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**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-courtney-love-doing-this/961906 "2022-03-29T15:07:36Z")
Causing a disruption at an awards show, though technically it was post-show. Late '90s, IIRC. Most likely the MTV awards. Post-show, a woman who had won an award was being interviewed. Outdoors, like on a balcony. If in… --- ## [\[Canada\] Liberals and NDP form a Coalition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-liberals-and-ndp-form-a-coalition/961514)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-liberals-and-ndp-form-a-coalition/961514 "2022-03-29T14:12:58Z")
Of course, the Conservatives are angry about it, but what else is new. It is a day ending with y. They think this does not represent the will of the people, but I beg to differ. This represents a significant portion of… --- ## [Treatment of POWs. How often are Geneva Conventions rules ignored?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treatment-of-pows-how-often-are-geneva-conventions-rules-ignored/960954)
**Author:** [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treatment-of-pows-how-often-are-geneva-conventions-rules-ignored/960954 "2022-03-29T13:58:32Z")
Mods please move if you think best. This didn’t seem to be a factual question (answers are gonna be varied), and it’s more serious than MPSIMS. Anyway, in the fog of war, in intense combat, what would a country’s unifor… --- ## [I need to buy very $$ airline tickets, but don't have the credit limit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-buy-very-airline-tickets-but-dont-have-the-credit-limit/961545)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-buy-very-airline-tickets-but-dont-have-the-credit-limit/961545 "2022-03-29T13:20:58Z")
My once in a lifetme dream trip to South Africa, my preliminary research says my 1st class (necessary) tickets, Phx - NYC -London - Jburg & return, will cost about $30. SHOCK. I have the funds to do this, but not the cre… --- ## [Is the 555 timer IC still in use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-555-timer-ic-still-in-use/961792)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-555-timer-ic-still-in-use/961792 "2022-03-29T10:10:34Z")
If so, could it be the IC that has been used for the longest time? Or do modern circuits just have timing built into a large chip. --- ## [Python Help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/python-help/854068)
**Author:** [@TriDeka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriDeka)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/python-help/854068 "2020-05-18T23:52:33Z")
Hello, ive been tasked with converting a .arf document into the python language. i have no knowledge of python and i need help doing so. is there anyone who can help me with this?? I am willing to send the file out to an… --- ## [Tell me about the science of album sorting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-science-of-album-sorting/961715)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-science-of-album-sorting/961715 "2022-03-29T03:51:17Z")
I can only assume that, unless the musician does it themselves, there is someone paid a lot of money to put the tracks in a studio album in a precise order for ideal listening. How is this accomplished? --- ## [I Found Out How To Make An Owl!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-how-to-make-an-owl/961777)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-how-to-make-an-owl/961777 "2022-03-29T02:49:05Z")
Here: ,-----, \[O.o\] /)—) -"\_\_-" Anyone else have a similar pointless (cf. MPSIMS) thing to share? Keep it simple, because that’s what I am talking about :slightly\_smiling\_face: EDIT: I had to do it again because th… --- ## [MordecaiB has been suspended for harassing SDMB staff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mordecaib-has-been-suspended-for-harassing-sdmb-staff/961871)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mordecaib-has-been-suspended-for-harassing-sdmb-staff/961871 "2022-03-29T02:28:45Z")
MordecaiB has been suspended for three days for posting multiple rants like this one: … directed at Aspenglow and later at Puzzlegal - all in connection with a moderating issue that had already been resolved. Posters … --- ## [Guitar chord help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-chord-help/961718)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-chord-help/961718 "2022-03-29T02:26:36Z")
What is the fingering on the chord that is up on about the 3rd fret (at about 0:12, for example). I might be over complicating this and maybe its just a barre chord but it doesn’t look like it to my eyes. Any help would… --- ## [Why do they aim spotlights into the audience at pop concerts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-aim-spotlights-into-the-audience-at-pop-concerts/961819)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-aim-spotlights-into-the-audience-at-pop-concerts/961819 "2022-03-29T02:15:31Z")
