# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=80&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:** 81 --- ## [Rainbow vacuum cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rainbow-vacuum-cleaner/579738)
**Author:** [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2013, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rainbow-vacuum-cleaner/579738 "2013-08-26T17:04:58Z")
My wife and I are looking into buying a Rainbow Vacuum Cleaner, however, it costs close to $2,400 for a new one. I’ve had a demonstration, and it seems worth it, but before I spend that type of money I was wondering if a… --- ## ["Every now and then you come across somebody you shouldn't have F\*\*\*ed with](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-now-and-then-you-come-across-somebody-you-shouldnt-have-f-ed-with/599987)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-now-and-then-you-come-across-somebody-you-shouldnt-have-f-ed-with/599987 "2011-12-30T14:54:55Z")
Well I’m that guy." Do you remember that quote? I thought it was pretty good when Clint Eastwood said it in El Torino. Clearly it’s difficult to match Clint Eastwood, but did you ever have a similar moment? I was in … --- ## [The moderation here is getting ridiculously heavy handed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moderation-here-is-getting-ridiculously-heavy-handed/693869)
**Author:** [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2014, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moderation-here-is-getting-ridiculously-heavy-handed/693869 "2014-07-31T02:31:20Z")
Link I can’t tell what is satire and what is real anymore. What does that say about this whole thing? I assume this was a joke, but I didn’t see the smiley face. --- ## [I Pit the Hatred of Hillary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-hatred-of-hillary/761284)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2016, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-hatred-of-hillary/761284 "2016-12-09T14:01:21Z")
I Pit the Irrational Hatred of Hillary. I am not Pitting the ordinary hatred — “Hillary’s laugh sounds like a witch’s cackle” — “She had to murder Vince Foster because he knew too much” — et cetera. To paraphrase someb… --- ## [Best Way to Survive Falling at Terminal Velocity (Need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-survive-falling-at-terminal-velocity-need-answer-fast/425054)
**Author:** [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-survive-falling-at-terminal-velocity-need-answer-fast/425054 "2014-05-05T19:44:14Z")
Let’s say I fell out of an airplane 20,000 feet up and I don’t have a parachute. Obviously the odds are really against me surviving the sudden stop at the end but it has happened from time to time. Let’s also say this … --- ## [Taxes on the rich under President Eisenhower](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-on-the-rich-under-president-eisenhower/635020)
**Author:** [@moonshot925](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moonshot925)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2012, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-on-the-rich-under-president-eisenhower/635020 "2012-09-23T00:30:07Z")
Liberals often claim that the rich paid a 91% income tax rate during the Eisenhower years, and while it is true that the top marginal rate was 91% from 1954 to 1963 that is not what matters. The important part is how muc… --- ## [I Hate Beatles Fans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-beatles-fans/604334)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-beatles-fans/604334 "2021-12-29T17:20:22Z")
Fuck the Beatles. They suck. I don’t give two shits if they “inspired generations of music,” the music they created sucks. It was formula bubblegum pop with kindergarten lyrics and whiny-voiced singers. Fuck them all. Es… --- ## [Catholic Church Gives Pedo Preists A Second Helping ... er, Chance ... in South America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-gives-pedo-preists-a-second-helping-er-chance-in-south-america/731579)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2018, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-gives-pedo-preists-a-second-helping-er-chance-in-south-america/731579 "2018-08-14T22:54:11Z")
The Catholic Church is up to its old tricks again, posting pedo preists to new parishes, just this time,on another continent. Already, there have been new allegations of abuse. This will go well! --- ## [Goddammit holy shit a jalapeño burned my dick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddammit-holy-shit-a-jalapeno-burned-my-dick/539716)
**Author:** [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2013, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddammit-holy-shit-a-jalapeno-burned-my-dick/539716 "2013-10-19T18:12:27Z")
It’s throbbing in the bad way now. Not in the good way. You fucker - you bastards don’t even hurt going in. I FORGOT ABOUT MY HANDS. The mother grabbing sons of bitches got me. All I did was take a leak and now my h… --- ## [Vagina tastes like licking a battery.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vagina-tastes-like-licking-a-battery/525893)
**Author:** [@Fastidiots](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fastidiots)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vagina-tastes-like-licking-a-battery/525893 "2010-01-26T06:16:28Z")
A rookie buddy of mine said this, and hot damn I think he nailed it. (b’dum tshh) Why is that? Anywhere above the vagina normally tastes sweet and sweaty, but that first few licks of the vagina tastes kinda like licking… --- ## [People committing suicide via asphyxiation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-committing-suicide-via-asphyxiation/695532)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-committing-suicide-via-asphyxiation/695532 "2017-11-10T15:02:39Z")
