# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=893&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:** 894 --- ## [Does the POTUS shave himself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-potus-shave-himself/592462)
**Author:** [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2013, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-potus-shave-himself/592462 "2013-12-24T20:43:22Z")
Does anyone know if the current President or recent Presidents (Reagan through present) regularly shaved themselves or went to a barber? My google-fu indicates that at one point there was a barber shop in the Executive … --- ## [Your Pecadilloes/Idiosyncrasies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-pecadilloes-idiosyncrasies/645751)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2013, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-pecadilloes-idiosyncrasies/645751 "2013-01-06T08:21:58Z")
Mine is big words thread titles. Not really. What makes you unique, unusual or just plain weird? I read the newspaper from the inside out. I start with the middle section and finish with the “A” section. every time.… --- ## [Unusual things that Turn You On](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-things-that-turn-you-on/20524)
**Author:** [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2000, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-things-that-turn-you-on/20524 "2000-07-31T03:15:24Z")
Not that I’m a satyr, or anything, but I’ve found that there are a few situations that really get me excited, and I can’t explain why. For example, when I get my hair cut (regularly, by the way). I always make sure that… --- ## [Where Are You? (Online World Map of Dopers) Part III](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-online-world-map-of-dopers-part-iii/65632)
**Author:** [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2001, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-online-world-map-of-dopers-part-iii/65632 "2001-10-05T22:45:21Z")
OK, starting a new thread here. This is a continuation of this thread and this thread. So, umm, don’t post to those any more. :wink: The maps are still at World Map and USA Map. Thanks to Obfusciatrist for all his hard … --- ## [I HATE Sad Christmas Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-sad-christmas-songs/516919)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2009, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-sad-christmas-songs/516919 "2009-11-26T17:30:17Z")
You? Q --- ## [Mashed potatoes - peeled or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mashed-potatoes-peeled-or-not/603998)
**Author:** [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mashed-potatoes-peeled-or-not/603998 "2011-11-28T18:48:22Z")
So I was preparing the potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner and was thinking about this. I quit peeling them years ago because it’s much easier. What do you all do? --- ## [MAD Memories and Useless Wisdom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-memories-and-useless-wisdom/678040)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-memories-and-useless-wisdom/678040 "2014-01-08T06:27:31Z")
For no reason I can identify, I had the sudden thought, and felt obliged to see what the interwebs had to say about it. The find that prompted this OP was this one at Wikipedia and it was among maybe a dozen hits that… --- ## [Hand gestures: Is the "V-sign" offensive outside of the UK and Ireland?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-gestures-is-the-v-sign-offensive-outside-of-the-uk-and-ireland/233133)
**Author:** [@Gotterfunken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gotterfunken)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2004, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-gestures-is-the-v-sign-offensive-outside-of-the-uk-and-ireland/233133 "2004-03-11T02:36:02Z")
I know the “V-Sign” gesture–i.e., extending your index and middle finger in a manner similar to the “Peace” or “Victory” gesture, but with the palm facing inward–is considered offensive to British and Irish audiences. I… --- ## [Did you have to restore the SDMB from floppies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-have-to-restore-the-sdmb-from-floppies/478438)
**Author:** [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2008, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-have-to-restore-the-sdmb-from-floppies/478438 "2008-12-31T08:34:58Z")
Or did you forget to pay the hosting fee for December? Which is it? --- ## [Spinoffs that change genres](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinoffs-that-change-genres/614661)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinoffs-that-change-genres/614661 "2012-03-09T18:53:51Z")
We all know spinoffs retain characters from the primary show. And almost ways, they retain the genre as well. Cheers, a half hour sitcom, produced Frasier, a half hour sitcom. All in the Family’s vast brood of progeny we… --- ## [Tell me about Honda Prelude vs Acura Integra](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-honda-prelude-vs-acura-integra/495082)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-honda-prelude-vs-acura-integra/495082 "2010-09-28T18:18:47Z")
