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**Author:** [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Replies:** 412\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2014, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-gay-guy-iv/63014 "2014-04-23T12:25:18Z")
{This thread is a continuation of the original “Ask the Gay Guy!”, “Ask the Gay Guy II!” and "Ask the Gay Guy III! threads.} Time for yet another housewarming! Response continues (albeit sporadically) from the original G… --- ## [What's so great about "The Princess Bride"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-the-princess-bride/540149)
**Author:** [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-the-princess-bride/540149 "2020-10-04T15:39:16Z")
In gatherings where the geek-level in the room/forum is sufficiently high, invariably “The Princes Bride” quotes will abound almost as much as Monty Python. They seem to pop up (again, on a Python-level) in .sig quotes … --- ## [The Five Essential American Literature Books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-five-essential-american-literature-books/551028)
**Author:** [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-five-essential-american-literature-books/551028 "2010-09-03T15:15:56Z")
I am an Anglophile. I have read every Dickens, every Wilkie Collins, every Jane Austen, Conan-Doyle, Thackery and Wilde. I love me 'dem Brits. And a girlfriend and I were talking about American Literature and I realize … --- ## [Sex on Cinemax: Real or Simulated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-on-cinemax-real-or-simulated/388414)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2007, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-on-cinemax-real-or-simulated/388414 "2007-01-21T18:05:33Z")
Those late night porn segments on Cinemax show naked bodies in various positions, ostensibly having sex. Neither male genitalia, oral-genital contact, actual penetration, or “money shots” are ever shown, unlike much ot… --- ## [Another "kid gets a hold of parents loaded gun" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-kid-gets-a-hold-of-parents-loaded-gun-thread/540727)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 344\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-kid-gets-a-hold-of-parents-loaded-gun-thread/540727 "2010-06-11T16:45:41Z")
(time for some ol’ fashioned Recreational Outrage) I’m not too into guns myself and while there may be a fringe of gun nutters out there I assume the majority of gun owners play it safe with their firearms. With that o… --- ## [He Hate Me FF keeper league - year 8](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-ff-keeper-league-year-8/548576)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 297\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2011, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-ff-keeper-league-year-8/548576 "2011-08-04T02:51:03Z")
Link to Yahoo League Schedule Offseason Trade Deadline: Monday 8/30/10 Keeper Declaration: Tuesday 8/31/10 Live Draft: Monday 9/6/10 (Labor Day) at 10:15pm Eastern Keeper Rules You can only keep a maximum of 3 pla… --- ## [Penn St. hit hard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-st-hit-hard/629138)
**Author:** [@Mince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mince)\ **Replies:** 281\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-st-hit-hard/629138 "2012-07-26T13:31:10Z")
Did the innocent employees of Enron suffer such a penalty, other than the loss of jobs, which was merely consequent? (And they were compensated, presumably, with unemployment benfits, etc.) They’re punishing the masse… --- ## [Kim Jong-il Is Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-jong-il-is-dead/606705)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-jong-il-is-dead/606705 "2011-12-30T00:26:51Z")
BBC is reporting that North Korea’s Kim Jong-il has died! From “physical and mental overwork,” according to state television. Announced moments ago. Died on Saturday morning. --- ## [Handicapping Federal gun control legislation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handicapping-federal-gun-control-legislation/647366)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2013, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handicapping-federal-gun-control-legislation/647366 "2013-01-19T10:41:15Z")
Tomorrow President Obama unveils the recommendations given to him by Vice President Biden. It should be no surprise that the recommendations will largely be the same as the Assault Weapons Ban that passed in 1994 and sun… --- ## [Is there a way to live without working?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-live-without-working/109110)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-live-without-working/109110 "2021-05-11T05:39:43Z")
I first thought of posting this in General Questions, but I soon realized the topic was too trivial, and besides, it’s largely tongue-in-cheek anyway. I’ve always been a lethargic, lazy bum, even since early childhood. … --- ## [What do you do when a lotion pump won't pop up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-when-a-lotion-pump-wont-pop-up/537275)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-when-a-lotion-pump-wont-pop-up/537275 "2017-04-05T01:04:15Z")
