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**Author:** [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/born-in-september/919983 "2020-11-10T03:43:46Z")
I have been encountering texts on posters, T-shirts, and sweatshirts since around June that say, (paraphrased as they are not all consistent) I am a grumpy old man I was Born In September I’m too old to fight Too old… --- ## [RIP Alex Trebek](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-alex-trebek/925067)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-alex-trebek/925067 "2020-11-10T03:06:08Z")
Posted in the Jeopardy thread, but deserving of its own thread, I think. --- ## [NFL 2020: Week 9](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-9/924842)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-9/924842 "2020-11-10T02:54:03Z")
After a tepid trade deadline (although the Titans renting Kevin King from the Chargers for a 6th round pick may prove to be excellent for both teams) the big news in the NFL is back to Covid. Despite some earlier positiv… --- ## [FedEx strike in Portland, OR?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fedex-strike-in-portland-or/925187)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fedex-strike-in-portland-or/925187 "2020-11-10T02:25:28Z")
Factual question: FedEx claims my package was not delivered yesterday “because of the strike in Portland.” Is there a strike in Oregon? I find no corroboration online. Thanks. --- ## [Infertility in animals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infertility-in-animals/925043)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infertility-in-animals/925043 "2020-11-10T02:24:18Z")
Do animals in the wild ever suffer from infertility? Do female mammals ‘know’ whether they are pregnant or not, or do they act as if they’re pregnant after the breeding season regardless? If infertility does occur, do an… --- ## [How many pounds of each atom in a car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pounds-of-each-atom-in-a-car/924945)
**Author:** [@Hellestal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hellestal)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pounds-of-each-atom-in-a-car/924945 "2020-11-10T01:36:59Z")
A typical car weighs nearly 3000 pounds. I’m curious about the breakdown of how that weight could be divided among the atoms that make up the car. There would be silicon and oxygen for the glass (with additional atoms o… --- ## [Anomalies in chronological voter data](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anomalies-in-chronological-voter-data/925157)
**Author:** [@sbright33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sbright33)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anomalies-in-chronological-voter-data/925157 "2020-11-10T00:21:51Z")
There are plenty of strange numbers in the voter data when you look at each batch chronologically. I can provide spreadsheet for a few states. How can I upload them to make it easy to view? Anyone want to go thru the … --- ## [Is Incumbancy actually an advantage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-incumbancy-actually-an-advantage/924934)
**Author:** [@Pantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantastic)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-incumbancy-actually-an-advantage/924934 "2020-11-10T00:18:46Z")
Conventional wisdom is that an incumbent president has a huge, very hard to overcome advantage over a contender, and that anytime an incumbent loses it’s a major upset. But a recent thread prompted me to think about that… --- ## [Does anyone here write on Quora very often? How do you like it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-write-on-quora-very-often-how-do-you-like-it/924317)
**Author:** [@Bibliovore2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore2.0)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-write-on-quora-very-often-how-do-you-like-it/924317 "2020-11-10T00:04:12Z")
I write answers on Quora fairly frequently - how about you? Do you enjoy it? --- ## [I passed the Trump store yesterday -- it's still up and running](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-the-trump-store-yesterday-its-still-up-and-running/925151)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-the-trump-store-yesterday-its-still-up-and-running/925151 "2020-11-09T23:31:12Z")
There are at least three stores near me that sell pro-Trump paraphernalia. I’ve seen others elsewhere, and they fascinate me. The one closest to me has an inflatable Trump outside that has a friendly grin on its face com… --- ## [Confronting Urban vs. Rural Prejudices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confronting-urban-vs-rural-prejudices/924916)
**Author:** [@Retzbu\_Tox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Retzbu_Tox)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confronting-urban-vs-rural-prejudices/924916 "2020-11-09T23:18:34Z")
Not wanting to derail a different topic, I pulled out these two comments to start a new one. Just because some talking head says something about their own group, or disparages some other group, that does not make it s… --- ## [There's a version of hello fresh ect for cats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-version-of-hello-fresh-ect-for-cats/924831)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-version-of-hello-fresh-ect-for-cats/924831 "2020-11-09T23:12:52Z")
ok now I’ve seen everything … https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/smalls-is-a-cat-food-delivery-service-that-satisfies-my-picky-cat-—-the-company-offers-an-extensive-menu-of-wet-and-dry-foods/ar-BB14I9RQ?oci… --- ## [At what % oxygen would smoking start to become...problematic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-oxygen-would-smoking-start-to-become-problematic/925138)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-oxygen-would-smoking-start-to-become-problematic/925138 "2020-11-09T22:53:14Z")
Pretty much the heading. At what percentage atmospheric oxygen would smoking start to have issues (if any)? --- ## [Question about Georgia’s Senators in 2021 Congress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-georgia-s-senators-in-2021-congress/925174)
**Author:** [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-georgia-s-senators-in-2021-congress/925174 "2020-11-09T22:53:09Z")
Since it looks like both US Senate races in GA will go to runoff on January 5, what happens when the new Congress is sworn in Jan 3? Do the current seat holders (Perdue and Loeffler) continue to represent GA in the inte… --- ## [I believe I have now figured out what it takes for a POC to be elected to national office in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-believe-i-have-now-figured-out-what-it-takes-for-a-poc-to-be-elected-to-national-office-in-the-us/925050)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-believe-i-have-now-figured-out-what-it-takes-for-a-poc-to-be-elected-to-national-office-in-the-us/925050 "2020-11-09T22:26:18Z")
