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**Author:** [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-drano/257444 "2013-11-20T00:00:20Z")
or Liquid Plumber, or generic Stop & Shop brand drain unclogger… the stuff has always fascinated me in this weird way. I have an awful drain in my apartment’s shower so I’m buying the stuff by the gallon, and I’m constan… --- ## [Face Off: Veterans vs. the Newcomers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-off-veterans-vs-the-newcomers/666220)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2013, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-off-veterans-vs-the-newcomers/666220 "2013-11-07T22:17:26Z")
Don’t tell me I’m the only one watching this series. I think the veterans are at a serious advantage with the experience they have with the crazy deadlines and twists thrown at them by the FaceOff team, And what is wit… --- ## [I pit the IRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-irs/690805)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2014, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-irs/690805 "2014-06-26T04:04:50Z")
THe IRS lost Lerner’s emails? They were on her computer, not an exchange server? This proves that the IRS is not competent to do its basic job and should be disbanded. Companies are required to keep emails backed up for … --- ## [Does the White House have a kitchen where the first family can make their own food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-white-house-have-a-kitchen-where-the-first-family-can-make-their-own-food/714063)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-white-house-have-a-kitchen-where-the-first-family-can-make-their-own-food/714063 "2018-09-05T18:20:51Z")
In the TV show House of cards, season 3, at numerous points they show a full sized kitchen and breakfast table that is supposed to be somewhere in the white house. Here’sa shot of what it looks like. In this shot, the … --- ## [White Nationalism: Continued debate from BBQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-nationalism-continued-debate-from-bbq/133011)
**Author:** [@Sionnach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sionnach)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2002, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-nationalism-continued-debate-from-bbq/133011 "2002-10-23T14:19:11Z")
Response to Libertarian - Consider it done! Exactly. I think the same can be said of Caucasians. We are diverse amongst ourselves, yet there are similarities we share culturally that others don’t, and may have a co… --- ## [Regional Food Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-food-names/642597)
**Author:** [@PotatoPeeler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PotatoPeeler)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-food-names/642597 "2012-12-07T00:11:32Z")
I live in the Black Hills area of western South Dakota. While I haven’t lived here my entire life, I did grow up in the area. A few months ago, I was at a potluck lunch and I found myself in a conversation with a woman f… --- ## [The apotheosis of American cooking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apotheosis-of-american-cooking/645229)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2013, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apotheosis-of-american-cooking/645229 "2013-01-06T02:02:14Z")
I follow Pinterest “cooking” and “food” boards in order to rubberneck just how disturbing my fellow Americans’ dinner plans are getting. I think I found the worst recipe to date today; it would be worse with cream cheese… --- ## [Ukraine and Netherlands, two odd countries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-and-netherlands-two-odd-countries/544387)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-and-netherlands-two-odd-countries/544387 "2010-07-01T02:40:58Z")
Why do people often refer to Ukraine as “the Ukraine”? When and why did this practice start? I have the same question about the Netherlands, only I’ve never seen someone correct someone else for saying “the” Netherland… --- ## [How do people not understand wanting to live in the country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-not-understand-wanting-to-live-in-the-country/670908)
**Author:** [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-not-understand-wanting-to-live-in-the-country/670908 "2015-10-29T22:33:16Z")
I understand City life - I grew up in Rhode Island. That means NYC and Boston, two of the biggies, were NEVER far away, and Providence is nothing to laugh at. I understand Suburb life too - again I grew up in Rhode Isla… --- ## [Has Liberalism Changed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-liberalism-changed/780517)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2017, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-liberalism-changed/780517 "2017-03-24T13:07:08Z")
The Bernie/Hillary split as a convenient example, though not perfect. Bernie seemed to be a thouroughgoing old school liberal. Hillary was sort of a half-assed new liberal. What I’ll call “old school” liberalism had se… --- ## [Things that tall people know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-tall-people-know/635129)
