# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1654&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:** 1655 --- ## [Foods that you found unexpectedly easy to make.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-you-found-unexpectedly-easy-to-make/588828)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2011, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-you-found-unexpectedly-easy-to-make/588828 "2011-07-19T23:24:13Z")
What are some foods that you thought would be hard to make, but turned out to be fairly easy? I made creme brulee over the weekend, and was surprised as just how simple it was, just mix egg yolks, cream and sugar. Even … --- ## [How do lesbians and bi women feel about men being aroused by their sexuality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-lesbians-and-bi-women-feel-about-men-being-aroused-by-their-sexuality/676370)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-lesbians-and-bi-women-feel-about-men-being-aroused-by-their-sexuality/676370 "2013-12-24T16:41:21Z")
In this thread about girl/girl exceptions to monogomy (from the man’s point of view), Rala raised the interesting point that a lot of people view bisexual women as “basically just sexually adventurous straight girls”, a… --- ## [What's the worst movie you've ever PAID to go see?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-movie-youve-ever-paid-to-go-see/29412)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2000, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-movie-youve-ever-paid-to-go-see/29412 "2000-10-16T08:21:38Z")
This is obviously derivitive (derivative?) of the thread about the worst movie ever, but I think that’s a little to easy. Besides, sitting through a horrible movie, after actually paying for admission has a certain value… --- ## [Seatac WA votes for $15 MW, conservative predictions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seatac-wa-votes-for-15-mw-conservative-predictions/673257)
**Author:** [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seatac-wa-votes-for-15-mw-conservative-predictions/673257 "2013-11-09T17:21:16Z")
When we were talking about raising the national MW to I believe $10 (which it has been before, in prosperous tines, with inflation), conservatives were against it because inflation from increased wages would eat up any d… --- ## [What is the best automobile to have post-apocalypse? (think Mad Max or zombie apocalypse)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-automobile-to-have-post-apocalypse-think-mad-max-or-zombie-apocalypse/994162)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2023, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-automobile-to-have-post-apocalypse-think-mad-max-or-zombie-apocalypse/994162 "2023-12-20T23:50:45Z")
While it might be fun to nab a sportscar in a post apocalyptic world and zoom around I doubt it is a good choice. I am thinking an ideal car/truck would need to be fuel efficient, durable, reliable, easy to repair and a… --- ## ["Apprentice" finale, 4/15/04](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apprentice-finale-4-15-04/239990)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2004, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apprentice-finale-4-15-04/239990 "2004-04-21T23:34:00Z")
Tomorrow is the big night! NBC is milking it for all it’s worth – “Dateline” tonight will feature the audition tapes and all kinds of other behind-the-scenes teasers. (BTW – check out Trump’s pic on the NBC homepage – d… --- ## [Does eating Cannabis have any negative side-effects?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-eating-cannabis-have-any-negative-side-effects/598747)
**Author:** [@Jekktis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jekktis)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-eating-cannabis-have-any-negative-side-effects/598747 "2011-10-08T00:43:37Z")
I’m curious, because I’ve heard it isn’t a deadly drug, and that its impossible to die from an overdose of smoking it. (correct me if I’m wrong) Does eating it have negative side-effects? --- ## [Do you open ValPak/Money Mailer or other coupon mailings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-open-valpak-money-mailer-or-other-coupon-mailings/317490)
**Author:** [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2005, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-open-valpak-money-mailer-or-other-coupon-mailings/317490 "2005-08-19T23:24:34Z")
If you do open them, would you go to a new (or new to you) business because there is a coupon offered? I own a small retail custom framing business and the ease of this sort of distribution appeals to me. I use coupons… --- ## [The Greatest Humiliation...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-humiliation/499757)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2009, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-humiliation/499757 "2009-06-19T14:01:59Z")
I was reading a book and the woman declares “getting stood up at the alter is the greatest humiliation a woman could have.” So my question to you all, men and woman. What is the greatest humiliation that could happen to… --- ## [Ranger Jeff's in the hospital.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranger-jeffs-in-the-hospital/765302)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranger-jeffs-in-the-hospital/765302 "2017-04-21T21:38:32Z")
