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**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-come-up-with-unconventional-icebreaker-type-questions-for-fellowship-group/954635 "2021-11-21T06:35:56Z")
I’m assigned to lead a fun-question-for-discussion every Friday night’s church fellowship - can’t really call them icebreakers since we’ve all known each other for a while, but basically, it should be about 7-10 minutes … --- ## [David Brooks is afraid of what Republicans are turning into... and that's saying something](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-brooks-is-afraid-of-what-republicans-are-turning-into-and-thats-saying-something/954580)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-brooks-is-afraid-of-what-republicans-are-turning-into-and-thats-saying-something/954580 "2021-11-21T05:50:13Z")
The future described in this Atlantic article by David Brooks will make you queasy. It did him. Rachel Bovard is one of the thousands of smart young Americans who flock to Washington each year to make a difference. S… --- ## [Antivax Quacks Bump Vax Death Stats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antivax-quacks-bump-vax-death-stats/952906)
**Author:** [@Retzbu\_Tox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Retzbu_Tox)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antivax-quacks-bump-vax-death-stats/952906 "2021-11-21T05:27:31Z")
My right-wing office mate claims his mother-in-law’s recent death was due to her COVID-19 vaccination, and that her physician says he has had three such incidents so far. This seems quite improbable to me. If a foolish, … --- ## [German/French food question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-french-food-question/954699)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-french-food-question/954699 "2021-11-21T03:24:49Z")
SD is the place I would find this answer: What is the most common protein in the Rhein region? chicken? veal? venison? something else? --- ## [Accompaniments for canned seafood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accompaniments-for-canned-seafood/954634)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accompaniments-for-canned-seafood/954634 "2021-11-21T02:09:45Z")
A friend has recently gotten into a tinned seafood kick. Really high quality product from a local place that stocks imports, not cheap tins of sardines. Sidenote: I honestly had no idea how good this stuff could be. I k… --- ## [Samsung notification: Tap here to accept](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samsung-notification-tap-here-to-accept/954621)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samsung-notification-tap-here-to-accept/954621 "2021-11-21T00:04:36Z")
For a week or two, I’ve been getting this notification on my Samsung Galaxy A10e phone (Android 11): Samsung account legal terms updated Tap here to agree to the new policies First off, I freely plead guilty to bein… --- ## [Why is the Roman chair the least-used gym fixture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-roman-chair-the-least-used-gym-fixture/953328)
**Author:** [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-roman-chair-the-least-used-gym-fixture/953328 "2021-11-20T20:41:19Z")
First, if you don’t know what a Roman chair is : I used to throw my back out 2 or 3 times per year. It was usually from cumulative overuse of my back muscles. I’d get a sudden pain in my lower back, which would make a… --- ## [Religious-type question about Doubting Thomas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-type-question-about-doubting-thomas/954528)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-type-question-about-doubting-thomas/954528 "2021-11-20T20:17:44Z")
It is written somewhere that the first time the Resurrected Jesus appeared to his Apostles, Thomas as not there to witness the event. And when the other ten told him about it, he said he wouldn’t believe it until Jesus a… --- ## [The vaccine mandate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vaccine-mandate/953921)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vaccine-mandate/953921 "2021-11-20T19:06:40Z")
So, all employees of companies with over 100 employees have to get vaccinated ot do weekly testing. Great. What about employees that are 100% remote and never interact with other employees or the public? Does that mat… --- ## [Question about potato chips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-potato-chips/954578)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-potato-chips/954578 "2021-11-20T18:26:09Z")
What is the difference between Lay’s Wavy Chips and Ruffles Chips? --- ## [Just like Dumbo, Wyoming GOP declares that Liz Cheney is No Longer an Elephant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-like-dumbo-wyoming-gop-declares-that-liz-cheney-is-no-longer-an-elephant/954467)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-like-dumbo-wyoming-gop-declares-that-liz-cheney-is-no-longer-an-elephant/954467 "2021-11-20T17:27:08Z")
--- ## [Weird plumbing problem, and the solution (I hope) (Spoilered)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-plumbing-problem-and-the-solution-i-hope-spoilered/953909)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-plumbing-problem-and-the-solution-i-hope-spoilered/953909 "2021-11-20T17:25:34Z")
We recently added an addition on to our house. The addition is a fully independent living space, with kitchen, laundry and bathroom. It was built by a (supposedly) licensed contractor and his subs. Soon after it was comp… --- ## [Need recommendation for science fiction books -- Christmas Gift](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-recommendation-for-science-fiction-books-christmas-gift/803563)
**Author:** [@slightly\_askew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slightly_askew)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-recommendation-for-science-fiction-books-christmas-gift/803563 "2021-11-20T16:33:08Z")
Hi all, Need a little (okay a lot) of advice for a Christmas gift for my sweetie. He likes to read a lot of sci fi and it’s not a genre with which I have a lot of experience. (I tend to read non-fiction.) Anyway, he’s… --- ## [How were large trees cut/processed in 17th century America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-large-trees-cut-processed-in-17th-century-america/954628)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-large-trees-cut-processed-in-17th-century-america/954628 "2021-11-20T14:50:55Z")
I’m reading a book on the history of trees in American. They discuss the significance of lumber in early America, including very tall, straight conifers for ship masts. My question is very specific - exactly how did 17… --- ## [Moving a land line to Google Voice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-a-land-line-to-google-voice/954571)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-a-land-line-to-google-voice/954571 "2021-11-20T14:40:35Z")
