# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=852&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:** 853 --- ## [Are people who buy lottery tickets idiots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-who-buy-lottery-tickets-idiots/455707)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2008, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-who-buy-lottery-tickets-idiots/455707 "2008-07-09T18:26:07Z")
Not to hijack the pit thread, but I’ve always thought people who bought a lot of lottery tickets are idiots. Usually, they’re people for whom that $20 (or more) is a decent percentage of their pay. If you make $10 per ho… --- ## [Fuck Chicago Reader for having the right to steal any idea we post here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-chicago-reader-for-having-the-right-to-steal-any-idea-we-post-here/334752)
**Author:** [@andrewdt85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewdt85)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2005, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-chicago-reader-for-having-the-right-to-steal-any-idea-we-post-here/334752 "2005-12-10T04:39:17Z")
Here’s an idea for you to steal with your “nonexclusive irrevocable right to re-use your posting in any manner it or they see fit without notice or compensation”- take a pencil and shove it as far up your fucking asses a… --- ## [What would the Bizarro Dope be like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-bizarro-dope-be-like/706918)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2014, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-bizarro-dope-be-like/706918 "2014-12-17T15:00:02Z")
“Spreading ignorance since 1973.” What else? --- ## [Am I the only person in the world who despises the movie " Finding Nemo"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-despises-the-movie-finding-nemo/573601)
**Author:** [@Chapulin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chapulin)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2011, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-despises-the-movie-finding-nemo/573601 "2011-03-28T23:31:19Z")
I have yet to meet someone who shares my hatred for that movie. Could I be the only one completley annoyed by the NOT FUNNY characters and lame jokes? (And to top it off ellen degeneris does the voice of the blue fish, s… --- ## [Biggest Poop Story Thread Ever! TMI!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-poop-story-thread-ever-tmi/323995)
**Author:** [@cat39645](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cat39645)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2005, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-poop-story-thread-ever-tmi/323995 "2005-10-01T19:00:09Z")
I confess. I have an obsession with poop stories. I don’t have a fetish with poop, but the stories make me giggle like a school girl. Please share your embarrassing poop stories and make me laugh. I’ll start. I was walk… --- ## [Man the kids on Teen Jeopardy are morans (spoilers for February 7 show)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-the-kids-on-teen-jeopardy-are-morans-spoilers-for-february-7-show/649661)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-the-kids-on-teen-jeopardy-are-morans-spoilers-for-february-7-show/649661 "2013-02-14T19:12:11Z")
Everybody lost today because they all wagered all their money on Final Jeoaprdy and got it wrong. If you’re in first place there’s no reason to bet all your money, just bet enough to ahve more than the guy in second pla… --- ## [Are Grocery Store "Deals" Getting Worse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-grocery-store-deals-getting-worse/631781)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2012, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-grocery-store-deals-getting-worse/631781 "2012-09-26T12:55:49Z")
Ever since I got laid off, I am more careful about shopping, but I am now seeing stores get really cheap with their so called deal. In one grocer they are advertising potato chips, $2.50/bag, MUST BY 10, otherwise $3.99 … --- ## [The Big Bang Theory 9/23 8:00 CBS--"The Robotic Manipulation"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-9-23-8-00-cbs-the-robotic-manipulation/554765)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-9-23-8-00-cbs-the-robotic-manipulation/554765 "2010-09-27T16:06:42Z")
Season premiere tonight! --- ## [Advice needed: Golf clubs for a 15-year-old kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-golf-clubs-for-a-15-year-old-kid/121137)
**Author:** [@Rmat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rmat)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2002, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-golf-clubs-for-a-15-year-old-kid/121137 "2002-07-29T00:45:43Z")
What’s an appropriate set for a 15-year-old who’s enthusiastic about learning but realizes he could quickly outgrow whatever he buys? (I’ve diligently attempted to research this point, but most of what’s available assum… --- ## [Heroes 10/08/07 - "Kindred"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-10-08-07-kindred/421985)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2007, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-10-08-07-kindred/421985 "2007-10-14T20:25:40Z")
