# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=706&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:** 707 --- ## [That song you love - you put it on and everyone goes WTF!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-song-you-love-you-put-it-on-and-everyone-goes-wtf/569502)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-song-you-love-you-put-it-on-and-everyone-goes-wtf/569502 "2011-03-21T00:15:32Z")
Janine by Soul Coughing. Fuck 'em. --- ## [Biden and Trump polling neck and neck: How, exactly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-and-trump-polling-neck-and-neck-how-exactly/988267)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2023, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-and-trump-polling-neck-and-neck-how-exactly/988267 "2023-11-15T13:13:38Z")
According to current news reports, Trump and Biden are literally neck and neck, in surveys typically framed as “If the election were held today…”. This is in spite of Trump’s mounting legal perils and lengthy record of … --- ## [Do you wash dishes with hot water or cold water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wash-dishes-with-hot-water-or-cold-water/521447)
**Author:** [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wash-dishes-with-hot-water-or-cold-water/521447 "2010-02-24T04:09:16Z")
…when you’re at home. I believe I’m one of the rare types who washes with cold water. Most would argue against it, but I get things done the same way as others. Also saves on the electric bill. How do you wash your dis… --- ## [Correlation of SCOTUS votes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correlation-of-scotus-votes/558036)
**Author:** [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2010, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correlation-of-scotus-votes/558036 "2010-10-28T21:24:41Z")
Not so much a debate, as I’m looking for a how to. I suppose I could butter this up for GQ, but it would probably turn ugly, so just start it out here, and I can say what it is I’d really like to know. In the Anita Hill… --- ## [Sigh............Joe Biden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-joe-biden/482378)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2009, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-joe-biden/482378 "2009-01-24T04:35:02Z")
I never liked him. He always came across as narcistic and badgering rather than inquisitive in committee hearings. I wasn’t really thrilled by Obama choosing him for the vice-presidency, but then I’ve never taken that o… --- ## [Obama gets 400% more death threats than W did](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-gets-400-more-death-threats-than-w-did/505385)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2009, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-gets-400-more-death-threats-than-w-did/505385 "2009-08-13T17:47:31Z")
An average of 30 a day. Story here. I Pit . . . well, I guess I Pit a substantial minority of the American people (because I don’t think most of these are coming from foreigners). I also Pit RW idiots who insist and i… --- ## [Guests over who Will. Not. Leave. What can you do? (Do not need answers fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guests-over-who-will-not-leave-what-can-you-do-do-not-need-answers-fast/556852)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2010, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guests-over-who-will-not-leave-what-can-you-do-do-not-need-answers-fast/556852 "2010-10-14T01:41:09Z")
Let’s say I’m in California and I invited a group of people over. They’ve been there all night and I’ve asked them to leave. They just ignore me. I tell them to go away, they refuse, pretend I didn’t say anything. I try … --- ## [Mafia Reunion Day 13](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-reunion-day-13/783324)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-reunion-day-13/783324 "2017-04-04T02:20:32Z")
Sorry for the long delays. I had a whole post planned for the start of this Day, but last minute shenanigans behind the scenes scuttled it. The end result is, NOTHING as far as you all know this was just a stupid waste … --- ## [Might Dr. Javier Solana be THE anti-Christ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-dr-javier-solana-be-the-anti-christ/417014)
**Author:** [@GuyNblueJeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuyNblueJeans)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2007, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-dr-javier-solana-be-the-anti-christ/417014 "2007-08-28T01:25:02Z")
A little while ago I was listening to the radio program Coast to Coast (which I recorded Friday night), and some fellow from Washington State called in (“John”) during the open-phone segment of the show and gave some rea… --- ## [Indian Summer MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-summer-mmp/797275)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2017, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-summer-mmp/797275 "2017-10-03T04:18:34Z")
I spent (part) of the night on the deck on Murphy the air mattress; he let me down. :frowning: Murphys, being a good Irish name, can usually hold their liquor but this one can’t hold his air any more. Other than tha… --- ## [Project Runway All-Stars Season 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-all-stars-season-3/672319)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2014, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-all-stars-season-3/672319 "2014-01-18T17:49:47Z")
