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**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-card-in-android-9-phone/937399 "2021-03-08T21:57:11Z")
I really need to be able to move some of my apps from internal memory to SD card on my Android 9 LG Stylo 5 phone. AppMgr (which works fine on DH’s Android 10 Samsung Galaxy A20) says the SD card needs to be formatted as… --- ## [Is it me or have cat trees gotten popular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-me-or-have-cat-trees-gotten-popular/937416)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-me-or-have-cat-trees-gotten-popular/937416 "2021-03-08T21:38:24Z")
I notice more cat trees in people’s windows when taking walks. I got one, then another, sold the first one and got another still. I’d give them a cat forest if I had the space. Have they gotten more popular? If so, how … --- ## [Skipping straight to the recipe on recipe websites is sexist & culturally insensitive, according to CNN article](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipping-straight-to-the-recipe-on-recipe-websites-is-sexist-culturally-insensitive-according-to-cnn-article/937472)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipping-straight-to-the-recipe-on-recipe-websites-is-sexist-culturally-insensitive-according-to-cnn-article/937472 "2021-03-08T21:27:57Z")
Just about anyone who’s ever looked up a recipe has noticed a familiar problem: massive walls of bullshit introductory text, pictures, and stories before you get to the actual recipe. Now a CNN article says that you ar… --- ## [Anyone had Target $5 wine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-target-5-wine/937391)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-target-5-wine/937391 "2021-03-08T20:40:13Z")
Bought some have not tried it . I assume it’s similar to the Trader Joes 3 buck Chuck --- ## [Chivalry isn't dead...unfortunately](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chivalry-isnt-dead-unfortunately/937305)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chivalry-isnt-dead-unfortunately/937305 "2021-03-08T19:13:02Z")
From here: Comic Sands - News Shallowater High School in Lubbock County decided to have a “Chivalry Day” at their high school, and one student came home and surprised their mother, Brandi D. Addison, with their assignm… --- ## [Travel after vaccination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-after-vaccination/930090)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-after-vaccination/930090 "2021-03-08T18:33:12Z")
Would it be safe for me to travel to see my parents after getting both doses of one of the vaccines? My parents are in their 80s and the travel requires an airline flight (meaning time spent in two airports). Good idea?… --- ## [What would be the mechanism for vaccinated people still being spreaders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-mechanism-for-vaccinated-people-still-being-spreaders/937332)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-mechanism-for-vaccinated-people-still-being-spreaders/937332 "2021-03-08T17:46:05Z")
This question is really about all contagious diseases, but inspired by covid and could just as well be limited to covid. We don’t know whether being fully vaccinated prevents a person from being a spreader of the disease… --- ## [TheWild,Wild,West: Jim Gordon / Artemus Gordon: Were they a Closeted Gay Couple?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thewild-wild-west-jim-gordon-artemus-gordon-were-they-a-closeted-gay-couple/933916)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thewild-wild-west-jim-gordon-artemus-gordon-were-they-a-closeted-gay-couple/933916 "2021-03-08T17:41:46Z")
I’m watching the old TV series… and by 2021 standards, it makes me think that they might have been committed domestic partners. I can’t say exactly why I get that impression… the costumes? The adventures? The two inc… --- ## [Day-on, day-off intermittent fasting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/day-on-day-off-intermittent-fasting/937462)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/day-on-day-off-intermittent-fasting/937462 "2021-03-08T16:42:52Z")
I’ve been considering doing intermittent day-on, day-off fasting (one day of normal food, one day of no food, etc.) AIUI, if someone only goes for 30-40 hours in a row with no food, it doesn’t require the delicate, caref… --- ## [I just got a NAS (Network Attached Storage). What should I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-nas-network-attached-storage-what-should-i-do/937459)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-nas-network-attached-storage-what-should-i-do/937459 "2021-03-08T15:50:43Z")
I am a fairly computer-savvy person, who was just gifted a hand-me-down NAS. I’ve never had one before, and am thinking that I’ll use if for: Local storage and streaming of a collection of mp3s Local storage and manage… --- ## [Happy International Women's Day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-international-womens-day/937461)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-international-womens-day/937461 "2021-03-08T15:43:21Z")