Well, the time has come to get a new set of wheels. This time around I’m foregoing the sort of 4x4 warhorse I’ve always liked, in favor of something smaller and sportier. I figure it’s time for a change; my personal styl… --- ## [What do you do with your awesome God powers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-your-awesome-god-powers/624363)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-your-awesome-god-powers/624363 "2012-06-16T22:33:22Z")
Whatever hidden attribute prevents you from defying consensual reality is turned off. Or you inherit a magic iPhone app that obeys your written commands like a genie. Or you buy a holodeck which can accurately simulate/r… --- ## [Are you ever moved to tears by music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ever-moved-to-tears-by-music/588120)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ever-moved-to-tears-by-music/588120 "2011-07-11T19:47:33Z")
I am, when I hear something beautiful enough. My particular vulnerability is unaccompanied choirs. The tears are involuntary, not particularly emotional, and seem almost physically caused by the musical tones themselve… --- ## [Grey's Anatomy season 7 (2010) (open spoilers!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greys-anatomy-season-7-2010-open-spoilers/559593)
**Author:** [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greys-anatomy-season-7-2010-open-spoilers/559593 "2011-05-21T19:14:13Z")
Seems like this show is more of a ‘make an entire season’ thread kind of show here on the Dope. WTF is up with Christina this season? All I do is want to smack her in the face. I like the base of her storyline (still … --- ## [Is it "ese" or "hese"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ese-or-hese/414628)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2007, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ese-or-hese/414628 "2007-08-13T18:18:56Z")
How is the Spanish address that is sort of equivalent to “dude” spelled? Where did it come from? Thanks for your help, Rob --- ## [Necromancers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/necromancers/586836)
**Author:** [@YaraMateo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaraMateo)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2011, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/necromancers/586836 "2011-08-19T09:02:33Z")
This isn’t True Blood. Stop reviving dead threads. Thanks. --- ## [Do honeybees make honey from soft drinks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-honeybees-make-honey-from-soft-drinks/123349)
**Author:** [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2002, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-honeybees-make-honey-from-soft-drinks/123349 "2002-08-15T13:11:48Z")
Anyone who has trried to drink a can of soda outside or has outdoor garbage cans knows that honeybees seem to sometimes prefer Sprite and Dr. Pepper to tulips and daisies. But what do bees do with soda? Do they just fly… --- ## [$2B for the LA Clippers? WTH?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2b-for-the-la-clippers-wth/689605)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2b-for-the-la-clippers-wth/689605 "2014-08-13T04:28:42Z")
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has reportedly purchased the LA Clippers from the Sterlings with a $2B offer. This for a team with no history of success and in a market that is shared with one of the most iconic spor… --- ## [Do you stay in the house while contractors are working?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-stay-in-the-house-while-contractors-are-working/664386)
**Author:** [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-stay-in-the-house-while-contractors-are-working/664386 "2013-07-26T02:53:16Z")
We are having some work done to our house this week, and I work from home a few days a week. I’m hiding in the bedroom right now listening to the banging. I did the same thing when we got some of our windows replaced and… --- ## [Are there any Non-Religious child sponsor agencies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-non-religious-child-sponsor-agencies/393343)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2015, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-non-religious-child-sponsor-agencies/393343 "2015-01-25T01:00:10Z")
I’m interested in sponsoring an international child, but would prefer a non-religious agency. Does such a thing exist? --- ## [It is not necessary to reject a Creator in order to accept evolution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-not-necessary-to-reject-a-creator-in-order-to-accept-evolution/607373)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-not-necessary-to-reject-a-creator-in-order-to-accept-evolution/607373 "2012-01-02T06:50:04Z")
For the record: I do not believe in a Creator. I never have, I never will, barring a personal introduction backed up with some pretty spectacular Creator-level proofs. I’m watching a Dawkins series “The Genius of Charl… --- ## [Twitter. Can someone explain to me how this works?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-can-someone-explain-to-me-how-this-works/649837)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2013, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-can-someone-explain-to-me-how-this-works/649837 "2013-02-18T03:38:52Z")
