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**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/data-uri-parsing-in-favicon-images/938948 "2021-07-08T00:27:49Z")
It seems like the software is not properly reading data URI scheme in the icons when it indexes sites. Example: The small image to the left of the name “The Daily Beast” shows a broken image on my computer. When I che… --- ## [Finding a good car transporter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-a-good-car-transporter/463568)
**Author:** [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-a-good-car-transporter/463568 "2008-09-15T00:49:02Z")
My dad wants to move his 1974 Karmann Ghia from Iowa to New York, but doesn’t want to drive it there. He’s asked me to search for a car transport carrier, but Google just brings up one auto-generated site after another. … --- ## [Should I have my dog undergo some dental extractions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-have-my-dog-undergo-some-dental-extractions/945091)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-have-my-dog-undergo-some-dental-extractions/945091 "2021-07-07T22:06:26Z")
Here are the details. My dog is almost 13 years old, a mixed breed, likely part min pin and part beagle. She’s still active. She currently weighs 21 pounds, with her regular weight fluctuating from around 19 to 21 pou… --- ## [WW2 London Blitz housing shortage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww2-london-blitz-housing-shortage/945640)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww2-london-blitz-housing-shortage/945640 "2021-07-07T21:54:41Z")
So obviously a lot of people were displaced and it wasn’t possible to build much new housing until after the war. So how did Londoners cope? (I’m remembering an episode of the the British series “Foyle’s War”, where Foy… --- ## [PSA: Take photos of your pets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-take-photos-of-your-pets/945920)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-take-photos-of-your-pets/945920 "2021-07-07T20:36:30Z")
Not just for sentimental reasons, although it’s always nice to have them for that as well. I’m on several lost and found pet pages on social media and I see this a lot. Someone’s pet goes missing and they post their ple… --- ## [Step-cousin broke his foot, now is totally destitute](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/step-cousin-broke-his-foot-now-is-totally-destitute/945849)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/step-cousin-broke-his-foot-now-is-totally-destitute/945849 "2021-07-07T20:25:56Z")
This is the story I’m hearing from my mother, and I’m hearing this second hand so I don’t know all the details, but I find it quite a sad story. My step-cousin cousin moved to central Pennsylvania from Florida recently, … --- ## [Making peanut butter at home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-peanut-butter-at-home/945898)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-peanut-butter-at-home/945898 "2021-07-07T19:59:22Z")
I’m mighty tempted to buy a peanut butter grinder. I got into the habit last year of nibbling peanut butter along with my morning apple. I know, weird. The second ingredient in all of the more affordable peanut butter i… --- ## [Small Investor Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-investor-question/928991)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-investor-question/928991 "2021-07-07T19:16:58Z")
Let me preface this with the understanding that most of us aren’t investment professionals and even those that are, are not MY investor professional that I have or would hire, and I and anyone else are in no way obligate… --- ## [Current COVID guidelines for young children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-covid-guidelines-for-young-children/945748)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-covid-guidelines-for-young-children/945748 "2021-07-07T18:01:59Z")
At this point, 3/4 of our family are vaccinated (or will be max-vax by Wednesday). Most indoor places in our town are mask-free. But we have an 8-year-old, who obviously can’t get vaccinated yet. And it’s hard as hell to… --- ## [Things that bother me about M asterisk A asterisk S asterisk H (the TV show)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-bother-me-about-m-asterisk-a-asterisk-s-asterisk-h-the-tv-show/943583)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-bother-me-about-m-asterisk-a-asterisk-s-asterisk-h-the-tv-show/943583 "2021-07-07T17:02:32Z")
I guess I should start by saying that I do like, and still watch, the show. But that does not revoke my license to complain. And this thread is not about the oft-cited MASH complaints that have been beaten to death here… --- ## [Predict it here! The last living Beatle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-it-here-the-last-living-beatle/920890)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-it-here-the-last-living-beatle/920890 "2021-07-07T16:39:56Z")
