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**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mad-about-you-reboot-is-pretty-good/969568 "2022-08-15T13:47:17Z")
A. Yes, there was a Mad About You Reboot. It originally aired on Spectrum which is a channel no one has but now is on Amazon Prime (along with the original show). and I watched the first two episodes so far and it was… --- ## [Stack Overflow testing my attention span](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stack-overflow-testing-my-attention-span/969651)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stack-overflow-testing-my-attention-span/969651 "2022-08-15T12:50:00Z")
Stack Overflow (being one of the most highly gamified, and some would say overmoderated, communites around, though that is IMHO) has a feature whereby first questions or first answers posted by new users are subject to r… --- ## [Question regarding French liason after 'pas'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-french-liason-after-pas/969464)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-french-liason-after-pas/969464 "2022-08-15T12:34:52Z")
My inclination is to pronoune pas like ‘paz’ before 1.n’est pas habitué 2. n’est pas historique 3,…pas hésiter 4. …pas habituellement I’d like to know if it’s correct to liaise ‘pas’ in the above examples. I’ve sear… --- ## [Madonna doors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madonna-doors/969573)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madonna-doors/969573 "2022-08-15T12:13:26Z")
A story I am reading features a house purchase where the seller attempts to steal the antique “Madonna doors”. Does anyone know what they are? --- ## [Student Registration Woes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-registration-woes/969028)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-registration-woes/969028 "2022-08-15T11:45:54Z")
So, there are two of us trying to get 900 kids registered for the August 17th first day of school. We opened up registration for the new school year on June 1st but, of course, many have waited until the critical junctu… --- ## [Term for apts open to outside v hallway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/term-for-apts-open-to-outside-v-hallway/969324)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/term-for-apts-open-to-outside-v-hallway/969324 "2022-08-15T10:31:45Z")
Is there a term to describe an apartment that opens directly to the outdoors vs to a shared hallway? --- ## [Intended Audience for Motown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intended-audience-for-motown/969480)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intended-audience-for-motown/969480 "2022-08-15T10:23:28Z")
Motown was always one of my favorite genres as a kid & teen when it was current. I still listen to it now, among other genres. One of its features was that the performers were almost universally black. The question I h… --- ## [Clickbait Censored for Words Related to Death and Dying: Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clickbait-censored-for-words-related-to-death-and-dying-why/969602)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clickbait-censored-for-words-related-to-death-and-dying-why/969602 "2022-08-15T09:36:53Z")
I’m a little bit vulnerable to clickbait articles. Some are about things I’m interested in, and I love photos from the 19th and early 20th centuries, which is stock in trade for a lot of these enterprises. A lot of them … --- ## [Dog Days: An August MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-days-an-august-mmp/969293)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 293\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-days-an-august-mmp/969293 "2022-08-15T06:35:13Z")
There’s not a lot of major holidays in August(An Irish Bank Holiday at the start, and an English Bank Holiday at the end), so it’s just toil and heat for us non retired folks. Although today is the Memorial for St. Domi… --- ## [What % of sold D&D games do you figure never got played?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-of-sold-d-d-games-do-you-figure-never-got-played/969604)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-of-sold-d-d-games-do-you-figure-never-got-played/969604 "2022-08-15T06:31:56Z")
D&D has been around since I was a kid but I’ve always wondered, since the game is really not your typical “Hey, let’s pull out a board game and play for a couple hours”, and people unfamiliar with don’t understand its no… --- ## [Is there a name for this plot device where someone appears insane but really isn't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-plot-device-where-someone-appears-insane-but-really-isnt/969451)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-plot-device-where-someone-appears-insane-but-really-isnt/969451 "2022-08-15T05:49:54Z")
