# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1356&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:** 1357 --- ## [I already didn't like Elizabeth Dole. . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-already-didnt-like-elizabeth-dole/470125)
**Author:** [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-already-didnt-like-elizabeth-dole/470125 "2008-11-05T14:48:37Z")
… But in her reelection campaign against Democrat Kay Hagan, she’s released an ad using “godless” as a pejorative. Nice. Oh, forgot – fuck those fucking fuckers. --- ## [Hey, Kathleen Parker? I got yer fuckin' God right here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-kathleen-parker-i-got-yer-fuckin-god-right-here/84935)
**Author:** [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2001, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-kathleen-parker-i-got-yer-fuckin-god-right-here/84935 "2001-11-05T16:59:17Z")
From that great bastion of journalism, USA Today: Followed by about another seven or eight hundred words of verbal diarrhea about “evicting God from our public institutions” and “renegades from our traditional heritage… --- ## [Are swear words broadcast on US TV (specifically on Sex and the City)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-swear-words-broadcast-on-us-tv-specifically-on-sex-and-the-city/535988)
**Author:** [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-swear-words-broadcast-on-us-tv-specifically-on-sex-and-the-city/535988 "2010-04-14T23:14:32Z")
I’m sat here in the UK right now watching an old Sex and the City episode. So far there have been several f- words, and at least one c- word. When I lived in the US I don’t ever remember hearing this sort of stuff. Are t… --- ## [Do mushrooms cause jock itch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mushrooms-cause-jock-itch/53163)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2001, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mushrooms-cause-jock-itch/53163 "2001-02-07T18:11:53Z")
Does eating mushrooms (which are fungi) increase the likelihood of contracting fungal infections such as athlete’s foot and jock itch? --- ## [Stupidest anti-drug commercial yet.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-anti-drug-commercial-yet/149475)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2003, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-anti-drug-commercial-yet/149475 "2003-05-17T06:08:28Z")
Who is targetted by this commercial? The mom is crying about how she did drugs, then it shows her kid, who looks like he is about 10. He says “…and one time… I did it with her” Then back to the mom “I kept pushing him… … --- ## [I'm giving you 500 dollars. However, you must spend it immediately. What do you do with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-you-500-dollars-however-you-must-spend-it-immediately-what-do-you-do-with-it/744232)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2016, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-you-500-dollars-however-you-must-spend-it-immediately-what-do-you-do-with-it/744232 "2016-01-30T01:18:41Z")
All these threads that were about the Powerball and what would you do with millions and the like… …Let’s reverse it. Say I’ll give you 500 dollars, but on three conditions: You cannot use any of it to spend on anyone… --- ## [Were you a Scholastic Book Clubber Too?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-a-scholastic-book-clubber-too/462433)
**Author:** [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-a-scholastic-book-clubber-too/462433 "2008-09-09T00:15:09Z")
I still recall over thirty-five years later the thrill of seeing our third/fourth/fifth/sixth grade teacher come into the classroom with the great boxes of books we had ordered a couple weeks earlier. Seems to me, if me… --- ## [Hold my beer! and other phrases that happen before disaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-my-beer-and-other-phrases-that-happen-before-disaster/751251)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2016, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-my-beer-and-other-phrases-that-happen-before-disaster/751251 "2016-04-29T08:05:50Z")
In response to the “My son is an idiot thread” where the young man tried to pet a porcupine. I think many a teenager or young person will do some pretty stupid things either as a dare, part of a drinking issue, or just … --- ## [Another legal question spawned by a movie \[double jeopardy\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-legal-question-spawned-by-a-movie-double-jeopardy/630119)
**Author:** [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2013, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-legal-question-spawned-by-a-movie-double-jeopardy/630119 "2013-12-14T23:38:47Z")
Fracture with Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling. Evil rich guy shoots unfaithful wife, she’s in a brain dead coma, he beats the legal system and walks on attempted murder, then he pulls the plug on her. Gosling is the b… --- ## [Trump has been lying about how much money he makes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-been-lying-about-how-much-money-he-makes/757473)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2016, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-been-lying-about-how-much-money-he-makes/757473 "2016-06-19T07:07:21Z")