So we got two Beatles left: Paul & Ringo. They’re both really old, and neither will probably live to sing “Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m 164.” Vote now for which one you think will be the LAST… --- ## [Do you need any sort of end date or standards for ending COVID restrictions in order to support them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-need-any-sort-of-end-date-or-standards-for-ending-covid-restrictions-in-order-to-support-them/945862)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-need-any-sort-of-end-date-or-standards-for-ending-covid-restrictions-in-order-to-support-them/945862 "2021-07-07T16:11:17Z")
Basically, I’ve seen some people say they’re more likely to oppose serious restrictions on daily life if it’s not accompanied by a specific end date or clear standards for ending it, out of fear that no standards, or vag… --- ## [Meaning of The Cure song "Hot Hot Hot!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-the-cure-song-hot-hot-hot/255487)
**Author:** [@PussyCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PussyCow)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-the-cure-song-hot-hot-hot/255487 "2021-07-07T15:58:00Z")
After reading through this thread about Whiter Shade of Pale it reminded me that I have been curious for a long time about the meaning of The Cure song “Hot! Hot! Hot!”. I’ve asked several friends, but we always decide w… --- ## [Forrrest Fenn claims his treasure has been found.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forrrest-fenn-claims-his-treasure-has-been-found/855230)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forrrest-fenn-claims-his-treasure-has-been-found/855230 "2021-07-07T15:35:01Z")
Forrest Fenn alleges that he hid a chest full of treasure in the mountains of New Mexico ten years ago, and gave out clues for people to find it. At least 5 people have died in the heat and the remote mountains, and tho… --- ## ["Making Love" (1980) and "The Celluloid Closet" (1995): Who was the clueless studio executive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-love-1980-and-the-celluloid-closet-1995-who-was-the-clueless-studio-executive/945833)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-love-1980-and-the-celluloid-closet-1995-who-was-the-clueless-studio-executive/945833 "2021-07-07T15:28:26Z")
Saw this for the first time on TCM recently. In the 1995 doc, an interviewee mentions that he provided a private screening of “Making Love” for an unnamed new executive and his family, and that the exec was intensely ou… --- ## [I'm bored, so I downloaded my posting history and here are some stats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-so-i-downloaded-my-posting-history-and-here-are-some-stats/945520)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-so-i-downloaded-my-posting-history-and-here-are-some-stats/945520 "2021-07-07T14:54:48Z")
(Don’t know where to put this, but since it is kind of ‘about this message board’, just placed it here.) Bored, so I downloaded my posting history, imported the CSV into Excel, did some data cleanup (removing quotes, mo… --- ## [COVID 19 may be 40 years old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-may-be-40-years-old/945889)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-may-be-40-years-old/945889 "2021-07-07T14:16:04Z")
Based on genomic analysis, COVID 19 originated in bats. Based on differences from bat COVID, it’s been mutating for 40 years. Published 12 months ago. I can understand some of the words in the article: some of them se… --- ## [Just how busy are the British royal family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-busy-are-the-british-royal-family/945656)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-busy-are-the-british-royal-family/945656 "2021-07-07T12:29:31Z")
My wife and I read an article about Charles’ favorite songs, which was eye-opening. His comments were that several of them were on his list because they were played at memorable events (e.g., a family birthday). I joke… --- ## [ID This TV Movie (Early 70s caper flick)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-tv-movie-early-70s-caper-flick/945895)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-tv-movie-early-70s-caper-flick/945895 "2021-07-07T11:48:38Z")
I just saw a reference to the old Sammy Davis Jr/Peter Lawford movie Salt & Pepper and I misremembered it as a very different film. The one I remember was about a wealthy British aristocrat (possibly played by Peter Lawf… --- ## [Have you ever had ice milk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-ice-milk/945079)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-ice-milk/945079 "2021-07-07T04:50:52Z")
