# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=763&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:** 764 --- ## [Super Tuesday Super Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-tuesday-super-thread/436453)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2008, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-tuesday-super-thread/436453 "2008-02-08T03:34:11Z")
Let’s discuss the results as they come in tonight. I believe Georgia is first for the Dems. Should be an easy Obama state. But will it be like South Carolina? Or will Hillary pull closer, even win? --- ## [What will Obamas second term be like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-obamas-second-term-be-like/607501)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2012, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-obamas-second-term-be-like/607501 "2012-01-06T04:18:42Z")
Assuming that my half drunken Rant was incorrect (it wasn’t) and somehow this incompetent get’s re-elected, even against the \[eventual clown he’s going to be running against yet he’s still toast\], tell me what his (non-e… --- ## [Neuromancer or Snow Crash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neuromancer-or-snow-crash/521236)
**Author:** [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2009, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neuromancer-or-snow-crash/521236 "2009-12-29T17:20:00Z")
I’ve been meaning to read these two books for years and through some scary happenstance, they both came in at the library for me on the same day. I know it probably isn’t a good idea, but I’m reading both of them at the … --- ## [At what point did Civil Defense in the USA during the Cold War become pointless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-did-civil-defense-in-the-usa-during-the-cold-war-become-pointless/780550)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2017, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-did-civil-defense-in-the-usa-during-the-cold-war-become-pointless/780550 "2017-03-23T02:45:45Z")
If it ever did? Or if there was ever any point in the first place? I’ve just watched one of the TED lectures on youtube titled, ‘How to survive a nuclear attack’, the lecturer takes the usual sneering tone towards the c… --- ## [Lost 2.16: "The Whole Truth"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-2-16-the-whole-truth/349440)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2006, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-2-16-the-whole-truth/349440 "2006-03-26T18:53:10Z")
First, the thread rules: So let’s see… where are we? Jack and Locke have a new guest, Henry Gale, in the gun locker. Kate and Claire, with help form CFL, discovered a new bunker— the Medicine Bunker where Claire wa… --- ## [Ron Perlman (Hellboy)'s bod](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-perlman-hellboy-s-bod/243228)
**Author:** [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2004, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-perlman-hellboy-s-bod/243228 "2004-05-04T04:01:30Z")
Okay, now Ron Perlman has always been a pretty robust fella. Even in his smaller-than-Vincent roles, he’s been pretty darn big and buff. Brawny and barrel chested. I just saw Hellboy and he had a few shirtless scenes … --- ## [Is there any easy way to cut the first ten seconds of an mp3 song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-easy-way-to-cut-the-first-ten-seconds-of-an-mp3-song/628010)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-easy-way-to-cut-the-first-ten-seconds-of-an-mp3-song/628010 "2012-07-18T16:01:19Z")
I have a song I really love but the first ten seconds of it are awful. It consists of a terribly-screechy voiced kid singing the first few lines. (Note: Kids singing is not cute. It’s annoying.) After that the song picks… --- ## [The Ultimate Pick-Me-Up Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-pick-me-up-thread/58880)
**Author:** [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2001, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-pick-me-up-thread/58880 "2001-11-28T00:29:17Z")
No, guys, I didn’t say Pick Up thread. (Though if that happens here, who am I to disagree! :smiley: ) I’ve noticed that a lot of people seem to be either going through some hard times or are on the downswing of their de… --- ## [Can an executor of a will name someone else to be the executor after the will-maker dies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-executor-of-a-will-name-someone-else-to-be-the-executor-after-the-will-maker-dies/552271)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2012, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-executor-of-a-will-name-someone-else-to-be-the-executor-after-the-will-maker-dies/552271 "2012-04-09T11:46:29Z")
This isn’t legal advice, per se…it’s more of a general legal question. Say, hypothetically, that someone with no legal experience at all (a non-lawyer) is named the executor of his parent’s will. This named executor has … --- ## [The Big Bang Theory 5/3--The Launch Acceleration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-5-3-the-launch-acceleration/620782)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-5-3-the-launch-acceleration/620782 "2012-05-11T16:11:26Z")
