# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=84&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:** 85 --- ## [R.I.P. Confederacy----and good riddance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-confederacy-and-good-riddance/723221)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2015, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-confederacy-and-good-riddance/723221 "2015-07-03T22:34:43Z")
SOOOO much so THIS: Let’s cut through decades after decades of Southern “revisionist” history: Cutting through the “economic and social reasons” and “States rights” crap, the bottom line is the Civil War was about … --- ## [Recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's Capital; a Proud Moment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recognizing-jerusalem-as-israels-capital-a-proud-moment/803854)
**Author:** [@JBGUSA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBGUSA)\ **Replies:** 453\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2018, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recognizing-jerusalem-as-israels-capital-a-proud-moment/803854 "2018-01-27T21:00:06Z")
Notwithstanding the decidedly mixed views I have on President Trump, yesterday was one of America’s finest hours. The President recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2… --- ## [School free lunches for all!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-free-lunches-for-all/694891)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-free-lunches-for-all/694891 "2014-08-18T07:33:49Z")
There’s a new program that is being implemented this school year on a nationwide basis. As I understand it, if a school district has a single school with more than 40% of the students eligible for traditional “free lunc… --- ## [Is punctuality a choice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-punctuality-a-choice/390553)
**Author:** [@AHoosierMama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHoosierMama)\ **Replies:** 626\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2007, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-punctuality-a-choice/390553 "2007-02-13T13:57:53Z")
To mitigate my slight hijacking of this thread My friends who are late for lunch dates My friends who are late for lunch dates - The BBQ Pit - Straight Dope Message Board found in the Pit, let’s explore punctuality vs… --- ## [Does Olive Oil & Lemon juice 'lube' your kidneys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-olive-oil-lemon-juice-lube-your-kidneys/537373)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-olive-oil-lemon-juice-lube-your-kidneys/537373 "2013-08-16T15:21:34Z")
Ok, hopefully I can avoid the ban on personal medical advice, I am asking about the science of anatomy here, and a chance to debunk yet another ‘home remedy’, not for any diagnosis or treatment. Word on the street is th… --- ## [It's 2014 and where's the future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-2014-and-wheres-the-future/681045)
**Author:** [@Earth001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earth001)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-2014-and-wheres-the-future/681045 "2014-05-08T07:32:27Z")
More specifically: it’s 2014 and what happened to the future I was promised? I remember growing up during the 90s reading old 1950s magazines that by the 21st century we will be having: flying cars, jetpacks, food in pil… --- ## [Urbanredneck is a homophobic bigot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urbanredneck-is-a-homophobic-bigot/719775)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2020, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urbanredneck-is-a-homophobic-bigot/719775 "2020-12-03T23:07:03Z")
I don’t really have the drive to give him a proper pitting but I really just wanted everyone to know. Seems like he wants everyone to know too. here here here here here here here here here here he… --- ## [If Donald Trump is so awful, then...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-donald-trump-is-so-awful-then/780966)
**Author:** [@dav345](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dav345)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-donald-trump-is-so-awful-then/780966 "2017-03-09T21:52:46Z")
…how did he get elected over a seasoned politico who would bring with her a former President as her first hubs? I am not trying to be antagonistic here - I think it’s a valid question. Please don’t waste time with “hal… --- ## [Am I alone in not really enjoying most old ("classic") movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-alone-in-not-really-enjoying-most-old-classic-movies/540078)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-alone-in-not-really-enjoying-most-old-classic-movies/540078 "2010-06-04T22:40:27Z")
I always hear about how fabulous these old classic movies\* are supposed to be, and there is a certain amount of film-snobbery that I’ve seen about old films as well… …but I just generally tend to not like them much. The… --- ## [Is my friend hitting on me, messing with me, or are men just getting more comfortable w/ each other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-friend-hitting-on-me-messing-with-me-or-are-men-just-getting-more-comfortable-w-each-other/694788)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2014, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-friend-hitting-on-me-messing-with-me-or-are-men-just-getting-more-comfortable-w-each-other/694788 "2014-08-21T09:20:17Z")
