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**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cost-vehicle-repair-yee-haaa/953321 "2021-10-28T21:53:17Z")
Last Saturday the check engine light popped on while driving my Chevy Silverado. The truck also went into limp mode, a warning on my dash said engine power had been reduced. Took it to the dealer to find out what was wro… --- ## [Are We Just A Computer Simulation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-just-a-computer-simulation/952375)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-just-a-computer-simulation/952375 "2021-10-28T21:09:14Z")
This article got me to thinking about this. Are we just a complicated computer simulation? How plausible is that possibility? In this article, Neil Degrasse Tyson says it’s 50-50. Really? Is joking? Or at least just spe… --- ## [How frequently do people wear MAGA hats in public?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-frequently-do-people-wear-maga-hats-in-public/952463)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-frequently-do-people-wear-maga-hats-in-public/952463 "2021-10-28T19:40:32Z")
Continuing the discussion from Is wearing a MAGA hat hate speech?: I am aware that this will vary depending on time and location and that my categories could be more precise, but in general terms, when you go out, how o… --- ## [Actors who should branch out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-should-branch-out/953063)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-should-branch-out/953063 "2021-10-28T18:20:58Z")
Both Chris Hemsworth and Chris Pine are generally marketed as leading men, but both seem to have pretty decent comedic chops as well. Are there any other actors who you feel could do more than they’ve been offered? I’m a… --- ## [Has the trope of a witness implicating themselves of a crime instead of the defendant ever happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-trope-of-a-witness-implicating-themselves-of-a-crime-instead-of-the-defendant-ever-happened/953264)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-trope-of-a-witness-implicating-themselves-of-a-crime-instead-of-the-defendant-ever-happened/953264 "2021-10-28T17:37:55Z")
So its a pretty common trope in legal shows. Person A is on trial for a serious crime (typically murder), cunning defense lawyer believes Person A innocent and works out it was actually Person B that did the crime. Usi… --- ## [Quibble over Mod Note](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quibble-over-mod-note/952695)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quibble-over-mod-note/952695 "2021-10-28T17:33:50Z")
Continuing the discussion from The Biden Administration - the first 1,500 days \[NOT an Afghanistan discussion\]: Not appropriate to P&E. This is pretty much attacking the poster. FTR, I was careful to phrase this so … --- ## [What are you planning to do re Halloween this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-planning-to-do-re-halloween-this-year/952628)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-planning-to-do-re-halloween-this-year/952628 "2021-10-28T17:22:19Z")
Last year our town canceled door-to-door style Trick or Treating, which I thought was only sensible. I’m sure there were some private parties, but no trunk parties or other ‘let’s get a lot of random people mixing it up … --- ## [HTGF seasoned chicken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/htgf-seasoned-chicken/953337)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/htgf-seasoned-chicken/953337 "2021-10-28T15:46:08Z")
Mrs. L picked up some chicken for cheep (see what I did there?) at Kroger. The seasoning on it looks red, possibly Lowrie’s seasoned salt. The label says “HTGF seasoned chicken.” I’m trying to puzzle that out because … --- ## [I am a lineman for the county](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-lineman-for-the-county/953268)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-lineman-for-the-county/953268 "2021-10-28T15:34:27Z")
My wife and I enjoy watching The Voice on NBC. One of the contestants, a vocal trio, chose to sing Wichita Lineman. For convenience, I have printed the lyrics below. I am a lineman for the county And I drive the mai… --- ## [Are the current supply chain issues going to ruin your holidays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-current-supply-chain-issues-going-to-ruin-your-holidays/952820)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-current-supply-chain-issues-going-to-ruin-your-holidays/952820 "2021-10-28T15:23:37Z")
It appears panic is taking hold in some quarters. So much stuff is sitting in containers waiting to be offloaded from ships and transported thither and yon - whatever is a consumer to do??? I’ve seen posts in various pl… --- ## [Can we speak of the beast in Lord of the Flies as a 'big lie"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-speak-of-the-beast-in-lord-of-the-flies-as-a-big-lie/953361)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-speak-of-the-beast-in-lord-of-the-flies-as-a-big-lie/953361 "2021-10-28T15:12:43Z")
