# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=272&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:** 273 --- ## [Will marijuana be legalized this fall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-marijuana-be-legalized-this-fall/636429)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-marijuana-be-legalized-this-fall/636429 "2012-11-10T17:24:00Z")
Putting it here because these are ballot initiatives. Colorado, Oregon, and Washington have ballot initiatives in 2012 that will legalize production, possession, delivery and distribution of marijuana. You would be abl… --- ## [Dear Republicans: This Is Not How Democracy Works!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-republicans-this-is-not-how-democracy-works/605625)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-republicans-this-is-not-how-democracy-works/605625 "2011-12-13T20:39:37Z")
Look, call me crazy, but wasn’t the CFPB created: As a response to a financial disaster and overall disgust of the general public With public mandate. This wasn’t some disasterous plea deal. This was something that … --- ## [White smoke! We have a Pope!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-smoke-we-have-a-pope/652838)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2013, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-smoke-we-have-a-pope/652838 "2013-03-14T18:58:24Z")
I can’t wait to hear who it is! Habemus papam! --- ## [What causes 'effeminate' speech patterns in gay men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-effeminate-speech-patterns-in-gay-men/581787)
**Author:** [@Hambil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hambil)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2011, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-effeminate-speech-patterns-in-gay-men/581787 "2011-05-17T15:16:00Z")
First, I am not trying to offend anyone. I have deep respect for, and am very committed to the causes of the LGBT community. This is a serious question, out of pure curiosity. Is it nature, nurture, some combination of … --- ## [Anthony Kennedy is an idiot (re: prayer decision)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-kennedy-is-an-idiot-re-prayer-decision/687736)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2014, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-kennedy-is-an-idiot-re-prayer-decision/687736 "2014-07-18T19:52:25Z")
Take it, Justice Swing Vote: \[QUOTE=Justice Anthony Kennedy\] To hold that invocations must be nonsectarian would force the legislatures that sponsor prayers and the courts that are asked to decide these cases to act as… --- ## [Boring Thread (Don't Read)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-thread-dont-read/608945)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-thread-dont-read/608945 "2012-02-05T00:16:56Z")
As suggested in the title, there’s nothing in this OP. And I assume any posts to this thread, if indeed there are any, will be similarly pointless and boring. Complete waste of time. Definitely worth skipping. --- ## [How do you pronounce Monticello?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-monticello/612412)
**Author:** [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-monticello/612412 "2013-12-12T19:47:34Z")
Thomas Jefferson’s home. I’ve usually pronounced it Monti-Sello, but recently I heard someone on TV say Monti-Chello (like the musical instrument). How do you pronounce it? --- ## [Back to the Future - is Biff an attempted rapist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-future-is-biff-an-attempted-rapist/666521)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2013, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-future-is-biff-an-attempted-rapist/666521 "2013-08-21T00:58:28Z")
As discussed by Cracked in reasons why Back to the Future is secretly horrifying, Biff Tannen goes from being a bullying supervisor in the original timeline to a kind of butler to the McFly family in the 1985 caused by M… --- ## [Women: do you ever get bored during intercourse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-ever-get-bored-during-intercourse/538338)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2010, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-ever-get-bored-during-intercourse/538338 "2010-05-31T04:54:33Z")
You are doing the nasty with your man, but for whatever reason he cannot finish. So he keeps pumping and pumping and pumping… Do you enjoy that when it happens? Or do you wish he could finally come and leave you alone? --- ## ["Gattaca" - what does "invalid" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gattaca-what-does-invalid-mean/134440)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2012, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gattaca-what-does-invalid-mean/134440 "2012-03-20T12:30:32Z")
I watched Gattaca two days ago and the difference between “valids” and “invalids” is not totally clear to me. My guess about what the producers wanted to say is “valid” means the person is a product of pre-natal selectio… --- ## [Diacritic to make U sound like "oo"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diacritic-to-make-u-sound-like-oo/491954)