Where to start? I have a friend who’s younger than me, (25 years old I believe). We sort of started out as acquaintances, then we started hanging out. We now hang out more than ever. He’s truly one of the best friend… --- ## [cost of asbestos removal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-asbestos-removal/572689)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2017, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-asbestos-removal/572689 "2017-11-18T21:47:28Z")
A friend of mine has piping in his home that has asbestos insulation and is looking to have it removed (obvisouly). Apparently, a contractor gave him a price that he thought was crazy high. He posted on facebook asking… --- ## [Wake up with a belly ache most mornings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wake-up-with-a-belly-ache-most-mornings/606737)
**Author:** [@kwc27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kwc27)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2013, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wake-up-with-a-belly-ache-most-mornings/606737 "2013-09-21T03:36:11Z")
Just like the title thread says. No matter what I eat, I wake up with a belly ache once I get out of my bed and get in my chair to watch the news and drink my coffee. It doesn’t matter what I eat the night before. It do… --- ## [Dio, at it again and raising the bar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dio-at-it-again-and-raising-the-bar/543888)
**Author:** [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Replies:** 438\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2010, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dio-at-it-again-and-raising-the-bar/543888 "2010-06-24T03:32:23Z")
Diogenes the Cynic is at it again in MPSIMS. Here. The thread is about children accidentally being left in hot cars and dieing. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=567702&page=3 Overall, the guy aint… --- ## [Doug Hutchison, 51, marries 16 year old "country singer"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doug-hutchison-51-marries-16-year-old-country-singer/586434)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doug-hutchison-51-marries-16-year-old-country-singer/586434 "2013-11-05T00:45:08Z")
Hutchison’s biggest role in film was probably the craven sadistic Percy Wetmore in The Green Mile. His wife is 16, proud of her boobs, and an aspiring country singer and actress he wed with her parents’ consent. Anders… --- ## [Anybody want to play 20 questions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 933\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2009, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757 "2009-06-08T17:50:34Z")
Freebie clue: I’m thinking of a title of something. Yes or no questions only, no descriptives. Go. --- ## [What? No Brittany Maynard thread? (terminal disease, doctor-assisted suicide)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-brittany-maynard-thread-terminal-disease-doctor-assisted-suicide/701765)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 344\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2014, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-brittany-maynard-thread-terminal-disease-doctor-assisted-suicide/701765 "2014-11-06T03:23:17Z")
If you haven’t heard it yet, this is the story of Brittany Maynard, a woman 29 years of age who has chosen physician-assisted suicide on Nov. 1, 2014. She has a grade 4 glioblastoma multiforme (brain tumor): Many peo… --- ## [Southern Accent Hypothesis and Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-accent-hypothesis-and-question/623168)
**Author:** [@supery00n](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supery00n)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2012, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-accent-hypothesis-and-question/623168 "2012-12-08T13:56:55Z")
I’ve always wondered how the Southern accent developed and at what point in time one could identify, if we could somehow record the voices of people living in the south, an accent that we could definitively recognize as … --- ## [Possible Republican Refusal of SOTU Address?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-republican-refusal-of-sotu-address/705685)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-republican-refusal-of-sotu-address/705685 "2016-04-14T15:00:42Z")
Possible, but not probable…so far. The fact that the idea has even come up though, that the President’s State Of The Union Address could be held hostage, simply disgusts me. Is there anyone here who would have no prob… --- ## [The (Lucky) 13th Annual Steelers March to the Super Bowl Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lucky-13th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/727515)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 365\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lucky-13th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/727515 "2016-01-18T03:21:27Z")
Yes, it’s that time again. The anthology rolls on with its 13th iteration. Damn, I’ve been doing this since my son was small enough to be covered by a Terrible Towel. It has seen its ups and downs, its heartbreak and tri… --- ## [WTC Collapse: Need airtight answer please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtc-collapse-need-airtight-answer-please/680226)
