# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=860&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:** 861 --- ## [Pointy-headed liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointy-headed-liberal/508370)
**Author:** [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointy-headed-liberal/508370 "2010-10-30T09:20:27Z")
After reading once again the cliché of “pointy-headed liberals”, I have to ask: What does that mean? Why would a liberal’s head be pointy? --- ## [Is it really impossible to lead a cow downstairs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-impossible-to-lead-a-cow-downstairs/367589)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2006, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-impossible-to-lead-a-cow-downstairs/367589 "2006-08-16T20:27:47Z")
I hear you can lead a cow upstairs, but not down. Did mythbusters ever conquer this one? --- ## [Why are drugs so hard to make and take so long to come out on the market?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-drugs-so-hard-to-make-and-take-so-long-to-come-out-on-the-market/698700)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2014, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-drugs-so-hard-to-make-and-take-so-long-to-come-out-on-the-market/698700 "2014-10-19T08:26:25Z")
I know there is a lot of people complaining no cure for ALS ,MS, Parkinson’s ,HIV , motor neuron disease , dementia , alzheimer’s ,autoimmune diseases and cancer. Well some cancers have much higher cancer survival rate … --- ## [Approaching an adult ADHD patient](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/approaching-an-adult-adhd-patient/722499)
**Author:** [@MorphinePoet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MorphinePoet)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2015, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/approaching-an-adult-adhd-patient/722499 "2015-06-17T00:15:26Z")
My girlfriend and I have been cohabitating for the last six months. She’s a doctor and she often does 24-hour calls, and she’s usually very busy. When she’s home, she spends most of her time watching shows and films on h… --- ## [For bitching about language pedantry, other posters' language, and language in general](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-bitching-about-language-pedantry-other-posters-language-and-language-in-general/1003135)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 477\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-bitching-about-language-pedantry-other-posters-language-and-language-in-general/1003135 "2024-07-06T14:12:26Z")
@kaylasdad99, I like your contributions in general. But please, cut the annoying pedantic corrections of people’s spelling and grammar. Is there a risk of misunderstanding? Is it something that posters will be genuinely … --- ## [Michelle Wie: Quit embarrassing yourself!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-wie-quit-embarrassing-yourself/372977)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2006, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-wie-quit-embarrassing-yourself/372977 "2006-09-20T21:07:46Z")
Yes, I know the sponsors are waving $$ at you. Yes, I know it’s the fault of the media for overhyping you. But for God’s sake, have some personal dignity and QUIT PLAYING ON THE MEN’S TOUR!! Six times and six missed … --- ## [Did mental illness in your family or your partner's family influence your decision to have children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-mental-illness-in-your-family-or-your-partners-family-influence-your-decision-to-have-children/647335)
**Author:** [@tsarina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tsarina)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-mental-illness-in-your-family-or-your-partners-family-influence-your-decision-to-have-children/647335 "2015-11-12T08:13:20Z")
Last year when I turned 30, I decided that I was pretty dead set against having kids and started to think seriously about getting my tubes tied, but I wanted to give myself a year to consider the pros and cons of it. I’m… --- ## [Self-driving cars may not be a bad thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-driving-cars-may-not-be-a-bad-thing/721197)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-driving-cars-may-not-be-a-bad-thing/721197 "2015-06-26T18:07:24Z")
This thread about self driving cars and speed limits got me thinking. I have a long commute for work (about 45 highway miles each way) and I hate, hate, hate that I can never just set my cruise control and, you know, cr… --- ## [I'm beginning to dislike fake boobs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-beginning-to-dislike-fake-boobs/792747)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2017, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-beginning-to-dislike-fake-boobs/792747 "2017-10-01T03:21:05Z")
I don’t have a lot of experience being around them, mind you. But these days I’m just starting to feel irritated with anything that smacks of an attempt to deceive. Perhaps I’ve just seen too many people (mostly women, b… --- ## [No paid maternity leave in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-paid-maternity-leave-in-the-us/711638)
