# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=8&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:** 9 --- ## [Reach of Sibelius v. Hobby Lobby?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reach-of-sibelius-v-hobby-lobby/684201)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 804\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2014, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reach-of-sibelius-v-hobby-lobby/684201 "2014-07-08T02:59:27Z")
A liberal news website puts the controversy thusly: It’s this aspect in particular, as opposed to the actual birth control aspects, that I want to get into. Is this implication, well, implicated? What do you see as t… --- ## [Faith, religion, and the afterlife: A form of denial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faith-religion-and-the-afterlife-a-form-of-denial/677713)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 855\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faith-religion-and-the-afterlife-a-form-of-denial/677713 "2014-03-12T22:13:26Z")
I’m not talking about denial with reality, per se. What I mean is, it’s a coping method plenty of people fall back on, if they have faith, to deal with life issues big and small. We’ve all seen cloyingly glurgy sentimen… --- ## [Pitting the Zimmerman trial circus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-zimmerman-trial-circus/663419)
**Author:** [@BlakeTyner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlakeTyner)\ **Replies:** 1006\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-zimmerman-trial-circus/663419 "2013-07-25T06:04:15Z")
Here it is, the official Pit thread for the Martin/Zimmerman fiasco. Other threads: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=694366 http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=648744 http://boards… --- ## [Kerbal Space Program](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerbal-space-program/593824)
**Author:** [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Replies:** 713\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2019, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerbal-space-program/593824 "2019-10-22T03:11:11Z")
Thisgame is KILLING all of my free time. Basically, you build and fire rockets. Solid Fuel motors, liquid fuel motors, and decent physics. The key is to download some of the community created mods, to open up a whole … --- ## [OFFICIAL Third Debate 10/19/16 Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 961\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995 "2016-10-21T23:29:02Z")
It’s 9PM Eastern Time. In 24 hours Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will face down in the third of three Presidential debates. The first two debates have certainly been enlightening, I suppose. The electorate seems to… --- ## [Suspicious vehicle in front of my house..What would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspicious-vehicle-in-front-of-my-house-what-would-you-do/570767)
**Author:** [@pyromyte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pyromyte)\ **Replies:** 300\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2022, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspicious-vehicle-in-front-of-my-house-what-would-you-do/570767 "2022-03-19T02:46:09Z")
I live in a pretty typical suburban neighborhood. Last night when I was begining to fall asleep, about 11:30PM, I heard car doors slamming. At first I think nothing of it, but then I think that those doors sounded awfull… --- ## [Questions on Christianity (Again...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-on-christianity-again/551952)
**Author:** [@MatthewGerlach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MatthewGerlach)\ **Replies:** 1104\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-on-christianity-again/551952 "2010-09-17T12:07:37Z")
Not trying to spark turmoil, I’m just a bit confused. Before Jesus was born, before Moses, the bible and Christianity’s role in people’s lives was inexistant, right? What happened to the Ancient Greek, the Ancient Roman… --- ## [BritDopers (and nosy foreigners) - The general election 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britdopers-and-nosy-foreigners-the-general-election-2010/535133)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 967\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britdopers-and-nosy-foreigners-the-general-election-2010/535133 "2010-05-17T13:42:01Z")
Brown has ended years of speculation and at last confirmed the election date for May 6th, prompting all three major parties to fully gear up for election season. So, who are you voting for and why - and dopers outside t… --- ## [The Fallen Blogger and the Spectre of Secularism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fallen-blogger-and-the-spectre-of-secularism/713827)
**Author:** [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Replies:** 1239\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fallen-blogger-and-the-spectre-of-secularism/713827 "2015-11-01T06:43:25Z")
Secularist blogger Avijit Roy was killed in Bangladesh by hardline Islamists. Yet another example of how the Islamic world is struggling to accept the inevitability of secularism. To their credit, many Bangladeshis imm… --- ## [Pitbulls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitbulls/657969)
