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**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-a-s-h-question/641100 "2012-11-29T15:37:03Z")
How old are the characters supposed to be? I think Radar was mentioned to be 19 and Col. Potter had to be in his 50’s but how old is everyone else? --- ## [Movie based on fact, why fictional disclaimer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-based-on-fact-why-fictional-disclaimer/429473)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-based-on-fact-why-fictional-disclaimer/429473 "2007-12-11T16:30:41Z")
Warning- spoilers for the movie Blow ahead, though I’m actually looking for an answer to a factual question I was watching Blow over the weekend, the mostly true story of George Jung, one of the biggest cocaine smuggler… --- ## [Why not Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand for President in the 2020 Democratic Primary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-sen-kirsten-gillibrand-for-president-in-the-2020-democratic-primary/824508)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2019, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-sen-kirsten-gillibrand-for-president-in-the-2020-democratic-primary/824508 "2019-01-22T18:26:13Z")
She is popular in the large state of New York. Kirsten Gillibrand was a moderate Dem (Blue Dog) and only 51 currently. She is not known as ardently anti-gun, though she has moved towards more regulations since Sandy Hoo… --- ## [Dear BigT...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-bigt/605923)
**Author:** [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2011, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-bigt/605923 "2011-12-14T20:30:32Z")
Let me just start by saying I think you’re a great person. Just super interesting with all sorts of qualities that will undoubtedly make some other damaged weirdo endlessly happy. But I think we need to see other peopl… --- ## [How did God create light before the Sun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-god-create-light-before-the-sun/17597)
**Author:** [@Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2013, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-god-create-light-before-the-sun/17597 "2013-08-31T19:33:06Z")
I just read a sermon for children that brought up a point I never thought about: In the book of Genesis, God created light two days before He created the sun and moon. So, where did the light come from? NOTE FROM MODER… --- ## [Things you do every day that most people find astonishing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-do-every-day-that-most-people-find-astonishing/526644)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2010, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-do-every-day-that-most-people-find-astonishing/526644 "2010-02-03T00:09:43Z")
I sleep on a floor mat. Everybody seems to find it amazing that someone does not sleep in a bed. I don’t even own a bed. I’ve kept a daily diary from the day I turned eight. I’ve yet to meet anyone under thirty who want… --- ## [If insects were the size of other big mammals, which would be the most dangerous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-insects-were-the-size-of-other-big-mammals-which-would-be-the-most-dangerous/594468)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-insects-were-the-size-of-other-big-mammals-which-would-be-the-most-dangerous/594468 "2011-08-29T18:13:10Z")
Lots of sci-fi films depict giant bugs preying on hapless victims. A common influence for ‘monster-y’ aliens is to make them bug-like, since many people have a natural aversion to creatures that prone to stinging, pinchi… --- ## [Doctor Who has become unwatchable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-has-become-unwatchable/678557)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2014, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-has-become-unwatchable/678557 "2014-01-22T04:18:46Z")
Watched Baker as a kid on PBS, long time fan, loved the reboot, loved most of 10 and 11 with some concerns.(Every finale had to be saving the omni-verse! Crisis fatigue) As far as I am concerned the show went totally of… --- ## [Do bouillon cubes go bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bouillon-cubes-go-bad/506296)
**Author:** [@Novalyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novalyne)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2009, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bouillon-cubes-go-bad/506296 "2009-08-14T01:15:23Z")
I’m making some black beans today and noticed that the bouillon cubes had an expiration date of June 1. Now, ordinarily I’d just get some new ones, but these were brought from Brazil and as far as I know they don’t have … --- ## [Which direction do you hang clothes in your closet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-direction-do-you-hang-clothes-in-your-closet/661696)
**Author:** [@Bibliothecarius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliothecarius)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2013, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-direction-do-you-hang-clothes-in-your-closet/661696 "2013-06-27T14:59:25Z")
Simple question: which direction do you hang clothes in your closet? Staring into my closet randomly, it occurred to me that everyone seems to hang shirts with the front part of the shirt facing the left side of the clo… --- ## [How are you supposed to serve whiskey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-supposed-to-serve-whiskey/248270)
