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**Author:** [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2022, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscription-info-location/937777 "2022-05-17T01:04:39Z")
I think that my charter member subscription is about to expire, but I can not seem to find my subscription information nor an I find where I can extend it. I do miss the easily accessed and user friendly user control pa… --- ## [CalMeacham has another story out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-has-another-story-out/964519)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2022, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-has-another-story-out/964519 "2022-05-17T00:04:16Z")
It’s been a while, I admit, but I’ve mainly been working on my submarine book. My story Skin is in the newly-released anthology Myths Subverted, edited by Dimitar Dakovski and available on various e-book platforms, incl… --- ## [Tube through the Earth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tube-through-the-earth/508787)
**Author:** [@gork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gork)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tube-through-the-earth/508787 "2022-05-16T22:26:51Z")
I performed this calculation about 10 years ago. If I recall correctly, it was a surprisingly short trip - 13 minutes or 23 or 32 or something like that. The velocity at the center was incredible. The other assumption yo… --- ## [The omnibus "I can't unsee it" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-i-cant-unsee-it-thread/964372)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-i-cant-unsee-it-thread/964372 "2022-05-16T21:56:08Z")
Things once you notice it, you can’t stop NOT noticing it. I’ll start: Former Texas Governor Ann Richards and Mom from Futurama are the same person. … --- ## [How does one open the back of this watch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-open-the-back-of-this-watch/964482)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-open-the-back-of-this-watch/964482 "2022-05-16T21:44:14Z")
My wife has a Mark Jacobs Valentine watch. The back looks like this. The thing is no longer running and the wife wishes to remedy that. We found a watch repair outfit a few miles down the road; however, the repairer was … --- ## [Changing jobs in your 40s; or, steronz overshares about his mental health](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-jobs-in-your-40s-or-steronz-overshares-about-his-mental-health/964506)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-jobs-in-your-40s-or-steronz-overshares-about-his-mental-health/964506 "2022-05-16T20:30:04Z")
I’ve struggled with anxiety and depression for as long as I can remember. It caused me to drop out of college my first go-round, and it got so bad about 3 years ago that I’m not sure how I kept my job. Around that time… --- ## [I made a funny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-funny/964509)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-funny/964509 "2022-05-16T20:25:28Z")
There was a state fair poster on Facebook with a big list of mostly 60s acts. I commented: “Gary Puckett- Matt Gaetz’s favorite singer.” --- ## [RIP Kenneth Welsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-kenneth-welsh/964095)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-kenneth-welsh/964095 "2022-05-16T20:24:52Z")
He played Larry Loomis, Sovereign Protector, on Lodge 49. He was butt naked (from the back) in one episode. Fortunately, I can’t find a clip of it. He had a long career, though. --- ## [Kentucky Derby 2022: won by longest shot in 109 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2022-won-by-longest-shot-in-109-years/964137)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2022-won-by-longest-shot-in-109-years/964137 "2022-05-16T17:49:14Z")
Crazy story: Rich Strike, the winning horse, only made it into the race on Friday morning when another entrant was scratched, and then came from the back of the pack in the last 40 seconds. The video below shows the incr… --- ## [Finding a particular Ripley's book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-a-particular-ripleys-book/964466)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-a-particular-ripleys-book/964466 "2022-05-16T17:25:50Z")
When I was grade-school age, in the late 1970s, I owned a Ripley’s Believe It Or Not collection, in hardback with a green cover. I would love to be able to find that edition again, but haven’t had much luck hunting on my… --- ## [What is the name of this lyrical rhyming technique?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-lyrical-rhyming-technique/964477)
**Author:** [@Wallaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallaby)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-lyrical-rhyming-technique/964477 "2022-05-16T14:45:15Z")
So I was listening to my favourite piece of music - Lisa Minelli’s version of ‘Cabaret’ (here, for those who need a reminder) , and I again noticed the how the first line of the ‘verse’ (for want of a better word) only r… --- ## [David Tenant and Catherine Tate returning to Doctor who in 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-tenant-and-catherine-tate-returning-to-doctor-who-in-2023/964470)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-tenant-and-catherine-tate-returning-to-doctor-who-in-2023/964470 "2022-05-16T13:54:06Z")
Not permanently, obviously. But for the 60th anniversary. --- ## [Transferring a message from a phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transferring-a-message-from-a-phone/964255)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transferring-a-message-from-a-phone/964255 "2022-05-16T11:58:15Z")
If I have a phone message recorded on my phone and want to transfer it to some MP3 or similar format and store it elsewhere, is there a method better than holding up some recording device close to the phone and playing t… --- ## ['You can run, but you'll only die tired.'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-run-but-youll-only-die-tired/964149)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-run-but-youll-only-die-tired/964149 "2022-05-16T11:50:43Z")
‘You can run, but you’ll only die tired.’ was supposedly said by Boba Fett. I can’t remember hearing Boba Fett talking, much less that line. In my head, I hear Clint Eastwood saying it. I’m pretty sure I didn’t hear i… --- ## [Passenger lands plane with help from air traffic control](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passenger-lands-plane-with-help-from-air-traffic-control/964301)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passenger-lands-plane-with-help-from-air-traffic-control/964301 "2022-05-16T10:20:07Z")
Pilot in a Cessna becomes incapacitated. Passenger radios for help. Air traffic controller gives instructions to passenger. Passenger lands plane. Wow. --- ## [Advice on which cat bed to get](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-which-cat-bed-to-get/964458)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-which-cat-bed-to-get/964458 "2022-05-16T09:12:21Z")
