Straight Dope Archive

What did the celebrity judges on "The Gong Show" do to get famous?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Songbird
Why is the Republican party called the GOP? And why the elephant?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Ian
Whatever happened to the Galloping Gourmet?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Terey
If a feather and a hammer are dropped together, won't the hammer hit the ground first?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Ian
Is "innocent until proven guilty" a legal fiction?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Tech and Dianne
What's the purpose of the half-moon thing around the sound hole of a guitar?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Tech
Can a flag be at "three-quarter mast"?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Ranger
Followup: Was the name "Hard Rock Cafe" inspired by the Doors?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Songbird
What came first, the Hard Rock Cafe or Carole King's song of that name?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Songbird
Why do people say, "Hear, hear"?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Veg
Are blood tests ineffective in detecting HIV?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Jill
Is it legal to put a hole in a quarter and sell it?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Mac
What's the origin of "hors d'oeuvres"?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Dex
Is humongous a word?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Lileth
What's the origin of "hunky dory"?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Dex
What's the origin of "hunky dory"?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Dex
Followup: to douse a stovetop fire, should you remove the pan from the heat?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Songbird
Why doesn't the water in fire hydrants freeze during winter?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Songbird
What is a iao?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Straight Dope Science Advisory Board
What's that white stuff packed with beef jerky?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Mac
Can you be an atheist and still be Jewish?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by CKDextHavn
Is James Joyce's novel "Finnegan's Wake" a joke?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Eutychus
Are famous people exempt from jury duty?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by CKDextHavn
What does "Kyrie eleison" mean?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Songbird
Followup: To dance "La Bamba," do you need to be funny or graceful?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Songbird
What's the classic song "La Bamba" all about?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Songbird
What's the difference between mutton and lamb?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Dex
What's correct, lay or lie?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Dianne
Why do we have leap years?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by CKDextHavn
How did David Copperfield make the Statue of Liberty vanish?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Melis
What's the story on Lilith, Adam's "first wife"?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Dex and Terey, with an assist from RvkhMccabi
Can Mac floppy disks be used in PCs and vice versa?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Tech
What's the deal with "magic eye" images?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Di and WildBabe
Followup: Isn't Bowie's "Rocket Man" based on a Ray Bradbury story?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by SB
Was "Major Tom" the astronaut a real person?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Songbird
What is a male ballet dancer called?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Veg
What's the difference between beer and malt liquor?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Jill
Multiply, add, divide, subtract ... the answer's always 1! Why?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by CKDextHavn and Ian
In McDonaldland, what's the name of the cop?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Songbird
If I remove data from my hard drive, why doesn't it weigh less?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Mac
Why does a microwave oven make a bulb light up?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Mac
Are dog mouths cleaner than human mouths?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Dex
What does "Mrs." stand for?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Mac
Followup: Was our advice about washing mushrooms all wet?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Lar
Should HIV cases be reported by name or by code number?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Jill
I've heard of Napoleon and Napoleon III; was there a Napoleon II?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by CKDextHavn
What exactly was the "new math"?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Ian, Jill, and Dex
Why do keyboards and keypads have nipples?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Tech
What's that noise inside my computer?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Ranger
What is nougat?
A Straight Dope Staff Report by Lar
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