# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=74&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:** 75 --- ## [Could the Allies have won WWII in Europe if the US had stayed truly neutral?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-allies-have-won-wwii-in-europe-if-the-us-had-stayed-truly-neutral/528014)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Ayebaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Ayebaw)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2010, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-allies-have-won-wwii-in-europe-if-the-us-had-stayed-truly-neutral/528014 "2010-03-16T20:27:36Z")
I have heard before that the Allies could have won without any US soldier ever setting foot in Europe (not sure if this is true), but did they have any chance of winning without the massive assistance of money and suppli… --- ## [Why does the United Negro College fund feel the need to lie so egregiously?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-united-negro-college-fund-feel-the-need-to-lie-so-egregiously/499018)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2009, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-united-negro-college-fund-feel-the-need-to-lie-so-egregiously/499018 "2009-08-05T00:47:04Z")
I was just reading the New York Times and I saw a gigantic ad with the following text (which was cleverly formatted into the shape of a circle.) I quote, verbatim: \* A mind is responsible for the traffic light, the blo… --- ## [Ask the Socialist candidate for the European Parliament election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-socialist-candidate-for-the-european-parliament-election/498252)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 423\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2009, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-socialist-candidate-for-the-european-parliament-election/498252 "2009-06-20T14:19:22Z")
Greetings, fellow Dopers. I am standing as a candidate in the London constituency for the European Parliamentary Election on 4 June. I haven’t heard much talk of the election on the boards so I thought I’d start this t… --- ## ["All the Girls in France Do the Hoochie-Coochie Dance"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-the-girls-in-france-do-the-hoochie-coochie-dance/213304)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2022, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-the-girls-in-france-do-the-hoochie-coochie-dance/213304 "2022-03-23T22:35:40Z")
Thanks to those wonderful old-music sites from a recent thread, I have been listening to a lot of pop tunes, c1910–30. One musical leitmotif that recurs frequently is the “Little Egypt” music, which I sang as a child as, … --- ## [Remedy for Hobby Lobby decision?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remedy-for-hobby-lobby-decision/692060)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remedy-for-hobby-lobby-decision/692060 "2015-07-28T18:49:20Z")
Since SCOTUS screwed this pooch on this one, and since they’re pretty much where the buck stops, what has to happen to correct their error? Do we just have to wait for the conservative activist cabal to die out, and for … --- ## [Will a cat ever guard or defend it's owner like a dog sometimes will?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-cat-ever-guard-or-defend-its-owner-like-a-dog-sometimes-will/543612)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-cat-ever-guard-or-defend-its-owner-like-a-dog-sometimes-will/543612 "2015-12-11T19:42:44Z")
Just curious. Will a cat ever guard or physically defend the people it associates with? --- ## [A question about the film The Prestige (major, jumbo spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-film-the-prestige-major-jumbo-spoilers/538340)
**Author:** [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2010, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-film-the-prestige-major-jumbo-spoilers/538340 "2010-06-04T01:48:14Z")
Room to breathe… . . . . . . . . . . . . . … . … . . I love this movie. Pretty much all of Nolan’s work is gold, but this one gets better every time. But one question: When Danton did the final enga… --- ## [Project Runway 13](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-13/693991)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2014, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-13/693991 "2014-10-26T05:42:41Z")
Surprised no-one else started a thread. Well, since my memory is crap I can’t remember what I thought of all 15 contestants, I’ll just mention three. Designer’s names here The wrong person went home. In my opinion, … --- ## [Lynn Bodoni has passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-bodoni-has-passed-away/681781)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 318\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-bodoni-has-passed-away/681781 "2014-08-04T07:46:24Z")
We announce with sadness the death of Lynn Bodoni, longtime administrator of the Straight Dope Message Board. Lynn’s quick wit and tart tongue were a delight to her friends, and her steady hand and good counsel were much… --- ## [Beatles - Not Even Close To The Best Group Ever.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatles-not-even-close-to-the-best-group-ever/763280)
**Author:** [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Replies:** 363\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatles-not-even-close-to-the-best-group-ever/763280 "2016-08-31T21:42:27Z")
The Beatles were not a super duper amazing group. They were a boy-band before there were boy-bands. In that sense they were innovators and are the grandfathers of N’Sync. George Martin made them sound good and Brian Eps… --- ## [Trump, you're making it hard to support you with these wiretap/vote fraud claims!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-youre-making-it-hard-to-support-you-with-these-wiretap-vote-fraud-claims/781388)
