# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=96&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:** 97 --- ## [Anyone else fearing a red wave? (Or at most, a blue ripple?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-fearing-a-red-wave-or-at-most-a-blue-ripple/823633)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 436\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-fearing-a-red-wave-or-at-most-a-blue-ripple/823633 "2018-11-08T21:31:24Z")
Last week I made the mistake of checking 538/RCP in advance of the upcoming elections. For the last couple of days I realized I was fearful of a repeat of 2018, with results differing from predictions, and the Repubs ma… --- ## [Can I date a High Schooler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-date-a-high-schooler/474389)
**Author:** [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-date-a-high-schooler/474389 "2008-12-01T15:04:32Z")
I’m an adult - 27 years old - and I met an amazing girl this past weekend. The problem: she’s 16. There’s obviously a lot more to this story, but at risk of giving out too much personal information we met each other at … --- ## [Frappes vs. Milkshakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frappes-vs-milkshakes/33183)
**Author:** [@Freca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freca)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2014, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frappes-vs-milkshakes/33183 "2014-10-16T01:36:11Z")
Does anyone know the difference between frappes and milkshakes? In my home region (coastal Massachusetts) the distinction is important, because frappes contain ice cream but milkshakes are only milk plus flavoring, blend… --- ## [Things you are shocked people don't know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-are-shocked-people-dont-know/766348)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 303\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2016, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-are-shocked-people-dont-know/766348 "2016-09-30T03:24:00Z")
I work in restaurant, and I’ve encountered people who have done the following foolish things: Putting metallic objects in a microwave. Putting a plastic tray in an oven. Putting on very thin plastic gloves that we use … --- ## [Ad jingles you still remember](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-jingles-you-still-remember/651949)
**Author:** [@YourAdHere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YourAdHere)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2013, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-jingles-you-still-remember/651949 "2013-04-05T11:59:31Z")
Inspired by the other thread, I remembered a few jingles from the early 90s: “buy yourself a little free-dom, buy yourself a little YU-GO.” “Somewhere on ice mountain, half way to the sky, that’s where Ice Mountain pur… --- ## ["My work here is done" Origin of phrase ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-work-here-is-done-origin-of-phrase/260848)
**Author:** [@jan07042](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jan07042)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-work-here-is-done-origin-of-phrase/260848 "2016-09-27T02:18:25Z")
What is the origin of the phrase – my work here is done ? Context is usually after an individual creates deliberate chaos or confusion – and is said with a great deal of personal satisfaction. Literary ?? Movie ?? … --- ## [TV Shows lost in the mists of time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-lost-in-the-mists-of-time/618324)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2012, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-lost-in-the-mists-of-time/618324 "2012-04-27T12:45:53Z")
The recent thread about shows you want brought back made me think of a show I hadn’t thought of in years. It was on Showtime and called Leap Years. It was about a group of friends and watched them in three time frames: t… --- ## [Will Trump's War be N. Korea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trumps-war-be-n-korea/782408)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trumps-war-be-n-korea/782408 "2017-08-15T19:46:56Z")
The administration is floating trial balloons about a pre-emptive strike on North Korea. A North Korean involvement will be very complex and complexity is not Trump’s strong suit. But, Trump needs an approval boost an… --- ## [Dear Zoe--you're an idiot, not a detective. Now shut the hell up.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-zoe-youre-an-idiot-not-a-detective-now-shut-the-hell-up/491259)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2009, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-zoe-youre-an-idiot-not-a-detective-now-shut-the-hell-up/491259 "2009-04-05T18:52:12Z")
Zoe, you stupid psycho, your constant use of your magical psychic girl-detective powers to stalk and “out” posters who don’t match whatever bizarre stereotypes you have about them is really starting to piss me off. You … --- ## [Post other great non-Far-Side cartoons.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-other-great-non-far-side-cartoons/532294)
