# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=760&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:** 761 --- ## [Eastern promise: what, if anything, can non-believers learn from Buddhism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eastern-promise-what-if-anything-can-non-believers-learn-from-buddhism/590338)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eastern-promise-what-if-anything-can-non-believers-learn-from-buddhism/590338 "2013-08-13T02:06:37Z")
I know we have Buddhists on the boards, views from them are welcome. By non-believers, I mean atheists/agnostics/antitheist/apatheists/etc. The SDMB has a history of brutally dissecting the claims of religion, particul… --- ## [How do American ideas of luxury compare to European ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-american-ideas-of-luxury-compare-to-european-ones/539650)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2010, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-american-ideas-of-luxury-compare-to-european-ones/539650 "2010-05-21T07:50:35Z")
Spun off from this thread. Ready… GO! --- ## [Wolf t-shirts = white trash? Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolf-t-shirts-white-trash-why/194041)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2003, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolf-t-shirts-white-trash-why/194041 "2003-08-14T01:07:02Z")
On this bulletin board, and several others, I’ve read about an association between wolf t-shirts and … well, white trashiness. Based on my personal observations, I’ve noticed the same thing. Seems like most – not all, … --- ## [Will Marco Rubio run for reelection to the senate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-marco-rubio-run-for-reelection-to-the-senate/757643)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-marco-rubio-run-for-reelection-to-the-senate/757643 "2016-10-18T07:13:55Z")
There is a movement to try to convince Rubio to run for his current senate seat. Rubio himself seems to be considering it. What do you all think, will he or won’t he? The deadline to declare is June 24th, so he has 1 … --- ## [Could the Soviets have defeated the Third Reich alone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-soviets-have-defeated-the-third-reich-alone/627809)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-soviets-have-defeated-the-third-reich-alone/627809 "2012-07-15T00:01:45Z")
Allow me to present two counterfactuals that may have resulted in knocking Britain out of the war early, and consequently the United States. They are rooted in decisions taken within the German high command in 1940, mai… --- ## [Do you believe in ghosts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-in-ghosts/379826)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Hound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Hound)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2006, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-in-ghosts/379826 "2006-11-19T05:37:53Z")
I certainly believe in spirits no matter what we call them and no matter if they are plant, animal or human. --- ## [Shodan is a racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-is-a-racist/511019)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2009, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-is-a-racist/511019 "2009-09-24T22:46:34Z")
Well, I didn’t know that. I thought I knew all the other racists, and I never see him at any of the meetings. Hentor tells me I hate blacks. There used to be that whole crowd that would remind me how much I hated th… --- ## [Without looking it up, do you know of these two events?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-looking-it-up-do-you-know-of-these-two-events/667293)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-looking-it-up-do-you-know-of-these-two-events/667293 "2013-08-30T04:36:18Z")
I was having a conversation with a colleauge who is in her late 20s, and she hadn’t heard of either of these two events. I was surprised, but then I asked a few other colleagues in their late 20s and none of them had ei… --- ## [Are there believers here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-believers-here/667355)
**Author:** [@want2befree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2befree)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2013, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-believers-here/667355 "2013-09-01T07:03:22Z")
And if so, please let me know, so I won’t feel so alone! And also, what do you think accounts for the lack of believers on this board that seems to comprise people in mid-life, and very intelligent? --- ## [Well, fuck, it looks like it's going to be Bush. Putcher rants here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-fuck-it-looks-like-its-going-to-be-bush-putcher-rants-here/272651)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2004, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-fuck-it-looks-like-its-going-to-be-bush-putcher-rants-here/272651 "2004-11-05T19:39:59Z")
I’m listening to NPR as I type this, and it seems that one after another of the contested states is going for Bush. Four more years of a goatfelching drugstore cowboy to represent my country in the world. Four more ye… --- ## [European contact with the New World... how could it have played out better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-contact-with-the-new-world-how-could-it-have-played-out-better/664620)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2013, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-contact-with-the-new-world-how-could-it-have-played-out-better/664620 "2013-08-01T01:12:41Z")
