# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=687&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:** 688 --- ## [Manual / Automatic Transmission in USA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manual-automatic-transmission-in-usa/387277)
**Author:** [@mittu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mittu)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2007, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manual-automatic-transmission-in-usa/387277 "2007-01-15T21:03:22Z")
What percentage of cars sold in the USA are automatic? It seems to me from watching American T.V. and movies that the majority of cars are automatic and being able to “drive stick” is quite rare (for the record I would c… --- ## [Am I a bigot (on transgendered folk)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-bigot-on-transgendered-folk/678518)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2016, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-bigot-on-transgendered-folk/678518 "2016-04-25T14:21:30Z")
Or transsexual, genderqueer, whichever term is preferred for those who have had medical treatment because they believe they are the wrong gender. First - let me state point blank I don’t think these people represent som… --- ## [Should the New Zealand Live Stream of Massacre be Censored?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-new-zealand-live-stream-of-massacre-be-censored/831193)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-new-zealand-live-stream-of-massacre-be-censored/831193 "2019-06-20T00:10:44Z")
Apparently the killer who mowed down 49 people in the mosque in Christchurch fastened his cell phone to his chest and live streamed his mass murder on Facebook. The video was shared to other social media & Facebook, Twit… --- ## [So why has this particular period of superhero movies been so profitable. Is anything different](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-has-this-particular-period-of-superhero-movies-been-so-profitable-is-anything-different/838635)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2019, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-has-this-particular-period-of-superhero-movies-been-so-profitable-is-anything-different/838635 "2019-08-23T21:53:50Z")
There have been superhero movies, tv shows and comic books for years and years. But it seems like now it has become very profitable, at least for some of them. Granted there are the batman series as well that go back, t… --- ## [Funeral Shit Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funeral-shit-show/646707)
**Author:** [@Crime\_Scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crime_Scene)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funeral-shit-show/646707 "2013-01-11T17:30:07Z")
Thursday morning the father of one of my close friends was found dead in his rented flophouse. All signs point towards overdose, so we’ll just go with that as manner of death for now. He was a piece of shit father who … --- ## [Let's Trade Blows!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-trade-blows/334101)
**Author:** [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2005, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-trade-blows/334101 "2005-12-14T17:53:17Z")
Are you looking at my girlfriend? Whack! --- ## [Making society less of a "viewpoint minefield"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-society-less-of-a-viewpoint-minefield/914785)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2020, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-society-less-of-a-viewpoint-minefield/914785 "2020-07-18T12:01:33Z")
Regardless of one’s political views, I think most of us can agree that modern U.S. (and some Western) society has become a minefield: If you say something that is perceived as wrong by some group of people (whatever the … --- ## [The next Ice age has been postponed, or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-ice-age-has-been-postponed-or-not/725007)
**Author:** [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-ice-age-has-been-postponed-or-not/725007 "2015-07-28T04:13:29Z")
In thisrecent report from Cecil, he says that due to global warming the next ice age has been postponed indefinitely. However, apparently there is a mini ice age going to hit us in 2030 due to solar activity. Thisis o… --- ## [Falconry stuff, part deux (allegedly, I'm qualified!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falconry-stuff-part-deux-allegedly-im-qualified/513290)
**Author:** [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2009, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falconry-stuff-part-deux-allegedly-im-qualified/513290 "2009-10-15T02:58:31Z")
Hello all! Some time back, early on in my apprenticeship, a hijack\* occurred… I think the subject came up in another thread or two, and people expressed some interest, so I started a thread to talk about it. I received… --- ## [How many generations before someone ceases to be considered Jewish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-generations-before-someone-ceases-to-be-considered-jewish/635512)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2012, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-generations-before-someone-ceases-to-be-considered-jewish/635512 "2012-09-24T22:16:16Z")