**Author:** [@Haunted\_Pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Haunted_Pasta)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-other-great-non-far-side-cartoons/532294 "2010-03-23T19:33:11Z")
Inspired by (duh) the Far Side thread. What other one-panel (or similar-style) cartoons does anyone remember liking? Somewhere I have a book that includes a cartoon showing a couple leaving the house, with Dad talking … --- ## [...Yeah, I'm dating an older woman. Get over it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-im-dating-an-older-woman-get-over-it/614246)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2012, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-im-dating-an-older-woman-get-over-it/614246 "2012-03-07T07:42:50Z")
Ugh. It seems like I can’t get enough shit over my recent relationship choices. I recently started going out with a somewhat older woman. Somewhat older meaning 48, 30 years older than me. My friends, whenever they hear… --- ## [SCOTUS rules States can ban race-based AA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-rules-states-can-ban-race-based-aa/686760)
**Author:** [@Chief\_Pedant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chief_Pedant)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2016, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-rules-states-can-ban-race-based-aa/686760 "2016-06-24T15:47:49Z")
Link to document here. At least, I think that’s what this basically says. The practical result will be a shift to merit-based selection processes for schooling and jobs, with filtering (likely) still available for soci… --- ## [Top Religious Leader of Saudi Arabia bans Chess](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-religious-leader-of-saudi-arabia-bans-chess/743892)
**Author:** [@Hooleehootoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hooleehootoo)\ **Replies:** 391\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2016, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-religious-leader-of-saudi-arabia-bans-chess/743892 "2016-07-23T07:42:16Z")
In a fatwa against it, he calls it a Work of Satan. Obviously though, he must not be a true Muslim… errr… Well, this is not because of Islam per-se, it is because of the history of Colonialism…or something like that. --- ## [Songs with John/Johnny in Them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-john-johnny-in-them/190171)
**Author:** [@Heart\_On\_My\_Sleeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_On_My_Sleeve)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2003, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-john-johnny-in-them/190171 "2003-08-02T19:57:53Z")
Need your help! I need a list of songs with John or Johnny in them. Please include the name of the song and the line, if possible. Thanks!!! There’s Johnny B. Goode… --- ## [Did Kenny G respond to Pat Metheny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-kenny-g-respond-to-pat-metheny/614746)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-kenny-g-respond-to-pat-metheny/614746 "2012-03-14T02:09:47Z")
I’m not sure when, but Pat Metheny penned a pretty harsh takedown of Kenny G. Did Mr. G ever respond? Acknowledge it? I can see a simple response of photographing himself Scrooge McDucking in a pile of cash, but I’d be i… --- ## [So we can't rent movies anymore? How'd that happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-cant-rent-movies-anymore-howd-that-happen/623087)
**Author:** [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-cant-rent-movies-anymore-howd-that-happen/623087 "2015-05-04T16:33:41Z")
I remember back in the early 80s, pre-VCR, that if you wanted to watch a specific movie, there was nothing you could do except hope to God it was broadcast, and then make sure you plunked yourself down in front of the TV… --- ## [What's behind the "Threat to Traditional Marriage" argument?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-behind-the-threat-to-traditional-marriage-argument/562699)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-behind-the-threat-to-traditional-marriage-argument/562699 "2010-12-14T15:47:34Z")
The Illinois House and Senate have passed a civil-union bill that is currently awaiting the Governor’s signature. Good thing, say I, but that’s not what this thread is about. In this article, a state rep opposed to the … --- ## [Fuck I want "socialized medicine" and I want it now!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-i-want-socialized-medicine-and-i-want-it-now/468846)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 453\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-i-want-socialized-medicine-and-i-want-it-now/468846 "2008-10-29T20:09:28Z")
'Cause apparently the alternative is insanity! I just got the bill today from the hospital emergency room. $600. For 30 seconds of doing jack shit. A few weeks ago I was watching TV and absentmindedly put a Qtip in my … --- ## [English words that are difficult to translate.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-words-that-are-difficult-to-translate/558957)
**Author:** [@ramel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ramel)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-words-that-are-difficult-to-translate/558957 "2013-06-18T17:58:28Z")
I’ve just been reading this http://www.altalang.com/beyond-words/2008/10/12/ten-most-difficult-words-to-translate/ list of foreign words that are most difficult to translate into English. Then I started wondering if ther… --- ## [Scientific research of food grade diatomaceous earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientific-research-of-food-grade-diatomaceous-earth/565625)
