# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=669&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:** 670 --- ## [Superdome Evacuation Stopped After Shots Fired At Helicopter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superdome-evacuation-stopped-after-shots-fired-at-helicopter/319576)
**Author:** [@Winnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winnie)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2005, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superdome-evacuation-stopped-after-shots-fired-at-helicopter/319576 "2005-09-03T08:10:49Z")
Motherfuckers I hope the people that fired shots waste away from disease. --- ## [Fear the Walking Dead: 1.02 "So Close, Yet So Far" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-the-walking-dead-1-02-so-close-yet-so-far-open-spoilers/729447)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2015, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-the-walking-dead-1-02-so-close-yet-so-far-open-spoilers/729447 "2015-09-08T00:55:04Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Madison tries to keep Nick from withdrawal; Travis sets out to locate his son before Los Angeles falls. \[/QUOTE\] Also I just got my flu shot is afternoon; first one the pharmacy did this season. :wink: --- ## [Does the 2nd Amendment provide a right to self defence in one's home? (D.C. suit)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-2nd-amendment-provide-a-right-to-self-defence-in-ones-home-d-c-suit/154245)
**Author:** [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2003, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-2nd-amendment-provide-a-right-to-self-defence-in-ones-home-d-c-suit/154245 "2003-03-04T07:35:45Z")
The Cato Institute has filed suit to overturn parts of Washington D.C.'s gun law. The plaintiffs are asking the federal court to prevent D.C. from barring the registration of handguns, banning the possession of function… --- ## [Rental Car Companies Are Lower Than Pond Scum.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rental-car-companies-are-lower-than-pond-scum/515243)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2009, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rental-car-companies-are-lower-than-pond-scum/515243 "2009-11-04T01:07:35Z")
I haven’t been truly fucked over by a rental car company like some people but nonetheless, these guys are beneath contempt. I just turned in a rental car after a 3 day rental and they printed out the bill. Here are the g… --- ## [Joining a well-regulated militia in the US.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joining-a-well-regulated-militia-in-the-us/622487)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2012, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joining-a-well-regulated-militia-in-the-us/622487 "2012-05-23T00:22:33Z")
So, I was sitting at home earlier this week sipping a little fine Scotch and admiring my impressive gun collection. It occurred to me that maybe I should be using my guns to help the community rather than treating them… --- ## [Should atheists take the Shroud of Turin seriously?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-atheists-take-the-shroud-of-turin-seriously/683680)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2014, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-atheists-take-the-shroud-of-turin-seriously/683680 "2014-03-20T23:39:54Z")
It seems like science takes the Shroud rather seriously, though perhaps this is just because it’s been studied so long. Personally I think it’s just a very clever hoax, after all the 13th century in Italy was hardly the … --- ## [Does being atheist mean you \[B\]believe\[/B\] with utter certainty that all religions are false?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-being-atheist-mean-you-b-believe-b-with-utter-certainty-that-all-religions-are-false/682364)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-being-atheist-mean-you-b-believe-b-with-utter-certainty-that-all-religions-are-false/682364 "2014-03-08T05:26:06Z")
I’ve heard it described that being atheist means you are absolutely, 100% certain there is no god and all religions are false. This means an atheist has the same irrational certainty that a religious person has, they ha… --- ## [Fairy tales with good adoptive (or step) parents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fairy-tales-with-good-adoptive-or-step-parents/620700)
**Author:** [@raspberry\_hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raspberry_hunter)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2014, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fairy-tales-with-good-adoptive-or-step-parents/620700 "2014-04-01T12:09:32Z")
Are there any fairy tales that have good adoptive (or step) parents? I can’t think of a single one. The best I can do is works that subvert the traditional fairy tale… immediately springing to mind are Diana Wynne Jones… --- ## [How does Robert Johnson do it? (Guitar playing technique.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-robert-johnson-do-it-guitar-playing-technique/682694)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2014, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-robert-johnson-do-it-guitar-playing-technique/682694 "2014-03-23T03:30:30Z")
I’ve been listening to this Robert Johnson CD lately, and it sounds like he’s playing two guitars simultaneously. What’s this technique called? More importantly, how is it done? Am I correct in assuming this is very dif… --- ## [Spoiled millenial profiled in New York Times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoiled-millenial-profiled-in-new-york-times/545979)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoiled-millenial-profiled-in-new-york-times/545979 "2010-07-13T18:55:47Z")
