Straight Dope Archive

Why isn't there an audio equivalent of the laser?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 10, 1987
You say the earth is round? Prove it
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 9, 1987
Is the opposite of "disgruntled" "gruntled"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 2, 1987
How did they get Mr. Ed to talk?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 25, 1987
Is there a "squiggle code" to identify chocolates?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 19, 1987
Is it true "W" can be used as a vowel?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 11, 1987
Did Communist saboteurs sneak a hammer and sickle into the design of the Kennedy half dollar?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 11, 1987
Is Thomas Edison's last breath preserved in a test tube in the Henry Ford Museum?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 11, 1987
Does passionate kissing cause your chewing gum to disintegrate?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
September 4, 1987
Why is the Bronx called THE Bronx?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 28, 1987
2, 4, 8, 16 ... how can you always have MORE ancestors as you go back in time?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 21, 1987
Isn't 10 Downing Street, the home of the British PM, kind of a dump?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 14, 1987
Is it true graham crackers were invented to cure the dread fever of lust?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 7, 1987
How does Kirk Douglas shave his chin dimple?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
August 7, 1987
Why did "Bijou" used to be a common name for theaters?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 31, 1987
How many people have lived on earth since the dawn of time?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 28, 1987
Is Einstein's brain kept in a bottle in a small-town doctor's office near Kansas City?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 24, 1987
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 17, 1987
What's the term for your cousin's children?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 17, 1987
Do subliminal tapes played while you sleep really work?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 17, 1987
Does anyone ever actually get the house, car, etc., offered in those big sweepstakes?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 17, 1987
If you hold your eyelids open while sneezing, will your eyes pop out?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 10, 1987
Can hair turn white overnight from fright?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 10, 1987
Why does male sex drive decrease with age? Is there any remedy?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 6, 1987
Why are the floors of a building called "stories"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
July 3, 1987
Are subliminal messages secretly embedded in advertisements?
A Straight Dope Classic by
June 26, 1987
What are sweetbreads really?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 19, 1987
Why do we drive on the parkway and park on the driveway?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 19, 1987
What does the "K" in K mart stand for?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 19, 1987
Is it true an elephant never forgets?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 12, 1987
Could visitors once go into the Statue of Liberty's arm?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 12, 1987
Why are there so many names for Germany, AKA Deutschland, Allemagne, etc.?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
June 5, 1987
It is true all the vitamins in potatoes, apples, etc., are in the skin?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 29, 1987
What is a mojo?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 15, 1987
Why do your fingers and toes wrinkle in the bathtub?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 15, 1987
Are ships' captains allowed to marry people at sea?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 8, 1987
Why are clocks in ads always set at 8:20?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 8, 1987
Are cats and dogs really color-blind? How do they know?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 1, 1987
What's the connection between Easter and rabbits?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
May 1, 1987
On maps, why is north always up?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 24, 1987
Why does the same side of the moon always face the earth?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 10, 1987
What's the origin of "the whole nine yards"?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 10, 1987
How come a woman shaving her legs wears out a man's razor so fast?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 3, 1987
Are the earth's poles going to shift soon?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
April 3, 1987
Does Mrs. Mantis bite Mr. Mantis's head off during The Act?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 27, 1987
Why do theaters warn audiences when a strobe is used in a play?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 27, 1987
Why do hot dogs come 10 to a pack while buns are 8 to a pack?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 20, 1987
Do things get crazy when the moon is full?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 13, 1987
What are the glass squares on either side of the presidential podium?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
March 6, 1987
How come February has only 28 days?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
February 27, 1987
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