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**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/communitys-final-two-seasons-are-its-best-are-my-wife-and-i-nuts/949811 "2021-09-02T22:50:34Z")
Yes, seasons 5 and 6. The ones that include Troy leaving, Shirley leaving, no Pierce, Frankie, and a rotating “older guy” slot. Our favorite “older guy” on the show is Keith David in season 6. I had always heard the s… --- ## [Using Nord VPN with Roku TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-nord-vpn-with-roku-tv/939480)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-nord-vpn-with-roku-tv/939480 "2021-09-02T22:35:58Z")
I won’t ask for a really detailed answer, though offer them up if you want. I just changed from a POS Android Philips TV to a Roku. I subscribe to Nord for use with Locast. The new TV has the Locast app but apparently y… --- ## [Solar downspout heating system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-downspout-heating-system/947717)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-downspout-heating-system/947717 "2021-09-02T22:33:41Z")
Our roof has peaks and valleys. Because of the configuration of the roof, a lot of water gets directed to one downspout. Even though this downspout is on the south side of the house, in the winter it freqently freezes … --- ## [US military recruiters "permanently stationed" in High Schools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-military-recruiters-permanently-stationed-in-high-schools/949966)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-military-recruiters-permanently-stationed-in-high-schools/949966 "2021-09-02T22:11:40Z")
I’ve seen people bring this up over the years but it always confused me. Supposedly some people claim that their high school had a specific office where a US military recruiter was there at all hours for people who want… --- ## [Dog breeds you rarely, if ever, see anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-breeds-you-rarely-if-ever-see-anymore/948371)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-breeds-you-rarely-if-ever-see-anymore/948371 "2021-09-02T21:51:27Z")
Back in the day, Irish and Red Setters were the doggies de rigueur. And Afghan hounds and Old English Sheepdogs were equally popular. I haven’t seen any of those noted in at least 30 years!! Where’d they go? --- ## [Jet Band Saw 14"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jet-band-saw-14/947465)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jet-band-saw-14/947465 "2021-09-02T19:33:43Z")
Model JET JWBS-14DXPRO 14" Deluxe Pro. I’ve barely used this, so it’s like new. Perhaps someone in the Portland vicinity can use it more than I do. It’s on a mobile base so it’s easy to move around in a limited area. $80… --- ## [Vexing computer problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vexing-computer-problem/949900)
**Author:** [@dauerbach1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach1)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vexing-computer-problem/949900 "2021-09-02T18:43:38Z")
My ACER ATC-280-UR11 had been horrible slow booting, when left alone would freeze and have to be rebooted, and finally does not work at all. I can enter safe mode but even selecting with networking wifi does not work. I… --- ## [Of Sapphics and Lesbians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-sapphics-and-lesbians/949857)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-sapphics-and-lesbians/949857 "2021-09-02T18:30:05Z")
Just a word origin question here. I don’t want this to turn into a debate on sexuality. Why are female homosexuals called Lesbians? The poet’s name was Sappho. Lesbos is just where she came from. Seems a bit misleading … --- ## [Large collection of Alaska books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-collection-of-alaska-books/949998)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-collection-of-alaska-books/949998 "2021-09-02T18:17:55Z")
I have about 200 books about Alaska, covering most genres: History, exploration, mining, art, Native culture, fiction, etc. Some of these date back to the 1800s and there are first editions. The prices go from about $10 … --- ## [Sexism issues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexism-issues/949960)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexism-issues/949960 "2021-09-02T17:58:52Z")
Maybe, and I am just spitballing here, maybe they are avoiding you for a different reason. The context of the thread is that someone is reporting sexism towards them that is causing them issues. And we have a poster … --- ## [The new Chief Chaplain at Harvard is an Atheist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-chief-chaplain-at-harvard-is-an-atheist/949812)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-chief-chaplain-at-harvard-is-an-atheist/949812 "2021-09-02T17:42:11Z")