Last week: Hiro plays dress-up in Kensei’s armor and gets Kensei plunked with a few arrows, but Kensei gets better. Mama Petrelli used to get it on with Papa Sulu, but these days she just gets it on with invisible stalke… --- ## [Collibri's latest mod note.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collibris-latest-mod-note/750409)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2016, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collibris-latest-mod-note/750409 "2016-04-04T15:01:06Z")
In GQ dougie\_monty asked a question about a money-scamming popup piece of malware: Moderation happened: I think \*\*Collibri \*\*is 100% in the wrong here. It’s simply a matter of common English usage. See a scam, an… --- ## [Loose Lug Nuts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loose-lug-nuts/592882)
**Author:** [@bmorejason](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmorejason)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2011, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loose-lug-nuts/592882 "2011-08-23T13:27:39Z")
I took my 2002 Nissan Xterra to the dealership to have recall work done. There was a recall on the steering column. They did this service and all was good in the world until… Yesterday I noticed a noise coming from on… --- ## [Old contradictory story about the two dead boys getting up to fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-contradictory-story-about-the-two-dead-boys-getting-up-to-fight/355562)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2017, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-contradictory-story-about-the-two-dead-boys-getting-up-to-fight/355562 "2017-01-23T05:57:11Z")
When I was a kid growing up, we had these neighbors across the street, a muni court judge and his wife, who used to hang out with my parents, and my brother and I used to hang out with the younger daughter. This was we… --- ## [How long to wait to ask a girl out/general dating advice needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-to-wait-to-ask-a-girl-out-general-dating-advice-needed/528240)
**Author:** [@dinosaur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dinosaur)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-to-wait-to-ask-a-girl-out-general-dating-advice-needed/528240 "2010-02-11T18:39:41Z")
I’m writing this for a friend who needs some dating advice from a female perspective. Say you run into a girl. She’s cute, seems to have a good recommendation from your one or two mutual friends, though you’ve never met… --- ## [Coronavirus (COVID-19) conspiracy theory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-conspiracy-theory/848434)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-conspiracy-theory/848434 "2021-05-05T19:36:30Z")
I’ve seen denunciations of coronavirus conspiracy theories (e.g. here) and also articles in the media putting forth a theory which seems very similar (e.g. here). I’m wondering if they’re the same theory, and if so, on … --- ## [2023 SI Sportsperson of the Year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-si-sportsperson-of-the-year/986475)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-si-sportsperson-of-the-year/986475 "2024-03-11T15:51:51Z")
It’s July, and it’s not an Olympic year, so I figure it’s not too early to start talking about this. Here are my early choices: Shohei Ohtani, unless he or the Angels crash and burn in the second half of the season. T… --- ## [The Shooting of Ralph Yarl in Kansas City (he knocked on the wrong door)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shooting-of-ralph-yarl-in-kansas-city-he-knocked-on-the-wrong-door/982803)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2025, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shooting-of-ralph-yarl-in-kansas-city-he-knocked-on-the-wrong-door/982803 "2025-02-20T03:11:21Z")
A Black teen, Ralph Yarl (16) went to pick up some siblings at a house in Kansas City. He knocked on the door. It was the incorrect home - his siblings were not there. The homeowner shot him through the window. Then he s… --- ## [Is there a treatment for a sebaceous cyst?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-treatment-for-a-sebaceous-cyst/488472)
**Author:** [@mutantmoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mutantmoose)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2009, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-treatment-for-a-sebaceous-cyst/488472 "2009-03-06T23:23:39Z")
A couple of months ago one appeared on my cheek. It’s been ID’ed as such in an informal chat with a guy who’s a doctor but he seemed to imply that if I went to a doctor they probably wouldn’t do anything because of the r… --- ## [What are some human endurance feats not get accomplished](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-human-endurance-feats-not-get-accomplished/785183)
**Author:** [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2017, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-human-endurance-feats-not-get-accomplished/785183 "2017-05-11T18:51:56Z")
What are some human endurance feats not yet accomplished but possible? Swimming across the Atlantic ? Swimming across the Pacific ? Crossing the Sahara desert on foot? Crossing Australia in the long axis by foot ? By… --- ## [What do you think about right before orgasm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-right-before-orgasm/87188)
