# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1970&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:** 1971 --- ## [Can you make food with inorganic compounds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-food-with-inorganic-compounds/696589)
**Author:** [@Qwertol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertol)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-food-with-inorganic-compounds/696589 "2014-08-27T20:26:51Z")
Is there any food (with positive energy value. so don’t say water) that is made from inorganic compounds (that is, not coming straight from biological matter, organic compounds produced from inorganic compounds being all… --- ## [Question about Tooth Extraction Complication(s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-tooth-extraction-complication-s/605673)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-tooth-extraction-complication-s/605673 "2011-12-12T14:39:39Z")
My spouse broke/cracked a tooth about 20 years ago. The damage was repaired by a root canal. At the time, he was told that it should hold together about 15-20 years. About three months ago he started having problems w… --- ## [What did Charlie Brown ever do to anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-charlie-brown-ever-do-to-anyone/601109)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2011, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-charlie-brown-ever-do-to-anyone/601109 "2011-10-30T17:38:22Z")
Watched “Great Pumpkin” last night (as I do every year). Made me wonder WTF Chuck did to deserve that, among the other indignities he’s endured. --- ## [My hovercraft is full of eels? Whaa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hovercraft-is-full-of-eels-whaa/206227)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2003, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hovercraft-is-full-of-eels-whaa/206227 "2003-10-14T18:36:24Z")
I feel like I should be embarassed to ask this. Maybe I was on vacation when this daffy line was born. I just don’t know. One poster even carries it as a sig. “My hovercraft is full of eels.” Where did it come from?… --- ## [Andrew Breitbart Dead: Conservative Blogger Dies Suddenly At 43](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-breitbart-dead-conservative-blogger-dies-suddenly-at-43/614446)
**Author:** [@brickbacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brickbacon)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2012, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-breitbart-dead-conservative-blogger-dies-suddenly-at-43/614446 "2012-03-03T18:21:39Z")
Can’t say I was a fan, but it’s sad to see someone die so suddenly and so (relatively) young. --- ## [The retirbutive justification for punishment is invalid if there is no free will](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-retirbutive-justification-for-punishment-is-invalid-if-there-is-no-free-will/628891)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-retirbutive-justification-for-punishment-is-invalid-if-there-is-no-free-will/628891 "2012-07-23T05:55:58Z")
Can you justify the punitive element of judicial punishment if there is no free will? It seems to me that if, in the purest sense, no one “can help” committing crimes then it is not fair to punish for retribution. Absen… --- ## [Google - every web-page may harm your computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-every-web-page-may-harm-your-computer/483864)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2009, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-every-web-page-may-harm-your-computer/483864 "2009-02-01T05:09:11Z")
Suddenly this morning, everytime I do a Google search, Google tells me that every web-page it finds “may harm my computer”. If I click on the link, Google puts up a malware warning, suggesting I shouldn’t click on the l… --- ## [Sept. 11th 4th plane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sept-11th-4th-plane/279039)
**Author:** [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2004, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sept-11th-4th-plane/279039 "2004-12-24T22:37:49Z")
Sometime in the last few years I saw an interview on the news with a group of ATCs who were pretty sure that the plane that crashed in PA was not retaken from the terrorists by passengers but rather shot down by the mili… --- ## [Are americans too obsessed with home renovations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-americans-too-obsessed-with-home-renovations/810295)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2018, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-americans-too-obsessed-with-home-renovations/810295 "2018-03-17T14:40:36Z")
I foundthis interesting articlewhich states for many homes going thru remodeling, nothing really is wrong. BUT, people are convinced that they MUST do some big (and expensive) upgrades. What do you all think? --- ## [Did Carlos Make It All Up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-carlos-make-it-all-up/148783)
**Author:** [@Artemius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemius)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2003, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-carlos-make-it-all-up/148783 "2003-11-18T19:17:10Z")
:slight\_smile: It may be true what Cecil says about Carlos making it all up. The topic certainly stirs up a lot of controversy. Why isn’t there similar bashing of the authors of the Bible? After all: --- ## [So about Porridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-about-porridge/783814)
