# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=742&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:** 743 --- ## [From the Ministry of Truth: 9/11: The Movie!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-the-ministry-of-truth-9-11-the-movie/371572)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2006, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-the-ministry-of-truth-9-11-the-movie/371572 "2006-09-10T20:43:14Z")
In a nutshell, here it is. ABC has produced and will air a movie centered around the events of 9/11. All indications (which follow) are that the movie takes a decidedly pro-Republican view. Whether it qualifies as act… --- ## [Alabama gubernatorial candidate Tim James is a loathsome shit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-gubernatorial-candidate-tim-james-is-a-loathsome-shit/538871)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-gubernatorial-candidate-tim-james-is-a-loathsome-shit/538871 "2010-05-20T20:00:28Z")
The man oozes hate and anger out of every pore. He doesn’t like brown people, and he wants to make sure everybody knows it. Yeah, we know he doesn’t like Mexicans, and is desperately concerned that the filthy wetbacks … --- ## [Obscure mundane things that kind of blow your mind sometimes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-mundane-things-that-kind-of-blow-your-mind-sometimes/959249)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-mundane-things-that-kind-of-blow-your-mind-sometimes/959249 "2022-04-06T15:20:08Z")
Tell me about small things most people don’t even give a second thought to that kind of blows your mind. Me: Pets. I mean, I’ve got NON-human fur balls cohabitating with me in my home. Not only that, I treat and care f… --- ## [Most annoying song you could play on an actual jukebox?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-song-you-could-play-on-an-actual-jukebox/802058)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-song-you-could-play-on-an-actual-jukebox/802058 "2017-12-02T16:48:20Z")
I do not need answer fast. But the scenario is that you want to play some super annoying song multiple times. The rules here are that it has to be a record that you could actually find on a jukebox somewhere, at some tim… --- ## [Vintage commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-commercials/942814)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2021, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-commercials/942814 "2021-05-31T14:26:56Z")
Growing up in the '60s and '70s, I watched a lot of TV. It’s amazing how often commercials of the time pop into my head. This thread is for remembering commercials of the past. Here’s one that randomly bubbled to the … --- ## [Claims of a battery charger that can recharge Alkaline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claims-of-a-battery-charger-that-can-recharge-alkaline/511561)
**Author:** [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2009, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claims-of-a-battery-charger-that-can-recharge-alkaline/511561 "2009-09-29T10:07:16Z")
Do they sell them? Do they work? --- ## [Ms. vs. Miss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-vs-miss/502381)
**Author:** [@TheMadEngineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMadEngineer)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2009, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-vs-miss/502381 "2009-07-12T00:38:16Z")
Is there a difference between Ms. and Miss? To me, Ms. is just an abbreviation of Miss, and pronounced the same way. I’ve had a discussion about this with a person who absolutely insists that there is a difference betw… --- ## [How CAN'T you know the top of your ass crack is showing????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-cant-you-know-the-top-of-your-ass-crack-is-showing/511720)
**Author:** [@St.Anger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St.Anger)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-cant-you-know-the-top-of-your-ass-crack-is-showing/511720 "2009-09-29T00:22:42Z")
Tonight as I was walking into my hotel a woman in front of me had the top 1/2" or so of the top of her asscrack exposed. I think she made an effort to pull her shirt down over her pants, but it wasnt a very good one. The… --- ## [The September of my Rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-september-of-my-rants/949880)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-september-of-my-rants/949880 "2021-10-01T16:41:32Z")
Just a lazy day yesterday, nothing to do except pick up my son at the airport. Well, except: I notice a front tire is a bit low. Sigh! Haul out the old compressor, fill it up. Now I notice I’m low on gas. No ti… --- ## [March of the Mini-rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-mini-rants/830402)
**Author:** [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2019, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-mini-rants/830402 "2019-03-30T13:23:08Z")
My first rant: nobody had created this thread yet, so I had to come up with a title. :frowning: My second rant: I am buying a property for the first time. People seriously need to stop casually saying, “Oh, another thi… --- ## [Recommend good Sci Fi/Fantasy movies. Challenge: I've seem them all already.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-good-sci-fi-fantasy-movies-challenge-ive-seem-them-all-already/520459)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2009, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-good-sci-fi-fantasy-movies-challenge-ive-seem-them-all-already/520459 "2009-12-21T14:12:00Z")
