# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=98&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:** 99 --- ## [Requesting: tales of people being inappropriately dressed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requesting-tales-of-people-being-inappropriately-dressed/693328)
**Author:** [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2014, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requesting-tales-of-people-being-inappropriately-dressed/693328 "2014-07-26T03:08:19Z")
One of my quirks is - double and triple checking to make very sure I don’t show up at an event in the wrong type of clothes - underdressed, overdressed or just plain weirdly dressed compared to everyone else. Please hel… --- ## [HA! The IRS "Scandal" Was A Crock O' Shit!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-the-irs-scandal-was-a-crock-o-shit/662729)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2013, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-the-irs-scandal-was-a-crock-o-shit/662729 "2013-08-22T20:05:43Z")
Told ya so! Told ya so! Neener neener neener, told ya so! This thread is an opportunity for you tighty-righty Ricky Retardos to line up and apologize for being such total dipshits as to believe this crapopalooza! htt… --- ## [Things ruined in Germany by the Nazis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-ruined-in-germany-by-the-nazis/692395)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2014, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-ruined-in-germany-by-the-nazis/692395 "2014-11-21T21:08:31Z")
I know what you’re thinking, what didn’t they ruin in Germany with the amount of death and destruction they unleashed. But I’m thinking of more trivial things - in the wider world, for example, the pencil moustache, the … --- ## [War with North Korea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-with-north-korea/541035)
**Author:** [@kornbln](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kornbln)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-with-north-korea/541035 "2010-10-20T02:45:08Z")
What would a war with North Korea look like if it happened today? And are there any recent wars that are comparable to the size this one would be, showing the full might of the US Air Force, etc? Has it ever been used … --- ## [Can you turbocharge a two-stroke gasoline engine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-turbocharge-a-two-stroke-gasoline-engine/487473)
**Author:** [@snailboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snailboy)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-turbocharge-a-two-stroke-gasoline-engine/487473 "2011-01-13T15:16:49Z")
I sometimes sit and think about things I could turbocharge. Sportbike? Nah, I’d end up getting in trouble. Dirt bike? Nah, the thing is quite the handful already. But really, my dirt bike has a two-stroke engine. Is it p… --- ## [So My Intolerant Narrow Minded Catholic Parents Try To Force Their Religion On Me....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-intolerant-narrow-minded-catholic-parents-try-to-force-their-religion-on-me/667767)
**Author:** [@SeanHallam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeanHallam)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2013, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-intolerant-narrow-minded-catholic-parents-try-to-force-their-religion-on-me/667767 "2013-09-04T21:03:24Z")
So my very Catholic parents found out I am a Atheist last night. Today they went to church and I quietly refused but of course they made a scene in front of my siblings as to warn them that all poor sinners like me will… --- ## [What flavor is Red Bull?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavor-is-red-bull/396614)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2007, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavor-is-red-bull/396614 "2007-03-20T17:38:47Z")
Nt --- ## [Slacker-shaming MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slacker-shaming-mmp/710277)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 339\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2015, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slacker-shaming-mmp/710277 "2015-01-26T12:51:29Z")
C’mon, guys, I’ve started this 3 weeks in a row now. It’s not hard, fercryin’outloud! Step up and take a turn! Yeah, Happy Moanday, dammit! --- ## [Another libertarian debate thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-libertarian-debate-thread/685685)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 304\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-libertarian-debate-thread/685685 "2014-04-15T19:33:48Z")
In this thread, Human Action posted this: I responded thus: Human Action disputed my claim. Rather than further derail that other thread, I figured it would be better to bring the debate to a new thread. So the topi… --- ## [Are SSRI antidepressants worthless in the long term?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-ssri-antidepressants-worthless-in-the-long-term/739052)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2020, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-ssri-antidepressants-worthless-in-the-long-term/739052 "2020-08-02T00:45:54Z")
