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**Author:** [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Springtime_for_Spacers)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2012, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-football-fans-grow-the-fuck-up/621986 "2012-05-21T14:10:28Z")
I’ve just had it with the stupid things football fans post on Facebook. I would have posted something on Facebook itself but it’s too scattergun a response. My breaking point was a comment from someone that her little gi… --- ## [US vice presidents = not presidential. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-vice-presidents-not-presidential-why/552387)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2010, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-vice-presidents-not-presidential-why/552387 "2010-09-03T04:17:08Z")
Biden = Not really a dumbass, but certainly not presidential. Palin = Dumbass Cheney = Not incompetent, but unabashedly evil, frightening and grouchy; not presidential Gore = Dumbass Quayle = Dumbass GWB = well, pre… --- ## [Are twins or triplets (or more) really less intelligent on average?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-twins-or-triplets-or-more-really-less-intelligent-on-average/483403)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2009, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-twins-or-triplets-or-more-really-less-intelligent-on-average/483403 "2009-01-28T23:00:19Z")
I heard that twins turn out with lower IQ, on average, than single children born, because the maternal nutrients sent in utero are split into two Is this true – any evidence of it? Einstein had no twin, but of course th… --- ## [Unexplained leg swelling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexplained-leg-swelling/230928)
**Author:** [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2011, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexplained-leg-swelling/230928 "2011-08-03T01:02:16Z")
Last night, at work, I noticed my lower legs felt swollen. My ankles looked like little tree trunks. I get home, take off my shoes, and there are shoe imprints on my feet. I hop on my scale. Yesterday morning, I weig… --- ## [Is it ethical to give class credit for donating blood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical-to-give-class-credit-for-donating-blood/439394)
**Author:** [@ForumBot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ForumBot)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical-to-give-class-credit-for-donating-blood/439394 "2008-02-28T16:54:46Z")
In my psych class, the teacher has offered five points on the final grade (yes, at least .3333 GPA points on a 4.0 scale) to anyone who comes and donates blood today. Apparently, the different departments at the Univers… --- ## [Explain to me this joke in "Yes Minister"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-this-joke-in-yes-minister/233993)
**Author:** [@Aankh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aankh)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2004, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-this-joke-in-yes-minister/233993 "2004-03-16T19:06:19Z")
I don’t know if this was included in the TV adaptation, so I’ll just quote directly from the book. Equal Opportunities, pp.353-354 Questions: Why are they writing a code on it at all? How does that fit with the conte… --- ## [Questions about Battlestar Galactica. (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-battlestar-galactica-open-spoilers/671454)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2013, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-battlestar-galactica-open-spoilers/671454 "2013-12-16T12:51:55Z")
I have been watching it for the first time, streaming on Netflix. Up to a few episodes in season 2. And I am confused. I really just want to know if certain inexplicable things are ever explained. Is it ever explained w… --- ## [I am so sick of porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-sick-of-porn/189913)
**Author:** [@Delphinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delphinus)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2003, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-sick-of-porn/189913 "2003-07-23T19:38:20Z")
It really annoys me how men think women should just accept porn use even though many have a problem with it. Yes porn is easy to get hold of too easy infact and so it is everywhere. Just because it’s there is the reason … --- ## [D&D 3.5 and lowbie spellcasters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-3-5-and-lowbie-spellcasters/569318)
**Author:** [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2011, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-3-5-and-lowbie-spellcasters/569318 "2011-02-01T09:25:41Z")
So… One of my friends has said he’s going to run a 3.5 game, and usually in such things I play the caster role, most often wizard. The problem is, I -think- we’re starting out at first level. Which means, what? 1-2 spel… --- ## [The Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mermaid/116201)