**Author:** [@glennwith2ns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glennwith2ns)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2017, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-about-porridge/783814 "2017-04-08T20:48:28Z")
I think the only time I’ve seen or heard about porridge was in Goldilocks and the Three Bears. As far as I know I’ve never eaten it or been anywhere or been with anybody who has served it. I looked in our local supermark… --- ## [Another case of millionaire immunity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-case-of-millionaire-immunity/687030)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2014, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-case-of-millionaire-immunity/687030 "2014-05-03T07:27:06Z")
Gurbaksh Chahal attempted to beat his girlfriend to death. But he’s rich so when he was arrested he posted a million dollar bail and lawyered up. The judge threw out the evidence, the charges were reduced to a misdemeano… --- ## [Do you like the new Google logo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-new-google-logo/729807)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2019, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-new-google-logo/729807 "2019-10-11T06:29:07Z")
Which one do you prefer? --- ## [Australian Football League engages in blatant racism to select Australian representative side](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-football-league-engages-in-blatant-racism-to-select-australian-representative-side/662514)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-football-league-engages-in-blatant-racism-to-select-australian-representative-side/662514 "2013-07-09T15:56:27Z")
From here: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-07-03/indigenous-stars-for-tests This is blatant racism. If you want to be someone who lives, eats, sleeps and breathes racial equality in the world, then you have to oppose … --- ## [What does international law say about conquered lands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-international-law-say-about-conquered-lands/775592)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2016, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-international-law-say-about-conquered-lands/775592 "2016-12-27T19:13:11Z")
Israel as most of you know was recently condemned by the UN for continuing settlement activity on the West Bank, calling it a “flagrant violation of international law”. But what international laws govern territory taken… --- ## [Burger King suggests to McDonlads a "McWhopper" for one day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-suggests-to-mcdonlads-a-mcwhopper-for-one-day/729066)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2015, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-suggests-to-mcdonlads-a-mcwhopper-for-one-day/729066 "2015-08-31T14:52:20Z")
Story here BK suggested to McD’s to have a one day only pop-up store that combines the two franchises and have the proceeds go to a charity that celebrates international day of peace. What a kickass idea! No word yet … --- ## [Answer me this, time traveler: would you save Adam Walsh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-me-this-time-traveler-would-you-save-adam-walsh/460980)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2008, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-me-this-time-traveler-would-you-save-adam-walsh/460980 "2008-09-10T00:08:23Z")
By accident, you travel through time. You find yourself in a Sears store in Hollywood, Florida on July 27, 1981. You see a woman allow her young son to amuse himself at the video game section while she enters the light… --- ## [Nitpick your fellow Dopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-your-fellow-dopers/985583)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-your-fellow-dopers/985583 "2023-08-14T04:38:35Z")
Here’s your chance to (gently) scold your fellow Dopers for all the little things they do that annoy you, reasonably or not. No need to name names, and since this isn’t the Pit (yet), please keep it civil. I’m a former … --- ## [It's amazing, how ungrateful some people can be.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-how-ungrateful-some-people-can-be/321381)
**Author:** [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2005, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-how-ungrateful-some-people-can-be/321381 "2005-09-14T15:31:55Z")
I could have sent this to the pit, but it’s more of a lamentation than an angry rant. Last night, I began to make some baked squash, realized the squash I had was pretty much rotten, so I went to the store to pick up ano… --- ## [Love locks: Seen/heard of them, would you place one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-locks-seen-heard-of-them-would-you-place-one/611617)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-locks-seen-heard-of-them-would-you-place-one/611617 "2013-12-18T02:20:17Z")
I recently found out about love locks (or love padlocks) where lovers stick a padlock in a public place usually with a note enscribed or attached. I only heard about it after people started doing it on the Ha’penny Bridg… --- ## [You cannot vote unless you are an American citizen.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cannot-vote-unless-you-are-an-american-citizen/736557)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2015, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cannot-vote-unless-you-are-an-american-citizen/736557 "2015-11-16T12:22:13Z")
