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**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-choose-that-avatar/971703 "2022-09-22T19:12:45Z")
Me, I love the “cat who had no fcks left”.you? --- ## [Question about the FAQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-faq/971848)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-faq/971848 "2022-09-22T19:06:03Z")
I just encountered the SDMB FAQ. It includes the statement, Rather than posting “+1” or “Agreed”, use the Like button. Is this a C&P error, or ominous forshadowing of horrors to come? --- ## [Where is a cat's penis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-a-cats-penis/8585)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-a-cats-penis/8585 "2022-09-22T19:00:30Z")
You know, virtually every male mammal has a pronounced and obvious phallus. It takes little more than a glance under the belly to determine the gender of a horse, dog, or monkey. However, my pet male cat appears penis-l… --- ## [The Poetry of Donald J. Trump -- Special Declassification Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-special-declassification-edition/972032)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-special-declassification-edition/972032 "2022-09-22T18:52:19Z")
From an interview with Seam Hannity, Fox News Wednesday September 21, 2022 10PM Hannity …A President has the power to declassify…Was there a process?..What is your process? Trump There doesn’t have to be a Process A… --- ## [How do you feel about a four day working week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-a-four-day-working-week/971927)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-a-four-day-working-week/971927 "2022-09-22T18:03:02Z")
4 Week Global are running four day week trials in the US, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand and it seems that it has been going well. The four day week idea has been gathering pace for the last few years. If produc… --- ## [Driving right around left turners and those waiting behind them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-right-around-left-turners-and-those-waiting-behind-them/971725)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-right-around-left-turners-and-those-waiting-behind-them/971725 "2022-09-22T17:38:53Z")
Say you drive up to a red light with a line of cars waiting. You want to drive straight through the intersection and you take your spot at the end of the line. The light turns green but the person at the front of the lin… --- ## [In Cloistered Convents, How Do Nuns Confess Their Sins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-cloistered-convents-how-do-nuns-confess-their-sins/971988)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-cloistered-convents-how-do-nuns-confess-their-sins/971988 "2022-09-22T09:01:36Z")
I watched a movie last night that took place in a cloistered convent, where the nuns took great pains to avoid ever having contact with anyone outside of their abbey, including having their food and supplies delivered to… --- ## [The Paper Chase ending question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-paper-chase-ending-question/711963)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-paper-chase-ending-question/711963 "2022-09-22T12:15:38Z")
At the very end, when Hart makes a paper airplane out of his grades and throws it into the ocean, what does that mean? Is he quitting law school, or does it simply mean he has put school in perspective and will continue… --- ## [Any good reason to keep Pelosi as speaker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-reason-to-keep-pelosi-as-speaker/924919)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-reason-to-keep-pelosi-as-speaker/924919 "2022-09-22T08:56:30Z")
Been in DC since 87 and she’s 80. Time for some new blood. It would be interesting if a non house member was speaker since no law says the speaker must be a house member. In the UK the speaker is not a member of… --- ## [Does a US Senate resolution have any legal effect or is it just a group of people expressing an opinion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-us-senate-resolution-have-any-legal-effect-or-is-it-just-a-group-of-people-expressing-an-opinion/972008)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-us-senate-resolution-have-any-legal-effect-or-is-it-just-a-group-of-people-expressing-an-opinion/972008 "2022-09-22T06:04:48Z")
The US senate today unanimously passed a resolution (not by vote but by consent) that threats against the FBI are a bad thing (see article linked below). Ok, fine. Does this actually do anything as a legal matter or is… --- ## [Who first said "I resemble that remark!"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-first-said-i-resemble-that-remark/233678)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-first-said-i-resemble-that-remark/233678 "2022-09-22T06:00:46Z")
Er, that’s it. Anyone know where this humorously mangled phrase first appeared? --- ## [The Most Valuable Artifact In The World?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-valuable-artifact-in-the-world/591338)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-valuable-artifact-in-the-world/591338 "2022-09-22T01:01:05Z")
As a fan of Antiques Roadshow, and watching an episode of “It’s Worth What?” last night, I was wondering what would be/is the most valuable artifact on earth today? A quick Google search had several people suggesting Th… --- ## [Mixing union and non-union workers on a jobsite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixing-union-and-non-union-workers-on-a-jobsite/971782)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixing-union-and-non-union-workers-on-a-jobsite/971782 "2022-09-22T00:34:43Z")
I don’t know much about unions, having never been a part of one. I have a question about the scenario below: The property/business owner has hired 1) Company A, who is the general contractor and 2) Company B, who is co… --- ## [Middle click on the mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-click-on-the-mouse/971854)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-click-on-the-mouse/971854 "2022-09-21T23:24:50Z")
I had to replace my USB mouse today and I see the new one claims 3 buttons. One is the scroll wheel which can also be pressed to click. Doing so displays a combo up/down arrow at the pointer position. If you move the mou… --- ## [What did you do with a deceased relative’s jewelry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-do-with-a-deceased-relative-s-jewelry/971730)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-do-with-a-deceased-relative-s-jewelry/971730 "2022-09-21T21:59:47Z")
There has been some talk in the media as to which of the Royal ladies will get EIIR’s personal jewellery. For both my grandmothers it seem to have been divided up amongst the daughters, grand daughters, daughters in-law… --- ## [Black Toilet Seats - Common in Your Area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-toilet-seats-common-in-your-area/947773)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-toilet-seats-common-in-your-area/947773 "2022-09-21T21:29:39Z")