Hanging one’s self seems like a somewhat popular method. To me, though, in the thankfully few times in my life I was unable to breathe, they were the most unpleasant experiences of my life. Mostly it was choking on foo… --- ## [Did Most Prostitutes & Female Porn Stars Get Molested As Children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-most-prostitutes-female-porn-stars-get-molested-as-children/243468)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2013, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-most-prostitutes-female-porn-stars-get-molested-as-children/243468 "2013-06-29T11:31:42Z")
I’ve often heard it claimed that women who work as prostitutes or as porn stars usually get into that line of work because they were molested when they were younger. Is there any evidence to suggest that prostitutes/porn… --- ## [I pit Diamonds02 and his honk-happy friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-diamonds02-and-his-honk-happy-friend/606065)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-diamonds02-and-his-honk-happy-friend/606065 "2012-08-03T18:49:46Z")
You and your friend are idiots, as you have evidenced in this thread. More than that, you are probably both sociopaths. The thread starts out decently, with you recognizing (rightly), that when your friend is blasting h… --- ## [NFL Yardage Pool Competition 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 345\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614 "2013-01-03T18:08:06Z")
Last year’s thread. Sorry I’m late to post this - it slipped my mind until just now. If you want a player involved in the Dallas/New York Giants game, post it now - otherwise you can wait for the weekend. Every week y… --- ## [Does your G A S Stove work when the electricity is out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-g-a-s-stove-work-when-the-electricity-is-out/593816)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-g-a-s-stove-work-when-the-electricity-is-out/593816 "2013-07-25T01:08:58Z")
My old electric stove is nearly at the end of it’s life. I already have a capped gas line ready to use. The old gas stoves could be lit with a match during power outages. Friends warned me some new gas stoves won’t wor… --- ## [are some sex scenes in movies real](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-some-sex-scenes-in-movies-real/599680)
**Author:** [@addelyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/addelyn)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-some-sex-scenes-in-movies-real/599680 "2011-10-19T00:35:34Z")
I mean how can you be naked and between eachothers legs without the man getting and erection and if he does get one how does he hide it while moving aggressivly without kinking it and it hurting him --- ## [You're right, Danny C...there is no god.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-right-danny-c-there-is-no-god/568983)
**Author:** [@Cyningablod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyningablod)\ **Replies:** 340\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-right-danny-c-there-is-no-god/568983 "2011-02-02T05:23:03Z")
Today I looked up and called a very old acquaintance–one whom I haven’t seen or spoken with in 13+ years–to tell him that he had been correct all along: god is a myth, the Bible and Christianity are bullshit, and I sure … --- ## [How much does poop weigh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-poop-weigh/410612)
**Author:** [@regoarrarr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/regoarrarr)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2007, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-poop-weigh/410612 "2007-07-07T16:44:16Z")
Frankly, I’m surprised that this question has not been definitively answered by Cecil yet as it seems vitally important to humankind. After lunch today I sat down on the toilet and unleashed a big ol’ poo, pardon my gro… --- ## [Song Lyrics That Always Bugged You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-always-bugged-you/569944)
**Author:** [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2011, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-always-bugged-you/569944 "2011-03-13T19:24:47Z")
You ever listen to a song, and you get to a lyric where you’re just “Wait, what?” Not necessarily songs that are bad or even ones you don’t like, just where you find particular lyrical choices that got under your skin f… --- ## [FTL - Space Rogue-like hits Steam!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ftl-space-rogue-like-hits-steam/634718)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 272\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ftl-space-rogue-like-hits-steam/634718 "2014-06-25T17:14:15Z")
Anyone pick this up yet? It’s a Rogue-like. In SPACE! I got as far as the tutorial and I customized my first ship: The USS Enterprise, commanded by Picard at the helm, Riker on weapons systems and Geordi… --- ## [Pop Culture Stuff Everyone Seems to Misunderstand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-culture-stuff-everyone-seems-to-misunderstand/940564)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 587\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-culture-stuff-everyone-seems-to-misunderstand/940564 "2021-05-24T06:28:14Z")
