# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=69&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:** 70 --- ## [Arrival (seen it - open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrival-seen-it-open-spoilers/771366)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2022, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrival-seen-it-open-spoilers/771366 "2022-03-23T14:47:55Z")
The spouse’s company had a screening of “Arrival” last night so we went. . . . . . Spoiler space, but feel free to post open spoilers. . . . . . . . . I really enjoyed it. Good, smart sci-fi. It’s not an a… --- ## [Women find male genitals replusive, and most men don't even know it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-find-male-genitals-replusive-and-most-men-dont-even-know-it/785564)
**Author:** [@Faylasouf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faylasouf)\ **Replies:** 336\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-find-male-genitals-replusive-and-most-men-dont-even-know-it/785564 "2017-05-08T20:10:06Z")
I think men greatly underestimate the amount of disgust women feel towards this part of the male anatomy. First question you would ask is why then do women have sex with men? Well it’s a transaction. If a man gives her … --- ## [2010 SDMB Chess Championship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 459\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681 "2010-08-30T20:10:44Z")
In honor of the FIDE World Championship match, I thought it’d be fun to run a swiss-system tournament here. Maybe even start a league. I know that glee is our resident expert, but I like to think I’m not so bad myself. … --- ## [Neighbor has Pit Bulls - Does Pepper Spray Work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-pit-bulls-does-pepper-spray-work/508355)
**Author:** [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2012, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-pit-bulls-does-pepper-spray-work/508355 "2012-10-05T16:10:13Z")
One of her dogs seems to be OK, she’s had her for a year. The new one, Red, though, I’m not so sure. My neighbor walks her two pit bulls at 6:30 a.m. and we’ve crossed paths a couple of times. And there’s no doubt Red… --- ## [Why Do Some Adult Women Have 'Little-Girl' Voices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-adult-women-have-little-girl-voices/202397)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2017, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-adult-women-have-little-girl-voices/202397 "2017-10-28T10:27:56Z")
Why do some adult women have voices that make them sound as if they were six years old? I recently called a local business here, and the person who picked up the phone sounded this way. I almost asked her ‘Could you ple… --- ## [MMP: Ask CP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-ask-cp/656371)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 444\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-ask-cp/656371 "2013-04-29T06:49:32Z")
The famous “Ask Carnivorousplant” newspaper column is now available to the SDMB. Our first contestant: Dear Plant, My cat is reluctant to be bathed. Whatever shall I do? Signed, Dirt Cat Owner Dear Dirty Cat, My d… --- ## [Breaking Bad 5.07 "Say my name" 8/26/12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-07-say-my-name-8-26-12/632709)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-07-say-my-name-8-26-12/632709 "2012-08-31T18:50:46Z")
Can’t type much. On tab. Go! --- ## [Why is Israel rich and Palestine poor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-israel-rich-and-palestine-poor/643629)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2019, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-israel-rich-and-palestine-poor/643629 "2019-08-22T11:57:26Z")
Here are some possible answers. Israeli got all the good land in 1948. Rich Jews send a lot of money to Israeli. Why rich Arabs do not send money to Palestine is a mystery. The US supports Israel with huge amount of c… --- ## [please explain to me why we can't "just print more money" to pay off the national debt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-to-me-why-we-cant-just-print-more-money-to-pay-off-the-national-debt/644889)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2013, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-to-me-why-we-cant-just-print-more-money-to-pay-off-the-national-debt/644889 "2013-01-15T00:44:50Z")
As always, there might already exist a full-throttled thread explaining this, and if so - please point me to it. And I acknowledge that if this was such an ingenious idea, then someone would have thought of it already, … --- ## [Who will/should Obama pick as running mate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-should-obama-pick-as-running-mate/451752)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 661\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2008, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-should-obama-pick-as-running-mate/451752 "2008-08-26T17:24:32Z")
I know we’ve had threads on that question before but now his nomination is more or less official, so let’s do it again. I say Kathleen Sebelius – a white woman (to appeal to the Hillary base) with the executive experien… --- ## [Why do you like Donald Trump as President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-like-donald-trump-as-president/814064)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 521\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2018, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-like-donald-trump-as-president/814064 "2018-05-21T20:05:01Z")