I think it’s pretty well accepted that the European contact with the New World starting with Columbus was a massive genocidal catastrophe, wiping out millions, destroying cultures and societies, and generally being a mas… --- ## [Bands with food in their name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-food-in-their-name/389270)
**Author:** [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-food-in-their-name/389270 "2007-01-26T19:09:36Z")
We haven’t had one of these for quite some time, lets see if we can crank out a list of band names (or solo artists) with food related items in their names. Throwing out for a start Bananarama --- ## [Can you cheat at bowling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-cheat-at-bowling/10387)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2000, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-cheat-at-bowling/10387 "2000-04-15T12:44:00Z")
I have a friend who bowls. The other day he told me that you can get bowling balls that have weights in them, and the holes arranged just right, so as to enable the bowler to “put it in the pocket” every time. When I ask… --- ## [Who knows the complete lyrics to these "camp" songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-the-complete-lyrics-to-these-camp-songs/158929)
**Author:** [@Hermann\_Cheruscan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermann_Cheruscan)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2003, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-the-complete-lyrics-to-these-camp-songs/158929 "2003-03-07T01:03:48Z")
I recall a couple of tunes from my summercamp days, but I don’t remember all the lyrics. The first one was goes: Be kind to your web footed freinds, For a duck my be somebodies mother… And it’s sung to the tune of t… --- ## [Do penis enlargement supplements work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-penis-enlargement-supplements-work/575723)
**Author:** [@potsie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/potsie)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2011, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-penis-enlargement-supplements-work/575723 "2011-03-28T20:29:39Z")
I know TSD answered this question years ago about penis enlargement contraptions, but I’m wondering about those pills that they sell at gas stations and advertise in the back of magazines. Do they actually work? Do the … --- ## [7 year old rampage at Zoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-year-old-rampage-at-zoo/466290)
**Author:** [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-year-old-rampage-at-zoo/466290 "2008-10-06T14:43:31Z")
\[BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Boy fed zoo reptiles to crocodile\](BBC Link) What do you do with this one? The little snot is too young to be legally responsible, but it sounds like he needs counselling of some kind. Surel… --- ## [Testicle Wrench](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testicle-wrench/488876)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2009, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testicle-wrench/488876 "2009-05-19T17:32:59Z")
No, I don’t know what a testicle wrench is, either. And no, I wouldn’t want one used on my nards, whatever it is. But for some reason the phrase “testicle wrench” popped into my head the other day and I really liked it… --- ## [Falling in love with a prostitute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falling-in-love-with-a-prostitute/664847)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2013, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falling-in-love-with-a-prostitute/664847 "2013-07-31T02:34:00Z")
Hello, I’m looking for stories where a man falls in love with a prostitute. Primarily I’m interested in a man falling for a female prostitute, though I wouldn’t mind hearing about other combinations. I’m mostly intere… --- ## [What is the most successful company to only produce a single unique product? See OP for more info.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-successful-company-to-only-produce-a-single-unique-product-see-op-for-more-info/817044)
**Author:** [@Textual\_Assault](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Textual_Assault)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-successful-company-to-only-produce-a-single-unique-product-see-op-for-more-info/817044 "2018-07-05T04:24:40Z")
What’s the most successful company to only produce a single unique product? You might say something like GM because they make automobiles. True but they don’t fit the question because they make many different models of… --- ## [Law question (Perry Mason)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-question-perry-mason/743208)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-question-perry-mason/743208 "2016-02-24T20:40:02Z")
