# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=89&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:** 90 --- ## [Popping Your Cherry with the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popping-your-cherry-with-the-mmp/710910)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 373\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popping-your-cherry-with-the-mmp/710910 "2015-02-06T01:24:46Z")
So, here we are. My first. Thread that is. After lurking for awhile, then joining a year ago, I’ve participated in many threads, but never actually started one until now. It’s my turn to kick things off of the MMP th… --- ## [Your most bizarre brain fart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-bizarre-brain-fart/270685)
**Author:** [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Replies:** 282\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2006, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-bizarre-brain-fart/270685 "2006-08-21T19:16:39Z")
We all have moments where we simply go blank on something that’s ordinarily not hard to remember. I don’t episode. I forgot how to spell “of.” There I was, writing up a paper for my English homework, and I needed to wri… --- ## [Talking warts away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-warts-away/417796)
**Author:** [@Iknewit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iknewit)\ **Replies:** 498\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2007, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-warts-away/417796 "2007-09-07T22:13:49Z")
I was reading here a couple days ago and ran across a reference to this Randi guy that offers a million bucks for proof of the paranormal, mystical, etc. I checked out a bunch of stuff I found about him and was contempl… --- ## [Why ARE so many high-level scientists Jewish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-high-level-scientists-jewish/265973)
**Author:** [@NewHeart\_Male](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NewHeart_Male)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2012, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-high-level-scientists-jewish/265973 "2012-03-03T20:16:41Z")
This thread is NOT about Bankers, Stockbrokers, Accountants, Financeurs etc. For some reason whenever I ask on other boards the answers always revolve around the above professions. So I want to make it clear that I AM … --- ## [US Police operating Detention Blacksites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-police-operating-detention-blacksites/713577)
**Author:** [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Replies:** 280\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2015, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-police-operating-detention-blacksites/713577 "2015-05-07T16:59:56Z")
This article alleges that Chicago police maintain an off-the-books detention centre that has resulted in serious harm and death of detainees with no constitutional protection. It cites it as an extension of the tolera… --- ## [Bad ideas in education](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-ideas-in-education/571893)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-ideas-in-education/571893 "2011-03-17T01:56:00Z")
It seems like almost everyone agrees that education in the United States is in bad shape and there’s a huge array of possible explanations as to why and what we should do about it. However, most articles and editorials … --- ## [Could I give myself a fever on purpose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-give-myself-a-fever-on-purpose/493611)
**Author:** [@The\_Seventh\_Deadly\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Seventh_Deadly_Finn)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2009, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-give-myself-a-fever-on-purpose/493611 "2009-04-20T03:23:17Z")
Let’s say for the moment that George Soros has offered me a million dollars if I can maintain a resting body temperature of over 100 degrees Fahrenheit for 4 hours. Is there a way to do it without infecting myself with a… --- ## [Did Trump Miscalculate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-trump-miscalculate/793543)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 293\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2017, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-trump-miscalculate/793543 "2017-08-29T22:04:15Z")
For a year and a half, people have said after every Trump outrage that this time is different. This time people will see what he really is. This time his supporters will have to denounce him. This time they’ll refuse to … --- ## [LOST 6.8 "Recon"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-8-recon/532681)
**Author:** [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-8-recon/532681 "2010-03-28T15:50:19Z")
Mouseover spoiler space. Our castaways are taking sides and teaming up for the most epic game of ping-pong ever (that was forshadowing before). Last week Ben stayed on Jacob’s team and we got another lovely slow motion… --- ## [Should I take stress leave from work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-take-stress-leave-from-work/570923)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-take-stress-leave-from-work/570923 "2011-02-17T19:15:47Z")
