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**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misdirected-email-from-a-non-reply-address/931107 "2021-01-26T08:48:10Z")
My email address is my first initial and last name, like jsmith. My name is apparently more popular than I thought, almost daily I get email from organizations that is not for me. They are often from other states and o… --- ## [Once again sucked in to the vortex of the movie Chinatown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-sucked-in-to-the-vortex-of-the-movie-chinatown/931422)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-sucked-in-to-the-vortex-of-the-movie-chinatown/931422 "2021-01-26T05:04:59Z")
I don’t know how many times I have seen it in the past 40 years, I am at the point where I am quoting all the lines even from the most minor characters. It is now free on Prime, full HD. So I am watching again. Wha… --- ## [I Don't like most hangers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-most-hangers/931363)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-most-hangers/931363 "2021-01-26T04:40:18Z")
Because they have indentations on both ends. I know they are there mostly for womens’ clothes with small/spaghetti straps. I make sure to avoid those hangers because it makes it harder to get a shirt off. --- ## [TROLL BRIDGE | The Moving Picture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-bridge-the-moving-picture/931319)
**Author:** [@its\_the\_daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/its_the_daddy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-bridge-the-moving-picture/931319 "2021-01-26T04:25:20Z")
I appreciate Terry Pratchett’s work. But I’m far from being a fanboy. But whether you’re a fan or not, you should see this: TROLL BRIDGE | The Moving Picture - YouTube Watch from the beginning: don’t know why YouTube … --- ## [1 knob electric guitar. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-knob-electric-guitar-why/547282)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-knob-electric-guitar-why/547282 "2021-01-26T04:16:21Z")
Electric guitars traditionally have either two knobs, a volume and tone control for all pickups, or perhaps four knobs, a set of volume/tone for each pickup, or even some combination like the Strat’s schizo arrangement o… --- ## [Dog imitates injured owner's limp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-imitates-injured-owners-limp/931075)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-imitates-injured-owners-limp/931075 "2021-01-26T04:10:08Z")
A man’s lower leg is in a cast. His dog starts limping in sympathy. Store here. I find this utterly amazing. --- ## [33-year old single; what's the most optimal 401k/Roth strategy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/33-year-old-single-whats-the-most-optimal-401k-roth-strategy/931054)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/33-year-old-single-whats-the-most-optimal-401k-roth-strategy/931054 "2021-01-26T04:02:25Z")
I am 33 years old, single, no spouse or kids. I earn around $50,000 a year, live in Texas, a relatively affordable state (no state income tax,) rent a home, no plans to buy a house. I am debt-free. Right now, I am using… --- ## [Domain redirect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domain-redirect/931497)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domain-redirect/931497 "2021-01-26T01:59:16Z")
I was just reading about a malicious url redirect – something along the lines of an existing site like “mycoolstuff•com” where someone who hates the owner bought “assholegarbage•com” and set up dns to point their domain … --- ## [Ebola 2014 vs Covid 2020 - Why did the virus go away in 2014?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebola-2014-vs-covid-2020-why-did-the-virus-go-away-in-2014/931457)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebola-2014-vs-covid-2020-why-did-the-virus-go-away-in-2014/931457 "2021-01-26T00:49:21Z")
Most of us had no idea how incredibly lucky the US was in 2014. The first infected were health care workers. Same as 2020. Ebola never got beyond 11 cases and disappeared. Covid turned into a pandemic. Our national nig… --- ## [If it smells good and tastes good, it's good. Agree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-it-smells-good-and-tastes-good-its-good-agree/931111)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-it-smells-good-and-tastes-good-its-good-agree/931111 "2021-01-26T00:24:36Z")
I’ve got some homemade spaghetti sauce in the fridge. Been sitting in there for a week. I gave it a taste test. Still tastes good. But I’m a little paranoid about making a full meal of it as it does have ground beef and … --- ## [Assembly Required - new History Channel competition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assembly-required-new-history-channel-competition/931402)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assembly-required-new-history-channel-competition/931402 "2021-01-25T23:56:53Z")