The great Sir Fred Trueman one of the greatest cricketers of all time discovered late in life that his maternal grandmother had been Jewish and according to wiki, that made him Jewish as well. Got me wondering, how many… --- ## [Can you debunk these claims about Social Security?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-debunk-these-claims-about-social-security/549193)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-debunk-these-claims-about-social-security/549193 "2010-08-09T23:34:05Z")
http://pol.moveon.org/ssmyths/?id=22141-7594488-u9bkMLx&t=1 This sounds credible to me. What they’re not mentioning is that FICA is no longer the cash cow for the rest of the government it became in the 1980’s. Once FI… --- ## [Is soda water a complimentary water or a paid fountain drink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-soda-water-a-complimentary-water-or-a-paid-fountain-drink/735443)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2015, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-soda-water-a-complimentary-water-or-a-paid-fountain-drink/735443 "2015-10-24T08:35:49Z")
At fast food restaurants where they have soda machines, you can either pay for a fountain drink or ask for one of those teeny tiny cups to receive your free water. Is it ok to use your teeny tiny cup to get soda water or… --- ## [Best way to cut 1-3/8 in. Zinc Steel Flat Bar 1/16 in. Thick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-cut-1-3-8-in-zinc-steel-flat-bar-1-16-in-thick/720926)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2015, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-cut-1-3-8-in-zinc-steel-flat-bar-1-16-in-thick/720926 "2015-05-28T03:47:30Z")
What is the best and most economical way to cut a piece of 1-3/8 in. x 36 in. Zinc Steel Flat Bar 1/16 in. Thick? I need to cut several in half. Thanks! --- ## [Posessing child porn; not into chidlren, but into the most taboo stuff they could find?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posessing-child-porn-not-into-chidlren-but-into-the-most-taboo-stuff-they-could-find/580150)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2011, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posessing-child-porn-not-into-chidlren-but-into-the-most-taboo-stuff-they-could-find/580150 "2011-05-03T11:01:07Z")
Another recen thread in IMHO got me thinking about men who are caught with child pornogaphy on their computers. Many of these men are not charged with other real life charges of child molestation. Isn’t it entirily poss… --- ## [ALWAYS call police for a traffic accident?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/always-call-police-for-a-traffic-accident/553186)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2010, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/always-call-police-for-a-traffic-accident/553186 "2010-09-13T02:26:20Z")
Back in the day when the Earth was young, dinosaurs walked the land and I was learning to drive, I was told both by my Driver’s Ed instructor and by my parents that I should ALWAYS call the police and get a police report… --- ## [So... Adult incest is legal in NJ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-adult-incest-is-legal-in-nj/710320)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-adult-incest-is-legal-in-nj/710320 "2015-01-22T16:33:54Z")
According to this really creepy story it is. Who knew? --- ## [It's Canada, not Canadia!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-canada-not-canadia/362954)
**Author:** [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2006, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-canada-not-canadia/362954 "2006-12-03T15:03:22Z")
I ventured into GD today, and came across this thread about Québec sovereignty, and it includes a post in which Canada is spelled as Canadia. And so, I came over to the Pit to say the following: To all of you arrogant,… --- ## [How mandatory are mandatory evacuations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-mandatory-are-mandatory-evacuations/594207)
**Author:** [@Any\_Other\_Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Any_Other_Name)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-mandatory-are-mandatory-evacuations/594207 "2011-08-29T16:14:50Z")
New York City issues first mandatory evacuations in city history Not arguing the wisdom of evacuation one way or the other, just wondering how mandatory is such an evacuation? Legally, can the city force individuals to … --- ## [Snuggle Bear Reveals His True Colors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snuggle-bear-reveals-his-true-colors/104327)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2013, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snuggle-bear-reveals-his-true-colors/104327 "2013-01-27T17:09:53Z")
I think most of us can agree that Snuggle is the very embodiment of all that is evil. Well, last night I saw a new Snuggle Fabric Softener commercial in which his mask of adorability cracks. That likeable hedgehog peeks… --- ## [Thoughts on the current story arc on THE CLOSER (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-the-current-story-arc-on-the-closer-spoilers/549061)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2010, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-the-current-story-arc-on-the-closer-spoilers/549061 "2010-09-15T16:30:58Z")