Back in July, I had this exchange: Yeah, looks like I had reason to think he was worth less. TYT on Youtube, June 7: Trump Makes Less Than $500K A Year??? So, is he lying about his vast wealth, is he committing tax… --- ## [Little Tassie's Son is Sick!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-tassies-son-is-sick/59548)
**Author:** [@flyboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flyboy)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2001, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-tassies-son-is-sick/59548 "2001-03-28T08:22:06Z")
I know I’m pretty new here, but I’m hoping the incredible spirit I’ve seen in this board will show itself again here. A couple weeks ago Little Tassie emailed me out of the blue, and since then I’ve gotten to know a litt… --- ## [Moments of schadenfreude in your life.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moments-of-schadenfreude-in-your-life/562840)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2010, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moments-of-schadenfreude-in-your-life/562840 "2010-12-09T22:33:38Z")
Inspired by this thread, in which I related a delicious little bit of linguistic schadenfreude I once experienced. It got me thinking about another incident, also involving military personnel in my hometown. Note: I sw… --- ## [The "Share a Random Story From Your Life" Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-share-a-random-story-from-your-life-thread/444881)
**Author:** [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2008, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-share-a-random-story-from-your-life-thread/444881 "2008-04-21T15:06:13Z")
Funny, sad, interesting, boring. I don’t really care. I just figure we need a good thread that passes the “I’d print it out and take it to the bathroom with me” test. And, since I asked, I’ll start it. Picture it. S… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 8.08 "How It's Gotta Be" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-8-08-how-its-gotta-be-open-spoilers/804163)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-8-08-how-its-gotta-be-open-spoilers/804163 "2018-02-23T04:43:41Z")
It’s a 90 minute episode tonight; Scott M. Gimple, Khary Payton (Ezekiel) and Yvette Nicole Brown are on Talking Dead tonight. --- ## [I don't want the beans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-want-the-beans/217375)
**Author:** [@spogga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spogga)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2003, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-want-the-beans/217375 "2003-12-14T06:45:14Z")
So at this time of year it’s busy at the post office. I started work at 5 and finished around 1.15. Me and a few of my co-workers decide to eat breakfast at the local supermarket. In front of us is a woman who orders … --- ## [Homemade windshield deicer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-windshield-deicer/384078)
**Author:** [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2013, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-windshield-deicer/384078 "2013-12-12T18:45:23Z")
Gosh, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? :wink: Anywho, I’m looking for recipies for homemade windshield deicer solution. I’ve got a handy dandy spray bottle and I want to be able to get rid of that nasty frost in the morn… --- ## [What's wrong with this idea to encourage handwashing in hospitals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-this-idea-to-encourage-handwashing-in-hospitals/568805)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2011, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-this-idea-to-encourage-handwashing-in-hospitals/568805 "2011-01-29T21:42:47Z")
It’s been suggested that the primary cause of nosocomial (hospital acquired) infection is health care providers not washing their hands enough. Studies show an appalling number of nurses and doctors don’t wash their hand… --- ## [A Dopefest like no other, brother-The Spiffling, 2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dopefest-like-no-other-brother-the-spiffling-2001/47548)
**Author:** [@Flypsyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flypsyde)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2001, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dopefest-like-no-other-brother-the-spiffling-2001/47548 "2001-03-20T12:42:58Z")
You’ve waited and pined… You’re marked the days off your calendars… Well, your wait is over folks. Like the Second Coming, Flyp has arrived to ease your burden of suffering and give your life meaning again. That’s righ… --- ## [Samclem, you are a dumbass.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samclem-you-are-a-dumbass/486804)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2009, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samclem-you-are-a-dumbass/486804 "2009-02-22T03:04:52Z")
Idiot Mod. My thread was asking for a goddamn factual question, you pus-brained moron. I don’t want rants, you jackass. Fuck off, bitch. --- ## [Smoke detector: What am I doing wrong? Still chirping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoke-detector-what-am-i-doing-wrong-still-chirping/497462)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2009, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoke-detector-what-am-i-doing-wrong-still-chirping/497462 "2009-05-25T04:44:04Z")
So my smoke detector started chirping. Aha! The battery is dead, I think. So I replace the battery. It keeps chirping. I go out and get fresh batteries. It keeps chirping. I then notice that the detector has a date of 19… --- ## [LOTR age question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-age-question/641716)