I put this in the Pit because I know this is where it will end up. But I am curious as to why anyone supports him. Or would consider him for anything in government or any type of business deal at all. Be prepared to ba… --- ## [Best senior pranks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-senior-pranks/146613)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-senior-pranks/146613 "2013-06-07T18:38:33Z")
Being the goody-two-shoes that I am, I never actually did anything about it, but in high school I always had a fantasy senior prank: somehow turning the entire swimming pool into a big blob of clear Jell-O. When the swi… --- ## [\*magical sound effect\* You are now your username - how screwed are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magical-sound-effect-you-are-now-your-username-how-screwed-are-you/631956)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 405\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magical-sound-effect-you-are-now-your-username-how-screwed-are-you/631956 "2012-09-06T02:35:01Z")
A somewhat bored minorly godlike posthuman entity has just skipped by and for his/her/its amusement has decided to turn every SDMP poster into a realistic anthropomorphic version of their username. So I guess I’m now re… --- ## [Good for you, CNN. (edit teen suicide/gender identity)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-for-you-cnn-edit-teen-suicide-gender-identity/708743)
**Author:** [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2015, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-for-you-cnn-edit-teen-suicide-gender-identity/708743 "2015-01-06T18:04:11Z")
…for referring to Leelah Alcorn using her chosen name and her chosen pronouns, even when her parents refuse to do so. In the past, I have criticized your jounalism for being cowardly or sensationalist. But for this, I sa… --- ## [Commonly(and frustratingly) misunderstood plot points(spoilers, I guess)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commonly-and-frustratingly-misunderstood-plot-points-spoilers-i-guess/611920)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2012, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commonly-and-frustratingly-misunderstood-plot-points-spoilers-i-guess/611920 "2012-02-11T23:45:07Z")
This came up in the Jack Sparrow thread. What plot points do you find are frequently misunderstood in movies/TV/books? Like, the ones where you find yourself explaining what really happened and people…think you have a r… --- ## [Fat hate speech? The role of the bystander.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-hate-speech-the-role-of-the-bystander/545160)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-hate-speech-the-role-of-the-bystander/545160 "2010-07-25T23:02:15Z")
This issue is inspired by events within this particular GD thread but is really not specific to it, and not intended as a Pitting of any of those who posted within the thread. It is offered merely as a specific illustrat… --- ## [Buying a used car from CarMax - tell me your stories (good or bad)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-used-car-from-carmax-tell-me-your-stories-good-or-bad/677357)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-used-car-from-carmax-tell-me-your-stories-good-or-bad/677357 "2020-09-10T16:39:46Z")
My stepdaughter’s car broke down on her last week, so my wife and I are heading out with her today to do some used car shopping. We are planning on heading up to Kansas City where there is a CarMax dealer. My wife has do… --- ## [What's the farthest back anyone has traced their genealogy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-back-anyone-has-traced-their-genealogy/284318)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2013, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-back-anyone-has-traced-their-genealogy/284318 "2013-11-16T19:50:05Z")
I assume at a certain point the records stop for everyone. What’s the record? And how far back in time can the average American go in researching their genealogy? --- ## [Oklahoma law: doctors can't be sued for hiding birth defects from parents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oklahoma-law-doctors-cant-be-sued-for-hiding-birth-defects-from-parents/537572)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2010, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oklahoma-law-doctors-cant-be-sued-for-hiding-birth-defects-from-parents/537572 "2010-05-01T12:43:09Z")
This may belong in the Pit. I’ve never started a GD thread before, so apologies in advance. According to a veto override by the Oklahoma Legislature, not only must women seeking an abortion – and this includes rape/ince… --- ## [Yet another thread on gay marriage (spinoff from abortion thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-thread-on-gay-marriage-spinoff-from-abortion-thread/609411)
**Author:** [@biddee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/biddee)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2012, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-thread-on-gay-marriage-spinoff-from-abortion-thread/609411 "2012-02-05T17:04:20Z")
I know this subject has been done to death but to avoid hijacking the abortion thread I am asking specifically OMG a Black Conservative what his stance is on gay marriage. Since his anti-abortion stance stems from the f… --- ## [Mom Busts Dad For 15 Year Old Custodial "Kidnap" -- Now What?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-busts-dad-for-15-year-old-custodial-kidnap-now-what/542280)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 312\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-busts-dad-for-15-year-old-custodial-kidnap-now-what/542280 "2010-06-16T21:26:36Z")
