# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=935&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:** 936 --- ## [Are Republicans opposing their own old ideas just to frustrate President Obama?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-republicans-opposing-their-own-old-ideas-just-to-frustrate-president-obama/618038)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2012, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-republicans-opposing-their-own-old-ideas-just-to-frustrate-president-obama/618038 "2012-04-08T02:45:16Z")
Off the top of my head I can think of cap and trade, as well as the individual mandate for health insurance. I’m sure there are more, and if you can add some more in for discussion that would be great! It’s a common me… --- ## [What major bands are still unavailable on iTunes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-major-bands-are-still-unavailable-on-itunes/560919)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-major-bands-are-still-unavailable-on-itunes/560919 "2010-11-20T18:59:32Z")
Now that the Beatles have signed on, there only a few famous acts left that aren’t selling their music through iTunes. I know Bob Seger and AC/DC, because I’ve actually tried looking for their songs on the site. What are… --- ## [Are there evil people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-evil-people/607563)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2011, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-evil-people/607563 "2011-12-31T22:11:34Z")
Choose an option from the poll. --- ## [Guys: Do you pee standing, or sitting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-do-you-pee-standing-or-sitting/594512)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-do-you-pee-standing-or-sitting/594512 "2011-08-31T03:20:16Z")
Inspired by the toilet seat poll, let’s find out how many guys pee like a girl! (I almost always sit down to pee if I get up at night, or early in the morning) PTF --- ## [Am I as safe from Lightning while operating a Backhoe as I am sitting in a Car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-as-safe-from-lightning-while-operating-a-backhoe-as-i-am-sitting-in-a-car/588533)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-as-safe-from-lightning-while-operating-a-backhoe-as-i-am-sitting-in-a-car/588533 "2011-07-14T18:00:44Z")
The question is simple: Am I as safe from Lightning while operating a Backhoeas I am while sitting in a car? Couple reasons why I ask - lately we have been getting slammed by large lightning storms up here in the Rockie… --- ## [Tell me you're a Doper without telling me you're a Doper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-a-doper-without-telling-me-youre-a-doper/978799)
**Author:** [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-a-doper-without-telling-me-youre-a-doper/978799 "2023-02-23T11:50:10Z")
You knew this was coming. Since the “Tell me you’re a woman” and “Tell me you’re a man” threads are problematic, let’s try one that we can all join. Here’s mine: when I come across a bullshit claim, I simply reply “Cite… --- ## ["Stiffie" (or the equivalent) inducing Singers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stiffie-or-the-equivalent-inducing-singers/536441)
**Author:** [@unclviny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unclviny)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2010, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stiffie-or-the-equivalent-inducing-singers/536441 "2010-04-28T03:19:24Z")
I’m curious which Singers cause a “Genital Reaction” in you. For me: Paula Cole Natalie Merchant Annie Haslam And to try to keep things “balanced”: Bryan Ferry Unclviny --- ## [Apollo was NOT a hoax but, would it have been technically possible to fake the video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-was-not-a-hoax-but-would-it-have-been-technically-possible-to-fake-the-video/698925)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-was-not-a-hoax-but-would-it-have-been-technically-possible-to-fake-the-video/698925 "2014-10-09T23:21:33Z")
There’s no question that the Moon landings were real. I won’t rehash all of the reasons as we’ve done that repeatedly. But this Youtube video, by sgcollins, has a new take on the whole thing. He claims that it would not… --- ## [Republican Party heading into the wilderness to re-focus- What needs to happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-party-heading-into-the-wilderness-to-re-focus-what-needs-to-happen/467689)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2008, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-party-heading-into-the-wilderness-to-re-focus-what-needs-to-happen/467689 "2008-10-22T19:07:58Z")
Many Republican pundits are saying that the new few years will be “wilderness years” for the Republican Party where they need to re-assess their priorities, and get in touch with what they are all about to heal their ide… --- ## [Are there, in fact, suspicious deaths of people associated with the Clintons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-in-fact-suspicious-deaths-of-people-associated-with-the-clintons/838619)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2019, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-in-fact-suspicious-deaths-of-people-associated-with-the-clintons/838619 "2019-08-23T21:54:43Z")
