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**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-custom-to-make-statues-of-deceased-children/942940 "2021-05-28T17:14:51Z")
Many years ago, my mother was at an antique market or similar venue, where she overheard some people talking about a piece of statuery there. Specifically, it represented a little girl with angel wings. My mother reporte… --- ## [Link to "How to Search on SDMB" and tips, etc?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-to-how-to-search-on-sdmb-and-tips-etc/943076)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-to-how-to-search-on-sdmb-and-tips-etc/943076 "2021-05-28T16:19:46Z")
As a newbie, I’d like to see if a topic has already been discussed, and to look up posters who seem to know a lot about something I’m interested in, etc. Is there a guide to searching for past posts, posters, and such? --- ## [Which Smiths song is the US to Israel right now? And why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-smiths-song-is-the-us-to-israel-right-now-and-why/943087)
**Author:** [@justwanttopost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justwanttopost)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-smiths-song-is-the-us-to-israel-right-now-and-why/943087 "2021-05-28T16:19:25Z")
Girlfriend in Coma? Stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before? ETA: What difference does it make? --- ## ["Patient is a very pleasant gentleman" - doctor's notes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patient-is-a-very-pleasant-gentleman-doctors-notes/914757)
**Author:** [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2021, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patient-is-a-very-pleasant-gentleman-doctors-notes/914757 "2021-05-27T22:19:08Z")
Calling all doctors, nurses, and transcriptionists… I was looking through some surgical reports and visit notes, and the phrase “The patient is a very pleasant gentleman” just seemed amusing. Do doctors ever describe a p… --- ## [In the Heat of the Night and Oh! Darling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-heat-of-the-night-and-oh-darling/943035)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-heat-of-the-night-and-oh-darling/943035 "2021-05-28T15:12:04Z")
Music composed by Quincy Jones for the film in 1967, lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman and of course Ray Charles and his backup singers deliver some extraordinary vocals. What a great song it is! I’ve always liked it a… --- ## [Cannot find cov19 passport flimsy post yesterdat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannot-find-cov19-passport-flimsy-post-yesterdat/943086)
**Author:** [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannot-find-cov19-passport-flimsy-post-yesterdat/943086 "2021-05-28T14:48:15Z")
I have an update TY --- ## [Difference between iCloud Drive and iCloud Documents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-icloud-drive-and-icloud-documents/943089)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-icloud-drive-and-icloud-documents/943089 "2021-05-28T14:44:32Z")
For the life of me, I don’t get the difference between these two, in Apple OS X. I mean the two marked with an asterisk below: Favorites napier Applications On My Mac AirDrop Recents iCloud iCloud Drive \* Deskt… --- ## [In ‘Rugrats’ reboot, Phil and Lil’s mom, Betty, will be an out lesbian single mom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-rugrats-reboot-phil-and-lil-s-mom-betty-will-be-an-out-lesbian-single-mom/943071)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-rugrats-reboot-phil-and-lil-s-mom-betty-will-be-an-out-lesbian-single-mom/943071 "2021-05-28T13:53:28Z")
why would this surprise anyone who watched rugrats over the age of 12 … especially when it’s been said that she would have been originally if nick had let them … I’ve seen this reprinted on other websites and wow the s… --- ## [Name of this appetizer:peppers, cheese, oil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-this-appetizer-peppers-cheese-oil/942371)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-this-appetizer-peppers-cheese-oil/942371 "2021-05-28T12:11:23Z")
I’m trying to duplicate a dish sold by a Greek family at various events. The finished item is rings of pepper stuffed with a cheese mixture, all in oil. I assume they are cutting off the tops of little sweet peppers, g… --- ## [Which Natural Formations Have Fallen Apart Naturally In The Last ~100 Years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-natural-formations-have-fallen-apart-naturally-in-the-last-100-years/942620)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-natural-formations-have-fallen-apart-naturally-in-the-last-100-years/942620 "2021-05-28T11:18:52Z")
The collapse of Darwin’s Arch in the Galapagos got me to thinking: what other naturally-occurring beautiful and magnificent things have naturally fallen apart in the last, say, century-ish? I’m asking about full destruct… --- ## [Ever been falsely accused of being on drugs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-falsely-accused-of-being-on-drugs/942817)