**Author:** [@BOOM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BOOM)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-paid-maternity-leave-in-the-us/711638 "2015-02-06T16:36:23Z")
Saw this graphic on Twitter today and couldn’t believe it was accurate, so also looked at Wikipedia Holy smoke! That’s kind of unbelieveable in the 21st century … isn’t it? The la… --- ## [Hottest people who are also brilliant musicians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472)
**Author:** [@rikc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rikc)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2008, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472 "2008-08-15T08:52:29Z")
Some people make really great music, and other people you just want to make out with. Who has both of these qualities? Try to only name people who are 1.) brilliant, and 2.) super hot. Be picky with talent. Don’t nam… --- ## [How to induce labour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-induce-labour/531880)
**Author:** [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2010, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-induce-labour/531880 "2010-03-11T18:45:22Z")
Right. I’m 38 weeks pregnant, on semi-bedrest, and bored. Give me all your old wives tales and silly and horrifying suggestions for having this baby. I am not going to follow any of the advice. I am not going to use cas… --- ## [I only came in here to pee. You didn't need to scar me emotionally.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-only-came-in-here-to-pee-you-didnt-need-to-scar-me-emotionally/369646)
**Author:** [@jay-c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jay-c)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2006, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-only-came-in-here-to-pee-you-didnt-need-to-scar-me-emotionally/369646 "2006-08-29T03:38:57Z")
I know that as a woman, I’m not supposed to talk about this stuff, but dammit, today put me over the edge. Poop. Shit. Dookie. Crap. There, I said it. Hi, I’m jay-c, and I can’t poop in the presence of others. I hat… --- ## [Two and A Half Men 'Filth'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-and-a-half-men-filth/642319)
**Author:** [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2013, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-and-a-half-men-filth/642319 "2013-06-03T18:00:39Z")
I’m surprised I haven’t seen a thread about this yet. Angus T. Jones, who plays the “half” on “Two and A Half Men” calls the show “filth” and begs viewers to stop watching it in a testimony video. Apparently Angus has … --- ## [What happened to Bundt Cakes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-bundt-cakes/525798)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2010, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-bundt-cakes/525798 "2010-12-09T17:49:12Z")
My grandmother bought Bundt Cake mixes in the 70’s and 80’s. My uncle loved them plain without the sugar glazing. A few years ago I got nostalgic and went to buy a Bundt Cake mix. They weren’t in the stores. :smack: Th… --- ## [Pitting asshole professors who lock the door](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-asshole-professors-who-lock-the-door/321523)
**Author:** [@Ooner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ooner)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2005, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-asshole-professors-who-lock-the-door/321523 "2005-09-16T17:41:18Z")
Today, I showed up to my accounting class at 4:00 because that’s when it starts. As I walked into Beam hall, 10 feet from the classroom door, my instructor shut it and LOCKED IT while I looked at him through the window i… --- ## [Brett Favre go away!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brett-favre-go-away/455542)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2008, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brett-favre-go-away/455542 "2008-08-08T12:43:36Z")
You’re retired. Stay retired. If you’re really such a great teammate, then put away your ego and let Aaron Rodgers have his turn. --- ## [pick your show/movie, tell me when to get up and leave.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-your-show-movie-tell-me-when-to-get-up-and-leave/608310)
**Author:** [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-your-show-movie-tell-me-when-to-get-up-and-leave/608310 "2012-06-15T12:52:19Z")
reading the Buffy v X Files thread makes me remember seeing “I am Legend” in theaters, I had already been warned about the hollywood disaster they made of the ending (the whole entire POINT of the title) so when it got t… --- ## [Come All Ye Secularists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-all-ye-secularists/563861)
**Author:** [@Hold\_Fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hold_Fast)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2010, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-all-ye-secularists/563861 "2010-12-19T22:48:51Z")
Alright. I’ve been trying to get something like this down for awhile, but due to schedule issues recently I knew I wouldn’t be able to maintain the OP very well. Now though, I should be able to keep it running as long … --- ## [Resolved: Kevin Williamson is Being Dense on Civil Rights History](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-kevin-williamson-is-being-dense-on-civil-rights-history/623143)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-kevin-williamson-is-being-dense-on-civil-rights-history/623143 "2012-06-02T16:25:53Z")
