# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=87&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:** 88 --- ## [Why so Little Hate for the US Soldiers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-little-hate-for-the-us-soldiers/587727)
**Author:** [@Commissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commissar)\ **Replies:** 328\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-little-hate-for-the-us-soldiers/587727 "2011-07-15T19:18:06Z")
In the run-up to this upcoming Fourth of July, we are constantly being assailed with sickening pro-military propaganda of all kinds and flavors, which has gotten me thinking… From what I have gathered of the Vietnam War… --- ## [The ICE shootings in Minneapolis (1/7/2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 1352\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461 "2026-02-03T21:37:15Z")
I really think this warrants its own thread. I don’t see one here, so I’ll start one. Yes, I’m the one who said that we need to let the authorities do their jobs, and figure out what really happened, and by whom. AFAI… --- ## [Taco Bell's Ground Beef Is Less Than 35% Actual Meat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-bells-ground-beef-is-less-than-35-actual-meat/568875)
**Author:** [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2011, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-bells-ground-beef-is-less-than-35-actual-meat/568875 "2011-02-01T04:31:31Z")
It’s no skin off my nose personally, as I don’t eat meat and can’t recall the last time I ever had food at Taco Bell, but the popular, budget-friendly “Mexican” restaurant chain is being sued in Alabama for false adverti… --- ## [Stunning examples of willful ignorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stunning-examples-of-willful-ignorance/424644)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2007, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stunning-examples-of-willful-ignorance/424644 "2007-11-16T04:49:53Z")
Not long ago my father was in the hospital. Visiting him with my sister, we happened to discuss flu vaccinations. Given my father’s mid-70s age, I was in favor of his getting one; he was ambivalent. Having been raised in… --- ## [Botticelli April 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 593\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2015, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845 "2015-05-09T20:00:11Z")
Okay, a new month and a new topic. Let’s go with… V --- ## [Khadaji's What'cha Readin' thread - June 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-june-2014/689776)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2014, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-june-2014/689776 "2014-07-04T04:43:21Z")
Auntie Pam was the OP for these threads for awhile (as was Le Ministre de l’au-delà before her), but she recently asked me to take over. I’ll do so for now, but if someone else would really like to, he or she is more th… --- ## [Please explain the plot of Casino Royal and Quantum of Solace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-plot-of-casino-royal-and-quantum-of-solace/567140)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2011, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-plot-of-casino-royal-and-quantum-of-solace/567140 "2011-01-12T22:50:43Z")
Because I’ve seen them twice and generally liked them, barring a few things, but I am still not entirely sure what happened. --- ## [Michael Moore is a Dishonest Hack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-moore-is-a-dishonest-hack/541915)
**Author:** [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2010, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-moore-is-a-dishonest-hack/541915 "2010-07-05T23:20:15Z")
(Thread posted for Bricker, so he won’t have to keep hijacking this thread) I’ve only seen one Michael Moore movie- Bowling for Columbine. I really only remember one thing from it- Canadians, for some reason, don’t loc… --- ## [Who said 'Gassings' were all fiction??? How do you explain two people sleeping 16 hours??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-said-gassings-were-all-fiction-how-do-you-explain-two-people-sleeping-16-hours/532987)
**Author:** [@Welltravelled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Welltravelled)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2010, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-said-gassings-were-all-fiction-how-do-you-explain-two-people-sleeping-16-hours/532987 "2010-10-20T04:40:54Z")
A lot of people seem to think that gassings (the use of anaesthetic gases such as ether or chloroform, or industrial solvents such as Hexane and Ethlyene to render a sleeping person into a deeper slumber) of people in th… --- ## [Am I the only person on the Internet who believes in God?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-on-the-internet-who-believes-in-god/554944)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-on-the-internet-who-believes-in-god/554944 "2010-10-08T04:34:52Z")
This isn’t Pit worthy, but not Mundane. Seems like everytime I mention God in a post (in general, not just SDMB) people make comments with the underlying attitude,“Ain’t that precious, you believe in some Invisible Guy i… --- ## [Tomorrow may mark the end of my marriage.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-may-mark-the-end-of-my-marriage/273831)