Here are two examples of what I mean: Everyone seems to think the finale of Roseanne (the original) said that the finale wacky season was a novel the main character wrote. That isn’t what it said: the entire series wa… --- ## [Ethnic Composition of Mormonism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethnic-composition-of-mormonism/584477)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2015, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethnic-composition-of-mormonism/584477 "2015-09-19T00:24:27Z")
Are Mormons compared to the general population composed more of the original English/Anglo-Saxon stock? Because Utah is the state with the largest reported number of those with an English ancestry beating such WASP stron… --- ## [Handicapping the GOP Veepstakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handicapping-the-gop-veepstakes/618017)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handicapping-the-gop-veepstakes/618017 "2012-07-19T22:38:29Z")
Now that we have a clear winner on the GOP side, who’s Romney going to pick as his veep? I figure there are a few basic criteria: It’s got to be someone who has cred with the wingnut base; It can’t be someone who’s a … --- ## [Julian Assange and WikiLeaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julian-assange-and-wikileaks/562184)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2010, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julian-assange-and-wikileaks/562184 "2010-12-20T06:03:39Z")
The fiasco of waiting for the anticipated forced nudification of the American government and military by one citizen against the best interests of the 300,000,000+ strong collective is just too much to bear. What is the… --- ## [Is religion the main reason for the Israel/Palestine conflict?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-religion-the-main-reason-for-the-israel-palestine-conflict/620757)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2012, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-religion-the-main-reason-for-the-israel-palestine-conflict/620757 "2012-05-19T11:03:31Z")
Talking about this subject with other people and I feel like a bit of my ignorance is making me go in circles here. To me, as little as I understand it, the base of the disagreement seems to fall back into the differing … --- ## [Ladies, can we talk about panties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-can-we-talk-about-panties/615906)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-can-we-talk-about-panties/615906 "2013-05-06T00:56:34Z")
I need new drawers, and I’m not sure where to look. I’m the kind that looks for a kind I like and then buys 14 pair and is finished. I don’t have 10 different styles like many girlie-girls do. I like my well-fitting, mod… --- ## [Calling a 1-800 number from outside the U.S.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-a-1-800-number-from-outside-the-u-s/593923)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-a-1-800-number-from-outside-the-u-s/593923 "2011-09-13T07:01:00Z")
I’m currently in France, and have received an e-mail from one of my credit cards, to call them. They think someone has stolen my card and is having a spending spree in the Cote d’Azur, buying electrical adapters and coug… --- ## [I'm going to watch all of the James Bond Films \[Please avoid Spoilers for Goldeneye or later Bond movies\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-watch-all-of-the-james-bond-films-please-avoid-spoilers-for-goldeneye-or-later-bond-movies/845001)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 515\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-watch-all-of-the-james-bond-films-please-avoid-spoilers-for-goldeneye-or-later-bond-movies/845001 "2024-11-15T21:29:36Z")
A while back, I watched Dr. No, the first James Bond film, for the first time, and started a thread about it. (Holy crap, that was a year and a half ago. Time flies!) Last night I moved on to Bond #2, From Russia With … --- ## [Attire for Ruth's Chris Steakhouse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attire-for-ruths-chris-steakhouse/394614)
**Author:** [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2007, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attire-for-ruths-chris-steakhouse/394614 "2007-03-15T16:54:33Z")
Plan on going to Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse for the first time next week and I was looking at their site to get an idea on what to wear and I must say, it’s a bit complex. The site says “smart casual” (who comes up with al… --- ## [Guy being called 'cute' - good or bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-being-called-cute-good-or-bad/582961)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-being-called-cute-good-or-bad/582961 "2011-05-24T22:09:08Z")
I know what you’re thinking - good, obviously. You freakin’ idiot. But stick with me on this. On the face of it, it seems a fairly nice complement. But I once followed it up, only to be told ‘in a little brother kind of… --- ## [Menswear: Dark dress shirts with dark suits - is it ever OK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menswear-dark-dress-shirts-with-dark-suits-is-it-ever-ok/535855)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menswear-dark-dress-shirts-with-dark-suits-is-it-ever-ok/535855 "2010-04-16T16:07:27Z")
