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**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2009, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-health-care-a-right-and-why/515124 "2009-11-06T17:51:30Z")
I believe some months ago here on the SDMB I read a post which was the best explanation of why health care should be a right. Now I can’t find it. Years ago I heard a quote A right is something that doesn’t cost anyone … --- ## [Should I let my son go to jail? (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-let-my-son-go-to-jail-long/257592)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2004, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-let-my-son-go-to-jail-long/257592 "2004-10-26T15:33:28Z")
It’s a long story… Last year, at spring break, my son and his buds were coming back from Corpus Christi. They got pulled over but “didn’t notice the cop car” for many miles. The officer subsequently arrested my son fo… --- ## [\[Politician\] would do anything for money - sexual?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politician-would-do-anything-for-money-sexual/804293)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politician-would-do-anything-for-money-sexual/804293 "2017-12-14T21:16:00Z")
Trump sends sexually suggestive and demeaning tweet about Gillibrand “Would do anything for money” is a pretty standard, non-sexual, insult, and in particular when directed at politicians, whose willingness to sell the… --- ## [How many Americans actually want a wall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-americans-actually-want-a-wall/784126)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-americans-actually-want-a-wall/784126 "2017-04-13T19:15:05Z")
This a poll. How many people do you think would be mad at Trump if he reneged on his promise to build a wall? --- ## [Let's Make Romney Into A "Regular" Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-romney-into-a-regular-guy/632952)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2012, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-romney-into-a-regular-guy/632952 "2012-09-01T03:51:14Z")
One time, Mitt Romney saw a puppy…and he smiled. --- ## [Actors On More Than One Show During A Given Season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-on-more-than-one-show-during-a-given-season/675497)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2013, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-on-more-than-one-show-during-a-given-season/675497 "2013-12-24T17:45:03Z")
This season I’ve noticed two actors who appear on more than one show: • Allison Janney is on both Mom (as a co-star) and Masters of Sex (in a smaller, but recently featured role). • Michiel Huisman is on both Nashville … --- ## [High School..drugs..cops...on the floor!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-drugs-cops-on-the-floor/212015)
**Author:** [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2004, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-drugs-cops-on-the-floor/212015 "2004-01-06T21:32:11Z")
http://www.ksat.com/news/2620644/detail.html So cops can now bust into a school…in session…guns drawn and treat the students as drug suspects? Why do I smell Asscroft in this? --- ## [Big Bang Theory 10/14: Hot Troll Deviation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-10-14-hot-troll-deviation/557219)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-10-14-hot-troll-deviation/557219 "2015-05-23T19:27:41Z")
Bernadette is BACK! I’m doing a Snoopy dinnertime happy dance. :slight\_smile: --- ## [If Bambi is male...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-bambi-is-male/574870)
**Author:** [@Jormungandr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jormungandr)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2011, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-bambi-is-male/574870 "2011-03-19T01:29:51Z")
why is the name usually with females, at least in the U.S? --- ## [Kevin Cosgrove's 9/11 911 Call Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-cosgroves-9-11-911-call-question/370364)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2006, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-cosgroves-9-11-911-call-question/370364 "2006-08-28T13:15:42Z")
Not that long ago, I heard the famous cell phone 911 call Kevin Cosgrove made from the 105th floor of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. I feel just terrible for him, the other men with him, and that poor oper… --- ## [Why doesn't mold grow on butter the way it can on cheese?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-mold-grow-on-butter-the-way-it-can-on-cheese/44502)
**Author:** [@djbdjb2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/djbdjb2)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2000, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-mold-grow-on-butter-the-way-it-can-on-cheese/44502 "2000-12-09T02:55:19Z")
Is there more water in cheese than butter? Is there any water mixed in with the fat in butte? --- ## [Kobayashi Maru question (Star Trek II)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kobayashi-maru-question-star-trek-ii/494590)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2009, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kobayashi-maru-question-star-trek-ii/494590 "2009-05-01T17:54:09Z")
