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**Author:** [@civilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/civilis)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-where-is-my-gerald-ford/967092 "2022-07-02T19:09:46Z")
Upon learning about the pardon requests submitted by Juliani and Meadows to tRump, I had to have a little chuckle. Who was going to give Trump a pardon? If Trump goes down, he is going to take others with him. So Donald … --- ## [I Lost My Last Uncle-Or-Aunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-last-uncle-or-aunt/967075)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-last-uncle-or-aunt/967075 "2022-07-02T17:08:35Z")
We technically buried my Uncle Carl May 5th. But there’s a reason why I share it now. It is still weighing heavily on my mind. I told my cousin that during the funeral. And it still is. Like I told many people at the ti… --- ## [What defines an organisation as rogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-defines-an-organisation-as-rogue/967218)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-defines-an-organisation-as-rogue/967218 "2022-07-02T17:04:18Z")
I’m speaking about the SCOTUS specifically, with their repeal of constitutional (medical) privacy (and thus abortion, if I understand the details correctly) and rumors (announced plans?) to look at other rights such as m… --- ## [Linguistics question : Spanish and Portuguese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linguistics-question-spanish-and-portuguese/966195)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linguistics-question-spanish-and-portuguese/966195 "2022-07-02T16:10:32Z")
Spanish and Portuguese are clearly closely related, but distinct languages. Do those two languages have a precursor other than Latin, from which they both descended, or is it more accurate to say that both descended dir… --- ## [Statehood for Puerto Rico?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statehood-for-puerto-rico/921465)
**Author:** [@razordance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/razordance)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statehood-for-puerto-rico/921465 "2022-07-02T15:53:41Z")
This move is not on the Dems’ platform but they’re clearly favorable to considering it, and PR is having yet another statehood referendum in November. This is not like DC statehood. There are two special problems: P… --- ## [Use of ambiguous letters in security codes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-ambiguous-letters-in-security-codes/966773)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-ambiguous-letters-in-security-codes/966773 "2022-07-02T14:40:34Z")
Fuck Login.gov and their goddamn alphanumeric 2-factor security codes. You give me a fucking code full of Bs and Vs and zeros and Os and then you lock me out for putting in the wrong code too many times?!?!?! FUCK YOU. … --- ## [Did I ruin my battery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-ruin-my-battery/966986)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-ruin-my-battery/966986 "2022-07-02T13:39:42Z")
I have one of those external batteries one uses to charge a phone or tablet. It’s actually rather old – I used to show it off as the newest, greatest gadget before everyone had these things. Anyway, it puts out 5v at 2… --- ## [Did radio stations actually call random numbers as part of a contest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-radio-stations-actually-call-random-numbers-as-part-of-a-contest/967160)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-radio-stations-actually-call-random-numbers-as-part-of-a-contest/967160 "2022-07-02T12:42:54Z")
This was a sitcom plot I saw a lot in the 90s, both Full House and The Simpsons had plots where a radio station was said to call random phone numbers (which were entirely random, nobody had actually signed up for the con… --- ## [Transferring photos from iPhone to computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transferring-photos-from-iphone-to-computer/966892)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transferring-photos-from-iphone-to-computer/966892 "2022-07-02T12:37:49Z")
I take a lot of pictures (and more since apparently, I’m decent at it) on my phone, but now it’s telling me my storage is full. There are a lot of pictures on there I don’t want to lose. I bought a little flash-drive thi… --- ## [Questions about getting rid of / giving away an old boat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-getting-rid-of-giving-away-an-old-boat/967187)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-getting-rid-of-giving-away-an-old-boat/967187 "2022-07-02T12:13:41Z")
1971 Saf-T-Mate Admiral. First boat I ever bought- I kept it even through a newer open-bow I bought and then sold when it turned out to be a lot of trouble. This old Saf-T-Mate was a lot of fun - 65HP Evinrude Triumph al… --- ## [What global or external factors influence a country's federal funds rate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-global-or-external-factors-influence-a-countrys-federal-funds-rate/967215)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-global-or-external-factors-influence-a-countrys-federal-funds-rate/967215 "2022-07-02T11:19:13Z")