We’re in the mood for some good fantasy and/or sci-fi, and I’ve been having a heck of a time finding decent ones. Problem is, Mr. Athena and I both love the genre, and as a result, we’ve seen a LOT of them. Still, I know… --- ## [Commercials you actually LIKE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-actually-like/725919)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2015, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-actually-like/725919 "2015-07-31T20:05:54Z")
We’ve had numerous “annoying commercial threads”. How about one about commercials we find amusing? -Call me a sap: I like the one (can’t remember what it was for) where the guy says first, “I’m never getting married.”… --- ## [I just watched My Fair Lady for the first time and I didn't like it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-my-fair-lady-for-the-first-time-and-i-didnt-like-it/683149)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-my-fair-lady-for-the-first-time-and-i-didnt-like-it/683149 "2014-03-09T21:56:33Z")
I count many film versions of musicals to be among my favorite films. I’ve never seen a stage production of The King and I, but I absolutely love the film as well as the music. The film versions of Oklahoma!, Carousel, a… --- ## [A phrase I thought I'd never use: Worst Movie EVAR! (Margaret)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-phrase-i-thought-id-never-use-worst-movie-evar-margaret/631526)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2013, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-phrase-i-thought-id-never-use-worst-movie-evar-margaret/631526 "2013-01-09T18:02:35Z")
I watch A LOT of films. And after I watch those films I go to the mental wasteland that is IMDB to read the message board. I don’t know why. I guess I’m just starved to have conversation about movies, and none of the peo… --- ## [The new Gillette ad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-gillette-ad/827873)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2019, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-gillette-ad/827873 "2019-08-27T10:35:21Z")
Been hearing about all the hubbub cause by their new ad. So I watched it. Meh. So I went online to read about all of the opposing views. Almost without exception, every ad buried in the online articles was for Harry’s Ra… --- ## [I think I got the strangest "pick-up" line EVER this weekend ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-got-the-strangest-pick-up-line-ever-this-weekend/514482)
**Author:** [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2009, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-got-the-strangest-pick-up-line-ever-this-weekend/514482 "2009-10-26T12:32:38Z")
really. Big tall Scottish guy at a party, wearing a kilt and all that. “You know, I’m really a 567-year-old druid whose purpose in life is to worship women. When was the last time you were properly worshipped?” :eek: … --- ## ["Oh, crap, Toto, we're still in Kansas!" (anti-gay ammendment)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-crap-toto-were-still-in-kansas-anti-gay-ammendment/298085)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2005, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-crap-toto-were-still-in-kansas-anti-gay-ammendment/298085 "2005-04-15T17:53:31Z")
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP)—Kansans overwhelmingly voted to add a ban on gay marriage and civil unions to their state constitution, but both sides predicted court battles over the amendment. The ban reaffirms the state’s long-stan… --- ## [Awkward erections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awkward-erections/663131)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awkward-erections/663131 "2013-07-12T18:56:30Z")
Give your stories --- ## [No surprise, but copyright laws "make books disappear"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-surprise-but-copyright-laws-make-books-disappear/664980)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-surprise-but-copyright-laws-make-books-disappear/664980 "2013-08-03T20:45:44Z")
Article from The Atlantic, the charts show how dramatic the impact is: Everyone agrees that authors should be compensated for their work. The way it works out, unfortunately, is that their work goes out of print until… --- ## [Do you use a Password Manager?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-password-manager/606171)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2013, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-password-manager/606171 "2013-08-12T04:02:59Z")
If so, which one do you use? Did you research one to use or did you just start using the first one you found? I’m listing the ones I can think of in the poll but it’s certainly not an exhaustive list. --- ## [volunteering in africa (aka philanthropic tourism).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volunteering-in-africa-aka-philanthropic-tourism/632591)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2012, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volunteering-in-africa-aka-philanthropic-tourism/632591 "2012-09-05T20:53:17Z")