**Author:** [@Pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pasta)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-tall-people-know/635129 "2012-11-01T16:33:01Z")
From time to time, I realize that something I have “always” known is actually not known to some number of people because they haven’t had the benefit of being tall. The two that prompted this post: Handle-type door k… --- ## [grounded and not grounded Faraday cage - what's the difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grounded-and-not-grounded-faraday-cage-whats-the-difference/533955)
**Author:** [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2010, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grounded-and-not-grounded-faraday-cage-whats-the-difference/533955 "2010-04-01T12:58:55Z")
I guess a stupid question, but the Wikipedia article is not clear on this point. If we want to have a Farday cage to keep out radio waves and similar, does it matter if it is grounded or not? --- ## [Celebrities remembered for incidental career points](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-remembered-for-incidental-career-points/708688)
**Author:** [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-remembered-for-incidental-career-points/708688 "2015-01-23T16:35:26Z")
Brought to mind by Edward Hermann’s death. News leads usually mention “Gilmore Girls,” 'but he had a long and successful career in more distinguished projects. Similarly: Joe DiMaggio, Mr. Coffee George Foreman - Forem… --- ## [Songs with cool chord changes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-cool-chord-changes/583663)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2011, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-cool-chord-changes/583663 "2011-06-19T20:28:03Z")
Please give me some examples of songs with chord changes that really thrill you. Thank you! --- ## [Spielberg Explains Ending of A.I. Artificial Intelligence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spielberg-explains-ending-of-a-i-artificial-intelligence/507438)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2009, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spielberg-explains-ending-of-a-i-artificial-intelligence/507438 "2009-08-26T13:15:17Z")
Spielberg Explains Ending of A.I. Artificial Intelligence Interesting, everything I’d ever read said Kubrick ended it under the waves and that the mecha dominated future was Spielberg’s insistence of “happy ending”. --- ## [NaNoWriMo is coming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanowrimo-is-coming/638651)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanowrimo-is-coming/638651 "2012-12-12T19:46:51Z")
Yeah. So who’s doing it? Like usual I’m doing it. Like usual I’m working on scripts for the comic I eventually want to make, as well as at least one other project. I’m going extra crazy because I’m also doing the unrela… --- ## [Grow up, leander.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grow-up-leander/473451)
**Author:** [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grow-up-leander/473451 "2008-11-26T20:33:01Z")
Seriously, cut the shit. I neither know nor care what your specific issue with me is, but when you feel the need to follow me around droping random shit bombs all over the boards: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/sh… --- ## [Should the US be bartering with terrorists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-us-be-bartering-with-terrorists/689787)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-us-be-bartering-with-terrorists/689787 "2014-06-11T23:08:12Z")
Here’s the story. It concerns the release of Sgt Berdahl from Taliban captivity in exchange for 5 of their people detained in Gitmo. I’m delighted for Bergdahl and his family but I do have misgivings about this deal. Ap… --- ## [Now that is classy: RO \[H.S. girls basketball blowout\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-is-classy-ro-h-s-girls-basketball-blowout/483013)
**Author:** [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2009, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-is-classy-ro-h-s-girls-basketball-blowout/483013 "2009-02-01T09:29:43Z")
Linky So, a high school basketball team beats another team by the score of 100 to 0. It was 59 to 0 after the first half. The winning team was hitting three pointers in the 4th quarter. The coach has been fired for lett… --- ## [Who were you most surprised to see come out of the closet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-you-most-surprised-to-see-come-out-of-the-closet/464150)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-you-most-surprised-to-see-come-out-of-the-closet/464150 "2008-09-26T00:40:47Z")
Inspired by this thread about George Takei and most of the cast of Fraiser, who surprised you the most by admitting they had teh gay? When I read about my own governor Jim McGreevy, I felt like I had fallen into a Twili… --- ## [Non-Americans: What are your country's own conspiracy theories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-americans-what-are-your-countrys-own-conspiracy-theories/714540)
