
I don't like how candy canes are wrapped - Straight Dope
Jan 4, 2023 · This evening our daughter took down the Christmas Tree, and I decided to eat a candy cane that was on it. And of course, it’s wrapped in that dreaded plastic “skin” that’s just …
What modern root beer taste closest to the original ones
Feb 6, 2025 · Especially now that safrole is banned. I suspect there might be two answers. The closest probably being some hand-crafted root beer only available in limited markets but I’m …
How to 'fancy-up' canned chili - Cafe Society - Straight Dope
Jan 17, 2024 · The latest canned chili thread I could find was from 2004 so I thought I’d start a new one. The story: A co-worker brought in some fantastic chili, made from scratch. I raved, …
Should we dry out our coffee maker before adding filter & coffee?
Feb 2, 2025 · Our coffee maker looks like a rain forest inside, hours after the coffee’s finished and everything has cooled down. Every surface is wartier than a toad with big fat droplets. Is it OK …
Snow--And Hogan's Heroes - Cafe Society - Straight Dope
Jul 27, 2023 · Every single episode—every single episode–in every episode of Hogan’s Heroes, it was Winter. With snow on the ground.
Where did the pimp image come from? - Straight Dope
Jan 13, 2003 · Pimps are always (seemingly, at least) portrayed in movies and such in expensive pinstripe (often colorful) suits, a fedora hat with a feather pinned to the side, walking with a …
When did the American Empire begin - Page 3 - Straight Dope
Oct 15, 2024 · The subsequent and repeated attempts by Congress at annexation, resulting claims on land by the Standard Fruit Company, appointing James Drummond Dole (cousin to …
Why did Ray Charles have physical difficulty walking?
Aug 16, 2005 · Ray Charles. Ray Charles Robinson, Sr.[note 1] (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer.
What the hell is "Potash?" - Factual Questions - Straight Dope
Jan 26, 2025 · Inspired by this quote from the “Retaliatory Tariffs” thread in Politics and Elections: I’d read about potash in my geography textbooks in fifth grade, but I never got a clear idea of …
The Vaudeville Hook - Factual Questions - Straight Dope
Jan 12, 2022 · We are all familiar, I think, with the cliché of the vaudeville-era performer who overstays his welcome on stage, or irritates or offends the audience and/or the theater’s …