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**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-environment-worth-1-of-the-worlds-economy/971297 "2022-09-13T22:37:30Z")
Roughly 80 million people employed by a world environmental corps set up very similar to a military. Each person on the planet would have an invitation to spend two years with the corpse as an employee. With no control o… --- ## [Soft porn ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soft-porn-ads/967077)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soft-porn-ads/967077 "2022-09-13T20:35:13Z")
All over the message board are ads for “bonvoyages” “female athletes show too much!”. It’s almost every single ad on the board for me. I am also getting messages that those ads contain viruses. What I’m not sure about i… --- ## [Kansas to Vote on Constitutional Amendment regarding Abortion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-to-vote-on-constitutional-amendment-regarding-abortion/968589)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-to-vote-on-constitutional-amendment-regarding-abortion/968589 "2022-09-13T20:26:01Z")
Next week’s primary election in Kansas will also feature a proposed amendment to the state constitution. This article does a great breakdown of the issue. As one would expect, the anti-aborts are doing their best to … --- ## [Fuel fill door indicator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuel-fill-door-indicator/971464)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuel-fill-door-indicator/971464 "2022-09-13T19:57:01Z")
This is pretty pointless but there may be a factual answer. Manufacturers now now put a little full pump icon with an arrow on the gauge to tell you which side to face toward the pump. Why the hell would they put the li… --- ## [Doctor Who - The Three Doctors: what was Plan A?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-the-three-doctors-what-was-plan-a/971341)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-the-three-doctors-what-was-plan-a/971341 "2022-09-13T18:54:56Z")
Back in the ‘70s, we got to see multiple incarnations of Doctor Who team up for The Three Doctors, which eventually results in them coming up with a plan: “We’re all agreed, then; risky, but it could work.” “We’d have t… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Beck is asking questions. Kinda like and old follower of Cecil Adams. I hope some one can remember her name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-is-asking-questions-kinda-like-and-old-follower-of-cecil-adams-i-hope-some-one-can-remember-her-name/970966)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-is-asking-questions-kinda-like-and-old-follower-of-cecil-adams-i-hope-some-one-can-remember-her-name/970966 "2022-09-13T18:24:03Z")
So all of you answer the questions. Feel free to elaborate. --- ## [Need dishwasher advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-dishwasher-advice/971324)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-dishwasher-advice/971324 "2022-09-13T18:13:41Z")
Our dishwasher stopped working, rather suddenly. It seems like not enough water is entering it to power the blades, or even to dissolve the detergent. Maybe it can be fixed? Any advice on fixing it would be greatly app… --- ## [Extended Warranty on a new car. Is it ever a good buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extended-warranty-on-a-new-car-is-it-ever-a-good-buy/970827)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extended-warranty-on-a-new-car-is-it-ever-a-good-buy/970827 "2022-09-13T18:11:13Z")
Let’s say 2000 for the warranty that covers everything. We know insurance is feast or famine. You lose money when nothing goes wrong and save a tan of when something bad happens. On the dealer’s side (assume for a seco… --- ## [Buying a straight razor, England, 1932](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-straight-razor-england-1932/971448)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-straight-razor-england-1932/971448 "2022-09-13T17:35:36Z")
This question inspired by Dorothy L. Sayers’ classic whodunnit Have His Carcase. The book is 90 years old, I hope I don’t have to use spoiler boxes. But i’ll add a small spoiler space for those who haven’t read it v v … --- ## [Cologne/body spray with caffeine = Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cologne-body-spray-with-caffeine-huh/971486)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cologne-body-spray-with-caffeine-huh/971486 "2022-09-13T17:35:08Z")
I’ve seen a few colognes and body sprays that claim to contain caffeine. Why? Does the caffeine evaporate from the skin and give the wearer and others around them a caffeine buzz? How on Earth could there be enough to … --- ## [Jazz legend Ramsey Lewis dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jazz-legend-ramsey-lewis-dies/971505)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jazz-legend-ramsey-lewis-dies/971505 "2022-09-13T16:20:43Z")
