Why did I give up on the Straighter Dope?

 Because I realized there is no reason for it.  None.  Other than the fleeting enjoyment I get out of it, it's useless.

SFX:

 Most annoying (and wrong) climate claim?

"It snows more because it's warmer"

Self assured idiot:

That's not wrong. 

SFX:

Of course it is.  It's so wrong, and so easy to prove, it's unbelievable that anyone would fall for such a blatantly false claim about something like this.

It's very annoying.

SAI:

Do you have any way of backing up your claims? 

Of course.  Except I didn't make.a claim, I noted the claim is wrong.  Even so, all the evidence, all the data supportd the well known fact that when it is warmer, THERE IS LESS SNOW, NOT MORE! 

If one now gets into an argument over this, you lose.

If you are debunking complete nonsense, there needs to be a paycheck involved.