The question in the thread for the just-finished season of PR was “new thread or not” – I vote yes, so here it is. Man, Seth Aaron looks like hell. Has he just gained weight, or is there something wrong with him? I did… --- ## [UK Referendum on 5th May](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-referendum-on-5th-may/574037)
**Author:** [@yastobaal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yastobaal)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2011, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-referendum-on-5th-may/574037 "2011-05-12T15:14:59Z")
So with two months to go before a referendum on the voting system it seems that some campaigning is starting up. The BBC has a couple of articles outlining some of the no and the yes arguments. The question has been rel… --- ## [Spaceflight fatalities, could anything have been done](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaceflight-fatalities-could-anything-have-been-done/680117)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2014, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaceflight-fatalities-could-anything-have-been-done/680117 "2014-02-28T03:24:08Z")
Note: I am not asking what additional precautions, things done differently before flight have saved the crew. In this question the flights launch the same way as before and the same problems arise. The question is whethe… --- ## ["Blame Canada": the song. It's not even funny in the least.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blame-canada-the-song-its-not-even-funny-in-the-least/699812)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blame-canada-the-song-its-not-even-funny-in-the-least/699812 "2014-10-09T03:27:16Z")
OK, so I don’t watch South Park because it’s just not funny. But I have heard of the glorious Oscar nominated song “Blame Canada.” Curiosity got the better of me (due to the Baker’s Dozen thread) and I just listened to… --- ## [Rate your looks on a scale of 1 to 10.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-your-looks-on-a-scale-of-1-to-10/584017)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2011, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-your-looks-on-a-scale-of-1-to-10/584017 "2011-06-04T05:05:56Z")
Try to avoid answering jokingly or sarcastically. If you really do think you’re a 10, then rate yourself it…but if you really don’t, then don’t, obviously. : p Anonymous poll to come. --- ## [I pit chewing on people's faces](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-chewing-on-peoples-faces/623367)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-chewing-on-peoples-faces/623367 "2025-09-10T21:24:16Z")
The latest out of Miami: I can have some strong opinions sometimes, but in most cases I am pretty leery about taking them so far as to tell other people what they should and should not do. How do I know I am right? Ar… --- ## [The US Response to the Pandemic Has Been An Unmitigated Disaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-response-to-the-pandemic-has-been-an-unmitigated-disaster/914282)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2020, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-response-to-the-pandemic-has-been-an-unmitigated-disaster/914282 "2020-08-15T23:14:01Z")
There is no more room for excuses or blame-shifting. Navarro is now saying that this is some kind of weaponized virus, which is utter bullshit and another attempt to shift the blame to China. Even if that weren’t an ob… --- ## [So when we know who bombed the Boston Marathon...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-we-know-who-bombed-the-boston-marathon/656026)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2013, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-we-know-who-bombed-the-boston-marathon/656026 "2013-04-22T21:53:17Z")
Are we going to throw him in gitmo? Or is that just for the brown people? If he lives in an apartment building, are we going to blow the whole thing up with a drone, killing everyone in there? After all, the people in … --- ## [World's Top 10 Worst Cities for Pickpockets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-top-10-worst-cities-for-pickpockets/513160)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2011, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-top-10-worst-cities-for-pickpockets/513160 "2011-02-03T07:00:26Z")
Annotated list here, but they are: Barcelona, Spain Rome, Italy Prague, Czech Republic Madrid, Spain Paris, France Florence, Italy Buenos Aires, Argentina Amsterdam, Netherlands Athens, Greece Hanoi, Vietnam We’ll be … --- ## [Most Explosive Thing to happen right when Trump Assumes Office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-explosive-thing-to-happen-right-when-trump-assumes-office/777619)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-explosive-thing-to-happen-right-when-trump-assumes-office/777619 "2017-01-24T01:23:28Z")
