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**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judging-people-from-past-homophobic-or-racist-statements/963497 "2022-06-04T21:44:45Z")
Something I at least have thought about for some time now. Should famous people (politicians, actors and other celebrities) be judged by homophobic and racist statements that they have made in the past? I say that, with… --- ## [Sox announcer - whither?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sox-announcer-whither/965675)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sox-announcer-whither/965675 "2022-06-04T21:37:48Z")
Steve Stone took a weekend off recently and then returned and now he’s gone again. Something wrong? No references to him by the replacement guy. Sup? --- ## [Can you be forced to be a member of an HOA just by paying the dues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-be-forced-to-be-a-member-of-an-hoa-just-by-paying-the-dues/965667)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-be-forced-to-be-a-member-of-an-hoa-just-by-paying-the-dues/965667 "2022-06-04T19:26:58Z")
I believe there should be a factual answer, but if not mods please move this over to IMHO. I live in Montana, and I bought my house in 2019. At the time I purchased it it was a part of a group of houses that weren’t par… --- ## [Raised by Wolves on HBO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-wolves-on-hbo/919796)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-wolves-on-hbo/919796 "2022-06-04T18:16:59Z")
It’s very good so far , I saw the 1st episode. It’s sci fi. There are 3 episodes out now. It’s about people leaving earth because the planet is no longer livable. --- ## ["Methodist" and "Baptist" hospitals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/methodist-and-baptist-hospitals/965568)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/methodist-and-baptist-hospitals/965568 "2022-06-04T17:48:58Z")
Looking at a list of the largest US hospitals, i noticed that several of them have “Methodist” or “Baptist” in their names. I assume that today they would accept anyone of any religion (maybe obligated?). None on the li… --- ## [Calling your congressman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-your-congressman/965615)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-your-congressman/965615 "2022-06-04T17:31:35Z")
Is this something unique for the US? I never heard of anyone calling or writing their political representatives in my country (Norway), unless they were already politically aktive in some way. --- ## [What's the name of this book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-book/965650)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-book/965650 "2022-06-04T16:55:16Z")
It’s right on the tip of my tongue, a gruesome gloomy non-fiction about settlers - Minnesota? - on the great plains going mad and killing themselves. Not a recent book, not a scientific work with statistics and footno… --- ## [True or not? In French "s'acheter "or "lui acheté" are optional when expressing "buy for herself/himself"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-not-in-french-sacheter-or-lui-achete-are-optional-when-expressing-buy-for-herself-himself/965657)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-not-in-french-sacheter-or-lui-achete-are-optional-when-expressing-buy-for-herself-himself/965657 "2022-06-04T15:52:38Z")
I have come across this wording meaning "buy for herself/himself “…lui acheté…” which surprised me. I was told it is correct but I haven’t found any grammar website supporting this phrasing. I assumed the only way to exp… --- ## [Is it customary for European athlete sports salaries to be secret?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-customary-for-european-athlete-sports-salaries-to-be-secret/964513)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-customary-for-european-athlete-sports-salaries-to-be-secret/964513 "2022-06-04T15:06:00Z")
It was a big scandal a while ago when a Spanish newspaper leaked Lionel Messi’s Barcelona FC salary, which was reported to exceed any known sports-club salary ever paid out to an athlete, but is it customary for European… --- ## [Why does my Shift button specifically not work with t?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-shift-button-specifically-not-work-with-t/965654)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-shift-button-specifically-not-work-with-t/965654 "2022-06-04T14:11:22Z")
My Shift button on my keyboard is doing a weird thing: It will work properly with any other letter on the keyboard to create an uppercase letter…except t. Shift + k = K. Shift + p = P. Shift + w = W. No problem there… --- ## [Repetition Is Very Good - Song ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repetition-is-very-good-song-id/965651)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repetition-is-very-good-song-id/965651 "2022-06-04T14:00:35Z")
Repetition! Repetition! Repetition is very, very, very, very, good, good, good! Very, very good! Who did it? (Link to video?) --- ## [How far does consent go in cases of battery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-does-consent-go-in-cases-of-battery/965573)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-does-consent-go-in-cases-of-battery/965573 "2022-06-04T13:25:48Z")
A lot of laws regarding battery and such contain the words “without consent”. I have investigated domestic violence cases where we determined a party actually consented to certain acts. But how far does consent go? We’v… --- ## [Logoff/password issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logoff-password-issue/965089)
**Author:** [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logoff-password-issue/965089 "2022-06-04T12:46:02Z")
I have stayed logged in on my phone since the switch to Discourse, and have my username and password saved to my Google account. Today I found that I had been logged out, and my saved password was being rejected. I click… --- ## [Unspellable words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unspellable-words/965584)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unspellable-words/965584 "2022-06-04T11:16:14Z")
Someone asked me, in a chat, how things are going. I wanted to write, “you know, the …” and use the shortening of “usual”, but I couldn’t figure out how to spell it. This article suggests some spellings, but they’re al… --- ## [Beavis and Butt-head Do the Universe, new movie out June 23](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beavis-and-butt-head-do-the-universe-new-movie-out-june-23/965621)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beavis-and-butt-head-do-the-universe-new-movie-out-june-23/965621 "2022-06-04T08:38:48Z")
For those of you who can’t get enough of Beavis and Butt-head, they’re back in a new movie. They look to be about as stupid as ever. Too bad it’s only coming out on Paramount+ which I don’t have. I’m hoping there’s anot… --- ## [Death Star designer dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-star-designer-dies/964937)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-star-designer-dies/964937 "2022-06-04T06:41:44Z")
