# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=878&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:** 879 --- ## [Here's Your New Wonder Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-your-new-wonder-woman/575204)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2011, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-your-new-wonder-woman/575204 "2011-03-31T11:21:50Z")
Well… I guess it’s OK. If there’s all that blue on the legs, I think it would look better if the boots stayed red to balance the color. I don’t know what to think about some new Wonder Woman who sits around and com… --- ## [The "hoodie" and the "Buffett Rule"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hoodie-and-the-buffett-rule/618943)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hoodie-and-the-buffett-rule/618943 "2012-04-21T13:16:34Z")
This morning I heard the former not used and the latter used many times. A local newsman described a gas station robber as wearing a “zip up sweatshirt with a hood”. Is that not a hoodie? Is it that important to be es… --- ## [Confused about transgender bathroom issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confused-about-transgender-bathroom-issues/752901)
**Author:** [@slumtrimpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slumtrimpet)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2016, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confused-about-transgender-bathroom-issues/752901 "2016-05-20T14:38:22Z")
I’m baffled how this transgender/use the facilities dictated by your gender at birth works. Say a person has transitioned from male to female; according to this law they are required to use the male facilities, yes? Bu… --- ## [Buying a realistic full body goat costume](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-realistic-full-body-goat-costume/590391)
**Author:** [@Cornelius\_Tuggerson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cornelius_Tuggerson)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2011, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-realistic-full-body-goat-costume/590391 "2011-08-01T01:01:44Z")
A friend of mine has expressed the desire to purchase a realistic full body goat costume, preferably made out of real goat(s). How would he go about doing that? Ebay only seems to have “giant teddy bear” style goat costu… --- ## [Arizona border vigilantes -- pro or con?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-border-vigilantes-pro-or-con/141504)
**Author:** [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2002, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-border-vigilantes-pro-or-con/141504 "2002-12-22T19:48:02Z")
Armed vigilante groups in Arizona are patrolling the Mexican border, trying to keep illegal immigrants out. This article appears somewhat sympathetic to the illegal immigrants. It points out that American benefits from … --- ## [Any reason not to get a Prius?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-not-to-get-a-prius/448578)
**Author:** [@HoboStew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoboStew)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2008, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-not-to-get-a-prius/448578 "2008-06-01T05:38:57Z")
My mom wants a new car and asked me to do the research for her. Everything I see on consumer reports et al have the Prius as the highest ranked car for things like “car i’d most likely buy again,” “customer satisfaction… --- ## [Armed! And Proud of It!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armed-and-proud-of-it/696535)
**Author:** [@BlakeHayner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlakeHayner)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armed-and-proud-of-it/696535 "2014-09-03T16:08:24Z")
Armed! And proud of it! Brothers, As a white male, from a Christian family in America I know I have white, male, Christian privilege and I am aware of my rights carrying a weapon under the concealed carry laws set down… --- ## [3 Dead over snow shoveling dispute - PA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-dead-over-snow-shoveling-dispute-pa/932269)
**Author:** [@FriendlyCurmudgeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriendlyCurmudgeon)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-dead-over-snow-shoveling-dispute-pa/932269 "2021-02-11T22:10:47Z")
Story here Horrible, neighbours bullied another to the point where he snapped killed them and then himself over snow being tossed on his property. Be kind to one another out there. --- ## [In cooking, what exactly is a 'cup'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-cooking-what-exactly-is-a-cup/678503)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Why\_Bother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Why_Bother)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2017, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-cooking-what-exactly-is-a-cup/678503 "2017-02-12T18:12:19Z")
One of my New Year resolutions is to become a better cook. However, I’m having a hell of a lot of trouble deciphering the recipes in my cookbook, because a great many of them insist on using the random, generic, and enti… --- ## [Will there ever be a woman USA President or Vice President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-ever-be-a-woman-usa-president-or-vice-president/559214)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-ever-be-a-woman-usa-president-or-vice-president/559214 "2010-11-08T01:28:32Z")
