# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=682&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:** 683 --- ## [An ORIGINAL Idea for a TV Show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-original-idea-for-a-tv-show/229059)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2015, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-original-idea-for-a-tv-show/229059 "2015-09-25T21:23:48Z")
We all watch a lot of TV. We all think we are pretty original thinkers. OK, come up with an original idea for a TV program. It is an interesting and difficult problem. After weeks of contemplation, I have come up with … --- ## [American Idol week of 3/14](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-14/348314)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2006, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-14/348314 "2006-03-18T15:10:13Z")
I hope it’s Ok that I start the thread, I’m just too excited that if it’s Stevie Wonder week, someone might sing “Sir Duke”. I just think that’s the most fun song ever and no one (except Kevin) is bad enough to truly bu… --- ## [Why were collective farms so bad at being farms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-collective-farms-so-bad-at-being-farms/994136)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-collective-farms-so-bad-at-being-farms/994136 "2024-01-06T16:56:18Z")
There is general consensus that the majority people who were killed under communism in the 20th century (and the 21st in the case of North Korea) starved to death because of the failings of collective agriculture. Not th… --- ## [Use of thinning shears for haircuts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-thinning-shears-for-haircuts/677486)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2018, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-thinning-shears-for-haircuts/677486 "2018-10-25T02:28:08Z")
By thinning shears, I mean these. My hair is pretty short \[important fact WRT to my question\] so I get it cut every six weeks or so. I’ve had good haircuts and bad, sometimes from the same hairdresser and sometimes in s… --- ## [Best lines from kids' movies (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-lines-from-kids-movies-spoilers/526693)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-lines-from-kids-movies-spoilers/526693 "2010-01-29T17:36:25Z")
My daughter is really into \*Madagascar \*lately, so we’ve been watching it almost daily. It’s OK, not great. But the penguins amuse me, and in particular this one line cracks me up every time. Background: the plot is p… --- ## [Antifa terrorist attacks ICE detention center, gets killed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antifa-terrorist-attacks-ice-detention-center-gets-killed/837053)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2019, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antifa-terrorist-attacks-ice-detention-center-gets-killed/837053 "2019-07-17T04:50:39Z")
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/tacoma-police-armed-man-throwing-incendiary-devices-shot-outside-ice-detention-center/ Guy had bombs / incendiary devices and a rifle. Not his first run-in with law enforc… --- ## [Is the term BREEDER offensive? How much so?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-term-breeder-offensive-how-much-so/180560)
**Author:** [@bo989](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bo989)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2003, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-term-breeder-offensive-how-much-so/180560 "2003-06-14T02:21:38Z")
To all straights, gays and everyone in between. What’s your slant on the term BREEDER when used to refer to heterosexuals. Do you find it offensive? If so, how offensive? How does it rank relative to other similar terms?… --- ## [The President's Physical.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-physical/806785)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2018, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-physical/806785 "2018-05-03T02:32:02Z")
Result of physical. He needs to lose weight. Otherwise he’s healthy. Trump got a perfect score on the cognitive test. The normal is 26 points out of 30. There’s a link to download the test. Get your SO or a friend to… --- ## [Obama to appear on Daily Show tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-appear-on-daily-show-tonight/558513)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2010, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-appear-on-daily-show-tonight/558513 "2010-11-02T02:33:42Z")
If anybody is interested. Even the staff says this is an attempt to pander to the base, but it should be entertaining. --- ## [Jeopardy Online Tests - January 8,9,10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-tests-january-8-9-10/678310)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2014, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-tests-january-8-9-10/678310 "2014-04-09T23:38:06Z")
I didn’t see a thread about this… Yesterday was the East Coast online test for Jeopardy! I signed up for the Thursday test, so naturally I would have done very well on it. :smack: Anyway, here are the questions for th… --- ## [SoCal Dopefest in October?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest-in-october/553663)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest-in-october/553663 "2010-10-26T16:41:43Z")
