# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1017&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:** 1018 --- ## [What did Wolverine give Rogue to eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-wolverine-give-rogue-to-eat/339058)
**Author:** [@bubastis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubastis)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2006, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-wolverine-give-rogue-to-eat/339058 "2006-01-13T15:41:07Z")
Hmm… I just read that back, this could turn out to be a smutty thread… Anyway, in X-Men, when wolvie first meets Rogue, he gives her a lift in his campervan. She asks if he has anything to eat, and he gives her something… --- ## [Bullit's Mustang vs Hickman's Charger -- who wins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bullits-mustang-vs-hickmans-charger-who-wins/549236)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bullits-mustang-vs-hickmans-charger-who-wins/549236 "2010-08-06T00:11:08Z")
I am not a car person, so after repeated viewings of the wonderful car chase in Bullitt,, I’ve been wondering – would Steve McQueen’s 1968 Ford Mustang GT 390 CID Fastback actually have a chance of catching Bill Hickman’… --- ## [Can muslims drink mulled wine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-muslims-drink-mulled-wine/384009)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2011, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-muslims-drink-mulled-wine/384009 "2011-06-07T20:10:35Z")
Mulled wine is essentially cooked, so the alcohol is driven off and the end product alcohol-free. Are Muslims allowed to drink it? More generally, are Muslims allowed eat something cooked in wine / beer / cider / whatev… --- ## [Keflex (Cephalexin) For Acne - Possible TMI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keflex-cephalexin-for-acne-possible-tmi/303561)
**Author:** [@larsenmtl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/larsenmtl)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2005, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keflex-cephalexin-for-acne-possible-tmi/303561 "2005-05-14T16:48:02Z")
My dermotologist was put me on Keflex (500 mg tablets) and Cleocin T dabber for treatment of infected Acne Vulgaris. Ughh, I had a better complexion when I was a teenager. Questions I forgot to ask- My doctor told me … --- ## [Doper User Name Ultimate Cage Match!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-user-name-ultimate-cage-match/485818)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2009, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-user-name-ultimate-cage-match/485818 "2009-02-22T11:43:14Z")
Pairing off Dopers solely by their user names, I’d like to see: Furious\_Marmot v. Invisible Wombat! It’s got a nice rhythm to it, plus the contrast between the furiosity and the zen-like stability implied by the invisi… --- ## [The Worst Novelist Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-novelist-ever/810493)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2018, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-novelist-ever/810493 "2018-03-30T17:49:11Z")
I have a desk calendar of 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said, and for March 13, 2018, we have this: Apparently this prose was written by Amanda McKittrick Ros, considered to be the worst novelist ever. She died in 1939, s… --- ## [With few exceptions, fuck most things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-few-exceptions-fuck-most-things/563199)
**Author:** [@Walmarticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walmarticus)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-few-exceptions-fuck-most-things/563199 "2010-12-11T16:44:24Z")
…right up the cock with a dick. Every single modern convenience of mine is broken. Except my- but I’m not going to say what’s not broke because it’ll break. First of all, the windows on my crapshack don’t close properly… --- ## [To argue against conspiracy theories, is it valid to say "this would be a secret too hard to keep?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-argue-against-conspiracy-theories-is-it-valid-to-say-this-would-be-a-secret-too-hard-to-keep/561603)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2010, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-argue-against-conspiracy-theories-is-it-valid-to-say-this-would-be-a-secret-too-hard-to-keep/561603 "2010-11-30T07:15:33Z")
I’m pretty sure I have read here, as an argument against conspiracy theories, that those theories are untenable because too many people would have had to know the truth. e.g. if the Moon landing was a hoax, too many peo… --- ## [A Premptive Pitting: Trump's Speech Today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-premptive-pitting-trumps-speech-today/757275)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2016, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-premptive-pitting-trumps-speech-today/757275 "2016-06-15T06:32:51Z")