I’ve looked up this question numerous times but keep hitting a wall. --- ## [In the name Firth of Forth what is the etymology of the word Forth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-name-firth-of-forth-what-is-the-etymology-of-the-word-forth/967241)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-name-firth-of-forth-what-is-the-etymology-of-the-word-forth/967241 "2022-07-02T10:59:35Z")
In the name Firth of Forth what is the etymology of the word Forth? I remember it having a meaning but couldn’t find any reference to it online. --- ## [What - if anything - can a red state do about mail order "day after pills"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-anything-can-a-red-state-do-about-mail-order-day-after-pills/966951)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-anything-can-a-red-state-do-about-mail-order-day-after-pills/966951 "2022-07-02T10:56:29Z")
Basically what the title says. Yes, I realize such pills are not an adequate substitute for Roe freedoms, but they would provide access to a good portion of women unfortunate enough to live in red states. I’m not aware… --- ## [Areas named specifically to be associated with an affluent area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/areas-named-specifically-to-be-associated-with-an-affluent-area/966676)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/areas-named-specifically-to-be-associated-with-an-affluent-area/966676 "2022-07-02T10:22:34Z")
Where I live the affluent areas where “everyone wants to live” are Bethesda and Potomac. Bethesda is a highly urban, upscale, unincorporated area right on the Western border of DC. Potomac is an extremely wealthy suburba… --- ## [Need a script to collect file names from my Cloud Drive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-script-to-collect-file-names-from-my-cloud-drive/967262)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-script-to-collect-file-names-from-my-cloud-drive/967262 "2022-07-02T09:20:12Z")
Drive (google app) lists folders grouped together separate from zip files. I’m going crazy having to manually type a list of file names and Sort in a spreadsheet. It took over an hour for 35 files. Keying in data on a p… --- ## [Trope: fast growing alien in isolation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trope-fast-growing-alien-in-isolation/967238)
**Author:** [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trope-fast-growing-alien-in-isolation/967238 "2022-07-02T09:18:00Z")
Scientists have found alien DNA (?) and are growing it in an incubator, where it grows at an impossible rate and tries to escape, ultimately succeeding (which is why there is a story). Or the scientists simply followed i… --- ## [Trying to work out the logic of this syllogism "Pretense is to reason as..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-work-out-the-logic-of-this-syllogism-pretense-is-to-reason-as/967162)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-work-out-the-logic-of-this-syllogism-pretense-is-to-reason-as/967162 "2022-07-02T04:18:37Z")
I came across this syllogism but I can’t quite see the logic in it. I hope someone can shed some light on iit for me. In thougght the answer might be ‘a’ Pretense is to reason as a: theory is to evidence b: façade is … --- ## ["Civil disobedience" on the SD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-disobedience-on-the-sd/966959)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-disobedience-on-the-sd/966959 "2022-07-02T02:49:17Z")
While the mods are discussing this topic amongst themselves, I thought I might ask some specific questions and give some specific examples of topics that are likely to fall under this rubric. One example that occured to… --- ## [Which 'child actor' bankrupted himself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-child-actor-bankrupted-himself/966936)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-child-actor-bankrupted-himself/966936 "2022-07-02T02:35:10Z")
I remember reading about some ‘child’ actor in the 80’s who was on a sit-com and it went to his head and he bought a huge mansion and several expensive cars. … I’m pretty sure it was a tv actor. Similar to M.C.Hammer. … --- ## [US Supreme Court and the Environment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-supreme-court-and-the-environment/967210)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-supreme-court-and-the-environment/967210 "2022-07-02T01:39:12Z")
I was wondering about the long term implications of some of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions regarding environmental protections. Specifically, I was wondering if the article is reasonable and truthful, and the r… --- ## [Why not make square CDs ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-make-square-cds/327683)