Longtime Doper Ranger Jeff (The Hero of American Youth) was taken to a hospital this morning, he’s had a stroke. I talked to him a few minutes ago and he’s still going through tests and they’re watching him pretty close… --- ## [What are your pets called](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-pets-called/256528)
**Author:** [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2005, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-pets-called/256528 "2005-10-16T03:05:05Z")
OK Dopers, what pets do you have, and what are their names? (please leave comments to a minimum, as this may get to be a long list :wink: ) --- ## [The Conners (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-conners-open-spoilers/823116)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2020, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-conners-open-spoilers/823116 "2020-05-09T20:32:15Z")
I just watched the series premiere. I though it was funny. It felt true the original series. I think Darlene will fill her mother’s role nicely. I still wonder if we’ll ever see Jerry or Andy. --- ## [How many servings are there in a container of Ben & Jerry's ice cream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-servings-are-there-in-a-container-of-ben-jerrys-ice-cream/543172)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-servings-are-there-in-a-container-of-ben-jerrys-ice-cream/543172 "2010-06-19T18:28:41Z")
How many servings are there in a container of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream? --- ## [If you make Cioppino, and nobody eats it, does it still cost a fuck-load?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-make-cioppino-and-nobody-eats-it-does-it-still-cost-a-fuck-load/787128)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2017, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-make-cioppino-and-nobody-eats-it-does-it-still-cost-a-fuck-load/787128 "2017-05-24T12:10:07Z")
Yes. Yes it does. Most expensive pot of shit I’ve ever left on the stove, uneaten. My people. Assholes. I seriously don’t know why I bother. They deserve nothing but dollar-store hotdogs and expired potato chips. (It … --- ## [Grounded or Ungrounded: Which one kills again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grounded-or-ungrounded-which-one-kills-again/541899)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2010, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grounded-or-ungrounded-which-one-kills-again/541899 "2010-06-05T14:58:14Z")
It seems like every other CSI I watch, the cause of death is being grounded or ungrounded when electrocuted. I always heard being grounded is safest, which is why houses have lightning rods. When lightning strikes, it h… --- ## [Working 60 hours a week and relationships.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-60-hours-a-week-and-relationships/680936)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2014, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-60-hours-a-week-and-relationships/680936 "2014-02-10T21:52:41Z")
I just got dumped. The relationship lasted about 3 months. It was fun while it was happening, and while I hoped it would continue…it was her decision to end it. I feel sad, but since it was so short I’m sure I’ll be over… --- ## [My kid's mother is a sociopath](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kids-mother-is-a-sociopath/358991)
**Author:** [@Kentammy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kentammy)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2006, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kids-mother-is-a-sociopath/358991 "2006-06-03T17:27:58Z")
My son’s mother is a sociopath. Here’s the story; My son, during his junior year in high school, enlisted in the Army National Guard. During the summer break between his junior and senior year, he went off to basic tra… --- ## [10 hour back-up on I-5 iin Seattlle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-hour-back-up-on-i-5-iin-seattlle/561655)
**Author:** [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2010, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-hour-back-up-on-i-5-iin-seattlle/561655 "2010-11-26T21:11:34Z")
It snowed yesterday. It snowed a lot, for the Pacific Northwest, 5", at our house. I’m watching the news right now and they’re showing the traffic back-ups still there from last nights’s comute. There were buses upside … --- ## [PEDS and Pete Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peds-and-pete-rose/664515)
**Author:** [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peds-and-pete-rose/664515 "2013-08-15T18:07:47Z")
Ballplayers who use PEDS undeniably affect the outcome of ballgames. I’m not seeing anyone arguing against punishing them, and trying to keep our national pastime free from performance enhancing drugs. I got to thinking … --- ## [Tell Me About Your C-Sections WITH Adequate Anesthesia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-c-sections-with-adequate-anesthesia/694614)
**Author:** [@Miss\_Violaceous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Violaceous)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-c-sections-with-adequate-anesthesia/694614 "2014-08-08T16:31:23Z")
I’ve heard so many horror stories about c-sections, specifically about the notion that adequate anesthesia is apparently optional. People who felt themselves being cut open, or had an epidural start to wear off while the… --- ## [Is childish name-calling all you can do, you idiot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-childish-name-calling-all-you-can-do-you-idiot/264218)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2004, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-childish-name-calling-all-you-can-do-you-idiot/264218 "2004-09-18T21:39:15Z")