**Author:** [@Steken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steken)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2015, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-americans-what-are-your-countrys-own-conspiracy-theories/714540 "2015-03-17T15:15:28Z")
To the non-Americans: What are your country’s own conspiracy theories, roughly equivalent to the American ones around the Kennedy assassination, the moon landing or 9/11? What event in your own country gets the local tin… --- ## [The Bridge on FX (Wednesdays at 10 pm Eastern)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bridge-on-fx-wednesdays-at-10-pm-eastern/663188)
**Author:** [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2013, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bridge-on-fx-wednesdays-at-10-pm-eastern/663188 "2013-10-22T23:02:40Z")
Just thought I’d give everybody a heads-up to check out the series premiere of The Bridge tonight at 10pm Eastern on FX. I don’t know a lot about it other than it’s loosely based on a Danish and Swedish TV show where tw… --- ## [Why do men think creepiness is based on physical attractiveness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-think-creepiness-is-based-on-physical-attractiveness/687285)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-think-creepiness-is-based-on-physical-attractiveness/687285 "2014-05-08T19:44:59Z")
In many threads regarding unwanted attention (generally in the form of guys hitting on women) the topic of physical attraction comes up. More specifically, this mistaken belief that women only find “ugly” guys’ behavior … --- ## [Dixie Carter Looks Like The Joker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dixie-carter-looks-like-the-joker/529477)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dixie-carter-looks-like-the-joker/529477 "2010-02-24T11:38:28Z")
Okay? I love this lady and have had fantasies about her, but some women (maybe most) ought to leave plastic surgery alone. Thanks Q --- ## [Bubble bath in a whirlpool tub?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bubble-bath-in-a-whirlpool-tub/217010)
**Author:** [@db4530](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/db4530)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2003, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bubble-bath-in-a-whirlpool-tub/217010 "2003-12-05T04:14:46Z")
Can anyone give me the SD on whether I should avoid using bubblebath (and other bath-related products) in my whirlpool tub? Is it possible that such products will erode the jets or the tubing inside the tub? Am I just … --- ## [The trial of Omar Khadr.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trial-of-omar-khadr/549730)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trial-of-omar-khadr/549730 "2017-07-08T01:44:15Z")
The youngest person detained at Gitmo has had his legal proceedings commence. He is getting his day in court although it is not the court that his lawyer would have preferred. He is a Canadian born citizen and stands a… --- ## [shave or buzz head for balding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shave-or-buzz-head-for-balding/722838)
**Author:** [@perc\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perc_1)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2015, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shave-or-buzz-head-for-balding/722838 "2015-06-19T14:20:37Z")
What do you think is best? Buzz it very short or just razor shave it off? I am at the point where it’s about that time. :smack: Do you think a razor shaved head is perceived as someone just trying to hide the fact? I… --- ## [Birther U.S. Army officer to be court-martialed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birther-u-s-army-officer-to-be-court-martialed/536157)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2012, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birther-u-s-army-officer-to-be-court-martialed/536157 "2012-04-09T02:16:06Z")
Is there no end to this idiocy? The guy’s risking his career over this: http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/04/14/army-to-court-martial-officer-who-doubts-obama-was-born-in-u-s/. Would he feel better if Joe Biden signed … --- ## [Men, what do you really think of women's bodies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-do-you-really-think-of-womens-bodies/623072)
**Author:** [@I\_Like\_Pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Like_Pie)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-do-you-really-think-of-womens-bodies/623072 "2012-06-01T14:12:30Z")
With the swimsuit season coming up, a lot of us ladies start to panic. As a 30 something, size 12 mother of one I always wonder if my panic is really necessary. I’m pretty self confident, except when it comes to having… --- ## [Why the odd filter setup on Parliament cigarettes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-odd-filter-setup-on-parliament-cigarettes/442627)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-odd-filter-setup-on-parliament-cigarettes/442627 "2008-03-25T19:31:27Z")
