# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=806&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:** 807 --- ## [Ground Zero Mosque](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ground-zero-mosque/595663)
**Author:** [@pitcairnpete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pitcairnpete)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ground-zero-mosque/595663 "2011-09-12T11:58:49Z")
Whilst I can not say whether or not this is going ahead, or it has been built or it has been cancelled I would like to debate how this is a good or a bad idea. I will play devils advocate to some and not to others on thi… --- ## [True Blood Episode 30: What was the music during closing credits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-episode-30-what-was-the-music-during-closing-credits/548010)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-episode-30-what-was-the-music-during-closing-credits/548010 "2010-07-31T17:58:36Z")
It doesn’t seem to be listed at the show’s website or anything… --- ## [Women: Is this a mature way of handling this particular situation in public?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-is-this-a-mature-way-of-handling-this-particular-situation-in-public/833010)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-is-this-a-mature-way-of-handling-this-particular-situation-in-public/833010 "2019-06-08T05:02:36Z")
When a guy approaches you at a bar, club, or party, and you’re not interested, how would you handle it? Would you talk to him for a few minutes, then excuse yourself to the “bathroom” or to “find your friends”? Or would… --- ## [Middle School Parents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-school-parents/419182)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2007, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-school-parents/419182 "2007-09-18T19:52:29Z")
This is actually a pit-by-proxy – my wife has this first-hand experience, so I’m pitting on her behalf. We live in a medium sized city, a bedroom community in the Bay Area. My wife works in the office of a middle schoo… --- ## [Now serving #3... Samuel Alito](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-serving-3-samuel-alito/328702)
**Author:** [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2005, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-serving-3-samuel-alito/328702 "2005-11-02T21:06:46Z")
Bush is expected to nominate his third choice candidate to replace Sandra Day O’Connor on the Supreme Court: Samuel Alito. --- ## [Amazon Prime guaranteed delivery didn't come.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-guaranteed-delivery-didnt-come/697093)
**Author:** [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-guaranteed-delivery-didnt-come/697093 "2014-09-02T15:09:48Z")
It’s after 8:00 pm. Now what? It’s never happened before. Will they bring it tomorrow? Tomorrow is a Holiday. Or Tuesday? Yeah, I know. Call them and ask. I’ll do that if no one knows what the protocol is. --- ## [I'm scared to death to tell my boss....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-scared-to-death-to-tell-my-boss/240887)
**Author:** [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2004, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-scared-to-death-to-tell-my-boss/240887 "2004-04-21T13:39:12Z")
That I am leaving my two weeks notice today. I got another job that has better pay prospects. I love my job, but it is tedious and stressful (somehow) at the same time. Combine that with the fact that I don’t get paid … --- ## [Help Me Invent a Fake, Extremely Boring Video Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-invent-a-fake-extremely-boring-video-game/605862)
**Author:** [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-invent-a-fake-extremely-boring-video-game/605862 "2011-12-27T04:40:57Z")
My kids have been agitating for a 3DS, and this Xmas my wife is giving in. But I also want to prank them with a fake boring 3DS game. I’m going to buy them a real game but put it in a fake package. This thread got my ju… --- ## [What would be todays equivalent of the DeLorean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-todays-equivalent-of-the-delorean/691436)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2014, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-todays-equivalent-of-the-delorean/691436 "2014-06-27T00:55:46Z")
If quantum fluctuations in the space-time continuum meant that the Back to the Future movies were set in the present day, what vehicle would they use for the time machine? It’s got to be; Available commercially and af… --- ## [What is the best alternative to Norton Ghost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-alternative-to-norton-ghost/628635)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-alternative-to-norton-ghost/628635 "2012-07-24T15:01:47Z")
I’m referencing alternatives to this product: Management has asked for lower-cost alternatives. The site has about 150 PC desktops. --- ## [Was the 2nd tower evacuated or not when it was hit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-2nd-tower-evacuated-or-not-when-it-was-hit/81097)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2015, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-2nd-tower-evacuated-or-not-when-it-was-hit/81097 "2015-01-16T02:36:41Z")
