Lead Story In January, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers confiscated a live, jeweled beetle that a woman was wearing as an “accessory” on her sweater as she crossed into […]
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The Straight Dope by Cecil Adams, crossword by Matt Jones, News of The Weird
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Can you shatter a frozen dude?
Dude gets splashed with liquid helium, or blasted with cryogas, or breathed on by a white dragon, and he freezes solid into an immobile, frosty, astonished-looking block of man. Then […]
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Recession? What recession?
Lead Story A December USA Today analysis revealed that during the first 18 months of the recent recession, beginning December 2007, the number of federal employees with six-figure salaries shot […]
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Did Straight Dope exaggerate fisheries problem?
I am writing to bring to your attention several errors in the recent edition of the Straight Dope titled “Farm-Raised vs. Wild Fish: The Facts.” Your poor research and insistence […]
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You’re on a deserted island. What to eat?
I’m on a deserted island. How can I tell which plants are poisonous? Scenario: deserted island, colorful fruits and vegetation. How do I know what to eat and what to […]
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Too much Entropia
Lead Story In December, a prominent online game player, Buzz “Erik” Lightyear, won the auction for ownership of a virtual space station in the Planet Calypso game, paying 3.3 million […]
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Is public transit really more efficient?
Are electric trains and other forms of mass transit an energy loser compared to cars? What with energy transmission costs and poor ridership (especially in California), we supposedly waste energy […]
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Academics heart illegal immigrants
Lead Story Big-time traffickers who smuggle illegal immigrants into the U.S. from Mexico rely on GPS devices to evade the Border Patrol, but starting in June, border-jumpers who travel on […]
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Do firefighters really need to rescue cats in trees?
Is it necessary for the fire department to rescue a cat stuck in a tree? C’mon, they got up there. Can’t they get down on their own? -Big Dave, Austin, […]