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**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-why-are-people-calling-it-a-muslim-ban/778701 "2017-02-08T08:06:53Z")
I keep hearing this, but it seems over the top rhetoric to me. Trump, in his infinite wisdom has increased the vetting and restricted the travel ability of people from a small group of countries. He’s not stopping Musl… --- ## [Nose piercing- advice? Pics? Good stories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nose-piercing-advice-pics-good-stories/560237)
**Author:** [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nose-piercing-advice-pics-good-stories/560237 "2010-11-12T23:53:02Z")
Please- this is NOT a debate thread- take that stuff outside. :wink: I have decided to pierce my nose on one side, and have found what I think is a reputable place (Freak Chic on Melrose Ave in LA- going to go with Meg… --- ## [How are child actors prepared for "adult scenes"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-child-actors-prepared-for-adult-scenes/421061)
**Author:** [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2007, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-child-actors-prepared-for-adult-scenes/421061 "2007-10-01T20:18:01Z")
In the movies, you will see children doing things like cussing, smoking or standing around naked adults. Are these children given any special preparation or are they considered to be actors and will do whatever the scri… --- ## [SoCal Dopefest: Empress Pavillion, Sunday, Dec. 13 @ 11am](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest-empress-pavillion-sunday-dec-13-11am/515794)
**Author:** [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2009, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest-empress-pavillion-sunday-dec-13-11am/515794 "2009-12-21T00:35:27Z")
I think it’s about time for another Dopefest! I went to my first one in June and it was a blast. What do you guys think? --- ## [Bill Cosby's un-PC speech on values of poor blacks. Truth to power or cheap shot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosbys-un-pc-speech-on-values-of-poor-blacks-truth-to-power-or-cheap-shot/246521)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2004, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosbys-un-pc-speech-on-values-of-poor-blacks-truth-to-power-or-cheap-shot/246521 "2004-05-30T12:34:27Z")
I can’t seem to find the entire speech itself, just the same highlights quoted in the Daily News article. Daily News overview Cos gives 'em pause -Comic vents, NAACP gasps Washington Post Colbert King opinion piece ‘… --- ## [Arrested Development 11/07](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-11-07/329923)
**Author:** [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2005, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-11-07/329923 "2005-11-14T17:15:55Z")
I just wanted to start the thread for once. Hour-long episode (or 2 1/2-hour episodes?) tonight - the horrible month-long World Series/Prison Break hiatus is finally over. Not even any reruns of the first three episodes… --- ## [Artists who despise the audiences who love them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-despise-the-audiences-who-love-them/447580)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-despise-the-audiences-who-love-them/447580 "2008-05-09T18:21:50Z")
Exhibit A: I don’t have any cites handy, but I’ve always gotten the impression that George Lucas feels a bit annoyed with earnest theatergoers who didn’t get the “joke” that Star Wars was supposed to be some kind of homa… --- ## [Feeding cooked rice to backyard birds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeding-cooked-rice-to-backyard-birds/528554)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeding-cooked-rice-to-backyard-birds/528554 "2010-02-12T18:59:26Z")
We’ve been having some serious snow here, and I’m worried about the birds (cardinals, chickadees, wrens). I don’t have seed for them, but have been putting out bread crumbs. I’ve got some leftover cooked rice that I was… --- ## ["USA! USA! USA!" Shut UP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-usa-usa-shut-up/81778)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2001, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-usa-usa-shut-up/81778 "2001-09-25T03:26:10Z")
Does no one understand how obnoxious screaming “USA! USA! USA!” at the site of the WTC is? It’s bad enough that Americans act like complete boobs at the Olympics and other international sporting events with this noise, b… --- ## [Menu expansion at fast food restaurants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menu-expansion-at-fast-food-restaurants/716005)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2015, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menu-expansion-at-fast-food-restaurants/716005 "2015-03-29T00:07:14Z")
This thread was prompted by a new Domino’s TV ad, in which I was informed that it is no longer “Domino’s Pizza,” it is just “Domino’s,” because they have soooo much more to offer than just pizza now (at which point I was… --- ## [How did Lyndon Johnson get rich?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-lyndon-johnson-get-rich/229611)
