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**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2021, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-cops-shouldnt-carry-guns/940091 "2021-05-02T05:18:05Z")
This may sound like a radical proposal, but I don’t think traffic cops should routinely carry guns. They can wear bullet proof vests, and carry tasers to protect themselves. In the rare cases that they do need a gun, the… --- ## [Queen's "You're My Best Friend" as TV theme song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queens-youre-my-best-friend-as-tv-theme-song/18585)
**Author:** [@DropOfaHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DropOfaHat)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2021, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queens-youre-my-best-friend-as-tv-theme-song/18585 "2021-05-02T03:11:53Z")
Anybody know if Queen’s classic song “You’re my best friend” was ever a TV theme song?? My wife swears it was, but all my internet searches (of “TV Show Theme Song” sites) have been fruitless. Here are pieces of what my… --- ## [Olympia Dukakis has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympia-dukakis-has-died/941174)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2021, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympia-dukakis-has-died/941174 "2021-05-02T02:13:54Z")
RIP. If you’ve never seen Moonstuck, you definitely should. Olympia Dukakis OWNS that film, an Oscar well earned. --- ## ["Night Court" is getting a sequel series!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-is-getting-a-sequel-series/928356)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2021, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-is-getting-a-sequel-series/928356 "2021-05-02T02:03:33Z")
Produced by Melissa Rauch. --- ## [Bulk Seed and Farm Supply Companies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulk-seed-and-farm-supply-companies/941137)
**Author:** [@Ptolomy57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ptolomy57)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2021, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulk-seed-and-farm-supply-companies/941137 "2021-05-02T01:20:13Z")
Besides Burpee seeds, what other major seed companies are out there? Also, in this vein, where do farmers buy their supplies in bulk quantities? If Southern States comes to mind, how do I reach them to discuss a large q… --- ## [Any good entertainment twitter feeds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-entertainment-twitter-feeds/941189)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2021, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-entertainment-twitter-feeds/941189 "2021-05-02T01:06:48Z")
I like having an adult in the white house because it means I don’t have to think about politics. I’ll still donate money and vote obviously, but my twitter feed is full of political crap and I’m losing interest. What a… --- ## ["Big Brother" Auto Dealership](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-brother-auto-dealership/940713)
**Author:** [@a6ka97](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a6ka97)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2021, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-brother-auto-dealership/940713 "2021-05-02T01:02:56Z")
Bought a new vehicle in 2019. Have had it serviced at the selling dealer, last time several months ago at 11,123 miles. Mostly in town driving so miles are below normal. I was very surprised when I got an email from the… --- ## [Which would worse ecologically - using cell phone or printing paper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-would-worse-ecologically-using-cell-phone-or-printing-paper/941165)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-would-worse-ecologically-using-cell-phone-or-printing-paper/941165 "2021-05-01T23:50:24Z")
There’s a hobby I participate in (a scavenger hunt type thing), in which information you need is found online. Due to the complicated nature of this information it must be carried with you - too much to memorize. I was … --- ## [Recommend a multiplayer PC game like Call of Duty 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-multiplayer-pc-game-like-call-of-duty-2/941136)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_In_Black)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-multiplayer-pc-game-like-call-of-duty-2/941136 "2021-05-01T23:49:20Z")
This is a callout to the PC gamers. So I used to love to play Call of Duty 2 multiplayer. I played on a 64 player capture the flag server called All Around Gamming. I haven’t played in years, but I did try once after … --- ## [Antivirus quick scan vs. full scan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antivirus-quick-scan-vs-full-scan/940784)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antivirus-quick-scan-vs-full-scan/940784 "2021-05-01T22:10:27Z")
As I understand it, a quick scan (such as McAfee) is checking the likeliest places for a virus to infect a computer, whereas a full scan checks the whole computer, everything. Does a Quick Scan then cover, say, 90% of t… --- ## [Do HDTV antennas wear out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-hdtv-antennas-wear-out/941129)
