# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=867&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:** 868 --- ## [Conservatives: Do you believe people with money should run things?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-do-you-believe-people-with-money-should-run-things/630319)
**Author:** [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2012, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-do-you-believe-people-with-money-should-run-things/630319 "2012-08-15T20:34:37Z")
If not, who should? Either way, why? Difficulty: Please don’t argue to inevitability or wishful natural laws, ie “people with money will always run things.” Let’s see your ethical skin in the game. Should they or should… --- ## [The Amazing Spider-Man - Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-spider-man-trailer/589778)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-spider-man-trailer/589778 "2012-02-12T19:38:26Z")
The trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man has been released. I’m not sure how I feel about it yet as it seems pretty unnecessary to reboot this series already, but Andrew Garfield looks great as Peter Parker and they seem t… --- ## [When Tom & Jerry go to the beach, why do they wear bathing suits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758 "2016-10-21T00:42:53Z")
I mean, they seem to go through life nude, but when they’re at the beach, they’re suddenly hyper-modest? Things that occur to me while watching cartoons with the Cub… --- ## [How dangerous are chimpanzees to humans in the wild?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-are-chimpanzees-to-humans-in-the-wild/590989)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2011, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-are-chimpanzees-to-humans-in-the-wild/590989 "2011-08-01T12:31:16Z")
We see a lot of threads about what monsters chimps are physically compared to humans, and how they would tear us limb from limb if they got pissed, and in the news have been some horrifying stories about captive chimps … --- ## [Girlfriend Question: I am overreacting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlfriend-question-i-am-overreacting/576592)
**Author:** [@ice1000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ice1000)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2011, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlfriend-question-i-am-overreacting/576592 "2011-04-02T03:41:25Z")
I have been on an extended vacation for about 30 days. During this time, I had limited access to the internet and no access to a phone. I returned home yesterday, and called my gf up to tell her I was ok but I needed to… --- ## [Dildos--er, vibrators--er, personal massagers. Buy now!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dildos-er-vibrators-er-personal-massagers-buy-now/537242)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dildos-er-vibrators-er-personal-massagers-buy-now/537242 "2010-05-07T05:40:51Z")
Is it just me finally noticing how many vibrators and stimulators are available in mail order catalogs, or are there more of them listed than there used to be? They’re in everything from Dr. Leonard’s to Vermont Country… --- ## [A Question for Atheists concerning ignorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-atheists-concerning-ignorance/415078)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2007, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-atheists-concerning-ignorance/415078 "2007-08-31T17:39:16Z")
I notice that many atheists on this board and elsewhere are fond of declaring that some or all religious people are ignorant. What, in your opinion, must a person do in order to avoid being ignorant? Must they have a c… --- ## [Lost mysteries that were never answered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-mysteries-that-were-never-answered/540555)
**Author:** [@Carnick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnick)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2010, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-mysteries-that-were-never-answered/540555 "2010-05-30T01:18:45Z")
So, what happened, happened. The show is finally over. Let’s make a list of any mysteries or plot threads, big or small, that were never answered. Feel free to add to the list, and speculate/fanwank your own explanations… --- ## [Who is the most famous homosexual?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-homosexual/503009)
**Author:** [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2009, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-homosexual/503009 "2009-07-18T05:56:35Z")
Let’s keep this to anyone who is officially “out”, no speculation. But, worldwide, who is the most famous homosexual, male or female? Elton John? Ellen DeGeneres? Who do you think? --- ## [Songs That Put You In That "Film Noir" Mood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-put-you-in-that-film-noir-mood/295954)
**Author:** [@goofyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goofyfish)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2005, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-put-you-in-that-film-noir-mood/295954 "2005-03-24T15:27:14Z")
You know: that lone, sad saxaphone echoing as Bogart or Hayworth wander down a rain-slicked sidewalk after midnight. Or the sultry, slightly out of tune piano tinkling in a smoke-filled bar… What tunes would you pick t… --- ## ["Blowing your wad"...obscene?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blowing-your-wad-obscene/231680)
