# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=999&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:** 1000 --- ## [Stuff you learned the hard way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-learned-the-hard-way/560484)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2010, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-learned-the-hard-way/560484 "2010-11-28T00:56:05Z")
Last night, I walked into a bar and saw this very attractive girl sitting by herself wearing a shirt that said: “Free hugs”. So, I went up to her and said: “Um, I’ll take one of those free hugs.” And she happily gave i… --- ## [7 hours. 40 minutes. And Counting. Enough already!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-hours-40-minutes-and-counting-enough-already/438864)
**Author:** [@LucyInDisguise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LucyInDisguise)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-hours-40-minutes-and-counting-enough-already/438864 "2008-02-26T20:49:02Z")
It isn’t even something special. An old, beat into the ground, Nissan Sentra. Why would anyone spend the money to install an alarm system in car that can’t be worth more than $1000. It doesn’t even have a radio in it! I… --- ## [Euphemisms for lesbian sex? (don't need answer fast))](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for-lesbian-sex-dont-need-answer-fast/745014)
**Author:** [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2024, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for-lesbian-sex-dont-need-answer-fast/745014 "2024-04-26T03:28:18Z")
This evening I realized I don’t know any euphemisms for sex between women. Men and women, covered. Masturbation? I could go for days… er, I mean, I know a lot of them. Man on man? Resources are abundant. I made a f… --- ## [Khaki Marine Corps dress uniform](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khaki-marine-corps-dress-uniform/573190)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2011, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khaki-marine-corps-dress-uniform/573190 "2011-03-04T03:49:57Z")
In the film Coming Home, Bruce Dern’s character and other Marine officers are repeatedly shown wearing a uniform I have never seen in my life. It looks like the dark green “Service Alpha” uniform, except it is completely… --- ## [How do MREs taste?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-mres-taste/579267)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-mres-taste/579267 "2011-04-28T00:48:30Z")
Are they “if you’re hungry enough you’ll eat anything” or are any of them actually tasty? How would you compare them to unheated canned food or a microwaved frozen dinner in quality and taste? --- ## [Has the largest living animal ever been a carnivore rather than a herbivore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-largest-living-animal-ever-been-a-carnivore-rather-than-a-herbivore/544190)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2010, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-largest-living-animal-ever-been-a-carnivore-rather-than-a-herbivore/544190 "2010-06-23T17:51:01Z")
If so, when, and what was the animal in question? I mean, of course, the largest living carnivore or herbivore in a given epoch. I’m sure there were, for instance, meat-eating dinosaurs that were much larger than any e… --- ## ["Exotic" foods from your childhood that are common now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exotic-foods-from-your-childhood-that-are-common-now/922539)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exotic-foods-from-your-childhood-that-are-common-now/922539 "2020-11-17T08:03:31Z")
I’m sure growing up in Hawaii in the 60’s/70’s and being a pre/early teen had a lot to do with this, but what are some “exotic” foods you ate growing up? My brother and sisters who are much older than me knew about pizza… --- ## [Sports vs. Games; let's get a definition (are golf, darts, bowling, etc. sports?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-vs-games-lets-get-a-definition-are-golf-darts-bowling-etc-sports/304595)
**Author:** [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2005, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-vs-games-lets-get-a-definition-are-golf-darts-bowling-etc-sports/304595 "2005-05-25T04:07:51Z")
Last night, a roommate and I were trying to decide what makes a sport a sport. Why, in other words, do we all see basketball as a sport while some claim that golf is a game? At first we decided this: a sport requires mo… --- ## [How exactly is this voter fraud thing supposed to work anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-is-this-voter-fraud-thing-supposed-to-work-anyway/768813)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2016, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-is-this-voter-fraud-thing-supposed-to-work-anyway/768813 "2016-10-20T15:55:37Z")
Trump is sending “watchers” out to keep an eye on things. If we take Trump at face value (And I realize how hard that is) what is it these watchers are supposed to be doing? Looking for people who vote then walk right b… --- ## [NHL: December 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-december-2010/562584)