This looks interesting. A 10 episode building competition hosted by Tim Allen and Richard Karn, formerly of Home Improvement. It’s expected to premiere on February 14. --- ## [Why is SpaceX landing rockets on ships in the ocean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-spacex-landing-rockets-on-ships-in-the-ocean/854939)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-spacex-landing-rockets-on-ships-in-the-ocean/854939 "2021-01-25T23:50:22Z")
Just because it looks hard to prove how advanced they are? Or is it a safety idea? I know some have landed back on land. --- ## [Death-Date of the Senate Filibuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-date-of-the-senate-filibuster/931226)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-date-of-the-senate-filibuster/931226 "2021-01-25T23:45:03Z")
Let’s see who can predict when the Senate filibuster rules are next changed. Currently, three-fifths of the Senate is required to invoke cloture on debate on regular bills. Pick the date you think the Senate will change … --- ## [How do I best stimulate the local economy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-best-stimulate-the-local-economy/931471)
**Author:** [@squidfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squidfood)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-best-stimulate-the-local-economy/931471 "2021-01-25T22:59:09Z")
(Put this in “great debates” not “politics” because I’m interested in the microeconomics of the local economy, not the politics of how much money should have been given or to whom). My family got our ~$2K total stimulus… --- ## [Changing the weight of the oil in my car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-the-weight-of-the-oil-in-my-car/931335)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-the-weight-of-the-oil-in-my-car/931335 "2021-01-25T22:40:53Z")
I know the answer is never do it. BUT it seems that my car (2008 Lexus ES 350) that was originally recommended to use 5W-30 was reevaluated by Toyota and can now use 5W-30; 0W-30 or 0W-20. Being in Northern Colorado in… --- ## [A Speculative Thread From a More Innocent Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-speculative-thread-from-a-more-innocent-time/931368)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-speculative-thread-from-a-more-innocent-time/931368 "2021-01-25T22:13:04Z")
While searching for a different thread I’d contributed to I stumbled on this one from 2016. Prophetic in so many ways. --- ## [Help Me Learn French](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-learn-french/930684)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-learn-french/930684 "2021-01-25T22:12:33Z")
My paternal ancestors supposedly came from France, settled somewhat in Nova Scotia then to Hamilton Canada then to here in Michigan, where I currently reside. The France government has been less than helpful to say the… --- ## [What (Germanic) language is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-germanic-language-is-this/931315)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-germanic-language-is-this/931315 "2021-01-25T21:05:41Z")
I just got this spam email and I am curious what the language is: Dir hutt en Don vu 5.800.000,00 €. vum Mavis Wanczyk reagéiert mat dësem Code \[MW530342019\] fir den Don ze kréien It is obviously Germanic, but not Ho… --- ## [Home equity greater than mortgage principal ... now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-equity-greater-than-mortgage-principal-now-what/930810)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-equity-greater-than-mortgage-principal-now-what/930810 "2021-01-25T15:24:03Z")
We bought a “fixer-upper” a couple of years ago. It was pre-foreclosure, and came at a significant discount … in large part because it was such a wreck. We have since put roughly the same amount of $ into renovating it a… --- ## [Best countries to "run away" to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-countries-to-run-away-to/855830)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-countries-to-run-away-to/855830 "2021-01-25T05:50:52Z")
Lets assume no world pandemics. It would have to be from this list (which is a few years old): So let’s say for some unknown reason, I had to suddenly leave the United States with a nest egg dumped into some internati… --- ## [Dem apparatchiks install unrepentant lobbyist and senate race loser as DNC chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dem-apparatchiks-install-unrepentant-lobbyist-and-senate-race-loser-as-dnc-chair/931445)