It has long been a conservative meme/joke that if you have dirt on the Clintons, you’ll die an untimely death (i.e., the joke sign above deer roadkill reading “Snitched on Hillary,” the Babylon Bee satire article "CDC: T… --- ## [Steven Wright- I feel like that all the time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steven-wright-i-feel-like-that-all-the-time/177449)
**Author:** [@Roadwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadwalker)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2003, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steven-wright-i-feel-like-that-all-the-time/177449 "2003-06-04T08:09:27Z")
Steven Wright said when someone asked how he felt he replied You know that feeling when you are tilting your chair back and you go too far and almost fall and then catch yourself? I feel like that all the time. I used … --- ## [Guys – Want to Know What \*Really\* Turns Women On?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-want-to-know-what-really-turns-women-on/303683)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2005, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-want-to-know-what-really-turns-women-on/303683 "2005-05-20T15:48:11Z")
Inspired by this thread, I thought, for the benefit of all you guys out there, we could share some lesser-known things that turn women on. There’s always the stereotypical fancy car, nice job, tall, dark and handsome (wh… --- ## [Better Call Saul 1.06](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-1-06/714672)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-1-06/714672 "2015-03-16T17:27:45Z")
Holy shit. This is the best episode of the show in a while. Mike is a badass. Highlights of the episode : the string and Mike gaining access to the cop car. You the viewer are wondering “why did he do it”? Mike feig… --- ## [Twitter finally locks Trump out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-finally-locks-trump-out/929866)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-finally-locks-trump-out/929866 "2021-01-13T07:33:48Z")
There’s a further possibility he could be banned altogether. Welcome your newest nutjob, Parler! (Autocorrect suggested Parolee as an alternative. I’m ok with this.) --- ## [A question about the movie Se7en (spoilers in poll question & thread).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-movie-se7en-spoilers-in-poll-question-thread/578849)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2011, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-movie-se7en-spoilers-in-poll-question-thread/578849 "2011-04-21T19:11:58Z")
I’m not going to bother with spoiler boxes, as the movie is 16 years and wildly famous. But I am going to provide a little mouseover space just to be nice. Great Pallas, but do I love Gwyneth Paltrow in this … --- ## [Rick Jay waits a week to acknowledge/moderate a post?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-jay-waits-a-week-to-acknowledge-moderate-a-post/675168)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-jay-waits-a-week-to-acknowledge-moderate-a-post/675168 "2013-12-04T20:32:11Z")
I made an innocuous and FAIR observation in the Boxing thread. Rick felt the need to admonish me, not bothering to note the OP’s lack of issue with the post. WTF gives! --- ## [What happens if parents refuse to name their child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-parents-refuse-to-name-their-child/274150)
**Author:** [@Hadrian0117](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hadrian0117)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2004, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-parents-refuse-to-name-their-child/274150 "2004-11-12T02:31:51Z")
What happens if when a baby’s born the parents refuse to name him/her? Hospitals usually have all the paperwork you need to fill out for a birth certificate, but what if parents don’t fill it out? Is it mandatory to re… --- ## [No, see, I bought the gift, YOU write the thank-you note!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-see-i-bought-the-gift-you-write-the-thank-you-note/108572)
**Author:** [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2002, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-see-i-bought-the-gift-you-write-the-thank-you-note/108572 "2002-06-15T13:02:23Z")
Yes, I know there are more pressing issues in the world, but this just irks me to no end. It happened again today, just like I knew it would. Went to a relative’s bridal shower, and just like at her sister’s a few year… --- ## [Let's talk seriously about Bristol Palin.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-seriously-about-bristol-palin/461993)
**Author:** [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-seriously-about-bristol-palin/461993 "2008-09-08T19:33:27Z")
Here’s the problem I have with this whole mess. The Ford family had to stage an intervention with Betty Ford in the seventies, and her recovery wasn’t complete until the early 1980s. It seems to me, recalling this, tha… --- ## ["seeing" noises with eyes closed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-noises-with-eyes-closed/450662)
**Author:** [@unspun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unspun)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2013, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-noises-with-eyes-closed/450662 "2013-11-30T14:37:46Z")
Sometimes when I’m trying to fall asleep I’ll hear a loud unexpected noise, but I don’t just hear it, I seem to ‘see’ a flash of colour in my eyelids. Does anyone else have this? What’s it all about? --- ## [It's a guy thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-guy-thing/686543)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2014, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-guy-thing/686543 "2014-04-23T01:51:53Z")