**Author:** [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2004, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blowing-your-wad-obscene/231680 "2004-03-01T18:38:05Z")
So the other night I’m out with my wife and another couple, and I’m outnumbered three theater types to one scientist. Most of the time I don’t even know what they’re talking about, but I have seen “Cabaret”. That show … --- ## [What are the "secrets" of the Freemasons? Star of David?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-secrets-of-the-freemasons-star-of-david/75247)
**Author:** [@Sultan\_Kinkari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sultan_Kinkari)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2001, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-secrets-of-the-freemasons-star-of-david/75247 "2001-08-08T18:36:01Z")
I know some people consider this a very serious subject that should not be discussed but I had a very odd experience a few years back, and my curiosity has not quelled much since. BTW, this contains content concerning t… --- ## [Mathematics doesn't provide universal truth with human perspective being irrelevant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mathematics-doesnt-provide-universal-truth-with-human-perspective-being-irrelevant/573286)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2011, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mathematics-doesnt-provide-universal-truth-with-human-perspective-being-irrelevant/573286 "2011-04-29T10:19:56Z")
This thread grows out of a recent thread in which we were discussing the nature of philosophical truth. Somebody claimed that mathematics provides a way to universal truths that are independent of human opinion. Anothe… --- ## [Songs about pain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-pain/580927)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2011, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-pain/580927 "2011-05-07T06:03:09Z")
Are there any songs about pain? Not emotional pain, not grief, not loss, not heartbreak, but physical pain. Not songs with pain or pain-related themes in them as metaphors for something else, like, “It Hurts So Good,” … --- ## [Any thoughts or advice for a first-time parent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-thoughts-or-advice-for-a-first-time-parent/707726)
**Author:** [@MrLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLee)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2015, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-thoughts-or-advice-for-a-first-time-parent/707726 "2015-01-04T10:46:14Z")
Hey all. I’m going to be a Dad for the first time in (or around) February. For those parents out there…What’s the one most important pearl of wisdom or piece of advice which you were told, or wish you had been told? T… --- ## [When did hats stop being mandatory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-hats-stop-being-mandatory/680712)
**Author:** [@Desert\_Dumpster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desert_Dumpster)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2014, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-hats-stop-being-mandatory/680712 "2014-02-11T22:47:58Z")
As in, in the US, when did it start to become acceptable to be seen in public without a hat on? I’ve seen pictures from the 30s, 40s, etc. of urban landscapes and everyone, absolutely everyone, had some kind of hat on–ra… --- ## [Cheating Wife Sends Fake Burgler to Scare Husband, Who Cuts Burgler's Throat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheating-wife-sends-fake-burgler-to-scare-husband-who-cuts-burglers-throat/647134)
**Author:** [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2013, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheating-wife-sends-fake-burgler-to-scare-husband-who-cuts-burglers-throat/647134 "2013-01-15T19:24:54Z")
How soap-operaish. They’d decided to separate after he caught her cheating, she felt that he wasn’t moving out of the apartment fast enough and came up with the brilliant idea of arranging a fake burglary to scare him o… --- ## [Is Capitalism destined to fail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-capitalism-destined-to-fail/34023)
**Author:** [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2000, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-capitalism-destined-to-fail/34023 "2000-10-02T13:15:00Z")
From a debate started in an earlier thread. 2 quick notes. The words are not mine, they were sent to me by a friend, Tom, living in Belgium. We disagree on many issues, but not on this one. I’m prepared to defend the wor… --- ## [Ancient Rome's negotiating practices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-romes-negotiating-practices/538105)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2013, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-romes-negotiating-practices/538105 "2013-07-31T15:02:16Z")
Did the Romans negotiate with their enemies, or potential enemies, in good faith? Did they respect the equivalent of a white flag (whatever it was) for parleys, or what we would consider the sanctity/immunity of ambassa… --- ## [Well, it looks like if you run a business, it’s A-okay to discriminate against certain customers based on your religious beliefs…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-it-looks-like-if-you-run-a-business-it-s-a-okay-to-discriminate-against-certain-customers-based-on-your-religious-beliefs/986409)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-it-looks-like-if-you-run-a-business-it-s-a-okay-to-discriminate-against-certain-customers-based-on-your-religious-beliefs/986409 "2023-07-16T20:54:40Z")