What do you think? A Trump/GOP move, such as overturning Obama’s Executive orders? A countermove (by Dems or Never Trump’ers) to sue for Conflicts of Interest due to Trump’s DC hotel or other conflicts Trump has go… --- ## [Losing my respect for the police (lame semi-rant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/losing-my-respect-for-the-police-lame-semi-rant/496923)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2009, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/losing-my-respect-for-the-police-lame-semi-rant/496923 "2009-08-28T18:17:32Z")
Not important, but I feel like saying this anyway. Lately, I keep hearing more and more stories or news reports about police abusing their power or crossing the line, or what have you. I know the response will be that … --- ## [Traits common to all human cultures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traits-common-to-all-human-cultures/172652)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2003, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traits-common-to-all-human-cultures/172652 "2003-05-09T23:34:59Z")
Are there any traits/practices that are common to all human cultures or societies? For example, what comparisons can be made between pre-colonial African societies and those of the European colonizers? Or modern Weste… --- ## [How did Japan industrialize so early?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-japan-industrialize-so-early/458293)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-japan-industrialize-so-early/458293 "2014-10-11T18:00:06Z")
I was reading the cover story in Newsweek magazine and it is about the Chinese inferiority complex. At one point it says something like that China was jealous because Japan was successful at industrializing early on, an… --- ## [My personal experience with mandatory Covid vaccinations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-personal-experience-with-mandatory-covid-vaccinations/950473)
**Author:** [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2021, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-personal-experience-with-mandatory-covid-vaccinations/950473 "2021-10-11T18:25:14Z")
My father has been in a nursing home for almost two years. He had Covid early on while in the nursing home and got both vaccine shots when they became available. When visits became available I talked to three staff memb… --- ## [A question about Saving Private Ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-saving-private-ryan/574407)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-saving-private-ryan/574407 "2011-03-16T16:53:44Z")
Just watched this movie again for the first time in years, a large TV and surround sound system really does add something to the experience! Anyway my question is this, is the German soldier Uppham shoots at the end the… --- ## [What was the loudest fanboy howl of outrage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-loudest-fanboy-howl-of-outrage/320810)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2005, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-loudest-fanboy-howl-of-outrage/320810 "2005-10-13T17:18:51Z")
There are so many from which to choose…Michael Keaton getting cast as Batman…Highlander 2 making it clear that there \*could \* be more than one…Jar Jar… but for me the collective scream that should have been audible all t… --- ## [Where would you vacation for $2,500?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-you-vacation-for-2-500/561129)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-you-vacation-for-2-500/561129 "2010-11-22T17:05:26Z")
So, here’s the thing - I found four thousand dollars on the side of the road last week. Just sitting there, still tightly bundled, as if they were straight from a bank teller’s desk. Strangest thing I’d seen that weekend… --- ## [Daylight saving time - again. Let's go to back to "God's time"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daylight-saving-time-again-lets-go-to-back-to-gods-time/937707)
**Author:** [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daylight-saving-time-again-lets-go-to-back-to-gods-time/937707 "2022-03-28T02:59:07Z")
Daylight savings time is coming up and I expect to hear all the whining (whinging for our British friends) about having to change clocks, how it causes more accidents in the weeks following, and worst of all - the people… --- ## [The logic of blacking out a football game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-logic-of-blacking-out-a-football-game/554296)
**Author:** [@Yarster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yarster)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-logic-of-blacking-out-a-football-game/554296 "2010-09-21T21:55:17Z")
So today, on football Sunday, I have learned that the San Diego Chargers did not sell enough seats for the game to be broadcast. As a result, the game will be ‘blacked out’ and not shown, forcing fans to scramble to spor… --- ## [Are Wood-Burning Pizza ovens worse than Cigarettes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-wood-burning-pizza-ovens-worse-than-cigarettes/536623)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-wood-burning-pizza-ovens-worse-than-cigarettes/536623 "2010-04-23T04:52:46Z")
