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**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2021, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-waited-too-long-damn-it/952297 "2021-10-13T01:20:05Z")
The very first science fiction convention I every volunteered for was RustyCon 1, in Seattle. I had a blast and went on to volunteer at the next one and a few other local area conventions. Well, time moves on, life mov… --- ## [My cat Hope has just passed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-hope-has-just-passed/952242)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2021, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-hope-has-just-passed/952242 "2021-10-13T01:03:36Z")
It was not entirely unexpected, as she has been doing poorly for some time, and I have had her into the vet’s a few times in the last week. She was sacked out on the rug in the living room when I went out earlier today,… --- ## [Directed application of medical cream. Don't worry, it's not TMI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directed-application-of-medical-cream-dont-worry-its-not-tmi/952361)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directed-application-of-medical-cream-dont-worry-its-not-tmi/952361 "2021-10-13T00:25:29Z")
I have a skin cream that I occasionally apply to my face for psoriasis. It comes in a standard tube. My issue is that I’m growing a beard and if I just put the medicine on my finger and rub it around, most of the cream… --- ## [Pollution emission: gas leafblower vs. Camry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pollution-emission-gas-leafblower-vs-camry/952265)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pollution-emission-gas-leafblower-vs-camry/952265 "2021-10-12T22:22:35Z")
Los Angeles TV station KTLA made this claim in an online news article today: “\[California\] state officials say running a gas-powered leaf blower for one hour emits the same amount of pollution as driving a 2017 Toyota Ca… --- ## [Star Trek The Motion Picture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-the-motion-picture/951691)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-the-motion-picture/951691 "2021-10-12T21:25:26Z")
I just watched this again, for the first time since it came out (1979). Mostly because I was curious how accurate my memory of it was. The rest is, there was nothing else on I wanted to watch. It was on a commercial cabl… --- ## [Stanislovas' Death in The Jungle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stanislovas-death-in-the-jungle/952304)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stanislovas-death-in-the-jungle/952304 "2021-10-12T20:32:10Z")
Anyone here ever read Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle? You know, where the main character has calamity after calamity pile up on him until the reader can only smirk and say, “Oh, come ON!!” There’s a teenage character name… --- ## [Advice wanted on dealing with a possible ticking time-bomb of a cop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-wanted-on-dealing-with-a-possible-ticking-time-bomb-of-a-cop/952269)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-wanted-on-dealing-with-a-possible-ticking-time-bomb-of-a-cop/952269 "2021-10-12T18:51:34Z")
At the gym today, I witnessed an exchange between a county police officer, about 30 years old, and an elderly man. The officer was working out with a heavy barbell, and was slamming it down on the floor with considerabl… --- ## [Has studying covid led to any discoveries/realizations about other illnesses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-studying-covid-led-to-any-discoveries-realizations-about-other-illnesses/952330)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-studying-covid-led-to-any-discoveries-realizations-about-other-illnesses/952330 "2021-10-12T18:17:53Z")
Personally I’m curious about whether or not the discovery that covid mostly is airborne and not transmitted via fomites has led to any similar realizations about the flu and common colds, which people have forever been t… --- ## [Lost Topic: Andrew Yang's UBI Proposal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-topic-andrew-yangs-ubi-proposal/952326)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-topic-andrew-yangs-ubi-proposal/952326 "2021-10-12T17:11:11Z")
circa 2019, now-banned OP HurricaneDitka, #great-debates. Featured many posts by @Heffalump\_and\_Roo, @Ryan\_Liam, and myself. The old (now dead) link was https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=872849, as r… --- ## [What did you learn from lockdown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-learn-from-lockdown/952263)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-learn-from-lockdown/952263 "2021-10-12T16:46:52Z")
