# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=731&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:** 732 --- ## [Hate Speech In Ali RIP Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hate-speech-in-ali-rip-thread/756654)
**Author:** [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hate-speech-in-ali-rip-thread/756654 "2016-06-11T19:44:40Z")
In this post Idle Thoughts warns Little Pig for, among other things, using hate speech - specifically the n-word. While I don’t disagree with the other facets of the warning I think it at least bears mentioning that the… --- ## [Movie cowboy costumes - how did they get them so wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-cowboy-costumes-how-did-they-get-them-so-wrong/631214)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-cowboy-costumes-how-did-they-get-them-so-wrong/631214 "2012-08-19T00:37:00Z")
I grew up watching old 1940’s and 50’s Westerns. Loved tv shows like Maverick, Virginian, Bonanza, and the Big Valley. These photos of real saloons from 1900 were quite a surprise. Most of these people were wearing norm… --- ## [School allows speech on one side of an issue and not the other - Homosexuality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-allows-speech-on-one-side-of-an-issue-and-not-the-other-homosexuality/241497)
**Author:** [@Star\_Was](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Star_Was)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2004, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-allows-speech-on-one-side-of-an-issue-and-not-the-other-homosexuality/241497 "2004-05-01T16:20:17Z")
I think the problem here is the school was asking for something like to this to happen. Why did the school need to have a day of silence that would be an interruption to the whole school? The school should not have allo… --- ## [photo-op -- cleaning clean pans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-op-cleaning-clean-pans/637752)
**Author:** [@ahduval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ahduval)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-op-cleaning-clean-pans/637752 "2012-10-19T20:28:50Z")
I know politicians set up photo-ops, but I think this one takes a prize for artificiality. This took place in Youngstown, Ohio: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/wp/2012/10/13/reporters-barred-from-cov… --- ## [What can a single person use for medical transportation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-a-single-person-use-for-medical-transportation/918943)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-a-single-person-use-for-medical-transportation/918943 "2024-09-20T22:25:25Z")
I’m at that age where docs suggest various tests, such as colonoscopies, etc. Around here, you’re not allowed to drive there, and must have a driver take you to some of these, and can’t use an Uber or taxi (technically)… --- ## [Share Surprising Secrets about your Industry!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-surprising-secrets-about-your-industry/146110)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2003, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-surprising-secrets-about-your-industry/146110 "2003-12-13T05:32:50Z")
I can tell you all about motels. I don’t actually work at one, but I’m close friends with five desk clerks at various mid-level motels (Think along the lines of Super 8 or Best Western), and the things that they have to … --- ## [How did faith healers in ancient days do what they do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-faith-healers-in-ancient-days-do-what-they-do/668447)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-faith-healers-in-ancient-days-do-what-they-do/668447 "2013-09-11T22:04:47Z")
I’m reading the book Zealot by Reza Aslan, in it he claims a lot of faith healers were walking around and operating in the Jerusalem area during Roman occupation around the time of Jesus. He claims people claiming to be … --- ## [Fucking Tasers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-tasers/427971)
**Author:** [@Merkwurdigliebe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merkwurdigliebe)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2007, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-tasers/427971 "2007-12-04T23:31:04Z")
Jesus Christ! Six people in one fucking week die of tasers…What the hell is going on here? When did this shit even begin? I have always been a fan of law enforcement officers, but this shit is ludicrous. http://rawstor… --- ## [Attention Israel: Enough is Enough.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-israel-enough-is-enough/161720)
**Author:** [@McDuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McDuff)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2003, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-israel-enough-is-enough/161720 "2003-03-27T18:28:12Z")
Army kills two Israeli security guards after mistaking them for Palestinian gunmen Palestinian Fireman killed while tackling blaze and it’s on TV. And the fruits of all this? Why, obviously, terrorism in Israel is now… --- ## [How much help will 911 provide motorists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-help-will-911-provide-motorists/598962)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2017, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-help-will-911-provide-motorists/598962 "2017-02-26T05:19:12Z")
I’m debating about joining AAA. Cell phones means we can usually depend on calling for help if our car breaks down. But, without a phone book who do we call? I don’t have any of the local towing services or Taxis numb… --- ## [Is it stealing to take a Gideon's Bible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-stealing-to-take-a-gideons-bible/123505)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2002, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-stealing-to-take-a-gideons-bible/123505 "2002-08-15T03:02:37Z")