After the first tower was hit, had the other tower been evacuated before it too was hit? If this has been fully addressed in the media, I’ve missed it. --- ## [The Artist - Black & White Silent Film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-artist-black-white-silent-film/605943)
**Author:** [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2012, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-artist-black-white-silent-film/605943 "2012-03-07T19:29:56Z")
…didn’t see a thread for this already… The Artist - Black & white silent film made by a French director, set in the 1920’s and early 30’s Hollywood, nominally about the transition from silent films to “talkies” and how … --- ## [What EVIDENCE is there that vegetables \> vitamin pills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-evidence-is-there-that-vegetables-vitamin-pills/588810)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-evidence-is-there-that-vegetables-vitamin-pills/588810 "2011-07-29T22:44:37Z")
I will tell you right now, I hate vegetables. How much do I hate them? This much. What I’d like to know is, is there any EVIDENCE – not anecdote, not authority telling you so, actual experimental evidence – that eatin… --- ## [Keeping your mouth shut during police interrogations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-your-mouth-shut-during-police-interrogations/711706)
**Author:** [@butterfiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butterfiles)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2015, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-your-mouth-shut-during-police-interrogations/711706 "2015-02-07T12:28:55Z")
I’ve noticed on many shows such as Law and Order that it’s pretty much never in the interest of anyone to talk to police without an attorney present, and even then the attorney advises the client frequently not to answer… --- ## [Why did this housefly have live maggots inside?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-this-housefly-have-live-maggots-inside/454456)
**Author:** [@RedSwinglineOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedSwinglineOne)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2008, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-this-housefly-have-live-maggots-inside/454456 "2008-06-30T23:25:14Z")
Yesterday, while in my kitchen, a housefly flew by. Without thinking, I swatted it out of the air with a kitchen towel. It bounced off the wall and lay on the floor motionless. I thought to myself, “Cool. I’ve got a … --- ## [Is there a difference in cigarette brands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-in-cigarette-brands/404767)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2007, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-in-cigarette-brands/404767 "2007-05-21T23:54:43Z")
I don’t smoke anymore. Do most smokers really notice a difference between Marlboros and Marlboro Lights? Would you notice a difference between your usual brand and another one? --- ## [Can shooting victims sue the gun manufacturer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-shooting-victims-sue-the-gun-manufacturer/571384)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-shooting-victims-sue-the-gun-manufacturer/571384 "2011-02-18T15:16:33Z")
Preface; this is not intended to be a debate on the issue of gun control, just a matter of intellectual curiosity. It occured to me today that we live in a litiguous society where, when one falls victim to personal inju… --- ## [Why we need the metric system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-we-need-the-metric-system/554140)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-we-need-the-metric-system/554140 "2025-09-09T00:11:17Z")
I’ve just put together a video describing one (often overlooked) reason why we Americans need the metric system – and, no, this reason ISN’T the Mars Climate Orbiter: (Note that in doing this little projec… --- ## [Do you have a superiority complex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-superiority-complex/520316)
**Author:** [@kmgraves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kmgraves)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-superiority-complex/520316 "2009-12-08T15:54:44Z")
Do you feel that you are superior to the majority of “common folk”? --- ## [How would you incentivize urban sprawl reversal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-incentivize-urban-sprawl-reversal/725723)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-incentivize-urban-sprawl-reversal/725723 "2015-07-27T17:48:39Z")
Assuming urban sprawl is a bad thing, how would you incentivize its reversal? Downtown real estate tends to be either expensive or undesirable. Thanks, Rob --- ## [Age of Consent ruminations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-of-consent-ruminations/690202)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2014, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-of-consent-ruminations/690202 "2014-06-17T23:00:18Z")
A current IMHO thread discusses a recent concert in which the lead singer stopped in the middle of his song to berate part of his audience. There was evidently a teenaged girl “crowd surfing,” which involves getting pick… --- ## [Why do "driving enthusiasts" prefer rear-wheel drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-driving-enthusiasts-prefer-rear-wheel-drive/662358)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2013, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-driving-enthusiasts-prefer-rear-wheel-drive/662358 "2013-07-04T09:10:38Z")
