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**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-really-a-shakespeare-quote-a-friend-is-one-that-knows-you-as-you-are-understands-where-you-have-been-accepts-what-you-have-become-and-still-gently-allows-you-to-grow/972131 "2022-09-26T18:38:35Z")
Is this really a Shakespeare quote? “A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.” I’ve seen it surfacing in odd places… --- ## [Am I permitted to ask a mod about a decision?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-permitted-to-ask-a-mod-about-a-decision/972034)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-permitted-to-ask-a-mod-about-a-decision/972034 "2022-09-26T17:54:02Z")
In this thread, @puzzlegal told me not to post political jabs in a breaking news thread. My post was in response to one about Pelosi’s trip, but I’m genuinely puzzled at the connection. In what way it was a political jab… --- ## [A national blood donor's union](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-national-blood-donors-union/972224)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Varn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Varn)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-national-blood-donors-union/972224 "2022-09-26T17:42:05Z")
I have always asked myself that since giving blood is so important, and that giving blood is nessesary to save lives, why do they only pay blood donors around $15.00 a pint? Well, I will now pose this question you. I t… --- ## [The internet is abuzz with the rumor that Xi Jinping is under house arrest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-is-abuzz-with-the-rumor-that-xi-jinping-is-under-house-arrest/972144)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-is-abuzz-with-the-rumor-that-xi-jinping-is-under-house-arrest/972144 "2022-09-26T17:16:47Z")
What do you guys think? This would be huge, wouldn’t it? I don’t know if this is considered a credible site. --- ## [Intentionally missetting clock: Cunning or stupid idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intentionally-missetting-clock-cunning-or-stupid-idea/971731)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intentionally-missetting-clock-cunning-or-stupid-idea/971731 "2022-09-26T17:06:52Z")
I’m not quite sure if this question is a mundane trviality of everyday life, or if there’s a legitimate mathematical puzzle behind it. I guess the former is more likely (although the latter would be cooler), hence I’m pl… --- ## [Songs about being a fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-being-a-fan/971271)
**Author:** [@veryfrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/veryfrank)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-being-a-fan/971271 "2022-09-26T16:57:36Z")
Inspired by the Meta-songs: Songs about being a musician thread, my brain went on a tangent and started thinking about songs that are about other musicians, from the point of a fan. First up for me was Jonathan Richman’s… --- ## [Streaming companies burying shows - HBO Max and possibly others. Is this allowed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streaming-companies-burying-shows-hbo-max-and-possibly-others-is-this-allowed/970032)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streaming-companies-burying-shows-hbo-max-and-possibly-others-is-this-allowed/970032 "2022-09-26T16:55:37Z")
I’m not sure if you are familiar with the situation, but my understanding is that HBO Max just pulled a bunch of shows, including some of their originals. Oh, they still have the contracted rights to stream them, but the… --- ## [Is the distinction between sativa and indica supported by research? Or is it marketing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-distinction-between-sativa-and-indica-supported-by-research-or-is-it-marketing/970623)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-distinction-between-sativa-and-indica-supported-by-research-or-is-it-marketing/970623 "2022-09-26T13:48:42Z")
I realize that there are two main strains (species) of cannabis and that there is some common understanding of the different types of highs they produce. But I have been consuming mj for over 50 years and I never knew w… --- ## [What's with the %20 on Safari?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-20-on-safari/972206)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-20-on-safari/972206 "2022-09-26T13:08:57Z")
Fairly frequently when searching for something in Safari, I get a page that says ‘Safari can’t open the page… Safari can’t open the page “\[text\]%20\[text\]%20\[text\]%20\[text\]” because the page’s address isn’t valid.’ Why i… --- ## [Abortion Bans Fights Sex Trafficking....Whaaaaa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-bans-fights-sex-trafficking-whaaaaa/972082)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-bans-fights-sex-trafficking-whaaaaa/972082 "2022-09-26T12:30:59Z")
