# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=765&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:** 766 --- ## [Help me find some historical role models for my daughters.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-some-historical-role-models-for-my-daughters/464284)
**Author:** [@First\_Amongst\_Daves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/First_Amongst_Daves)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-some-historical-role-models-for-my-daughters/464284 "2008-09-29T14:40:16Z")
Disney has a lot to answer for. Apparently every girl’s wish and destiny is to get married. Its all about finding a handsome prince. Even Belle, the book-loving heroine in Beauty and the Beast, is doomed to marry the han… --- ## [SR-71 engine-out landing at EAFB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sr-71-engine-out-landing-at-eafb/584593)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sr-71-engine-out-landing-at-eafb/584593 "2011-06-10T20:33:22Z")
My uncle asked me about this email he received: This reminds me of a story my dad told me once: An F-104 lost its engine at high speed and high altitude, and made an engine-out landing hundreds of miles later. So a co… --- ## [Jokes that seem prejudiced, but aren't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-seem-prejudiced-but-arent/662100)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-seem-prejudiced-but-arent/662100 "2013-07-09T03:38:20Z")
This one is a little touchy, but I’m hoping y’all can follow me here. There is a certain type of misdirection joke that seems like it’s political or racial, but goes the other way and satirizes the audience’s preconcept… --- ## [So who's your same-sex crush? (Or opposite-sex, if you're gay or lesbian.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-your-same-sex-crush-or-opposite-sex-if-youre-gay-or-lesbian/500353)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-your-same-sex-crush-or-opposite-sex-if-youre-gay-or-lesbian/500353 "2009-06-22T18:35:59Z")
In other words, what famous person whose gender does not fit your default sexual orientation do you still think is freaking hot? My answer is currently the redoubtable Taye Diggs. --- ## [Are there any songs that reference time travel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-songs-that-reference-time-travel/359314)
**Author:** [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2006, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-songs-that-reference-time-travel/359314 "2006-06-06T15:43:14Z")
Or mention, y’know, travelling through time, or revisiting one’s past or seeing into the future or time machines or finding one’s true love or… anything like that Offhand I can’t think of any off-hand, but that’s why I … --- ## [Sitcom gimmicks. ex: You never saw Vera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-gimmicks-ex-you-never-saw-vera/125303)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2003, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-gimmicks-ex-you-never-saw-vera/125303 "2003-01-23T17:20:12Z")
Sitcom gimmicks - post 'em here. \[ul\] \[li\] Cheers: You never saw Norm’s wife Vera.\[/li\]\[li\] Simpsons Chalkboard, oil on driveway, couch routine.\[/li\]\[/ul\] And my favorite: \[ul\] \[li\] WKRP in Cincinnati: Les always ha… --- ## [Day 3 on the E Cigarette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/day-3-on-the-e-cigarette/640882)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2015, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/day-3-on-the-e-cigarette/640882 "2015-04-20T12:30:12Z")
And I must say that this is the best stop smoking aid ever. The design of the device is nothing short of amazing. It actually feels like you are smoking, and you can smoke it anywhere. It actually brought back memorie… --- ## [Religious America...why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-america-why/617254)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2012, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-america-why/617254 "2012-04-07T11:36:59Z")
Having a bit of a debate with my other half tonight, we came to wonder about the origins of the extreme religiosity of the US in modern times. Of course, we understand that the ‘extremism’ might be emphasised for media … --- ## [In the US, do all topless and bottomless dancers have to wear pasties & G-strings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-us-do-all-topless-and-bottomless-dancers-have-to-wear-pasties-g-strings/250150)
**Author:** [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2004, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-us-do-all-topless-and-bottomless-dancers-have-to-wear-pasties-g-strings/250150 "2004-06-17T14:12:28Z")
We are discussing this at this end, but since we are all basically Bible-toting Fundies, we have no actual experience to rely on, and must consult the Teeming Millions. The question at hand is, are there places/jurisdic… --- ## [I found a dead blue bird in my front yard: Bad omen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-dead-blue-bird-in-my-front-yard-bad-omen/500998)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2009, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-dead-blue-bird-in-my-front-yard-bad-omen/500998 "2009-06-26T20:53:57Z")
