# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1417&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:** 1418 --- ## [Do humans dying of rabies get aggressive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-humans-dying-of-rabies-get-aggressive/475063)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2008, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-humans-dying-of-rabies-get-aggressive/475063 "2008-12-04T15:53:54Z")
I was running to an old “This American Life” and heard a story about a woman attacked by a rabid raccoon and the trouble she had getting the right shots, which made me wonder about it. I know that once the disease gets … --- ## [Ask the Arab Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-arab-guy/244807)
**Author:** [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2004, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-arab-guy/244807 "2004-05-14T13:23:11Z")
A lot of the world’s attention is focused on the Middle East right now, and has been for a long time. With everything that’s happening in Iraq and Palestine, it sometimes seems like people aren’t talking about anything … --- ## [When can we stop obsessing over WWII?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-can-we-stop-obsessing-over-wwii/567613)
**Author:** [@The\_Amazing\_Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Amazing_Hanna)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-can-we-stop-obsessing-over-wwii/567613 "2011-01-15T18:04:33Z")
(Posted after accidentally switching to the Hitler, sorry, History Channel.) World War II ended almost three score and ten years ago. The babies born to parents who returned from the war are now old men and women. The c… --- ## [And so it starts - Bush and abortion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-so-it-starts-bush-and-abortion/51332)
**Author:** [@Jaakko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaakko)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2001, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-so-it-starts-bush-and-abortion/51332 "2001-01-28T02:27:20Z")
The link: http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010122/ts/bush\_abortion.html So, Bush is starting to act out his anti-abortion stance. He seems to have begun his term in quite a religious way, and I wonder how far he’ll g… --- ## [What's this white crud on my chair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-white-crud-on-my-chair/583279)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2011, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-white-crud-on-my-chair/583279 "2011-06-12T14:11:00Z")
I put this in IMHO instead of GQ because I don’t know if anyone can offer anything more than just an opinion. Joke responses are invited, but I’m really curious about this. I have a basic office chair at work – swivel … --- ## [The Big Bang Theory 5/12--The Engagement Reaction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-5-12-the-engagement-reaction/581655)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2013, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-5-12-the-engagement-reaction/581655 "2013-12-07T16:40:33Z")
Mrs. Wolowitz ends up in the hospital after Howard tells her he’s marrying Bernadette. --- ## [Everybody Loves Raymond](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-loves-raymond/516436)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2009, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-loves-raymond/516436 "2009-11-10T19:57:21Z")
I’m sure some you remember the episode of ELR where Marie takes the covers off the sofas and the ensuing hilarity that comes from Ray trying to each chips on the bare sofa? What episode was that? Can any of you find a … --- ## [In what way was Hillary Clinton responsible for Benghazi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-way-was-hillary-clinton-responsible-for-benghazi/788753)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2017, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-way-was-hillary-clinton-responsible-for-benghazi/788753 "2017-06-15T10:27:25Z")
If an Exxon gas station gets robbed, you don’t blame the CEO of exxon for it, right? Even if the clerk at the station asked for more security, that request would never have reached the CEOs desk. The only way you could… --- ## [Do you believe in a God , or God(s)? Please participate!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-in-a-god-or-god-s-please-participate/605029)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-in-a-god-or-god-s-please-participate/605029 "2011-12-10T23:22:27Z")
Inspired by a claimin this thread that there are almost no believers on the SDMB, I’m curious as to our atheist/agnostic/believer split. I’ve no doubt we’re way over the worldwide average for non believers, but let’s tr… --- ## [What composer wrote the most technically challenging piano pieces?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-composer-wrote-the-most-technically-challenging-piano-pieces/390242)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2014, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-composer-wrote-the-most-technically-challenging-piano-pieces/390242 "2014-04-17T20:45:31Z")
