# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=791&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:** 792 --- ## [Superman & The "Left Behind" series: Do people actually believe in this or is it just entertainment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-the-left-behind-series-do-people-actually-believe-in-this-or-is-it-just-entertainment/543480)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2010, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-the-left-behind-series-do-people-actually-believe-in-this-or-is-it-just-entertainment/543480 "2010-06-18T17:55:43Z")
I heard of the “Left Behind” book series, where it dramatizes (I’m guessing here based on vague comprehensions) the apocalypse, as American fundamentalists would imagine it. People are magically transported to heaven and… --- ## [Yes, Number Six a girl.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-number-six-a-girl/282412)
**Author:** [@Kaitlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaitlyn)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2005, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-number-six-a-girl/282412 "2005-01-07T19:32:24Z")
So, I outed myself late last night in this thread. The thread was a few days old, but I had good news I wanted to share. I posted a bare bones response there, as a longer story didn’t really seem to fit the OP. I deci… --- ## [In honor of the Simpsons 500th episode...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-honor-of-the-simpsons-500th-episode/613178)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2012, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-honor-of-the-simpsons-500th-episode/613178 "2012-02-24T03:38:34Z")
…name your SINGLE favorite episode. No hemming and hawing; no lists. Just one. Mine’s Lisa’s Wedding. Perfect balance of sweet and funny with a huge dose of imagination. Plus I love the end where Lisa walks away with a… --- ## [In your eyes, what kind of stuff is pretentious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-eyes-what-kind-of-stuff-is-pretentious/466625)
**Author:** [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2008, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-eyes-what-kind-of-stuff-is-pretentious/466625 "2008-10-11T05:01:19Z")
Pretty basic question. I’m not looking for anything very specific. Just things that might make you cock an eyebrow when talking to someone. When someone dismisses something solely because it’s mainstream or popular. … --- ## [The Creepy Muppet Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-creepy-muppet-show/489155)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2009, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-creepy-muppet-show/489155 "2009-03-15T04:55:06Z")
For years I’ve told my wife about the trauma of a couple of muppet show skits. In one of them, Kermit sings The Lime in the Coconut song and starts hallucinating. In the other, a little girl sings about killing visitor… --- ## [Don't TV renovation homeowners have preferences? Do you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-tv-renovation-homeowners-have-preferences-do-you/667410)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-tv-renovation-homeowners-have-preferences-do-you/667410 "2013-08-30T21:18:49Z")
We are currently undergoing a pretty significant renovation of our new home. We are impressed with the number of choices to be made - big and small. Just this morning we discussed with the contractor that the plans did… --- ## [Help me find a new nose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-new-nose/158828)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-new-nose/158828 "2011-10-31T02:58:34Z")
Here are some pictures of my current overly-long, bulbous, and oh-so-grotesque nose: one pic two pic red pic blue pic I am quite serious about wanting a nose job, as I’ve talked about for years. It’s something I’ll … --- ## [Do people who just can't shut up have a psychological problem, or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-who-just-cant-shut-up-have-a-psychological-problem-or-not/320596)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2005, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-who-just-cant-shut-up-have-a-psychological-problem-or-not/320596 "2005-09-13T23:24:33Z")
There are people who just (seemingly) have to talk, and talk, and talk even if the audience is giving them obvious, overt social body language clues to please shut up. Some even persist after being directly ignored or sn… --- ## [Catholics: Are you upset by Obama's new birth control rule?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholics-are-you-upset-by-obamas-new-birth-control-rule/615592)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2012, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholics-are-you-upset-by-obamas-new-birth-control-rule/615592 "2012-03-20T00:34:00Z")
There’s been a lot of brouhaha from Catholic bishops lately about the Obama administration’s decision to require employers, including institutions like Catholic hospitals and universities, to cover birth control without … --- ## [Canned Star Trek cast members](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-star-trek-cast-members/120794)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2012, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-star-trek-cast-members/120794 "2012-02-25T01:25:00Z")
