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**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2022, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-common-word-using-seven-letters-no-s/965140 "2022-05-31T10:02:11Z")
I don’t mean to make this a Thread Game. Maybe someone can answer with a dictionary search or something. The NY Times Spelling Bee has seven letters, which can be used multiple times, to form words. A word that uses a… --- ## [Kids in the Hall 2022 (Amazon series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-the-hall-2022-amazon-series/964395)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2022, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-the-hall-2022-amazon-series/964395 "2022-05-31T01:39:07Z")
Anyone watch the reboot of greatest sketch comedy troupe of all time on Amazon Prime? New season dropped today! I watched the first episode, and, while the boys are a bit older and doughier (aren’t we all?), they still … --- ## [Can we put the myth of a "good guy with a gun" as an argument to allow more permissive gun laws to rest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-put-the-myth-of-a-good-guy-with-a-gun-as-an-argument-to-allow-more-permissive-gun-laws-to-rest/965395)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2022, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-put-the-myth-of-a-good-guy-with-a-gun-as-an-argument-to-allow-more-permissive-gun-laws-to-rest/965395 "2022-05-31T00:51:56Z")
The recent mass murder at the school in Uvalde is the prompt for this post. AIUI the school in Uvalde had an armed guard on duty. Numerous law enforcement officers responded but did nothing for an hour. Texas ha… --- ## [Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers film on Disney+ (OPEN SPOILERS AFTER FIRST POST)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chip-n-dale-rescue-rangers-film-on-disney-open-spoilers-after-first-post/964770)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chip-n-dale-rescue-rangers-film-on-disney-open-spoilers-after-first-post/964770 "2022-05-30T23:39:01Z")
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, the film, dropped as a Disney+ exclusive today. Anyone else see this? (This post kept deliberately short to avoid roll-over spoilers). --- ## [Yes drummer Alan White dies at 72](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-drummer-alan-white-dies-at-72/965187)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-drummer-alan-white-dies-at-72/965187 "2022-05-30T23:14:22Z")
He also performed with (among others) the Plastic Ono Band, on “Instant Karma” and “Imagine.” --- ## [Bo Hopkins died at 80 or 84 (Wild Bunch, American Graffiti)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bo-hopkins-died-at-80-or-84-wild-bunch-american-graffiti/965357)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bo-hopkins-died-at-80-or-84-wild-bunch-american-graffiti/965357 "2022-05-30T22:20:43Z")
Bo didn’t do a lot of tv. Did 4 episodes of Rockford Files and 18 episodes of Dynasty. His Best known films are Sam Peckinpah’s The Wild Bunch, The Getaway and American Graffiti. Bo worked with major stars like William… --- ## [Ellen Page is trans/nonbinary now, name is Elliot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ellen-page-is-trans-nonbinary-now-name-is-elliot/926940)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 318\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ellen-page-is-trans-nonbinary-now-name-is-elliot/926940 "2022-05-30T21:20:15Z")
He came out as gay in 2014 which did not really surprise many people --- ## [Fish 'n' mac 'n' cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-n-mac-n-cheese/965232)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-n-mac-n-cheese/965232 "2022-05-30T21:19:32Z")
In a Friday mood, I was just thinking about possibly going out tonight for some fish ‘n’ chips. Except most of the places I go to around here (Metro Detroit) offer mac ‘n’ cheese instead of the normal soggy chips. And ,a… --- ## [Is youtubetime.com gone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-youtubetime-com-gone/965362)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-youtubetime-com-gone/965362 "2022-05-30T20:46:11Z")
I wanted to go to a specific time on a YouTube video, and headed over to youtubetime.com. It wasn’t there. Or at least, it seemed to be ads instead of the page. I manually entered the code to the URL (#t=0m40s) instea… --- ## [Chicxulub misses Earth. What does Earth look like today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicxulub-misses-earth-what-does-earth-look-like-today/964516)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicxulub-misses-earth-what-does-earth-look-like-today/964516 "2022-05-30T20:45:22Z")