**Author:** [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-hdtv-antennas-wear-out/941129 "2021-05-01T21:13:54Z")
Had mine a few years, I was usually getting 30-40 channels. Of course some came in better than others. Since about 2 months ago, I am getting maybe 20 channels with many of them coming in really shaky. Do these things we… --- ## [Why am I getting frequent Facebook friend requests from people I don't know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-getting-frequent-facebook-friend-requests-from-people-i-dont-know/940881)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-getting-frequent-facebook-friend-requests-from-people-i-dont-know/940881 "2021-05-01T20:11:39Z")
Several times a week, I get Facebook friend requests from people I don’t know, whom I don’t think I share any groups with, and I’ve certainly never met in real life. What gives? And what’s the scam? --- ## [Sports competition ideas that were so unpopular they were dropped almost immediately](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-competition-ideas-that-were-so-unpopular-they-were-dropped-almost-immediately/940425)
**Author:** [@stuccosuperstar2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuccosuperstar2020)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-competition-ideas-that-were-so-unpopular-they-were-dropped-almost-immediately/940425 "2021-05-01T19:31:01Z")
Inspired by this week’s example, the European Superleague: Off the top of my head, the NFL enacted a rule where referees could ask home crowds to assist by quieting down so the opposing teams offense could hear each o… --- ## ["in to" vs. "into"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-to-vs-into/941131)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-to-vs-into/941131 "2021-05-01T19:28:20Z")
All my life I’ve seen the word into used in this way for written communication: I’m really into this. Are you going into work today? For me, into just doesn’t seem right in those sentences. I think in to would be more… --- ## [Who did the paying in the Gaetz affair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-the-paying-in-the-gaetz-affair/941118)
**Author:** [@cincinnatus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cincinnatus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-the-paying-in-the-gaetz-affair/941118 "2021-05-01T17:54:19Z")
It certainly doesn’t seem that many people have a whole lot of good feeling about U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, but I am wondering if they are getting out the tar and feathers a bit soon. Unless law enforcement has more than wh… --- ## [Forum subscription](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-subscription/941162)
**Author:** [@Myglaren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myglaren)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-subscription/941162 "2021-05-01T17:46:03Z")
My forum subscription is almost due and I can’t find how to pay it. Any help in locating the right link appreciated. --- ## [Is there a name for the process of treating black children as adults but treating black adults as children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-the-process-of-treating-black-children-as-adults-but-treating-black-adults-as-children/941009)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-the-process-of-treating-black-children-as-adults-but-treating-black-adults-as-children/941009 "2021-05-01T16:05:50Z")
In the wake of some shootings of black children theres been discussions about how in white supremacy it is common to treat black adults as children but treat black children as adults. The 12 year old black kid with a ho… --- ## [Let's talk morels! (finding, cooking, eating)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-morels-finding-cooking-eating/941096)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-morels-finding-cooking-eating/941096 "2021-05-01T16:02:52Z")
My wife and I both love morel mushrooms. In the past we’ve been lucky to find many in our own backyard. One spring after a giant Elm free died and we had it cut down, we found literally hundreds of morels in the area aro… --- ## [Federal investigators raid giuliani's new york apartment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-investigators-raid-giulianis-new-york-apartment/940950)
**Author:** [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-investigators-raid-giulianis-new-york-apartment/940950 "2021-05-01T15:32:34Z")
breaking news, still in the beginning. the feds are at giuliani’s apartment with a search warrant. electronics have been taken into custody. things just got really serious. --- ## [Driving me nuts: list of cliche terms for a baseball player's career](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-me-nuts-list-of-cliche-terms-for-a-baseball-players-career/692852)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-me-nuts-list-of-cliche-terms-for-a-baseball-players-career/692852 "2021-05-01T14:38:53Z")
My Google-fu is Google-fucked this morning. I’m trying to find the old list of standard/cliche terms for a baseball player’s career. It starts I think with rookie, then maybe phenom, has a few I’m forgetting, then vetera… --- ## [Mini-Rants for April Fools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rants-for-april-fools/939176)