I’ve been watching the old 50s series of Perry Mason starring Raymond Burr. I noticed that Mason and the prosecutor often object thus: Objection, Your Honor! Incompetent, irrelevant and immaterial! I’ve never heard the… --- ## [And for God's sake, whatever you do, don't, under any circumstances](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-for-gods-sake-whatever-you-do-dont-under-any-circumstances/267375)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2011, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-for-gods-sake-whatever-you-do-dont-under-any-circumstances/267375 "2011-03-27T16:02:39Z")
Ocean’s 11 Rusty Ryan is giving The Speech to Lionel: WHAT fercrying out loud don’t under any circumstance do WHAT! What could it possibly be? The floor is open to all Dopers who dream of doing a Big Con ( and not S… --- ## [The guy in front of me at airport security this morning had an AK47 in his carry on.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-guy-in-front-of-me-at-airport-security-this-morning-had-an-ak47-in-his-carry-on/596895)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2011, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-guy-in-front-of-me-at-airport-security-this-morning-had-an-ak47-in-his-carry-on/596895 "2011-09-25T00:36:10Z")
It caused a big hassle (obviously), for me especially, because I was right behind him, so my bags were in the x-ray machine too. As soon as the x-ray guy saw what it was (it appeared to be in a case - but even I could se… --- ## [Apparently Dan Aykroyd is nuts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-dan-aykroyd-is-nuts/531766)
**Author:** [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-dan-aykroyd-is-nuts/531766 "2010-03-10T10:43:27Z")
I was reading todays paper and came across this article. The interviewer asked Aykroyd about 2012. Dan has some rather odd ideas about what is going to happen: This kinda bums me out. I always liked Aykroyd but I had … --- ## ["In Iraq, Things Really Aren't That Bad" - I told you so!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-iraq-things-really-arent-that-bad-i-told-you-so/181793)
**Author:** [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2003, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-iraq-things-really-arent-that-bad-i-told-you-so/181793 "2003-06-20T17:21:41Z")
A couple of weeks ago, I started a thread claiming that conditions in Iraq weren’t as bad as the press were representing. It was based on a column by Mark Steyn, who had spent two weeks driving around the country on his… --- ## [IS anyone seriously considering voting for J. F. Kerry...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-seriously-considering-voting-for-j-f-kerry/241848)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2004, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-seriously-considering-voting-for-j-f-kerry/241848 "2004-05-03T03:00:35Z")
… as opposed to voting against G. W. Bush? I must say i am for W, but would really like to know if the ‘opposition’ is really voting for F’s vision of the country or really is voteing anyone but W. --- ## [Have you ever gotten a recycled cell phone number?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-gotten-a-recycled-cell-phone-number/552711)
**Author:** [@dzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzero)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2010, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-gotten-a-recycled-cell-phone-number/552711 "2010-09-07T11:34:34Z")
I switched over to using pay as you go phones a couple of years ago. For as much as I use it, it was stupid to pay $50 or more per month. Now I pay $100-150 per year rather than the $700-800 my previous plan cost me. I… --- ## [What Would You Do As A Tourist in London?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-as-a-tourist-in-london/794411)
**Author:** [@spjork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spjork)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2018, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-as-a-tourist-in-london/794411 "2018-11-06T02:20:00Z")
I’ve lived near or in London for over 10 years and I’ve still not done most of the things people would usually do when they are tourists. I guess I take for granted that I can visit the Tower of London, the Houses of Pa… --- ## [Why is it so hard to get a federal job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-get-a-federal-job/455045)
**Author:** [@scrambledeggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scrambledeggs)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-get-a-federal-job/455045 "2008-07-06T19:19:50Z")
Looking at USAJOBS, there are thousands upon thousands of them. The FedGov is the largest employer. So why is it that everyone I know says it is virtually impossible to get hired? No matter how many resumes you send, it … --- ## [What's faster, your printing or your cursive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-faster-your-printing-or-your-cursive/595787)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-faster-your-printing-or-your-cursive/595787 "2014-06-25T06:37:50Z")
Assuming you had to hand write out a page of text right now, what could you do most quickly in a legible fashion - cursive (specifically, the handwriting you learned in school as “cursive”) or print it? --- ## [The Inappropriate Response Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-inappropriate-response-thread/155120)