The other day in the National Review, Kevin Williamson attempted a refutation of the supposedly “popular but indefensible belief that the two major U.S. political parties somehow ‘switched places’ vis-à-vis protecting th… --- ## [The gayest thing ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gayest-thing-ever/515406)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2009, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gayest-thing-ever/515406 "2009-10-30T20:38:57Z")
Ever ever ever? --- ## [Uh oh... I can't get my credit report online...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-i-cant-get-my-credit-report-online/666181)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2013, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-i-cant-get-my-credit-report-online/666181 "2013-10-15T03:12:55Z")
Because of a debt that may or may not be on my credit report, I tried requesting my credit report online through Annual Credit Report dot com. But every time I’ve tried it, with each of the three major credit bureaus, I… --- ## [What was this font that everybody used for about fifty years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-font-that-everybody-used-for-about-fifty-years/649802)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2013, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-font-that-everybody-used-for-about-fifty-years/649802 "2013-02-15T16:47:42Z")
Hi all, There was ONE classic font that absolutely everybody used in comics for at least fifty or sixty years (still shows up today.) I can’t remember what it was called. It seems like I used to know… anyway, if I know… --- ## [At what age did Virgin Mary die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-did-virgin-mary-die/259967)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2004, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-did-virgin-mary-die/259967 "2004-08-18T04:23:02Z")
Was it 59 years old? --- ## [Amazing Race Mar. 21, 2010 Expect Delay from B-Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-mar-21-2010-expect-delay-from-b-ball/533274)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2010, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-mar-21-2010-expect-delay-from-b-ball/533274 "2010-03-24T12:51:40Z")
It looks like the later games of the NCAA B-Ball tournament will not be over until at least 7:15 pm edt. Adjust DVR times accordingly. It could happen next week as well. --- ## [What should we do in Quebec in late June?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-we-do-in-quebec-in-late-june/785790)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2022, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-we-do-in-quebec-in-late-june/785790 "2022-07-09T23:49:03Z")
We’re going to be in northern New Hampshire for a family reunion. Horrible, horrible location for everyone who has to travel… but the person who picked the spot lives in NH and nobody argued so we’re stuck. Anyway: we’r… --- ## [Glee: 2.21 "Funeral" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-21-funeral-open-spoilers/582257)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-21-funeral-open-spoilers/582257 "2011-05-27T22:01:55Z")
\[QUOTE=Wikipedia\] New Directions continues to strategize their set list for Nationals with a little help from Jesse St. James (guest star Jonathan Groff). Meanwhile, an unexpected loss rocks the world of one of McKinley… --- ## [Hypothetical: The reaction if it had been Sarah Palin instead of Gabby?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-the-reaction-if-it-had-been-sarah-palin-instead-of-gabby/567057)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-the-reaction-if-it-had-been-sarah-palin-instead-of-gabby/567057 "2011-01-19T04:01:35Z")
Keep in mind, Gabby is an elected official to the House of Representatives. Sarah is a private citizen. +1 Gabby Both seemed to like public appearances. Even. Gabby is married to an astronaut and Sarah is married to a … --- ## [Showering with a bg blister, bad idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/showering-with-a-bg-blister-bad-idea/685563)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/showering-with-a-bg-blister-bad-idea/685563 "2014-04-09T19:17:43Z")
So I scalded my hand this morning pouring my tea, and now have a rather large blister. I did this about 6:30 am, so while it is still sensitive, the worst is definitely passed. That was an uncomfortable couple of hours! … --- ## [The Founding Fathers and open carry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-founding-fathers-and-open-carry/795584)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2017, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-founding-fathers-and-open-carry/795584 "2017-09-20T17:41:10Z")
While (most of) the Founding Fathers were big on the idea of natural rights ala’ John Locke, they seemed to take a pretty strong level of government and law for granted. The preface to the Constitution specially includes… --- ## [TV Shows that you have quit watching](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-you-have-quit-watching/617821)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2012, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-you-have-quit-watching/617821 "2012-04-17T10:38:11Z")
As a spinoff of Your current top 5 TV shows I’m curious which shows have dropped off your “must see” list within the past year or so. The show(s) should still be on – and you used to watch it/them some of the time – but… --- ## [My girlfriend wants me to have sex with her, and I don't know what to do!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-girlfriend-wants-me-to-have-sex-with-her-and-i-dont-know-what-to-do/101317)