The New Chief Chaplain at Harvard? An Atheist. (yahoo.com) “To Epstein’s fellow campus chaplains, at least, the notion of being led by an atheist is not as counterintuitive as it might sound; his election was unanimous.… --- ## [Trump is such a dick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-such-a-dick/949779)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-such-a-dick/949779 "2021-09-02T17:38:05Z")
He said that what’s happening in Afghanistan wouldn’t have happened if he was president. It probably would have and he would have just blamed someone else. --- ## [Can a SEL pilot legally be PIC of a seaplane if he only operates it from land?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-sel-pilot-legally-be-pic-of-a-seaplane-if-he-only-operates-it-from-land/949797)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-sel-pilot-legally-be-pic-of-a-seaplane-if-he-only-operates-it-from-land/949797 "2021-09-02T17:33:47Z")
The question is in the title. Granted, adding a Seaplane rating once you have your SEL is not complicated and many pilots do it in a weekend. But suppose a pilot gets his hands on a Republic Seabee or a Lake Amphibian.… --- ## [Does any symbolic linear algebra software exist to help me with the following problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-symbolic-linear-algebra-software-exist-to-help-me-with-the-following-problem/949485)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-symbolic-linear-algebra-software-exist-to-help-me-with-the-following-problem/949485 "2021-09-02T16:51:14Z")
I need to take a simple linear equation, and break out various pieces from it symbolically, and demonstrate that the original equation is still satisfied. For example x=a+b+c where a = \\sum\_{i=0}^N{d\_ie\_i}{} and b=... … --- ## [Help me build a Youtube Playlist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-build-a-youtube-playlist/949822)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-build-a-youtube-playlist/949822 "2021-09-02T16:47:09Z")
I want a sleep playlist, and I really love Planet Caravan by Black Sabbath. Something about the drifty overall soundscape really appeal to me. What other songs are there that are very similar? Looking for about 30 or so … --- ## [Beer and Ale: Head or No Head?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-and-ale-head-or-no-head/949932)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-and-ale-head-or-no-head/949932 "2021-09-02T15:42:14Z")
Is beer and ale properly (note my use of that word) poured with a foamy head? The reason why I ask, is I got Mr. Boston’s bar manual in 1994 (copyrighted 1988, I think, FWIW). It says that the proper way to pour beer, i… --- ## [Durable Power of Attorney Questions--Need Answers Fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/durable-power-of-attorney-questions-need-answers-fast/948560)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/durable-power-of-attorney-questions-need-answers-fast/948560 "2021-09-02T14:50:35Z")
Mods, please throw this into whatever you think is the most appropriate forum. YOU ARE NOT MY LAWYER. I hereby state I will not consider any answers as being construed as legal advice. Any decisions I make based or not… --- ## [Visiting Wisconsin - Suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-wisconsin-suggestions/949101)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-wisconsin-suggestions/949101 "2021-09-02T14:26:56Z")
Later this month, I will be spending a couple of days each in Madison and Milwaukee. Any recommendations on things to do or see in that general area? The Milwaukee Riverwalk and visiting Lake Michigan (which I’ve never… --- ## [Pet owners: share your poopervisor (or pee-pervisor) stories!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-owners-share-your-poopervisor-or-pee-pervisor-stories/949179)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-owners-share-your-poopervisor-or-pee-pervisor-stories/949179 "2021-09-02T14:06:52Z")
It’s the… :notes: Eye of the tiger, it’s the poo-per-vi-ser It’s the thrill of the fight … :musical\_note: I can’t be the only one with a designated pooperviser. Current poo-per-vi-ser likes to stare at my toilet brus… --- ## [It's hard to see the difference between "Oct 17" and "Oct '17"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-hard-to-see-the-difference-between-oct-17-and-oct-17/923377)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-hard-to-see-the-difference-between-oct-17-and-oct-17/923377 "2021-09-02T13:57:00Z")
The way that the dates are written to show when a post was made can cause confusion. Sometimes an old thread started years ago, lets say on October 3, 2018, gets bumped. Then the posting date shows as “Oct '18.” But the… --- ## [How do I find an old, pre-Discourse thread that I wrote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-an-old-pre-discourse-thread-that-i-wrote/949369)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-an-old-pre-discourse-thread-that-i-wrote/949369 "2021-09-02T13:43:11Z")