Does anyone know the background of why Denise Crosby was fired from “The Next Generation” and why Terry Farrell was canned from “Deep Space Nine”? --- ## [What's the difference between heath, moor, steppe, prairie, savannah, veldt, meadow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-heath-moor-steppe-prairie-savannah-veldt-meadow/345703)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2016, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-heath-moor-steppe-prairie-savannah-veldt-meadow/345703 "2016-01-07T08:56:55Z")
I mean, they all seem to refer to more or less flat ground with plenty of grass but few trees. --- ## [Wonder Woman cast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonder-woman-cast/571672)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2011, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonder-woman-cast/571672 "2011-02-19T06:20:22Z")
Apologies if there’s a thread on this, but I didn’t see one. According to this, Adrianne Palicki from Friday Night Lights has been cast as Diana. Thought? --- ## [What do y'all think about "Reveal Parties"? (sex of unborn babies)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-yall-think-about-reveal-parties-sex-of-unborn-babies/839503)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-yall-think-about-reveal-parties-sex-of-unborn-babies/839503 "2020-09-07T19:56:28Z")
Do you think they’re fun? Necessary? Just another gift grab? This is on my mind because I just received an invitation to a Reveal Party for one of my grandnieces. (Great nieces? Whatever you call the daughter of one o… --- ## [Ice Cream Floats - Coke vs. Root Beer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-floats-coke-vs-root-beer/724358)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2015, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-floats-coke-vs-root-beer/724358 "2015-07-18T04:17:17Z")
Entering into the hot part of summer we all look for ways to stay cool. The ice cream float is an old fashioned treat that always pleases. The two typical sodas used are either Coke or root beer. On which side of this… --- ## [Do you think there really are large numbers of discouraged workers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-there-really-are-large-numbers-of-discouraged-workers/675212)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-there-really-are-large-numbers-of-discouraged-workers/675212 "2013-12-04T14:57:52Z")
For the past couple of years, whenever unemployment numbers are released, there is usually some commentary on how the actual numbers of people looking for work is decreasing. They’re the so-called ‘discouraged’ worker wh… --- ## [Easiest SS Disability Benefits States](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-ss-disability-benefits-states/230118)
**Author:** [@Will\_Repair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Will_Repair)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-ss-disability-benefits-states/230118 "2012-09-22T04:51:49Z")
IIRRC, a news article listed a few states in which, it was reported, that Social Security benefits were the easiest to obtain. I remember not which states were listed, only that a few were. I’ve searched the 'Net but c… --- ## [What should I be doing with all this money I have laying around? (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-be-doing-with-all-this-money-i-have-laying-around-long/624350)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2012, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-be-doing-with-all-this-money-i-have-laying-around-long/624350 "2012-09-02T07:42:53Z")
Okay, well it’s not like it’s that much I just want to farm out some opinions to make sure I’m doing everything right and see if there’s any thing better I could be doing. First off, my situation… I have no credit card… --- ## [Another 'if you met God' how would your live change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-if-you-met-god-how-would-your-live-change/576256)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-if-you-met-god-how-would-your-live-change/576256 "2011-04-06T16:53:28Z")
A standard question to particularly atheists and agnostics, is what would happen in your life if you met/heard /etc. God. The usual response is that they would seek mental health assistance. I would like your response … --- ## [People who have dropped their first names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-have-dropped-their-first-names/690658)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2014, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-have-dropped-their-first-names/690658 "2014-06-16T14:57:35Z")
Because of some long-ago experimentation with the form of my own name as an author credit, I have always been fascinated by people who drop given names or reduce them to leading initials. I’ve started keeping a list of t… --- ## [Nude sleeping on naval vessel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-sleeping-on-naval-vessel/558043)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2010, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-sleeping-on-naval-vessel/558043 "2010-10-25T06:38:09Z")