Ahead there be spoilers. . . . . . . . . . . Currently on TNT’s THE CLOSER, series protagonist Brenda Johnson, a deputy chief with the LAPD, is considering (after being courted) applying for chief of the Los A… --- ## [Working on a holiday MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-on-a-holiday-mmp/746200)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-on-a-holiday-mmp/746200 "2016-02-22T04:32:08Z")
I’m off to about a half day of irk. The library our cafe is in closes for federal holidays, but we usually work because President’s Day is when the library itself holds in=service events and we feed them. But this year… --- ## [Help with an unruly 11 year old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-an-unruly-11-year-old/597094)
**Author:** [@Shadowfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfyre)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-an-unruly-11-year-old/597094 "2011-09-30T18:08:24Z")
For the most part, my son is a quiet kid who is rather well behaved and generally liked by most adults. The problem comes in at school. He is currently in 6th grade (U.S.) but the problems began last year. We thought we… --- ## [Is there a way to send large files to someone on the Internet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-send-large-files-to-someone-on-the-internet/612931)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2013, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-send-large-files-to-someone-on-the-internet/612931 "2013-09-05T15:28:36Z")
It is kind of unbelievable that in 2012 there is no easy way to send large files to another person through the Internet. I had a friend that wanted to send me something that was ~80 MB. Gmail’s limit is 25 MB, so that w… --- ## [Italian TV: US Used Chemical Weapons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italian-tv-us-used-chemical-weapons/330063)
**Author:** [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2005, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italian-tv-us-used-chemical-weapons/330063 "2005-11-22T00:04:26Z")
Italy’s La Repubblica is reporting that Italian satellite television RAI 24 has evidence that the United States used white phosphorus indiscriminately against civilians in Fallujah. The program is apparently downloadabl… --- ## [What kids think about the Beatles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-think-about-the-beatles/509267)
**Author:** [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-think-about-the-beatles/509267 "2009-09-14T17:42:20Z")
The Times have a article up about 6-9 year old listening to the Beatles and giving their opinions. It’s a nice read. My favourite bit is the review of Mostly the kids seem to dig it. --- ## [The guy who felt me up on the subway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-guy-who-felt-me-up-on-the-subway/399756)
**Author:** [@dart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dart)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2007, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-guy-who-felt-me-up-on-the-subway/399756 "2007-04-13T15:08:06Z")
So, it’s a crowded train, and there’s a feeling like something is touching my ass. No big deal. Probably a purse, right? But that’s an annoying, insistent purse…wait a second…that’s not a purse, it’s a DUDE CUPPING MY… --- ## [True Crime Stories: Headline Murders In Your Small Hometown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-crime-stories-headline-murders-in-your-small-hometown/153857)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2018, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-crime-stories-headline-murders-in-your-small-hometown/153857 "2018-05-27T11:50:01Z")
Everyone knows about OJ and other big city murders and crimes. But what has happened in your “small” town? I grew up in a small town in Illinois. In the 60’s, at a place called Starved Rock State Park, three middle ag… --- ## [xkcd on purity of scientific fields](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-on-purity-of-scientific-fields/619678)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-on-purity-of-scientific-fields/619678 "2012-04-26T01:47:03Z")
xkcd. Agree with the stated order? :wink: --- ## [The Magic Key (or Colibri's Bad Day)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-magic-key-or-colibris-bad-day/535889)
**Author:** [@SoulFrost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoulFrost)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-magic-key-or-colibris-bad-day/535889 "2010-04-14T10:32:21Z")
Per Ed’s suggestion here, this is to discuss the warnings given by Colibri in the Bad Precedent thread. Personally, I don’t think that either warning was justified. The one against Jeff was entirely over the top. --- ## [Monopoly movie - this is a joke, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557)
