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**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2021, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-educate-me-on-the-plethora-of-pride-flags/943744 "2021-06-08T05:25:03Z")
Pride week, and I’ve noticed a lot more types of flags flying. There’s the standard rainbow one🏳️‍🌈, but I’ve seen variants on it, and also new (to me) flags. Any guidance would be appreciated. --- ## [What if Bruce Banner Got Really Fat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-bruce-banner-got-really-fat/943651)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2021, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-bruce-banner-got-really-fat/943651 "2021-06-08T03:48:37Z")
Would The Hulk have a lot of fat on top of his muscle? If so, it seems like he’d lose steam quickly against his more durable opponents. If he couldn’t finish The Thing, The Abomination, or other very powerful opponents… --- ## [Mike Tyson: The Knockout - anything you didn't already know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-tyson-the-knockout-anything-you-didnt-already-know/943740)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2021, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-tyson-the-knockout-anything-you-didnt-already-know/943740 "2021-06-08T03:33:25Z")
Not sure why ABC thought Tyson was a subject worth talking about in '21, but I thought this was worth a watch. Here’s my latest and most likely final takes on a few tidbits. His childhood: This doesn’t get discussed nea… --- ## [Tonka (beloved pet) is gone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonka-beloved-pet-is-gone/943593)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2021, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonka-beloved-pet-is-gone/943593 "2021-06-08T03:02:39Z")
In March 2013, we adopted Tonka. It had been four months since we’d lost Harvey. We thought it might be too soon to get another cat, but it wasn’t. Mrs. L.A. wanted to get the oldest cat, and the one that had been in th… --- ## [Suggest some cheese dairies to visit in upstate NY](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-some-cheese-dairies-to-visit-in-upstate-ny/943815)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2021, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-some-cheese-dairies-to-visit-in-upstate-ny/943815 "2021-06-08T02:23:07Z")
I’m starting to investigate a possible cheese tour through upstate NY. The Finger Lakes region has an alliance with a cheese tour and there are some intriguing dairies. Does anybody have some good suggestions from pers… --- ## [Would we have had WWIII or IV by now if not for nuclear weapons and MAD(Mutually Assured Destruction)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-we-have-had-wwiii-or-iv-by-now-if-not-for-nuclear-weapons-and-mad-mutually-assured-destruction/943690)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2021, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-we-have-had-wwiii-or-iv-by-now-if-not-for-nuclear-weapons-and-mad-mutually-assured-destruction/943690 "2021-06-08T02:16:45Z")
One for the political historians here. Something that’s been rattling around in my what if files for a while. For whatever reason nuclear weapons were never developed. Nagasaki and Hiroshima never happened but we stil… --- ## [Training of dogs for explosives detection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/training-of-dogs-for-explosives-detection/928896)
**Author:** [@Turki-lurki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turki-lurki)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2021, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/training-of-dogs-for-explosives-detection/928896 "2021-06-08T00:45:02Z")
This morning I listened to an MSNBC interview with a guy named Jim Cavanaugh on the Tennessee explosion- he described a Federal training program for explosive detection dogs. I did not hear this clearly but I think he st… --- ## [How quiet can I make 800 million lbs of jet thrust? (Or; noise levels of ridiculously giant heavier-than-air ships)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-quiet-can-i-make-800-million-lbs-of-jet-thrust-or-noise-levels-of-ridiculously-giant-heavier-than-air-ships/943372)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2021, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-quiet-can-i-make-800-million-lbs-of-jet-thrust-or-noise-levels-of-ridiculously-giant-heavier-than-air-ships/943372 "2021-06-08T00:06:13Z")
Silly, esoteric technical question time! Some background: I’ve been playing a bit of Cyberpunk 2077. Which, befitting the aesthetic of the genre, features some giant cargo airships with video billboards mounted on the si… --- ## [How do I report my own report?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-report-my-own-report/943171)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-report-my-own-report/943171 "2021-06-07T23:32:24Z")
If I accidently report one post when I meant to report another(multiple tabs open situation), how do I inform the mods that I screwed up so they don’t waste time trying to find the non-existent problem and/or contacting … --- ## [Those Who Wish Me Dead plot questions (SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-who-wish-me-dead-plot-questions-spoilers/942723)