One of my Facebook friends, a childhood friend who to be honest is probably slightly mentally challenged (she was always in special ed) is married to a man who is a permanent U.S. resident. He wanted to vote in today’s … --- ## [Should I take my friend who is less well off than me to an expensive restaurant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-take-my-friend-who-is-less-well-off-than-me-to-an-expensive-restaurant/631912)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2012, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-take-my-friend-who-is-less-well-off-than-me-to-an-expensive-restaurant/631912 "2012-08-20T21:03:58Z")
Friend of mine will be in town in a few days and I am taking him out for dinner. There is one restaurant that I have my eye on. Its (very) pricey, but I can manage. Well I want to be a gracious host, but i) I don’t want… --- ## [Threads that will be repeated forever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-will-be-repeated-forever/659594)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2013, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-will-be-repeated-forever/659594 "2013-06-01T20:18:03Z")
Is it just me, or is there an unusually high number of recent zombie thread revivals? Must be (\_\_\_)uary. This time of the year all the crazies join up for their one flaming drive-by thread. --- ## [Who's the biggest jerk in this situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-biggest-jerk-in-this-situation/651728)
**Author:** [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2013, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-biggest-jerk-in-this-situation/651728 "2013-03-03T21:58:55Z")
Inspired by real-life events of mine. Names changed to protect the guilty. It’s all about a decade old anyway, so it’s not like it matters what people think, but it came up recently and I figured the dope always has supe… --- ## [Brits: a micro tour, by one actor, of UK accents: how'd he do? Others for different languages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-a-micro-tour-by-one-actor-of-uk-accents-howd-he-do-others-for-different-languages/685344)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2014, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-a-micro-tour-by-one-actor-of-uk-accents-howd-he-do-others-for-different-languages/685344 "2014-04-14T11:56:00Z")
I can watch vids like this all day. Does anyone one know one of American accents, or Spanish, German, Italian, etc.? ETA: Plus he threw in Ireland proper. --- ## [2010 NFL Hall of Fame Finalists Announced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-nfl-hall-of-fame-finalists-announced/519284)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2010, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-nfl-hall-of-fame-finalists-announced/519284 "2010-02-08T15:51:35Z")
Link: http://www.profootballhof.com/story/2009/11/28/class-of-2010-semifinalists-announced-/ Cliff Branch, WR – 1972-1985 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders Tim Brown, WR/KR – 1988-2003 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, 2004 Tampa… --- ## [I could really use a cold walrus right now..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-really-use-a-cold-walrus-right-now/214646)
**Author:** [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2003, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-really-use-a-cold-walrus-right-now/214646 "2003-12-19T15:29:34Z")
Mixed nuts, and Dr. Pepper. Exit, stage right. --- ## [Would You Eat a Hippopotamus Sandwich? (a poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-a-hippopotamus-sandwich-a-poll/140897)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2003, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-a-hippopotamus-sandwich-a-poll/140897 "2003-01-03T20:23:07Z")
That’s it, that’s the question. No Bait-and-Switch, no misleading come-ons. Would you eat a hippopotamus sandwich? And since SOME people can’t even answer a simple hypothetical question without a lot of background info… --- ## [4 pallbearers......?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-pallbearers/692422)
**Author:** [@LiveFree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveFree)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-pallbearers/692422 "2014-07-15T08:02:02Z")
I will be a pallbearer at my MIL funeral. 2 son-in-laws and 2 nephews, which for the family works out perfectly (having close family). Trying to figure out the extra 2 might not be as easy. I know we would have no pro… --- ## [Amazing Race Sept 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-sept-2010/550041)
**Author:** [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2010, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-sept-2010/550041 "2010-09-10T09:53:35Z")
OK, it may be too early to start this, but I am Amazingly Excited. It starts Sept 26. I’m ridiculously saddened that I did not know they had started in MA, but it’s not like it would have made a difference in my life. … --- ## [Elementary School Jerks That Never Grow Up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elementary-school-jerks-that-never-grow-up/536365)
