no… --- ## [Is Romney secretly brilliant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-romney-secretly-brilliant/630360)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2012, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-romney-secretly-brilliant/630360 "2012-08-08T22:25:33Z")
If at all possible, dispence with your political prejudice and try to look at this impartially. Let’s make an assumption that politicians think Americans have a very short memory during elections. Also there a 3 months… --- ## [Why are humans such better swimmers than all our primate cousins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-humans-such-better-swimmers-than-all-our-primate-cousins/665520)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-humans-such-better-swimmers-than-all-our-primate-cousins/665520 "2013-09-12T19:02:46Z")
Reading the old staff column on aquatic apes - the notion that we evolved in the water. It’s outdated and has no evidence, but prompts the question - why are we so better suited for water than all the other primates (or … --- ## [What is meant by a "Basic Woman"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-meant-by-a-basic-woman/699011)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-meant-by-a-basic-woman/699011 "2016-03-21T10:58:51Z")
I’ve been accused of being a “basic woman.” I have no idea what this means, except that it was clearly meant as an insult. I did some googling around and found a lot of contradictory or just too obviously inappropriate… --- ## [What's the origin of the phrase "Funny you don't look Jewish?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-origin-of-the-phrase-funny-you-dont-look-jewish/558797)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2013, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-origin-of-the-phrase-funny-you-dont-look-jewish/558797 "2013-02-27T10:40:13Z")
Title says it all. I’ve heard this cliche used in satire as long as I can remember, but was wondering what they were originally satirizing. --- ## [A lot of large regional shopping malls are dying across the US - Is your mall dying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-large-regional-shopping-malls-are-dying-across-the-us-is-your-mall-dying/681588)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2014, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-large-regional-shopping-malls-are-dying-across-the-us-is-your-mall-dying/681588 "2014-02-19T23:37:04Z")
Interesting articlehere and I have to say I agree with the premise. It will be a slow death roll but a lot of regional malls across the US will die in the next decade or so or be converted to other uses. Interesting ho… --- ## [Cop shows in which the main characters rarely or never fire a shot or throw a punch.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cop-shows-in-which-the-main-characters-rarely-or-never-fire-a-shot-or-throw-a-punch/619722)
**Author:** [@Christopher\_Robin\_Davies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Christopher_Robin_Davies)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2012, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cop-shows-in-which-the-main-characters-rarely-or-never-fire-a-shot-or-throw-a-punch/619722 "2012-06-12T06:05:29Z")
I was watching Law and Order Criminal Intent the other day and it occurred to me how rare it was on that show for the main characters to ever use their guns. This is in keeping with real life of course but is very unusua… --- ## [Not all brown people are illegal immigrants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-all-brown-people-are-illegal-immigrants/591479)
**Author:** [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-all-brown-people-are-illegal-immigrants/591479 "2011-08-08T02:44:04Z")
I got mod-slapped in This thread, told to take it to the pit. In short the OP in the thread above used Hispanic as a stand-in for illegal immigrant. Going on to explain that this was intended as a shorthand explanation … --- ## [Useful computer tricks...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useful-computer-tricks/550974)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2010, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useful-computer-tricks/550974 "2010-09-04T03:12:52Z")
… you didn’t know until recently. I found out recently that you can copy the text of an error message to the clipboard using ctrl-c (that sound obvious, but it goes against the instinct of needing to select what you ar… --- ## [My Indian Parents' Racial Shame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-indian-parents-racial-shame/669074)
**Author:** [@IndianStones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IndianStones)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2013, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-indian-parents-racial-shame/669074 "2013-09-20T00:28:56Z")
I hope this belongs here. I’ve realized that my parents, especially my dad have been competing against me in a “who’s more American” type thing. And they’ve set up situations to “win” against me. They’re such pieces of … --- ## [The Affordable Care Act’s Lower-Than-Projected Premiums Will Save $190 Billion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-affordable-care-act-s-lower-than-projected-premiums-will-save-190-billion/672108)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-affordable-care-act-s-lower-than-projected-premiums-will-save-190-billion/672108 "2013-10-26T01:47:47Z")