**Author:** [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rants-for-april-fools/939176 "2021-05-01T13:10:53Z")
Ok, I posted this in the Mini-Rants then realized it’s not March any more. So, I’ll be That Guy, continuing a rant… This is so fucked up. Come ON, guys, step up. I was raised in a typical 50s/60s home where girls wer… --- ## [A case study in TALKING TO THE POLICE AND HANGING YOURSELF with your own words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-case-study-in-talking-to-the-police-and-hanging-yourself-with-your-own-words/939341)
**Author:** [@KennyT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennyT)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-case-study-in-talking-to-the-police-and-hanging-yourself-with-your-own-words/939341 "2021-05-01T11:54:19Z")
\[ How did Pa. State Police finally ID ‘Beth Doe’ and what led them to her long-ago boyfriend? - lehighvalleylive.com \] - www.lehighvalleylive.com a fascinating case study about why you should NEVER talk to the police.… --- ## [This Week in Sex News!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-week-in-sex-news/941097)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-week-in-sex-news/941097 "2021-05-01T08:26:43Z")
Condom Sales are Surging. Evidently people evidently not only want to have sex again, they want to have SAFE sex “no trouble getting their sales up” – the newswriter should be shot. https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/30/bus… --- ## [Lead paint inspection in Boston area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-paint-inspection-in-boston-area/941124)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-paint-inspection-in-boston-area/941124 "2021-05-01T07:56:07Z")
Hopefully it’s ok to ask for this advice here… Can anybody recommend a lead paint inspector in the Boston area? I’d like to know what–if any–areas in my condo have lead paint. I’m a little leery of hiring an inspector… --- ## [Four Simple Questions For Ethical Nihilists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-simple-questions-for-ethical-nihilists/941040)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-simple-questions-for-ethical-nihilists/941040 "2021-05-01T06:48:09Z")
Hopefully there are at least one on these boards. As you may already know, ethical nihilists believe nothing is inherently good or bad (obligatory Wiki article). And what we call ethical statements, are essentially all f… --- ## [Racist English major, Art major is Racist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-english-major-art-major-is-racist/941120)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-english-major-art-major-is-racist/941120 "2021-05-01T06:00:31Z")
Story here. Small town Minnesota high school “promposal” goes viral and not in a good way. Teen writes his invitation to his girlfriend on poster board. Looks like it was done by a preschooler. The wording is so stupid … --- ## [Driving 300 feet on a flat tire- is the tire toast now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-300-feet-on-a-flat-tire-is-the-tire-toast-now/940822)
**Author:** [@LivingGhost371](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LivingGhost371)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-300-feet-on-a-flat-tire-is-the-tire-toast-now/940822 "2021-05-01T05:06:07Z")
At some point my RAV4 tire picked up a nail and went completely flat. I didn’t notice before pulling out of the garage. I got down to the next house before I realized there was an issue with the tire, I immediately tur… --- ## [Why is WaaSMedicAgent.exe reading all my documents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-waasmedicagent-exe-reading-all-my-documents/941122)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-waasmedicagent-exe-reading-all-my-documents/941122 "2021-05-01T04:36:01Z")
Occasionally a process named “WaaSMedicAgent.exe” will hog system resources after startup. It causes my hard drive to spin for four to five minutes at 100% utilization, bringing the whole system to its knees. According t… --- ## [How much input does/should the OP have in controlling a thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-input-does-should-the-op-have-in-controlling-a-thread/941000)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-input-does-should-the-op-have-in-controlling-a-thread/941000 "2021-05-01T03:14:52Z")
Continuing the discussion from "Off Topic" posts: @DrDeth, @What\_Exit, @Czarcasm, I’m inviting you as well as the board in general to discuss the topic title. Taking excellent advice from others in certain ongoing ATMB… --- ## [Jewish burial customs and autopsies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-burial-customs-and-autopsies/941106)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-burial-customs-and-autopsies/941106 "2021-05-01T01:54:40Z")
I could spend time googling it, but I’ll just ask it here - doesn’t Jewish law (or at the very least custom) require that a body be buried within 24 hours of death? If that is so, how does this affect criminal investigat… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1470) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1472)