Anybody up for planning one? --- ## [Replacing scissors spring on Swiss Army Knife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-scissors-spring-on-swiss-army-knife/657547)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2018, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-scissors-spring-on-swiss-army-knife/657547 "2018-03-20T01:19:31Z")
The scissors spring on my 20-year-old Swiss Army ‘Champion’ finally broke. I have replacements. Getting the broken spring out was fairly easy, using a small punch. It was definitely in there, though. Getting the new … --- ## [Eating live maggots -- possible health consequences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-live-maggots-possible-health-consequences/450257)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2008, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-live-maggots-possible-health-consequences/450257 "2008-05-23T15:34:17Z")
Inspired by this thread : Would there be any negative side effects from eating live maggots? What could happen? It would be interesting to hear about a “worst-case scenario” (if there is one) from consuming a few of t… --- ## [Taking a cop's word in law enforcement incidents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-cops-word-in-law-enforcement-incidents/695717)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-cops-word-in-law-enforcement-incidents/695717 "2023-09-12T17:41:12Z")
So it seems that many (not necessarily here) are arguing that if Michael Brown did indeed steal from that store and assault that clerk, then that makes it much more likely, if not probable, that he did try to kill the po… --- ## [Be an evil scriptwriter and $#!T on a beloved classic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-an-evil-scriptwriter-and-t-on-a-beloved-classic/420227)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2007, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-an-evil-scriptwriter-and-t-on-a-beloved-classic/420227 "2007-10-11T00:32:29Z")
The recent thread on sequels that “don’t exist” mentioned two (hypothetical) movies which not only (would be) bad, unfaithful adaptations of the stories they were supposed to be based on, but which (would be) contradicto… --- ## [How big of a gap between tub and tile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-of-a-gap-between-tub-and-tile/390109)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2007, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-of-a-gap-between-tub-and-tile/390109 "2007-01-30T22:56:29Z")
So it seems that I have a bit of a problem. Last night I saw what I thought was dirt on the ceiling. Turns out my tub has a leak. I’ve noticed since I bought the house that there was a larger gap then normal between t… --- ## [Town/City names butchered by Americanization](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/town-city-names-butchered-by-americanization/560042)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/town-city-names-butchered-by-americanization/560042 "2010-11-12T01:19:46Z")
Prompted by this post by Si Amigo: I smiled because a few weeks ago I went with my family to the Bob Evans farm in Rio Grande (Rye-O Grand), OH. Also, I used to leave pretty close to Papillion (pap-ill-yon) in Nebrask… --- ## [Mom, I Love You But I Just Can't Handle You Anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-i-love-you-but-i-just-cant-handle-you-anymore/358966)
**Author:** [@DoperChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoperChic)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2006, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-i-love-you-but-i-just-cant-handle-you-anymore/358966 "2006-06-07T23:56:37Z")
I am pissed as all hell right now, so please excuse my tendency to ramble. First, some back story. My parents divorced about 20 years ago back when I was little. This basically “ruined” my mother. Every single problem s… --- ## ["How did anyone think that was a good idea?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-anyone-think-that-was-a-good-idea/849380)
**Author:** [@Pantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantastic)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2020, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-anyone-think-that-was-a-good-idea/849380 "2020-05-21T15:31:26Z")
TV shows and movies are made by a large number of people collaborating, so there are usually some checks and balances on really bad ideas percolating to the big or little screen. What are some of the things done in TV an… --- ## [Women's March On Washington -- are you going?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-march-on-washington-are-you-going/776885)
**Author:** [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-march-on-washington-are-you-going/776885 "2017-01-24T15:26:31Z")
It seems that half the people I know including most of my ambulatory relatives are going to at least a ‘sister’ march. My NYC niece is going to Washington for the eponymous one. Although there is one in the college town … --- ## [World Leaders NOT Born in the Nation They Led](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-leaders-not-born-in-the-nation-they-led/360278)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-leaders-not-born-in-the-nation-they-led/360278 "2015-10-14T10:21:07Z")