Just talking to a friend. Is it true that you’re not allowed to sleep in the nude aboard a naval vessel (at least in the USN)? --- ## [Kirk "Bananas" Cameron does it again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-bananas-cameron-does-it-again/704717)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2014, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-bananas-cameron-does-it-again/704717 "2014-11-19T14:01:48Z")
His newest modestly-titled masterpiece, Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas, is a docufarce in he which inaccurately describes to his born-again brother-in-law Christian White(subtle, ain’t he?) who wants to clean up Christm… --- ## [why is newark airport called ewr?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-newark-airport-called-ewr/333782)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2005, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-newark-airport-called-ewr/333782 "2005-12-02T23:56:49Z")
Thats my entire question --- ## [Can you bargain at a jewelry store?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-bargain-at-a-jewelry-store/89823)
**Author:** [@ging](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ging)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2021, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-bargain-at-a-jewelry-store/89823 "2021-04-22T07:00:48Z")
So my boyfriend and I are taking a big step and going shopping for an engagement ring this weekend. How much room is there to bargain on the price of jewelry and how does one go about bargaining in such a high class envi… --- ## [Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to step down as Leader \[2/28/2024\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sen-mitch-mcconnell-r-ky-to-step-down-as-leader-2-28-2024/998242)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2025, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sen-mitch-mcconnell-r-ky-to-step-down-as-leader-2-28-2024/998242 "2025-02-22T12:28:21Z")
Wow. --- ## [Senator Trent Lott announces retirement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-trent-lott-announces-retirement/427845)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2008, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-trent-lott-announces-retirement/427845 "2008-01-15T02:15:58Z")
Story here. Wikipedia article on Lott here. Finally! How many old-school-Southern Senator Beauregard Claghorn Congresscritters does that leave standing upright, now? Zell Miller’s gone already . . . --- ## [Tell me the worst cases of "whipped" you've ever seen.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-the-worst-cases-of-whipped-youve-ever-seen/423657)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2007, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-the-worst-cases-of-whipped-youve-ever-seen/423657 "2007-10-26T20:53:26Z")
By whipped I mean people who are in relationships where one partner says jump and the other says how high? You know what I’m talking about, the word usually connotates a man that does everything his girlfriend or wife sa… --- ## [Hey guys, since we're so sure we're right, why don't we violently slaughter our enemies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-guys-since-were-so-sure-were-right-why-dont-we-violently-slaughter-our-enemies/555780)
**Author:** [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-guys-since-were-so-sure-were-right-why-dont-we-violently-slaughter-our-enemies/555780 "2010-10-07T19:33:04Z")
So reasons this motley crew of hip climate change activists, who produced a video in which skeptics are violently blown up, to cheerful music. They were mildly surprised that anyone would object to a video in which 10 y… --- ## [John Ashcroft Resigns.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-ashcroft-resigns/273918)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2004, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-ashcroft-resigns/273918 "2004-11-16T04:58:58Z")
here --- ## [Right to die-For a physically healthy mentally depressed 20 something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-to-die-for-a-physically-healthy-mentally-depressed-20-something/724500)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2015, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-to-die-for-a-physically-healthy-mentally-depressed-20-something/724500 "2015-07-19T02:36:03Z")
Doctors in Belgium have granted a woman, who is in otherwise good health the right to die. She has suffered by all accounts from some major phyciatric illnesses for most of her life. I can sympathize, I have suffered fro… --- ## [Significance of "Al-Aqsa"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-al-aqsa/250100)
**Author:** [@vinniepaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vinniepaz)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-al-aqsa/250100 "2024-02-08T04:42:46Z")
Ok. I know most of you aren’t rap fans, but theres a rapper named Immortal Technique who says this “Its like the prescription pills when you misusin em nigga/ the Templar Knights, when they took Jerusalam nigga/ and fig… --- ## [Vibration and itchy hands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vibration-and-itchy-hands/246697)