**Author:** [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2004, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-lyndon-johnson-get-rich/229611 "2004-04-05T23:55:12Z")
While looking at an article that claimed that if John Kerry were the president, he’d be the third richest man to ever hold that office, I was far more surprised by Lyndon Johnson’s high showing. From what I know, he was… --- ## [What's the fastest moving object in sports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-moving-object-in-sports/209564)
**Author:** [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2003, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-moving-object-in-sports/209564 "2003-11-05T05:21:00Z")
I remember that I used to hear that the hockey puck was the fastest moving in all sports(racing not counting as a sport). However, I haven’t heard anyone say this for quite some time. This led me to believe that it was… --- ## [First A. Coulter and now, S. Palin.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-a-coulter-and-now-s-palin/536264)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2010, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-a-coulter-and-now-s-palin/536264 "2010-04-17T22:20:41Z")
Jesus Murphy, would you damn yanks keep your stupid to yourselves please. What in hell did we ever do to y’all to deserve this, I ask you? It’s not enough we had to put up with the stupid that is Ann Coulter a few week… --- ## [Which long forgotten 70's song will pop up next in a mainstream movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-long-forgotten-70s-song-will-pop-up-next-in-a-mainstream-movie/783783)
**Author:** [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-long-forgotten-70s-song-will-pop-up-next-in-a-mainstream-movie/783783 "2017-05-20T03:11:23Z")
I could name a lot more of them if I took the time, but off the top of my head (and a little research): “Hooked on a Feeling” by Blue Suede in Guardians of the Galaxy “Boogie Fever” by The Sylvers in Despicable Me “D… --- ## [I wonder if there are any TV/movie/sports stars on the SDMB.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-if-there-are-any-tv-movie-sports-stars-on-the-sdmb/116597)
**Author:** [@The\_Great\_Zamboni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Zamboni)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2002, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-if-there-are-any-tv-movie-sports-stars-on-the-sdmb/116597 "2002-12-18T05:33:54Z")
Of course they wouldn’t tell if they were, but with the thousands of members there must be a few. Does anyone have a few guesses for which members might be? Or is it all obscure? I’m not famous, not even locally well k… --- ## [Did your mother ever have any children that lived?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-mother-ever-have-any-children-that-lived/330140)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2005, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-mother-ever-have-any-children-that-lived/330140 "2005-11-09T16:49:25Z")
Dad was a funny guy. He’s the one who introduced me to that phrase. But what, exactly, does it mean? \[ul\]\[li\]That the target has no parents, and that he’s been fooled into thinking his parents were really his? (That … --- ## [At what point does someone have a right to reside in a country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-does-someone-have-a-right-to-reside-in-a-country/806255)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2018, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-does-someone-have-a-right-to-reside-in-a-country/806255 "2018-01-20T04:13:05Z")
There can be little doubt that citizens and people with visas, green cards, etc. have a legal right to reside in a country. But when it comes to illegal immigration, at which point has the illegal immigrant crossed over… --- ## [...the "tri-state" area...duh WHICH one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tri-state-area-duh-which-one/134854)
**Author:** [@gingersnap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gingersnap)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tri-state-area-duh-which-one/134854 "2010-10-04T19:17:55Z")
Just saw yet another usenet post where someone is selling an item. The ad said they are “in the tri-state area”. As if that is supposed to tell everyone from Alaska to Alabama where they are from?? There must be dozens o… --- ## [Avoid a traffic ticket by ignoring the police and pulling into your garage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avoid-a-traffic-ticket-by-ignoring-the-police-and-pulling-into-your-garage/470432)
**Author:** [@The\_Unkempt\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Unkempt_One)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avoid-a-traffic-ticket-by-ignoring-the-police-and-pulling-into-your-garage/470432 "2008-11-01T00:15:52Z")
A coworker of mine says that if a police officer is trying to pull you over, and you are in your own neighborhood, that you can simply drive into your garage and go into your house to avoid the ticket. His reasoning is … --- ## [WTF Pizza Hut????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-pizza-hut/588374)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2011, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-pizza-hut/588374 "2011-07-14T20:12:16Z")
Has anyone tried ordering from Pizza Hut lately? I just wanted to find out if I could pay with my visa, figured I’d give the local Pizza Hut a call and find out. Turns out you can’t actually call a Pizza Hut. You have t… --- ## [Are there really professional hitmen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-really-professional-hitmen/252427)