I don’t have a dog in this fight one way or the other I’m just curious. Your body in my understanding produces new neurotransmitters at fairly regular intervals, and taking SSRI’s and other reputake inhibitors prevents r… --- ## [13 October 2015 Democratic debate (for commentary during & after)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-october-2015-democratic-debate-for-commentary-during-after/734593)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 315\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2015, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-october-2015-democratic-debate-for-commentary-during-after/734593 "2015-10-21T22:04:13Z")
Okay, we’re about 10 minutes away from the debate on CNN.com. Popcorn? Check. Soda? Check. Comfy chair? Check. I even have a pizza ready to put in the oven during halftime. :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [Best way to REALLY clean car windows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-really-clean-car-windows/557384)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-really-clean-car-windows/557384 "2010-10-18T17:29:37Z")
I head into the sun both ways on my daily commute, which really exaggerates any streaks in the windshield. I clean it with regular commercial window cleaner but it seems like no matter what I do I get streaks. The streak… --- ## [I Pit the administration of Live Oak High School](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-administration-of-live-oak-high-school/538521)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Hamsandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Hamsandwich)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-administration-of-live-oak-high-school/538521 "2011-11-15T18:54:14Z")
I have no problem with a bit of national pride in the country one hails from as long as it’s not taken to fanatical zeal. However, this story just left me completely bewildered: Now, I have respect for Mexicans and th… --- ## [The Graveyard of Television Crib-Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-graveyard-of-television-crib-death/711394)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2015, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-graveyard-of-television-crib-death/711394 "2015-02-07T01:03:50Z")
This thread is about TV shows that, for whatever reason, lasted only one season or less. I’ll start with Profit. So wonderfully creepy and disturbing! :slight\_smile: I guess that’s why it was canceled. :frowning: --- ## [Recommend a Fantasy series to me, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-fantasy-series-to-me-please/561659)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2012, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-fantasy-series-to-me-please/561659 "2012-05-31T00:09:36Z")
Well, the Sword of Truth appears to have been rather poorly received. Hey, that’s why I asked you guys about it. I’m looking for a Fantasy series to read. I guess a one-off book would be great, but I would love to read … --- ## [Lies told by prominant democrats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies-told-by-prominant-democrats/523428)
**Author:** [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2010, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies-told-by-prominant-democrats/523428 "2010-01-06T21:30:41Z")
As many on the right contend that the Democrats are every bit as bad as the Republicans when it comes to lying. This is something I just include in the long line of Republican supported lies but in an effort to be object… --- ## [Absurd Food Myths and Rumors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absurd-food-myths-and-rumors/671967)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absurd-food-myths-and-rumors/671967 "2013-10-31T23:16:23Z")
I occasionally hear the most outlandish things from people about various common foods. I don’t believe any of them- most of them seem either batshit crazy, or something that would cost the manufacturer way more than any… --- ## [Game of Thrones, Post-Book 5 Speculation (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-post-book-5-speculation-open-spoilers/655864)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2018, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-post-book-5-speculation-open-spoilers/655864 "2018-06-27T21:21:39Z")
I’ve just finished A Dance of Dragons and I wanted to put some of my speculation and theories to the board: The Wall is going to come down. We’ve been told so many times how important it is for the realm of men, that … --- ## [The racist Tea Party is in love with Herman Cain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-racist-tea-party-is-in-love-with-herman-cain/600876)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-racist-tea-party-is-in-love-with-herman-cain/600876 "2011-10-31T13:40:48Z")
From Slate. Given the high frequency of accusations of racism against the Tea Party’s membership from this board and elsewhere, how do those people who claimed the Tea Party’s animus was due to the fact that there was … --- ## [Alberta, Natural Resources, and the Rest of Canada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alberta-natural-resources-and-the-rest-of-canada/1017872)
**Author:** [@Uzi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uzi)\ **Replies:** 1107\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alberta-natural-resources-and-the-rest-of-canada/1017872 "2026-10-29T23:06:41Z")
The 30% is about the same as in Quebec. But, it is likely to rise higher if Carney doesn’t accede to the requests that Smith made. Which he won’t. His talk of creating a Canadian energy superpower is just that. It sho… --- ## [I am sick of slut shaming through school dress codes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-sick-of-slut-shaming-through-school-dress-codes/685834)