**Author:** [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2003, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-inappropriate-response-thread/155120 "2003-03-08T00:25:05Z")
Pucky banned? I never saw that coming. --- ## [Super 8 is great! (boxed spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-8-is-great-boxed-spoilers/584899)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2011, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-8-is-great-boxed-spoilers/584899 "2011-07-24T02:32:28Z")
We’ve seen it twice in the past 2 days and it’s well-worth seeing again and again. I’m not going to give anything away but for those who’ve seen it, please use spoiler tags. I’ll just say for now that while it pays homag… --- ## [Do you donate to NPR or a NPR station?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-donate-to-npr-or-a-npr-station/700602)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2014, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-donate-to-npr-or-a-npr-station/700602 "2014-10-13T12:12:21Z")
I used to donate to my station but then I realized they run as many commercials as every other station around here. (Sometimes I wonder if they are secretly run by Clear Channel) So I figure they don’t need my cash. --- ## [The US Medal of Valor a Satanic pentagram?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-medal-of-valor-a-satanic-pentagram/609618)
**Author:** [@Theophane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Theophane)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2012, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-medal-of-valor-a-satanic-pentagram/609618 "2012-01-18T23:47:48Z")
Is the US Medal of Valor a Satanic pentagram or am I crazy? :eek: Who has taken a good look at that medal? --- ## [Sports teams named after a region's working people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-teams-named-after-a-regions-working-people/569689)
**Author:** [@LateComer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LateComer)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-teams-named-after-a-regions-working-people/569689 "2011-02-23T14:41:30Z")
There has been a lot of talk about the upcoming Super Bowl regarding some rare aspects of the teams. Two old franchises, neither has cheerleaders, etc. One thing I noticed is the they are both examples of the rare tea… --- ## [This piece of shit cannot pass! More foam-flecked Bush bashing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-piece-of-shit-cannot-pass-more-foam-flecked-bush-bashing/367099)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2006, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-piece-of-shit-cannot-pass-more-foam-flecked-bush-bashing/367099 "2006-08-06T23:51:10Z")
Our great leader’s new ass-wipe at our Constitution. Oh yeah and this beaut: The only reason why I haven’t gathered my pitchfork and torch is because I believe this would never pass Congress. But fuck that retarded e… --- ## [Kitchen remodeling: give us your words of wisdom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchen-remodeling-give-us-your-words-of-wisdom/978862)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchen-remodeling-give-us-your-words-of-wisdom/978862 "2023-04-03T15:37:59Z")
To make a long story short, Tom\_Scud and I are about to embark on a kitchen remodeling project that will fall in scope somewhere between just replacing the cabinets and countertops, and gutting the kitchen and rearrangin… --- ## [Female teacher seduces juvenile male](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-teacher-seduces-juvenile-male/295380)
**Author:** [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2005, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-teacher-seduces-juvenile-male/295380 "2005-03-26T13:35:12Z")
I don’t know if this is where this belongs, but I’ll start here in the hopes that somebody has some real information to bring to the table. Lacking that, I suspect we’ll get moved to IMHO. So what have we got here? Tha… --- ## [Why do American Networks "re-work" successful TV formulae?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-american-networks-re-work-successful-tv-formulae/549940)
**Author:** [@kim\_jung\_il](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kim_jung_il)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2010, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-american-networks-re-work-successful-tv-formulae/549940 "2010-08-18T13:03:22Z")
You know what I mean. They’ll take a show that is really popular, either in a single country, or in many countries, and not only will they replace actors and actresses with Americans, they’ll change the entire format of … --- ## [What "Perfect Storm" Circumstances Could Make Individual Southern States Go Blue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-perfect-storm-circumstances-could-make-individual-southern-states-go-blue/615790)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2012, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-perfect-storm-circumstances-could-make-individual-southern-states-go-blue/615790 "2012-03-27T15:26:37Z")
