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**Author:** [@Lou\_Downey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lou_Downey)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2014, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-chairman-mao-a-pedophile/681905 "2014-03-05T10:12:23Z")
In the Feb. 21 Straight Dope colum, Cecil responds to a reader’s question, “Was Chairman Mao a pedophile?” Cecil answers the question by relying almost entirely on unverified assertions in the memoir, The Private Life of… --- ## ["The Final Countdown": Tomcats vs. Zeros](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-countdown-tomcats-vs-zeros/404590)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2007, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-countdown-tomcats-vs-zeros/404590 "2007-05-22T07:26:04Z")
So the captain of the mighty USS Nimitz decides he has to interfere in the timeline and stop the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. I don’t remember the movie all that clearly, but was the plan to intercept the Japanese a… --- ## [If all the illegal workers up and left the US what would really happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-all-the-illegal-workers-up-and-left-the-us-what-would-really-happen/354800)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2006, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-all-the-illegal-workers-up-and-left-the-us-what-would-really-happen/354800 "2006-05-22T20:37:28Z")
On the downside you’d essentially be removing a layer of low cost, relatively efficient labor that the economy in many sectors has grown to heavily depend on, on the positive you’d be removing whatever tax drain it costs… --- ## [People who cry Racism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-cry-racism/243855)
**Author:** [@Satyricon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satyricon)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2004, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-cry-racism/243855 "2004-05-13T04:45:41Z")
One post from another thread I started inspired me to start this one: I fucking hate it when people pull that shit. Racism is very real, and a lot of people are hurt by it, but there are some assholes who use it as a w… --- ## [Funniest single panel cartoon (part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-single-panel-cartoon-part-2/981307)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-single-panel-cartoon-part-2/981307 "2025-12-18T05:46:21Z")
Rather than bump an 8 year old thread, I thought I’d just start a new one. I love detail of the flying saucer on the pillow! :grin: --- ## [Best foods for farting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-foods-for-farting/793309)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2017, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-foods-for-farting/793309 "2017-09-07T19:06:40Z")
Broccoli… Volume: Excellent Smell: Poor\* Poor means it doesn’t stink much. --- ## [Who would be czar of Russia today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-be-czar-of-russia-today/146280)
**Author:** [@rnewstead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rnewstead)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2003, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-be-czar-of-russia-today/146280 "2003-01-16T04:17:18Z")
I’ve long been interested in pre-revolutionary Russia, and was wondering–are there any surviving members of the Romanov family (the Russian royal family) and if so, who would be czar in the unlikely event the monarchy we… --- ## [Justified text or ragged right edge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justified-text-or-ragged-right-edge/571428)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justified-text-or-ragged-right-edge/571428 "2011-02-17T23:00:31Z")
The popular opinion of designers is to use ragged right edges on text, that is the left side of the paragraph is straight and lined up, while the right side is not, with spacing between letters and words standardised. H… --- ## [Ways to remove stucco/textured stuff from ceiling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-remove-stucco-textured-stuff-from-ceiling/371114)
**Author:** [@Yamirskoonir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yamirskoonir)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2006, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-remove-stucco-textured-stuff-from-ceiling/371114 "2006-09-02T05:11:40Z")
Dopers, I turn to your amassed knowledge of DIY for help on this matter. What is the best way to remove that textured/stucco/dirty and annoying crap from the ceiling of a room? My Google search turned up several suggest… --- ## [Sniper Problem - Why aren't we using this...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sniper-problem-why-arent-we-using-this/132688)
**Author:** [@Waneman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waneman)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2002, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sniper-problem-why-arent-we-using-this/132688 "2002-10-29T10:50:21Z")
I remembered seeing this on some science channel a few years ago. So my question, Why aren’t they using this system? If they are, wouldn’t they want to reassure the masses by telling us? Here’s what I’m talking about: h… --- ## [Pop culture quotes you've used IRL. Target missed it. Someone else caught it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-culture-quotes-youve-used-irl-target-missed-it-someone-else-caught-it/692375)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2014, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-culture-quotes-youve-used-irl-target-missed-it-someone-else-caught-it/692375 "2014-07-10T15:09:48Z")