**Author:** [@stuccosuperstar2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuccosuperstar2020)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-who-wish-me-dead-plot-questions-spoilers/942723 "2021-06-07T23:14:38Z")
Towards the end, Angelina Jolie and the kid run away from a forest fire, and then dive into a creek and occasionally come up for air as the fire passes over them. Wouldn’t the fire suck up almost all the oxygen availab… --- ## [For sale in Northern Virginia: barely used 4-year-old Schwinn adult tricycle and accessories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-sale-in-northern-virginia-barely-used-4-year-old-schwinn-adult-tricycle-and-accessories/941883)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-sale-in-northern-virginia-barely-used-4-year-old-schwinn-adult-tricycle-and-accessories/941883 "2021-06-07T23:02:42Z")
This was a Christmas present for my SO in 2016. She did the assembly herself but never got the rear wheels quite balanced and now her doctor doesn’t want her riding anymore. He … --- ## [Products You Recently Tried, Had High Expectations For, And (Dis)liked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/products-you-recently-tried-had-high-expectations-for-and-dis-liked/943226)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/products-you-recently-tried-had-high-expectations-for-and-dis-liked/943226 "2021-06-07T22:21:47Z")
Went to Costco last week and decided to try two new products. One was dill pickle flavoured peanuts. Same price as regular peanuts. I was surprised by how tasty and addictive they were. Other one was Bubly, a flavour… --- ## [What are the chances that five cards could permit a straight in Texas Hold Em?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-chances-that-five-cards-could-permit-a-straight-in-texas-hold-em/943735)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-chances-that-five-cards-could-permit-a-straight-in-texas-hold-em/943735 "2021-06-07T20:01:30Z")
I like poker, something I’ve mentioned before. I have noticed that when playing Hold 'Em, once five cards are on the board, it is usually possible for one of the players in the hand to hold a straight. For instance, if… --- ## [On the baffling cultural relevance of SNL (Saturday Night Live) TV SHOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-baffling-cultural-relevance-of-snl-saturday-night-live-tv-show/942845)
**Author:** [@KennyT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennyT)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-baffling-cultural-relevance-of-snl-saturday-night-live-tv-show/942845 "2021-06-07T19:48:29Z")
Got fooled by the media AGAIN: they kept talking about SNL. Do a Google News search for SNL and you’ll find some dozen news stories in the major media about the latest episode. I Got tricked into watching another sucky … --- ## [Campaign to End Life Imprisonment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaign-to-end-life-imprisonment/943271)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaign-to-end-life-imprisonment/943271 "2021-06-07T19:41:22Z")
Now I have to tell you, I just have to see how many people agree with me on this one. Because if even one person does, I’ll be amazed. I’m serious. Some people, believe it or not, don’t just want to end the death penalt… --- ## [Are evaporative air coolers worth it for folks in the Great Lakes region?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-evaporative-air-coolers-worth-it-for-folks-in-the-great-lakes-region/943767)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-evaporative-air-coolers-worth-it-for-folks-in-the-great-lakes-region/943767 "2021-06-07T19:16:38Z")
Snowboarder Bo posted on another thread that he really likes the small evaporative air cooler unit he purchased. I remember being stationed in the Mojave Desert where the concrete open squadbay barrack were equipped with… --- ## [Can anyone identify this weed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-weed/943721)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-weed/943721 "2021-06-07T19:00:30Z")
These nasty things have invaded my garden. They spread with underground runners. When you pull them up, they stink something awful - if I don’t wear gloves when weeding, my hands stink for hours. I’ve tried googling but… --- ## [What is the best way to find a lawyer for small claims? Any experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-find-a-lawyer-for-small-claims-any-experiences/943769)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-find-a-lawyer-for-small-claims-any-experiences/943769 "2021-06-07T17:50:20Z")
I’m sure the answer to the first question is “just google it” but I figured I’d ask anyway… We bought and returned something to Overstock.com and the freight company they used is trying to screw us out of $400. Long st… --- ## [Any Chicago Fire fans? A quick question please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chicago-fire-fans-a-quick-question-please/943508)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chicago-fire-fans-a-quick-question-please/943508 "2021-06-07T16:01:35Z")