Darth devastated. --- ## [Help me find this movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-movie/956600)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-movie/956600 "2022-06-04T02:20:15Z")
90’s or so. Probably a comedy, but I’m not sure. There’s a very funny scene, where the Mexican housekeeper and her brother (the handyman, maybe?), who have been shown not being able to speak or understand English, are … --- ## [References you use or think, that no one will get](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/references-you-use-or-think-that-no-one-will-get/921458)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/references-you-use-or-think-that-no-one-will-get/921458 "2022-06-04T01:46:40Z")
When someone says something I find bizarre, I’ll say (or think) \*\*‘For why, Keats? For Why?’ When someone mentions ‘shock and awe’, I think \*\*‘Leonard James Shockanawe’. \*\* \*\*\* --- ## [A Reagan homily that's come back to annoy me again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-reagan-homily-thats-come-back-to-annoy-me-again/965228)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-reagan-homily-thats-come-back-to-annoy-me-again/965228 "2022-06-04T00:57:50Z")
A friend posted a couple of pictures, one of Biden, the other of Reagan. In each picture was a quote. I didn’t read the Biden quote, or anything else, once I saw Reagan’s. It was the “The nine most terrifying words in … --- ## [Bees are fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bees-are-fish/965579)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bees-are-fish/965579 "2022-06-03T23:20:52Z")
California court rules that bees are a type of fish in order to protect them under the state’s endangered species act (msn.com) But on Tuesday’s appeal, the judges argued that they are obliged to “liberally” interpret … --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - May 2022 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-may-2022-edition/963718)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-may-2022-edition/963718 "2022-06-03T21:26:31Z")
Here we are, another April in the can, another year older- and according to my 20 something offspring, I am officially ancient. May is upon us, green grass, leafy trees and flowers if you’re north of the equator, cooler … --- ## [No front license out-of-state plate in a no front license plate state](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-front-license-out-of-state-plate-in-a-no-front-license-plate-state/965636)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-front-license-out-of-state-plate-in-a-no-front-license-plate-state/965636 "2022-06-03T20:03:01Z")
New Mexico does not require passenger cars to display a front license plate. Colorado does. Can a New Mexican police officer cite a driver if the car they’re driving is registered in Colorado and is not displaying a fron… --- ## [Carob & Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carob-chocolate/237561)
**Author:** [@Qburn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qburn)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carob-chocolate/237561 "2022-06-03T20:01:47Z")
In Is carob really healthier than chocolate? , this 25 year old article misses the fact that chocolate contains caffeine and theobromine, a metabolite of caffeine. Carob contains no caffeine and only trace amounts of th… --- ## [Renowned -- or infamous -- international-consulting projects for developing nations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renowned-or-infamous-international-consulting-projects-for-developing-nations/965641)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renowned-or-infamous-international-consulting-projects-for-developing-nations/965641 "2022-06-03T19:52:25Z")
I’ve been wondering about those instances in which the government of a less-developed nation, facing some dire national problem, hires international consultants and gives them free rein to map out a solution. (The only … --- ## [I Need A Chess Syllabus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-chess-syllabus/965253)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-chess-syllabus/965253 "2022-06-03T19:45:40Z")
I’ve been stuck between 950-1050 for several years. I know I need to study, but I literally don’t even know where to begin. Pick up an openings book?\* Do tactics puzzles over and over again? \*How does one even claim the… --- ## [Skin sparkles ... and NOT on Edward Cullen. How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skin-sparkles-and-not-on-edward-cullen-how/545693)
**Author:** [@rabbi101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rabbi101)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skin-sparkles-and-not-on-edward-cullen-how/545693 "2021-02-22T23:26:02Z")
Hi. I’m a white person who’s been a lot of places, but every where I go where there are black people, a small percentage of them have–for lack of a better description–tiny sparkles in their skin! I don’t mean a tan, or g… --- ## [Was Nixon eligible to run again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-nixon-eligible-to-run-again/965378)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-nixon-eligible-to-run-again/965378 "2022-06-03T18:15:31Z")
He hadn’t yet served half his second term when he resigned, so assuming we would have missed him VERY VERY much, could he have legally run for POTUS in 1976 or any election thereafter? --- ## [Streamers Subscription Strategy; Staying Solvent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streamers-subscription-strategy-staying-solvent/965627)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streamers-subscription-strategy-staying-solvent/965627 "2022-06-03T17:05:34Z")
Continuing the discussion from Beavis and Butt-head Do the Universe, new movie out June 23: Our plan is to Subscribe to many of the lesser ones for only 2 months a year. We do Prime and HBOMax year round, Netflix for 6… --- ## [The hours at Monks {Seinfeld Diner}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hours-at-monks-seinfeld-diner/965596)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hours-at-monks-seinfeld-diner/965596 "2022-06-03T16:24:10Z")
I just watched the Seinfeld episode “The Beard” for the umpteenth time. There is a sign in Monks that has the hours of: Mon 6:30-2:00 Tues 6:30-2:00 Wed 6:30-2:30 Thur 6:30-2:00 Fri 6:30-3:00 Sat 7:00-2:30 Closed … --- ## [Songs about other musicians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-other-musicians/959255)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-other-musicians/959255 "2022-06-03T15:03:30Z")
A favorite topic for musicians is songs about other musicians. Herte is a place for them. Here’s a tune about Neko Case: And this one is supposedly about Lydia Lunch Your turn… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1092) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1094)