In the USA, of course, foreign born citizens cannot become President. But in many other countries, people born elsewhere HAVE made it to the highest offices. Among them: Ireland’s President, Eamon de Valera, was born … --- ## [Illuminatiprimus—What's with that weird link in your signature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illuminatiprimus-whats-with-that-weird-link-in-your-signature/468855)
**Author:** [@Vox\_Imperatoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vox_Imperatoris)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illuminatiprimus-whats-with-that-weird-link-in-your-signature/468855 "2008-10-31T03:11:47Z")
What is the deal with that link you have to some organization called the “Vampire Temple” that appears to be a huge scam to get people to give them lots of money to learn “valuable secrets”? Is it some kind of joke? Fro… --- ## [Creator laments creation of die Antibabypille](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creator-laments-creation-of-die-antibabypille/480575)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2009, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creator-laments-creation-of-die-antibabypille/480575 "2009-01-29T03:57:52Z")
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/jan/09010806.html I am not really coming out on any side of this debate, but I figured a thread about birth control would inevitably lead to a debate. If I am wrong please feel fre… --- ## [Should schools use Saturday detention as punishment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-schools-use-saturday-detention-as-punishment/259236)
**Author:** [@Emilio\_Lizardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emilio_Lizardo)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2012, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-schools-use-saturday-detention-as-punishment/259236 "2012-03-20T00:31:38Z")
During a recent discussion of high school memories, my wife brought up the issue of Saturday detention being used as a punishment at schools. I was a high school student in Chicago in the early eighties, and I don’t re… --- ## [How blunt are casting agents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-blunt-are-casting-agents/550160)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2010, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-blunt-are-casting-agents/550160 "2010-08-19T03:17:44Z")
Lets say a Hollywood casting agent is looking for a part for a movie such as the lead character in Precious. I know that regulations cover minutiae such as the size of the text onscreen and who’s billed first, so I was … --- ## [How to remove smoke smell from car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-remove-smoke-smell-from-car/289837)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-remove-smoke-smell-from-car/289837 "2005-02-14T17:10:08Z")
Against my better judgement, I let a friend of mine borrow my car earlier today, on the stipulation that he do nothing idiotic therein. While he succeeded in returning my car in one piece (in and of itself a noteworthy … --- ## [An In Honor Of MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-in-honor-of-mmp/522760)
**Author:** [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2010, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-in-honor-of-mmp/522760 "2010-01-05T05:54:57Z")
December 28, 2009, would have been my mother’s 81st birthday. She passed away in June 2003, though, of what was probably ovarian cancer although by the time it was discovered it had spread too far to tell the exact origi… --- ## [Hunter-Gatherers: Where do they get their calories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunter-gatherers-where-do-they-get-their-calories/514766)
**Author:** [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2009, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunter-gatherers-where-do-they-get-their-calories/514766 "2009-10-28T04:59:16Z")
This is a continuation of a debate on a purely factual point raised in this Pit thread about hunting: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=11692662&posted=1#post11692662 The issue is this: several poste… --- ## [Greatest Swordsman in history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-swordsman-in-history/7959)
**Author:** [@BigRoryG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigRoryG)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2000, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-swordsman-in-history/7959 "2000-03-02T00:55:00Z")
Don’t get on my case about gender PCness. In the time frame I’m talking about, women were too oppressed to use swords. Pre-rennaisance, who was the greatest swordsman in history? I don’t really nee a DEFINITIVE answer,… --- ## [Have you been to a TV taping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-a-tv-taping/636207)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-a-tv-taping/636207 "2012-10-22T21:04:56Z")
Anyone out there been to the taping of a sitcom, game show, or talk show? How did you get tickets? Did they tell you what the episode would be about? How long did it take? And did you enjoy yourself? --- ## [Name something that you currently enjoy that you once thought was only for old folks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-that-you-currently-enjoy-that-you-once-thought-was-only-for-old-folks/991459)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-that-you-currently-enjoy-that-you-once-thought-was-only-for-old-folks/991459 "2023-11-20T05:26:08Z")
