# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1524&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:** 1525 --- ## [Rabies Symptoms in Humans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rabies-symptoms-in-humans/431517)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2008, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rabies-symptoms-in-humans/431517 "2008-01-05T03:41:30Z")
I know that carnivores like dogs often go mad and become aggressive–I read “Cujo.” But what about people? I have seen photos of people restrained to their beds. Is this because of attacking? (Also, in the recent film “I… --- ## [Are you planning to vote for GOP candidate/against Obama in '12?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-planning-to-vote-for-gop-candidate-against-obama-in-12/614662)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-planning-to-vote-for-gop-candidate-against-obama-in-12/614662 "2012-03-06T12:17:09Z")
Just wondering, because the more I regard this fucked-up field spouting hateful nonsense I wonder who can support such a choice. --- ## [Can Stove Top Stuffing Go Bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-stove-top-stuffing-go-bad/494889)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-stove-top-stuffing-go-bad/494889 "2009-05-01T15:47:52Z")
I was in the store and I saw they had Stove Top stuffing (Turkey ONLY) marked down to 25¢ a box. So I asked the clerk if there was any limit to it. She said “No, that’s from Thanksgiving, we’ve been trying to get rid of … --- ## [Have you all heard the latest political victim of Sacha Baron Cohen's new political show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-all-heard-the-latest-political-victim-of-sacha-baron-cohens-new-political-show/818485)
**Author:** [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2018, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-all-heard-the-latest-political-victim-of-sacha-baron-cohens-new-political-show/818485 "2018-07-31T18:07:48Z")
Hey everyone, I’ve been reading about several politicians (mostly) Republicans who’ve been manipulated by Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, Ali G, etc) into making fools of themselves on camera, The latest victim is a legislato… --- ## [against dualism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/against-dualism/134959)
**Author:** [@David\_God\_of\_Frogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_God_of_Frogs)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2003, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/against-dualism/134959 "2003-01-07T22:08:20Z")
Dualism may sound like some irrelevant philosophical position, but most people (who grew up in the western world, at least) have a pretty intuitive concept of it. Basically, it is the idea that there are two “worlds” th… --- ## [Has The Bell Curve been completely discredited?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-bell-curve-been-completely-discredited/320408)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2005, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-bell-curve-been-completely-discredited/320408 "2005-09-09T04:40:52Z")
Several years ago, the controversial book The Bell Curve was published. The book discusses racial differences in IQ levels. There was a howl of criticism and allegations of racism. As I now pick up the book for the fi… --- ## [Wordsteal and Wordox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordsteal-and-wordox/430315)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2012, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordsteal-and-wordox/430315 "2012-09-23T16:54:50Z")
So my long distance girlfriend and I have spent many a happy hour playing an online scrabble variant called Wordsteal, found at Wordsteal.com. Then, a week or so ago, the servers went down. Since then there is nothing on… --- ## [Hey Everyone-- Let's Bash the US!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-everyone-lets-bash-the-us/78281)
**Author:** [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2001, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-everyone-lets-bash-the-us/78281 "2001-09-11T19:04:01Z")
Perhaps as an American I am somehow more sensative to hearing US bashing, but it seems that the US is on the receiving end of it (“it” being the doo-doo end of the stick, of course) over just about anything it does. If t… --- ## [Biblically-approved wrongdoings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biblically-approved-wrongdoings/525805)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biblically-approved-wrongdoings/525805 "2010-01-26T15:59:20Z")
I’m starting this thread in GQ because I’m looking for factual answers. As many people have pointed out in other threads, there are many wrongdoings that are often excused by quoting the Bible. Racism, sexism, homophobi… --- ## [What's your comfort entertainment literature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-comfort-entertainment-literature/553737)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2010, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-comfort-entertainment-literature/553737 "2010-09-18T14:32:50Z")
