# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=724&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:** 725 --- ## [Skinny Girls (practically skeletal) porn site- I...I'm speechless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skinny-girls-practically-skeletal-porn-site-i-im-speechless/118900)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2002, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skinny-girls-practically-skeletal-porn-site-i-im-speechless/118900 "2002-07-16T00:23:18Z")
I was hunting for a humorous pic to go along with one of Esprix’s posts and was looking for “gay+bazooka+joe” on Google, and I came across this… :eek:… Shudder. Sexy prison camp surviviors are always a turn on! :eek: --- ## [food left out overnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-left-out-overnight/167793)
**Author:** [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2003, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-left-out-overnight/167793 "2003-04-13T03:22:40Z")
I have left out pizza (ordered about 6 p.m.) all night and eaten it safely the next day. I thought nothign was to be left out (foodwise) or it would be bad. Am I wrong? --- ## [The Store Thief "Riddle"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-store-thief-riddle/951708)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-store-thief-riddle/951708 "2021-10-16T16:55:04Z")
This was on Facebook and the fact that two thirds of all people get it wrong really has me wondering what universe I’m living in. A thief steals a $100 bill from a cash register. He then uses the $100 bill to buy a $70… --- ## [9 year old daughter wants sleepover with boy of same age.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-year-old-daughter-wants-sleepover-with-boy-of-same-age/332348)
**Author:** [@noblebaron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/noblebaron)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2005, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-year-old-daughter-wants-sleepover-with-boy-of-same-age/332348 "2005-11-25T15:01:54Z")
We recently relocated to our new home a couple of months ago. Our 9-year old daughter has befriended a boy of the same age. He is her classmate and they go to school together on the bus. He comes over a few times a we… --- ## [Favourite covers of Beatles songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-covers-of-beatles-songs/619540)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2013, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-covers-of-beatles-songs/619540 "2013-05-19T05:21:35Z")
It’s impressive when someone takes a classic Beatles song and dares to take it to another level. Or at least a different place: Santana, India.Arie, Yo-Yo Ma and “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”. Anyone got other examples… --- ## [TV Series That Spun Off The Rails](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-that-spun-off-the-rails/754819)
**Author:** [@btcg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/btcg)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-that-spun-off-the-rails/754819 "2016-05-26T23:53:32Z")
Lost in Space in 1968 seems my obvious choice. The series went from cool and cutting edge to audition’s for clown college. They doomed themselves: people stopped watching in droves. Methinks Star Trek’s “The Trouble Wit… --- ## [Am I getting scammed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-getting-scammed/612461)
**Author:** [@OldnCrinkly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldnCrinkly)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2012, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-getting-scammed/612461 "2012-03-07T22:18:47Z")
Okay, here’s the story. A little over a year ago my husband and I were looking to move. I looked at a house and liked it. I contacted the real estate agent, not some flight by night company, but a large well known org… --- ## [Gang robs man, he chases them & rams their car. One robber dies now he is charged with murder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gang-robs-man-he-chases-them-rams-their-car-one-robber-dies-now-he-is-charged-with-murder/668367)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gang-robs-man-he-chases-them-rams-their-car-one-robber-dies-now-he-is-charged-with-murder/668367 "2013-09-16T18:34:47Z")
Interesting case - http://www.courierpress.com/news/2013/sep/06/beumer-testify-hogan/ --- ## [Your opinions wanted on Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinions-wanted-on-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer/519849)
**Author:** [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2009, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinions-wanted-on-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer/519849 "2009-12-08T00:08:50Z")
Let me start right off by telling you that I am on my annual crusade against Rudolph. I don’t like the whole story. I don’t even like the little freak, but if he were legit, I’d give him his props. I know Santa has e… --- ## [Martial Arts: "Bullshido" and "McDojos"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martial-arts-bullshido-and-mcdojos/420886)