I was watching a PS4 stream of Resogun by a top player. The following conversation took place: Me: Damn. I need to embiggen my resogame. Fellow watcher: Not even a real word. Failfish. Me: Embiggen is a perfectly cr… --- ## [Your favorite old food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-old-food/407496)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-old-food/407496 "2007-06-14T22:37:42Z")
I’m pretty sure that favorite foods have been done to death and their bones ground up for cakes that were passed all around. So let me try for a new spin. What were some of your favorite foods foods when you were growi… --- ## ["Bad" Actors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-actors/492101)
**Author:** [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2009, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-actors/492101 "2009-04-07T17:52:44Z")
Over in the “annoying characters in otherwise decent movies” thread, much poopy was thrown at Nicolas Cage: he stank in everything, he’s only in Hollywood by virtue of his family name, he eats orphans. I deny these asser… --- ## [Professional people: would you take a job as a chauffeeur for a 50% bump in pay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-people-would-you-take-a-job-as-a-chauffeeur-for-a-50-bump-in-pay/759445)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2016, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-people-would-you-take-a-job-as-a-chauffeeur-for-a-50-bump-in-pay/759445 "2016-07-12T19:22:22Z")
By “professional people,” I mean either (a) a person working in a field that requires specific technical training to acquire and keep; or (b) the any job in which you have hiring and firing authority over 5 or more peop… --- ## [NASA denies that it is running child slave colony on Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-denies-that-it-is-running-child-slave-colony-on-mars/790206)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-denies-that-it-is-running-child-slave-colony-on-mars/790206 "2017-07-25T21:13:53Z")
NASA denies that it is running child slave colony on Mars. This brings up two questions: This is exactly what they would say if they were running a child slave colony on Mars. Can we trust them? If they are not ru… --- ## [Why aren't men smarter than women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-men-smarter-than-women/454815)
**Author:** [@frackthetoasters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/frackthetoasters)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2008, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-men-smarter-than-women/454815 "2008-07-08T22:56:59Z")
The average human male takes ~2 years longer to reach full maturity than the average human female. In Biology class I remember learning that the longer a species’ offspring takes to fully develop, the more complex that … --- ## [Kids and Nudity on TV and in Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-and-nudity-on-tv-and-in-movies/237641)
**Author:** [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2004, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-and-nudity-on-tv-and-in-movies/237641 "2004-04-03T17:43:17Z")
What should kids be allowed to see at what ages? How did your parents handle it? How do you handle it with your kids? What limits were set? What were the effects? If you had to do it over again what would you chang… --- ## [Magic The Gathering Discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-the-gathering-discussion/210430)
**Author:** [@brainfizz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainfizz)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2004, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-the-gathering-discussion/210430 "2004-01-11T06:23:37Z")
I was going to start an “Ask The MTG Pro Tour Player” but it’s now been a while since I’ve played. Instead, I thought I’d start a general discussion on the game. (Although if anyone wants to ask any questions of a former… --- ## [Family Feud (Part V)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-part-v/344462)
**Author:** [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2006, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-part-v/344462 "2006-02-17T13:17:22Z")
Name a breakfast cereal. Name a popular movie trilogy. Name a type of cheese. How long (in terms of time - hours) is a trans-atlantic flight? What is a common Valentine’s Day gift? Name a popular TV show that takes plac… --- ## [Sheet Music on a Kindle - thats a first for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheet-music-on-a-kindle-thats-a-first-for-me/713240)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2015, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheet-music-on-a-kindle-thats-a-first-for-me/713240 "2015-02-27T19:30:01Z")
I was looking around for an Elvis song, Where Did They Go, Lord I couldn’t find it on Music Notes dot com. So I was searching for a songbook that might have it. Instead I find the actual sheet music in Kindle format. … --- ## [Killer whale vs. great white shark : Question about communication among sharks (also, VIDEO!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killer-whale-vs-great-white-shark-question-about-communication-among-sharks-also-video/578369)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killer-whale-vs-great-white-shark-question-about-communication-among-sharks-also-video/578369 "2011-11-01T03:12:55Z")
