Cracker Jack: Offensive? Racist? - Straight Dope Most people have heard of Cracker Jack® It’s sort of like caramel corn, it comes in a box with a prize, and it was immortalized in “Take me out to the Ballgame” But why does it have that name? The food is vaguely cracker-like, sharing more similarities with crackers than Grape Nuts® shares with either grapes or nuts Apparently, crackerjack was a late 19th century slang expression
No nookie for Jack - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board There’s a new Jack In the Box commercial in which Jack’s wife owns him in a word game Jack plays the word “swavory” and his wife challenges him He then uses it to describe the sweet and savory taste of his new waffle sandwich His wife then plays the word “nonookie” Jack: What’s that supposed to-? Oh I was surprised they’d get away with that, but then I saw it on cable
Summer McIntosh - The Game Room - Straight Dope Message Board Summer McIntosh has just had an incredible meet at the Canadian Trials: 400 Free - World Record 800 Free - 3rd fastest time in history, 0 95 seconds off WR 200 IM - World Record 200 Fly - 2nd fastest time in history, 0 45 off WR 400 IM - World Record I don’t know much swimming history, but this must be up there on the list of great individual meets
How long to arrive at movie theater before movie starts? I’m going to see Jack and the Giant Slayer with some friends tonight It’s opening night for the film, and we’re seeing the 7:10 pm show This is in a theater in the suburbs with a huge parking lot and can get pretty crowded, but not swamped My friends want to get there 30 minutes before the movie starts to make sure we get good seats I think arriving 15 minutes early should do us just
Whats the worst advertising copy ever? - Straight Dope The Jack-In-The-Box line of fast food joints did a commercial that was so dammed bad that my Father, Mother and I all agreed on something Which has never happened before, as I recall In the commercial, people approach a gasoline pump, that is labeled with various fast foods items–hamburgers, fries, shakes, etc
How many times should I reuse a syringe on my cat? But, I also volunteer at an animal rescue, and the vets I deal with perform to human safety standards, 1 needle syringe per injection and a sharps box to dispose of them Cheesesteak June 11, 2025, 11:55am
Chinese Buffet Resturants - Factual Questions - Straight Dope The menu posted on the display window listed very few offerings and labeled the dishes as simply pork chicken fish “à la chinoise” Another quirk to the Chinese menus is the things like “Happy Family,” and “Buddhist Delight,” which seem to suggest a less than masterful grasp of the language but are charming nonetheless
What were your favorite lunatic theories on the SDMB? I noticed that no one here mentioned the threads that Shakespeare was written by somebody other than Shakespeare That was a recurring subject until septimus left But as cliched as relativity-being-wrong theories My all time favorite lunatic theory was something so out of left field that I’ve never come across another variant @DChord568 treats us to probably hundreds of posts trying to
Piper Mutt becomes suspicious of shrinkflation - Straight Dope The Piper Mutt is a big black-and-tan mutt who wouldn’t be out of place on a farm Nonetheless, I’ve ended up with him We have a morning ritual I let him out, he comes bounding back in a bit later I toss a chew stick for him and he goes chasing after it, zips to his mat, and chews it up Because he’s a big guy, I then toss another chew stick, he runs after it, takes it to his mat and