# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=93&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:** 94 --- ## [American Ninja Warrior 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-ninja-warrior-2015/720876)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-ninja-warrior-2015/720876 "2015-10-13T22:41:24Z")
ANW is back! Huzzah! I love this show. As I stated in the last ANW thread, I love that I can cheer for everybody. The hourglass drop was brutal. The lowest number of people successfully passed the course than ever befor… --- ## [Captain America, the first Avenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-america-the-first-avenger/589811)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-america-the-first-avenger/589811 "2012-01-12T01:13:42Z")
What exactly is he supposed to be avenging? --- ## [Is President Obama's proposed executive action on illegal immigrants an abuse of power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-president-obamas-proposed-executive-action-on-illegal-immigrants-an-abuse-of-power/705155)
**Author:** [@Donald\_Rump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donald_Rump)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2014, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-president-obamas-proposed-executive-action-on-illegal-immigrants-an-abuse-of-power/705155 "2014-12-18T11:50:54Z")
Putting aside whether one agrees with the underlying policy goal of Obama’s executive action on illegal immigrants (to be announced tonight), is this as flagrant an abuse of power as critics on the right argue? --- ## [Broadchurch: Tonight (08/07/13) BBC America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadchurch-tonight-08-07-13-bbc-america/665586)
**Author:** [@BrokenBriton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrokenBriton)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2014, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadchurch-tonight-08-07-13-bbc-america/665586 "2014-05-12T11:41:25Z")
Don’t miss it. And not just becasue of David Tennant. If you don’t believe me, this American has seen the preview: Without spoilering: What he misses in his review is key; the role of tabloid media, which is referenc… --- ## [The Singularity: is it total bull?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-singularity-is-it-total-bull/671308)
**Author:** [@Wanderer124](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wanderer124)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2013, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-singularity-is-it-total-bull/671308 "2013-10-23T16:54:25Z")
So this is my first post here, basically just testing the waters, so to speak. A year and a half ago I read Kurzweil’s “Singularity is Near” and pretty much bought into all of his claims hook line and sinker. I still ag… --- ## [Game of Thrones 2.10 "Valar Morghulis" 6/3/12 No Book Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-2-10-valar-morghulis-6-3-12-no-book-spoilers/623987)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-2-10-valar-morghulis-6-3-12-no-book-spoilers/623987 "2012-06-25T16:39:18Z")
Episode 1: The North Remembers Episode 2: The Night Lands Episode 3: What is Dead May Never Die Episode 4: “Garden of Bones” Episode 5: The Ghosts of Harrenhall Episode 6: The Old Gods and the New Episode 7: A Man … --- ## [Why do you suppose Jesus never condemned slavery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-suppose-jesus-never-condemned-slavery/530172)
**Author:** [@Frank\_apisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank_apisa)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-suppose-jesus-never-condemned-slavery/530172 "2010-03-23T19:02:22Z")
No real need for a preliminary discussion of why the question is being asked…or for any explanation of the context in which it is being asked. It is the kind of question that needs no clarification or justification…and … --- ## [MLB: July 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2012/626913)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 282\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2012/626913 "2012-08-01T16:51:15Z")
The Dodgers - fuck. --- ## [Getting a PhD is the stupidest decision of all time? (100 Reasons not to do it?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-phd-is-the-stupidest-decision-of-all-time-100-reasons-not-to-do-it/572925)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2016, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-phd-is-the-stupidest-decision-of-all-time-100-reasons-not-to-do-it/572925 "2016-02-13T22:12:05Z")
There’s a blog, 100 Reasons NOT to Go to Graduate School, which has unleashed the most negative “don’t go” reasons you could imagine. It makes me have nightmares just to think of going to graduate school. Everytime I thi… --- ## [How Many Dopers Would It Take To Change A Light Bulb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-would-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/642720)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2012, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-would-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/642720 "2012-12-19T15:21:15Z")
Just wondering. --- ## [Plot holes and errors that don't exist.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plot-holes-and-errors-that-dont-exist/626335)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plot-holes-and-errors-that-dont-exist/626335 "2012-07-15T00:00:28Z")