**Author:** [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2011, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-december-2010/562584 "2011-01-01T17:47:36Z")
On we go to the Yuletide season (and Advent chocolate time), and the Habs have a five point lead on the Bruins for first in the Northeast. The Caps are also up by five over the Lightning, and the Flyers and Pens are fiv… --- ## [Really people, that's enough with the American flag lapel pins.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-people-thats-enough-with-the-american-flag-lapel-pins/388098)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2007, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-people-thats-enough-with-the-american-flag-lapel-pins/388098 "2007-01-20T19:37:13Z")
I’m sure most people remember how shortly after 9-11 everyone started wearing those little American flag lapel pins on their suit jackets. No big deal, thought I. Temporary jingoism. It’ll go away. It’s been almost 5… --- ## [School Vouchers - Would they work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-vouchers-would-they-work/37417)
**Author:** [@DavisMcDavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavisMcDavis)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2000, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-vouchers-would-they-work/37417 "2000-11-01T21:35:07Z")
Could someone explain how George Bush’s school voucher program would work? It doesn’t make sense to me. If we give some poor kid a voucher for, say, $4,000 towards an $8,000 a year private school, how does that help him… --- ## [Is cursing / threatening by my neighbor 'free speech'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cursing-threatening-by-my-neighbor-free-speech/587905)
**Author:** [@pmandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pmandra)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2011, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cursing-threatening-by-my-neighbor-free-speech/587905 "2011-07-11T10:36:37Z")
Hi, My neighbor has been a royal pain since I asked him to please turn down the volume of his music outdoors. Now, he swears/yells at me from his backyard whenever I am outside (whether I am in my own backyard or walkin… --- ## [Hey, you know what would be fucking cool?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-know-what-would-be-fucking-cool/324503)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2005, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-know-what-would-be-fucking-cool/324503 "2005-10-13T14:10:08Z")
It would be really fucking cool if every fucking time the fucking Reader fucking whored these fucking boards to pull in a little fucking cash, the fucking boards didn’t fucking go to goddamn fucking HELL. There is no fu… --- ## [The War (the documentary film by Ken Burns)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-the-documentary-film-by-ken-burns/420245)
**Author:** [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2007, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-the-documentary-film-by-ken-burns/420245 "2007-10-04T02:18:17Z")
It’s 50 minutes into the first episode. So far so good, but right off the bat I can’t stand two things: The narrator, Keith David. I hate this guy’s voice, though KB must love him because he uses him all the time. He ge… --- ## [Funny things people do sitting at traffic lights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-things-people-do-sitting-at-traffic-lights/189963)
**Author:** [@Stage\_Manager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stage_Manager)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2003, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-things-people-do-sitting-at-traffic-lights/189963 "2003-07-26T05:53:59Z")
So. Yesterday I’m sitting at a traffic light. This guy was sitting in his car to the left of me, waiting to turn left. He’s all crouched up on his steering wheel, turning it left, right, left, as though he’s driving th… --- ## [Can God can create a rock which is too heavy for himself to lift up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-god-can-create-a-rock-which-is-too-heavy-for-himself-to-lift-up/620455)
**Author:** [@gvozd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gvozd)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2012, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-god-can-create-a-rock-which-is-too-heavy-for-himself-to-lift-up/620455 "2012-05-07T07:26:51Z")
The title’s been corrected: Can God create a rock which is too heavy for himself to lift up? Mods, I’m sorry if this is the wrong forum. I have a great deal of difficulty if this thread is worth being in Great Debates. … --- ## [Talk me out of quitting my job on Friday.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-out-of-quitting-my-job-on-friday/646524)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-out-of-quitting-my-job-on-friday/646524 "2014-01-14T16:27:38Z")
With notice, of course. I’ll try to make it a short back-story if I can. Is it worth going to work somewhere I’m not happy just so I can make a little more money? I used to think so…but now I’m pretty sure it’s not. … --- ## [Why doesn't pot grow wild in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-pot-grow-wild-in-the-us/24706)
**Author:** [@aesop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aesop)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2000, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-pot-grow-wild-in-the-us/24706 "2000-07-10T03:21:04Z")
Marijuana is used regularly by millions of people in the US. I know the good stuff doesn’t have seeds, but IIRC, there was always plenty of seedy stuff in circulation. Even if only, say, 5% of the marijuana consumed in t… --- ## [Username Change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953 "2010-10-22T20:31:47Z")