**Author:** [@HelenTroy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenTroy)\ **Replies:** 417\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2004, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-may-mark-the-end-of-my-marriage/273831 "2004-11-17T04:10:41Z")
I know most of you don’t know me, because I lurk much more than I post, but I just need to vent to a group that doesn’t know me and see what some non-partisan people think. My husband had a one-night stand at the beginn… --- ## [Dante's Action Hero Mafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dantes-action-hero-mafia/732988)
**Author:** [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Replies:** 645\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dantes-action-hero-mafia/732988 "2015-10-19T20:43:22Z")
Dante’s Action Hero Mafia / Day 1 Tuesday - 7:12 AM Lying in bed in the early morning hours, John McClane reached out from under the sheets to answer his phone that had jarred him awake. He fumbled his hand on the nigh… --- ## [Sandy Hook Parents about to sue AR-15 manufacturer...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-hook-parents-about-to-sue-ar-15-manufacturer/707143)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2016, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-hook-parents-about-to-sue-ar-15-manufacturer/707143 "2016-10-24T22:42:00Z")
Sunday 14 December, the second anniversary of the killings, also marks the legal deadline for filing a wrongful death lawsuit over the incident in the civil courts. The Hartford Courant reported earlier this week that … --- ## [Anyone watching Netflix's Making a Murderer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-netflixs-making-a-murderer/740882)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 272\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-netflixs-making-a-murderer/740882 "2018-11-14T15:24:16Z")
I never quite know how to handle spoilers for Netflix shows, so I’ll just lay out the basics. This is a documentary TV 10-episode series that just landed on Netflix yesterday, about a man who was exonerated for a rape fo… --- ## [Why do so many people dislike Japanese Animation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-people-dislike-japanese-animation/652728)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-people-dislike-japanese-animation/652728 "2013-04-12T12:51:08Z")
I have no particularly strong opinions on it either way besides the fact that its another style of media which I’ll happily watch but won’t particularly seek out, but for a lot of people they seem to really dislike it an… --- ## [what happens if you ask the cops to do a "welfare-check" on a 40-yr-old neighbor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-ask-the-cops-to-do-a-welfare-check-on-a-40-yr-old-neighbor/667371)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2013, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-ask-the-cops-to-do-a-welfare-check-on-a-40-yr-old-neighbor/667371 "2013-09-15T18:08:53Z")
Pre-emptive disclaimer: I am at least a week or two away from becoming “overly concerned”, so I don’t want this to sound like I’m fixing to hit “Submit New Thread”, and then immediately call the cops. My scenario: typic… --- ## [If it works in the Phillipins should Mexico try the same?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-it-works-in-the-phillipins-should-mexico-try-the-same/763748)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 355\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2016, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-it-works-in-the-phillipins-should-mexico-try-the-same/763748 "2016-10-29T02:29:06Z")
So the New President of the Phillipines (Dutarte) is getting tough on crime. He is largely responsible for 700 killings by police in the last couple of months. He has identified 300 “dirty cops” He has The Phillipi… --- ## [Game of Thrones 4.06 "The Laws of Gods and Men" 5/11/14 NO SPOILERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-06-the-laws-of-gods-and-men-5-11-14-no-spoilers/688219)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2014, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-06-the-laws-of-gods-and-men-5-11-14-no-spoilers/688219 "2014-05-20T11:03:26Z")
4.01 Two Swords 4.02 The Lion and The Rose 4.03 Breaker of Chains 4.04 Oathkeeper 4.05 First of His Name Rules sticky --- ## [Do You Support the Fiscal Cliff Compromise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-support-the-fiscal-cliff-compromise/645742)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2013, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-support-the-fiscal-cliff-compromise/645742 "2013-01-13T23:30:14Z")
Do you support the compromise regarding the fiscal cliff controversy that was passed by the United States Senate a few hours ago? --- ## [Bitch about your shitty Christmas gifts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitch-about-your-shitty-christmas-gifts/708221)
**Author:** [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2015, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitch-about-your-shitty-christmas-gifts/708221 "2015-01-12T18:18:57Z")
Go ahead, the giver isn’t a poster and won’t read this. They clearly didn’t put any thought into your present, they’re not likely to look here for your rant. Get it off your chest. I got socks. A dozen pair of socks.… --- ## [Document exposes what the RNC really thinks of its donors, admits to using "fear."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/document-exposes-what-the-rnc-really-thinks-of-its-donors-admits-to-using-fear/531303)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 359\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2010, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/document-exposes-what-the-rnc-really-thinks-of-its-donors-admits-to-using-fear/531303 "2010-03-13T13:01:26Z")