**Author:** [@Crab007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crab007)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-age-question/641716 "2012-11-24T20:31:52Z")
How old is Legolas and Aragorn in Return of the king? and How old is Thorin in the Hobbit? --- ## [Hell's Kitchen Fall 2010 Thread (no spoilers) \[edited title \]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hells-kitchen-fall-2010-thread-no-spoilers-edited-title/554734)
**Author:** [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hells-kitchen-fall-2010-thread-no-spoilers-edited-title/554734 "2010-12-17T16:23:41Z")
Oh my god. He shall be called “Flounder” That is all for now. --- ## [Lost in Translation movie... wow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-in-translation-movie-wow/226983)
**Author:** [@Rashak\_Mani](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rashak_Mani)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2004, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-in-translation-movie-wow/226983 "2004-03-24T16:00:44Z")
Just saw this movie and was dissapointed in not finding any threads here about it ! Well what a nice movie… funny, charming, touching and food for thought all in one. Scarlett Johanson was so so good… good acting. Bill … --- ## [Movies that I must watch due to their titles becoming neologisms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-i-must-watch-due-to-their-titles-becoming-neologisms/683504)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-i-must-watch-due-to-their-titles-becoming-neologisms/683504 "2014-04-05T15:06:28Z")
I was just in another thread when someone said “this isn’t Sophie’s choice” and it got me thinking, I really need to see Sophie’s Choice so I can get what that’s all about on a truly emotional level. I’ve heard about wha… --- ## [I will reset your memory on three television shows; it'll be like your first time seeing them.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-reset-your-memory-on-three-television-shows-itll-be-like-your-first-time-seeing-them/796718)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2017, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-reset-your-memory-on-three-television-shows-itll-be-like-your-first-time-seeing-them/796718 "2017-10-01T07:00:31Z")
I see comments all the time about how people wish they could watch a show again like it was the first time and that they’re envious of people seeing it newly. Well, suppose I (or a genie) could do that for you. What th… --- ## [How long would it take for two human populations to become a distinct species?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-it-take-for-two-human-populations-to-become-a-distinct-species/513570)
**Author:** [@Bisected8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bisected8)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2009, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-it-take-for-two-human-populations-to-become-a-distinct-species/513570 "2009-10-16T23:38:30Z")
Say in the far future a population of 1000 humans apiece were somehow transported to the planets Zig and Zog (both of which have a mysteriously Earth-like environment and are on opposite sides of a galaxy) and lost commu… --- ## [How long does it take to get symptoms of food poisoning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-symptoms-of-food-poisoning/247079)
**Author:** [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2004, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-symptoms-of-food-poisoning/247079 "2004-05-26T23:18:16Z")
If I get cramps, etc. at 3 PM should I suspect it was caused by lunch? breakfast? last night’s dinner? --- ## [Help! Indentifying Beatles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-indentifying-beatles/595129)
**Author:** [@automagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/automagic)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2011, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-indentifying-beatles/595129 "2011-09-06T16:36:07Z")
This is a video of The Beatles singing Help! and I have a hard time recognizing them. Could you please help me identify which is which. There is a nice shot of all of them at 0:14 or you could just let me k… --- ## [Why did I black out when giving blood (when everyone ELSE was fine?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-i-black-out-when-giving-blood-when-everyone-else-was-fine/189391)
**Author:** [@JKB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKB)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2003, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-i-black-out-when-giving-blood-when-everyone-else-was-fine/189391 "2003-07-21T03:35:26Z")
Went to a blood drive earlier this week, and nearly fainted afterwards while everyone else was just fine. Why? I wasn’t nervous and blood/needles/medicinal stuff doesn’t bother me. In fact, I was chatting and joking… --- ## [Boy did I have those lyrics wrong!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-did-i-have-those-lyrics-wrong/549771)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-did-i-have-those-lyrics-wrong/549771 "2010-09-24T19:06:46Z")