**Author:** [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2014, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-sick-of-slut-shaming-through-school-dress-codes/685834 "2014-09-17T03:15:46Z")
I have to say that social networking for teenage girls is a double edge sword, but some of it is awesome - my fourteen year old daughter has had her feminist awakening - and she is not alone. The logic in these case… --- ## [Word Association (a game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association-a-game/213564)
**Author:** [@Chimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimpy)\ **Replies:** 1220\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2003, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association-a-game/213564 "2003-12-26T14:22:24Z")
ok so ive got an idea for a new game which is very simple all you do is post the first thing that comes into your head when you read what the last post said example: OP: Cheese P2: milk P3: cow p4: grass etcetera e… --- ## [Is it true that if you jump on an airplane you'll die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-if-you-jump-on-an-airplane-youll-die/566157)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-if-you-jump-on-an-airplane-youll-die/566157 "2011-01-13T15:58:15Z")
If you jump at the front of the plane, the plane will keep moving but you won’t, and you’ll splatter on the back wall. DO NOT DO IT. --- ## [How much listerine would you have to drink to get drunk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-listerine-would-you-have-to-drink-to-get-drunk/355661)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2006, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-listerine-would-you-have-to-drink-to-get-drunk/355661 "2006-05-07T16:46:50Z")
I was swishing my mouth out with listerine last night, remembering that I once heard that listerine wasn’t allowed at Betty Ford clinics, and wondering how someone could actually drink the stuff. When you consider it, t… --- ## [What's The Difference Between Isopropyl and Ethyl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-isopropyl-and-ethyl/606515)
**Author:** [@BeaMyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeaMyra)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-isopropyl-and-ethyl/606515 "2012-12-24T21:41:26Z")
OK the hand sanitizer I got at Walgreens says active ingredient 62% ethyl alcohol. Inactive ingredients fragerence, glycerin, isopropyl alcohol, purified water…" The bottle says: 62% ethyl alcohol… antimicrobial My ru… --- ## [Miss Kaitlyn's first day in the classroom.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-kaitlyns-first-day-in-the-classroom/283209)
**Author:** [@Kaitlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaitlyn)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2005, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-kaitlyns-first-day-in-the-classroom/283209 "2005-02-24T15:10:54Z")
I’ve been teaching for ten years, but this is Miss Kaitlyn’s first day in the classroom–check the link in my sig for more details. Finally, the snow days are over, and school begins again today. There is a two hour del… --- ## [PS4 to be announced Feb 20th - Your predictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps4-to-be-announced-feb-20th-your-predictions/649023)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps4-to-be-announced-feb-20th-your-predictions/649023 "2013-04-09T19:30:07Z")
Sony officially announced the unveiling of the next PlayStation console - now officially to be called PS4 for Feb 20th. What are your predictions about the system and what do you want to see? My own: Not backwards c… --- ## [Parents: Do you/would you give your teen permission to have sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-you-would-you-give-your-teen-permission-to-have-sex/655044)
**Author:** [@Dostoyevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dostoyevsky)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-you-would-you-give-your-teen-permission-to-have-sex/655044 "2015-03-27T14:55:18Z")
I was having this conversation with a friend the other day. Disclaimer: I have no children and have no opinion on this issue. At least, I don’t I have a dogmatic opinion. Anyway, my friend told me that he verbally giv… --- ## [Bad precedent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-precedent/535594)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2010, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-precedent/535594 "2010-04-12T05:21:29Z")
Swearing has never been against the rules anywhere on the boards. devilsknew swore in Cafe Society – directed against a celebrity he dislikes – and got told to knock it off by twickster. Notice how twickster states very … --- ## [Silent 'l' in 'folk' and 'yolk'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silent-l-in-folk-and-yolk/359198)
**Author:** [@TheOnlySaneOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheOnlySaneOne)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2015, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silent-l-in-folk-and-yolk/359198 "2015-02-12T11:01:15Z")
For all my life, I swear that I’ve heard the ‘l’ pronounced in the words ‘folk’ and ‘yolk’. A friend of mine just recently disagreed with me, and the dictionary proved her right. Could it be a regional thing (I was rais… --- ## [Spotting a Familiar Actor in a Surprising Place - Part Deux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-a-familiar-actor-in-a-surprising-place-part-deux/789931)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2017, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-a-familiar-actor-in-a-surprising-place-part-deux/789931 "2017-09-07T01:14:38Z")