Here is the situation: I am trying to get pregnant and am very, very stressed out about the situation, which apparently isn’t a good thing for getting pregnant. I am having some issues at work where people are spreadin… --- ## [Backseat Hitmen (Off limits to living Mafia players)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683)
**Author:** [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Replies:** 604\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2007, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683 "2007-05-18T00:11:51Z")
This thread is for discussion of the latest game. Looks to be a blood bath. --- ## [the death of the Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-of-the-dope/838695)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 400\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2019, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-of-the-dope/838695 "2019-08-24T13:55:10Z")
I have more than one foot out the door here, it bums me out because I really liked this place, but lately, I’ve found it toxic and depressing. Like any community, the SDMB has always had its issues, but until recently, … --- ## [What happened to some of the more prominent posters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518 "2011-11-29T01:56:03Z")
I’ve been basically AWOL for a couple of years. I stopped back to check in on you guys to make sure you’re all behaving (not so much) and I noticed that some of the more “special” of us have moved on. Dio? Liberal? A… --- ## [If not the Green Line, then what line should be the Israel-Palestine border?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-not-the-green-line-then-what-line-should-be-the-israel-palestine-border/582805)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2011, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-not-the-green-line-then-what-line-should-be-the-israel-palestine-border/582805 "2011-06-04T02:27:51Z")
(Couldn’t get any straight answer to this in this thread, so here goes.) There are 350,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, not counting East Jerusalem (210,000 Israeli settlers live there). (Map here – Israeli settl… --- ## [Aversion to cucumber and melon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aversion-to-cucumber-and-melon/601426)
**Author:** [@Kiyoshi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiyoshi)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aversion-to-cucumber-and-melon/601426 "2021-02-23T13:19:33Z")
I have a food quirk that other people always find odd, which is that I’m completely unable to tolerate the taste of cucumber or any sort of melon. I’m told that cucumbers taste of nothing, and that melons are sweet. But… --- ## [Addicted to MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addicted-to-mmp/648568)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 396\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addicted-to-mmp/648568 "2013-02-04T11:33:34Z")
Hello, all! Here’s your new MMP. Posting in the MMP thread can be addictive. I have an addiction. Several of my classmates share this addiction. We get the addictive substance from school. We’re addicted to caffeine. I… --- ## [Anyone else getting tired of Una's delusions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-getting-tired-of-unas-delusions/616716)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-getting-tired-of-unas-delusions/616716 "2012-03-28T18:53:46Z")
Let me preface by saying that I tremendously respect Una’s knowledge about things related to power generation. But I really tire of her imagining offenses against her. Here’s the latest. If pointing out threadshitting c… --- ## [Game of Thrones, Baelor, 6/12/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-baelor-6-12-11/585243)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 312\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2011, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-baelor-6-12-11/585243 "2011-08-19T02:09:47Z")
HBO series thread only please. Spoiler thread Background thread Recap of last week: After Ned was captured in the throne room, the Lannisters carried out their purging of the Starks from King’s Landing, slaughtering … --- ## [Do Catholics still have to report masturbation in Confession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-catholics-still-have-to-report-masturbation-in-confession/615038)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-catholics-still-have-to-report-masturbation-in-confession/615038 "2014-03-25T14:35:53Z")
I know they don’t call it Confession any more. When I was a good Catholic girl in the 1950’s & '60’s I wasn’t so good that I refrained from pleasuring myself even though I knew it was a mortal sin and that if I was hit b… --- ## [How Many states before SC Forced To Rule on SSM?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-before-sc-forced-to-rule-on-ssm/688820)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-before-sc-forced-to-rule-on-ssm/688820 "2014-06-11T15:31:20Z")
So, Oregon has had a Federal Judgement overturning the SSM ban - I think that makes 18 + DC. What’s the tipping point for this to definitely go to the Supreme Court? I realise someone is going to have to bring a case a… --- ## [Flight of the Conchords - what are they parodying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-of-the-conchords-what-are-they-parodying/488550)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-of-the-conchords-what-are-they-parodying/488550 "2021-01-28T13:03:13Z")