Seems simple enough. Tell us about a book, poem or short story you turn to to bring yourself out of a funk, and tell us why it works for you. Please be specific. That is, don’t say anything by C.S. Lewis; rather, say T… --- ## [Lets Do Another "What If the USA Stayed Neutral in WW2"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-another-what-if-the-usa-stayed-neutral-in-ww2/969000)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-another-what-if-the-usa-stayed-neutral-in-ww2/969000 "2022-12-03T03:48:24Z")
Cause you all are smart and Im looking for a couple of answers that you don’t normally see in this scenario The setup: For the US to stay neutral we need an altogether different mindset from the Govt. at that point in h… --- ## ["Teen Paranormal Romance" now has its own section at Barnes & Noble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-paranormal-romance-now-has-its-own-section-at-barnes-noble/621951)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-paranormal-romance-now-has-its-own-section-at-barnes-noble/621951 "2012-05-17T04:16:45Z")
I weep for our culture. :frowning: --- ## [In this launch from drydock of a huge ship, what are the rows of little piles of dirt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-launch-from-drydock-of-a-huge-ship-what-are-the-rows-of-little-piles-of-dirt/667841)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-launch-from-drydock-of-a-huge-ship-what-are-the-rows-of-little-piles-of-dirt/667841 "2013-09-05T03:13:51Z")
See subject. --- ## [Crab pots and catching crabs and Washington State](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crab-pots-and-catching-crabs-and-washington-state/591401)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2011, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crab-pots-and-catching-crabs-and-washington-state/591401 "2011-08-14T00:24:35Z")
not sure if this is the correct forum but what the hell. BTW, can I write “hell” in Cafe Society? But I digress. A weekend ago we discovered what might be the saving grace of the greater Seattle area. I “hear” it’s been… --- ## [Can you keep COBRA coverage if you get a job that offers a group health plan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-keep-cobra-coverage-if-you-get-a-job-that-offers-a-group-health-plan/527527)
**Author:** [@Pray\_for\_peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pray_for_peace)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-keep-cobra-coverage-if-you-get-a-job-that-offers-a-group-health-plan/527527 "2011-07-30T12:53:01Z")
I have been trying to help a family member research this question and have so far not been able to find a definitive answer. Suppose that someone is unemployed but has COBRA coverage for a health plan with very good ben… --- ## [How many vaccines can safely be administered in one day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-vaccines-can-safely-be-administered-in-one-day/712108)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-vaccines-can-safely-be-administered-in-one-day/712108 "2015-02-13T14:04:54Z")
Let’s say that someone received many, many, many different vaccination injections in one day. Obviously, this would be an unwise thing to do, but let’s say it happened. What would be the effect on his body? Would his im… --- ## [A Hobbit question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hobbit-question/673264)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2013, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hobbit-question/673264 "2013-11-15T23:19:04Z")
I was flipping through the TV channels last night and landed upon The Hobbit, and two thoughts occurred to me: (1) Smaug is frickin’ huge and is probably going to be really impressive when we get a good, long look at hi… --- ## [Share your depression about waiting for the next season of your favorite show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-depression-about-waiting-for-the-next-season-of-your-favorite-show/630642)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2012, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-depression-about-waiting-for-the-next-season-of-your-favorite-show/630642 "2012-08-14T23:03:03Z")
I just (finally) watched the second season of Sherlock. It was FANTABULOUS! AMAZING! STUPENDOUS! I had a wonderful time. And then it was over. And now I am depressed. The mailman took away the disc this morning, leaving… --- ## [Mug Shots - What's Up With the Towel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mug-shots-whats-up-with-the-towel/676777)
**Author:** [@Werekoala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Werekoala)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2013, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mug-shots-whats-up-with-the-towel/676777 "2013-12-20T20:04:56Z")
Over the last year or so, I’ve noticed that people in mug shots on TV news stories (not booking photos I don’t think) appear to have a towel around their shoulders and neck, or maybe it’s some kind of bathrobe? In the pa… --- ## [SDMB Film Club: Casablanca (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-film-club-casablanca-spoilers/503449)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2009, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-film-club-casablanca-spoilers/503449 "2009-07-26T19:41:14Z")