**Author:** [@ssabmr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssabmr)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2001, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-right-before-orgasm/87188 "2001-10-16T00:28:15Z")
My on-line buddy just asked me that and I thought it would be a good question here. For myself, there are no thoughts, just preparation for the orgasmic surge of energy from the base of my spine to every cell of my body–… --- ## [Questions About Videotaped v. Filmed Sitcoms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-videotaped-v-filmed-sitcoms/628079)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2012, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-videotaped-v-filmed-sitcoms/628079 "2012-07-20T04:48:07Z")
To me at least, sitcoms filmed on videotape look fresher longer. Seventies classics like All in the Family and Sanford and Son look much better in repeats than their contemporaries Mary Tyler Moore and Bob Newhart, whil… --- ## [Thanks for calling in drunk today, you stupid fucks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-calling-in-drunk-today-you-stupid-fucks/570619)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-calling-in-drunk-today-you-stupid-fucks/570619 "2011-02-15T22:57:00Z")
The day after the Super Bowl and it is a typical busy as fuck miserable Monday at work. But, it seems even busier than normal, I wonder why? Ah, yes, lots of people were ‘sick’ today. Most of them male, ages 25-40. I don… --- ## [How long could I swim in a pool of mercury?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-could-i-swim-in-a-pool-of-mercury/263764)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2004, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-could-i-swim-in-a-pool-of-mercury/263764 "2004-09-10T07:06:54Z")
So, let’s say I somehow got enough mercury to fill an entire swimming pool. Not a real large one, just big enough to do some laps in. Now, if I dove right in, could I even swim in it? Logic says yes, because it is a l… --- ## [What would be the Achilles heel of religion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-achilles-heel-of-religion/567092)
**Author:** [@automagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/automagic)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-achilles-heel-of-religion/567092 "2011-01-22T01:37:56Z")
Every scientific theory is only one piece of evidence away from being disproved. For example, if a mammalian fossil were to be conclusively dated to being hundreds of millions of years old or if a hominid fossil were to … --- ## [The SDMB needs to have a banned words list](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-needs-to-have-a-banned-words-list/978494)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-needs-to-have-a-banned-words-list/978494 "2023-08-01T20:56:24Z")
In a thread in IMHO about the new Martin Luther King statue in Boston I used the word “uppity.” @puzzlegal put in a mod note saying: I had NO idea that this word had racist baggage associated with it. NONE AT ALL. … --- ## [How to take advantage of a bank error in your favor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-take-advantage-of-a-bank-error-in-your-favor/663754)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-take-advantage-of-a-bank-error-in-your-favor/663754 "2013-07-19T18:41:00Z")
Suppose you’re a somewhat less-than-ethical person who discovers one day that your bank account is suddenly richer by an absurd amount (let’s say 50 million dollars), due to some sort of computer banking error. I don’t … --- ## [Anyone notice anything... odd about this candid Olympian photo (NUDES)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-notice-anything-odd-about-this-candid-olympian-photo-nudes/627839)
**Author:** [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-notice-anything-odd-about-this-candid-olympian-photo-nudes/627839 "2012-07-14T15:58:16Z")
Yahoo has a feature on nude photos of some Olympians. They’re very tasteful and quite appealing. However, this one looks a little… um,… well, maybe I’m just childish. What do you think? --- ## [Were people really vapourised at Hiroshima/Nagasaki?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-people-really-vapourised-at-hiroshima-nagasaki/763179)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-people-really-vapourised-at-hiroshima-nagasaki/763179 "2016-08-24T06:33:32Z")
OK, I apologise in advance as this is a rather gruesome question. We’re all seen the famous pictures of the shadows of people left on walls etc at Hiroshima and Nakasaki, this is usually accompanied by a caption stating… --- ## [Fighter jet launching air to air missile on Passenger Plane - Expected Damage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighter-jet-launching-air-to-air-missile-on-passenger-plane-expected-damage/765837)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2016, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighter-jet-launching-air-to-air-missile-on-passenger-plane-expected-damage/765837 "2016-09-30T00:37:50Z")
Yes this in inspired by the recent 15th anniversary of 9/11 but isn’t all about it. Basically because of it a lot of podcasts and other shows have had 9/11 related discussions and I noticed that among normally non-conspi… --- ## [A woman's tattoo bra she got to conceal her mastectomy scars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-womans-tattoo-bra-she-got-to-conceal-her-mastectomy-scars/649058)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-womans-tattoo-bra-she-got-to-conceal-her-mastectomy-scars/649058 "2013-02-04T00:37:14Z")