Almost every time I go to a pop concert, there’s a thing where they aim spotlights into the audience. I really hate this. Bright lights shining into my eyes annoy me. Why do they do this? --- ## [Favourite Marketing Campaign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-marketing-campaign/961757)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-marketing-campaign/961757 "2022-03-28T23:08:04Z")
I was reading how Payless Shoes opened up a pop-up store in 2018 in a fancy boutique. They staffed it with models, sold 25 dollar shoes for up to $640, and won rave reviews for their “Palessi” brand. I think they all c… --- ## [Slang terms and idioms that have stood the test of time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-and-idioms-that-have-stood-the-test-of-time/959317)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-and-idioms-that-have-stood-the-test-of-time/959317 "2022-03-28T22:58:49Z")
I thought of this when using the term ‘cool’ the other day. It’s an adjective / modifier I’ve used since I was a little kid. And to this day, it seems, at least to me, to still be, well, ‘cool’ to keep using. Typically … --- ## [Installing android on unknown device](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-android-on-unknown-device/961863)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-android-on-unknown-device/961863 "2022-03-28T22:49:27Z")
I have a tablet that worked fine while I was in China, but is near useless here in the UK, probably because it has bloatware on it that is trying to connect to a Chinese server or whatever. So I’d like to just “wipe” it… --- ## [Instant (or nearly instant) feelings of ecstasy. Only SFW and legal suggestions please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instant-or-nearly-instant-feelings-of-ecstasy-only-sfw-and-legal-suggestions-please/961656)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instant-or-nearly-instant-feelings-of-ecstasy-only-sfw-and-legal-suggestions-please/961656 "2022-03-28T22:48:52Z")
What things happen to you that make you feel instant ecstasy or something close to it? For me, many of them involve instant relief from pain. Like if you have a gas bubble that’s trapped in you and it pops out from one… --- ## [A question about a stance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-a-stance/961779)
**Author:** [@BACI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BACI)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-a-stance/961779 "2022-03-28T21:56:56Z")
A man stands with his feet a little apart, his hands clasped behind his back. All things being equal are you more likely to interpret that stance as assertive, or passive? Bonus question; if the person is a woman instea… --- ## [Complicated situation at work. Have I overreacted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complicated-situation-at-work-have-i-overreacted/961723)
**Author:** [@SharltoCopley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SharltoCopley)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complicated-situation-at-work-have-i-overreacted/961723 "2022-03-28T21:21:55Z")
OK, so I previously wrote about receiving an unwanted promotion at work, and many Dopers have kindly suggested I take the Individual Contributor path. It’s a great option, but it’s not an available where I am, and even t… --- ## [I am wasteful as hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-wasteful-as-hell/961429)
**Author:** [@SharltoCopley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SharltoCopley)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-wasteful-as-hell/961429 "2022-03-28T21:09:38Z")
Let’s start with the fact that I don’t keep leftovers. No matter how much is left of a meal, out it goes. No such thing in my book as wrap it and put it in the freezer, and I’m not putting it into a tiny box in the fridg… --- ## [Why does Russia not want Ukraine in NATO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-russia-not-want-ukraine-in-nato/957644)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-russia-not-want-ukraine-in-nato/957644 "2022-03-28T20:32:34Z")
Educate me… --- ## [Misquote a famous line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misquote-a-famous-line/954629)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misquote-a-famous-line/954629 "2022-03-28T19:50:03Z")
“I’ve flown from one side of this galaxy to the other. I’ve seen things a jailhouse mattress hasn’t seen.” --- ## [Attack the post; I did that](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attack-the-post-i-did-that/961763)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attack-the-post-i-did-that/961763 "2022-03-28T19:43:08Z")
