# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=7&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:** 8 --- ## [Is there a name for this hyper-annoying singing style?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-hyper-annoying-singing-style/677704)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 360\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-hyper-annoying-singing-style/677704 "2025-10-01T10:45:03Z")
I’d like to be able to more easily dismiss it. It seems every indie/faux-indie singer-songwriter girl under the age of 30 is singing with a remarkably annoying, breathy voice with an unnecessary twang in it that is at t… --- ## [2021 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 1708\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2022, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881 "2022-01-11T14:33:40Z")
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!! This past year has been a strange one, in many different ways, and 2021 hopefully will be better. Okay, as usual, let’s get the rules out of the way and get to playing. The… --- ## [Misread thread titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 2100\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093 "2026-10-16T17:20:55Z")
This morning , I thought it said “Just porcupines”. Turned out to be Just punchlines, over in Thread Games. That ever happen to you? --- ## [Did Trayvon Martin have the right to stand his own ground?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-trayvon-martin-have-the-right-to-stand-his-own-ground/622287)
**Author:** [@stw004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stw004)\ **Replies:** 1129\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-trayvon-martin-have-the-right-to-stand-his-own-ground/622287 "2012-07-02T12:23:30Z")
This question doesn’t seem to be debated in any of the other threads. In order to keep this from turning into the general debate around this case I would like to ask for everyone to try and stay on topic. Did Trayvon M… --- ## [Was Europe (1500-1789) a black civilisation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-europe-1500-1789-a-black-civilisation/522194)
**Author:** [@Egmond\_Codfried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Egmond_Codfried)\ **Replies:** 575\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-europe-1500-1789-a-black-civilisation/522194 "2010-01-07T16:54:40Z")
\[Charles II Stuart, named THe Black Boy\] My research after three years resulted in a theory named Blue blood is black blood (1500-1789) by Egmond Codfried. Blue blood is the highest … --- ## [Gun based suicide Temple vs Mouth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-based-suicide-temple-vs-mouth/631605)
**Author:** [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2017, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-based-suicide-temple-vs-mouth/631605 "2017-03-07T15:22:38Z")
Many movies and TV shows prior to the 80’s depicted people with the gun to the side of their head method for self termination. However starting in the 80’s, it seemed to get more and more common for the barrel to be in t… --- ## [Supreme Court \[declines to hear\] same sex marriage cases.\[plus further developments (Ed.)\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-same-sex-marriage-cases-plus-further-developments-ed/700544)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 958\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-same-sex-marriage-cases-plus-further-developments-ed/700544 "2016-02-18T14:54:14Z")
This is breaking news. Can someone break down what this means for the fight for same sex marriage. I can’t find much online about this yet. --- ## [Dogs in my yard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-in-my-yard/241805)
**Author:** [@cheapbastardon38thstreet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheapbastardon38thstreet)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2004, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-in-my-yard/241805 "2004-04-29T06:11:13Z")
Which one of you fuckers are letting your dog out at night to ruin my garden? I’m new in the hood and in a spate of trying to have a decent garden I spent 35 bucks on rose bushes. I just noticed that three of them have … --- ## [Trump accuses Obama of wiretapping him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-accuses-obama-of-wiretapping-him/781384)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 1105\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2017, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-accuses-obama-of-wiretapping-him/781384 "2017-09-28T17:26:46Z")
This is a pretty serious allegation from the sitting president: (Including the Fox News article for balance) He hasn’t provided any evidence yet. It’s only in tweet form so far. Things I’d like to debate: S… --- ## [Better Call Saul (Season 3)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-3/784040)
**Author:** [@Elemenopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elemenopy)\ **Replies:** 1342\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2018, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-3/784040 "2018-08-11T14:45:01Z")
Well, I didn’t see a thread for this, and the first episode for the new season is due this Monday (April 10). I was/am a huge Breaking Bad fan, and have fallen in love with this series. I do wish, however, that Gilliga… --- ## [Sequential threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983)