Original thread here: Watching “Silence Of The Lambs” recently (my son is into horror flicks these days) and noticed one of the orderlies working in the sub-sub-basement where Hannibal is kept was played by Frankie Fais… --- ## [Math Increasingly Suggests Election Fraud Against Hillary Clinton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-increasingly-suggests-election-fraud-against-hillary-clinton/772220)
**Author:** [@Flying\_Rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flying_Rabbit)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-increasingly-suggests-election-fraud-against-hillary-clinton/772220 "2017-01-26T23:30:59Z")
I just watched a this David Packman video and wonder what Straight Dopers think of this. Exit polls are done in a completely different way than pre-election polls, and are historically much more accurate. … --- ## [Steam room etiquette - nudity acceptable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-room-etiquette-nudity-acceptable/574399)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2011, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-room-etiquette-nudity-acceptable/574399 "2011-06-08T12:57:34Z")
Etiquette isn’t the right word…here’ the deal… Local health club/fitness center owned by the hospital. Steam room in the male locker room. The rules from day one stated that a swim suit is required. Rule was pretty m… --- ## [The better series: Band of Brothers or The Pacific?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-better-series-band-of-brothers-or-the-pacific/560355)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-better-series-band-of-brothers-or-the-pacific/560355 "2014-07-25T13:38:33Z")
I have watched Band of Brothers all the way through a good dozen or so times; The Pacific I am currently watching for the 3rd or 4th time right now (Veteran’s Day marathon on HBO). Which of the two do you like better? W… --- ## [Colbert Super PAC vs. Mitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colbert-super-pac-vs-mitt/609659)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colbert-super-pac-vs-mitt/609659 "2012-01-19T16:16:30Z")
Stephen Colbert’s Super PAC attacks Mitt Romney - as a Serial Killer!! Ladies and gentlemen, I give you, Mitt the Ripper: There’s some fun in the primary season at last! --- ## [Being robbed - safer to pull a gun or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-robbed-safer-to-pull-a-gun-or-not/597111)
**Author:** [@runcible\_spoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/runcible_spoon)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2011, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-robbed-safer-to-pull-a-gun-or-not/597111 "2011-10-06T05:45:28Z")
I know it’s a complicated question, which is why I’m really interested in cites here - if I’m being robbed, does it make it more ore less dangerous for me to have a gun? My thinking here is that on the one hand, if I hav… --- ## [Will cultural Marxism affect Europe more than economic Marxism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-cultural-marxism-affect-europe-more-than-economic-marxism/584295)
**Author:** [@RaleighRally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaleighRally)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2011, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-cultural-marxism-affect-europe-more-than-economic-marxism/584295 "2011-07-25T11:55:23Z")
In my Swedish hometown there has been profound changes going on in the last couple of decades because of cultural Marxism. Fox news: sweden in FOX news - YouTube CNBC: CBN: Malmö, Sweden: Growing Muslim Influence - YouT… --- ## [How many candies are in a jar - packing efficiency and volume?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-candies-are-in-a-jar-packing-efficiency-and-volume/637007)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2012, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-candies-are-in-a-jar-packing-efficiency-and-volume/637007 "2012-11-17T03:32:11Z")
I’ve been trying to come with some mathematical formula to determine how many candies ARE in the jar. I’ve came up with one but there are two problems with it and I was wondering if you guys could help me out with those: … --- ## [Buzzfeed's 17 Deplorable Examples of White Privilege](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buzzfeeds-17-deplorable-examples-of-white-privilege/672700)
**Author:** [@Dostoyevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dostoyevsky)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2013, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buzzfeeds-17-deplorable-examples-of-white-privilege/672700 "2013-11-14T03:26:41Z")
A friend posted this on fbook. It lists 17 alleged examples of white privilege. Are these examples “real” grievances? I question the legitimacy of some of these complaints, like when number 6 says, “You can wear and a… --- ## [Will Israel destroy Hamas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-israel-destroy-hamas/991277)