General wisdom is that the GOP can count on winning the South in a Presidential Election. The inevitability of the South’s Electoral Votes, however, only goes to insure defeat when such circumstances arise that the “inev… --- ## [(Old) Highlight of the day - Dyeing in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-highlight-of-the-day-dyeing-in-the-mmp/1003263)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 349\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-highlight-of-the-day-dyeing-in-the-mmp/1003263 "2024-07-01T16:15:20Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 20c/68f with a predicted high of 25c/78f and partly cloudy. Weather app says “A fucking optimist would say it’s partly sunny outside. Fuck that optimist”. Fair enough, it’s overcast b… --- ## [I pit Jerome R. Corsi, and his Lying, Stupid Fucking Swiftboat Book.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-jerome-r-corsi-and-his-lying-stupid-fucking-swiftboat-book/459967)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-jerome-r-corsi-and-his-lying-stupid-fucking-swiftboat-book/459967 "2008-08-25T18:10:16Z")
I’ll shout out a full blown FUCK YOU to Jerome Corsi for yet another attempt to swiftboat a democratic presidential candidate. His dumbass book \*\* The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality\*\* \[I’m not… --- ## [Never mind Nate Silver, "Yahoo Signal" should get the biggest props](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-mind-nate-silver-yahoo-signal-should-get-the-biggest-props/642304)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2012, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-mind-nate-silver-yahoo-signal-should-get-the-biggest-props/642304 "2012-12-01T08:12:36Z")
This prediction, made way back in February (I emailed it to friends at the time which is how I serendipitously came across it now, looking through my sent folder for something else), was startlingly close to dead right. … --- ## [Privacy for showering - weird?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/privacy-for-showering-weird/717566)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/privacy-for-showering-weird/717566 "2015-04-15T18:14:19Z")
I don’t shower at home during the week, as I shower at the gym every morning. But it’s a quick utilitarian “rinse/hair/pits” shower. Maybe 3 minutes. Once a week I need a kind of long “grooming” shower for want of a bet… --- ## [What is the law regarding protesters at political rallies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-law-regarding-protesters-at-political-rallies/748851)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-law-regarding-protesters-at-political-rallies/748851 "2016-03-16T01:38:12Z")
In the Elections folder, and in other places around the web, I’m seeing a lot of people claim that protesters at a political rally have every bit as much right to free speech as the person speaking up on stage. I feel p… --- ## [Customer is always right.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customer-is-always-right/588044)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customer-is-always-right/588044 "2011-07-13T18:03:31Z")
Is this true, in your opinion? Feel free to elaborate. --- ## [Do you take a Baby Aspirin a day to protect your Heart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-a-baby-aspirin-a-day-to-protect-your-heart/607105)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2011, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-a-baby-aspirin-a-day-to-protect-your-heart/607105 "2011-12-24T14:01:38Z")
I’ve taken a baby aspirin a day to prevent blood clots and heart attacks since 2000. Never had any heart problems, but my doctor still recommended it. How about you? --- ## [Lead Characters Who Commit Murder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-characters-who-commit-murder/585548)
**Author:** [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-characters-who-commit-murder/585548 "2011-06-22T14:58:22Z")
Was thinking of the Magnum P. I. episode where Magnum kills Ivan, the Russian agent, in the final frame of the episode called (iirc) “Did You See The Sun Rise This Morning?”. Any more examples where the “good guy” kills… --- ## [Song-melding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-melding/807177)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2021, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-melding/807177 "2021-12-16T06:11:40Z")
In what might turn out to be another one of my classic goose egg threads, here I’m looking for examples of songs people meld together when they’re running songs through their head. Alas - where you come to a part in a s… --- ## [Baseball fan tasered for running onto the field](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-fan-tasered-for-running-onto-the-field/538299)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-fan-tasered-for-running-onto-the-field/538299 "2010-05-07T20:19:08Z")
Article here. I’m having a hard time deciding whether this is excessive or not. My instinct is to say yes. While I think people who decide to run on to the field are morons and asking for what they get (most of the time… --- ## [How much does the average Real Estate agent make?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-the-average-real-estate-agent-make/372896)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2006, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-the-average-real-estate-agent-make/372896 "2006-09-17T05:21:56Z")
Say you have your average real estate agent in suburbia. He/she sells $200,000-$400,000 houses for a living. Nothing spectacular, regular homes that are reasonable price. On average, what does that Agent bring home ye… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=759&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=761&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)