**Author:** [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Replies:** 2056\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2018, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983 "2018-08-12T02:12:11Z")
I haven’t seen a sequential thread thread for a while. This struck me as funny in Comments on Cecil’s Columns/Staff Reports today: “One in nine Americans over age 12 takes antidepressants” “I like circus peanuts” --- ## [Why do black pupils in the US underachieve academically when one factors out poverty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-black-pupils-in-the-us-underachieve-academically-when-one-factors-out-poverty/482948)
**Author:** [@alexandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alexandra)\ **Replies:** 1014\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2015, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-black-pupils-in-the-us-underachieve-academically-when-one-factors-out-poverty/482948 "2015-04-07T12:26:31Z")
\[Yes, I said “pupils”. Subject line was getting long.\] In the thread “what are the benchmarks for Black Americans to overcome”, \*\*Chief Pedant \*\*and \*\*brazil84 \*\*seem to argue that the following statistics are most like… --- ## [MAFIA: The Road to Canterbury - Game Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-road-to-canterbury-game-thread/625807)
**Author:** [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Replies:** 1244\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2012, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-road-to-canterbury-game-thread/625807 "2012-08-21T17:26:05Z")
DAY ONE - THE PROLOGUE \*Whan that aprill with his shoures soote The droghte of march hath perced to the roote, And bathed every veyne in swich licour Of which virtue engendred is the flour; Whan zephirus eek with hi… --- ## [My September 11 Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-september-11-thoughts/689989)
**Author:** [@The\_Antichrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Antichrist)\ **Replies:** 764\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-september-11-thoughts/689989 "2014-07-27T18:07:30Z")
Yes, I realise this has been done many times before, and indeed I searched for some earlier threads and even found that one had been closed within a few posts, but I think I’ll bring something different to the topic, so … --- ## [Bad tippers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-tippers/488747)
**Author:** [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Replies:** 826\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-tippers/488747 "2009-03-29T17:18:23Z")
This is not quite a rant, more trying to understand this mentality. So, I am currently a waitress as I finish up school. Generally, I enjoy my job and my coworkers and don’t actually dread going to work. Plus, it pays t… --- ## [Is Shodan more retarded lately, or has he maintained a consistent level of retardation all along?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shodan-more-retarded-lately-or-has-he-maintained-a-consistent-level-of-retardation-all-along/610530)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 1071\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2012, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shodan-more-retarded-lately-or-has-he-maintained-a-consistent-level-of-retardation-all-along/610530 "2012-02-25T04:37:53Z")
Okay, so he’s always been a worthless partisan hack whose entire purpose on the boards was to say “oh you’re criticizing something conservatives did? well someone liberal did it in some situation with a vaguely similar c… --- ## [Celebrity Death Pool 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 1409\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2019, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331 "2019-01-17T01:48:12Z")
phungi (aka: the Death Shroom) checking in as your 2018 Death Pool chaperone. While I may only be a place-holder for Baker (aka: the Death Mistress), it remains an honor. In case anyone is new to this game, the rules ar… --- ## [Why is ignorance of age not an excuse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-ignorance-of-age-not-an-excuse/538677)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 665\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2012, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-ignorance-of-age-not-an-excuse/538677 "2012-12-05T23:06:12Z")
I was reading the thread here about Lawrence Taylor’s arrest and someone said that his ignorance of the girls age would not prevent charges against him. If I have consensual sex with someone that looks and acts like a 21… --- ## ["Rudolph" T.V. Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rudolph-t-v-special/43518)
**Author:** [@poohpah\_chalupa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/poohpah_chalupa)\ **Replies:** 828\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rudolph-t-v-special/43518 "2025-12-11T18:44:14Z")
On the Island of Misfit Toys, in addition to Charlie-In-The-Box and a choo-choo train with square wheels (among others), there was a red-haired rag doll. What was her name and why was she a misfit? Also, the (flying) Li… --- ## [Benghazi Attack for Dummies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benghazi-attack-for-dummies/673466)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 1119\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2014, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benghazi-attack-for-dummies/673466 "2014-02-15T22:49:36Z")
