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**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-bought-my-very-first-brand-new-vehicle/964132 "2022-05-08T23:30:07Z")
Never had a brand new vehicle in my life. It’s a 2022 gmc Canyon Elevation. --- ## [Most Shameless Kids Advertising?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameless-kids-advertising/963390)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameless-kids-advertising/963390 "2022-05-08T22:40:24Z")
Growing up, advertising directly to children was something done aggressively by almost every relevant big company. Maybe it still is, I do not watch any of it. One reads about newer laws and restricted hours and corpor… --- ## [Are there ties between belief in conspiracy theories and religiosity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-ties-between-belief-in-conspiracy-theories-and-religiosity/963558)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-ties-between-belief-in-conspiracy-theories-and-religiosity/963558 "2022-05-08T22:07:46Z")
An article in PsyPost titled “People who endorse conspiracy theories tend to be more religious, and this may be due to ideological overlap” People who endorse conspiracy theories tend to be more religious, and this may … --- ## [Questions about the Mariupol Steel Plant Situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-mariupol-steel-plant-situation/964046)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-mariupol-steel-plant-situation/964046 "2022-05-08T19:08:51Z")
Various news sources have reported the steel plant in Mariupol as the last Ukrainian holdout in southeastern Ukraine. There are still about 200 civilians in the plant, along with Ukrainian military personnel. I watched… --- ## [What's the best way to type a sigh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-type-a-sigh/316691)
**Author:** [@some\_white\_dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/some_white_dude)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-type-a-sigh/316691 "2022-05-08T18:57:31Z")
While talking on AIM, I often want to “sigh” to the person with whom I’m talking. The problem is, I have no idea how to do this. I don’t like using sigh, so what can I use? I’m looking for something along the lines of “u… --- ## [So my eye doc wants to give me "punctal plugs"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-eye-doc-wants-to-give-me-punctal-plugs/964083)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-eye-doc-wants-to-give-me-punctal-plugs/964083 "2022-05-08T17:11:30Z")
They’re little teeny plugs that they stick in your tear-draining ducts so they don’t drain tears away from your eyes. They’re for people with dry eye, like me. But my insurance has now nixed my Xiidra (tear-producting … --- ## [Einstein on the Beach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/einstein-on-the-beach/964111)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/einstein-on-the-beach/964111 "2022-05-08T15:45:38Z")
At the end of Einstein on the Beach, the bus driver tells a “soothing story” about two lovers sitting on a park bench &c. This one at 4:05: Does anybody know anything about it, like who wrote those lyrics,… --- ## [Doubled book titles -or- when did book titles stop having "or" in them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doubled-book-titles-or-when-did-book-titles-stop-having-or-in-them/964126)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doubled-book-titles-or-when-did-book-titles-stop-having-or-in-them/964126 "2022-05-08T14:56:27Z")
19th century books seemed to have double titles frequently, like Frank’s Campaign; or, What Boys Can Do on the Farm for the Camp Timothy Crump’s Ward; or, The New Years Loan, And What Became of It Moby-Dick; or, The W… --- ## [Help me with the ‘snot’ rhyme](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-the-snot-rhyme/704956)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-the-snot-rhyme/704956 "2022-05-08T14:36:48Z")
I bet most anglophones have heard this at some point in their lives: If you’re dancing with your honey And your nose is wet and runny You may think it’s funny But it’s not! (snot) I recite this with … --- ## [Please Explain This Lighting Technoloogy To Me (and is it new?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-this-lighting-technoloogy-to-me-and-is-it-new/964140)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-this-lighting-technoloogy-to-me-and-is-it-new/964140 "2022-05-08T13:47:14Z")
Note the projections on Cinderella Castle in this pic: dull hosted at ImgBB — ImgBB Notice that the transition between one color and the next is kind of … dull (for lack of a better choice of words). Now note this one: h… --- ## [Calculating long-term capital gains tax](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calculating-long-term-capital-gains-tax/964092)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calculating-long-term-capital-gains-tax/964092 "2022-05-08T12:48:19Z")
Been trying to figure out long term capital gains tax. Multiple sources point to a rate of 0%, 15%, or 20% depending on your taxable income: Seems simple. But suppose we’re married and filing jointly, and our taxabl… --- ## [SDMB To Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-to-me/957275)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-to-me/957275 "2022-05-08T12:45:29Z")
I don’t know if I’ve said this before. But the SDMB is very important to me. It is really unlike any other message board on the internet. It’s factual and accurate. And I think a lot of people here are doctors, lawyers, … --- ## [Do A Horse's Odds Directly Correlate to Exotic-Bet Payouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-horses-odds-directly-correlate-to-exotic-bet-payouts/964139)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-horses-odds-directly-correlate-to-exotic-bet-payouts/964139 "2022-05-08T12:31:04Z")
Say Epitaph is at 5:1, Valentine at 6:1, and Paul Revere at 7:1. But those bets are Win bets only, aren’t they? Or do the monies bet on exotics (exacta, trifecta, superfecta, yada yada) also play into their odds? Like, c… --- ## [Is Cascade dishwasher powder being discontinued?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cascade-dishwasher-powder-being-discontinued/955593)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cascade-dishwasher-powder-being-discontinued/955593 "2022-05-08T11:50:02Z")
We’ve used Cascade Complete powder for decades, but recently, we cannot find it in any area stores. Amazon is gouging for delivery. All we can find are the new pods. I’m having a hard tie getting clear info on-line. A… --- ## [Is there a difference between middle school and junior high school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-middle-school-and-junior-high-school/963494)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-middle-school-and-junior-high-school/963494 "2022-05-08T11:20:42Z")
I went to junior high school in San Diego. Junior high was grades 7, 8 and 9. I went to high school in the L.A. Unified School District. I entered high school as a sophomore because LAUSD’s high schools were grades 9,… --- ## [The only word you're not allowed to use ironically](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-only-word-youre-not-allowed-to-use-ironically/963827)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-only-word-youre-not-allowed-to-use-ironically/963827 "2022-05-08T09:34:44Z")