**Author:** [@Shamozzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shamozzle)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2007, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martial-arts-bullshido-and-mcdojos/420886 "2007-10-04T17:05:30Z")
I’ve developed an interest in martial arts, and through researching different styles on the internet I’ve come to learn of the prevalence of “Bullshido” and the “McDojo”. It strikes me as an sad yet fascinating phenomeno… --- ## [Clueless teen Jeopardy contestant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-teen-jeopardy-contestant/573090)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-teen-jeopardy-contestant/573090 "2011-03-20T21:11:24Z")
So on last night’s Jeopardy Teen Tournament, I was paying more than the usual attention to one of the contestant’s, as he is from my home town (although I don’t know him at all). During the interview portion, he reveale… --- ## [Fox News show mocks soldiers in Afghanistan...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-news-show-mocks-soldiers-in-afghanistan/490548)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-news-show-mocks-soldiers-in-afghanistan/490548 "2009-03-25T18:42:03Z")
…but it’s ok because they were only mocking CANADIAN soldiers For those unfamiliar with Gutfeld he’s the host of an abysmally bad “satirical” show called “Redeye” that airs on Fox News at like 3 in the morning. I belie… --- ## [Calm my nerves - give me some benign reasons for high liver enzymes...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calm-my-nerves-give-me-some-benign-reasons-for-high-liver-enzymes/525774)
**Author:** [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2010, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calm-my-nerves-give-me-some-benign-reasons-for-high-liver-enzymes/525774 "2010-02-17T03:46:50Z")
I got a call from my doctor - who was testing my liver function. I tested for slightly high cholesterol (1 point over) and high AST levels - 100 (normal is 34). Now you are not my doctor, and I am not asking for medical… --- ## [Did any Star Trek books address how the cashless Earth economy worked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-star-trek-books-address-how-the-cashless-earth-economy-worked/558162)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-star-trek-books-address-how-the-cashless-earth-economy-worked/558162 "2010-10-31T18:55:24Z")
IIRC there was one STTNG show where a rich human from the past wakes up and is told “we don’t use money anymore”. Did any Star Trek shows or books address exactly how the cashless Earth economy worked? --- ## [Would it hurt Hillary if she came out of the closet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-hurt-hillary-if-she-came-out-of-the-closet/746676)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-hurt-hillary-if-she-came-out-of-the-closet/746676 "2016-02-24T19:00:34Z")
Their is alot of speculation that Hillary is a secret lesbian. I wonder, lets say she openly admitted to it. Would that really hurt her any? I mean people that hate her now would still hate her and the people who love h… --- ## [Your favorite Hope/courage/defiance quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-hope-courage-defiance-quotes/527179)
**Author:** [@History\_Monk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/History_Monk)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2010, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-hope-courage-defiance-quotes/527179 "2010-02-18T03:38:56Z")
I just finished reading the Villainous Monologues and Ominous Quotes thread, and I’d be interested in hearing quotes that would work as a snappy comeback to those. Like: "\[…\]We are only men, master, have you heard of m… --- ## [Brit Butchers Wearing White Trilby Hats- Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-butchers-wearing-white-trilby-hats-why/590759)
**Author:** [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-butchers-wearing-white-trilby-hats-why/590759 "2011-08-01T17:22:20Z")
This young man wrapping a gorgeous joint is wearing a hat we here in the States would think a bit fancy for cutting up animals all the day long. I haven’t seen a butcher wear a hat that isn’t a ballcap here in forever; … --- ## [Lame-ass pitting of Marley the Moderator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lame-ass-pitting-of-marley-the-moderator/637580)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lame-ass-pitting-of-marley-the-moderator/637580 "2012-10-26T03:10:29Z")
Cite Shrill rant of frustration. --- ## [Re: zombie bashing. How tough are human skulls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-zombie-bashing-how-tough-are-human-skulls/601415)
**Author:** [@Interconnected\_Series\_of\_Tubes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interconnected_Series_of_Tubes)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2011, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-zombie-bashing-how-tough-are-human-skulls/601415 "2011-11-13T15:06:03Z")
So obviously everybody knows that, 28 Days Later rage zombies aside, you always need to remove the head or destroy the brain in order to permanently kill the already undead. There are of course various instruments for d… --- ## [Why are there no large breasted women in television commercials?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-large-breasted-women-in-television-commercials/172787)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2012, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-large-breasted-women-in-television-commercials/172787 "2012-09-14T08:25:05Z")