Howard’s space mission is moved up, conflicting with the wedding. Meanwhile, Leonard mentions something in the bedroom that surprises Penny. --- ## [Star Trek: Nemesis.... why!?!?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-nemesis-why/528357)
**Author:** [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2010, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-nemesis-why/528357 "2010-02-17T05:46:51Z")
caveats: giant nerd alert may be a spoiler depending on how long spoilers can last for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re-watched Star Trek: Nemesis recently. W.T.F. were they thinking Like Jesus, the seri… --- ## [Secret Passageways In Houses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-passageways-in-houses/615880)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2013, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-passageways-in-houses/615880 "2013-02-21T04:52:29Z")
I work a part time job at an old upscale club and I was wondering why there was a long winding hallway around the building. The door outside leads two ways, one directly to a kitchen and the other winds to the front. I … --- ## [Big Love 01.24, Teenie is back from camp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-love-01-24-teenie-is-back-from-camp/526315)
**Author:** [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2010, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-love-01-24-teenie-is-back-from-camp/526315 "2010-02-04T22:07:55Z")
After a season and a half, Teenie is finally back from camp --- ## [lyrics that don't sound right/make you cringe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-dont-sound-right-make-you-cringe/175831)
**Author:** [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2003, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-dont-sound-right-make-you-cringe/175831 "2003-05-30T20:47:58Z")
There are certain songs that have phrases that bug the crap out of me because they sound… stupid, mismatched, out of place. Things that make me think the songwriter didn’t know what he was talking about. Examples: Glo… --- ## [What would happen if I painted a boat with Never-Wet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-i-painted-a-boat-with-never-wet/661635)
**Author:** [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2013, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-i-painted-a-boat-with-never-wet/661635 "2013-06-24T04:26:17Z")
Never-Wet is a superhydrophobic spray-on coating that repels water. Would the boat sink? --- ## [Paralegals--Input, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paralegals-input-please/653596)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paralegals-input-please/653596 "2013-03-25T20:07:29Z")
Any Paralegals on the Board? I’ve been thinking about training as one, & starting a second, late-life career. Tell me about it. --- ## [Damn Dirty April! (Monthly Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-dirty-april-monthly-mini-rants/999679)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-dirty-april-monthly-mini-rants/999679 "2024-05-11T21:44:18Z")
I’ll start with a self-Pitting. I saw this tweet and as a Seahawks fan, for a moment I was a bit dismayed: Then I realized what fucking day it was. :man\_facepalming: --- ## [who was the first person to wear a hat backwards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-person-to-wear-a-hat-backwards/229989)
**Author:** [@vinniepaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vinniepaz)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2015, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-person-to-wear-a-hat-backwards/229989 "2015-10-19T09:20:19Z")
a friend offered a cash reward for the answer all i know is that he was a blues musician from the 1960s --- ## [Don't dare ask a moderator what "political" means](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-dare-ask-a-moderator-what-political-means/288058)
**Author:** [@Crandolph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crandolph)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2005, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-dare-ask-a-moderator-what-political-means/288058 "2005-02-12T02:49:02Z")
I’m only posting this thread here because apparently I’m not allowed to anywhere else. This seems to be what happens around here if you ask a moderator to define a word or phrase they use to chastise you: locked thread … --- ## [Vocalist Chris Cornell is Dead?! Soundgarden, Audioslave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocalist-chris-cornell-is-dead-soundgarden-audioslave/786909)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2019, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocalist-chris-cornell-is-dead-soundgarden-audioslave/786909 "2019-03-01T03:00:19Z")
Link here: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/arts/music/chris-cornell-dead-soundgarden.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb\_square&state=standard&cont… --- ## [Why don't stars fall up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-stars-fall-up/596252)
**Author:** [@Sinisterniik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinisterniik)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2020, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-stars-fall-up/596252 "2020-12-10T02:48:46Z")
When shooting stars fall across the sky, why don’t they just shoot in all directions? Why don’t we ever see a star shoot straight up from the horizon? --- ## [The Abyss and liquid-breathing: for real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-abyss-and-liquid-breathing-for-real/182703)
