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**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2016, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lgbtq-rights-going-forward/771219 "2016-11-19T14:32:20Z")
I know there are dozens of thread about what happens next, and LGBTQ rights aren’t on the top of most peoples list, but with Trump in the WH & the R’s in control of both houses of Congress, I can’t help but be concern. W… --- ## [Math is hard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-is-hard/509403)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2009, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-is-hard/509403 "2009-09-15T20:45:51Z")
In a few weeks I’ll be taking my GRE (in sunny Thailand!) and I’ve been cramming to get ready. In high school I cheated, begged and faked my way through math class, and so I never really learned any of it. And lord knows… --- ## [Stupidest Things You've Heard In A Porn Flick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-things-youve-heard-in-a-porn-flick/57042)
**Author:** [@Xploder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xploder)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2001, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-things-youve-heard-in-a-porn-flick/57042 "2001-03-22T04:12:20Z")
I figured that the pit was the best place for this thread… After this woman gets ass-poked by more than twenty guys, she turns to the camera and states “I need a new butthole”. A girl is poking her OWN fingers in h… --- ## [Is there a rational way to bid in a dollar auction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-rational-way-to-bid-in-a-dollar-auction/577128)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2011, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-rational-way-to-bid-in-a-dollar-auction/577128 "2011-04-10T20:10:32Z")
Inspired by a recent thread on bid fee auction sites. Martin Shubik invented the dollar auction. It’s a simple concept: two people are bidding for a dollar which is given to the highest bidder. It’s presumed that both p… --- ## [Do Anti-Barking Collars Work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-anti-barking-collars-work/474554)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2008, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-anti-barking-collars-work/474554 "2008-11-29T06:02:27Z")
I suppose this is a question looking for mostly anecdotal answers, but I am unsure where else to put it. I have two dogs, a 1 year old male Boxer, Riley, and a 4 year old Beagle/Collie mix named Macy. Riley is fine. A… --- ## [Lost 3.3: Further Instructions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-3-further-instructions/376976)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2006, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-3-further-instructions/376976 "2006-10-23T13:49:09Z")
I assume this episode will take us back to the Lostaway’s beach camp, perhaps to the time right after the “system failure” event. With so many separate story lines that have to be addressed, the writers need several epi… --- ## [Where's a good place to hide a key?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-a-good-place-to-hide-a-key/683759)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-a-good-place-to-hide-a-key/683759 "2014-03-18T18:22:34Z")
My dad is moving away soon, after which I will have no local friends or family at all. I don’t have a garden, yard or any personal outside space, my door leads out straight on to the street. Does anybody have a good idea… --- ## [Why do politicians need money in order to campaign?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-politicians-need-money-in-order-to-campaign/589727)
**Author:** [@Nica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nica)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2011, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-politicians-need-money-in-order-to-campaign/589727 "2011-07-21T04:05:36Z")
I’m backing up to the basics again. For example, why couldn’t the government require each hopeful to simply publish a manifesto and allow Q&A rather than ask for gobs of money to travel and advertise, etc.? We could hav… --- ## [What little boys are made of...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-little-boys-are-made-of/58627)
**Author:** [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2002, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-little-boys-are-made-of/58627 "2002-04-24T10:44:00Z")
Right. So there we were playing Trivial Pursuit, Know-It-All Edition, I think and the following questions came up: “According to the nursery rhyme, what are little boys made of?” The question wasn’t mine, and whoever … --- ## [Home Scale Accuracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-scale-accuracy/560912)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2017, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-scale-accuracy/560912 "2017-08-23T16:53:07Z")
I’ve been using this scale for about five years, assuming it’s been accurate. My new (guy) room mate gets on the scale and has a fit. “There’s no way I only weigh 140!” He swears the scale is off by ten pounds, which … --- ## [Your favorite movie quote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movie-quote/651142)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2013, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movie-quote/651142 "2013-03-03T12:46:21Z")