Well it’s not mundane or pointless, and it is a bit sad how much it is still needed, and that there are still people who respond with “Well when is international men’s day?!” (November 19th), but at least Biden is now no… --- ## [Proliferation of user names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proliferation-of-user-names/934118)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proliferation-of-user-names/934118 "2021-03-08T15:24:26Z")
On a typical work day, I log onto multiple computer systems. Some local, some remote, some company-owned, some customer or vendor-owned. And there’s almost no repeat of the names I use to log in. For example, if my name… --- ## [RIP Michael Stanley](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-michael-stanley/937418)
**Author:** [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-michael-stanley/937418 "2021-03-08T14:53:54Z")
If you grew up in the Cleveland area in the '70s and '80s like I did, you’ll know the name. The Michael Stanley Band was popular regionally, but they never quite broke out, and decided to disband in 1987. He was a loca… --- ## [Why categories 1a, 1b...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-categories-1a-1b/937360)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-categories-1a-1b/937360 "2021-03-08T14:36:42Z")
Does anyone have any idea why the vaccine categories are designated as they are? 1a, 1b, 1bI, etc. Why not 1, 2, 3? or A, B, C? --- ## [High stakes in SF/Fantasy stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-stakes-in-sf-fantasy-stories/937384)
**Author:** [@Uniqueorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uniqueorn)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-stakes-in-sf-fantasy-stories/937384 "2021-03-08T14:07:25Z")
Having recently re-read Mike Carey’s Lucifer comic book series, where the endgame is about the survival of not just the whole of creation, but two creations (really, really cool concept), I was wondering if any of you co… --- ## [Information collected in vBulletin but only displayed in Discourse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/information-collected-in-vbulletin-but-only-displayed-in-discourse/927840)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/information-collected-in-vbulletin-but-only-displayed-in-discourse/927840 "2021-03-08T09:42:50Z")
One feature of Discourse and not in vBulletin is the number of times someone has clicked on a link in a thread. But if you look at some of the older threads which have links in them, they frequently have numbers of attri… --- ## [This Chemical Doesn't Exist (yet)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-chemical-doesnt-exist-yet/937403)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-chemical-doesnt-exist-yet/937403 "2021-03-08T08:11:25Z")
I’ve been playing around with various “This X Does not Exist” sites, including this one, for chemicals. Each time you visit and/or refresh that link, it will generate some new tinkertoy-type 3D model of some molecule tha… --- ## [When did selling pre-prepared vs on demand food began?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-selling-pre-prepared-vs-on-demand-food-began/937380)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-selling-pre-prepared-vs-on-demand-food-began/937380 "2021-03-08T07:45:33Z")
I’m guessing this goes probably goes back thousands of years with people selling bread or other preserved staples, but I’m thinking of quantities of food, both small and large being prepared ahead of time for sale later. … --- ## [Recipes for homemade toothpaste](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipes-for-homemade-toothpaste/937377)
**Author:** [@Nayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nayna)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipes-for-homemade-toothpaste/937377 "2021-03-08T05:59:37Z")
In 2019 I went to a presentation by a photographer for National Geographic, Randy Olson, and he mentioned that toothpaste tubes are just about the #1 hardest thing to recycle/decompose. The world’s landfills are full of … --- ## [HSAs and Retirement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hsas-and-retirement/933845)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hsas-and-retirement/933845 "2021-03-08T05:41:46Z")
Well retirement is still a ways away but I daydream about it a lot and try to figure out when I’ll be (at least financially) ready to call it. I read the other day that you’re still able to use an HSA for medical expens… --- ## ["What do you want for dinner?" "Meh, I dunno"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-for-dinner-meh-i-dunno/932907)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-for-dinner-meh-i-dunno/932907 "2021-03-08T05:00:14Z")