First the video ('cause I know that’s why you’re here): Orca takes out a great white shark. Story behind the video (which I gleaned from a documentary on National Geographic Channel): A whale-watching boat encountered a… --- ## [The Cold War Russian Sleep Machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cold-war-russian-sleep-machine/88685)
**Author:** [@Daowajan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daowajan)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2018, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cold-war-russian-sleep-machine/88685 "2018-12-02T03:38:29Z")
Maybe this was just old Soviet propaganda, but I’ve heard rumors about a machine that you hook up to your temples at night, and it makes four hours of sleep feel like eight. Did this thing ever exist? Were there any neg… --- ## [What percentage of people could do this, if they their life depended on it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-people-could-do-this-if-they-their-life-depended-on-it/627671)
**Author:** [@supery00n](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supery00n)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2012, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-people-could-do-this-if-they-their-life-depended-on-it/627671 "2012-07-14T13:30:45Z")
I just read an article about how difficult it is for a person to run a 4:00 mile, and how not just one quality but many, such as natural talent, character, relentlessness, and commitment. I’m pretty sure that if I had t… --- ## [Poorest superheroes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorest-superheroes/299826)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2005, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorest-superheroes/299826 "2005-04-19T12:57:10Z")
I was just tinkering with a rough list of major superheroes, ranked by financial status—Richest at the top, poorest at the bottom, and who goes where at points in between—and was wondering if anyone could help me out. B… --- ## [What are your second tier TV recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-second-tier-tv-recommendations/704301)
**Author:** [@SecretaryofEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecretaryofEvil)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2015, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-second-tier-tv-recommendations/704301 "2015-01-04T06:59:29Z")
Hello, my name is SecretaryofEvil and I’m addicted to binge watching television. I’ve found that since I ditched the traditional television watching format for the internet/DVDs, I burn through series at a surprisingly q… --- ## [Movies where someone helps a community (PG)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-someone-helps-a-community-pg/421514)
**Author:** [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2007, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-someone-helps-a-community-pg/421514 "2007-10-06T02:14:43Z")
I need a list of PG movies that I can give to 12 year old boys to watch. This is for the Citizenship in the Community Merit badge for Boy Scouts. Its a Wonderful Life is a good one, but I was hoping for some other rec… --- ## [Thanks to my wierd fucking neighbors, I saw another man's penis !!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-my-wierd-fucking-neighbors-i-saw-another-mans-penis/35208)
**Author:** [@Stormi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stormi)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2000, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-my-wierd-fucking-neighbors-i-saw-another-mans-penis/35208 "2000-10-05T05:14:38Z")
Man, I hate my neighbors. They are wierd, paranoid, and a fucking nightmare to live by. I need to move. We live in a nice area, sort of out in the country. These freaks move in earlier this year, and have drove me “nu… --- ## [If we knew this or that what could we invent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-knew-this-or-that-what-could-we-invent/818379)
**Author:** [@komolono](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/komolono)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2018, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-knew-this-or-that-what-could-we-invent/818379 "2018-08-16T20:15:05Z")
I have a few negative OPs out there, but this is different. Besides of this opening, my effort stops here. So to clarify, I want to know several scientific unknowns like anti-gravity. If we knew how to repel gravity, wha… --- ## [Fucking Taco Bell sucks dead donkey farts!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-taco-bell-sucks-dead-donkey-farts/211921)
**Author:** [@SteelWolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteelWolf)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2003, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-taco-bell-sucks-dead-donkey-farts/211921 "2003-11-08T05:04:23Z")
Goddamnit, it’s not rocket science. Just fucking push the buttons, register biscuit. That’s all I ask. But no… Here’s the story: About two weeks ago I went into the local Taco Bell (there is only one in this town), … --- ## [Historical events that should be turned into movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-events-that-should-be-turned-into-movies/79186)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2001, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-events-that-should-be-turned-into-movies/79186 "2001-09-02T20:00:27Z")
This topic was posted by somebody on another message board I frequent, and I thought it was good enough to bring over here. Preface: Yeah, yeah, I know, Hollywood screws everything up. Fact of life. But if they get the … --- ## [This Just In: Roy "10 Commandments" Moore Removed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-roy-10-commandments-moore-removed/213054)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2003, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-roy-10-commandments-moore-removed/213054 "2003-11-18T15:48:10Z")
