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**Author:** [@Shakester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shakester)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incongruous-lyrics/818800 "2018-07-30T20:19:10Z")
I was listening to Come On Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners recently, and got to wondering about the lyrics. For the most part, the song is straightforward love song, the narrator declaring his feelings for Eileen. But … --- ## [In what dialect of English would words like "on" be pronounced "own" or "ohn"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-dialect-of-english-would-words-like-on-be-pronounced-own-or-ohn/690582)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-dialect-of-english-would-words-like-on-be-pronounced-own-or-ohn/690582 "2021-05-23T06:53:48Z")
I found this great app called Librivox, where you can download and listen to public domain fiction read aloud by volunteers. In the case of a couple of Sherlock Holmes stories, the reader has an ordinary English languag… --- ## [Army of the Dead questions (SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-of-the-dead-questions-spoilers/942724)
**Author:** [@stuccosuperstar2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuccosuperstar2020)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-of-the-dead-questions-spoilers/942724 "2021-05-23T05:54:44Z")
Right before they broke into the safe, they counted $200k in cold cash. Was this stolen from the casino? When the blonde Coyote took them into Las Vegas, why didn’t they close the container doors behind them to prev… --- ## [Tiger turned over to the police?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-turned-over-to-the-police/942254)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-turned-over-to-the-police/942254 "2021-05-23T05:10:03Z")
The article says, “A tiger that was missing for a week after being spotted roaming around a Houston neighbourhood has been found, police confirmed. India, the nine-month-old Bengal tiger, was turned into police on Satu… --- ## [Products to wrap electrical wires for protection and hiding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/products-to-wrap-electrical-wires-for-protection-and-hiding/942706)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/products-to-wrap-electrical-wires-for-protection-and-hiding/942706 "2021-05-23T05:06:12Z")
I have some wires on a solar panel that I would like to make less obtrusive. They are out in the elements and are designed to be outdoors. I have a red and black wire, and I’d like the covering to be black. I thought w… --- ## [Calibrating the laptop battery...worth the trouble?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calibrating-the-laptop-battery-worth-the-trouble/942702)
**Author:** [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calibrating-the-laptop-battery-worth-the-trouble/942702 "2021-05-23T03:59:45Z")
(Note: Discourse popped up a “similar questions” text box about batteries, but nothing seemed to fit.) I bought a new HP laptop recently, and have had no issues with it. The HP Assistant tells me I should calibrate my … --- ## [Old TV shows featuring strong independent women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-tv-shows-featuring-strong-independent-women/941442)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-tv-shows-featuring-strong-independent-women/941442 "2021-05-23T03:20:05Z")
My wife and I were trying to think of older TV shows that centered on strong independent women. For purposes of this thread, I will define “old” as at least 30 years old. Maude. Rhoda. The Golden Girls. Police Woman… --- ## [Reading Ludlum’s Bourne books out of order (please no spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-ludlum-s-bourne-books-out-of-order-please-no-spoilers/942696)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-ludlum-s-bourne-books-out-of-order-please-no-spoilers/942696 "2021-05-23T02:51:24Z")
Amazon had The Bourne Supremacy on sale today for $2.99 Kindle so I immediately bought it. It’s number 3 in the series, can I plunge right in or should I definitely read them in order? I can always wait for the first tw… --- ## [Scientific term for a fungus, parasite, virus, etc. changing behavior and/or physiology of the host?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientific-term-for-a-fungus-parasite-virus-etc-changing-behavior-and-or-physiology-of-the-host/942584)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientific-term-for-a-fungus-parasite-virus-etc-changing-behavior-and-or-physiology-of-the-host/942584 "2021-05-23T02:42:07Z")
Was thinking about this today at work after hearing a story on NPR about a fungus that effects cicadas as they emerge and causes changes to the cicada’s reproductive organs and mating behavior in ways that help spread th… --- ## [Are the British tabloids really THAT bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-british-tabloids-really-that-bad/846170)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-british-tabloids-really-that-bad/846170 "2021-05-23T02:21:06Z")