**Author:** [@Francis\_E\_Dec\_Esq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francis_E_Dec_Esq)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2003, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-abyss-and-liquid-breathing-for-real/182703 "2003-06-20T00:29:38Z")
Remember how Ed Harris had to breathe a liquid designed for deep sea diving in The Abyss. Is that liquid for real or just a movie invention? If real, what is it called? Supposedly Ed Harris felt so mistreated by Jame… --- ## [The video game ending thread- spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-video-game-ending-thread-spoilers/79254)
**Author:** [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-video-game-ending-thread-spoilers/79254 "2003-07-29T20:32:40Z")
I’m a horrible gamer. I admit it. To compensate, my style of gaming is to play with my brother- I sit on the couch and read comic books while he plays a game. I follow the storyline and solve the puzzles for him. Alterna… --- ## [Movies that should have a sequel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-should-have-a-sequel/706967)
**Author:** [@CGav8r](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CGav8r)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2014, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-should-have-a-sequel/706967 "2014-12-25T03:02:34Z")
Not sure if this subject has been covered before (I did a search-really), but what are some movies that you wish had sequels made? One I can think of is “Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World”; great action and … --- ## [If Trump is Charged and Arrested, and He Calls for Insurrection, What Do You Think Will Happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-is-charged-and-arrested-and-he-calls-for-insurrection-what-do-you-think-will-happen/970577)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-is-charged-and-arrested-and-he-calls-for-insurrection-what-do-you-think-will-happen/970577 "2023-04-24T19:29:14Z")
There are a lot of views about this, starting approximately here in this thread: This thread is for those who wish to discuss this aspect of potential criminal charges against Trump and any ensuing aftermath, in more … --- ## [Can you describe the worst teacher you ever had?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-describe-the-worst-teacher-you-ever-had/691215)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2014, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-describe-the-worst-teacher-you-ever-had/691215 "2014-12-21T13:21:05Z")
There is another thread on this board that asks about the worst female you ever knew. I’d like to ask something a little different. I’d like to ask about the worst teacher you ever had? You should not spell out their re… --- ## [Uncle Sam is now officially closed for business. But for how long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncle-sam-is-now-officially-closed-for-business-but-for-how-long/670083)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncle-sam-is-now-officially-closed-for-business-but-for-how-long/670083 "2013-10-17T02:54:06Z")
Well, a bunch of Federal workers are home watching tv today. Unpaid leave, unless some kind of deal gets cuts to retroactively pay them later. Some of them can probably use a few days off to relax and reconnect with thei… --- ## [Question about Star Trek canon after the latest movie \[\[edited title; spoilers inside\]\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-star-trek-canon-after-the-latest-movie-edited-title-spoilers-inside/544815)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2010, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-star-trek-canon-after-the-latest-movie-edited-title-spoilers-inside/544815 "2010-07-13T14:14:23Z")
. . . . . . . . . . IIRC destroying Vulcan was pretty controversial. Just curious if the fanbase has fully accepted this development, per the last movie Star trek (2009) , as the current canon for the series. --- ## [Blockbuster shutting down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blockbuster-shutting-down/673295)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2018, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blockbuster-shutting-down/673295 "2018-07-29T13:57:17Z")
Story here. OK, it’s not exactly unexpected, but all remaining Blockbuster stores are slated to shut down, as well as their video-by-mail service. The chain that closed so many neighborhood video stores and once had 100… --- ## [How much oil is in there, anyway? (If we can't stop the flow\] Edited title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-oil-is-in-there-anyway-if-we-cant-stop-the-flow-edited-title/540804)
**Author:** [@Rusalka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rusalka)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-oil-is-in-there-anyway-if-we-cant-stop-the-flow-edited-title/540804 "2010-05-27T21:26:30Z")
I’ve been wondering how long that well in the Gulf would leak oil if nothing was done. Has a natural event ever caused such a leak? --- ## [Christian School Textbook Claims Loch Ness Monster Disproves Evolution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-school-textbook-claims-loch-ness-monster-disproves-evolution/626390)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-school-textbook-claims-loch-ness-monster-disproves-evolution/626390 "2012-07-07T02:34:06Z")