**Author:** [@Alex\_Dubinsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alex_Dubinsky)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2009, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diacritic-to-make-u-sound-like-oo/491954 "2009-04-07T12:39:12Z")
Is there a diacritic that makes the letter ‘u’ sound like the typical ‘oo’? I notice many Russian words get transfered to English with the cyrilic oo-ish ‘u’ sound represented as a ‘u’. Sometimes this works, but other t… --- ## [Catcalls and Things People Shout at You from Cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catcalls-and-things-people-shout-at-you-from-cars/504124)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catcalls-and-things-people-shout-at-you-from-cars/504124 "2011-11-10T03:04:21Z")
Inspired by the Egregiously Sexist Act thread, what have people shouted at you in public? Did it make any sense? I’m male, and I’ve only had this happen twice. Years ago, walking home from the grocery store at about te… --- ## [A modest gun control proposal: First, confiscate all guns.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-modest-gun-control-proposal-first-confiscate-all-guns/645614)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2013, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-modest-gun-control-proposal-first-confiscate-all-guns/645614 "2013-01-07T01:25:28Z")
Well, just the ones that load cartridges and use smokeless powder. But as it’s un-American to just take stuff, I propose an exchange program. Not the usual WalMart gift card, but like for like except with black powder … --- ## [Fridge decibel ratings and subjective loudness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fridge-decibel-ratings-and-subjective-loudness/593936)
**Author:** [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fridge-decibel-ratings-and-subjective-loudness/593936 "2011-08-26T14:28:35Z")
I am looking to buy a cheapish, smallish fridge-freezer. One consideration, however, is that there is no room for it in the kitchen, so it is almost certainly going to have to live in the room that serves as my living ro… --- ## [After Jump starting a car; why do you need to drive it around?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-jump-starting-a-car-why-do-you-need-to-drive-it-around/342018)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2006, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-jump-starting-a-car-why-do-you-need-to-drive-it-around/342018 "2006-01-29T22:59:22Z")
Quick question - I just bought an old toyota for a beater car for the winter. It’s an 87’ Camry. It runs great, no noises no nothing, but I made the mistake of leavings the lights on for 24 hours… and I had to jump it th… --- ## [That one time I didn't get to meet Justin Bieber](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-one-time-i-didnt-get-to-meet-justin-bieber/607670)
**Author:** [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-one-time-i-didnt-get-to-meet-justin-bieber/607670 "2012-01-07T22:23:42Z")
I realize this is slightly less-popular subject matter, but for whatever reason people seemed to enjoy my David Letterman stories. Figured I’d toss this one out for the heck of it. (Also Face Intentionally Left Blank i… --- ## [A Creative MMP ...plus... It's Summer! A Garden Party MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-creative-mmp-plus-its-summer-a-garden-party-mmp/455520)
**Author:** [@Most\_Creative\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Most_Creative_User_Name_Ever)\ **Replies:** 587\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2008, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-creative-mmp-plus-its-summer-a-garden-party-mmp/455520 "2008-07-14T04:19:52Z")
No, not a creatively written MMP as I’m not a writer, but a MMP about creative hobbies. Growing up my Mom was always doing something creative with us. She is the most creative person I know. I remember making bunnies … --- ## [I appear to have a dent in my leg. Normal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-appear-to-have-a-dent-in-my-leg-normal/385827)
**Author:** [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-appear-to-have-a-dent-in-my-leg-normal/385827 "2006-12-29T02:34:53Z")
A few inches up from my ankle, on the front/left of my right leg. The kind of dent you’d expect to get if you hit a cake with the flat edge of a steel ruler reasonably gently. This isn’t a medical advice post, since eit… --- ## [300: So FRIGGIN COOL!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/300-so-friggin-cool/394513)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2007, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/300-so-friggin-cool/394513 "2007-04-06T04:46:26Z")
That had to be one of the coolest movies I have ever seen. I had to keep myself from giggling like a little schoolgirl when he said, “Then we’ll just have to fight in the shade.” And it was absolutly gorgeous to watch. … --- ## [I don't give a FUCK if your car is "For Sale"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-give-a-fuck-if-your-car-is-for-sale/367592)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 322\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2006, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-give-a-fuck-if-your-car-is-for-sale/367592 "2006-08-11T11:08:42Z")