My debate is the possibility that the United States will ever have a woman President or Vice President? Both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party have nominated one woman each for Vice President. Geraldine Ferr… --- ## [Mark Your Calendars: NYC MegaDopefest III -- January 3-5, 2003](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-your-calendars-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/125715)
**Author:** [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2002, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-your-calendars-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/125715 "2002-11-01T22:16:32Z")
Since fall DopeFest threads are popping up, and I’ve been getting some questions about it, I thought I’d set up an early announcement for: NYC MEGADOPEFEST WEEKEND III Friday, January 3 through Sunday, January 5, 2003 … --- ## [Are there any polymaths like Da Vinci living today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-polymaths-like-da-vinci-living-today/527545)
**Author:** [@Livardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Livardo)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-polymaths-like-da-vinci-living-today/527545 "2010-02-05T17:50:03Z")
From the Wiki article on Da Vinci, he’s described as an.. Let’s start with the fact that he was an exceptional painter. Could we pick off a currently living master who is also a phenomenal sculptor, inventor, etc… ? I… --- ## [Is the war on cancer an ‘utter failure’?: A sobering look at how billions in research money is spent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-war-on-cancer-an-utter-failure-a-sobering-look-at-how-billions-in-research-money-is-spent/653155)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-war-on-cancer-an-utter-failure-a-sobering-look-at-how-billions-in-research-money-is-spent/653155 "2013-07-29T03:34:39Z")
I just found this news article today messy around with different news sites . I think medical breakthrough are kinda strange now here why. -lots of breakthrough with cloning has of late -lots of breakthrough with tis… --- ## [Ranking of Daily show correspondents.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranking-of-daily-show-correspondents/546290)
**Author:** [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranking-of-daily-show-correspondents/546290 "2010-07-12T20:16:26Z")
(since I started watching in 2004) Stephen Colbert John Oliver Rob Cordry Wyatt Cynac Ed Helms Rob Riggle Wyatt Cenac Jason Jones Dan Bakkedahl Samantha Bee Olivia Munn. Special credit t… --- ## [They are trying it again- Ten Commandments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-are-trying-it-again-ten-commandments/1003134)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-are-trying-it-again-ten-commandments/1003134 "2026-09-24T02:52:56Z")
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/4730255-louisiana-require-ten-commandments-classrooms/ Louisiana became the first state in the nation to require the Ten Commandments be displayed in public school classrooms. Gov… --- ## [Insight into the mind of a Trump supporter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insight-into-the-mind-of-a-trump-supporter/769985)
**Author:** [@Sterling\_Archer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterling_Archer)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2016, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insight-into-the-mind-of-a-trump-supporter/769985 "2016-11-08T03:57:10Z")
A friend of mine sent me this link today with genuine concern asking, “Do you think this is really going to happen? Can you research this?” http://americarightnow.com/u-s-news/u-n-says-they-will-soon-occupy-america-unde… --- ## [Good idea or bad idea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-idea-or-bad-idea/652419)
**Author:** [@e.fred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/e.fred)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-idea-or-bad-idea/652419 "2016-03-22T12:33:02Z")
I am going to Louisiana and I am wondering how dangerous alligators really are. I plan on going scuba diving in the swamps there looking for frogs and lizards for my aquarium. Everyone says its a bad idea and that the al… --- ## [A week in Bangkok! Recommendations and advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-week-in-bangkok-recommendations-and-advice/471854)
**Author:** [@happywaffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happywaffle)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2008, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-week-in-bangkok-recommendations-and-advice/471854 "2008-11-20T01:50:48Z")
Hey folks, looks like work might be shipping me off to Bangkok for a week. I’m just now checking Wikipedia and other resources for info about the city - heck, I didn’t even know what the currency was called, and I don’t … --- ## [Dewey! Minty! Come a runnin'!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dewey-minty-come-a-runnin/167942)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2003, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dewey-minty-come-a-runnin/167942 "2003-04-16T01:35:04Z")
You’re not gonna believe this one. Hispanic reactionaries and Texas buggery be damned, this is serious business! http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/021031/sextoy.shtml and http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/re… --- ## [The Google-Proof Cash Prize Quiz!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-google-proof-cash-prize-quiz/533563)
