# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=421&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:** 422 --- ## [Am I correct that drinking water does not help my blood sugar go down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-correct-that-drinking-water-does-not-help-my-blood-sugar-go-down/564044)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2016, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-correct-that-drinking-water-does-not-help-my-blood-sugar-go-down/564044 "2016-08-23T00:49:28Z")
At least, not directly? I have type-2 diabetes which I manage by exercise, diet, and, when absolutely necessary, oral medication. Generally my blood glucose control is good, but every so often I go high for one reason … --- ## ["If We Don't Give You a Recepit, Your Order's Free" -- Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-dont-give-you-a-recepit-your-orders-free-why/544527)
**Author:** [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-dont-give-you-a-recepit-your-orders-free-why/544527 "2010-06-29T19:08:48Z")
I bought lunch from a sandwich shop near the office, and saw a sign at the register saying “If we don’t give you a receipt, your order is free” or words to that effect. I’ve seen these signs before in similar places – m… --- ## [Website Outerplaces.com: Physicists Claim that Consciousness Lives in Quantum State After Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-outerplaces-com-physicists-claim-that-consciousness-lives-in-quantum-state-after-death/736991)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-outerplaces-com-physicists-claim-that-consciousness-lives-in-quantum-state-after-death/736991 "2015-11-14T16:33:27Z")
The thread title taken from this article: http://www.outerplaces.com/science/item/4518-physicists-claim-that-consciousness-lives-in-quantum-state-after-death Some claims from the article: Im not nearly knowledgeabl… --- ## [Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer leaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avengers-age-of-ultron-trailer-leaks/702201)
**Author:** [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2015, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avengers-age-of-ultron-trailer-leaks/702201 "2015-01-16T14:20:02Z")
I have to say, Ultron looks pretty spiffy. --- ## [My best friend asked me if she is ugly. How should I have answered? (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-best-friend-asked-me-if-she-is-ugly-how-should-i-have-answered-long/375200)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2006, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-best-friend-asked-me-if-she-is-ugly-how-should-i-have-answered-long/375200 "2006-10-08T04:53:12Z")
Here’s how it is: I have a friend I am going to call Helen. Helen is probably my best friend: she is bright and funny and has a wonderfully wicked sense of humor that meshes nicely with mine. She’s perhaps ten years old… --- ## [Too soon to start talk of Gettysdope III?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2006, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919 "2006-07-17T21:49:10Z")
The potato salad thread got me thinking (well, actually an email from MsRobyn the other day got me thinking, but I wasn’t hungry then, and no one mentioned German potato salad in the exchange, so I wasn’t thinking too ha… --- ## [Peyton out of Indy! Or: Colts ready to press their Luck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peyton-out-of-indy-or-colts-ready-to-press-their-luck/614987)
**Author:** [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2012, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peyton-out-of-indy-or-colts-ready-to-press-their-luck/614987 "2012-03-19T16:27:06Z")
Looks like it’s official, or at least as official as Sports Illustrated’s “unnamed sources” get. Who’s taking the bigger gamble: any one of the alleged suitors for the elder Manning, or the Colts’ apparent declaration … --- ## [Explain Los Angeles geography](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-los-angeles-geography/612212)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-los-angeles-geography/612212 "2012-02-11T22:49:21Z")
I’ve never been to L.A. but I constantly hear references to its’ various areas and neighborhoods in movies, on TV, in music, and in podcasts, and I have no idea what they’re talking about. I assume “the Hills” are Bever… --- ## [freshly poured concrete slab--how to keep it wet in summer heat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freshly-poured-concrete-slab-how-to-keep-it-wet-in-summer-heat/587989)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2011, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freshly-poured-concrete-slab-how-to-keep-it-wet-in-summer-heat/587989 "2011-07-08T16:17:53Z")
I’m building a house, and the contractor will pour a concrete slab just before he leaves for the weekend. I will hose down the slab with water for the next couple days till the concrete cures. It’s summertime–temperat… --- ## [Why do women love the movie "Pretty Woman"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-love-the-movie-pretty-woman/476747)
**Author:** [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2008, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-love-the-movie-pretty-woman/476747 "2008-12-13T13:51:56Z")
I don’t think my question is so much about Cinema as it is about a situation, so I am inclined to drop this into IMHO. Over the years, via anecdotal evidence and observation, I can’t escape the fact that women like the … --- ## [Whoa Whoa...Wolverine is a girl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-whoa-wolverine-is-a-girl/626597)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-whoa-wolverine-is-a-girl/626597 "2012-07-19T01:53:54Z")