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37530102/ns/local\_news-san\_francisco\_bay\_area\_ca/ The media angle is of course on how Facebook was involved, but I don’t care about that idiocy. Here’s the question – having used the online … --- ## [Test thread — to test things out. Do not lock!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 1041\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736 "2026-10-22T16:45:53Z")
Puzzlegal edited this post to add: The mods are testing the “globally pin a post” feature. Just dismiss this and you shouldn’t see it again. Sorry about that. Mods please do not lock this thread. I had a previous one th… --- ## [How to answer "Do you know how fast you were going?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-answer-do-you-know-how-fast-you-were-going/607472)
**Author:** [@SeaCanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaCanary)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2018, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-answer-do-you-know-how-fast-you-were-going/607472 "2018-01-10T22:32:18Z")
So I’m driving along, the police car behind me turns on its light bar and I pull over. The police officer walks up and asks, “Do you know how fast you were going?” I don’t feel like incriminating myself. How do I answer… --- ## [Why Aren't People Working? (Personal anecdotes only)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-people-working-personal-anecdotes-only/995662)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 612\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-people-working-personal-anecdotes-only/995662 "2024-02-07T20:25:56Z")
I see headlines about massive job growth, but when waiting in line at various establishments I still hear grumbling about “people don’t want to work anymore.” Last month I was at Goodwill in the middle of a weekday and t… --- ## [The SDMB is switching to paid subscriptions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-is-switching-to-paid-subscriptions/257724)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 667\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2004, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-is-switching-to-paid-subscriptions/257724 "2004-07-31T15:39:16Z")
LAST MINUTE BULLETIN! Deadline for $4.95 charter rate subscription pushed back till Monday, April 26, 12 noon CDT! Attention, Teeming Millions! Your five-year free-trial period is about to expire. That’s right, folks -… --- ## [The upcoming Worker's Revolution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-upcoming-workers-revolution/683191)
**Author:** [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2014, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-upcoming-workers-revolution/683191 "2014-03-24T23:51:41Z")
Inspired by this post, although I’ve been thinking about this for quite a while. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17174349&postcount=89 I’m a 44 year old woman, and this is troubling me mightily. I ow… --- ## [Republicans: A War On Science and how you are letting them win](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-a-war-on-science-and-how-you-are-letting-them-win/636856)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 263\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2012, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-a-war-on-science-and-how-you-are-letting-them-win/636856 "2012-11-29T07:48:39Z")
What does Todd Akin have in common with Paul Brown? Both are Republican members of the House Science Committee. Akin famously bought into the beliefs of a man named Jack C. Willke: Of course, scientists say that Will… --- ## [Adaher is a Big Giant RACIST](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adaher-is-a-big-giant-racist/716740)
**Author:** [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Replies:** 288\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2017, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adaher-is-a-big-giant-racist/716740 "2017-03-17T19:13:18Z")
OMG, Adaher really is a full-blown out and out racist. I mean, I always thought he had cognitive difficulties and was wrong about practically everything but there were times when I thought he might be a misguided but ha… --- ## [Disgusting tale of woman's unsucessful search for emergency contraception](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-tale-of-womans-unsucessful-search-for-emergency-contraception/374272)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 313\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2013, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-tale-of-womans-unsucessful-search-for-emergency-contraception/374272 "2013-01-10T16:32:37Z")
This is a disgusting example of what women have to go through to get emergency contraception (EC/the morning after pill): “Morality clauses, EC, and broken condoms” An Ohio woman detailed in her blog her experience of t… --- ## [Why do so many british people do have dark hair and eyes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-british-people-do-have-dark-hair-and-eyes/729368)
**Author:** [@RebrandingHumor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RebrandingHumor)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2016, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-british-people-do-have-dark-hair-and-eyes/729368 "2016-04-10T12:18:21Z")
I’ve visited the UK quite recently and it struck me how many people do have really dark hair (Id say 70-80% of males I came across had either darkbrown/black or plain brown hair) in the Isles , and brown eyes were far c… --- ## [Here it is, she's been asking for it, the pitting of Quiddity Glomfuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-it-is-shes-been-asking-for-it-the-pitting-of-quiddity-glomfuster/403495)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 490\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2007, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-it-is-shes-been-asking-for-it-the-pitting-of-quiddity-glomfuster/403495 "2007-05-13T02:19:28Z")