**Author:** [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2002, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mermaid/116201 "2002-07-04T18:56:04Z")
What the fuck is your problem? You don’t have to take every comment anyone makes personally. It’s not a reflection on you if I said something about the popups. You even got your panties so wadded up that you felt com… --- ## [The 2005 Canadian-American Candy Exchange](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2005-canadian-american-candy-exchange/291909)
**Author:** [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2005, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2005-canadian-american-candy-exchange/291909 "2005-04-19T22:19:04Z")
As I stare out my window, I think about yesterday’s unseasonable snowstorm… and Canada. Alas, finances prevented me from my almost-annual ski trip to Banff this year. But my love of our neighbor to the north lives on, s… --- ## [Darrrell Issa manufactured the IRS scandal.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darrrell-issa-manufactured-the-irs-scandal/661887)
**Author:** [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2013, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darrrell-issa-manufactured-the-irs-scandal/661887 "2013-06-30T05:42:44Z")
http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/\_news/2013/06/25/19132220-stick-a-fork-in-the-irs-controversy-its-done?lite The IRS gave scrutiny to requests for tax exempt status to the terms “occupy” and “progressive” and to issues of … --- ## [Think of a city in Pennsylvania other than Philadelphia or Pittsburgh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-city-in-pennsylvania-other-than-philadelphia-or-pittsburgh/734426)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2015, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-city-in-pennsylvania-other-than-philadelphia-or-pittsburgh/734426 "2015-10-18T23:15:33Z")
Inspired by the recent “think of a city” threads for Britain and Australia, let’s do something similar in a different part of the world. Other than Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, what is the first Pennsylvania city that y… --- ## [No vacancy signs at hotels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-vacancy-signs-at-hotels/654197)
**Author:** [@cougar58](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cougar58)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2013, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-vacancy-signs-at-hotels/654197 "2013-04-05T03:52:09Z")
15 years ago, i clearly recall driving cross country (USA) and looking for either a neon “vacancies” or “no vacancies” signs just below the tall lighted hotel sign. Now, not a single hotel has these signs. How did that… --- ## [What's the point of Kobayashi Maru (STAR TREK question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-kobayashi-maru-star-trek-question/496129)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2009, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-kobayashi-maru-star-trek-question/496129 "2009-05-14T16:39:07Z")
For anyone who hasn’t seen the film there’s a very mild spoiler ahead, but anything more major will be boxed. Mild Spoiler There’s a scene in the new movie which features the Kobayashi Maru simulator program, which was… --- ## [Has the FBI officially closed the Alcatraz escape case?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-fbi-officially-closed-the-alcatraz-escape-case/759865)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2018, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-fbi-officially-closed-the-alcatraz-escape-case/759865 "2018-03-09T16:02:28Z")
The Alcatraz case is ten years older than the DB Cooper case. Has the FBI closed it yet? Can former prisoners John Anglin, Clarence Anglin, and Frank Morris relax and have a cold beer to celebrate? :smiley: a rhetor… --- ## [Botticelli - December 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349 "2019-12-31T17:47:08Z")
November thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=884694 Our next letter is D Have at you! --- ## [Playing cards on ceiling trick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-cards-on-ceiling-trick/356024)
**Author:** [@BlueSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueSilver)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-cards-on-ceiling-trick/356024 "2006-05-10T19:57:43Z")
So I’ve heard of some restaurants that have magicians who visit people’s tables. They have one of the diners sign a playing card and then they flick the card onto the ceiling where it stays somehow permanantly attached…… --- ## [Common words that used to have other meanings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-words-that-used-to-have-other-meanings/977656)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2023, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-words-that-used-to-have-other-meanings/977656 "2023-01-21T08:59:10Z")
I thought it would be interesting to bring up some words that used to have meanings that they don’t have in modern usage. Here I don’t mean big million-dollar words like “ejaculate” (which used to be used in literature m… --- ## [Songs about cars or driving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-cars-or-driving/556141)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-cars-or-driving/556141 "2010-10-07T16:46:08Z")