Later today, Ill Douche is scheduled to make a speech. He was going to make a speech tearing the lid off the incredible, amazing and huge Clinton scandals. But he’s changed his focus, and now its going to be about nati… --- ## [Time for a renewed fracas on Illegal Downloading (Re: Thomas Verdict)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-renewed-fracas-on-illegal-downloading-re-thomas-verdict/421695)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2007, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-renewed-fracas-on-illegal-downloading-re-thomas-verdict/421695 "2007-10-18T17:14:00Z")
Ok, I feel like stirring up the pot today. Here is a story about the first verdict issued in an illegal downloading of music case. The jury has assessed damages of $222,000 against the defendant, who asserted that she … --- ## [Mad-Men: 4.12 "Blowing Smoke" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-4-12-blowing-smoke-open-spoilers/556733)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2010, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-4-12-blowing-smoke-open-spoilers/556733 "2010-10-14T01:12:38Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] In the midst of a crisis, Don runs into an old friend. \[/QUOTE\] The penultimate episode of the season. --- ## [How do Chinese kids learn their ABC when there's no ABC to learn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-chinese-kids-learn-their-abc-when-theres-no-abc-to-learn/676584)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2013, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-chinese-kids-learn-their-abc-when-theres-no-abc-to-learn/676584 "2013-12-22T11:47:46Z")
Serious question. In countries with alphabetic languages children will be taught the letters of the alphabet as a basic step to writing and forming words. But how do Chinese children learn to write? Are there basic chara… --- ## [Daughter writes brutally honest obituary about her deceased father](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-writes-brutally-honest-obituary-about-her-deceased-father/779786)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2017, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-writes-brutally-honest-obituary-about-her-deceased-father/779786 "2017-03-02T22:43:26Z")
I’ve definitely seen obits that said this between the lines, and others where I knew that the “devoted spouse/friend/parent” etc. thing was a bunch of crap. I also remember a similar story a few years ago that also we… --- ## [Why do movies take months to film, leading to odd continuity errors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-movies-take-months-to-film-leading-to-odd-continuity-errors/588442)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2015, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-movies-take-months-to-film-leading-to-odd-continuity-errors/588442 "2015-06-25T17:44:23Z")
I’m completely ignorant to the movie-making process, but my general understanding is that your typical motion picture takes 6 - 9 months to film (excluding the block-block-busters, and any Kubrick film ever made, which o… --- ## [Let's take it to a million posts!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-take-it-to-a-million-posts/40851)
**Author:** [@The\_Great\_Zamboni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Zamboni)\ **Replies:** 312\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2000, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-take-it-to-a-million-posts/40851 "2000-11-20T18:34:08Z")
At last count there are 802465 posts in the SDMB. We can’t properly be called the teeming millions! Starting at this thread let’s post enough to take it to a million. Post any nonsense thing you want on here just to get … --- ## [It Looks As If I Have MS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-looks-as-if-i-have-ms/601680)
**Author:** [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-looks-as-if-i-have-ms/601680 "2012-01-02T22:55:30Z")
Just got back from the neurologist. Weeks of tests, but now I know. It’s actually a relief. I see an MS specialist on the 21st. Could be worse… Could be raining. --- ## [Is there any conceivable way to separate Splenda & sugar that have been mixed together?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-conceivable-way-to-separate-splenda-sugar-that-have-been-mixed-together/580850)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2011, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-conceivable-way-to-separate-splenda-sugar-that-have-been-mixed-together/580850 "2011-05-21T20:41:51Z")
Please note that I didn’t ask if there were any practical way to do so; clearly it’s going to be faster and cheaper just to buy a new bag of Splenda. Anyways… My sister was recently visiting from out of town. While at … --- ## [Social Security in prison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-security-in-prison/513359)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2014, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-security-in-prison/513359 "2014-01-29T18:49:59Z")
A guy works his entire life. Then when he’s 55 years old he murders his boss and gets sentenced to life. At age 65 when he’s eligible for social security, is he allowed to collect while in prison? Does he get to have the… --- ## [Why is Miller High Life always the least expensive beer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-miller-high-life-always-the-least-expensive-beer/175259)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2003, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-miller-high-life-always-the-least-expensive-beer/175259 "2003-05-17T06:35:49Z")