i dunno if i am just a bad human, so misanthropic and cynical i can’t see the value, or if my logic is sound. so, resolve: what is the point of suburban white college kids volunteering to go to africa to “help them?” m… --- ## [Is it possible to improve the economy without increasing government spending?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-improve-the-economy-without-increasing-government-spending/526481)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-improve-the-economy-without-increasing-government-spending/526481 "2010-01-27T22:24:25Z")
Many on the liberal side of the aisle say “no, absolutely not,” thus decrying news of Obama’s apparent proposal to freeze certain kinds of spending, calling it “Hooverism.” While you can get into the specifics of this p… --- ## [Did People REALLY Dress Up This Much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-people-really-dress-up-this-much/367908)
**Author:** [@Dpimi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dpimi)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2006, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-people-really-dress-up-this-much/367908 "2006-09-14T05:28:51Z")
I imagine this is a photo opportunity. I saw a picture of former president Warren G Harding. It has him fishing. He is wearing a suit. The hip boots are covering his pants in the water but he has on a coat, a vest, a tie… --- ## [Is treading water for one hour supposed to be difficult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-treading-water-for-one-hour-supposed-to-be-difficult/461352)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2008, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-treading-water-for-one-hour-supposed-to-be-difficult/461352 "2008-08-28T11:41:20Z")
In the movie The Guardian, to get into the Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer program, the guys who are training for the program are required to be able to tread water for one hour. Kevin Costner makes them all get in a pool (an… --- ## [NCAA basketball thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-basketball-thread/640546)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-basketball-thread/640546 "2013-03-25T21:45:22Z")
I know this isn’t a big basketball community, but this is a thread for the few of us who are into the college b-ball. As a Maryland fan, let me start with: fuck Kentucky! :smiley: Nah just kidding; the Terps put up a … --- ## [The Dyslexia Myth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dyslexia-myth/520483)
**Author:** [@Paleface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paleface)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2009, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dyslexia-myth/520483 "2009-12-15T23:24:52Z")
Cna yuo raed tihs? The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno’t mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat … --- ## [Your beloved has been kidnapped. Do you pay the ransom or call the police?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-beloved-has-been-kidnapped-do-you-pay-the-ransom-or-call-the-police/714154)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2015, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-beloved-has-been-kidnapped-do-you-pay-the-ransom-or-call-the-police/714154 "2015-03-10T00:03:09Z")
Okay, it’s good news/bad news time. The good news is that you’ve won the lottery, and in a big way. The one-time payout after taxes are is something like $196,961,169.13. The money has been safely deposited in your acco… --- ## [What will be the largest post-industrial man-made structure to remain standing the longest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-the-largest-post-industrial-man-made-structure-to-remain-standing-the-longest/715443)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2015, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-the-largest-post-industrial-man-made-structure-to-remain-standing-the-longest/715443 "2015-04-04T11:12:44Z")
The Great Pyramids are 4500 years old (at least). Petra is about 2000 years old. What is the largest post-industrial man-made structure, that currently exists, that will remain standing the longest? For the purposes o… --- ## [The benefits of having measles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-benefits-of-having-measles/711940)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-benefits-of-having-measles/711940 "2015-02-10T21:17:26Z")
I pit Stephanie Messenger, the author of the children’s book “Melanie’s Marvelous Measles”, a book which teaches children that having measles is wonderful. “history shows that in industrialized countries, these diseases … --- ## [Does the world depend on the United States for security?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-world-depend-on-the-united-states-for-security/606986)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2011, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-world-depend-on-the-united-states-for-security/606986 "2011-12-25T19:10:25Z")
I heard someone saying this on tv this morning, and it didn’t sound quite right to me. Does the world actually depend on the United States for security, or would the world prefer it if the United States went home and sta… --- ## [I hate being an atheist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-an-atheist/495727)