One thing that’s so maddening about exquisite parodies like those created by Flight of the Conchords is that the works seem oh, so, familiar, but it’s so hard to pin down the exact reference, just out of reach. It leaves… --- ## [Ask the woman who had a BMI of 36, had gastric bypass surgery a year ago and is thrilled about it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-who-had-a-bmi-of-36-had-gastric-bypass-surgery-a-year-ago-and-is-thrilled-about-it/591930)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-who-had-a-bmi-of-36-had-gastric-bypass-surgery-a-year-ago-and-is-thrilled-about-it/591930 "2016-09-20T23:39:40Z")
Note: this thread is not intended for posts of the: “if you had just put the fork down and exercised, fattie, your wouldn’t have needed the surgeon to fix your mess for you” variety. Those people have had plenty opportun… --- ## [Better Call Saul: 1.09 Pimento](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-1-09-pimento/716395)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-1-09-pimento/716395 "2016-02-15T15:56:19Z")
First of all, kudos to soonerblue for this post last week: What a great scene between those two actors at the end. Chuck studied and worked but Jimmy has a natural talent that Jimmy never will. Pure jealousy. Mike was… --- ## [Movie Title Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-title-game/197469)
**Author:** [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Replies:** 1438\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2004, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-title-game/197469 "2004-01-05T10:39:24Z")
The rules for this one are simple. I post the name of a movie, and the next person posts another movie title which must contain at least one of the words in the previous movie title. On and on it goes… Example: You ma… --- ## [Does religion have a place in public debate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-religion-have-a-place-in-public-debate/834709)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 552\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2019, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-religion-have-a-place-in-public-debate/834709 "2019-07-19T14:53:34Z")
Prompted by k9bfriender’s post in the thread \[POST=21664015\]“Pro-lifers want to control women’s bodies” - Okay, but…why?\[/POST\] Does religion have a place in public debate? I’m primarily interested in American debate, b… --- ## [Mother sets fire to her daughter's gloating rapist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-sets-fire-to-her-daughters-gloating-rapist/487363)
**Author:** [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)\ **Replies:** 374\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2009, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-sets-fire-to-her-daughters-gloating-rapist/487363 "2009-03-07T11:05:00Z")
Mother sets fire to her daughter’s gloating rapist I don’t give a shit what people say about the evil of vigilance and people taking the law in their own hands, and yap yap, the fucking bastard got what he deserved. T… --- ## [Who ya gonna call? \[Is there any proof of ghosts, demons, or evil spirits?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-ya-gonna-call-is-there-any-proof-of-ghosts-demons-or-evil-spirits/673119)
**Author:** [@Simon\_Templar\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simon_Templar_1)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2013, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-ya-gonna-call-is-there-any-proof-of-ghosts-demons-or-evil-spirits/673119 "2013-11-13T23:02:15Z")
I recently watched the movie “The Conjuring”. Which led me to wondering if there has ever been any real proof that ghosts, demons or evil spirits exist. If not, why does The Pope endorse/approve exorcisms? I Googled it … --- ## [Things you didn't know were real until you were an adult](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-didnt-know-were-real-until-you-were-an-adult/672906)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2014, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-didnt-know-were-real-until-you-were-an-adult/672906 "2014-01-02T17:11:47Z")
Dopers are pretty smart, but things like a widespread belief in pineapple trees prove most of us still have things to learn. In this case I’m curious what sort of things you thought were made up until you were an adult. … --- ## [What makes "The Godfather" a great film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-the-godfather-a-great-film/542707)
**Author:** [@Kiyoshi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiyoshi)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-the-godfather-a-great-film/542707 "2010-06-13T15:44:58Z")
For no particular reason other than boredom, I’ve decided to watch every film on the IMDB’s Top 250 list. There’s just one problem. Those dreaded words…right there at number 2, and again at number 3… The Godfather. No… --- ## [Reality doesn't change because you don't want to hear it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-doesnt-change-because-you-dont-want-to-hear-it/533816)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 407\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2010, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-doesnt-change-because-you-dont-want-to-hear-it/533816 "2010-04-15T21:12:44Z")