**Author:** [@John\_Morrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Morrow)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtc-collapse-need-airtight-answer-please/680226 "2014-02-20T09:33:56Z")
Help me demolish my brother-in-law and his hangers-on… When looking at video playbacks of the 911 collapse of the WTC towers, we can see small, seemingly synchronized, timed explosive puffs from the corners of several … --- ## [Your favorite unexpected etymology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-unexpected-etymology/661641)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2013, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-unexpected-etymology/661641 "2013-09-27T22:14:17Z")
Mine is a recent discovery: Umbrella combines the Latin umbra, “shadow,” with the French diminutive “-ella.” Umbrella = “Little shadow,” to shield one from the sun. --- ## [Let's play "I Like My Coffee Like I Like My Men/Women!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-i-like-my-coffee-like-i-like-my-men-women/180918)
**Author:** [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-i-like-my-coffee-like-i-like-my-men-women/180918 "2014-04-24T21:33:12Z")
I like my coffee like I like my men; freshly ground and in a carafe. \[sub\]What?\[/sub\] --- ## [Happy Fucking New Year , Ya Bunch Of Turds. Let's hear your gripe for 2016.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fucking-new-year-ya-bunch-of-turds-lets-hear-your-gripe-for-2016/741891)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 279\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2016, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fucking-new-year-ya-bunch-of-turds-lets-hear-your-gripe-for-2016/741891 "2016-02-01T13:00:32Z")
C’mon, place your 2016 gripe here. --- ## ["Pregnant Women are Smug" is bad and it should feel bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnant-women-are-smug-is-bad-and-it-should-feel-bad/695129)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnant-women-are-smug-is-bad-and-it-should-feel-bad/695129 "2014-08-15T13:06:22Z")
The offending song is here. Don’t want to hijack the other thread further so I just want to note this here instead. This song’s humor comes from a supposed smugness inherent in the example conversations illustrated at … --- ## [Allegedly "hot" celebrities that are really not as attractive as they are purported to be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allegedly-hot-celebrities-that-are-really-not-as-attractive-as-they-are-purported-to-be/695125)
**Author:** [@BaldDudePeekskill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaldDudePeekskill)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allegedly-hot-celebrities-that-are-really-not-as-attractive-as-they-are-purported-to-be/695125 "2014-08-23T00:49:10Z")
aka…the BaldDude has questionable taste and judgment in evaluating “celebrity attractivity” I co opted this from another thread…which celebrities whom are usually considered super attractive to most people, just don’t r… --- ## [What does one long fingernail mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-one-long-fingernail-mean/143745)
**Author:** [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2002, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-one-long-fingernail-mean/143745 "2002-12-28T21:06:01Z")
I just met a 40ish something man with one long fingernail on his pinky (1/2 inch past the end of his finger). Does that mean something? Wasn’t that a sign of a coke user in days past? Am I just hopelessly unhip or is it … --- ## [The Donald Trump 2024 Campaign Thread (Primary Edition)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-donald-trump-2024-campaign-thread-primary-edition/974970)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 491\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2023, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-donald-trump-2024-campaign-thread-primary-edition/974970 "2023-03-08T01:45:42Z")
All signs and reports point to Trump announcing his 2024 candidacy tonight. This is the thread to see how a man who lost 6 of 7 elections\* fares this time around. Right now… :grimacing: When the sex trafficking pedop… --- ## [Hillary Clinton's lies and scandals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clintons-lies-and-scandals/755523)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clintons-lies-and-scandals/755523 "2016-06-03T18:12:42Z")
Hillary Clinton has one of the highest disapproval ratings of anyone who could realistically become president (Trump’s is higher, of course, but I digress). And it seems like it’s conventional wisdom why - she’s a liar;… --- ## [Are there any words that have come to mean the exact opposite of their original meaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-words-that-have-come-to-mean-the-exact-opposite-of-their-original-meaning/544624)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2015, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-words-that-have-come-to-mean-the-exact-opposite-of-their-original-meaning/544624 "2015-03-24T15:36:51Z")
Most words’ meanings change over time but can you think of any that have done a complete 180 and evolved to mean just the opposite of what they first (or once) meant? I can’t think of any off the top of my head but I’m s… --- ## [Ask the previously 'quiverful' girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-previously-quiverful-girl/702705)