**Author:** [@esmeralda2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/esmeralda2)\ **Replies:** 977\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2013, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitbulls/657969 "2013-10-02T15:01:33Z")
http://news.msn.com/us/4-pit-bulls-blamed-for-63-year-old-joggers-death Why do people say pitbulls are nice dogs? Everytime something like this happens, pitbull owners loudly protest what good dogs they are. Gentle, af… --- ## [Ask the Transsexual Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-transsexual-woman/677416)
**Author:** [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Replies:** 679\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2015, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-transsexual-woman/677416 "2015-07-20T17:04:34Z")
Hi there. I searched and did not really find an “ask the” thread similar to this, except for an old thread by a transman. So I thought I would go ahead and start one, since I received many PMs over the year asking me t… --- ## [An angle of the WTC collapse I'd never seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-angle-of-the-wtc-collapse-id-never-seen/547182)
**Author:** [@BlakeTyner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlakeTyner)\ **Replies:** 833\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2010, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-angle-of-the-wtc-collapse-id-never-seen/547182 "2010-09-15T20:25:01Z")
I debated on what section of the board to put this, but since there’s no question involved, I decided on MPSIMS, even if the subject matter is not mundane. This amateur video got released onto the net in 2006, but I’d n… --- ## [The Americans Season 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-americans-season-3/711097)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 1102\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2015, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-americans-season-3/711097 "2015-06-18T19:25:40Z")
Newseason starts today.Frank Langella is playing a role. Looking forward to it. --- ## [The end of the oil era: The fall of civilization, or just a bump in the road?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-the-oil-era-the-fall-of-civilization-or-just-a-bump-in-the-road/184075)
**Author:** [@Alien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alien)\ **Replies:** 555\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2017, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-the-oil-era-the-fall-of-civilization-or-just-a-bump-in-the-road/184075 "2017-10-05T23:02:54Z")
I’m opening this new thread to continue the discussion in this thread, in which the OP was about something else. We’ve heard it before. Oil will run out, and we will have to find other resources and methods to fuel our… --- ## [Please help! I am beyond terrified. There is a mouse in my apt.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-i-am-beyond-terrified-there-is-a-mouse-in-my-apt/629935)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2016, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-i-am-beyond-terrified-there-is-a-mouse-in-my-apt/629935 "2016-10-26T03:41:52Z")
Seriously, I am fucking scared as all shit. I’ll skip the boring details, but to give you an idea of just how completely freaking terrorized I am, I spent hours standing on top of my ottoman and sofa when I thought it w… --- ## [My Problems With Relativity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-problems-with-relativity/388750)
**Author:** [@DaveTheJackal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveTheJackal)\ **Replies:** 597\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2012, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-problems-with-relativity/388750 "2012-07-04T21:26:57Z")
\[OK I have to go now as guests are arriving so this may need some editing still. Hopefully it kinda makes sense\] A few of my problems with relativity, both of which might expose my extreme leymanish understanding of rel… --- ## [On the Attempted Conversion of My Daughter to Christianity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-attempted-conversion-of-my-daughter-to-christianity/618632)
**Author:** [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2012, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-attempted-conversion-of-my-daughter-to-christianity/618632 "2012-04-19T01:40:56Z")
My daughter is a twelve year old UU atheist. She’s pretty darn sure there is no God, in good atheist fashion, and in good Unitarian fashion, is aware that there are multiple paths and beliefs worthy of respect - IF ther… --- ## [Shagnasty is a misogynistic prick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shagnasty-is-a-misogynistic-prick/801661)
**Author:** [@expectopatronum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/expectopatronum)\ **Replies:** 1483\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2018, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shagnasty-is-a-misogynistic-prick/801661 "2018-02-10T17:59:55Z")
I probably should have just pitted him to begin with rather than continuing to engage him in this thread, which is classic Shagnasty bragging about how he goes on date after date with hot women, and…actually, I’m not ent… --- ## ["Is it that the Dems don't understand white, working-class America?" No, that's not it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-that-the-dems-dont-understand-white-working-class-america-no-thats-not-it/773291)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 866\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-that-the-dems-dont-understand-white-working-class-america-no-thats-not-it/773291 "2020-09-19T19:14:52Z")