**Author:** [@Flamedame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamedame)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-falsely-accused-of-being-on-drugs/942817 "2021-05-28T10:47:08Z")
Have any of you been accused of being on drugs when you weren’t under the influence? When I got a job as an intern , one day my blood sugar began to drop and I wasn’t feeling all that great(I’m also kinda eccentric). … --- ## [Lucifer Season Five](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucifer-season-five/841000)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucifer-season-five/841000 "2021-05-28T10:26:13Z")
It wasn’t that long ago Season 4 dropped but … what the hell, we know season 5 is coming so why not start talking? Filming for Season 5 started in early September. Originally intended to have just 10 episodes, season 5… --- ## [RIP Eric Carle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-eric-carle/943034)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-eric-carle/943034 "2021-05-28T06:51:34Z")
The Very Hungry Caterpillar must be feeling a pain in its tummy for a very different reason today. His illustrations were bright and interesting, and his stories perfect for toddlers. --- ## [Vaccine Tourism to the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-tourism-to-the-us/943069)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-tourism-to-the-us/943069 "2021-05-28T04:04:39Z")
Came across this article and wanted to share since I hadn’t seen it otherwise mentioned: Apparently, with the US having a comparatively large supply of Vaccine, and the ongoing political and supply issues in providing… --- ## [What is the purpose of college?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-college/942914)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-college/942914 "2021-05-28T00:54:48Z")
From the recent thread about student loans a splinter discussion erupted about the purpose of college. So in order to not continue the hijack of that thread, I decided to start this one. I got my degree in accounting … --- ## [I wish to live off the government dole. Tell me how](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-live-off-the-government-dole-tell-me-how/942681)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-live-off-the-government-dole-tell-me-how/942681 "2021-05-28T00:51:58Z")
Lost my job today (trust me, it’s quite OK), so I decided a lifestyle change is in order. Having been told all my life by conservatives like my grandparents, Rush Limbaugh, Reagan, etc, that there are people who are lite… --- ## [Where do you intend to travel abroad when all this is over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-intend-to-travel-abroad-when-all-this-is-over/942998)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-intend-to-travel-abroad-when-all-this-is-over/942998 "2021-05-27T23:24:26Z")
Travel restrictions still exist across much of the world. I don’t have the wanderlust I once had but have been considering Scotland visits and more elaborately, interrailing around Europe once it is safe to do so. What a… --- ## [In Rare Moment Of Bipartisan Unity, Senate Approves Asian American Hate Crimes Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-rare-moment-of-bipartisan-unity-senate-approves-asian-american-hate-crimes-bill/940603)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-rare-moment-of-bipartisan-unity-senate-approves-asian-american-hate-crimes-bill/940603 "2021-05-27T23:13:42Z")
This bill highlights a couple things. It highlights how bad Asian American discrimination has been during the pandemic and that it’s possible for Congress to work together when they choose. Also, Josh Hawley has to go. … --- ## [Why Would the Power Problems in Texas Lead to a Months-long Collapse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-the-power-problems-in-texas-lead-to-a-months-long-collapse/933719)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2021, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-the-power-problems-in-texas-lead-to-a-months-long-collapse/933719 "2021-05-27T22:40:50Z")
News stories are saying that had the utilities not cut off demand during the emergency, long-lasting damage to the infrastructure would have been much worse. Why is that? If users demand more power than is in the system… --- ## [Bitcoins. Are they a net negative to human society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitcoins-are-they-a-net-negative-to-human-society/940889)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2021, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitcoins-are-they-a-net-negative-to-human-society/940889 "2021-05-27T22:15:39Z")
I may have gotten a little carried away in the GQ thread about bitcoins, so I’m starting this one. The debate is if bitcoins are of net harm or net benefit to humanity as a whole. It seems as if we’re reaching a tippin… --- ## [How did Indian tribes who lived inland (before 1492) conceive of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-indian-tribes-who-lived-inland-before-1492-conceive-of-the-atlantic-and-pacific-oceans/942786)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-indian-tribes-who-lived-inland-before-1492-conceive-of-the-atlantic-and-pacific-oceans/942786 "2021-05-27T21:51:02Z")