Mine is from the 1952 Robert Taylor Ivanhoe. Rebecca is judged to be a witch by the court headed by Prince John. Ivanhoe throws off the cloak covering his knightly regalia, throws his glove at Prince John and declares,… --- ## [Would it be possible to supply enough venison to make a regular fast foot item.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-supply-enough-venison-to-make-a-regular-fast-foot-item/799092)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-supply-enough-venison-to-make-a-regular-fast-foot-item/799092 "2017-11-17T21:09:02Z")
Like if Arbys wanted enough venison to have their sandwich available all year? Or even just in the fall season as a limited time item? If they committed to buying a large, long term supply of it could the supply chain ma… --- ## [What is your reaction when someone says they "don't do computers?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-reaction-when-someone-says-they-dont-do-computers/725111)
**Author:** [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2015, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-reaction-when-someone-says-they-dont-do-computers/725111 "2015-09-08T20:15:22Z")
Do you encounter this attitude often? What are the reasons someone would not use computers, aside from a disability or just plain old stupidity? Would you be irritated if a person who did not use computers was constant… --- ## [TV Guide's 60 Best Shows - Which ones have you NOT seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-guides-60-best-shows-which-ones-have-you-not-seen/739818)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-guides-60-best-shows-which-ones-have-you-not-seen/739818 "2015-12-11T21:26:32Z")
TV Guide released this list in 2013. Please indicate the shows of which you have not seen a single complete episode. mmm --- ## [Why is it warmer in the evening than at lunch time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-warmer-in-the-evening-than-at-lunch-time/664456)
**Author:** [@moejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejoe)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-warmer-in-the-evening-than-at-lunch-time/664456 "2013-07-26T06:40:15Z")
Summers in California it seemed that midday was really hot and then after about 3pm the worst of the heat was over for the night. Now that I’m in Oregon I’ve noticed that it’s much hotter on my way home from work than it… --- ## [Earliest point in WWII where Axis nations knew they were doomed, vs. being actually doomed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-point-in-wwii-where-axis-nations-knew-they-were-doomed-vs-being-actually-doomed/836531)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2019, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-point-in-wwii-where-axis-nations-knew-they-were-doomed-vs-being-actually-doomed/836531 "2019-07-14T11:58:33Z")
This might get moved to GD, but wanted to start it out in GQ first: In hindsight, we know that Japan was pretty much doomed the very moment it started dropping bombs on Pearl Harbor. What was Germany’s true tipping poin… --- ## [The international Pumpkin saga.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-international-pumpkin-saga/419858)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2009, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-international-pumpkin-saga/419858 "2009-06-22T01:48:48Z")
About a week ago, a wee girl was found alone and unattended at Melbourne’s major railway station. Security video footage showed that she was previously in the care of a gentleman who then apparently just dumped her. Pu… --- ## [SF to legalize prison-sized apartments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-to-legalize-prison-sized-apartments/635713)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2012, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-to-legalize-prison-sized-apartments/635713 "2012-10-08T06:17:41Z")
San Francisco, a city of pretty significant wealth and modest geography, has a housing problem. One proposal to address the issue is to amend the housing code to allow apartments as small as 220 square feet: that’s a ro… --- ## [Can you live forever with HIV these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-live-forever-with-hiv-these-days/518272)
**Author:** [@heavybuhbuh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heavybuhbuh)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-live-forever-with-hiv-these-days/518272 "2011-01-30T21:06:44Z")
On television the other day I heard someone say “HIV isn’t a death sentence anymore”. I am great that the advancement of science has allowed us to control this virus. But if I started to show the symptoms of HIV - I do… --- ## [Is turbulence dangerous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-turbulence-dangerous/605654)
**Author:** [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2011, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-turbulence-dangerous/605654 "2011-12-13T21:14:01Z")
I thought that as I spent more time in airplanes, that my fears would subside. And, while they may have somewhat, and I fly quite a bit, I am terrified whenever there is the slightest bit of turbulence, and close to pan… --- ## [Is there any defensible value to "eugenics" in this day and age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-defensible-value-to-eugenics-in-this-day-and-age/623496)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-defensible-value-to-eugenics-in-this-day-and-age/623496 "2012-06-22T15:58:43Z")