**Author:** [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2022, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-previously-quiverful-girl/702705 "2022-08-25T22:24:04Z")
Necessary background: between the ages of about 6 through 17 (when I left for college) I was involved on the periphery of a movement now known as ‘quiverful.’ I am not now christian at all, let alone fundamentalist. I… --- ## [Chen019: A bigger fool that follows other fools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chen019-a-bigger-fool-that-follows-other-fools/585909)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chen019-a-bigger-fool-that-follows-other-fools/585909 "2011-07-05T08:26:45Z")
Our resident fool just can not notice when his mild evil schemes are being hijacked by someone more evil. \[QUOTE=Chen019\] You’re missing the point - I’m talking about environmentalists and the issue of immigration. W… --- ## [A great guy and poster, Q.E.D. {RIP}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-great-guy-and-poster-q-e-d-rip/513121)
**Author:** [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2013, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-great-guy-and-poster-q-e-d-rip/513121 "2013-02-22T12:49:33Z")
Michael’s sister emailed me to let me know that Mike had died. It’s a sad, sad day. He was a great source of knowledge and an all around decent guy with an awesome sense of humor. Shit. --- ## [Google can now search for a person's "Bacon Number"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-can-now-search-for-a-persons-bacon-number/634615)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2014, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-can-now-search-for-a-persons-bacon-number/634615 "2014-07-13T23:15:55Z")
They take the fun out of everything… Louis CK’s Bacon Number is 2. --- ## [The 12th Annual Doobie Brothers Smoke The Steelers To The Super Bowl Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-12th-annual-doobie-brothers-smoke-the-steelers-to-the-super-bowl-thread/697432)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 285\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2015, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-12th-annual-doobie-brothers-smoke-the-steelers-to-the-super-bowl-thread/697432 "2015-03-05T02:27:16Z")
It’s the day before the season starts, so I’ve waited long enough. It’s time for this year’s installment of my long-running series. Inevitably some people will comment that I should stop posting these. Tough luck for the… --- ## [The Omicron Variant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omicron-variant/955134)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 539\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omicron-variant/955134 "2022-02-28T04:22:17Z")
So, 8 countries in Southern Africa are now on the restricted travel list because of a new and significantly mutated variant called, Omicron. Will it be as troublesome as Delta or more or less so? I’m hoping we can get … --- ## [The NYC biker gang beat down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nyc-biker-gang-beat-down/670236)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nyc-biker-gang-beat-down/670236 "2013-11-27T02:45:02Z")
What the hell? This is truly nuts. I was expecting Harleys and Hell’s Angels. http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopics/2013/10/02/heres-whats-really-crazy-about-the-nyc-biker-beat-down/ I also can’t believe the cops: “we can’t… --- ## [Taco Bell's original menu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-bells-original-menu/368312)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-bells-original-menu/368312 "2017-11-01T15:32:26Z")
I remember my first visit to Taco Bell, circa 1976. What an experience for a seven year old! Stucco walls! Red brick floors and a patio/plaza surrounded by a low wall. It was another country! Everything was new and stra… --- ## [What is the anatomical word for the crease where the butt cheek turns into the back of the leg?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-anatomical-word-for-the-crease-where-the-butt-cheek-turns-into-the-back-of-the-leg/689511)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-anatomical-word-for-the-crease-where-the-butt-cheek-turns-into-the-back-of-the-leg/689511 "2015-02-12T18:12:13Z")
You all know what I mean. I was discussing with my wife some amazingly short hot-pants (do they still use that term?) of a woman walking in front of us. The pants were above that line, and we were trying to figure out wh… --- ## [Game of Thrones, Winter is Coming, 4/17/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-winter-is-coming-4-17-11/578781)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 346\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2011, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-winter-is-coming-4-17-11/578781 "2011-04-29T01:15:13Z")
Here’s a thread for the first episode. Fire away. Keep any spoiler for later story out of this thread please. --- ## [Post Your Best Shaggy Dog Jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-best-shaggy-dog-jokes/557519)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2017, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-best-shaggy-dog-jokes/557519 "2017-11-02T19:18:02Z")
So this moth goes into a podiatrist’s office. The doctor asks the moth, “What seems to be the problem?” The moth says, “Doc, I don’t know where to start. I feel like my whole life has been a waste of time. I’ve been … --- ## [Aggressively violent imagery - equal among both parties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aggressively-violent-imagery-equal-among-both-parties/567228)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 358\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aggressively-violent-imagery-equal-among-both-parties/567228 "2011-01-16T05:17:46Z")