Well, it looks like if you run a business, it’s A-okay to discriminate against certain customers based on your religious beliefs… --- ## [Woo woo arguments that piss you off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-woo-arguments-that-piss-you-off/244836)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2004, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-woo-arguments-that-piss-you-off/244836 "2004-05-27T17:52:00Z")
I’ve been wanting to start this thread for probably a year now, but I could never form it into enough of a rant to justify it. The difference is that now you are invited to add your own mini-rantlets. Go ahead! It’s fun … --- ## [Moderators are clearly using thier power as mods to shut down debates that they are losing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-are-clearly-using-thier-power-as-mods-to-shut-down-debates-that-they-are-losing/736964)
**Author:** [@Hank\_Beecher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hank_Beecher)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2015, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-are-clearly-using-thier-power-as-mods-to-shut-down-debates-that-they-are-losing/736964 "2015-11-15T01:21:37Z")
And to terminate debates that they don’t want to see happening at all. It is obvious, and it is really very pathetic. It happened again: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=768070&page=30 Ultimately, … --- ## [Whey Protein made with 'plasma'..is this BS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whey-protein-made-with-plasma-is-this-bs/711727)
**Author:** [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whey-protein-made-with-plasma-is-this-bs/711727 "2015-02-12T18:00:46Z")
I recently came across a suspicious (but interesting) site at http://www.plasmanutrition.com/. I don’t see any names of experts attached to the project and the studies they quote from seem to be irrelevant or at least n… --- ## [Why Don't Doctors Get It???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-doctors-get-it/523815)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2010, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-doctors-get-it/523815 "2010-01-10T09:02:32Z")
I’d love to know what world doctors live in. Is it all sunshine and lollipops? All they do is lecture adults to watch your weight, quit smoking, and limit/quit drinking. Don’t doctors get it? For cheesecake sake, doc… --- ## [Close Encounters of the Asshole Kind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-encounters-of-the-asshole-kind/540524)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-encounters-of-the-asshole-kind/540524 "2010-05-26T21:53:35Z")
Too mild for the Pit, I think. I didn’t read anything in forum rules about swearing in thread titles, but if I violated a rule there, I apologize. It was a beautiful Saturday morning. My husband and I were at a stopli… --- ## [2018 is looking more and more interesting.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-is-looking-more-and-more-interesting/795821)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2017, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-is-looking-more-and-more-interesting/795821 "2017-11-08T12:53:44Z")
I hadn’t heard about Charlie Dent and Dave Reichert retiring until I came across that article. But damn that is interesting that 2 more Repubs have said they’re giving up because they just can’t work with the idiots ru… --- ## [Regional humor.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-humor/600069)
**Author:** [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-humor/600069 "2011-10-22T19:15:11Z")
Anybody know any jokes that work best when told to “those in the know?” I’ll start. My first husband said he made this up. It cracked me up. He’d point to his left hand and ask, “How is my hand like a lemon pie?” A… --- ## ["Two large ships sink every week" - really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-large-ships-sink-every-week-really/507290)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2009, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-large-ships-sink-every-week-really/507290 "2009-08-23T08:49:12Z")
A BBC article on rouge waves had this little tidbit: “‘Two large ships sink every week on average,’ said Wolfgang Rosenthal, of the GKSS Research Centre in Geesthacht, Germany. ‘But the cause is never studied to the sam… --- ## [Why does McCain keep saying "I know how to win wars?" What war has he ever won?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-mccain-keep-saying-i-know-how-to-win-wars-what-war-has-he-ever-won/457811)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2008, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-mccain-keep-saying-i-know-how-to-win-wars-what-war-has-he-ever-won/457811 "2008-08-06T04:02:10Z")
The only McCain ever tried to fight in, he got his ass kicked. So why is he now claiming to be some kind of a badass? How does spending 5 1/2 years as a POW translate into “knowing how to win wars?” What war does he even… --- ## [In restaurants, do you "shorthand" your order?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-restaurants-do-you-shorthand-your-order/486413)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2009, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-restaurants-do-you-shorthand-your-order/486413 "2009-03-01T09:08:38Z")