At the beginning of Star Trek II, they had a no-win scenario. To summarize, a ship is caught in the neutral zone, and needs to be rescued. If you don’t rescue it, the ship gets destroyed If you try to rescue it, yo… --- ## [Some People will never mind their OWN business](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-will-never-mind-their-own-business/697008)
**Author:** [@la\_fille\_intellectuelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/la_fille_intellectuelle)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-will-never-mind-their-own-business/697008 "2014-09-02T16:13:25Z")
To put it simply the majority of the population will never mind their own business because Jesus Christ won’t let them. Personally I don’t believe in a living God or any other deity that controls & sways all mindsets,fo… --- ## [Constipation. Help me out, folks...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constipation-help-me-out-folks/550953)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constipation-help-me-out-folks/550953 "2010-09-01T04:21:19Z")
I have taken ex-lax twice this evening, but I still can’t ‘go’…not since yesterday or so, despite the completely “right NOW” feeling I have. What else can I do? Have poo Need solution :frowning: --- ## [\[GAME\] Food + sex=euphemism.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-food-sex-euphemism/704724)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2014, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-food-sex-euphemism/704724 "2014-12-23T17:02:59Z")
Pick a food, going in alphabetical order from the previous entry. Turn it into a euphemism for sex. One euphemism per post. To start things off: Make applesauce. \[next food starts with B\] --- ## [Hilarious and terrible mixed metaphors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-and-terrible-mixed-metaphors/632298)
**Author:** [@Alias](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alias)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-and-terrible-mixed-metaphors/632298 "2012-08-25T10:55:49Z")
I just heard someone say, “Don’t bite the gift hand in the mouth,” with total seriousness. I’ve also heard, “It’s a doggie dog world,” and “Tic for tac.” Have you ever heard someone mix or mangle a metaphor? I need your… --- ## [Your thoughts on using tablets in education (elementary-high school)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-using-tablets-in-education-elementary-high-school/701148)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2014, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-using-tablets-in-education-elementary-high-school/701148 "2014-12-01T13:48:56Z")
My daughter’s school has a “newish” principal, with one of her goals being to integrate tablets (iPads, specifically) as an education tool. This year, my 7th-grader got her first iPad and my impression is that this integ… --- ## [Now that the Norks are \*really\* going to nuke us, I have one question: what's up with their lids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-norks-are-really-going-to-nuke-us-i-have-one-question-whats-up-with-their-lids/654271)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-norks-are-really-going-to-nuke-us-i-have-one-question-whats-up-with-their-lids/654271 "2013-04-02T17:34:48Z")
These ominous photographs were released today. In order to be prepared for our future overlords, I need to know what rank people are. Pillbox hats, big-flap hats…? I’m not aware, in fact, of staff officers’ lids within… --- ## [What Song(s) Do You Want Played At Your Funeral?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-s-do-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/519264)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2010, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-s-do-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/519264 "2010-09-30T06:27:27Z")
If any? I don’t want this thread to spiral into a metaphysical debate about the afterlife, etc. But I am curious as to what fellow Dopers would like to have musically speaking, at their funeral/wake (if any). Would the… --- ## [How To Determine a Kilogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-determine-a-kilogram/758828)
**Author:** [@jbaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jbaker)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-determine-a-kilogram/758828 "2018-11-29T19:34:38Z")
The kilogram is the only fundamental measurement that is determined by reference to a specific object, the International Prototype Kilogram in Paris. As a recent article in Slate describes, there is a movement afoot to … --- ## [Is tasting plants dangerous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tasting-plants-dangerous/696339)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tasting-plants-dangerous/696339 "2014-08-28T13:09:09Z")
I have a bad habit of tasting plants, very small tastes and I always spit after tasting. Are there things out there poisonous enough to be dangerous from a very small taste. I have had my mouth get numb a number of times… --- ## [Is the Japanese train really this congested?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-japanese-train-really-this-congested/552667)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-japanese-train-really-this-congested/552667 "2010-09-14T16:46:37Z")
