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**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… --- ## [Jon Arbuckle, cartoonist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-arbuckle-cartoonist/926308)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-arbuckle-cartoonist/926308 "2022-06-03T15:01:32Z")
Jon Arbuckle is introduced in the very first Garfield strip as a cartoonist, but since then I think we’ve seen him only very rarely at the drawing board. What do we know about Arbuckle’s career and artwork? It seems cl… --- ## [How should I cool my detached home office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-cool-my-detached-home-office/965597)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-cool-my-detached-home-office/965597 "2022-06-03T15:00:30Z")
I have a home office in the back of a detached garage. I have a wall-mounted electric resistive heater with a fan that keeps me plenty warm in the winter. When I moved in, I didn’t really need A/C. On the few hot PacNW s… --- ## [Using "Kragle" on Adult Lego Kits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-kragle-on-adult-lego-kits/965509)
**Author:** [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-kragle-on-adult-lego-kits/965509 "2022-06-03T11:32:49Z")
A few months ago I bought one of the Lego Creator Kits for the Titanic: LEGO® Titanic 10294 | LEGO® Icons | Buy. I’ve been fascinated with that ship since I was a little kid so as soon as I saw the kit I knew I had to bu… --- ## [Need pork chop recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-pork-chop-recipes/965537)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-pork-chop-recipes/965537 "2022-06-03T11:17:55Z")
I WAS going to cook them in Dixie Fry (kinda like Shake’N’Bake), but I’ve only ever used that for chicken, and these aren’t 1" chops, or even 1/2". They’re more like cutlets (1/4" or so thick). Any ideas? TIA --- ## [Chronos and Trump's delusions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronos-and-trumps-delusions/965399)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronos-and-trumps-delusions/965399 "2022-06-03T09:42:38Z")
A question was asked in FQ about whether Nixon could have run for another term as President after his resignation. (answer: no.) And then the discussion swiftly turned to a discussion of Trump’s eligibility to run again.… --- ## [Glaucoma and meds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glaucoma-and-meds/965555)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glaucoma-and-meds/965555 "2022-06-03T04:42:23Z")
Long story short, I have a history of acute angle closure glaucoma going back 30 odd years, but it’s also been that long since I’ve had an episode. Treated back then with laser and surgical iridectomies, it seemed that I… --- ## [What was the Ancient Greek term for the practice of 'casting lots' to fill vital positions in the Athenian government?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-ancient-greek-term-for-the-practice-of-casting-lots-to-fill-vital-positions-in-the-athenian-government/965578)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-ancient-greek-term-for-the-practice-of-casting-lots-to-fill-vital-positions-in-the-athenian-government/965578 "2022-06-03T02:50:29Z")
Ancient Greek allotment machines were known as Kleroterion(plural. Kleroteria). What was the pracice of alloting positions to Greek citizens to fill government positions in the Athenian government . Could it be klḗros ? --- ## [Ignition or Electrical problem? (auto related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignition-or-electrical-problem-auto-related/965530)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignition-or-electrical-problem-auto-related/965530 "2022-06-03T01:46:03Z")
This has happened twice this week. Try to turn on the car and it acts like the battery is completely dead. Trying to get the key out it will not turn back past the 1st position, i.e. when you insert the key and turn to… --- ## [Revised policy on rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revised-policy-on-rants/965516)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revised-policy-on-rants/965516 "2022-06-03T01:44:36Z")
Rants - impassioned tirades about whatever is bugging you - should go in the Pit. In the past, rants posted in other forums were routinely moved to the Pit, sometimes to the consternation of the OP. To avoid that problem… --- ## [Auto accident/Insurance question. Need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-accident-insurance-question-need-answer-fast/965523)
**Author:** [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-accident-insurance-question-need-answer-fast/965523 "2022-06-03T01:26:35Z")
A friend rear-ended the car in front of her. No injuries, but her car was pretty crunched-up. The other party’s insurance company has asked her to call them. I’ve never heard of this. Why would they seek contact, and sho… --- ## [California's Senate elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/californias-senate-elections/965606)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/californias-senate-elections/965606 "2022-06-03T00:56:44Z")
When Kamala Harris became Vice President, that left her Senate seat empty. Under California law, the Governor appoints a person to serve the remainder of an empty seat, until the next general election. So, the next gen… --- ## [WWIII Social Disruption](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwiii-social-disruption/965174)
**Author:** [@Spaquaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spaquaman)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwiii-social-disruption/965174 "2022-06-03T00:38:13Z")
I’m new to straight dope. I had an argument with a friend of mine. I contended that China would suffer less societal impacts (economy, food availability, medicine, manufacturing, stock market, etc) than the USA in the … --- ## [Food allergy is associated with lower risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-allergy-is-associated-with-lower-risk-of-sars-cov-2-infection/965535)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-allergy-is-associated-with-lower-risk-of-sars-cov-2-infection/965535 "2022-06-02T22:50:47Z")
When the HEROS study began, preliminary evidence from other research suggested that having an allergic disease might reduce a person’s susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection. The HEROS investigators found that having … --- ## ["Four killed in Tulsa shooting" (June 1, 2022)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-killed-in-tulsa-shooting-june-1-2022/965543)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-killed-in-tulsa-shooting-june-1-2022/965543 "2022-06-02T22:35:48Z")
A man carrying a rifle and a handgun opened fire in a medical office building in Tulsa, Okla., on Wednesday afternoon, killing four people and injuring several others before apparently taking his own life in the lates… --- ## [What’s with this key a cop is wearing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-with-this-key-a-cop-is-wearing/964702)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-with-this-key-a-cop-is-wearing/964702 "2022-06-02T21:13:28Z")
