# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=692&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:** 693 --- ## [What did early humans eat before inventing tools?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-early-humans-eat-before-inventing-tools/620571)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-early-humans-eat-before-inventing-tools/620571 "2014-02-13T15:10:47Z")
I was thinking about how the only thing that really gives us an advantage over other animals is our bipedalism + fancy brains, allowing us to build/make shit out of other shit. But completely unarmed, even a very fit an… --- ## [$181 dollars?! for a marathon?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/181-dollars-for-a-marathon/498307)
**Author:** [@incidental](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/incidental)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2009, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/181-dollars-for-a-marathon/498307 "2009-06-10T13:58:47Z")
NYC wants $181 dollars to run its marathon - I am stunned, absolutely stunned. In all my years of running, I’ve never seen a race registration fee in the triple digits. Well, okay, let me qualify that - if you want until… --- ## [Singer Morrissey gets smacked in the eye with a bottle. British fans upset he won't return to stage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singer-morrissey-gets-smacked-in-the-eye-with-a-bottle-british-fans-upset-he-wont-return-to-stage/517009)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2009, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singer-morrissey-gets-smacked-in-the-eye-with-a-bottle-british-fans-upset-he-wont-return-to-stage/517009 "2009-11-13T23:26:45Z")
Story & video here. You Brits are a tough crowd. --- ## [Right Wing Idiocy - Poll: Majority of Republicans don't think Obama legitimately won 2008 election.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-wing-idiocy-poll-majority-of-republicans-dont-think-obama-legitimately-won-2008-election/518207)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2009, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-wing-idiocy-poll-majority-of-republicans-dont-think-obama-legitimately-won-2008-election/518207 "2009-11-25T18:47:17Z")
According to this story 52 percent of Republicans think ACORN helped steal the election for Obama: The damage the GOP does to our average national IQ score is truly extraordinary. --- ## [Democrats: what are the best ideas Republicans have come up with, and the worst ones by Dems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-what-are-the-best-ideas-republicans-have-come-up-with-and-the-worst-ones-by-dems/638132)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-what-are-the-best-ideas-republicans-have-come-up-with-and-the-worst-ones-by-dems/638132 "2012-11-04T04:05:52Z")
So here is the challenge: come up with the best idea generally conceived and embraced by the Republican party. This can’t be something that some minor official thought of, but rather an idea that many in the mainstream … --- ## [Comparison: Tucson vs Ft Hood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparison-tucson-vs-ft-hood/567220)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparison-tucson-vs-ft-hood/567220 "2011-01-19T06:39:18Z")
Political climate? High profile? Influences of the alleged shooter? Opportunists reactions? President’s response? --- ## [Why do people continue to say fossil & nuclear energy are cheaper than solar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-continue-to-say-fossil-nuclear-energy-are-cheaper-than-solar/580553)
**Author:** [@Le\_Jacquelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Jacquelope)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-continue-to-say-fossil-nuclear-energy-are-cheaper-than-solar/580553 "2011-05-06T01:35:03Z")
There is this widely held belief that providing X Gigawatts of power is cheaper when it is done via coal and nuclear power than when it is done with solar and wind power. This is because we only calculate a portion of t… --- ## [What's St. Louis, MO like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-st-louis-mo-like/507345)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-st-louis-mo-like/507345 "2009-08-27T16:57:14Z")
I just sent off a resume to a company in St. Louis, Missouri. I’ve only driven through St. Louis and I know nothing about it. I know the climate is either hot and muggy or cold and miserable. Are there any decent center… --- ## [Why is ISIS America's problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-isis-americas-problem/747919)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-isis-americas-problem/747919 "2016-03-17T18:46:35Z")
We don’t need Iraq for oil anymore. The price collapsed because we can frack all the oil and gas we want in the USA. ISIS killing a few American journalists was an act of crime, not war. We have proven several times t… --- ## [Why can't socks be easily detected?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-socks-be-easily-detected/661509)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2013, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-socks-be-easily-detected/661509 "2013-08-21T15:59:25Z")