Eugenics. On the one hand, it always and fairly calls the Nazis to mind nowadays. On the other hand, we’ve all seen Idiocracy. On the gripping hand, it always seems just about impossible, even now, to disentangle the … --- ## [Who is in the right \[parent/child finances\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-in-the-right-parent-child-finances/679413)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2014, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-in-the-right-parent-child-finances/679413 "2014-01-23T12:49:40Z")
A bit of back-story before I get started. I’m 17 years old, have been employed for approximately 6 weeks and am currently living with my family. I was lucky enough to know someone who helped me get into a pretty good fir… --- ## [No wonder that guys can get away with so much stupid shit! Women can be stupid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-wonder-that-guys-can-get-away-with-so-much-stupid-shit-women-can-be-stupid/661526)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-wonder-that-guys-can-get-away-with-so-much-stupid-shit-women-can-be-stupid/661526 "2013-06-26T16:17:05Z")
“Gee, Mr zone, you should know these threads never go well for you.” “Quiet, you! My knee has me barely able to walk, the lady at the DMV let me think I was going blind in my left eye by not telling me the vision testi… --- ## [NFL Week 16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/676960)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2013, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/676960 "2013-12-26T21:25:57Z")
I didn’t see a thread? Getting ready to watch the Panthers/Saints game. We’ll see if the Panthers learned anything from two weeks ago; and/or if the Saints can get right on the road. --- ## [What do you do with your dog/cat after it dies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-your-dog-cat-after-it-dies/336036)
**Author:** [@PrehensileRectum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PrehensileRectum)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-your-dog-cat-after-it-dies/336036 "2005-12-19T06:47:20Z")
I never had an animal die, but now I have many animals so the inevitable is going to happen. What happens when your animal dies? I know people bury them in their backyard, but what if you don’t? Do you drive it to a loca… --- ## [Wombats in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wombats-in-america/77200)
**Author:** [@Arken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arken)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wombats-in-america/77200 "2016-04-28T18:40:28Z")
I’ve been told that many an Australian has a pet Wombat and that they make especially good, affectionate pets. I also think they’re extremely cute. Is it possible to get a pet wombat in the US? --- ## [Any Movies that were BETTER than the book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-movies-that-were-better-than-the-book/454394)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Buttons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Buttons)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-movies-that-were-better-than-the-book/454394 "2023-05-03T15:19:25Z")
Back when I was little, after Jurassic Park came out back in the day, I dove into a bunch of Micheal Chrichton books. One of which was Congo . I LOVED this book, and when I later heard it was going to be a movie, I was… --- ## [Ladies: periods and your skivvies \[tmi\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-periods-and-your-skivvies-tmi/546390)
**Author:** [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2010, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-periods-and-your-skivvies-tmi/546390 "2010-07-27T16:53:00Z")
It is that time where the raging crimson beast has come to eat my uterus. The beast enjoys foiling my best attempts at keeping it confined to the device of my choice and makes my underwear a little more red than it was … --- ## [Was the world of the dinosaurs really more dangerous than the current evolutionary period?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-world-of-the-dinosaurs-really-more-dangerous-than-the-current-evolutionary-period/664824)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2013, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-world-of-the-dinosaurs-really-more-dangerous-than-the-current-evolutionary-period/664824 "2013-08-05T16:46:44Z")
The standard Hollywood trope is that explorers entering the prehistoric past spend must be constantly on the run from various giant predators, and if not careful will within a few days find themselves turned into explore… --- ## [Voter fraud and tampering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voter-fraud-and-tampering/547753)
**Author:** [@bullrun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bullrun)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2010, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voter-fraud-and-tampering/547753 "2010-09-26T17:03:26Z")
I graduated college with a History major along with another one. I taught History before in my younger days. Now…it is a hobby of mine. I know something about it though I do not claim to be an expert. Hardly anyone is. … --- ## ["Do what" and other regionalisms that make you see red (too mild for the Pit)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-what-and-other-regionalisms-that-make-you-see-red-too-mild-for-the-pit/575616)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-what-and-other-regionalisms-that-make-you-see-red-too-mild-for-the-pit/575616 "2011-03-30T19:45:41Z")