“The dark rigidity of fundamentalist rural America: a view from the inside” I’ve seen in different threads attempts to figure out what makes Trump supporters tick. There doesn’t seem to be any logic or self-interest at … --- ## [Whew it's hot out here! Summer Mini-Rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whew-its-hot-out-here-summer-mini-rants/544239)
**Author:** [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Replies:** 1255\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whew-its-hot-out-here-summer-mini-rants/544239 "2010-09-24T05:11:29Z")
How is it possible to spill half a cup of iced coffee into my purse when there’s a damn lid on the cup? Why was I stupid enough to think balancing the cup on my center console would work “only for a second”? And the li… --- ## [These sequential threads TRUMP everything!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-trump-everything/778399)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 1105\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-trump-everything/778399 "2017-10-30T07:46:26Z")
Since the SDMB seems to have become “All Trump, all the time” \*\*Senior members of the Trump administration are continuing to use personal email accounts That’s some damn good Presidentin’ A Dodgy Dude Yesterday 02:05… --- ## [Can the Democrats win the Alabama senate special election in December?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-democrats-win-the-alabama-senate-special-election-in-december/793504)
**Author:** [@EndlessEntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EndlessEntropy)\ **Replies:** 1508\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2018, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-democrats-win-the-alabama-senate-special-election-in-december/793504 "2018-01-31T19:22:22Z")
Looks like the Republican frontrunner, Roy Moore, has issues with a suspension, ethics codes violations, interference, and authority abuse. Doug Jones looks like a solid choice for the Democrats and if the turnout is fav… --- ## [Who's missing that you really want to see on the Board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 1246\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010 "2026-10-05T04:16:20Z")
Title says it all. --- ## [Trumpcare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumpcare/781625)
**Author:** [@quimper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quimper)\ **Replies:** 803\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumpcare/781625 "2017-06-29T11:16:12Z")
The GOP covertly dropped the Trumpcare bill yesterday night. Besides devoting 7 pages to denying Medicare coverage to lottery winners it also dumps the individual and employer mandates, repeals the Medicaid expansion an… --- ## [2012 NFL Pre-Draft Discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-pre-draft-discussion/612215)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 967\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-pre-draft-discussion/612215 "2012-04-26T12:18:38Z")
The Super Bowl is over and for most of us the hangover has mostly subsided. I’m sure many of you share this empty and bleak feeling I have staring at the prospect of 6 months without football. It’s time to try and somewh… --- ## [Warlords of Draenor: WoW General Discussion thread 10/13/2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warlords-of-draenor-wow-general-discussion-thread-10-13-2014/701272)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 684\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warlords-of-draenor-wow-general-discussion-thread-10-13-2014/701272 "2016-07-20T02:08:23Z")
Patch 6.0.2 marks the beginning of the Warlords of Draenor pre-launch event(s). The Iron Tide sees the implementation of a lot of new graphics and new game mechanics, including revamps of talent trees, core spells/abili… --- ## [Jury Duty: Tips for not getting selected for a trial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-tips-for-not-getting-selected-for-a-trial/621982)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-tips-for-not-getting-selected-for-a-trial/621982 "2013-12-05T02:57:30Z")
I failed miserably at getting out of jury duty. Now I need advice on how to not get selected for a trial. Any advice? --- ## [Questions Only thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 6095\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-only-thread/911667 "2025-08-15T21:39:28Z")
Doesn’t it really piss you off that the earlier iteration of this thread was shut down for having over 10k posts? --- ## [World Trade Center Plane Crash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-plane-crash/80850)
**Author:** [@Living\_Dead\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Dead_Girl)\ **Replies:** 400\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2001, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-plane-crash/80850 "2001-09-12T00:01:56Z")
I’ve just heard about this from a friend, and I’m wondering if anyone has details - how bad it is, exactly what happened, anything? If it’s as bad as it’s been made out to me so far… my greatest sympathies go to the fam… --- ## ["Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 3)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 9942\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451 "2026-08-25T21:34:27Z")