Story - here His jazz was melodic, funky, and accessible (but never “smooth” or light) - a breath of fresh air compared to the contemporary intensity of bebop or the moody darkness of Mile Davis. --- ## [Two Big Trees Will Be Gone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-big-trees-will-be-gone/971063)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-big-trees-will-be-gone/971063 "2022-09-13T15:15:47Z")
When I get home today, two beautiful 40’+ tall white ash trees that were in my yard will be gone. They’ve shaded our house and kept it cool in the summer for the 24 years we’ve lived there. My husband insists that one of… --- ## [GoogleMaps roundabout mystery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/googlemaps-roundabout-mystery/971461)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/googlemaps-roundabout-mystery/971461 "2022-09-13T14:55:00Z")
I saw something a little odd in this GoogleMap: Note the marker labeled “Roundabout” in the middle of the roundabout on the right side of the map. Does anyone recognize the icon in that marker? It looks vaguely familia… --- ## [Humorous signs and warnings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humorous-signs-and-warnings/960564)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humorous-signs-and-warnings/960564 "2022-09-13T13:50:38Z")
Humorous twists to challenges, warnings and cautions, stuff like: “Don’t even think of parking here. Toads will be violated” --- ## [Prince Andrew to lose HRH and military titles - just breaking (01-13-21)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-andrew-to-lose-hrh-and-military-titles-just-breaking-01-13-21/957735)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-andrew-to-lose-hrh-and-military-titles-just-breaking-01-13-21/957735 "2022-09-13T13:11:57Z")
Woah this is big. I’ve just had a BBC alert on my phone. Nothing on any news site yet 9including the BBC). Ah, this just posted. No further info yet: --- ## [Why does my Netflix account only go through Season 5 of Better Call Saul?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-netflix-account-only-go-through-season-5-of-better-call-saul/971483)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-netflix-account-only-go-through-season-5-of-better-call-saul/971483 "2022-09-13T12:35:23Z")
It’s as if Season 6 doesn’t exist. I’m in Hawai’i, for what it’s worth, and I don’t use a VPN. Googling the problem seems to show that S6 was available in Mexico before it was available in the US, but that’s old news by… --- ## [Pericarditis? But with odd symptom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pericarditis-but-with-odd-symptom/968409)
**Author:** [@Kedikat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kedikat)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pericarditis-but-with-odd-symptom/968409 "2022-09-13T05:18:25Z")
For almost three years now, three doctors have tried to figure out what is wrong. If I stand for a long period of time, I get severe chest pains in the area of my heart. Sitting for a time eases it. I do not have issues … --- ## [USS Texas battleship: What is this thing under the bow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uss-texas-battleship-what-is-this-thing-under-the-bow/971375)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uss-texas-battleship-what-is-this-thing-under-the-bow/971375 "2022-09-13T05:08:03Z")
I know many here hate video links but this is the only way I can show it (see below). It is queued to the right spot and anyone can see what I am asking about with a few seconds watch (maybe 10 seconds). Not sure how t… --- ## [Moving Pinky Finger: Could It Have An Unintended Meaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-pinky-finger-could-it-have-an-unintended-meaning/971405)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-pinky-finger-could-it-have-an-unintended-meaning/971405 "2022-09-13T04:16:41Z")
I’m working on a small graphic design piece for a charitable cause. The illustration would be a closed hand with its extended pinky finger making a motion like a checkmark. I’m wondering if moving a pinky finger in such… --- ## [So help me Aquaman looks like a good movie!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-help-me-aquaman-looks-like-a-good-movie/818347)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-help-me-aquaman-looks-like-a-good-movie/818347 "2022-09-13T03:33:05Z")
The trailer is here. It looks like a good, fun to watch movie. Full disclosure, I actually liked Justice League. --- ## [Why do some Simpsons characters have blue hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-simpsons-characters-have-blue-hair/233616)