I will be Qin Shi Huangdi from now on. --- ## [Would Noah's Ark be seaworthy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-noahs-ark-be-seaworthy/643412)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-noahs-ark-be-seaworthy/643412 "2012-12-10T14:42:43Z")
Would Noah’s Ark, as described in the Book of Genesis, be seaworthy? You may treat “gopher wood” as any type of wood available today or known to have existed, and may add construction details not mentioned as long as yo… --- ## [The Office: "Two Weeks"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-two-weeks/490952)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2009, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-two-weeks/490952 "2009-04-01T00:45:03Z")
Well that was something. Not too many laughs, but an interesting turn at the end with the Jerry McGuire thing. Charles is an asshole. Calling the Security guy to kick Michael out for such a flimsy reason was bad enough,… --- ## [When should I get my next Covid Vaccination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-i-get-my-next-covid-vaccination/990285)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-i-get-my-next-covid-vaccination/990285 "2026-10-17T23:34:24Z")
So I started off with J&J, then Moderna, then Pfizer. I hear of a new vaccine that’s either coming out, or already out. My last shot was 9/19/22. I already got my flue shot for the year. I’m 43 years old this November. I… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory 3/31--The Zarnecki Incursion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-3-31-the-zarnecki-incursion/576626)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2011, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-3-31-the-zarnecki-incursion/576626 "2011-04-05T01:40:36Z")
When Sheldon has his online gaming account hacked and his character stolen from him, the guys team up to discover out who did it. --- ## [should the BBC have fired Jeremy Clarkson?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-bbc-have-fired-jeremy-clarkson/776967)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2017, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-bbc-have-fired-jeremy-clarkson/776967 "2017-01-23T14:17:15Z")
A while back Jeremy Clarkson was sacked from Top Gear by the BBC for assaulting a producer. All three decided to move on and were quickly snapped up by amazon. The new hosts for Top Gear did a terrible job and The Grand … --- ## [Bye Bye Perry. Can't Say I'm Surprised](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-bye-perry-cant-say-im-surprised/610009)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-bye-perry-cant-say-im-surprised/610009 "2012-01-21T22:47:16Z")
According to NPR this morning, and other sources, Rick Perry will announce that he’s dropping out of the race for the presidency at 11:00 Eastern time, this morning. Will this, in the esteemed opinion of dopers, have an… --- ## [Let's talk about amazing pens.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-amazing-pens/511476)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2009, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-amazing-pens/511476 "2009-10-01T06:35:28Z")
I just bought my first pen that costs over ten dollars. It’s a refillable Parker ball point pen. It’s very nicely weighted, has a good grip for for someone with moderately-sized hands, and writes very fluidly. Black w… --- ## [Alex Trebek...Alex Trebek](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebek-alex-trebek/578503)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebek-alex-trebek/578503 "2011-05-06T05:18:25Z")
Why does Trebek so often repeat the correct response when correcting a contestant? It always sounds a bit dickish to me. --- ## [Darth Vader between episode 3 and 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-between-episode-3-and-4/686531)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2014, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-between-episode-3-and-4/686531 "2014-04-23T00:51:43Z")
We actually see Vader and Palpatine watching the Death Star being constructed along with a younger Tarkin at the end of episode 3. And while The Clone Wars expanded on the Anakin/Tarkin relationship we don’t have anythin… --- ## [Your best insult/comeback/catch all phrase?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-best-insult-comeback-catch-all-phrase/414790)
**Author:** [@Dob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dob)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2007, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-best-insult-comeback-catch-all-phrase/414790 "2007-08-11T03:49:22Z")
As I spent this past weekend in my semi-regular poker game with my buddies, I realize we sure do insult each other alot, and some of them are tried and true, but getting old nonethless. So… Whats your best insult/comeb… --- ## [Screw them sweepers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-them-sweepers/686868)
