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**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mutual-respect-for-a-better-world/962839 "2022-04-15T22:24:50Z")
Totally mundane. I picked up my monthly prescriptions yesterday. The pharmacist, who is of Greek origin) greeted me with a cheerful Happy Passover. I replied, “And a Happy Easter to you.” Then I stopped and said, “Oh… --- ## [Looking for the definition of a Kentucky rifle component called "frisson"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-definition-of-a-kentucky-rifle-component-called-frisson/962896)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-definition-of-a-kentucky-rifle-component-called-frisson/962896 "2022-04-15T22:12:17Z")
Hi I’m looking for the definition of an early rifle (Kentucky rifle)component called “frisson”. I’ve been looking for some time for a defiition for this component but haven’t found any. It resembles 'frizzen" but I’m no… --- ## [Question regarding Christian doctrine on salvation as a 'free gift"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-christian-doctrine-on-salvation-as-a-free-gift/962821)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-christian-doctrine-on-salvation-as-a-free-gift/962821 "2022-04-15T21:38:25Z")
Is the idea of salvation as a’ free gift’ a Protestant tenet of was it a Catholic belief prior to Martin Luther’s assertion on the matter. --- ## [How can energy and momentum \*both\* be conserved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-energy-and-momentum-both-be-conserved/962301)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-energy-and-momentum-both-be-conserved/962301 "2022-04-15T20:52:08Z")
Suppose that two bodies collide in a closed system. If I denote their masses and velocities 1 and 2, and their velocities before and after the collision b and a, then the law of conservation of momentum says that the fol… --- ## [Ralph Macchio's voice... does he sound more child-like to you now compared to 30 years ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ralph-macchios-voice-does-he-sound-more-child-like-to-you-now-compared-to-30-years-ago/959913)
**Author:** [@mmmiiikkkeee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mmmiiikkkeee)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ralph-macchios-voice-does-he-sound-more-child-like-to-you-now-compared-to-30-years-ago/959913 "2022-04-13T20:12:18Z")
Ralph’s voice stood out to me when I started watching him again in the Cobra Kai series a few years ago, and he sounds the same in recent interviews as well so I don’t think he alters his voice for that character. He so… --- ## [What happened to the Log Out icon? {in Sam’s Simple theme}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-log-out-icon-in-sam-s-simple-theme/960416)
**Author:** [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-log-out-icon-in-sam-s-simple-theme/960416 "2022-04-15T19:04:35Z")
What happened to the Log Out icon? Why was it removed? Who chose to remove it? I was away for 10 days and since coming home found I now have to go through the icon to Preferences to log out. It used to be prominently di… --- ## [ST: TOS. Was Scotty’s accent Scottish or Irish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-tos-was-scotty-s-accent-scottish-or-irish/960695)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-tos-was-scotty-s-accent-scottish-or-irish/960695 "2022-04-15T18:38:41Z")
I know that James Doohan was Canadian, but to my untrained ear, Scotty sounded more like Rory McIlroy than Gordon Ramsay. Am I off base here? --- ## [Tall people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-people/961938)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-people/961938 "2022-04-15T17:33:24Z")
I just looked up the IMDB bio for the director of one of my favorite movies, THE LIVES OF OTHERS, and learned that he, Florian Von Hammersmark (sp?) stands 6 feet and 8 1/2 inches tall. Aside from athletes, which other … --- ## [Should I pay off my car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-pay-off-my-car/962827)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-pay-off-my-car/962827 "2022-04-15T16:51:42Z")
I’ve got a several year old car with a loan at 3.74%, principal balance is $18,852.18, monthly payment is $540.87. Finance charges in 2021 were $766.08. Kelly says the car is worth $36,547. In normal times I’d figure my… --- ## [Benefits of Air Baths?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benefits-of-air-baths/962731)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benefits-of-air-baths/962731 "2022-04-15T16:28:22Z")
As you can see, Benjamin Franklin used to take air baths. My question: is there any (and note I said any) benefits to them? This article is a little skeptical. But they don’t have the final word. And, hey, nudists chim… --- ## [Question about TV gumbo recipe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-tv-gumbo-recipe/962885)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-tv-gumbo-recipe/962885 "2022-04-15T16:22:17Z")