I saw a commercial for Darren Bailey, a T-rump kissing god botherer running for governor of Illinois, and it made my jaw drop. It had a well dressed woman talking about having been sex trafficked and forced to have mult… --- ## [How Easy is it to Judge-Shop in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-it-to-judge-shop-in-the-us/972147)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-it-to-judge-shop-in-the-us/972147 "2022-09-26T12:22:17Z")
The reason I’m asking is the Trump legal team’s successful ploy of getting a particularly favourable judge, Judge Cannon, sitting on their application, by filing their materials in her sub-district (if I’ve understood co… --- ## [What does "offense date" in the context of criminal punishment records mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-offense-date-in-the-context-of-criminal-punishment-records-mean/450240)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-offense-date-in-the-context-of-criminal-punishment-records-mean/450240 "2022-09-26T09:46:59Z")
I was browsing the web site of the Florida Department of Corrections and, more out of curiosity than because of any specific reason, came across this record of an inmate currently serving his sentence. This offender was… --- ## [VPN: Should I have one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vpn-should-i-have-one/971171)
**Author:** [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vpn-should-i-have-one/971171 "2022-09-26T09:44:09Z")
And if so, which one / what features? (I found a thread on this topic from 2018, but reasoned that thinking might have changed somewhat since then.) Note that I don’t do anything remotely illegal or even marginally ske… --- ## [A question for entomologists about rough woodlice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-entomologists-about-rough-woodlice/972221)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-entomologists-about-rough-woodlice/972221 "2022-09-26T08:53:50Z")
I live in a subterranean apartment whose front directs to the mere ground and which is very damp (I have problems with mould, but that’s for another thread…). The summers of 2019 and 2020 were very dry in Germany, and in… --- ## [TWA 800 coverup confirmed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twa-800-coverup-confirmed/661324)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twa-800-coverup-confirmed/661324 "2022-09-26T08:13:49Z")
This is certainly interesting. A group of alleged whistleblowers are saying that the official report on the TWA 800 crash is a lie. Apparently, they stop just short of saying the plane was shot down, claiming that they… --- ## [I'm moving to London](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-to-london/972129)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-to-london/972129 "2022-09-26T08:15:49Z")
I’ll be moving from Germany to London for professional reasons for a year starting in October, the exact date still to be confirmed. I used to live in England for two years more than a decade ago and have had a liking fo… --- ## [Shiver Me Timbers! A Pirate MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiver-me-timbers-a-pirate-mmp/971799)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiver-me-timbers-a-pirate-mmp/971799 "2022-09-26T05:40:47Z")
ARRRRR! 'Tis International Talk Like A Pirate Day! Tis time to drink your rum, grab your cutlass(Oldsmobile will do in a pinch), and if ye be eating at the tavern, tip your wench(but not to far, or she’ll be spilling t… --- ## [Archer (New Season, Fall '22)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-new-season-fall-22/972089)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-new-season-fall-22/972089 "2022-09-26T03:09:25Z")
It kinda sucks. Whole lotta yappin’ and ain’t hardly any of it funny. Should have killed this show a couple years ago, I think. Not sure if I missed an episode (seen 2 including last night), but the first one just kinda … --- ## [Do you still consider Subway healthy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-consider-subway-healthy/971937)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-consider-subway-healthy/971937 "2022-09-26T03:05:49Z")
I’ve heard about the Subway tuna controversy. I don’t eat fish and Tuna doesn’t worry me. My standard order is a 6 inch All American Club with turkey, ham, and bacon with provolone. I like a little mayo and yellow musta… --- ## [It's a boy. And What a boy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-boy-and-what-a-boy/972232)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-boy-and-what-a-boy/972232 "2022-09-26T03:02:13Z")
I’ve seen this smirky little gag in at least three tv shows: Simpsons, Family Guy, and Mom. It goes like this: The family is gathered around the pregnant mother and examining x-rays, when the dad proudly mistakes the bab… --- ## [Drowning in a bathtub](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drowning-in-a-bathtub/972159)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drowning-in-a-bathtub/972159 "2022-09-26T01:56:55Z")