Went to the dentist today and in my front yard was a dead bluebird. I haven’t ever seen a blue bird in the wild until this year - and now I’ve seen two: both dead… This can’t bode well. --- ## [Mortgage/Debt after breakup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortgage-debt-after-breakup/554112)
**Author:** [@Fat\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fat_Chance)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortgage-debt-after-breakup/554112 "2010-09-29T19:08:03Z")
As mentioned in a few recent threads, my gf of almost 10 years recently left me - well, broke up with me, but is still living in our house. We bought the house together 3 years ago and are upside down in the mortgage. … --- ## ["I'm a very honest person"...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-very-honest-person/477574)
**Author:** [@outside\_artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outside_artist)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2008, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-very-honest-person/477574 "2008-12-20T10:37:02Z")
In my opinion, people who say things like this are letting you know that they are the opposite of what they claim. My friend, who is dating a guy who keeps saying this believes him, but I cringe every time he (frequently… --- ## [What is this new use of the word "anymore"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-new-use-of-the-word-anymore/618389)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-new-use-of-the-word-anymore/618389 "2012-04-12T19:57:21Z")
Has the word “anymore” added a new meaning while I wasn’t looking? I’ve been noticing this for quite some time but thought it was people being stupid in a ‘lose-loose’ kind of way. But today I saw these three strange use… --- ## [420: who here supports the prohibition of marijuana? And why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/420-who-here-supports-the-prohibition-of-marijuana-and-why/319069)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2005, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/420-who-here-supports-the-prohibition-of-marijuana-and-why/319069 "2005-09-15T18:22:07Z")
Post number 420! lolZ !!!11111 I figured I’d make this a special occasion by posting a thread about something that I have been curious about, but have never asked about on this board or any other. The issue here is the… --- ## [Does Iran have a right to nuclear weapons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-iran-have-a-right-to-nuclear-weapons/369832)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2006, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-iran-have-a-right-to-nuclear-weapons/369832 "2006-09-05T19:40:38Z")
Does Iran (or North Korea) have a right to develop nuclear weapons? Both countries have good reason to feel threatened by a country with a huge nuclear arsenal and has used nuclear weapons in war before. --- ## [Bands/Musicians that sold out... or did they?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-musicians-that-sold-out-or-did-they/672415)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2013, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-musicians-that-sold-out-or-did-they/672415 "2013-11-02T12:41:54Z")
The purpose of this thread is to talk about bands, musicians, and anyone in the music industry who you feel sold out, and to argue with others about whether or not they actually did sell out, or that they genuinely chang… --- ## [The famous "Earth rise" photo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-famous-earth-rise-photo/651249)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2013, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-famous-earth-rise-photo/651249 "2013-12-26T23:35:08Z")
As mentioned in another thread, this photo is one of the most famous in history. My question is: Where are the stars? It’s obviously daytime, though without an atmosphere, shouldn’t the stars still be visible? Or does it… --- ## [I smashed my son's bong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-smashed-my-sons-bong/346294)
**Author:** [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-smashed-my-sons-bong/346294 "2013-03-26T12:40:34Z")
I just couldn’t take it any more. My adult son quit college and is living at home. He is depressed, apparently severely, and spends most of the time in his room. We’ve talked about him quitting pot but he always BSs his … --- ## [Want a girl to like you? Annoy her to death!!! (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-a-girl-to-like-you-annoy-her-to-death-long/156768)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2003, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-a-girl-to-like-you-annoy-her-to-death-long/156768 "2003-02-25T09:02:25Z")
So you think it’s a good idea to call me at 2 something in the morning, yacking my ear off in some lame attempt to get me to like you, eh?. Good fucking job, you lunatic. I despise you greatly yet somehow think you’ll wi… --- ## [Dragonfly98, if anyone has been just beggin for a pitting, it's you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragonfly98-if-anyone-has-been-just-beggin-for-a-pitting-its-you/193905)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2003, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragonfly98-if-anyone-has-been-just-beggin-for-a-pitting-its-you/193905 "2003-12-21T04:39:02Z")