No link yet- it’s live on TV, but he has been removed as AL Supreme Court Justice. More to follow (as links allow). --- ## [How big an animal can a housecat bring down? What's the biggest yours has taken down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-an-animal-can-a-housecat-bring-down-whats-the-biggest-yours-has-taken-down/453564)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2008, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-an-animal-can-a-housecat-bring-down-whats-the-biggest-yours-has-taken-down/453564 "2008-06-22T02:58:31Z")
What the biggest animal a housecat would take down? Any way a large domestic housecat could take down a full grown raccoon, possum or woodchuck? --- ## [Arnie in Robert Mapplethorpe Nudie Photos!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arnie-in-robert-mapplethorpe-nudie-photos/203445)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2003, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arnie-in-robert-mapplethorpe-nudie-photos/203445 "2003-09-25T20:45:59Z")
Says Drudge. I got nothing special to say about this partly because its so hard to type when you’re laughing yourself sick! I haven’t felt this good since they shot Ol’ Yeller! --- ## [Ted Nugent: "Muslim devils should die"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-nugent-muslim-devils-should-die/267198)
**Author:** [@Kantalooppi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kantalooppi)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2004, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-nugent-muslim-devils-should-die/267198 "2004-10-05T13:00:56Z")
On his UBB forum. I’m rather reminded of the late Clearguidance.com. It’s nothing one hasn’t seen before on many pro-war discussion boards, but this time it’s out of the fingers of a celebrity, of sorts… --- ## [Police officer/lawyer dopers, Are the police required to arrest you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-officer-lawyer-dopers-are-the-police-required-to-arrest-you/632722)
**Author:** [@notsoheavyd3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notsoheavyd3)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2012, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-officer-lawyer-dopers-are-the-police-required-to-arrest-you/632722 "2012-08-31T15:42:52Z")
So I was having a bit of a discussion with my brother about getting pulled over and afterwards I was thinking about something. The basic question is if a police officer sees someone commit an arrestable offence under nor… --- ## [What ONE name comes immediately to mind when you hear "1970's"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-name-comes-immediately-to-mind-when-you-hear-1970s/681167)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-name-comes-immediately-to-mind-when-you-hear-1970s/681167 "2014-02-15T02:14:57Z")
Well, we’ve had a go at the 30’s and 50’s, so let’s see what has clogged your memory from the 1970’s. First impression first, then add as many others as you think matter. --- ## [Anybody beaten a tow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-beaten-a-tow/500297)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2009, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-beaten-a-tow/500297 "2009-06-25T01:55:55Z")
Once it’s already happened, I mean? My boyfriend parked his van in the grocery store/mini mall parking lot across from his business. He knew they towed, but he wasn’t expecting to leave it there all night, and in fact … --- ## [Westboro Baptist at St. Patrick's This Morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/westboro-baptist-at-st-patricks-this-morning/836297)
**Author:** [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2019, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/westboro-baptist-at-st-patricks-this-morning/836297 "2019-07-05T05:47:42Z")
The Westboro Baptist Church crowd (you know, the “God hates fags” people) were out in force in front of St. Patrick’s Cathedral (in New York City) this morning. I guess the possibility of picketing the Catholic Church (… --- ## [How long can you keep cooked potatoes safely in the fridge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-you-keep-cooked-potatoes-safely-in-the-fridge/135688)
**Author:** [@Dandmb50](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dandmb50)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2002, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-you-keep-cooked-potatoes-safely-in-the-fridge/135688 "2002-11-07T16:41:59Z")
I always wondered how long you can keep freshly cooked left-over potatoes in the fridge? I usually only keep them at the most 2 days then pitch them because I’m a little paronoid. Is it safe to keep them any longer? --- ## [Is the cap color of milk jugs regulated (U.S.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-cap-color-of-milk-jugs-regulated-u-s/208995)
**Author:** [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2003, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-cap-color-of-milk-jugs-regulated-u-s/208995 "2003-10-23T17:00:47Z")
I snagged a half-gallon of milk from Kroger today, because I needed more than I had at home to cook dinner. The jug that was already in my grocery store was from Bi-Lo. When I opened the door to take them out, I realize… --- ## [Difference between max and norm AC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-max-and-norm-ac/395041)