You cannot make this stuff up! Reports in various media show that one of the biology texts for the Accelerated Christian Education claims that the Loch Ness Monster exists, is a plesiosaur, and that this is evidence that… --- ## [Parts of LOTR lore that you don't really get](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parts-of-lotr-lore-that-you-dont-really-get/413743)
**Author:** [@arseNal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arseNal)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parts-of-lotr-lore-that-you-dont-really-get/413743 "2007-08-02T23:17:30Z")
Are there any aspects of Tolkien’s world that you just can’t seem to get behind? For me, it’s the longevity of Elves (and other long-lived races) and their relationships with Man (and other short-lived races). I just d… --- ## [U.S. Navy only has 273 boats...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-navy-only-has-273-boats/730347)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-navy-only-has-273-boats/730347 "2015-09-21T01:18:02Z")
So, articles like this make it ambivalent if some upstart nation like China is about to weld together 9 more aircraft carriers and go kick USA’s ass on the high seas… So, I have a question. Who’s bright idea was it to … --- ## [Am I the only one who thinks bin Laden is hot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-thinks-bin-laden-is-hot/81646)
**Author:** [@Lucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2001, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-thinks-bin-laden-is-hot/81646 "2001-10-12T17:44:12Z")
OK, I said it. Go ahead and flame me. Of course I’d like to see the bastard bombed into oblivion. Of course I think he’s an asshole. Of course I’m sickened by his acts and his entire organization. But damn if he isn’… --- ## [Is redemption possible without religion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-redemption-possible-without-religion/553583)
**Author:** [@Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walker_in_Eternity)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-redemption-possible-without-religion/553583 "2010-09-21T12:39:12Z")
I’m an atheist, but was recently wondering about the concept of redemption. Many religions claim that we can be redeemed for our “sins”. While I do not accept the concept of sin as such, I wonder can we atheists truly … --- ## [Why is suicide bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-suicide-bad/333038)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2005, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-suicide-bad/333038 "2005-12-01T12:33:57Z")
I read the CNN story about the teenage girl who killed herself, supposedly with the encouragment and assistance of a Usenet community, alt.suicide.holiday. I visited the newsgroup and lurked. I saw the expected influx … --- ## [What's it like to sleep with someone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-to-sleep-with-someone/561125)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2010, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-to-sleep-with-someone/561125 "2010-11-26T00:11:43Z")
And no, I don’t mean sex. Does sleeping together enhance your relationship? Does it help you bond? Would it hurt your relationship to sleep apart? I’ve never as an adult slept with another person and likely never will,… --- ## [South Park 3/22/06](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-22-06/349538)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2006, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-22-06/349538 "2006-03-29T16:44:00Z")
Heh, the question of how they’re going to deal with Issac Hayes leaving has been answered… they’re sampling Isaac’s soundbites and pasting them together to make it seem like he’s a pedophile he seems…to be talking…like… --- ## [Is "eat your Wheaties" a meaningful phrase to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-eat-your-wheaties-a-meaningful-phrase-to-you/560312)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2010, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-eat-your-wheaties-a-meaningful-phrase-to-you/560312 "2010-11-16T21:49:02Z")
My intern just gave me a completed task and told me he was going to start his next assignment, which is a big one, so I said “Good – I hope you had your Wheaties this morning.” He clearly had no idea what I was talking a… --- ## [How come no one talks about "consensual" domestic violence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-no-one-talks-about-consensual-domestic-violence/627291)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-no-one-talks-about-consensual-domestic-violence/627291 "2012-07-07T01:36:42Z")
Bit of a misnomer there isn’t it? Well to me that is the problem, there is some domestic violence that is basically two people in love with wailing on each other. You know the apartment with the nightly fight and police… --- ## [Anyone up for a Diplomacy game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-diplomacy-game/463664)