I’ve noticed that Miller High Life is always the cheapest beer(not on sale anyway) at the grocery stores in my area. Why is this? I’ve tried it and rather enjoyed it. Is there less alcohol? More Alcohol? And please, d… --- ## [Origin of the Term Summer Sausage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-term-summer-sausage/382610)
**Author:** [@Omnichroma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omnichroma)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2017, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-term-summer-sausage/382610 "2017-04-23T05:01:19Z")
As I was munching on one of my favorite holiday snacks- summer sausage with a nice sharp cheddar, real mayo on rye- it occured to me that while I do occassionally see summer sausage at other times of the year, it’s typic… --- ## [Lost 3.11 "Enter 77"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-11-enter-77/394963)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2007, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-11-enter-77/394963 "2007-03-11T01:18:05Z")
Thread rules: OK, after last week’s little comedic excursion, maybe we’ll get back to developing the story a bit more this week. From the previews, it looks like we get to meet Eye-Patch-Guy (either in someone’s backs… --- ## [Supreme Court to workers: Drop dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-to-workers-drop-dead/706799)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2014, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-to-workers-drop-dead/706799 "2014-12-14T00:46:00Z")
U.S. top court rejects worker pay for security-screening time Not sure if this should be in the Pit instead of here. Posters, feel free to rant as desired. Mods, move to Pit if indicated. Amazon warehouse employees (… --- ## [American Idol, 1/13/09](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-13-09/481109)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-13-09/481109 "2009-01-16T19:18:27Z")
So, two-hour audition special tonight. I hear rumors that they’re going to be focusing more on the good auditions than the bad ones, which I like–I enjoy having rooting interests by the time Hollywood comes around. Who… --- ## [Let's all cry for the rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-all-cry-for-the-rich/451440)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-all-cry-for-the-rich/451440 "2008-06-06T00:57:08Z")
The NY Times today had an interesting article about the suffering of the rich. It seems that with reduced bonuses, and pay cuts down to only a few million a year, they have to sell the jewelry they never wear to support … --- ## [Should food be considered "cultural appropriation"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-food-be-considered-cultural-appropriation/789755)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2017, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-food-be-considered-cultural-appropriation/789755 "2017-07-02T18:57:11Z")
As this article discusses, the white owners of a burrito cart were shamed into closing their doors here in Portland because of accusations of cultural appropriation. For me, this is carrying sensitivities way too far. W… --- ## [Obama will be sworn in a day late!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-will-be-sworn-in-a-day-late/646546)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-will-be-sworn-in-a-day-late/646546 "2013-01-14T07:12:24Z")
Barack Obama was sworn in on Jan. 20th, 2009. This year Jan. 20th falls on a Sunday, and apparently we don’t do inaugurations on Sundays, so he will be sworn in for his second term on Monday, Jan. 21st. Does this mean … --- ## [Pope Francis totally fucking rocks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-francis-totally-fucking-rocks/732596)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2015, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-francis-totally-fucking-rocks/732596 "2015-10-06T02:51:08Z")
I am an atheist; have been all my life. But I still think Pope Francis totally fucking rocks! Today, he did this:\[ \](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_POPE\_BOY\_AT\_AIRPORT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAUL… --- ## [Simple but delicious food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553 "2010-05-19T18:59:41Z")
I just finished a sandwich that’s so incredibly good but so incredibly simple that I’m moved to post about it. Last week, the grocery store had rib roasts on sale. Y’know, the things that would be labeled “Prime Rib” bu… --- ## [Do San Francisco, Los Angeles, et alii prove the failure of progressivism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-san-francisco-los-angeles-et-alii-prove-the-failure-of-progressivism/988101)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2023, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-san-francisco-los-angeles-et-alii-prove-the-failure-of-progressivism/988101 "2023-09-12T04:50:13Z")