I just finished watching this show on OMNI. It has virtually no narration, and it doesn’t give a list of ingredients. You can only follow the visuals. What I want to know is: What the hell is the green mush she puts i… --- ## [What is this lyric?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-lyric/962841)
**Author:** [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-lyric/962841 "2022-04-15T15:40:37Z")
This is a cover of an old song by Furry Lewis. No relation to the Grateful Dead’s “Casey Jones.” Around 4:50, he sings “I’m a natural born (something), I don’t have to work.” “Easer”? “Easel”? What say you? … --- ## [Why aren't there anti-torpedo torpedos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-there-anti-torpedo-torpedos/222818)
**Author:** [@Deptford](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deptford)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-there-anti-torpedo-torpedos/222818 "2022-04-15T15:17:39Z")
I like a good techno-thriller and i picked up a copy of Tom Clancys ‘SSN’ second-hand the other day. As the name suggests it involves submarine warfare and it started me wondering. How come ships don’t have anti-torpedo… --- ## [Is this use of a disabled parking spot illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-use-of-a-disabled-parking-spot-illegal/962370)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-use-of-a-disabled-parking-spot-illegal/962370 "2022-04-15T15:13:53Z")
I have a friend who is disabled. She needs a wheelchair to move around. I sometimes drive her around to places. When I do so, I park in disabled parking spaces so she will have less distance to travel in her chair. Bec… --- ## [Today I learned I can do a partial edit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-learned-i-can-do-a-partial-edit/962394)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-learned-i-can-do-a-partial-edit/962394 "2022-04-15T14:16:51Z")
I’ve never seen anyone mention this before (that doesn’t mean nobody has), but I discovered today, totally by accident, that if I want to correct a small typo in a post I made that I don’t have to edit the entire thing b… --- ## [Cold weather in Texas (and other states) - electricity availability and home solar panels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-weather-in-texas-and-other-states-electricity-availability-and-home-solar-panels/933483)
**Author:** [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-weather-in-texas-and-other-states-electricity-availability-and-home-solar-panels/933483 "2021-02-24T22:32:19Z")
I’m surprised that I haven’t seen any speculation on the effect of the recent cold weather on the sales of home solar panels. I suspect that the companies will be gearing up intense sales campaigns. And…have there been… --- ## [Questions about a house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-a-house/962784)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-a-house/962784 "2022-04-15T05:24:49Z")
Where is this house…and how much would you pay the movers to haul your stuff into it? https://scontent.fhio2-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/278221031\_1164423457431072\_3250227012443586712\_n.jpg?\_nc\_cat=109&ccb=1-5&\_nc\_sid… --- ## [Jabba Hutt -- with Apologies to Samuel Taylor Coleridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jabba-hutt-with-apologies-to-samuel-taylor-coleridge/962845)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jabba-hutt-with-apologies-to-samuel-taylor-coleridge/962845 "2022-04-15T01:46:36Z")
In Tatooine did Jabba Hutta A stately pleasure-dome decree Where Luke, the sacred Jedi ran Down caverns measureless to man To Rancor on Level “B” So twice five miles of barren ground With walls and towers were gird… --- ## [SMBC nails it! (Why I love this board.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smbc-nails-it-why-i-love-this-board/962718)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smbc-nails-it-why-i-love-this-board/962718 "2022-04-15T01:26:24Z")
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal ranges from the obscure to the irrelevant, but today’s (Apr. 12, 2022) strip just nails why I love this place. Not to mention old bars. --- ## [So Will Smith punched Chris Rock at the Oscars last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-will-smith-punched-chris-rock-at-the-oscars-last-night/961826)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 838\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-will-smith-punched-chris-rock-at-the-oscars-last-night/961826 "2022-04-15T01:22:51Z")