Mine is learning about history. Young’uns don’t give a rat’s buttocks about what caused the onset of WW I, how long the Roman Empire lasted, or who the sixth President of the U.S. was. Neither did I, back when I was forc… --- ## [What is the "Charing Cross" in Francis Thompson's poem??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-charing-cross-in-francis-thompsons-poem/581379)
**Author:** [@Wakinyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakinyan)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-charing-cross-in-francis-thompsons-poem/581379 "2014-08-05T16:01:56Z")
Part of ‘The Kingdom of God’ by Francis Thompson goes like this: But (when so sad thou canst not sadder) cry – and upon thy sore loss shall shine the traffic of Jacob’s ladder pitched betwixt Heaven and Charing Cross E… --- ## [Johnny-come-lately masquerading as a classic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-come-lately-masquerading-as-a-classic/810818)
**Author:** [@Yorkshire\_Pudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorkshire_Pudding)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2018, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-come-lately-masquerading-as-a-classic/810818 "2018-04-02T07:48:56Z")
When surveys are done on the UK’s favourite dessert, it’s routinely (now) Sticky Toffee Pudding. It’s lauded as a national treasure, redolent of endless summers, empire, stiff-upper-lips and public (for which read “priva… --- ## [My teeth are rotting out of my mouth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-teeth-are-rotting-out-of-my-mouth/665399)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2013, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-teeth-are-rotting-out-of-my-mouth/665399 "2013-10-06T18:02:39Z")
I have had one cavity in my whole life before the last 12 months, now it is like all my teeth are literally rotting out of my mouth. I started noticing it 6 months ago and everytime I look or go for another filling or ex… --- ## [Is the Life Force A Real Force?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-life-force-a-real-force/729984)
**Author:** [@halman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/halman)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2015, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-life-force-a-real-force/729984 "2015-09-20T20:09:37Z")
Ever since I saw “Star Wars”, I have been wondering about whether the Force is real or not. Now, I am talking about something which takes chaos, in the form of garbage, and turns it into complexity, in the form of life.… --- ## [How to get a cat to eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-a-cat-to-eat/673537)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-a-cat-to-eat/673537 "2013-11-18T17:27:29Z")
Baker has a URI. He went to the vet yesterday and now he’s not eating. I’ve tried tuna, chicken and Fancy Feast. I put some butter on his foot and he didn’t seem to notice. Bill is going to the store to buy babyfood,… --- ## [HILLARY, the fat assed phony](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-the-fat-assed-phony/4564)
**Author:** [@John\_John](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_John)\ **Replies:** 293\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2001, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-the-fat-assed-phony/4564 "2001-09-25T10:04:15Z")
She wants to be Senator from NY, she has never lived here, never held prior public office, never distanced herself from her previous Left Wing radical past, or clearly annunciated her views. She has lied to the public fo… --- ## [How do Aircraft Carrier Steam Catapults work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-aircraft-carrier-steam-catapults-work/107245)
**Author:** [@Dragline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragline)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2016, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-aircraft-carrier-steam-catapults-work/107245 "2016-01-26T14:51:07Z")
For my first post, I want to ask a good question. I’m embarrassed to ask it, working for the US Navy (civilian), and having taken a guest cruise on a carrier, but steam catapults mystify me. As you know, the damn things… --- ## [What happened to the Ark of the Covenant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-ark-of-the-covenant/563450)
**Author:** [@wwjd38](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wwjd38)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-ark-of-the-covenant/563450 "2011-01-24T19:32:22Z")
A question was posted, asking, “What happened to the Ark of the Covenant?” When giving the answer, you began by stating the following: First, what exactly is the Ark of the Covenant? It was a wooden chest, the design … --- ## [New York Times : Trump lies at least daily, in public, about clearly verifiable facts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-times-trump-lies-at-least-daily-in-public-about-clearly-verifiable-facts/789761)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-times-trump-lies-at-least-daily-in-public-about-clearly-verifiable-facts/789761 "2017-06-26T06:03:10Z")