As a Canuck, I was never hugely interested in the ‘Benghazi Attack’. Then, when various versions of the truth began to circulate, and the whole thing seemed to have become “political”, any interest I had vanished. In ret… --- ## [Hey, one of you smartasses spoil David Blaine: Real or Magic for me...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-one-of-you-smartasses-spoil-david-blaine-real-or-magic-for-me/674314)
**Author:** [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2015, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-one-of-you-smartasses-spoil-david-blaine-real-or-magic-for-me/674314 "2015-05-19T07:32:53Z")
I’m watching the show and trying to figure out his tricks. I admit he’s pretty good. He supposedly stuck an ice pick through his hand. Ouch! He chewed a glass that Katy Perry had. That didn’t impress me. I know they ma… --- ## [NotfooledbyW....AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notfooledbyw-aaaarrrrgggghhhh/661475)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 1087\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2013, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notfooledbyw-aaaarrrrgggghhhh/661475 "2013-08-26T00:59:09Z")
I’m not sure where to even start with this guy. He has got to be one of the more exasperating new posters we have currently on the board. On par with FXM for pedantry and exasperation. In his two most recent thread, h… --- ## [Mafia: Baker Street \[Game in progress\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-baker-street-game-in-progress/680752)
**Author:** [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Replies:** 1510\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2014, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-baker-street-game-in-progress/680752 "2014-04-10T00:17:43Z")
Handwritten letter, delivered to 221B Baker Street by an anonymous courier, 7 February 2014 S - Do hope you’ll attend my party, address enclosed. I’d promise wine, women, and song, but we both know those don’t move yo… --- ## [When in discourse of sequential threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 2819\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906 "2026-10-16T17:17:06Z")
Looks like the old one is more than 10K so here goes. Things are opening up. What personal service are you comfortable to try to get? Toilet Plume and the Coronavirus Normally I get a Toilet Plume every month or so bu… --- ## [Have a hard time respecting the moderately religious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-a-hard-time-respecting-the-moderately-religious/693053)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 934\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2016, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-a-hard-time-respecting-the-moderately-religious/693053 "2016-06-06T03:07:12Z")
OK, I admit up front I am an atheist and even more accurately an anti-theist… I have a hard time respecting the moderately religious. Like, you have enough common sense or intelligence to recognize that the world is not… --- ## [Continuing discussion of SpaceX launches \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/continuing-discussion-of-spacex-launches-edited-title/741048)
**Author:** [@lazybratsche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lazybratsche)\ **Replies:** 1238\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2023, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/continuing-discussion-of-spacex-launches-edited-title/741048 "2023-01-20T23:56:28Z")
We’ve had a few lively and informative threads around here about SpaceX, reusable rockets, and other developments in spaceflight, so I’d thought I’d let y’all know that a significant SpaceX launch is coming up. Today, D… --- ## [The Good Place \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-place-edited-title/766545)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 1070\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-place-edited-title/766545 "2019-09-04T14:09:12Z")
Did anyone catch this? There’s a two-parter on Hulu. Very short synposis: Kristen Bell dies and goes to “The Good Place,” where Ted Danson is in charge. But then things start going sideways. I really enjoyed it. It’s f… --- ## [Star Wars Episode VII anticipation thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 865\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936 "2020-01-28T01:28:24Z")
For news about the upcoming Star Wars movie that hits theaters in May 2015. Today, it was announced that it is going to be made on 35 MM film instead of digitally. I’m stunned, but happy about it. Good for them for usi… --- ## [Ask the conspiracy theorist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-conspiracy-theorist/639012)
**Author:** [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Replies:** 960\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-conspiracy-theorist/639012 "2013-09-16T03:06:51Z")
It has been brought to my attention that I have not been answering many of the questions that several posters have asked me. I understand now that this is a deficiency that impedes discussion. Hence, this thread. I will… --- ## [Coronavirus general discussion and chit-chat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-general-discussion-and-chit-chat/917903)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 1935\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-general-discussion-and-chit-chat/917903 "2023-12-06T23:19:26Z")
