# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=794 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 795 --- ## [Brits: what does "working as a locum" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-what-does-working-as-a-locum-mean/776479)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2017, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-what-does-working-as-a-locum-mean/776479 "2017-01-08T14:27:49Z")
From a newspaper report about a man who was “working as a locum \[no ital\] at hospitals.” From \*locum tenens \*,I presume…a temp job? Is it only used for doctors–if I am understanding it correctly? Is this Anglo-wide? Ce… --- ## [Probability question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probability-question/776511)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2017, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probability-question/776511 "2017-01-08T12:45:47Z")
Let’s say I had a million cards and one of the cards has a picture of a dog on it and all of the others were blank. If I flipped over one card, my odds of flipping over the cardetails with the dog on it would be one in … --- ## [Can I buy a ticket just for my bags?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-ticket-just-for-my-bags/776615)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2017, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-ticket-just-for-my-bags/776615 "2017-01-08T12:36:16Z")
Currently, Southwest has one way tickets from SF to LA at $59 which comes with two free checked bags of 50lbs each. I need to transport about 160lbs of stuff to LA which means I either need to check a 3rd bag for an addi… --- ## [Can anyone tell me what this object, a key chain of sorts, is called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-tell-me-what-this-object-a-key-chain-of-sorts-is-called/776463)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2017, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-tell-me-what-this-object-a-key-chain-of-sorts-is-called/776463 "2017-01-08T07:19:47Z")
I bought one on the streets of Tanggu, China over 10 years ago and about 4-5 years ago, I lost it when I lost my keys. It’s basically a keychain, but no searaching the internet for keychain shows an image of it. It was … --- ## [Really Dumb Electrical Code Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-dumb-electrical-code-question/775803)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2017, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-dumb-electrical-code-question/775803 "2017-01-08T03:08:27Z")
Hi Everyone We have a small (7 x 8) walk-in closet and I am doing some work to make it more practical (cabinets, improving the layout, etc). The closet has a single bulb on a dedicated switch. Is it allowable for me to … --- ## [Do soldiers still have morphine in their personall first aid kits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-soldiers-still-have-morphine-in-their-personall-first-aid-kits/776324)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2017, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-soldiers-still-have-morphine-in-their-personall-first-aid-kits/776324 "2017-01-08T03:07:06Z")
Hello Everyone, Reading about WWII it appears that it was common for combat soldiers to carry self injectable morphine in their personal first aid kits. Do individual soldiers still carry pain medication? --- ## [iPad Pro question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-pro-question/776566)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2017, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-pro-question/776566 "2017-01-08T01:53:39Z")
Data: iPad Pro Version iOS 10.2 Just got it going a few hours ago. All software updates ( iOS, iTunes, etc. ) loaded. Did a backup from last iPad. I’ve been poking online to find the answer to this and am coming up e… --- ## [Early decision for college application](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-decision-for-college-application/776520)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-decision-for-college-application/776520 "2017-01-08T01:44:50Z")
A lot of colleges now will admit you early but in return you agree to go to that school . You only apply for the early decision at 1 school. What happens if you get in and then change your mind and want to go elsewhe… --- ## [What do you call it when someone expects things not to go their way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-it-when-someone-expects-things-not-to-go-their-way/776541)
**Author:** [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2017, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-it-when-someone-expects-things-not-to-go-their-way/776541 "2017-01-08T01:20:51Z")
So, it has occurred to me recently that, as a rule, I expect things not to go my way in life, even though, when I look back objectively, I’m overall pretty fortunate compared to many (and even compared to my own expectat… --- ## [First US paper money to feature George Washington?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-us-paper-money-to-feature-george-washington/776550)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-us-paper-money-to-feature-george-washington/776550 "2017-01-08T00:15:15Z")