You know those pumps that come on bottles of cleanser and lotion and such. They arrive pushed down to almost meet the cap and you’re supposed to twist them until they pop up and then you can pump the dispenser like norma… --- ## [Any unexplored areas left on earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-unexplored-areas-left-on-earth/592490)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2015, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-unexplored-areas-left-on-earth/592490 "2015-09-06T11:06:50Z")
Occasionally I read about a tribe being discovered in the Amazon, in New Guinea, or in Borneo that had had no previous contact with the outside world. Apart from these three regions, the Antarctic, and under the oceans,… --- ## [NDE, I had one, has anyone else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nde-i-had-one-has-anyone-else/485411)
**Author:** [@jakesteele](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jakesteele)\ **Replies:** 410\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2009, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nde-i-had-one-has-anyone-else/485411 "2009-03-12T02:19:50Z")
I had a NDE in the hopital once when I temporally died. It was the single most out of this universe experience I’ve ever had. No gods, no devils, no white lights. I “saw” the impersonal aspect of life, the universe an… --- ## [I voted for Obama & I don't think Hillary Clinton has prayer of being the next POTUS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-for-obama-i-dont-think-hillary-clinton-has-prayer-of-being-the-next-potus/681404)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2014, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-for-obama-i-dont-think-hillary-clinton-has-prayer-of-being-the-next-potus/681404 "2014-03-24T13:52:54Z")
Re political leanings I like to think of myself as being MOR leaning progressive these days, but I honestly don’t think Hillary Clinton has a prayer being the next POTUS and it’s not on political grounds or the basis of … --- ## [Racialism: Everyone's Favorite Politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racialism-everyones-favorite-politics/817715)
**Author:** [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Replies:** 671\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racialism-everyones-favorite-politics/817715 "2018-07-27T20:48:12Z")
This thread is mostly about people active in discussing politics. The everyday person is not as obsessed with racial classification as the rabid activists. Let’s be honest, I’m talking about the lower classes, who regard… --- ## [2014 MLB Hall of Fame Ballot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-mlb-hall-of-fame-ballot/674859)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 386\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2014, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-mlb-hall-of-fame-ballot/674859 "2014-01-11T03:07:18Z")
Please vote for zero to ten players of your choice. If you’re voting for none, I’ve included an option at the bottom. --- ## [Home invasion defense: hand gun, sawed-off shotgun, Uzi, etc.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-invasion-defense-hand-gun-sawed-off-shotgun-uzi-etc/644723)
**Author:** [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-invasion-defense-hand-gun-sawed-off-shotgun-uzi-etc/644723 "2013-01-05T02:42:58Z")
If you home were to be invaded, which single weapon (below) would be your first choice? --- ## [Pedophiliacs: Should we feel sympathy for them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedophiliacs-should-we-feel-sympathy-for-them/510462)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2009, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedophiliacs-should-we-feel-sympathy-for-them/510462 "2009-10-07T10:37:25Z")
So in this thread over here we appear to be debating pedophiliac hypotheticals, God help us, and the question came up about ‘feeling sorry’ for those with such tendencies. I admit, if my understanding of pedophilia is c… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread - September 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-september-2014/696911)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2014, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-september-2014/696911 "2014-10-01T03:12:59Z")
Well here we are, summer reading is about over and time to gear up for fall! So what are you reading this autumn? I am currently reading the second John Rain book Hard Rain by Barry Eisler. It’s quirky and a bit violent… --- ## [SHOCKER! Things work differently in the movies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shocker-things-work-differently-in-the-movies/753778)
**Author:** [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2016, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shocker-things-work-differently-in-the-movies/753778 "2016-05-29T21:39:44Z")
If you were to take your cues from the movies on how machines and devices work, you’d believe that stealing a car involved little more than yanking some wires from the steering column, that all elevators feature human-si… --- ## [Does gray hair make women look old, frumpy and not-sexy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gray-hair-make-women-look-old-frumpy-and-not-sexy/589192)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2012, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gray-hair-make-women-look-old-frumpy-and-not-sexy/589192 "2012-02-05T05:49:46Z")