Lockdown sucked, but it might have taught you something about yourself or human nature, or given you a chance to learn something new. I learned to increase my supply of yeast and toilet tissue. What lessons (if any) di… --- ## [Let's pretend for a moment that Peak Oil(tm) happens...what could be done, today, in 2020?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pretend-for-a-moment-that-peak-oil-tm-happens-what-could-be-done-today-in-2020/916922)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pretend-for-a-moment-that-peak-oil-tm-happens-what-could-be-done-today-in-2020/916922 "2021-10-12T16:40:51Z")
So, I was in a discussion this weekend with a Peak Oil™ advocate who was, again, touting that we are in the end game of Peak Oil™ and soon, the entire world, economy, society, culture, etc was going to collapse. Apparen… --- ## [COVID-19 Contagiousness Chart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-contagiousness-chart/952357)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-contagiousness-chart/952357 "2021-10-12T16:38:54Z")
Back at the beginning of the pandemic, there were all these charts that showed estimates for how contagious and deadly COVID-19 was compared to other diseases. This article contains one from a year ago March (may be pay… --- ## [The aliens in CE3K had sucky technology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aliens-in-ce3k-had-sucky-technology/952315)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aliens-in-ce3k-had-sucky-technology/952315 "2021-10-12T16:25:24Z")
I’ve been rewatching Close Encounters for the first time in a few years, and I am thinking about how terrible their flight technology is. Not only does it disrupt electronics/electrical systems and local gravity, but it … --- ## [Will Superman (or Clark Kent) ever have gay sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-superman-or-clark-kent-ever-have-gay-sex/394030)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-superman-or-clark-kent-ever-have-gay-sex/394030 "2021-10-12T16:12:58Z")
Probably not anytime soon; it would be too artificial and gratuitious. But considering that several DC female characters are hinted to have had bisexual relationships, something that would have been unprintable years ago… --- ## [So a Marine intentionally shoots another Marine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-marine-intentionally-shoots-another-marine/952277)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-marine-intentionally-shoots-another-marine/952277 "2021-10-12T16:11:10Z")
I was recently re-watching HBO’s The Pacific. It is an excellent mini-series. If you liked Band of Brothers, you will likely like The Pacific. It isn’t quite as good as BoB, but it is very good. Anyway, in one scene,… --- ## [Are page views a net positive thing for the board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-page-views-a-net-positive-thing-for-the-board/952018)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-page-views-a-net-positive-thing-for-the-board/952018 "2021-10-12T15:53:12Z")
Blockbuster Video thread. This thread has run from January 2021 to September 2021. It only has 147 posts but has over 10,000 views. Other than one post from a sock, all posts are by longtime members. This makes me think… --- ## [Moonlight Bay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moonlight-bay/952283)
**Author:** [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moonlight-bay/952283 "2021-10-12T15:40:31Z")
OK, this is driving me nuts. Who did the version of Moonlight Bay with the “answer” lyrics, (in parentheses).: We were sailing along (sailing along) On Moonlight Bay (not the river but the bay) etc., etc. I can’t fi… --- ## [PFF ratings...10 QBs better than Mahomes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pff-ratings-10-qbs-better-than-mahomes/952342)
**Author:** [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pff-ratings-10-qbs-better-than-mahomes/952342 "2021-10-12T15:26:05Z")
I’m guessing that someone here on the boards has PFF (Pro Football Focus) access. I hope I’m not asking for proprietary information, but on Sunday Night they said that Mahomes was 11th best on the list of quarterbacks. … --- ## [Georgia elections workers fired for shredding voteer applications](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-elections-workers-fired-for-shredding-voteer-applications/952332)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-elections-workers-fired-for-shredding-voteer-applications/952332 "2021-10-12T15:10:39Z")
Two workers in Fulton County, the largest county in Georgia, which is largely Democratic, have been fired after co-workers accused them of shredding voter registration applications. Applications in Georgia are not labele… --- ## [MLB: Most consecutive foul balls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-most-consecutive-foul-balls/721563)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-most-consecutive-foul-balls/721563 "2021-10-12T14:50:52Z")