Who wrote the best music is a far more subjective matter. I am interested in of the most famous composers of the Classical and Romantic periods, which ones wrote the most technically difficult pieces to play. For instanc… --- ## [Cooking with garlic: dumb question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-with-garlic-dumb-question/483381)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2009, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-with-garlic-dumb-question/483381 "2009-02-05T21:44:44Z")
Something I’ve been meaning to ask for some time. The veggie stock thread reminded me, but I didn’t want to derail it. I don’t understand the principle of adding cloves of garlic to dishes. My ignorance means I miss out… --- ## [In what year did you think 'A Christmas Story' was set?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-year-did-you-think-a-christmas-story-was-set/708511)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2015, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-year-did-you-think-a-christmas-story-was-set/708511 "2015-01-03T06:12:38Z")
Being that it was marathoned on cable like it is every Christmas I happened to look it up and was surprised to find it was supposed to be set around 1939. There’s a few anachronisms here & there but this \*was \*the year t… --- ## [Some of the new board gizmos are making it suck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-of-the-new-board-gizmos-are-making-it-suck/544331)
**Author:** [@spinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spinky)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2010, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-of-the-new-board-gizmos-are-making-it-suck/544331 "2010-10-13T21:44:22Z")
I haven’t done much investigation to figure out exactly what new doohickey is causing this, but a few weeks ago, browsing the board on my phone (an Android phone) got super sucky. I suspect it’s some of the new ShareThi… --- ## [Is there even the tiniest shred of veracity to the claims of the anti-vax nutters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-even-the-tiniest-shred-of-veracity-to-the-claims-of-the-anti-vax-nutters/587469)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-even-the-tiniest-shred-of-veracity-to-the-claims-of-the-anti-vax-nutters/587469 "2011-07-02T21:13:03Z")
I got into it at school today with a couple of anti-vax woohoos. I gotta stop hanging around community colleges. One of them was the instructor who is teaching the course I’m taking, and the other was a classmate who, fr… --- ## [Is Britain Broken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-britain-broken/503213)
**Author:** [@Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walker_in_Eternity)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2009, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-britain-broken/503213 "2009-08-01T21:18:40Z")
In many respects things are better than they have ever been, better medical care and the like, but there seems to be something fundamentally wrong with our society, nobody has respect for anyone anymore, there is a gener… --- ## [Collounsbury, if you don't mind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collounsbury-if-you-dont-mind/112681)
**Author:** [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2002, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collounsbury-if-you-dont-mind/112681 "2002-06-22T22:55:21Z")
I enjoy reading your SDMB posts. I find that, pound for pound, your signal-to-noise ratio approaches that of the best of the SDMB. I learn things from reading what you write. And, hopefully, that is the goal of most o… --- ## [Machinist's Tool Boxes Mirrors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/machinists-tool-boxes-mirrors/600405)
**Author:** [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/machinists-tool-boxes-mirrors/600405 "2011-10-23T19:27:27Z")
For those of you out there who own or have seen machinist’s tool chests here’s a question: why do the inside http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MDxkZHBdL.\_AA160\_.jpg" have a square mirror mounted at 45 degrees? I’ve… --- ## [Goodbye, Bennigans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-bennigans/458132)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-bennigans/458132 "2008-08-04T20:45:17Z")
The chain restaurant that we love to hate is filing bankruptcy. Bankruptcy --- ## [UPDATE: Cop shoots, kills teen after he skips out on check at IHOP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-cop-shoots-kills-teen-after-he-skips-out-on-check-at-ihop/386561)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2007, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-cop-shoots-kills-teen-after-he-skips-out-on-check-at-ihop/386561 "2007-01-10T19:58:59Z")
This is an update to this thread: Cop shoots, kills teen after he skips out on check at IHOP This happened back in February 2006. In a nutshell, some kids skipped out on their check at an IHOP, and as they were driving … --- ## [What's the Least Funny TV Show Ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-least-funny-tv-show-ever/333292)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2005, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-least-funny-tv-show-ever/333292 "2005-12-25T15:13:00Z")
In homage to this thread, of course. My nominees: The Tom Green Show- I could never understand what made him a star. Con- I think it’s cancelled, but in addition to being unfunny the show was downright cruel, making p… --- ## [What could cause cold water pipes to be hot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-cause-cold-water-pipes-to-be-hot/391462)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2007, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-cause-cold-water-pipes-to-be-hot/391462 "2007-02-10T16:24:16Z")
