# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=918&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:** 919 --- ## [One of our own. I'm worried. \[Dropzone has tested positive for COVID\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-our-own-im-worried-dropzone-has-tested-positive-for-covid/853764)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-our-own-im-worried-dropzone-has-tested-positive-for-covid/853764 "2020-05-19T23:24:51Z")
Dropzone/Mikey has tested positive for COVID, this time. The place where he’s been has sent him to the hospital. As he’s a good friend, I’m very worried. His daughter will keep me posted on his ordeal. I will post the… --- ## [question about what to talk about to a woman when you want to date her](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-what-to-talk-about-to-a-woman-when-you-want-to-date-her/694112)
**Author:** [@7e42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/7e42)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2014, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-what-to-talk-about-to-a-woman-when-you-want-to-date-her/694112 "2014-07-30T18:57:22Z")
I am hearing that you have to be flirty but not sure what that means and would love if someone can give me an example of how to flirt with a woman on a date so I will have an idea Thanks --- ## [Lottery win - Where would you live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lottery-win-where-would-you-live/617077)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lottery-win-where-would-you-live/617077 "2019-10-01T20:43:18Z")
Like many Americans, I like to daydream about winning the lottery. I know about what sort of house I’d build, and what sort of property I’d be looking for. I also know it wouldn’t be in my current state, and I’m not even… --- ## [Things in media that scared you as a kid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-media-that-scared-you-as-a-kid/819890)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2018, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-media-that-scared-you-as-a-kid/819890 "2018-08-26T07:39:44Z")
Tell us about things in media that you were afraid of when you were younger, no matter how silly it seems now. It can be anything, like shows, commercials, video games, etc. I remember I used to be afraid of Olmec from … --- ## [Okay, this is just disgusting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-this-is-just-disgusting/119720)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2002, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-this-is-just-disgusting/119720 "2002-07-27T19:19:04Z")
Moms, would you let your little boys out of the house in this? What the FUCK are these morons thinking? Da’hell!!! --- ## [Fuck Hillary Clinton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-hillary-clinton/449998)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-hillary-clinton/449998 "2008-05-24T17:09:24Z")
Gah, I am so sick of people having to walk on glass around Hillary fucking Clinton. I mean Jesus, you can’t have it both ways. It can’t be that she’s both a tough competetive fighter and a whining blob of jello. The hel… --- ## [Are school absenses still excused with parents notes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-school-absenses-still-excused-with-parents-notes/566063)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2011, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-school-absenses-still-excused-with-parents-notes/566063 "2011-01-02T15:03:52Z")
I recall back in the 1970’s my parents summer vacation caused me to miss the opening day of school. The idiots started school before Labor Day and we were still traveling. It was no big deal back then. My folks sent a no… --- ## [How did people cut their nails before clippers were invented?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-people-cut-their-nails-before-clippers-were-invented/658930)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2022, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-people-cut-their-nails-before-clippers-were-invented/658930 "2022-12-06T01:31:47Z")
How did people cut their fingernails before modern nail clippers were invented? --- ## [Why not Vote for Roy Moore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-vote-for-roy-moore/804261)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-vote-for-roy-moore/804261 "2017-12-14T15:34:23Z")
To play devil’s advocate for a minute… Lets say I’m an Alabama Republican (I’m not, on either count), and lets concede that everything about Moore is true, for purposes of argument…he creeped on all the young girls when… --- ## [Big News From DMark!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-news-from-dmark/678888)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2014, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-news-from-dmark/678888 "2014-02-28T17:25:35Z")
I can be bought, and as you have probably suspected, for cheap. In a shameless plug of self-promotion (approved by the mods), I wanted to let you know the news: My novel, Fool Proof (a light-hearted romp with terrorist… --- ## [A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-professor-stood-before-his-philosophy-class-and-had-some-items-in-front-of-him/644267)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2012, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-professor-stood-before-his-philosophy-class-and-had-some-items-in-front-of-him/644267 "2012-12-22T02:57:41Z")