Anyone care to explain this? the Capt. America and the Thor covers aren’t females…did I miss something here? --- ## [Just how harmful is pornography anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-harmful-is-pornography-anyway/680705)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2014, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-harmful-is-pornography-anyway/680705 "2014-02-28T15:03:35Z")
Hundreds of millions of men and teenagers look at porn every day. Most of them don’t end up trying it out on their 8 year old sister because she is small and “couldn’t remember stuff”. Is the daily mail wrong in its la… --- ## [MMP - Peep hunts and other interesting events](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-peep-hunts-and-other-interesting-events/352968)
**Author:** [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Replies:** 395\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2006, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-peep-hunts-and-other-interesting-events/352968 "2006-04-24T00:49:19Z")
So my local newspaper went all out this year and had both a Peep creativity contest and a virtual Easter egg hunt which proved quite popular. Not sure how long all of these will be online for free (30 days, I think), but… --- ## [Looking For Medieval/Renaissance TV/Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-medieval-renaissance-tv-movies/549572)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-medieval-renaissance-tv-movies/549572 "2010-08-11T20:02:16Z")
So I’m watching “Pillars of the Earth” on netflix and loving it. Reminds me of just how much I love Medieval/Renaissance movies and TV series and I’m sure I’ve missed a great many things in this genre. My library consis… --- ## [I Wish We Could Elect Absence of government](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-we-could-elect-absence-of-government/698151)
**Author:** [@regularshow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/regularshow)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-we-could-elect-absence-of-government/698151 "2014-11-05T03:23:30Z")
Absence of U.S. government in our private households has been showing us that anarchy (defined absence of government) clearly isn’t chaos, and that anarchy can work outside of our private households. Discuss. --- ## [And we love you too, Martin Hyde!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-we-love-you-too-martin-hyde/346635)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2006, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-we-love-you-too-martin-hyde/346635 "2006-03-04T04:17:26Z")
As you have made abundantly clear, you don’t like the majority of your fellow Dopers. You first opened up your heart and showed the bile that dwelled within here where you called us and have continued peppering you po… --- ## [Hong Kong, 2047, and the current protests.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hong-kong-2047-and-the-current-protests/835620)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hong-kong-2047-and-the-current-protests/835620 "2021-05-18T18:41:19Z")
Do people in Hong Kong, a huge number of whom have been actively protesting in recent days, believe they will be free - free in their personal lives, and free from China’s hand - indefinitely or just until 2047 when the a… --- ## [Is there a worse strip tease than Salma Hayek in From Dusk til Dawn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-worse-strip-tease-than-salma-hayek-in-from-dusk-til-dawn/527363)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2010, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-worse-strip-tease-than-salma-hayek-in-from-dusk-til-dawn/527363 "2010-02-14T01:36:11Z")
From Dusk til has been playing on cable lately, and mr. singular and I are always amazed that the sexy Salma does such a half-assed strip tease dance. I mean, the writhing around with the snake is nice but then she does… --- ## [White Substance In Drain Pipe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-substance-in-drain-pipe/654463)
**Author:** [@yearofglad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yearofglad)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-substance-in-drain-pipe/654463 "2013-04-12T17:55:22Z")
I’ve had water leaking from an exterior garden for a while - not gushing out, but enough to keep the concrete sidewalk damp with small puddles in a few days of 75° heat in the direct sun. Dug up the garden area and foun… --- ## [Has The British Pound Always Been Worth More Than The Dollar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-british-pound-always-been-worth-more-than-the-dollar/605162)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-british-pound-always-been-worth-more-than-the-dollar/605162 "2011-12-07T15:22:58Z")
This is what I mean by my title. If I ask how much is ONE British pound in US Dollars. It seems as long as I can remember (I’m in my early 30s), ONE pound is always more than ONE dollar For instance, I looked it up on … --- ## [Why would you name your child this??? I don't get it...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-name-your-child-this-i-dont-get-it/104070)