Interesting! Asked mod to change “myomectomy” to “mastectomy”. --- ## [Men, do you cry inside when your woman cuts off her long hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-cry-inside-when-your-woman-cuts-off-her-long-hair/358478)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2006, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-cry-inside-when-your-woman-cuts-off-her-long-hair/358478 "2006-05-31T19:20:29Z")
Oh sure, you’re nice and supportive and you tell her she looks wonderful no matter what she does, but what’s really going on in your head? Her hair’s halfway down her back, and now she’s chopped it off to chin-length. A… --- ## [Why don't Christians Skydive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-christians-skydive/482408)
**Author:** [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2009, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-christians-skydive/482408 "2009-01-27T16:26:38Z")
Ok, I know some of them do, but most don’t. Most also do not swim in shark infested waters, retrieve hand grenades, or even serve in combat arms positions in the US Military. It seems to me that if there is a great rewar… --- ## [Cartoonist Johnny Hart dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoonist-johnny-hart-dies/399229)
**Author:** [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2007, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoonist-johnny-hart-dies/399229 "2007-04-16T12:18:00Z")
Johnny Hart, the creator of B.C. and The Wizard of Id, has died. I have no opinion on this matter, since my local newspapers haven’t carried B.C. in years due to some of Hart’s more controversial statements in the strip… --- ## ["Leave the gun. Take the cannollis."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-the-gun-take-the-cannollis/455711)
**Author:** [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2008, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-the-gun-take-the-cannollis/455711 "2008-07-10T16:01:03Z")
“The Godfather” has two scenes where after a mobster kills someone he leaves the gun behind on purpose. When Micheal is planning his assassination of the police captain and the other mobster, he is advised to drop his g… --- ## [Are the American people becoming more politically liberal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-american-people-becoming-more-politically-liberal/409135)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2007, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-american-people-becoming-more-politically-liberal/409135 "2007-06-30T15:21:00Z")
According to this article, that conclusion is strongly supported by a recent study of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, “Trends in Political Values and Core Attitudes: 1987-2007”; as well as by other … --- ## [Any "bad" white neighborhoods in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-bad-white-neighborhoods-in-the-us/149068)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2014, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-bad-white-neighborhoods-in-the-us/149068 "2014-01-27T14:27:53Z")
I know there are neighborhoods where you’re more than likely to get victimized if not killed if you’re the wrong ethnicity and/or not part of the right gang. There are neighborhoods where even postal workers won’t go. Ne… --- ## [The miserable adventures of SDMB's catsix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-miserable-adventures-of-sdmbs-catsix/241227)
**Author:** [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2004, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-miserable-adventures-of-sdmbs-catsix/241227 "2004-04-23T15:12:53Z")
catsix, you drain me. You’ve sapped my soul dry over the two years I’ve known of you in several different arenas. I thought maybe it would be fun to pit you with all my fun swear words and funny little suggestions of w… --- ## [Corruption in College Basketball - DoJ to have major presser at 12pm (EST) today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corruption-in-college-basketball-doj-to-have-major-presser-at-12pm-est-today/797345)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corruption-in-college-basketball-doj-to-have-major-presser-at-12pm-est-today/797345 "2024-04-03T16:31:17Z")
Looks like it will include Auburn University as Asst Coach Chuck Person is named. Also hearing about a “major international sportswear company” being involved as well… --- ## ["Nice guy" and "bad guy" teams in sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-guy-and-bad-guy-teams-in-sports/657429)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-guy-and-bad-guy-teams-in-sports/657429 "2013-05-20T15:19:21Z")
Regardless of how they perform on the field, it’s nice to see some players who have better character off the field as well. And I guess we should know who the bad guys are, too, so as to know whom not to have as role mod… --- ## [Upper limit on Wordpad documents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upper-limit-on-wordpad-documents/557587)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2010, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upper-limit-on-wordpad-documents/557587 "2010-10-20T21:19:35Z")
I was editing a large text file on Wordpad (yes, I know it’s an old program). I was pasting a section of text in and the file would not accept the entire section of text. I found that the file had apparently reached som… --- ## [Have you ever just taken off without telling anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-just-taken-off-without-telling-anyone/702912)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2014, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-just-taken-off-without-telling-anyone/702912 "2014-11-02T08:49:54Z")