Great dialogue and great performances (or maybe great casting) are present. The story itself is surprisingly weak in its construction - there are numerous plotholes that are barely papered over in the script. But the wea… --- ## [I want racism front and center](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-racism-front-and-center/409361)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2007, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-racism-front-and-center/409361 "2007-06-27T04:53:18Z")
I don’t know why GuyNBlueJeans was suspended. The reasons given were just unclear enough that racism per se might or might not be the cause. So, this isn’t about him in particular, but about racists in general. I want t… --- ## [Is rudeness ever appropriate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rudeness-ever-appropriate/643721)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rudeness-ever-appropriate/643721 "2012-12-13T04:47:20Z")
I had to ask my teacher something, but I was afraid that I’d come across as rude if I asked her. I thought to myself, “Rudeness isn’t appropriate in this situation.” It led me to wonder, can rudeness ever be considered a… --- ## [In which I pit Chuck11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-chuck11/595196)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2012, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-chuck11/595196 "2012-02-13T17:34:22Z")
In this thread Chuck11 says I don’t think you’re “keeping the black man down”, Chuck. I do think you’re a racist, though- meaning, I think you believe blacks are inferior. --- ## [Why can't jurors take notes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-jurors-take-notes/68962)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2001, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-jurors-take-notes/68962 "2001-06-16T13:11:25Z")
What’s the reason? It seems pretty silly to me that they can’t. I’m sure there is some serious legal theory going on here, but I don’t have a clue as what it could be. --- ## [White After Labor Day -- wth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-after-labor-day-wth/685933)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2014, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-after-labor-day-wth/685933 "2014-04-16T03:23:05Z")
Now and then, I’ll hear someone mention something about a “rule” that one is not permitted to wear white garments after Labor Day. I have no idea what this means, beyond a vague notion that being aware of the “rule” is a… --- ## [Are Jews who wear yarmulkes in day-to-day life orthodox?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-jews-who-wear-yarmulkes-in-day-to-day-life-orthodox/395385)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2007, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-jews-who-wear-yarmulkes-in-day-to-day-life-orthodox/395385 "2007-03-12T16:50:45Z")
A stupid but simple question: when I see Jews riding the subway, appearing on television, etc., and they’re wearing their yarmulke and it is completely incidental to their activity (i.e. it’s not a high holy day or they’… --- ## [The Office 4/22](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-4-22/537123)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2010, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-4-22/537123 "2010-04-28T03:06:26Z")
This was the first episode to focus mainly on Erin, and I thought it was quite entertaining. Her tantrum at the restaurant (“my hair was my room”) was classic uncomfortable but hilarious office action. And Kevin as cooki… --- ## [Guess who?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-who/613823)
**Author:** [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2012, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-who/613823 "2012-02-27T11:20:48Z")
i would love to see how our eloquent Dopers describe the looks of famous people. let’s make a game of it and not use any words that would lead straight to the answer with a google. i’ll do an easy one. he wore thick mak… --- ## [CNN is no longer journalism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-is-no-longer-journalism/937366)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-is-no-longer-journalism/937366 "2021-03-15T21:58:04Z")
CNN is pathetically biased and drenched with elitist movie-star ideology and hypocrisy. Especially the Cuomo brothers show. What a joke and an insult to journalism. --- ## [Punny hair salon names: why so prevalent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punny-hair-salon-names-why-so-prevalent/540987)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punny-hair-salon-names-why-so-prevalent/540987 "2010-07-06T01:03:17Z")
A question, but not quite a GQ: Ive noticed that a far higher percentage of hair salons have punny names – e.g. The Mane Event, Miracurls Can Happen, Curlup And Dye, From Hair To Eternity, etc – than other types of busin… --- ## [Civ V: Gods & Kings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civ-v-gods-kings/625904)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civ-v-gods-kings/625904 "2012-07-02T22:48:08Z")
Finished my first game of Gods & Kings last night (early this morning, really). Having fond memories of missionary spam in Civ IV, I decided to see whether I could do the same in Civ V. Missionaries are now bought with… --- ## [Why isn't Mexican food more popular worldwide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-mexican-food-more-popular-worldwide/350272)