**Author:** [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2004, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-supposed-to-serve-whiskey/248270 "2004-06-05T12:53:06Z")
This should be a simple question, but Google is failing me. I was watching an old episode of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy the other day. The straight guy was making drinks badly. For instance, the gin and tonic was … --- ## [Actors who become unrecognizable when old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-become-unrecognizable-when-old/783081)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2017, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-become-unrecognizable-when-old/783081 "2017-03-31T20:47:12Z")
With most actors even when they get really old you can still make out the youthful star (although sometimes it takes a while before the light dawns). I’ve been trying to come up with people that are practically unrecogni… --- ## [Fringe Season 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fringe-season-5/636172)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fringe-season-5/636172 "2012-12-16T17:53:03Z")
Heads up, Fringe returns tonight (Friday September 28) with “Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11” Brian --- ## ["The Sopranos" - 3.12.06 SPOILERS!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sopranos-3-12-06-spoilers/348126)
**Author:** [@UntouchedTakeaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UntouchedTakeaway)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2006, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sopranos-3-12-06-spoilers/348126 "2006-03-19T19:10:52Z")
OK - I haven’t seen a thread discussing the show with spoilers, so here goes. If I’m late & there is another one, please shut this one down. Is it just me, or is the scariest thing about tonight’s episode the fact that… --- ## [Why the Pubbies Are Trying To Muzzle NPR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-pubbies-are-trying-to-muzzle-npr/308959)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2005, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-pubbies-are-trying-to-muzzle-npr/308959 "2005-06-25T01:39:33Z")
The Bush Administration has brought in a hatchet man, Kenneth Tomlinson, to head the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. His agenda: make National Public Radio toe the conservative line. Here’s a link. That much isn’t … --- ## [There's a party goin' on! DC/MD/VA/WV/PA/NC 6/28/03](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-party-goin-on-dc-md-va-wv-pa-nc-6-28-03/171686)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2003, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-party-goin-on-dc-md-va-wv-pa-nc-6-28-03/171686 "2003-07-09T17:39:17Z")
Yes, you’ve heard the rumors… Yes, you’ve seen the comet in the sky… And I’m here to tell you, brothers and sisters… The truth. Not ‘a little truth’. Not ‘a piece of the truth…some of the time’. But the whole, unva… --- ## [Name this early '70s song, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-early-70s-song-please/463024)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2008, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-early-70s-song-please/463024 "2008-09-11T16:39:42Z")
It’s a Spanish woman having an orgasm interspersed with a driving beat. That’s all I got. I just heard it and do remember it faintly. --- ## [Favorite one-hit wonders from the '90s.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonders-from-the-90s/519137)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonders-from-the-90s/519137 "2009-11-30T14:50:08Z")
Inspired by the thread about one-hit wonders from the '80s. I liked “MMM MMM MMM MMM” by the Crash Test Dummies and “Peaches” by the Presidents of the United States of America. Both were iconic in their right, but as fa… --- ## [Would Bernie Sanders make a good POTUS? Why or why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-bernie-sanders-make-a-good-potus-why-or-why-not/730540)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-bernie-sanders-make-a-good-potus-why-or-why-not/730540 "2015-09-15T04:38:34Z")
I’m not asking whether he has a snowball’s chance of being elected, mind you. Take that to a different thread. Nor is this simply a poll on whether you agree with his political views/agenda; even if you do, you might b… --- ## [WTF? Bill O'Reilly just called Mexicans "wetbacks!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-bill-oreilly-just-called-mexicans-wetbacks/153370)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2003, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-bill-oreilly-just-called-mexicans-wetbacks/153370 "2003-02-14T22:59:19Z")
So I was surfing around tonight and I came across resident Fox News demagogue Bill O’Reilly interviewing some politician about the drug traffic from Mexico. O’Reilly, as usual, was advocating total warfare on Mexicans co… --- ## [Is the slowed-down cricket recording a hoax?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-slowed-down-cricket-recording-a-hoax/674698)