I am asking this because I’ve recently had a short-short cut and decided to let my color grow out and the gray come in. I am 53 and have been coloring my hair (starting with henna) since I was 14 years old. Two months a… --- ## [Hello!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello/639242)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 293\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello/639242 "2012-11-09T16:40:54Z")
Hello, I’m Kate and I’m new to this board. We just started an online, all natural beef, store \[link deleted\] - and I’m excited to see recipes, meet new friends and share our amazing beef with you guys. Thanks for welc… --- ## [House of the Dragon, an HBO prequel series to Game of Thrones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-the-dragon-an-hbo-prequel-series-to-game-of-thrones/941521)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 720\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-the-dragon-an-hbo-prequel-series-to-game-of-thrones/941521 "2024-05-15T01:30:35Z")
I’ll watch it for sure. And you? --- ## [How long can american sliced cheese be left at room temperature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-american-sliced-cheese-be-left-at-room-temperature/716458)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-american-sliced-cheese-be-left-at-room-temperature/716458 "2019-09-30T19:54:30Z")
I forgot I bought some sliced packaged cheese and I left it in the car, it was out for about 1.5-2 hours. It is an unopened package. Does anyone know if that is a problem? --- ## [Mike Pence in 2024-- please tell me it's not happening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-in-2024-please-tell-me-its-not-happening/924826)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 366\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-in-2024-please-tell-me-its-not-happening/924826 "2024-03-24T14:58:48Z")
Now the it is looking like Biden is going to win (happy dance), this means that Mike Pence will not be the outgoing VP in 2024, and therefore is not likely to be nominated for president. As someone who has lived under h… --- ## [This stupid fucking bag ban in California](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-stupid-fucking-bag-ban-in-california/773112)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2016, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-stupid-fucking-bag-ban-in-california/773112 "2016-12-21T01:28:31Z")
Why, oh why, did people vote for this shit? If you’re not aware already, this election CA voters chose to ban all single-use bags from retailers. Meaning you need to bring your own bags anywhere to shop, and if you don’… --- ## [Was Jesus Literate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jesus-literate/570254)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2011, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jesus-literate/570254 "2011-04-17T06:51:42Z")
Was Jesus literate? As the Son of God He could do anything but for those who do not believe such claims did Joseph and Mary or someone else teach Him how to read and write? --- ## [Why do Levi Jeans, same brand number, same waist size, same inseam fit so differently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-levi-jeans-same-brand-number-same-waist-size-same-inseam-fit-so-differently/662013)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-levi-jeans-same-brand-number-same-waist-size-same-inseam-fit-so-differently/662013 "2016-07-18T20:00:18Z")
Hell, you can see it on their own website: Levis 505s I like a good pair of 505s, but I’m getting increasingly annoyed. See the link above - all “505s”, look at the top pics. The pic on the left is slim fit, the pic … --- ## [not a mistake but it takes you out of the movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-mistake-but-it-takes-you-out-of-the-movie/482629)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-mistake-but-it-takes-you-out-of-the-movie/482629 "2009-02-16T08:14:25Z")
I was trying to come up with a well worded thread title. Pretty sure I failed. What I mean is, what moments take you right out of the movie. I don’t mean continuity errors. Sure seeing a Roman Senator with a digital wat… --- ## [Rosemary's Baby-like Mystery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosemarys-baby-like-mystery/696061)
**Author:** [@PorchePine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PorchePine)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2014, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosemarys-baby-like-mystery/696061 "2014-09-06T12:20:15Z")
So in my new flat, right by the kitchen, I have a door. Door-frame and hinges are showing, but there’s no knob. The door is sealed/painted shut. With my tape measure, and measuring walls and spaces around this door, I’v… --- ## [Russell Brand's Ethnicity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russell-brands-ethnicity/562978)
**Author:** [@Pierrot\_Le\_Fou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pierrot_Le_Fou)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2022, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russell-brands-ethnicity/562978 "2022-09-03T03:35:35Z")
Internet searching suggests that he is white with a 100% British background, but he does not look like the typical white British person. Does anyone have any details on Brand’s ethnicity? --- ## [Is your dog a racist? Do tell!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-dog-a-racist-do-tell/524275)