**Author:** [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2010, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-google-proof-cash-prize-quiz/533563 "2010-04-22T10:59:18Z")
Here is a cash prize quiz! Although it is really just for fun, and I hope everyone will approach it as such, I am offering 50 dollars (or equivalent) to the first person who sends me all ten correct answers. (Please subm… --- ## [Colonoscopies & Cosmetics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colonoscopies-cosmetics/451271)
**Author:** [@KittenKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KittenKat)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2008, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colonoscopies-cosmetics/451271 "2008-06-02T10:52:16Z")
Hi, all! Having reached the magical age of 50, I am scheduled for my first ever colonoscopy. The information/prep package I was given says I should not wear make-up or nail polish. I mentioned this to a friend of mine… --- ## [Aretha Franklin during the inauguration. Ouch!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aretha-franklin-during-the-inauguration-ouch/482154)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2009, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aretha-franklin-during-the-inauguration-ouch/482154 "2009-01-24T03:07:42Z")
I didn’t want this to take over a real thread about the inaug but holy hell how did AF manage to destroy that song on such a special day. She has a great voice but she murdered it today. And which family member should … --- ## [Welcome!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome/16)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome/16 "2025-05-19T19:35:29Z")
Hi, folks, and welcome to the “Comment on Cecil’s Columns” folder. Though the Boss is still far from comfortable with this computer thing, we’ve persuaded him to check in periodically to read your comments about his colu… --- ## [Mad Scientist Curriculum-What courses? Are You On The Faculty Yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-scientist-curriculum-what-courses-are-you-on-the-faculty-yet/292209)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2005, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-scientist-curriculum-what-courses-are-you-on-the-faculty-yet/292209 "2005-03-11T12:16:46Z")
They mocked our Genius! The laughed! But we’ll show them! Show them all!! BWA-HA-HA-HAHAAAAA! And then, we’ll educate a group of really nice, gifted, brillant, totally insane kids to follow in our footsteps, and then th… --- ## [My Business Has A Logo. Do I Need To Copyright It Or Something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-business-has-a-logo-do-i-need-to-copyright-it-or-something/491783)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2009, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-business-has-a-logo-do-i-need-to-copyright-it-or-something/491783 "2009-04-04T06:42:49Z")
I’m not even sure which term applies. Trademark? Copyright? Something else? Anyway, I’ve got a logo. Is it important to register it in some way? If so, how much will that cost me? --- ## [Advice on heating up Sake at home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-heating-up-sake-at-home/632899)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2012, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-heating-up-sake-at-home/632899 "2012-08-31T18:37:56Z")
My favorite part of going out for sushi is getting warm sake and just…well…getting good and hammered on the stuff! I decided to buy a bottle for my own home use, but then it occurred to me: how am I to heat it up? Sure,… --- ## [How exactly would an anti-christ 'conquer the world'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-would-an-anti-christ-conquer-the-world/706994)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-would-an-anti-christ-conquer-the-world/706994 "2015-01-13T08:56:54Z")
When a story about an evil incarnation in religion or entertainment media comes up they usually imply that a baby with the spirit of the anti-christ or some other evil entity in it will grow up and ‘conquer the world’. T… --- ## [So how do you like your eggs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-like-your-eggs/600244)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-like-your-eggs/600244 "2011-10-24T20:59:38Z")
Poll to follow. I generally eat eggs for breakfast once or twice a week, just because I really like eggs. The health benefits and detriments of eating eggs can be debated, but that’s for another forum. When you eat eg… --- ## [2010 Emmy Awards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-emmy-awards/551038)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2010, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-emmy-awards/551038 "2010-09-07T19:26:28Z")
While the main ceremony is next Sunday, the Creative Arts awards were handed out today. Highlights: Guest Actor (Comedy): Neil Patrick Harris, Glee Guest Actress (Comedy): Betty White, Saturday Night Live Guest Actor… --- ## [You have a Star Trek TOS Type 2 Phaser. What now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-a-star-trek-tos-type-2-phaser-what-now/553425)
