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**Author:** [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2005, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-in-mouthwash/318342 "2005-08-25T23:33:51Z")
What is the purpose of alcohol in mouthwash? Crest mouthwash is alcohol free and therefore I would think that it is a non-essential ingredient. If it is non-essential, why did they put alcohol in mouthwash in the first … --- ## [Now THIS vigilanteism I approve of.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-this-vigilanteism-i-approve-of/210684)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2003, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-this-vigilanteism-i-approve-of/210684 "2003-11-05T21:55:19Z")
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20031031/od\_uk\_nm/oukoe\_crime\_girls&e=2 --- ## [The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-westminster-kennel-club-dog-show-2011/571262)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-westminster-kennel-club-dog-show-2011/571262 "2011-02-17T01:40:54Z")
(I’ve done this before, and I’m doing it again.) The dog show is coming! The dog show is coming! I don’t own any dogs, but I love watching the dog show. It’s the Olympics, the Oscars, the Miss America Pageant of the do… --- ## [Argh! Spiders!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argh-spiders/570107)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2011, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argh-spiders/570107 "2011-02-13T14:44:09Z")
I live in Australia, which amongst others has the large and hairy Huntsman spider that roams around and about. It’s not considered dangerous, it’s actually rather passive for the most part, but it’s big and ugly and fre… --- ## [Depressing news from ophthalmologist - now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depressing-news-from-ophthalmologist-now-what/615134)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depressing-news-from-ophthalmologist-now-what/615134 "2012-03-17T19:18:59Z")
Sorry for the long OP; it boils down to this: if you had lousy eyesight and could (barely) afford it, would you get lens implants? Now for the detailed version: I’m a 53-year-old female in good health who has always had… --- ## [What's the objection to "drone" strikes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-objection-to-drone-strikes/677537)
**Author:** [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-objection-to-drone-strikes/677537 "2014-01-08T11:22:05Z")
I’ve read and heard a lot of rhetoric against the use of strikes from UAVs by the US recently, but I’m still unclear as to what the objection actually is. The opposition talks of civilian casualties and the horror of wa… --- ## [You don't text message break up!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-text-message-break-up/501827)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-text-message-break-up/501827 "2009-07-09T15:00:40Z")
Like the Kelly music video says, “YOU DONT TEXT MESSAGE BREAK UP!” Want to break up with me? Fine. Can’t handle a relationship? Fine, I can handle hearing about it. What I DONT appreciate is getting a text message sayin… --- ## [Question for Non-americans about Sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-about-sports/703087)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-about-sports/703087 "2014-11-24T12:55:59Z")
The San Fransisco Giants just won the World Series. Is it only in the US where major cities feature a major sports team that identifies with that city. For example is there a major sports team for Paris, London, Berlin,… --- ## [Kill Bill: help me spot the references (maybe spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kill-bill-help-me-spot-the-references-maybe-spoilers/206941)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2003, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kill-bill-help-me-spot-the-references-maybe-spoilers/206941 "2003-11-11T05:26:04Z")
I know Kill Bill is filled with nods to 70’s grindhouse movies and other pop culture references but i don’t know what all of them are. I get a few of them, The yellow jumpsuit worn by Uma Thurman in the film is identical… --- ## [How to Put a Lid on Freshly Dried Paint Fumes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-put-a-lid-on-freshly-dried-paint-fumes/647705)
**Author:** [@ClarenceClancy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ClarenceClancy)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2013, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-put-a-lid-on-freshly-dried-paint-fumes/647705 "2013-01-20T04:56:04Z")
I have more trouble with paint fumes than most people. I slept in a room for 5 hours where paint had already dried 24 hours, and my eyes were burning and didn’t feel quite right. So, I’d like to ‘muffle’ the fumes. I … --- ## [Why are small single engined airplanes so noisy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-small-single-engined-airplanes-so-noisy/155139)
**Author:** [@kip70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kip70)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2003, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-small-single-engined-airplanes-so-noisy/155139 "2003-02-16T19:50:47Z")
I mean those small planes that fit two or three or four people, that people fly for fun in the summer. They fly thousands of feet up in the air, but you can hear them very clearly on the ground. While a far more powerful… --- ## [What do Australians Call Americans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-australians-call-americans/458372)