**Author:** [@moejuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejuck)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-simpsons-characters-have-blue-hair/233616 "2022-09-13T02:29:20Z")
Most Simpsons characters that have hair have black, blonde, or brown hair. A few, most notably Marge and Milhouse, have blue hair. I’m guessing there’s nothing behind this, but it seems odd that they would use normal h… --- ## [HVAC quits - but cheap fix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hvac-quits-but-cheap-fix/971353)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hvac-quits-but-cheap-fix/971353 "2022-09-13T02:06:52Z")
The Celiera ductless mini split I installed in 2006 has performed flawlessly until yesterday. No cold air. I checked the outdoor unit and the fan was not turning. Closer inspection revealed it was humming so I give it a … --- ## [Will the US Secret Service let the president attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral without their protection (not even allowed to use his limousine)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-us-secret-service-let-the-president-attend-queen-elizabeths-funeral-without-their-protection-not-even-allowed-to-use-his-limousine/971444)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-us-secret-service-let-the-president-attend-queen-elizabeths-funeral-without-their-protection-not-even-allowed-to-use-his-limousine/971444 "2022-09-13T01:47:59Z")
According to the article below all heads-of-state will only be allowed to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth with one other person (presumably their spouse as a +1). They are not allowed to bring their entourage nor … --- ## [Appropriate punishment for Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appropriate-punishment-for-trump/970673)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appropriate-punishment-for-trump/970673 "2022-09-13T01:38:17Z")
from here https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-is-charged-and-arrested-and-he-calls-for-insurrection-what-do-you-think-will-happen/970577/146, this thread will concern appropriate punishment for Trump, if he is fo… --- ## [Eating invasive crabs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-invasive-crabs/955500)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-invasive-crabs/955500 "2022-09-13T01:31:31Z")
European green crabs, an invasive species, have come to the Pacific Northwest. We’re not allowed to catch European green crabs in Washington, for fear of cases of mistaken identity. (With what? I’ve only seen Dungenes… --- ## [What would we be left with if we parked Saturn into Earth's orbit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-we-be-left-with-if-we-parked-saturn-into-earths-orbit/971006)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-we-be-left-with-if-we-parked-saturn-into-earths-orbit/971006 "2022-09-13T00:24:24Z")
Obviously we’d stick it on the other side of the sun, ‘six months’ away, because interplanetary billiards would be painful. Now, according to my research (about three minutes on Wikipedia) “Saturn’s interior is most li… --- ## [Experiences: alleyways behind houses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-alleyways-behind-houses/969204)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-alleyways-behind-houses/969204 "2022-09-12T20:56:21Z")
We’re checking out houses on Zillow in an area we’re hoping to move to. I saw an awesome house this morning which pretty much checks all of our boxes. But the attached garage faces behind the house, towards an alley. … --- ## [Darwin in action :Speeding woman on cocaine kills drunk driver high on meth, police say](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darwin-in-action-speeding-woman-on-cocaine-kills-drunk-driver-high-on-meth-police-say/971173)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darwin-in-action-speeding-woman-on-cocaine-kills-drunk-driver-high-on-meth-police-say/971173 "2022-09-12T19:48:19Z")
Just wow everyone was high and drunk at least 10 times the legal limits … at least it was morons hitting morons and not some mini SUV full of kids --- ## [Queen Elizabeth II Still Has A Lot of Powers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-elizabeth-ii-still-has-a-lot-of-powers/966449)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-elizabeth-ii-still-has-a-lot-of-powers/966449 "2022-09-12T19:05:33Z")
I was certainly surprised. I just got finished reading this article. And I had to share it with someone. Tell me: did you realize she still had so many powers? Thank you for letting me share this with you … --- ## [Widespread fraud found by Michigan Elections Office!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/widespread-fraud-found-by-michigan-elections-office/965197)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/widespread-fraud-found-by-michigan-elections-office/965197 "2022-09-12T17:44:59Z")
But not in the 2020 election. Thirty-six signature gatherers were found to have forged thousands of signatures on the nominating petitions. Because of that, five candidates do not qualify for the ballot. One of the fi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1018&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1020&state=tracking)