**Author:** [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2004, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-really-professional-hitmen/252427 "2004-06-29T12:59:17Z")
I’ve been playing Hitman 2 for four straight hours and, to take a breather, searched the board archives for the scoop on hitmen, and found very little. My question is simple: do they exist? I suppose criminal organizati… --- ## [Once a child is born in the US what procedure takes place to register that child as a US citizen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-a-child-is-born-in-the-us-what-procedure-takes-place-to-register-that-child-as-a-us-citizen/683707)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2014, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-a-child-is-born-in-the-us-what-procedure-takes-place-to-register-that-child-as-a-us-citizen/683707 "2014-03-22T02:32:08Z")
Hi Once a child is born in the US, what procedure takes place to register that child as a US citizen? I look forward to your feedback. davidmich --- ## [Canned Green Peas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-green-peas/696004)
**Author:** [@Lorene89095](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorene89095)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2014, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-green-peas/696004 "2014-08-21T22:23:49Z")
I got a brown bag from the FoodPantry. Among other things there was a can of Green Peas. On the back of the can is “Made in China” I’m throwing them out. I can’t weed out everything grown/made/ in China,but I do my b… --- ## [How did "wearing a fez" come to symbolize leisure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-wearing-a-fez-come-to-symbolize-leisure/552069)
**Author:** [@Uzzah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uzzah)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2010, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-wearing-a-fez-come-to-symbolize-leisure/552069 "2010-09-06T16:10:31Z")
It seems to be a recurring image in cartoons\*: a man is sitting at home, relaxing in a recliner. He has a drink in one hand, maybe a cigarette in the other. He is probably wearing a smoking jacket or robe. And a fez. … --- ## [Drivers with Herd Instinct. Kill Them All.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drivers-with-herd-instinct-kill-them-all/617593)
**Author:** [@Bouncer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bouncer)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drivers-with-herd-instinct-kill-them-all/617593 "2012-04-07T18:45:28Z")
Dear Cockbite from Maryland, I know it’s 3AM and I’m on I-95 South because I have to drive 7 hours and never mind why. Perhaps you’re lonely. Perhaps you’re scared. Perhaps you want to have car-to-car sex at 78MPH. I d… --- ## [Someone tried to sign into my Gmail Account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-tried-to-sign-into-my-gmail-account/685974)
**Author:** [@Pauly01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pauly01)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2014, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-tried-to-sign-into-my-gmail-account/685974 "2014-04-14T10:59:50Z")
Hello Pauly, Someone recently used your password to try to sign in to your Google Account xxxxxxx@gmail.com. This person was using an application such as an email client or mobile device. We prevented the sign-in attem… --- ## [Favorite restaurants you can't get at home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-restaurants-you-cant-get-at-home/548910)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-restaurants-you-cant-get-at-home/548910 "2010-08-09T17:23:54Z")
I just got back from a nearly three-week long business trip. Most of my time was spent in the DC area, with a final weekend around Cincinnati. I tend to be a junk-food junkie, and those parts of the country don’t disappo… --- ## [BarnOwl has passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barnowl-has-passed-away/493753)
**Author:** [@BarnOwl\_sDaughter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl_sDaughter)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barnowl-has-passed-away/493753 "2009-04-30T21:28:37Z")
I wanted to let friends of BarnOwl know that he passed away. He was suffering from lung cancer and emphysema, and he recently had a mild heart attack that required two stents. It may have been that he had a blood clot fr… --- ## [In many cases I don't really think you can entirely blame the parents for children's obesity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-many-cases-i-dont-really-think-you-can-entirely-blame-the-parents-for-childrens-obesity/664038)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-many-cases-i-dont-really-think-you-can-entirely-blame-the-parents-for-childrens-obesity/664038 "2013-07-22T10:54:34Z")
In various threads including the obese Boy Scout thread in IMHO, many people have expressed opinions that parents are squarely to blame for obesity in their kids. Using a sample set of one (myself) I don’t really think t… --- ## [Little bunny foo foo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-bunny-foo-foo/490567)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2009, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-bunny-foo-foo/490567 "2009-05-01T00:12:10Z")