**Author:** [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2010, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-a-star-trek-tos-type-2-phaser-what-now/553425 "2010-09-15T21:02:45Z")
Because of dimensional shipping mixup I got a copy of Skald the Rhymer’s brain tapes. After some work I was able to find the blueprints to his dimensional conveyor. Before it was destroyed by flaming bees I was able to s… --- ## [Why does my computer screen turn pink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-computer-screen-turn-pink/266655)
**Author:** [@carolynnjulie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carolynnjulie)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2013, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-computer-screen-turn-pink/266655 "2013-05-14T00:38:21Z")
Something seems to be loose in my computer. The screen, often, turns pink, which is also darker and harder to see. If I squeeze the tower, on top, push my foot against the bottom, or even push the face of the tower, it g… --- ## [Blood in urine, stool, or cough: Which is usually a worse symptom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-in-urine-stool-or-cough-which-is-usually-a-worse-symptom/530791)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2010, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-in-urine-stool-or-cough-which-is-usually-a-worse-symptom/530791 "2010-03-02T02:57:20Z")
The question is fairly straightforward, although I’m sure the answer isn’t. If one has blood in their stool, urine, or phlegm, which is typically a more serious cause for concern? Am I leaving out any obvious bodily fl… --- ## [Straight Men - What Desired Sexual Act/Aspect Won't Your Wife/Partner Do With You (Now or Ever)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-men-what-desired-sexual-act-aspect-wont-your-wife-partner-do-with-you-now-or-ever/703374)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-men-what-desired-sexual-act-aspect-wont-your-wife-partner-do-with-you-now-or-ever/703374 "2014-11-11T08:31:26Z")
Not trying to be discriminatory by narrowing this down to a poll of hetero men; just don’t want to skew the results in any way. This really only applies to men in a committed relationship - you single guys should be abl… --- ## [You Remember Kenny Rogers Roasted Chicken? What went wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-remember-kenny-rogers-roasted-chicken-what-went-wrong/722854)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2017, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-remember-kenny-rogers-roasted-chicken-what-went-wrong/722854 "2017-02-04T05:09:56Z")
The best roasted chicken I’ve ever eaten in my entire life was at Kenny Rogers Roasted Chicken. They had a 20 min long line of people waiting to get in every single day at lunch and dinner. I still wonder how they got it… --- ## [Has authoritarianism ever done better than democracy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-authoritarianism-ever-done-better-than-democracy/979899)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-authoritarianism-ever-done-better-than-democracy/979899 "2023-08-14T00:17:26Z")
This is actually a two parter, but there wasn’t enough room in the subject line. Several of the recent threads on the Soviet Union and Russia led me to think about the more general topic of authoritarianism (whether fas… --- ## [Dr. Pulaski](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-pulaski/640659)
**Author:** [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2012, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-pulaski/640659 "2012-11-13T20:13:12Z")
I’ve been floating around checking out TNG episodes on netflix and for no particular reason, I started in S2 and mostly stayed there. I’ve seen a couple of episodes before – TNG was a darling of my parents and they’ve s… --- ## [Magician wins in chess against experts. How did he do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magician-wins-in-chess-against-experts-how-did-he-do-this/361100)
**Author:** [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2006, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magician-wins-in-chess-against-experts-how-did-he-do-this/361100 "2006-06-19T18:51:43Z")
I just saw this video of magician Derren Brown playing simultanous chess against 9 very skilled players. The video can be seen here Here is a summary: Before the match he gave one player an envelope. He wins the matc… --- ## [Harry Potter Question re: the Dursleys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-question-re-the-dursleys/676736)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-question-re-the-dursleys/676736 "2013-12-28T21:02:10Z")
Why do the Dursleys try so hard to keep Harry from going to Hogwarts? Is their hatred of magic greater than their desire to get what they perceive as the Potter brat out of their house? If I were Mr. Dursley I’d have sh… --- ## [God is talking to (well, e-mailing) me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-is-talking-to-well-e-mailing-me/628631)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-is-talking-to-well-e-mailing-me/628631 "2012-08-11T04:16:11Z")
I got this in my e-mail today! ===================== Hi, This is a personal message from God Allah to you. It may be the only message you ever receive from Me so please respond. I, God Allah, am here in the USA look… --- ## [You buy something. In the car you find the clerk gave you a 50 instead of a 10.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-buy-something-in-the-car-you-find-the-clerk-gave-you-a-50-instead-of-a-10/291775)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2005, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-buy-something-in-the-car-you-find-the-clerk-gave-you-a-50-instead-of-a-10/291775 "2005-05-05T03:11:43Z")
