# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=822&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:** 823 --- ## [The Second Beast of Revelation 13 - Abu Mazen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-beast-of-revelation-13-abu-mazen/318669)
**Author:** [@ephraim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ephraim)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2005, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-beast-of-revelation-13-abu-mazen/318669 "2005-10-13T18:55:38Z")
The Second beast of Revelation 13- Abu Mazen Why would anybody need to know or care about knowing who the beast and the false prophet are? The first thought that comes to mind is that they would not want to unwittingly … --- ## [Hybrid Animals and Reproduction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hybrid-animals-and-reproduction/616045)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hybrid-animals-and-reproduction/616045 "2012-03-21T00:30:04Z")
Hybrids such as mules (horse X donkey)and ligers (lion X tiger) can’t reproduce… but do the females still go into heat? We recently got a mare mule at the rescue I volunteer at and I am just curious. Also, what about d… --- ## [What products should be more popular than they are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-should-be-more-popular-than-they-are/614707)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-should-be-more-popular-than-they-are/614707 "2012-03-06T18:35:13Z")
Simple enough question, I’ll even start the ball rolling: the Pressure Cooker should be more popular than it is. I use my pressure cooker at least twice weekly. This week I made chicken stew & dumplings, and split pea s… --- ## [So how do we payback North Korea for the Sony hacking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-we-payback-north-korea-for-the-sony-hacking/707663)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-we-payback-north-korea-for-the-sony-hacking/707663 "2014-12-31T06:02:53Z")
We don’t trade with them, so economic sanctions would be meaningless. I suggest that we buy The Interview from Sony at cost, then have ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX air the thing commercial free on Christmas Eve. --- ## [I actually want my cat to die. Actually die.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-actually-want-my-cat-to-die-actually-die/670503)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-actually-want-my-cat-to-die-actually-die/670503 "2013-10-11T16:26:10Z")
I use up patience reserves dealing with my older kids’ inane questions and selfish petty concerns. I use up patience reserves helplessly trying to keep my younger kids from screaming bloody murder because they want to br… --- ## [Favorite cases on shows like "The People's Court"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-cases-on-shows-like-the-peoples-court/626240)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2013, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-cases-on-shows-like-the-peoples-court/626240 "2013-01-07T00:46:26Z")
I got the idea from the thread about Rain Man and Judge Wapner. Do you have a favorite case from The People’s Court or Judge Judy or any similar show? My favorite was on The People’s Court. Both sides agreed on the fa… --- ## [Should transwomen be allowed in women's prisons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-transwomen-be-allowed-in-womens-prisons/979830)
**Author:** [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-transwomen-be-allowed-in-womens-prisons/979830 "2023-03-18T13:27:05Z")
So in the UK recently there was a bit of a furore (whipped up by a political dispute between the Scottish and UK parliaments) about a convicted rapist (with male genitalia) identifying as a woman and therefore being sent… --- ## [Human races are sub-species?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-races-are-sub-species/559845)
**Author:** [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2010, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-races-are-sub-species/559845 "2010-11-11T02:17:53Z")
I know the line between species is not even agreed upon but if we treated the human separation among groups of individuals as we do with other animals by those rules would different races be sub species? --- ## [Heathers (the movie) question/remarks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heathers-the-movie-question-remarks/691007)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2023, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heathers-the-movie-question-remarks/691007 "2023-06-09T01:23:24Z")
So my daughter, the future Broadway star has recently downloaded and begun to memorize the Original Cast recording of Heathers, the Musical. Two days ago, she remarked that, although she had started watching the original… --- ## [Guilty Pleasures: Movies you like but are/were widely panned as a bad movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guilty-pleasures-movies-you-like-but-are-were-widely-panned-as-a-bad-movie/955884)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guilty-pleasures-movies-you-like-but-are-were-widely-panned-as-a-bad-movie/955884 "2021-12-29T00:46:21Z")
I just watched Sucker Punch and liked it. I get it was not popular but…I liked it. What other movies are “bad” (note the quotes) but you enjoy? --- ## [FYI... cunnilingus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-cunnilingus/78067)