So this kid, fresh out of college with no job experience, turns down a $40k a year job in a shitty economy because he doesn’t want to “waste his early years in dead-end work.” I can’t believe they’re wasting valuable ne… --- ## [Pro-totalitarian works of fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-totalitarian-works-of-fiction/507887)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-totalitarian-works-of-fiction/507887 "2009-09-02T04:11:40Z")
Freedom’s all well and good, but are there any significant works of fiction that argue against it and instead advocate a totalitarian way of life? Something pro-1984, pro-Borg, etc.? It seems that whenever a perfectly … --- ## [Restoring public faith in the U.S. mainstream media again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restoring-public-faith-in-the-u-s-mainstream-media-again/938487)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2021, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restoring-public-faith-in-the-u-s-mainstream-media-again/938487 "2021-10-14T05:00:12Z")
IMHO, one of the biggest reasons Trump was able to win in 2016, and lose by a narrower margin than expected last year, was because U.S. public trust and faith in mainstream media has cratered to an all-time low. Lon… --- ## [Worst dubbing ie butchering of a movie for TV to cut out foul language or adult stuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-dubbing-ie-butchering-of-a-movie-for-tv-to-cut-out-foul-language-or-adult-stuff/116683)
**Author:** [@Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vinnie_Virginslayer)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-dubbing-ie-butchering-of-a-movie-for-tv-to-cut-out-foul-language-or-adult-stuff/116683 "2005-10-31T22:24:39Z")
My vote is for Casino. I tried watching it on USA, but it got really ridiculous when every time someone tried to use the F word, it turned into “flip”. It was actually so distracting, I began to wonder, “why even show i… --- ## [What sport would you cut from the Summer Olympics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sport-would-you-cut-from-the-summer-olympics/650114)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sport-would-you-cut-from-the-summer-olympics/650114 "2013-03-02T23:05:47Z")
In addition to dalej42’s thread on Wrestling being removed from the standard Summer Olympic agenda, I thought a poll would be interesting to see what sports would be more favored to cut, based on our SDMB denizens. I kno… --- ## [Torchwood - Children of Earth (Spoilers!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torchwood-children-of-earth-spoilers/502433)
**Author:** [@Galwegian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galwegian)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2011, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torchwood-children-of-earth-spoilers/502433 "2011-07-03T23:06:01Z")
Is anybody else watching this? Spoilers in second post to avoid mouseover. --- ## [The peculiar case of abortion of the unborn vs. capital punishment for murderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-peculiar-case-of-abortion-of-the-unborn-vs-capital-punishment-for-murderers/716379)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-peculiar-case-of-abortion-of-the-unborn-vs-capital-punishment-for-murderers/716379 "2015-04-04T19:56:13Z")
One of the most peculiar situations that one will find in American politics is when pro-lifers argue, “Pro-choicers are hypocritical because they oppose capital punishment for murderers, while supporting abortion of the … --- ## [Dear Media, Obama did not "walk back" his Mosque comments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-media-obama-did-not-walk-back-his-mosque-comments/550448)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2010, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-media-obama-did-not-walk-back-his-mosque-comments/550448 "2010-08-19T18:17:53Z")
Dear Media, Obama did not “walk back” his Mosque comments. His original comments were tha he supported the consitutional right of them to build a Mosque. You folks mis-reresented that as saying he supported the Mosque… --- ## [Was this (white) woman acting in a unreasonable/racist fashion n this situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-white-woman-acting-in-a-unreasonable-racist-fashion-n-this-situation/665834)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-white-woman-acting-in-a-unreasonable-racist-fashion-n-this-situation/665834 "2013-08-15T14:18:54Z")
No hypothetical today, chilldren, but rather an actual situation from my past. I may have told this story on the boards before, but I’m too lazy to check. Anyway, here’s the sitch: I’m a largish black man. When I was in… --- ## [What do you think is the 'most real' reality show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-the-most-real-reality-show/680913)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-the-most-real-reality-show/680913 "2015-01-21T00:14:13Z")
I just discovered ‘Parking Wars’. It’s like a soap opera I can’t stop watching. Little 22 minute chicken nuggets of reality. Of course any reality show is going to be edited to make it more compelling, but ‘Parking Wars… --- ## [Why does religion drive people to kill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-religion-drive-people-to-kill/753826)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2016, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-religion-drive-people-to-kill/753826 "2016-05-13T22:20:55Z")
