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Orphanalia6 comments

pannonica wrote 6 months ago: I am sooo tired of seeing that damn flapstick package every time I check the blog, so I’m fina … more →

Tags: categorized!, Litterbox Clumps, Scattered to the Wind, Blogging, Burning Man, cecil adams, Dennis Miller, door, Fox News

The story of Schroedinger's cat (an epic poem)

kB Monkey wrote 6 months ago: Here’s a very humorous poem I found on the Straight Dope, that explains the idea behind Schroe … more →

Tags: Funny

nancy weston6 comments

tiffdjones wrote 8 months ago: with friends like these…. Nancy Weston   She lived in Charleston, South Carolina, in the 1850s … more →

Tags: Biracial, Race, History, Mulatto, nancy weston, Angelina Weld Grimke, South Carolina, nominal slaves, slaves

Why we drive on the left

Jules wrote 9 months ago: The straight dope on why we drive on the left. It seems things would be much different if we whipped … more →

Tags: History, Australia, Driving, Left, SWORDS

Left-Handed Catch-Up1 comment

thekoolaidmom wrote 9 months ago: This past week has been a very busy one for me with dentist appointments, meeting with teachers and … more →

Tags: Random, Birthday, Left Handed, lefty, Lefty's Corner, Bruce Willis, Vikings, France, Louis

The Truth Behind Colitas and Hotel California9 comments

donstuff wrote 1 year ago: I ran across this from The Straight Dope and thought it a funny article.  Hopefully you will appreci … more →

Tags: Culture, Entertainment, Humor, Life, media, Music, Personal, Random, Thoughts

Was Uncle Ben a Real Person?

dixiedining wrote 1 year ago: We looked it up on StraightDope.com and found this helpful info …   Uncle Ben does, indeed, ap … more →

Tags: Uncle Ben, Rice

Dear Uncle Ted.

Theo wrote 1 year ago: Dear Uncle Ted, I hear you have a new blog where you answer questions and give advice to people. Is … more →

Tags: Introduction, Dan Savage, Randy Cohen, cecil adams, Savage Love, The Ethicist, amy dickinson, Ask Amy, The Hague

The Straight Dope on the federal income tax

davidkirkpatrick wrote 1 year ago: For the edification of US readers facing the tax man today, here’s Cecil Adams on income tax a … more →

Tags: Politics, Etal, Business, cecil adams, I.R.S., Thirteenth Amendment

There's no sugar high?

davidkirkpatrick wrote 1 year ago: This is skeptical kind of Friday, I guess. Here’s a great Straight Dope answer from Cecil Adam … more →

Tags: Science, Etal, cecil adams, sugar high, placebo effect

One Ring To Ping Them All

krysjez wrote 10 years ago: Click for full size: Selected posts dumped in one big image, from The Straight Dope: One Ring To Pin … more →

Tags: Lotr, dawn of discovery, Anno, forum


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