Politico The presentation also included a slide show featuring that stupid Obama-as-the-Joker picture (and what the hell is that evensupposed to mean, exactly? I’ve never been able to figure that out), as well as Nancy… --- ## [Bands with the word band in their names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-the-word-band-in-their-names/501670)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-the-word-band-in-their-names/501670 "2009-07-07T08:26:12Z")
Idea from the Songs whose actual title is “\_\_\_\_ Song” thread. The Gap Band The SOS Band Rick James and the Stone City Band --- ## [What's wrong with Home Schooling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-home-schooling/569128)
**Author:** [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2011, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-home-schooling/569128 "2011-05-12T23:50:07Z")
So as not to hijack this thread. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=594198&page=2 At least two people stated this as something they’d outlaw if they ran their own country. I have very little experien… --- ## [Bricker is a disingenous punk.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-is-a-disingenous-punk/368049)
**Author:** [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Replies:** 613\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2006, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-is-a-disingenous-punk/368049 "2006-08-25T04:42:19Z")
There are two things in this world that drive me crazy. The first is willfull ignorance. The second is dishonesty. Bricker demonstrates both qualities and because of that, I pit him. In this thread, he displays the fo… --- ## [Botticelli February 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 434\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2015, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611 "2015-02-28T18:31:57Z")
Sorry about the delay. I didn’t realize the Prof handed the new thread off to me. For Valentine’s Day, we will be W. --- ## [The United States Declares Economic War on Canada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-united-states-declares-economic-war-on-canada/1013734)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 1251\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-united-states-declares-economic-war-on-canada/1013734 "2025-11-05T05:57:16Z")
Across the board tariffs of 25% on pretty much all goods imported from Canada. The Prime Minister is meeting with the Premiers and will give an announcement at 6 pm EST. « Louie, this is the end of a beautiful friendsh… --- ## [Second Amendment Heroes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-amendment-heroes/516719)
**Author:** [@haymarketmartyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/haymarketmartyr)\ **Replies:** 351\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2009, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-amendment-heroes/516719 "2009-11-13T08:07:14Z")
It is about time that we established something like a Hall of Fame to honor true American heroes of the US Constitution. Just like the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, we need a building to house an ongoin… --- ## [Did Romans look like modern day Italians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-romans-look-like-modern-day-italians/153718)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-romans-look-like-modern-day-italians/153718 "2011-01-20T02:38:09Z")
I’m reading “The First Man in Rome” by McCullough and was trying to get a feel for average Roman features. I always figured it was dark hair, eyes, and skin. Is this the case? --- ## [The Other Shoe is dead.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-other-shoe-is-dead/668047)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 318\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2013, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-other-shoe-is-dead/668047 "2013-09-28T00:35:56Z")
… the thread I’d hoped I’d never have to start. I kissed him good-bye when I left for work, and came home to find him dead on the couch. He hadn’t been feeling well the last couple of days, but ever since coming home fr… --- ## [Home Defense Shotguns and How to keep them accessible.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-defense-shotguns-and-how-to-keep-them-accessible/563321)
**Author:** [@gurujulp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gurujulp)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2010, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-defense-shotguns-and-how-to-keep-them-accessible/563321 "2010-12-14T19:24:25Z")
I have some experience with firearms on nonmoving inanimate targets. I believe in my ability to use a firearm to defend myself and my family. I wish to own a shotgun for home defence. I own a small .22 Marlin 81 rifle… --- ## [Where is a cat's penis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-a-cats-penis/8585)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-a-cats-penis/8585 "2022-09-22T19:00:30Z")