. . . is \*ironic." --- ## [Why doen't an automatic transmission just use 'automation' on a manual transmission?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doent-an-automatic-transmission-just-use-automation-on-a-manual-transmission/964108)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doent-an-automatic-transmission-just-use-automation-on-a-manual-transmission/964108 "2022-05-08T08:27:21Z")
Something I have pondered, instead of redesigning the transmission with a torque converter and planetary gear set and bands, why not just use a standard transmission and external to the transmission have the manual cont… --- ## [Academic History: How well would a modern person do at a medieval university?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academic-history-how-well-would-a-modern-person-do-at-a-medieval-university/640808)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academic-history-how-well-would-a-modern-person-do-at-a-medieval-university/640808 "2022-05-08T05:20:14Z")
Here’s a question for all of you that know a lot or a little about medieval life. I just got a brand spanking new time machine. My dream is to travel back to Medieval England and enroll in Cambridge or Oxford and get a… --- ## [Screenplay Copyright Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screenplay-copyright-question/964133)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screenplay-copyright-question/964133 "2022-05-08T03:25:38Z")
Any working screenwriters out there? When do you copyright your screenplay? Assuming you do. --- ## [What To Do Or Say When A Doctor Examines Your Privates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-or-say-when-a-doctor-examines-your-privates/963621)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-or-say-when-a-doctor-examines-your-privates/963621 "2022-05-08T03:11:24Z")
You would be surprised to know that this issue hasn’t even come up until recently. Because up till now, I’ve never had a doctor who wanted to examine my privates. Well, I do use the term recently loosely. Because it has … --- ## [What's the source of the "We've been trying to reach you about your car's extended warranty" meme?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-source-of-the-weve-been-trying-to-reach-you-about-your-cars-extended-warranty-meme/964017)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-source-of-the-weve-been-trying-to-reach-you-about-your-cars-extended-warranty-meme/964017 "2022-05-08T02:52:51Z")
I’ve heard this joke used before, in the context of either aggressive telemarketing, persistent scammers, or both. What I don’t get is the context. Was this really a thing at some point, some car warranty broker just spa… --- ## [Your Most Unique Vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-unique-vacation/963902)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-unique-vacation/963902 "2022-05-08T02:48:18Z")
In another thread, @Procrustus asked for more when I mentioned my vacation on an aircraft carrier, so… A few years ago, mrs.gnu and I were invited by my brother-in-law in the navy to be his guests on a “Tiger Cruise.” T… --- ## [Northern\_Piper's Avatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-pipers-avatar/963447)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-pipers-avatar/963447 "2022-05-08T00:23:51Z")
I pit Northern\_Piper’s avatar. I have seen Northern\_Piper claim that it is supposed to be some sort of bizarre, foreign musical instrument. This is clearly a delusion. It is obvious that the avatar represents a mosqui… --- ## [Why can humans inhale steam without problems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-humans-inhale-steam-without-problems/964103)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-humans-inhale-steam-without-problems/964103 "2022-05-08T00:10:43Z")
As anyone who has gone swimming can attest it doesn’t take much water entering your lungs to have a very very bad coughing fit. But steam inhalation is a common procedure done to help alleviate respiratory issues. Wh… --- ## [Nissan Rogue door lock issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nissan-rogue-door-lock-issue/960248)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nissan-rogue-door-lock-issue/960248 "2022-05-07T22:40:54Z")
I when I lock the doors the big rear door does not lock. Seems to me that’s a bug but maybe not. --- ## [What should I wear to a Weird Al concert?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-wear-to-a-weird-al-concert/205838)
**Author:** [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-wear-to-a-weird-al-concert/205838 "2022-05-07T21:57:42Z")
My girlfriend and I are going to see Weird Al live next week (:D!), but we’ve never been to any of his concerts and have no idea about appropriate attire. Does anyone who has been to any of his shows have any advice? Ho… --- ## [I'm three words into writing an Elvis Presley biography](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-three-words-into-writing-an-elvis-presley-biography/964104)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-three-words-into-writing-an-elvis-presley-biography/964104 "2022-05-07T21:24:24Z")
All I have is the title: “Tender, Lonesome, Cruel” based on three songs I associate with him. What three adjectives can you come up with that would sum up a historical figure accurately and appropriately? --- ## [Babies' Helen Keller Moment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babies-helen-keller-moment/963826)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babies-helen-keller-moment/963826 "2022-05-07T21:20:42Z")
You know that scene in The Miracle Worker when the young Helen Keller suddenly realizes that the gestures Annie has been trying to teach her have meaning? In one moment she discovered the ideas of language and communica… --- ## [How do I watch my MacBook Pro on our Sony Smart TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-watch-my-macbook-pro-on-our-sony-smart-tv/964115)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-watch-my-macbook-pro-on-our-sony-smart-tv/964115 "2022-05-07T20:58:48Z")
There are times I want to watch something on the TV instead of my computer (e.g., I want to show the wife something). I have paired my MacBook Pro with the TV. When I choose the Input option on the TV, it gives me a sc… --- ## [Can a SCOTUS judge be removed for perjury?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-scotus-judge-be-removed-for-perjury/963938)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-scotus-judge-be-removed-for-perjury/963938 "2022-05-07T19:29:55Z")
Just a reminder folks, this is factual questions. I don’t want anybody to get a warning so please keep it factual. :slight\_smile: Suppose a justice perjured themselves during their confirmation hearings, but this was on… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1129&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1131&state=tracking)