**Author:** [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2002, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-name-your-child-this-i-dont-get-it/104070 "2002-05-19T01:43:25Z")
A while ago, I got a book from Chapters entitled The Baby Name Countdown by Janet Schwegel. I am not going to have a baby, but I had borrowed an earlier edition of the book from the library about a year and a half ago, a… --- ## [Minimimum living space for a cat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimimum-living-space-for-a-cat/496970)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2009, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimimum-living-space-for-a-cat/496970 "2009-05-20T21:05:51Z")
I have a friend with a 25m\[sup\]2\[/sup\] (270ft\[sup\]2\[/sup\]) apartment, who would like a cat but doesn’t think the cat would be happy in such a space and unable to go outside. Is there a minimum space for an indoor cat? --- ## [Why are "sawed-off rifles" illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-sawed-off-rifles-illegal/504370)
**Author:** [@FE3O4ENAIL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FE3O4ENAIL)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2009, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-sawed-off-rifles-illegal/504370 "2009-07-29T20:00:13Z")
I (as a non- felon, free from domestic violence convictions, adult US citizen, manufacturing for my own use) can build a pistol that fires a rifle cartridge, and it will be legal. Machine the lock, stock and barrel, have… --- ## [Six month anniversay with my girlfriend; how can I make it special?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-month-anniversay-with-my-girlfriend-how-can-i-make-it-special/553826)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-month-anniversay-with-my-girlfriend-how-can-i-make-it-special/553826 "2010-09-17T02:29:31Z")
So my six month anniversay with my girlfriend is coming up on Thursday and I was wondering what I can do to make it special. We already have plans for dinner (made by her) so I want to do something to show I care for her… --- ## [Why is my neutered male cat mounting my female cat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-neutered-male-cat-mounting-my-female-cat/156387)
**Author:** [@JohanDane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohanDane)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2003, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-neutered-male-cat-mounting-my-female-cat/156387 "2003-02-21T18:01:07Z")
I have a female cat/kitten who is going through her first heat. My first indication that she might be in heat came when she started acting sort of slutty…my second indication came when I caught my neutered 2 year old ma… --- ## [Quit posting stupid crap here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-posting-stupid-crap-here/517000)
**Author:** [@ivn1188](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivn1188)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2009, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-posting-stupid-crap-here/517000 "2009-11-19T23:12:43Z")
Ok, listen up: The Pit is a special place. It’s a place for posters to go at it, no holds barred (except for calling someone a cunt). It’s a place to call out that special poster who is demonstrating the level of idio… --- ## [Can I wear bike shorts in public places?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-wear-bike-shorts-in-public-places/619945)
**Author:** [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2012, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-wear-bike-shorts-in-public-places/619945 "2012-04-29T11:15:02Z")
So, I’m an old man (56), not huge but overweight and I take spin classes at the local rec center. Currently I wear bike shorts (for the padding) but I wear gym shorts over them because I don’t want to scare small childr… --- ## [Shattered Kitchen Myths](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shattered-kitchen-myths/712714)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2015, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shattered-kitchen-myths/712714 "2015-02-24T00:49:57Z")
Besides, "Shattered Kitchen Myths, this thread includes “Shattered Cooking Myths” as well as “Shattered Old Wives Tales” too. Please feel free to throw in any other shattered myths that you would like. When I was a kid,… --- ## [May these, too, pass (May mini-rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-these-too-pass-may-mini-rants/852934)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2020, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-these-too-pass-may-mini-rants/852934 "2020-05-30T17:31:09Z")
Well, another month has bit the dust, and what a month it was. So, what does the new one bring? Hah! You think “April showers bring May flowers” is someting good. Damn flower might as well have been a stinkweed. I think … --- ## [Why were coin operated arcade games so good so early?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-coin-operated-arcade-games-so-good-so-early/646491)
**Author:** [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-coin-operated-arcade-games-so-good-so-early/646491 "2013-01-20T14:25:20Z")
Stand-up (coin operated) video arcade games looked, played and sounded great since the early 80s. At-home games couldn’t achieve that quality for a good 20 years. Why was the quality of coin-operated games so difficult… --- ## [What are your thoughts on cuddle parties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-on-cuddle-parties/374480)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2006, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-on-cuddle-parties/374480 "2006-10-02T21:13:30Z")