Oshiya (train pushers) doing their job :eek: :eek: If this is real how can the people put up with it? It seems like that kind of crowding is a massive safety hazard. In the U.S. there are occupancy restr… --- ## [What's your pie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pie/705411)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2014, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pie/705411 "2014-11-30T05:11:13Z")
For the last 20+ years, I’ve been “forced” to go pie-less every Thanksgiving. The family all love this revolting pumpkin chiffon monstrosity called a “Harvest pie,” so that’s what gets served. Every mother-loving year. S… --- ## [Why don't I get shocked when jumping a car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-i-get-shocked-when-jumping-a-car/432063)
**Author:** [@El\_Zagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Zagna)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2008, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-i-get-shocked-when-jumping-a-car/432063 "2008-01-04T07:14:10Z")
The old jumper cables always had little plastic covers for the clip handles and I always assumed that it was that plastic that kept me from getting shocked, but the new ones don’t have anything on the handles other than … --- ## [The Bizarre, the Odd, and the Mysterious!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bizarre-the-odd-and-the-mysterious/479814)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2009, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bizarre-the-odd-and-the-mysterious/479814 "2009-01-09T12:54:13Z")
Generally, I think of myself as a mostly rationally-minded, no-bullshit kind of guy – I accept the reasonable explanation over the fanciful one, I try to keep my axioms minimal, and I slice even my vegetables with Occam’… --- ## [Child porn distribution and legality question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-porn-distribution-and-legality-question/708154)
**Author:** [@Donna\_Lange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donna_Lange)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2015, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-porn-distribution-and-legality-question/708154 "2015-01-11T02:36:53Z")
I’m having an argument with someone about this and would like any factual information possible. The argument is thus- A reporter investigates a website that he thinks hosts child porn and finds some. He downloads it and… --- ## [Question about the Space Shuttle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-space-shuttle/133577)
**Author:** [@BZ00000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BZ00000)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2002, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-space-shuttle/133577 "2002-10-25T07:31:03Z")
How fast would the Space Shuttle have to reverse-orbit the Earth to turn back time like Superman did? Does NASA plan to try this in the future? When? --- ## [Fuck you, Hydrocortisone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-hydrocortisone/219311)
**Author:** [@Aries28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aries28)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2003, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-hydrocortisone/219311 "2003-12-18T21:17:12Z")
HERE I can’t believe you actually had the balls to say that someone being raped should just sit back and try to enjoy the assault as much as possible. For all the men and women who have had to experience that kind of ho… --- ## [Best scene ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-scene-ever/142258)
**Author:** [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2003, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-scene-ever/142258 "2003-03-08T22:35:13Z")
Not the best movie, just the scene. Mine would have to be the Denis Hopper / Christopher Walken scene from True Romance Spoilers about the scene and movie ahead. The acting and music are superb. The reasoning behind t… --- ## [Is a toaster an undue fire hazard in a workplace breakroom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-toaster-an-undue-fire-hazard-in-a-workplace-breakroom/494310)
**Author:** [@Tamex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamex)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2009, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-toaster-an-undue-fire-hazard-in-a-workplace-breakroom/494310 "2009-04-25T17:59:13Z")
We were recently told to get rid of all “personal appliances” that had two-pronged (ungrounded) electrical plugs at work. The only exceptions would be made for personal fans and radios. Anything that did not comply had… --- ## [Should we out and reject famous historical "paedophiles"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-out-and-reject-famous-historical-paedophiles/310777)
**Author:** [@Studs\_Murphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Studs_Murphy)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2005, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-out-and-reject-famous-historical-paedophiles/310777 "2005-07-08T15:18:29Z")
Apparently, Field Marshall Montgomery, while not know to be sexually active with young boys was very “passionate in his love for them”, even bathing some and writing them love letters. Lewis Carrol made pictures of very… --- ## [A punch to the back of the neck is named after what animal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-punch-to-the-back-of-the-neck-is-named-after-what-animal/611463)
