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Milk it for all it's worth. submitted by Musicat, who also wrote the tag, thanks!
You have the right to ZAP! submitted by Marley23
You had me 'til the end.
It's just a line. submitted by Rico
Old enough to know better.
Look up in the sky and do it yourself.
Maybe it blocks his view of Venus.
Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my! submitted by Daniel Chait
Too much, magic bus. submitted by Ellen Cherry, who also helped with the tag, thanks!
Some people claim that there's a Doper to blame. submitted by Musicat
Dude look like a car ad. submitted by Musicat
WWJD? What would a Jedi do? submitted by Musicat, who also wrote the tag, thanks!
It's the fractured fairy tales of facts. submitted by Musicat
I am what I am. Oh dear. submitted by JoseB, who also helped with the tag, thanks!
Bedsheet does not enable user to fly.
It's Career Day at the Dope. Stupid questions to follow. submitted by Ellen Cherry
I don't know what it is but it's what's for dinner. submitted by Ellen Cherry
The true tale of the tape. submitted by Musicat
It's all so bad it's naughty! (NSFW) submitted by Rico (NOTE: Adult discussion, might not be safe for work.)
Yes, we have no bread bowls, we have no bread bowls today. submitted by Heart of Dorkness
And the Lion shall lie down with the Dogg. submitted by Musicat, who also wrote the tag, thanks!
Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, pedants gotta … whatever. submitted by Musicat
Are you a woman or a mouse? (NSFW) submitted by Musicat, who also wrote the tag, thanks! (NOTE: Adult language.)
They were quiet Dopers who mostly kept to themselves. submitted by JoseB
For God so loved the world that he sent us email submitted by Musicat, who also wrote the tag, thanks!
Dopers discuss the perils of DHM. submitted by cards
Chix flix nix dix. submitted by Musicat
If you cut corners it's going to be a real rocky road. submitted by Immanuel
Books we're not taking to the beach.
Freud would say it's unbearable.
A question for seafood lovers. (NSFW) submitted by Musicat (NOTE: Adult subject matter, may not be safe for work.)
Listen to the Teeming Millions solve the musical mystery. submitted by Jkellymap
The study of science can drive one mad, I tell you, mad! submitted by Musicat (WARNING: Science, mad and otherwise)
Look up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane ... it's a cat. (NSFW) submitted by Musicat (NOTE: Difficult subject matter. No cats were harmed.)
You'd do it for Ridley Scott. submitted by Wargamer
Jesus, don't be so angry. submitted by jeeves
The nerd is the word. submitted by Ellen Cherry
Letters, they get lots and lots of letters. submitted by Ellen Cherry
Precious memories, how they stink. submitted by Ellen Cherry
Terrible plotlines from horrible movies.
What's in a name? It's infectious! submitted by Musicat, who also wrote the tag, thanks!
A math question that gets to the meat of the matter. submitted by Musicat
Lung time no see. submitted by Musicat, who also wrote the tag, thanks!
Big fun on the bayou! I mean basement. submitted by Ellen Cherry, who also wrote the tag, thanks!
Oh god, if only I could. submitted by Musicat
$uperman. submitted by Peter Morris, who also wote the tag, thanks!
Nice rack on that shed. submitted by Musicat
This is a real zombie thread. submitted by Musicat
Phone the FBI or phone home? submitted by Musicat, who also wrote the tag, thanks!
Our dear Eve is gone with the wind. submitted by Annie-Xmas, who also wrote the tag, thanks!
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