**Author:** [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-youre-making-it-hard-to-support-you-with-these-wiretap-vote-fraud-claims/781388 "2017-03-09T16:07:05Z")
I like President Donald J. Trump’s masculism, his opposition to identity politics, his opposition to unfettered Muslim hijra/immigration into the West, his preference of Israel over Islamic radical “Palestine,” his oppos… --- ## [Why Do Some Women Peel Labels Off Their Beer Bottles When At The Bar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-women-peel-labels-off-their-beer-bottles-when-at-the-bar/298920)
**Author:** [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2021, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-women-peel-labels-off-their-beer-bottles-when-at-the-bar/298920 "2021-10-25T01:02:46Z")
I just heard this referenced in a country song even, and it prompted me to ask. I have lived in a few states, and as a tradesman, have always found a neighborhood bar to hang out at after work. I like being a regular, a… --- ## [\*\*\* SDMB Live coverage, VP Debate. 10/04/2016 \*\*\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-live-coverage-vp-debate-10-04-2016/767354)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 295\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2016, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-live-coverage-vp-debate-10-04-2016/767354 "2016-10-06T20:58:09Z")
Time to set the card for the match. Join with the SDMB pundits in discussing, reviewing, then analyzing the upcoming VP debate. It’s not too early to start focusing the upcoming week as we head into the last month of… --- ## [Why, I think I'll start another Doper pic thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-think-ill-start-another-doper-pic-thread/324488)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Replies:** 464\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2005, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-think-ill-start-another-doper-pic-thread/324488 "2005-11-24T00:26:43Z")
It’s been a while since I’ve seen one of these floating about, and they’re always good for a bit of fun, so, what the heck. I’ll get things started. Whee! Looking serious in the white shirt Hanging out in my apartmen… --- ## [How many people take Global Warming totally on faith?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-take-global-warming-totally-on-faith/416356)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 771\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2007, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-take-global-warming-totally-on-faith/416356 "2007-10-05T01:25:53Z")
A carry over from a religious thread LA Times religion reporter ends up losing faith http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=432821&page=3 There was a exchange between how taking things on faith distorts … --- ## [Was George W Bush That Bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-george-w-bush-that-bad/528740)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 329\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-george-w-bush-that-bad/528740 "2010-02-25T01:45:23Z")
Even many rational liberals who will objectively rank all the Presidents from Washington to Clinton will suddenly when arriving George Walker Bush immeditaly say “Worst President Ever!”. What is it that makes George W. B… --- ## [Is endorsing/signing the back of a check you deposit really necessary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-endorsing-signing-the-back-of-a-check-you-deposit-really-necessary/666915)
**Author:** [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2013, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-endorsing-signing-the-back-of-a-check-you-deposit-really-necessary/666915 "2013-10-21T04:31:31Z")
I just went through a drive-thru (Wells Fargo) ATM and used the “no envelope” feature to deposit a check (written against a commercial/company bank account), but I didn’t have a pen on me to endorse the back. There was … --- ## [What in the world happened to Keith Richards' fingers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-the-world-happened-to-keith-richards-fingers/132046)
**Author:** [@Cholo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cholo)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-the-world-happened-to-keith-richards-fingers/132046 "2021-12-23T10:59:31Z")
I noticed it a couple of months ago when Mick Jagger and Keith were being interviewed by Matt Lauer on the Today show. Keith is sitting next to Jagger and is closer to the camera. As you may know, Keith speaks somewhat a… --- ## [Because you have the technology does NOT make it ok to use it, asshole.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-you-have-the-technology-does-not-make-it-ok-to-use-it-asshole/543036)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2010, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-you-have-the-technology-does-not-make-it-ok-to-use-it-asshole/543036 "2010-06-27T01:38:29Z")
I’m not going to give a link, because I’m not going to participate in perpetuating it. I’m here to have a little fuckyouasshole hissy about it. A friend pointed me to a page that was full of pictures of people looking … --- ## [My Employee smells like skunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-employee-smells-like-skunk/693530)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2014, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-employee-smells-like-skunk/693530 "2014-12-13T02:16:58Z")