There’s an 1862 10 cent note with his picture on it, any earlier? --- ## [How much would a stereotypical Pirate Chest actually weigh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-a-stereotypical-pirate-chest-actually-weigh/776026)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-a-stereotypical-pirate-chest-actually-weigh/776026 "2017-01-07T19:20:16Z")
Like THIS or THIS? Let’s assume it’s full of gold coins, wouldn’t that amount to a half a ton or more? --- ## [Seventies-looking digits on checks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seventies-looking-digits-on-checks/776299)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2017, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seventies-looking-digits-on-checks/776299 "2017-01-07T17:02:32Z")
F, G and H here: http://www.promisechecks.com/line.aspx?lineid=111 Why, in this day and age, are the numbers along the lower left edge of checks still that quaint-looking Seventies computer font? I’d have thought it wo… --- ## [What just killed my bike tires?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-just-killed-my-bike-tires/775883)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-just-killed-my-bike-tires/775883 "2017-01-07T15:05:18Z")
So, I’d been noticing the past few days that my bicycle tires were a bit low. So this morning, before setting off for work (i.e., inside my apartment), I pumped them up, to the recommended pressure of the tires. At wor… --- ## [Can you find out if a specific person was in your high school class, and how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-find-out-if-a-specific-person-was-in-your-high-school-class-and-how/776436)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-find-out-if-a-specific-person-was-in-your-high-school-class-and-how/776436 "2017-01-07T14:29:32Z")
Hey all. So I’m trying to find out if a specific person (let’s say “Jennifer O.”) was in my high school class. (This was not exactly a recent class, btw, if that makes any difference as far as advice… :wink: I don’t re… --- ## [Question regarding taking part in Civil War reenactments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-taking-part-in-civil-war-reenactments/776128)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2017, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-taking-part-in-civil-war-reenactments/776128 "2017-01-07T10:27:22Z")
Hi What is the procedure for taking part in Civil War reenactments? What are the qualifications if any? How does one sign up? Do those taking part usually provide their own uniforms and weapons or can you rent them? How… --- ## [US Military: what impact would a general discharge have on career prospects?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-military-what-impact-would-a-general-discharge-have-on-career-prospects/776487)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2017, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-military-what-impact-would-a-general-discharge-have-on-career-prospects/776487 "2017-01-07T05:04:52Z")
I’ve been noodling around on web-discussions about WKRP, and was reminded of the episode where Venus admits to Andy that he deserted from the military close to the end of his tour in Vietnam. Venus saw a buddy commit sui… --- ## [Are men or women more stubborn/reluctant to seek medical attention?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-men-or-women-more-stubborn-reluctant-to-seek-medical-attention/776442)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2017, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-men-or-women-more-stubborn-reluctant-to-seek-medical-attention/776442 "2017-01-07T03:33:46Z")
I have always, in forty-plus years of life (so, say, for at least thirty years) read that men were the stubborn ones, just wanting to “soldier on”, pooh-poohing others’ concerns that they should get something checked out… --- ## [Should there be rocks in a sanding truck ??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-there-be-rocks-in-a-sanding-truck/776462)
**Author:** [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2017, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-there-be-rocks-in-a-sanding-truck/776462 "2017-01-07T02:22:09Z")
I live in a condo and we had a little snow last night , it wasn’t enough to plow so the guy doing the plowing sanded our driveway. There are rocks all over our driveway now and some of the rocks are big enough to d… --- ## [Is sedition treasonous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sedition-treasonous/776235)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sedition-treasonous/776235 "2017-01-06T23:51:38Z")
See query. I am not seeking legal advice. I see there are distinct charges in the US. If the query amounts to “is murder felonious?” I would find that clarification interesting as well. Came up in thread about unlikely… --- ## [what happens if i'm reported to my ISP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-im-reported-to-my-isp/776486)
**Author:** [@azurill33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/azurill33)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-im-reported-to-my-isp/776486 "2017-01-06T23:00:49Z")
Long story short: I was on a blog and I flamed them in a pm. They said that they have my ip (their page had an ip logger called statcounter) and that they reported me to my isp. Will my isp cut me off? What are the … --- ## [Is there such a thing as sugar detox?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-sugar-detox/776311)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-sugar-detox/776311 "2017-01-06T22:27:53Z")