I’m sure it’s an apocryphal story, but still amusing - A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him --- ## [Does base-10 seem natural only because we have ten fingers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-base-10-seem-natural-only-because-we-have-ten-fingers/614476)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-base-10-seem-natural-only-because-we-have-ten-fingers/614476 "2012-03-13T14:20:59Z")
Or could we become equally fluent in other bases if we were sufficiently trained/indoctrinated early enough? Would binary prefixes (mebi, gibi), for example, be as easy to work as their base-10 counterparts if we grew u… --- ## [Hey Conservatives... can you get behind this? \[Home Affordable Refinancing Program\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-conservatives-can-you-get-behind-this-home-affordable-refinancing-program/641504)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-conservatives-can-you-get-behind-this-home-affordable-refinancing-program/641504 "2012-11-27T22:21:16Z")
So I just recently learned a little about the Government’s Home Affordable Refinancing Program (HARP) due to a personal experience and a dear family friend who has been pretty beaten down by the economy. Recently I just… --- ## [If clues were WMDs, I'd be Iraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-clues-were-wmds-id-be-iraq/191093)
**Author:** [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2003, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-clues-were-wmds-id-be-iraq/191093 "2003-08-15T12:32:17Z")
I didn’t date much in highschool. Okay, that’s on overstatement. I didn’t date at all in highschool. Not once. This has always sort of bothered me, and I’ve chalked it up to a lot of reasons: I was overweight, I was … --- ## [What side is your vehicle's gas cap on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-side-is-your-vehicles-gas-cap-on/595619)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-side-is-your-vehicles-gas-cap-on/595619 "2011-09-14T17:36:44Z")
Poll forthcoming. Left on my Honda SI. --- ## [What's the rationale for allowing the immigration rally on the closed national mall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rationale-for-allowing-the-immigration-rally-on-the-closed-national-mall/670763)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2013, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rationale-for-allowing-the-immigration-rally-on-the-closed-national-mall/670763 "2013-10-12T14:20:07Z")
We’ve been hearing of all these areas in Washington being shut down. Even the war memorial to elderly visiting veteran groups. But an immigration rally was allowed to go on. There were port-a-potties set up the day befo… --- ## ["I don't believe in God" versus "I beleive God doesn't exist"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-believe-in-god-versus-i-beleive-god-doesnt-exist/443996)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-believe-in-god-versus-i-beleive-god-doesnt-exist/443996 "2008-05-05T19:31:18Z")
“I don’t believe in God” versus “I beleive God doesn’t exist” To my mind those two statements have slightly different fundemental meanings. The former implies that this is your chosen way of thinking. The latter impli… --- ## [A Birthday to Remember… The MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-birthday-to-remember-the-mmp/500549)
**Author:** [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2009, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-birthday-to-remember-the-mmp/500549 "2009-06-29T13:07:23Z")
TVMan and I took a trip to upstate New York to pick up some antique televisions and also to celebrate my birthday this weekend! We started out at the Sunshine Radio Museum in Sodus, New York. We looked at some old radi… --- ## [Couples spending over $20,000 on wedding more likely to divorce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couples-spending-over-20-000-on-wedding-more-likely-to-divorce/704589)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2014, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couples-spending-over-20-000-on-wedding-more-likely-to-divorce/704589 "2014-11-21T17:47:44Z")
How much did you spend? Are you still married? --- ## [Why do liberals hate these countries so much they pretend they don't exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-liberals-hate-these-countries-so-much-they-pretend-they-dont-exist/219068)
**Author:** [@Hydrocortisone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hydrocortisone)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2003, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-liberals-hate-these-countries-so-much-they-pretend-they-dont-exist/219068 "2003-12-18T07:53:20Z")
Since liberals like to say US action against Iraq was unilateral, I guess they don’t believe the countries listed below exist, since they were part of the US coalition. Afghanistan Albania Angola Australia Azerbaija… --- ## [What games need a sequel, rerelease/remake, etc?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-need-a-sequel-rerelease-remake-etc/504973)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2009, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-need-a-sequel-rerelease-remake-etc/504973 "2009-08-13T12:41:15Z")