**Author:** [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elementary-school-jerks-that-never-grow-up/536365 "2010-04-21T19:04:30Z")
Help! So I’m in the break room a few days ago being a nice guy and starting a new pot of coffee. As I’m pouring the water in, a guy (let’s call him Biff Tannen) comes in and says, “Careful there, you have to have nerve… --- ## [Mark Your Calendars: NYC MegaDopefest Weekend IV – January 16-19, 2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-your-calendars-nyc-megadopefest-weekend-iv-january-16-19-2004/200162)
**Author:** [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2003, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-your-calendars-nyc-megadopefest-weekend-iv-january-16-19-2004/200162 "2003-11-18T14:15:19Z")
The New York Dopefest Organizing Committee is pleased to announce the scheduling of: NEW YORK CITY MEGADOPEFEST WEEKEND IV – JANUARY 16-19, 2004 In a change from prior years we will be having the January MegaDopefest o… --- ## [Is it better to die or live in misery, rather than do something icky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-better-to-die-or-live-in-misery-rather-than-do-something-icky/416981)
**Author:** [@scjas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scjas)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2007, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-better-to-die-or-live-in-misery-rather-than-do-something-icky/416981 "2007-09-07T01:05:57Z")
I ask because of my interest in helminthic therapy. This involves attempting to put a disorder of the immune system, Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, asthma, hay fever, multiple sclerosis, into remission by infectin… --- ## [Oh, those poor, poor, lame-ass, HTML-literate white people!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-those-poor-poor-lame-ass-html-literate-white-people/225327)
**Author:** [@gluteus\_maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gluteus_maximus)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2004, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-those-poor-poor-lame-ass-html-literate-white-people/225327 "2004-01-24T20:42:47Z")
Cynthia , you disgust me. --- ## [Whatever happened to the dancing U of MD student who was beaten by police last year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-dancing-u-of-md-student-who-was-beaten-by-police-last-year/584294)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2014, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-dancing-u-of-md-student-who-was-beaten-by-police-last-year/584294 "2014-09-22T22:12:42Z")
Re this story, I never say any followup ups and in googling it it appears there are no updates. Anyone know what happened? \[Unprovoked Cops Viciously Beat Student Then Charge Him With Assault Video exonerates innocent … --- ## [No Vowels In Hebrew And Arabic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-vowels-in-hebrew-and-arabic/418065)
**Author:** [@ernesto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ernesto)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2007, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-vowels-in-hebrew-and-arabic/418065 "2007-09-07T00:05:05Z")
I have been reading a lot of secular study about the Koran and the Bible and Torah and I often see, the meanings of the text can be somewhat changed because then the Hebrews and Arabs didn’t use vowels in their writing. … --- ## [Excel 2003 vs Excel 2007](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-2003-vs-excel-2007/543878)
**Author:** [@Daylate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daylate)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-2003-vs-excel-2007/543878 "2010-06-22T21:25:04Z")
Just bought a new computer, and it has Excel 2007 included. Now, I’ve used Excel 2003 for years, and am perfectly satisfied with it. However, from looking at the basic screen for 2007 it looks like there would be a big… --- ## [Are Spanish TV Shows As Good As They Seem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-spanish-tv-shows-as-good-as-they-seem/505767)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-spanish-tv-shows-as-good-as-they-seem/505767 "2009-08-12T03:25:32Z")
I live in a Spanish speaking neighborhood in Chicago, but don’t speak it. And truth be told, the only reason I want to learn it, is 'cause I want to watch those Spanish TV shows. In Chicago we have WSNS-Telemundo (Chann… --- ## [How do you like your barbecue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-barbecue/473851)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-barbecue/473851 "2008-11-25T02:12:42Z")
My favorite: slightly burned (not to the core, just enough to get a good “al dente” crispy skin going and then with a tart (but not hot) white sauce. Cooked over wood fire, of course. --- ## [The Presidential Helicopter and the I-35 Bridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidential-helicopter-and-the-i-35-bridge/414465)
**Author:** [@Spavined\_Gelding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spavined_Gelding)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2007, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidential-helicopter-and-the-i-35-bridge/414465 "2007-08-07T20:01:22Z")
I don’t have a direct cite for this, but it is my understanding that the President took a ten minute helicopter tour of the collapsed I-35 bridge in Minneapolis IN THE OFFICIAL PRESIDENTIAL HELICOPTER. I heard that on t… --- ## [How much does the U.S. President influence the economy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-the-u-s-president-influence-the-economy/463991)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2008, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-the-u-s-president-influence-the-economy/463991 "2008-09-18T22:41:50Z")