For the 2 or so remaining Trump supporters on this forum, how do you reconcile your support with something this damning? How do you expect ‘your man’ to do what you want when his view of reality appears to be distorted … --- ## [prevident toothpaste](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prevident-toothpaste/606828)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2014, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prevident-toothpaste/606828 "2014-10-08T23:27:07Z")
I went to my dentist last week and he put me on this RX toothpaste called Prevident. It has so much fluoride in it that you can only get it by prescription. My questions are 1: why is it by prescription only, 2: what … --- ## [Ma petite or mon petite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ma-petite-or-mon-petite/359945)
**Author:** [@Will\_Repair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Will_Repair)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2006, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ma-petite-or-mon-petite/359945 "2006-06-11T02:00:19Z")
Read two books. One used ma petite and one used mon petite. What’s the difference? --- ## [My father is threatening to put my mom, who has cancer, in a nursing home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-father-is-threatening-to-put-my-mom-who-has-cancer-in-a-nursing-home/698011)
**Author:** [@Lurgic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lurgic)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2014, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-father-is-threatening-to-put-my-mom-who-has-cancer-in-a-nursing-home/698011 "2014-09-15T15:28:19Z")
My mom (62) was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor at the beginning of this year. It is inoperable and she will eventually die from it or a related complication, even after having already completed radiation and chem… --- ## [Montfort and Anniz: The Wedding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montfort-and-anniz-the-wedding/82721)
**Author:** [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2001, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montfort-and-anniz-the-wedding/82721 "2001-10-06T02:10:04Z")
Yes, folks, it’s almost time. The lovely Anniz and I are getting married this weekend. Sunday afternoon, actually. Sunday afternoon at 1.30 Pacific time, to be specific. For those on the East coast of the US, that’s 4.3… --- ## [Can you freeze sliced bread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-freeze-sliced-bread/592317)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2011, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-freeze-sliced-bread/592317 "2011-08-13T03:31:15Z")
You know, the store-bought kind. I just got my hands on a lot of bread that is too old to sell, but not old enough to actually be bad. I know you can refrigerate it, and I was shocked at how much longer it lasts that wa… --- ## [Why are the dominant world religions monotheistic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-dominant-world-religions-monotheistic/604546)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-dominant-world-religions-monotheistic/604546 "2011-12-07T05:42:15Z")
To the theologians out there (both professional and otherwise) are there any theories why monotheistic religions have risen to prominence? Is there a practical reason for this “refinement” from many gods to just one? Or … --- ## [Pat Robertson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson/587086)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson/587086 "2011-07-01T17:37:02Z")
Pat Robertson, I mean really what else is there to say? Doesn’t grandpa have minders to keep him from wandering in front of the TV cameras? Is he refusing his medication? Here he is claiming God will destroy America bec… --- ## [Harry, you Dick!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-you-dick/520357)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2009, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-you-dick/520357 "2009-12-18T20:00:14Z")
Harry Reid speaks of slavery and the healthcare debate in the same breath. What a dick! --- ## [Heroes 11/27 - "Six Months Ago" (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-27-six-months-ago-spoilers/381988)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2006, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-27-six-months-ago-spoilers/381988 "2006-12-07T12:22:07Z")
Flashbacks abound in an ep that promises to reveal more about the Heroes’ pasts, where they came from and why they were chosen. Per a suggestion in last week’s thread, what follows are some of the more common nicknames … --- ## [The Insane Clown Posse "Miracles" - Magnetic motherf\*\*\*king mysteries!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insane-clown-posse-miracles-magnetic-motherf-king-mysteries/543379)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insane-clown-posse-miracles-magnetic-motherf-king-mysteries/543379 "2010-10-15T05:16:18Z")
Via fark- Video wonderfulness! Pure motherf\*\*king magic! Lying scientist dogs! Original video How do magnets work? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=681&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=683&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)