# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=67&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:** 68 --- ## [Trump will not debate Biden on June 27, 2024, or thereafter either](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-not-debate-biden-on-june-27-2024-or-thereafter-either/1002493)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 747\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-not-debate-biden-on-june-27-2024-or-thereafter-either/1002493 "2024-07-02T22:02:30Z")
I’ll keep this one simple\*: Trump will weasel out of debating Biden this month, since Trump and those in his circle know that doing so would be grossly to his disadvantage. Here are the basic reasons: Trump got trounce… --- ## [How do you volunteer for jury duty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-volunteer-for-jury-duty/549376)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2015, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-volunteer-for-jury-duty/549376 "2015-08-16T06:07:14Z")
I have some off time coming up and I was thinking one way I could use it was to finally do jury duty. Like most Americans, I’ve been avoiding it my whole life. Now, since I have time, it seems like a good idea. Who woul… --- ## [How do junkies get all this OxyContin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-junkies-get-all-this-oxycontin/497392)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2009, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-junkies-get-all-this-oxycontin/497392 "2009-05-29T03:24:25Z")
A recent article about the dreadful murder of little Tori Stafford details the widespread OxyContin, aka “Hillbilly heroin,” addiction problem in her hometown of Woodstock, ON. I don’t understand how all these people ar… --- ## [Is it okay to encourage a child who chooses to be transexual?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-okay-to-encourage-a-child-who-chooses-to-be-transexual/497021)
**Author:** [@Lacunae\_Quell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Quell)\ **Replies:** 383\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2009, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-okay-to-encourage-a-child-who-chooses-to-be-transexual/497021 "2009-05-29T02:42:53Z")
I was watching our local 5 o’ clock news, happy that the weather forecast for the rest of the week is supposed to be pleasant, glad that abusive teachers are getting cracked down on, sad that people are still dying. Rig… --- ## [When did the NRA become a hyper-partisan anathema to rational thought?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-nra-become-a-hyper-partisan-anathema-to-rational-thought/602568)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 303\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-nra-become-a-hyper-partisan-anathema-to-rational-thought/602568 "2011-11-19T18:55:23Z")
Is it just Wayne LaPierre’s fanaticism or does it go back earlier? Under Clinton? Carter? Earlier? I haven’t had much interaction with guns/NRA, but growing up (70s/80s) I thought of the organization as an advocacy/lobby… --- ## [Trivia Dominoes III — Play Off the Last Bit of Trivia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-iii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/1016952)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 2433\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-iii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/1016952 "2026-10-26T19:47:17Z")
Continuing the discussion from Trivia Dominoes II — Play Off the Last Bit of Trivia — continued! (Part 1) - #10007 by Bullitt. Previous discussions: Trivia Dominoes II — Play Off the Last Bit of Trivia — continued! (P… --- ## [In Glengarry Glen Ross, what exactly are the salesmen selling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-glengarry-glen-ross-what-exactly-are-the-salesmen-selling/614998)
**Author:** [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2025, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-glengarry-glen-ross-what-exactly-are-the-salesmen-selling/614998 "2025-04-19T20:11:14Z")
Duh, they’re selling real estate. But who sells real estate in this manner, and why? I’ve bought residential property, both to live in and to rent. If it was new construction I went to the builder. If it was pre-owne… --- ## ["Nobody really knows what happens after death." Is that just pc BS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-really-knows-what-happens-after-death-is-that-just-pc-bs/615278)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2014, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-really-knows-what-happens-after-death-is-that-just-pc-bs/615278 "2014-12-13T06:00:50Z")
Is this just something Atheist are supposed to say out of respect for theists? I’m not condoning being an “in your face” Atheist. I just find it rather dubious that whenever people DO engage in religious debate; Atheist… --- ## [Is it safe to juice whole apples, including seeds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-to-juice-whole-apples-including-seeds/583374)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2017, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-to-juice-whole-apples-including-seeds/583374 "2017-12-06T17:22:45Z")
I just got a juicer, and it very proudly announces it will juice whole apples. Awesome! Except, wait, aren’t apple seeds full of cyanide? But maybe the seeds don’t get into the juice? Safe or not? --- ## [Historical inaccuracies that are not minor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-inaccuracies-that-are-not-minor/622057)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2013, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-inaccuracies-that-are-not-minor/622057 "2013-08-11T12:45:09Z")
