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**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-cell-phone-trouble-shooting-thread-samsung/968113 "2022-07-18T14:22:57Z")
My texting app worked fine. Then it stopped showing text notifications from my daughter (you know, the little number pop-up?), but still did a sound alert, and showed a pop-up from anybody else. Then today, no more pop-u… --- ## [Jon Stewart for president](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-for-president/967669)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-for-president/967669 "2022-07-18T13:21:26Z")
Jon Stewart for president? I know the criticisms to this idea already: We don’t need another TV personality with no political experience in the White House. We don’t need a political virgin running their first camp… --- ## [Rewatching Conquest of the Planet of the Apes for the first time in forever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewatching-conquest-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-for-the-first-time-in-forever/968119)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewatching-conquest-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-for-the-first-time-in-forever/968119 "2022-07-18T12:58:54Z")
Some things so far I hadn’t noticed before. There’s a large number of black characters on equal footing as the white ones. The message being as long as there’s a subclass to be the ocean, everyone in the boats float. … --- ## [Why is the Mohawk style haircut not considered cultural appropriation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-mohawk-style-haircut-not-considered-cultural-appropriation/968122)
**Author:** [@jonpluc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonpluc)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-mohawk-style-haircut-not-considered-cultural-appropriation/968122 "2022-07-18T12:06:48Z")
Seems to be a missed woke opportunity to get dozens of CEOs to do a walk of shame from bad haircuts from the 80s. Why is this not a thing? --- ## [Why has Donald Trump not been deposed or subpoenaed by the January 6 Committee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-donald-trump-not-been-deposed-or-subpoenaed-by-the-january-6-committee/967078)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-donald-trump-not-been-deposed-or-subpoenaed-by-the-january-6-committee/967078 "2022-07-18T12:06:45Z")
Let the son of a bitch answer questions about his actions and state of mind during the leadup to January 6, and see if he can do it under oath without perjuring himself 75 times. If they put Hillary on the stand over Be… --- ## [Do they use CGI to bulk up actors/actresses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-use-cgi-to-bulk-up-actors-actresses/968080)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-use-cgi-to-bulk-up-actors-actresses/968080 "2022-07-18T11:15:13Z")
Having watched Thor Love and Thunder this last week, a thought occurred. With CGI being used to de-age actors on a semi regular basis these days, can it be used to make them look more muscular? The traditional way has be… --- ## [New things in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-things-in-the-mmp/967753)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-things-in-the-mmp/967753 "2022-07-18T10:10:16Z")
Some of us have new boats. Some of us { cough } are lookin’ for new jobs. Some Mumpers are newly retired. New experiences for many Mumpers! … some are just same ol’ same ol’ and that’s okay, too. --- ## [Describe the current Zeitgeist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-current-zeitgeist/967359)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-current-zeitgeist/967359 "2022-07-18T06:51:55Z")
Well? --- ## [Are there other countries where voters publicly register their party affiliation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-other-countries-where-voters-publicly-register-their-party-affiliation/968041)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-other-countries-where-voters-publicly-register-their-party-affiliation/968041 "2022-07-18T04:16:06Z")
Not meant to debate whys and wherefores. I’m just curious if there are other countries where voters register their party affiliation with the government, as I understand is the case in some (but not all) states in the US… --- ## [Gravity Falls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gravity-falls/937370)
**Author:** [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gravity-falls/937370 "2022-07-18T03:09:27Z")
Any other Straight Dopers like the Gravity Falls cartoon series? I think there were only two seasons. Do you have any favourite episodes? One episode that I like is when Blendin Blandin the time traveler challenges Di… --- ## [How was the question of kids leaving home handled in your family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-the-question-of-kids-leaving-home-handled-in-your-family/968037)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-the-question-of-kids-leaving-home-handled-in-your-family/968037 "2022-07-18T02:09:52Z")
The recent discussion “How did you come to leave home as a young person?” yielded an interesting gamut of responses, ranging from at least one Doper who continued living at home well into adulthood to several who reporte… --- ## [Where can I find short term health insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-short-term-health-insurance/968020)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-short-term-health-insurance/968020 "2022-07-18T01:53:09Z")
I need short term health insurance because I have temporarily been kicked off of Medicare. I had been paying my Medicare Part B premiums automatically on my credit card. My credit card was compromised, so I got a new ca… --- ## [Questions about dismissing a murder case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-dismissing-a-murder-case/968058)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-dismissing-a-murder-case/968058 "2022-07-18T01:48:54Z")
The questions are about this case. The background: In 2019, Joseph Underwood beat and strangled a woman in Laramie County, Wyoming, then transported her body to Park County, Wyoming, and dumped it in a creek bed. He was… --- ## [Infra red telescopes best for Earth protection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infra-red-telescopes-best-for-earth-protection/968068)
**Author:** [@Kedikat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kedikat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infra-red-telescopes-best-for-earth-protection/968068 "2022-07-18T01:45:22Z")
Are infra red space based telescopes best for detecting objects that could collide with earth? It seems the James Webb telescope concept is better for this. Objects in our system being likely heated by the Sun. Of cour… --- ## [What to do with eggplant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-eggplant/968063)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-eggplant/968063 "2022-07-18T00:54:22Z")
