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**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-enjoying-the-weekend/967354 "2022-07-06T22:28:54Z")
I am sipping Turkish coffee liberally laced with black sambuca, nibbling on 15 year old Tillamook white cheddar and listening to “Rocket Cottage” by Steeleye Span. The sun is out, the birds are singing and all is right … --- ## [How hard is modern military equipment to learn to use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-modern-military-equipment-to-learn-to-use/933435)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-modern-military-equipment-to-learn-to-use/933435 "2022-07-06T21:37:51Z")
Say that some U.S. ally came under attack (we could say Ukraine getting attacked by Russia, although I don’t want to get too bogged down in specifics - any other nation would do, too.) And the United States, for whatever… --- ## [How are people on Etsy able to make crafts using officially licensed characters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-people-on-etsy-able-to-make-crafts-using-officially-licensed-characters/966855)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-people-on-etsy-able-to-make-crafts-using-officially-licensed-characters/966855 "2022-07-06T21:16:20Z")
You can type in just about any search term relating to an officially licensed character on Etsy and find hundreds of people willing to sell you unlicensed merchandise featuring that character. I found 50 hits for the cr… --- ## [Chores: on schedule or when needed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chores-on-schedule-or-when-needed/967415)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chores-on-schedule-or-when-needed/967415 "2022-07-06T18:21:15Z")
I hear that some people are organized enough that they do certain things on certain days on a regular basis - like a day for laundry, a day for vacuuming, a day for cleaning bathrooms, etc. I thought about trying that o… --- ## [100 members of white supremacist group The Patriot Front march through Boston](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-members-of-white-supremacist-group-the-patriot-front-march-through-boston/967353)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-members-of-white-supremacist-group-the-patriot-front-march-through-boston/967353 "2022-07-06T17:55:25Z")
This is technically breaking news, but this pisses me off and I want to use the F word. Fuck you fucking fuckers. You are not welcome in Boston or anywhere. --- ## [Resources (books) to learn about Christianity for Children in Atheist Households (written by atheists)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resources-books-to-learn-about-christianity-for-children-in-atheist-households-written-by-atheists/967414)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resources-books-to-learn-about-christianity-for-children-in-atheist-households-written-by-atheists/967414 "2022-07-06T16:38:54Z")
Background: I am a Hindu Atheist and went to a Catholic school from Kindergarten to highschool, back in India. I am now an immigrant living in the US. As a teenager, it was very traumatic for me to learn that my Cathlol… --- ## [What's the easiest and cheapest way to get an older HDTV to stream TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-easiest-and-cheapest-way-to-get-an-older-hdtv-to-stream-tv/967441)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-easiest-and-cheapest-way-to-get-an-older-hdtv-to-stream-tv/967441 "2022-07-06T14:12:44Z")
I have an ancient 20 inch HDTV I found in the back of a closet. It still works but lacks the remote and when I tried to get it to work on an antenna the HDTV claims it needs “authorization” or whatever. I want to mount i… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Comatose mistaken ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984 "2022-07-06T12:13:35Z")
Yesterday, early AM, I woke up in a semi-coma, semi-aware, thoroughly confused state. I was alone in a pale blue room with a bright light to my left. I lay there trying to fathom what this was. My hands were bound. I he… --- ## [Archaic Beverages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archaic-beverages/967329)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archaic-beverages/967329 "2022-07-06T11:09:51Z")
A while back, I was buying a fountain pop at a convenience store. They had run out of ice, so I took the liberty of adding a small amount of cold slushee. It occurred to me that ice cream would also work. And that it … --- ## [Why does one seem to get less "bathroom warning" at home than in public? (Possible TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-one-seem-to-get-less-bathroom-warning-at-home-than-in-public-possible-tmi/967430)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-one-seem-to-get-less-bathroom-warning-at-home-than-in-public-possible-tmi/967430 "2022-07-06T10:39:42Z")
I’m not sure if this is really a Factual Question or not, but it seems to be the case for me. Is it just me, or other people, too? At home, my body gives me a mere minute’s warning sometimes that I need to go to the re… --- ## [Feature suggestion about Topic muting/ignore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feature-suggestion-about-topic-muting-ignore/966938)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feature-suggestion-about-topic-muting-ignore/966938 "2022-07-06T10:25:23Z")
It would be nice if you could also Mute a Topic for a certain period of time, like if you know you’re getting a bit too upset and need to cool down, just like with the poster Ignore feature. This may have been brought u… --- ## [Google Drive question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-drive-question/967472)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-drive-question/967472 "2022-07-06T07:07:25Z")
I have Google Drive and have paid for extra storage. I shared a folder on my account so someone I work with can put files in there. They are telling me that when they plop files in that shared folder they lose space on… --- ## [Economics Question: Is it correct to equate 'opportunity costs' with 'margin costs' or even 'marginal rate of substitution'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-question-is-it-correct-to-equate-opportunity-costs-with-margin-costs-or-even-marginal-rate-of-substitution/967326)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-question-is-it-correct-to-equate-opportunity-costs-with-margin-costs-or-even-marginal-rate-of-substitution/967326 "2022-07-06T06:21:24Z")
I have seen opportunity costs followed by either ‘margin costs’ or even ‘marginal rate of substitution’ in parenthesesn ie. equated Is it correct to equate ‘opportunity costs’ with ‘margin costs’ or even ‘marginal rate … --- ## [What is this hand signal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-hand-signal/967450)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-hand-signal/967450 "2022-07-06T05:32:08Z")
I’ve seen it used as a sign of encouragement: pinkie finger and forefinger up, thumb holding down the index finger and ring finger. It’s not the Shaka sign, with thumb and pinkie finger up. --- ## [“The (Camp) Ritchie Boys”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-camp-ritchie-boys/967368)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-camp-ritchie-boys/967368 "2022-07-06T01:00:36Z")