**Author:** [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2008, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-australians-call-americans/458372 "2008-08-12T06:11:36Z")
In a different thread on a different site, an Australian fella called an English chap a pommy. I commented on how I had never heard that term and he asked if I wanted to know what they (Austrailan gentleman (his words)) … --- ## [Nerdy jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-jokes/317430)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2005, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-jokes/317430 "2005-08-22T06:05:59Z")
I’m looking for nerdy, scientific, and other ‘obscure’ jokes. For example: René Descartes is in a bar. Near closing time the barkeep says, ‘Mr. Descartes, would you like “one for the road”?’ René Descartes says, ‘I t… --- ## [Oakminster, this is for you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oakminster-this-is-for-you/360757)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2006, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oakminster-this-is-for-you/360757 "2006-06-16T21:54:19Z")
RE: Oakminster, that he won’t by female products for his SO From this thread Take it to the Pit #1 I didn’t even see your post before I posted mine about – #2. You’re an asshole. Now that we have that out of the way… --- ## [I pit scum that like useing 2 eights(psst your code has been compromised)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-scum-that-like-useing-2-eights-psst-your-code-has-been-compromised/234161)
**Author:** [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2004, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-scum-that-like-useing-2-eights-psst-your-code-has-been-compromised/234161 "2004-03-21T08:35:46Z")
(intentionally misspelled that username, because I wanted to avoid writing, even in code, any thing close to Heil Hitl… the use of two eight’s is a clear reference to the eighth letter of the English alphabet.) I have d… --- ## [Who remembers public opinion of Reagan in the early '80s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-remembers-public-opinion-of-reagan-in-the-early-80s/635079)
**Author:** [@CoratDamar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoratDamar)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2012, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-remembers-public-opinion-of-reagan-in-the-early-80s/635079 "2012-10-11T17:43:40Z")
My perspective on this topic is somewhat limited due to my youth at the time. After Carter was defeated, what was the dominant impression of Reagan, up through say 1983? And how high-profile/common was outright criticism… --- ## [Space Force!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-force/845176)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2021, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-force/845176 "2021-09-26T04:47:04Z")
Seems it’s gonna be a thing, sorta: Space Force will start small but let Trump claim a big win The crux of the biscuit is this: I don’t believe that this will remain it’s own entity for very long at all. I doubt that… --- ## [Expressions that no one uses but you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-that-no-one-uses-but-you/242249)
**Author:** [@The\_Seventh\_Deadly\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Seventh_Deadly_Finn)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2004, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-that-no-one-uses-but-you/242249 "2004-05-10T00:43:26Z")
For years, I have used the expression “what’s-his-melon” (or “what’s-her-melon”) as an equivalent to “what’s-her-name,” “what’s-his-face,” etc. (I assume this comes from “melon” being slang for “head,” as in, “I’m going … --- ## [Need some real career advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-real-career-advice/710984)
**Author:** [@blackbolt\_1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blackbolt_1987)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2015, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-real-career-advice/710984 "2015-02-14T20:07:06Z")
Hi everyone I was wondering if I could get some advice here and how to go forward. About a year and a half ago I graduated college with my degree in accounting. I majored in accounting for one reason and one reason only … --- ## [Aliens demand the human race turn vegetarian - could we do it? Should we?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aliens-demand-the-human-race-turn-vegetarian-could-we-do-it-should-we/534390)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aliens-demand-the-human-race-turn-vegetarian-could-we-do-it-should-we/534390 "2010-04-03T21:21:37Z")
Aliens arrive on Earth tomorrow and announce “Your treatment and consumption of your planet’s animal species is unacceptable - you have one of your primitive Earth ‘years’ to stop this mistreatment, or we will intervene … --- ## [UCLA Rejects $3M Gift From Donald Sterling For Kidney Research](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ucla-rejects-3m-gift-from-donald-sterling-for-kidney-research/687373)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ucla-rejects-3m-gift-from-donald-sterling-for-kidney-research/687373 "2014-05-04T16:52:27Z")