So, in Great Debates there was a debate going on about the morality of sport hunting. It was a bit heated, but generally civil. Then dragonfly98 reared his ugly head. In his first post alone, he manages to call hunter… --- ## [Actor/Actress is LESS good looking than the real thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actor-actress-is-less-good-looking-than-the-real-thing/695019)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2014, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actor-actress-is-less-good-looking-than-the-real-thing/695019 "2014-08-12T02:07:41Z")
Its usually this way that a real life individual is played by some heartthrob or sex kitten, much more attractive than the original. I know its subjective, Cases where this is reversed. Some of the actors in Tom Hanks … --- ## [Leatherman versus Swiss Army Knife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leatherman-versus-swiss-army-knife/484506)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2009, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leatherman-versus-swiss-army-knife/484506 "2009-02-07T03:24:43Z")
My trusty pocket knife broke after 20 years. They don’t make it anymore, so I’ve been researching and buying knives and such for the last few months. I’ve become obsessed. My reviews and research have brought up the c… --- ## [For people taking long tests: how do you deal with bathroom issues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-people-taking-long-tests-how-do-you-deal-with-bathroom-issues/641600)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-people-taking-long-tests-how-do-you-deal-with-bathroom-issues/641600 "2012-11-22T03:12:34Z")
I’m considering signing up for a sort of certification program that culminates in an all-day, competitive examination. And one of the first question that comes to mind is . . . what if I need to go to the bathroom? Folks… --- ## [the NFL, MLB and women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nfl-mlb-and-women/683654)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nfl-mlb-and-women/683654 "2014-03-18T12:50:56Z")
Hello Everyone, Has a woman ever tried out for a spot on a MLB or NFL team? I don’t recall ever hearing of one being on a pro team and I’m not even sure if these leagues would even entertain the idea of a lady in their … --- ## [Are my dating criteria unreasonable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-my-dating-criteria-unreasonable/158882)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2003, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-my-dating-criteria-unreasonable/158882 "2003-03-10T00:53:25Z")
So I’ve been wondering if this idea I have in my head of who I’d like to date is unreasonable. My ex, who is now a friend, says I’m too picky; I don’t think so, but there’s nothing like an anonymous group of cyberstran… --- ## [Expel all the trash to space!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expel-all-the-trash-to-space/602245)
**Author:** [@jrriojase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrriojase)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expel-all-the-trash-to-space/602245 "2011-11-11T20:19:30Z")
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6033/6324847390\_60a35ee0c9\_b.jpg So, I was at school today (high school, 1st semester) in environmental systems class, discussing trash and the way it’s handled, when this smartass girl (… --- ## [Spousal Conflict Resolution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spousal-conflict-resolution/581826)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spousal-conflict-resolution/581826 "2011-05-20T16:07:56Z")
You want A. Your spouse wants B. The only possibilities are A or B. How do you resolve the conflict? How do you resolve the conflict without the other spouse getting disgruntled about having to hash it out to arrive … --- ## [Maine Lobster vs. Canadian Lobster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-lobster-vs-canadian-lobster/595557)
**Author:** [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2011, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-lobster-vs-canadian-lobster/595557 "2011-09-08T21:26:33Z")
I was watching an old episode of Kitchen Nightmares and Ramsay went into a big kerfuffle over the lobsters being served in the restaurant (the Black Pearl, here in NYC). He looked at them and said they were Canadian lobs… --- ## ["Will no one rid us of of this troublesome priest." I am adding Pope Francis to the Death Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-no-one-rid-us-of-of-this-troublesome-priest-i-am-adding-pope-francis-to-the-death-pool/673480)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-no-one-rid-us-of-of-this-troublesome-priest-i-am-adding-pope-francis-to-the-death-pool/673480 "2013-12-07T14:25:54Z")
El papa demotes bishop of bling. Pope Francis called Christian fundamentalism a sickness. And so on… I am a recovering Catholic, fiercely atheist, and I kinda like the guy a little, but somehow I think he will end up … --- ## [The Omnibus Good News Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-good-news-thread/979923)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2025, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-good-news-thread/979923 "2025-07-20T19:56:56Z")
You know, it kind of sucks that society… or at least the reflection of which is here on the SDMB… treats good news with embarrassment, the conversational equivalent to farting in church. You probably won’t get called out… --- ## [Smurf village destroyed by UNICEF](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smurf-village-destroyed-by-unicef/325594)