My vote goes to Age of Mythology. In my opinion (of course), it was superior in every way to Age of Empires. I honestly don’t see why they didn’t continue with that series (it was quite popular and got great reviews) ins… --- ## [James Cameron to spend several hours in Mariana Trench](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-cameron-to-spend-several-hours-in-mariana-trench/615152)
**Author:** [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2012, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-cameron-to-spend-several-hours-in-mariana-trench/615152 "2012-04-10T07:13:15Z")
Not just 16 minutes Pretty awesome! --- ## [Guys: Shower or Grower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-shower-or-grower/543256)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2010, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-shower-or-grower/543256 "2010-06-23T23:50:41Z")
No, you are NOT both, Mr. Funny Man. --- ## [I need wedding songs that don't suck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-wedding-songs-that-dont-suck/612857)
**Author:** [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2012, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-wedding-songs-that-dont-suck/612857 "2012-02-17T21:00:42Z")
So my sister is getting married in May, and I’m playing music. (I’m very happy about this, because I HATE being in the wedding party. I let it be known that if I didn’t have to rent a tuxedo it would be reflected in the … --- ## [Is manic-depression a disease to be cured?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-manic-depression-a-disease-to-be-cured/182404)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2003, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-manic-depression-a-disease-to-be-cured/182404 "2003-07-07T18:00:21Z")
In this thread, bnorton said, regarding the decision to medicate people with manic-depression Frequently, we hear mental disorders compared to diabetes or pneumonia- a disease which is to be cured. It is a matter of ch… --- ## [Sick people-How common is it for friends/family to abandon them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-people-how-common-is-it-for-friends-family-to-abandon-them/368082)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-people-how-common-is-it-for-friends-family-to-abandon-them/368082 "2012-07-23T05:19:51Z")
Sick as in major disability or terminal illness. My grandpa had tons of friends. He also came from a large family. His parents passed away a while back, but most of his siblings are still living. Five to be exact. My gr… --- ## [How and Where did you meet your wife/husband?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-and-where-did-you-meet-your-wife-husband/514445)
**Author:** [@cletus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cletus)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2009, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-and-where-did-you-meet-your-wife-husband/514445 "2009-10-24T10:43:07Z")
The title pretty much says it all. Tell us about how and where you first met your wife or husband. Did you know at the time that s/he would be The One or did it start out casual and become more serious over time? I’m int… --- ## [People are unemployed because they want to be, 'sez Tom Delay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-are-unemployed-because-they-want-to-be-sez-tom-delay/531730)
**Author:** [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-are-unemployed-because-they-want-to-be-sez-tom-delay/531730 "2010-03-10T17:52:32Z")
Link Not to hijack the Bunning pit thread. Nice. --- ## [Pitting the latest antidrug.com ad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-latest-antidrug-com-ad/311057)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2005, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-latest-antidrug-com-ad/311057 "2005-07-10T02:01:28Z")
In the latest antidrug.com ad, we see a teenage girl passed out on a couch in a shabby party-house. Film goes into reverse, we see her barfing into a toilet, spilling her beer, partying with a bunch of other kids, smoki… --- ## [How long for a TV to discharge before I can gut it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-for-a-tv-to-discharge-before-i-can-gut-it/268446)
**Author:** [@Dan\_Turk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dan_Turk)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2004, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-for-a-tv-to-discharge-before-i-can-gut-it/268446 "2004-12-16T15:25:47Z")
20" flat screen that I want to gut and turn into an aquarium that plays DVDs. How long should I leave it unplugged so I can be sure it’d be safe to operate on? --- ## [Are (almost) all fat people "allergic" to artificial sweeteners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-almost-all-fat-people-allergic-to-artificial-sweeteners/553071)