**Author:** [@Pessor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pessor)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2001, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-cunnilingus/78067 "2001-08-30T06:20:48Z")
Employ the back of your tongue… it’s munch softer. Any other pointers? (no pud intended)… --- ## [Are We Fallen Angels? again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-fallen-angels-again/573004)
**Author:** [@Brian\_o](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brian_o)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2011, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-fallen-angels-again/573004 "2011-03-02T13:13:32Z")
Sorry to offend. Maybe I was just too lazy to describe the whole ordeal after just reading it. But I do find it an interesting premise and haven’t really heard many people talk about it. The premise is that humans are… --- ## [Atlanta Thrashers move to Winnipeg?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlanta-thrashers-move-to-winnipeg/582350)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlanta-thrashers-move-to-winnipeg/582350 "2013-03-08T01:05:39Z")
There are lots of rumors about NHL team franchise moves. Right now, it looks like the Atlanta Thrashers will end up in Winnipeg. If this goes through, then I see the Thrashers moving to the Western Conference. The new Wi… --- ## [Fifty Centuries of Human History...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifty-centuries-of-human-history/168771)
**Author:** [@Orual](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orual)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2003, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifty-centuries-of-human-history/168771 "2003-04-20T23:00:09Z")
Dear Citizens of Baghdad: I am thrilled for you. Really. Depite my misgivings about this war, the fact that you have been liberated from the tyrrany of Saddam Hussein is certainly a very shiny silver lining to this clou… --- ## [Are there any evolutionary pressures at work on Homo Sapiens today? How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-evolutionary-pressures-at-work-on-homo-sapiens-today-how/612796)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2012, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-evolutionary-pressures-at-work-on-homo-sapiens-today-how/612796 "2012-02-17T13:57:49Z")
I’m struggling to understand how evolution would still be at work in humans. I understand evolution to work through mutations in genes. The useful mutations increase the fitness of an organism, providing a reproductive a… --- ## [Dual Citizenship with a Legal Name Change in ONE Country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-citizenship-with-a-legal-name-change-in-one-country/679791)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-citizenship-with-a-legal-name-change-in-one-country/679791 "2015-11-03T07:49:16Z")
Here’s a thought that just occurred to me and I came to GQ and just started typing right away. Which means you people should be able to tear holes in it immediately. Seems to me that a person with dual citizenship coul… --- ## [American Idol 1/24](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-24/341390)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2006, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-24/341390 "2006-01-29T03:42:02Z")
Our resident American Idol thread starter is no more so I guess I’ll get the ball rolling. When last we left the AI thread: A shipment of bloat reducer was on it’s way to Simon. One set of twins was on their way to th… --- ## [How do YOU pronounce GIF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-gif/659211)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2013, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-gif/659211 "2013-06-02T13:27:30Z")
You might be wrong. http://msnvideo.msn.com/?channelindex=8&from=en-us\_msnhpvidmod#/video/fb7e0c45-1c2c-41a1-9995-f2960f9b9d05 I admit that I was wrong, at least most of the time. --- ## [Are tattoos on their way out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tattoos-on-their-way-out/545197)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tattoos-on-their-way-out/545197 "2010-07-06T21:47:31Z")
I was looking through a recently published Playboy book (for research purposes obviously) and I noticed that none of the fifty-seven women in this book had a visible tattoo. This would not have been the case five years … --- ## [Boyo Jim, a moment of your time please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boyo-jim-a-moment-of-your-time-please/667430)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boyo-jim-a-moment-of-your-time-please/667430 "2013-08-31T18:43:41Z")
I’m not usually one to pit other users, except on a couple of rare occasions, but \*\*Boyo Jim’s \*\*comment this morning in this thread was just so beyond the pale that I can’t even fathom what would go through his head to … --- ## [Should US high schools drop sports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-us-high-schools-drop-sports/921037)
**Author:** [@urbanredneck2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urbanredneck2)\ **Replies:** 286\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-us-high-schools-drop-sports/921037 "2020-10-06T10:40:04Z")
Straight up, what are your thoughts on this issue? Do HS sports take up to many resources? Do the sports people (teachers as coaches, student athletes) dominate the school too much? Would High schools be better off if… --- ## [What did Civil War soldiers fight for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-civil-war-soldiers-fight-for/630676)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-civil-war-soldiers-fight-for/630676 "2012-08-19T21:01:51Z")