I guess it’s OK for the Circle City to become one huge used car lot. Everywhere I go there are cars planted on lawns, poking out from driveways, or otherwise strategically placed to sell. The intention of the placement i… --- ## [I want to live in a log cabin. What do I need to know/where do I start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-live-in-a-log-cabin-what-do-i-need-to-know-where-do-i-start/615775)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2012, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-live-in-a-log-cabin-what-do-i-need-to-know-where-do-i-start/615775 "2012-03-18T23:40:18Z")
I’ve never owned a home or property before, but my dream has always been to live in a modest log cabin on some tree-covered land in a hilly (i.e. rolling hills) rural area. I figured I out to start thinking about it/plan… --- ## [Silly things you've seen in public](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-things-youve-seen-in-public/694607)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-things-youve-seen-in-public/694607 "2014-08-15T15:47:12Z")
I once saw a school’s sprinklers working–in the pouring rain! A business named “CERTIFIED CHECK CASHERS” had signs in the windows, reading “NO CHECKS CASHED.” Seen anything just as silly? --- ## [13% of Americans do not believe in inter-racial marriage????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-of-americans-do-not-believe-in-inter-racial-marriage/687807)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2014, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-of-americans-do-not-believe-in-inter-racial-marriage/687807 "2014-05-15T01:08:06Z")
Cite. What freaking decade are we living in? Don’t approve of it “for the sake of the children”? Sounds a lot like the arguments against same sex marriage. --- ## [Would a naked 4 year old on a beach disturb you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-naked-4-year-old-on-a-beach-disturb-you/694693)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2014, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-naked-4-year-old-on-a-beach-disturb-you/694693 "2014-11-14T17:32:36Z")
I have a four year old son that loves the beach, he also loves pulling his bathing shorts down to pee or for whatever reason and starts running around naked. He has two parents watching him, so I say no big woop. Nothin… --- ## [Tater Tots - best way to cook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tater-tots-best-way-to-cook/574316)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tater-tots-best-way-to-cook/574316 "2011-03-14T14:08:01Z")
I love the ingenuity of using left over bits to make a useful product. :smiley: I only like my Tater Tots when they are crispy. I have trouble getting them crispy in the oven. First the poll. Next, any suggestions … --- ## [Waco Explosion Triumph of Deregulation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waco-explosion-triumph-of-deregulation/656098)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waco-explosion-triumph-of-deregulation/656098 "2013-04-26T04:21:18Z")
Rachel Maddow reports that: The middle school that was destroyed was within 1000 feet of the fertilizer plant that blew up. Lucky the explosion happened at 6:30 pm or there might be a lot of little bodies under the ru… --- ## [I have learned from House Hunters that...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-learned-from-house-hunters-that/634246)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-learned-from-house-hunters-that/634246 "2012-09-19T19:02:02Z")
…the most important thing in a house is for there to be a place to sit and have coffee in the morning. How come no one ever says, “Wow, I can just see myself sitting here with my morning Scotch/beer looking at that view… --- ## [Can someone explain the Hegelian dialectic to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-hegelian-dialectic-to-me/101799)
**Author:** [@burundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burundi)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2016, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-hegelian-dialectic-to-me/101799 "2016-01-26T15:44:25Z")
I was talking with two friends the other night. They’re both grad students in theater, and I’m getting my M.A. in history. All three of us have run across the phrase “Hegelian dialectic” in our work, but no one has been… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 1.05 "Wildfire" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-1-05-wildfire-open-spoilers/562234)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2010, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-1-05-wildfire-open-spoilers/562234 "2010-12-03T01:58:59Z")
Ah, the aftermath of last week’s bloodbath. --- ## [Even Sven, your turn in the barrel!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-your-turn-in-the-barrel/478428)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2009, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-your-turn-in-the-barrel/478428 "2009-01-03T09:12:02Z")
I probably wouldn’t post this at all, much less Pit her, (don’t really care much), except that Even Sven has gained inordinate praise in the “Posters Whose Asses You’d Like to Kiss” thread for having improved so marked… --- ## [Why are used Jaguars so cheap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-used-jaguars-so-cheap/705935)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2014, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-used-jaguars-so-cheap/705935 "2014-12-04T19:39:59Z")