IMO, that is seriously stupid on the part of UCLA. --- ## [Zarqawi Killed - Will It Make A Difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zarqawi-killed-will-it-make-a-difference/359862)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2006, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zarqawi-killed-will-it-make-a-difference/359862 "2006-06-13T21:29:33Z")
WaPo story To answer my own question, No. If killing Uday and Qusay, and capturing Saddam, both only proved to be bumps in the road to chaos, why should this be any different? The main thing going on right now in Iraq… --- ## [Are Republicans shooting themselves in the foot on health care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-republicans-shooting-themselves-in-the-foot-on-health-care/513707)
**Author:** [@Parthol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parthol)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2009, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-republicans-shooting-themselves-in-the-foot-on-health-care/513707 "2009-10-16T01:49:59Z")
Even assuming their anti-reform arguments are correct (which is certainly possible), are Republicans shooting themselves in the collective foot by opposing reform so staunchly? I ask this because, by most objective acco… --- ## ["Gunter Glieben Glauchen Globen". What's the first song that pops into your mind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunter-glieben-glauchen-globen-whats-the-first-song-that-pops-into-your-mind/761803)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunter-glieben-glauchen-globen-whats-the-first-song-that-pops-into-your-mind/761803 "2016-08-08T12:20:54Z")
Just something that popped into my head when I was in the car today and heard that bit of nonsense German on the radio. For me, the Offspring’s son is the first that comes to mind - I’m aware that Def Leppard came first,… --- ## [Nearwildheaven, you're a racist piece of shit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearwildheaven-youre-a-racist-piece-of-shit/803303)
**Author:** [@Emiliana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emiliana)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2018, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearwildheaven-youre-a-racist-piece-of-shit/803303 "2018-01-23T21:41:39Z")
In a thread on murder victims who needed to die, nearwildheaven presents us with the case of Martin Lee Anderson, a vile criminal who, God save us, was killed by prison guards before he could wreak yet more devastation u… --- ## [More Muslim Marvelousness? Or More Radical Muslim Marvelousness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-muslim-marvelousness-or-more-radical-muslim-marvelousness/573403)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-muslim-marvelousness-or-more-radical-muslim-marvelousness/573403 "2011-03-07T22:28:05Z")
It seems that that the sole Christian member of the Pakistan government (Minister for Religious Minorities) was killed by gunmen in Islamibad. Did this non-Muslim owe people money? Did he sleep with someone’s wife? Or wa… --- ## ["The Stand" questions take two](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stand-questions-take-two/572759)
**Author:** [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2011, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stand-questions-take-two/572759 "2011-03-01T07:39:12Z")
This question has bugged me since the first time I read it. So, the Captain Trips part of the story takes place over about a three week period, June something to about July 16th. Is this mathematically possible? What … --- ## [Buster Crabbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buster-crabbe/534904)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buster-crabbe/534904 "2010-04-08T02:12:06Z")
Buster Crabbe was one of my childhood heroes. He was in quite a few Westerns, played Flash Gordon, made many of those serials they played on Saturdays, was a Tarzan, and had many other appearances that had him ranking wi… --- ## [Off!- A vacation MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-a-vacation-mmp/819163)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2018, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-a-vacation-mmp/819163 "2018-08-13T00:25:35Z")
Well, there’s 14 hours of work between me and vacation, but the light at the end of the tunnel is in view.:slight\_smile: Talk amongst your selves --- ## [Travel Time by Ship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-time-by-ship/536734)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-time-by-ship/536734 "2010-04-21T16:34:21Z")
Limited air travel might force some to consider a ship from Europe to America. I’ve heard stories that a cross Atlantic trip is five weeks or more. Have travel times by ship improved since the luxury liner days 70 year… --- ## [Any inhabited islands in Colorado?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-inhabited-islands-in-colorado/709261)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-inhabited-islands-in-colorado/709261 "2015-01-14T13:54:54Z")
My search via Google Earth implies not, but just wondering. Anybody know if any other states lack inhabited islands? Yes, I’m on vacation this week. And loving it. --- ## [Do I have to pay taxes on money won in Canadian Casinos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-to-pay-taxes-on-money-won-in-canadian-casinos/142924)
