# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1989&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:** 1990 --- ## [Since Ho Chi Minh mass-murdered in 1956 --how unethical was it really for the US to stop him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-ho-chi-minh-mass-murdered-in-1956-how-unethical-was-it-really-for-the-us-to-stop-him/815222)
**Author:** [@ned12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ned12)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-ho-chi-minh-mass-murdered-in-1956-how-unethical-was-it-really-for-the-us-to-stop-him/815222 "2018-06-25T21:15:23Z")
Stop him from taking South Vietnam that is. In 1956 Ho committed a brutal North Vietnam land reform where many thousands of landlords were brutally killed. Then a huge revolt caused by this land reform and Ho forces squa… --- ## [Paula Zahn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paula-zahn/348630)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2006, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paula-zahn/348630 "2006-03-23T15:20:55Z")
Zahn did a story on a Ferrari wreck. it said a Glock pistol was found. Paula described it as “a model, made mostly out of plastic and favored by criminals because it can pass through some metal detectors.” Didn’t we te… --- ## [What is the most fascinating unsolved murder and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-fascinating-unsolved-murder-and-why/76913)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2001, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-fascinating-unsolved-murder-and-why/76913 "2001-09-11T03:42:12Z")
To me, hands down, The Zodiac. I read a book about the case after seeing an episode of “Case Reopened” on The Learning Channel. This episode was one of the most compelling hours of TV i’ve ever watched. The most interest… --- ## [Songs about fictional people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-fictional-people/483024)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2009, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-fictional-people/483024 "2009-01-28T02:04:25Z")
Inspired by the thread Songs about famous people - as I went through my MP3s for that thread, I found a few songs about fictional characters too, so how about a list of songs that are about, named after, or mention ficti… --- ## [Largest City to be Completely Abandoned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/largest-city-to-be-completely-abandoned/393817)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2007, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/largest-city-to-be-completely-abandoned/393817 "2007-03-05T16:27:32Z")
What is the largest city in human history to be completely abandoned due to war, natrual disaster, famine, or whatever? Additionally, which still-existing cities have suffered the greatest population declines since thei… --- ## [Who killed more terrorists? Bush or Obama?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-killed-more-terrorists-bush-or-obama/708260)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2014, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-killed-more-terrorists-bush-or-obama/708260 "2014-12-28T15:50:27Z")
I don’t mean personally, of course; but under whose watch have more terrorists been killed by U.S. actions? --- ## [Does "fun" have an equivalent outside of English?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-fun-have-an-equivalent-outside-of-english/691446)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-fun-have-an-equivalent-outside-of-english/691446 "2014-07-02T17:01:06Z")
I’m reading John Beckman’s American Fun. He makes a distinction between “play,” the action and “fun,” the emotion that results. He also throws out a quote from an older book that claims that no other language has the exa… --- ## [CREEPY experience at the supermarket tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-experience-at-the-supermarket-tonight/619778)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-experience-at-the-supermarket-tonight/619778 "2012-04-25T19:51:51Z")
I’m standing in front of the clearance rack, minding my own business. When I saw that there were half-price expired Milky Ways, I must have squealed a little bit, because a wizened woman standing next to me smiled. Wi… --- ## [Sigh...I guess I joined the gun culture...and it pisses me off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-i-guess-i-joined-the-gun-culture-and-it-pisses-me-off/973973)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-i-guess-i-joined-the-gun-culture-and-it-pisses-me-off/973973 "2022-12-22T22:42:31Z")
Debated where to put this and decided the Pit was more appropriate or even to post at all. However, I am a little pissed and want to get this off my chest. Except for a short time while a teen where there was an army d… --- ## [Fun Karaoke Songs, No Really.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-karaoke-songs-no-really/284451)
**Author:** [@malkavia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malkavia)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2005, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-karaoke-songs-no-really/284451 "2005-01-16T20:19:16Z")
Every Wednesday night my closest girlfriends and I make our way down to a local gay bar for drumroll Karaoke night! Now, for quite a few weeks I stuck to songs that I know well and can perform reasonably well. These so… --- ## [Did people in the 19th century really speak this way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-people-in-the-19th-century-really-speak-this-way/577756)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2011, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-people-in-the-19th-century-really-speak-this-way/577756 "2011-04-11T08:04:34Z")