I’m putting together a CD for a friend who is getting a car :slight\_smile: I’ve found some lists of songs about cars/driving, but they tend to include every song ever known to man that has the word “drive” or “road” in … --- ## [Caveman Babies!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caveman-babies/307682)
**Author:** [@DuhCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DuhCow)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2005, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caveman-babies/307682 "2005-06-11T00:26:29Z")
When a cavewoman gave birth to a cavebaby, how did she cut off the umbilical cord? With a rock? Her teeth? A spare tusk? --- ## [How many US soldiers die in peace-time training accidents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-soldiers-die-in-peace-time-training-accidents/358003)
**Author:** [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2006, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-soldiers-die-in-peace-time-training-accidents/358003 "2006-06-30T11:14:43Z")
My fraternity brother (and dear friend) who is in the Army just told me (us) on a private message board that he’s decided to go to Iraq. His post included several pro-Bush sounding statements that I will address over th… --- ## [Was I a dick or is she overreacting? (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-i-a-dick-or-is-she-overreacting-long/392423)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2007, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-i-a-dick-or-is-she-overreacting-long/392423 "2007-02-18T22:14:37Z")
I need some insight into what my girlfriend has dubbed my dickish behavior this week. If enough of you determine it was my fault, then I’ll make sure that in the future, if similar things happen, I’ll act differently. … --- ## [Can a commercial jet break the sound barrier?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-commercial-jet-break-the-sound-barrier/399281)
**Author:** [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2007, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-commercial-jet-break-the-sound-barrier/399281 "2007-04-11T19:22:27Z")
So yesterday I was investigation the relation between thrust and horsepower, and ran across this interesting website. One thing it says is that although the engines on a Boeing 747-200 can produce, under optimal circums… --- ## [Gambol won't be able to get a nickel for his grandma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gambol-wont-be-able-to-get-a-nickel-for-his-grandma/773441)
**Author:** [@Arkcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arkcon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2018, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gambol-wont-be-able-to-get-a-nickel-for-his-grandma/773441 "2018-05-28T23:02:07Z")
That’s a line, given by Heath Ledger’s joker in The Dark Night, that I’ve often wondered about. He says the line, and Gambol threatens to kill him. There are many possible reasons why, easily Googleable: The statement… --- ## [What should I know about getting a guinea pig?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-know-about-getting-a-guinea-pig/585311)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-know-about-getting-a-guinea-pig/585311 "2011-06-15T16:21:29Z")
We are dog people, but we’re not allowed to have dogs where we live and are suffering acutely from lack of animal companionship. I am seriously considering getting a guinea pig because they seem relatively small, managea… --- ## [Intimacy after an affair.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intimacy-after-an-affair/602710)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intimacy-after-an-affair/602710 "2011-11-16T23:03:18Z")
I have never to my knowledge been cheated upon. I was wondering For those in marriages or other stable relationships where other party strayed how did you recover your ability to be intimate with the adulterer/adulteress… --- ## [The Catholic Church and the abortion of a DEAD fetus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-catholic-church-and-the-abortion-of-a-dead-fetus/518985)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2009, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-catholic-church-and-the-abortion-of-a-dead-fetus/518985 "2009-11-27T16:38:38Z")
Note: PLEASE do NOT turn this into a debate on abortion, or the Catholic church. I just want a straight answer, please. I don’t want this moved to GD. So basically, it’s like it says in the title: IF it is discovere… --- ## [Who is the face of the Republican party?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-face-of-the-republican-party/506622)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-face-of-the-republican-party/506622 "2009-09-28T18:22:30Z")
In the Pit there are a few threads about people who cashed in on their fifteen minutes and made it to YouTube and the news (e.g., Nut With Gun at Town Hall, Death Panelist threatens the lives of Michelle, Malia and Sasha,… --- ## [Put a fork in Bernie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-fork-in-bernie/824222)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-fork-in-bernie/824222 "2018-11-14T19:16:27Z")