OK, so, Edward the Prince of Wales (later King Edward II) did not marry Isabella of France until 1308 (and they got married in France, not in England), and William Wallace was executed in 1305, so Wallace could not have … --- ## [Never had Chinese food - so what should I order?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-had-chinese-food-so-what-should-i-order/529816)
**Author:** [@DivineComedienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DivineComedienne)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2010, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-had-chinese-food-so-what-should-i-order/529816 "2010-03-07T12:59:16Z")
Not sure if this should be here or in IMHO, if I’m wrong I apologize. Okay, not quite NEVER - but I’ve only tried egg rolls, pork fried rice, and wonton soup. I’m going to a Chinese restaurant with friends, and I don’t… --- ## [Weirdest names you've ever heard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-names-youve-ever-heard/915747)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 475\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2023, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-names-youve-ever-heard/915747 "2023-01-09T19:30:59Z")
Sometimes, parents can give their kids the most ridiculous names. My mom was on jury duty, and the defendant’s name was Next. --- ## [Whats the difference between a burrito, a soft taco, a chimmi-changa, etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-burrito-a-soft-taco-a-chimmi-changa-etc/530276)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2011, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-burrito-a-soft-taco-a-chimmi-changa-etc/530276 "2011-03-03T18:51:43Z")
Firstly, there’s no need to point out that none of these things are Mexican food, and are Tex-Mex instead. So, I’m in the north. Really north. There’s an excellent chance that the folks around here don’t know their Tex … --- ## [Best car for driving in ice and snow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-car-for-driving-in-ice-and-snow/653795)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2014, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-car-for-driving-in-ice-and-snow/653795 "2014-04-16T03:11:06Z")
Due to some amazing life changes (and a series of unfortunate events) my husband and I are preparing to move our family from NYC to a suburb of Boston in the next couple of months or so. We are doing all the things you d… --- ## [I don't drink but I'm curious what the following drinks taste like:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-drink-but-im-curious-what-the-following-drinks-taste-like/627184)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-drink-but-im-curious-what-the-following-drinks-taste-like/627184 "2012-07-08T01:34:48Z")
I have issues with drinking. I don’t like it, and I don’t really regret not drinking, but I’m often curious about this rather common social past-time that most people take for granted. Plus, if the rumors are true, it … --- ## [General Anesthesia, what is it like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-anesthesia-what-is-it-like/437674)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-anesthesia-what-is-it-like/437674 "2008-02-21T18:34:42Z")
I’m having a minor surgery for sleep apnea next week, and I will be put under general anesthesia. Now, I know that I am blessed compared to any number of people with serious surgeries, but I have never been “put under” … --- ## [Why are Christian Bookstores Allowed to Ban Books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-christian-bookstores-allowed-to-ban-books/937271)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 953\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-christian-bookstores-allowed-to-ban-books/937271 "2021-04-18T16:52:10Z")
There are about 1800 Christian bookstores in the U.S. If you are unfamiliar with them, they specialize in inspirational and instructional books extolling Christianity, for all ages and reading levels, along with the usua… --- ## [Clorox safe for teeth Y/N?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clorox-safe-for-teeth-y-n/675138)
**Author:** [@cougar58](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cougar58)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2014, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clorox-safe-for-teeth-y-n/675138 "2014-01-15T01:03:22Z")
DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME OK, so against 90% of the advice found on the net, I decided to try using Clorox to whiten my teeth last night. My teeth obtained a yellow tint, I suspect, about 10 yrs ago, when I had an ear in… --- ## [How fast can a Nimitz class aircraft carrier go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-can-a-nimitz-class-aircraft-carrier-go/466426)
**Author:** [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2016, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-can-a-nimitz-class-aircraft-carrier-go/466426 "2016-05-18T22:49:09Z")
I know the official speed is “30+ knots” and all my sources online say “30+ knots” Ok i know it can do AT LEAST 30 knots but how fast could one go really? I mean we know how much it weighs right? We know its displacement… --- ## [Very stupid overheard conversations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-stupid-overheard-conversations/926858)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 430\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-stupid-overheard-conversations/926858 "2021-04-14T16:52:12Z")