Isn’t it just as simple as making a program that flags two (or more) screen names coming from the same ip address? I never understood why socks have to be “found out”. --- ## [Why are soap operas fading away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-soap-operas-fading-away/543268)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2010, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-soap-operas-fading-away/543268 "2010-06-18T18:17:03Z")
“As The World Turns” is going off the air this September. “Guiding Light” went off the air last year, while there many rumors that other shows will join them. Why is the soap opera genre dying? The stock answer is “th… --- ## [2007 Weight Loss Club. January](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-january/386402)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2007, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-january/386402 "2007-03-19T08:40:53Z")
OK, guys, forgive me for being late. I have no excuse. :slight\_smile: As always, in an effort to keep this from growing big - and more importantly to kick off the new year, here is our new thread. --- ## [Inflatable child sex dolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inflatable-child-sex-dolls/373907)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inflatable-child-sex-dolls/373907 "2006-09-27T10:16:40Z")
I don’t know what to rhink about sex dolls for pedophiles except… ewwwwww!!! I suppose it might even be a good thing if a pedophile could psychologically substitute it for a real child. FYI: link goes to Smoking Gun ar… --- ## [Mustaches. Why???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mustaches-why/557427)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2010, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mustaches-why/557427 "2010-10-18T14:01:30Z")
I would like to ask men why they have mustaches. Why have one? Does it compliment your face? I think if I grew one, my wife would make me cut it off. During my experimentation with facial hair in college, I decided for t… --- ## ["I always felt I was a boy/girl."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-always-felt-i-was-a-boy-girl/729598)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-always-felt-i-was-a-boy-girl/729598 "2015-10-02T00:28:09Z")
I’ve heard a lot of transgender folks say this, that they knew they were always really a boy or girl despite being born in the wrong body. It’s always confused me a little, because I’m not sure what a boy/girl feels like… --- ## [Will gay marriage ever be legalized in the United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gay-marriage-ever-be-legalized-in-the-united-states/516554)
**Author:** [@heavybuhbuh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heavybuhbuh)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2019, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gay-marriage-ever-be-legalized-in-the-united-states/516554 "2019-03-26T16:33:40Z")
Will gay marriage ever be legalized in the United States? There have been many court verdicts deeming the bans on gay marriage to be unjust and unconstitutional. Yet the Will of the People, as it showed again on Tuesda… --- ## [The Culture Wars' New Front: U.S. History Classes in Texas (WSJ Article)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-culture-wars-new-front-u-s-history-classes-in-texas-wsj-article/503050)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-culture-wars-new-front-u-s-history-classes-in-texas-wsj-article/503050 "2009-07-17T17:04:14Z")
Thread title is the same as this Wall Street Journal article. I’ll post some snippets: So, it is out of the Biology classroom and into the Social Studies classroom? Is this “ok” because, indeed, religion does have a … --- ## [American Idol 4/13-14](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-13-14/535946)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2010, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-13-14/535946 "2010-04-20T22:57:58Z")
Mike was saved last week, so two will go home tomorrow. My money is on Tim and Andrew, or Tim and Katie, or Katie and Andrew. --- ## [Recent Pop Culture examples of postmodernism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-pop-culture-examples-of-postmodernism/619640)
**Author:** [@iantendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iantendo)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-pop-culture-examples-of-postmodernism/619640 "2012-05-05T17:41:58Z")
So I’ve been trying to get my head around the concept of postmodernism however I’m finding it really difficult; mostly because I’m not familiar with any of the art, architecture or literature cited as being postmodern! W… --- ## [Everything's Blooming! A Happy Spring MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everythings-blooming-a-happy-spring-mmp/535806)
**Author:** [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2010, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everythings-blooming-a-happy-spring-mmp/535806 "2010-04-19T08:49:59Z")
We’ve had a gorgeous week and I’ve been marveling at the effect the season has on me. My whole outlook changes when green things start peeking out of the ground and things start to bloom. The crabapple trees in my fron… --- ## [Why do Americans have such a major issue with swear-words?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-have-such-a-major-issue-with-swear-words/536707)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2010, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-have-such-a-major-issue-with-swear-words/536707 "2010-04-24T04:49:14Z")