What commonly complained about plot holes or errors can be explained without even fan wanking, by just logically applying what we see on screen? Alien- The mass gained by the chestburster. They are on a ship with food s… --- ## [Sandy Hook a hoax?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-hook-a-hoax/709528)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2022, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-hook-a-hoax/709528 "2022-09-28T10:19:03Z")
Hello Everyone, I have a neighbor who is a nice guy, but recently I found our that he is one of those who believes that 9/11 was an inside job. That opinion had always bothered me, but I’ve kept my mouth shut just to… --- ## [How does the locksmith know it's your house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-locksmith-know-its-your-house/535563)
**Author:** [@Chickie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chickie)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-locksmith-know-its-your-house/535563 "2017-05-12T15:47:15Z")
About a year ago, I was living with a boyfriend in a NYC apartment building- no doorman, maybe 10 apartments total, locked outer door on the street. He had gone away for a few days, so I was by myself- predictably enough… --- ## [What long running tv shows did NOT jump the shark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-long-running-tv-shows-did-not-jump-the-shark/629260)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-long-running-tv-shows-did-not-jump-the-shark/629260 "2012-12-14T22:08:10Z")
Still being bitter over what I felt was “Lost”'s horrible end, I’m crossing my fingers that “The Closer” and “Breaking Bad” can avoid shark jumping. Help me here- which long running tv shows, or whatever genre, did not s… --- ## [Arrogant Freeloading "Information" Seeking Asshats!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrogant-freeloading-information-seeking-asshats/496115)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 409\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2009, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrogant-freeloading-information-seeking-asshats/496115 "2009-05-17T17:51:17Z")
Referencing a recent thread just closed, I thought symmetry required that someone rant about people who come into this (and other) message board looking for free “information” about their legal cases. Too damn chintzy t… --- ## [Cities with "San" or "Saint" in their names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-with-san-or-saint-in-their-names/624848)
**Author:** [@bmasters1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmasters1)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-with-san-or-saint-in-their-names/624848 "2012-06-18T06:34:53Z")
I counted 8 places in the U.S. with “San” or “Saint” in their names. California has 4 (San Francisco, San Bernandino, San Jose, San Diego), Texas has 2 (San Antonio and San Angelo), and Florida, Georgia and Minnesota eac… --- ## [Should we move to South Carolina?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-move-to-south-carolina/432871)
**Author:** [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-move-to-south-carolina/432871 "2014-05-24T17:07:20Z")
My Dear Husband has decided we can’t keep living in California. We are retired (at age 61 and 62; lucky us) and it is expensive here. Also, the quality of life seems to be declining (we live in the LA area). The city … --- ## [Foods Americans like that non-Americans find disgusting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-americans-like-that-non-americans-find-disgusting/732054)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 283\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-americans-like-that-non-americans-find-disgusting/732054 "2015-10-04T02:49:31Z")
There was a thread on reddit asking about foods that are popular in your country but that are reviled elsewhere. Most of the foods that non-americans listed were not surprising to me. As far as foods that are popular in… --- ## [Charter Members: Who and how many are left?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 315\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708 "2024-09-27T11:22:24Z")
Just out of curiosity, how many folks took advantage of the charter membership, and is there a listing of who’s left? The Internet’s a wild, open space. I’m curious of who’s left of those ‘unwashed masses’ as Mike Lukas… --- ## [Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread/21210)
**Author:** [@Nurlman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nurlman)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread/21210 "2011-12-08T18:23:29Z")
Pre-emptive apology in case topic has already been discussed. Disclaimer that poster is new and archive search revealed nothing. Short anecdote involving poster. Assertion made by poster. Refutation of assertion made by… --- ## [Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher? WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruise-as-jack-reacher-wtf/623865)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2013, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruise-as-jack-reacher-wtf/623865 "2013-01-10T03:33:51Z")