**Author:** [@dataguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dataguy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-slowed-down-cricket-recording-a-hoax/674698 "2013-11-27T14:51:07Z")
I came across some information about a guy named Jim Wilson who took a recording of crickets and slowed it down until they sound like a human choir of voices. The most referenced link is on Soundcloud. This linkis to a … --- ## [Arguments against SSM not in any way based on faith or tradition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arguments-against-ssm-not-in-any-way-based-on-faith-or-tradition/662488)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arguments-against-ssm-not-in-any-way-based-on-faith-or-tradition/662488 "2013-07-09T06:17:42Z")
Are there any? I have yet to encounter one here or anywhere. --- ## [Diablo 3, patch 2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-patch-2-0/682264)
**Author:** [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2014, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-patch-2-0/682264 "2014-03-24T20:22:13Z")
So, the new patch is out, and according to the patch notes, there are a ton of changes. First we need to make a community. Maybe even a clan. So, who’s going to be playing? What do you think of making a SDMB clan? (… --- ## [Can republicans really just declare themselves the winner in state elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-republicans-really-just-declare-themselves-the-winner-in-state-elections/956683)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2022, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-republicans-really-just-declare-themselves-the-winner-in-state-elections/956683 "2022-01-09T06:22:00Z")
so I know Republicans in state governments are taking power away from the secretary of state to give it to the (republican) legislature to oversee elections. can the gop legislature just hand elections to Republicans ba… --- ## [Can't Hear Well in Right Ear Due to Water Going In Ear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-hear-well-in-right-ear-due-to-water-going-in-ear/704112)
**Author:** [@Pauly01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pauly01)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2014, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-hear-well-in-right-ear-due-to-water-going-in-ear/704112 "2014-11-14T02:25:05Z")
Few days ago when i was washing my hair, i believe i got lot of water go inside my ear. Yes i had the cotton ball in my ears but water still went in. I didn’t notice it that day but the day after that i noticed that my… --- ## [The women's equivalent of the "nice guy" problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-womens-equivalent-of-the-nice-guy-problem/737399)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2015, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-womens-equivalent-of-the-nice-guy-problem/737399 "2015-11-16T23:11:40Z")
One of the many relationship difficulties for nice guys is that they think women think the same way men do - that because they like nice women, that women must therefore like nice men, too. And that’s not the case. This… --- ## [Which one of these board memes annoys you the most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-of-these-board-memes-annoys-you-the-most/718802)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-of-these-board-memes-annoys-you-the-most/718802 "2015-05-02T20:56:02Z")
Title says it all. --- ## [Why does a new car w/ Diesel engine cost more than w/ regular gas engine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-a-new-car-w-diesel-engine-cost-more-than-w-regular-gas-engine/647254)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2013, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-a-new-car-w-diesel-engine-cost-more-than-w-regular-gas-engine/647254 "2013-01-19T06:49:32Z")
I want to buy a new car that is coming out this model year with a Diesel engine for the first time. I specifically want the Diesel, for better MPG and driving range (which, of course, are directly linked). Everything el… --- ## [BP says the well is capped and no oil is leaking in the Gulf.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bp-says-the-well-is-capped-and-no-oil-is-leaking-in-the-gulf/546822)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bp-says-the-well-is-capped-and-no-oil-is-leaking-in-the-gulf/546822 "2010-07-23T20:10:16Z")
BP says the well cap has worked and plugged the well. They are showing pictures and it looks like it is slowly beginning to mist and a tiny stream appears to be coming out. --- ## [What Piano Ditty Uses Knuckles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-piano-ditty-uses-knuckles/496390)
**Author:** [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2011, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-piano-ditty-uses-knuckles/496390 "2011-07-31T05:15:01Z")
Someone asked me recently about a section of a piano piece that requires using the knuckles of the right hand. The knuckles are rolled over F#, G# and A#. Then C# and D# above that are played together twice. Repea… --- ## [I love burnt popcorn--am I alone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-burnt-popcorn-am-i-alone/323872)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2016, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-burnt-popcorn-am-i-alone/323872 "2016-02-06T17:08:37Z")
I just read a thread where someone complained about the smell of burnt popcorn. I don’t make popcorn at work, but when I make it at home, I love it when about half of the kernels are in that weird, indeterminate state b… --- ## [Cap'n Crunch Cereal...a kind of dumb question......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capn-crunch-cereal-a-kind-of-dumb-question/791826)