**Author:** [@Joe\_Random](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Random)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2012, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vibration-and-itchy-hands/246697 "2012-08-13T03:16:04Z")
Today I had the pleasure :rolleyes: of mowing my lawn (if you couldn’t tell by the rolleyes smiley, I’d prefer an AstroTurf lawn to having to do yard work, but I digress). Anyway, my hands itched furiously for several m… --- ## [Games that let the player feel guilty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-that-let-the-player-feel-guilty/629372)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-that-let-the-player-feel-guilty/629372 "2012-08-10T10:29:56Z")
I read someone (Henry Jenkins, probably) recently who said that games are the only art form that can make the audience feel guilt. That might be pushing it a bit–movies can occasionally make the viewer feel voyeuristic … --- ## [\[Best\] bomber ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bomber-ever/679869)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bomber-ever/679869 "2016-03-11T04:19:35Z")
Thanks to DeptfordX in the thread Worst air fighter ever? I’m starting a new one, where it can be discussed without confusion. According to this guy here, using the following evaluations: \[ul\] \[li\] Did the bomber serv… --- ## [What is the best advice you were ever given?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-advice-you-were-ever-given/615915)
**Author:** [@mskatied](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mskatied)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2012, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-advice-you-were-ever-given/615915 "2012-03-23T21:27:45Z")
I am curious :slight\_smile: --- ## [Urban Fantasy...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-fantasy/533538)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2010, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-fantasy/533538 "2010-04-01T17:30:30Z")
Ok…since I was suckered into Sookie and company while finding Sookies first book in an airport…which provoked a thread I started about whether I had just shudder read and shuddershudder enjoyed a romance novel… I have… --- ## ["your cow-orkers day off is more important than your day off"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-cow-orkers-day-off-is-more-important-than-your-day-off/364025)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2006, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-cow-orkers-day-off-is-more-important-than-your-day-off/364025 "2006-07-18T13:57:29Z")
This is an old wound that is still festering, and it still pisses me off. Inspired by this rant, in which aruvqan explains why she may not be able to attend tonight’s Dopefest: This shit used to happen to me all the t… --- ## [What Are Your Favorite Purebred Breeds of Dogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-purebred-breeds-of-dogs/457161)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-purebred-breeds-of-dogs/457161 "2019-09-17T01:00:15Z")
This is a pure poll and has ground rules. There is no practical purpose to this and isn’t the place for advice to anyone. Mutts are not allowed to be mentioned even though I know that many of them are superior to pure br… --- ## [London brothel menu from 1912](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-brothel-menu-from-1912/651939)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2013, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-brothel-menu-from-1912/651939 "2013-03-06T08:06:13Z")
Just in case anyone feels a little randy and wants to take a time machine back to 1912, here’s a handy price listso you’ll know how much cash to bring. Something for everyone! And they’re very clear about exactly what y… --- ## [Five books everyone should read before they die](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-books-everyone-should-read-before-they-die/421672)
**Author:** [@TheMerchandise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMerchandise)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-books-everyone-should-read-before-they-die/421672 "2011-08-25T00:03:30Z")
…at least, according to you! I’m going to bypass such trivial works as The Great Gatsby and Moby Dick and go with: A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates, by Tom Robbins The Bl… --- ## [What common toppings do you NOT like on a pizza?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-toppings-do-you-not-like-on-a-pizza/778174)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2017, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-toppings-do-you-not-like-on-a-pizza/778174 "2017-02-19T01:50:37Z")
Poll coming. Any “popular”/“usual” toppings that you don’t like, won’t ever order or eat, or will pick the topping off of? My only for sure one is onions. I cannot stand onions. Not in or on anything, so if they’re on … --- ## [Resolveed: THe US makes the Best Beer....and the Worst Beer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolveed-the-us-makes-the-best-beer-and-the-worst-beer/612355)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolveed-the-us-makes-the-best-beer-and-the-worst-beer/612355 "2012-02-12T18:12:58Z")