**Author:** [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2005, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smurf-village-destroyed-by-unicef/325594 "2005-10-24T13:45:03Z")
As Dave Barry would say, I am not making this up. How do the United Nations and UNICEF depict the horrors of war and its effect on children as an anti-war and support message for a Belgian television commmercial? Why not… --- ## [Movies with a Jewish hero or tough-guy character](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-a-jewish-hero-or-tough-guy-character/455343)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2008, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-a-jewish-hero-or-tough-guy-character/455343 "2008-07-10T12:41:55Z")
I don’t want to derail the thread about Enemy at the Gates, so I’ll just start a new one. I’ll quote what I said there: This article sort of touches on what I’m getting at here. I’m trying to think of movies that have… --- ## [The Virginia Attorney-General is correct not to sign a brief against the Westboro Baptist Chuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-virginia-attorney-general-is-correct-not-to-sign-a-brief-against-the-westboro-baptist-chuch/541766)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2010, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-virginia-attorney-general-is-correct-not-to-sign-a-brief-against-the-westboro-baptist-chuch/541766 "2010-06-06T11:37:18Z")
Here’s the thing: I’m not normally a fan of my state’s Attorney-General, Ken Cuccinelli. He’s far, far too conservative in my view - I was embarassed by his memorandum instructing state institutions not to include sexual… --- ## [Heidi's boobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heidis-boobs/158187)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2003, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heidis-boobs/158187 "2003-03-06T01:00:31Z")
For those of you totally lacking in culture, Heidi is a contestant on the current episode of Survivor. http://www.survivornews.net/mig/index.php?currDir=./Amazon/Castaways/Heidi&pageType=image&image=sn00542.jpg From wh… --- ## [2011 Oscar nominations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-oscar-nominations/610497)
**Author:** [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2012, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-oscar-nominations/610497 "2012-02-11T02:59:19Z")
Actor in a Leading Role Demián Bichir in “A Better Life” George Clooney in “The Descendants” Jean Dujardin in “The Artist” Gary Oldman in “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” Brad Pitt in “Moneyball” Actor in a Supporting R… --- ## [Has the Scientology hate gone too far?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-scientology-hate-gone-too-far/479785)
**Author:** [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-scientology-hate-gone-too-far/479785 "2009-01-06T19:00:15Z")
I’ve been participating in the CS thread about the tragic death of John Travolta’s teenaged son, and I noticed that a lot of folks are suggesting, if not outright doing it, that his death has some connection to the Travo… --- ## [How big IS a 38G?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-a-38g/300475)
**Author:** [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-a-38g/300475 "2024-02-28T15:17:21Z")
Yes, I’m talking about bra sizes here… I know about D and DD…personal experience tells me that a DD is pretty much on the large-ish scale…but a G?? I mean, holey-frickin’-moley! I’d think they’d be just…well…MASSIVE… … --- ## [I think my wife doesn't understand credit cards!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-wife-doesnt-understand-credit-cards/673014)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2013, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-wife-doesnt-understand-credit-cards/673014 "2013-11-09T18:42:14Z")
She said our credit will be increased by $250, so we better hurry and charge a TV on it. The ensuing discussion was bizarre. “They are only charging us like $10 in interest a month that is nothing, we spend that on a pi… --- ## [A minor Star Wars nitpick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-star-wars-nitpick/475016)
**Author:** [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2008, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-star-wars-nitpick/475016 "2008-12-03T19:36:48Z")
This is kind of silly but it just occurred to me. I’m sitting here watching \*\*\*Star Wars \*\*\*and SW The Empire Strikes Back on Spike TV. In the first movie when Han, Luke and company first encounter the Death Star and a s… --- ## [Gay marriage advocacy goes too far](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-marriage-advocacy-goes-too-far/665316)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2013, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-marriage-advocacy-goes-too-far/665316 "2013-08-07T11:54:49Z")
http://www.essexchronicle.co.uk/Gay-dads-set-sue-church-sex-marriage-opt/story-19597954-detail/story.html “Gay dads set to sue over church same-sex marriage opt-out” You may remember mad right wingers being made fun of… --- ## [Can I renounce my citizenship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-renounce-my-citizenship/350488)