**Author:** [@Blut\_Aus\_Nord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blut_Aus_Nord)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientific-research-of-food-grade-diatomaceous-earth/565625 "2014-01-20T05:04:34Z")
I’ve just discovered diatomaceous earth, a sort of wonder “food” that supposedly treats a wide variety of health problems. Here’s one website that stocks it, along with further information: http://wolfcreekranch1.tripod… --- ## [Grimm Season 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grimm-season-5/736187)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grimm-season-5/736187 "2016-06-03T21:14:29Z")
Finally! So – Juliette and Mom are dead (or are they?), and Adelind is preggers with Nick’s child, though it’s not entirely clear who the mother is … Wu’s on board … Truble is around … Anyone else geeked for tonight? --- ## [Mods/Admins, seriously stop it with the "Pls help, I need money" threads.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-admins-seriously-stop-it-with-the-pls-help-i-need-money-threads/631333)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-admins-seriously-stop-it-with-the-pls-help-i-need-money-threads/631333 "2012-08-19T19:14:56Z")
Call me a cynic, or worse if you wish, but I really don’t think this is the place for people to be asking for hand outs. It’s just not. --- ## [Why does my cat love ME so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-cat-love-me-so-much/615098)
**Author:** [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2012, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-cat-love-me-so-much/615098 "2012-07-03T21:04:01Z")
My cat really loves me. He greets me at the door, purrs whenever I’m near, and sits on me whenever my lap is available. If my lap is not available, he’ll sit nearby and stare at my lap. When I’m not in the room he makes … --- ## [I bet I'm the only person on this board who likes...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bet-im-the-only-person-on-this-board-who-likes/547793)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 347\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bet-im-the-only-person-on-this-board-who-likes/547793 "2010-08-30T00:32:36Z")
Maybe this is as much a game as anything, but I’ll put it here to start with, since I’m thinking of it in a Cafe Society-related way. The title explains it all. Post something you think you’re unique among Dopers (or a… --- ## [Ten-hut??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-hut/654997)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-hut/654997 "2017-05-17T16:28:56Z")
An army or police officer comes into a room and someone always says this word and the men come to “attention”. How did the word “attention” morph into “ten-hut”? Or am I wrong, and “ten-hut” means something else? --- ## [Obama's college transcripts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-college-transcripts/619492)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-college-transcripts/619492 "2012-05-11T14:15:27Z")
Snopes says he hasn’t made his Columbia transcripts availablehere. Have there been any official explanations why not? How about his Harvard transcripts? Just the facts please. --- ## ["Other people you may know on Facebook"--Okay, HOW?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-people-you-may-know-on-facebook-okay-how/534488)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2013, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-people-you-may-know-on-facebook-okay-how/534488 "2013-10-20T08:04:23Z")
So my wife and I got an email from a woman we know at church; we’ll call her Peggy. It invited us to check out Peggy’s photos on Facebook and, oh by the way, join up. What caught our attention, though, was a squib down t… --- ## [Ubiquitous items from relatively recently youngsters may not recognise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ubiquitous-items-from-relatively-recently-youngsters-may-not-recognise/981362)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 647\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ubiquitous-items-from-relatively-recently-youngsters-may-not-recognise/981362 "2025-10-14T20:13:01Z")
I was watching a video on youtube, and one of the key points was the VHS tape one of the characters was holding. The top comment was “about a third of your viewers won’t recognise the object you’re holding” I don’t thin… --- ## [Michael Richards goes on beserk racist rant during nightclub act.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-richards-goes-on-beserk-racist-rant-during-nightclub-act/381170)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 408\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2006, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-richards-goes-on-beserk-racist-rant-during-nightclub-act/381170 "2006-12-01T10:12:48Z")
Kramer apparently does not respond well to heckling. The full video is available at the above linked page. There’s more. How long before Kramer announces that he’s an alcoholic and checks himself into rehab? --- ## [House Hunting Duds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-hunting-duds/607843)
**Author:** [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2012, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-hunting-duds/607843 "2012-01-15T12:47:21Z")
Inspired by the discussion in the smoking in the house thread \[here: How many people do you know who smoke in the house? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board \], I thought it would be interesting for those… --- ## [An annual reminder for all you moms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-annual-reminder-for-all-you-moms/676534)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2016, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-annual-reminder-for-all-you-moms/676534 "2016-12-15T00:07:01Z")