Reading automotive magazines and car review websites, one gets a general sense that those who consider themselves car aficionadios consider rear-wheel drive to provide superior handling over the now-nearly-ubiquitous fro… --- ## ["The beating COULD be racially motivated." - I'm over the double-race standard in America.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beating-could-be-racially-motivated-im-over-the-double-race-standard-in-america/510187)
**Author:** [@Transistor\_Rhythm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Transistor_Rhythm)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2009, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beating-could-be-racially-motivated-im-over-the-double-race-standard-in-america/510187 "2009-09-21T16:40:23Z")
Could. COULD!? Really? Tell me what about this picture says “could,” “might have been,” or “maaaaaaaaaybe” to you. It’s the one white kid in a sea of blackness getting his ass beaten for riding the same school bus. That’… --- ## [Are stomach hairballs inevitable when eating facial hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-stomach-hairballs-inevitable-when-eating-facial-hair/638997)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2012, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-stomach-hairballs-inevitable-when-eating-facial-hair/638997 "2012-10-28T09:23:44Z")
If you nibble on your own facial hair are hairballs actually likely or do hairs, especially the tiny short ones you would be eating if eating your own facial hair, usually digested no problem? --- ## [How do I stop my arse from calling the police?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-my-arse-from-calling-the-police/685638)
**Author:** [@Snerky\_Snerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snerky_Snerk)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2014, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-my-arse-from-calling-the-police/685638 "2014-04-13T01:08:49Z")
Ah frick. I just checked the outgoing call log on my ‘smart’ phone. Seems my arse has put in 3 calls to the emergency services line (000) over the last month. 2 are showing up as lasting a couple of seconds, but the 3rd… --- ## [Parents of stupid children want to ban honor rolls, spelling bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-stupid-children-want-to-ban-honor-rolls-spelling-bees/226164)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2004, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-stupid-children-want-to-ban-honor-rolls-spelling-bees/226164 "2004-01-31T16:50:25Z")
Seattle Times Enough with this “self-esteem” shit. I’m sick of parents who can’t stand it that their precious little brats might not be perfect in every way. If their little shits were ON the honor roll they wouldn’t h… --- ## [A Q for Libertarian on Libertaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-q-for-libertarian-on-libertaria/65140)
**Author:** [@Glitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glitch)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2001, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-q-for-libertarian-on-libertaria/65140 "2001-05-26T21:15:01Z")
In Libertaria where services are created by some collective of people who want to create them for those who wish to pay for them. For example, lets say a police force whereby those people who wish to buy into their servi… --- ## [Can I be registered to vote in two states?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-be-registered-to-vote-in-two-states/651068)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2013, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-be-registered-to-vote-in-two-states/651068 "2013-02-23T05:47:17Z")
Short answer, Yes, I can (I think). But am I breaking the law if I vote only in one? I’m considering buying a second home in Florida, and for the next few years, spending a few months in the winter down there, the tra… --- ## [What's the worst thing you've called someone... to their face?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-youve-called-someone-to-their-face/600870)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-youve-called-someone-to-their-face/600870 "2014-04-04T13:35:39Z")
Easy question… What is the worst insult you’ve ever sincerely called someone to their face and what were the circumstances that set you off? I called someone a “fucking prick” once because, well… the guy was being a fuc… --- ## [Breezy '70s pop/rock/folk songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breezy-70s-pop-rock-folk-songs/652805)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breezy-70s-pop-rock-folk-songs/652805 "2013-03-22T16:19:31Z")
I’m looking for tune suggestions similar to Lobo’s Me and You and a dog named Boo and Albert Hammond’s It Never Rains in Southern California. Early to mid '70s pop/rock/country/folk. Thanks in advance. --- ## [Miley Cyrus on Jimmy Kimmel - Bruises?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miley-cyrus-on-jimmy-kimmel-bruises/732486)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2015, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miley-cyrus-on-jimmy-kimmel-bruises/732486 "2015-09-28T21:05:48Z")