In this Pit thread some people seemed to suggest that the use of violent imagery was used equally by politicians, candidates, and commentators of both Dem/liberal and Repub/conservative persuasions. I have not done a st… --- ## [So if Mossad used UK passports whats the correct response?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-if-mossad-used-uk-passports-whats-the-correct-response/529459)
**Author:** [@Sri\_Theo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sri_Theo)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2010, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-if-mossad-used-uk-passports-whats-the-correct-response/529459 "2010-02-20T23:43:14Z")
So over here the biggest story of the moment is that a Hamas commander was killed in Dubai. Apparently its been linked to the Israeli intelligence agency, and they’ve used British and other EU passports. Does anyone kno… --- ## [Hunger Games - The "I saw it" thread (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunger-games-the-i-saw-it-thread-open-spoilers/616638)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2012, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunger-games-the-i-saw-it-thread-open-spoilers/616638 "2012-08-21T23:39:44Z")
So I went to the midnight showing of Hunger Games, after tearing through all three books just a month ago…and have mixed feelings on it. Some things I thought were done quite well. I rather enjoyed the movie’s elaborati… --- ## [Mad Men - "Shut the door. Have a seat." - (Spoilers after airing)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-shut-the-door-have-a-seat-spoilers-after-airing/516852)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-shut-the-door-have-a-seat-spoilers-after-airing/516852 "2009-11-19T16:06:20Z")
Season 3 finale coming up tonight. How do we think they end the season? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . From AMC.com: --- ## ["House to start an impeachment inquiry into President Biden"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-to-start-an-impeachment-inquiry-into-president-biden/989995)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 510\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2024, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-to-start-an-impeachment-inquiry-into-president-biden/989995 "2024-08-31T11:27:20Z")
Goodness knows, there’s no other governmentin’ that really needs to be done right now. … But it’s unclear whether any formal resolution would have the votes to pass. Republicans hold a narrow majority in the House a… --- ## [LeBron to return to Cleveland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lebron-to-return-to-cleveland/692875)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lebron-to-return-to-cleveland/692875 "2014-08-23T17:29:54Z")
http://www.si.com/nba/2014/07/11/lebron-james-cleveland-cavaliers I know there are already 2 lebron threads (one started by me), but I’ll go ahead and make this one too so that two separate “he’s back its a good/bad mov… --- ## [How is all this Republican overreach going to play out in November 2014?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-all-this-republican-overreach-going-to-play-out-in-november-2014/662884)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-all-this-republican-overreach-going-to-play-out-in-november-2014/662884 "2013-10-14T15:14:53Z")
It seems the Republicans are dealing with being shut out of the WH by (1) at the federal level, playing the party-of-no role and (2) meanwhile, in any states they control, barreling forward-and-rightward at full-retard s… --- ## [Bible verses: 2 Kings 2:23-24; Numbers 5:11-31](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-verses-2-kings-2-23-24-numbers-5-11-31/664473)
**Author:** [@Kable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kable)\ **Replies:** 318\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-verses-2-kings-2-23-24-numbers-5-11-31/664473 "2013-08-13T11:21:11Z")
I don’t think the punishment fits the crime. How about you? I don’t think it’s right to stone rebellious teenagers either. That’s what I get out of it too. However I’ve been accused of taking bible verses too lit… --- ## [The Golden Age of the West](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-golden-age-of-the-west/533575)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2010, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-golden-age-of-the-west/533575 "2010-04-13T22:26:45Z")
When do you think the Golden Age of Western Civilization was? Personally I believe it’s very pinnacle, epitomie was the La Belle Epoque between the years 1871 and 1914. That age saw the West produce the greatest flowerin… --- ## [Do Adam & Jamie (from Mythbusters) get on that well?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-adam-jamie-from-mythbusters-get-on-that-well/447992)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-adam-jamie-from-mythbusters-get-on-that-well/447992 "2012-06-13T15:21:39Z")
I’m quite fond of Mythbusters (one of my never-to-be-fufilled ambitions in life is to appear on the show in some sort of firearms expert capacity), and it’s one of the few TV shows that I’ll make time to sit down and wat… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=83&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=85&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)