The cold water in my house operates extremely oddly. When first turned on, it is room temperature, as one expects it. It then gets warm, and eventually as hot as the hot water…but then a little while later it goes back… --- ## [Do Most non-Americans Know How Despised Bush is in the U.S.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-most-non-americans-know-how-despised-bush-is-in-the-u-s/441818)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2008, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-most-non-americans-know-how-despised-bush-is-in-the-u-s/441818 "2008-03-26T15:29:27Z")
This may have been asked before but in absence of search I’ll ask again. Do most non-Americans (I’m referring mostly to western democracies with reasonably high standards of living and full access to news and net) know … --- ## ["A disk read error occured": What can I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-disk-read-error-occured-what-can-i-do/647674)
**Author:** [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-disk-read-error-occured-what-can-i-do/647674 "2013-01-22T03:13:43Z")
Can I have some computer help? About a year ago I bought a lightly used Asus Eee netbook that runs Windows 7, and everything was running smoothly. One day I had a couple of tabs open, and the computer froze. I tried c… --- ## [Sleeping in, a sunriseless MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-in-a-sunriseless-mmp/829331)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2019, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-in-a-sunriseless-mmp/829331 "2019-02-18T04:32:53Z")
It’s only slightly joking when I say I look forward to Moanday morning when I can sleep in…& go to irk. Usually that more true in the summer months but it was true this weekend too. Fri night/Sat morn, I was out all ni… --- ## [Newscasters say "Attorneys General." Why isn't it "Attorney Generals"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newscasters-say-attorneys-general-why-isnt-it-attorney-generals/613026)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2012, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newscasters-say-attorneys-general-why-isnt-it-attorney-generals/613026 "2012-02-19T07:59:15Z")
Question is in subject line. Thanks. --- ## [What do you think is an elite school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-an-elite-school/831035)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2019, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-an-elite-school/831035 "2019-03-26T14:40:09Z")
So as not to hijack this thread. Which schools do you think are elite colleges and universities. This is a knee jerk reaction. Your perception of the school as a whole. Not your specialized knowledge of what schools ar… --- ## [Looking back on your life, what would you have done differently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-back-on-your-life-what-would-you-have-done-differently/591209)
**Author:** [@ecoaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ecoaster)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-back-on-your-life-what-would-you-have-done-differently/591209 "2011-08-07T17:21:10Z")
Looking back on your life, what one thing would you have done differently? In other words, imagine giving advice to your younger self (whether one year ago or twenty years ago). What would you say? I’m interested in ac… --- ## [Cherished Children's Books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cherished-childrens-books/446054)
**Author:** [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2008, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cherished-childrens-books/446054 "2008-04-26T02:38:34Z")
I’d like to hear about some books that were important to people growing up. I’ve searched and found recommendations and gift ideas for certain ages, but I don’t have a specific age in mind (FWIW my oldest is five and the… --- ## [Don't "help the military family down the street". . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-help-the-military-family-down-the-street/310297)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2005, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-help-the-military-family-down-the-street/310297 "2005-07-08T13:40:51Z")
. . . pay them a decent fucking wage to begin with! :mad: It really chapped my ass to hear Bush on TV just now encouraging people to support our troops by “helping the military family down the street.” Why can’t America… --- ## [Is this Wong or is it White?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-wong-or-is-it-white/104535)
**Author:** [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2002, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-wong-or-is-it-white/104535 "2002-04-30T00:04:38Z")
Well, what can I say? I find them ingenious and funny. A few Chinese friends of mine also find them funny but they are not Californians, they are actual Chinese… And the (less than) Great Debate is: Is this racist or… --- ## [Zomg! Swine flu! Swiiiiine fluuuuuu!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zomg-swine-flu-swiiiiine-fluuuuuu/515613)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2009, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zomg-swine-flu-swiiiiine-fluuuuuu/515613 "2009-11-03T17:31:03Z")
