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**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… --- ## [Revolving Doors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revolving-doors/961633)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revolving-doors/961633 "2022-03-28T15:16:15Z")
Maybe this should be in Factual Questions. Feel free to move it. I was in one of the old, beautiful office buildings in our downtown. It was built in 1895. The lobby walls are gray and pink granite and there are brass f… --- ## [Obvious spoiler question about the end of West Side Story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-spoiler-question-about-the-end-of-west-side-story/961799)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-spoiler-question-about-the-end-of-west-side-story/961799 "2022-03-28T14:32:34Z")
--- ## [Is that that famous singer singing background?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-that-famous-singer-singing-background/960844)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-that-famous-singer-singing-background/960844 "2022-03-28T14:12:48Z")
Listening to Steve Windwood’s Higher Love-- is that Chaka Khan singing backup? Google says yes! Always thought that was Mick Jagger singing back up on Carly Simon’s You’re So Vain but since it’s reported to be about him,… --- ## [MacBook Air battery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macbook-air-battery/961816)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macbook-air-battery/961816 "2022-03-28T13:01:48Z")
My in-laws bought a MacBook Air in December 2020 and just opened the box yesterday. It runs off the cord but the battery isn’t charging. Would the year+ of lying dormant have killed it? If so, is there any way of bringin… --- ## [Tips and tricks to using a pin nailer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-and-tricks-to-using-a-pin-nailer/961805)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-and-tricks-to-using-a-pin-nailer/961805 "2022-03-28T11:17:47Z")
A piece of face frame from our kitchen cabinets, that was around a dishwasher, fell off yesterday. It had been attached (badly) with pin nails, many of which had not penetrated the inner frame and were bent up between th… --- ## [Wow Nordic public tv is way different thatn PBS ......(nudity in clip)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-nordic-public-tv-is-way-different-thatn-pbs-nudity-in-clip/961233)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-nordic-public-tv-is-way-different-thatn-pbs-nudity-in-clip/961233 "2022-03-28T08:20:13Z")
A friend whos doing a report on breast cancer was looking up videos on youtube and came across this clip it’s about 5 minutes long and mainly for teens and pre-teens its nothing any adult knows but could you imagine thi… --- ## [Keeping Peanut Butter At Room Temperature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-peanut-butter-at-room-temperature/961654)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-peanut-butter-at-room-temperature/961654 "2022-03-28T06:31:26Z")
I really love this new Jiff TO GO Peanut Butter. In case you don’t know, they portion it off into single servings. You see, I have a problem with refrigerated peanut butter. It’s as hard as a rock. And I practically bre… --- ## [Party with Two Unrelated Groups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-with-two-unrelated-groups/961579)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-with-two-unrelated-groups/961579 "2022-03-28T05:38:43Z")
I was considering holding a get-together and inviting people from work and also people from my gym. My wife heard this and said that it’s a known rule that you never want to invite two separate groups of people, who don… --- ## [How much should I be spending on a USB wall plug?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-i-be-spending-on-a-usb-wall-plug/961785)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-i-be-spending-on-a-usb-wall-plug/961785 "2022-03-28T04:08:55Z")
So I bought a cheap dual port USB wall plug. I just started using it, when I noticed my phone signaling that it was charging more often than it should. I then found that the plug was painfully hot to the touch. The burni… --- ## [Your most frequently used phone features in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-frequently-used-phone-features-in-the-mmp/961419)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-frequently-used-phone-features-in-the-mmp/961419 "2022-03-28T04:08:04Z")
I heard a comedian - I think it might have been Gary Gulman - saying the least-used app on his phone was the phone. It seems people don’t really want to talk on the phone, but they won’t be without theirs for reasons. As… --- ## [Re-edit a well-known song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-edit-a-well-known-song/838186)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-edit-a-well-known-song/838186 "2022-03-28T03:26:18Z")
Imagine yourself behind the producer’s console. You can “fix” a musical element of one well-known song recorded in the modern era. Will you cut back on the "woo woo"s in the Rolling Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil”? Fi… --- ## [Daylight saving time - again. Let's go to back to "God's time"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daylight-saving-time-again-lets-go-to-back-to-gods-time/937707)
**Author:** [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daylight-saving-time-again-lets-go-to-back-to-gods-time/937707 "2022-03-28T02:59:07Z")
Daylight savings time is coming up and I expect to hear all the whining (whinging for our British friends) about having to change clocks, how it causes more accidents in the weeks following, and worst of all - the people… --- ## [Putin compares Russia to J. K. Rowling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-compares-russia-to-j-k-rowling/961712)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-compares-russia-to-j-k-rowling/961712 "2022-03-28T02:58:53Z")
Really. It’s a stretch. Russia would love to be doing as well as Rowling. Her Harry Potter and the Cursed Child play is still going in five cities and her Secrets of Dumbledore movie is about to be released. --- ## [Human Rights in Other Countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rights-in-other-countries/951473)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rights-in-other-countries/951473 "2022-03-28T02:29:04Z")
I think this is a factual question. But someone along the lines will turn it into a debate, which is okay I guess. I know a little about law in this country (US). I am always eager to read anything I get on law. And I g… --- ## [Biden: Putin "cannot remain in power."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-putin-cannot-remain-in-power/961772)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-putin-cannot-remain-in-power/961772 "2022-03-28T02:13:39Z")
Wasn’t sure where to put this, so started a new thread. After his prepared speech in Poland today, President Biden apparently made an off-the-cuff remark that Vladmir Putin, “cannot remain in power.” That is an incendi… --- ## [Most improved video game sequel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-improved-video-game-sequel/946307)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2021, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-improved-video-game-sequel/946307 "2021-07-30T20:09:57Z")