Can we speak of the presence of the beast in’ Lord of the Flies’ as a 'big lie" even though no one can really dispute it except eventually Simon (who is killed before he can reveal that there is no beast). Does’t a big l… --- ## [History of stainless steel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-of-stainless-steel/953314)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-of-stainless-steel/953314 "2021-10-28T14:37:19Z")
How does stainless steel resist rust? And who was the first one to figure it out? --- ## [Marching Band has sure changed in the last 30 years!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marching-band-has-sure-changed-in-the-last-30-years/953116)
**Author:** [@ski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ski)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marching-band-has-sure-changed-in-the-last-30-years/953116 "2021-10-28T13:19:45Z")
This fall, I’ve had the pleasure of watching some marching band competitions. It has really changed a lot since I was in band 30 years ago! I was curious if anyone has seen the whole transition, and could comment on how … --- ## [A debate on where America was before Trump. Were we really in decline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-debate-on-where-america-was-before-trump-were-we-really-in-decline/928648)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 319\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-debate-on-where-america-was-before-trump-were-we-really-in-decline/928648 "2021-10-28T12:52:56Z")
The threads on Trump and a potential coup / martial law have me thinking about some of the posts, especially about the state of America in the future and where we were before Trump. Here’s how I see things. These obser… --- ## [Tickets 😡 (customer service kind)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tickets-customer-service-kind/953000)
**Author:** [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tickets-customer-service-kind/953000 "2021-10-28T06:31:22Z")
This is more of a work rant. I’m so TIRED of service tickets that I kind of just want to die. OMG. Does ANYONE else HATE them as much as I do? Why on earth does a business or organization fucking set up a customer ser… --- ## [Half inch drill bit for quarter inch drill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-inch-drill-bit-for-quarter-inch-drill/952451)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-inch-drill-bit-for-quarter-inch-drill/952451 "2021-10-28T06:27:29Z")
I have a drill that has a bunch of bits, the largest of which is 1/4 inch. I need to make a hole through a desk (Looks like very thin oak veneer over particle board) that should be about 1/2 inch diameter. I’m making it … --- ## [De-wrinkling a stack of clean clothes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/de-wrinkling-a-stack-of-clean-clothes/953303)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/de-wrinkling-a-stack-of-clean-clothes/953303 "2021-10-28T05:34:16Z")
I just switched my summer work shirts over to my winter work shirts. These are casual shirts that were stored folded in a drawer that I have now hung on hangers. But yeah, there are wrinkles in many of them. I’d like t… --- ## [I need Halloween music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-halloween-music/953199)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-halloween-music/953199 "2021-10-28T05:31:03Z")
Please, music and viddies less than ten years old. My contribution is Broken Peach’s rendition of “This Is Halloween” Tim Burton - This is Halloween (by Broken Peach) - YouTube --- ## [What is this wonderfully fragrant plant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-wonderfully-fragrant-plant/953336)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-wonderfully-fragrant-plant/953336 "2021-10-28T04:29:35Z")
Yesterday we were clearing out an area that used to be home to “Urb Farm,” a community activity that focused on helping people to grow plants in urban environments. One of the plants has an amazing smell - very much like… --- ## [Mort Sahl Documentary (Just Uploaded! One Week Only!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mort-sahl-documentary-just-uploaded-one-week-only/953350)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mort-sahl-documentary-just-uploaded-one-week-only/953350 "2021-10-28T04:05:35Z")
This has only been shown once and can only be viewed at The Paley Center after the pandemic. I just saw this for the first time. You don’t even have to be an American to love this. I mean LOVE. You don’t need to know a … --- ## [Is Kim's Convenience racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-kims-convenience-racist/924773)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-kims-convenience-racist/924773 "2021-10-28T02:49:55Z")