So says a report from the Center for American Progress: Now, I do wonder about how impartial this is. Actually, I don’t because the Center for American Progress is a I’m also not thrilled with the group because acco… --- ## [Septic systems and water softeners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/septic-systems-and-water-softeners/510713)
**Author:** [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2015, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/septic-systems-and-water-softeners/510713 "2015-09-21T19:54:27Z")
We had our septic tank pumped a while back, and the guy from the septic tank company warned us about the fact that our water softener is plumbed to discharge its waste into the septic system. I should say that although … --- ## [The Democrat Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democrat-party/560521)
**Author:** [@Pierrot\_Le\_Fou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pierrot_Le_Fou)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2010, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democrat-party/560521 "2010-11-16T02:05:21Z")
I hate it when people refer to the Democratic Party as the Democrat Party. It is a childish, petty thing to do. From these boards: emphasis added. Hendrik Hertzberg on the “Ic” factor: --- ## [Do You Know Any Gay Indians (From India)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-gay-indians-from-india/561255)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-gay-indians-from-india/561255 "2011-10-08T03:53:17Z")
I was watching the Big Bang Theory and the running joke is that Raj and Howard really like each other. It got me to thinking, OK I’m a gay male and I’m 46. And in my life I have come across, blacks, white, arabs, East A… --- ## [Egyptian Archaeology and Biblical History](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egyptian-archaeology-and-biblical-history/693662)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egyptian-archaeology-and-biblical-history/693662 "2014-08-05T20:45:21Z")
The Bible tells us a Hebrew slave from the land of Canaan named Joseph gained favor in the eyes of Pharoah and grew in power as an administrator, pretty much running all of Egypt. Later, all the hebrews were enslaved, u… --- ## [Do I have to tip the Windshield installer guy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-to-tip-the-windshield-installer-guy/762985)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2016, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-to-tip-the-windshield-installer-guy/762985 "2016-08-19T11:18:30Z")
Getting a new windshield for the car and I went with a service that comes to your home and installs it. Mind you, it was suppose dot come yesterday but apparently they were missing a part (I hope it wasn’t windshield!). … --- ## [What would a poodle look like if they did not give them those \[silly\] haircuts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-poodle-look-like-if-they-did-not-give-them-those-silly-haircuts/488018)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-poodle-look-like-if-they-did-not-give-them-those-silly-haircuts/488018 "2009-03-03T15:28:06Z")
I hate the faggy poodle haircuts. What would a poodle look like if it wasn’t fagafied by its owner? Whats wrong with a level trim.? When and why did the ugly haircuts start? A poodle won at Detroit Dog show this weekend… --- ## [MLB: October 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-october-2012/636371)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2012, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-october-2012/636371 "2012-10-05T20:17:13Z")
A bright, shiny new thread for crisp fall days, the last few days of the regular season, and all the postseason action. Link to the last page of the September thread. --- ## [The Worst Movie Critic in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-movie-critic-in-america/684527)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-movie-critic-in-america/684527 "2014-04-03T20:59:54Z")
Meet Sarah the Movie Critic. See Sarah write a review. Poor Sarah. Sarah is semi-literate. Sarah cannot compose a compound sentence. It is a bumpy road reading a Sarah review. It is hard to keep your focus. It is borin… --- ## [ACLU Fights For Anti-Gay Phelps Clan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aclu-fights-for-anti-gay-phelps-clan/365739)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2006, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aclu-fights-for-anti-gay-phelps-clan/365739 "2006-08-03T16:48:47Z")
http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/07/072306phelps.htm I’m not mad at the ACLU. I just wanted to link to an article that you can shove down the mouth of the next muthafrickin’ arsehole who bitches to you that the ACLU is… --- ## [I'm TRYING to hate her, but god help me I think she's hot.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-hate-her-but-god-help-me-i-think-shes-hot/365722)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2006, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-hate-her-but-god-help-me-i-think-shes-hot/365722 "2006-08-02T00:45:41Z")