Whilst I don’t have a link to a peer-reviewed study or anything like that, it’s been my overwhelming experience (both online and through my travels) that American society has a curious problem with swear-words. Often, t… --- ## [Would you sue if you were hit by a car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-sue-if-you-were-hit-by-a-car/484371)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-sue-if-you-were-hit-by-a-car/484371 "2009-02-05T19:58:08Z")
My husband was hit by a car this morning on his way to catch the bus. He has a fractured wrist and tibia. He said he had the light. I don’t doubt this as he rarely jaywalks. One of my best friend IRL is a lawyer. She thi… --- ## [The “anti-Semitism” smear campaign against CAP and Media Matters rolls on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-anti-semitism-smear-campaign-against-cap-and-media-matters-rolls-on/610097)
**Author:** [@Chen019](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chen019)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-anti-semitism-smear-campaign-against-cap-and-media-matters-rolls-on/610097 "2012-01-25T03:49:11Z")
Interesting article in Salon by Glenn Greenwald on a relatively effective smear campaign: --- ## [Trump Might Have Called for the Termination of the Constitution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-might-have-called-for-the-termination-of-the-constitution/975990)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-might-have-called-for-the-termination-of-the-constitution/975990 "2022-12-13T12:54:03Z")
I see this is a topic that posters would like to discuss. Here’s a thread for it. --- ## [Why Does Everyone Hate Tears For Fears?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-everyone-hate-tears-for-fears/523570)
**Author:** [@kidneyfailure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidneyfailure)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-everyone-hate-tears-for-fears/523570 "2010-01-04T23:00:01Z")
Back in the day I was a punk rock guy. My friends and I used to listen to Black Flag, Minor Threat, The Misfits…all that type. We also liked some metal like Motorhead and Black Sabbath and Led Zep, too. Loud, fast stuff,… --- ## [Does Anybody Know Anything About Elio Motors New 3 Wheeled Car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-know-anything-about-elio-motors-new-3-wheeled-car/728223)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2023, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-know-anything-about-elio-motors-new-3-wheeled-car/728223 "2023-07-07T06:39:06Z")
A link– 84 MPG, $6,800 base. http://www.eliomotors.com/features/#the-4-musts It seems like there is no car, yet. It also seems like this would be IDEAL CAR FOR ME, if it pans out! Input from Dopers who know? --- ## [How Mrs. Kunilou got a Girl Scout in hot water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-mrs-kunilou-got-a-girl-scout-in-hot-water/230096)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2023, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-mrs-kunilou-got-a-girl-scout-in-hot-water/230096 "2023-02-24T02:01:28Z")
Who among us can resist the angelic face of a Girl Scout with cookies to sell? At least the first 20 of them, anyway? Certainly not Mrs. Kunilou. Even though she’s on a strict exercise and diet regime that excludes cook… --- ## [Unusual album covers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-album-covers/554802)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-album-covers/554802 "2010-09-25T03:26:56Z")
What album covers (for LPs) were not of the standard envelope-like shape or make? Off the top of my head, I can think of: \*Rod Stewart’s Sing it Again Rod, cover shaped like a highball glass. \*Rolling Stones Sticky Fin… --- ## [Kim Jong Trump fills the swamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-jong-trump-fills-the-swamp/781285)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-jong-trump-fills-the-swamp/781285 "2017-03-17T21:49:24Z")
With Jeff Sessions we now see that draining the swamp is definitely not part of Trump’s agenda. This crony has deliberately lied to congress about his activities with the Russian government during the campaign. There is … --- ## [Harry Potter and Kreacher](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-and-kreacher/587177)
**Author:** [@wei\_ji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wei_ji)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-and-kreacher/587177 "2011-07-01T00:26:51Z")
Silly question. Can’t get it out of my mind, though. I’m sure there is a simple answer, probably explained in the book, but I’ve only seen the movie. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I.” –In a scene at the… --- ## [Is it utterly impossible...\[civilization existed on Earth 100 million years ago?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-utterly-impossible-civilization-existed-on-earth-100-million-years-ago/688558)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2014, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-utterly-impossible-civilization-existed-on-earth-100-million-years-ago/688558 "2014-05-20T15:20:04Z")