There’s a current topic in The Pit, about Jesus and aliens, that I feel I might be able to contribute to, using a link to an old topic I created many years ago about a thought I had regarding whether or not aliens had th… --- ## [Mystery Moderation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-moderation/949570)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-moderation/949570 "2021-09-02T12:37:25Z")
Could someone please explain what on earth this moderation of a post I wrote over a month ago is all about? Continuing the discussion from Why do conservatives take some diseases seriously, but not others?: Modding: … --- ## [Obscure comic book question re Axelle Lenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-comic-book-question-re-axelle-lenoir/949600)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-comic-book-question-re-axelle-lenoir/949600 "2021-09-02T08:40:44Z")
This will probably be a tough one. I recently read the graphic novel What If We Were… by Axelle Lenoir (excellent book; I recommend it). The main characters of the story are two Canadian high school students. And one o… --- ## [Parental Control Software?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parental-control-software/949717)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parental-control-software/949717 "2021-09-02T03:30:32Z")
I’d like something that lets me schedule apps and web sites. I see stuff that lets me block web sites, and stuff that lets me schedule screen time, but I’m not trying to either of those things. I’d like say no games an… --- ## [I'm betting (Australia) has it beaten](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-betting-australia-has-it-beaten/850459)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-betting-australia-has-it-beaten/850459 "2021-09-02T03:27:47Z")
Not a medical breakthrough, I’m just betting that Australia has it beaten in the same way that China does, and is not like the USA. It is difficult to get a handle on this. News is sensationalist at any time on any subj… --- ## [Looking for Joe Dolce CD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-joe-dolce-cd/949827)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-joe-dolce-cd/949827 "2021-09-02T02:50:02Z")
I am looking for Joe Dolce’s Shaddap You Face on CD, or on tape if I absolutely have to. This CD exists because I used to own it a long time ago. What I want is the full length version, not the single with just the tit… --- ## [Rank the Japanese luxury cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-the-japanese-luxury-cars/949770)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-the-japanese-luxury-cars/949770 "2021-09-02T02:05:42Z")
I’m sure that there are more than just the big 3, but those are the ones I’m focused on. So, in order of preference of ownership, how would you rate the 3 big Japanese luxury autos? poll My boss has owned multiple Infi… --- ## [Phenomenon where pastime/discipline becomes more baroquely complex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phenomenon-where-pastime-discipline-becomes-more-baroquely-complex/948033)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phenomenon-where-pastime-discipline-becomes-more-baroquely-complex/948033 "2021-09-02T00:05:50Z")
I’ve noticed over the years that there are multiple disciplines/pastimes where the classic examples are relatively simple, but the modern practitioners seem to be more interested in ever more arcane and complicated rendi… --- ## [Low(est) earth orbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-est-earth-orbit/949224)
**Author:** [@Honolulu\_Lulu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honolulu_Lulu)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2021, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-est-earth-orbit/949224 "2021-09-01T23:45:09Z")
What’ the lowest a space ship can be and still stay in orbit? I realize that there is orbital decay at virtually any height. For my question, let’s ask what’s the lowest a circular orbit can be and still be up there af… --- ## [STUPIDEST movie you've seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-movie-youve-seen/937354)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-movie-youve-seen/937354 "2021-09-01T23:26:04Z")
The other night, The Tunnel of Love (1958) was on TCM, and we decided to watch it. Starring Doris Day and Richard Widmark, it’s the story of a married couple who can’t have kids, so they adopt a baby that winds up lookin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1350) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1352)