You know, the old campfire song. Little bunny foo foo hoping through the forest, scooping up the field mice, and bashing 'em on the head… One of the chinettes, age 4, came home from her pseudo international pre school. … --- ## [440Hz VS 432Hz - A sound conspiracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/440hz-vs-432hz-a-sound-conspiracy/712273)
**Author:** [@spyderkill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spyderkill)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2015, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/440hz-vs-432hz-a-sound-conspiracy/712273 "2015-02-11T16:29:12Z")
Some people claim that the frequency of life is 432Hz. The arguments can get pretty technical with proponents of 432 claiming that it resonates with the Heart Chakra, repairs DNA and restores both spiritual and mental he… --- ## [Football (soccer): the offsides rule is that much of a sacred cow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-soccer-the-offsides-rule-is-that-much-of-a-sacred-cow/424118)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2009, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-soccer-the-offsides-rule-is-that-much-of-a-sacred-cow/424118 "2009-07-03T00:31:16Z")
The Premiership is apparently kicking around the idea of playing a game that counts on U.S. soil to reciprocate this weekend’s NFL game being played in London. On another board, discussing this topic, I made the followi… --- ## [Poverty Sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poverty-sucks/448281)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2008, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poverty-sucks/448281 "2008-05-22T22:24:47Z")
NOTE: This is NOT a thread asking for advice! This is a bitching and moaning thread. Advice threads have already been posted elsewhere, please do not deposit any here! This is my Poverty Sucks Thread. It’s why and h… --- ## [Guys, what do you like in baby names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-do-you-like-in-baby-names/352458)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2006, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-do-you-like-in-baby-names/352458 "2006-04-28T23:19:02Z")
This is a poll so if a mod wants to move it, that’s fine by me. It’s pretty mundane and pointless, though, so that’s why I’ve picked MPSIMS. There are probably at least a couple thousand websites devoted to what women a… --- ## [WTF, Egypt? W...T...F?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-egypt-w-t-f/620158)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2012, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-egypt-w-t-f/620158 "2012-04-29T00:17:25Z")
What is this…I don’t even… Discuss… (Mods: feel free to move this, I just figured “necrophilia” belongs in The Pit.) --- ## [Obama wants to ban Lava Lites!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-wants-to-ban-lava-lites/589019)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2011, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-wants-to-ban-lava-lites/589019 "2011-07-20T16:50:15Z")
This is the kind of stuff that keeps me up nights. Anyone who has owned a Lava Lite knows they are driven by the power of a really hot lightbulb–those lovely and wasteful incandescents, to be precise. What’s the fate o… --- ## [Can a Slaveholder Ever Be Considered a Good Person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-slaveholder-ever-be-considered-a-good-person/407591)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2007, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-slaveholder-ever-be-considered-a-good-person/407591 "2007-06-18T15:07:09Z")
In an article about the attempt to use DNA to prove that an African-American family has as an ancestor founding father James Madison, one of the participants says something along the lines of, “I’ve tried to see Madison … --- ## [Ban on combat lifted = women registering for Selective Service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ban-on-combat-lifted-women-registering-for-selective-service/729721)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2016, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ban-on-combat-lifted-women-registering-for-selective-service/729721 "2016-06-16T10:51:14Z")
If I’m not mistaken, the reason women were not required to register for Selective Service was because there was a ban on women serving in front line combat, but if the ban has now been lifted, then what remaining reason … --- ## [Strangest jobs you've had / applied for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-jobs-youve-had-applied-for/634031)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-jobs-youve-had-applied-for/634031 "2012-12-11T15:19:16Z")
I’m asking because I just now almost became a linguistic video game tester. This, apparently, is someone who works full time playing localized video games (i.e. translated from English into some other language), spotting… --- ## [What Happened To Natalie Wood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-natalie-wood/603478)