Too many variables to be sure, but using educated guesses, predict what our biosphere’s makeup would look like today if the Chixulub impactor never impacted. Points to consider: Would our planet still be dinosauric, wit… --- ## [What is the best (easiest) way for a family to share photos with each other after a vaction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-easiest-way-for-a-family-to-share-photos-with-each-other-after-a-vaction/965360)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-easiest-way-for-a-family-to-share-photos-with-each-other-after-a-vaction/965360 "2022-05-30T20:36:23Z")
I recently returned from a vacation with my brother and sister and we would like to be able to share our photos with each other online so we can all pick the best from the bunch. All of the photos were taken with cell p… --- ## [Would you try Pepsi-Roni pizza?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-try-pepsi-roni-pizza/964627)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-try-pepsi-roni-pizza/964627 "2022-05-30T20:14:33Z")
Because apparently it’s a thing? You first, I guess-though if I get hungry enough… --- ## [Botticelli - May 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823 "2022-05-30T19:52:49Z")
Last month: Botticelli - April 2022 - #252 by Elendil\_s\_Heir I am --- ## [Are people still excited for the final Game of Thrones Novels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-still-excited-for-the-final-game-of-thrones-novels/931692)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-still-excited-for-the-final-game-of-thrones-novels/931692 "2022-05-30T17:11:27Z")
…or did the TV show kill all enthusiasm for it? I never finished the books but it seemed like people talked about them all the time but reactions to the TV finale seem to have erased all that. Are people still looking f… --- ## [Fun with beets!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-beets/965218)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-beets/965218 "2022-05-30T17:03:02Z")
A couple of years ago, my wife and I discovered how much we like beets. I REALLY like them simply boiled, served hot or cold, sliced or cubed. My wife wishes to find some recipe combining them with some other ingredien… --- ## [Water color change in naval video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-color-change-in-naval-video/965337)
**Author:** [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-color-change-in-naval-video/965337 "2022-05-30T15:24:21Z")
This is a video of a US Navy ship going from full speed to a dead stop. Partway through, you can see the water in the ship’s wake start to change color. It starts becoming noticable about the 40-second mark, and then i… --- ## [Attempting to murder someone that is already dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempting-to-murder-someone-that-is-already-dead/964247)
**Author:** [@Jay\_Z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jay_Z)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempting-to-murder-someone-that-is-already-dead/964247 "2022-05-30T13:57:25Z")
This came from an old movie. I won’t say which unless requested, so no spoilers. Man, an old lover, is blackmailing a woman. Woman gets a gun and goes to kill the man. He is lying on a bed, eyes open, not moving or r… --- ## [Has A Government Ever Taken Drastic Measures To Address A Labor Shortage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-government-ever-taken-drastic-measures-to-address-a-labor-shortage/963261)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-government-ever-taken-drastic-measures-to-address-a-labor-shortage/963261 "2022-05-30T13:02:38Z")
Define “drastic” as you will, but has any government ever taken drastic measures in response to a labor shortage? About the only solutions I can see, apart from state-sanctioned slavery, is to cut benefits to the unemplo… --- ## [When do you first remember buying Chicken Tenders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-first-remember-buying-chicken-tenders/965222)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-first-remember-buying-chicken-tenders/965222 "2022-05-30T11:54:10Z")
I can’t remember seeing Chicken Tenders until the early 90’s. They just popped up on menus and I found my new favorite lunch. A 8 piece tender with Red beans & rice and ranch dip is my standard order at Popeyes. I vauge… --- ## ["Crazy Rich Asians" = Asians Who Are Crazy Rich, Or Crazy Asians Who Are Rich?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-rich-asians-asians-who-are-crazy-rich-or-crazy-asians-who-are-rich/965300)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-rich-asians-asians-who-are-crazy-rich-or-crazy-asians-who-are-rich/965300 "2022-05-30T09:54:16Z")