I know it’s a dumb question, but it is a serious one, and I’ve already been to the website. Here is what I understand. Let’s say I pick SFP for my twitter name (let’s assume it’s available, it doesn’t break any rules o… --- ## [Have you ever had a F\*\*\*k buddy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-f-k-buddy/415061)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2015, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-f-k-buddy/415061 "2015-02-10T00:39:44Z")
I know this girl, who I met through a mutual friend (if you’ve followed any of my past threads, the mutual friend was the one who died last month). She knew of me through his descriptions and MySpace, and apparently dev… --- ## [Spiking up the front of my hair without gel.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiking-up-the-front-of-my-hair-without-gel/684445)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2014, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiking-up-the-front-of-my-hair-without-gel/684445 "2014-03-25T16:51:04Z")
Well my parents only take me to get a haircut every 6 weeks and my hair looks so boring and retarded. Someone on Yahoo suggested spiking up the front of my hair. However my parents won’t let me use gel or anything with… --- ## [Libertarian system for money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarian-system-for-money/591593)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarian-system-for-money/591593 "2012-07-12T15:49:52Z")
I suppose I could have started this in General Questions, but since by post #5 it would have to be moved anyway, I figure I will save the mods a step. Rather than hijack this thread I’ll start this new one. How do libe… --- ## [Imus: Groveling isn't pretty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imus-groveling-isnt-pretty/399292)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2007, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imus-groveling-isnt-pretty/399292 "2007-04-14T22:30:05Z")
Oh man: I jumped over to Imus’ show a couple of times this (Monday) morning on the way in to work. Portrait of a man who knows his job is on the line. He was basically trying everything and anything in the couple of m… --- ## [What the hell is wrong with 13 year old girls today? (Plus I'm so proud of my son)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-13-year-old-girls-today-plus-im-so-proud-of-my-son/174347)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2003, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-13-year-old-girls-today-plus-im-so-proud-of-my-son/174347 "2003-05-12T16:44:34Z")
My 13-year-old son attended Grad Night at Sea World last night, not getting back to school until 1am or so, and not getting home until about 2am. The park was packed with other 8th-graders, but he had fun, albeit paying… --- ## [Breaking News: The West coast is on Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-the-west-coast-is-on-fire/918512)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-the-west-coast-is-on-fire/918512 "2020-12-04T01:28:43Z")
California, as you may have noticed, can be highly flammable. A few nights back we had a lightning storm, which was cool as these things go, but also very, very bad. We are now on fire. I’ll include a brief list of the m… --- ## [sitcom cliches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-cliches/47866)
**Author:** [@nineiron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nineiron)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2001, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-cliches/47866 "2001-03-29T11:33:50Z")
OK, I know this has been done before in some form (possibly to some extent in the recent “Things in Movies You Can’t Stand”), but I’d like to get a fresh, complete list of sitcom cliches. Every time the wife and I see on… --- ## [If Britain had kept the American colonies, would there have been a British Empire in Asia/Africa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-britain-had-kept-the-american-colonies-would-there-have-been-a-british-empire-in-asia-africa/582865)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-britain-had-kept-the-american-colonies-would-there-have-been-a-british-empire-in-asia-africa/582865 "2011-05-29T03:10:37Z")
In The Two Georges, Richard Dreyfuss and Harry Turtledove posit an alternate history where the Crown and the colonies patched things up, and in 1997 America is part of a British Empire that includes the whole British Emp… --- ## [Pat Robertson says something stupid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-says-something-stupid/658667)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-says-something-stupid/658667 "2013-05-20T22:12:32Z")
I know. Who would have seen it coming? Earlier this week, a viewer contacted The 700 Club, asking for advice. She said her husband had cheated on her with another woman and she was having difficulty trusting him. Rober… --- ## [Guess the City](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-city/553330)