**Author:** [@SuperNova](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNova)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2002, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-girlfriend-wants-me-to-have-sex-with-her-and-i-dont-know-what-to-do/101317 "2002-04-03T22:03:15Z")
My 16-year-old girlfriend wants me to have sex with her… and I don’t know what to do. I’ve said “no” so far. My excuse has been that it’s rape (cause I’m 18), but she did research, and in her state of Massachusetts appar… --- ## [Okay, I'm just going to ask and take my beatings: race and music.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-im-just-going-to-ask-and-take-my-beatings-race-and-music/624184)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-im-just-going-to-ask-and-take-my-beatings-race-and-music/624184 "2012-06-07T19:40:57Z")
First, I’m white. I listen to what I think is a wide variety of music, ranging from classical (Baroque or Romantic) to classic rock to metal to trance to some hip-hop. A little bit of country, jazz, and bluegrass is also… --- ## [Is there a Cecil Adams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-cecil-adams/605322)
**Author:** [@Corresponder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corresponder)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-cecil-adams/605322 "2011-12-18T01:58:44Z")
Forget the eternal question “Is there a God?” This Straight Dope seems unwilling to answer the question of Cecil’s actual existence. The best they give is a link to an article in a Chicago newspaper about this question… --- ## [I know nothing about Arab culture, but I feel free to rant on about it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-nothing-about-arab-culture-but-i-feel-free-to-rant-on-about-it/165921)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2003, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-nothing-about-arab-culture-but-i-feel-free-to-rant-on-about-it/165921 "2003-04-11T05:09:00Z")
I ventured out of my little thread to read on in some other threads to see what the tenor of comments on MENA were, and regretted it. Assertions about what Iraqis should/are/would think (based largely it appears on proj… --- ## [Is this young woman too fat or does she need her bulk for her sport of weightlifting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-young-woman-too-fat-or-does-she-need-her-bulk-for-her-sport-of-weightlifting/625812)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2012, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-young-woman-too-fat-or-does-she-need-her-bulk-for-her-sport-of-weightlifting/625812 "2012-06-26T11:14:25Z")
As a lifter does she need that huge bulk to be successful? Video here Story here . --- ## [If you Photoshop a child's face onto an adult naked body that's child porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-photoshop-a-childs-face-onto-an-adult-naked-body-thats-child-porn/353937)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2006, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-photoshop-a-childs-face-onto-an-adult-naked-body-thats-child-porn/353937 "2006-04-26T02:04:38Z")
Not a strict GQ, but placed here because I can’t think of a better venue for discussion of legal issues. Mods move if you must. Story via Fark- Per this story a photographer was convicted for cutting and pasting picture… --- ## [Food is a Right, not a privilege.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-is-a-right-not-a-privilege/361910)
**Author:** [@Will\_Repair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Will_Repair)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2006, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-is-a-right-not-a-privilege/361910 "2006-06-29T01:54:56Z")
That’s what the sign said, Food is a Right, not a privilege. The sign was carried by a protester of Orlando Florida’s new city law. MSN Orlando Sentinel Background: Daily Bread serves free lunch at noon six times… --- ## [Don’t look up. Netflix film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-look-up-netflix-film/956737)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2022, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-look-up-netflix-film/956737 "2022-01-31T20:18:20Z")
On Netflix right now with an ensemble cast…and fuck me they have hit more than a few raw nerves. I can totally imagine people thinking an asteroid as fake news. Streep is fantastic as the gender swapped Trump. Mark Ryla… --- ## [Senator Lindsey Graham has died, plus discussion about his potential replacement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-lindsey-graham-has-died-plus-discussion-about-his-potential-replacement/1031618)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 281\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-lindsey-graham-has-died-plus-discussion-about-his-potential-replacement/1031618 "2026-08-28T22:26:31Z")
Just as we are wondering if Mitch McConnell is still alive, another Republican is confirmed dead. This is definitely going to shake up the balance in the Senate as we head into the midterms. --- ## [itty, bitty, tiny red bugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itty-bitty-tiny-red-bugs/180262)