We had to take the Small One to the walk-in clinic last night as she had a urinary tract infection. Unfortunately the wait was longer than normal because the doctors were hopelessly overwhelmed with people who were conv… --- ## [Test Your Movie Knowledge: Part III!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iii/197493)
**Author:** [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2003, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iii/197493 "2003-08-25T21:03:24Z")
Okay, Folks, time for pat three of Test Your Movie Knowledge. The rules for this trivia game can be found at the two previous threads: Test your Movie Knowledge! Test Your Movie Knowledge: Part II Let’s stick with an a… --- ## [the 'Ten Conservative Principles': worth debating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ten-conservative-principles-worth-debating/518861)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2009, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ten-conservative-principles-worth-debating/518861 "2009-11-28T06:29:53Z")
Cruising by the AP feed this evening, I noticed this article on an attempt by several Republican National Committee members to put forward a resolution demanding a test of ideological purity for candidates. Dubbed “The P… --- ## [Unconvinced that mainstream conservatives (Tea Partiers) are evil and stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unconvinced-that-mainstream-conservatives-tea-partiers-are-evil-and-stupid/596248)
**Author:** [@spazurek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spazurek)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unconvinced-that-mainstream-conservatives-tea-partiers-are-evil-and-stupid/596248 "2011-09-26T16:45:15Z")
(1) Favoring a heath care policy that lets a 30-year-old die for lack of insurance. First of all, evil, plain and simple. Second, and just as important, pathetically stupid – not a SINGLE one of them would actually go … --- ## [Open carry of firearms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-carry-of-firearms/588118)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2011, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-carry-of-firearms/588118 "2011-07-11T03:03:23Z")
I see a lot of threads around the dope with questions about firearms, the legality or otherwise. Seems to be a popular topic. :smiley: Obviously laws vary by state, so there’ll be no single definitive answer, but happy … --- ## [Russian diminutives and personal names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-diminutives-and-personal-names/495796)
**Author:** [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-diminutives-and-personal-names/495796 "2009-05-10T22:23:37Z")
I’ve been thinking of writing a story set in Russia, and I’d like some clarification on the diminutive forms of Russian personal names. It’s my understanding that certain diminutives are generally used only by certain t… --- ## [Things which should be simple, but which are not](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-which-should-be-simple-but-which-are-not/834401)
**Author:** [@DrForrester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrForrester)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2019, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-which-should-be-simple-but-which-are-not/834401 "2019-06-09T19:25:51Z")
It seems to me that there are many things in life which have become significantly more complex than an outside observer would have any reason to expect. Here are a few - Food. How is this a thing? How do thousands … --- ## [Tomato milkshakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-milkshakes/663736)
**Author:** [@Molotok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molotok)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2013, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-milkshakes/663736 "2013-07-20T03:18:00Z")
I had a brainwave today. There are many dishes that contain both milk and tomatoes, and they taste very good. So I’m thinking a tomato milkshake-type beverage would be a winner, no? Is there already a drink like this in … --- ## [French name for decades and base 20 thought patterns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-name-for-decades-and-base-20-thought-patterns/572892)
**Author:** [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2011, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-name-for-decades-and-base-20-thought-patterns/572892 "2011-03-04T14:09:25Z")
What do the French call “the 90s” or “the 70s”? It seems very strange to call a decade “les quatre-vingts dix” when the rest of the number words for that decade don’t have “dix” in them at all. On that note, I have to … --- ## [Why does my parchment paper smoke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-parchment-paper-smoke/520129)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2009, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-parchment-paper-smoke/520129 "2009-12-06T15:10:42Z")
It says right on the package ‘great for baking’ and goes on to talk about baking a loaf in parchment and ease of transfer to the freezer. I use this stuff for cookies (like right this moment) and it fills the house with… --- ## [Hey, it's that herpes girl!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-its-that-herpes-girl/297857)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2005, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-its-that-herpes-girl/297857 "2005-04-13T02:10:29Z")