So me and mrs jjimm were in the cabin of a ferry to England, and the only reading material was a Gideon’s Bible. I started perusing it, and wanted to keep it, since we don’t have a bible at home. She was adamant that rem… --- ## [Hilarious but harmless office pranks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-but-harmless-office-pranks/79170)
**Author:** [@okielady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/okielady)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2001, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-but-harmless-office-pranks/79170 "2001-09-03T07:14:33Z")
I seem to have somehow gotten into an “office pranks” war with a co-worker of mine (male if that makes any difference…) His latest prank on me was to put a tissue paper toilet seat cover in my chair while I was away from… --- ## [People Aren't Smart Enough for Democracy to Flourish, Scientists Say](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-arent-smart-enough-for-democracy-to-flourish-scientists-say/614714)
**Author:** [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-arent-smart-enough-for-democracy-to-flourish-scientists-say/614714 "2012-03-06T03:54:43Z")
People Aren’t Smart Enough for Democracy to Flourish, Scientists Say note, the article merely concerns itself with so-called “representative democracy,” but the results would probably be the same for real democracy. N… --- ## [Brian Kelly (ND Football Coach) I hope your nightmares keep you up at night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brian-kelly-nd-football-coach-i-hope-your-nightmares-keep-you-up-at-night/558685)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brian-kelly-nd-football-coach-i-hope-your-nightmares-keep-you-up-at-night/558685 "2011-03-15T17:20:39Z")
This is just peachy, ND Student Dies in Scissor-lift accident The skinny: a junior at Notre Dame is filming football practice for the team on a 50-ft scissor lift…in 50 mph winds. Lift topples over onto the street and … --- ## [Using finger nail polish remover as lighter fluid in a pinch..bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-finger-nail-polish-remover-as-lighter-fluid-in-a-pinch-bad/453168)
**Author:** [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2008, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-finger-nail-polish-remover-as-lighter-fluid-in-a-pinch-bad/453168 "2008-06-18T13:27:16Z")
Ok so we had a BBQ this weekend and we did not have any lighter fluid. Since match light charcoal isnt i had to figure something out. I didnt want to use my Zippo fluid so I found some finger nail polish remover instead.… --- ## [What is the most nutritionally "dense" fruit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-nutritionally-dense-fruit/535672)
**Author:** [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-nutritionally-dense-fruit/535672 "2010-04-14T06:30:11Z")
That is, what fruit has the most nutritive content (vitamins, fiber, etc.) per ounce? I ask because it’s just me in the apartment and I’m trying to lose weight. I know that fruit has lots of sugar, which implies lots of… --- ## [What's the worst place to get a zit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-place-to-get-a-zit/207245)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2003, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-place-to-get-a-zit/207245 "2003-10-18T17:27:39Z")
There will, I think, be much TMI in the following. Sensitive readers should back out now. Some zits are easy to cope with. Some can be popped; the deep ones, the ones that are subterranean and below the skin without an … --- ## [Question for lawyers: Do you really want stupid/ignorant jurors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-lawyers-do-you-really-want-stupid-ignorant-jurors/697259)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-lawyers-do-you-really-want-stupid-ignorant-jurors/697259 "2014-09-05T21:28:36Z")
I hear this many times in stories on the Dope or in the media, that during the process of voir dire, lawyers on both sides prefer stupid or ignorant people they can influence to their side. I guess the logic is that dum… --- ## ["Get this thing off my back!" A Canuck Doper Universal Health Care case study](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-this-thing-off-my-back-a-canuck-doper-universal-health-care-case-study/628699)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2013, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-this-thing-off-my-back-a-canuck-doper-universal-health-care-case-study/628699 "2013-01-08T08:41:22Z")
From time to time, there have been threads and posts here on the SDMB from US Dopers asking how universal health care models work in other countries. See this recent thread, for instance: The Unbiased Truth About UHC, … --- ## [NaNoNaNoNaNo... WriMo!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanonanonano-wrimo/768983)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2016, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanonanonano-wrimo/768983 "2016-11-13T01:46:41Z")
Please tell me I’m not the only one gearing up for NaNoWriMo. I’m still revising the first NaNo book I wrote in 2014 but I figured I’d work on a new idea I have: The Burning. Kind of a declining civilization fantasy, a … --- ## [Statistics of becoming rich with business, stocks, and real estate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-of-becoming-rich-with-business-stocks-and-real-estate/697132)