Starts at 52 seconds in. The Officer has, what appears to be an old fashioned skeleton key hanging off his epaulet next to a handcuff key. I keep my cuff key in my shirt pocket and another hidden in a belt keeper. But a… --- ## [Video game RPG question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-rpg-question/965524)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-rpg-question/965524 "2022-06-02T21:00:26Z")
In video games what are Vitality and Intelligence? What exactly am I doing to the character when I use an Item to increase vitality or intelligence? --- ## [Another fine turd dropped by the washington examiner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-turd-dropped-by-the-washington-examiner/965486)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-turd-dropped-by-the-washington-examiner/965486 "2022-06-02T19:36:50Z")
this was on my MSN news page yesterday and id thought id share it: :roll\_eyes: --- ## [Inability to search for simple stuff online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inability-to-search-for-simple-stuff-online/965383)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inability-to-search-for-simple-stuff-online/965383 "2022-06-02T18:32:24Z")
As many folks do, I belong to several facebook groups that specialize in certain hobbies/themes. In each of these groups, there is a regular occurrence that baffles me; Someone will create a post, asking a question th… --- ## [Jury Duty is Lame (rant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-is-lame-rant/952028)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-is-lame-rant/952028 "2022-06-02T17:04:04Z")
Civic duty, blah blah. For whatever reason-- let’s assume it really is random-- I’ve been summoned for jury duty 7 or 8 times in the last 20 years. My husband has been summoned 0 times during that same time period. I … --- ## [Help identify old console game from early 2000s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-old-console-game-from-early-2000s/965078)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-old-console-game-from-early-2000s/965078 "2022-06-02T16:47:23Z")
Trying to remember a game I used to like back in the day. Very likely on an Xbox but possibly PlayStation, somewhere in the 2001 to 2007 time span. It was a high speed racing game with hovercraft on light bridges. My me… --- ## [Movies in the Summer of 1982 -- 40 years ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-in-the-summer-of-1982-40-years-ago/965513)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-in-the-summer-of-1982-40-years-ago/965513 "2022-06-02T14:59:45Z")
It’s almost exactly 45 years since the first Star Wars movie opened. (It played for over a year in the same theater in Boston – now sadly torn down), and I saw it again on the TNT Marathon last weekend. But I’m thinking … --- ## [Apple CarPlay, ye vex me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-carplay-ye-vex-me/964655)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-carplay-ye-vex-me/964655 "2022-06-02T13:59:55Z")
Here are 3 of the consternations: I download podcasts to my phone but when I connect the phone to the car by USB, the podcasts show up with the cloud icon and a message says I need WiFi connection to listen. No WiFi n… --- ## [US Driving requirements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-driving-requirements/439513)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-driving-requirements/439513 "2022-06-02T12:24:53Z")
I’m a fan of Judge Judy…yes I know, I need to get a life. Anyway, there are quite a number of cases where a person has been driving a car without insurance but the car has “tags” I’m assuming that these tags are simi… --- ## [Is The Sun Visible From Nearby Stars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sun-visible-from-nearby-stars/965075)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sun-visible-from-nearby-stars/965075 "2022-06-02T12:11:29Z")
Let’s say an alien civilization around a nearby star system with one or more exoplanets – say, Vega, because why not – pointed their telescopes towards Sol. Would it even be visible to the Vegans’ naked eyes? What other … --- ## [Why does it bother my neighbors that I never open my blinds/shades?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-bother-my-neighbors-that-i-never-open-my-blinds-shades/964086)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-bother-my-neighbors-that-i-never-open-my-blinds-shades/964086 "2022-06-02T11:29:54Z")
(First of all, I hope they’re not reading. I would hate for them to think I have some sort of problem with them. They seem like perfectly decent people.) A couple of years ago, I bought a house, and it’s the type I gr… --- ## [Islam Question: If You're Deceived Into Doing Something Haram](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/islam-question-if-youre-deceived-into-doing-something-haram/965514)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/islam-question-if-youre-deceived-into-doing-something-haram/965514 "2022-06-02T07:46:00Z")
In this video, a standup comedian is in-character as … his character, working at a food truck. A customer asks him if the Smokey BBQ Pork is halal, and the character says “Yes.” An adult Muslim should know that Smokey B… --- ## [CAR-15 retro build](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-15-retro-build/965544)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-15-retro-build/965544 "2022-06-02T07:27:03Z")
Years ago, I wanted to build retro AR-15s/M-16s. I mostly got the rifle built, but I couldn’t get the front sight off of the barrel so that I could replace the tapered delta ring with a straight one, and I couldn’t get … --- ## [Elderly Indian couple suing son and daughter-in-law for $675,000 US unless they produce a child within a year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elderly-indian-couple-suing-son-and-daughter-in-law-for-675-000-us-unless-they-produce-a-child-within-a-year/964424)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elderly-indian-couple-suing-son-and-daughter-in-law-for-675-000-us-unless-they-produce-a-child-within-a-year/964424 "2022-06-02T07:13:19Z")
I’ve heard of baby pressure from your parents; even as a guy who’s chronically single, I’m not immune to it myself, but Jesus: --- ## [Tropes you got confused with reality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropes-you-got-confused-with-reality/965225)
**Author:** [@Trisha\_Gaurav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trisha_Gaurav)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropes-you-got-confused-with-reality/965225 "2022-06-02T06:25:26Z")
Because of movies like Bambi, The Lion King and Tarzan I grew up believing that animals hear each other speak English and the reason we can’t hear animals speak English is because our ears aren’t as sharp as theirs, and … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1093) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1095)