Continuing the discussion from "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 2) - #10000 by RTFirefly. Previous discussions: "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 1) "Wordle," a strangely compelling word… --- ## [Everest: Just Don't Do It](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-just-dont-do-it/755397)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 1243\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-just-dont-do-it/755397 "2026-09-27T15:43:11Z")
After back-to-back climbing season disasters two years in a row, Everest climbers are getting to the summit again and the mountain has claimed its first two fatalities for 2016. The dead Australian woman was the wife of… --- ## [Mafia: Conspiracy 2: The Cabal Strikes Back! \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-conspiracy-2-the-cabal-strikes-back-game-over/452324)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 2663\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-conspiracy-2-the-cabal-strikes-back-game-over/452324 "2008-08-29T13:23:10Z")
The pleasant village of Cecil Cove is but a day’s journey from the unfortunate town of Cecilwich. Although the townsfolk there ultimately drove off the evil denizens, their suffering was great. And diabolic forces were… --- ## [MAFIA: The Game - Ideal for Beginners \[Game in Progress\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099)
**Author:** [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Replies:** 1774\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099 "2015-09-24T15:06:10Z")
Prologue \*Welcome to Cecilton. Perhaps you’ve been here before; it seems I recognize your face, though I’ve seen enough years now that I could be mistaken. Well, we don’t get many visitors around here, so you’re well … --- ## [Is global warming falsifiable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-global-warming-falsifiable/687786)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 744\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2015, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-global-warming-falsifiable/687786 "2015-01-11T00:34:47Z")
And if not should it not become a religion rather than a scientific hypothesis? The signs are already there. Scientists are openly mocked and vilified if they challenge the science behind the theory. Global warming denia… --- ## [Guys, Y U no listen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-y-u-no-listen/655424)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 875\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-y-u-no-listen/655424 "2013-04-26T19:54:49Z")
So I’m spectacularly good at attracting men I have no interest in. If you ever need a clan of 23 year old boys or beta males, send me out into the wild and I’ll come back with, like, 20 of them. So when I met an adult ma… --- ## [Speak to me only in Simpsons Quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-simpsons-quotes/631819)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 1106\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-simpsons-quotes/631819 "2023-05-15T04:43:06Z")
Inspired by this thread and a post in CS about the Simpsons, let’s start a discussion/story where you must respond with a quote from the Simpsons’. You may quote the TV show (including the Tracey Ullman shorts) as well … --- ## [Bye, Opal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666)
**Author:** [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Replies:** 639\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2013, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666 "2013-08-24T10:54:39Z")
News today on social network Facebook posted by her mother says that OpalCat has passed away today. For those who knew her, knew of her, or just did lists of two and didn’t have a third point, she will be missed. --- ## [More Muslim Marvelousnous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-muslim-marvelousnous/570243)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 1245\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-muslim-marvelousnous/570243 "2011-03-07T04:32:59Z")
Ah, what do you do when a 40-year-old uncle rapes his 14-year-old niece? If you guessed, “the next day she gets whipped until she dies”, then you might have a feel for Islam. Here you go. Unbelievable. What barbarians. … --- ## [Star Trek -- the "I saw it" thread \*\*SPOILERS\*\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-the-i-saw-it-thread-spoilers/495640)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 1194\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2009, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-the-i-saw-it-thread-spoilers/495640 "2009-11-29T02:09:13Z")
Just got back from an early showing of an IMAX showing of Star Trek…and it was pretty good! Not great, and sorta goofy in places (particularly the time travel aspect), but it was entertaining, had decent performances, an… --- ## [Why were the Japanese so cruel in World War II?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-the-japanese-so-cruel-in-world-war-ii/565034)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 351\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2018, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-the-japanese-so-cruel-in-world-war-ii/565034 "2018-05-05T23:00:31Z")
Especially to the Chinese. I just finished watching “John Rabe” on Netflix, about where a Nazi was disgusted by the Japanese atrocities (you know you got it bad if he’s writing Hitler to tell the Japanese to cool it). Be… --- ## [FBI is re-opening investigation into Clinton's email](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-is-re-opening-investigation-into-clintons-email/769950)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 891\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2017, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-is-re-opening-investigation-into-clintons-email/769950 "2017-01-04T21:03:29Z")