I have an employee who regularly comes to work smelling like she’s lost a fight with a skunk, Now, I’m pretty naive when it comes to these things, but isn’t that a fairly strong indication of pot smoking? Not sure wher… --- ## [Following the second wave (or not) in the US as the States open up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/following-the-second-wave-or-not-in-the-us-as-the-states-open-up/854191)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 641\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/following-the-second-wave-or-not-in-the-us-as-the-states-open-up/854191 "2020-11-16T21:41:38Z")
Last I heard, 48 of the 50 States are releasing restrictions for the lockdown at one level or another. I’m interested in what happens a couple weeks after a State releases some restrictions to see what’s working and wha… --- ## [What was the most anachronistic thing you've seen in a fictional work that wasn't intentional or an accident?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-anachronistic-thing-youve-seen-in-a-fictional-work-that-wasnt-intentional-or-an-accident/953956)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 489\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-anachronistic-thing-youve-seen-in-a-fictional-work-that-wasnt-intentional-or-an-accident/953956 "2022-07-14T13:58:16Z")
Barring stuff like Blazing Saddles where all the anachronisms are a joke, or something that was unavoidably left in by mistake like seeing airplane contrails in a work set in the Middle Ages, or something where that was … --- ## [Tropic of Sir Gallahad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropic-of-sir-gallahad/9550)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropic-of-sir-gallahad/9550 "2020-02-28T15:06:53Z")
This lyric, from an oldie by “America” has always bugged me. What does this mean? “The Tropic of Sir Gallahad”? {I understand “Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man that he didn’t already have…”} “They’re coming to… --- ## [Traci Lords in Sept 1984 Penthouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traci-lords-in-sept-1984-penthouse/731301)
**Author:** [@filmteknik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmteknik)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traci-lords-in-sept-1984-penthouse/731301 "2015-09-16T14:15:43Z")
With Vanessa Williams being a judge at the Miss America pageant and getting that apology, I got to thinking about the September 1984 issue of Penthouse that first published the nude / erotic photos. In this same issue, … --- ## [A stroll through Wikipedia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 701\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660 "2026-09-22T20:58:05Z")
You start out with the last link given by the previous poster and pull up that Wikipedia page. Click on any wiki link you want from that page. Lather rinse repeat for a total of three links. It’s not quite March 8th b… --- ## [Did you ever see your parents (either or both) completely naked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-see-your-parents-either-or-both-completely-naked/633985)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2016, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-see-your-parents-either-or-both-completely-naked/633985 "2016-05-07T05:34:32Z")
I mean growing up as a kid before you left home. (Not asking about grown children who have become caregivers for an elderly parent and may now be assisting with personal care.) What were the circumstances? Was it shocki… --- ## [Formula for estimating change in a jar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-for-estimating-change-in-a-jar/671751)
**Author:** [@Vicullum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicullum)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2013, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-for-estimating-change-in-a-jar/671751 "2013-10-27T00:43:53Z")
I have a one gallon pickle jar sitting on my desk. Right now, it’s exactly half-full from all the loose change I’ve collected over the years. Is there any way to estimate how much money I’ve gathered? Assume that I have… --- ## [Malware](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malware/549941)
**Author:** [@markm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markm)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2010, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malware/549941 "2010-10-14T22:02:42Z")
Not sure who to notify of this anymore, so thought I’d post it here. Was reading the iCarly thread when a java exploit tried to hit and my system was hit with the “Antivir Solution Pro” variant of the “Antivirus Soft” f… --- ## [10 Best and Worst Speaking Voices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-best-and-worst-speaking-voices/578725)
**Author:** [@Tyrannosaurus\_Volcano](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tyrannosaurus_Volcano)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-best-and-worst-speaking-voices/578725 "2011-08-18T05:47:37Z")
Lists you can make: 10 Best Male Speaking Voices 10 Best Female Speaking Voices 10 Best Speaking Voices Period 10 Worst Male Speaking Voices 10 Worst Female Speaking Voices 10 Worst Speaking Voices Period Feel fre… --- ## [Game of Thrones 6.07 "The Broken Man" 6/5/16 \[Show Discussion\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-6-07-the-broken-man-6-5-16-show-discussion/756631)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 363\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-6-07-the-broken-man-6-5-16-show-discussion/756631 "2016-06-12T18:59:10Z")