I heard this one in the supermarket a few days ago in the butter section: Man: Irish butter is on sale. Woman: Oh, my grandfather only gets that type of butter. Man: What’s the difference? Woman: I told you, it’s the… --- ## [Do you care if your parents/family see you naked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-care-if-your-parents-family-see-you-naked/267618)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2019, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-care-if-your-parents-family-see-you-naked/267618 "2019-01-14T07:15:14Z")
I grew up in a household where my father let it all hang out…literally. He wasn’t a nudist – he just didn’t care that the family saw him in all his glory. I was always a little repulsed by this, so one day I finally sa… --- ## [Ex Machina is the best movie I've seen in years (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-machina-is-the-best-movie-ive-seen-in-years-spoilers/718077)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 294\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-machina-is-the-best-movie-ive-seen-in-years-spoilers/718077 "2019-02-04T05:19:08Z")
Holy shit this movie kept me on the edge of my seat. If you have any interest, go see it now before reading further so it doesn’t get spoiled. Seriously, I often find myself daydreaming during most movies–but not this o… --- ## [Name a body part that starts with "T"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-body-part-that-starts-with-t/648945)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-body-part-that-starts-with-t/648945 "2013-02-05T02:55:43Z")
Don’t look at others’ answers before you post. Family Feud had this question recently. --- ## [Brit Dope Winter 2003](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981)
**Author:** [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Replies:** 1044\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2003, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981 "2003-12-01T22:08:51Z")
As I’m still grieving at having had to miss the most recent LonDope, I wonder if there’s any chance of arranging another Lon- or BritDope before the end of the year? London or Anguaville (Birmingham) or somewhere else? D… --- ## [Having sex with a one legged woman.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-sex-with-a-one-legged-woman/555194)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-sex-with-a-one-legged-woman/555194 "2017-11-01T17:34:36Z")
I was wondering how does one have comfortable sex when one of the partners only has one leg. I was thinking about Paul McCartney and his peg legged second wife, and wondered how that worked. Wouldn’t the man be off bala… --- ## [Why are slow people slow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-slow-people-slow/564459)
**Author:** [@stegon66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stegon66)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-slow-people-slow/564459 "2015-07-12T18:27:35Z")
We’ve all known slow people. I’m not talking about people who are mentally challenged (or whatever the current term for retarded is). I’m not talking about people who are physically impaired. I’m talking about those p… --- ## [Now you're making stuff up. \[Obama's citizenship\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-youre-making-stuff-up-obamas-citizenship/491427)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 496\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-youre-making-stuff-up-obamas-citizenship/491427 "2009-04-08T20:19:02Z")
At work this morning, a senior-level engineer, seemingly a very intelligent guy with great professional competancy told a small group of people that president Obama is not an American. You see, he (the prez) has never p… --- ## [Simpsons jokes you didn't understand. Hopefully explained!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-jokes-you-didnt-understand-hopefully-explained/192980)
**Author:** [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-jokes-you-didnt-understand-hopefully-explained/192980 "2020-09-25T00:05:55Z")
What brought this on? I was watching an old tape and it had “Homer goes to College”. The following conversation took place: Huh? Is it a bad book? Was it self-serving with many glarin omissions? What am I missing … --- ## [Do front-loading washers clean as well as top-loaders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-front-loading-washers-clean-as-well-as-top-loaders/458549)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2014, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-front-loading-washers-clean-as-well-as-top-loaders/458549 "2014-10-16T13:55:58Z")
I’m used to using a top-loading washing machine, but yesterday I did my laundry at my brother’s house, where he recently got a new front-loading washer. I watched it work, and it seems to me that it can’t possibly clean … --- ## [Pit thread for Martin\_Hyde {He has been BANNED}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-thread-for-martin-hyde-he-has-been-banned/965045)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 1284\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-thread-for-martin-hyde-he-has-been-banned/965045 "2022-07-19T15:33:02Z")
Over in P&E right now, Martin is schooling us all on how we REALLY don’t care about solving gun violence, we are just caught up in the national frenzy. The rest of the time, we ignore it. I wonder why there is a big co… --- ## [Let's explore the wisdom of publicly funded elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-explore-the-wisdom-of-publicly-funded-elections/678825)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 294\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2014, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-explore-the-wisdom-of-publicly-funded-elections/678825 "2014-03-10T13:37:02Z")
