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**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-term-master-bedroom-offensive/940001 "2021-05-30T18:36:17Z")
Those of you shopping for a house, or who have done so, what do you think of when you hear “master bedroom”? I think of the main bedroom, one in which, in a modern house, I’d expect an ensuite and a walk-in closet and l… --- ## [Beastie Boys!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beastie-boys/942795)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beastie-boys/942795 "2021-05-30T17:43:29Z")
I’ve been a fan since Cooky Puss and lately it’s been great to see the YouTube music reaction community discover these guys. It’s great fun watching a 20-something life-long hip hop fan sit down and listen to the Beasti… --- ## [Songs that are greater than the sum of their parts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-greater-than-the-sum-of-their-parts/943223)
**Author:** [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-greater-than-the-sum-of-their-parts/943223 "2021-05-30T17:13:23Z")
This is a great song. But why? The melody and chord changes aren’t particularly interesting. The lyrics are ordinary, some might say almost trite or cliched. Still, I always love hearing it. What have you got along the s… --- ## [Smartphones, the portability / interoperability thereof](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphones-the-portability-interoperability-thereof/942810)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphones-the-portability-interoperability-thereof/942810 "2021-05-30T16:28:28Z")
A few years ago, I was not much liking my flip phone and wanted one more like my partner had. Got one very cheaply on ebay that looked similar and went to switch the little SIM chip to it, only to be told by a cellphone… --- ## [The art of shaving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-art-of-shaving/848102)
**Author:** [@Daylate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daylate)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-art-of-shaving/848102 "2021-05-30T16:24:40Z")
Asking for a little advice here. I am interested in Dopers opinions regarding the best disposable razor available. I have a supposedly top-of-the-line Gillette that I don’t like at all. It takes many, many passes to g… --- ## [Bolivia wins, USA loses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolivia-wins-usa-loses/923478)
**Author:** [@Manwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manwich)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolivia-wins-usa-loses/923478 "2021-05-30T16:21:52Z")
Despite the US backed coup, democracy prevails in Bolivia. --- ## [I, a 39-year-old man, just learnt how to shave properly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-a-39-year-old-man-just-learnt-how-to-shave-properly/853063)
**Author:** [@MrLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLee)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-a-39-year-old-man-just-learnt-how-to-shave-properly/853063 "2021-05-30T16:19:06Z")
I should add as a preamble that I am, by most external appearances, a grown up. I have a wife and kids and a mortgage and 2 cars and a stable job and all the other trappings. Up until a few weeks ago, though, my shaving … --- ## [Another tune for doper identification (jazz/swing)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-tune-for-doper-identification-jazz-swing/943056)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-tune-for-doper-identification-jazz-swing/943056 "2021-05-30T15:50:43Z")
Hi folks, I’m trying to remember a tune which i (or my bro) had on a 78rpm record at least 40 years ago, probably US jazz, 40s or 50s. Here is a rough version i knocked up from memory. I’d love to hear it again, th… --- ## [What fetishes don't work well in real life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fetishes-dont-work-well-in-real-life/942857)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fetishes-dont-work-well-in-real-life/942857 "2021-05-30T15:20:18Z")
Let’s try to keep it slightly clean here. :slightly\_smiling\_face: Descriptions preferred, or a link to a wiki site. If you must post a pic, remember the 2 click rule. Let’s try keep it fun. Furries. Come on, everyone … --- ## [Anti-Barking Devices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-barking-devices/943085)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-barking-devices/943085 "2021-05-30T13:19:47Z")
After 5 years of misery, I had to buy one… I think I made a post about this a few years ago, and now, my other next-door neighbor got not only one, but TWO dogs! Every single neighbor has at least one dog, and one of the… --- ## [Cops vs White Guys or Hispanic Guys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-vs-white-guys-or-hispanic-guys/942818)
**Author:** [@DtypeJag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DtypeJag)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-vs-white-guys-or-hispanic-guys/942818 "2021-05-30T13:14:25Z")
We’ve all seen the sometimes brutal videos of white cop vs black guy. But from the statistics that I could find, tho not complete or very accurate, about 1000 people per year are killed by police. Of those between 25 … --- ## [Florida police raid home of former state Covid-19 data scientist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-police-raid-home-of-former-state-covid-19-data-scientist/927543)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-police-raid-home-of-former-state-covid-19-data-scientist/927543 "2021-05-30T13:09:52Z")
This could go in the Virus forum, but it is a mite political. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement executed a search warrant Monday morning at the home of data scientist Rebekah Jones, who was fired by the state De… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - May 2021 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-may-2021-edition/941252)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-may-2021-edition/941252 "2021-05-30T12:57:04Z")
My apologies for this late thread. My boss is out of town at a funeral and I’ve been covering his shift… and some of the other mouse’s too because you know what they say about mice when cats are not present. Soooooo … G… --- ## [RIP Gavin MacLeod](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-gavin-macleod/943186)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-gavin-macleod/943186 "2021-05-30T12:38:16Z")
Betty need only outlast John Amos and Ed Asner to collect on that Sou-Sou --- ## [Automotive puzzler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automotive-puzzler/943188)
**Author:** [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automotive-puzzler/943188 "2021-05-30T07:54:51Z")
'13 Toyota Corolla, 66,000 miles … out of the blue, when I turn on my headlights, the display lights on the radio and clock go almost completely dim. Any thoughts on this phenomenon? Thanks! --- ## [Relief from the elements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relief-from-the-elements/943162)
**Author:** [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relief-from-the-elements/943162 "2021-05-30T07:24:49Z")
The British have 8–9000 prisoners in hand. They are rounding up others, all of whom have stopped fighting, on West Falklands. The total will be well below the 15,000 that the Argentine commander reported. The main proble… --- ## [Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mechwarrior-5-mercenaries/943110)