I really, really wanted to start this in GQ, since it’s a question with a factual answer, but I will bow to reality and concede that it’ll turn into a debate. Please, though, let’s try not to make it about the 2008 Presi… --- ## [The Feds finally seek outside help on the oil spill. Guess who they call in.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feds-finally-seek-outside-help-on-the-oil-spill-guess-who-they-call-in/541558)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2010, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feds-finally-seek-outside-help-on-the-oil-spill-guess-who-they-call-in/541558 "2010-06-15T13:17:11Z")
The Onion couldn’t have made this up and it be this funny. They bring in: . . . . . . . . . . . ETA: WTF??? This is the best we can do? --- ## [Some "clarity" for the President re: interrogations and torture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-clarity-for-the-president-re-interrogations-and-torture/373183)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2006, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-clarity-for-the-president-re-interrogations-and-torture/373183 "2006-09-26T16:19:45Z")
The President said last week that the CIA and military interrogators need “clarity” as to what they can and can’t do while questioning prisoners. The Senate Armed Services Committee voted in favor of a bill reiterating … --- ## [You maggot-brained, ass-thumbing, cum rag boss.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-maggot-brained-ass-thumbing-cum-rag-boss/465861)
**Author:** [@Pullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pullet)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2008, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-maggot-brained-ass-thumbing-cum-rag-boss/465861 "2008-10-17T00:30:03Z")
For Four years, the husband tried to salvage your business. Tried to stop you from throwing money away on bad equipment, chasing after worthless clients, and stomping on what few good clients you had. Last January, it … --- ## [Is Detroit the hell-hole I think it is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-detroit-the-hell-hole-i-think-it-is/252076)
**Author:** [@Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kel_Varnsen_Latex_Division)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2004, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-detroit-the-hell-hole-i-think-it-is/252076 "2004-06-30T16:18:10Z")
I recently moved near Detroit. Everytime I see the local news it seems some other fucked up thing just happened. The other day some guy shot nine people at the fireworks show. Most of the people I have talked to from the… --- ## [Semi Annual Daylight Savings Time Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semi-annual-daylight-savings-time-thread/574405)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semi-annual-daylight-savings-time-thread/574405 "2011-03-16T02:31:10Z")
Well in the USA on Sunday March 13th we move the clocks ahead an hour and the semi annual question arises again :slight\_smile: Do you like it or hate it? I love having the extra daylight in the afternoon, I’m not a mor… --- ## [130 car pileup in Fort Worth, at least 6 dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/130-car-pileup-in-fort-worth-at-least-6-dead/932717)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/130-car-pileup-in-fort-worth-at-least-6-dead/932717 "2021-02-16T01:31:33Z")
We had a cold front with freezing rain overnight. A driver in the express lane must have stopped, and chain reaction commenced. Of note, the express lane is one lane with concrete barriers on both sides, for proba… --- ## [Expired temp tags, can't get any more, cross country trip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-temp-tags-cant-get-any-more-cross-country-trip/598192)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-temp-tags-cant-get-any-more-cross-country-trip/598192 "2011-10-01T18:46:52Z")
I’m visiting Ohio and I got a car when I got here about a month ago. I’m a Nevada resident, so I took the title in, got the registration, and a 30 day tag so that I can get new Nevada plates when I go back. Which was or… --- ## [Graduation speakers - shut the fuck up!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graduation-speakers-shut-the-fuck-up/359382)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2006, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graduation-speakers-shut-the-fuck-up/359382 "2006-06-06T17:59:59Z")
Attended my kids’ HS graduation last Friday. Now I have long thought that graduation ceremonies - even the ones I was in - are among the most boring exercises conceivable. There is just no way to make reading all those… --- ## [Do kids/adults really play the "choking game"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-kids-adults-really-play-the-choking-game/426779)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2008, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-kids-adults-really-play-the-choking-game/426779 "2008-02-16T04:07:52Z")
I was reading mydeathspace and several of the people on it died “while playing the choking game”. I didn’t know what this was so looked it up on wikipedia. Is this actually a game some kids/grown ups actually play or is … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1969&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1971&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)