In change, that is. What do you do? --- ## [So.. where were you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-were-you/218029)
**Author:** [@Civil\_Defense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Defense)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2017, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-were-you/218029 "2017-07-06T22:43:38Z")
Where were you during / when you found out about some of the “larger” news events in our history? I’m young enough to only have a few memories, but oddly enough, I DO remember them specifically. At the time, I remember… --- ## [Is the Comcast data usage plan a scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-comcast-data-usage-plan-a-scam/667617)
**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-comcast-data-usage-plan-a-scam/667617 "2013-09-07T04:11:39Z")
Several months ago Comcast put in a data cap on accounts. 300 MB in my area, with $10 for every 50MB after that, They advertised that this would only affect a small % of customers , mainly those with multiple users and d… --- ## [Will football change in the next fifty years? Should it change? And How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-football-change-in-the-next-fifty-years-should-it-change-and-how/515100)
**Author:** [@The\_Cleveland\_Steamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Cleveland_Steamer)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2009, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-football-change-in-the-next-fifty-years-should-it-change-and-how/515100 "2009-11-06T01:49:20Z")
Malcolm Gladwell had an article in the New Yorker a couple of weeks ago about head injuries in football. Gladwell thinks football will be vastly different in fifty years: I do not agree. We have known about the dangers… --- ## [Kind of sad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kind-of-sad/556481)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kind-of-sad/556481 "2010-10-13T17:39:44Z")
Yeah yeah, I know, get a blog. Fuck it, this is my blog. Get over it. I’m really not interested in relationships right now. Love means little to me. I can take or leave sex. And seriously, I’m enjoying the single life l… --- ## [World Series of Poker 2011 thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2011-thread/583695)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2011, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2011-thread/583695 "2011-11-11T11:51:05Z")
Tuesday marks the first day of the 2011 WSoP. This year has 58 bracelets up for grabs. Most ever. Here is a preview article from the CardPlayer.com. A Highlight: Also ESPN is staging a rematch of classic heads-up p… --- ## [Biggest Odds for a Winning Horse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-odds-for-a-winning-horse/553542)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-odds-for-a-winning-horse/553542 "2010-09-14T20:52:46Z")
Watching Shark Tales, my sons asked about the odds comments and we reached a question I didn’t know the answer to: in real life, what horse won against the biggest odds? --- ## ["Your breasts look like.......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-breasts-look-like/233469)
**Author:** [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2004, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-breasts-look-like/233469 "2004-03-14T05:46:36Z")
…the utters on a cow. They hang down or off to the sides." This is what my husband told me last night. We were talking and I asked him why he didn’t pay attention to my breasts and liked me to keep my bra or blouse on … --- ## [Michelle Bachmann is my new hero!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-bachmann-is-my-new-hero/520937)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2009, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-bachmann-is-my-new-hero/520937 "2009-12-17T07:05:18Z")
All Hail Discordia! fnord! http://trueslant.com/johnmcquaid/2009/12/11/michelle-bachmann-quantum-physicist/ \[QUOTE=R Batshit\] When a piece of bread dropped by a swallow can stop the universe from being destroyed, the… --- ## [I pit lousy food at holiday dinners (Moved from the Pit)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-lousy-food-at-holiday-dinners-moved-from-the-pit/522608)
**Author:** [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2009, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-lousy-food-at-holiday-dinners-moved-from-the-pit/522608 "2009-12-30T00:06:52Z")
I cook as a hobby and while I’d never put myself forward as a great chef I like to think I do alright for myself. So it’s absolute murder for me to get invited to relatives for a holiday dinner. Everything is absolutel… --- ## [Can a person know for sure how'd they react in a life-or-death situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-person-know-for-sure-howd-they-react-in-a-life-or-death-situation/724727)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-person-know-for-sure-howd-they-react-in-a-life-or-death-situation/724727 "2015-07-17T08:45:29Z")
Often, when there’s a mass shooting or stabbing spree in which bystanders didn’t intervene, indignant Internet commenters rage, “Cowards; if\*\*\* I \*\*\*had been there, I would have stopped the killer by force!” These comme… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=877&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=879&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)