I was cruising thru craigslist.com for a used car. I stumbled upon a few Jaguar X series from 2000-2004 for about 4-6000 bucks. Each looked perfect inside and out, and had 90-120k miles each. WTF? Used Toyotas with tha… --- ## [Wizard Wars on SyFy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wizard-wars-on-syfy/696152)
**Author:** [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2014, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wizard-wars-on-syfy/696152 "2014-10-05T22:09:23Z")
We just saw the first episode of “Wizard Wars” on SyFy channel – sort of a Project Runway or FaceOff competition, but with magicians. It was delightful and charming and wonderful (introduced by Penn & Teller, who are on… --- ## [Is philosophy really worth studying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-philosophy-really-worth-studying/776696)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-philosophy-really-worth-studying/776696 "2017-01-25T04:33:04Z")
I ask this because it doesn’t seem to lead anywhere. I get that philosophy is the study of knowledge, existence, reality, and all that good stuff. But what I don’t get is the point or the end game, since it seems like j… --- ## [This is not fusion. But what is happening?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-not-fusion-but-what-is-happening/768294)
**Author:** [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2017, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-not-fusion-but-what-is-happening/768294 "2017-01-11T17:25:49Z")
YouTube link The guy from the video is coming to the Seattle Skeptics meetup next week to show us his 'Do It Yourself Cold Fusion." As a group, we don’t like to attack our guests when they stray from reason, but I’d lik… --- ## [What was Ebenezer Scrooge's Job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-ebenezer-scrooges-job/516722)
**Author:** [@Nom\_de\_Plume](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nom_de_Plume)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2009, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-ebenezer-scrooges-job/516722 "2009-11-09T14:41:35Z")
I just saw the IMAX 3D film Disney’s A Christmas Carol. The movie referenced the office where Scrooge and Cratchett worked as being the ‘counting house.’ Did they provide mortgages or something. I remember reading th… --- ## [SDMB Poker Q4 2010 - I just lost "The Game" (and so did you!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q4-2010-i-just-lost-the-game-and-so-did-you/556429)
**Author:** [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2011, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q4-2010-i-just-lost-the-game-and-so-did-you/556429 "2011-01-05T23:30:40Z")
Every Thursday at “10pm Eastern” http://pokermavens.net/ Private Servers SDMB Poker (chez fubbleskag) Site password: cecil Previous quarter threads/results: Q1 2010 Q2 2010 Q3 2010 (more about the title, for the u… --- ## [I'm ashamed of you people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ashamed-of-you-people/354181)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2006, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ashamed-of-you-people/354181 "2006-04-28T17:20:05Z")
And you should be ashamed of yourselves. Over here , Diogenes goes into orgasmic spasms over the fact that Mick Jagger dissed Bush. And the rest of you sorry dipshits joined right in. For those of you that are America… --- ## [Car salesman asked how I owed on my trade in.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-salesman-asked-how-i-owed-on-my-trade-in/754487)
**Author:** [@Cold\_Dish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cold_Dish)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2016, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-salesman-asked-how-i-owed-on-my-trade-in/754487 "2016-05-17T13:13:31Z")
Looking to trade my vehicle. The salesman says ‘If you don’t mind my asking, how much do you owe on your car?’ Turns out I do mind. Is it to his advantage to know this? Does it effect the trade in value of my car? --- ## [British style chips with vinegar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-style-chips-with-vinegar/611407)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2012, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-style-chips-with-vinegar/611407 "2012-02-04T07:22:54Z")
Ok so I developed a love of vinegar and salt flavored potato chips, which seem to be being slowly discontinued :frowning: as the number of groceries that carry them is dwindling. It got me curious about the British cust… --- ## ["Do No Eat Raw Cake Batter"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-no-eat-raw-cake-batter/586170)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-no-eat-raw-cake-batter/586170 "2013-02-02T16:24:52Z")
That’s what the box says, very clearly, in large type, each word capitalized, directly below the ingredients. But why not? What will happen if I do? Should I try it, just to find out? --- ## [Let's talk about our personal creative projects here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-our-personal-creative-projects-here/713977)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-our-personal-creative-projects-here/713977 "2015-04-01T17:41:14Z")