This is mildly NSFW, even though it was on Network television. She is basically wearing a capelet with large pasties, but no shirt. So, fair warning! And honestly, she starts to almost make sense about the whole tople… --- ## [This Is It- the Michael Jackson movie \[merged threads\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-it-the-michael-jackson-movie-merged-threads/515462)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2009, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-it-the-michael-jackson-movie-merged-threads/515462 "2009-11-07T13:11:29Z")
I can’t imagine this will get much in the way of discussion here on the Dope- pop music rarely does; but maybe a few others will see the movie and we can discuss. I should preface that I’m a giant Michael Jackson fan an… --- ## [Fuck ME!! I really don't need another F'n DOG!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-me-i-really-dont-need-another-fn-dog/664885)
**Author:** [@bubba\_jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubba_jr)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-me-i-really-dont-need-another-fn-dog/664885 "2014-02-06T06:39:01Z")
FUCK ME!!! I’ve got enough fucking animals. Both my “technical” in laws died recently so now we have 8 fucking cats. 2 of them won’t acknowledge my existence so I really only correspond with 6 of them. And only one o… --- ## [Why are people's eyes blacked out in some pictures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-peoples-eyes-blacked-out-in-some-pictures/228757)
**Author:** [@Vision\_of\_Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vision_of_Love)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2004, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-peoples-eyes-blacked-out-in-some-pictures/228757 "2004-02-12T23:39:14Z")
To clarify, why is it that, instead of just blurring the whole face of a person in a picture (to protect their identity), they sometimes get this black rectangle covering their eyes? Wouldn’t it still be pretty easy to i… --- ## [Actors who suddenly stopped acting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-suddenly-stopped-acting/455954)
**Author:** [@Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellis_Aponte_Jr)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2008, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-suddenly-stopped-acting/455954 "2008-07-16T22:56:42Z")
Track the careers of most actors and you typically find after their glory years a long cooling-off period of TV movies, voice-over work, or sitcom cameos. Which actors enjoyed notable success, were perhaps beloved or at… --- ## [Science fiction and fantasy Yo Mama jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-fiction-and-fantasy-yo-mama-jokes/775321)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2017, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-fiction-and-fantasy-yo-mama-jokes/775321 "2017-01-10T19:49:52Z")
Yo mama’s so fat, the genie gave her six wishes. Yo mama’s so ugly, she summoned an incubus and it committed suicide. --- ## [What's next for the pro-insurrectionists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-next-for-the-pro-insurrectionists/929994)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2021, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-next-for-the-pro-insurrectionists/929994 "2021-01-17T01:17:07Z")
No matter what happens to Trump after Jan. 20, we’ll still have untold numbers of right-wing militants among the population. I’m talking about all those who supported the insurrection at the Capitol. What do you predict… --- ## ["We can't charge the client" - AUGH!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-cant-charge-the-client-augh/487649)
**Author:** [@Tehanu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tehanu)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2009, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-cant-charge-the-client-augh/487649 "2009-03-05T00:51:45Z")
I work in a law firm, which is essentially a service provider, where we charge our clients an hourly rate for the rendering of various services in the course of representing them. Our partners charge hundreds of dollars… --- ## [What are British chips - not fries - called in America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-british-chips-not-fries-called-in-america/830791)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-british-chips-not-fries-called-in-america/830791 "2019-03-20T08:40:25Z")
I know that what the UK calls crisps are called chips in Yank-land and (Frenched) fries are pretty much the same, but if I wanted the voluminous British chips rather than the tiny American fries, for what should I ask in… --- ## [Can African-Americans be racist against whites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-african-americans-be-racist-against-whites/764507)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-african-americans-be-racist-against-whites/764507 "2016-09-08T14:46:36Z")