Let’s use this thread for general discussion about coronavirus and discussions that don’t necessarily need their own thread. --- ## [Topic Playlist (Part 3)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 8697\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687 "2026-10-17T23:00:05Z")
Song you heard recently for the first time in a long while MMMBop - Hanson Wonderwall - Oasis --- ## [Russia/US UNSC Deal Reached - what it it means for masterful US President and Sec of State legacy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-us-unsc-deal-reached-what-it-it-means-for-masterful-us-president-and-sec-of-state-legacy/668852)
**Author:** [@NotfooledbyW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotfooledbyW)\ **Replies:** 998\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2014, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-us-unsc-deal-reached-what-it-it-means-for-masterful-us-president-and-sec-of-state-legacy/668852 "2014-07-06T06:17:44Z")
Fantastic, everybody must admit that. Lets monitor how it goes. --- ## [Is civil war in Egypt averted? 90% yes for new Constitution.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-civil-war-in-egypt-averted-90-yes-for-new-constitution/679071)
**Author:** [@NotfooledbyW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotfooledbyW)\ **Replies:** 1043\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2014, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-civil-war-in-egypt-averted-90-yes-for-new-constitution/679071 "2014-08-12T19:32:30Z")
All the predictions of bloody civil war in Egypt appear to be quite wrong with this weeks news from that country. Is civil war likelihood vanished before our very eyes? Is fundamentalist Islam ceasing to be a threat in E… --- ## [Enough from the defenders of rapists already](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-from-the-defenders-of-rapists-already/705392)
**Author:** [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Replies:** 859\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2015, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-from-the-defenders-of-rapists-already/705392 "2015-01-15T09:19:14Z")
The various people around here who are either directly or indirectly defending Bill Cosby from rape allegations are venal scum. They decline to accept the accusatory statements of women against this serial rapist, on not… --- ## [Food Fadists - STFU](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-fadists-stfu/626037)
**Author:** [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)\ **Replies:** 649\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2012, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-fadists-stfu/626037 "2012-08-08T03:33:02Z")
I am just so tired of hearing about people sensitive to gluten, dairy, black pepper, onions, cinnamon, vegetables in the nightshade family, sugar, and on and on. Yesterday was the topper though, I heard someone ask “Was … --- ## [The Congresswoman with the crazy eyes, part II, crazy in the head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-congresswoman-with-the-crazy-eyes-part-ii-crazy-in-the-head/580420)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 810\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-congresswoman-with-the-crazy-eyes-part-ii-crazy-in-the-head/580420 "2018-01-03T23:56:20Z")
Michele Bachmann compares Taxes and Debt to the Holocaust. --- ## [Anti-Feminism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-feminism/725390)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 1284\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2015, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-feminism/725390 "2015-08-18T00:17:11Z")
This topic is hard to write about: first, because there’s a certain social opprobrium in being against feminism - especially if you’re a Democrat and a liberal. Second, because feminism is (and I would argue always has b… --- ## [Favorite pimple stories (maybe TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-pimple-stories-maybe-tmi/100684)
**Author:** [@renigademaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/renigademaster)\ **Replies:** 388\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2006, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-pimple-stories-maybe-tmi/100684 "2006-10-06T13:33:15Z")
So a few weeks ago I was washing my butt in the shower and I noticed a lump. I didn’t think much of it, as hey, we all get ass pimples. Over the next couple of days it got bigger and bigger and began to hurt, I was afrai… --- ## [Prime Minister Boris Johnson tries to lead the UK but has resigned on July 7, 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prime-minister-boris-johnson-tries-to-lead-the-uk-but-has-resigned-on-july-7-2022/837872)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 1423\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prime-minister-boris-johnson-tries-to-lead-the-uk-but-has-resigned-on-july-7-2022/837872 "2024-09-28T08:39:43Z")
Previous thread about May’s resignation and Johnson’s election as PM: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=876044 Brexit, Brexit, Brexit and Brexit - oh, yeah, and the economy, budget, immigration, educ… --- ## [Rantings about stupid nuclear reporting, and I want to bitchslap somebody, also other crap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rantings-about-stupid-nuclear-reporting-and-i-want-to-bitchslap-somebody-also-other-crap/576077)