**Author:** [@Gruntled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gruntled)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2010, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-almost-all-fat-people-allergic-to-artificial-sweeteners/553071 "2010-09-11T01:00:54Z")
The other day I offered a (morbidly obese) acquaintance a diet soda. He held up his hands in a very dramatic rejection pose and said that he would “never dream of” drinking diet-anything. “I’m allergic”, he said. Really… --- ## [Bed, futon, or sleeper-sofa: The dilemma of the studio apartment dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bed-futon-or-sleeper-sofa-the-dilemma-of-the-studio-apartment-dweller/301048)
**Author:** [@SpartanDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpartanDC)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2005, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bed-futon-or-sleeper-sofa-the-dilemma-of-the-studio-apartment-dweller/301048 "2005-04-26T16:50:25Z")
Or maybe it’s a trilemma since I have three options, but I’m pretty sure that isn’t a word. Anyway, I live in a very small studio apartment. For all intents and purposes, it’s a room and a bathroom. Since I moved to Was… --- ## [Porn actress fees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-actress-fees/103187)
**Author:** [@warhol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/warhol)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2002, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-actress-fees/103187 "2002-04-14T00:36:42Z")
If anyone knows, what kimd of money does a female actress in an amateur porn production ear? Just gotta know… W --- ## [Did your driving examiner try to trick you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-driving-examiner-try-to-trick-you/686225)
**Author:** [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2014, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-driving-examiner-try-to-trick-you/686225 "2014-04-18T04:33:48Z")
I was thinking about this earlier today. I’m talking about the actual driving portion with the instructor with you, not the written nor a simulator. It’s been many years/decades for me and I remember that the only thing… --- ## [Why is America so wealthy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-america-so-wealthy/568854)
**Author:** [@MattProle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MattProle)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2011, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-america-so-wealthy/568854 "2011-01-31T21:59:12Z")
Comparing the GDP of the US to it’s closest competitor, China, provides somewhat surprising results. US statistics: United States - Wolfram|Alpha China statistics: China - Wolfram|Alpha This got me asking myself, why … --- ## ["Anything's possible" - No, it freakin' isn't!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anythings-possible-no-it-freakin-isnt/588415)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2011, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anythings-possible-no-it-freakin-isnt/588415 "2011-07-19T12:42:30Z")
Why do people make this dumb, stupid statement? Anything is NOT possible. There are plenty of things that can’t possibly happen and couldn’t possibly have happened. This is true in this life generally, but there is one p… --- ## [Horror Movies That Actually Scare You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-movies-that-actually-scare-you/1024126)
**Author:** [@IMadeLem0nade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMadeLem0nade)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-movies-that-actually-scare-you/1024126 "2025-11-19T00:54:21Z")
I am having a date and I need some movies that have scared you, made you jump, or generally just have that quality of creepiness. Not some cheesy movies, but I need some movies that have actually scared you. If you don’t… --- ## [Are there Japanese Nobles anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-japanese-nobles-anymore/624396)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2015, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-japanese-nobles-anymore/624396 "2015-08-13T00:13:03Z")
(I was just looking at the Japanese adoption thread.) In the UK we still have a Lord Sterling and various Dukes and Earls. The Queen even appoints Lord High Sheriffs. What is the condition of the Japanese nobility nowad… --- ## [US Troops kill seven women and children - Iraqi setup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-troops-kill-seven-women-and-children-iraqi-setup/165585)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2003, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-troops-kill-seven-women-and-children-iraqi-setup/165585 "2003-04-06T22:16:34Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/fc?tmpl=fc&cid=34&in=world&cat=iraq Apparently some US soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division killed 7 women and children in a vehicle that refused to stop at a checkpoint. A van that just happe… --- ## [Musical porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-porn/435663)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-porn/435663 "2008-01-31T17:53:10Z")
I can’t believe I am even going to ask this, but… …has there ever been a musical porn film? Singing, dancing, and bangin’ in the rain, so to speak? --- ## [Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D S02E16: Afterlife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e16-afterlife/717085)