If you tell your husband and kids that you don’t want anything for Christmas, and you don’t get anything, please do not mope around the house all day, or come on here and complain about it. You asked for nothing, you GO… --- ## [OMG, we need a mini-rants thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-we-need-a-mini-rants-thread/512955)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 353\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2009, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-we-need-a-mini-rants-thread/512955 "2009-11-25T05:34:44Z")
I have a zit inside my right ear. IT IS MAKING ME INSANE YOU GUYS. --- ## [Game of Thrones 5.07 "The Gift" 5/24/2015 \[Show Discussion\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-5-07-the-gift-5-24-2015-show-discussion/720759)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-5-07-the-gift-5-24-2015-show-discussion/720759 "2015-06-01T02:13:29Z")
Sorry for the late thread. 5.01 The Wars to Come 5.02 The House of Black and White 5.03 High Sparrow 5.04 The Sons of the Harpy 5.05 Kill The Boy 5.06 Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken This is for the discussion of the TV… --- ## [Hunter Biden Laptop Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunter-biden-laptop-question/923587)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 656\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunter-biden-laptop-question/923587 "2022-11-23T18:43:43Z")
Hey All I’m aware that the Hunter Biden laptop story is almost certainly bogus. I have some questions that, to my knowledge, should have factual answers. I thought about putting this in GQ, but I figured here people are… --- ## [Impeachment proceedings...will they happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeachment-proceedings-will-they-happen/832795)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 476\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeachment-proceedings-will-they-happen/832795 "2019-05-07T15:57:21Z")
So, in the news this week were a few Democrats, the most prominent being Elizabeth Warren it seems, saying they plan to call for impeachment proceedings to begin. My question to 'dopers is…do you think this will happen?… --- ## [Mercurochrome = "Monkey Blood"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mercurochrome-monkey-blood/103064)
**Author:** [@Morgainelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgainelf)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mercurochrome-monkey-blood/103064 "2015-05-09T21:01:48Z")
When I was but a wee elf, my Mom would put Mercurochrome on my cuts and scrapes. It was red, and stung a bit. She always called it “Monkey Blood”. I figured it was just something she made up, until I came across \[Link… --- ## [how do people with suspended drivers license get food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-with-suspended-drivers-license-get-food/661545)
**Author:** [@matt357](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt357)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2013, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-with-suspended-drivers-license-get-food/661545 "2013-06-29T01:14:52Z")
I always wondered how do people with a suspended drivers license get food? Not to mention go to work or go to medical appointments. I suppose if they live in the city center they can take the bus but what if they live … --- ## [Let's start silly urban legends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-silly-urban-legends/480450)
**Author:** [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-silly-urban-legends/480450 "2015-09-11T11:48:06Z")
The active ingredient in hand lotion is asbestos. That’s why you should never get it near your eyes or mouth. There was this one scientist on TV who confirmed that non-dairy creamer was highly addictive. If you eat to… --- ## [What words are censored on television in the United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-are-censored-on-television-in-the-united-states/495327)
**Author:** [@breakthesky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/breakthesky)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-are-censored-on-television-in-the-united-states/495327 "2009-06-16T19:39:00Z")
I’m aware of the George Carlin skit, but are those all of the words that you can’t say on television? --- ## [Chicago Mayoral Election 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-mayoral-election-2015/708985)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2015, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-mayoral-election-2015/708985 "2015-05-02T20:05:19Z")
Let’s discuss the upcoming Chicago Mayoral Election. I hope that Rahm Emanuel is reelected as Mayor of Chicago. I certainly intend to vote for him. There really is only one acceptable challenger: Bob Fioretti. Fioretti … --- ## [Better Call Saul Episodes 1 and 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-episodes-1-and-2/712074)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2015, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-episodes-1-and-2/712074 "2015-02-28T05:11:27Z")