I was watching True Grit and a lot of the dialogue sounded unusual. Characters spoke in what seems to modern ears to be an overly formal and stilted manner. Now I understand that this was accurate as far as writing langu… --- ## [Illegal? \[Rx drugs\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-rx-drugs/680514)
**Author:** [@glnwst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glnwst)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2014, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-rx-drugs/680514 "2014-02-10T03:10:04Z")
My girlfriend was caught with a prescription that was not hers (buspars, buspirone), and was charged with possession of drugs. This is not even a controlled substance. Is it still a crime for her to have had them in her … --- ## [Festival of the Dope Persuasion (Bay Area) Nov. 3rd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/festival-of-the-dope-persuasion-bay-area-nov-3rd/422253)
**Author:** [@lobstermobster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobstermobster)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2007, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/festival-of-the-dope-persuasion-bay-area-nov-3rd/422253 "2007-11-06T01:41:55Z")
Alright team, planning stages. Dates: October 20 October 27 November 3 November 10 Places: Lefty O’Douls (big lots of seating and kinda fun)- union square Phoenix - Mission Mr. Smiths- SOMA I’d be interested in… --- ## [Awards received at previous job put on display at current (new) job - tacky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awards-received-at-previous-job-put-on-display-at-current-new-job-tacky/375281)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2006, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awards-received-at-previous-job-put-on-display-at-current-new-job-tacky/375281 "2006-10-05T00:10:55Z")
After three months of employment at the current job, I finally have an office. Actually it’s more like a coset. To be fair, it’s a walk-in closet but it has a door that locks so I’m not complaining. I sit here unpacki… --- ## [Longterm Enforced Chastity Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longterm-enforced-chastity-anonymous/51679)
**Author:** [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2001, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longterm-enforced-chastity-anonymous/51679 "2001-02-25T05:18:17Z")
\ Hello, my name is Greg, and I’ve been enforced chaste for six-and-a-half months. I’ve come here today and admitted my shame in an attempt to give hope and support to all those Dopers who for… --- ## [Is there any good way to shift people from incandescent bulbs to fluorescents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-good-way-to-shift-people-from-incandescent-bulbs-to-fluorescents/391679)
**Author:** [@According\_to\_Pliny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/According_to_Pliny)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2007, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-good-way-to-shift-people-from-incandescent-bulbs-to-fluorescents/391679 "2007-02-27T03:04:51Z")
Lawmaker takes on light bulbs While that effort will not succeed as written, what is the path from here to there vis-à-vis bulbs? The simple first idea would be to make the fluorescents cheaper than the others, taxing … --- ## [passports on layover portions of international flights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passports-on-layover-portions-of-international-flights/733204)
**Author:** [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2015, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passports-on-layover-portions-of-international-flights/733204 "2015-10-10T05:18:33Z")
I have kind of a strange question. If you have an international flight with a domestic layover (say, San Diego to LA to Rio de Janeiro), during which you change planes, is there any reason you would need to be in possess… --- ## [Why aren't more movie studios rereleasing classics in the theater?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-more-movie-studios-rereleasing-classics-in-the-theater/594887)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-more-movie-studios-rereleasing-classics-in-the-theater/594887 "2011-09-08T19:01:01Z")
The big movie studios have no soul, this much is certain. They’d rather make a generic knockoff of a proven moneymaker than spend money to take chances on a new intellectual property. That’s why there’s a million roman… --- ## [Notes from a family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notes-from-a-family/176043)
**Author:** [@Bill\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_H)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2003, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notes-from-a-family/176043 "2003-05-22T06:09:48Z")
Just two things on my mind for those who choose not to have kids: a. We have moved from being a couple to being a family. Sure, we’re still a couple, and enjoy doing couple things. But that’s become a smaller part of ou… --- ## [A visible God would deny us of free will. True or false?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-visible-god-would-deny-us-of-free-will-true-or-false/706576)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2014, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-visible-god-would-deny-us-of-free-will-true-or-false/706576 "2014-12-10T14:33:18Z")