You know, virtually every male mammal has a pronounced and obvious phallus. It takes little more than a glance under the belly to determine the gender of a horse, dog, or monkey. However, my pet male cat appears penis-l… --- ## [What the Hell does "Lido Shuffle" MEAN?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-does-lido-shuffle-mean/455548)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-does-lido-shuffle-mean/455548 "2020-05-08T20:01:42Z")
I am incredibly clueless when it comes to pop music, and particularly inept at making out the lyrics. One of the Wonders of the Internet is that I can finally make out what the actual lyrics are. The problem is, that fre… --- ## [Packers v. Bears: NFC Championship Game.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/packers-v-bears-nfc-championship-game/568478)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 386\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2011, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/packers-v-bears-nfc-championship-game/568478 "2011-01-26T01:48:17Z")
I figured I’d start the thread. I wanted to start it 2 seconds after the Packers beat the Falcons (hell, I would’ve in the 4th quarter), but held off until now. Outside of the 1996 Super Bowl, I haven’t been this excite… --- ## [Fridge in the garage during winter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fridge-in-the-garage-during-winter/265337)
**Author:** [@Qwisp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwisp)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2016, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fridge-in-the-garage-during-winter/265337 "2016-04-10T03:48:58Z")
I have put my old refrigerator in the garage. It’s great for stocking up on beer and soda, etc. My question is what will happen during the winter months when the temp outside reaches below freezing. Will beverages inside… --- ## [Is it me or .... ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-me-or/667552)
**Author:** [@Penny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penny)\ **Replies:** 313\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-me-or/667552 "2013-09-11T23:53:40Z")
Is it just me or are you folks needlessly verbose? I have to say, as a newb I’m finding it such a turn off to have to slog through so much faux intellectual posturing to get to the point. Is this how this place rolls? … --- ## [Martin O'Malley for President thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martin-omalley-for-president-thread/721241)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2016, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martin-omalley-for-president-thread/721241 "2016-10-14T12:34:48Z")
Since he’s now officially in the race, let’s get this thing started: Matt Yglesias points out that O’Malley is adopting Warren’s platform. So Warren fans should have plenty of reason to support him, especially given h… --- ## [Customers called "Fat Girls" on receipt at restaurant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customers-called-fat-girls-on-receipt-at-restaurant/643595)
**Author:** [@taskmgr.exe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taskmgr.exe)\ **Replies:** 277\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customers-called-fat-girls-on-receipt-at-restaurant/643595 "2012-12-15T17:53:37Z")
I really have nothing to say about that, have no idea. I read some comments saying girls deserved because they are fat. Do you think they deserved it? Or was the waiter being an asshole? --- ## [Oddest fetish site I've run across](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-fetish-site-ive-run-across/490677)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2010, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-fetish-site-ive-run-across/490677 "2010-11-27T23:03:49Z")
Oh it’ssafe for work… but still … --- ## [Which ONE Crime Would You Like The True Answer To?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-crime-would-you-like-the-true-answer-to/524101)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2016, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-crime-would-you-like-the-true-answer-to/524101 "2016-09-06T16:37:15Z")
OK we all know that Lizzie Borden took an ax and gave her father 40 whacks and when she saw what she could do, she gave her mother 42. But she was found “not guilty,” so did she? (OK the rhyme is totally screwed up from … --- ## [Blood capacity of a penis.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-capacity-of-a-penis/275653)
**Author:** [@flapcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flapcats)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2005, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-capacity-of-a-penis/275653 "2005-01-17T16:56:04Z")
How much blood is in an average erect penis? --- ## [In "Trading Places", what was that song they sang at the tennis club?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-trading-places-what-was-that-song-they-sang-at-the-tennis-club/261614)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-trading-places-what-was-that-song-they-sang-at-the-tennis-club/261614 "2020-11-17T01:29:39Z")
In the Eddie Murphy/Dan Aykroyd movie Trading Places there’s a scene where Louis shows up at the tennis club to try to borrow some money from his former friends. Meanwhile the boys are singing a song in close harmony, … --- ## [One-liners you've said that brought down the house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-liners-youve-said-that-brought-down-the-house/511750)