Inspired by t-keela in this thread. I see this a lot in the pit. Yes, I have done it too, rarely that is (I hope). But sheesh people, stop calling-out folks for name calling when you do it yourself. Although I am sur… --- ## [How long did it take scientific theorems/laws to catch on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-it-take-scientific-theorems-laws-to-catch-on/853434)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-it-take-scientific-theorems-laws-to-catch-on/853434 "2020-05-19T05:40:43Z")
Ironclad laws and theorems such as: Newton’s laws of “for every action there is an equal and opposite action” or “energy can be neither created nor destroyed,” or the Pythagorean Theorem, or e=mc^2. Did the scientific … --- ## [What books should I read before The Dark Tower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-books-should-i-read-before-the-dark-tower/442179)
**Author:** [@Nuveena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nuveena)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-books-should-i-read-before-the-dark-tower/442179 "2008-03-22T16:06:31Z")
I’ve recently started reading The Dark Tower by Stephen King. I know he decided (between books 2 and 3, I believe) that all of his novels occur in the same universe, but are there particular books that I should read firs… --- ## [Would you fight if your Plane was Hijacked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-fight-if-your-plane-was-hijacked/249111)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2004, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-fight-if-your-plane-was-hijacked/249111 "2004-06-15T08:15:15Z")
On a recent trip to Chicago (just for 2 days) I was wondering about this Question. I was sitting in 1st class, the second seat from the bulk head. No one next to me, so I was essentially the last passenger before the coc… --- ## [Removing melted plastic from a glass stove top?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-melted-plastic-from-a-glass-stove-top/387497)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2007, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-melted-plastic-from-a-glass-stove-top/387497 "2007-01-13T04:42:27Z")
Yeah, I’m a total moron and turned on the wrong burner. Melted plastic food packaging onto my glass electric stove top. It looks awful and now I’m afraid to mess with it for fear I’ll scratch or otherwise damage my sto… --- ## [Explain the stock exchange scene in Trading Places?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-stock-exchange-scene-in-trading-places/383549)
**Author:** [@Surbey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surbey)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2006, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-stock-exchange-scene-in-trading-places/383549 "2006-12-21T13:34:40Z")
I know this isn’t CS but this really isn’t a CS question. In Trading Places, I understand why Dan and Eddie’s characters are selling their stocks of OJ while the price is high, but why do they all of a sudden start to b… --- ## [Monoatomic Gold...what's it supposed to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monoatomic-gold-whats-it-supposed-to-do/450811)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2015, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monoatomic-gold-whats-it-supposed-to-do/450811 "2015-08-19T02:56:38Z")
A friend of mine (the same one who talks about colloidal silver) was telling me all about the almost magical benefits of monoatomic gold this weekend. I’ve looked it up on the web but most of the cites seem along the sa… --- ## [Nor Cal Meets So Cal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nor-cal-meets-so-cal/36981)
**Author:** [@Doobieous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doobieous)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2001, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nor-cal-meets-so-cal/36981 "2001-05-14T03:42:59Z")
Ok, tonight in chat, Pricciar and I had the idea that it would be cool if the Nor Cal and So Cal factions of the board could meet somewhere in the middle. Now, hopefully we’ll get enough people for this thing. Otherwise … --- ## [If you had been kicked out on your 18th birthday with no money, what would you have done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-been-kicked-out-on-your-18th-birthday-with-no-money-what-would-you-have-done/805947)
**Author:** [@rastafarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rastafarian)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-been-kicked-out-on-your-18th-birthday-with-no-money-what-would-you-have-done/805947 "2018-01-09T15:27:47Z")
Not me or anyone I know just a hypothetical question. Your parents are arguing and the mood at home is bad in general. You make them pissed by failing HS and not going to any college that they say next week when you turn… --- ## [What does it mean to be a Pagan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-pagan/387074)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2007, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-pagan/387074 "2007-01-21T23:04:11Z")
I’m putting this in this forum since it’s about religion, but feel free to move it as necessary. I know Whynot describes herself as a Pagan, and I just realized I don’t know what that means in the modern world. What sor… --- ## [Who is crushing on you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-crushing-on-you/717610)