(Disclaimer: completely cynical and tongue-in-cheek) You must be only “half-black” You must not be descended from actual United States slaves ( and probably most important) You must have a sister named Maya --- ## [Joyce Carol Oates- recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joyce-carol-oates-recommendations/925119)
**Author:** [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joyce-carol-oates-recommendations/925119 "2020-11-09T22:07:03Z")
I somehow never got around to reading any of Joyce Carol Oates’ books, until Night. Sleep. Death. The Stars. which I’m close to finishing. I want more. Any recommendations? --- ## [Who was the best Bond?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-best-bond/920259)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-best-bond/920259 "2020-11-09T20:45:17Z")
Obviously I mean after Roger Moore could have been if he was younger and in a good Bond movie. Most common answer I’ve heard - “Sean Connery because I saw him first”. But now plenty of other Bonds have been seen first a… --- ## [Misheard lyrics that, it turns out, you heard correctly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misheard-lyrics-that-it-turns-out-you-heard-correctly/417830)
**Author:** [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misheard-lyrics-that-it-turns-out-you-heard-correctly/417830 "2020-11-09T20:38:32Z")
James Blunt’s song “Wisemen” had my favourite “mondegreen”, or so I thought. There’s a line that sounds just like"those three wise men, they’ve got a semi by the sea" (“semi” is slang for a modest house that forms half o… --- ## [Name that show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-show/925167)
**Author:** [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-show/925167 "2020-11-09T20:05:32Z")
TV show sometime in '78-'85 (I was living with my ex) about a single mother advertising for domestic help. A very proper butler applies, having misinterpreted “English major” (the woman’s college degree) in the ad as me… --- ## [Animal House - why did John Belushi destroy the guitar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-house-why-did-john-belushi-destroy-the-guitar/696786)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-house-why-did-john-belushi-destroy-the-guitar/696786 "2020-11-09T19:42:06Z")
Was John Belushi a hater of folk music? Did he hate the guys singing? What made it so bad? The music performance or just a shitty song? It’s actually supposed to be slow and cloying. I can’t think of a more irritati… --- ## [Sizing issue emailing photos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sizing-issue-emailing-photos/924539)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sizing-issue-emailing-photos/924539 "2020-11-09T19:15:28Z")
So, I know, because I’ve often done it in the past, sending photos was as easy as just clicking on it! But something seems to have changed, and I’m struggling to understand what to do. I’ve been attempting to send 5-10 … --- ## [His Dark Materials season 2 (spoilery)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/his-dark-materials-season-2-spoilery/925161)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/his-dark-materials-season-2-spoilery/925161 "2020-11-09T18:00:49Z")
Started last night. First episode really dragged for the most part. --- ## [Why does E=mc^2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-e-mc-2/922984)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-e-mc-2/922984 "2020-11-09T18:32:25Z")
The other thread about the famous formula got me thinking: Why does E=mc^2 ? Yes, I appreciate that c is a constant. But what does the speed of light (squared) have to do with the relationship between mass and energy? … --- ## [Cancer survivors, or loved ones of cancer victims, what were the first signs there was something wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancer-survivors-or-loved-ones-of-cancer-victims-what-were-the-first-signs-there-was-something-wrong/924254)
**Author:** [@superwombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/superwombat)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancer-survivors-or-loved-ones-of-cancer-victims-what-were-the-first-signs-there-was-something-wrong/924254 "2020-11-09T18:14:10Z")
If you’re comfortable sharing, what was the “Oh shit, better get this checked out” moment? --- ## [Can Arnold Schwarzenegger fight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-arnold-schwarzenegger-fight/267357)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-arnold-schwarzenegger-fight/267357 "2020-11-09T17:58:22Z")
I recently made a derogatory comment about Arnold Schwarzenegger and his idiotic “girly-men” comment, and a co-worker opined that I wouldn’t dare say such a thing to his face. I wouldn’t, probably, but out of courtesy, n… --- ## [Will the Bidens' code names change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-bidens-code-names-change/925044)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-bidens-code-names-change/925044 "2020-11-09T17:56:16Z")
The Secret Service code name for Joe Biden as VP was “Celtic,” while Jill’s was “Capri.” Will these be retained or changed for his presidency? --- ## [Which side keeps the momentum re: voter participation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-side-keeps-the-momentum-re-voter-participation/925155)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-side-keeps-the-momentum-re-voter-participation/925155 "2020-11-09T17:22:30Z")
Voter apathy is a cornerstone of American electoral politics. “Get out the vote” initiatives have always been of paramount importance, and our elections are primarily decided by the number of people who can be bothered t… --- ## [How big of a deal will AR Glasses be this time around?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-of-a-deal-will-ar-glasses-be-this-time-around/923518)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-of-a-deal-will-ar-glasses-be-this-time-around/923518 "2020-11-09T16:48:46Z")
Spinning this off from another thread to avoid a hijack. I dont think they’ll be the death knell of Apple or anything, but there are a few big techs that I think will make AR glasses more significant now than they were… --- ## [Can I get back to work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-get-back-to-work/924476)
**Author:** [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-get-back-to-work/924476 "2020-11-09T16:18:18Z")
Just wondering what you think. Timeline: Saturday - I have dinner with friend across a table. I think technically we were distanced by about a metre and masks were worn when not eating, but let’s say it was too close … --- ## [RIP Sean Connery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sean-connery/924401)
**Author:** [@Oswald\_Bastable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oswald_Bastable)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sean-connery/924401 "2020-11-09T16:10:58Z")
From the BBC: One of those actors I assumed would live forever… :cry: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1652) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1654)