This might not be a 100% universal experience, but I think it’s pretty dang close. You and your friend, or your spouse, or your kid, need to eat. You ask them what they want. They say, “I dunno.” You suggest something. T… --- ## [Why is Audible so aggressive in trying to get me to use free credits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-audible-so-aggressive-in-trying-to-get-me-to-use-free-credits/923771)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2020, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-audible-so-aggressive-in-trying-to-get-me-to-use-free-credits/923771 "2020-10-27T12:41:21Z")
Since Audible is mostly audio books, I put this in Cafe Society, but if it works better somewhere else, I leave that to the mods. OK. So, I have an Audible account. When my mother was alive, I used to drive out east pre… --- ## [Does anyone else know of anyone personally who has taken virus precautions too far?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-know-of-anyone-personally-who-has-taken-virus-precautions-too-far/937372)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-know-of-anyone-personally-who-has-taken-virus-precautions-too-far/937372 "2021-03-08T03:52:41Z")
I know there’s plenty of stories of people who go out of the way to not protect themselves from the virus, but I’m curious if you know of anyone who actually is taking the virus precautions too far? I’m talking stories I… --- ## [What properties would you say are referenced too often based on their ACTUAL popularity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-properties-would-you-say-are-referenced-too-often-based-on-their-actual-popularity/925817)
**Author:** [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-properties-would-you-say-are-referenced-too-often-based-on-their-actual-popularity/925817 "2021-03-08T03:44:04Z")
What are some films/tv/stories etc. you constantly see referred to as if “everyone” knows that thing, when in reality you think very few people are familiar with it? Probably not explaining very well, maybe some example… --- ## [Is "swimmer's body" the healthiest possible body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-swimmers-body-the-healthiest-possible-body/933706)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-swimmers-body-the-healthiest-possible-body/933706 "2021-03-08T03:25:43Z")
Looking at Olympic swimmers: ISTM that that might be the most ideal possible human body, health and physiology-wise, in terms of muscle proportion and everything being as it is. Sprinters, football players, bodybuilders… --- ## [A wayward soul's MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wayward-souls-mmp/934002)
**Author:** [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wayward-souls-mmp/934002 "2021-03-08T02:37:57Z")
So, I have been away for a bit. I surely have some splaining to do. Through no fault of my fellow Mumpers I have had some issues, but nothing too serious. It has been interesting, to say the least. I have had the good f… --- ## [The great conservative FB purge, conspiracy or common sense answer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-conservative-fb-purge-conspiracy-or-common-sense-answer/937382)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-conservative-fb-purge-conspiracy-or-common-sense-answer/937382 "2021-03-08T01:11:43Z")
Like I’m sure many of you, I’ve gotten postings from some right wingers who have complained about their views being censured by facebook and the like, where their posting is not being shown to others. They also have pos… --- ## [Type a Letter to Make a Word!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/type-a-letter-to-make-a-word/937359)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/type-a-letter-to-make-a-word/937359 "2021-03-08T01:11:04Z")
Very simple: Simply type a singular capital letter, then hit Post Reply! Then others can slowly create a word from that letter! NOTE: You are able to post as many letters as you wish, though I do ask you to not reply to… --- ## [Abusing Amazon Prime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusing-amazon-prime/937208)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusing-amazon-prime/937208 "2021-03-07T23:38:19Z")
At some point I am gonna feel bad about this… probably. But since I got Prime recently I really am a 1st World Dipshit :slight\_smile: I used gather up 4 or five items, at least $50 bucks worth, but no longer for me. $… --- ## [Talk me into getting an SUV over a minivan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-into-getting-an-suv-over-a-minivan/727482)
**Author:** [@raspberry\_hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raspberry_hunter)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-into-getting-an-suv-over-a-minivan/727482 "2021-03-07T23:18:29Z")
Our family, having recently added a new member to make a total of four, is in the market for a new car. Also possibly relevant: our older child is five and is starting kindergarten this year. It would be really great to … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1524) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1526)