Typed up the title and thought “Wow, that may as well be about a couple of my past bosses or even one or two former friends!” No, this is about Suzy Selfimportant, a customer I had on the phone today. She had two plans… --- ## [Enter Your "Sponsor My Membership" Requests Here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 423\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858 "2008-09-02T17:36:29Z")
Maybe I shouldn’t start this now, as I am leaving town for a few days for Easter, but I will try to check back to this thread. I am volunteering to sponsor up to three worthy Dopers who cannot afford to join. This is o… --- ## [AGW Alarmists should not fly first class](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agw-alarmists-should-not-fly-first-class/517552)
**Author:** [@Chief\_Pedant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chief_Pedant)\ **Replies:** 332\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2009, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agw-alarmists-should-not-fly-first-class/517552 "2009-11-25T06:36:37Z")
If one takes the position that AGW is real and that “we”–mankind–should do “something” about it, one has accepted a premise of responsibility to a greater good. Having accepted that premise constrains one to either acti… --- ## [Who was the last person "outed" for passing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-last-person-outed-for-passing/603466)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2012, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-last-person-outed-for-passing/603466 "2012-01-17T01:02:18Z")
After reading the thread about J. Edgar Hoover’s possible Black ancestry, it got me to thinking about how much more prevalent “passing” for white must have been in the past. I’m wondering how common it was for someone t… --- ## [Help me catch/kill a rat!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-catch-kill-a-rat/578903)
**Author:** [@Mrs\_Johnson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs_Johnson)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-catch-kill-a-rat/578903 "2013-07-26T04:47:47Z")
I need help! There’s a rat (maybe more than 1) in my house and I can’t catch it. It crawls around beneath my kitchen cabinets, underneath the dishwasher, etc. It’s eaten house plants, bananas from my kitchen counter, bar… --- ## [Anyone want an ongoing gardening thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-an-ongoing-gardening-thread/539442)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 335\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-an-ongoing-gardening-thread/539442 "2010-08-30T19:17:55Z")
I feel the need to discuss my gardening projects with people - anyone interested in talking plants? I mean, talking about plants - I can’t imagine anyone NOT interested in talking plants! --- ## [When Amazon says 'On the way, but it's running late' - does it ever turn up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-amazon-says-on-the-way-but-its-running-late-does-it-ever-turn-up/926278)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-amazon-says-on-the-way-but-its-running-late-does-it-ever-turn-up/926278 "2021-04-29T18:46:24Z")
Amazon has been pretty reliable for delivering what they say, when they say, in my experience, but every now and again, I get an order (not marketplace) where the delivery gets bumped to the next day, then changed again … --- ## [No costume for you, you are the wrong color, you little racist!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-costume-for-you-you-are-the-wrong-color-you-little-racist/766589)
**Author:** [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2017, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-costume-for-you-you-are-the-wrong-color-you-little-racist/766589 "2017-10-28T05:44:49Z")
So Disney is releasing a film called Moana, about a ‘young princess of the tribe, Moana from Motunui Island, is a born navigator who sets sail in search of a fabled island of mysterious secrets. During her journey, she t… --- ## [Was Nagasaki the greater U.S. sin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-nagasaki-the-greater-u-s-sin/646202)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-nagasaki-the-greater-u-s-sin/646202 "2013-01-14T17:35:08Z")
So now, Oliver Stone is going to make a series “proving” that the U.S. didn’t have to drop the bomb on Hiroshima. After that guy’s ridiculous movie JFK, I don’t bother with his historical views anymore. There’s endless… --- ## [The snowflakes are out in force](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-snowflakes-are-out-in-force/775182)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 275\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2016, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-snowflakes-are-out-in-force/775182 "2016-12-26T03:14:37Z")
Getting their last-minute whine on. --- ## [Is Trump, plain and simple, a traitor to his country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-plain-and-simple-a-traitor-to-his-country/818154)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 578\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2018, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-plain-and-simple-a-traitor-to-his-country/818154 "2018-08-05T20:05:37Z")