You are a self-righteous annoyance that is constantly disturbed by the pit and yet spend much time in the pit condescending to others. You need to shut up and tone down your act. You are annoying more and more posters on… --- ## [Catch phrases fading with time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catch-phrases-fading-with-time/670145)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catch-phrases-fading-with-time/670145 "2013-10-16T14:52:23Z")
In another thread, someone did not know where ‘He’s dead, Jim’ came from. New generations have come, and more are coming, that do not and will not have those cultural touchstones. So what are the catch phrases that will … --- ## [Liz Truss tries to lead the UK {and resigns as of 2022-10-20}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liz-truss-tries-to-lead-the-uk-and-resigns-as-of-2022-10-20/970992)
**Author:** [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Replies:** 671\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liz-truss-tries-to-lead-the-uk-and-resigns-as-of-2022-10-20/970992 "2023-06-20T10:26:29Z")
Liz Truss, as expected, has won the Tory leadership contest fairly easily against Rishi Sunak, whose defection from the Boris Johnson team contributed to his ignominious downfall. According to the NY Times, she faces: D… --- ## [I pit jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-jtur88/776309)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-jtur88/776309 "2021-07-27T16:13:17Z")
jtur88, you are a fucking ass!! Seriously dude, must you go in everyone’s thread for the sole purpose of laying a giant stinking turd? Your latest turd here. where you are basically complaining about a dude who called … --- ## [Hyphenated last names: woman's name first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyphenated-last-names-womans-name-first/497773)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2014, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyphenated-last-names-womans-name-first/497773 "2014-07-10T11:34:11Z")
In talking with my husband’s aunt, she mentioned that when people hyphenate a combined last name, they always put the mother’s or woman’s last name first. I had never heard this, but when I asked my students who has hyp… --- ## [WWII: Battle of Midway...why couldn't the Japanese have pressed on and captured the island?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-battle-of-midway-why-couldnt-the-japanese-have-pressed-on-and-captured-the-island/917029)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 592\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-battle-of-midway-why-couldnt-the-japanese-have-pressed-on-and-captured-the-island/917029 "2021-09-30T14:09:35Z")
In World War II the Battle of Midway is seen as the turning point in the war against the Japanese. They lost four aircraft carriers in the space of a few hours. No doubt that was a massive loss. That said, why couldn’t… --- ## [Things That You Would Really Like To Know That Are None Of Your Mollyfocking Business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-would-really-like-to-know-that-are-none-of-your-mollyfocking-business/569591)
**Author:** [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-would-really-like-to-know-that-are-none-of-your-mollyfocking-business/569591 "2011-02-10T23:02:51Z")
Anything that you would like to know just for your own curiousity, even though they are private and you have no right (or need) to/for the information? It can be about family members, celebrities, politicians, governmen… --- ## [Who is the most famous person killed by covid-19 so far?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-killed-by-covid-19-so-far/849987)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 294\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-killed-by-covid-19-so-far/849987 "2022-10-05T07:17:08Z")
Maybe this isn’t the best place for this, but I’m not familiar with any really famous people who have died from the virus yet. Have I missed something, or have we not yet had our “Rock Hudson” of Covid-19 --- ## [Kanye storms stage at Grammys, upset that Beck beat Beyonce for Album of the Year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-storms-stage-at-grammys-upset-that-beck-beat-beyonce-for-album-of-the-year/712209)
**Author:** [@CGav8r](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CGav8r)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-storms-stage-at-grammys-upset-that-beck-beat-beyonce-for-album-of-the-year/712209 "2015-02-13T21:23:01Z")
So, Kanye was so upset that Beck won Album of the Year, that he decided (again) to take the stage - although this time, he managed stopped before interrupting Beck. Instead, after the awards show he showed his irritatio… --- ## [Geometric vs Exponential Growth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geometric-vs-exponential-growth/23147)
**Author:** [@rseneres](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rseneres)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2020, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geometric-vs-exponential-growth/23147 "2020-03-19T03:03:41Z")
I was a math major in college but it has been years since I have been deep into the subject matter. When using mathematical modeling in a simple Cartesian graph, what are the main differences between geometric and expone… --- ## [White Powder on Cheddar Cheese - Spoiled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-powder-on-cheddar-cheese-spoiled/509863)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2012, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-powder-on-cheddar-cheese-spoiled/509863 "2012-02-29T23:21:05Z")