**Author:** [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2009, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557 "2009-09-29T00:14:49Z")
Ridley Scott is attached to direct a live-action version of the board game Monopoly. Scarlett Johansson and Kirsten Dunst are considered for the “sexy young” talent such a movie requires. Please tell me this is a joke. … --- ## [I just got offered a job in Antarctica](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-offered-a-job-in-antarctica/653506)
**Author:** [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2013, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-offered-a-job-in-antarctica/653506 "2013-07-06T05:09:09Z")
Just though I would share. --- ## [Excellent actors who are completely wrong for a movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excellent-actors-who-are-completely-wrong-for-a-movie/572110)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2011, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excellent-actors-who-are-completely-wrong-for-a-movie/572110 "2011-02-26T01:12:21Z")
I was watching Wolfen on Netflix last night. I remember loving this movie when I was young and HBO was actually showing movies all the time. I knew that it is not a “great” movie, but I wanted to see how it holds up. W… --- ## [My microwave oven is making "cracking" noises while it runs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-microwave-oven-is-making-cracking-noises-while-it-runs/718533)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2019, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-microwave-oven-is-making-cracking-noises-while-it-runs/718533 "2019-08-06T04:53:35Z")
…is that a bad thing? It’s kind of a cheap oven and about 12 years old. When I put some chicken mole in it a little while ago to heat up, it made a big \*crack \*sound, and then as it ran for two minutes, there was a seri… --- ## [My creepy story and yours.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-creepy-story-and-yours/633359)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2012, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-creepy-story-and-yours/633359 "2012-10-14T06:51:30Z")
Figured it’s been awhile since we had one of these threads, and something appropriate did happen last night. I’m sitting at the computer, trying to stave off sleep, when I get the feeling someone’s behind me. Not just a … --- ## ["Women know men better than men know women" - true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-know-men-better-than-men-know-women-true/941861)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-know-men-better-than-men-know-women-true/941861 "2021-05-25T03:01:27Z")
Not me saying this, but Will and Ariel Durant wrote the above sentence which caught my eye last night while reading one of their works\*. Do you think it’s accurate? Why or why not? \*(Volume 9 of their The Story of Civi… --- ## ["Little Red Riding Hood" nitpick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-red-riding-hood-nitpick/712013)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2015, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-red-riding-hood-nitpick/712013 "2015-09-17T02:15:39Z")
Wolf, you just caught a little girl alone in the forest. You want to eat her? Just eat her. What’s the point of all this rigamarole about getting ahead of her and posing as Grandma? --- ## [Has a Movie ever Fallen Disastrously Short of your Expectations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-movie-ever-fallen-disastrously-short-of-your-expectations/806316)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2018, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-movie-ever-fallen-disastrously-short-of-your-expectations/806316 "2018-01-24T04:49:45Z")
In response to threads like https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=846068 , has there ever been a case of a movie that has severely disappointed you? I’m sure there has been, for one reason or another. May… --- ## [What's the greatest pain you've ever felt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-pain-youve-ever-felt/432666)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-pain-youve-ever-felt/432666 "2008-01-16T21:09:57Z")
Watching some poor woman rupture her ACL on the new American Gladiators brought a real tear to my eye. I’ve torn both ACLs and finally ruptured the right one a few years ago. Giving birth to my twins without the benefit … --- ## [Better Call Saul 2.03 "Amarillo" 2/29/16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-2-03-amarillo-2-29-16/747505)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2016, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-2-03-amarillo-2-29-16/747505 "2016-03-26T21:45:31Z")
2.01 Switch 2.02 Cobbler --- ## [outlawing abortion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlawing-abortion/113740)
**Author:** [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2002, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlawing-abortion/113740 "2002-07-05T03:37:20Z")
Com2kids thread in b b q pit made me think. What if abortion was suddenly illegal? Would doctors do it illegally? I’d read the majority of the public is against abortion. If the majority does want it legal, what coul… --- ## [Does the external world exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-external-world-exist/622803)