Continuing the discussion from Should Bork have been borked?: Why is this post modded? I attacked the post. Others go on about 3/5ths and attack motives, but I get a note for attacking an argument? --- ## [Sell me (or don't) on paddling your urban river](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-or-dont-on-paddling-your-urban-river/697626)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-or-dont-on-paddling-your-urban-river/697626 "2022-03-28T19:11:50Z")
I am an enthusiastic flatwater kayaker. Most of my paddling has been in rural areas, if not in wilderness, but I have recently been on the Chicago River a couple of times. This would’ve been inconceivable when I was grow… --- ## [Could our current economic situation lead to overproduction and oversupply of goods down the line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-our-current-economic-situation-lead-to-overproduction-and-oversupply-of-goods-down-the-line/961841)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-our-current-economic-situation-lead-to-overproduction-and-oversupply-of-goods-down-the-line/961841 "2022-03-28T18:56:14Z")
So right now demand is exceeding supply and causing prices to spike. Is there a risk in a year or two there will be so much investment in new supply that it outstrips demand and the market is glutted? I get the impressi… --- ## [Taylor Hawkins Dead at 50](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taylor-hawkins-dead-at-50/961737)
**Author:** [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taylor-hawkins-dead-at-50/961737 "2022-03-28T18:43:05Z")
The Foo Fighters have confirmed in the last half hour that their drummer, Taylor Hawkins, died today. This is an immensely huge loss to music. No cause of death that I can find; Taylor had been open about past struggles … --- ## [Want to make sure I don't damage my new device when charging it for the first time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-make-sure-i-dont-damage-my-new-device-when-charging-it-for-the-first-time/961849)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-make-sure-i-dont-damage-my-new-device-when-charging-it-for-the-first-time/961849 "2022-03-28T18:06:57Z")
It’s an Ortizan S3 wireless speaker. The first two purchases (another make & model, then the first version of this one) both failed to charge properly (or were damaged or faulty in some other way). The one I got last w… --- ## [How much does the average European know about all the other European nations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-the-average-european-know-about-all-the-other-european-nations/960481)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-the-average-european-know-about-all-the-other-european-nations/960481 "2022-03-28T17:40:33Z")
This whole Ukraine war has gotten me thinking: If you were to question random American passers-by on a street in Dallas or Buffalo and ask them, “What’s the capital of Honduras?”, chances are near-zero that they would b… --- ## [Defending Stalin (If you had to)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defending-stalin-if-you-had-to/961254)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defending-stalin-if-you-had-to/961254 "2022-03-28T17:04:07Z")
For some reason, one of my students has to engage in a ‘debate’ in school about totalitarianism, and whether or not Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin were totalitarians. She has the task of arguing that Stalin was not—leavi… --- ## [Why doesn’t Russia cut off fuel sales to NATO countries who are “dependent” on them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesn-t-russia-cut-off-fuel-sales-to-nato-countries-who-are-dependent-on-them/961782)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesn-t-russia-cut-off-fuel-sales-to-nato-countries-who-are-dependent-on-them/961782 "2022-03-28T16:30:11Z")
Of course that would be a hit to their income. But it would seem that the economic impact of that would be more endurable then the sudden choking off of a significant fraction of a nation’s energy supply. Is this a poin… --- ## [What's with the double commas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-double-commas/961790)
**Author:** [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-double-commas/961790 "2022-03-28T15:51:47Z")
I’ve been seeing a lot of less formal text with what I consider odd punctuation: I said ,,Let’s go“ then he said ,,Not now“ I realize that using double commas to open a quotation is standard punctuation in some lan… --- ## [From relative prosperity to total humiliation in films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-relative-prosperity-to-total-humiliation-in-films/961726)
**Author:** [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-relative-prosperity-to-total-humiliation-in-films/961726 "2022-03-28T15:17:30Z")
Which films in our joint recollection begin with the main protagonist as a successful individual and end with his/her self-inflicted and total humiliation. For example: The Blue Angel When this sorry tale begins, Imma… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1155) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1157)