**Author:** [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e16-afterlife/717085 "2015-04-15T17:19:53Z")
“Afterlife” Directed by Kevin Hooks Written by Craig Titley I hope this is the week I finally get back to doing recaps. Because, last week’s was so awesome in my estimation that I was just about bursting to talk all a… --- ## [Proving real ID if accused of fake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proving-real-id-if-accused-of-fake/827357)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proving-real-id-if-accused-of-fake/827357 "2024-05-29T01:55:30Z")
I tried googling but only got sites for spotting fake IDs, how to buy/make fake IDs, penalties for being caught, etc. But I want to know the reverse: what happens if I am accused of a fake ID when all I have is a legit c… --- ## [THE Hockey Thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hockey-thread/85880)
**Author:** [@Feynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feynn)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2001, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hockey-thread/85880 "2001-12-03T06:27:32Z")
Well sports fans, the 2001-2002 NHL season is under way and I figured we are gonna need a place to vent our spleens when our favourite teams get their heads handed to them on a platter. Conversely, we will also want to … --- ## [Trent Lott](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trent-lott/142127)
**Author:** [@chickendoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chickendoc)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2002, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trent-lott/142127 "2002-12-22T05:56:53Z")
Why did Trent Lott get into so much trouble? I admit that his choice of words and the situation could be construed as racist, but could’ve “problems” mean other things such as the national debt, teen pregnancy, the econ… --- ## [More evidence that not all cops are decent people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-evidence-that-not-all-cops-are-decent-people/550440)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-evidence-that-not-all-cops-are-decent-people/550440 "2010-08-24T17:22:28Z")
I know what you’re thinking: “As if we needed more evidence…” The short: Guy gets kicked out of establishment for using the wrong bathroom (is that a crime? It might be, though that doesn’t excuse what happens next). C… --- ## [Saddam execution video on TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-execution-video-on-tv/386051)
**Author:** [@motomoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/motomoon)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2007, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-execution-video-on-tv/386051 "2007-01-08T20:36:58Z")
There is not a small amount of interest in the upcoming Saddam execution, it would seem probably that video of the event will certainly be on the internet fairly quickly. I am less sure of how the television networks wil… --- ## [Joe Paterno very ill - may be dying soon \[Update: RIP Joe Paterno\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-paterno-very-ill-may-be-dying-soon-update-rip-joe-paterno/610259)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-paterno-very-ill-may-be-dying-soon-update-rip-joe-paterno/610259 "2012-01-25T04:00:02Z")
Reports aren’t sounding good for JoePa. They took him off a respirator today. I used to say there was never a day in my entire life that he wasn’t the Penn State coach. At least until very recently that was true. I can… --- ## [pitbull opinion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitbull-opinion/680733)
**Author:** [@jammergirl41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jammergirl41)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitbull-opinion/680733 "2014-02-13T15:12:54Z")
Hi, I work at a veterinary hospital and we love pitbulls, I have never owned one but after 4 years working with dogs I have only met 1 that I thought was mean. I want to know normal peoples honest opinion on pitbulls. --- ## [Dark Knight Rises villains(and actors) announced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-knight-rises-villains-and-actors-announced/568232)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-knight-rises-villains-and-actors-announced/568232 "2011-03-31T20:22:22Z")
It’s Bane and Catwoman. Played by Tom Hardy and Anne Hathaway, respectively. Thoughts? --- ## [Has your parent ever whaled on you like that judge did](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-your-parent-ever-whaled-on-you-like-that-judge-did/601800)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2011, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-your-parent-ever-whaled-on-you-like-that-judge-did/601800 "2011-11-08T21:29:28Z")
I was horrified when I saw an exerpt of the video of a judge whaling on his daughter. Then I remembered several occasions where I was begging to be spared a beating. At the time I regarded corporal punishment to be avoid… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=917&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=919&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)