**Author:** [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-dog-a-racist-do-tell/524275 "2010-03-27T20:39:35Z")
Cecil was pondering a question from one of his readers about “racist” dogs - namely, dogs which seem to react badly to humans of one race or more different races than their owners. I know he’s gathered some hard facts on… --- ## [Aspects of pop culture people seem to misunderstand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspects-of-pop-culture-people-seem-to-misunderstand/647417)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2013, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspects-of-pop-culture-people-seem-to-misunderstand/647417 "2013-04-22T01:09:12Z")
An article about Roseanne on the AV Club web site reminded me about how almost everyone seems to misunderstand the finale of Roseanne. They say that the reveal that the series was a novel the “real” Roseanne was writing … --- ## [Thought the Hells Angels were gonna kick the shit outta me today...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-the-hells-angels-were-gonna-kick-the-shit-outta-me-today/653234)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-the-hells-angels-were-gonna-kick-the-shit-outta-me-today/653234 "2016-03-14T18:51:45Z")
Driving with my wife from LA to the SF Bay Area on I-5 this afternoon, in the central valley near Harris Ranch, I was passing a group of about 15-20 motorcyclists riding their Harleys in tight formation. There were 2 lan… --- ## [Should I have my gallbladder removed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-have-my-gallbladder-removed/511295)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-have-my-gallbladder-removed/511295 "2013-02-05T04:04:07Z")
Please note, I am not asking for medical advice. A family doctor and a surgeon have both told me that I can have it out or not, it’s up to me. I have gallstones. They are causing some very slight intermittent pain in … --- ## [What's the stupidest statement someone around you has made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-stupidest-statement-someone-around-you-has-made/377074)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 326\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2006, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-stupidest-statement-someone-around-you-has-made/377074 "2006-11-05T16:38:53Z")
I did a thread substantially similar over four years ago. It was successful. I’m not bumping it. This time, the stupidity doesn’t flow from my obviously crazy relative, but from another relative of mine who is simply ob… --- ## [Is 'Knackered' a rude word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-knackered-a-rude-word/612182)
**Author:** [@radar1974](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/radar1974)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2012, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-knackered-a-rude-word/612182 "2012-02-12T19:41:52Z")
I hope you don’t mind helping out someone from ‘across the pond’ with a question about language. More specifically it’s the derivation of the word ‘knackered’. As a piece of background, the mother of a friend of mine w… --- ## [Liberals: Would You Support An Abortion Ban In Exchange For A UHC Bill and Immigration Reform](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberals-would-you-support-an-abortion-ban-in-exchange-for-a-uhc-bill-and-immigration-reform/533276)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 272\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2010, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberals-would-you-support-an-abortion-ban-in-exchange-for-a-uhc-bill-and-immigration-reform/533276 "2010-04-13T02:35:06Z")
In response to a thread about how many religious conservatives object to a UHC bill because they believe it will fund abortions would you support a deal with religious conservatives to support an unilateral ban on aborti… --- ## [Are you annoyed by your spouse walking ahead of you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-annoyed-by-your-spouse-walking-ahead-of-you/621992)
**Author:** [@RedBloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedBloom)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-annoyed-by-your-spouse-walking-ahead-of-you/621992 "2016-05-16T23:19:54Z")
I ask this question in the hopes of finding out if this is a legit concern or if I’m a paranoid freak. Does your spouse walk ahead of you all the time out in public (stores, restaurants, walks with the dog, etc etc)… an… --- ## [The five billion dollar wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-five-billion-dollar-wall/826495)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 544\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-five-billion-dollar-wall/826495 "2019-01-18T20:58:17Z")
Trump wants five billion dollars to pay for the wall. Why isn’t anyone saying, “Hey, Mr. President, you promised that Mexico would pay for the wall.”? We know Trump does not have the authority to spend Mexico’s money, … --- ## [MLB: May 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2016/753688)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 326\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2016, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2016/753688 "2016-06-02T18:07:47Z")