Basically, Chris made some jokes about Jada. Very tame ones if you ask me. Will appears to laugh at first. But then he walks right up on stage and smacks Chris right in the mouth. Will was a total fucking ass in my opin… --- ## [Movie "Arlington Road" Questions \*OPEN SPOILERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-arlington-road-questions-open-spoilers/962808)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-arlington-road-questions-open-spoilers/962808 "2022-04-14T23:53:37Z")
I’m not sure how I missed this movie as it is more than 20 years old starring Jeff Bridges and Tim Robbins. I was very impressed with it, even though it seems a bit dated now with the theme. A few questions, but FULL S… --- ## [General dating profile mistakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-dating-profile-mistakes/962618)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-dating-profile-mistakes/962618 "2022-04-14T23:20:11Z")
Inspired by this thread: Most arrogant dating profile I just wanted to list some obvious mistakes that people make on profiles generally. I hope this doesn’t sound too “judgey”…certainly from the number of responses my… --- ## [Words and names you confuse easily or often](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-and-names-you-confuse-easily-or-often/489197)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-and-names-you-confuse-easily-or-often/489197 "2022-04-14T23:13:10Z")
Another thread in CS brought up the name Hopalong Cassidy and it reminded me that I have always wondered what the origin of that name is, but I also immediately want to call him Hopatcong. Others I tend to interchange i… --- ## ["I'm nervous" before a speech/presentation. Yea/Nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-nervous-before-a-speech-presentation-yea-nay/962743)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-nervous-before-a-speech-presentation-yea-nay/962743 "2022-04-14T23:11:43Z")
poll Please note the lack of third option. I have opinions on this matter. But first, yours. --- ## [Hochul \[Now NY Gov. Kathy Hochul\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hochul-now-ny-gov-kathy-hochul/583105)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hochul-now-ny-gov-kathy-hochul/583105 "2022-04-14T22:46:25Z")
Hochul defeats Corwin in NY special election. Hochul’s main campaign point was that the Ryan budget is a piece of shit. This was enough to turn the district dem for the first time in forty years. What does this mean goin… --- ## [Email responses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-responses/962792)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-responses/962792 "2022-04-14T21:34:10Z")
I selected “never” for receiving emails related to my posts. I saved the selection of never. I keep getting emails. Help! --- ## [Who was the best boxer in the Rocky/Creed films?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-best-boxer-in-the-rocky-creed-films/962828)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-best-boxer-in-the-rocky-creed-films/962828 "2022-04-14T21:27:14Z")
I’ve only seen Rocky 1&2 as well as Rocky Balboa, but I always thought that Rocky just outlasted his opponents by taking damage rather than exemplary skill. Was Apollo better? He apparently beat Rocky twice. --- ## [What is the singlemost useless thing you learned in school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-singlemost-useless-thing-you-learned-in-school/962434)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-singlemost-useless-thing-you-learned-in-school/962434 "2022-04-14T21:14:52Z")
All of us spent a lot of time in school. Learned lots of useful stuff and quite a lot of chaff. What is the most useless thing you learned in school - be it an outdated skill, a product of bizarre teaching, or bad advi… --- ## [Limitless film (spoilers after OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limitless-film-spoilers-after-op/575241)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limitless-film-spoilers-after-op/575241 "2022-04-14T20:26:55Z")
Spoilers after OP. A writer discovers a top-secret drug which bestows him with super human mental abilities. Whatcha think? --- ## [What is the best way to finance a 2nd home abroad? In France in our case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-finance-a-2nd-home-abroad-in-france-in-our-case/962537)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-finance-a-2nd-home-abroad-in-france-in-our-case/962537 "2022-04-14T20:22:11Z")
HI SDMB! The title says it all but here are some financial specifics: Wifey and I have around 80k in cash for a downpayment and we’d like to buy a small apartment for something around 200-300k USD. As far as collatera… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1137) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1139)