…that some sort of intelligent civilization existed on Earth 100 million years ago? I mean…in 100 million years, EVERYTHING (except fossils) would be gone wouldn’t they? Including full blown cities? --- ## [Help me choose a smoker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-smoker/556627)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-smoker/556627 "2010-10-25T13:51:01Z")
We had a really nice BBQ joint that I used to eat at quite a bit but they closed down over a year ago and I’ve finally decided that if I want quality smoked cows and pigs then my best bet is to make it myself. Consequent… --- ## [Insulation...Paper up or down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulation-paper-up-or-down/364034)
**Author:** [@powerjacob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/powerjacob)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2006, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulation-paper-up-or-down/364034 "2006-07-12T18:04:04Z")
I went into the attic of my new house. I noticed the roll insulation installed had the paper side facing up (toward the attic). I’ve always heard the paper side of insulation should be facing toward the inside of a house… --- ## [Who is buried in Grant's tomb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-buried-in-grants-tomb/562128)
**Author:** [@Lubricious\_Integument](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lubricious_Integument)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2010, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-buried-in-grants-tomb/562128 "2010-12-03T04:41:16Z")
I am looking for riddles that would amuse a smart 10 year old, like Who is buried in Grant’s tomb? and How many three-cent stamps are there in one dozen? Do you have any favorites? --- ## [I want to be a Jew](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-be-a-jew/102471)
**Author:** [@Sweet\_Willy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sweet_Willy)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2002, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-be-a-jew/102471 "2002-04-09T03:45:38Z")
Yup, I have decided that I want to be a Jew. Not one of those religious Jews, I want to be one of the non - religious Jews. I like the food, Israel will confer citizenship on me, and I really like the idea of a com… --- ## [What do I need to know before challenging a Wolverine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-need-to-know-before-challenging-a-wolverine/548610)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-need-to-know-before-challenging-a-wolverine/548610 "2010-08-03T20:25:16Z")
I am going to be camping in the Northern Rockies and I was wondering what I should need to know should I come face to face with a Wolverine? I have camped many times in Wolf country, I consider them a pleasure to camp w… --- ## [Microwave is constantly tripping the circuit breaker. Would a UPS help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microwave-is-constantly-tripping-the-circuit-breaker-would-a-ups-help/510724)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2017, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microwave-is-constantly-tripping-the-circuit-breaker-would-a-ups-help/510724 "2017-11-08T23:27:05Z")
The wiring at my friend’s apartment is shabby, and using the microwave in the kitchen tends to trip the breaker every other time. It’s pretty much guaranteed to happeen if the microwave is on and somebody turns on some … --- ## [Why is my steak pale inside?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-steak-pale-inside/506357)
**Author:** [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2009, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-steak-pale-inside/506357 "2009-08-14T16:21:35Z")
About 20 - 25% of the time when I buy and cook filet it is pale in the middle. Everyone in the family has their steak either rare or medium-rare, and a pale steak just doesn’t look good. I have cooked the steak properl… --- ## [Five-Strike Hangman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 977\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633 "2020-08-28T21:28:19Z")
It is a sentence hangman. The original player posts the structure of the sentence. The letters are not revealed since they are supposed to be found out by the rest of the players. Players make their guesses. Only let… --- ## [Tabasco lovers: what do you put it on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabasco-lovers-what-do-you-put-it-on/364355)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2006, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabasco-lovers-what-do-you-put-it-on/364355 "2006-07-16T03:13:05Z")
For a while, I’d just been putting Tabasco on my eggs, especially when scrambled with feta cheese. Then I learned from a Doper whose name I don’t recall that it’s really good mixed in cottage cheese. Lovers of this pep… --- ## [Come join the Memeing Tillions poker club!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-join-the-memeing-tillions-poker-club/915091)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-join-the-memeing-tillions-poker-club/915091 "2022-05-14T02:17:43Z")