I can’t believe they’re casting this runt as Lee Child’s 6’5", 250 pound wrecking machine. Worse, this could turn into a series of films along the James Bond or Jason Bourne line. What’s next, Daniel Radcliffe as The T… --- ## [Republicans Move to Gerrymander Presidential Elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-move-to-gerrymander-presidential-elections/647360)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2014, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-move-to-gerrymander-presidential-elections/647360 "2014-04-01T20:23:15Z")
During the recent “fiscal cliff” negotiations with Obama, John Boehner never missed a chance to remind people that although Obama won the election for President, Americans also voted for a Republican majority in the Cong… --- ## [Anyone playing Minecraft anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-minecraft-anymore/612761)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-minecraft-anymore/612761 "2013-03-23T03:18:37Z")
We just got Minecraft the other day. I can see that this will be a humongous time suck. There have been several threads, such as this one, but not much activity in the last few months. I just had a pretty intense mini… --- ## [Resident Alien, aka Quincy, E.T](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-alien-aka-quincy-e-t/931719)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 513\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2025, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-alien-aka-quincy-e-t/931719 "2025-08-20T01:07:42Z")
Enjoyed the first episode. Has a bit of a Northern Exposure/iZombie vibe to it. (Discourse complaint #1,000,001–why lop off periods at the end of topics?) --- ## [Atheist vs Believers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheist-vs-believers/593512)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheist-vs-believers/593512 "2011-09-15T20:17:34Z")
Hello Again Everyone, So glad I found the boards here. So many questions and a small pool of opinions in my circle of friends so great to see so many subjects debated by so many. Okay on to the “it’s been bothering me”… --- ## [Survivor Seaon 33 Starts Tonight (Also RE: TAR)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-seaon-33-starts-tonight-also-re-tar/766528)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 272\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2016, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-seaon-33-starts-tonight-also-re-tar/766528 "2016-12-17T04:08:57Z")
Millennials vs. Gen X. As far as gimmick casting goes, this idea doesn’t seem like a bad one. It seems like there’s an honest-to-God evacuation of the entire cast for the first time due to a storm (not a spoiler, it wa… --- ## [House Dems propose raising minimum wage from $7.25/hr to $10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-dems-propose-raising-minimum-wage-from-7-25-hr-to-10/624401)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-dems-propose-raising-minimum-wage-from-7-25-hr-to-10/624401 "2012-06-16T12:45:29Z")
And indexing future increases to the Consumer Price Index. More in The Nation. (Meanwhile, in NY, Gov. Cuomo despairs of getting the state minimum waged hiked even from $7.50 to $8.50, despite polls showing 78% suppor… --- ## [A gun control legislation thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gun-control-legislation-thread/757276)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2016, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gun-control-legislation-thread/757276 "2016-06-27T15:23:32Z")
Because we just never talk about it here. :slight\_smile: Shoot some holes in this for me, if you please. Specifically, what makes the following untenable, and what alterations would you make (And no, “Scrap it you gun… --- ## [Goonies aka the Kerri Green UPSKIRT Extravaganza!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goonies-aka-the-kerri-green-upskirt-extravaganza/361817)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2006, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goonies-aka-the-kerri-green-upskirt-extravaganza/361817 "2006-06-25T14:00:21Z")
So, I just watched The Goonies for the first time in a long time and I realized There are a WHOLE LOT of UPSKIRT shots in that movie!!! All Kerri Green, that short white skirt that just don’t cover her white cotton und… --- ## [Hillary makes bogus claim of racism in Alabama.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-makes-bogus-claim-of-racism-in-alabama/734983)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 375\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-makes-bogus-claim-of-racism-in-alabama/734983 "2016-02-13T16:46:42Z")
Hillary Clinton is pissed about the fact that the State of Alabama recently closed a small number of branch drivers license offices. Clinton criticized Alabama’s Republican governor, Robert Bentley, for closing drivers … --- ## [Death by Intentional Drowning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-by-intentional-drowning/677532)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2014, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-by-intentional-drowning/677532 "2014-01-05T16:04:24Z")