**Author:** [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2012, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-punch-to-the-back-of-the-neck-is-named-after-what-animal/611463 "2012-02-04T02:41:37Z")
I was watching the Soup today – it was a tivo holdover from a couple of weeks ago, I think – and they showed a clip from an episode of Jeopardy! wherein the answer went something like this: A punch to the back of the ne… --- ## [Prefix that means "in the middle of"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefix-that-means-in-the-middle-of/428284)
**Author:** [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2007, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefix-that-means-in-the-middle-of/428284 "2007-12-01T04:40:06Z")
The prefix pre- means, roughly speaking, before, while post- means after. Is there a prefix that means in the middle of? To help give some context, I’ve been asked to do a “postmortem” on a project that hasn’t even com… --- ## [Sigh...about how much of the housework and stuff should I be expecting my husband to do right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-about-how-much-of-the-housework-and-stuff-should-i-be-expecting-my-husband-to-do-right-now/564812)
**Author:** [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-about-how-much-of-the-housework-and-stuff-should-i-be-expecting-my-husband-to-do-right-now/564812 "2011-01-10T21:30:37Z")
OK. Here’s the deal. I’m the sole breadwinner right now. Which is fine. I wish I could be home with my 2-year-old, but I am the one with the earning power and he is finishing undergrad. However, for various reason… --- ## [At sporting events, concerts etc. do you throw out all your trash or...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-sporting-events-concerts-etc-do-you-throw-out-all-your-trash-or/786653)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-sporting-events-concerts-etc-do-you-throw-out-all-your-trash-or/786653 "2017-06-04T15:48:51Z")
…do you leave some under the seat when you leave? This topic came up today on the radio and had some vocal supporters of both sides. Thinking about my own experience what I do is if I know the seat will be used by someo… --- ## [What do you do for a living?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-for-a-living/560436)
**Author:** [@may\_be\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/may_be_ignorant)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2010, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-for-a-living/560436 "2010-11-22T18:38:03Z")
What do you do for a living? Just curious… I am 18 and as a senior in high school I’m looking for paths to take when I go to college next year, but have no idea what I want to do. Just want to see whats out there. --- ## [Are there any great works of literature that are not funny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-great-works-of-literature-that-are-not-funny/630878)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-great-works-of-literature-that-are-not-funny/630878 "2012-08-11T14:58:21Z")
I was reading Kafka’s The Metamorphosis again last night and was struck by how it actually contained a deep vein of dark humor throughout. In high school, the way literature was taught seemed to strongly suggest that the… --- ## [Leaking Pipe: Please tell me there's an easier way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaking-pipe-please-tell-me-theres-an-easier-way/561647)
**Author:** [@Tess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tess)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2010, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaking-pipe-please-tell-me-theres-an-easier-way/561647 "2010-11-24T07:16:33Z")
Any Dopers good with home repairs? I’ve noticed a dripping PVC pipe in my crawlspace. The main problem in this case is the drip is where the pipe enters a “T” shaped connection. It looks as if the pipe either wasn’t co… --- ## [American media & businesses say, "Jesus Who?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-media-businesses-say-jesus-who/218225)
**Author:** [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2003, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-media-businesses-say-jesus-who/218225 "2003-12-15T00:32:50Z")
This isn’t a rant as much as a lament. However, I’m sure the evangelical athiests of the SDMB will be in to piss all over the topic so I’ll start it here. This morning I was struck by the American media & marketing gro… --- ## [Is Seattle considered particularly snooty? (Frasier question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-seattle-considered-particularly-snooty-frasier-question/659376)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2013, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-seattle-considered-particularly-snooty-frasier-question/659376 "2013-06-01T22:29:32Z")
I know Frasier and Niles are considered outliers in the show Frasier but in general is Seattle considered a snooty city by comparison with other US cities? Or was the placing of the show in that city meant to be ironic? --- ## [Ferguson judge withdraws all arrest warrants before 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferguson-judge-withdraws-all-arrest-warrants-before-2015/728763)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2015, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferguson-judge-withdraws-all-arrest-warrants-before-2015/728763 "2015-08-29T02:18:59Z")