I can’t remember who, but I read a while ago that some people have come up with a list of all the plot devices seen in art (film, TV, books). I don’t know if thats possible but I’m wondering about this particular plot de… --- ## [Let the schadenfreude begin: Martin Shkreli arrested for securities fraud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-the-schadenfreude-begin-martin-shkreli-arrested-for-securities-fraud/740692)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-the-schadenfreude-begin-martin-shkreli-arrested-for-securities-fraud/740692 "2022-08-15T03:54:26Z")
Karma’s a bitch. http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2015-martin-shkreli-securities-fraud/ --- ## [Songs that are widely misunderstood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-widely-misunderstood/969492)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-widely-misunderstood/969492 "2022-08-15T02:54:52Z")
I felt like this was recently done, so I did some due diligence searching the SDMB. I found " Pop Culture Stuff Everyone Seems to Misunderstand" from last year, which includes some songs among a whole lot more stuff. But… --- ## [You Want to Do a Good Deed and It Goes Horribly Wrong \[Fire and Fundraiser in Pennsylvania\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-want-to-do-a-good-deed-and-it-goes-horribly-wrong-fire-and-fundraiser-in-pennsylvania/969657)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-want-to-do-a-good-deed-and-it-goes-horribly-wrong-fire-and-fundraiser-in-pennsylvania/969657 "2022-08-15T02:38:50Z")
Very tragic fire in Pennsylvania: Local restaurant/bar owner decides to hold fundraiser to help the families of those killed: Fundraiser results in more tragedy: Note this was about 6 pm, well before sunset–so t… --- ## [Horses in old west](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horses-in-old-west/969433)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horses-in-old-west/969433 "2022-08-15T02:11:02Z")
I get the impression that people who were on a trip would sometimes get a new horse at a town because their horse needed rest. . Is that true? Did they try to come back later and reclaim their horse or did it not mat… --- ## [Prayer and an omnipotent and infinitely wise God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prayer-and-an-omnipotent-and-infinitely-wise-god/968902)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prayer-and-an-omnipotent-and-infinitely-wise-god/968902 "2022-08-15T00:36:12Z")
I invite the faithful to reconcile these two points. I do not think these are strawman arguments because I have heard them made, but I do not know if these represent the perspectives of experts in theology. People sho… --- ## [Are roleplaying games a cool new technology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roleplaying-games-a-cool-new-technology/969476)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2022, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roleplaying-games-a-cool-new-technology/969476 "2022-08-14T21:46:54Z")
Continuing the discussion from D & D got woke and that's good because you should have all been playing that way (or not if you didn't prefer)): One line stood out to me: I wonder whether roleplaying games are more fun… --- ## [Seeking a Stellarium competitor / replacement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-a-stellarium-competitor-replacement/968983)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-a-stellarium-competitor-replacement/968983 "2022-08-14T21:21:50Z")
I needed a map or software to identify individual stars. Someone recommended Stellarium and I’ve been using it. I specify a known star that’s near to one I need a name for. It shows me a view zoomed way out with only … --- ## [What is a reasonable number (of sexual partners)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-reasonable-number-of-sexual-partners/969083)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-reasonable-number-of-sexual-partners/969083 "2022-08-14T20:57:00Z")
A similar thread was created back in 2005, but I think times may have changed somewhat over the past 17 years. In conducting research for some other threads about the PUA movement and INCELS, I came across a number of v… --- ## [The hand that fits the disposable glove...is white?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hand-that-fits-the-disposable-glove-is-white/969391)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hand-that-fits-the-disposable-glove-is-white/969391 "2022-08-14T20:49:25Z")
In the school district where I am employed there are a variety of disposable gloves of various sizes and types from a variety of different companies available for use, and in the majority of cases there is an illustrati… --- ## [What are Swedish suburbs like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-swedish-suburbs-like/969625)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-swedish-suburbs-like/969625 "2022-08-14T18:54:20Z")
What are Swedish suburbs like? Do they have reputations more like the Americans or French? What’s transportation like? Do house have basement? --- ## [New Dragonlance Novel by the Original Author is out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dragonlance-novel-by-the-original-author-is-out/968978)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dragonlance-novel-by-the-original-author-is-out/968978 "2022-08-14T18:02:51Z")