Woodworkers, knitters, painters, flower arrangers and metalworkers, composers and picture takers and candlestick makers, whoever you are and whatever you create … let’s talk about it here! :slight\_smile: So many of us h… --- ## [People who always have twisted, curled-up, and knotted phone cords.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-always-have-twisted-curled-up-and-knotted-phone-cords/400909)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2007, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-always-have-twisted-curled-up-and-knotted-phone-cords/400909 "2007-04-22T06:27:45Z")
Apparently, there are two kinds of people in the world. One always has knotted phone-cords. My co-worker, sitting across from me, has the exact same phone I have. But my phonecord, that spirally cord between my phone an… --- ## [Seaworld Worker Killed By Killer Whale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seaworld-worker-killed-by-killer-whale/530318)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2010, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seaworld-worker-killed-by-killer-whale/530318 "2010-02-28T06:58:45Z")
I just heard this on the news. I hope this will spark a debate about the wisdom of keeping large cetaceans in captivity. Is this safe and humane? I don’t think do-what do you think? I don’t see operations like Seaworld… --- ## [Are there girls' instruments and boys' instrument in band?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-girls-instruments-and-boys-instrument-in-band/668044)
**Author:** [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-girls-instruments-and-boys-instrument-in-band/668044 "2013-09-07T04:38:14Z")
A friend of mine has a son who just started middle school. He wants to be in the band and he wants to play the flute. She is going to let him play the flute, but is concerned that he will be teased for playing a girls’ i… --- ## [Guys: do you consider arm hair on girls a dealbreaker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-do-you-consider-arm-hair-on-girls-a-dealbreaker/224190)
**Author:** [@Colinmarshall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colinmarshall)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2004, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-do-you-consider-arm-hair-on-girls-a-dealbreaker/224190 "2004-01-17T15:26:53Z")
I’ve had enough arguments with friends about this to feel that it’s time to turn to the SDMB. Every so often, I’ll see a girl who, on cursory inspection, seems to be quite attractive. However, I’ll then notice that she h… --- ## [Bars with "No White T Shirt" policy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bars-with-no-white-t-shirt-policy/585062)
**Author:** [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2011, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bars-with-no-white-t-shirt-policy/585062 "2011-06-13T17:56:24Z")
In the second Season 2 episode of HBO’s “Treme” you can see a sign outside a New Orleans bar that says No “Loitering, Weapons, Drugs, Outside Drinks” (obvious potential problems), “Bandanas” (OK, presumably gang signs), … --- ## [Spartydog, eat a bag of dicks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartydog-eat-a-bag-of-dicks/486493)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2013, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartydog-eat-a-bag-of-dicks/486493 "2013-03-13T22:27:38Z")
Sigh. I really hate doing this. When I returned to this board, I intended to avoid getting in to pit squabbles. That noted’ I am sick and God damn tired of bullshit like this: Bigoted crap numbnuts posted in GD. Who… --- ## [Why did Shannon Doherty leave Beverly Hills 90210?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-shannon-doherty-leave-beverly-hills-90210/576843)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2011, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-shannon-doherty-leave-beverly-hills-90210/576843 "2011-04-15T13:30:47Z")
Back in the day I remember hearing that Shannon D left because of ‘friction’ with some of the other actors, especially the female ones. But does anyone know any more details about it? Surely there must be more to it, DE… --- ## [Movies you have watched with low expectations only to be surprised by how much you like them.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-have-watched-with-low-expectations-only-to-be-surprised-by-how-much-you-like-them/686609)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-have-watched-with-low-expectations-only-to-be-surprised-by-how-much-you-like-them/686609 "2014-05-14T23:52:41Z")
I am just watching, for the second time, a movie that I only watched because the lead role is played by someone who rarely chooses a dud movie. Flight with Denzel Washington. I saw the trailer at the movies and they mad… --- ## [Things advertised so much it makes you suspicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-advertised-so-much-it-makes-you-suspicious/603085)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2011, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-advertised-so-much-it-makes-you-suspicious/603085 "2011-11-22T21:57:44Z")
I find that some things are advertised so much, and seemingly so unnecessarily, that it makes me suspicious. I can think of two examples right off: Gold. I can hardly go a day without seeing a pitch to buy gold. I don’t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=271&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=273&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)