# ­xkcd thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** comic-strips\ **Created:** [May 28, 2020, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574 "2020-05-28T00:57:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 151
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/3003 "2024-05-07T22:44:09Z")
…That doesn’t make sense. If you’re getting only bread or only filling in some bites, that’s on how you arranged the filling on the bread. How you slice the sandwich isn’t going to change that. (and for the record, that’s a Mercedes sign, not a peace sign) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/3004 "2024-05-07T22:54:19Z")
Acute angles are easier to bite, IMO. It’s the exact opposite scenario of square-cut pizza, which is obviously inferior to slices. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/3005 "2024-05-07T23:25:27Z")
Agreed. Some folks find the feeling of bread pressing against their cheeks when they bite a square cut sandwich unpleasant - a diagonal helps with that. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/3006 "2024-05-08T12:48:33Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > (and for the record, that’s a Mercedes sign, not a peace sign) Once seen under a mispainted peace sign: > [@](#): > > Make love, not Mercedes Benz. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/3007 "2024-05-08T13:03:58Z")
Combo washer dryers belong in actually bad idea. They simply fail in the dryer function and take forever. Better compact stacked units if at all possible. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/3008 "2024-05-08T22:32:45Z")
I suppose I can understand why square-cut pizza is in the sounds bad/is bad quadrant. I mean, you don’t want to try that with a soggy, floppy New York pie. Randall has clearly never had a good Chicago tavern-style pizza. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/3009 "2024-05-09T13:16:06Z")
> **[Google Solar Cycle](https://xkcd.com/2930/)** > > From Google Trends, it looks like the lag between people Googling cocktail recipes and 'hangover cure' is 14 hours. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/3010 "2024-05-11T17:47:59Z")
> **[Chasing](https://xkcd.com/2931/)** > > Certain hybrid events can only happen in certain locations where all the conditions are present; chasers flock to the area in and around Kansas known as tumbleweed-colliding-with-possum alley. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2024, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/3011 "2024-05-11T18:31:37Z")
Heh. I did post a video of a cloud of gnats in my neighborhood in facebook just yesterday. I thought it was sort of exciting. No exotic tracking instruments used though. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2024, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/3012 "2024-05-11T20:02:04Z")
Well, I think it was kind of selfish to not get a neighborhood convoy together for a high-speed Gnat Cloud Rally… ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2024, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/3013 "2024-05-11T22:24:47Z")
Here’s my gnat rally. They stayed in formation and didn’t bug me at all. [![](https://i.postimg.cc/bw0yKkwN/gnats.jpg) ](https://i.postimg.cc/bw0yKkwN/gnats.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/3014 "2024-05-15T02:25:11Z")
> **[Driving PSA](https://xkcd.com/2932/)** > > This PSA brought to you by several would-be assassins who tried to wave me in front of speeding cars in the last month and who will have to try harder next time. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/3015 "2024-05-15T02:43:57Z")
My father got into an accident that way. I don’t think anyone was hurt, fortunately ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/3016 "2024-05-15T03:11:54Z")
The time traveller is justified–only the criminally insane would try to turn left onto the divided highway like that without a traffic light. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/3017 "2024-05-15T13:57:42Z")
Not all such roads have such heavy traffic that making a left onto them without a light is unreasonable. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/3018 "2024-05-15T14:05:33Z")
Yes, the one I live off of is not divided but is multi-lane and has a turn lane in the middle. I routinely have folks try to wave me out in front of them (turning onto the main road). It’s infuriating, slows down traffic, puts me at risk, and encourages me to break the law (if I turn into the turn lane rather than into the traffic lane, which is the only safe way to do it). Argh. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/3019 "2024-05-15T14:19:02Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > Not all such roads have such heavy traffic that making a left onto them without a light is unreasonable. True, but it is unreasonable in the intersection of this example. You have multiple vehicles, including a semi, blocking your turn. When encountering such a situation, the reasonable choice is adjusting your route by making a right turn. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/3020 "2024-05-15T14:21:17Z")
As annoying as “Michigan Lefts” are, there is no doubt that they are safer than a real left. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/3021 "2024-05-15T14:27:11Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > True, but it is unreasonable in the intersection of this example. You have multiple vehicles, including a semi, blocking your turn. When encountering such a situation, the reasonable choice is adjusting your route by making a right turn. Depends on how long it’s likely to be until there’s a sizeable clear space. I know roads where there may be a crowd like that at one point, but within a couple of minutes a sizeable gap is likely to appear. If I’m waiting longer than that, yes I’ll make a right and then two lefts. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/3022 "2024-05-15T14:33:32Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > I know roads where there may be a crowd like that at one point, but within a couple of minutes a sizeable gap is likely to appear. Exactly. I know of many as well, including the one I live near. Which just adds to the frustration of somebody trying to “grant the right of way”. If I’m trying to turn left it’s because I know it will be possible in a reasonable amount of time. But that’s only true if all drivers behave as they’re supposed to and we don’t waste precious seconds doing the “you go, no you go” dance. Just turn when you can and clear the road so I can turn when it’s my turn! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574.md?page=150) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574.md?page=152)