And maybe California as a whole and apparently my hometown of Seattle is going into the crapper. Of course I’m talking the modern day progressivism not Bull Moose politics. And this is not meant to be an indictment of … --- ## ["Athiests Need to Just Shut Up", part II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athiests-need-to-just-shut-up-part-ii/392019)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2007, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athiests-need-to-just-shut-up-part-ii/392019 "2007-02-24T16:14:08Z")
Inspired by this thread, which so long ago turned into a fucking train wreck. I blame Anna Nicole Smith and her untimely dying for that. So who saw Paula Zahn last night? There was a short interview with Richard Dawkins… --- ## [Your sleep schedule: waking up in the mornings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-sleep-schedule-waking-up-in-the-mornings/584538)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2011, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-sleep-schedule-waking-up-in-the-mornings/584538 "2011-06-11T08:13:12Z")
I’ve never been much of a morning person when I was still a kid in school. I think that the combination of the relatively short days (oh how I long for 8-3pm schedules again) and youthful energy fooled my body into late… --- ## [Churchgoers, do you enjoy the singing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/churchgoers-do-you-enjoy-the-singing/602294)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2011, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/churchgoers-do-you-enjoy-the-singing/602294 "2011-11-13T11:42:49Z")
While I was growing up the really small Catholic church I went to didn’t have any music. I loved it. It was straight and to the point. Then they got themselves a small choir. From then on everything needed to be sung. E… --- ## [Are trade wars good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-trade-wars-good/809902)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-trade-wars-good/809902 "2018-03-22T13:13:05Z")
Donald Trump, in defending his proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum, sent the above message to his Twitter followers. I suspect that he hasn’t really thought this through carefully. Is it possible, even “easy”, to win… --- ## [Worst Futurama episode (pre-cancellation only)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-futurama-episode-pre-cancellation-only/605283)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-futurama-episode-pre-cancellation-only/605283 "2011-12-10T01:20:50Z")
Which do you think is the worst episode of Futurama, pre-cancellation (seasons 1-4). From my 30 seconds of Googling and my own opinion, That’s Lobstertainment has got to be pretty high up there. A Taste of Freedom is q… --- ## [Bitter cold!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitter-cold/712809)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitter-cold/712809 "2015-02-28T20:12:15Z")
According to the local WeatherBug station, it is 2 deg F. The bay has frozen over. Breathing actually hurts! --- ## [Costco's "our credit card only" policy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costcos-our-credit-card-only-policy/480700)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2009, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costcos-our-credit-card-only-policy/480700 "2009-01-12T14:41:42Z")
Two questions: Costco accepts only their own American Express credit card. Do any other merchants share this policy? Has this policy ever been challenged in court?. I have no idea under what theory it would be, but the … --- ## [Why do conservatives pretend to be libertarian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-conservatives-pretend-to-be-libertarian/629471)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-conservatives-pretend-to-be-libertarian/629471 "2012-07-31T01:47:08Z")
I was having a chat with an old acquaintance recently, who kinda took me aback when he claimed to be a libertarian. I asked him what made him a libertarian. He told me he doesn’t like so-called conservatives with “progre… --- ## [What's a good Android Hiking/Mapping/GPS App?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-android-hiking-mapping-gps-app/659820)
**Author:** [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-android-hiking-mapping-gps-app/659820 "2013-06-12T12:49:04Z")
I’m looking for an Android application that will be good for hiking. I’m usually in Santa Barbara or Mammoth Lakes, CA or Park City UT. I’ll be out of range for cell phone towers for the most part, so I’d like downloadab… --- ## [US dopers - what food do us UK people have that you don't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-dopers-what-food-do-us-uk-people-have-that-you-dont/185208)
**Author:** [@stigoftdump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stigoftdump)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2003, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-dopers-what-food-do-us-uk-people-have-that-you-dont/185208 "2003-07-07T00:34:14Z")
I have always been under the impression that the US is the food capital of the word - if not necessarily in quality, certainly in scope. You guys seem to have everything that the rest of the world has when it comes to fo… --- ## [Is Oglaf down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-oglaf-down/534207)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-oglaf-down/534207 "2010-04-11T18:00:59Z")