Paralyzer from Finger 11. I’ve been singing along to what I thought was “put your place on my face”, thinking it was kinky and dirty. I just found out today that it’s “or your place or my place”. --- ## [How DO you pronounce 'debacle'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-debacle/302884)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2005, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-debacle/302884 "2005-05-09T19:53:27Z")
According to MW, there are four variants for its pronounciation. IMO, the fourth possibility given by MW may be a “we throw in the towel, we give up, if that’s the way people are pronouncing it nowadays, so be it” varia… --- ## [NFL Week 11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11/737999)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11/737999 "2015-11-25T18:33:25Z")
Thursday 8:25 PM EST : Tennessee ( 3 ) at Jacksonville ( -3 ) Sunday 1:00 PM EST : Tampa Bay ( 7 ) at Philadelphia ( -7 ) 1:00 PM EST : Oakland ( -1 ) at Detroit ( 1 ) 1:00 PM EST : Washington ( 7.5 ) at Carolina ( … --- ## [Shouldn't physics theories declaring themselves to be unprovable be dismissed out of hand? Faith|Sci](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shouldnt-physics-theories-declaring-themselves-to-be-unprovable-be-dismissed-out-of-hand-faith-sci/642867)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shouldnt-physics-theories-declaring-themselves-to-be-unprovable-be-dismissed-out-of-hand-faith-sci/642867 "2012-12-06T00:30:15Z")
See subject. I believe I’ve seen some seriously spelled out as such. Now physics theories that are unprovable at the moment are fine. 2. But the theories I am thinking of, which say “the math works, so it has a right … --- ## [What British Series Should I Watch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-british-series-should-i-watch/594895)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2011, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-british-series-should-i-watch/594895 "2011-09-11T05:34:56Z")
OK I just finished watching the DVDs of Steptoe and Son. I loved it. It was much darker than the American counter part Sanford and Son. Of course I’ve seen Fawlty Towers, Ab Fab and Keeping up Appearences, which I like. … --- ## [You're a Freaking CPA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-freaking-cpa/577226)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2011, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-freaking-cpa/577226 "2011-04-10T01:31:13Z")
You’re kidding right? Really, you’re just some guy who wandered in off the street, right? I mean a CPA is expected to have some minimal level of education. No, I do not have a W-2 form. My employer is not required to gi… --- ## ["Goat Rope" ????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goat-rope/117675)
**Author:** [@TVGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVGuy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2002, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goat-rope/117675 "2002-07-07T05:30:51Z")
I’ve been trying to find an answer to this one for months now (OK, so maybe I don’t actually have a life…) Where does the term “goat rope” come from in describing a messed up situation or screwy turn of events? Example… --- ## [Please explain the cosmic background radiation image to me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-cosmic-background-radiation-image-to-me/653678)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2018, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-cosmic-background-radiation-image-to-me/653678 "2018-01-12T15:36:55Z")
Whenever cosmic background radiation is mentioned on the internet, it is accompanied by this image. What exactly am I looking at? Is this a map of the entire universe at some point in time? Is this radiation still eve… --- ## [Essure 0, Super Fertility, 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essure-0-super-fertility-1/294134)
**Author:** [@Chotii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chotii)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2005, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essure-0-super-fertility-1/294134 "2005-04-05T01:37:04Z")
18 months ago, 6 weeks after the birth of my 4th child, I had myself sterilized with the Essure procedure. 3 months later, I had the dye study to make sure it had been successful. Sure enough, not a wisp of dye could be … --- ## [Are Sally And Linus Ever In The Same Classroom (Peanuts)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sally-and-linus-ever-in-the-same-classroom-peanuts/607275)
**Author:** [@BeaMyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeaMyra)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2023, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sally-and-linus-ever-in-the-same-classroom-peanuts/607275 "2023-04-11T04:54:50Z")
In the comic “Peanuts” I know sometimes Charlie Brown and Linus are sometimes shown in the same class, though Linus is younger than CB. A friend of mine assures me that Linus and Sally have been shown in the same class.… --- ## [Need ideas for a clever sign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-ideas-for-a-clever-sign/681180)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2014, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-ideas-for-a-clever-sign/681180 "2014-02-14T18:12:28Z")
I share an office with another guy. We’re both smart, and we both work on reporting a lot (among other things). We are the answer guys when someone needs to know “why does this report show this number, it doesn’t seem ri… --- ## [Pimple in my ear!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pimple-in-my-ear/645424)