American beer has been a running joke for a long time (Why is American beer like sex in a canoe? It’s fucking close to water) and for good reason, the trinity of Anheiser Busch, Miller, and Coors which inundates the stor… --- ## [Overnight Orange Juice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overnight-orange-juice/569711)
**Author:** [@MeDrewNotYou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeDrewNotYou)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2011, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overnight-orange-juice/569711 "2011-02-01T04:22:05Z")
I’m the kind of person that absolutely must have something to drink nearby when I go to bed. Last night, I was dead tired and I couldn’t be bothered to get up and get a glass of water. However, I did have a reasonably … --- ## [Alex Manley "Men with prostate cancer are privileged"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-manley-men-with-prostate-cancer-are-privileged/602462)
**Author:** [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2011, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-manley-men-with-prostate-cancer-are-privileged/602462 "2011-11-12T00:40:01Z")
Here’s his wonderful piece of work. Perhaps, Alex one day may become “privileged” enough to experience prostate cancer. I don’t know if he’s is just plain off his rocker or was aiming for fame. Either way, I hope he ha… --- ## [Direct Deposit and OhMyGodYouHaveToBeKiddingMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/direct-deposit-and-ohmygodyouhavetobekiddingme/500586)
**Author:** [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/direct-deposit-and-ohmygodyouhavetobekiddingme/500586 "2009-06-23T20:54:15Z")
So…last week Monday was payday. Last week Tuesday I quit my job. My ex-employer was a nasty son of a bitch who always tries to pull something, so I go straight from giving my fifteen seconds notice to visiting the bank… --- ## [Is anyone here a practitioner of rootwork, Hoodoo, Chaos, or another strong magical tradition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-here-a-practitioner-of-rootwork-hoodoo-chaos-or-another-strong-magical-tradition/678861)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-here-a-practitioner-of-rootwork-hoodoo-chaos-or-another-strong-magical-tradition/678861 "2014-01-21T02:30:07Z")
I have a question which so far my research has been unable to answer. It’s pretty important. Let me know, thaks! --- ## [What is the psychology behind the right wing fear of disenfranchisement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-psychology-behind-the-right-wing-fear-of-disenfranchisement/653111)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2013, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-psychology-behind-the-right-wing-fear-of-disenfranchisement/653111 "2013-04-03T08:04:11Z")
Yeah I know, this is a liberal board and various kinds of conservatives don’t feel this way, etc. One thing I’ve seen from various conservatives is a very non-ironic fear of them being disenfranchised and persecuted, ev… --- ## [My mother made me eat sperm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-made-me-eat-sperm/179165)
**Author:** [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2003, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-made-me-eat-sperm/179165 "2003-06-04T16:46:26Z")
As I sit here, eating a Jimmy John’s Beach Club Sandwich (no tomato, easy on the mayonnaise) I cannot help but be angry with my mother. It’s a Freudian field day. I was just a young jarbaby once, 12 or 13, and believe … --- ## [Why Can't We Remember Falling Asleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-remember-falling-asleep/123969)
**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2002, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-remember-falling-asleep/123969 "2002-08-16T06:19:04Z")
Not much more to the question, really. I’m just wondering why it appears impossible to retain a memory of something we do every single night. I mean, really…what does the actual moment of falling asleep feel like? Als… --- ## [The Honorable Woman - new series on Sundance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-honorable-woman-new-series-on-sundance/694623)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2014, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-honorable-woman-new-series-on-sundance/694623 "2014-09-21T21:15:18Z")
Anybody else watch the season opener last night? Maggie Gyllenhaal in the starring role in a series about intrigue and spies. The opener left a lot of questions, but in a good way. They’ve left a lot of different aven… --- ## [I've had it with the lack of creativity in tossing insults in the pit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-the-lack-of-creativity-in-tossing-insults-in-the-pit/733745)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2015, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-the-lack-of-creativity-in-tossing-insults-in-the-pit/733745 "2015-12-06T23:10:33Z")
I like Frank, don’t get me wrong, but he totally sucks at tossing about insults. Moron, idiot, even fucking idiot are so 1980. Frank isn’t the only one. Look at Chegfguy (another well liked poster) in this thread. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=790&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=792&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)