**Author:** [@StikyIcky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StikyIcky)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2002, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-to-pay-taxes-on-money-won-in-canadian-casinos/142924 "2002-12-17T11:21:43Z")
I’ve been lurking around here for a couple weeks, and I finally have a question that needs answering. Background: I’m an American citizen. Last night, I went up to Casino Windsor in Canada. Thanks to the magic of the … --- ## [Did I Hear This Right, We Can Now Eat Horse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-hear-this-right-we-can-now-eat-horse/611577)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-hear-this-right-we-can-now-eat-horse/611577 "2012-02-06T19:51:55Z")
If so, who makes that decision, the FDA? And what are the parameters used to bring this about - horse overpopulation? Folks in my native Germany eat mule in the form of salami and my family in Eastern Germany served me … --- ## [NY Times - Trump helped parents use fraud to dodge taxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-times-trump-helped-parents-use-fraud-to-dodge-taxes/822338)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2018, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-times-trump-helped-parents-use-fraud-to-dodge-taxes/822338 "2018-10-21T12:01:28Z")
Another day another story but this one is from the 90s and both his parents are dead. Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father - The New York Times Might be hard to prove this so long af… --- ## [What (Exactly) Is Michelle Obama's Role In The School Lunch Program?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-michelle-obamas-role-in-the-school-lunch-program/720520)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2015, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-michelle-obamas-role-in-the-school-lunch-program/720520 "2015-05-23T20:06:22Z")
The Drudge report site has carried links to articles, which are critical of Michelle Obama’s role in setting standards for school lunches. Many of these focus on the following points: -the new lunches are not of good qu… --- ## [Acronyms (abbreviations?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acronyms-abbreviations/1514)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2005, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acronyms-abbreviations/1514 "2005-02-10T22:41:28Z")
It is already hard to debate with some of the members here, but I get definitely lost when they post “words” like BTW, AFP, BtK (I’m making up some of these, ok? :slight\_smile: ). So I’m asking you: Could you post a lis… --- ## [Do Any Zip Codes Cross County Lines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-zip-codes-cross-county-lines/780234)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2017, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-zip-codes-cross-county-lines/780234 "2017-02-21T14:01:21Z")
Far as I can tell, Zip Codes are contained without County boundaries. Are there any exceptions, Zip Codes that comprise parts of more than one county? --- ## [What is this metal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-metal/790095)
**Author:** [@yearofglad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yearofglad)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2017, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-metal/790095 "2017-07-09T19:15:00Z")
My dad has a fair amount of small metal chunks / flakes that we’ve been unable to identify. They were in an old glass Skippy peanut butter jar in my grandfather’s basement. I don’t know where my grandfather got them or w… --- ## ["My Husband Doesn’t Share My Faith" - Good Lord this poor man has the patience of a saint](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-doesn-t-share-my-faith-good-lord-this-poor-man-has-the-patience-of-a-saint/672936)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-doesn-t-share-my-faith-good-lord-this-poor-man-has-the-patience-of-a-saint/672936 "2013-11-09T02:42:13Z")
Re this post “My Husband Doesn’t Share My Faith” I think this poor, long suffering man is really the one who God has laid his hand on re giving him the grace of patience and forgiveness. --- ## [Veterinarians: how serious is this? (cat)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterinarians-how-serious-is-this-cat/620996)
**Author:** [@Kaio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaio)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2013, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterinarians-how-serious-is-this-cat/620996 "2013-01-02T09:48:53Z")
Background: we moved apartments a week ago, and because we’re broke and couldn’t hire movers it was an epic 17-hour ordeal and extremely stressful for the entire household, including my cat. He was shut in the bathroom … --- ## [Moose are funnier than elk. Why? And by how much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moose-are-funnier-than-elk-why-and-by-how-much/671028)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moose-are-funnier-than-elk-why-and-by-how-much/671028 "2013-10-17T18:08:35Z")