**Author:** [@False\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/False_God)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2006, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-mexican-food-more-popular-worldwide/350272 "2006-04-22T20:45:45Z")
For one of the world’s great cuisines, Mexican food is strangely hard to find outside North America. I’d think that the combination of vegetable proteins, flatbreads, spicy sauces and bold flavors would be more popular … --- ## [Good article(s)/site(s) making the pro-Hillary case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-article-s-site-s-making-the-pro-hillary-case/756267)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2016, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-article-s-site-s-making-the-pro-hillary-case/756267 "2016-06-07T04:40:21Z")
I’m embroiled on Facebook with some arguments with friends of mine. Quite a few of them are generally liberal, but are strongly pro-Bernie. And some of them are so pro-Bernie and anti-Hillary that they’re talking about n… --- ## [Another school shooting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-school-shooting/168735)
**Author:** [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2003, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-school-shooting/168735 "2003-04-20T00:06:47Z")
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,84135,00.html How the fuck do these kids get an AK47? What kind of crack are the guards smoking, where a kid can slip past them and the metal detectors with an AK47? How will the NR… --- ## [My battle of wills with a 4 year old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-battle-of-wills-with-a-4-year-old/475558)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2008, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-battle-of-wills-with-a-4-year-old/475558 "2008-12-07T06:36:33Z")
The family (me, wife, 8, 6, & 4 year old girls) travelled to my wife’s parents for Thanksgiving. They live about 90 miles away, so while it isn’t that long a trip, it really requires at least an overnight stay, given th… --- ## [Where do the kings of Norway come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-the-kings-of-norway-come-from/599800)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2011, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-the-kings-of-norway-come-from/599800 "2011-10-22T05:00:10Z")
According to this NY Times story, Norway’s King Harald is the first native-born king since the 14th century. WTF? Do they have some offshore breeding ground? Are they outsourcing their royalty? --- ## [Nausea during hot shower (medical advice?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nausea-during-hot-shower-medical-advice/798709)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nausea-during-hot-shower-medical-advice/798709 "2017-10-14T06:24:02Z")
So I take a long hot shower and about 20 minutes in, begin to feel sudden nausea. Which is alleviated by getting out of the shower and lying down, but wonder if this means Body overheating from hot shower? Sweating… --- ## [Has the word “Queer” been usurped by the Gay Community ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-word-queer-been-usurped-by-the-gay-community/677412)
**Author:** [@davida03801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davida03801)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-word-queer-been-usurped-by-the-gay-community/677412 "2013-12-30T23:31:35Z")
Family dispute here and seeking other opinions. The kids are out, done with college and on their own now. One of the 3 is gay. I’m the Dad. The kids are all home for the holidays and the other night all 5 of us in the… --- ## [Password Security](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-security/549606)
**Author:** [@Todderbob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Todderbob)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2010, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-security/549606 "2010-08-14T22:18:26Z")
What’s a good password security policy? I’m being ambiguous, because I’m not sure what criteria qualify for relevance. Financial gain from hacking the account? Private/corporate account (mixed?)? Should home computer… --- ## [Public relations director fails at public relations.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-relations-director-fails-at-public-relations/676918)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-relations-director-fails-at-public-relations/676918 "2013-12-24T16:03:10Z")
Some of you may have seen that the Twitterverse, and the internet more generally, has a new Outrage of the Day to focus on. A woman by the name of Justine Sacco, making a business trip to South Africa, posted the follow… --- ## [What food sends you straight to the bathroom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-sends-you-straight-to-the-bathroom/607330)