I think I have an aversion to lengthy and/or silly food descriptions. I include two distinct types under this category: “Themed” restaurants that can’t just call it a bacon cheeseburger, it has to be “J. Ellwood ‘Hu… --- ## [finn007, I'm sorry...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finn007-im-sorry/299513)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2005, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finn007-im-sorry/299513 "2005-04-17T18:59:55Z")
…that you are a fucking moron. Fuck you. Sincerely, M. Jackson Smithington III --- ## [Elderly woman dies after nurse refuses CPR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elderly-woman-dies-after-nurse-refuses-cpr/651940)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elderly-woman-dies-after-nurse-refuses-cpr/651940 "2013-03-25T13:17:48Z")
In a nutshell: A 9-1-1 dispatcher pleaded with a nurse to administer CPR to an elderly woman. The nurse refused, saying it was agains the policy of the nursing home for staff to perform CPR. The 87-year-old woman died … --- ## [Is this place really about fighting ignorance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-place-really-about-fighting-ignorance/729645)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-place-really-about-fighting-ignorance/729645 "2015-09-10T18:38:37Z")
It’s a nice slogan and I am not above invoking it to make other members feel bad about themselves…but is it really true? Mostly the place seems to be about racism and sexism and, most of all, I am so much smarter than y… --- ## [My butt hurts!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-butt-hurts/535698)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2010, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-butt-hurts/535698 "2010-04-13T00:58:49Z")
I know, it’s weird, but I– OK, stop laughing. – I have this tremendous pain near my tailbone when I– STOP LAUGHING! – when I bend over or sit or stand. It feels like a muscle pain rather than anything else. I woke up… --- ## [Favorite latin phrase(s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-latin-phrase-s/61256)
**Author:** [@berdollos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/berdollos)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2001, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-latin-phrase-s/61256 "2001-09-26T02:59:49Z")
My favorite latin phrase is “Cave Hominem unius libri” Beware the man of one book. It means, “Watch out for dogmatic people.” --- ## [Justice for murdered nine-year-old Arizona girl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-for-murdered-nine-year-old-arizona-girl/569099)
**Author:** [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-for-murdered-nine-year-old-arizona-girl/569099 "2011-02-23T02:45:49Z")
No, not that one. This one, who was killed in her own home, alongside her father, on May 30, 2009. I can’t fully articulate my horror and grief and anger at this. The event did not seem to receive quite the media atten… --- ## [Why is Gasoline so damn expensive right now ($3.00 US, approx)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-gasoline-so-damn-expensive-right-now-3-00-us-approx/563899)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-gasoline-so-damn-expensive-right-now-3-00-us-approx/563899 "2010-12-16T19:25:28Z")
Before the second invasion of Iraq, gasoline in the US (depending on where you lived, cost of living, and state taxes, of course, hovered around $1 and $1.25, IIRC. When gas began to rise sharply in the US, to approxima… --- ## [There's New Legal Drama Around McDonald’s Soft Serve Machines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-new-legal-drama-around-mcdonald-s-soft-serve-machines/941024)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-new-legal-drama-around-mcdonald-s-soft-serve-machines/941024 "2026-03-21T15:34:30Z")
You know this sort of reminds me how I became disliked at a certain subway because a while back subway had an “local favorites” menu that was supposed to highlight a local meat dish in a sandwich and LA county’s was ca… --- ## [Should the TSA have to be "consistent"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-tsa-have-to-be-consistent/607387)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2012, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-tsa-have-to-be-consistent/607387 "2012-01-06T04:39:49Z")
Recently a woman had a cupcake confiscated by the TSA because they said it was a security threat. In the article the woman said (bolding mine) I’m a pilot, and I’m familiar with the FAA’s voluminous regulations. They’… --- ## [The Stimulus at one year: Is it working?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stimulus-at-one-year-is-it-working/529602)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stimulus-at-one-year-is-it-working/529602 "2010-02-27T02:51:09Z")
It’s one year since the American Recovery and Investment Act of 2009 was passed. Is it working? The Bureau of Labor Statistics says yes: Obama says it staved off a second Depression: Nobel-Prize-winning economist J… --- ## [Am Amurikans dumbererer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-amurikans-dumbererer/486715)