A couple of weeks ago the SO asked, ‘What’s for breakfast?’ I said, ‘I don’t know. There’s some leftover stroganoff…’ She said, 'Stroganoff for breakfast? :dubious: ’ ‘Why not?’ I asked. ‘Because I’m human, not a g… --- ## [Movies that shouldn't have aged well, but did](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-shouldnt-have-aged-well-but-did/646826)
**Author:** [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2013, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-shouldnt-have-aged-well-but-did/646826 "2013-01-13T07:24:45Z")
The companion to this thread. Lots of movies are shoveled out as disposable crap, to cash in on the latest trend before those punk kids turn to something new. Movies that only have a reason to exist for a short time, a… --- ## [Air travel tips for the terminally stupid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-travel-tips-for-the-terminally-stupid/234782)
**Author:** [@Orbifold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orbifold)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2004, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-travel-tips-for-the-terminally-stupid/234782 "2004-03-30T03:26:11Z")
I had the misfortune to be caught in an airport during the snowstorm that just hit the U.S. northeast. Fortunately, I was able to put the time to good use by compiling this list of handy tips for airline passengers who a… --- ## [What's the deal with Mormons and stockpiling food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-mormons-and-stockpiling-food/471886)
**Author:** [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2008, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-mormons-and-stockpiling-food/471886 "2008-11-10T18:18:24Z")
Apparently, according to a friend-of-a-friend, Mormons have a religious obligation to stockpile several year’s worth of food, and I’m assured that if I walk into any basement or pantry in Utah I will find it chock-full o… --- ## [When Will The Horsepower Wars End?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-horsepower-wars-end/618914)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2012, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-horsepower-wars-end/618914 "2012-04-20T06:04:43Z")
Title says it all. Inspired by the “46 MPG in 1977”? thread as well as the “1960’s early 1970’s Musclecars versus modern musclecars” thread within it, I can’t help but wonder. Gas is becoming increasingly expensive. Ame… --- ## [Meet Mr. Balls, Brazil’s Disturbing New Testicular Cancer Mascot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-mr-balls-brazil-s-disturbing-new-testicular-cancer-mascot/673438)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2013, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-mr-balls-brazil-s-disturbing-new-testicular-cancer-mascot/673438 "2013-11-09T06:51:10Z")
This looks like it fits here: http://digitaldeconstruction.com/meet-balls-disturbing-testicular-cancer-mascot/#.Un0Jssso7qA --- ## [Fucking Santorum's latest bit of slime...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-santorums-latest-bit-of-slime/366891)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2006, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-santorums-latest-bit-of-slime/366891 "2006-08-12T05:18:31Z")
Rick Santorum has been running a campaign ad in which he (unsurprisingly) insinuates that his Democratic opponent, Bob Casey, is on the side of the terrorists. Ok, so it was an easy mistake to make, right? You’d think … --- ## [What or how does lime help with body decay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-or-how-does-lime-help-with-body-decay/663638)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2013, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-or-how-does-lime-help-with-body-decay/663638 "2013-07-17T04:49:38Z")
My uncle had chicken houses. 10,000 laying hens and 1500 roosters that provided hatchery eggs. Summer heat (July and August) killed them in spite of having large fans in the pens. We’d often collect at least 5 to 10 a d… --- ## [Is the entire plot of 'Flatliners' hinged on a popular misconception about medical equipment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-entire-plot-of-flatliners-hinged-on-a-popular-misconception-about-medical-equipment/573736)
**Author:** [@Pandoranoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pandoranoid)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-entire-plot-of-flatliners-hinged-on-a-popular-misconception-about-medical-equipment/573736 "2011-03-11T21:14:08Z")
I recently read that defibrillators cannot make a still heart beat again–they can only correct a pulse that has gone off track-arrythmia or whatever (sorry if I’m saying it all wrong, I ain’t the brightest). Which is ann… --- ## [What is the appropriate fix for the US Postal Service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appropriate-fix-for-the-us-postal-service/605346)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appropriate-fix-for-the-us-postal-service/605346 "2011-12-17T01:35:52Z")
