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  1. Hello, this is a response to "Followup: wasn't manna placed in the Ark of the Covenant?"
  2. Enough with the baseball already
  3. Left Handed Catchers
  4. Alternatives to Polygraphs
  5. What was the first Straight Dope column?
  6. Naval Uniforms
  7. Does a refrigerator cool more efficiently when full?
  8. Salt substitute
  9. Were there really vomitoriums in ancient Rome?
  10. Spelling William Faulkner
  11. Slug's illustration for Dead Man's Hand
  12. Eggs, Schmeggs
  13. Wow, that D&D article does NOT hold up.
  14. 25 or 6 to 4
  15. Dew Bath
  16. Mercurochrome doesn't sting
  17. Re: What's the origin of the suit designations on playing cards?
  18. Giving you crap about 50,000 watts
  19. Cats In Trees
  20. Wild Bill and The Deadman's Hand
  21. Pinball machines
  22. Ampersands, Cecil
  23. Highest poker hand ever beaten by a higher one
  24. Artist's Sketches
  25. Bedbugs are back?...
  26. Martial arts training and muggers
  27. Runaway train
  28. 2-letter scrabble words
  29. Getting away from it all
  30. Do martial arts actually help defend a person in real attacks?
  31. "Hurrah" and Genghis Khan
  32. How about the Fartenburg?
  33. Why are saxophones made in different keys?
  34. crazy yet possible [pyramid on dollar bill]
  35. Odd descriptor in Sam Cooke article
  36. sail faster than the wind
  37. Sam Cooke Explanation Incomplete
  38. pacing and trotting
  39. Roger McGuinn on Usenet?
  40. The Mystery of Mary Celeste
  41. Slate references Cecil.
  42. Can elephants jump
  43. Cecil's Classic Columns aren't prophetic
  44. John The Conkeroo
  45. New Staff Reports?
  46. the dearth of knowledge that we are suffering from
  47. Did Native Americans cut off the noses of adulterous wives?
  48. Bakwe (backward) cigarette smoking
  49. Who was Phoebe Snow?
  50. The naked truth about Kilts
  51. The mountain on the Paramount logo?
  52. Okay, So What Was the 'Big Bopper's' FULL Name?
  53. Tire overheating in the desert.
  54. native american cut noses of wives
  55. Why does a blow to the testicles cause nausea?
  56. Straight Dope Chicago is even better than Straight Dope Universal, at least for now
  57. Swiss Bank Accounts
  58. Flatulence in space
  59. Malt Liquor and Cheap Wine Drunkenness
  60. Spruce Goose
  61. Does passionate kissing cause your chewing gum to disintegrate?
  62. about my rooster
  63. Phoebe Snow
  64. Re: Are you required to report "Illegal Income" on your tax return?
  65. What's the most expensive thing in the world?
  66. In Britain, what's the difference between a pound and a guinea?
  67. The Guinea
  68. Those Wacky Kids from MIT
  69. Triglycerides and Energy
  70. What secret technology is DARPA hiding from us?
  71. What is the origin of tipping?
  72. Origin of Fuckin' A!
  73. Tipping makes no sense
  74. what is light
  75. Whats-with-publishers-sweepstakes
  76. Kumbayah
  77. Why is a Raven Like a Writing Desk
  78. Lime Jello brain waves?
  79. New version of the Guinea
  80. Picking up a Penny
  81. Oil Spill and Rush Limbaugh
  82. I want me some spruce gum!
  83. yadda yadda origin
  84. The best antidote to chilli overdoses
  85. antidotes to hot foods .
  86. Didn't Native Americans give syphilis to the Europeans?
  87. Cicero and the Cicero
  88. Ed messes up the Perfect Master's perfect grammar yet again
  89. Santa Ana's involvement - chewing gum
  90. Orange oranges
  91. Are weathermen checked for forecast accuracy? Have advances in technology improved the accuracy of w
  92. Snipers and the Coriolis effect
  93. Oil spill
  94. Doing it wrong with pencils
  95. I'm getting heavier, and so is the Earth
  96. Mailing bricks to junk mailers
  97. Kosher Pickles Don't Have to be Kosher
  98. Fresh whiskey
  99. RE: Star Trek "Star dates"
  100. Fatigue and the risks of late-night activity
  101. Digitus Impudicus - Middle Finger Salute
  102. What does "risk of cancer" mean?
  103. Eating cattails
  104. Best Groucho Marx line ever
  105. Tequila, Salt and Lime
  106. Sugar in car fuel tank
  107. Hot & Spicy Food
  108. Clean coal
  109. Origins of the word "OK"
  110. Regarding Dr Bronner
  111. 33 1/3 records
  112. Regarding Mosquito Preferences
  113. My Dad was a Drunken Plumber [boilermakers]
  114. Budweiser - Chicken hearts
  115. Brilliantly written [Mona Lisa]
  116. Sperm trees of... Toronto?
  117. Pineapple Jello
  118. Dry Ice Addition
  119. Do Microwave Ovens Kill Bacteria
  120. olly olly oxen free revisited
  121. Re: In TV and movie credits, what do "star," "co-star," "guest star," etc., mean?
  122. Is phi a mystical number?
  123. On Japanese soldiers of WW2
  124. Other Soft Drink Flavors
  125. Origin of Jeep
  126. On the force of punches
  127. M&Ms and the illuminati
  128. Are animals really killed in movie and TV death scenes?
  129. 3-D movies
  130. How does the earth's rotation affect the path of a bullet?
  131. M&Ms color ratio
  132. 3D Without Glasses
  133. Nazi human skin lampshades
  134. Why don't trees grow on the Great Plains? Herbivores
  135. With Respect [Jesus mentioned in Talmud?]
  136. What is the purpose of eyebrows?
  137. aunt jemima...