Which interpretation was the author’s intention? Or was it meant to be ambiguous? --- ## [My Turning Red experience (Super long, ABSOLUTE SPOILERS!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-turning-red-experience-super-long-absolute-spoilers/965346)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-turning-red-experience-super-long-absolute-spoilers/965346 "2022-05-30T08:07:11Z")
So I learned from my usual YouTube and Twitter sources how Turning Red caused this huge firestorm. Other than a few Saberspark respondents, it seemed that nobody was neutral on this, it was either love or hatred. The det… --- ## [Legal Humor Twosome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-humor-twosome/965265)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-humor-twosome/965265 "2022-05-30T07:10:44Z")
Bradshaw v. Unity Marine Corp., Inc., 147 F. Supp. 2d 668 (S.D. Tex. 2001) is an opinion that shows up on favorites sites. It’s real. It’s a hoot. It’s Texas. Here’s a taste. Before proceeding further, the Court notes … --- ## [Retired tropes of yesteryear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retired-tropes-of-yesteryear/963324)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 362\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retired-tropes-of-yesteryear/963324 "2022-05-30T06:26:39Z")
While reading the Dealbreaker screenplay clichés thread I got to thinking, what about tropes or cliched sound effects that used to be popular but are never, or at least seldom used these days? One I mentioned in that th… --- ## [Chillin' in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chillin-in-the-mmp/964926)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chillin-in-the-mmp/964926 "2022-05-30T06:02:44Z")
Awoke to a refreshing 63° morning - such a relief after 3 days of heat and humidity. It’s a brief respite, but I’ll take it!!! Happy Moanday!! --- ## [What’s the difference between Rock & Roll and Country/Western music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-difference-between-rock-roll-and-country-western-music/963925)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-difference-between-rock-roll-and-country-western-music/963925 "2022-05-30T05:51:45Z")
I mean, it’s pretty easy to distinguish when you hear the songs, although there is certainly some grey area. But bands of these categories all seem to use the instruments, equipment, etc. Are there any characteristics… --- ## [Child Protection Laws and Foreign Visitors To The US (Don't need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-protection-laws-and-foreign-visitors-to-the-us-dont-need-answer-fast/965305)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-protection-laws-and-foreign-visitors-to-the-us-dont-need-answer-fast/965305 "2022-05-30T04:27:57Z")
Let’s say a British family is on vacation in the US, say at a hotel at Walt Disney World. One night, other guests hears sounds of distress coming from a nearby hotel room. Police investigate, and they discover that the p… --- ## [Why is The Orville so good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-orville-so-good/952427)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-orville-so-good/952427 "2022-05-30T02:05:24Z")
OK, I’m late to this party, but I only recently got access to be able to watch The Orville - and it has greatly surpassed the expectations I had formed about it. Open spoilers in this thread. I hope that’s OK… All I … --- ## [Looking to buy "assignment churchill" by thompson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-to-buy-assignment-churchill-by-thompson/965328)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-to-buy-assignment-churchill-by-thompson/965328 "2022-05-30T01:17:24Z")
I would like a Hardcover copy. $10 or so. --- ## [Share a beautiful song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-beautiful-song/958313)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-beautiful-song/958313 "2022-05-30T00:27:30Z")
One song per post, please. Bonus points for discussion and/or link. Mine is Joni Mitchell’s 2000 remake of “Both Sides Now”. Nothing against her early version (or Judy Collins’ take), but this arrangement and, especiall… --- ## [How does 2017 Honda CRV radio/player sort folders and tracks on USB drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-2017-honda-crv-radio-player-sort-folders-and-tracks-on-usb-drive/965298)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-2017-honda-crv-radio-player-sort-folders-and-tracks-on-usb-drive/965298 "2022-05-29T22:24:38Z")
My wife has a 2017 Honda CRV with a bog standard radio/player. The player has a USB port on a little cable in the center console. I can easily connect a USB “thumb drive” and play tracks. Everything’s great, right? N… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1111&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1113&state=tracking)