How likely is it for a healthy, sober adult to fall asleep and drown in the bathtub? I like to soak in hot water, and sometimes I nod off. The Beloved and another friend are aghast. You could drown! But I don’t believe … --- ## [Whence: "I lost you at the bakery."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-i-lost-you-at-the-bakery/196984)
**Author:** [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-i-lost-you-at-the-bakery/196984 "2022-09-26T01:50:06Z")
Whenever it happens that I completely lose the logical progression of something that someone is attempting to explain to me, I will often say “Hold on. I lost you at the bakery.” I vaguely recall it being used in a com… --- ## [Guhh, I'm going to try again. I'm pissed about my set shift being changed without notice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guhh-im-going-to-try-again-im-pissed-about-my-set-shift-being-changed-without-notice/971870)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guhh-im-going-to-try-again-im-pissed-about-my-set-shift-being-changed-without-notice/971870 "2022-09-25T23:07:51Z")
I have worked a set schedual for some years now. I worked the 4;30 am shift exclsively for quite some time. I have worked every shift and earned my day shifts and at first was the only person who wanted to work that shif… --- ## [Montreal Cognitive Assessment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-cognitive-assessment/806851)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-cognitive-assessment/806851 "2022-09-25T23:04:38Z")
Does the Montreal Cognitive Assessment have any credible cognitive value, especially when used alone and with no other mental health tests? --- ## [Modern device your parents had that you don’t have now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-device-your-parents-had-that-you-don-t-have-now/970470)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-device-your-parents-had-that-you-don-t-have-now/970470 "2022-09-25T22:22:50Z")
What modern device did your parents have when you were a kid that you don’t have as an adult? I’ll go first. I was a kid in the 1960s, and my parents had an electric can opener. I’ve never purchased one and see them as … --- ## [Embedded video is lower quality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embedded-video-is-lower-quality/972222)
**Author:** [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embedded-video-is-lower-quality/972222 "2022-09-25T21:12:40Z")
I noticed that embedded video seems to be lower quality than the original. Embedded video: Direct link to video: Link --- ## [Is Ok OK now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ok-ok-now/972001)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2022, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ok-ok-now/972001 "2022-09-25T20:51:40Z")
I’ve been seeing “Ok” pop up in a lot of places recently. Why is that? To me, OK is OK and okay is OK, but do we really need a third way to write it? I’m sort of OK with ok, because, as Allie Brosh says, maybe it’s been… --- ## [How tall is Barret Hansen (Doctor Demento)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-is-barret-hansen-doctor-demento/971286)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2022, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-is-barret-hansen-doctor-demento/971286 "2022-09-25T20:23:57Z")
I have seen previews and photos from the new “Weird” Al biopic and, disregarding the crappy curly wig that is supposed to be Al’s hair, in most of the pictures The Good Doctor seems to be a foot to a foot and a half tall… --- ## [Where would you absolutely, positively never want to live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-you-absolutely-positively-never-want-to-live/971836)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-you-absolutely-positively-never-want-to-live/971836 "2022-09-25T20:07:32Z")
It can be a country, a city, a type of neighborhood, a type of dwelling - this is a wide open topic, inspired by the current effort underway to move my in-laws closer to us. I would never want to live in a retirement co… --- ## [Crayola expands the skin tones to 32 colors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crayola-expands-the-skin-tones-to-32-colors/971996)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crayola-expands-the-skin-tones-to-32-colors/971996 "2022-09-25T20:01:31Z")
Back when, there was only a single Crayola that had a skin tone name - “flesh”. Everyone else had to make do with “light brown” or “burnt umber” or something. I’m amazed at how long that persisted. A few years ago Crayol… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1008&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1010&state=tracking)