**Author:** [@Richard\_North](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_North)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2014, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-them-sweepers/686868 "2014-05-02T18:39:45Z")
Gosh, there’s no one I hate more than the guys who drive sweepers. They are pea-brained cowards who love to bully people in sweeper trucks to compensate for their small dicks!!! They like to drive like a bat out of hell.… --- ## [Anyone care to vote what happens next? \[Israel and Palestine\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-care-to-vote-what-happens-next-israel-and-palestine/584285)
**Author:** [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-care-to-vote-what-happens-next-israel-and-palestine/584285 "2011-06-14T16:19:35Z")
Palestinian protest groups organize broader marches on Israeli borders for Sunday - More will die as hundreds storm Israel’s borders. Hopefully no bombs will be strapped to chests. 500 Palestinians set for mass ‘fly-in’… --- ## [Donald Trump vs. the US-Mexico border](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-vs-the-us-mexico-border/831729)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-vs-the-us-mexico-border/831729 "2019-06-06T16:32:55Z")
It’s ON! In a series of tweets today, Trump threatened to close all or part of the US-Mexico border. From CNBC: I hope he follows thru on this threat, unlike all his other empty threats, because this would be a disas… --- ## [How many "third generation" famous people are there (not counting royalty).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-third-generation-famous-people-are-there-not-counting-royalty/490024)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-third-generation-famous-people-are-there-not-counting-royalty/490024 "2009-03-20T13:48:02Z")
This is of course inspired by the death of Natasha Richardson, third generation of the Redgrave acting family. Granddaughter of Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kemp, daughte of Vanessa Redgrave and Tony Richardson, all of wh… --- ## [How much does an empty space shuttle weigh compared to a full 747 load of passengers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-an-empty-space-shuttle-weigh-compared-to-a-full-747-load-of-passengers/316113)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2005, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-an-empty-space-shuttle-weigh-compared-to-a-full-747-load-of-passengers/316113 "2005-08-11T00:33:00Z")
When the shuttle lands at Edwards, it has to be ferried back to Florida on the back of a specially fitted 747. That’s a pretty heavy load, I imagine. But maybe not, compared to the weight of 200 (300?) some passengers … --- ## [Why do Blu Ray discs take so long to load?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-blu-ray-discs-take-so-long-to-load/585330)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2011, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-blu-ray-discs-take-so-long-to-load/585330 "2011-06-14T19:21:35Z")
Put a DVD in a DVD player, press play; the disc takes 2-3 seconds to spin up, and then a split-second later, you’re either watching a preview, or staring at the DVD’s main menu. Put a Blu Ray disc in a BD player, and pr… --- ## [Fuck You, Membership-Required-To-Browse Online Stores](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-membership-required-to-browse-online-stores/659521)
**Author:** [@hansel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hansel)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2013, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-membership-required-to-browse-online-stores/659521 "2013-06-03T18:05:02Z")
I see an ad for a steel iPhone case sold by Touch of Modern, and click the link. Oooh, a shiny hipster store full of nice… wtf? You’re requiring me to enter my email address to browse the site? Eat shit. Lick my wet,… --- ## [How old is the oldest left-hander you know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-the-oldest-left-hander-you-know/622396)
**Author:** [@BACI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BACI)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2012, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-the-oldest-left-hander-you-know/622396 "2012-05-26T22:47:23Z")
Listening to the latest episode of the podcast Skeptoid, the host Brian Dunning asserted that lefties have much shorter average lifespans than right handers, an indeed that there are very very few lefties over the age of… --- ## [Obama's harvard Transcript?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-harvard-transcript/532776)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-harvard-transcript/532776 "2010-03-22T16:26:51Z")
Right-wing radio talk show hosts (like Beck and O’Reilly) keep harping on the “fact” that Obama has never released his law school grades. Is this true? Presumably he had to apply for jobs in the past, so wouldn’t his a… --- ## [NHL: March 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-march-2013/651911)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2013, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-march-2013/651911 "2013-04-03T03:05:39Z")
I absolutely can not wait for the Blackhawks/Red Wings game today. I’m hoping the Hawks keep their streak going and beat the snot out of the Red Wings. The Blackhawks have a very rough schedule for March so I’m guessing… --- ## [What is the most disturbing book you know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-disturbing-book-you-know/142222)