**Author:** [@Gateway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gateway)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2014, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-of-becoming-rich-with-business-stocks-and-real-estate/697132 "2014-09-06T12:53:47Z")
I got the idea from Robert Kyosaki’s book “Rich Dad Poor Dad” that if you want to become rich, invest in things which put money into your pocket rather than take money out. Practically this translates to stocks, real est… --- ## [Why Does The Left Testicle Preferentially Hang Below The Right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-left-testicle-preferentially-hang-below-the-right/237331)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2005, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-left-testicle-preferentially-hang-below-the-right/237331 "2005-03-15T00:57:26Z")
Human males usually have one testicle that hangs a bit lower than the other, with an average difference in elevation of perhaps 1-2 centimeters. A simple experiment utilizing two eggs and a tube sock will demonstrate tha… --- ## [Fuck You, Girlfriend's Brother Part 2: Electric Boogaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-girlfriends-brother-part-2-electric-boogaloo/662626)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2013, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-girlfriends-brother-part-2-electric-boogaloo/662626 "2013-07-05T18:09:48Z")
So yesterday my girlfriend, straight out of the blue, tells me she has to break up with me. This coming as a bit of a shock (it’s not like I’m a completely oblivious boyfriend, either), and over facebook (which she has m… --- ## [Cast the SDMB movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-the-sdmb-movie/74747)
**Author:** [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2001, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-the-sdmb-movie/74747 "2001-08-14T04:37:13Z")
DOne before? Possibly, couldn’t find it. Anyway, if they were to make a movie with the SDMB members as characters, who would you cast in the roles? You don’t have to choose based on physical features (if you know them IR… --- ## [You've lived here your entire life and don't know where anything is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-lived-here-your-entire-life-and-dont-know-where-anything-is/759292)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2016, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-lived-here-your-entire-life-and-dont-know-where-anything-is/759292 "2016-07-19T16:31:02Z")
Wife and I spent 4 days in Boston over 4th of July weekend. Hadn’t been there since '04. We were walking and got discombobulated and forgot our touristy little map we had. After a meal I asked the hostess which way we’… --- ## [Hey Sultaana Freeman, show the DMV your mug or stay off the road](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-sultaana-freeman-show-the-dmv-your-mug-or-stay-off-the-road/116915)
**Author:** [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2003, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-sultaana-freeman-show-the-dmv-your-mug-or-stay-off-the-road/116915 "2003-06-08T14:04:26Z")
More crap to tie up the courts. A 34 year old Florida woman, who converted to islam after a stint as an evangelical preacher is suing the state because they require all drivers licenses to have a facial picture them in … --- ## [Game of Thrones 2.05 "The Ghost of Harrenhal" No Book Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-2-05-the-ghost-of-harrenhal-no-book-spoilers/620338)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-2-05-the-ghost-of-harrenhal-no-book-spoilers/620338 "2016-03-14T20:54:44Z")
Episode 1: The North Remembers Episode 2: The Night Lands Episode 3: What is Dead May Never Die Episode 4: “Garden of Bones” This is the thread for people who want to discuss the show without outside information that… --- ## [Do you find this ad offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-this-ad-offensive/414409)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2007, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-this-ad-offensive/414409 "2007-08-16T00:37:15Z")
As part of my contribution to fighting ignorance, I get the weekly snopes.com updates. This week they had a link to an ad Intel had to pull because some people found it offensive. I must admit, I was puzzled at first … --- ## [Cuckolding more prevalent than we think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuckolding-more-prevalent-than-we-think/95572)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2003, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuckolding-more-prevalent-than-we-think/95572 "2003-03-08T21:51:22Z")
There was an article I read a few months ago that referenced the results about some sort of genetic (or genetic related) research being done on a very sizeable population set in Britan a few years ago, and one part of t… --- ## [Ask the Black Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-black-guy/62440)
**Author:** [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2001, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-black-guy/62440 "2001-06-05T23:24:45Z")
I said I’d start one of these in jest, but now that we have an opposing thread, I figured I might as well proceed. About me briefly: Employed, Married, 3 Kids. So any questions? Note: I rarely post at night, so if I ha… --- ## [Is Global Warming actually Good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-global-warming-actually-good/687571)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-global-warming-actually-good/687571 "2014-05-06T05:11:29Z")