He’s done. I’m sure many clarifications, perhaps even abject apologies, are forthcoming (or have already been issued), but you can’t recover from this in 2018 (or 2020) in today’s Democratic Party. He already had trou… --- ## [The fucking cookie exchange](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fucking-cookie-exchange/384861)
**Author:** [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2006, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fucking-cookie-exchange/384861 "2006-12-22T19:57:03Z")
We had a cookie exchange at work today. I posted in Cafe Society asking for recipes, because I thought I needed to bring six dozen, and I was looking for a good, high yield bar cookie recipe. Anywhistle, turns out I onl… --- ## [Inspired by the "WWII wasn't that long ago" thread. Your age in the past](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inspired-by-the-wwii-wasnt-that-long-ago-thread-your-age-in-the-past/698583)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2014, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inspired-by-the-wwii-wasnt-that-long-ago-thread-your-age-in-the-past/698583 "2014-09-18T06:11:03Z")
I’m 36, born in '78. That means 36 years before I was born, WWII was still raging. What about you? --- ## [Prilosec Wildberry. How does this work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prilosec-wildberry-how-does-this-work/638182)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2014, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prilosec-wildberry-how-does-this-work/638182 "2014-11-09T17:41:16Z")
I’ve been seeing commercials lately for prilosec wildberry and I don’t get it. This seems to be just a flavored-coating over the traditional prilosec pill, which you still swallow whole. So how does one even taste the … --- ## [Please Don't Respond - Just Let This Thread Sink Like a STONE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-respond-just-let-this-thread-sink-like-a-stone/168250)
**Author:** [@lucwarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lucwarm)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2003, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-respond-just-let-this-thread-sink-like-a-stone/168250 "2003-05-21T16:12:52Z")
I’m so freaking tired of partisans. The war ain’t a freaking baseball game folks. --- ## [I'm getting married in a couple of months](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-married-in-a-couple-of-months/655643)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-married-in-a-couple-of-months/655643 "2013-06-08T22:29:53Z")
And I’m kinda freaking out. Not because I have any doubts about being married to my Beloved Butthead, but because of the wedding. I’m going to be wearing a big white dress and contacts and carrying fresh flowers that h… --- ## [New Game: Twin Songs of Different Mothers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-twin-songs-of-different-mothers/496896)
**Author:** [@palindromemordnilap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palindromemordnilap)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2009, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-twin-songs-of-different-mothers/496896 "2009-05-28T20:58:04Z")
In Twin Songs of Different Mothers, we’re looking for a song name that has been used by two or more artists. NOT different versions of the same song but entirely different songs that happen to have the same name. With no… --- ## [The "ISIS Rifle"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-isis-rifle/706515)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2014, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-isis-rifle/706515 "2014-12-14T03:38:42Z")
What in God’s name (heh) is this? What were they thinking of, mechanically? --- ## [What weapon is this Paris SWAT team guy holding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-weapon-is-this-paris-swat-team-guy-holding/709308)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2015, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-weapon-is-this-paris-swat-team-guy-holding/709308 "2015-01-11T04:54:49Z")
FTR, I do not know if he is municipal SWAT, or even in Paris, but it is from a news story today, and I doubt it is a file photo. It certainly seems to be loaded for bear. --- ## [Cardhunter (new free D&D clone)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cardhunter-new-free-d-d-clone/669026)
**Author:** [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2014, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cardhunter-new-free-d-d-clone/669026 "2014-04-25T19:07:58Z")
This is way more fun than it has any right to be. Go to card hunter.com and play old school hack and slash D&D with a neat card-based ability system. I dare you to not get instantly addicted. --- ## [Air Force OTS advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-force-ots-advice/22176)