It’s a widely accepted observation that moose are funnier than elk. Just look at the number of moose jokes out there vs. the number of elk jokes. Some casual googling shows 3000 hits for “moose joke” and just under 100… --- ## [Sen Shelby from Alabama institutes a blanket hold on Obama nominees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sen-shelby-from-alabama-institutes-a-blanket-hold-on-obama-nominees/527938)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2010, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sen-shelby-from-alabama-institutes-a-blanket-hold-on-obama-nominees/527938 "2010-03-09T05:40:55Z")
Whats in the water in Alabama? They keep voting for Sessions who is an embarrassment to the nation. Now Shelby has issued a blank hold on 70 Obama nominees. He insists that his earmarks get reinstated before he will drop… --- ## [Kick the Commie!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kick-the-commie/599276)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2011, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kick-the-commie/599276 "2011-11-23T07:15:03Z")
Welp, I guess I’ve outed myself as a Communist. It’s been a long strange trip, from Green through Socialist, Jacobin, Social Democrat, New Deal Democrat, Libertarian Socialist, and aspiring God-Emperor (maybe most of the… --- ## [Favorite Fictional Detectives-Book Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fictional-detectives-book-division/608961)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fictional-detectives-book-division/608961 "2012-01-14T00:46:41Z")
Poll to follow later from top twenty. Who are your top three fictional book and/or magazine detectives, private or governmental? I’m looking for your personal favorites, not the ones you think are the best they are at w… --- ## [Why doesn't Everclear give me a hangover?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-everclear-give-me-a-hangover/450995)
**Author:** [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-everclear-give-me-a-hangover/450995 "2008-05-30T13:07:07Z")
Just as the thread title says, why doesn’t Everclear give me a hangover? At first it seems counterintuitive: 95% alcohol should equal a much worse morning than 40% alcohol. However, this isn’t the case. It doesn’t se… --- ## [Prior to Benghazi, 13 attacks on embassies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prior-to-benghazi-13-attacks-on-embassies/768999)
**Author:** [@Sputnikkk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sputnikkk)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2016, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prior-to-benghazi-13-attacks-on-embassies/768999 "2016-10-22T05:23:09Z")
Prior to Benghazi, there were 13 attacks on embassies and 60+ deaths under President George W. Bush. Why wasn’t anyone in the Bush administration scrutinized and blamed the way Hillary was? During any of those attack… --- ## [Earliest Birthdate of Person on Film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-birthdate-of-person-on-film/608189)
**Author:** [@relesabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/relesabe)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-birthdate-of-person-on-film/608189 "2017-02-23T17:26:11Z")
While Jeanne Calment was the oldest person to appear in a movie (and the oldest ever surviving actress) my question is probably not answered with her name. It does not have to be a professional. I am guessing that ther… --- ## [The red, white and blue color combination. Why is it so common?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-red-white-and-blue-color-combination-why-is-it-so-common/581936)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2011, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-red-white-and-blue-color-combination-why-is-it-so-common/581936 "2011-05-16T15:07:52Z")
Red, white and blue is quite common on flags. Navy suits are often worn with a white shirt and a red tie. Red and blue don’t mix though; they are neither analogous nor complementary colors. It’s like matching purple wit… --- ## [I just want to buy my crap and leave the store (long, mild and over reacting)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-buy-my-crap-and-leave-the-store-long-mild-and-over-reacting/321221)
**Author:** [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2005, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-buy-my-crap-and-leave-the-store-long-mild-and-over-reacting/321221 "2005-09-17T15:36:24Z")
In my house I have more DVD’s then places to put them. My current shelf is a very nice piece of furniture my wife’s father made – but it only holds about 200 DVD. I’ve got around 450 now. My entire “Twilight Zone” collec… --- ## [Music acts whose songs tend to be "quirky" -- not just about love or sex.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-acts-whose-songs-tend-to-be-quirky-not-just-about-love-or-sex/568624)
**Author:** [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-acts-whose-songs-tend-to-be-quirky-not-just-about-love-or-sex/568624 "2011-01-27T22:01:44Z")
Inspired by this thread. Here’s the thread for praising (or at least mentioning) those songwriters and bands who sing songs celebrating the planet Venus, the Battle of Hastings, non-syndicalist anarchists, Nicola Tesla,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1144&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1146&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)