I’ve checked and I can’t move my land line to Google Voice – “we don’t work with that provider”. It’s currently with Verizon FIOS. It used to be a regular land line number, then Vonage, and now part of a triple play. W… --- ## [How do you get stuff between your phone and your PC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-stuff-between-your-phone-and-your-pc/954414)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-stuff-between-your-phone-and-your-pc/954414 "2021-11-20T13:22:48Z")
There are occasions when I have something on my phone that I want to have on my PC or vice versa. It could be a link, an image, a screenshot, a document. Really it could be just about any kind of data. For links and s… --- ## ["Donald Grump" on "Sesame Street"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-grump-on-sesame-street/954647)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-grump-on-sesame-street/954647 "2021-11-20T13:17:27Z")
I had no idea any of this existed until a few days ago! Mods, feel free to move it if you deem it appropriate. --- ## [Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-wildlife-photography-awards/954627)
**Author:** [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-wildlife-photography-awards/954627 "2021-11-20T10:30:11Z")
They were right: this brightened my day. Maybe it’ll also brighten yours. (Though I’m not sure how that actually worked out for the prairie dog.) --- ## [Gosar video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gosar-video/954589)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gosar-video/954589 "2021-11-20T08:20:28Z")
I’ve tried to find the video that Gosar posted but to no avail. All I get are lots of reports on the censure and so forth. Is this video stlll available? --- ## [Classical or jazz guitarists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-or-jazz-guitarists/931550)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-or-jazz-guitarists/931550 "2021-11-20T08:17:42Z")
Looking for new music with guitar in those 2 areas. I know the big names so I am looking for guys/gals who are under the radar. --- ## [Discovery series 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discovery-series-4/954581)
**Author:** [@JacobSwan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JacobSwan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discovery-series-4/954581 "2021-11-20T07:49:37Z")
No thread? Are we just pretending it doesn’t exist? This week the Discovery was almost destroyed by a mystery cloud of frozen methane. Yes, the ship that is powered by magic mushrooms was almost destroyed by a fart. Ave… --- ## [Wristwatch: What does "chronometer" signify?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wristwatch-what-does-chronometer-signify/952632)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wristwatch-what-does-chronometer-signify/952632 "2021-11-20T04:03:03Z")
Of course, I tried looking this up. Wikipedia says: In Switzerland, only timepieces certified by the Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres (COSC) may use the word certified chronometer or officially certified chro… --- ## [Please Post Your Personal Ghost Stories Here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-post-your-personal-ghost-stories-here/953948)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-post-your-personal-ghost-stories-here/953948 "2021-11-20T03:50:43Z")
Please post any experiences you’ve had, here, with real or alleged ghosts. Don’t be shy. It could be something as simple as a room becoming usually cold, inexplicably. Then if you are a skeptic, feel free to take it apa… --- ## [Help with plane ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-plane-id/954470)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-plane-id/954470 "2021-11-20T02:39:47Z")
I saw a plane today that I’m not sure I’ve seen the likes of before. It wasn’t too big. It had what appeared to be 2 oversized props, one on the outside of each wing. The fuselage was chubby. And I think it had an uprig… --- ## [Are there any laws prohibiting marijuana dispensaries at airports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-laws-prohibiting-marijuana-dispensaries-at-airports/954067)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-laws-prohibiting-marijuana-dispensaries-at-airports/954067 "2021-11-20T02:29:10Z")
My friend has a flight at 420 pm today and that sparked my curiosity. It seems like a good idea to me. I don’t remember seeing any marijuana at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, not that I was specifically looking for it a… --- ## [Chaos tourist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chaos-tourist/954630)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chaos-tourist/954630 "2021-11-20T02:07:29Z")
In one article about the Rittenhouse trial the prosecution called him a “chaos tourist”. What a great term! Personally I think if there has been rioting in a nearby town the last thing I am going to do is strap on some … --- ## [Could Kevlar vest been made in WW1 or WW2 is someone figured it out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-kevlar-vest-been-made-in-ww1-or-ww2-is-someone-figured-it-out/954591)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-kevlar-vest-been-made-in-ww1-or-ww2-is-someone-figured-it-out/954591 "2021-11-20T02:03:41Z")
Hello Everyone, What I mean by figure it out, did the technology exist to produce a material like kevlar in 1917 or 1945? Or is kevlar a product of modern invention that could only be made today regardless of knowing ho… --- ## [Have you benefited from the pandemic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-benefited-from-the-pandemic/953531)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-benefited-from-the-pandemic/953531 "2021-11-20T01:05:54Z")
I have. Up until two weeks ago, I worked in the bakery in a large, chain grocery store. Not only did our hours not get cut, we were so busy we had to bring in extra staff. We also got ‘hazard pay’ for about a year. Afte… --- ## [Help me drill a hole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-drill-a-hole/932698)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2021, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-drill-a-hole/932698 "2021-11-19T23:33:54Z")
Let me say at the outset, that I am a handyman’s handyman. I have a very well-equipped shop, and a lot of experience at home repair. That said, I’m having problems trying to figure out the best way to do this: I want t… --- ## [Poll: Which Back to the Future is Your Favorite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-which-back-to-the-future-is-your-favorite/954419)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2021, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-which-back-to-the-future-is-your-favorite/954419 "2021-11-19T23:18:34Z")
One of the stations did a BTTF marathon this past weekend and I was explaining to Mrs. Cups (who hasn’t seen any of the movies) why they’re good and why I like the second one the best (I think going back to the first mov… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1280) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1282)