For those of you that haven’t seen the butt of a Parliament (I guess insert joke here), the paper that wraps the cigarette extends about 1/4" past the actual filter. Looking at it another way, the filter is indented 1/4"… --- ## [What was the most gratuitous piece of nudity you've ever seen in a movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-gratuitous-piece-of-nudity-youve-ever-seen-in-a-movie/844743)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2020, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-gratuitous-piece-of-nudity-youve-ever-seen-in-a-movie/844743 "2020-06-04T12:02:31Z")
It wouldn’t be a stretch to say some movie studio use to sneak in nudity in their movies all the time just so they can advertise it on the back of the box with “Rated R for Nudity” to entice men to rent them, so I’m wond… --- ## [Any transgender Dopers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-transgender-dopers/622685)
**Author:** [@surrounded\_by\_literalists](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/surrounded_by_literalists)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2012, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-transgender-dopers/622685 "2012-06-04T17:34:24Z")
Recently I have become well aquainted with two women who used to be guys. Both are wonderful people who seem content with their choices. In the course talking with these women, I have become aware of a number of differ… --- ## ["Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/architects-engineers-for-9-11-truth/761917)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2016, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/architects-engineers-for-9-11-truth/761917 "2016-08-10T00:20:37Z")
Hi I haven’t discussed 9/11 conspiracy theories before. I’m rewatching the original Zeitgeist movie on Youtube. The first segment about the origins of Christianity is appalling but I’m finding the 9/11 section intriguing… --- ## [Do airlines regularly deny boarding to those they suspect of being intoxicated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-airlines-regularly-deny-boarding-to-those-they-suspect-of-being-intoxicated/628072)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2013, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-airlines-regularly-deny-boarding-to-those-they-suspect-of-being-intoxicated/628072 "2013-10-15T14:44:35Z")
There is a new airline reality show called On The Fly, there was one a few years ago with a similar concept called Airline. They follow the boarding and terminal crew on the job, like COPS if you will. Almost half the s… --- ## [I coulda been a STAR in the MMP!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-coulda-been-a-star-in-the-mmp/718634)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 311\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2015, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-coulda-been-a-star-in-the-mmp/718634 "2015-05-04T07:01:01Z")
OK, 'fess up. When you were a young dreamer, you were sure you’d become an Oscar winner, or a rock star, or an MVP, or the champion high-speed ingester of hot dogs. So now’s the time to share - what was your dream, and… --- ## [Why Obama Will Probably Lose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-obama-will-probably-lose/623352)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-obama-will-probably-lose/623352 "2012-07-19T20:10:44Z")
Ladies and gentlemen, the Republican base: --- ## [Anyone Have Experience with the 'Michael Teachings'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experience-with-the-michael-teachings/523669)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2014, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experience-with-the-michael-teachings/523669 "2014-01-05T20:11:18Z")
One of my best friends has gotten involved with a group called the ‘Michael Students’. It all sounds very cult-ish to me, and I have definietly noticed HUGE changes in her personality since getting involved. Here is a w… --- ## [NBA Playoffs 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs-2014/687016)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2014, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs-2014/687016 "2014-06-16T20:56:22Z")
We’re pretty deep into the 1st round already. As of right now: EAST Atlanta 2 - Indiana 1 Miami 2 - Charlotte 0 Brooklyn 2 - Toronto 1 Washington 2 - Chicago 1 WEST Dallas 1 - San Antonio 1 Memphis 2 - Oklahoma … --- ## [What will be Trump's First Foreign Policy Crisis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-trumps-first-foreign-policy-crisis/773702)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2016, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-trumps-first-foreign-policy-crisis/773702 "2016-12-07T00:30:14Z")
On another thread Little Nemo is suggesting China (I suppose because he called up the President of Taiwan to chat). Or will China just make some nasty speeches and then more or less ignore it–assuming Trump is too dumb t… --- ## [Total Ban On Moist Snuff ("Dip") In The E.U.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-ban-on-moist-snuff-dip-in-the-e-u/599876)
**Author:** [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2013, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-ban-on-moist-snuff-dip-in-the-e-u/599876 "2013-08-11T01:19:55Z")
Does anyone know why moist snuff (here in the USA usually called dip, as seen in brands like Skoal or Copenhagen) is outlawed in the European Union countries, all except for Sweden? As anyone who has ever traveled in th… --- ## [Lucas changes Star Wars again for Blu-Ray](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucas-changes-star-wars-again-for-blu-ray/594708)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucas-changes-star-wars-again-for-blu-ray/594708 "2011-09-06T23:15:59Z")