Word on the street is that Enviro-minded people protest against Pizzaria’s with wood-burning ovens, because burning wood causes more carcinogens than cigarettes. Is there any protest movement against wood-burning pizza &… --- ## [Why are so many State capitals NOT the biggest city in the state?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-state-capitals-not-the-biggest-city-in-the-state/426761)
**Author:** [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2007, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-state-capitals-not-the-biggest-city-in-the-state/426761 "2007-11-26T19:35:53Z")
Currently, 33 US State capitals are not the biggest city in their respective states. I understand that many of them WERE at the time they became capitals. But many were not, and the decision to eschew the metropolis, a… --- ## [One pants leg up in NYC=Gang member?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-pants-leg-up-in-nyc-gang-member/50729)
**Author:** [@choosybeggar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choosybeggar)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2001, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-pants-leg-up-in-nyc-gang-member/50729 "2001-01-18T21:38:48Z")
Any other NYers noticed this? I occasionally see guys, in their teens or early 20’s, wearing sweat pants, but with one leg pulled up to just below the knee. Given the demographics, my WAG is that it’s a gang thing. A qui… --- ## [Why no freshwater Octopi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-freshwater-octopi/669397)
**Author:** [@pdunderhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pdunderhill)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2013, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-freshwater-octopi/669397 "2013-09-26T04:42:35Z")
Hello good people, fairly short question, answers welcome, Peter --- ## ["All-Out Civil War in Iraq: Could It Be a Good Thing?" (Fox News)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-out-civil-war-in-iraq-could-it-be-a-good-thing-fox-news/345997)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2006, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-out-civil-war-in-iraq-could-it-be-a-good-thing-fox-news/345997 "2006-03-03T07:33:13Z")
I wouldn’t have believed it if I wasn’t looking at it. Hell, I’m not sure I believe it, while I’m staring right at it. What alternate universe do they live in, where this is even an interesting ‘devil’s advocate’ posit… --- ## [Please, Cast Your Votes! in the SDMB Weekend Flash Fiction Contest Anthology!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-cast-your-votes-in-the-sdmb-weekend-flash-fiction-contest-anthology/539599)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-cast-your-votes-in-the-sdmb-weekend-flash-fiction-contest-anthology/539599 "2010-08-25T01:11:22Z")
Presenting the anthology of the SDMB Weekend Flash Fiction Contest. A quick recap of the rules - At 9 AM EDT, Friday, May 14th, 2010, I posted a link to a photo (found by random means) and also generated three words, a… --- ## [Brain-damaged baby to be taken off life support - I have questions about this news story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-damaged-baby-to-be-taken-off-life-support-i-have-questions-about-this-news-story/526743)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-damaged-baby-to-be-taken-off-life-support-i-have-questions-about-this-news-story/526743 "2010-02-02T16:08:22Z")
In this news story, a full-term baby was born so severely brain-damaged that the doctors say he has no hope of recovery. His parents want to keep him alive longer, after the doctors have recommended turning off life supp… --- ## [Rename the user above](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-the-user-above/761208)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2016, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-the-user-above/761208 "2016-10-02T21:40:59Z")
Just for fun --- ## [Art truely is in the eye of the beholder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-truely-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/601879)
**Author:** [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2011, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-truely-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/601879 "2011-11-23T07:40:34Z")
Cleaning woman “cleans” the patina from a $1.1 million piece of art. Am I really surprised? Maybe not. --- ## [Forget "niggardly", fight the homophone agenda](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-niggardly-fight-the-homophone-agenda/694680)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-niggardly-fight-the-homophone-agenda/694680 "2014-08-05T13:55:40Z")
A decade ago, a lot was made out of a few ignorant PC idiots idiots objecting to niggardly. Now, they’ve been eclipsed by the sacking of a teacher at an ESL school for writing a blog post on homophones. The school owne… --- ## [Is the Ft. Hood shooter a terrorist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-ft-hood-shooter-a-terrorist/517478)
**Author:** [@CoolHandCox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoolHandCox)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2009, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-ft-hood-shooter-a-terrorist/517478 "2009-11-17T14:16:47Z")
Are the actions of Major Hasan terrorism? Why or why not? --- ## [My Boss and Coworker just LOVE the South](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-and-coworker-just-love-the-south/422250)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2007, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-and-coworker-just-love-the-south/422250 "2007-10-16T16:40:22Z")