There is no question in my mind that the Earth is now experiencing an era of global warming. This is not based on any particular science but my own personal observations. Here in the midwest we just do have the terrible … --- ## [Inner city schools are not failing their students](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inner-city-schools-are-not-failing-their-students/672758)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inner-city-schools-are-not-failing-their-students/672758 "2013-11-06T11:47:43Z")
Jumping off from the IQ thread: it is my assertion that the movie Waiting for Superman is rubbish, as are the standards of No Child Left Behind. I believe that no matter what they do in terms of closing schools down, reo… --- ## [Liberals want their young white daughters screwed by Black Barry from Illinois](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberals-want-their-young-white-daughters-screwed-by-black-barry-from-illinois/608633)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2012, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberals-want-their-young-white-daughters-screwed-by-black-barry-from-illinois/608633 "2012-01-07T22:05:01Z")
From this column by Mike Adams in Town Hall. The synopsis: Allison was a lovely young good girl, and white of course (as lovely young good girls tend to be), and her parents were former hippies who marched with MLK (bo… --- ## [RNC wants friendly moderators for GOP primary debates. Think 2012 debates badly damaged candidates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rnc-wants-friendly-moderators-for-gop-primary-debates-think-2012-debates-badly-damaged-candidates/666492)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2013, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rnc-wants-friendly-moderators-for-gop-primary-debates-think-2012-debates-badly-damaged-candidates/666492 "2013-08-22T15:02:46Z")
This was on CSPAN and also in this article. They have explicitly indicated they think the 2012 primary debates did huge damage to the GOP candidates and do not want questions on poverty, evolution or a host of other non… --- ## [I want to replay Bioshock; how to make it less scary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-replay-bioshock-how-to-make-it-less-scary/549814)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2021, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-replay-bioshock-how-to-make-it-less-scary/549814 "2021-05-06T12:31:45Z")
I ask half in jest, of course. I just loved this game, but I can be a bit of a scaredy-cat when it comes to things jumping out behind you. And they do that a lot in this game. I remember being in the garden, and explorin… --- ## [Alternatives to "thank you" and "you're welcome"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-thank-you-and-youre-welcome/504571)
**Author:** [@SmashTheState](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmashTheState)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2009, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-thank-you-and-youre-welcome/504571 "2009-07-31T16:20:55Z")
I’ll start with an anecdote which may prove instructive. Years ago, I decided that I used the phrase “thank you” too much. I’d say it without even thinking about it, as nothing more than social lubricant. In an effect… --- ## [Women in PANTS??? Not in MY yearbook!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-in-pants-not-in-my-yearbook/292039)
**Author:** [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2005, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-in-pants-not-in-my-yearbook/292039 "2005-03-07T18:54:40Z")
Living in the same country as people like this is probably adversly affecting our brain cell count. Kinda like eating lead paint chips. Wait, wait, it gets better: Is this boot camp, or is this a fucking high school … --- ## [Origin of someone yelling, "Don't look at me!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-someone-yelling-dont-look-at-me/512570)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2009, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-someone-yelling-dont-look-at-me/512570 "2009-10-07T09:09:25Z")
Just happen to watch an old Simpsons where Marge is afraid of flying. Besides reminding me of how great that show used to be, it made me think how I’ve always assumed the old ‘catching someone doing they’re ashamed of’ s… --- ## [Is there X amount of mass shootings that would change gun supporters' minds, or is that the wrong way to think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-x-amount-of-mass-shootings-that-would-change-gun-supporters-minds-or-is-that-the-wrong-way-to-think/964380)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 317\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2022, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-x-amount-of-mass-shootings-that-would-change-gun-supporters-minds-or-is-that-the-wrong-way-to-think/964380 "2022-05-18T23:29:32Z")
In the past, I used to think that the only reason gun supporters hadn’t changed their minds yet was because there weren’t enough mass shootings to reach a critical mass. That is, despite Columbine, Sandy Hook, Virginia T… --- ## [Cat-Sitter refused US entry; Also asked if she had an Abortion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-sitter-refused-us-entry-also-asked-if-she-had-an-abortion/968001)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-sitter-refused-us-entry-also-asked-if-she-had-an-abortion/968001 "2022-11-17T20:52:34Z")
Weird story. The way it was first presented seemed to suggest that she was refused entry because of abortion, but that was just the cherry on top. Madolline Gourley is a 32 year old Australian woman who travels around t… --- ## [RO: Judge Lanny Moriarty is an idiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-judge-lanny-moriarty-is-an-idiot/623635)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-judge-lanny-moriarty-is-an-idiot/623635 "2012-06-18T13:55:04Z")