I saw a movie over the weekend (I won’t spoil it by saying which one) in which one of the lead characters is so distraught they walk into a lake in a attempt to commit suicide by drowning themselves. Assuming there are … --- ## [Do Wisdom Teeth Always hurt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-wisdom-teeth-always-hurt/78940)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2001, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-wisdom-teeth-always-hurt/78940 "2001-09-03T04:54:01Z")
If there is room for my wisdom teeth and they are growing in ok, will they still hurt like a bitch? Or does the pain mean something is wrong? …Please, no speaches about seeking medical advice on a message board. That’s … --- ## [Baseball July 2009](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-july-2009/501737)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 446\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2009, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-july-2009/501737 "2009-08-05T05:13:45Z")
Your thread for all things baseball-related as we enter the dog days of summer! --- ## [Explain this headstone to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-headstone-to-me/504791)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-headstone-to-me/504791 "2015-06-02T14:38:56Z")
I was at the cemetary today and was wandering around some of the new gravesites and headstones and ran across this odd one and have no idea what it means: Roberta J Lukanen -STILL- RITUALLY … --- ## [What to mix with Coconut rum? (minimal citrus, please!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-mix-with-coconut-rum-minimal-citrus-please/584962)
**Author:** [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-mix-with-coconut-rum-minimal-citrus-please/584962 "2011-06-15T04:19:03Z")
So, the wife has gotten bored with her vodka and diet cokes, and Captain and diet coke. She doesn’t like a lot of prep… ice in glass, pour booze, add mixer, drink. She’s pretty simple that way. Last weekend she picke… --- ## [Biden v Trump: June 27 debate (Live debate comment here)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-v-trump-june-27-debate-live-debate-comment-here/1003332)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 894\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-v-trump-june-27-debate-live-debate-comment-here/1003332 "2024-07-04T15:05:57Z")
This thread is for discussion of the debate, speculation about the debate itself and reaction after the conclusion. If the debate does not actually happen this can die a natural death and Aeschines can say “I told you so… --- ## [How important are abortion rights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-are-abortion-rights/560017)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 454\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-are-abortion-rights/560017 "2010-11-15T16:38:02Z")
In my country, abortion is pretty much illegal (t’s complicated); if you want an abortion, you have to fly to another country to procure one. Abortion pills are regularly seized and abortion is a crime. I’m pretty ok w… --- ## [A Canadian flames the whole Canadian Olympic Mess!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 366\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2010, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922 "2010-03-03T03:50:23Z")
As a Canadian, I am sick and tired of Canada making an international buffoon of itself at the Olympics, winter and summer alike. From K.D. Lang looking like a drag-king dyke who had to use her big brother’s suit to the … --- ## [Michael Jackson Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-dead/500988)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 343\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2009, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-dead/500988 "2009-07-06T13:21:59Z")
Just got this AOL alert: We’ve just learned Michael Jackson was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Los Angeles … and we’re told it was cardiac arrest and that paramedics administered CPR in the ambulance. He was picke… --- ## [Why are the palm of my hands sometimes mottled pink / white?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-palm-of-my-hands-sometimes-mottled-pink-white/129464)
**Author:** [@Reuben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reuben)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2016, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-palm-of-my-hands-sometimes-mottled-pink-white/129464 "2016-08-03T21:54:35Z")
Hi, I’ve been wondering about this for at least 20 years… Sometimes, and for no obvious reason, the palms of my hands become mottled pink and white instead of the normal continuous pink. I just noticed it again now as… --- ## [There was a common thread to the Lincoln,Garfield,McKinley and Kennedy assasinations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-a-common-thread-to-the-lincoln-garfield-mckinley-and-kennedy-assasinations/632516)
**Author:** [@chappy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappy)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2012, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-a-common-thread-to-the-lincoln-garfield-mckinley-and-kennedy-assasinations/632516 "2012-08-29T16:46:18Z")
What did these 4 presidents have in common? They wanted to remove all outside banking interests and have the government print it’s own money without interest, loaned to business without interest unlike the international … --- ## ["Sorry, my suspension of disbelief doesn't stretch that far." (Open Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-my-suspension-of-disbelief-doesnt-stretch-that-far-open-spoilers/361603)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 295\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2006, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-my-suspension-of-disbelief-doesnt-stretch-that-far-open-spoilers/361603 "2006-11-12T11:40:42Z")