I talk on the phone at my job all day, every day. Something that peeves my pet is when a southern caller who didn’t hear something asks me to repeat myself. This only happens from callers with VERY drawly southern accent… --- ## [List of banned users?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-banned-users/651152)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-banned-users/651152 "2013-04-10T02:55:26Z")
Lately, I have noticed a number of users who have been around for a while are now banned. Usually, I’m reading an interesting thread, and i notice the BANNED status under a poster’s name that i recognize. I obviously d… --- ## [My Very First EuroVision Song Contest...come make your predictions!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940)
**Author:** [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Replies:** 297\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2003, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940 "2003-05-28T04:14:08Z")
It’s just around the corner. I cannot wait! I’m arranging a small gathering here, with snacks and drinks. I’ve heard all about the campy songs, the interesting costumes and the VOTING! I’ve heard that’s the best part! S… --- ## [220v looks like a 110 plug?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/220v-looks-like-a-110-plug/546397)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2010, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/220v-looks-like-a-110-plug/546397 "2010-07-13T14:37:38Z")
Just watched a guy melt a computer. He plugged in a computer to a power strip and it went FZZZZT POP!. Come to find out the power strip is plugged into a 220 outlet. The outlet looks like I would expect any 220 (bigger… --- ## [So apparently the Lego Star Wars product line is "for boys"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-apparently-the-lego-star-wars-product-line-is-for-boys/687793)
**Author:** [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2014, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-apparently-the-lego-star-wars-product-line-is-for-boys/687793 "2014-06-22T03:53:06Z")
My husband recently opened his Sandcrawler box as a reward for finishing a big work project. Lego always do really nice booklets for their big packs, and this was no exception. Didn’t expect to see this in the booklet th… --- ## [What is the correct pronunciation of the name Arkady?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-correct-pronunciation-of-the-name-arkady/257997)
**Author:** [@meenie7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meenie7)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-correct-pronunciation-of-the-name-arkady/257997 "2014-07-28T16:32:49Z")
I’m writing a story, and I have a character named Arkady in it, and I just sort of realized, when telling someone about the story, that I have only read about people named Arkady before, and never heard the name said, so… --- ## [shows that quit while they were ahead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-quit-while-they-were-ahead/745951)
**Author:** [@ruh-roh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruh-roh)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-quit-while-they-were-ahead/745951 "2016-02-21T23:57:32Z")
Lets go the opposite of some of the other threads here, such as “worst TV show decay” and Big Bang Theory. Are there any shows, especially sitcoms, that quit while they were still on a high note, instead of going severa… --- ## [I like \[this dish\], only without \[the key ingredient of that dish\].](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-this-dish-only-without-the-key-ingredient-of-that-dish/554017)
**Author:** [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2010, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-this-dish-only-without-the-key-ingredient-of-that-dish/554017 "2010-09-23T12:56:31Z")
Today for lunch I ordered yat gat mein, which is a noodle dish traditionally served with a whole hard boiled egg nestled in it. In this case I don’t mind the egg, but really don’t need it. I’ve thought about ordering i… --- ## [US Aid to Ukraine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-aid-to-ukraine/972624)
**Author:** [@WellHelloThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WellHelloThere)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-aid-to-ukraine/972624 "2023-03-22T11:44:16Z")
I don’t deny that, but the US has definitely taken the opportunity to take Russia down a peg. A few pegs, as it has happened. Russian forces have performed extremely poorly against US equipment and US intelligence capabi… --- ## [Weird urges you get (non-sexual)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-urges-you-get-non-sexual/627750)
**Author:** [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-urges-you-get-non-sexual/627750 "2012-07-31T02:14:36Z")
What weird/odd do you regularly have? (non-sexual please) Mine is that whenever I see a cop with a pistol in his belt holster I want to grab it and take off running. I have no idea why, but it’s pretty strong and happ… --- ## ["This is your captain speaking: AAAARGH!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-your-captain-speaking-aaaargh/671463)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2013, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-your-captain-speaking-aaaargh/671463 "2013-10-24T07:43:54Z")