It needs to be the immediate sequel, not a few down the line. Final Fantasy VI is a lot better than Final Fantasy I, but there games inbetween that gradually improved the series. Biggest jumps in quality I’ve seen are: … --- ## [Was this Trojan Condom commercial a controversial ad when it first came out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-trojan-condom-commercial-a-controversial-ad-when-it-first-came-out/961802)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-trojan-condom-commercial-a-controversial-ad-when-it-first-came-out/961802 "2022-03-28T00:58:54Z")
Continuing the discussion from YouTube Cleaning Porn: According to the caption for this video, it was the first time condoms were advertised on television, in 1975. It uses a well-known Bible passage from… --- ## [Do Russians have access to the internet during this war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-russians-have-access-to-the-internet-during-this-war/961714)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-russians-have-access-to-the-internet-during-this-war/961714 "2022-03-28T00:17:36Z")
Russia is heavily censoring its news reports.There was that famous incident a few days ago on Russian television when a worker in a news studio held up a sign behind the newscaster saying basically “don’t believe what t… --- ## [Searching in Discourse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-in-discourse/961764)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-in-discourse/961764 "2022-03-27T23:51:56Z")
With vBulletin we could search within the body of posts or within just titles alone. Am I correct that Discourse does not allow us to search just within titles (which, I guess, they call “topics”)? mmm --- ## [Bizarre number of posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-number-of-posts/961780)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-number-of-posts/961780 "2022-03-27T22:13:32Z")
I see the following on a thread I have not followed: It thinks there are 132 new posts on a thread with only 64 posts in it. I know we get spam at times, but it seems unlikely we got… --- ## [Cannot drag-and-drop text into a reply window. Also (c) and (r) trouble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannot-drag-and-drop-text-into-a-reply-window-also-c-and-r-trouble/959392)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannot-drag-and-drop-text-into-a-reply-window-also-c-and-r-trouble/959392 "2022-03-27T22:12:38Z")
@codinghorror , I just noticed this: I cannot drag-and-drop text from another place into a reply that I am composing. Copy-and-paste works fine, but not drag-and-drop. While creating this thread, I see that I also can… --- ## [Are these examples likely to be conflated memories or dreams of memories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-examples-likely-to-be-conflated-memories-or-dreams-of-memories/961803)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-examples-likely-to-be-conflated-memories-or-dreams-of-memories/961803 "2022-03-27T22:07:31Z")
Some months ago, I asked about imperfect recall of memories, which led to an interesting discussion. Now I would like to ask about a situation where I seem to have conflated two different memories; I am wondering if the … --- ## [Why won’t my Apple Watch pair with my new iPhone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-won-t-my-apple-watch-pair-with-my-new-iphone/961778)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-won-t-my-apple-watch-pair-with-my-new-iphone/961778 "2022-03-27T22:01:55Z")
I’ve had the watch since last May, and originally had it paired to my iPhone 11. I just upgraded to iPhone 13 and the watch only connects to the internet when my phone is connected to a wireless network. Even then, the p… --- ## [Should Visa and Mastercard be broken up for being a duo-monopoly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-visa-and-mastercard-be-broken-up-for-being-a-duo-monopoly/961446)
**Author:** [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-visa-and-mastercard-be-broken-up-for-being-a-duo-monopoly/961446 "2022-03-27T21:43:38Z")
Forgive my boundless ignorance on this subject, but it seems like there are only two real choices nowadays for bank-issued credit/debit cards - a card with the Visa or Mastercard logo. Have these companies reached the p… --- ## [What would be the effect of raising a child in an environment with nothing "meant for children?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-effect-of-raising-a-child-in-an-environment-with-nothing-meant-for-children/961781)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-effect-of-raising-a-child-in-an-environment-with-nothing-meant-for-children/961781 "2022-03-27T20:41:10Z")
Say you raise a child in an upbringing where there’s no Sesame Street, no kid’s cartoons or books, nothing “for kids” - instead, all their books are grown-up stuff like textbooks, Hemingway, etc. and their movies are all… --- ## [What was the first "person decapitated by wire" usage in movies/TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-person-decapitated-by-wire-usage-in-movies-tv/961690)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-person-decapitated-by-wire-usage-in-movies-tv/961690 "2022-03-27T19:33:47Z")
Jumping off of this thread, what was the first usage of this method of death? (deathod?) --- ## [Problem loading drivers on Windows 10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-loading-drivers-on-windows-10/961535)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_In_Black)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-loading-drivers-on-windows-10/961535 "2022-03-27T19:28:46Z")
I recently had a thread:Windows 10 keeps crashing - #9 by The\_Man\_In\_Black where I was helped out. I ended up needing to remount my cpu heat sink with new paste. But now I am having trouble loading drivers. I tried Go… --- ## [Do people grow cocaine here in the United States](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-grow-cocaine-here-in-the-united-states/315413)
**Author:** [@who\_knows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/who_knows)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-grow-cocaine-here-in-the-united-states/315413 "2022-03-27T16:50:44Z")
Recently, I was reading an article that was discussing the growing number of people in the US who are growing marijuana. The article said that most were growing marijuana for sale, while others were growing it for their… --- ## [Where I started… where I ended up. The journeys of a SQUIRREL! mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-i-started-where-i-ended-up-the-journeys-of-a-squirrel-mind/961750)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-i-started-where-i-ended-up-the-journeys-of-a-squirrel-mind/961750 "2022-03-27T16:41:30Z")
I was talking to my sister and we were discussing my grandmother’s biblical literacy. My sister said that she wasn’t that literal, as, for example, my grandmother thought that the story of Methuselah and the giants was j… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1156) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1158)