**Author:** [@golffan1963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/golffan1963)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2017, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capn-crunch-cereal-a-kind-of-dumb-question/791826 "2017-07-29T08:44:06Z")
…are the pieces in Cap’n Crunch cereal supposed to be in the shape of something? The closest cereals to CC I’ve ever seen are King Vitaman and Quisp (which is still made, but you have to look for it). Both tasted almost … --- ## [Funniest Scene From the Original "Batman" Series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-from-the-original-batman-series/648693)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-from-the-original-batman-series/648693 "2013-02-01T02:09:06Z")
What’s your favorite scene? I enjoyed Commissioner Gordon and Chief O’Hara being subjected to a recording of the Joker laughing over and over again. When Batman and Robin arrive, Batman figures out that the Joker wrapp… --- ## [The impossibility of werewolves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-impossibility-of-werewolves/668378)
**Author:** [@CloneFive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CloneFive)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-impossibility-of-werewolves/668378 "2013-09-17T23:45:46Z")
There are a group of individuals who I acknowledge that strongly assume that they are werewolves or that the notion of a human being transforming into a canid beast is possible. These individuals cite the werewolves of P… --- ## [Worst episode of your favourite shows (open spoilers for anything more than a year old)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-episode-of-your-favourite-shows-open-spoilers-for-anything-more-than-a-year-old/685124)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2018, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-episode-of-your-favourite-shows-open-spoilers-for-anything-more-than-a-year-old/685124 "2018-08-18T07:39:07Z")
I love Columbo, even though it’s formulaic; even though it breaks the rule of murder mysteries by revealing the killer at the start; whatever flaws it has, I can still enjoy watching it. Except the episode named Mind Ov… --- ## [Sexual Harassment/Assault/Workplace Bullying omnibus thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-harassment-assault-workplace-bullying-omnibus-thread/803573)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2021, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-harassment-assault-workplace-bullying-omnibus-thread/803573 "2021-05-12T15:54:04Z")
An omnibus thread may not be necessary, but in case folks want to keep track of the public figures who are accused of these kinds of wrong behavior, they can be noted here. I am putting this in the Pit so as not to limit… --- ## [Should gay people be allowed to spawn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-gay-people-be-allowed-to-spawn/550413)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2010, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-gay-people-be-allowed-to-spawn/550413 "2010-08-19T14:21:38Z")
Neil Patrick Harris and his partner David Bertka are expecting twins via a surogate mother. My sister the lesbian’s parnter had two children via AID. Mrs. Hal Briston was a gestational surrogate for a gay couple. What a… --- ## [More proof that dog show people are crazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-proof-that-dog-show-people-are-crazy/612521)
**Author:** [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2012, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-proof-that-dog-show-people-are-crazy/612521 "2012-02-16T18:41:16Z")
Apparently the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show has cut ties with Pedigree because Pedigree’s ads featuring homeless mixed-breed dogs made the dog show people uncomfortable. --- ## [Had sex/relationship with someone famous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-sex-relationship-with-someone-famous/319510)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2005, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-sex-relationship-with-someone-famous/319510 "2005-09-02T04:11:12Z")
Just had a little poll come to mind that was inspired by a story a friend told me. How many of you, or people close to you, have had a relationship with someone famous? I’m hoping to avoid dubious “friend of a friend of … --- ## [Is my chocolate mousse safe to eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-chocolate-mousse-safe-to-eat/643167)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2012, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-chocolate-mousse-safe-to-eat/643167 "2012-12-08T02:34:31Z")
Melt the chocolate in water. Beat egg yolks and stir in. Beat egg whites with a pinch of salt; stir in. Whip cream, add sugar, fold in. Fridge for a few hours, then dig in! Only Mr. Rilch doesn’t want any. Because this … --- ## [Totally Unexpected, Out-of-Left-Field Literary Endings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-unexpected-out-of-left-field-literary-endings/576668)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2011, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-unexpected-out-of-left-field-literary-endings/576668 "2011-04-15T13:28:11Z")