**Author:** [@jubei2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jubei2k)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2000, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-force-ots-advice/22176 "2000-06-14T06:54:50Z")
This is a shot in the dark, but are there any Air Force officers out there, or anyone who has been through officer training school before? If so, what can you tell me about Air Force OTS? How bad is it?? I’ve recently … --- ## [Oh, it's a peanut butter maker! Uhh ... thanks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-its-a-peanut-butter-maker-uhh-thanks/616314)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-its-a-peanut-butter-maker-uhh-thanks/616314 "2012-03-21T17:09:37Z")
Our company just installed a peanut butter machine in the pantry. It makes peanut butter from whole peanuts stored in a hopper. I’m not sure what we’re supposed to do with the peanut butter, though, because the pantry is… --- ## [Places with funny names, with completely innocent origins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-with-funny-names-with-completely-innocent-origins/989654)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2023, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-with-funny-names-with-completely-innocent-origins/989654 "2023-09-25T19:13:38Z")
I’ll start with Weed, California, in far northern California near Mount Shasta. The town is named after a man named Abner Weed, but of course they play up the slang meaning of weed for the tourists. And speaking of wee… --- ## [Turning off car at stoplight: better or worse for gas mileage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-off-car-at-stoplight-better-or-worse-for-gas-mileage/614407)
**Author:** [@Roadfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadfood)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2012, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-off-car-at-stoplight-better-or-worse-for-gas-mileage/614407 "2012-03-02T15:15:49Z")
So I’m driving a modern (let’s say built within the last five years) conventional gasoline-powered car (not a hybrid of any sort). Let’s say that it’s a reasonably standard 2.0 or 2.4 liter four cylinder (as opposed to a… --- ## [Questions about U.S. spelling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-u-s-spelling/538053)
**Author:** [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2010, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-u-s-spelling/538053 "2010-05-05T17:07:53Z")
Idle question about U.S. spelling. I \*think \*this does allow a factual answer, but I trust the mods will move it elsewhere if necessary, as I agree that it \*could \*also be said to be a bit mundane and pointless. It’s a… --- ## [Quitting smoking sucks donkey balls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quitting-smoking-sucks-donkey-balls/394189)
**Author:** [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2007, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quitting-smoking-sucks-donkey-balls/394189 "2007-03-21T16:04:51Z")
I like smoking. No, I love smoking. After a good meal, while driving, while on the phone, while relaxing, when I’m stressed, after sex, I love smoking. I love the taste, I love the sensation, and I love how it can relax … --- ## [House 5/1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-1/402348)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2007, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-1/402348 "2007-05-07T14:38:39Z")
The promos indicate quite an emotional episode tonight, something concerning two sick young’uns. --- ## [If you Hold in a Fart, What Happens to IT?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-hold-in-a-fart-what-happens-to-it/51302)
**Author:** [@Wildest\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildest_Bill)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2001, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-hold-in-a-fart-what-happens-to-it/51302 "2001-01-23T06:10:42Z")
Ok this was of those dumb questions that comes up when you are talking with your sister or something. You know situation like when you’re around alot of people and it is quiet so you really don’t want to let that sucker… --- ## [Does coconut milk have a lot of "bad" cholesterol?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-coconut-milk-have-a-lot-of-bad-cholesterol/525445)
**Author:** [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2010, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-coconut-milk-have-a-lot-of-bad-cholesterol/525445 "2010-01-20T20:43:47Z")
Well, there’s not much more to the question than that. I am looking for a reputable cite about the amount of cholesterol in coconut milk. Any help appreciated. --- ## [How many of you have advanced degrees, and...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you-have-advanced-degrees-and/686768)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2014, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you-have-advanced-degrees-and/686768 "2014-04-27T12:37:58Z")
What was your experience? Mine’s a JD. Went to UT Law. It was boring, and cost about 80k, not including interest. It did virtually nothing in terms of preparing me to practice law. What was your experience? --- ## ["Your computer contains various signs of viruses and malware programs presence..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-computer-contains-various-signs-of-viruses-and-malware-programs-presence/532170)
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