Aka the War Between the States, you know, the Civil War. These days the motives of the footsoldiers in past wars are often conflated with the overarching theme of the conflict itself. There are few conflicts with such o… --- ## [Any advice on how to tell black kittens apart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-on-how-to-tell-black-kittens-apart/708361)
**Author:** [@corvidae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corvidae)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-on-how-to-tell-black-kittens-apart/708361 "2014-12-31T01:52:00Z")
Hi everyone, We recently adopted two black kittens - littermates, both female. They are absolutely lovely little girlies and we’re enjoying them immensely. The problem is that they are both black without any distinguish… --- ## [Any other PC gamers out there done with gaming ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-pc-gamers-out-there-done-with-gaming/548744)
**Author:** [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2010, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-pc-gamers-out-there-done-with-gaming/548744 "2010-09-04T08:48:48Z")
I’m 40 yrs old. I’ve been into video games since I was an early teen. My gaming hobby never interfered with my social life or pissed of my GF but it was something I enjoyed during my off time. Games I was playing before … --- ## [Childhood question II: origin and extent of the "shame, shame!" gesture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-question-ii-origin-and-extent-of-the-shame-shame-gesture/542875)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2016, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-question-ii-origin-and-extent-of-the-shame-shame-gesture/542875 "2016-09-23T03:16:07Z")
How many of you are familiar with the “shame, shame!” gesture consisting of stroking the forefinger and middle finger of one hand (held together) crosswise on top of the same fingers of the other hand? Is there any rese… --- ## [LEGO are pretty bad, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lego-are-pretty-bad-right/981716)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lego-are-pretty-bad-right/981716 "2024-01-04T16:28:02Z")
(Apologies if I’ve already made this rant here, I searched and I don’t think I have). Back in my day, Legos were toy bricks that you could build whatever you wanted with. The instruction book came with some suggestions… --- ## [How to reduce rape by half?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-reduce-rape-by-half/800943)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2017, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-reduce-rape-by-half/800943 "2017-11-11T14:30:15Z")
This university program has been studied and apparently has been very successful: That sounds like a pretty successful program, and it sounds to me like it does pretty obvious things. Thoughts? --- ## [Poll: Sleepwear habits by age](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-sleepwear-habits-by-age/213987)
**Author:** [@Thinks2Much](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thinks2Much)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2003, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-sleepwear-habits-by-age/213987 "2003-11-29T08:32:44Z")
Do you sleep in the buff, in undergarments, or dressed to some degree? Have you always slept that way or did you change at some point? Me, I have generally slept in pajamas or t-shirt/shorts or some other type of cloth… --- ## [Sheldon Adelson: is he Romney's "bankroller"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheldon-adelson-is-he-romneys-bankroller/629847)
**Author:** [@PrettyVacant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PrettyVacant)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2012, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheldon-adelson-is-he-romneys-bankroller/629847 "2012-08-06T11:24:40Z")
Given he’s going to inform chunks of US foreign policy if The Twitt wins, I wondered if media in the US ponders him or his potential power very much? I got this from The Guardian today (link to full article below): Of… --- ## [Citi unclaimed property letter – scam or no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citi-unclaimed-property-letter-scam-or-no/967832)
**Author:** [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2023, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citi-unclaimed-property-letter-scam-or-no/967832 "2023-07-19T21:36:11Z")
So I got a letter addressed to my father today that appears to be from Citi. It says that they have some unclaimed funds in my father’s name. The letter states that if there is no response by the end of August, the uncla… --- ## [What if all continents had been in regular communication since ancient times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-all-continents-had-been-in-regular-communication-since-ancient-times/578053)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-all-continents-had-been-in-regular-communication-since-ancient-times/578053 "2011-04-27T01:00:33Z")
Until the Portuguese began the Age of Exploration, the world always had several cultural centers that developed largely uninfluenced by, and even in ignorance of, each other. The Western Hemisphere might as well have be… --- ## [Pastor goes a year without God, becomes atheist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pastor-goes-a-year-without-god-becomes-atheist/708953)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2015, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pastor-goes-a-year-without-god-becomes-atheist/708953 "2015-01-12T05:54:26Z")