**Author:** [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2015, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-crushing-on-you/717610 "2015-04-18T16:22:38Z")
This thread got me thinking about crushes and unrequited love and such, so let me ask: do you know who has a crush on you? In my case yes. There’s a developmentally disabled woman who visits the children’s department o… --- ## [Generally accepted as true, despite proven false news.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generally-accepted-as-true-despite-proven-false-news/844492)
**Author:** [@Tempe\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tempe_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2019, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generally-accepted-as-true-despite-proven-false-news/844492 "2019-12-14T05:23:17Z")
I was curious about the Straight Dope folks thoughts about media manipulation. --- ## [Looking for good information on Vaccines, innoculations, epidemics, etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-good-information-on-vaccines-innoculations-epidemics-etc/21586)
**Author:** [@sliv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sliv)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2000, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-good-information-on-vaccines-innoculations-epidemics-etc/21586 "2000-06-30T18:19:07Z")
Some friends of mine recently had a baby boy, and while he’s currently perfectly healthy, they are opting not to have him innoculated. This appals me. To support their position, they’ve thrown some books( and I use the t… --- ## [Sexiest non-sex scene since the sixties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-non-sex-scene-since-the-sixties/289255)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2005, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-non-sex-scene-since-the-sixties/289255 "2005-02-17T16:37:17Z")
Say it three times fast, I dare ya. Point is, thought I’d take a little poll of the sexiest scenes involving sexual innuendo, sexual metaphor, whatever, but not involving actual sex. I feel there should be a division he… --- ## [Mad Magazine's 20 Dumbest People, Events, and Things of 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-magazines-20-dumbest-people-events-and-things-of-2014/707256)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2014, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-magazines-20-dumbest-people-events-and-things-of-2014/707256 "2014-12-22T04:41:51Z")
It’s that time of year again. Americans wait patiently as one of the nation’s most august publications picks the individual or group most worthy of a highly anticipated award. No, it’s not Time’s Person of the Year. I… --- ## [I think I win for "Stupidest Parents". Can you beat me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-win-for-stupidest-parents-can-you-beat-me/759688)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2016, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-win-for-stupidest-parents-can-you-beat-me/759688 "2016-07-15T19:50:28Z")
So I went outside just now to talk to my mom and stepfather about World War II. I wanted to show them something, so I asked them to start naming names associated with WWII…more notably, the leaders of all of the main cou… --- ## [It should be mandatory for defendants to testify in criminal court cases.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-should-be-mandatory-for-defendants-to-testify-in-criminal-court-cases/751399)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2016, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-should-be-mandatory-for-defendants-to-testify-in-criminal-court-cases/751399 "2016-04-13T13:04:35Z")
If Adnan Syed is so adamant that he is innocent and that the state, the prosecution, etc are all lying, he should have the guts to go up against a cross-examiner like Murphy and be confident that he’ll still look innocen… --- ## [Dhalgren vs. Infinite Jest vs. Gravity's Rainbow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dhalgren-vs-infinite-jest-vs-gravitys-rainbow/708047)
**Author:** [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2015, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dhalgren-vs-infinite-jest-vs-gravitys-rainbow/708047 "2015-12-12T07:42:44Z")
what is the more complex book to read? --- ## [So ... Benadryl makes you demented - New research](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-benadryl-makes-you-demented-new-research/711852)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2015, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-benadryl-makes-you-demented-new-research/711852 "2015-02-08T00:26:41Z")
‘Strongest Evidence Yet’ Links Anticholinergic Drugs, Dementia --- ## [Stand-up comics who perform drunk or high?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stand-up-comics-who-perform-drunk-or-high/234220)
**Author:** [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2004, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stand-up-comics-who-perform-drunk-or-high/234220 "2004-03-15T23:05:46Z")
Have any of you ever seen a stand-up comedian in a club performing while obviously drunk or high on drugs? I’ve never been to a live comedy show, so I have no idea what kind of atmosphere you’re dealing with, especially … --- ## [What did Santa bring you this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-santa-bring-you-this-year/565367)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2010, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-santa-bring-you-this-year/565367 "2010-12-28T19:41:52Z")