While following along online with today’s Red Sox-Twins game, Eduardo Rodriquez is pitching to Shane Robinson, and the first 8 pitches were fouls. That was followed by 2 balls, another foul, and finally a fly out. I don’… --- ## [Best online discussions of movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-discussions-of-movies/952270)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-discussions-of-movies/952270 "2021-10-12T14:45:19Z")
I was imagining that there might be a place on line where intelligent people discuss movies in some depth and with some discernment, but I’ve been unable to find such sites. Do they exist? IMDB used to have a “comments” … --- ## [Could a ping pong ball in the gas tank cause the car to stall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-ping-pong-ball-in-the-gas-tank-cause-the-car-to-stall/952214)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-ping-pong-ball-in-the-gas-tank-cause-the-car-to-stall/952214 "2021-10-12T13:52:40Z")
I watched Law and Order CI episode Baggage from 2003. The victim’s car mysteriously stalled and she could start it after a short wait. Her dad test drove the car a couple blocks with no problem. The stalker followed th… --- ## [Most effective home exercises for strengthening abdomen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-effective-home-exercises-for-strengthening-abdomen/951898)
**Author:** [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-effective-home-exercises-for-strengthening-abdomen/951898 "2021-10-12T13:28:56Z")
I know, there’s a lot of advice out there… My situation: male, 40’s, probably reasonable fitness for an office worker, and with steady BMI at the upper end of ‘normal’ - so no real ‘belly’ to get rid of, just a matter o… --- ## [Windows -- I just want the damn filenames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-i-just-want-the-damn-filenames/951592)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-i-just-want-the-damn-filenames/951592 "2021-10-12T13:14:23Z")
Recurrent Mac user issue with Windows — the kind of issue that probably stems from knowing MacOS quite well and hence how to do things, while being stone ignorant of how one does equivalent things in Windows, you know? O… --- ## [Great duets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-duets/952176)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-duets/952176 "2021-10-12T12:50:09Z")
What are some of your favorite duets? I’ll start off with Judy and Barbra: (90) Judy Garland & Barbra Streisand - Horray for Love - YouTube --- ## [Is it fine to use the SD logo as an icon for links to the SDMB on my website?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-fine-to-use-the-sd-logo-as-an-icon-for-links-to-the-sdmb-on-my-website/952316)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-fine-to-use-the-sd-logo-as-an-icon-for-links-to-the-sdmb-on-my-website/952316 "2021-10-12T10:05:03Z")
On my personal website, I have a few links to my social media presence. These links take the form of a logo or icon of the network in question - see, for instance, the little blue square with “in” in it for LinkedIn. I’m… --- ## [Embassy staff arrested in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embassy-staff-arrested-in-the-us/951880)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embassy-staff-arrested-in-the-us/951880 "2021-10-12T06:20:53Z")
In American cop shows, I often see someone getting away with serious crimes because they work at some foreign consulate or embassy. Is it that simple? Just flash your ID and walk away. I know they have to abbreviate thi… --- ## [Do you feel and look your age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-and-look-your-age/951814)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-and-look-your-age/951814 "2021-10-12T06:19:02Z")
Whatever “looking your age” means to you, does your image/definition/perception of a person of your age match what you see in the mirror? Yesterday, my husband said he thought I saw myself as an old woman. I was born in… --- ## [Ohio congressional candidate Jill Eaton Simms - eeeegads!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-congressional-candidate-jill-eaton-simms-eeeegads/952273)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-congressional-candidate-jill-eaton-simms-eeeegads/952273 "2021-10-12T06:05:49Z")
How did this woman graduate from college, despite writing this poorly? https://www.jillforcongress.org/media I’m sure the picture of her with a rifle is being done to cater to her ammosexual constituents. And so far, … --- ## [The Time Has Come to Change the National Anthem!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-time-has-come-to-change-the-national-anthem/950539)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-time-has-come-to-change-the-national-anthem/950539 "2021-10-12T05:30:33Z")
I certainly think it has. I mean of course the US national anthem. And I mean from The Star-Spangled Banner to America the Beautiful. What are we waiting for? Just one question though. And one alternative suggestion. S… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1315) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1317)