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  1. Tinkerbell--height? - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board

    Feb 23, 2014 · In the Disney franchise, just how tall is Tinkerbell?

  2. "Hurricane" Huron (1996) - Factual Questions - Straight Dope

    Dec 10, 2025 · If ”Hurricane” Huron were plunked down in the middle of the western Caribbean or had somehow migrated there, would there be any reason not to say it was a hurricane rather …

  3. What were you THINKING? - Page 283 - Straight Dope

    Dec 6, 2025 · It took a lot of restraint for me to not post a GIF of Fozzie Bear going “Wokka Wokka” right after his post admitting that he had a satisfying answer in the third reply, and had …

  4. Gunpowder, Treason and Plot in the MMP - Straight Dope

    Nov 5, 2025 · I think of The Hokey Pokey from time to time when I step over the tub when I get out of the shower. (We really need a walk-in shower, but I’m afraid to ask the price lest we …

  5. Why "Iceberg" Lettuce? - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message …

    Jul 7, 2025 · Why the ever-loving fiddle-dee-dee is it called “iceberg”?

  6. Would I really get drowsy from walking through a field of opium …

    Jun 28, 2004 · The title says it all. In The Wizard Of Oz, the heroes at one point have to cross a poppy field, and they barely manage to make it through without falling asleep. And in LOTR, …

  7. Which athlete is on the most last championship rosters?

    Dec 3, 2025 · The question is inspired by Deion Sanders, who played for the Niners when they won their last Super Bowl (I’ve been a Niners fan ever since) and was traded to the Cowboys …

  8. Why is Epstein the scandal that has stuck, and why now?

    Sep 10, 2025 · The problem with all of that is that Trump was guilty of the fraudulent elector scheme, not the riot. Either through mastery of directing the popular discourse or the idiocy of …

  9. Phrase Origin? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board

    Jan 10, 2001 · I have heard the following phrase from a few people in my time, and it confuses me as to the “why” of it. The exclamation is “Holy Hanna” for short or “Holy Hanna-Barbera” if you …

  10. What's Your Favorite Ice Cream Cone? - Straight Dope

    4 days ago · Hah! My first ever MMP, inspired by learning the fact that on December 15, 1903, food cart vendor Italo Marchiony received a patent for inventing a machine that makes ice …