Is this a good thing? Does it set a bad precedent? Does it go to far? Not far enough? --- ## [What do women really think about bald men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-women-really-think-about-bald-men/169611)
**Author:** [@Dante\_Hicks\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_Hicks_1)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2003, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-women-really-think-about-bald-men/169611 "2003-04-20T18:43:56Z")
I’m 30 and bald. I started losing my hair at 20, and now I pretty much wear what’s left of my crop very short or shaved. Am I a freak? What do you women seriously think when you see a bald guy? I used to wear hats in… --- ## [People who hate atheists just for their beliefs are bigots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-hate-atheists-just-for-their-beliefs-are-bigots/604988)
**Author:** [@Untoward\_Parable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Untoward_Parable)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2011, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-hate-atheists-just-for-their-beliefs-are-bigots/604988 "2011-12-12T13:55:16Z")
So I was getting into the debate about the survey that said that religious people found atheist to be as untrustworthy as known rapists. There have been a number of other studies over the years revealing people’s unbridl… --- ## [I'm tired of people getting my name wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-people-getting-my-name-wrong/554778)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-people-getting-my-name-wrong/554778 "2010-09-25T06:50:29Z")
This has pretty much plagued me all my life. My last name could easily be a first name, if only it was spelled slightly differently. All through school teachers would call me by my last name until I corrected them. It go… --- ## ["Wooden Columns Bearing Directly on Ground"--what SHOULD they bear directly on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wooden-columns-bearing-directly-on-ground-what-should-they-bear-directly-on/710747)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wooden-columns-bearing-directly-on-ground-what-should-they-bear-directly-on/710747 "2015-01-28T01:17:18Z")
One of the problems that turned up in my recent home inspection was that, when the inspector went through the crawlspace, he found that some wooden columns are bearing directly on the ground. He listed this as a “major r… --- ## [New Game of Thrones show - "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-of-thrones-show-a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms/1023862)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 418\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2026, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-of-thrones-show-a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms/1023862 "2026-05-26T23:12:10Z")
Comes out in January, here’s the trailer: I’m much more excited about this one than House of the Dragon or any of the others in production. For those who haven’t read the novellas it’s based on, it’s a ver… --- ## [Are fat people weak and lazy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-fat-people-weak-and-lazy/461942)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-fat-people-weak-and-lazy/461942 "2008-09-08T12:45:52Z")
Or is there really something else going on? I am about 30 lbs. overweight. My weight effects pretty much every aspect of my life. I have zero self confidence, walk with my head down and I haven’t had a date in 3 years… --- ## [Proposed: No Toleration of any Slur Words in Pit Titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-no-toleration-of-any-slur-words-in-pit-titles/531641)
**Author:** [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2010, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-no-toleration-of-any-slur-words-in-pit-titles/531641 "2010-03-14T20:04:03Z")
I originally thought that all I could do was propose a new rule, but after a review of currently existing Pit rules, there may be a case that lines have already been crossed. (I still have refrained from reporting the O… --- ## [Flying a Jetliner into a Tunnel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-a-jetliner-into-a-tunnel/481401)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2009, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-a-jetliner-into-a-tunnel/481401 "2009-01-18T00:03:40Z")
I was listening to a news account of the troubles the British government was having with expanding Heathrow Airport, and I got to thinking that if such things continue, at some point (say 50 years from now), someone’s go… --- ## [I think they're about to announce the Pistorius verdict.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-theyre-about-to-announce-the-pistorius-verdict/698152)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2023, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-theyre-about-to-announce-the-pistorius-verdict/698152 "2023-11-24T22:51:43Z")
CNN says he’s returned to court for the verdict. It’s 1am here. What time is it there? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=980&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=982&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)