I don’t mean a metaphorical traitor to specific values, or to the people who support him (despite the harm that will eventually befall them from his policies). I mean, is he literally acting on Russia’s behalf to underm… --- ## [Republitrolls.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republitrolls/777646)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 332\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republitrolls/777646 "2017-01-25T08:24:33Z")
RepubliTrolls. …a person who trolls by mumbling like a cranky old man, inserting random words that sound like attacks on liberal politicians. From the Urban dictionary. A Republitroll would post something like: srpgih… --- ## [Bestest OTC sleep aid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bestest-otc-sleep-aid/599077)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bestest-otc-sleep-aid/599077 "2011-10-13T05:00:55Z")
What is the best over the counter sleep aid? Thanks. --- ## [Elections Don't Exist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elections-dont-exist/608744)
**Author:** [@detour1111](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detour1111)\ **Replies:** 319\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elections-dont-exist/608744 "2012-01-24T14:48:13Z")
Elections Don’t Exist This is subject that I find very few wish to hear about. There has been so much energy invested in debating the fine points between this political party of that; this candidate or that one. This … --- ## ["If I only had a gun": 20/20 on ABC Fri](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-only-had-a-gun-20-20-on-abc-fri/492645)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 297\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-only-had-a-gun-20-20-on-abc-fri/492645 "2010-04-30T04:46:25Z")
Put here instead of Cafe Society because of the inevitable debate that will follow. Tonight (Friday 4-10-09 10:00 pm Eastern 9:00 pm Central) ABC’s 20/20 will air a show addressing the subject of armed self-defense. Fro… --- ## [Things women do to make themselves attractive to men that don't make them attractive to men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-women-do-to-make-themselves-attractive-to-men-that-dont-make-them-attractive-to-men/635987)
**Author:** [@Virgil\_Tibbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Virgil_Tibbs)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2012, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-women-do-to-make-themselves-attractive-to-men-that-dont-make-them-attractive-to-men/635987 "2012-10-12T05:25:14Z")
Top of my list would be high heels. Are these worn for the benefit of men, or do women just wear them to be uncomfortable for no reason? I’ve read that there may be a subtle sexual motivation in that women “present” them… --- ## [Body Signals and the Fall of Radical Islam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-signals-and-the-fall-of-radical-islam/734015)
**Author:** [@Snark\_Hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snark_Hunter)\ **Replies:** 382\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2015, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-signals-and-the-fall-of-radical-islam/734015 "2015-11-19T20:32:13Z")
First of all, let me explain what I mean when I refer to the Theory of Body Signals. It isn’t a scientific theory, but rather a spiritual one. I’ve been observing and analyzing the body signals for decades now, and I l… --- ## [Okay, guys: what is the deal with lap dances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-guys-what-is-the-deal-with-lap-dances/665225)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-guys-what-is-the-deal-with-lap-dances/665225 "2013-08-08T07:18:10Z")
You sit in a chair or on a sofa and a woman (a stripper) dances for you, either grinding up against you or not touching you at all – I assume you are not allowed to touch her at all – and you get aroused (some Doper once… --- ## [What's for Dinner/](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/785102)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2017, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/785102 "2017-08-12T16:24:20Z")
Liver and onions, sauteed in bacon pieces, with pan-fried potatoes (boiled the other day). --- ## [You're a fine example of a cop dude. Really.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-fine-example-of-a-cop-dude-really/541669)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 320\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2010, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-fine-example-of-a-cop-dude-really/541669 "2010-06-14T22:27:40Z")
I’m literally shaking with anger right now. So I head out for lunch break. I’m in a really good mood as we’ve made a lot of progress at work today. The sun is shining, it’s a beautiful day, so I figure I’d go to Taco … --- ## [The 2010 Stanley Cup Playoff Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916)
**Author:** [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Replies:** 385\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2010, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916 "2010-06-11T04:05:38Z")
The second season gets underway on Wednesday, with four series getting underway. My predictions for the first round are as follows: \[ul\] \[li\]The Sharks in six\[/li\]\[li\]The Blackhawks in five\[/li\]\[li\]The Canucks in six\[… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=88&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=90&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)