http://www.cuddleparty.com I had heard about these for quite some time, and even being more informed about them now, the whole concept still creeps me out. The website says that people are ‘socialized’ to avoid touching… --- ## [Animal House: What did Bluto yell before everone drops down on the floor and shakes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-house-what-did-bluto-yell-before-everone-drops-down-on-the-floor-and-shakes/317343)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2005, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-house-what-did-bluto-yell-before-everone-drops-down-on-the-floor-and-shakes/317343 "2005-08-18T21:57:37Z")
In the movie Animal House, the Delta House toga party is going full blast, and the dance floor is packed while the band gives its very considerable all. Suddenly Bluto yells something at the top of his lungs, and then … --- ## [Should we be deeply troubled by the deal Obama cut with the Taliban?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-be-deeply-troubled-by-the-deal-obama-cut-with-the-taliban/689796)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2014, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-be-deeply-troubled-by-the-deal-obama-cut-with-the-taliban/689796 "2014-06-04T17:57:49Z")
It’s no surprise that Fox and other right leaning publications are upset. But, even the Washington Post is questioning the wisdom of this “deal”. These are senior Taliban leaders. One is a fucking war criminal responsib… --- ## [Superman and Lois Season 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-and-lois-season-1/933031)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2022, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-and-lois-season-1/933031 "2022-01-11T16:58:04Z")
The latest addition to the Arrowverse, Superman and Lois is set to premiere on February 23, 2021. This is technically a spin-off of Supergirl, where Superman was often mentioned in the Season 1 but never shown. I thought… --- ## [More fat woman/thin man couples than the vice versa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-fat-woman-thin-man-couples-than-the-vice-versa/471685)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-fat-woman-thin-man-couples-than-the-vice-versa/471685 "2008-11-08T21:56:06Z")
I don’t know if this is selection bias or not, but I’ve noticed far more couples that consist of a fat or large woman with a thin man than “sitcom couples” with a thin woman and a large man. Is the fat woman/thin man pa… --- ## [Blade Runner Rape?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blade-runner-rape/187253)
**Author:** [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2003, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blade-runner-rape/187253 "2003-07-14T14:03:29Z")
A few weeks ago, I saw Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner for the first time. It was the director’s cut, and from reading the back of the box, I’m glad I saw this version and not the theatrical release, which supposedly had na… --- ## [What does 'Alcatraz' really mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-alcatraz-really-mean/458004)
**Author:** [@deg007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deg007)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-alcatraz-really-mean/458004 "2016-04-26T21:15:57Z")
Hi all, this is my first visit here, so I will be on my best behavior and your answers must all be clever, concise, and perfectly accurate. :dubious: If you research enough on the internets, you will find both the tra… --- ## [Are people really this ignorant of science?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-really-this-ignorant-of-science/363228)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2006, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-really-this-ignorant-of-science/363228 "2006-07-12T03:26:26Z")
Don’t answer the question in the thread title – we know for a fact that people have some very strange ideas about how things work. For instance, lightning and thunder. It’s amazing how thunderously stupid people can be … --- ## [Budweiser accused of watering down their beer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budweiser-accused-of-watering-down-their-beer/651494)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2013, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budweiser-accused-of-watering-down-their-beer/651494 "2013-04-14T07:18:04Z")
Link. What I want to know is: How can they tell? :smiley: --- ## [Drunk Driving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-driving/567319)
**Author:** [@martin34](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/martin34)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-driving/567319 "2011-01-17T06:31:31Z")
Ok Peeps…here I go again, Another half drunken/half baked idea. The last year I found data (2008) there were 13,846 alcohol related deaths on the roads of America (alcoholalert.com) down from 26,173 in '82. Close to 4… --- ## [Goat Cheese, How does it taste and what can I do with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goat-cheese-how-does-it-taste-and-what-can-i-do-with-it/501916)