**Author:** [@Manwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manwich)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dem-apparatchiks-install-unrepentant-lobbyist-and-senate-race-loser-as-dnc-chair/931445 "2021-01-25T20:47:04Z")
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/535329-democrats-formally-elect-harrison-as-new-dnc-chair Democratic party votes to embrace corporate lobbyists, with their new DNC chair in 2017 saying “I’m no longer a lobbyist,… --- ## [Another cat passes: my Shiloh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-cat-passes-my-shiloh/931264)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-cat-passes-my-shiloh/931264 "2021-01-25T20:23:19Z")
I am sad to report that another of my cats has passed: Shiloh. She is well-known to longtime Dopers, as I’ve posted about her since she was a tiny kitten. One thread about her, for example, is “Weaning a Kitten,” from … --- ## [I was on Pennsylvania Avenue during the Inaugural. Questions/Thoughts/Comments on the day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-on-pennsylvania-avenue-during-the-inaugural-questions-thoughts-comments-on-the-day/931301)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-on-pennsylvania-avenue-during-the-inaugural-questions-thoughts-comments-on-the-day/931301 "2021-01-25T20:19:30Z")
\*\* Note: While this is more a bit of reportage and an encouragement for questions or thoughts on the proceedings, my personal politics will come right through. I encourage all to share their viewpoint in here, without it… --- ## [Requesting good thoughts for my sister](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requesting-good-thoughts-for-my-sister/930229)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requesting-good-thoughts-for-my-sister/930229 "2021-01-25T19:44:30Z")
My sister is scheduled to have a heart valve replaced on Weds. She also has an aortic aneurysm that may need attention once they’ve taken a look inside. We’ve checked several times and been told repeatedly that her card… --- ## [19th century English eccentric who pulled tablecloths off tables](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19th-century-english-eccentric-who-pulled-tablecloths-off-tables/931478)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19th-century-english-eccentric-who-pulled-tablecloths-off-tables/931478 "2021-01-25T18:57:19Z")
In one of Bill Bryson’s books, he mentions a rich Englishman who was known for pulling tablecloths off tables in restaurants, smashing the dishes to the floor. Consequently, people began shouting his name whenever wait … --- ## [Goliath - Amazon Studios \[OPEN SPOILERS!\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goliath-amazon-studios-open-spoilers/931424)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goliath-amazon-studios-open-spoilers/931424 "2021-01-25T18:10:18Z")
Spoilers ahead… . . . So we watched Goliath. Fantastic show. The writing is amazing - refreshing. Season 1 was pretty much flawless. Now season 2. The dialog is still great. Shot beautifully. I liked it but the plot… --- ## [What qualifies your for a governorship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-qualifies-your-for-a-governorship/931447)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-qualifies-your-for-a-governorship/931447 "2021-01-25T17:59:17Z")
A question from a non-USian perspective - becoming governor of a state seems to be an aspiration in itself and also a stepping stone for greater things for the hyper-ambitious. Given the rag-tag opportunism of many peop… --- ## [Doper locations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-locations/931343)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-locations/931343 "2021-01-25T17:53:11Z")
On the old board, you could often/generally see where Dopers are located. Is this information available on the new board? --- ## [Curious about the demographics of this board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-about-the-demographics-of-this-board/931355)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-about-the-demographics-of-this-board/931355 "2021-01-25T17:20:19Z")
\ Many threads, and many posters, implicitly assume that any discussion is implicitly about the US. I get it; this forum is an offshoot of a Chicago newspaper column, and so for sur… --- ## [Emily Dickinson Bee Poem, meaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emily-dickinson-bee-poem-meaning/931339)
**Author:** [@Jebbilene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jebbilene)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emily-dickinson-bee-poem-meaning/931339 "2021-01-25T17:05:34Z")
This poem, by Emily Dickinson (poem is in the public domain) Bees are Black, with Gilt Surcingles — Buccaneers of Buzz. Ride abroad in ostentation And subsist on Fuzz. Fuzz ordained — not Fuzz contingent — Marrows … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1566) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1568)