**Author:** [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-liners-youve-said-that-brought-down-the-house/511750 "2010-03-22T02:01:47Z")
I was at my physical therapist last Friday. I was in the middle of doing my usual sets of exercises he prescribed to me when L, another PT, came in and started sort of goofing around with a toy microphone (It was the en… --- ## [Wal-Mart Greeter Killed in Black Friday Stampede](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wal-mart-greeter-killed-in-black-friday-stampede/474811)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 342\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2008, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wal-mart-greeter-killed-in-black-friday-stampede/474811 "2008-12-04T22:48:51Z")
Link here. 4 other people were taken to the hospital. I don’t even know what to say about this whole thing. I’m just so upset and angry. But I don’t know who to be angry at! Jesus. What a way to go. --- ## [What's the most unreasonable, pointless, inane, illegal, or just plain insane policies you've been subjected to in the workplace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-unreasonable-pointless-inane-illegal-or-just-plain-insane-policies-youve-been-subjected-to-in-the-workplace/962273)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 420\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2022, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-unreasonable-pointless-inane-illegal-or-just-plain-insane-policies-youve-been-subjected-to-in-the-workplace/962273 "2022-08-24T15:01:45Z")
I’ll start. Mines rather low on the unreasonable scale, but obviously someone in management thought it was a good idea. Working an IT help desk one time where there was a policy that if you had 8 hours on the clock you… --- ## [Der Trihs is a Misogynistic Jackass who gives both progressives and men a bad name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-trihs-is-a-misogynistic-jackass-who-gives-both-progressives-and-men-a-bad-name/631748)
**Author:** [@Ibn\_Warraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibn_Warraq)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-trihs-is-a-misogynistic-jackass-who-gives-both-progressives-and-men-a-bad-name/631748 "2012-09-12T13:42:26Z")
I know Der Trihs likes to portray himself as the defender of the downtrodden against the horrible right-wingers but truth be told, he’s almost as bigoted as New Deal Democrat and a host of others. It’s just that the peo… --- ## [Ending of "Master and Commander" (spoiler)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ending-of-master-and-commander-spoiler/241142)
**Author:** [@gentle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gentle)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ending-of-master-and-commander-spoiler/241142 "2019-07-16T12:41:07Z")
At the end of Master and Commander, Aubrey finds the Acheron’s captain had disguised himself as a surgeon during the capture, and is presently on board the captured ship, which is heading to the nearest friendly port; Au… --- ## [Bush v. Kerry, Round Three](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997)
**Author:** [@NotWithoutRage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotWithoutRage)\ **Replies:** 620\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2004, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997 "2004-10-14T20:43:21Z")
Bob Schieffer’s moderating tonight (perhaps we’ll FINALLY have a moderator who’s in charge?). Domestic issues only. --- ## [What was the first heavy metal song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-heavy-metal-song/639825)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2016, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-heavy-metal-song/639825 "2016-08-22T03:18:08Z")
I tried to convince my son that “I want you (She’s so Heavy)” was a good candidate, but he didn’t buy it. Thoughts? --- ## [How dangerous is eating a Habanero Pepper straight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-is-eating-a-habanero-pepper-straight/237787)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2004, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-is-eating-a-habanero-pepper-straight/237787 "2004-04-04T19:28:16Z")
You know those little orange peppers that are supposed to be really, really, hot! Just how dangerous are they to the human stomach and/or gastrointestinal track? I once saw a man in Phoneix eat one. He lasted nearly a … --- ## [Kidnapped teen Hannah Anderson - does this story sound off to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidnapped-teen-hannah-anderson-does-this-story-sound-off-to-you/666380)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2013, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidnapped-teen-hannah-anderson-does-this-story-sound-off-to-you/666380 "2013-08-24T01:42:27Z")
Kidnapped teen Hannah Anderson was rescued way out in the Idaho wilderness and the guy with her shot. This is just the weirdest story imaginable. A family friend before she’s even born gets infatuated with Hannah. Takes… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=86&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=88&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)