Anybody who reads comic books, science fiction, and fantasy–hell, even people who like soap operas and mystery novels–is familiar with the necessity of suspension of disbelief (if not the term). You have to accept certai… --- ## [College football player hits a woman: The case of Joe Mixon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-player-hits-a-woman-the-case-of-joe-mixon/775255)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2017, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-player-hits-a-woman-the-case-of-joe-mixon/775255 "2017-03-19T01:37:38Z")
Two and a half years ago, an incoming freshman at the University of Oklahoma went into a popular restaurant/bar on his 18th birthday. Joe Mixon was a very highly recruited running back and was considered by many to be t… --- ## [New development in Wizard of Oz "hanging"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-development-in-wizard-of-oz-hanging/593775)
**Author:** [@LaurenIpsum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LaurenIpsum)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-development-in-wizard-of-oz-hanging/593775 "2016-10-11T16:38:35Z")
Based on this column: Can a Munchkin be seen committing suicide in The Wizard of Oz? - The Straight Dope I know there must have been several previous threads on this, but the only one I could find was from 1999 and it s… --- ## [So ... But ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656)
**Author:** [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Replies:** 508\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2020, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656 "2020-05-28T03:36:56Z")
Rules: Person #1 gives a statement of what someone has done, starting with “So …” Person #2 gives a statement of a reaction, of the consequences, starting with “But …” Person #3 carries on with a statement of the reac… --- ## [Does anyone else have a hard accepting republican voters are decent people lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-have-a-hard-accepting-republican-voters-are-decent-people-lately/799514)
**Author:** [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Replies:** 467\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-have-a-hard-accepting-republican-voters-are-decent-people-lately/799514 "2017-11-12T16:59:28Z")
I live in a deep red state, work in a deep-red job, surrounded by deep-red voters. I really feel like I’m in some sort of bizzaro world, and while a I used to be able to broach the subject of politics in casual conversat… --- ## ['Great' people who were total A-holes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-people-who-were-total-a-holes/598867)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2011, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-people-who-were-total-a-holes/598867 "2011-10-17T15:33:36Z")
The passing of Steve Jobs and the hoopla over it has me thinking of the stuff I read about him in Pirates of Silicon Valley and a couple of articles from former employers over the years. All acknowledge his brilliants, … --- ## [Differing assumptions that are the basis of liberal and conservative positions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/differing-assumptions-that-are-the-basis-of-liberal-and-conservative-positions/753418)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 329\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/differing-assumptions-that-are-the-basis-of-liberal-and-conservative-positions/753418 "2016-10-11T16:59:57Z")
On the assumption that most people who think about politics and support one side or the other are generally honest in their beliefs, I’d like to explore why so many people differ so strongly. I think, for most folks, it… --- ## [Dems Need to Accept Moderates on Abortion= capture the House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dems-need-to-accept-moderates-on-abortion-capture-the-house/621819)
**Author:** [@independentDemocrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/independentDemocrat)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2012, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dems-need-to-accept-moderates-on-abortion-capture-the-house/621819 "2012-05-23T09:51:00Z")
It is time for the Democratic Party to adopt moderate candidates on abortion back into the Party. I have seen many sincere Democrats get thrown out of the Party through financial woes or primary challengers specifically,… --- ## [Juvenile delinquent taught at a university](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/juvenile-delinquent-taught-at-a-university/678154)
**Author:** [@Don\_Simus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Simus)\ **Replies:** 281\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2014, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/juvenile-delinquent-taught-at-a-university/678154 "2014-01-25T05:45:37Z")
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