As I mentioned n the current “Whatcha Reading?” thread, I just finished Evelyn Waugh’s A Handful of Dust. It was a very funny portrait of upper class life in interwar Britain, and I enjoyed it immensely. However… the en… --- ## [Why do these racist comments warrant a warning while others don't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-these-racist-comments-warrant-a-warning-while-others-dont/640325)
**Author:** [@Ibn\_Warraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibn_Warraq)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2012, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-these-racist-comments-warrant-a-warning-while-others-dont/640325 "2012-11-12T09:24:02Z")
On the one hand, I applaud Marley’s decision to issue a warning for this post by Delon, the bolded portion being the part that caused Delon to receive the warning and think the warning was well-deserved. http://boards.… --- ## [Male sex drive INcreasing with age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-sex-drive-increasing-with-age/584610)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2018, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-sex-drive-increasing-with-age/584610 "2018-01-06T02:07:21Z")
This is one of those topics that is almost impossible to research on Google because 1) of the crap that people are trying to sell and 2) almost all articles reinforce the conventional wisdom (or perhaps scientifically ve… --- ## [Marine petitions for conscientious objector status; didn't know Marines were violent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marine-petitions-for-conscientious-objector-status-didnt-know-marines-were-violent/166480)
**Author:** [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2003, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marine-petitions-for-conscientious-objector-status-didnt-know-marines-were-violent/166480 "2003-04-30T05:31:30Z")
From this story: “I wasn’t thinking about the violence … how my beliefs against violence would be challenged,” Funk told reporters before his surrender. I have no problem with the young man identifying himself as gay (w… --- ## [What programming language would most likely be used these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-programming-language-would-most-likely-be-used-these-days/499156)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2014, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-programming-language-would-most-likely-be-used-these-days/499156 "2014-07-14T04:25:36Z")
I’ve got an idea for a piece of software, but it’s been 20 years since I’ve done any programming. This would be kind of a mix of Amazon.com’s “Other people that bought XXX and liked it also liked YYY” with a barcode scan… --- ## [Economics of free internet porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-of-free-internet-porn/399909)
**Author:** [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2007, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-of-free-internet-porn/399909 "2007-04-22T00:23:28Z")
I have occasionally heard rumors of various sites on the Internet which claim to offer ‘free porn.’ If such sites indeed exist, I presume they are attempting to make money in some fashion. But how do they turn a profit… --- ## [Who has never tried drugs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-never-tried-drugs/87858)
**Author:** [@Grok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grok)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2001, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-never-tried-drugs/87858 "2001-10-22T18:31:52Z")
Out of all my friends, I think I’m the only one who has never tried any illicit drugs. I don’t look down on casual pot smoking and such, but have never been tempted to try it myself. Never even took a puff from a ciggare… --- ## [On a personal level - Should Hillary run?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-a-personal-level-should-hillary-run/708796)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2015, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-a-personal-level-should-hillary-run/708796 "2015-01-17T05:43:15Z")
She’ll have to decide very soon. On a personal level I have mixed feelings whether she should run. I was in junior high when Bill ran for and won Attorney General in 76. I still remember the excitement of seeing somebo… --- ## [Appropriate place for outing a troll?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appropriate-place-for-outing-a-troll/551055)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appropriate-place-for-outing-a-troll/551055 "2010-08-26T16:53:06Z")
Remember CanOfPineapples? Who outed Number6? Let’s pretend for a moment that Can hadn’t been a sock. Under the newish rules, where would Can (had he/she not been a sock) have posted? Should he have postd the documentat… --- ## [What's My 1 Square Inch (Of the Yukon Territory) Worth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-my-1-square-inch-of-the-yukon-territory-worth/535828)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-my-1-square-inch-of-the-yukon-territory-worth/535828 "2010-04-14T17:24:47Z")
Back in the 1950’s, there was a kid’s TV show called “Sergeant Preston of the Yukon”. It was about a RCMP sergeant and his husky dog (King), who went about catching crooks and bad guys. As a promotion, the producers of… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=729&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=731&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)