What celebrities do you find hot despite a genial – or not so genial – dislike for virtually every aspect of their public persona? For me, it’s Kelly Ripa. The best thing I can say about her performance on Regis & Kelly… --- ## [Has any modern war actually ever been fought to "protect our freedom"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-modern-war-actually-ever-been-fought-to-protect-our-freedom/725196)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-modern-war-actually-ever-been-fought-to-protect-our-freedom/725196 "2015-07-28T00:26:41Z")
I hate to be anti-American and I’m waiting for McCarthy to kick down my door any second now, but it seems like every modern war or military operation in the US has never been out of the sense of protection of the homelan… --- ## [Bad interviewees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-interviewees/597310)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-interviewees/597310 "2014-04-07T23:03:57Z")
Which entertainers do you think make for bad interviews? It could be because they’re jerks, or boring, or whatever. A couple of minutes ago I finishes watching John Noble on Conan. I was hoping for a great interview, … --- ## [What do Republicans have to do to win Democratic votes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-republicans-have-to-do-to-win-democratic-votes/836712)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2019, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-republicans-have-to-do-to-win-democratic-votes/836712 "2019-07-17T16:44:08Z")
A few threads ago, a poster complained that Democrats often talk about what they need to do to win over (certain types of) Trump voters or Republicans - such as voters in the Rust Belt, farmers in Iowa, “flyover country”… --- ## [White swimsuit + chlorine = yellow swimsuit. Ruined?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-swimsuit-chlorine-yellow-swimsuit-ruined/245611)
**Author:** [@Chicken\_Scratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicken_Scratch)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2004, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-swimsuit-chlorine-yellow-swimsuit-ruined/245611 "2004-05-17T21:00:59Z")
O Brilliant and Kind Dopers! Hear my plea! My white nylon/polyester/spandex swimsuit has yellowed from chlorine exposure, and I don’t know how to save it. I’ve looked online, but I haven’t located anything useful. Is… --- ## [The Force is with Sequential Threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-force-is-with-sequential-threads/484527)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 300\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2009, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-force-is-with-sequential-threads/484527 "2009-03-11T01:17:30Z")
Darth Vader in Japan Jedi is a religion now? --- ## [Ivermectin Isn't Horse Medicine!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivermectin-isnt-horse-medicine/949831)
**Author:** [@gdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gdave)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2022, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivermectin-isnt-horse-medicine/949831 "2022-03-26T14:11:52Z")
Well, yeah, I mean, it is used as a medication for horses. But in discussions on this board about its use for treating COVID - and let me be clear, I think that use is idiotic - quite a few posters have referred to it as… --- ## [iCarly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icarly/549729)
**Author:** [@Rafe\_Hollister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rafe_Hollister)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icarly/549729 "2010-08-13T22:34:13Z")
My 8 y.o. son started watching this show several months ago and I didn’t pay much attention to it. However, over the last few moths, I have gotten hooked. The first full episode I watched was funny. Every one since ha… --- ## [One-Word Movie Quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-quotes/373849)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2006, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-quotes/373849 "2006-09-25T15:59:33Z")
I can think of but three that should be instantly recognizable. To wit: “Stella” “Rosebud” “Plastics” but I’m sure there are more. No fair using the main character’s name à la “Superman?” nor plucking one word out … --- ## [Dating -- Things people have done to make you feel small](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-things-people-have-done-to-make-you-feel-small/290763)
**Author:** [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2005, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-things-people-have-done-to-make-you-feel-small/290763 "2005-08-02T09:43:57Z")
In this thread, the lovely SusanStoHelit asks for advice on dating geeks, nerds, mooks, and other social undesirables. I think this is fantastic. It gives those us without a hope, well, a hope at someday dating an attr… --- ## [Criss-crossing jumper cables: What would happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criss-crossing-jumper-cables-what-would-happen/711990)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2015, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criss-crossing-jumper-cables-what-would-happen/711990 "2015-02-10T14:53:01Z")