Throughout all of human history, there has been religious inspired violence. Religion has lead to many wars, terrorist attacks, and genocides. I am not singling out any particular religions, and pretty much all of them… --- ## [bicycle derailleur gear replacement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-derailleur-gear-replacement/626170)
**Author:** [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2012, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-derailleur-gear-replacement/626170 "2012-07-01T12:08:42Z")
My son’s bike needs a replacement derailleur gear assembly. It came loose, and got caught in the spokes. I put it back in place, and it kind of works, but one of the gears broke off a few teeth. The brand is Shimano T… --- ## [Slavery aside: did the Confederate States have a point about secession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slavery-aside-did-the-confederate-states-have-a-point-about-secession/631693)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2012, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slavery-aside-did-the-confederate-states-have-a-point-about-secession/631693 "2012-08-23T06:13:08Z")
The purpose of this thread is not to argue about the true causes of the American Civil War. I believe the South’s purpose in seceding was patently the preserveration of the evil institution of chattel slavery, but I’m su… --- ## [Madonna has lost her \*\*\*\*ing mind in this custody dispute](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madonna-has-lost-her-ing-mind-in-this-custody-dispute/741290)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2016, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madonna-has-lost-her-ing-mind-in-this-custody-dispute/741290 "2016-01-01T08:47:21Z")
You’re going to\* force\* a soon to be 16 year old to stay with you? Good luck with that! I get that being a celebrity with a gazillion dollars can make you disconnected, but I’m surprised no friend has pulled her aside a… --- ## [Why are law firms always named after the partners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-law-firms-always-named-after-the-partners/622953)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2012, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-law-firms-always-named-after-the-partners/622953 "2012-05-25T15:06:16Z")
If you see a sign that says, “Higgins, Bertleby, Patel, & Chong,” you know instantly that they are a law firm, and not, say, a Landscaping company, or frogurt shop. Why is this? Why do you never see something like “Th… --- ## [The official SDMB Annular Eclipse AND Transit of Venus Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-sdmb-annular-eclipse-and-transit-of-venus-thread/617728)
**Author:** [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-sdmb-annular-eclipse-and-transit-of-venus-thread/617728 "2012-06-06T22:55:02Z")
A couple of notable astronomical events only separated by 16 days! The Annular Eclipse of May 20, 2012 (Southwestern U.S.) and May 21st (South Coast of China and South Coast of Japan) NASA.gov website with interactive … --- ## [I was offered a job then turned down after I put my two weeks at my current.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-offered-a-job-then-turned-down-after-i-put-my-two-weeks-at-my-current/613977)
**Author:** [@kwc27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kwc27)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2012, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-offered-a-job-then-turned-down-after-i-put-my-two-weeks-at-my-current/613977 "2012-03-03T00:11:40Z")
Last summer I applied for then interviewed for a new job. I got a call a week later saying ‘we’d like to extend you a job offer’. An email was sent to me with a formal job offer saying my start date was two weeks from th… --- ## [What do you think of this classroom "icebreaker?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-this-classroom-icebreaker/697403)
**Author:** [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-this-classroom-icebreaker/697403 "2014-09-05T14:53:50Z")
My kids just started the school year yesterday and evidently there had been an edict handed down that the teachers should conduct some sort of ice-breaker with their kids in each class on the first day. My son, who is 1… --- ## [Let Me In - WOW! \[boxed spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-in-wow-boxed-spoilers/555702)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2011, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-in-wow-boxed-spoilers/555702 "2011-04-18T23:36:35Z")
I just got back\* from the midnight showing of Let Me In and I declare to you now, it’s GOOD! Very very good. Could be among the best movies of the year. Could be. I was a huge whining naysayer when I heard that they were… --- ## [Girls, ladies, is the fine movement of your butt, when walking, learned behavior?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-ladies-is-the-fine-movement-of-your-butt-when-walking-learned-behavior/655087)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-ladies-is-the-fine-movement-of-your-butt-when-walking-learned-behavior/655087 "2013-04-30T21:49:01Z")
Or does it happen naturally? It is definitely an art I can appreciate. I assume not many of you have seen a video of your butt when walking. So, how does it happen? Did you take classes, or your mom or friends gave y… --- ## [Who was Judge Doom in Roger Rabbit movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-judge-doom-in-roger-rabbit-movie/631946)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-judge-doom-in-roger-rabbit-movie/631946 "2013-04-25T02:00:51Z")