**Author:** [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2009, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-diplomacy-game/463664 "2009-02-13T06:44:57Z")
I’ve found a website that lets people play Diplomacy online: http://www.playdiplomacy.com/ Anyone want to try this out and play a game? I’ve set it to have 3 days for orders, two days for retreats, and two days for bui… --- ## [What forgotten/neglected historic sites have you been to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-forgotten-neglected-historic-sites-have-you-been-to/662496)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-forgotten-neglected-historic-sites-have-you-been-to/662496 "2013-07-08T11:15:02Z")
There’s a thread about what famous tourist sites people haven’t been to in their own hometowns. That got me thinking the opposite. What neglected or unmarked sites have dopers gone out of their way to find out about an… --- ## [it's hanged, goddamn it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-hanged-goddamn-it/457781)
**Author:** [@Litoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Litoris)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2008, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-hanged-goddamn-it/457781 "2008-08-02T05:46:10Z")
People are hanged, clothes are hung. Fuck. How hard is that to grasp? Fuckity fuckity fuckity fuck. And while we’re on the topic, it’s sneaked, not snuck. Fucking morons. Oh yeh, and dragged, not drug. Fuck. --- ## [What famous person could come out of the closet...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-person-could-come-out-of-the-closet/495026)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2009, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-person-could-come-out-of-the-closet/495026 "2009-05-06T03:47:35Z")
and have it be both genuinely surprising to you, and good for gay rights in general? Contrariwise, is there anyone who makes you think, “Please, Wotan, don’t let this one be homosexual! The gays don’t need that kind o… --- ## [How do you counter this? (vaccination hold-off)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-counter-this-vaccination-hold-off/941536)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-counter-this-vaccination-hold-off/941536 "2021-08-14T17:06:53Z")
So on Reddit, someone made a dumb-assed comment about how most people are fine either way(getting vaccinated or not) because the death rate is only like 2%. I replied that I didn’t understand the argument against gettin… --- ## [It's almost 7AM, why the heck am I starting the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-7am-why-the-heck-am-i-starting-the-mmp/789898)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2017, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-7am-why-the-heck-am-i-starting-the-mmp/789898 "2017-07-03T02:28:24Z")
Happy Moonday! Where is everybody? You know I always have a sucky topic to start the week off. I have no creativity in me and I have a most boring life. So what do y’all suck at? It’s a nice cool 62 degrees here. W… --- ## [The forum is useless if one cant post questions related to his work.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-forum-is-useless-if-one-cant-post-questions-related-to-his-work/682815)
**Author:** [@RGNITKKR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RGNITKKR)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-forum-is-useless-if-one-cant-post-questions-related-to-his-work/682815 "2014-03-08T17:56:20Z")
A Forum is made to help others and here it is violating the basic purpose itself. --- ## [Women & Men: erotic fantasies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-men-erotic-fantasies/101250)
**Author:** [@Treebeard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treebeard)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2002, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-men-erotic-fantasies/101250 "2002-04-03T23:58:01Z")
Do women know that their male acquaintances and co-workers have intense erotic fantasies about them? Do women have intense erotic fantasies about their male acquaintances and co-workers? Ladies, this is what I me… --- ## [Can you stop a cop from using excessive force on someone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-stop-a-cop-from-using-excessive-force-on-someone/784813)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-stop-a-cop-from-using-excessive-force-on-someone/784813 "2017-05-03T21:27:13Z")
Example: A police officer is punching a defenseless person on the ground repeatedly. Would there be anyway a citizen could prevent that police officer from continuing his assault? Would physically stopping the police of… --- ## [Your first movie nudity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-movie-nudity/498402)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2009, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-movie-nudity/498402 "2009-06-07T02:45:28Z")
Inspired by my own first scary movie thread. The first actress I remember seeing naked is either Julie Andrews in S.O.B.(1981) or Jamie Lee Curtis in Trading Places(1983). In all likelihood JA was probably first but si… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=762&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=764&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)