It occurred to me I’ve never seen a (non-fat) large breasted woman selling anything in your everday, run of the mill product commercials on TV except for Mimi Rogers, and that was in hair dye ads where only her head and … --- ## [Ask the Conservative Christian Theologian!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-conservative-christian-theologian/299849)
**Author:** [@Theologue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Theologue)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2005, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-conservative-christian-theologian/299849 "2005-04-23T09:47:19Z")
Hi! After many months of lurkdom, I finally decided to join this fine establishment. A little encouragement prompted me to open this thread: “Ask the conservative (Protestant) Christian theologian!” I like theology, … --- ## [Explain Cantor's Diagonal Method to a Non-Math Person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-cantors-diagonal-method-to-a-non-math-person/473454)
**Author:** [@FrustratedIdiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrustratedIdiot)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-cantors-diagonal-method-to-a-non-math-person/473454 "2014-07-13T21:16:23Z")
I’m looking for a good explanation of Cantor’s diagonal proof, but most of the sites I’ve seen use set theory notation, which is REALLY HARD TO FOLLOW. Is there any site with a better explanation of it? --- ## [American Idol 3/4, 3/5, 3/6](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-4-3-5-3-6/440020)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-4-3-5-3-6/440020 "2008-03-09T17:45:14Z")
Did you hear? David Hernandez used to be a male stripper! Makes me love him even more-- Take it off! Take it ALL off! --- ## [Worst advertising campaigns ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-advertising-campaigns-ever/962932)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-advertising-campaigns-ever/962932 "2022-05-06T10:19:02Z")
Companies spend millions, if not BILLIONS of money on advertising every year. Sometimes, they make a great campaign that’s still remembered decades after, like Wendy’s “Where’s the beef?”. But, sometimes, they make a ter… --- ## [Lord James of Blackheath: unearthed Illuminati conspiracy or completely nuts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lord-james-of-blackheath-unearthed-illuminati-conspiracy-or-completely-nuts/559361)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lord-james-of-blackheath-unearthed-illuminati-conspiracy-or-completely-nuts/559361 "2010-11-06T18:48:41Z")
Two days ago Lord James of Blackheath (a Conservative life peer in the UK House of Lords) said the following in the house of Lords: Don’t believe it happened? Check Hansard, the official record of the Commons and Lo… --- ## [infinite regression](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinite-regression/644712)
**Author:** [@the\_keldorian90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_keldorian90)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2012, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinite-regression/644712 "2012-12-27T07:42:18Z")
hey! i’ve seen a clip on youtube about a man talking something about this: 'imagine an artist painting a picture of an artist painting a picture of an artist painting a picture and so on… of an artist painting a picture… --- ## [Anyone Else Raised in a Kooky Religion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-raised-in-a-kooky-religion/517947)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2009, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-raised-in-a-kooky-religion/517947 "2009-11-26T03:40:11Z")
I was raised in a family of Christian Scientists. This meant that if I ever got sick, instead of going to the doctor, my parents had me call a “practitioner,” which was essentially a person who prayed with me until I go… --- ## [Why did my oven door blow open?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-oven-door-blow-open/631999)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-oven-door-blow-open/631999 "2012-08-22T14:34:16Z")
I’m cooking a ham, because I have two of 'em in the freezer that I’ve been saving forever, it feels like autumn, and ham sounded good. Mr. Athena made a glaze that he tells me has a fair bit of booze in it (as well as su… --- ## [The Rise and Decline of Bookstores](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rise-and-decline-of-bookstores/522190)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rise-and-decline-of-bookstores/522190 "2009-12-30T21:07:32Z")
I haven’t seen anything about this on the net. Not even a Search turns anything up. Oh, sure – you can find articles about the decline of used bookstores, and specialty bookstores 9like feminist ones), and lots on the de… --- ## [Where is the pumpkin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-pumpkin/530513)
**Author:** [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-pumpkin/530513 "2010-10-06T14:15:10Z")
Okay, so my dog has Irritable Bowel Disease and sometimes gets the runs, badly. One way to treat him is by giving him plain, cold canned pumpkin. The fiber helps bind him up and he gets a nice dose of Vitamin A while I’m… --- ## [Should democrats rethink "defund police" and push for law and order?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-democrats-rethink-defund-police-and-push-for-law-and-order/920677)
