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**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-everyone-get-the-flu-shot/922611 "2020-10-14T20:35:03Z")
I’ve never had the flu and have never taken a flu shot. No doctor has even recommended I get one. I’m now seeing various public service announcements that seem to suggest a social responsibility in getting one in the C… --- ## [That is a lot of synonyms. or good news/bad news](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-is-a-lot-of-synonyms-or-good-news-bad-news/922963)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-is-a-lot-of-synonyms-or-good-news-bad-news/922963 "2020-10-14T20:13:20Z")
The good news I went to the fancy grocery store today( I have been limiting the number of different grocery trips I make per week , due to COVID) and found some Raclette :slight\_smile: Bad News: I forgot to get any good… --- ## [Trump and the stock market](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-the-stock-market/922751)
**Author:** [@MrMrmrmr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrMrmrmr)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-the-stock-market/922751 "2020-10-14T20:02:45Z")
With all the bankruptcy, job loss, and unrest, one would think the stock market would have a huge correction . Yet somehow President Trump is able to keep the investors positive. Is it there’s no other place to go with … --- ## [The answer to packing the court](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-answer-to-packing-the-court/922605)
**Author:** [@candide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/candide)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-answer-to-packing-the-court/922605 "2020-10-14T19:58:20Z")
There seems an obsession with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris not wanting to answer the question: If you’re elected, will you pack the courts? It seems stupid to me because no one is asking Republicans: Why do Republicans i… --- ## [What's the "Eighties-est" song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-eighties-est-song/919247)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-eighties-est-song/919247 "2020-10-14T19:46:55Z")
Yes, this is clearly a ripoff of… ummm, I mean an homage to this thread: ‘What’s the “Seventies-est” song?’. I enjoyed but didn’t reply to it, because my choice would have been “Chevy Van” which was already cited about 3… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Beck has once again arisen from the depths. (My latest travails in healthcare)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-has-once-again-arisen-from-the-depths-my-latest-travails-in-healthcare/921126)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-has-once-again-arisen-from-the-depths-my-latest-travails-in-healthcare/921126 "2020-10-14T19:36:11Z")
I’ve been ill. I haven’t been online as much. I see the SDMB has survived without me. But, I’m BACK. Lefty, my last(only) kidney has decided to cause alittle trouble. I’ve had a UTI for 8days or so. Time gets away fr… --- ## [Only Good? I need women's opinions please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-good-i-need-womens-opinions-please/922480)
**Author:** [@thescrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thescrr)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-good-i-need-womens-opinions-please/922480 "2020-10-14T19:26:08Z")
Hi, I need the opinion of women only please. Help me try to read into any hidden meanings of this conversation I had with a female co-worker. We don’t really know each other that well. We’ve only spoken to each other … --- ## [What, to you, counts as DINO or RINO behavior?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-you-counts-as-dino-or-rino-behavior/922937)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-you-counts-as-dino-or-rino-behavior/922937 "2020-10-14T19:04:16Z")
Suppose a Democratic senator votes for Barrett’s confirmation (or a Republican senator votes against.) Does that make that senator a DINO or RINO, respectively, in your eyes? How far can a D stray right, or an R stray l… --- ## [What song hit you like a thunderbolt when you first heard it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-hit-you-like-a-thunderbolt-when-you-first-heard-it/914065)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-hit-you-like-a-thunderbolt-when-you-first-heard-it/914065 "2020-10-14T18:21:21Z")
…sounded like nothing else you’d ever heard before, and seemed to expand the very horizons of music? --- ## [Low-income housing projects in the 'burbs? Why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-income-housing-projects-in-the-burbs-why-not/920799)
**Author:** [@razordance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/razordance)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-income-housing-projects-in-the-burbs-why-not/920799 "2020-10-14T18:13:44Z")
Suppose you’re a suburbanite living in a nice, clean, safe neighborhood – not necessarily an all-white neighborhood, but all your nonwhite neighbors have been assimilated to a middle-class American culture with white roo… --- ## [Programming aTI57 to spell out ShEll OiL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/programming-ati57-to-spell-out-shell-oil/922600)
**Author:** [@MrMrmrmr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrMrmrmr)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/programming-ati57-to-spell-out-shell-oil/922600 "2020-10-14T17:57:52Z")
Am I the only one to remember doing this? The TI 57 was a programmable calculator in the late 1970s, if you had it display a 5, then 54, then 543, etc, you would turn it upside down and 710 77345 read as shell oil. --- ## [NFL 2020: Week 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-5/922493)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-5/922493 "2020-10-14T17:53:50Z")
Covid remains the biggest story in the NFL this week. More Titans tested positive for Covid, bringing their total to 22. In light of the fact that Titans players reportedly met off site to train in clear violation of NFL… --- ## [Why does Starfleet insist they are "not military"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-starfleet-insist-they-are-not-military/922023)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-starfleet-insist-they-are-not-military/922023 "2020-10-14T17:53:16Z")