Maybe this has been debated but my search didn’t seem to turn up anything. The services of the USPS are being cannibalized by the internet. Why have catalogs when you can find merchandise online? The magazine business i… --- ## [Good Samaritan saves baby - in spite of security guard's warning.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-samaritan-saves-baby-in-spite-of-security-guards-warning/699291)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2014, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-samaritan-saves-baby-in-spite-of-security-guards-warning/699291 "2014-09-30T10:42:43Z")
Rent A Cops just got in the way while this lady saved the baby. I am puzzled why she did it the hard way? Breaking the door glass would have been so much simpler and she wouldn’t have cut her arms reaching for the door … --- ## [Jedi is a religion now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jedi-is-a-religion-now/484509)
**Author:** [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2009, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jedi-is-a-religion-now/484509 "2009-02-10T06:48:58Z")
I can’t remember how the subject came up, but today during a lull in the action I was talking with my soldiers and the subject of religion did come up. I’m relatively new to this unit and they spoke of a guy in our batta… --- ## [Where did you go to college?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-you-go-to-college/267608)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2004, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-you-go-to-college/267608 "2004-10-25T02:58:27Z")
Inspired by this thread: Where did you go to high school? I wonder how many of us went to the same college? I’ll start: West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 1998 Let’s include our major too: Me: political scienc… --- ## [What songs were in the top 5 when you turned 12?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-were-in-the-top-5-when-you-turned-12/699529)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2014, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-were-in-the-top-5-when-you-turned-12/699529 "2014-10-02T21:18:58Z")
Pop music is widely known as being aimed at 12-year-olds. Here’s your chance to share what songs were in the top five when you turned that age. I turned 12 in March of 1981 and here’s what was hot here in the US: The … --- ## [Political Compass #25: #25 Schools shouldn't make attendance compulsory.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-25-25-schools-shouldnt-make-attendance-compulsory/248042)
**Author:** [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2004, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-25-25-schools-shouldnt-make-attendance-compulsory/248042 "2004-06-03T01:31:26Z")
Many political debates here have included references to The Political Compass, which uses a set of 61 questions to assess one’s political orientation in terms of economic left/right and social libertarianism/authoritaria… --- ## [How much do minor league baseball players earn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-minor-league-baseball-players-earn/304035)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2005, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-minor-league-baseball-players-earn/304035 "2005-05-17T14:02:24Z")
These days, how much does your average AAA, AA and A guy earn? Is there a base salary for the minor leagues? Do they get a big phat bonus if they’re bumped up to the majors for a couple games? And isn’t it stupid that w… --- ## [Do you know what the most feared words in Las Vegas are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-the-most-feared-words-in-las-vegas-are/660310)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-the-most-feared-words-in-las-vegas-are/660310 "2013-06-13T20:33:16Z")
“Let it ride” --- ## [What is the argument against French healthcare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-argument-against-french-healthcare/549197)
**Author:** [@Stoneburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoneburg)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-argument-against-french-healthcare/549197 "2010-08-13T22:25:31Z")
France has socialized universal healthcare France is usually at the top, or near the top, in international comparisons of healthcare France pays much less than the US for its healthcare What is the argument against thi… --- ## [Drilling through particle board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drilling-through-particle-board/717850)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2015, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drilling-through-particle-board/717850 "2015-04-16T20:20:12Z")
Stupid question time! I’m no stranger to tools, but I’m not a handyman either. I need to drill a 5/8" hole through the top of a particle board cabinet. The application: I bought a mod to hook my SodaStream up to a 10 … --- ## [This thread should have been moved to the Pit based on the OP alone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-should-have-been-moved-to-the-pit-based-on-the-op-alone/668746)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2013, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-should-have-been-moved-to-the-pit-based-on-the-op-alone/668746 "2013-09-29T16:42:24Z")
This thread. --- ## [Whatever happened to adoption of the metric system in the U.S.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-adoption-of-the-metric-system-in-the-u-s/662707)
