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**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cicadas-are-here/942745 "2021-06-11T14:05:45Z")
Here in Arlington, VA, anyway. I think they’re just starting to sing – the background has begun to hum every time I step outside, but only for the last couple of days. They’re on the ground, getting crunched all along … --- ## [Fauci interview on working with Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fauci-interview-on-working-with-trump/931380)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fauci-interview-on-working-with-trump/931380 "2021-06-11T13:44:00Z")
He got death threats along with his adult kids --- ## [How to deal with anti-vax relatives who want to hang out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-anti-vax-relatives-who-want-to-hang-out/941932)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-anti-vax-relatives-who-want-to-hang-out/941932 "2021-06-11T12:59:44Z")
My Aunt announced that she and her boyfriend will be flying to Pennsylvania from Oregon on June 1st to see her East Coast family (my grandmother, mother, me and my siblings). She has made it well known on social media th… --- ## [New McDonalds meal - The BTS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mcdonalds-meal-the-bts/942993)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mcdonalds-meal-the-bts/942993 "2021-06-11T12:52:15Z")
The new McDonalds meal debuted today. 10 piece McNuggets, medium fries and a medium drink. Big whoop. But they also debuted two new dipping sauces! Both “inspired” by McDonalds South Korean menu. Say what??!? Sauce #1 i… --- ## [Risk aversion and job opportunities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risk-aversion-and-job-opportunities/943971)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risk-aversion-and-job-opportunities/943971 "2021-06-11T10:52:49Z")
I currently have the opportunity to take a different position at work. This position is one much more suited to my skillset and personality and would make me more employable in the future for similar jobs. I would enjoy … --- ## [Amazon Sidewalk: privacy threat or kind of cool?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-sidewalk-privacy-threat-or-kind-of-cool/943566)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-sidewalk-privacy-threat-or-kind-of-cool/943566 "2021-06-11T05:48:12Z")
Amazon Sidewalk is a shared network that allows enabled Amazon devices, including Echo, Ring doorbells/cameras and Tile trackers, to connect to the internet when out of range of your network. It shares a small amount of … --- ## [BJ's Wholesale Club vs. Sam's Club](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bjs-wholesale-club-vs-sams-club/943989)
**Author:** [@Old\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Old_Wench)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bjs-wholesale-club-vs-sams-club/943989 "2021-06-11T03:28:10Z")
I just learned today that my area is getting it’s first BJ’s Wholesale Club (the nearest one is currently 80 miles away in Ohio - I’m in Pittsburgh). They’re just starting on the foundation so it won’t open for at least… --- ## [Stonewall risks all it has fought for in accusing those who disagree with it of hate speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stonewall-risks-all-it-has-fought-for-in-accusing-those-who-disagree-with-it-of-hate-speech/943702)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stonewall-risks-all-it-has-fought-for-in-accusing-those-who-disagree-with-it-of-hate-speech/943702 "2021-06-11T03:22:10Z")
Good article in the Guardian today about the problems with the ‘no debate’ attitude to trans rights: It is distressing that Stonewall’s board cannot see what its actions are jeopardising. While some campaigners may b… --- ## [Musings from the head of a bad bad bad insomniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musings-from-the-head-of-a-bad-bad-bad-insomniac/943695)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musings-from-the-head-of-a-bad-bad-bad-insomniac/943695 "2021-06-11T01:24:54Z")
What happened to the insomniac thread? Is Murdoch Mysteries popular in Canada? (calling @Spoons) All the movies and shows I’ve put on DVR, why do none of them appeal to me when I’m bored? Why do my cats sleep so peacefu… --- ## [Is there a reason that different forms of sign-language were developed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-reason-that-different-forms-of-sign-language-were-developed/943931)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-reason-that-different-forms-of-sign-language-were-developed/943931 "2021-06-11T00:59:15Z")
I know different forms of sign-language exist. My question is why? Why make it more complicated to communicate? I’m not saying it had to be ASL but whatever was chosen why doesn’t everyone get on board with one versio… --- ## [Got a IRS CP2000 letter, demands $41000 by Oct 8. Advice needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-irs-cp2000-letter-demands-41000-by-oct-8-advice-needed/920517)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-irs-cp2000-letter-demands-41000-by-oct-8-advice-needed/920517 "2021-06-11T00:30:50Z")