**Author:** [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2010, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-city/553330 "2010-09-18T14:50:31Z")
It’s been suggested in another thread that we post pictures of cities, and invite others to guess which city. Note that if yoiu do this, you need to have no data in the URL of the picture that gives a clue. So, to star… --- ## [Black people can't wear Hermes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-people-cant-wear-hermes/309520)
**Author:** [@auntie\_em](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auntie_em)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2005, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-people-cant-wear-hermes/309520 "2005-07-03T01:30:49Z")
First it was Gloria Vanderbilt, then Tommy Hilfiger\*, now Hermes! Why they gotta be such haters? http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/22/oprah.apology/index.html Jeez, I wish I could get a public apology from a store… --- ## [I just do not believe this \[Interview at Non-Kosher Place\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-do-not-believe-this-interview-at-non-kosher-place/487409)
**Author:** [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2009, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-do-not-believe-this-interview-at-non-kosher-place/487409 "2009-03-02T06:05:27Z")
I moved to Israel (a while ago). I have a job interview tomorrow. In Jerusalem, about 1 hour away from where I live. The guy wants me to meet him at a coffee place called Aroma. This is a Starbucks type chain in Isra… --- ## [Things you crave but almost always disappoint when you get it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-crave-but-almost-always-disappoint-when-you-get-it/567615)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2011, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-crave-but-almost-always-disappoint-when-you-get-it/567615 "2011-03-03T18:35:11Z")
What is the thing or things that you really love but are almost always disappointed with when you get it? This doesn’t necessarily have to be about food. Mine is beef jerky. I want it all the time, but it’s expensive … --- ## [You win the lotto. Quit immediately or give two weeks notice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-win-the-lotto-quit-immediately-or-give-two-weeks-notice/609419)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2012, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-win-the-lotto-quit-immediately-or-give-two-weeks-notice/609419 "2012-01-19T01:24:07Z")
Tittle says it all. Myself: I’d like to think I’d give two weeks notice, but I don’t know. Easier said than done. The only reason I’d consider giving two weeks notice is because there are certain things at work that on… --- ## [What happens when a \*cop\* causes an accident in a \*cop car\*?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-cop-causes-an-accident-in-a-cop-car/670302)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2013, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-cop-causes-an-accident-in-a-cop-car/670302 "2013-10-06T18:50:21Z")
It’s got to happen several times a year: a cop in a cop car rear-ending someone or something. I’m going to go out on a limb here, but my guess is that when a cop and another driver trade fender paint such that the blame… --- ## [Sexy, but not beautiful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-but-not-beautiful/337968)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2006, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-but-not-beautiful/337968 "2006-01-03T17:45:38Z")
The recent thread on the most beautiful actress, past or present, was interesting (although I was surprised that noone mentioned Lena Horne, the Charlie Angels-era Farah Fawcett, or the Dick Van Dyke-era Mary Tyler Moore… --- ## [Minor celebrities who've become more famous for a bad reason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-celebrities-whove-become-more-famous-for-a-bad-reason/832106)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2019, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-celebrities-whove-become-more-famous-for-a-bad-reason/832106 "2019-04-13T13:36:50Z")
I had never once heard of Jussie Smollett before he was allegedly attacked, and then allegedly not attacked. Now I can’t go a day without seeing or hearing his name. I had never once heard of Nipsey Hussle when he was … --- ## [Are souls fireproof.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-souls-fireproof/762300)
**Author:** [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2016, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-souls-fireproof/762300 "2016-08-19T16:45:48Z")
This is for our christians on the board. Let me explain. Hell is described as a place of fire and brimstone where the souls of evil people are eternally tormented for believing bad things. How does this even work with a… --- ## [Snow Ice Cream--Anyone else find this idea disgusting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-ice-cream-anyone-else-find-this-idea-disgusting/677730)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-ice-cream-anyone-else-find-this-idea-disgusting/677730 "2014-01-06T10:58:33Z")