This is a continuation of a discussion that started in another thread, but I wanted to start fresh so people could see the instructions to join right in the OP rather than buried in the middle of the thread. This is abs… --- ## [Has anybody ever attended a wedding that ended up not happening?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-attended-a-wedding-that-ended-up-not-happening/650363)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2013, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-attended-a-wedding-that-ended-up-not-happening/650363 "2013-02-22T00:59:47Z")
It’s a standard trope of TV and movies, used on a show tonight even: the crowd comes in for the wedding, but for one reason or another it ends up not taking place. It was the first episode of Sanford & Son IIRC, and I c… --- ## [1st Annual SDMB Summer Book Exchange!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-annual-sdmb-summer-book-exchange/623770)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2012, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-annual-sdmb-summer-book-exchange/623770 "2012-08-01T15:21:49Z")
I love exchanges. It’s my favorite thing that we do here and I participate in every one I can. I also know that we are a smart bunch here and like to read, and while we always have multiple threads on books or reading … --- ## [Star Wars Episode 1; The Phantom Menace... Ten Years Later](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-1-the-phantom-menace-ten-years-later/496759)
**Author:** [@bubastis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubastis)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2009, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-1-the-phantom-menace-ten-years-later/496759 "2009-05-24T15:09:14Z")
This weekend, ten years ago exactly, Star Wars Episode 1; The Phantom Menace was released in cinemas. Ten years ago; time flies, eh? And given such an anniversary, I’m just going to talk a while about my take on the movi… --- ## [How toxic IS 2-mercaptoethanol?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-toxic-is-2-mercaptoethanol/545125)
**Author:** [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-toxic-is-2-mercaptoethanol/545125 "2010-07-01T20:39:30Z")
I have a weird question. I got into mischief in high school (didn’t everybody?), many decades ago. Given that it was decades ago and nobody was seriously hurt (I’m quite sure I would have heard - we did have newspapers, … --- ## [Not getting TV over the air anymore? Fuck you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-getting-tv-over-the-air-anymore-fuck-you/484677)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2009, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-getting-tv-over-the-air-anymore-fuck-you/484677 "2009-02-10T16:04:15Z")
What the fuck is this country coming to? For a year we’ve been told over and over and over and over and over again the digital transition was coming. Billions of tax dollars spent on coupons for converter boxes. The date… --- ## [Is a Battery a Capacitor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-battery-a-capacitor/516326)
**Author:** [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2009, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-battery-a-capacitor/516326 "2009-11-05T17:33:17Z")
Or vice-versy? Could we run automobiles on capacitors? --- ## [The least funny "comic strip" I have ever read](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-least-funny-comic-strip-i-have-ever-read/496148)
**Author:** [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2009, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-least-funny-comic-strip-i-have-ever-read/496148 "2009-05-14T04:09:19Z")
Check it out! This strip runs in my local newspaper and is unfunny to the point that I sometimes have trouble figuring out what the joke is. And yet, I still find myself digging through the archives because it’s so bad … --- ## [Favorite bits of comedy dialog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-bits-of-comedy-dialog/682050)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2014, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-bits-of-comedy-dialog/682050 "2014-03-05T20:12:45Z")
Post favorite bits of dialog that got you laughing–from movies, TV, recorded comedy routines, wherever; try to keep them short; and if possible, don’t rely on four-letter words for the laughs… Benson CLAYTON: “I call \[… --- ## [What is WD40 actually the best for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wd40-actually-the-best-for/656530)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2013, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wd40-actually-the-best-for/656530 "2013-07-10T10:34:22Z")
When I look for instructions for how to do some kind of mechanical task online that involves lubrication, oil, grease, or essentially any kind of liquid, I inevitably find a few posts from what I mentally picture as crus… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=691&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=693&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)