Ok, here’s the scenario. There’s a commercial flight that experiences some sort of catastrophic failure. It’s going down, heading for the side of a cliff at OMG mph and the pilot knows everyone on board is going to becom… --- ## [What will America do when it's not the only superpower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-america-do-when-its-not-the-only-superpower/650184)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2013, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-america-do-when-its-not-the-only-superpower/650184 "2013-02-26T02:03:29Z")
For a long time (pretty much post-WWII), America and Europe have always been the ones to make decisions on a global scale. With the emergance of post-Soviet collapse Russia, a hardworking China, and the rapidly growing c… --- ## [Atheists, a question on the origin of the universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-a-question-on-the-origin-of-the-universe/481880)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2009, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-a-question-on-the-origin-of-the-universe/481880 "2009-01-25T18:10:30Z")
Rather than hijack CalD’s thread, I thought this point might be worth a separate thread: I could equally rewrite this from the opposite side: “If the universe is the result of a purely physical process or event, how di… --- ## [Prediction: what Republicans will be saying Nov. 9, 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prediction-what-republicans-will-be-saying-nov-9-2016/727945)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2015, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prediction-what-republicans-will-be-saying-nov-9-2016/727945 "2015-10-15T05:10:26Z")
“We woulda won if it wasn’t for @%#! Trump.” That won’t be true, but it will at least give them a convenient excuse and allow them to continue to evade the real truth: namely, that the predilections of old white Souther… --- ## [$300 cash or a week in Detroit? (Please read OP before answering)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/300-cash-or-a-week-in-detroit-please-read-op-before-answering/583165)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2011, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/300-cash-or-a-week-in-detroit-please-read-op-before-answering/583165 "2011-06-14T14:06:27Z")
Your choices: 1) Pocket $300 cash or 2) You and a guest spend a week in Detroit. The week would include all expenses paid, including travel, your choice of hotel, your choice of restaurants, and your choice of activitie… --- ## [Bear\_Napples attends uh weddin'! (Prepare to say "Holy Crap"... A lot)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-napples-attends-uh-weddin-prepare-to-say-holy-crap-a-lot/251733)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-napples-attends-uh-weddin-prepare-to-say-holy-crap-a-lot/251733 "2021-09-10T20:29:33Z")
Last Saturday was the magic day folks. As promised, I did attend the wedding. And I have stories and pictures for all. I will pick up the pictures from Wal-Mart and post them after it quits raining and my car dries off. … --- ## [People with 'Support the Troops' bumper stickers: why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-support-the-troops-bumper-stickers-why/641864)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2013, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-support-the-troops-bumper-stickers-why/641864 "2013-01-30T18:42:20Z")
What does that phrase mean to you and why do you have it on your car? --- ## [To Czarcasm, fyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-czarcasm-fyi/261264)
**Author:** [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2004, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-czarcasm-fyi/261264 "2004-10-13T20:48:27Z")
My intention was not to poison anyone or make anyone sick. I just happened to have my anti-depressant in the bottle yesterday. I didn’t make her steal it. All I was saying is that it serves her right if she does ge… --- ## [What's the worst book you had to read for school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-book-you-had-to-read-for-school/218427)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_With_The_Golden_Gun)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2003, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-book-you-had-to-read-for-school/218427 "2003-12-17T21:33:53Z")
I’m not sure if this goes here, or IMHO, or Cafe Society, so I’ll stick it here. If this is the wrong place, the mods can move it as they see fit. Anyway, I have two books that are the worst I’ve read for school. Brave … --- ## [No US Corp Tax for Mr. Big: Your 2 Cents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-us-corp-tax-for-mr-big-your-2-cents/560549)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-us-corp-tax-for-mr-big-your-2-cents/560549 "2010-11-17T18:47:52Z")
So, Mr. & Mrs. Hard Working US Citizen, how does this make you feel when you hear that BIG BUSINESS, like Exxon, Google, and Microsoft escape (or virtually escape) paying their fair share in US corporate tax by incorpora… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=817&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=819&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)