I have a huge weakness for junk food. Part of my holiday promise to myself was to lay off the added sugar. I’ve been pretty good about it for about a week now and in general feel fine, but my sleep cycle has been super… --- ## [repairing/protecting corroded aluminum housing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repairing-protecting-corroded-aluminum-housing/776320)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repairing-protecting-corroded-aluminum-housing/776320 "2017-01-06T22:23:09Z")
I have some aftermarket lights on my truck that haven’t survived the cold, water and salt of driving. I’m getting replacements, but I hate to just throw these out. How can I engineer a way to mount and use these lights? … --- ## [Which US counties get more in govt services than they pay in taxes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-us-counties-get-more-in-govt-services-than-they-pay-in-taxes/776426)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-us-counties-get-more-in-govt-services-than-they-pay-in-taxes/776426 "2017-01-06T22:02:48Z")
An op-ed piece in today’s times contains: The writer goes on to say that the truth is more complex. My perception has always been that the cities pay more than their share of taxes and get back less than their of serv… --- ## [Criminal proceedings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criminal-proceedings/775880)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criminal-proceedings/775880 "2017-01-06T21:10:40Z")
Let’s start by saying, I don’t need answers fast, I’m not in any trouble. :sunglasses: If someone is charged with a criminal offense, at what stage of the proceedings may they take a plea deal? Does it just have to occur… --- ## [Grammar Question: Name of This Error?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question-name-of-this-error/776368)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question-name-of-this-error/776368 "2017-01-06T20:48:29Z")
It’s not a dangling participle, but it’s something odd and mismatched, and I’m sure it has a name… “Her warm body nestled next to him, the bed was warm and comfortable.” “Shining painfully brightly, he dragged himself … --- ## [Can a court/judge order someone to be fired from their job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-court-judge-order-someone-to-be-fired-from-their-job/776251)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-court-judge-order-someone-to-be-fired-from-their-job/776251 "2017-01-06T19:57:06Z")
Suppose that in a civil suit, it emerges that the defendant, an employee of Company X (or maybe Company X itself is being sued) committed gross negligence and that his/her actions led to tremendous emotional distress or … --- ## [Was a U.S. sitcom star ever claimed kidnapping by Kim Jong-Il?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-a-u-s-sitcom-star-ever-claimed-kidnapping-by-kim-jong-il/453520)
**Author:** [@johngorenfeld](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johngorenfeld)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-a-u-s-sitcom-star-ever-claimed-kidnapping-by-kim-jong-il/453520 "2017-01-06T19:11:35Z")
Dear Teeming Millions, This is my first post. I am honored to be here, having read the Straight Dope books back in the 80s. Ok, so we know that Kim Jong-Il had a habit in the years 1978 to 1983 of having people kidnapp… --- ## [Women dying during sex (of natural causes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-dying-during-sex-of-natural-causes/776389)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-dying-during-sex-of-natural-causes/776389 "2017-01-06T19:04:11Z")
You hear of men clutching their chest or simply dropping dead during the act-- or even of men getting warned to hold off on having sex when they’re diagnosed with heart problems-- but I’ve never heard of a woman “thinkin… --- ## [American Revolution in the South after Yorktown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-revolution-in-the-south-after-yorktown/776261)
**Author:** [@barbitu8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barbitu8)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-revolution-in-the-south-after-yorktown/776261 "2017-01-06T17:57:25Z")
I’ve always thought that Cornwallis’ surrender at Yorktown effectively ended the war. However, on Bill Reilly’s Fox show (based on his book). he said that battles were still being fought in the south. Is that true? --- ## [Phone step counter vs. treadmill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-step-counter-vs-treadmill/776290)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-step-counter-vs-treadmill/776290 "2017-01-06T17:24:47Z")
To see how the two compared, I put my phone in my pocket and walked 3 miles according to the treadmill readout. I don’t see why it would matter, but I walk at inclines that range from 2% to 10 % and I walk at 5 mph, obv… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=793) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=795)