The Washington Post article about Meghan and Harry “quitting the Firm,” says, "\[Meghan\] said that when she first met the prince, ‘my British friends said to me, “I’m sure he’s great but you shouldn’t do it, because the B… --- ## [Angles in Anglia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angles-in-anglia/942704)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angles-in-anglia/942704 "2021-05-23T00:07:58Z")
Whatever happened to the Angles in Anglia, on the Jutland Peninsula, after many of them moved to the island of Great Britain. Did they all move to Great Britain? Is there any evidence of them, i.e. language, culture, g… --- ## [Is it possible to express a Taylor series as an integral?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-express-a-taylor-series-as-an-integral/942590)
**Author:** [@Someonewastaken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Someonewastaken)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2021, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-express-a-taylor-series-as-an-integral/942590 "2021-05-22T23:36:22Z")
I noticed that a Taylor series, when you add up all values from 0 to infinity, is similar to the Riemann sum. I also know that the Riemann sum has change of x as a critical component and, as far as I can tell, the Taylor… --- ## [Interbred Children in Star Trek](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interbred-children-in-star-trek/941086)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2021, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interbred-children-in-star-trek/941086 "2021-05-22T22:59:52Z")
Not sure why I was thinking about this particular thing, but I was. In Star Trek, it is shown that many of the main peoples in the galaxy share common dna via being seeded on their various planets by some sort of long g… --- ## [Disturbing car commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disturbing-car-commercial/942414)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2021, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disturbing-car-commercial/942414 "2021-05-22T22:05:44Z")
So I’m watching the latest commercial for the Hyundai Kona, the one where the young driver is chatting with three other passengers while looking and laughing about something on a cellphone. The car starts swerving into t… --- ## [Recommend Me a Free Flash Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-free-flash-game/428913)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2007, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-free-flash-game/428913 "2007-12-16T18:27:12Z")
I need some free time-wasters in the coming weeks. Share your favorites. I’ll start with Burger Restaurant, which I found surprisingly hilarious at the later levels. --- ## [Why does "What Exit" show up in my "R" box but I can't find him in my threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-what-exit-show-up-in-my-r-box-but-i-cant-find-him-in-my-threads/942700)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-what-exit-show-up-in-my-r-box-but-i-cant-find-him-in-my-threads/942700 "2021-05-22T19:04:16Z")
By “R” box, I mean the box in the upper right (presumably standing for “Roger\_That”, meaning “threads I’ve started”) but I don’t see what he’s written in those threads. Does this have something to do with his being a Mod… --- ## [When your pets attempt murder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-your-pets-attempt-murder/941958)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2021, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-your-pets-attempt-murder/941958 "2021-05-22T19:23:12Z")
Hey so, what’s the last thing one of your pets did to try to kill you? https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/V106YZ2kTmao4Oz1GvwnPg.-QTxPLuYAEmSPVTG2jLqQs This is Poe. He’s 10 months old, and today he tried to kill us a… --- ## [Abubakar Shekau, leader of Boko Haram, is dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abubakar-shekau-leader-of-boko-haram-is-dead/942698)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abubakar-shekau-leader-of-boko-haram-is-dead/942698 "2021-05-22T18:46:34Z")
The leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, is dead. The WSJ reports that a rival Islamic group infiltrated his compound, and rather than be taken hostage, he detonated his suicide vest. The Nigerian govt has, apparently… --- ## [Calling Portland (OR) Dopers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-portland-or-dopers/941440)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-portland-or-dopers/941440 "2021-05-22T17:28:07Z")
I will be visiting Portland for two days in late June with my three boys (18, 15 and 12.) Staying at an AirBnB in the Buckman neighborhood (and will have a car.) Looking for recommendations for things to see on a short v… --- ## [The Adventure of my Front-Yard Tree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-adventure-of-my-front-yard-tree/942159)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-adventure-of-my-front-yard-tree/942159 "2021-05-16T19:03:28Z")
Disclaimer: None of these pictures are mine. If you are interested in seeing my tree let me know and I’ll learn how to post pics here. Now to the story. When we bought our house, the centerpiece of the front yard was… --- ## [How many times have you been restricted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-been-restricted/938810)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-been-restricted/938810 "2021-05-22T14:38:15Z")