**Author:** [@Victory\_Candescence](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victory_Candescence)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2009, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-an-atheist/495727 "2009-05-12T04:22:05Z")
Am I the only atheist who feels this way? I’ve been an atheist for about 8 years, and I hate it. Maybe people who’ve been atheists their whole lives have nothing to compare it to, but I was happier then. I’ve tried to… --- ## [MLB to eliminate four- pitch intentional walk, walks now will be signaled from dugout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-to-eliminate-four-pitch-intentional-walk-walks-now-will-be-signaled-from-dugout/780496)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-to-eliminate-four-pitch-intentional-walk-walks-now-will-be-signaled-from-dugout/780496 "2017-04-08T17:37:19Z")
In a break from long-standing tradition, Major League Baseball and the players’ union have agreed to eliminate the four-pitch intentional walk, in which the pitcher throws four consecutive balls past the plate. Instead, … --- ## [Your favorite TV program opening sequence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-tv-program-opening-sequence/649890)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2013, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-tv-program-opening-sequence/649890 "2013-02-22T11:23:53Z")
I’m looking for opening sequences that bring you immediately into the world of the TV show, giving you a glow of anticipation for what is to come. My current favorite is for the French series of Maigret mysteries from t… --- ## [Most blatant COVID-19 related government overreach in the US so far](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-blatant-covid-19-related-government-overreach-in-the-us-so-far/851519)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-blatant-covid-19-related-government-overreach-in-the-us-so-far/851519 "2020-04-23T08:15:26Z")
Leaving it to interpretation as many would say just being told you can’t eat out is one. Personally, I’m down with staying home, social distancing, masks, and limited grocery store visits. With liberty comes responsibil… --- ## [\[Alternate History\] Would it have been better if Israel was carved out of Montana?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-history-would-it-have-been-better-if-israel-was-carved-out-of-montana/776212)
**Author:** [@Salvor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salvor)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2017, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-history-would-it-have-been-better-if-israel-was-carved-out-of-montana/776212 "2017-01-16T01:29:16Z")
Or Wyoming, choose any empty state with not much going on. Perhaps Florida or Texas for some access to the ocean. Imagine a world where instead of the jews trying to found their new state surrounded by hostility they w… --- ## [Pls help a ravenously hungry person lose weight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pls-help-a-ravenously-hungry-person-lose-weight/576391)
**Author:** [@abderian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abderian)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pls-help-a-ravenously-hungry-person-lose-weight/576391 "2011-04-01T22:01:11Z")
It’s barely been six weeks since I stopped smoking, but I’ve already gained 12 pounds. That’s 12 pounds more than the 30 pounds I had gained while trying to stop smoking before I actually managed to do so. I know that b… --- ## [Wild Wild West (1999 Will Smith film)-How did they get this so wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wild-wild-west-1999-will-smith-film-how-did-they-get-this-so-wrong/510862)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2009, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wild-wild-west-1999-will-smith-film-how-did-they-get-this-so-wrong/510862 "2009-10-10T15:01:55Z")
I’ve just watched \*Wild Wild West \*for the third time. I really can’t believe this movie is this bad. With the exception of the giant spider, the gadgets weren’t fun. Will Smith does his worst job ever in the movie. His … --- ## [The lethal dose l.s.d.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lethal-dose-l-s-d/705359)
**Author:** [@bahttothefuture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bahttothefuture)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lethal-dose-l-s-d/705359 "2014-11-24T22:46:52Z")
This argument is in my opinion the most disturbing and upsetting. It is an ongoing debate on a subject that really has no hard evidence. My position on the subject is: Yes there is a lethal dose. My reason for this pos… --- ## [What was Jimmy Hoffa's ''ethnicity?''](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-jimmy-hoffas-ethnicity/161734)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-jimmy-hoffas-ethnicity/161734 "2013-02-27T21:11:47Z")
I saw this question posted “elsewhere,” but have often wondered myself. --- ## [Inheritance Tax](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inheritance-tax/571519)
**Author:** [@curious11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curious11)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inheritance-tax/571519 "2011-02-24T19:27:14Z")
So many discussions on changing the death tax or Inheritance Tax there is an often quoted number of 0.24 percent of the population will ever pay that tax. I was wondering if that number holds for the not-so-distant futu… --- ## [What's correct, "he had GOT some" or "he had GOTTEN some"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-correct-he-had-got-some-or-he-had-gotten-some/533769)