I finally saw this movie recently, and I was wondering if the toon who disguised himself as Judge Doom was supposed to be a famous toon character? A quick google didn’t reveal any hints. --- ## [Scam baiting- good or evil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-baiting-good-or-evil/466140)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2008, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-baiting-good-or-evil/466140 "2008-10-16T14:47:45Z")
Scambaiting is the practice of harassing scammers. Most often this occurs with 419 scams- basically the baiter responds to a 419 letter and make it seem like they are interested in getting involved. Then they convince th… --- ## [So I guess I failed the CPR test. And it hurts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-guess-i-failed-the-cpr-test-and-it-hurts/578876)
**Author:** [@Super\_Kapowzler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Super_Kapowzler)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2011, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-guess-i-failed-the-cpr-test-and-it-hurts/578876 "2011-04-27T14:14:19Z")
So its a beautiful day, I took a vacation day to spend with the longdistancebootycall, and I was enjoying what buzz was left of a joint of my homegrown Northern Lights, looking for agates by the creek. I then there is s… --- ## [LadMirer shouldn't have been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladmirer-shouldnt-have-been-banned/277058)
**Author:** [@PaulFitzroy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulFitzroy)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2004, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladmirer-shouldnt-have-been-banned/277058 "2004-12-02T15:52:48Z")
I’m not defending pedophilia, but I have to say, it’s not right to ban someone the way LadMirer (what a name) was banned. First of all, he was stupid for giving himself an overt pedophile name; he could have discussed t… --- ## ["Year of the Monkey" NBA promo t-shirts: racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/year-of-the-monkey-nba-promo-t-shirts-racist/744960)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/year-of-the-monkey-nba-promo-t-shirts-racist/744960 "2016-02-10T20:37:37Z")
Story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/02/02/demarcus-cousins-asks-kings-to-call-of-racially-insensitive-t-shirt-giveaway/ To summarize, the Sacramento Kings planned to give out promotional t-shir… --- ## [Indiana Jones And The Comfortable Chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-comfortable-chair/117517)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2003, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-comfortable-chair/117517 "2003-07-30T19:17:57Z")
"It is also rumoured that Ford’s real life girlfriend, Calista Flockhart, is to play the love interest in the film after Ford insisted that this should be the case. " Plot synopsis - 63-year-old Indy is forced to fin… --- ## [Waffles vs. Pancakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffles-vs-pancakes/556859)
**Author:** [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffles-vs-pancakes/556859 "2010-10-20T01:31:35Z")
Waffles, right? --- ## [Funniest moments on "The Wire"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-moments-on-the-wire/584086)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2011, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-moments-on-the-wire/584086 "2011-06-07T08:45:33Z")
For as gritty a show as “The Wire” was, it also had many, many great moments of wry humor in it. What are some of your favorites? Anyway, here are a couple that stand out for me. The scene in the first season where Bun… --- ## [Why won't TubaDiva or Czarscasm address these 2 questions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-tubadiva-or-czarscasm-address-these-2-questions/591964)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-tubadiva-or-czarscasm-address-these-2-questions/591964 "2011-08-18T00:33:50Z")
I’ve asked two questions of both Czarscasm and TubaDivato absolutely no avail. Yet a single poster asks to be bannedonce and gets his wish damn near instantly. I’m guessing TPTB wished that this whole issue would blow o… --- ## [How can I encourage growth of a mustache or goatee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-encourage-growth-of-a-mustache-or-goatee/511794)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2009, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-encourage-growth-of-a-mustache-or-goatee/511794 "2009-10-06T09:58:22Z")
I’m trying to grow a mustache and/or a goatee. My current hair growth is very sparse, and has been all my life, so I know my chances are slim. Are there any non-chemical tricks I can use? (e.g. trimming daily) I usuall… --- ## [Rock Band 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-band-2/466690)
**Author:** [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2009, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-band-2/466690 "2009-02-14T00:13:46Z")
Loving this game, but I had a question. Is there a way to exclude certain songs from the random playlist choices? I’ve been trying to play on Hard for a lot of stuff, both drums and guitar, and I’d like to limit the choi… --- ## [Has the media "turned" on Obama?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-media-turned-on-obama/658323)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-media-turned-on-obama/658323 "2013-05-18T16:11:24Z")