6.01 The Red Woman 6.02 Home 6.03 Oathbreaker 6.04 Book of the Stranger 6.05 The Door 6.06 Blood of My Blood The books do not exist in this thread. This is the thread for open discussion about the books and show. … --- ## [Is anyone else concerned with this new virus in China that is becoming a bigger problem every day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-concerned-with-this-new-virus-in-china-that-is-becoming-a-bigger-problem-every-day/846841)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 465\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-concerned-with-this-new-virus-in-china-that-is-becoming-a-bigger-problem-every-day/846841 "2020-02-21T15:42:23Z")
The world news sites are reporting there is a new virus in China that keeps on mutating and spreading every day. There seems to be considerable concern because some people are dying while many more are getting sick. Th… --- ## [Series that essentially abandoned their original premise during their runs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-that-essentially-abandoned-their-original-premise-during-their-runs/545433)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-that-essentially-abandoned-their-original-premise-during-their-runs/545433 "2011-06-14T18:57:26Z")
Otherwise known as the Star Trek: Voyager awards. A quartet of notes: Abandoning the premise needn’t mean replacing the entire cast, as both ER and Law & Order did several times, although that can be an element of ab… --- ## [What's the real reason iron weapons replaced bronze weapons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-real-reason-iron-weapons-replaced-bronze-weapons/128276)
**Author:** [@Satyagrahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satyagrahi)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2015, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-real-reason-iron-weapons-replaced-bronze-weapons/128276 "2015-03-11T18:13:02Z")
As an amateur historian of the ancient world, I’ve been aware of this debate for years: Most historians state flatly that iron weapons replaced bronze weapons in the Middle East, about 1000 BCE, because iron is harder a… --- ## [Stevie Nicks. Cocaine. Rectum. Fact?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stevie-nicks-cocaine-rectum-fact/357779)
**Author:** [@sinbadforever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinbadforever)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2006, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stevie-nicks-cocaine-rectum-fact/357779 "2006-05-23T19:10:52Z")
Sure, this is probably just an urban legend, but I’d love to believe otherwise. Hoping someone here (or Cecil) can pin a definitive answer on this one. If you haven’t heard this one before, it goes something like this: A… --- ## [2016-17 Premier League Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-17-premier-league-thread/759828)
**Author:** [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2017, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-17-premier-league-thread/759828 "2017-06-05T12:49:21Z")
Is it a bit early to start talking about the new season? Mascaroni says no, and although he is a Spurs supporter, I have to agree. So let the wild speculation, trash talking, transfer rumor mongering, and general acquie… --- ## [What Are Your Favorite/Best Spongebob Quotes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-best-spongebob-quotes/620568)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-best-spongebob-quotes/620568 "2013-06-18T18:32:02Z")
There are many. Mine is from the “The Sponge Who Could Fly” episode (which is a classic). Patrick: You cut a hole in Farmer Jenkins’ grain silo! SpongeBob: Don’t remind me. Jenkins: \[runs up\] I knew no good would come… --- ## [How fast can antibiotics work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-can-antibiotics-work/384387)
**Author:** [@Carnick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnick)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2006, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-can-antibiotics-work/384387 "2006-12-17T19:14:59Z")
There was a time when I was on my butt sick with a serious chest cold, fluids gushing from every orifice. It was like that for five days without any sign of my symptoms getting any better. I finally got a hold of some an… --- ## [Best All-Time Military Movies -- Pre-Poll Data Gathering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2015, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835 "2015-06-19T09:10:50Z")
I have no major quarrel with the movies listed at http://screenrant.com/best-war-military-movies-list/ which are: -Black Hawk Down -Apocalypse Now -Platoon -Full Metal Jacket -Saving Private Ryan …but before buildi… --- ## [James Randi - sincere skeptic or money-grubbing fraud? (dowsing)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-sincere-skeptic-or-money-grubbing-fraud-dowsing/169999)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2003, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-sincere-skeptic-or-money-grubbing-fraud-dowsing/169999 "2003-05-19T13:22:11Z")
Back in this thread (Does dowsing for water really work?) in Comments on Cecil’s Columns there is a discussion of dowsing. On page2, peter morris shows up and starts claiming that James Randi is a fraud, just using the J… --- ## [What is the polite way to ask for oral sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-polite-way-to-ask-for-oral-sex/112240)