**Author:** [@Acierocolotl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acierocolotl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mechwarrior-5-mercenaries/943110 "2021-05-30T06:03:24Z")
Now that MW5 is on Steam, I went and bought a copy, as did a few friends, and the mercenary squad “OSHA Violators” in yellow-and-black caution tape livery have been tearing it up and down the Inner Sphere for a little wh… --- ## [Flat-Earther builds a rocket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flat-earther-builds-a-rocket/802427)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flat-earther-builds-a-rocket/802427 "2021-05-30T05:56:17Z")
Self-taught rocket scientist plans launch to test flat Earth theory ‘Mad’ Mike Hughes has built a steam-powered rocket so as to eventually prove Earth is flat. He plans to reach an altitude of 1,800 feet. This guy’s … --- ## [Getting in the last word-Final lines in movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-in-the-last-word-final-lines-in-movies/942981)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-in-the-last-word-final-lines-in-movies/942981 "2021-05-30T05:13:55Z")
My inspiration-I just finished watching Shock Treatment(for the 173rd time), where the narrator finishes the movie with “The sun never sets on those who ride into it”. So what are some of your favorite last lines and/or… --- ## [Complex inversions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complex-inversions/943078)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complex-inversions/943078 "2021-05-30T02:54:23Z")
I’m looking for instances of complex inversions of design elements. To give you an idea of what I mean, here’s a few examples: The colors red and blue are inverted between the flags of Cuba and Puerto Rico. This was … --- ## [Did IMDB Remove Critics Reviews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-imdb-remove-critics-reviews/943198)
**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-imdb-remove-critics-reviews/943198 "2021-05-30T01:50:04Z")
I like to check out the Trivia, Goofs, and Critic Reviews on the IMDB but they’ve recently redone the page and it seems like the reviews have vanished. Can anyone else see them? --- ## [Wonder Woman 1984 (WW84) Seen it \[Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonder-woman-1984-ww84-seen-it-spoilers/928928)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 286\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonder-woman-1984-ww84-seen-it-spoilers/928928 "2021-05-30T00:32:48Z")
I enjoyed the first movie. Though I don’t enjoy many DC movies. In fact Wonder Woman and Shazam are probably about it in the modern run. Mouseover filler . . . . This one was slow paced. Not very much fun. I wond… --- ## [Oldest show, all cast members still alive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-show-all-cast-members-still-alive/826573)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2021, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-show-all-cast-members-still-alive/826573 "2021-05-29T20:37:05Z")
What is the oldest TV show in which the original cast members are still alive? You can define cast members however you please. I’ve wondering about this for a while. Cosby? Family Ties? Fall guy? I’m pretty sure the… --- ## [How do I tell if my profile is hidden?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-tell-if-my-profile-is-hidden/943185)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2021, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-tell-if-my-profile-is-hidden/943185 "2021-05-29T19:43:41Z")
I know that users have hidden profiles, but I can’t tell if mine is hidden. I don’t intend it to be. Can anyone tell me where the toggle is or how to check on this? Thank you. --- ## [Difference Between "Italian" and "Mediterranean" flavor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-italian-and-mediterranean-flavor/943118)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2021, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-italian-and-mediterranean-flavor/943118 "2021-05-29T19:17:17Z")
At the supermarket, I see two varieties of the same brand of snack chips. One is “Mediterranean” and the other is “Italian” flavored. What is the difference between these flavors, as seen by the snack industry? --- ## [Curly vs. Shemp vs. Joe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curly-vs-shemp-vs-joe/16713)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curly-vs-shemp-vs-joe/16713 "2021-05-29T19:04:12Z")
Since people are debating the SNL vs. MP in another thread, I thought I would bring up the age old question of the Three Stooges. Who was the best stooge in the rotating third part? Was it Curly, Shemp, Joe, Curly Joe, … --- ## [Where can I watch La Totale! Online? I’m willing to pay money to watch it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-watch-la-totale-online-i-m-willing-to-pay-money-to-watch-it/943176)
**Author:** [@Something](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Something)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-watch-la-totale-online-i-m-willing-to-pay-money-to-watch-it/943176 "2021-05-29T18:02:11Z")
I’ve known for years that James Cameron’s movie true lies was based on a French film, but yesterday I learned that French film came out only a few years before true lies did (It came out in 1991). I’ve researched into t… --- ## [How do you find \> 4K virtual reality videos online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-find-4k-virtual-reality-videos-online/943129)
**Author:** [@blabbermeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blabbermeister)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2021, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-find-4k-virtual-reality-videos-online/943129 "2021-05-29T17:40:02Z")
I just got one of those virtual reality headsets - wow! That is some amazing stuff. Went to YouTube to watch some VR 360 videos but it turns out that a 4K video, expanded to the surface area of a sphere, comes out rathe… --- ## [Super obscure question about the novel "Little Fuzzy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-obscure-question-about-the-novel-little-fuzzy/943146)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-obscure-question-about-the-novel-little-fuzzy/943146 "2021-05-29T16:20:11Z")
This is probably a long shot, but the Dope has pleasantly surprised me before with its breadth of obscure knowledge, so I’ll give it a try. I love the novel “Little Fuzzy” by H. Beam Piper. I re-read it every few years.… --- ## [Mare of Easttown - thoughts before finale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mare-of-easttown-thoughts-before-finale/943049)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mare-of-easttown-thoughts-before-finale/943049 "2021-05-29T15:52:39Z")
So my wife and I have been bingeing Mare of Easttown on HBO, and I figured this is our last chance to discuss it, before the series (season?) finale airs. SPOILER THROUGH EPISODE 6!!! BE WARNED!!! -Overall, it’s excell… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1442) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1444)