While falling asleep last night, my addled mind started thinking about how the world would be different if there was a real Eye of Providence somewhere on the Earth. How much better would humanity behave if we knew ther… --- ## [One year later, "Sith" still sucks \*open spoilers\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-year-later-sith-still-sucks-open-spoilers/361121)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2006, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-year-later-sith-still-sucks-open-spoilers/361121 "2006-06-21T07:16:12Z")
I’ve watched this twice recently on cable. Like the first time, when I saw it in the theater, I always want it to be good. It never is. But, unlike “Phantom” or “Clones,” it has enough seeds of goodness in it to fool t… --- ## [We're apparently gullible enough to pay a premium for watered-down juice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-apparently-gullible-enough-to-pay-a-premium-for-watered-down-juice/489352)
**Author:** [@aerodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aerodave)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2009, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-apparently-gullible-enough-to-pay-a-premium-for-watered-down-juice/489352 "2009-03-17T14:31:21Z")
I was doing my weekly grocery shopping this past weekend, and stopped in the juice aisle to pick up some grape juice (my favorite). Since I’m a sucker for bold packaging, I couldn’t help but notice a new product, Welch’… --- ## [Listen up assholes -- How to turn left.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-up-assholes-how-to-turn-left/409998)
**Author:** [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2007, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-up-assholes-how-to-turn-left/409998 "2007-07-03T20:29:44Z")
If you are waiting to make an unprotected left turn – pull the fuck forward into the intersection!! If, Og forbid, the light turns yellow, don’t painic. Don’t try to back up. No one is going to jet out from the sides to … --- ## [Obsolete Forms Of Entertainment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsolete-forms-of-entertainment/250487)
**Author:** [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2004, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsolete-forms-of-entertainment/250487 "2004-06-18T20:33:02Z")
I was watching the Three Stooges biopic on AMC last night. The Stooges got started in vaudeville, and converted over to motion pictures… were huge during the depression and war years, but got dumped by Columbia as the Ag… --- ## [Cities building sports stadiums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-building-sports-stadiums/749406)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-building-sports-stadiums/749406 "2016-03-22T00:46:19Z")
On the average are cities making a good investment when they build or help to build a sports stadium? --- ## [How often do you go to the dentist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-go-to-the-dentist/533785)
**Author:** [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-go-to-the-dentist/533785 "2010-04-03T18:54:13Z")
Title says it all. Me, every year, or 18 months. It usually doesn’t get to be 2 years. I am extra-careful with my teeth in between-times, so I can (sort-of) justify not going too often. How often do you go? --- ## [Experiences You Wish You Had at Age 16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-you-wish-you-had-at-age-16/561553)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2010, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-you-wish-you-had-at-age-16/561553 "2010-11-27T03:30:53Z")
I will always regret not doing a lot of things when I was young and lusty. I suppose that many of them are only really good when you do them as a youth. Anyway, a few: -learning to surf -banging that pretty girl in e… --- ## [" "nobody is listening to your telephone calls." Obama lied](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-is-listening-to-your-telephone-calls-obama-lied/661117)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-is-listening-to-your-telephone-calls-obama-lied/661117 "2013-06-18T16:00:39Z")
So Obama claims that “nobody is listening to your telephone calls.” In fact, “he said federal judge approval is needed to actually listen to a phone call.” And yet - NSA admits listening to U.S. phone calls without warr… --- ## [Third time’s a charm: In what movie franchises was the 3rd movie the best?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/third-time-s-a-charm-in-what-movie-franchises-was-the-3rd-movie-the-best/720055)
**Author:** [@Not\_Carlson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_Carlson)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2015, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/third-time-s-a-charm-in-what-movie-franchises-was-the-3rd-movie-the-best/720055 "2015-05-21T08:52:37Z")
So, it seems that in movie trilogies, the third instalment often receives a fair bit of derision. For example: Star Wars VI, Spiderman 3, The Godfather Part III, X-men Last Stand, Terminator 3, and Aliens Cubed. I’m n… --- ## [Would you date this woman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-date-this-woman/36308)