**Author:** [@dave658](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dave658)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2013, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-adoption-of-the-metric-system-in-the-u-s/662707 "2013-08-01T22:20:51Z")
HI, this was a very interesting article, but I am curious why Americans always think us brits use the metric system Granted mainland Europe uses metric pretty much exclusively, but we only dip our toes in the European w… --- ## [Is "almost exactly" an oxymoron?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-almost-exactly-an-oxymoron/628604)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2012, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-almost-exactly-an-oxymoron/628604 "2012-07-22T21:51:05Z")
If it is not an oxymoron, is there anything wrong with using the term to describe something? For example: “that thing is identical to this thing in every way except for one detail. It is almost exactly the same.” --- ## [Antipathy to Disco](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antipathy-to-disco/563449)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antipathy-to-disco/563449 "2010-12-13T04:35:11Z")
ISTM that the backlash against disco was a lot stronger than you would expect from people who just didn’t like a particular style of music. The mass burnings of disco records (most notably Disco Demolition Night and the … --- ## [pro-Palestinian thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-palestinian-thread/81045)
**Author:** [@tclouie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tclouie)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2001, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-palestinian-thread/81045 "2001-09-18T21:17:22Z")
I have read a lot of comments in these forums categorizing the Palestinians, en masse, as savage, violent, incapable of decency, only interested in the “destruction of Israel,” unworthy of sympathy, and worthy of being s… --- ## [Rape or not rape?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-or-not-rape/730595)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-or-not-rape/730595 "2015-11-12T17:00:44Z")
A woman in the UK named Gayle Newland is on trial for 5 counts of sexual assault. Apparently she tricked a friend into having sex with her by pretending to be a man. She insisted that the complainant wear a blindfold dur… --- ## [Frasier, Cheers and continuity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-cheers-and-continuity/84111)
**Author:** [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2016, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-cheers-and-continuity/84111 "2016-02-06T11:15:47Z")
On Cheers it was established that Frasier’s father was a dead scientist, and his mother was a domineering meddler (played by Nancy Marchand) who tried to murder Diane because she thought Diane wasn’t good enough for her … --- ## [Unofficial All-SDMB "This Post/Poster makes my day!" Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unofficial-all-sdmb-this-post-poster-makes-my-day-thread/944570)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2022, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unofficial-all-sdmb-this-post-poster-makes-my-day-thread/944570 "2022-05-26T21:25:21Z")
We’ve had a lot of talk about the Pit and it’s place on the board recently, and even though I’m in the moderate pro-Pit group, I do agree that spending time there can make us only focus on the negative aspects of our fel… --- ## [Would an impartial observer think belief in "God" is delusional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-an-impartial-observer-think-belief-in-god-is-delusional/646860)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-an-impartial-observer-think-belief-in-god-is-delusional/646860 "2013-01-15T13:38:12Z")
First let me preface by stating that I am agnostic and while I am trying to be unbiased, I am certainly not. Second let me say that an impartial observer IMO could not be anyone on our planet. However if some intelligen… --- ## [Please don't fire a gun at anyone unless you absolutely have to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-fire-a-gun-at-anyone-unless-you-absolutely-have-to/747716)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2016, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-fire-a-gun-at-anyone-unless-you-absolutely-have-to/747716 "2016-03-07T02:18:36Z")
Just a public service announcement. Lots of people get killed by guns in this country. Please don’t contribute to the problem. Don’t point a gun at yourself and pull the trigger- ask for help if that is your plan, people… --- ## [America 101: How would you answer these kinds of questions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-101-how-would-you-answer-these-kinds-of-questions/710994)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-101-how-would-you-answer-these-kinds-of-questions/710994 "2015-02-06T01:03:59Z")
This article praises the Norwegian social system, and talks about the questions the locals have of the author about the attitudes of what they believe is the typical American. That got me wondering: how would you answer… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=934&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=936&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)