I’m having some trouble at my new job. My boss comes from South Carolina. My coworker, I’m not sure, but the south. Today we got into a discussion of the civil war (after work, for me). No problem. I don’t hate the Sout… --- ## [I don't know whether to laugh or cry \[sorority evictions\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-whether-to-laugh-or-cry-sorority-evictions/393625)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2007, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-whether-to-laugh-or-cry-sorority-evictions/393625 "2007-03-13T15:29:22Z")
‘Cuz heaven forbid that overweight or socially awkward girls should experience the sisterhood of sorority living. That’s reserved for the elite, dontchaknow. I hope their friggin’ sorority goes bankrupt, is torn down… --- ## ["Anesthesiologist trashes sedated patient"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anesthesiologist-trashes-sedated-patient/723403)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2015, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anesthesiologist-trashes-sedated-patient/723403 "2015-06-28T23:54:47Z")
Story in today’s Washington Post. Pretty hair-raising. Doper medical types, tell me this sort of thing is not common! --- ## [(Old) It's Moanday So That Means We Need A New MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-its-moanday-so-that-means-we-need-a-new-mmp/997133)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 351\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2024, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-its-moanday-so-that-means-we-need-a-new-mmp/997133 "2024-02-17T21:22:10Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 45 Amurrkin out and cloudy with a predicted high of 52 and mostly cloudy for the day. Not much shakin’ for the day here at da cave, just the usual sloth, general overall… --- ## [Getting Shafted in the Name Department](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-shafted-in-the-name-department/286400)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 263\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2005, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-shafted-in-the-name-department/286400 "2005-01-29T21:01:28Z")
Down at the Museum Center in Union Terminal in Cincinnati there’s a big ol’ showing of the Romanov family stuff. You know the Romanovs. They were the last Tsar of Russia and his family. Yeah, those Romanovs. “But why,” … --- ## [What happened to the Facebook 'enter' button?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-facebook-enter-button/576153)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-facebook-enter-button/576153 "2011-03-29T06:36:29Z")
It’s gone! When did that happen? I typed out a message and it says ‘press enter button’ to send, but there isn’t any ‘enter button’. (It’s been months since I checked Facebook at all, but I’m pretty sure I used to be … --- ## [Harry Potter and the GOF-might be spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-and-the-gof-might-be-spoilers/331663)
**Author:** [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2005, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-and-the-gof-might-be-spoilers/331663 "2005-12-04T12:04:46Z")
Hope this isn’t too hard on the hamsters. I did look around and didn’t find another thread. So, I took my two teens to see the midnight showing last noc. What did you all think? I thought it was fast paced and action p… --- ## [Mad-Men: 5.02 "Tea Leaves" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-5-02-tea-leaves-open-spoilers/617529)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2012, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-5-02-tea-leaves-open-spoilers/617529 "2012-04-11T12:52:47Z")
Jon Ham’s directing tonight’s episode. --- ## [What's up with lefties and the excessive bumper sticker meme?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-lefties-and-the-excessive-bumper-sticker-meme/520964)
**Author:** [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2011, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-lefties-and-the-excessive-bumper-sticker-meme/520964 "2011-01-08T07:18:13Z")
You know what I mean. Case in point: http://readmybumpersticker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/800px-bumper-sticker-car2-edit.JPG Where did this start? (Don’t tell me it’s Austin, ha ha.) And why is it so ubiquitous? W… --- ## [My husband and I are at impasse (relationship-wise)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-and-i-are-at-impasse-relationship-wise/358466)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-and-i-are-at-impasse-relationship-wise/358466 "2019-03-26T16:32:43Z")
My husband wants to coach baseball for six months of the year, which involves a 4-6 day a week investment of time (evenings and weekends), as he’s done for the last 19 years. I don’t want to be a baseball widow any more,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=705&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=707&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)