Story here. Ryan Bell: \*I think the best way I can explain the conclusion I’ve come to — and conclusion is too strong a word for the provisional place I now stand and work from — is that the intellectual and emotional … --- ## [Is Gay Marriage Unconstitutional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gay-marriage-unconstitutional/324307)
**Author:** [@Raging\_Catfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raging_Catfish)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2005, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gay-marriage-unconstitutional/324307 "2005-10-12T15:25:58Z")
Because it creates a law that covers such a small portion of the population (about 3%)? 14th amendment Other forms of banned marriages include: (1)mentally retarted (2)first cousins (3)brother and sister (4)polyga… --- ## [You fucking greedy bastards, I hope it falls down on top of you (house buying drama)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-fucking-greedy-bastards-i-hope-it-falls-down-on-top-of-you-house-buying-drama/525985)
**Author:** [@Jennyrosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennyrosity)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-fucking-greedy-bastards-i-hope-it-falls-down-on-top-of-you-house-buying-drama/525985 "2010-02-19T04:19:49Z")
I can’t remember the last time I started a thread, but I’m so bloody furious I need to vent somehow. Mods, please move if this is better suited elsewhere. Crusoe and I have been looking to buy our first house for about… --- ## [Why were the German WWII uniforms, architecture, film etc. so compelling re design aesthetics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-the-german-wwii-uniforms-architecture-film-etc-so-compelling-re-design-aesthetics/535240)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-the-german-wwii-uniforms-architecture-film-etc-so-compelling-re-design-aesthetics/535240 "2010-04-19T18:47:51Z")
In fashion, architecture, aircraft and weapon design, etc. the design aesthetics of industrialized WWII Germany still have a resonant power decades after the fact that most other armies and political movements lacked. I… --- ## [Essay says '“The Simpsons” hasn’t declined due to bad writing; its outdated politics no longer make sense"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essay-says-the-simpsons-hasn-t-declined-due-to-bad-writing-its-outdated-politics-no-longer-make-sense/938366)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2021, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essay-says-the-simpsons-hasn-t-declined-due-to-bad-writing-its-outdated-politics-no-longer-make-sense/938366 "2021-08-29T01:33:46Z")
I dont think things are as bleak as this guy thinks it is but other than a few of the special Halloween episodes i haven’t watched the Simpsons since the early 2000s https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/“the-simpsons”-hasn… --- ## [Did this seriously just happen? Warning: Donald Trump being an idiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-seriously-just-happen-warning-donald-trump-being-an-idiot/773226)
**Author:** [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-seriously-just-happen-warning-donald-trump-being-an-idiot/773226 "2016-11-29T19:16:39Z")
So this just happened on twitter. Jesus Fucking Christ. This person is going to be president of the United States. All of you guys who are saying “Calm the fuck down, what’s the worst that could happen?”, this is an e… --- ## [POTUS Promotes Lead Poisening?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potus-promotes-lead-poisening/593904)
**Author:** [@Rekd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rekd)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potus-promotes-lead-poisening/593904 "2011-08-25T22:32:49Z")
Well, may not “promote” it, but he damned sure didn’t do anything to keep millions of kids from be at risk of lead poisoning… From the National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council (NOHVCC) They’re all worried abo… --- ## [Choose between 10,000 random people dying, or 100 innocents you choose.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-between-10-000-random-people-dying-or-100-innocents-you-choose/588097)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-between-10-000-random-people-dying-or-100-innocents-you-choose/588097 "2011-07-13T19:25:02Z")
My last few IMHO threads have been distressingly and uncharacteristically based on reality. Thought I’d return to form before anyone worried I was Pod!Skald. Odin, Lord of the Aesir and the rare sky god honest enough to… --- ## [America! It's People Helping People - Unless a 'scary' guy is involved](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-its-people-helping-people-unless-a-scary-guy-is-involved/252031)
**Author:** [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2004, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-its-people-helping-people-unless-a-scary-guy-is-involved/252031 "2004-07-01T19:34:11Z")
From the New York Post: In response to seeing woman dragged off in a ‘hammerlock’ by a rapist a brilliant bystander reports: Oh well then, that’s perfectly fine. I mean, the guy is scary! Certainly, it’s better to … --- ## [Columbia Student and her mattress protest/art exhibit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/columbia-student-and-her-mattress-protest-art-exhibit/720442)