I have heard that one way to limit the negative effects of lobbying in the U.S. would be to publicly fund elections. What are the downsides to this plan? Would it be legal under the First Amendment? Thanks, Rob --- ## [DON'T Stump the Teenage Girl with Not-So-Average Knowledge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-teenage-girl-with-not-so-average-knowledge/678233)
**Author:** [@Purin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purin)\ **Replies:** 288\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2014, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-teenage-girl-with-not-so-average-knowledge/678233 "2014-01-19T06:58:58Z")
I propose a game for you all! My father, Straight Dope user cmyk had played this little game with some of you older board members a few years ago. (I think i’m looking in the right place. 2007 I think he did it. If not,… --- ## ["1060 West Addison???....that's Wrigley Field!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1060-west-addison-thats-wrigley-field/493714)
**Author:** [@ScatteredFrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScatteredFrog)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2020, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1060-west-addison-thats-wrigley-field/493714 "2020-06-03T11:56:17Z")
Okay, I just wanted to get some opinions and thoughts here… My favorite movie ever is Blues Brothers, and my wife’s a big fan of it too…so we do have discussions once in a while about certain things in the movie, and re… --- ## [I can't believe I'm the first one up MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-the-first-one-up-mmp/693059)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 344\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-the-first-one-up-mmp/693059 "2014-07-21T02:38:27Z")
DANG! Where is everybody? Am I really the first one up this Moonday morning? (damn bladder) I suspect somebody else is typing away and this thread will be merged with theirs, especially when I don’t have anything im… --- ## [R.I.P. Ady Gil \[Sea Shepherd boat\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-ady-gil-sea-shepherd-boat/546987)
**Author:** [@Roadfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadfood)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-ady-gil-sea-shepherd-boat/546987 "2021-02-17T14:31:24Z")
The TV show “Whale Wars” has finally shown the episode in which the Ady Gil gets hit by the Japanese ship. The Ady Gil was a way cool boat, and I’m sorry that it is no more. But I am in no way sorry that Pete Bethune, … --- ## [Fuck You, Voters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-voters/559326)
**Author:** [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Replies:** 352\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-voters/559326 "2010-11-12T14:28:26Z")
“Go die in a fire.” It’s become such a trite little phrase. We even have an initialism for it: GDIAF. It’s cute and hyperbolic. But when I say it to you, right now, I mean it from the very depths of my being. I am filled… --- ## [9/11 Conspiracy Theories!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-conspiracy-theories/349948)
**Author:** [@DontTreadOnMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DontTreadOnMe)\ **Replies:** 497\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2006, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-conspiracy-theories/349948 "2006-05-09T01:35:42Z")
I was quite shocked to find out today that there is apparently a large following to the idea that the the events of 9/11 were planned and intentional…by our own administration. Now this comes off to me as even more wack… --- ## [meaning of "you can never go home again"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-you-can-never-go-home-again/335345)
**Author:** [@ShortBus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShortBus)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2016, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-you-can-never-go-home-again/335345 "2016-09-22T22:52:27Z")
I never really understood this quote. Does anyone have better insight? --- ## [My 90 year old neighbor is shot down by the po-pos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-90-year-old-neighbor-is-shot-down-by-the-po-pos/381392)
**Author:** [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Replies:** 485\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2007, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-90-year-old-neighbor-is-shot-down-by-the-po-pos/381392 "2007-05-02T01:55:14Z")
This is the only news article I can find online at the moment: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1110AP\_Elderly\_Shootout.html I became aware of this five hours ago when I woke up from a nap to discover 20 patrol u… --- ## [Obama cancels Moon project](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-cancels-moon-project/535495)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2010, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-cancels-moon-project/535495 "2010-05-03T17:03:53Z")
Story here. I’m of two minds about this. On the one hand, America needs a lot of other things right now a lot more than it needs another expensive dog-and-pony-show-to-the-Moon with no economic return or strategic pur… --- ## [Huge successes then, completely forgotten now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-successes-then-completely-forgotten-now/549315)