And, just in case you’re wondering, no, I don’t. Anyway, if I connected my jumper cables to unlike poles, other than possibly melting my cables, would damage be done to the batteries themselves or the electrical system? … --- ## [The Big Bang Theory 3/144--The Closet Reconfiguration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-3-144-the-closet-reconfiguration/652947)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2016, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-3-144-the-closet-reconfiguration/652947 "2016-04-30T11:35:42Z")
Howard struggles with whether or not he should open a letter from his father, Leonard and Penny throw a “grown-up” cocktail party at the apartment, and Sheldon cleans out Howard and Bernadette’s closets. --- ## [Mass Arrests, Civil Forfeitures (Biker War)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-arrests-civil-forfeitures-biker-war/720423)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-arrests-civil-forfeitures-biker-war/720423 "2019-04-12T05:15:35Z")
While the battle at Waco was obviously a horrific incident, I’m somewhat uncomfortable with the police response. Which was, apparently, to arrest every biker on the scene and sort it out later. All these people have bond… --- ## [Should I rethink my decision to get a hamster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-rethink-my-decision-to-get-a-hamster/514614)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2009, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-rethink-my-decision-to-get-a-hamster/514614 "2009-10-30T13:25:13Z")
I’m 40. I think I’m having a mid-life crisis wherein I’m reverting to age 12, which was how old I was when I got my first pet, a tan and white hamster named Sammy. He loved to cuddle and would ride around on my shoulder … --- ## [Paula Poundstone - not funny and now this...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paula-poundstone-not-funny-and-now-this/70402)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2001, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paula-poundstone-not-funny-and-now-this/70402 "2001-07-21T05:15:02Z")
What the hell is wrong with people? (whether it’s true or not) --- ## [Identifying mysterious character in photo of the Beatles, Donovan, Mia Farrow with the Maharishi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identifying-mysterious-character-in-photo-of-the-beatles-donovan-mia-farrow-with-the-maharishi/577439)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2011, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identifying-mysterious-character-in-photo-of-the-beatles-donovan-mia-farrow-with-the-maharishi/577439 "2011-04-09T12:06:14Z")
Question relating to the photo you can see here. I scanned in a photo from a double CD collection I have of Donovan’s songs (Troubadour - I have the “long box with the picture booklet” mentioned in the Wikipedia article… --- ## [Heroes Assemble! All City of Heroes Discussion Here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-assemble-all-city-of-heroes-discussion-here/252371)
**Author:** [@Hugh\_Jass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hugh_Jass)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2004, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-assemble-all-city-of-heroes-discussion-here/252371 "2004-10-21T23:17:09Z")
There’s a thread on a Straight Dope Supergroup elsewhere in Cafe Society, but it is rather long now, and I thought there might be some people new to the game like myself that couldn’t wade through all that stuff, but wan… --- ## [Windows 7 chkdsk running for hours. Problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-7-chkdsk-running-for-hours-problem/625785)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2012, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-7-chkdsk-running-for-hours-problem/625785 "2012-06-21T23:50:08Z")
Long story short, my wife can’t fully boot into Windows. She went into the Recovery Console and picked “Startup Repair”. It ran forever, so I stopped it and instead chose the Command Prompt and did a chkdsk /R. The re… --- ## [Lost 2.21: "?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-2-21/356214)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2006, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-2-21/356214 "2006-09-29T16:49:21Z")
First, the thread rules: What an intriguing episode title: “?” It clearly refers to the “?” at the center of the door diagram that Locke found, so are we to presume that we’ll learn something about that mystery? Of… --- ## [Errant golfball damage-who's liable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/errant-golfball-damage-whos-liable/332903)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2005, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/errant-golfball-damage-whos-liable/332903 "2005-11-29T18:51:42Z")