I definitely remember it was pretty cheap when I was in college and so I often bought it. To me, it tasted pretty similar to store brand ice cream. And, of course, it worked well on a student budget and not so discerning… --- ## [Top Chef Season 18 - Portland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-chef-season-18-portland/938772)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-chef-season-18-portland/938772 "2021-07-07T03:47:52Z")
Heads up - Top Chef is returning April 1st. StG --- ## [Botticelli - June 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330)
**Author:** [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Replies:** 492\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330 "2021-07-07T03:09:41Z")
Technically 52 minutes early, but here we go: I am A --- ## [As a general rule, Comedy movies should be under 2 hours long](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-general-rule-comedy-movies-should-be-under-2-hours-long/945623)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-general-rule-comedy-movies-should-be-under-2-hours-long/945623 "2021-07-07T00:26:28Z")
90 minutes preferably. Anyone else feel this way? I hate seeing the runtime of a comedy be 2 hours 20 minutes because I just know it’s going to take some shitty sentimental or maudlin turn towards the end. --- ## [They're letting Bill Cosby out of prison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-letting-bill-cosby-out-of-prison/945343)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-letting-bill-cosby-out-of-prison/945343 "2021-07-06T23:47:30Z")
the guy has at least fifty known victims and served two years. --- ## [What's the most "optimal" outcome the January 6 rioters could have gotten?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-optimal-outcome-the-january-6-rioters-could-have-gotten/945022)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-optimal-outcome-the-january-6-rioters-could-have-gotten/945022 "2021-07-06T23:30:18Z")
GQ thread, not Politics, Great Debates or IMHO: (By “optimal” I mean from the perspective of the rioters, of course, not from the perspective of others.) Suppose that the January 6 rioters were a bit more organized and… --- ## [Win 10 Multi-Screen: One window minimizes when I click on another?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-10-multi-screen-one-window-minimizes-when-i-click-on-another/945767)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-10-multi-screen-one-window-minimizes-when-i-click-on-another/945767 "2021-07-06T22:24:37Z")
I have a desktop, running Windows 10, with two side-by-side monitors. Recently, I got back into some gaming after an invitation to a Discord server. So, on the left-hand screen, I’ll be running BattleTech, while in the… --- ## [What was your most "fish-out-of-water" situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-most-fish-out-of-water-situation/945441)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-most-fish-out-of-water-situation/945441 "2021-07-06T21:37:52Z")
@Dinsdale1 's thread: made me think of a question that I wanted to ask: What was your most “fish-out-of-water” experience? I mean a social situation where you were clearly in the minority for some reason, however yo… --- ## [BBC News: Peter R de Vries: Dutch crime journalist wounded in Amsterdam shooting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-news-peter-r-de-vries-dutch-crime-journalist-wounded-in-amsterdam-shooting/945851)
**Author:** [@Drsunflower1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drsunflower1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-news-peter-r-de-vries-dutch-crime-journalist-wounded-in-amsterdam-shooting/945851 "2021-07-06T21:26:39Z")
BBC News - Peter R de Vries: Dutch crime journalist wounded in Amsterdam shooting Meanwhile in The Netherlands :cry: --- ## [Happy 4th everyone!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th-everyone/945658)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th-everyone/945658 "2021-07-06T20:46:32Z")
Happy 4th! . (Not to hijack my own thread, but does anyone know why SDMB tells me sorry I can’t embed media items in a post? I’ve done it before.) Happy 4th! --- ## [Questions regarding the Harry Potter - Interaction of the Wizarding vs Muggle World](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-regarding-the-harry-potter-interaction-of-the-wizarding-vs-muggle-world/945369)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-regarding-the-harry-potter-interaction-of-the-wizarding-vs-muggle-world/945369 "2021-07-06T20:23:45Z")
I just rewatched the Harry Potter films and kind of have a question. The film clearly portrays that there is the “Wizarding World” overlaid on top of our conventional “Muggle” world. Wizard-folk still live in our world… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1404) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1406)