Seem like the FBI director should be more forthcoming regarding the details of the investigation, etc. Being this close to the election. --- ## [Upset stomach and diarrhea shortly after eating. What's coming out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upset-stomach-and-diarrhea-shortly-after-eating-whats-coming-out/384133)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2013, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upset-stomach-and-diarrhea-shortly-after-eating-whats-coming-out/384133 "2013-08-12T17:29:05Z")
I’m sure this has been asked and answered before here, but it’s amazing how hard it is to focus a search on diarrhea. So, let’s say I have dinner; something really rich and creamy or otherwise unsettling. A half hour a… --- ## [Airlines' Obligations to Disabled Passengers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airlines-obligations-to-disabled-passengers/535886)
**Author:** [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airlines-obligations-to-disabled-passengers/535886 "2010-04-16T16:12:51Z")
A 29 year old young woman recently had an upsetting (to say the least) experience when flying from Seattle to San Francisco on United Airlines. The woman has had a spinal injury. As a result, she needs a wheelchair to ge… --- ## [Cesario, you're awfully sanctimonious for a pedophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cesario-youre-awfully-sanctimonious-for-a-pedophile/511973)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 922\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2009, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cesario-youre-awfully-sanctimonious-for-a-pedophile/511973 "2009-10-28T14:51:21Z")
I haven’t pitted a Doper in a long time, but I’m getting really sick of this creep, Cesario. For those who don’t know, he’s a self-described “open pedophile” (with a stated “age of attraction” of 0-10…ZERO-10) who has be… --- ## [Haiku Madness Part Deux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 4960\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141 "2026-10-14T13:15:59Z")
Back in February, 2010 I created Haiku Madness (link). At one point I strayed from the thread. I recently sought it out again only to find that it had been closed on 9/3/2020. Apparently threads max out at 10,000 replies… --- ## [Is Bergdahl being swiftboated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bergdahl-being-swiftboated/689840)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 856\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2014, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bergdahl-being-swiftboated/689840 "2014-06-16T14:04:17Z")
A sudden rush to smear his name. Unnamed accusers. Conflicting accounts. Non-disclosure agreements. It all sounds depressingly familiar, like the right-wing smear machine is once again going into high gear. --- ## [2022 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 1507\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2023, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443 "2023-01-16T17:25:56Z")
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, when we open the window to submit your prognostications. The Rules: You pick 13 celebrities (that’s thirteen, not ten) whom you predict will die within the calendar year 2022… --- ## [Game of Thrones (season 5) BOOK SPOILERS!! TV SPOILERS!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-season-5-book-spoilers-tv-spoilers/717539)
**Author:** [@Emiliana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emiliana)\ **Replies:** 897\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2015, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-season-5-book-spoilers-tv-spoilers/717539 "2015-07-22T02:20:28Z")
Since the TV show is going to go ahead of the books, I thought we could have a thread that discusses both show and books, with spoilers in both directions. Is this adequately titled and okay given the rules in place? --- ## [Should Christians Be Forced to Photograph Gay Weddings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-christians-be-forced-to-photograph-gay-weddings/624847)
**Author:** [@GEEPERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GEEPERS)\ **Replies:** 865\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-christians-be-forced-to-photograph-gay-weddings/624847 "2014-04-07T16:56:10Z")
And the slipper slope to lack of religious freedom continues. Now in NM, it is against the law for a Christian photographer to refuse services to a gay couple. Otherwise, it is discrimination. This is pretty outrageo… --- ## [UK Snap Election: 8 June 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-snap-election-8-june-2017/784690)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Replies:** 1254\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2017, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-snap-election-8-june-2017/784690 "2017-06-14T21:52:23Z")
Well, that’s unexpected. Evidently she’s either getting Labour to vote for this, or she’s going to manufacture a loss of confidence. Edit: She’s daring the opposition to vote for it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=7&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=9&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)