I say dark dress shirt with a dark suit is a great look, but one that is often done poorly. Some of the guys at work agree. Other guys here in the office say that dark-on-dark NEVER works. We don’t yet have any input fro… --- ## [On birth control, late period- when to freak out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-birth-control-late-period-when-to-freak-out/165817)
**Author:** [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2003, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-birth-control-late-period-when-to-freak-out/165817 "2003-04-02T06:26:21Z")
No, no, I haven’t switched teams. I’ve got a friend who is on the pill and is sexually active. She’s currently into day three of the green pills (the inactive ones with no hormones in them) and hasn’t had a period yet. … --- ## [Guys wearing their belt buckle off-center](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-wearing-their-belt-buckle-off-center/605688)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-wearing-their-belt-buckle-off-center/605688 "2026-07-17T14:07:22Z")
I’ve been (re)watching several episodes of the old Dick Van Dyke show, and I’ve noticed a few separate occasions where different male characters wore their belt buckles off to the side, damn near on their hips. And then… --- ## [The official "Damn, \ is HOT" thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-damn-insert-doper-name-is-hot-thread/121271)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 466\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2004, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-damn-insert-doper-name-is-hot-thread/121271 "2004-02-12T19:02:44Z")
I didn’t want to hijack a thread with my juvenile drooling, but I still feel the need to say that jinwicked is hot-jinwicked is hot-jinwicked is hot-jinwicked is hot-jinwicked is hot-jinwicked is hot-jinwicked is hot-jin… --- ## [Is "Precious" star Gabourey Sidibe so obese she is in danger of early death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-precious-star-gabourey-sidibe-so-obese-she-is-in-danger-of-early-death/532214)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2010, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-precious-star-gabourey-sidibe-so-obese-she-is-in-danger-of-early-death/532214 "2010-03-17T03:40:40Z")
Howard Stern went on a tear against Precious star Gabourey Sidibe, and as part of his critique of her claimed she is in imminent danger of death due to her extreme obesity. His cutting humor aside does he have a point? … --- ## [What is the funniest episode of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-episode-of-ramsays-kitchen-nightmares/440493)
**Author:** [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2008, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-episode-of-ramsays-kitchen-nightmares/440493 "2008-03-08T06:15:59Z")
I’ve only seen a few episodes of Ramsay’s, and I’d like to introduce a friend to it, but I would understandably like to start them with one of the best (or funniest) episodes. As such, I’m wondering if anybody would care… --- ## [Watershed moments in SDMB history; or, the SDMB Anthology Project](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watershed-moments-in-sdmb-history-or-the-sdmb-anthology-project/112436)
**Author:** [@SpartanDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpartanDC)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2004, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watershed-moments-in-sdmb-history-or-the-sdmb-anthology-project/112436 "2004-03-22T20:46:58Z")
I’ve been upping my posting average quite a bit lately and reading a lot more posts than I used to. Basically, my Dope addiction is getting worse and worse. (Did I say I was complaining?) I love the sense of community h… --- ## [Who are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you/317389)
**Author:** [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Replies:** 722\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2005, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you/317389 "2005-09-12T15:35:38Z")
I’m Henry the Eighth, I am. --- ## [Game of Thrones 8.02 "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" 4/21/19 \[SHOW ONLY\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-8-02-a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-4-21-19-show-only/832867)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 551\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-8-02-a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-4-21-19-show-only/832867 "2019-04-29T16:43:44Z")
Not having episode titles until after the show airs is apparently going to be a thing this season, but I’m sure a kindly mod will come by and update the title and make it look nice later. This is the thread for the disc… --- ## [Dispelling US Health Care Myths: Part 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispelling-us-health-care-myths-part-1/525997)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 289\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispelling-us-health-care-myths-part-1/525997 "2013-07-31T21:40:35Z")
Whenever the discussion of UHC and health care reform gets brought up, there is one very consistent statement made by the conservative side: I think it’s time to get rid of this meme once and for all, so the following … --- ## [fender-bender w/ some visible damage and no injuries - do you still call the cops out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fender-bender-w-some-visible-damage-and-no-injuries-do-you-still-call-the-cops-out/595066)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2011, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fender-bender-w-some-visible-damage-and-no-injuries-do-you-still-call-the-cops-out/595066 "2011-09-07T23:03:12Z")