**Author:** [@Suo\_Na](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suo_Na)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2001, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-date-this-woman/36308 "2001-01-26T01:00:40Z")
Would you date her? I wouldn’t. I can’t even read her page without wondering, “Just who does she think she is?” --- ## [So with "ghostwriters" are they supposedly to stay anonymous forever or what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-with-ghostwriters-are-they-supposedly-to-stay-anonymous-forever-or-what/667840)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-with-ghostwriters-are-they-supposedly-to-stay-anonymous-forever-or-what/667840 "2013-09-11T03:28:42Z")
Re this article at the end the author’s bio says - She has apparently written two NYT bestsellers but can’t talk about them? Is a ghostwriter normally contractually bound to keep quiet forever about their work? --- ## [Why didn't any of you bastards tell me there was a LES MIZ musical coming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-any-of-you-bastards-tell-me-there-was-a-les-miz-musical-coming/642603)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2012, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-any-of-you-bastards-tell-me-there-was-a-les-miz-musical-coming/642603 "2012-12-01T23:26:47Z")
So late last night I was working on a really boring report with the TV on in the background when a familiar tune came from the idiot box. Well, screen, it’s too skinny to be a box at this point. Anyway, it was “I Dreamed… --- ## [On a scale from 1-10, how happy are you with your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-a-scale-from-1-10-how-happy-are-you-with-your-life/537012)
**Author:** [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-a-scale-from-1-10-how-happy-are-you-with-your-life/537012 "2010-04-30T04:11:36Z")
1 being “Totally Fucking Miserable” and 10 being “Blissfully, Unimaginably Happy”, how happy are you with your life in general right now? I’m curious as to where the average would be. --- ## [Whatever happened to alien anal probes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-alien-anal-probes/545458)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2010, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-alien-anal-probes/545458 "2010-07-10T00:45:36Z")
Inspired by this thread. These used to be pretty common in the 80’s, but nowadays it seems really rare. Nowadays, I guess because of the rise in digital photography, you hear more about sightings than anal probes. My t… --- ## [Why did telegraph messages SOUND WEIRD STOP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-telegraph-messages-sound-weird-stop/627305)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-telegraph-messages-sound-weird-stop/627305 "2012-07-05T22:21:57Z")
Whenever I hear or see a telegraph message (in old movies and such) it looks really WEIRD WHY STOP DONT GET STOP For instance, why no lowercase? (or why not all lowercase, which would be slightly easier to read?) Why us… --- ## [When did the 1950's begin and end for YOU?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-1950s-begin-and-end-for-you/680916)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2014, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-1950s-begin-and-end-for-you/680916 "2014-02-14T11:22:23Z")
Two fun threads on the 1950’s were started yesterday and both have produced some fun posts: What ONE name comes immediately to mind when you hear “1950’s”? started Yesterday, 10:36 AM by Zeldar What ONE PRODUCT comes … --- ## [Help me pick a good cyberpunk novel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-good-cyberpunk-novel/604273)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2011, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-good-cyberpunk-novel/604273 "2011-11-30T14:20:34Z")
My awesome brother recently gave me a kindle, and I was overjoyed to find that there is a seemingly endless supply of science fiction available. However, now that I have read all of Charles Stross, I’m not sure what to … --- ## [Magnum P. I. reboot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnum-p-i-reboot/810287)
**Author:** [@CelticKnot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CelticKnot)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2018, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnum-p-i-reboot/810287 "2018-05-18T18:36:15Z")
When I first heard that a reboot of Magnum P.I. was being made, my heart leapt. A second later, my brain kicked in and decided that it won’t have the magic that the original series had. The premise is that Magnum is a … --- ## [Does cooking change the effective calorie content of food? By how much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-cooking-change-the-effective-calorie-content-of-food-by-how-much/564921)
**Author:** [@iamnotbatman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamnotbatman)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2010, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-cooking-change-the-effective-calorie-content-of-food-by-how-much/564921 "2010-12-22T22:58:03Z")
It may depend on the food, of course. A couple examples to get you working: \[ul\] \[li\]Celery is not digestible, so cooking changes the calorie content from (negative?) to (positive?).\[/li\]\[li\]The protein in an egg is de… --- ## [Did you know that coffee grounds don't go down the disposer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-that-coffee-grounds-dont-go-down-the-disposer/400843)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2010, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-that-coffee-grounds-dont-go-down-the-disposer/400843 "2010-12-02T12:00:00Z")