Most of the changes are actually good, fixing some errors from the DVD. However(and this is confirmed), Darth Vader now cries “Noooooo!” when he picks up the Emperor and throws him down the shaft. I’m not kidding. Read… --- ## [Origin of "Charlie Don't Surf"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-charlie-dont-surf/87471)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-charlie-dont-surf/87471 "2010-06-16T15:35:50Z")
Where did this phrase come from? I know there’s a Clash song about it, and I’ve seen shirts with Manson’s face on the front and this phrase on the back, and I’ve also seen Apocalypse now shirts with this saying on them (… --- ## [Hit songs that totally disappeared](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-songs-that-totally-disappeared/742825)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2016, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-songs-that-totally-disappeared/742825 "2016-06-19T16:43:51Z")
We’ve had a good response with a thread about songs that have hung around longer than most, so why not the flip side? That is, hit songs that totally vanished from the public consciousness? I’ll start it off with 1981’… --- ## [Electrical safety statistics USA vs UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-safety-statistics-usa-vs-uk/228649)
**Author:** [@levsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levsb)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-safety-statistics-usa-vs-uk/228649 "2015-07-28T23:58:09Z")
Household electrical regulations and conventions are very different between the US and the UK. First there is the 240V@50Hz vs 120V@60Hz thing. I know Cecil did a column on the historical reasons for this difference. T… --- ## [How will history see the climate change denialists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-history-see-the-climate-change-denialists/823259)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2019, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-history-see-the-climate-change-denialists/823259 "2019-09-16T20:50:49Z")
The fact that climate change is a serious threat to humanity has been clear since, at the absolute latest, the early 2000s. But given the context of the latest IPCC report, we’re out of time to avert disaster. We need to… --- ## [You must get a tattoo - what would you choose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-must-get-a-tattoo-what-would-you-choose/693337)
**Author:** [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2014, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-must-get-a-tattoo-what-would-you-choose/693337 "2014-08-01T20:29:39Z")
Hypothetical: there is a new regime in the land (or world if you like so you can’t emigrate to avoid it), the one law/rule/dictate it enforces is that every person over the age of 21 must have one new tattoo done by the … --- ## [That smell from an overloaded motor: what is it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-smell-from-an-overloaded-motor-what-is-it/626755)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-smell-from-an-overloaded-motor-what-is-it/626755 "2012-06-30T20:51:41Z")
Old question, with I’m sure with easy answer. I put too much ice in the blender and gunned it. The engine was running but the blade didn’t spin for a second or two. Up came that recognizable odor of burnt electric somet… --- ## [Why are pool deep ends disappearing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-pool-deep-ends-disappearing/626274)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-pool-deep-ends-disappearing/626274 "2012-07-18T00:07:41Z")
I know there was a previous thread on this, but I can’t find it and I don’t think that it really answered the question anyway. At the end of last season, the local pool – which is a municiple pool – started construction… --- ## [MEAN Christmas presents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mean-christmas-presents/606779)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mean-christmas-presents/606779 "2011-12-24T00:57:28Z")
We had our ‘Secret Santa’ gift exchange today. One of the women got a HUGE box, and was all excited. It turned out to be one of those 24 roll packs of toilet paper. Okay, this might just be silly normally. As in, it’… --- ## [Of course grammar is prescriptive.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-grammar-is-prescriptive/630222)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2012, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-grammar-is-prescriptive/630222 "2012-08-16T14:17:31Z")
No. We learn to use grammar so we can understand things interrelating and acting. With that psychological muscle, we can learn to use math. Logical language gives us the skills to understand science, to program compute… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=256&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=258&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)