Not usually moved by the content of 60 Minutes, but was fascinated by “The Ritchie Boys”, shown tonight, a group of a few hundred soldiers embedded in US WW2 army units who went through training in Maryland - and played … --- ## [Is it racist to call someone from Turkey a Turk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-racist-to-call-someone-from-turkey-a-turk/967358)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-racist-to-call-someone-from-turkey-a-turk/967358 "2022-07-06T00:02:14Z")
My mom and a neighborhood group are writing a song for a July 4th celebration and in it they refer to Dr. Oz as “the Turk.” It sounds a little off or racist to me, but perhaps I’m seeing something that isn’t there? --- ## ["My Old Man"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-old-man/967349)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-old-man/967349 "2022-07-05T23:46:42Z")
"My old man’s a cotton-pickin’, finger-lickin’ chicken plucker. Next lines, boomers - --- ## [Open Sunday to Saturday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-sunday-to-saturday/967460)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-sunday-to-saturday/967460 "2022-07-05T23:28:10Z")
Hi SD, I saw a sign yesterday saying “Pool is open from 12 PM - 7 PM, Sunday to Saturday”. Why don’t they just say 24/7? “Every Day” is a good choice of words. Am I supposed to intuit something educational from this “… --- ## [Highland Park shooter's tattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highland-park-shooters-tattoo/967482)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highland-park-shooters-tattoo/967482 "2022-07-05T22:55:32Z")
(I tried to embed the image but Discourse wouldn’t let me. You can easily find it online.) The Highland Park shooter has a tattoo below his right eye. It resembles a tally of 5 sort of – where you make 4 vertical line… --- ## [Is there a symbol for the microsoft Windows Key?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-symbol-for-the-microsoft-windows-key/591472)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-symbol-for-the-microsoft-windows-key/591472 "2022-07-05T21:27:07Z")
I’m writing documentation, and I want to include that key on a Microsoft box’s keyboard ,that’s usually in the lowest row, with the Windows logo on it. Is there a symbol for it? Or any easy way to get it in a document? --- ## [Cleveland Indians considering a name change \[Edit: It's "Guardians"\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-indians-considering-a-name-change-edit-its-guardians/914323)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 485\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-indians-considering-a-name-change-edit-its-guardians/914323 "2022-07-05T19:57:27Z")
Seems to be a new story: Good. --- ## [We're On the Opposite Side of the Sun From Christmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-on-the-opposite-side-of-the-sun-from-christmas/966823)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-on-the-opposite-side-of-the-sun-from-christmas/966823 "2022-07-05T19:46:55Z")
As any of you who know by now must know, I am literally fascinated by otherwise mundane things. I think I’ve always been that way. Anyway, did you know as I write this, we are on the far opposite side of the Sun from Ch… --- ## [If A Party Dies During Civil Litigation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-party-dies-during-civil-litigation/967405)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-party-dies-during-civil-litigation/967405 "2022-07-05T19:38:54Z")
Let’s say that A sues B in civil court for \[insert reason here\]. During the trial, A dies. Does the case just go on without her, with her estate set to recover any damages? If B dies, does the case continue with his esta… --- ## [It Came from Outer Space -- The Musical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-came-from-outer-space-the-musical/967469)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-came-from-outer-space-the-musical/967469 "2022-07-05T18:43:29Z")
No joke here. There really IS a musical version of It Came from Outer Space, and it’s playing right now (June-July 2022) at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. If I was there, I’d go I recently watched the film in 3D – I… --- ## [I Had An Absinthe Martini Last Night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-an-absinthe-martini-last-night/967340)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-an-absinthe-martini-last-night/967340 "2022-07-05T18:03:50Z")
I already shared this on Facebook, so I might as well share it here too. I had an Absinthe Martini last night. A couple of things I love about that photo. I had it in the candle holder that they used as a bar glass, in S… --- ## [Reptilian Dietary Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reptilian-dietary-question/967461)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reptilian-dietary-question/967461 "2022-07-05T17:57:11Z")
Reptiles and other animals that swallow prey hold. Have they evolved to have a dietary requirement for the contents of their preys stomach and intestinal contents? I have a reason for asking, trying to develop a line of … --- ## [Looking for load-bearing plastic blocks (cheap)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-load-bearing-plastic-blocks-cheap/967347)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-load-bearing-plastic-blocks-cheap/967347 "2022-07-05T17:48:20Z")
I’m thinking of using some wooden planks that I already have to build some bookshelves. Remember in college when you’d use concrete blocks and boards to build shelves? That’s what I want to do, but I don’t want to use … --- ## [Words or phrases you used as a young person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-or-phrases-you-used-as-a-young-person/388925)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-or-phrases-you-used-as-a-young-person/388925 "2022-07-05T17:47:29Z")
What words or phrases were in your youthful lexicon? Awesome – Very good Bitchin – Very good Bite the big cookie – Die Boff – Have sex with Chuck you, Farley – A general dismissal Cream – 1. To beat soundly (‘We cr… --- ## [Botticelli - June 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2022/965380)
**Author:** [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2022/965380 "2022-07-05T17:40:46Z")
Starting the new month a few days early. I am B --- ## [Is the universe old or young?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-universe-old-or-young/963334)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 317\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-universe-old-or-young/963334 "2022-07-05T16:41:48Z")
Obviously the answer to this question is “We don’t know”. But where’s the fun in that?! We may as well speculate. The universe is old The formation of new galaxies peaked billions of years ago. And star formation seem… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1063) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1065)