**Author:** [@urbanredneck2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urbanredneck2)\ **Replies:** 283\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-democrats-rethink-defund-police-and-push-for-law-and-order/920677 "2020-10-06T23:08:26Z")
This has alot to do with the recent ambush of 2 police officers in Los Angeles and the aftermath where protesters on the left showed up at the hospital to cheer and hope the officers die. I’m not going to link because ev… --- ## [Why Do Some Men Have Pitted Faces?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-men-have-pitted-faces/398940)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2007, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-men-have-pitted-faces/398940 "2007-04-07T17:46:29Z")
I’ ve noticed that a small percentage of men, perhaps 0.5% or so, have several small indentations in their face, usually around their jawline and upper neck. I’ve only observed this condition in adult Caucasian males. W… --- ## [Handguns now legal in DC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handguns-now-legal-in-dc/395312)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2007, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handguns-now-legal-in-dc/395312 "2007-03-21T08:06:23Z")
What I find most interesting is the dissenting voice, Judge Karen Henderson, Whether the majority decision was right or wrong, this mindset would seem to negate the entire Bill of Rights, not to mention big hunks of… --- ## [How to reply to "I say Merry Christmas!!1!"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-reply-to-i-say-merry-christmas-1/825359)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-reply-to-i-say-merry-christmas-1/825359 "2018-12-18T15:53:22Z")
Where I work, I will be seeing 1000’s of people over the holidays. I plan on saying “Happy Holidays” to people. Last year there were some who took offense and would angrily and loudly proclaim “MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!” to my … --- ## [Whats the deal in USA with 1 litre soda pop, is USA on metric?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-in-usa-with-1-litre-soda-pop-is-usa-on-metric/124825)
**Author:** [@Dandmb50](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dandmb50)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2017, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-in-usa-with-1-litre-soda-pop-is-usa-on-metric/124825 "2017-07-31T18:15:22Z")
I live in Toronto, Canada and we use metric measurement. And I understood that the US opted out and continue to use the imperial measurements. Then can someone tell me why I see soda pop/mouthwash being sold in litre bo… --- ## [BONANZA-Were The CARTWRIGHT Brothers ALL Gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bonanza-were-the-cartwright-brothers-all-gay/121582)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2002, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bonanza-were-the-cartwright-brothers-all-gay/121582 "2002-07-31T18:30:53Z")
A local, crappy cable channel (PAX-channel 68) has been rebroadcasting the old “BONANZA” series fronm the 1960’s. I remember the series as a kid (I liked it), but watching the old reruns are kind of sad-everybody (with t… --- ## [US Regional Vocabulary Differences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-regional-vocabulary-differences/480006)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-regional-vocabulary-differences/480006 "2009-01-16T19:58:08Z")
I’m sure this has been done before, but I’m looking for regional vocabulary differences in the USA. For example depending upon where you are in the US if said “Bring your toboggan.” Some people would expect you have war… --- ## [Joe Millionaire play-by-play (it's on right now!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-millionaire-play-by-play-its-on-right-now/147070)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2003, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-millionaire-play-by-play-its-on-right-now/147070 "2003-02-04T21:21:22Z")
First impression: the guy seems genuinely nice. The lessons in how to dance, choose wine, etc were hilarious. Some of those low-riding jeans look just AWFUL from the back. Like bulging butt-fat hanging out over the top… --- ## [White castle hamburgers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-castle-hamburgers/177723)
**Author:** [@zomby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zomby)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-castle-hamburgers/177723 "2022-07-22T20:15:06Z")
My roommate swears White Castle hamburgers contain liver. Does anybody know for sure? --- ## [Your vote for worst video game of all time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-vote-for-worst-video-game-of-all-time/646077)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2013, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-vote-for-worst-video-game-of-all-time/646077 "2013-01-28T07:42:58Z")