**Author:** [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Replies:** 575\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-israel-destroy-hamas/991277 "2026-02-19T15:28:27Z")
That’s been said before - it hasn’t happened because it can’t be done. --- ## [Arrest made in JonBenet Ramsey case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrest-made-in-jonbenet-ramsey-case/369008)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 414\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2006, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrest-made-in-jonbenet-ramsey-case/369008 "2006-08-30T19:13:16Z")
Linkage Not many details yet, but I’m posting this in the pit so I can shout out a giant FUCK YOU to everyone in the media that convicted and crucified her parents for all those years. Are we going to see any apologies… --- ## [Kirkland Signature brand (vodka etc.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirkland-signature-brand-vodka-etc/676880)
**Author:** [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2015, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirkland-signature-brand-vodka-etc/676880 "2015-02-11T16:35:58Z")
Okay, I’ve Googled the hell out of this, and I trust your research skills more than some random person on Yahoo Answers. There are old threads, but nothing definite. Kirkland is Costco’s store brand, and it is known for … --- ## [The I Got Called Out During The Sermon MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-got-called-out-during-the-sermon-mmp/680407)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2014, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-got-called-out-during-the-sermon-mmp/680407 "2014-02-10T12:20:39Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’ early so I can do this. YAWN 'Tis 67 Amurrkin out and cloudy with a predicted high of 71 for the day. Rain shall also descend upon us at some point later in the day. So, here it is… --- ## [This shirt is illegal in 52 countries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-shirt-is-illegal-in-52-countries/553512)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-shirt-is-illegal-in-52-countries/553512 "2012-06-24T14:23:52Z")
As I walked into a grocery store yesterday I saw someone wearing a shirt that had a cross on it and said, “This shirt is illegal in 52 countries.” I’m wondering what the actual number is. In what countries would wearing… --- ## [Romney's voucher system for schools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romneys-voucher-system-for-schools/624919)
**Author:** [@FixMyIgnorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FixMyIgnorance)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romneys-voucher-system-for-schools/624919 "2012-06-18T23:08:26Z")
Do you think this is just another way to keep the rich rich and the poor poor? What do you think is good/bad about this plan? What is a better solution? --- ## [Why no extension cords?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-extension-cords/542640)
**Author:** [@Heckity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heckity)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2017, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-extension-cords/542640 "2017-07-17T00:23:54Z")
I’ve just purchased a second 9000 BTU portable air conditioner for my home. This is the sort on wheels that vents out a window by means of an exhaust hose. Unfortunately the electrical outlet and window are no where nea… --- ## [Sex robots for Incels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-robots-for-incels/817783)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 502\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-robots-for-incels/817783 "2018-08-18T13:54:24Z")
Will sex robots mitigate the problem of involuntary celibacy? If you are an Incel, you have a few choices to deal with your plight: Fall into despair. Post misogynistic messages online about how unfair life is, and h… --- ## [Why did my toilet seat turn blue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-toilet-seat-turn-blue/706049)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2014, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-toilet-seat-turn-blue/706049 "2014-12-24T13:23:09Z")
I’ll bet that of all the zillions of topics and questions that have been covered on the SDMB, this is a first. One day a couple of weeks ago, I noticed that my toilet seat had turned blue. The blue IRL is a little darke… --- ## [City nicknames that city residents actually use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/city-nicknames-that-city-residents-actually-use/614377)
**Author:** [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/city-nicknames-that-city-residents-actually-use/614377 "2014-02-13T03:37:00Z")
The people of San Francisco never refer to their city as “San Fran” or “Frisco” and, from what I understand, really don’t like it when other people do. No one from Philadelphia uses the nickname “The City of Brotherly L… --- ## [Your grocery store complaints](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-grocery-store-complaints/590830)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-grocery-store-complaints/590830 "2011-08-11T15:44:03Z")
I noticed a lot of grocery store complaints in this thread (Stupid things that bug you, or something) and decided that since we all have to buy food, and grocery stores are chock full of various annoyances and people dem… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=97&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=99&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)