So I just started watching CF. I’m on about ep 5 of season 1. Over all I like it. I’m enjoying the rescue scenes, and the drama ain’t bad either. One thing that is really annoying the hell out of me, and frankly NOT so… --- ## [Online dating during quarantine!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-dating-during-quarantine/920835)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2021, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-dating-during-quarantine/920835 "2021-03-31T05:45:42Z")
Anyone else trying to find companionship during “these uncertain times” when we’re all supposed to stay the hell away from each other? Me? I uprooted my entire life to move across the country … about three minutes befor… --- ## [Please welcome our newest moderator, Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-our-newest-moderator-aspenglow/943473)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-our-newest-moderator-aspenglow/943473 "2021-06-07T15:27:04Z")
Please join me in welcoming the newest addition to the SDMB moderating staff, Aspenglow. She’ll be moderating in Politics & Elections, In My Humble Opinion, and Quarantine Zone. Please cut her some slack while she learns… --- ## [I'm Here! Are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-here-are-you/911047)
**Author:** [@Slight\_Off\_Hand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slight_Off_Hand)\ **Replies:** 453\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2020, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-here-are-you/911047 "2020-08-22T09:05:16Z")
I’m here. Not that I post much but I’ll be watching! --- ## [Heat, Humidity and Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heat-humidity-and-chocolate/943718)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heat-humidity-and-chocolate/943718 "2021-06-07T14:35:07Z")
Bought some chocolate at the dollar store earlier. It’s a hot day for Ontario, ninety degrees. Did some errands, walked the dog, and the chocolate felt squishy so got put into the fridge. I’ve spent enough time in Mex… --- ## [Mpeg sharing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpeg-sharing/943736)
**Author:** [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpeg-sharing/943736 "2021-06-07T13:10:52Z")
So, I recently got a machine that transfers 8mm and super8 to digital and I’ve been transferring all my parents old home movies. I’d love to share these movies with family and friends but the email size limit prohibits a… --- ## [BA Calcutta (Failed)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ba-calcutta-failed/380336)
**Author:** [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ba-calcutta-failed/380336 "2021-06-07T12:15:49Z")
I’m trying to ascertain whether this particular educational qualification has its origins in fact or whether it is apocryphal. As I recall, the joke goes that if an (Indian) person wished to impress a potential employer… --- ## [Lawn mowing; Mulching or Bagging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawn-mowing-mulching-or-bagging/943654)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawn-mowing-mulching-or-bagging/943654 "2021-06-07T11:58:41Z")
If you use a power mower to cut your grass, do you mulch the clippings, or bag and dump them? I use to mulch, but this season I started bagging and dumping the clippings, mainly because the grass grew so fast I couldn’t… --- ## [Brian Caldwell's "We All Fall Down"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brian-caldwells-we-all-fall-down/185081)
**Author:** [@HoviBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoviBaby)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brian-caldwells-we-all-fall-down/185081 "2021-06-07T11:57:18Z")
Hey kids. I just finished reading “We All Fall Down” by Brian Caldwell, and I have never been more afffected emotionally by a book. I read all the time, and had forgotten how disturbing the written word could be. If an… --- ## [What is that novel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-that-novel/943730)
**Author:** [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-that-novel/943730 "2021-06-07T09:01:42Z")
A modern novel, a story within a story. The framing story is about a poor grad student whose focus is a famous 19th century poet, and how he and a woman discover the poet’s secret life through a series of adventures. The… --- ## [Anyone playing Outriders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-outriders/943604)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-outriders/943604 "2021-06-07T07:18:11Z")
It’s a loot shooter\* set on some far distant planet that humans attempted to colonise only to discover that the planet changed drastically between the initial reports and when they arrived. It is single player with optio… --- ## [Religious and atheist Dopers: What makes you so sure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-and-atheist-dopers-what-makes-you-so-sure/943328)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-and-atheist-dopers-what-makes-you-so-sure/943328 "2021-06-07T07:01:52Z")
I grew up in a very fundamentalist religious upbringing, and having undergone a great deal of change in political beliefs over the last decade, I couldn’t avoid questioning most of my religious assumptions as well (I kno… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1434) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1436)