**Author:** [@BluePitbull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BluePitbull)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2009, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goat-cheese-how-does-it-taste-and-what-can-i-do-with-it/501916 "2009-07-11T15:48:13Z")
Recently I saw some goat cheese at the supermarket. Now, I am a little skeptical, seeing how goats have a bad rap for being a garbage disposal on legs. So any experience with cooking goat cheese? --- ## [Worrying about my sister and her stock trading](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worrying-about-my-sister-and-her-stock-trading/567188)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2012, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worrying-about-my-sister-and-her-stock-trading/567188 "2012-06-21T03:27:11Z")
My sister called to borrow a small sum to pay her car note. She also hit up my brother for utilities. We’re not supposed to tell each other about the loans, but of course, we did. Turns out she racking up quite a bit of … --- ## [Why did the risotto taste and smell like vagina?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-risotto-taste-and-smell-like-vagina/413270)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2014, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-risotto-taste-and-smell-like-vagina/413270 "2014-04-29T02:56:09Z")
This is a completely true story and a completely serious question. A few months ago, I went to a seafood restaurant and ordered a “fruits of the sea” type platter that included scallops, crab, fish, shrimp, mussels, etc… --- ## [First mainstream movie to show a penis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-mainstream-movie-to-show-a-penis/112913)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2002, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-mainstream-movie-to-show-a-penis/112913 "2002-07-05T14:41:02Z")
This question arose while some friends and I were watching Color of Night, when suddenly and without warning, you see Bruce Willis’ pecker. Wine through the nose. Anyway, we started wondering what the first mainstream … --- ## [Main Cold Water Shutoff Won't Turn Back On!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/main-cold-water-shutoff-wont-turn-back-on/673662)
**Author:** [@BlueSkye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueSkye)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2013, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/main-cold-water-shutoff-wont-turn-back-on/673662 "2013-11-14T23:49:14Z")
Hi folks, I am in the middle of replacing a kitchen sink and faucet in my house. I decided to turn the main cold water shutoff valve and drain the system because the hot and cold water shutoffs (multi-turn) under the s… --- ## [Q. about depositing IRS check.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-depositing-irs-check/507223)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2009, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-depositing-irs-check/507223 "2009-08-25T01:41:36Z")
My wife and i have been married for just over 5 years, and we still have our original, separate checking accounts. There’s no particular reason for this, except inertia. We just never bothered to close either of them, or… --- ## [Is It Possible to Visualize a Fourth Dimension?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-visualize-a-fourth-dimension/516626)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2009, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-visualize-a-fourth-dimension/516626 "2009-11-10T16:01:20Z")
Can anybody truly visualize a 4th physical dimension? Lots of physics and math books (including the one I’m reading now) say it’s ‘hard’ to visualize a 4th dimension. Is that there way of weaseling out of saying “it’s i… --- ## [Bands that were once loved...now hated so very very much](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-were-once-loved-now-hated-so-very-very-much/471652)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-were-once-loved-now-hated-so-very-very-much/471652 "2019-10-31T18:52:49Z")
You know what I’m talking about. Bands that you used to hear played constantly on every radio station and in every bar and college door room for months on end and now their very name invokes derisive comments from fans … --- ## [What would your Honest personal ad say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-honest-personal-ad-say/127491)
**Author:** [@aenea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aenea)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2003, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-honest-personal-ad-say/127491 "2003-05-14T22:40:23Z")
If you were to post an honest personal ad, what would it say? Mine would say something like this: “33, blonde, mostly trim, bitch, can be aggressive at times, one small son, always hard working and dedicated, pot smok… --- ## [Obama Puts Foot In Mouth (Again)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-puts-foot-in-mouth-again/616717)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2012, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-puts-foot-in-mouth-again/616717 "2012-03-28T20:38:04Z")
Obama’s public statements regarding the death in Florida remind me of his outburst during the H.L. Gates incident (Cambridge, MA). Before even knowing the facts, Obama opined “The Cambridge police acted stupidly”. Late… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=420&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=422&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)