**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2012, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pimple-in-my-ear/645424 "2012-12-29T12:30:14Z")
If I had the skill that some of you folks do at creative, nigh-literary profanity, I’d put this in the Pit–but I don’t. When I get irate, my vocabulary contracts down to variations on the word “fuck”, which is pretty bo… --- ## [Why on Earth would Captain America not open on July 4th?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-on-earth-would-captain-america-not-open-on-july-4th/576646)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-on-earth-would-captain-america-not-open-on-july-4th/576646 "2011-04-02T16:28:09Z")
In the US at least, or at least the July 4th weekend. It’s actual US release date is July 22, so it’s not like the movie wouldn’t already be finished. Maybe there’s a practical reason I’m missing, like they’re dodging … --- ## [Motorcycle Riders...Confrontations With Cars..Etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle-riders-confrontations-with-cars-etc/804463)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2017, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle-riders-confrontations-with-cars-etc/804463 "2017-12-23T03:32:04Z")
I have been watching a plethora of motorcycle videos that proclaim to show how stupid drivers of cars they interact with are. Many of them, I tend to agree with the rider, whether they get brushed by the car, initiate a … --- ## [With friends like Hemlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-friends-like-hemlock/101033)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2002, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-friends-like-hemlock/101033 "2002-04-05T08:25:49Z")
Regarding Hemlock’s appalling conduct: Who the fuck are you to decide that you know what’s best for these people? Where do you get off spreading information that you don’t know to be true to the potential detriment of … --- ## [What's the straight dope on honey from a vegan standpoint?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-honey-from-a-vegan-standpoint/577050)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2011, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-honey-from-a-vegan-standpoint/577050 "2011-04-09T10:58:44Z")
I know vegans don’t eat honey, but what is the truth behind honey production? Does it negatively impact the bees? I really don’t know anything about the process. What’s the rationale for avoiding it? --- ## [Revisiting covid denial and covid restrictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revisiting-covid-denial-and-covid-restrictions/998932)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revisiting-covid-denial-and-covid-restrictions/998932 "2024-09-13T11:48:15Z")
I am wondering why all the people I know who’ve never been vaxxed for covid have never gotten sick. --- ## [Would male adolescents prone to rage fits respond to beatings as discipline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-male-adolescents-prone-to-rage-fits-respond-to-beatings-as-discipline/644189)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2013, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-male-adolescents-prone-to-rage-fits-respond-to-beatings-as-discipline/644189 "2013-01-02T08:46:15Z")
In this Slate article this mother is terrified of her adolescent son who is prone to fly into violent rages. Her attempts to deal with him rationally seemingly have little positive effect. If this boy was put into the c… --- ## [What is the word clerics use to discount reason?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-word-clerics-use-to-discount-reason/773407)
**Author:** [@Ornery\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ornery_Bob)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2016, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-word-clerics-use-to-discount-reason/773407 "2016-12-08T21:56:47Z")
There’s a word that’s commonly used by religious people that basically means religion (or God) is not subject to logical scrutiny. You point out a logical problem, for instance, and they say, “That’s just X” - which bas… --- ## [Is there any real use for the Moon in interplanetary travel/shipping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-real-use-for-the-moon-in-interplanetary-travel-shipping/610833)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2012, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-real-use-for-the-moon-in-interplanetary-travel-shipping/610833 "2012-01-30T00:12:25Z")
At the end of The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, the point is made that Luna’s best economic future is not as a farm but as a step at the top of the gravity well of an industrialized planet, IOW, a transshipment point between… --- ## [GoT query: why does Petyr Baelish want Harrenhall so badly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-query-why-does-petyr-baelish-want-harrenhall-so-badly/657354)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-query-why-does-petyr-baelish-want-harrenhall-so-badly/657354 "2013-05-08T13:58:16Z")
In the show, Harrenhall looks like a mess. Burned buildings, messes everywhere, HUGE rebuilding project. So why does Lord Baelish seem to get a boner every time it’s offered to him? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1355&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1357&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)