I didn’t. Sigh. Just when I was so happy about figuring out how to clean my French Press. --- ## [Chicks with Hairy Pits!!!! Seen on TV!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicks-with-hairy-pits-seen-on-tv/58448)
**Author:** [@SpyderA48](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpyderA48)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2001, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicks-with-hairy-pits-seen-on-tv/58448 "2001-03-19T15:52:13Z")
Boy! I just got grossed out totally! Bummed badly man! Whacked. Stunned. I was watching a news report on West Palm Beach, Florida teens protesting an 11:00 curfew for them, which affects St. Patrick’s Day. Seems the… --- ## [Erotic Fiction about Famous People?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erotic-fiction-about-famous-people/537975)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2010, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erotic-fiction-about-famous-people/537975 "2010-05-03T13:03:38Z")
\[note: this is in GQ, because I’m looking for examples of such work, and any objections raised by the famous people–it’s not in CS --yet-- because I’m NOT looking for discussion of these books or stories. I’m not asking … --- ## [It's LOSE, not LOOSE, goddamit!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-lose-not-loose-goddamit/365581)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2006, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-lose-not-loose-goddamit/365581 "2006-07-25T22:24:20Z")
How many times must I see otherwise-educated people mix these two words up? Lose = to misplace something or to be defeated; Loose = to untighten, or an adjective describing objects that are not securely fastened, etc. … --- ## [Freeway Abortion Meat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freeway-abortion-meat/80164)
**Author:** [@Equality\_7-2521](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equality_7-2521)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2001, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freeway-abortion-meat/80164 "2001-09-12T01:02:08Z")
http://orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orl-locabortion06090601sep06.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-local Gregg Cunningham, you are a hair encrusted booger stuck on the one remaining tooth of stupidity. --- ## [Do you find the term 'Aspie' offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-the-term-aspie-offensive/683881)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2014, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-the-term-aspie-offensive/683881 "2014-03-20T16:07:57Z")
Aspie is used to refer to individuals on the Autism spectrum, formerly diagnosed as having Asperger’s syndrome. I first heard the term ‘Aspie’ referred by parents of children with Asperger syndrome. The parents who used … --- ## [Ronda Rousey is awesome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ronda-rousey-is-awesome/713918)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ronda-rousey-is-awesome/713918 "2024-04-10T22:50:25Z")
14 seconds! --- ## [As God is my witness...\[dropping turkeys\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-god-is-my-witness-dropping-turkeys/767936)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2017, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-god-is-my-witness-dropping-turkeys/767936 "2017-04-02T02:33:41Z")
Throwing live turkeys from planes continues in the Ozarks. I agree with one commenter who suggested dropping frozen turkeys on the crowd. But that would violate FAR 91.15. (For planespotters, that’s a 1959 Cessna 182B… --- ## [Microwave safe dishes ???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microwave-safe-dishes/222156)
**Author:** [@simple\_homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simple_homer)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2004, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microwave-safe-dishes/222156 "2004-01-02T14:02:52Z")
I live in the Philippines, and it is very hard to find dishes that are marked microwave safe. Are there any ways of telling if a dish is safe or not ? And, what makes a dish not safe ?? And what is the harm in using it… --- ## ["Cook coconut milk until it separates"--WHY?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cook-coconut-milk-until-it-separates-why/345407)
**Author:** [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2006, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cook-coconut-milk-until-it-separates-why/345407 "2006-02-24T02:51:53Z")
In the Asian/(mostly) Thai cookbooks that I have, recipes for curries generally start with coconut milk (I’m using canned unsweetened). The recipe nearly always specifies that you bring the milk to a boil and let it cook… --- ## [Erah ... erah ... erah .... (Kennedy speech patterns)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erah-erah-erah-kennedy-speech-patterns/508216)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erah-erah-erah-kennedy-speech-patterns/508216 "2009-08-31T21:28:32Z")
So, did Ted Kennedy, or any of the others in the Kennedy clan, really say “erah” frequently as a filler word, much like most of us would go “ummm” or “uhhhh”? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1988&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1990&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)