There’s the recent story of the Denver Bronco’s fan, Paul Kitterman, that attended the Broncos game in Denver last Thursday evening with his stepson and two friends. His stepson had gone to the restroom during the game,… --- ## [Feng Shui? Nonsense!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feng-shui-nonsense/225267)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2004, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feng-shui-nonsense/225267 "2004-01-31T01:16:07Z")
I have never paid any attention to the Feng Shui fad going around these days. I was completely ignorant of these ideas although I have a cousin that is a big fan of Feng Shui and is always telling me how the distribution… --- ## [Ted Cruz says Texas should secede and "take the military" if Democrats "destroy the country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-cruz-says-texas-should-secede-and-take-the-military-if-democrats-destroy-the-country/954094)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-cruz-says-texas-should-secede-and-take-the-military-if-democrats-destroy-the-country/954094 "2021-12-02T03:43:09Z")
Wow this guy really makes some long for ol LBJ eh? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ted-cruz-says-texas-should-secede-and-take-the-military-if-democrats-destroy-the-country/ar-AAQvdq2?ocid=SK2DDHP --- ## [Our dog bit our kid,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-dog-bit-our-kid/785046)
**Author:** [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-dog-bit-our-kid/785046 "2017-05-01T00:48:51Z")
Our 9 month old male terrier/lab mutt bit our 4 year old tonight, not a particularly bad bite, a couple of small punctures around her eye. He’s never been aggressive before, or snapped at anyone, despite our daughter con… --- ## [Tell us why you will be banned under the new rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-why-you-will-be-banned-under-the-new-rules/487253)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2009, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-why-you-will-be-banned-under-the-new-rules/487253 "2009-02-25T00:48:06Z")
Or why you would been banned or Edsmacked if the nrew rules had been in effect six months ago. Let’s see… My pitting of kanicbird might have done it. Certainly my pitting of lissener would have, as I was entirely in t… --- ## [David B, I'd like to discuss something with you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-b-id-like-to-discuss-something-with-you/155157)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2003, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-b-id-like-to-discuss-something-with-you/155157 "2003-02-16T14:12:15Z")
In this thread, I recieved a fairly stern rebuke. I deserved it, because stuff like that is not appropriate in Great Debates. However, the jerk I was responding to stated that I was a “murderer”. He didn’t imply it, he … --- ## [Would Albuterol show up on a drug test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-albuterol-show-up-on-a-drug-test/132331)
**Author:** [@Anachronism](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anachronism)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2002, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-albuterol-show-up-on-a-drug-test/132331 "2002-10-16T03:26:36Z")
I have Asthma but since my childhood it has never been bad enough to go to a doctor for and for the most part I would rather ‘tough it out’. But recently it has been worse than usual and a friend gave me an Albuterol inh… --- ## [New favourite habit-word "Personal Blog"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-favourite-habit-word-personal-blog/504323)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2009, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-favourite-habit-word-personal-blog/504323 "2009-08-05T19:59:09Z")
It’s popping up all over the SDMB. A few people criticise others for using the Dope as their personal blog, and suddenly everyone jumps on that band waggon. It pisses me off because I’ve been here for seven years, and… --- ## [Minor pit: Are men not allowed to buy sheets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-pit-are-men-not-allowed-to-buy-sheets/630493)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2012, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-pit-are-men-not-allowed-to-buy-sheets/630493 "2012-08-07T15:28:00Z")
Seriously, if you ever want an awkward situation: Be a single man, enter a department store, head to “bed/bath”, and then shop for and purchase sheets/pillows. My own bedding has gotten pretty worn. Today, with a coup… --- ## [Can we get @$&# nuclear power already?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-get-nuclear-power-already/537965)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-get-nuclear-power-already/537965 "2010-05-14T03:37:06Z")
This year we’ve had two energy-related disasters that resulted in more deaths than Three Mile Island (the WV coal mine explosion and the oil rig explosion). In the last ~20 years we’ve had two oil spills that were/are w… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=851&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=853&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)