For years, it seemed like the media was in love with Obama. They reported his every move and constantly fawned over him. In the last couple of months (since a couple weeks after he was re-elected, basically) the media … --- ## [Is there a better word for "Non Biological Father"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-better-word-for-non-biological-father/224517)
**Author:** [@TheRealJohnPeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheRealJohnPeat)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-better-word-for-non-biological-father/224517 "2025-12-10T18:18:05Z")
A friend asked me this earlier and I’m sure there is but I can’t think of it. What would you call a Father who - whilst not the biological father of his kids - has raised them and effectively been their ‘Father’ for mos… --- ## [Term Limits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/term-limits/610430)
**Author:** [@Dob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dob)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/term-limits/610430 "2012-02-01T10:08:42Z")
One of my facebook “friends” posted this on his wall and be the curious type I went and read it. https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/push-32-term-limit-law-3-terms-house2-terms-senate-change-people-change-d… --- ## [Can a Thompson SMG actually fit into a violin case?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-thompson-smg-actually-fit-into-a-violin-case/635529)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2012, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-thompson-smg-actually-fit-into-a-violin-case/635529 "2012-09-25T06:11:25Z")
I’ve seen each, but never at the same time. (Should this have been in the Chicago forum? :)) --- ## [Why does Ebay allow bid sniping at Auction's end?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-ebay-allow-bid-sniping-at-auctions-end/703670)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2014, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-ebay-allow-bid-sniping-at-auctions-end/703670 "2014-11-08T17:46:21Z")
My first internet auction site was not Ebay. Back in 1998 there was an earlier company. I think Onsale or something like that. It was a standard auction. Onsale had a policy that if any late bids were placed (I think i… --- ## [What civilization building games are there where the purpose isn't to go to war](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-civilization-building-games-are-there-where-the-purpose-isnt-to-go-to-war/607290)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2012, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-civilization-building-games-are-there-where-the-purpose-isnt-to-go-to-war/607290 "2012-01-04T00:48:23Z")
Games like empire earth, age of empires and civilization are fun but the main goal is to build a military and conquer your opponents. For me most of the fun comes from progressing through different stages of technologica… --- ## [2005: Record Exxon Profit = Evil Price Gouging, 2011: Record Apple Profit = American Success Story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2005-record-exxon-profit-evil-price-gouging-2011-record-apple-profit-american-success-story/568210)
**Author:** [@brickbacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brickbacon)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2011, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2005-record-exxon-profit-evil-price-gouging-2011-record-apple-profit-american-success-story/568210 "2011-01-26T07:46:20Z")
So despite the unfortunate health news about Steve Jobs, Apple computers seems to be chugging along. They just reported a quarterly profit of $6 billion on $26.74 billion in revenue. Most opinion makers and consumers s… --- ## [Transgendered 6 Year Old Wins Rights Case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgendered-6-year-old-wins-rights-case/661831)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2013, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgendered-6-year-old-wins-rights-case/661831 "2013-07-11T18:28:02Z")
"Colorado officials say a suburban Colorado Springs school district discriminated against a 6-year-old transgender girl by preventing her from using the girls’ bathroom, in what advocates described as the first such ruli… --- ## [The Girl Scouts are selling you lesbian, baby-killing feminist militia cookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-girl-scouts-are-selling-you-lesbian-baby-killing-feminist-militia-cookies/553222)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2010, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-girl-scouts-are-selling-you-lesbian-baby-killing-feminist-militia-cookies/553222 "2010-09-13T22:22:15Z")
You just can’t make this shit up…unless you’re a republican I guess. --- ## [Rejuvenating Dry Erase Boards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejuvenating-dry-erase-boards/112043)
**Author:** [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2002, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejuvenating-dry-erase-boards/112043 "2002-06-05T04:35:47Z")
My workplace has a number of dry erase/white boards that are used on a daily basis. Recently, someone cleaned them using a substance not approved for cleaning white board, and since then they have become increasingly dif… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=668&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=670&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)