Was it some sort of legend that an endless water existed far to the east or the west? Or were they (indirectly?) in contact with other tribes who had seen such oceans? Or was it a complete mystery to them? --- ## [The Worst Album By A Band U like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-album-by-a-band-u-like/921058)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2021, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-album-by-a-band-u-like/921058 "2021-05-27T21:30:49Z")
For me its the Doors Soft Parade. It features this ‘tribute’ to Otis Redding… One of the weirdist songs ever. Yet it also has The Soft Parade which I love. What are other examples? --- ## [Short story about modern Vandals and their lack of written history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-story-about-modern-vandals-and-their-lack-of-written-history/942513)
**Author:** [@brianmelendez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianmelendez)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2021, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-story-about-modern-vandals-and-their-lack-of-written-history/942513 "2021-05-27T21:22:47Z")
A long time a go, I read a short story – probably in a science-fiction anthology, but not necessarily – about a student in a college history class confronting her professor about the relationship between Rome and the Van… --- ## [Food Factory on cable: The Drinking Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-factory-on-cable-the-drinking-game/943055)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2021, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-factory-on-cable-the-drinking-game/943055 "2021-05-27T20:30:08Z")
NatGeo has been running a Food Factory marathon today and I have devised a game in which I drink a shot every time they describe a product as having been “palletized.” It is good that I am sober because I’d’ve drunk bet… --- ## [Lego Announces a Special Rainbow Set for LGBTQ Month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lego-announces-a-special-rainbow-set-for-lgbtq-month/942873)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2021, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lego-announces-a-special-rainbow-set-for-lgbtq-month/942873 "2021-05-27T20:18:43Z")
I’m surprised that I haven’t seen anything about this yet on the Board. Here it is: But the Engineer in me took one look at that and thought (no disrespect to anyone LGBTQ. Or to Lego, for that matter) “You’re not cel… --- ## [Mesial Temporal Sclerosis experience, anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mesial-temporal-sclerosis-experience-anyone/942963)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2021, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mesial-temporal-sclerosis-experience-anyone/942963 "2021-05-27T20:18:18Z")
I have a friend who, 5-ish years ago told me he was having episodes where he would suddenly not recognize where he was. I had heard of that as something like déjà vu, and after doing some googling I saw the term jamais … --- ## [Can previous testimony be used in a retrial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-previous-testimony-be-used-in-a-retrial/942991)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-previous-testimony-be-used-in-a-retrial/942991 "2021-05-27T17:48:50Z")
I was listening to a podcast about a murder trial. At the first trial, the coroner reported the time of death was 8-10pm. That timeline didn’t work out for the prosecution so for the retrial the coroner revised the tim… --- ## [Military log books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-log-books/942900)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-log-books/942900 "2021-05-27T17:43:06Z")
I’m sure some of our veterans will want to chime in, but who here has read a military log book? I recall being on 24 hour guard duty at a group headquarters and being bored out of my mind (an occupational hazard associat… --- ## [What is the evidence that radiation from cell phones poses a risk to human health?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-evidence-that-radiation-from-cell-phones-poses-a-risk-to-human-health/942214)
**Author:** [@misterW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misterW)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-evidence-that-radiation-from-cell-phones-poses-a-risk-to-human-health/942214 "2021-05-27T16:53:17Z")
Can anyone direct me to studies, research, etc. from credible sources? --- ## [How do you make maximum profit from something magical you discovered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-maximum-profit-from-something-magical-you-discovered/942841)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-maximum-profit-from-something-magical-you-discovered/942841 "2021-05-27T15:59:42Z")
This thread is entirely hypothetical. Say I’ve made a really improbable discovery of something that seems genuinely magical. I could use it to easily win the JREF million dollar challenge prize if it still existed. Sadl… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1444) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1446)