**Author:** [@swiggy57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swiggy57)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2009, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-amurikans-dumbererer/486715 "2009-03-06T17:37:55Z")
From today’s email, some comments were made about Americans intelligence and our view of the world. One of the items pointed out was that, while most Europeans speak two or more languages, the average American usually … --- ## [How many towns and cities named after saints in the UK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-towns-and-cities-named-after-saints-in-the-uk/617088)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-towns-and-cities-named-after-saints-in-the-uk/617088 "2012-03-31T01:59:47Z")
Following the naming scheme of the following examples: St. Albans, St. Helens, St. Abbs, St. Andrews, St. Ives, and so on. How many towns are named like this throughout the entire country. Are there any statistics? Fu… --- ## [Do Conservatives Believe The Ends Justify The Means](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-conservatives-believe-the-ends-justify-the-means/527136)
**Author:** [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2010, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-conservatives-believe-the-ends-justify-the-means/527136 "2010-02-02T12:13:39Z")
The last thread didn’t go well, so I’ll try again. Have the conservatives in America adopted an “ends justify the means” position? Is it different between liberal and conservatives? Is this a new trend? It seems to me t… --- ## [Donna Brazile supplied debate questions to Hillary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donna-brazile-supplied-debate-questions-to-hillary/770377)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2016, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donna-brazile-supplied-debate-questions-to-hillary/770377 "2016-11-04T05:05:09Z")
It’s described in this Washington Post article, and also by the NY Times. Apparently, Brazile has neither confirmed nor denied that she did this; Hillary’s campaign has refused comment. Sounds sleazy on the part of bo… --- ## [Disenchantment: New Matt Groening animated series coming to Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disenchantment-new-matt-groening-animated-series-coming-to-netflix/792108)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disenchantment-new-matt-groening-animated-series-coming-to-netflix/792108 "2026-09-22T04:18:25Z")
It’ll be a “medieval animated adult fantasy” called Disenchantment. Damn, I don’t get Netflix. I might have to subscribe just for this, but I’ll wait for the first reviews. I remember being skeptical about Futurama wh… --- ## [Steorn now offers an explanation of how its "Orbo" perpetual-motion machine works](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steorn-now-offers-an-explanation-of-how-its-orbo-perpetual-motion-machine-works/534765)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steorn-now-offers-an-explanation-of-how-its-orbo-perpetual-motion-machine-works/534765 "2010-04-11T05:35:40Z")
No, Steorn still has never made a successful, verified public demonstration of Orbo. But, its website now offers an explanation, at least in very general terms, of how it works: :confused: Ooooookaaaaay. Dopers know… --- ## [Need some fonts reminiscent of the 60s, 70s, & 80s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-fonts-reminiscent-of-the-60s-70s-80s/275595)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2004, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-fonts-reminiscent-of-the-60s-70s-80s/275595 "2004-11-22T13:47:21Z")
I’m making a batch of new compilation CDs and would like some period fonts from the 60s, 70s, & 80s to make labels. I tried Googling, but didn’t see anything I liked (except for a neat 50’s font). Any clues? --- ## [James Watson, Nobel Prize Recpient: racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-watson-nobel-prize-recpient-racist/423120)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2007, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-watson-nobel-prize-recpient-racist/423120 "2007-10-23T17:48:29Z")
This article explains that James Watson, who received the Nobel Prize in 1962 for his work on DNA, is being considered by some to be racist. Now I do not know what tests he is referring to, but I would not be surprised… --- ## [Reading for Comprehension Test - Just Like High School](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-for-comprehension-test-just-like-high-school/625014)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-for-comprehension-test-just-like-high-school/625014 "2012-06-15T02:42:57Z")
Pretend this is high school, and you’ve got one of those standardized tests in front of you. There is a short excerpt below. Read it thoroughly and answer the question following (which is, in this case, a poll): I’m a … --- ## [war declaration on hitler??? why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-declaration-on-hitler-why/44251)
**Author:** [@sarteve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sarteve)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2001, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-declaration-on-hitler-why/44251 "2001-05-11T03:57:30Z")
as a brit i can’t understand why we declared war on hitler?? he annexed poland into germany for there own protection!!! whats it got to do with everyone else?? the russians invaded poland ten days after to taKE LAND A… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=866&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=868&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)