Hi. I just got a lovely note from the IRS that says I under reported income by $97000 in 2018. They provide an itemized list and it’s riddled with errors. Example: a stock sale where the the gross sale was $12,804, repo… --- ## [Do Senate rules violate the U.S. Constitutional provision which says the Senate may determine its own rules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-senate-rules-violate-the-u-s-constitutional-provision-which-says-the-senate-may-determine-its-own-rules/944013)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-senate-rules-violate-the-u-s-constitutional-provision-which-says-the-senate-may-determine-its-own-rules/944013 "2021-06-11T00:29:18Z")
Continuing the discussion from Please explain your Senate rules to me: ~Max --- ## [Breaking News: Developer Abandons Keystone Pipeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-developer-abandons-keystone-pipeline/943939)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-developer-abandons-keystone-pipeline/943939 "2021-06-11T00:27:53Z")
If they ship the oil by rail instead it will be more environmentally damaging than the pipeline. --- ## [Let's talk about the old order Amish--various questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-the-old-order-amish-various-questions/943590)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2021, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-the-old-order-amish-various-questions/943590 "2021-06-10T22:41:18Z")
I spent the long weekend in Lancaster County, PA in “Amish Country.” I had an excellent time and the fresh produce is simply amazing. Highly recommend. However, I found myself having a million questions about their li… --- ## [Mark Twain/Expression "Sold Down the River"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-twain-expression-sold-down-the-river/651736)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2021, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-twain-expression-sold-down-the-river/651736 "2021-06-10T21:02:35Z")
Most of us are familiar with the expression “sold down the river” as a metaphor for betrayal. An utterly treacherous man with no conscience “would sell his own mother down the river.” I’d never thought about the etymolo… --- ## [Hail to Aphosis! System Lord of System Lords!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hail-to-aphosis-system-lord-of-system-lords/943940)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hail-to-aphosis-system-lord-of-system-lords/943940 "2021-06-10T20:29:01Z")
I tend to be a little behind the times but I am catching up. recently been watching Stargate SG1 and am in the middle of the third season. Say what you will about the Lawful Evil parasitic, but that worm has intestiona… --- ## [How important is processor speed in a Chromebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-processor-speed-in-a-chromebook/943929)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2021, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-processor-speed-in-a-chromebook/943929 "2021-06-10T20:22:20Z")
I am very out of touch with processor speeds and how they are calculated and how they impact the speed of current machines, especially Chromebooks. I remember all the speeds of my computers in the 90’s(100Mhz-1.0Ghz or … --- ## [Targets Unite! A Pittee Party (heh)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/targets-unite-a-pittee-party-heh/943793)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2021, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/targets-unite-a-pittee-party-heh/943793 "2021-06-10T19:34:53Z")
Have you ever been Pit? Ever watched a Pit thread? After a while, target Pit threads all look the same. It almost seems like characters in a play. Not everyone takes the same part, but in a drawn out Pit thread, the … --- ## [Rob Zombie's next project: The Munsters?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-zombies-next-project-the-munsters/943817)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2021, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-zombies-next-project-the-munsters/943817 "2021-06-10T19:29:03Z")
As reported here: Rob Zombie To Direct ‘The Munsters’ For Universal – Deadline I can’t imagine the casting for this one…but I can’t wait to see it. --- ## [Why don't modern airlines have battery backup power for their instruments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-modern-airlines-have-battery-backup-power-for-their-instruments/942579)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2021, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-modern-airlines-have-battery-backup-power-for-their-instruments/942579 "2021-06-10T19:28:26Z")
Hello Everyone, Watching a ton of Crash Investigation shows and one thing that has always seems so odd to me is that modern airliners don’t have backup batteries for power. When a jet loses its engines it loses the abi… --- ## [Looking for a home security-cam system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-home-security-cam-system/943861)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-home-security-cam-system/943861 "2021-06-10T18:36:29Z")