Last weekend at the farmer’s market I noticed eggplant was apparently in season, as several vendors were selling it. So I decided to buy some to make moussaka. Except I couldn’t remember how much I needed, and erred on… --- ## [Imessage failure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imessage-failure/968111)
**Author:** [@dauerbach1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imessage-failure/968111 "2022-07-18T00:47:26Z")
Ever since my wife got her new phone I cannot text her. When I text, mine shows up as green, and it never gets delivered to her phone. All the other people she texts with seem to have not problem. I have gone round an… --- ## [20m Lives Saved by Vaccines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20m-lives-saved-by-vaccines/967684)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20m-lives-saved-by-vaccines/967684 "2022-07-18T00:14:38Z")
The Economist suggests vaccines for Covid probably saved 20,000,000 lives. Far from perfect, it seems things might have been 2.7 times worse without them. I don’t think forcing people to take vaccines was the right mov… --- ## [Jurassic world dominion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jurassic-world-dominion/959234)
**Author:** [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jurassic-world-dominion/959234 "2022-07-17T22:00:58Z")
the teaser is out. it looks like a good time. Jurassic World Dominion - Official Trailer \[4K\] - YouTube some old friends return. --- ## [New documentary on GWAR on Shudder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-documentary-on-gwar-on-shudder/968044)
**Author:** [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-documentary-on-gwar-on-shudder/968044 "2022-07-17T21:57:50Z")
It appears that the new GWAR documentary is released on Shudder July 21st We’d only ever seen a couple of videos of them when they played over here, I think it was maybe 7-8 years ago, and we went to see them. Great fun… --- ## [The Cowboy Bebop dub is overrated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cowboy-bebop-dub-is-overrated/968115)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cowboy-bebop-dub-is-overrated/968115 "2022-07-17T20:56:23Z")
I FINALLY started Cowboy Bebop the other day, because I heard it was amazing, and the English dub is the best ever. And, I’m going to be honest, I don’t think the dub is that good. I’m sure it was considered really good … --- ## [When would you replace your house cleaning service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-would-you-replace-your-house-cleaning-service/967766)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-would-you-replace-your-house-cleaning-service/967766 "2022-07-17T21:21:20Z")
My cleaner comes once a month. She is part of an agency. I’ve never had another one in my life so I don’t know if this is reasonable or how far to let it go. But she has a history of being late by as much as 2 hours. I d… --- ## [The Rolling Stones Turn 60](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rolling-stones-turn-60/967744)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rolling-stones-turn-60/967744 "2022-07-17T21:14:56Z")
This Tuesday, July 12, will mark 60 years since the Rolling Stones’ first performance, in London’s Marquee Club. I saw them in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on November 1, 1981 – ZZ Top and the Fabulous Thunderbirds were the… --- ## [Compressed powder laundry discs (U.S.) ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compressed-powder-laundry-discs-u-s-id/968103)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compressed-powder-laundry-discs-u-s-id/968103 "2022-07-17T18:48:52Z")
In the '70s, we’d sometimes used laundry detergent in the form of compressed powder discs about three inches in diameter and an inch or so thick. They were easier to use than a heavy box of powder and a measuring cup (w… --- ## [The Stammering Method of Acting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stammering-method-of-acting/968071)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stammering-method-of-acting/968071 "2022-07-17T18:06:24Z")
Watching an old ep of Colombo, with Roddy McDowell as the murderer, I’m reminded how much better of an actor he was prepuberty. In adulthood he lost all trace of naturalness and joined the school of acting that equated m… --- ## [Help me understand Red 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-red-5/968019)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-red-5/968019 "2022-07-17T16:09:19Z")
Sorry, probably a stupid question since I’m not well versed in that universe but… What are/is the Red 5? Was Luke a Red 5? Was Yoda? --- ## [Another "old doggie nearing the end" thread (long) (and sad): update, dog has died (07-14-22)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-old-doggie-nearing-the-end-thread-long-and-sad-update-dog-has-died-07-14-22/959907)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-old-doggie-nearing-the-end-thread-long-and-sad-update-dog-has-died-07-14-22/959907 "2022-07-17T15:56:09Z")
My Sweetie is 16 and the time is coming soon. I’ve done this Quality of Life Scale for Pets online calculator a couple of times over the past few weeks. On a scale of 8 to 80, I get 46. Here she is in better times. … --- ## [Combining animation and python](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/combining-animation-and-python/968087)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/combining-animation-and-python/968087 "2022-07-17T14:56:56Z")
I want to make a few videos that combing animation and the math library in python. Think of something like a video showing the equation 3x - 2y = 12 (animation) plotting the intercepts (python) drawing the line (pyth… --- ## [GoGuardian is spying on children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goguardian-is-spying-on-children/953722)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goguardian-is-spying-on-children/953722 "2022-07-17T14:07:47Z")
Some schools are putting GoGuardian software on the computers students use – and more. A brief description: “GoGuardian products allow teachers and administrators to view and snapshot students’ computer screens, clos… --- ## [Potato Pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potato-pie/967993)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potato-pie/967993 "2022-07-17T13:51:40Z")
I wasn’t really sure where this one should go. MPSIMS seemed to make a little sense. Anyways, I have a question to go with it. So Cafe it is. As I’ve said before, I love variations on a theme, always did. And I discover… --- ## [White Castle sugar roll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-castle-sugar-roll/967425)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-castle-sugar-roll/967425 "2022-07-17T13:36:42Z")
I’m watching a show and it highlighting White Castle. On an old menu, hamburgers were 5 cents and a “suger roll” was 7 cents. What is a sugar roll and why was it more expensive than a hamburger? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1052) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1054)