Every year my wife gets the kids together, they go outside and collect some snow, and then bring it in mix it with condensed milk or something and eat the product. It’s ‘Snow Ice Cream.’ I find the very concept of this … --- ## [Illegal people; illegal activities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-people-illegal-activities/539760)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-people-illegal-activities/539760 "2010-05-19T16:22:15Z")
For those who think it is ok for an illegal alien to be in the US … Is it OK for them to engage in illegal activities…like cockfighting? Why not? --- ## [Did the Bush Admin Make the Case that Iraq Presented an Imminent Threat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-bush-admin-make-the-case-that-iraq-presented-an-imminent-threat/209124)
**Author:** [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2004, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-bush-admin-make-the-case-that-iraq-presented-an-imminent-threat/209124 "2004-03-25T17:37:33Z")
That’s pretty much it. There’s been noise that it did and that it didn’t. If it did, when, how and where? If it didn’t. Whence the urgency to invade Iraq? I’m eager to see some Doper discourse. --- ## [A minor pitting: Cadbury's Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-pitting-cadburys-chocolate/668831)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-pitting-cadburys-chocolate/668831 "2013-09-23T09:05:12Z")
I’ve stuck this in MPSIMS rather than the pit because: a) It’s pretty pointless and b) It’s chocolate…who in their right mind would seriously pit chocolate? :stuck\_out\_tongue: In recent times in Australia (dunno ab… --- ## [Tell me about guavas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-guavas/245917)
**Author:** [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2016, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-guavas/245917 "2016-02-07T15:31:29Z")
I just bought a guava from a guy selling produce at a little roadside stand in the Bronx. I’ve never had anything but the juice - what does the fruit look/smell/feel like when it’s ripe? How should I eat it? Can I eat… --- ## [Limits on the judiciary and the "N" option play](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limits-on-the-judiciary-and-the-n-option-play/304418)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2005, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limits-on-the-judiciary-and-the-n-option-play/304418 "2005-05-30T14:10:05Z")
If the vast, right-wing media corporate shills are to be believed, then this week is the beginning of the script for changing the Senate’s practice of confirming judicial nominees to remove the filibuster option and forc… --- ## [Welcome, New Teenaged Dopers! Don't make me kill you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-new-teenaged-dopers-dont-make-me-kill-you/73073)
**Author:** [@Jester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jester)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2001, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-new-teenaged-dopers-dont-make-me-kill-you/73073 "2001-08-05T20:21:11Z")
Hello, New Teenaged Dopers. How are you? Good? I’m glad. Welcome to the Straight Dope Message Board. It’s a nice place, if you don’t screw up. I understand, though, that knowing how to not screw up can be hard sometimes,… --- ## [A "Glee" episode even \*I\* have to watch: Joss Whedon + NPH](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-glee-episode-even-i-have-to-watch-joss-whedon-nph/539671)
**Author:** [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2010, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-glee-episode-even-i-have-to-watch-joss-whedon-nph/539671 "2010-05-22T04:44:20Z")
I once dismayed a sweetie by stating that I don’t care about musicals. Some I love, but for the most part, blech. This is normal for me, as in ‘I don’t care about anime’ but love a couple; don’t care about x type of mus… --- ## [Best and worst sports team names based on their location](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-sports-team-names-based-on-their-location/834383)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-sports-team-names-based-on-their-location/834383 "2019-06-04T15:57:38Z")
The New England (née Boston) Patriots are a good example of a team name that nicely represents their area’s history and culture. A good choice for the birthplace of Paul Revere, Ben Franklin, and Samuel Adams. Then the… --- ## [Democrats, listen up if you'd like to win the election.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-listen-up-if-youd-like-to-win-the-election/463026)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2008, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-listen-up-if-youd-like-to-win-the-election/463026 "2008-09-16T15:14:05Z")
Okay, I’m going to let you in on an open secret. I can tell you why Democrats continually lose Presidential elections. I can tell you what Americans want. The good news is it has nothing to do with your policies. It … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=892&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=894&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)