**Author:** [@robertliguori](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robertliguori)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2002, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-disturbing-book-you-know/142222 "2002-12-29T05:04:35Z")
First, to exclude both ends of the extrema, I would posit nothing hard-core: a minor should be able to purchase this book in a non-specialty bookstore. Also, no Lovecraftian fill-in-the-blanks scary: Saying that somet… --- ## [The last time you got pulled over by law enforcement...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-time-you-got-pulled-over-by-law-enforcement/524044)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2010, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-time-you-got-pulled-over-by-law-enforcement/524044 "2010-01-10T04:21:53Z")
That’s it. What were the circumstances surrounding the last time you were pulled over by an officer of the law? What happened? What was the ultimate outcome? --- ## [Why are Public Defenders assumed to be incompetent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-public-defenders-assumed-to-be-incompetent/46201)
**Author:** [@katie1341](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katie1341)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-public-defenders-assumed-to-be-incompetent/46201 "2011-04-11T19:15:08Z")
I have been a public defender for nearly 14 years. I have turned down other jobs that would have paid more and been less work, but I keep doing what I’m doing because I like it and because I get to spend a lot of time in… --- ## [The Californias: 3, down from 6](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-californias-3-down-from-6/812326)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2018, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-californias-3-down-from-6/812326 "2018-08-14T00:57:14Z")
This Tim Draper dude is at it again. Now he claims he has enough signatures to get his plan to divide California into 3 separate states onto November’s ballot. His layout divides the state by counties, creating a small,… --- ## [W](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/w/458579)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2008, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/w/458579 "2008-10-25T08:08:54Z")
This.\* Is going to be. Awesome. \*Direct link to video file. --- ## [What's up with men who urinate all over toilet seats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-men-who-urinate-all-over-toilet-seats/288286)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2005, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-men-who-urinate-all-over-toilet-seats/288286 "2005-02-13T19:54:50Z")
Why don’t they use the urinals? Or at least put up the seat? Are they sociopaths? Germophobes? I just don’t get the motivation behind this disgusting and VERY common phenomea. I just returned from a restroom with four si… --- ## ["Is that your baby? My God, you guys are so young!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-your-baby-my-god-you-guys-are-so-young/200663)
**Author:** [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2003, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-your-baby-my-god-you-guys-are-so-young/200663 "2003-09-19T00:38:05Z")
Natalie and I were walking Michael around the neighborhood this evening after dinner when we passed a woman walking her dog. I was carrying Michael in a BabyBjorn. She saw us and said “Is that your baby? My God, you g… --- ## [Hello Kitty CONDOMS???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kitty-condoms/27580)
**Author:** [@Baglady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baglady)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2004, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kitty-condoms/27580 "2004-12-12T16:47:47Z")
I don’t know what’s more disturbing; the thought of: prepubescent girls giggling over these; teen-agers giggling over these while they use them, or; the fact that the manufacturer obtained legal license from Sanrio to ma… --- ## [House stenographer snaps, starts ranting about Jesus and Freemasons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-stenographer-snaps-starts-ranting-about-jesus-and-freemasons/671471)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-stenographer-snaps-starts-ranting-about-jesus-and-freemasons/671471 "2013-10-25T22:01:04Z")
Or, if you watch Fox, “Democrats repress woman for praying” I suppose. :stuck\_out\_tongue: But apparently the crazy is contagious. I really don’t know what to make of this story. --- ## [How much force to dislocate Human shoulder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-force-to-dislocate-human-shoulder/43484)
**Author:** [@djbdjb2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/djbdjb2)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2000, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-force-to-dislocate-human-shoulder/43484 "2000-12-01T18:11:27Z")
Warning, this topic is a bit gruesome, if that wasn’t apparent from the title. I recently saw a trailer for Vertical Limit, in which, as in countless other action movies, a character falls some distance and then grabs o… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=998&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1000&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)