Diane Tran is a seventeen year old high school student in the Houston area. She’s taking advanced courses and she’s an honor student. She also works two jobs because she’s supporting her two siblings. So she occasionally… --- ## [I pit CVS price gouging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cvs-price-gouging/596424)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cvs-price-gouging/596424 "2011-09-29T14:32:07Z")
So my mother in law is uninsured and takes several drugs to deal with her high blood pressure. She had been buying them at CVS for at least 10 years. Last week I went to pick them up for her and commented to the pharma… --- ## [Name your favorite book series you've read based on a single character](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-favorite-book-series-youve-read-based-on-a-single-character/727764)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-favorite-book-series-youve-read-based-on-a-single-character/727764 "2015-08-29T18:29:19Z")
The title sort of says it all. I find myself enjoying my fiction books with a recurring character. What series have you read all of (within a book or two) that you really enjoyed, and would possibly read the next one (… --- ## [Grant that the multiverse exists. Could "magic" be real in any universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grant-that-the-multiverse-exists-could-magic-be-real-in-any-universe/581020)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2011, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grant-that-the-multiverse-exists-could-magic-be-real-in-any-universe/581020 "2011-05-08T23:50:17Z")
I put “magic” in quotes because I am using the term as shortcut for several ideas. For purposes of this thread, assume that magic means any phenomenon that violates the conservation of mass & energy, the laws of thermod… --- ## [If Apple is killing with a 10" iPad why are other PC manufacturers bringing out a bunch of 7" pads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-apple-is-killing-with-a-10-ipad-why-are-other-pc-manufacturers-bringing-out-a-bunch-of-7-pads/558106)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-apple-is-killing-with-a-10-ipad-why-are-other-pc-manufacturers-bringing-out-a-bunch-of-7-pads/558106 "2010-10-26T18:18:24Z")
It seems that the majority of new pad/slate style PC touchscreen devices being proposed and introduced by most non-apple PC manufacturers are in the 7" size range. If Apple is killing with the 10" iPad why are these comp… --- ## [Trump may not submit a budget next year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-may-not-submit-a-budget-next-year/773843)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-may-not-submit-a-budget-next-year/773843 "2016-12-06T18:38:09Z")
One more in the continuing series of both unprecedented and un-Presidential moves by The Donald. I’m guessing he won’t submit a budget for at least three reasons (I invite others to supply additional reasons): 1) he does… --- ## [Can't find a job? You aren't looking hard enough!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-a-job-you-arent-looking-hard-enough/796887)
**Author:** [@Zetetic\_Skeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zetetic_Skeptic)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2017, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-a-job-you-arent-looking-hard-enough/796887 "2017-09-26T17:32:25Z")
I’m looking for some part-time work to help us pay down some debts sooner and I’ve been to four places and called one other. It’s menial labor stuff, probably around 10.00 to 14.00 per hour. But it’s work which if done… --- ## [Sherlock Holmes fans: does it bother you when Mycroft isn't fat in adaptations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-holmes-fans-does-it-bother-you-when-mycroft-isnt-fat-in-adaptations/704633)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2014, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-holmes-fans-does-it-bother-you-when-mycroft-isnt-fat-in-adaptations/704633 "2014-11-17T17:20:29Z")
I was introduced to Sherlock Holmes via the Conan Doyle short stories and books–you know, the way the Goddess intended. So, as Athena also intended, my mental image of Mycroft Holmes is of a big ole fat dude who could re… --- ## [How and why does corn go through you so fast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-and-why-does-corn-go-through-you-so-fast/139295)
**Author:** [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2012, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-and-why-does-corn-go-through-you-so-fast/139295 "2012-04-02T01:32:24Z")
I ate corn for the first time in at least a week less than 5 hours ago. I just took a crap and there was corn in it. Now, I understand why corn does not get digested very well sometimes, but how does it go through so q… --- ## [Discover Card - Why do people look down on it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discover-card-why-do-people-look-down-on-it/439408)
**Author:** [@Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_and_a_Half_Inches_of_Fun)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discover-card-why-do-people-look-down-on-it/439408 "2008-02-28T15:43:56Z")
In an episode of the Family Guy, Peter runs a restaurant. When a customer asks if the restaurant will accept the Discover Card, Peter says he would rather accept two live chickens or a jar of pennies worth less the bill … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=730&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=732&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)