One month down, and the Dodgers have managed to fail their way into a tie for first place in the NL West. Thank Og the Giants suck just as bad so far this year! The White Sox and the Nationals look untouchable this year,… --- ## [Why no one cares about global warming.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-one-cares-about-global-warming/718337)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2015, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-one-cares-about-global-warming/718337 "2015-05-12T04:40:28Z")
In his State of the Union address this January, President Obama said, “No challenge – no challenge – poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change.” The American people, when asked to name the nation’… --- ## [Guy Stuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-stuff/14130)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 1113\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2000, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-stuff/14130 "2000-08-02T12:07:55Z")
What the heckers. There’s a thread on girl stuff out there, so I thought all us guys could just hang out here for a bit and do guy things. Ya know, fart and scratch ourselves. Belllch! Dopeler effect: The tendency of… --- ## [Ok men, give it to me straight - does being a single mum make a woman undateable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-men-give-it-to-me-straight-does-being-a-single-mum-make-a-woman-undateable/633224)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2012, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-men-give-it-to-me-straight-does-being-a-single-mum-make-a-woman-undateable/633224 "2012-09-04T18:13:35Z")
I figured I would take my question here to the relative anonymity of the internet. Now, I have confidence that if I went down to the Remand Centre and hung out in a miniskirt and heels I could probably convince some rec… --- ## [What really stupid things do you think less of people for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 370\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2009, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499 "2009-04-09T23:31:22Z")
I don’t necessarily mean friendship dealbreakers, but stuff that makes you lose just the tiniest bit of respect for the person doing it, or at least enough to amicably chastise them for every now and then. Personally it… --- ## [Have two mentally retarded people ever had children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-two-mentally-retarded-people-ever-had-children/578779)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-two-mentally-retarded-people-ever-had-children/578779 "2017-08-17T22:37:56Z")
Stop right there, now. I still use the term “mentally retarded” in some cases because it does tend to help people picture what I’m talking about. I do know that a preferred term is developmentally delayed or something l… --- ## [RO: Rebecca Watson of Skepchick, You are a \[very bad word\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-rebecca-watson-of-skepchick-you-are-a-very-bad-word/675468)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2013, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-rebecca-watson-of-skepchick-you-are-a-very-bad-word/675468 "2013-12-12T19:54:07Z")
Because apparently, if I don’t call you this on a regular basis, my balls will shrivel up, rise into my body, and form a mangina. Well, given your behavior, and the fact that you are prefacing a video about a cancer rese… --- ## [GOP establishment fears the monster they created...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-establishment-fears-the-monster-they-created/649337)
**Author:** [@CJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CJJ)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2013, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-establishment-fears-the-monster-they-created/649337 "2013-03-05T18:56:54Z")
This article in the Sunday NY Times detailed how some of the moneymen in the Republican party–a group for the most part corralled by Karl Rove’s various political PACs–are trying to stop Tea Partiers from torpedoing the … --- ## [What should the USA do in Iraq?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-the-usa-do-in-iraq/690971)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-the-usa-do-in-iraq/690971 "2014-06-28T17:35:45Z")
Being an American, when I see what is happening in Iraq I instinctively - and I think logically - look to see what we have done there and what we can do there. I say logically because in theory I have a voice in my cou… --- ## [Trump: Peace Candidate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-peace-candidate/748611)
**Author:** [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-peace-candidate/748611 "2017-04-20T21:19:57Z")
Most people are realizing that the likely nominees from the major parties this election are going to be Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Bernie Sanders has big problems from a peace-voter’s perspective, but he was prob… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=76&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=78&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)