Ontario is trying to strike a balance between restricting movement and opening businesses. Like many places, they have a colour coded system with different conditions for each. Our numbers in my local area seem to be g… --- ## [Bad Christmas Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-christmas-songs/430678)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2007, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-christmas-songs/430678 "2007-12-27T22:09:47Z")
I was at the Japanese restaurant tonight, and the Old People Music station they normally have was playing “classic” Christmas music, all the traditional favourites, done in the crooner styles popular in the thirties and … --- ## [Bad bad bad musings from the Dialysis center:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-musings-from-the-dialysis-center/942292)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-musings-from-the-dialysis-center/942292 "2021-05-22T14:19:40Z")
Beck here. I’m hooked up to the machinery. I fondly(?) call it Barnabus Collins. The bloodsucker. (As in vampire) You can imagine it. It’s just sooooo tedious. I kinda like being alive so I’ll manage it, somehow. Th… --- ## [Gritty, Natural, Realistic Movies of the 1970s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gritty-natural-realistic-movies-of-the-1970s/932167)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2021, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gritty-natural-realistic-movies-of-the-1970s/932167 "2021-05-22T14:12:11Z")
From all the ones I’ve checked out, they’ve all been really good and would love to find more. I know a few below are on YouTube, too. -Fat City -Minnie And Moskowitz -The Visitors -The Blue Motel -Wanda and “Les Ch… --- ## [Citizen's Arrest: How often is it attempted, and how often is it actually successful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citizens-arrest-how-often-is-it-attempted-and-how-often-is-it-actually-successful/942515)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2021, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citizens-arrest-how-often-is-it-attempted-and-how-often-is-it-actually-successful/942515 "2021-05-22T13:51:34Z")
I was discussion private security for fan-run conventions on another forum, and someone brought up “citizen’s arrest” as a possible tool. I am wondering how often a citizen’s arrest is attempted, and how often the attem… --- ## [Where is this rock pillar? What is it called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-rock-pillar-what-is-it-called/942583)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2021, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-rock-pillar-what-is-it-called/942583 "2021-05-22T13:40:44Z")
Where is this rock pillar? What is it called? It’s in California, I believe. \[Album\] What is this? Where is it? Somewhere in California… --- ## [Hitler's alligator dies in Moscow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitlers-alligator-dies-in-moscow/854384)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2021, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitlers-alligator-dies-in-moscow/854384 "2021-05-22T12:53:02Z")
Yes, it’s the headline of the year. Alligator rumored to have been Hitler’s dies in Moscow. I’m pretty sure this ties in with Covid-19, Bill Gates and Donald Trump. \*kinda suspicious though that there are no photos of… --- ## [Is AlphaZero still the daddy at chess? (Was it ever?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-alphazero-still-the-daddy-at-chess-was-it-ever/942217)
**Author:** [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2021, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-alphazero-still-the-daddy-at-chess-was-it-ever/942217 "2021-05-22T12:47:13Z")
I remember when AlphaZero hit the headlines by beating the then most recent version of Stockfish. The actual chess played is so far above my league that I would never be able to judge the relative quality myself. Even t… --- ## [Tragically Hip release new album: Saskadelphia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tragically-hip-release-new-album-saskadelphia/942550)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2021, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tragically-hip-release-new-album-saskadelphia/942550 "2021-05-22T12:42:58Z")
Six songs that got cut from Road Apples and were thought lost in the Universal lot fire. --- ## [Kindle mystery page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-mystery-page/942685)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2021, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-mystery-page/942685 "2021-05-22T12:05:10Z")
I just finished an e-book on my kindle and came across a page between the end of the story and the usual waffle about copyright etc. All that was on it was a list of well-known authors, in alphabetical order in small upp… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1449) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1451)