  138. BBs
  139. Is it possible to score more than 800 on your SATs?
  140. Can binaural beats improve your mood?
  141. RE: "A plane is standing on a runway. . ." No, it's not. Here's why.
  142. The Philadelphia and Manhattan Projects
  143. uses for alum
  144. Bacteria from toilet flushing, and microwaving day-old pizza
  145. Origin of nautical terms
  146. Conveniently closes the door behind him
  147. Why machine guns don't work against emus
  148. Why don't Staff Reports have dates on them?
  149. As far as I know, the "Information Awareness Office" is not defunct at all.
  150. In praise of Slug!
  151. Whither Staff Reports
  152. Batteries Plus and Minus
  153. "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" and the French Revolution
  154. Economic Interpretation of "The Wizard of Oz"
  155. Inflation Calculations in "Did Sherlock Holmes Really Exist?"
  156. On Japanese soldiers of WW2
  157. Why are barns red?
  158. Oklahoma, Trains, Liquor
  159. Pineapple and Jell-o
  160. Can artists live in Ireland tax-free? - an update of sorts
  161. Agatha Christie's Disappearance
  162. Why Death Valley .....
  163. Renouncing US Citizenship
  164. Mike Jordan's song?
  165. 'Scopes, 'Visions, Etc.
  166. Alcoholic Cupcake
  167. Aunt Jemima was a real person
  168. Alternating batteries
  169. Surnames
  170. On maps, why is North always up.
  171. The SAT and You
  172. left handed stuff
  173. Tornado-proofing nuclear power plants
  174. Pigeons
  175. Binaural Beats
  176. Alternate plus and minus
  177. New Math, New New Math....WTF????
  178. Did John Wayne ever serve in the military?
  179. the putative half-hour
  180. Chinese Puzzle
  181. The MSG Connection
  182. Mating behavior of the mantis
  183. Androids (not the phones)
  184. La Transrodización [Comment on Staff Report on "rods," mysterious insects on video]
  185. Dinosaurs are so big ?
  186. John Wayne Cancer and The Conquerer cast update?
  187. 28 Day MAJOR Contradiction!
  188. Use of the word "toxin"
  189. Why do worms crawl on the sidewalk after it rains?
  190. "Clutch Cargo" cartoon series
  191. more on ticks
  192. Weight gain and hormones
  193. A question about Brontosaurus
  194. In Spanish surnames, why is the 2nd-to-last surname the "real" name?
  195. Spinning ticks
  196. Contrail conspiracy
  197. Typewriters from left handed stuff
  198. Ball lightning
  199. Beef-Grass vs Grain
  200. Turkeys Drowning in the Rain
  201. Apricot Seeds Fight Cancer Bootcamp
  202. Was Hitler a Christian?
  203. Rock and Roll and Freed
  204. What was "The Prisoner" all about?
  205. Straight Dope Fail on Fluoride
  206. Podcast vs. column for October 1, 2010
  207. AC on/off Corvette at 55 mph data right?
  208. "For the easy questions you've got Google. For the tough ones you've got us." should be a SD motto
  209. Variable Volume A/C compressors
  210. AC and hybrid Camry
  211. The name of Dudley Do-Right's Horse
  212. Ticket stub retention
  213. Was there really an actor named Joe Twerp?
  214. Loose lips and sinking ships
  215. You might consider [about prison population]
  216. CO2 in liquid
  217. Buy stuff
  218. Kitchener down--sub or mine or combo
  219. New info on bee colony collapse disorder
  220. Comments on "Are Androids Possible"
  221. His mother called him Yahshua.
  222. Sugar-based Coca-Cola
  223. Phone rates are murder
  224. John Wayne's Military Absence
  225. Storm Glass
  226. cider vs. apple juice
  227. Covering the taste of rotten meat with pepper
  228. Bows and Arrows
  229. cecil adams [Pan =Satan?] ????
  230. Cecil vampire article
  231. Rolling Rock 33
  232. Mole People Debate
  233. Was Sigmund Freud a quack?
  234. Watered-down beer
  235. Salt and Pepper
  236. About Counting and time units
  237. Pink ribbon skeptic
  238. Why are there no new Staff Reports?
  239. Getting Anisakis from raw fish
  240. Milk and Potatoes
  241. Airport scanners
  242. Does the Avg. American Student Have a Smaller Vocabulary . . .
  243. Electronic pest repellers
  244. Slug's drawing (airport security scanners)
  245. Bullet drop and the Coriolis effect
  246. Lawnmower vs Car Pollution levels
  247. Civil Air Patrol sinks two U-Boats
  248. Killing slugs
  249. What is Cecil's religion?
  250. Dogs can't see 2D images