Straight Dope Archive

So what did happen to the settlers at Roanoke?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by SDSTAFF Bricker
November 17, 2009
What happened to Lazarus after his resurrection?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Bricker
October 20, 2009
What's the story on jury nullification?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Bricker
October 6, 2009
What's to stop me from making counterfeit casino chips?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Ianzin
September 22, 2009
Why don't we ever see pictures of the floating island of garbage?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by paperbackwriter
September 8, 2009
Has widespread CPR training resulted in more lives saved?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by paperbackwriter
September 1, 2009
Can I be charged with indecent exposure if I stay on my own private property?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Gfactor
August 18, 2009
Why is it that green olives come in glass jars but black olives come in cans?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Eutychus
August 4, 2009
What's the National Guard doing fighting overseas, anyway?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Paperbackwriter
July 21, 2009
How do you make loaded dice?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Ian Rowland, Guest Contributor (Ianzin)
July 14, 2009
Who was the real Casey Jones?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Elendil's Heir, Guest Contributor
June 23, 2009
Why aren't there any fireflies in California?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Doug
June 16, 2009
Why is it called a restroom, anyway?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Dex
June 2, 2009
Can testicles be transplanted? Whose sperm would a transplanted testicle produce, the donor's or the recipient's?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by paperbackwriter
May 19, 2009
Does it matter if you sign a contract with a name that's not your own?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Gfactor
May 5, 2009
What's up with those "Act Now!" gadget commercials on TV?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by MsRobyn
April 28, 2009
How did World War I fighter planes keep from shooting off their own propellers?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by John Corrado (with an assist from dropzone)
April 14, 2009
Who or what is the Flying Dutchman?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Matt Craver 
March 25, 2009
What are the lyrics to "The Twelve Days of Crispness"?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Dex
March 10, 2009
Can the first day of a century fall on a Sunday?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by SDStaff Karen Lingel
February 17, 2009
Who was the first person to be hit by a car? Why was it decided that cars ought to be registered?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Gfactor
February 10, 2009
What can the police lie about while conducting an interrogation?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Gfactor
February 3, 2009
Whatever happened to Buster Brown shoes?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Mike Warns
January 27, 2009
Do lobsters feel pain when they're boiled alive?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Gfactor
January 13, 2009
How does ejaculation work?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Gfactor
January 6, 2009
How did Tchaikovsky really die?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Dex
December 23, 2008
OK — WHY exactly does a caterpillar morph into a butterfly?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Doug
December 9, 2008
Was Captain Bligh really the jerk he's been made out to be?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Guest contributor Matt Craver
November 25, 2008
Did Mel Blanc hate carrots?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Rico
November 4, 2008
Is it safer not to sign the back of your credit cards?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Gfactor
October 28, 2008
What's the difference between sociopaths, psychopaths, serial killers, etc.?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Gfactor
October 21, 2008
Is fibromyalgia a real disease?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Guest contributor Matt Craver
October 14, 2008
Can the President grant immunity from prosecution?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Gfactor
October 7, 2008
What happens to old movie costumes?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by MsRobyn
October 2, 2008
Why are most cough medicines cherry-flavored?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by MsRobyn
September 30, 2008
What's the difference between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Dex
September 23, 2008
How exactly does a caterpillar morph into a butterfly?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Doug
September 16, 2008
Are those weird laws you hear about for real?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Gfactor
September 2, 2008
How did Bob Crane die, anyway?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Bricker
May 8, 2008
What are "jake brakes" and why are they prohibited in some locations?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Jill
April 12, 2008
Why is Greenland considered an island but not Eurasia?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Veg
March 12, 2008
Does the Mayan calendar predict the end of the world in 2012?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Dex
February 12, 2008
Would a gun work in space?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Bricker
January 29, 2008
How do you become a dual citizen?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Bricker
January 22, 2008
What's the legal basis for executive privilege?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Gfactor
January 15, 2008
What causes double rainbows? Why is the order of the colors reversed?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Karen
January 8, 2008
When do baseballs get taken out of play?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Gfactor
January 1, 2008
Where do bugs go when it starts to rain?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Doug
December 25, 2007
When you're sent to prison, what happens to your stuff?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Gfactor
December 18, 2007
Did Lupe Vélez really drown in the toilet?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Bricker
December 11, 2007
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