Per the m-w.com: So based on the dictionary, it doesn’t seem to limit who can and cannot be racist. But according to this video, the answer is no. So is there a different sociological definition of racism? Is there … --- ## [Secular America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secular-america/666330)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2013, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secular-america/666330 "2013-08-21T10:32:38Z")
Since most of the people on here are American I was wondering whether you thought that as a Secular nation in theory the USA is secular in practice. It doesn’t seem like religion and state are properly separated and all … --- ## [Let's reinvent the mammogram so it isn't effing torture!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-reinvent-the-mammogram-so-it-isnt-effing-torture/944901)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-reinvent-the-mammogram-so-it-isnt-effing-torture/944901 "2021-12-22T15:41:51Z")
I was diagnosed with breast cancer in March 2015 (IDC \< 1cm, lumpectomy, 3 wks radiation, no chemo, 5 years of Arimidex, 2 biopsies since, no more cancer found), and I’ve had LOTS of mammograms. Yesterday I had my annual… --- ## [Is there bestiality among beasts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-bestiality-among-beasts/411562)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2007, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-bestiality-among-beasts/411562 "2007-07-20T03:18:07Z")
Some humans will have sex with other species of animal – but humans do a lot things that would never even occur to any other species. In the wild, do animals of different species ever mate? --- ## [Resolved: College athletes are employees (Sackos v. NCAA)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-college-athletes-are-employees-sackos-v-ncaa/729734)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-college-athletes-are-employees-sackos-v-ncaa/729734 "2015-09-04T15:54:19Z")
Samantha Sackos played soccer at the University of Houston. She has filed a lawsuit seeking restituition for unpaid wages, listing the NCAA and every signatory school at defendants (PDF!). She argues that college athle… --- ## [Where can I find some huge tortillas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-some-huge-tortillas/344653)
**Author:** [@Corporate\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corporate_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2006, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-some-huge-tortillas/344653 "2006-02-15T22:28:44Z")
I’m referring to the kind of tortillas they use at big burrito joints like Qdoba and Chipotle. I would like to make big burritos myself, but the wimpy tortillas I find at the supermarket just don’t cut the queso. I’ve m… --- ## [No, Dad, I am not going to apologize for the fact that you can't take a hint (long).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-dad-i-am-not-going-to-apologize-for-the-fact-that-you-cant-take-a-hint-long/652215)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2013, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-dad-i-am-not-going-to-apologize-for-the-fact-that-you-cant-take-a-hint-long/652215 "2013-03-09T13:59:06Z")
Rhymer family drama, obviously, though nothing major. Mostly I’m just venting. Here’s the basics: Yesterday I got home from work to find a passive-aggressive message from my father on the answering machine saying that h… --- ## [Harlan Ellison (1934-2018)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harlan-ellison-1934-2018/816945)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2018, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harlan-ellison-1934-2018/816945 "2018-07-10T18:30:10Z")
David Gerrold is reporting that Harlan Ellison has died. Harlan was a giant in the field, and one of the greats of the short story. In his prime, he was outstanding. The list of his great stories is very long: “I Hav… --- ## [What Does This Expression Mean...\[Run out of town on a rail\]?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-expression-mean-run-out-of-town-on-a-rail/530482)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-expression-mean-run-out-of-town-on-a-rail/530482 "2010-02-26T18:04:24Z")
What does the expression “run out of town on a rail” mean? --- ## [Okay, my wife is concerned by my drinking.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-my-wife-is-concerned-by-my-drinking/494699)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2009, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-my-wife-is-concerned-by-my-drinking/494699 "2009-05-01T23:38:08Z")
The apartment we moved into in October is about a block away from a liquor store, so it’s much more convenient to keep beer in the fridge without making an expedition for it. Lately my wife has been making comments when… --- ## [Why Do Ships Zig-Zag to Avoid Subs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-ships-zig-zag-to-avoid-subs/425522)
**Author:** [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-ships-zig-zag-to-avoid-subs/425522 "2016-04-08T23:21:47Z")
I always hear about ships zig-zagging in WWII in order to avoid submarines. I’ve never really understood why. To me it would make most sense to steam as straight of a line as possible in order to minimize the amount of… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=805&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=807&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)