Well, not down exactly; but very slow. I was getting ‘server not responding’ errors yesterday. Right now it’s acting like it’s on a dial-up that has about a million users trying to access at the same time. --- ## [Any tips on easing face soreness after a shave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-tips-on-easing-face-soreness-after-a-shave/447600)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-tips-on-easing-face-soreness-after-a-shave/447600 "2008-05-01T20:01:01Z")
I’ve always had very sensitive face skin, which is probably due to me having to use retin-A and minocyclene when I was younger. My face has always been a little red, even on a normal day. On especially hot, cold, or wi… --- ## [So, bow ties: dressy or done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-bow-ties-dressy-or-done/640925)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-bow-ties-dressy-or-done/640925 "2012-11-19T20:45:21Z")
I purchased a couple of handmade bow ties from a very nice fellow at an arts festival, and ever since I’ve been looking for an excuse to wear them. Job interview? Date? (Bwahahah!) Are they fashionable? --- ## [How is this OP not trolling? (IMHO thread about Atheists)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-op-not-trolling-imho-thread-about-atheists/654563)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-op-not-trolling-imho-thread-about-atheists/654563 "2013-04-26T14:35:29Z")
Bijou Drains started a thread with: How is that OP not trolling? Now, Dopers posting to the thread have, for the most part, walked past the OP’s insult to discuss arrogance in one’s beliefs from a variety of angles. … --- ## [Blueprints for TV apartments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blueprints-for-tv-apartments/652304)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2013, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blueprints-for-tv-apartments/652304 "2013-03-17T00:35:52Z")
These are fascinating, and I don’t even watch much TV. --- ## [Most annoying TV cops?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-tv-cops/737339)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2015, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-tv-cops/737339 "2015-11-15T16:46:28Z")
There are so many and from so long ago! One that sticks out from my youth is Inspector Luger from Barney Miller. Even earlier was Murray the Cop on The Odd Couple. There was Howard, the paramilitary paranoid on Hill S… --- ## [Just how wrong is it to use an image from Google Images for an avatar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-wrong-is-it-to-use-an-image-from-google-images-for-an-avatar/642630)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-wrong-is-it-to-use-an-image-from-google-images-for-an-avatar/642630 "2012-12-04T02:53:53Z")
When I started on Twitter, I didn’t want to use my own face as an avatar, so I searched for something else to use. I found this image through a Google image search, and loved it, so I used it. It seems to me that people … --- ## [Is Trump part Democrat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-part-democrat/783675)
**Author:** [@Silver\_lining](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_lining)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-part-democrat/783675 "2017-04-07T19:35:39Z")
He seems that way to me. Yet the press hardly sees it that way. Trump must be the most pro-USA worker President in years. He won the labor vote as a Republican, which is not easy to do since the Democrats always win t… --- ## [Trump voters: what do you expect and want to happen in the next four years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-voters-what-do-you-expect-and-want-to-happen-in-the-next-four-years/771135)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2016, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-voters-what-do-you-expect-and-want-to-happen-in-the-next-four-years/771135 "2016-11-17T14:38:24Z")
Please be as specific as you can. --- ## [Post your eday 2010 predictions here! Now! Hop to it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-eday-2010-predictions-here-now-hop-to-it/559152)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-eday-2010-predictions-here-now-hop-to-it/559152 "2010-11-03T17:37:48Z")
Nationally: Electoral-vote.com predicts: Senate: Dem 51 GOP 48 Ind 1 House: Dem 202 GOP 216 Ties 17 I’m going predict the Dems do slightly better than expected, maybe pick up a majority of those ties, because I… --- ## [Why are slope and y-intercept m and b?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-slope-and-y-intercept-m-and-b/561613)
**Author:** [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2010, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-slope-and-y-intercept-m-and-b/561613 "2010-11-24T06:28:19Z")
In the equation y=mx+b. I’m not asking about what it means, I understand that. But why m and b? Were all the other letters taken? They’re certainly not initials, at least not in English. Maybe in Latin, if this convent… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1016&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1018&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)