I have a packet of cheddar cheese, unopened, with an expiry date of 13 November. There are clearly lines of powdery substance on the cheese, just as I’ve seen before when I kept a large block of it too long. It is sand… --- ## [Congressman Anthony Weiner: My Twitter account was hacked! The weiner photo is not mine!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congressman-anthony-weiner-my-twitter-account-was-hacked-the-weiner-photo-is-not-mine/583853)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 344\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congressman-anthony-weiner-my-twitter-account-was-hacked-the-weiner-photo-is-not-mine/583853 "2011-06-16T13:46:24Z")
So the spin is that someone hacked Weiner’s account and put up a photo of a close of a pair of grey men’s boxer shorts with a bulge in them. The news stories here are going nuts with “weiner” puns. Here’s a list of ques… --- ## [Meaning of tattoo- three dots on hand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-tattoo-three-dots-on-hand/50715)
**Author:** [@Mojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-tattoo-three-dots-on-hand/50715 "2012-11-15T13:17:05Z")
Anyone know what this tattoo signifies? I’ve seen it several times, seems to be three dots in a trinagular pattern, typically on the backside of the hand behind the thumb and pointy finger. We’ve guessed that its some so… --- ## [Is man a meat-eater or a vegetarian by nature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-man-a-meat-eater-or-a-vegetarian-by-nature/609381)
**Author:** [@James\_Polichak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/James_Polichak)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2012, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-man-a-meat-eater-or-a-vegetarian-by-nature/609381 "2012-02-18T09:40:15Z")
Here is some recent research on the impact of changing diet on human jaw structure. The main thrust is that the switch to sedentary agricultural communities with predominantly plant-based diets resulted in the smaller ja… --- ## [It's a Holly Jolly Sequential Threads Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-holly-jolly-sequential-threads-thread/601837)
**Author:** [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Replies:** 687\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2012, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-holly-jolly-sequential-threads-thread/601837 "2012-02-13T09:18:29Z")
In Cafe Society: What were these “side dishes” I was served at a Korean restaurant? Pregnant Bones --- ## ["Wife always right, even when she's wrong" - Implications for women's characters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-always-right-even-when-shes-wrong-implications-for-womens-characters/512568)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2009, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-always-right-even-when-shes-wrong-implications-for-womens-characters/512568 "2009-10-09T01:43:29Z")
In this thread people brought up the oft-repeated axiom that to have a happy marriage the man always has to be the one to admit he is wrong. Below are some examples from that thread Assuming the above is good advic… --- ## [Fuck you. Shovel your sidewalk.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-shovel-your-sidewalk/570141)
**Author:** [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)\ **Replies:** 325\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-shovel-your-sidewalk/570141 "2011-02-15T21:56:37Z")
But I’m a lazy shit-heel and can’t be bothered. Fuck you. Shovel your sidewalk. I just do my driveway so it’s convenient for me and screw everyone else. Fuck you. Shovel your sidewalk. I’m old and infirm can’t ask … --- ## [If A Christmas Carol had been written by someone else](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-christmas-carol-had-been-written-by-someone-else/430814)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2023, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-christmas-carol-had-been-written-by-someone-else/430814 "2023-12-05T01:27:33Z")
The title an homage to what I think is the record holder LOTR thread, though I doubt (and I hope) this will have 1% of that one’s hits and posts, but— you all know the story. How would other writers have told it? A CHR… --- ## [Christine O'Donnell has replaced Palin in my heart of hearts...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christine-odonnell-has-replaced-palin-in-my-heart-of-hearts/554499)
**Author:** [@Satyagrahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satyagrahi)\ **Replies:** 380\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christine-odonnell-has-replaced-palin-in-my-heart-of-hearts/554499 "2010-10-21T15:32:02Z")
Hey guys, I’ve waited patiently for most of a week for the obligatory RO thread in re: the GOP’s nominee for the U.S. Senate from Delaware. Nothing has surfaced but a couple by-the-way mentions in the Stupid Republican … --- ## [Non-Canadians who have visited Canada - what surprised you about the country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-canadians-who-have-visited-canada-what-surprised-you-about-the-country/714364)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2018, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-canadians-who-have-visited-canada-what-surprised-you-about-the-country/714364 "2018-12-07T21:58:31Z")
For those who have visited Canada - what surprised you about the country? Is there something about the food, customs, places, people, that surprised you? And yes, I am aware that Canada isn’t a homogeneous country, but … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=68&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=70&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)