**Author:** [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2016, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/columbia-student-and-her-mattress-protest-art-exhibit/720442 "2016-12-12T14:47:25Z")
Surprised that I didn’t see a thread on this (unless I missed it which is quite possible) but this seems to be a very odd situation. Details here: Brief summary: Columbia student alleges that she was raped by anothe… --- ## [Creepiest commercial ever.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiest-commercial-ever/519386)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2009, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiest-commercial-ever/519386 "2009-12-04T23:59:59Z")
When I first saw this commercial I was tempted to check my turkey for LSD. There’s a scary road and a cute, big-eyed, purple furred woodland creature is attempting to cross it. But on the road is littered with roadkill.… --- ## [Why the reverence for Ebert?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-reverence-for-ebert/835083)
**Author:** [@Helmut\_Doork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helmut_Doork)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2019, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-reverence-for-ebert/835083 "2019-06-23T11:18:40Z")
Failed screenwriter responsible for some average exploitation schlock (Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Beneath the Valley of the Ultra Vixens, the ghastly script for the unfilmed Who Killed Bambi). Cult classics, yes, bu… --- ## [What Are The Warning Signs That A Retail Store Is Folding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-warning-signs-that-a-retail-store-is-folding/531182)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-warning-signs-that-a-retail-store-is-folding/531182 "2010-03-10T13:04:34Z")
I remember seeing several local retail chains die…stores like Ames, Bradley’s, Caldor, etc. I remember that all of these stores seemed to pass into a condition where things were not looking well. The signs are things l… --- ## [Which amusement park ride induces the most vomiting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-amusement-park-ride-induces-the-most-vomiting/576005)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2011, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-amusement-park-ride-induces-the-most-vomiting/576005 "2011-03-28T14:59:21Z")
I’m voting for the teacups. What do you think? And/or do you have an amusing anecdote? --- ## [superheroes who kill their opponents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-who-kill-their-opponents/548669)
**Author:** [@satoridt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/satoridt)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-who-kill-their-opponents/548669 "2010-08-02T12:02:48Z")
Hi all. First i want to say i really enjoy the comic book threads on the dope. I have never been a comic book guy, but i really enjoy the genre in a detached sorta way. I would like some info about any superheroes who ha… --- ## [I do not have any "white guilt" (mild)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-have-any-white-guilt-mild/437266)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2008, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-have-any-white-guilt-mild/437266 "2008-02-17T18:46:28Z")
I’m not going to name any names or anything but I’ve seen quite a few suggestions in the media and on this board that white liberals are supporting Barack Obama because it makes them feel good to vote for a black guy, be… --- ## [Help me help my poor itchy dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-help-my-poor-itchy-dog/414864)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2007, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-help-my-poor-itchy-dog/414864 "2007-08-09T13:55:10Z")
Here’s the deal… I have a golden retriever. Goldens tend to have sensitive skin issues. For the most part, my dog is itch-free and does ok. Sometimes after I mow the lawn or on particularly heavy pollen days, she gets m… --- ## [Was it ever tolerable to be a slave in America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-ever-tolerable-to-be-a-slave-in-america/643876)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2012, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-ever-tolerable-to-be-a-slave-in-america/643876 "2012-12-15T20:19:25Z")
Let me preface this by stating that I firmly believe that the concept of slavery, and the practice of it in the U.S., was abhorrent. And I’ve seen pictures of the scarred backs of slaves, or read of inhumane practices, … --- ## [Sarah Palin vs. the Anchorage Daily News, or Palling Around With The Facts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-vs-the-anchorage-daily-news-or-palling-around-with-the-facts/481176)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2009, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-vs-the-anchorage-daily-news-or-palling-around-with-the-facts/481176 "2009-01-17T23:47:04Z")
This is absolutely wonderful. She just can’t stop making a fool of herself, can she? I suppose we should expect it, given that reality has a well-known liberal bias, but this is over the top and into a muddy crater. Pal… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=821&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=823&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)