**Author:** [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-renounce-my-citizenship/350488 "2015-02-16T17:53:44Z")
Of course, it’d cause untold problems. But in principle, could someone renounce their citizenship? And if I did so, what would my national status be? Would I be deported (and where to?)? --- ## [Mikaela Lauren kisses Cecilia Braekhus -- sexual assault?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mikaela-lauren-kisses-cecilia-braekhus-sexual-assault/799294)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2017, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mikaela-lauren-kisses-cecilia-braekhus-sexual-assault/799294 "2017-10-23T23:05:35Z")
If anyone is unfamiliar with the names, Ms. Braekhus is the current WBC, WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO World Welterweight champion. Ms. Lauren will be fighting Ms. Braekhus this Saturday. Braekhus is undefeated and one of her TK… --- ## [Describe y in x amount of words. Take 2.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 309\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2005, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-y-in-x-amount-of-words-take-2/326291 "2005-11-01T03:00:59Z")
Rules are not very hard. Just describe whatever it is the poster before you tells you to in the amount of words they choose, and then leave another for the next person. However, I ask that you not make it too “impossibl… --- ## [Women are more reluctant than men to date or marry down socio-economically. Is this bias changing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-more-reluctant-than-men-to-date-or-marry-down-socio-economically-is-this-bias-changing/634815)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2012, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-more-reluctant-than-men-to-date-or-marry-down-socio-economically-is-this-bias-changing/634815 "2012-09-19T16:33:07Z")
There’s an inbuilt bias professional women have against dating “down” socio-economically. A male doctor might marry a nurse and no one would blink. A female doctor would be much more likely to require same or higher soci… --- ## [Why did Native Americans in North and South America meet different fates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-native-americans-in-north-and-south-america-meet-different-fates/688208)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-native-americans-in-north-and-south-america-meet-different-fates/688208 "2014-05-14T18:03:05Z")
In North America, it seems that Europeans dominated the land. There was not as much mixing of Native American and European, and Native American numbers decreased. In South America, the destruction was great, but mixing … --- ## [The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe : Doctor Who Christmas Special 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doctor-the-widow-and-the-wardrobe-doctor-who-christmas-special-2011/607389)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2013, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doctor-the-widow-and-the-wardrobe-doctor-who-christmas-special-2011/607389 "2013-10-19T22:55:00Z")
Watching it now. Not quite what I expected, but kind of charming. Lots of nods to Narnia. Nice to see Bill Bailey as well. --- ## [Pawning a Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pawning-a-gun/280008)
**Author:** [@Mississippiman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippiman)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2015, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pawning-a-gun/280008 "2015-11-18T02:27:27Z")
I pawned my 30/30 rifle at the Pawnshop and before I get it back I have to do a background check. I know they check the ncis database. I have a DUI arrest, and a possession of Xanax arrest. Will I be able to get my gu… --- ## [Your opinion of the Blue Wave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-of-the-blue-wave/824108)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2019, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-of-the-blue-wave/824108 "2019-04-03T12:11:50Z")
There has been a wide spectrum of what the Blue Wave of '18 would look like: From tsunami to not-gonna-happen. Well, as the dust finally settles, what’s your verdict for how big (or disappointing) it ended up being? Po… --- ## [Oatmeal bath: how to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oatmeal-bath-how-to/574179)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oatmeal-bath-how-to/574179 "2011-03-12T01:35:47Z")
My daughter (15-y.o.) has been experiencing some generalized inflammation of her skin lately. We’re trying to get her some relief with a corticosteroid cream and OTC antihistamine (at bedtime), with mixed results. It occ… --- ## [How do creationists explain away prehistoric humans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-creationists-explain-away-prehistoric-humans/783522)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2017, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-creationists-explain-away-prehistoric-humans/783522 "2017-04-06T14:42:18Z")
I’m currently watching a fascinating documentary on Arte TV about the findings of a 25,000 year old burial of a female homo sapiens who carried a fetus with neanderthal features and DNA. This seems to prove earlier DNA f… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=764&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=766&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)