I think this is the right forum. If not, mods feel free to move it. We are looking to buy some security cameras for our home. Here’s what we are thinking of so far. 8 cameras more or less. Some inside and some outsi… --- ## [What's the current thinking on arch support in shoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-current-thinking-on-arch-support-in-shoes/943983)
**Author:** [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2021, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-current-thinking-on-arch-support-in-shoes/943983 "2021-06-10T18:11:58Z")
I’ve never really understood the logic behind arch support in shoes. Based on my understanding of how arches in general work, it seemed counterintuitive. Some years ago, the whole barefoot running thing seemed to validat… --- ## [Do you wear old clothing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-old-clothing/943215)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-old-clothing/943215 "2021-05-31T14:37:48Z")
Deliberately? I do. When I was picking out a shirt this morning, for example, I purposely chose one with a small hole at the collar and some bleach spot at the bottom. Why not choose one in better condition? Well, I knew… --- ## [Was Kamala Harris always this anti illegal immigration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-kamala-harris-always-this-anti-illegal-immigration/943844)
**Author:** [@LauderdaleFort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LauderdaleFort)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-kamala-harris-always-this-anti-illegal-immigration/943844 "2021-06-10T17:33:39Z")
Her recent declarations to Guatemalan media sounded surprisingly un-Democrat to me? “Don’t come” “We’ll turn you back” “We’ll seure the border” “Illegal migrants” Is Biden ok with that stance? --- ## [Why is the spiciness from foods felt in different places?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-spiciness-from-foods-felt-in-different-places/943930)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-spiciness-from-foods-felt-in-different-places/943930 "2021-06-10T17:23:12Z")
I just ate a bag of jalapeño Cheetos (highly recommended btw) and I noticed that while they’re a little spicy hot, I feel the heat more in my throat than my tongue or throat. Why isn’t all heat felt on the tongue? --- ## [Fighting Crime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-crime/943923)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-crime/943923 "2021-06-10T14:38:13Z")
This is an interesting story on how intelligence agencies created an anonymous phone and got many criminal gangs worldwide to use it through unsuspecting middlemen. Stories like this are cheering. However, it made me… --- ## [For God’s sake, let me explain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-god-s-sake-let-me-explain/942995)
**Author:** [@Something](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Something)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2021, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-god-s-sake-let-me-explain/942995 "2021-06-10T13:30:10Z")
When I was growing up, I tolerated All kinds of abuse from people and suffered psychological problems by the age of 18 because of it. Then when I went off to college as a freshman, I gained 100 pounds off of antidepress… --- ## [Please explain your Senate rules to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-your-senate-rules-to-me/943882)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2021, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-your-senate-rules-to-me/943882 "2021-06-10T13:28:54Z")
Right, Senator Manchin says he’s not prepared to end the traditions of the Senate and kill the fillibuster. But why is the filibuster so important to him? Why is supporting minority rule in the Senate essential to democ… --- ## [SARS-CoV-2 Detected in Sewage Water from March 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sars-cov-2-detected-in-sewage-water-from-march-2019/943877)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2021, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sars-cov-2-detected-in-sewage-water-from-march-2019/943877 "2021-06-10T12:47:02Z")
I think this deserved a thread on its own.: Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-spain-science-idUSKBN23X2HQ The discovery of virus genome presence so early in Spain, if confirmed, would imply… --- ## [Not enough - - Salt pills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-enough-salt-pills/943788)
**Author:** [@HughGoply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HughGoply)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2021, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-enough-salt-pills/943788 "2021-06-10T12:14:14Z")
I recently changed my diet, and I don’t get enough salt through my diet. I estimate 720-900 mg a day from eggs, meat, and green vegetables. I don’t eat any processed food. I drink a lot of water, too (easily over a gallo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1431) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1433)