**Author:** [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-sends-you-straight-to-the-bathroom/607330 "2011-12-29T15:40:42Z")
For me:it’s mushrooms and anything with High butter content. I remember one time I tried this Swiss and mushroom burger and as soon as I finished eating it I ran straight to the bathroom. It’s a good thing I was home at … --- ## [Did anonymous make that security firm (HBGary) look stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anonymous-make-that-security-firm-hbgary-look-stupid/570683)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anonymous-make-that-security-firm-hbgary-look-stupid/570683 "2011-04-01T20:50:17Z")
From what I understand, HBGary is security firm that seems to specialise in internet security. Long story short: someone at HBGary said they knew who the “leaders” of anonymous are. 2 hours later anonymous wrecked HBGa… --- ## [Cubs win 100th-Is it finally their year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cubs-win-100th-is-it-finally-their-year/767050)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2016, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cubs-win-100th-is-it-finally-their-year/767050 "2016-11-16T16:23:06Z")
Baez’s grand slam to left field sealed the deal against the Bucs, and the Cubbies are now 100-56, #1 in the National League Central, best record in the National League period…hell, best record in both leagues, period. I… --- ## [Could the Arizona Audit be a Means to an End?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-arizona-audit-be-a-means-to-an-end/945197)
**Author:** [@Temporary\_Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Temporary_Name)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2022, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-arizona-audit-be-a-means-to-an-end/945197 "2022-09-15T18:35:46Z")
There is no doubt what the former president and certain other boot-lickers in his camp want from this recently concluded but not yet published audit. But genuine, long term Republican power brokers might have a better g… --- ## [Picking up on sarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picking-up-on-sarcasm/672343)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picking-up-on-sarcasm/672343 "2013-11-06T23:07:04Z")
According to someone I trust, I don’t pick up on sarcasm very well. I guess she was tired of me ruining her jokes or something. I have always been kind of gullible and trusting, so I’m not very surprised that I have th… --- ## [A note to men in the newspaper business: if your boss is the feminist Jill Abramson, you may be..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-note-to-men-in-the-newspaper-business-if-your-boss-is-the-feminist-jill-abramson-you-may-be/688511)
**Author:** [@kstarnes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kstarnes)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2014, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-note-to-men-in-the-newspaper-business-if-your-boss-is-the-feminist-jill-abramson-you-may-be/688511 "2014-05-20T00:35:30Z")
passed over for a promotion in favor of a woman who may or may not be the better candidate. Links: Jill Abramson: http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/05/15/business/TIMES2/TIMES2-superJumbo.jpg A tortoise: … --- ## [Cheap, easy way to make a flat white at home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-easy-way-to-make-a-flat-white-at-home/713090)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2015, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-easy-way-to-make-a-flat-white-at-home/713090 "2015-02-20T19:28:14Z")
Starbucks has introduced the flat white\* and I’m in love. I have never liked coffee drinks except with loads of sugar and flavoring in them, but this flat white thing… holy cow it’s wonderful just straight up, no sweet a… --- ## [Action movies with intelligent heroes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/action-movies-with-intelligent-heroes/252892)
**Author:** [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2004, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/action-movies-with-intelligent-heroes/252892 "2004-07-02T19:53:16Z")
It seems to me that Hollywood action movies are much more likely to have an intelligent, cultured, sophisticated villain than a ditto hero. The villain is prancing around quoting poets, playwrights and philosophers, whil… --- ## [Rude ways to tell your sex partner the session is over...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-ways-to-tell-your-sex-partner-the-session-is-over/353330)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2006, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-ways-to-tell-your-sex-partner-the-session-is-over/353330 "2006-04-22T01:44:03Z")
Seacrest, OUT! --- ## [The penis appreciation thread (risque, TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-penis-appreciation-thread-risque-tmi/195432)
**Author:** [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2003, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-penis-appreciation-thread-risque-tmi/195432 "2003-08-26T06:25:01Z")
This if for all those people who have penises and like them, and those who don’t and like them. Let me begin by agreeing with Eric Idle, it is awfully nice to have a penis. It has its downside, of course. For example,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1523&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1525&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)