My sneaky roommate gave me a gift basket from Café du Monde: Two ‘Peace, Love & Beignets’ mugs, a black fleur de lis T-shirt, an orange tea towel, one green and one orange coozie, one green and one orange coaster, a box … --- ## [Who will they get to portray Chris Christie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-they-get-to-portray-chris-christie/679293)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-they-get-to-portray-chris-christie/679293 "2014-01-21T19:44:01Z")
You just have to bet they’re already working on the screenplay for the soon-to-be-released miniseries on the New Jersey governor and his exploits. Help cast it. How about Jeff Garlin as The Man Himself? --- ## [Best old SNL skits.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-old-snl-skits/17728)
**Author:** [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2000, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-old-snl-skits/17728 "2000-05-03T01:25:59Z")
We were discussing this in chat and thought it would make a good thread. So what were YOUR favorites? Mine are some of the really old ones…Blues Brothers, the Super Bass-O-Matic, “No Coke! Pepsi!” And Dennis Miller as … --- ## [Neutron star headed for the solar system...what would kill us and how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neutron-star-headed-for-the-solar-system-what-would-kill-us-and-how/645998)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neutron-star-headed-for-the-solar-system-what-would-kill-us-and-how/645998 "2013-01-05T04:13:09Z")
I started a thread the other day concerning a show on NatGeo about the imminent arrival of a neutron star that is headed straight for the solar system. My question here though is, lets say we detected this neutron star … --- ## [Tighty Whities Are Not My Style](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tighty-whities-are-not-my-style/116982)
**Author:** [@Sofa\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sofa_King)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2002, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tighty-whities-are-not-my-style/116982 "2002-07-05T06:37:47Z")
For years now, I have preferred to live unconstricted. It’s probably why I had the problems I did. Now, the Boys are riding the swingset just a little too hard, and it has reached a level of discomfort that is annoyin… --- ## [Do you love your country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-love-your-country/711864)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2015, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-love-your-country/711864 "2015-02-12T23:40:08Z")
Seems a simple enough question, so of course I’ll complicate it–or at least expand on it. Thinking specifically of the nation-state of which you are a citizen or permanent resident: would you call your dominant emotiona… --- ## ["Best" Way to Drive from DC to Long Island?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-drive-from-dc-to-long-island/587067)
**Author:** [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-drive-from-dc-to-long-island/587067 "2011-06-28T16:00:37Z")
factoring in tolls, scenery, speed, and traffic, what is the best way to get from DC to Long Island (i’m going far… like hamptons far). Leaving friday around noon or 1pm. Returning monday around noon or 1pm. glancing … --- ## [Using percent key on calculator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-percent-key-on-calculator/616923)
**Author:** [@awottokat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/awottokat)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-percent-key-on-calculator/616923 "2012-05-02T17:37:18Z")
My calculator has a percent key. I thought that using it to add sales tax to a number would yield the correct total but it gives me a higher amount than it should be. For example if I key in 100+8.25% (using the percen… --- ## [Just in case you thought all the bad gun stories came out of the US...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-thought-all-the-bad-gun-stories-came-out-of-the-us/471230)
**Author:** [@AllWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllWalker)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2008, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-thought-all-the-bad-gun-stories-came-out-of-the-us/471230 "2008-11-11T20:37:59Z")
Boy finds guns in Sydney park Now, no one died, the boy rushed home and told his parents immediately, and the guns were not loaded. I’m not going to call this the worst gun story of all time. Still, it’s disturbing to r… --- ## [Doper Ancestor Picture Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-ancestor-picture-thread/452738)
**Author:** [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2008, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-ancestor-picture-thread/452738 "2008-06-21T09:05:47Z")
We have a Doper Picture Thread and a Doper Pet Picture Thread. Why not a Doper Ancestor Picture Thread for fun? We married off one of my nephews last weekend. My dad was showing some old family photos to out-of-town rel… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1653&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1655&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)