**Author:** [@wclark\_xoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wclark_xoom)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-correct-he-had-got-some-or-he-had-gotten-some/533769 "2010-04-07T22:36:38Z")
What’s correct, “he had GOT some” or “he had GOTTEN some”? http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/258/whats-correct-he-had-got-some-or-he-had-gotten-some I disagree with the claim that “got means you obtained somethi… --- ## [So, what's the big deal about bilingualism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-big-deal-about-bilingualism/406999)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2007, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-big-deal-about-bilingualism/406999 "2007-06-11T15:52:48Z")
I watched part of the Republican debate last night, and one candidate (I believe it was Tom Tancredo), talked in horrified tones about how the US is becoming gasp bilingual. The way he said it made it clear that he thin… --- ## [explain a miracle - religious debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-a-miracle-religious-debate/646335)
**Author:** [@Loreeee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loreeee)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2013, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-a-miracle-religious-debate/646335 "2013-01-11T02:29:47Z")
I’m an italian atheist and I’m searching the rational explanation of the most recents christian catholics miracles. For the most famous miracles I found a rational explanation but there is a miracle, less famous, that I … --- ## [Did Herman Cain on Meet the Press help or hinder Herman Cain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-herman-cain-on-meet-the-press-help-or-hinder-herman-cain/599975)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-herman-cain-on-meet-the-press-help-or-hinder-herman-cain/599975 "2011-10-23T17:13:05Z")
I saw some of the interview. The thing that stood out the most (of what I saw) was that the interviewer really seemed to be softballing Cain, which I thought was odd for Meet the Press. But does this match others’ impr… --- ## [Interested in Proof of Macroevolution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-in-proof-of-macroevolution/435890)
**Author:** [@timtupp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/timtupp)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-in-proof-of-macroevolution/435890 "2008-02-11T18:36:05Z")
I am interested in seeing proof of macroevolution. Allow me to explain my motive … I’m a Christian, but not a fundamentalist in the traditional sense. I believe in the biblical creation account, but I don’t think that e… --- ## [Apple is in trouble--but it's flawed thinking to say that's due to Jobs' passing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-is-in-trouble-but-its-flawed-thinking-to-say-thats-due-to-jobs-passing/677328)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-is-in-trouble-but-its-flawed-thinking-to-say-thats-due-to-jobs-passing/677328 "2014-02-01T04:22:39Z")
2013 wasn’t a great year for Apple. You’ve probably seen the stories about Apple failing to innovate, etc. If you haven’t seen those, you’ve probably at least noticed… that Apple failed to innovate. One thing you’ve als… --- ## [Stop telling me not to worry, because I know how screwed I am.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-telling-me-not-to-worry-because-i-know-how-screwed-i-am/493760)
**Author:** [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-telling-me-not-to-worry-because-i-know-how-screwed-i-am/493760 "2009-04-27T21:24:02Z")
For fuck’s sake, yes, I’m fucking worried. Why? Because I’m a fuckup. I’m graduating in 32 days. I lose my job when I do. I do not have another job lined up. I do, however, have a useless and expensive degree (beca… --- ## [Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (S.C.). "We’re not generating enough angry white guys"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sen-lindsey-o-graham-s-c-we-re-not-generating-enough-angry-white-guys/633277)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2012, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sen-lindsey-o-graham-s-c-we-re-not-generating-enough-angry-white-guys/633277 "2012-09-08T04:16:38Z")
Lately, finding Republicans to pit is like shooting fish in a barrel. I suppose you have to admire his candor. http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/as-republican-convention-emphasizes-diversity-racial-incidents-intr… --- ## [Senator Lindsey Graham has died, plus discussion about his potential replacement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-lindsey-graham-has-died-plus-discussion-about-his-potential-replacement/1031618)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 288\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-lindsey-graham-has-died-plus-discussion-about-his-potential-replacement/1031618 "2026-10-22T01:26:47Z")
Just as we are wondering if Mitch McConnell is still alive, another Republican is confirmed dead. This is definitely going to shake up the balance in the Senate as we head into the midterms. --- ## [You lose an eye. Eye patch? Glass eye? Other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-lose-an-eye-eye-patch-glass-eye-other/556517)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-lose-an-eye-eye-patch-glass-eye-other/556517 "2010-10-12T19:13:54Z")
This was brought to mind by this comment in the military trivia thread: It looks badasson the guy. So do you think you could get away with the classic black eye patch look? Would you opt for a realistic glass eye? S… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=741&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=743&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)