There was a commercial for a herpes medicine on teevee yesterday, where a rather attractive woman talks about ‘her’ herpes. (I assume that she is not actually infected, but is just playing a role.) I wonder how that co… --- ## [ARod arbitration ruling: Banned for entire 2014 season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arod-arbitration-ruling-banned-for-entire-2014-season/678524)
**Author:** [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2014, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arod-arbitration-ruling-banned-for-entire-2014-season/678524 "2014-02-09T23:06:04Z")
Entire season, playoffs, as well. ARod plans to got to court to get an injunction, but it’s a real long shot. http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24405698/report-arod-ruling-imminent-decision-appears-favorable… --- ## ["Devotees" in the news again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/devotees-in-the-news-again/627893)
**Author:** [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/devotees-in-the-news-again/627893 "2012-07-19T01:02:22Z")
Boy I hate how cynical I’ve become. Anyone smell a rathere? --- ## [Viva Espana ! I’m impressed by your courage and determination.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viva-espana-i-m-impressed-by-your-courage-and-determination/234615)
**Author:** [@Aldebaran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aldebaran)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2004, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viva-espana-i-m-impressed-by-your-courage-and-determination/234615 "2004-03-21T21:05:36Z")
The Spanish people has my most honest admiration. They showed the whole world how democracy works and how to react when terrorism hits a country and its citizens. They have lived with this threat and reality since decade… --- ## [Phrase origin: Piss like a racehorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrase-origin-piss-like-a-racehorse/60966)
**Author:** [@Frumpy\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frumpy_Jones)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2001, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrase-origin-piss-like-a-racehorse/60966 "2001-04-06T15:25:58Z")
At lunch today, one of my fellow workers uttered he had to “piss like a (chineese) racehorse”. This led us to talk about it’s origin. my WAG was that racehorse, either before or after a race, empty their bladders and do… --- ## ["hacks"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hacks/715008)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2015, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hacks/715008 "2015-03-17T11:25:38Z")
Look, internet, I know language evolves and all, but you have to stop using this word. You didn’t bypass your kitchen’s firewall when you put pancake mix in a ketchup bottle, you just wasted a bunch of time. You didn’t… --- ## [Doper college football poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-college-football-poll/558221)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2010, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-college-football-poll/558221 "2010-11-30T15:23:47Z")
Let’s just do the top ten, because I don’t want to have to do the math for 25 teams. Coaches have a football poll. So do sports writers. Computers have several. Let’s do a doper poll. Ever so often I’ll add up the p… --- ## [Why do so many people put Sunoco stickers on their cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-people-put-sunoco-stickers-on-their-cars/437914)
**Author:** [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2008, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-people-put-sunoco-stickers-on-their-cars/437914 "2008-02-17T23:35:06Z")
Gotta admit that I’m a little confused here. I see these stickers all the time on the road. Are people really that passionate about their gasoline choice and, if so, why don’t I ever see stickers from other gas stations? … --- ## [False Rape Accusations Revisited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/false-rape-accusations-revisited/367227)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2006, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/false-rape-accusations-revisited/367227 "2006-08-07T14:21:57Z")
Tamara Anne Moonier drove to the Fullerton, California police station on June 6, 2004, and reported a chilling tale – she had been kidnapped at gunpoint from the parking lot of a local bar, taken to a nearby home, and ga… --- ## [What do you do when you're so utterly exhausted & angry at an adult child you can't think straight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-when-youre-so-utterly-exhausted-angry-at-an-adult-child-you-cant-think-straight/752789)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2016, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-when-youre-so-utterly-exhausted-angry-at-an-adult-child-you-cant-think-straight/752789 "2016-04-30T01:36:56Z")
I’ll save the long backstory and cut to the chase. I have a 29 year old daughter who has had a good deal of difficultly “launching”. She lives with my ex and is still in the same room she has when she was one year old. S… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1416&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1418&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)