**Author:** [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-natalie-wood/603478 "2011-11-22T19:26:54Z")
As many of you have probably read or heard, the Los Angeles authorities are re-opening the investigation of the death of actress Natalie Wood, 30 years after she was found floating in the Pacific Ocean near Catalina Isla… --- ## [Why does everyone hate the French?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-everyone-hate-the-french/359814)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2006, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-everyone-hate-the-french/359814 "2006-06-17T04:26:59Z")
Ok, I know it’s not “everyone”. But it seems like the French and France are the punchline to a lot of jokes, at least in America. Why? --- ## [I dislike BBT solely because of Leonard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dislike-bbt-solely-because-of-leonard/600199)
**Author:** [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dislike-bbt-solely-because-of-leonard/600199 "2024-12-22T16:09:41Z")
I don’t think the guy’s a very convincing nerd. I don’t like his mannerisms. I don’t like his idolization of penny. Frankly I would find the show a whole lot more appealing if it was just the other 3 and penny was just t… --- ## [But, a well-regulated Militia is NOT necessary to the security of a free State](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-a-well-regulated-militia-is-not-necessary-to-the-security-of-a-free-state/629472)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-a-well-regulated-militia-is-not-necessary-to-the-security-of-a-free-state/629472 "2012-07-29T16:28:32Z")
The Second Amendment is premised on the assumption that “well regulated Militia” is “necessary to the security of a free State” – but it’s not – is it? There are countries all around the world that manage to have both f… --- ## [Joe Lieberman: Emperor of the Senate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-lieberman-emperor-of-the-senate/379555)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2006, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-lieberman-emperor-of-the-senate/379555 "2006-11-17T03:53:14Z")
If the Democrats hold their leads in Montana and Virginia, that will give them a 51-49 lead and theoretical control of the Senate. Or so CNN tells me. But isn’t that overlooking Joe Lieberman? Sure, he says he will cauc… --- ## [Resolved: Contracts require at least two parties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-contracts-require-at-least-two-parties/705265)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-contracts-require-at-least-two-parties/705265 "2014-11-24T06:19:35Z")
In this thread, jtgain opines In my opinion, this is not the worst analogy in the history of analogies, and I feel comfortable saying so only because I recognize the splendorous bounty of the universe–surely somewhere,… --- ## [If Alcohol Is A DEPRESSANT, Why Does Drinking Feel So GOOD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-alcohol-is-a-depressant-why-does-drinking-feel-so-good/101810)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2002, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-alcohol-is-a-depressant-why-does-drinking-feel-so-good/101810 "2002-04-05T18:11:47Z")
If alcohol is classified as a depressant, why does drinking it put you in such a good mood? --- ## [If you wear that, I'll disown you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-wear-that-ill-disown-you/520437)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2009, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-wear-that-ill-disown-you/520437 "2009-12-15T01:02:44Z")
My beloved SO is an older fellow with many quaint and curious ways. He likes Muzak, still writes hand-written letters to old friends, and irons his cotton handkerchiefs. And being of his generation, beige is still the… --- ## [Killing Hitler's Wife and Children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killing-hitlers-wife-and-children/505766)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killing-hitlers-wife-and-children/505766 "2009-08-12T13:13:40Z")
What I really wanted to discuss was the recent death of Baitullah Mehsud, the leader of the Taliban in Pakistan. The attack also killed his second wife, farther-in-law, and four children. But I figured, why beat around … --- ## [Jewish identity vers. white identity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-identity-vers-white-identity/623234)
**Author:** [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2012, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-identity-vers-white-identity/623234 "2012-05-29T22:54:59Z")
Is there a comparison? This picture has been doing the rounds. Taken from these two articles: Israel’s Jewish Essence non-negotiable; America’s white identity a scourge Is there a difference in morality between wanting… --- ## [McDonald's employee wins strip search lawsuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-employee-wins-strip-search-lawsuit/421688)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2007, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-employee-wins-strip-search-lawsuit/421688 "2007-10-14T12:03:59Z")
I first heard of this while watching a documentray on human psychology a while back, and was wondering what others think of the decision. IMO, if the supervisor had done the strip search and nothing more, then maybe theg… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=907&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=909&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)