this is a “hypothetical”, and not a “need answer fast” (knock on wood) Suppose you are involved in a relatively minor fender-bender, where there’s visible body damage to one (or both) vehicles, but no one is significant… --- ## [confederate memorial day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-memorial-day/669998)
**Author:** [@sycophantOfC.S.Peirce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sycophantOfC.S.Peirce)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2013, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-memorial-day/669998 "2013-10-18T00:54:13Z")
I happen to agree there was “a failure of reconstruction” and that Jefferson Davis and the generals of the confederacy should have been tried for treason and crimes against humanity. But this post is about my view that t… --- ## [What is Sexism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-sexism/655853)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 281\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-sexism/655853 "2013-04-19T22:56:41Z")
In this thread some posters are now saying that they would like sexism to be banned from this message board. What definition of “sexism” would be used in this context? --- ## [R.O. Teen sues parents for ...aw fuck it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-o-teen-sues-parents-for-aw-fuck-it/682810)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-o-teen-sues-parents-for-aw-fuck-it/682810 "2014-03-19T16:36:24Z")
http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/nj-teen-sues-parents-for-cash-and-college-tuition-201404488.html Up front, I admit I have no children. If this were my child, however, I would have no fucking children. I would disown … --- ## [No-one pitted the fuckers burning London down yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-one-pitted-the-fuckers-burning-london-down-yet/591998)
**Author:** [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Replies:** 333\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2011, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-one-pitted-the-fuckers-burning-london-down-yet/591998 "2011-08-15T20:06:39Z")
It seems not. BBC Link to what’s going on here. A simple message to everyone involved - fuck you, you bunch of fucking cunts. Yes, there may have reason for a vigil and a peaceful protest on behalf of the man shot by … --- ## [On Jesus - why specifically was suffering and dying required?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-jesus-why-specifically-was-suffering-and-dying-required/617932)
**Author:** [@begbert2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/begbert2)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2012, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-jesus-why-specifically-was-suffering-and-dying-required/617932 "2012-05-05T19:43:55Z")
We all know the story - after wandering around for a little while, Jesus goes off to pray in a garden, is personally tortured by God, and then immediately afterward is apprehended by the Romans and after a brief trial wa… --- ## [Being a guest on late night TV for the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-guest-on-late-night-tv-for-the-mmp/709617)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 339\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2015, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-guest-on-late-night-tv-for-the-mmp/709617 "2015-01-19T09:04:58Z")
Here’s the deal: producer of a late-night show had been reading the MMP and decides that \*YOU \*will be a guest to talk to Jimmy or Dave or Conan or whatever host. One of the day-time talk shows is OK, too, if your fant… --- ## [The Newbery Book Club](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-newbery-book-club/779674)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2021, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-newbery-book-club/779674 "2021-10-18T22:30:20Z")
Inspired by the thread on the All-Time Best Newbery Medal Book, In Your Opinion thread. Several of us have set out to read all of the Newbery Medal winners on the list , and I expect others will be reading at least some… --- ## [Is US Federal debt sustainable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-us-federal-debt-sustainable/711001)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2015, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-us-federal-debt-sustainable/711001 "2015-04-14T02:53:02Z")
IIRC, we are already at the point where a new bond is issued in order to pay off an old one. When regular citizens keep borrowing money to pay old debt, they end up bankrupt fast. How long can we keep up this charade be… --- ## [What do Americans think of Asian-Indians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-americans-think-of-asian-indians/464610)
**Author:** [@SomeBodyUK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SomeBodyUK)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2008, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-americans-think-of-asian-indians/464610 "2008-10-12T15:40:06Z")
British-Indian guy here…I’m wondering what the average American thinks of Indian people. This is what I’ve heard from some people: \[ul\] \[li\]Indian women are unattractive - I totally disagree\[/li\] \[li\]nobody knows any… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=79&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=81&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)