**Author:** [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2010, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-successes-then-completely-forgotten-now/549315 "2010-09-15T09:55:49Z")
Sometimes you get a movie or cultural trend that is HUGE - it breaks records, cuts across all demographics, invites serious discussion by critics and basically rules the world for a while. But if you flash forward to to… --- ## [What is the most disgusting thing you have ever tasted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-disgusting-thing-you-have-ever-tasted/542527)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-disgusting-thing-you-have-ever-tasted/542527 "2014-06-06T17:38:49Z")
Breaking this down into two categories: Something intended to be eaten or drunk Something that was never intended to be eaten or drunk Something intended to be eaten or drunk The first time I tried umeboshi my … --- ## [What are your biggest restaurant complaints?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-biggest-restaurant-complaints/420987)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 438\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2007, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-biggest-restaurant-complaints/420987 "2007-10-23T18:04:17Z")
I’ll start you off with four. Three of them happened to me tonight. Dear hostess – A patron comes in alone, and says he is a party of one. He is carrying a book. There are plenty of tables available. Absolutely make s… --- ## [Share your clever/funny colloquialisms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-clever-funny-colloquialisms/142729)
**Author:** [@guitarmax\_99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guitarmax_99)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2009, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-clever-funny-colloquialisms/142729 "2009-08-10T18:13:39Z")
A ways back I was hanging out with a friend of mine, and we were trying to be quiet so as not to wake up the baby sleeping in the next room. He eventually had to go to the bathroom, which is right next to that room, and… --- ## [White supremacists are the biggest ideological threat to American lives, by far](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-supremacists-are-the-biggest-ideological-threat-to-american-lives-by-far/838449)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 394\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-supremacists-are-the-biggest-ideological-threat-to-american-lives-by-far/838449 "2019-12-04T21:44:11Z")
White supremacists have murdered 73 people since the Charlottesville march. I don’t believe any other ideology, including extremist versions of Islam, comes close. I’ve thought that the thread title has been accurate f… --- ## [NBA Owner's Racism Exposed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-owners-racism-exposed/687069)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Replies:** 355\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2014, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-owners-racism-exposed/687069 "2014-05-04T23:27:59Z")
Donald Sterling, owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, got into an argument with his girlfriend, V Stiviano (who is mixed race Black and Mexican), who recorded his ranting and leaked it to TMZ. HuffPo story. --- ## [So Will Smith punched Chris Rock at the Oscars last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-will-smith-punched-chris-rock-at-the-oscars-last-night/961826)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 838\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-will-smith-punched-chris-rock-at-the-oscars-last-night/961826 "2022-04-15T01:22:51Z")
Basically, Chris made some jokes about Jada. Very tame ones if you ask me. Will appears to laugh at first. But then he walks right up on stage and smacks Chris right in the mouth. Will was a total fucking ass in my opin… --- ## [March sequential threads - an ill wind that blows nobody any good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-sequential-threads-an-ill-wind-that-blows-nobody-any-good/747584)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 462\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2016, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-sequential-threads-an-ill-wind-that-blows-nobody-any-good/747584 "2016-06-11T23:54:35Z")
\*\* Does anyone else have “hot” feet or understand what I mean? Was I supposed to tip the tow truck driver?\*\* Those Lincoln Park Pirates are really getting out of hand! \*bonus points for identifying the James Bond nove… --- ## [Alternatives to "To Whom It May Concern"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-to-whom-it-may-concern/325060)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-to-whom-it-may-concern/325060 "2014-01-31T02:27:17Z")
We were taught that “To whom it may concern” was not considered an effective greeting. I’ve used “Dear Sir or Madam” for years when writing to someone who I didn’t know. But I’m still making a reference to the gender o… --- ## [Fastest you've ever quit a job.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fastest-youve-ever-quit-a-job/514206)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2009, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fastest-youve-ever-quit-a-job/514206 "2009-11-13T04:09:42Z")
I worked at McDonald’s for two hours and quit. What’s the fastest you’ve ever quit a job? And by “quit” I mean it in the “quit” sense, not in the “discovered that I had other obligations, that I had time conflicts, etc… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=66&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=68&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)