**Author:** [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2003, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itty-bitty-tiny-red-bugs/180262 "2003-06-09T16:54:09Z")
Outside on the edge of the pool lives lots of these tiny red bugs. When I say red, I mean BRIGHT RED. They are smaller then fleas and look a bit like a spider (but I can’t really count their legs as they are so small) A… --- ## [Bullets passing through bodies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bullets-passing-through-bodies/452487)
**Author:** [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bullets-passing-through-bodies/452487 "2008-06-12T10:33:40Z")
I need to know this for a story I’m writing. If two people are wrestling on the ground and the guy on top is shot in the back twice, from a distance of about 1-2 metres with a handgun, will the guy on the bottom pretty m… --- ## [Getting knocked out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-knocked-out/600123)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2011, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-knocked-out/600123 "2011-10-21T06:27:54Z")
Hello All, 3am and no sleep in sight, so I might as well ask a question or two. I just got through reading the thread about concussions and it got me thinking. How hard is it to knock someone out? Watching movies, they … --- ## [Report says 7% of US paid a bribe to a public body in the last year. Who? What?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/report-says-7-of-us-paid-a-bribe-to-a-public-body-in-the-last-year-who-what/663079)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2013, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/report-says-7-of-us-paid-a-bribe-to-a-public-body-in-the-last-year-who-what/663079 "2013-07-11T03:48:51Z")
According to this report, 7% of Americans admitted to paying a bribe to a public body in the last year. Wha? Maybe I live in naiveland. I always imagined bribery in America to be things like real estate developers and… --- ## [Does money buy elections?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-money-buy-elections/605785)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-money-buy-elections/605785 "2011-12-15T13:47:52Z")
tl;dr: the amount of money spent by the candidates hardly matters at all This is from Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt; Stephen J. Dubner More at Google Books. --- ## [I'm fat according to you so, what? You hate me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-fat-according-to-you-so-what-you-hate-me/2793)
**Author:** [@Byzantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Byzantine)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 1999, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-fat-according-to-you-so-what-you-hate-me/2793 "1999-11-13T06:52:00Z")
I’ve heard the fucking jokes. Jay Leno about Monica or Linda Tripp… it’s not about what they did, it goes to weight. That’s the joke. So, I’m not your ideal. I’m 5’9" and 190 and big enough to twirl you over my head and … --- ## [The 40th Anniversary of Helter Skelter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-40th-anniversary-of-helter-skelter/505983)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2009, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-40th-anniversary-of-helter-skelter/505983 "2009-08-20T08:36:34Z")
Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, Voytek Frykowski, and Steven Parent were all murdered 40 years ago yesterday. Leno and Rosemary LaBianca were murdered 40 years ago today. The murders were every negative adjec… --- ## [FoxNation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foxnation/515277)
**Author:** [@leander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leander)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2009, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foxnation/515277 "2009-10-31T00:19:40Z")
This stuff makes me sick. Supposedly this is a moderated site, so these posts are all filtered through the FoxNation mods. Video: First Lady Makes Personal Appeal for Obamacare Just a few of the 400+ comments the mods… --- ## [What sci fi human state would you want to live in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sci-fi-human-state-would-you-want-to-live-in/691381)
**Author:** [@Earth001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earth001)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2014, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sci-fi-human-state-would-you-want-to-live-in/691381 "2014-07-06T21:12:55Z")
As it says on the title, what science fiction state would you wish that you lived in at the moment? For me it is a cross between: Star Trek and 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinsion. Both would be wonderful choices to hang out … --- ## [What were your early pregnancy symptoms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-early-pregnancy-symptoms/225775)
**Author:** [@Deadly\_Nightlight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deadly_Nightlight)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2004, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-early-pregnancy-symptoms/225775 "2004-01-26T14:43:28Z")
On another board that I visit they have a thread going about early pregnancy symptoms, And I wanted to get the doper perspective. I see alot of women complain about sore breasts, and nausea. However, there was just such… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=859&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=861&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)