**Author:** [@FXMastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FXMastermind)\ **Replies:** 1451\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rantings-about-stupid-nuclear-reporting-and-i-want-to-bitchslap-somebody-also-other-crap/576077 "2011-12-10T22:56:44Z")
I thought about activating an old thread here The environmental movement, and its irrational fear of nuclear energy The environmental movement, and its irrational fear of nuclear energy - Great Debates - Straight Dope … --- ## [Order of the Stick book 7 discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 2757\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438 "2026-10-16T16:20:37Z")
This thread is for discussion of Rich Burlew’s comic strip The Order of the Stick. Book 7, the final book, is due to start today. The previous book took about 6 years. This book promises to be even longer. Read it from… --- ## [Lion vs Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-vs-tiger/631011)
**Author:** [@My\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/My_Lord)\ **Replies:** 304\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2012, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-vs-tiger/631011 "2012-12-30T13:55:58Z")
Who won more in the past? Eh everybody, so being this was one of the biggest dual’s of earth’s top predator’s who do you think won more in the past, the eye of the tiger, or the King of the beast the Lion? Please only th… --- ## [Technology doesn't work that way - SamuelA's Pit Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technology-doesnt-work-that-way-samuelas-pit-thread/803420)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 1603\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technology-doesnt-work-that-way-samuelas-pit-thread/803420 "2019-12-11T21:26:53Z")
It has been noted on occasion that SamuelA has something of an obsession with technology, particularly nanotechnology. He has an interest in cryonics. He also gets belligerent if anyone questions him on the validity of a… --- ## [Burning books in the US...'Burn Quran Day'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burning-books-in-the-us-burn-quran-day/550891)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 1249\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2010, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burning-books-in-the-us-burn-quran-day/550891 "2010-10-26T09:45:58Z")
In light of the threads on the Mosque at Ground Zero controversy, I haven’t seen anything on this, um, person’s plan to hold a…it’s hard for me to even credit this…a BOOK BURNING, on the anniversary of 9/11. Here is a C… --- ## [So I'm Finally Watching Buffy... \[Progressive unboxed spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-finally-watching-buffy-progressive-unboxed-spoilers/539107)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 837\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-finally-watching-buffy-progressive-unboxed-spoilers/539107 "2024-09-11T19:42:37Z")
My husband and I are finally watching Buffy to see what all the fuss is about. I don’t know exactly how to describe my reaction to this show. You know how when you first see Firefly, you’re like, ‘‘Holy shit, this is g… --- ## [The Hobbit movie(s) anticipation thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 787\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2016, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969 "2016-01-31T02:22:31Z")
It looks like it will, indeed, happen. Let’s have this thread, if you all don’t object, to talk about it. The cast has just been unofficially announced. It sounds quite likely. Tim from the Office is Bilbo. Not sure wh… --- ## [Now, Al Franken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-al-franken/801770)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 1762\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2019, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-al-franken/801770 "2019-07-29T07:43:25Z")
Accused of sexual harassment, with apparent photographic evidence. Senator Al Franken Kissed and Groped Me Without My Consent, And There’s Nothing Funny About It ETA: from looking at the picture it’s looks more like he… --- ## [Jan 6 Hearings Follow-Along & Commentary Thread (Starts Jun 9, 2022)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 2702\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940 "2022-12-26T17:53:13Z")
The live coverage is going to begin tonight on PBS (not sure if anywhere else). Let’s do live watching and next-day analysis (Monday-morning-quarterbacking) here for as long as the hearings go on. It’s 5:30 in South Te… --- ## [Leaked report of Russian blackmail of Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaked-report-of-russian-blackmail-of-trump/776846)
**Author:** [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\ **Replies:** 782\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2017, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaked-report-of-russian-blackmail-of-trump/776846 "2017-03-25T16:37:53Z")
New bombshell Full report here (warning, PDF) Highlights include prostitutes, golden shower shows, and of course, treason. Apparently The FBI had this but decided to hold off on it during the election. Good thing abou… --- ## [Monty Python non sequitur thread (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-non-sequitur-thread-part-2/975460)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 6584\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-non-sequitur-thread-part-2/975460 "2026-10-17T18:32:40Z")
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