Search isn’t cooperating with me, so I’ll just barge ahead. Better Call Saul, the Breaking Bad spinoff starts tomorrow night on AMC, with the second episode airing on Monday night. All preliminary indications and reviews… --- ## ["Get outa my way" or Why I am more important than you:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-outa-my-way-or-why-i-am-more-important-than-you/546280)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 326\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-outa-my-way-or-why-i-am-more-important-than-you/546280 "2010-07-22T01:28:14Z")
I started to respond to this post in this thread, and I got so heated I brought it over here instead. (Bolding mine) No. You have the right to be anywhere in the world you want to be, except where someone else already … --- ## [Mayday! Mayday! (minirants!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayday-mayday-minirants/813409)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 438\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2018, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayday-mayday-minirants/813409 "2018-06-02T01:44:53Z")
You know those simplistic bromides that people insist on posting on Facebook and other social media sites? They need to be burned en masse in a public venue. My daughter, who, with what has gone on in her life, should kn… --- ## [NotfooledbyW, You Colossal Clod](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notfooledbyw-you-colossal-clod/680975)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2014, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notfooledbyw-you-colossal-clod/680975 "2014-07-08T05:44:58Z")
Has there ever been a poster as dazzlingly dim as this fuckwit? It’s not just the obsessive adulation he lavishes on the current Oval Office Occupant. Near-psychotic toadying and self-effacement at the feet of the One … --- ## [So, ladies, does your monthly just stop? perhaps tmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ladies-does-your-monthly-just-stop-perhaps-tmi/459173)
**Author:** [@Canadiangirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadiangirl)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2013, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ladies-does-your-monthly-just-stop-perhaps-tmi/459173 "2013-04-08T23:25:49Z")
Before starting, i have dr’s appointment tomorrow. When menopause hits, does your period just stop? Have missed July. Hopefully, not pregnant at 47. Did a home pregnancy test, negative results, phew. Although not 10… --- ## [Cordless Drills: Lithium vs NiCad Batteries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cordless-drills-lithium-vs-nicad-batteries/495194)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2009, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cordless-drills-lithium-vs-nicad-batteries/495194 "2009-05-04T05:52:05Z")
I would like to buy a new cordelss drill-preferably 18 volt (or greater). I’ve noticed that the new Lithium ion batteries are much smaller than NiCad-but they cost about 3X the price. Are they worth it? What kind of at… --- ## [Biblical literalists: why is sucking a penis a sin, but sucking a lollipop isn't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biblical-literalists-why-is-sucking-a-penis-a-sin-but-sucking-a-lollipop-isnt/146505)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2003, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biblical-literalists-why-is-sucking-a-penis-a-sin-but-sucking-a-lollipop-isnt/146505 "2003-01-10T19:19:16Z")
I asked that question in another thread, but it went unanswered, and so I thought I’d bring it into its own discussion. I would appreciate it if legalists could come up with something besides “the Bible says so”. First … --- ## [To My Dog's Vet: No, I don't have to buy HeartGuard from you!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-dogs-vet-no-i-dont-have-to-buy-heartguard-from-you/259746)
**Author:** [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2015, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-dogs-vet-no-i-dont-have-to-buy-heartguard-from-you/259746 "2015-12-14T11:00:35Z")
A week ago, Buddy fractured his dewclaw so I took him to the vet. They decided to sedate him to remove the claw. I stopped at the receptionist’s desk on the way out and asked for a 6 month supply of HeartGuard. She lo… --- ## [Palins Divorce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palins-divorce/505000)
**Author:** [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Replies:** 372\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2009, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palins-divorce/505000 "2009-08-13T18:23:18Z")
Or so says one website. Todd and Sarah Palin to divorce We’ll see. If so, I say Sarah is politically dead in the water, if she wasn’t already. A faithless woman is among the worst things on earth to the patriarchal reli… --- ## [Check out the trailer for the new Mad Max movie..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-the-trailer-for-the-new-mad-max-movie/706876)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-the-trailer-for-the-new-mad-max-movie/706876 "2017-10-06T18:30:45Z")
Mad Max: Fury Road Growing up in Australia in the late '70s and early’80s, Mad Max was one of my childhood icons. Beyond Thunderdome was awful, but the first two movies were great, each in its own way. I was worried wh… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=95&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=97&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)