**Author:** [@Gymnopithys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gymnopithys)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-make-square-cds/327683 "2022-07-02T00:31:01Z")
Do CDs spin when registering or playing ? If not, why don’t they make square disks ? It would add burning space in the corners :smiley: --- ## [So, what to do about the grotesque animal cruelty in China ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-to-do-about-the-grotesque-animal-cruelty-in-china/722907)
**Author:** [@Scandic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scandic)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2022, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-to-do-about-the-grotesque-animal-cruelty-in-china/722907 "2022-07-01T23:20:55Z")
I’m especially thinking about Yulin, the grotesque Dog-Eating Festival that’s going to occur on June 21. Dogs and cats are often tortured to death by the chinese, believing that this makes the meat taste better What can… --- ## [Is it rude to serve the well done steak eater a lesser cut?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-serve-the-well-done-steak-eater-a-lesser-cut/967147)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-serve-the-well-done-steak-eater-a-lesser-cut/967147 "2022-07-01T22:07:13Z")
I was just reminiscing about a get together I had not too long ago. I was grilling up steaks. I decided to splurge and bought prime cut ribeyes. Even though I knew one of my guests eats her steaks well done (with ketchup… --- ## [Naked and Afraid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-and-afraid/967199)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2022, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-and-afraid/967199 "2022-07-01T21:45:47Z")
I have to say, I don’t get it. Who would dream this up? Who would present this to TV executives? Who would say, “Yeah, this sounds great! Let’s do it!” And who watches it? 'Fess up. Who are you and why do you watc… --- ## [Recovering DVR'd Material?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recovering-dvrd-material/964652)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recovering-dvrd-material/964652 "2022-07-01T21:15:01Z")
I have a lot of DVR’d stuff now. All my favorite shows, and a lot of movies I had wanted for a long time. But apparently I only have 1% storage limit left. Considering how much stuff I was able to put on it, that doesn’… --- ## [June 29th hearing-did Trump break any laws?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-29th-hearing-did-trump-break-any-laws/967185)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2022, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-29th-hearing-did-trump-break-any-laws/967185 "2022-07-01T19:11:56Z")
He apparently wanted his followers to be allowed to bring guns to the Capitol. He thought Pence deserved to be hanged. He wanted to go to the Capitol despite SS refusal. Was he described as breaking any law in the tes… --- ## [3-phase power question WRT theater lighting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-phase-power-question-wrt-theater-lighting/966656)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-phase-power-question-wrt-theater-lighting/966656 "2022-07-01T18:03:25Z")
So long-story-short preface: I got a(nother) new job, and today I saw something that I have a question about. It was theater lighting, and the individual wires for the lights had black, white, and green sheathing. The c… --- ## [Refrigerator parts number](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refrigerator-parts-number/967045)
**Author:** [@dauerbach1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2022, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refrigerator-parts-number/967045 "2022-07-01T16:56:13Z")
In searching for an evaporator fan for my kenmore french door bottom freezer refrigerator model 795.72493.611 I am having trouble figuring out the exact fan model number. Can someone help me out or point me in the corre… --- ## [Do you unpack zip files before copying to cloud storage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-unpack-zip-files-before-copying-to-cloud-storage/967256)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-unpack-zip-files-before-copying-to-cloud-storage/967256 "2022-07-01T16:34:51Z")
I buy guitar lessons that come in zip files. I briefly went through a period where I unpacked them on my computer and uploaded the folder. Since switching to my phone, I just upload the zip with Drive to google. It tak… --- ## [Genealogical programs apart from Ancestry.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genealogical-programs-apart-from-ancestry-com/967254)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genealogical-programs-apart-from-ancestry-com/967254 "2022-07-01T15:59:42Z")
I tried to keep track of my huge extended family on Ancestry but became concerned that I was exposing my living relatives to phishing attempts (I,e., I was putting down information like my second cousin’s grandmother’s m… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1083&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1085&state=tracking)