I have had a phobia for most of my life. Black toilet seats on white public toilets freak me the heck right out. I posted about it all the way back in 2000! Now this hasn’t been much of a problem because in my area (… --- ## [Test question validity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-question-validity/971976)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-question-validity/971976 "2022-09-21T21:28:46Z")
In a multiple choice test, is there a consensus among "test experts’ on a percentage of wrong answers by the test-takers that would indicate that the question is invalid/poorly worded or that the material was not covere… --- ## [Why do I get "website blocked due to malware" when I have no browser open?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-get-website-blocked-due-to-malware-when-i-have-no-browser-open/971992)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-get-website-blocked-due-to-malware-when-i-have-no-browser-open/971992 "2022-09-21T19:33:36Z")
I use MalwareBytes. Multiple times in the day, it will notify me, “Website blocked due to malware,” “Type: outbound,” even if I have no browser open at all. Why is it blocking websites if I am not accessing any website? … --- ## [Betting Against Crypto?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betting-against-crypto/971944)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betting-against-crypto/971944 "2022-09-21T18:54:47Z")
I’m not a big fan of decentralized currencies. Seems like the potential problems just outweigh the advantages, at least for the moment. There was an article in a local paper implying there was now a way one could “bet … --- ## [Advice on traveling long distance by Amtrak](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-traveling-long-distance-by-amtrak/950896)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-traveling-long-distance-by-amtrak/950896 "2022-09-21T18:26:47Z")
I’ve always wanted to take a long distance trip by train, and I’m seriously considering taking the train when I go visit my parents in Wisconsin for Christmas. If I go to Amtrak’s website and search for trains from Sacr… --- ## [Right wing think tank "training" sheriffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-wing-think-tank-training-sheriffs/971986)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-wing-think-tank-training-sheriffs/971986 "2022-09-21T18:19:53Z")
In most (all?) states, each county has an elected sheriff who is the primary law enforcement official in the county. As a result, there are 3,000-some elected sheriffs whose jurisdictions blanket nearly the entire countr… --- ## ["I thought he was Welsh" -- is that a punchline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-he-was-welsh-is-that-a-punchline/971711)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-he-was-welsh-is-that-a-punchline/971711 "2022-09-21T18:00:58Z")
All this talk about Wales reminds me of something. I may have heard this exchange in a movie or sitcom. Character A: “Character B talks/behaves oddly because reasons.” Character B: “Oh. I just thought he was Welsh.” O… --- ## [Hyponatremia--Low Sodium Levels Advice/Experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyponatremia-low-sodium-levels-advice-experiences/971956)
**Author:** [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyponatremia-low-sodium-levels-advice-experiences/971956 "2022-09-21T17:29:04Z")
My last bloodwork (CMP) showed a sodium level of 128. A repeat test a week later was 129. I don’t have any symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, weakness, etc. Looking at past results over the last four years, … --- ## [What is that row of shark-fin shaped spiky things mounted on a car roof just at the top of the rear window?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-that-row-of-shark-fin-shaped-spiky-things-mounted-on-a-car-roof-just-at-the-top-of-the-rear-window/971922)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-that-row-of-shark-fin-shaped-spiky-things-mounted-on-a-car-roof-just-at-the-top-of-the-rear-window/971922 "2022-09-21T16:54:03Z")
These are clearly aftermarket items. This is not one thing like the antenna, there is a whole row of them. I see them typically on compact imports that have other types of customizations (most of which seem pointless to … --- ## [Where do people keep their passports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-people-keep-their-passports/969725)
**Author:** [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-people-keep-their-passports/969725 "2022-09-09T13:54:01Z")
I’ve never had a passport, so I’ve never had to find a place to put one. I suspect I’d put it in my underwear drawer. Now Trump is saying that three of his are missing, after a search of his basement and rooms, and I’d … --- ## [Any way to check for your muted threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-check-for-your-muted-threads/971971)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-check-for-your-muted-threads/971971 "2022-09-21T10:27:41Z")
Trying to find what if any threads I have muted. I accidentally muted a thread recently and it was tough to locate. --- ## [Ancient Egypt and the undelivered letter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-egypt-and-the-undelivered-letter/971813)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-egypt-and-the-undelivered-letter/971813 "2022-09-21T07:49:38Z")
This story, from Twitter, was recently shared in a forum I frequent: https://twitter.com/parallel\_pl4y/status/1569278637240631298 It’s definitely relatable, and illustrates how, no matter the era, people are still peop… --- ## [If The British PM Weren't a Christian (would she still have spoken at the Queen's funeral)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-british-pm-werent-a-christian-would-she-still-have-spoken-at-the-queens-funeral/971806)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-british-pm-werent-a-christian-would-she-still-have-spoken-at-the-queens-funeral/971806 "2022-09-21T07:49:03Z")
I watched Liz Truss read from the New Testament at the Queen’s funeral. I’m going to assume that she is, at the very least, culturally Christian. Had the PM been a Hindu or Muslim or atheist or what have you, would she … --- ## [Should time travelers worry about getting sick from the local cuisine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-time-travelers-worry-about-getting-sick-from-the-local-cuisine/969611)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-time-travelers-worry-about-getting-sick-from-the-local-cuisine/969611 "2022-09-21T07:34:34Z")
When traveling, especially to less developed places, visitors are at risk of developing intestinal distress accounting to less sanitary hygiene practices or just unique bacteria. “Montezuma’s revenge” is a term for tour… --- ## [Why Does Yellow Look Like White?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-yellow-look-like-white/916821)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-yellow-look-like-white/916821 "2022-09-21T06:30:42Z")
Why does the color yellow look like white? It really does. It is so pale. When I look at both off in the distance, they are sometimes indistinguishable. Why is this? And does it have anything to do with the fact that it … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1011&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1013&state=tracking)