**Author:** [@snailboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snailboy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2013, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-max-and-norm-ac/395041 "2013-06-30T22:36:46Z")
I’m sure everyone has noticed that in most cars (especially domestics) there is both a max and a norm AC (air conditioning). What’s the difference between the two? --- ## [Phil Ivey being sued for winning $30 million by "cheating"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phil-ivey-being-sued-for-winning-30-million-by-cheating/686095)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phil-ivey-being-sued-for-winning-30-million-by-cheating/686095 "2014-10-27T00:02:07Z")
Note I put the word cheating in quotes, because that is the claim by Borgota casino, Ivey was doing something called “edge sorting” playing baccarat. Basically he was able to exploit a flaw in the cards that Borgata use… --- ## [Why are oven doors hinged at the bottom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-oven-doors-hinged-at-the-bottom/943682)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2021, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-oven-doors-hinged-at-the-bottom/943682 "2021-06-09T16:37:46Z")
I assume there’s a practical reason why modern oven doors are typically hinged at the bottom. It’s standard even on most toaster ovens. Almost no other door one usually encounters works that way; they are almost always h… --- ## [Celtic actor in Alexander Keith's commercial busted for kid porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celtic-actor-in-alexander-keiths-commercial-busted-for-kid-porn/344808)
**Author:** [@deevee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deevee)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2006, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celtic-actor-in-alexander-keiths-commercial-busted-for-kid-porn/344808 "2006-02-22T15:27:50Z")
From the Toronto Star . Rot in hell you prick. He had a good gig going with those beer commercials and now everyone including his agent has dropped him like the pile of crap he is. The search warrant executed on his c… --- ## [I recently stumbled onto the "box wars" of conservative/liberal world views](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-recently-stumbled-onto-the-box-wars-of-conservative-liberal-world-views/776421)
**Author:** [@Salvor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salvor)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-recently-stumbled-onto-the-box-wars-of-conservative-liberal-world-views/776421 "2017-01-09T16:11:34Z")
I noticed a graphic in a youtube video in a Haidt talk, looked up the graphic and saw many more variations. The video where I got the tip off: it shows up a bit before the 6 minute mark Here is the original image: ht… --- ## [New Dr Who mini-episodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dr-who-mini-episodes/575256)
**Author:** [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2011, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dr-who-mini-episodes/575256 "2011-04-02T03:44:19Z")
If you’ve been living under a rock, here are the two new mini-episodes of Dr Who, aired as part of the BBC’s Comic Relief charity drive. --- ## [Does anyone else hate workplace pot-lucks as much as I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-hate-workplace-pot-lucks-as-much-as-i-do/418172)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2007, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-hate-workplace-pot-lucks-as-much-as-i-do/418172 "2007-09-10T22:18:41Z")
There is a lady at work who is going out on maternity leave this Friday and the whole office if getting together and having a potluck lunch for her. The very though of it makes me shudder. I’ve always been wary of food… --- ## [What are those Black Cords on the Road?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-those-black-cords-on-the-road/72953)
**Author:** [@Chubbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chubbs)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2001, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-those-black-cords-on-the-road/72953 "2001-07-19T07:45:31Z")
Driving to work I ran over one, but it wasn’t there yesterday. All it is, is a long cord that goes across the road with a box at the end. Is it some data collecting device? If so what is the data for? --- ## [POLL: BCS Final Four Picks, What teams would they be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-bcs-final-four-picks-what-teams-would-they-be/675818)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-bcs-final-four-picks-what-teams-would-they-be/675818 "2013-12-10T14:09:57Z")
Pick 4 only please (wait for Poll) With the loss of tOSU, the BCS game worked itself to a semi non controversial BCS Game between FSU and Auburn\*. But next season the BCS is going to a FINAL FOUR. What would be the t… --- ## [Public Lingerie Emergencies or I Fought the Pantyhose and the Pantyhose Won](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-lingerie-emergencies-or-i-fought-the-pantyhose-and-the-pantyhose-won/191134)
**Author:** [@Salem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salem)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2003, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-lingerie-emergencies-or-i-fought-the-pantyhose-and-the-pantyhose-won/191134 "2003-08-02T02:59:23Z")
A few years back, I had applied for a job and was granted an interview. I had been out of the professional workforce for awhile, being home with my kids, so I hadn’t bought pantyhose in months. Being the prepared sort o… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1796&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1798&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)