My cats like a cat bed I’ve bought them but there’s 1 bed for 3 cats, 2 of whom particularly like the bed. I’ve narrowed down a list of cat beds that I think they might like. I’d ask them in purrson if I could but I don… --- ## [Recommendation for an exciting and engaging, yet 'chill' video game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendation-for-an-exciting-and-engaging-yet-chill-video-game/963905)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendation-for-an-exciting-and-engaging-yet-chill-video-game/963905 "2022-05-16T06:52:01Z")
Hey folks, I’m looking for a game for my wife to play. We used to play together all the time in the past; mostly the Borderlands games and Diabo III (not sure how many vacation days we used to play those all day togethe… --- ## [John Cleese's High Praise of Bill Hicks and Finding a Hi-Resolution Version of the Video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleeses-high-praise-of-bill-hicks-and-finding-a-hi-resolution-version-of-the-video/964485)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleeses-high-praise-of-bill-hicks-and-finding-a-hi-resolution-version-of-the-video/964485 "2022-05-16T06:18:02Z")
TL;DR - I’d like opinions on how to find the best-resolution versions of videos. At the same time, I’d like you guys to consider watching the video I am seeking a better version of: John Cleese and Michael Palin praising… --- ## [A Friday The Thirteenth MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friday-the-thirteenth-mmp/964175)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friday-the-thirteenth-mmp/964175 "2022-05-16T05:09:13Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 57 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 84 and N.O.S. for the day. The big excitin’ thing in my life today is callin’ the pharmacy to get a ‘script refilled a… --- ## [The home lending market has gone freaking insane!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-home-lending-market-has-gone-freaking-insane/964423)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-home-lending-market-has-gone-freaking-insane/964423 "2022-05-16T04:25:21Z")
I haven’t purchased a home in over 20 years. So perhaps it’s been like this for a while and I’m just now finding out about it. I came across a listing for a house. Reasonable price, right off a lake. I then get to daydr… --- ## [High Pitched Whine from CRT TVs, can anyone else hear it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-pitched-whine-from-crt-tvs-can-anyone-else-hear-it/699135)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-pitched-whine-from-crt-tvs-can-anyone-else-hear-it/699135 "2022-05-16T03:37:05Z")
If I am in the same room as a CRT TV while it is on, unless the volume is jacked way up, I can hear this high pitched whine that drives me crazy and makes my ears hurt. A lot of people I know can’t hear it at all, but I… --- ## [GAAP: Journaling the use of personal car for self-employed business purposes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaap-journaling-the-use-of-personal-car-for-self-employed-business-purposes/964211)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaap-journaling-the-use-of-personal-car-for-self-employed-business-purposes/964211 "2022-05-16T03:20:47Z")
Suppose I have a small consulting business and use my car for local travel. The car is not exclusively for the business; I do not depreciate the car as a business asset. What is the correct handling of this? Am I entitle… --- ## [How far back in time could you go and have your tech reverse engineered? (or at least spur innovation)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-back-in-time-could-you-go-and-have-your-tech-reverse-engineered-or-at-least-spur-innovation/964321)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-back-in-time-could-you-go-and-have-your-tech-reverse-engineered-or-at-least-spur-innovation/964321 "2022-05-16T02:54:55Z")
I was wondering what scientists and engineers in 1960 would make of my cell phone if I traveled back in time with it. Would they be able to make head or tails of it? Would they be able to learn anything from it that wo… --- ## [What Is This Drinking Vessel Called? I Want One!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-drinking-vessel-called-i-want-one/964412)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-drinking-vessel-called-i-want-one/964412 "2022-05-16T02:40:57Z")
This woman is drinking out of a strange but beautiful drinking vessel in a Spanish town. What’s it called? --- ## [Overwintering Plants Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overwintering-plants-question/964465)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overwintering-plants-question/964465 "2022-05-16T00:43:02Z")
I live in Northwest Montana, growing zone 5, and last year I planted a number of different perennials in my backyard. Some grasses, and some flowering and woody shrubs. Some of the plants were planted in the ground, whil… --- ## [Voting advice: Should I vote to win or who I like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-advice-should-i-vote-to-win-or-who-i-like/964252)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-advice-should-i-vote-to-win-or-who-i-like/964252 "2022-05-16T00:42:30Z")
This is based off a discussion I’ve had with friends and family, and I wanted to get the Dope’s take. So assume there are two candidates: one has all of the same views as you, they’re a young go-getter, and they break t… --- ## [Had to return adopted doggo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-to-return-adopted-doggo/964392)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-to-return-adopted-doggo/964392 "2022-05-16T00:41:50Z")
Unfortunately, Shea got aggressive toward cats even though she was fostered with them and had lived with them most of her life. Maybe being jerked around was a contributing factor; she had been returned by someone who l… --- ## [Why are docs and hospitals still using faxes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-docs-and-hospitals-still-using-faxes/964363)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2022, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-docs-and-hospitals-still-using-faxes/964363 "2022-05-15T23:39:59Z")
I guess old habits die hard. Most of their records are online which is nice but they are still big fax users from what I can tell. Some docs only use fax to send rx to pharmacy. --- ## [Should graduation speakers ‘go rogue?’](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-graduation-speakers-go-rogue/964358)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-graduation-speakers-go-rogue/964358 "2022-05-15T20:13:15Z")
First of all, I’m referring to student speakers such as the valedictorian, not an invited well known public figure. My opinion is a big fat NO. A graduation speech isn’t an open forum for one person with a captive audie… --- ## [What does the G in G-string stand for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-g-in-g-string-stand-for/211870)
**Author:** [@LFenwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LFenwick)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-g-in-g-string-stand-for/211870 "2022-05-15T20:00:30Z")
I was always under the impression that is stood for the Grafenberg area, or G-spot, as in Dr. Ernst Grafenberg’s research findings—?:wink: Link to column: What does the G in G-string stand for? – CKDH [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1109) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1111)