I was at a golf course that had homes on the course and I had a ball go astray and hit a window VERY hard. I saw the window and it was one that would have cost a substantial amount to replace, but fortunately it wasn’t b… --- ## [I pit the people at drive-up ATMs who...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-people-at-drive-up-atms-who/680714)
**Author:** [@Desert\_Dumpster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desert_Dumpster)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2014, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-people-at-drive-up-atms-who/680714 "2014-02-12T20:58:29Z")
Having completed their stupid fucking transactions, fiddle with their wallets, stuff everything back in, rearrange their makeup, check their phones, etc. and THEN AND ONLY THEN MOVE FORWARD SO THAT I CAN USE THE MOTHERFU… --- ## [Reframing "socialism" into "natural human rights"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reframing-socialism-into-natural-human-rights/848789)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reframing-socialism-into-natural-human-rights/848789 "2020-03-12T17:41:15Z")
So in the long debates we’ve been having about health care in the USA, I’ve come to a new way of thinking about some things. Generally a lot of people consider things like single-payer health care to be socialism. I’m … --- ## [What is the most arrogant political philosophy of all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-arrogant-political-philosophy-of-all/776706)
**Author:** [@Salvor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salvor)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-arrogant-political-philosophy-of-all/776706 "2017-01-19T14:47:59Z")
This could expand to many dimensions, some analytical analysis of the technical claims of different political world views like liberalism, conservatism, libertarianism, etc, or it could focus on the state of thought and … --- ## [My friends forgot my birthday.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friends-forgot-my-birthday/596704)
**Author:** [@Reverend\_Meade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reverend_Meade)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friends-forgot-my-birthday/596704 "2011-09-19T22:00:07Z")
Not all of them, but the two in particular that I feel closest to. I’m not sure how to deal with this. I didn’t remind them it was approaching because that seems rude to me. Like I’m demanding their attention. Should I h… --- ## [When did "butter" become a synonym for "margarine"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-butter-become-a-synonym-for-margarine/516999)
**Author:** [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2009, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-butter-become-a-synonym-for-margarine/516999 "2009-11-13T00:48:54Z")
One morning a couple of weeks ago, I went to the deli/convenience store across the street and ordered a sesame bagel with butter. “Sesame bagel with butter” was the exact phrase I used to order it. On the way to work I… --- ## [GusNSpot, you are one sick fuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gusnspot-you-are-one-sick-fuck/589642)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gusnspot-you-are-one-sick-fuck/589642 "2011-07-22T02:59:32Z")
What the FUCK is wrong with you? Bolding mine. People like you scare the shit out of me. What do you mean, “unless I can get away with it?” Are you saying you’d actually assault someone if you saw them “desecrating”… --- ## [Moments in music that you love](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moments-in-music-that-you-love/695095)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moments-in-music-that-you-love/695095 "2014-08-18T03:05:36Z")
I’m interested in hearing about specific moments in songs that you really enjoy. I’m not talking verses or even entire lines - just little bits that strike you as particularly beautiful or awesome or evocative. You don’t… --- ## [Denial of Native Americans and Native Australians by analysts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denial-of-native-americans-and-native-australians-by-analysts/695544)
**Author:** [@ILikeForeignLanguages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ILikeForeignLanguages)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2014, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denial-of-native-americans-and-native-australians-by-analysts/695544 "2014-08-25T01:11:06Z")
So, I’ve recently started hearing Dinesh D’Souza and Rush Limbaugh say some profound things about the alleged genocide of Native Americans by white people…They seem to be saying that it has either been greatly exaggerate… --- ## [The thread that exists for the sole reason of raising your post count](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-that-exists-for-the-sole-reason-of-raising-your-post-count/87201)
**Author:** [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2001, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-that-exists-for-the-sole-reason-of-raising-your-post-count/87201 "2001-10-29T07:39:07Z")
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