I always had a fondness for Dragonlance. It was the first Fantasy series I fell in love with. I had borrowed Test of the Twins from a friend (which is actually the first book of the second Trilogy) and was hooked form th… --- ## ["The Queen of Katwe" is a must-see movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-of-katwe-is-a-must-see-movie/809522)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-of-katwe-is-a-must-see-movie/809522 "2022-08-14T16:45:30Z")
Just got back from seeing this truly excellent film. Shot on location in Uganda, it’s the story of a group of very poor children who excel at chess, one young girl in particular. Excellent acting, direction and editing, … --- ## [Immigration between Eastern Bloc countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immigration-between-eastern-bloc-countries/969575)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2022, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immigration-between-eastern-bloc-countries/969575 "2022-08-14T14:33:56Z")
So during the Cold War it ranged from extremely difficult to impossible for citizens of Eastern Bloc countries to emigrate to Western countries, even for family reunification. What about immigration between different Eas… --- ## [Article in New Yorker about Trump's internal war with his generals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/article-in-new-yorker-about-trumps-internal-war-with-his-generals/969323)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2022, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/article-in-new-yorker-about-trumps-internal-war-with-his-generals/969323 "2022-08-14T14:10:14Z")
Here it is. It’s by journalists Susan B. Glasser and Peter Baker. Hopefully it’s not paywalled. It’s pretty devastating. Although I do look at New Yorker online, I’m unfamiliar with these journalists. Googling shows… --- ## [Interview from the bathroom - with David Sedaris?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interview-from-the-bathroom-with-david-sedaris/969637)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2022, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interview-from-the-bathroom-with-david-sedaris/969637 "2022-08-14T11:31:22Z")
A number of years ago (maybe 5-10), I remember hearing on a podcast the story of someone trying to conduct an interview late at night from their office with someone in Europe. I think they were trying to interview David … --- ## [New Ford Bronco '21 vs. New Land Rover Defender '20](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ford-bronco-21-vs-new-land-rover-defender-20/916161)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2022, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ford-bronco-21-vs-new-land-rover-defender-20/916161 "2022-08-14T07:25:12Z")
My current SUV is 6 years old with about 50,000 miles. Next year, I’ll be ready for something new. I’m looking at the recently re-introduced: '21 Ford Bronco and '20 Land Rover Defender I would only consider the 4 do… --- ## [So, what were my fellow Dopers doing when they heard The News (regarding FBI Search of Mar-A-Lago)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-were-my-fellow-dopers-doing-when-they-heard-the-news-regarding-fbi-search-of-mar-a-lago/969343)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2022, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-were-my-fellow-dopers-doing-when-they-heard-the-news-regarding-fbi-search-of-mar-a-lago/969343 "2022-08-14T03:13:06Z")
What was I doing at 6:35PM Central Time? I was channel surfing, and saw the “Breaking News” banner at the bottom of the screen on CNN, and decided to be briefly skeptical until I saw another source. MSNBC was broadcast… --- ## [What would happen if humans started having only 10% as many children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-humans-started-having-only-10-as-many-children/968477)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2022, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-humans-started-having-only-10-as-many-children/968477 "2022-08-14T03:00:29Z")
I’m not interested in the cause for the change (will of some god/sterility causing plague/alien bioengineering/rise of ‘childfree’ people/whatever) its just for some reason human births drop by 90%. What are the immedia… --- ## [How long does unopened paint last?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-unopened-paint-last/969370)
**Author:** [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2022, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-unopened-paint-last/969370 "2022-08-14T02:03:24Z")
For those of you who are handy around the house, I have a question or two about paint. About three years ago, we bought several cans of expensive paint with the intention of painting several rooms in our home. Between … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1044&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1046&state=tracking)