Our current binge TV is Kim’s Convenience. it is a Canadian half hour comedy, centered around a family of Korean immigrants who run a convenience store. A good part of the humor is related to the English language skill… --- ## [Criticize the list of best Hallowe’en candies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criticize-the-list-of-best-hallowe-en-candies/953210)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criticize-the-list-of-best-hallowe-en-candies/953210 "2021-10-27T23:07:01Z")
Based on the 538 power list…. Hallowe’en candy has to be pretty bad if you would prefer a dime. Percentages are percentage of times it won a “power match” against another candy. The Top Fifteen |1|Reese’s Peanut But… --- ## [Which outdated customs should go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-outdated-customs-should-go/951958)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-outdated-customs-should-go/951958 "2021-10-27T22:12:20Z")
It’s time to end some old, outdated or offensive customs - things done for no better reason than being usual. Like cashiers having to stand up for hours. Men wearing things not black or beige. Never apologizing to chi… --- ## [Help me plan a southwest / western U.S. road trip to see national parks and similar rural beauty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-southwest-western-u-s-road-trip-to-see-national-parks-and-similar-rural-beauty/953183)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-southwest-western-u-s-road-trip-to-see-national-parks-and-similar-rural-beauty/953183 "2021-10-27T21:50:00Z")
My family and I will be attending a family reunion in the summer of 2023 in northern Montana near Havre. We live in southern Oregon. Our usual route is to drive north to Portland, cut east to Umatilla on I-84, north to R… --- ## [What biosignatures would the ROYGBIV color spectrum give to an astronomer looking for extra-terrestrial life? What is the most sophisticated telescope on the market for such a search?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-biosignatures-would-the-roygbiv-color-spectrum-give-to-an-astronomer-looking-for-extra-terrestrial-life-what-is-the-most-sophisticated-telescope-on-the-market-for-such-a-search/953217)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-biosignatures-would-the-roygbiv-color-spectrum-give-to-an-astronomer-looking-for-extra-terrestrial-life-what-is-the-most-sophisticated-telescope-on-the-market-for-such-a-search/953217 "2021-10-27T21:40:41Z")
I’m not an astronomer but have only a hazy understanding of Spectro-Polarimetric Imaging. So I’m phrasing my question the only way I know how. What biosignatures would the ROYGBIV color spectrum give to an astronomer loo… --- ## [EV and the apocalypse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ev-and-the-apocalypse/953072)
**Author:** [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ev-and-the-apocalypse/953072 "2021-10-27T21:18:14Z")
Mad Max notwithstanding, ICE vehicles are going to be hard to keep running post apocalypse. I’m wondering if I can attach a trailer to my EV (Tesla Y? F150 Lightning?) and tow enough solar panels to put a decent charge… --- ## [Voter ‘participation’ in the election process](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voter-participation-in-the-election-process/953238)
**Author:** [@Turki-lurki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turki-lurki)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voter-participation-in-the-election-process/953238 "2021-10-27T21:08:47Z")
Virginia guy here. I get about 6-8 political emails per day- some purport to be 1 or 2 question ‘surveys’. Others are mass-mailed ‘personal notes’. Both clearly bogus. All begging for money. But there does not seem to b… --- ## [Help with iPhone text log](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-iphone-text-log/953324)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-iphone-text-log/953324 "2021-10-27T21:06:33Z")
I hope I can describe this… I use my phone for work and have a list of vendors I use frequently. Recently one of those vendors stopped showing up in my text log. If I need to text them I have to use the search function… --- ## [Is there a such thing as too PC and/or woke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-such-thing-as-too-pc-and-or-woke/952507)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-such-thing-as-too-pc-and-or-woke/952507 "2021-10-27T20:25:54Z")
So I was sort of surfing around, and ran across this article about the new movie adaptation of the book Dune. Dune should’ve been less Dune-y | The Week And the author’s essential contention is that the movie isn’t PC … --- ## [Shows That Need a Reboot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-need-a-reboot/948242)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-need-a-reboot/948242 "2021-10-27T20:01:01Z")
Sliders. Alternate History has a huge amount of untapped potential. Plus the premise is begging for a more thoughtful take. Alien Nation. I’ve been rewatching this on Tubi and while the second half of the season falters… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1301) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1303)