Feel free to select “other” and submit your own! --- ## [California split into two states...how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-split-into-two-states-how/587820)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2011, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-split-into-two-states-how/587820 "2011-07-14T21:24:11Z")
I don’t know how popular the idea is, but a bunch of my dad’s friends were sitting around this weekend discussion something they heard on Fox, so I figured I’d ask a few questions. A quick Google search didn’t turn up a… --- ## [How do we balance individual rights and public safety wrt the mentally ill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-balance-individual-rights-and-public-safety-wrt-the-mentally-ill/567464)
**Author:** [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2011, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-balance-individual-rights-and-public-safety-wrt-the-mentally-ill/567464 "2011-01-26T04:12:00Z")
Without pointing fingers at any political party, how do we come together as a nation with a solution to the problem of the danger the mentally ill can potentially present to public safety, while maintaining some safeguar… --- ## [Suing a prosecutor that framed innocent men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suing-a-prosecutor-that-framed-innocent-men/516459)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2009, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suing-a-prosecutor-that-framed-innocent-men/516459 "2009-11-07T00:03:27Z")
…and the response that the prosecutors can’t be sued. Back in 1978, two men, Curtis McGhee and Terry Harrington, were convicted of murdering security guard John Schweer, who had been killed while guarding a car lot. The… --- ## [A or E for Effort?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-or-e-for-effort/3425)
**Author:** [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2001, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-or-e-for-effort/3425 "2001-07-13T16:07:50Z")
Just a minor debate between me and my wife. I know the saying goes “A for effort.” She thinks it is “E for Effort,” mainly because effort starts with an e and makes so much more sense. Please tell me one of you linguisti… --- ## [Why the hate against replacement NFL referees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hate-against-replacement-nfl-referees/635672)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2012, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hate-against-replacement-nfl-referees/635672 "2012-10-07T15:21:44Z")
Disclaimer: I am a Seahawks fan so over the past few years my team has missed the playoffs because of errors by the “real refs” and arguably we lost a Super Bowl because of them. I don’t see the real refs as a bastion … --- ## [What Exactly Did Brits Think We'd Do to Louise Woodward?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-did-brits-think-wed-do-to-louise-woodward/685724)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-did-brits-think-wed-do-to-louise-woodward/685724 "2014-04-12T23:32:31Z")
As many of you probably still recall, Louise Woodward was the British au pair who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter against eight-month-old Matthew Eappen in Newton, Massachusetts way back in 1997. As I recall, … --- ## [Workplace Biggest Loser Competitions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-biggest-loser-competitions/655948)
**Author:** [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-biggest-loser-competitions/655948 "2013-04-28T19:10:28Z")
I pit my workplace’s Biggest Loser competition. We awarded a cash prize for the winner. Where the fuck is my cash prize for already being in shape? Reminds me of that old Simpsons episode where Homer asks everyone in t… --- ## [It's official: I'm afraid of dogs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-im-afraid-of-dogs/515735)
**Author:** [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2009, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-im-afraid-of-dogs/515735 "2009-11-04T23:42:45Z")
I’ve always been a target for strange dogs. I’ve been bitten several times, at least twice by dogs who have never bitten before. Last night, I when to get the mail and take the trash to the street. As I was checking thr… --- ## [Must Be Time For Some 1970's You Tube- Rock On!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-be-time-for-some-1970s-you-tube-rock-on/617276)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2012, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-be-time-for-some-1970s-you-tube-rock-on/617276 "2012-04-01T19:12:33Z")
Here is my contribution. The day that Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam mcGee --- ## [Help Us Tweak Our Vacation: Adding Philly and DC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-tweak-our-vacation-adding-philly-and-dc/590089)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2012, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-tweak-our-vacation-adding-philly-and-dc/590089 "2012-03-04T16:27:27Z")
Geez, we have never had vacation plans morph so much. We decided to spend the entire month of April in the US next year. Originally, we thought we’d spend the entire time lazing around in Hawaii. Hawaii is our special pl… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=723&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=725&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)