**Author:** [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-external-world-exist/622803 "2012-06-02T16:50:58Z")
From previous GD thread. To the question in the thread title, my answer is “no”. How did I arrive at this answer? Easy. I took The Hampster King’s philosophical position, i.e. “I live my life as though the external wo… --- ## [Urgent Homework Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urgent-homework-help/654708)
**Author:** [@JARojas4244](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JARojas4244)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urgent-homework-help/654708 "2013-12-23T18:23:14Z")
I’m in desperate need for some clarification on this essay question. I do not really follow politics nor have I had government in over two years either. Contrast the role of the president and the US Senate in terms of t… --- ## [Best Pixar film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pixar-film/542148)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2010, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pixar-film/542148 "2010-06-17T02:02:03Z")
If you had to pick one, which would you say is the best (or at least your personal fave) of all the Pixar films? --- ## [People being shoved down our throats...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-being-shoved-down-our-throats/574539)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-being-shoved-down-our-throats/574539 "2011-03-24T21:02:49Z")
…that you dislike. For me it’s Zach Galifianakis. I wouldn’t go so far as to say that I hate him or can’t stand him, I just don’t find him funny or interesting enough to care, yet at the moment he’s completely unavoida… --- ## [Cleaning hardwood floors - vacuum/sweepers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-hardwood-floors-vacuum-sweepers/631275)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2013, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-hardwood-floors-vacuum-sweepers/631275 "2013-11-30T22:57:39Z")
I finally got rid of the nasty blue carpet in my living and dining rooms, and replaced it with gorgeous hardwood flooring. The difference is spectacular. You can see before and after photos here, if you’re interested. T… --- ## [Is my co worker interested............?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-co-worker-interested/715340)
**Author:** [@Rossiekerr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rossiekerr)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2015, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-co-worker-interested/715340 "2015-03-29T21:51:09Z")
Today I decided to wear make up and look nice since I knew I was working on his floor.I am CNA and he is a Nurse Then sometime later during the shift after he finished applying a dressing to one of the residents,he aske… --- ## [Ukraine attack not working as planned - scenarios?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-attack-not-working-as-planned-scenarios/960188)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2022, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-attack-not-working-as-planned-scenarios/960188 "2022-03-05T00:58:16Z")
Deliberately posting this in IMHO … it seems that the attack on Ukraine is not going according to plans for the russians … I admit the waters are still quite murky to call it but there seems to be patterns forming: .r… --- ## [So I've changed my mind: Donald Trump is pursuing a rational, intelligent strategy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-changed-my-mind-donald-trump-is-pursuing-a-rational-intelligent-strategy/778119)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-changed-my-mind-donald-trump-is-pursuing-a-rational-intelligent-strategy/778119 "2017-01-31T21:19:05Z")
I had just finished reading why Donald Trump is like Frank Sinatra, which came after getting the scoop on why Donald Trump is a lot like JFK, and was halfway through learning why Donald Trump is like Liberace when I sudd… --- ## [Why am I so embarrassed to bring lunch from home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-so-embarrassed-to-bring-lunch-from-home/455676)
**Author:** [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2008, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-so-embarrassed-to-bring-lunch-from-home/455676 "2008-07-10T14:31:40Z")
I’m in effing college! I should be over this. I know it’s cheaper and better for me. I know that bringing my lunch makes me (financially and healthfully) smarter that my fellow classmates. Yet I have trouble bringing my… --- ## [Poison Ivy exposure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poison-ivy-exposure/584400)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poison-ivy-exposure/584400 "2011-06-10T23:37:41Z")
My yard is full of three-leaved, urushiol-laced evil. I tried to eradicate it this weekend. I used garden gloves, and I wore long sleeves and long pants. But reading about how to do it online, after I was done (I do thi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=686&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=688&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)