**Author:** [@dalovindj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalovindj)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2002, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-polite-way-to-ask-for-oral-sex/112240 "2002-06-13T23:15:24Z")
At the beginning of a relationship, when you are first having sex, and you want to tell the other person to give you a little oral pleasure, what is the nice way to say it? Some people start talking dirty instantly, so … --- ## [Why aren't there real life rape videos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-there-real-life-rape-videos/412261)
**Author:** [@Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_British_Shop_Owner)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2007, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-there-real-life-rape-videos/412261 "2007-07-18T20:42:51Z")
Now, correct me if I’m wrong, because I haven’t done any first hand research into this for obvious reasons, but I understand from the media that it is relatively easy to lay ones hands on child pornography. I’ve never h… --- ## [Cat rant thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-rant-thread/648193)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2013, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-rant-thread/648193 "2013-02-20T04:29:25Z")
Inspired by digs in the mini-rant thread. Lets have at it :smiley: My idiot cat is front declawed and had half of his jaw shot off. He doesn’t have the sense that God gave a goose, because he keeps trying to run out t… --- ## [Can one make a living selling Herbalife?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-make-a-living-selling-herbalife/640658)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-make-a-living-selling-herbalife/640658 "2013-09-06T12:33:23Z")
I would really like some true stories here. If so, how? If not, why not? If it’s such a scam, how is it still in business after 30 years. Does anyone have any first or even second-hand experience? Thanks! --- ## [How embarrassed should I be about my hobby?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-embarrassed-should-i-be-about-my-hobby/707284)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2014, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-embarrassed-should-i-be-about-my-hobby/707284 "2014-12-28T13:21:06Z")
So… I write fanfiction. Erotic fanfiction. For a popular child’s cartoon franchise. According to various people within the community, I’m pretty good at it. How much should this bother me, and those around me? Should… --- ## [Non-Americans - name a thing you know about the US you got from the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-americans-name-a-thing-you-know-about-the-us-you-got-from-the-sdmb/633930)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2012, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-americans-name-a-thing-you-know-about-the-us-you-got-from-the-sdmb/633930 "2012-09-25T19:24:00Z")
Reddit is by far the board I spend most time on that would be applicable for this, but there are things you only get from here, and I thought ti woudl be interesting to start this little list. So I’ll start with Tim Teb… --- ## [LOST 8.9 "Ab Aeterno"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-8-9-ab-aeterno/533504)
**Author:** [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-8-9-ab-aeterno/533504 "2010-03-29T16:28:22Z")
Mouseover spoiler space. OK, gang. Tonight’s episode is going to be a big one. And by that I mean it’s going to run long. Six minutes over from what I hear, so record accordingly. Episode Summary for tonight: Thr… --- ## [Gwyneth Paltrow's Food Stamp Diet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gwyneth-paltrows-food-stamp-diet/717655)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2015, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gwyneth-paltrows-food-stamp-diet/717655 "2015-04-24T17:45:33Z")
Gwyneth Paltrow, a very rich woman with a blog called GOOP that promotes a very high-dollar lifestyle, is taking a hunger awareness challenge to live on a $29 food budget for a week. What do you all think? I’ve got op… --- ## [Is flypaper cruel and/or am I a sadistic monster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flypaper-cruel-and-or-am-i-a-sadistic-monster/667101)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flypaper-cruel-and-or-am-i-a-sadistic-monster/667101 "2013-09-07T23:23:48Z")
Flies have bedeviled animalkind since they were created in 4004 (I think it was a Thursday). Exodus even shows them to be one of God’s special punishments. There are many ways of killing them quickly and cleanly, but m… --- ## [So. The movie King Kong is about the black man, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-movie-king-kong-is-about-the-black-man-right/527840)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-movie-king-kong-is-about-the-black-man-right/527840 "2017-03-13T12:54:54Z")
I have never seen the movie King Kong all the way through. I only know what I have heard about it. I know people joke a lot about it being a metaphore for the black man, white man and white woman. But are those really… --- ## [The I Could Have Lived Without Knowing That MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-could-have-lived-without-knowing-that-mmp/697849)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2014, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-could-have-lived-without-knowing-that-mmp/697849 "2014-09-15T03:48:51Z")
Teh intartoobz have brought a wealth of knowledge unto all of us. We have learnt up many useful things. Right now I can’t think of any but believe me I done learnt me up some stuff. :smiley: However, there are some thing… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=73&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=75&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)