They wear uniforms, have a rank system based on Earth Navys, a distinction between officers and enlisted, power to order their subordinates to performs tasks backed up by penal sanction for non-compliance, have handheld … --- ## [Does this Senate have enough time before the next elections?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-senate-have-enough-time-before-the-next-elections/921041)
**Author:** [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-senate-have-enough-time-before-the-next-elections/921041 "2020-10-14T17:15:08Z")
Does the Present US Senate have enough time before the general elections of November 2020 to confirm a Supreme Court nominee? --- ## [For those over 50, how many prescription drugs do you take?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-over-50-how-many-prescription-drugs-do-you-take/922674)
**Author:** [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-over-50-how-many-prescription-drugs-do-you-take/922674 "2020-10-14T17:01:43Z")
I’m in my late 60’s and take an antidepressant I’ve used for decades. I pride myself on not being on any “old age” drugs, although doctors have wanted me to take a statin for years. :frowning: I have some friends in the… --- ## [Firefox vs. MS Edge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-vs-ms-edge/922552)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-vs-ms-edge/922552 "2020-10-14T16:52:37Z")
The past few months, it seems some “patches” and “upgrades” have brought some new sort of browser, Micosoft ‘Edge’ to my machines. What’s the difference, if any, between FireFox and Edge? I’m a FireFox guy, but are the… --- ## [The bare-minimum duties of the Presidency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bare-minimum-duties-of-the-presidency/922692)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bare-minimum-duties-of-the-presidency/922692 "2020-10-14T16:21:07Z")
A lot of a president’s activities seem to be unnecessary - for instance, there is no real need for a president to deliver a commencement speech at a university graduation ceremony. If a president wanted to really cut hi… --- ## [I had to kill a dove the other day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-to-kill-a-dove-the-other-day/922872)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-to-kill-a-dove-the-other-day/922872 "2020-10-14T16:02:46Z")
We let the hounds out for their twilight bark on Sunday evening and the both of them started harrying something that was fluttering back and forth trying to escape. I captured the hounds and held them back while DesertR… --- ## [George Lucas needs to keep messing with Star Wars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-lucas-needs-to-keep-messing-with-star-wars/922844)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-lucas-needs-to-keep-messing-with-star-wars/922844 "2020-10-14T15:49:27Z")
As long as he’s already messed with them, he really needs to go back and redo the “Special Editions” with modern technology. George clearly got super excited about Jurassic Park-level CGI in the mid-90s and he made the … --- ## [How to determine one degree of the earth's curve](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-determine-one-degree-of-the-earths-curve/922657)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-determine-one-degree-of-the-earths-curve/922657 "2020-10-14T15:34:42Z")
I’m reading about an early method of estimating the circumference of the earth. The idea was to walk at night due south or north and measure how far one degree of the earth’s curve was from the starting position. Then m… --- ## [Do you dislike people who step on bugs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dislike-people-who-step-on-bugs/922762)
**Author:** [@Jakeyjakey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jakeyjakey)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dislike-people-who-step-on-bugs/922762 "2020-10-14T14:35:05Z")
This thread is inspired by an earlier one I made about attitudes and behavior towards less powerful or less significant beings. Firstly, I’m the kind of guy who steps on bugs, not around them. If there’s a bug in my hou… --- ## [Long term safety of home water pipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-term-safety-of-home-water-pipes/918292)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-term-safety-of-home-water-pipes/918292 "2020-10-14T13:51:16Z")
Hello Everyone, I was just thinking, or home if 30 years old. That means the water pipes are 30 years old. How safe are water pipes? I mean how does a water pipe stay clean of things like mold? I would think that th… --- ## [Realistic Horrors of the 1930-70s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realistic-horrors-of-the-1930-70s/922828)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realistic-horrors-of-the-1930-70s/922828 "2020-10-14T13:12:51Z")
“Wake in Fright” would be a good example. It could all be true - nothing supernatural, no CGI… “The Housemaid” (1960) is another example, but I didn’t like it. “Rosemary’s Baby” would NOT be a good example (I won’t spoil… --- ## [Does the Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution itself protect individuals from State infringement of unenumerated rights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-ninth-amendment-to-the-united-states-constitution-itself-protect-individuals-from-state-infringement-of-unenumerated-rights/922125)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-ninth-amendment-to-the-united-states-constitution-itself-protect-individuals-from-state-infringement-of-unenumerated-rights/922125 "2020-10-14T12:28:36Z")
Does the Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution itself protect individuals from State infringement of unenumerated rights? I don’t think it does. The Tenth Amendment ensures that the federal government is lim… --- ## [VP debate (Oct 7)- Is there a watch/follow-along thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debate-oct-7-is-there-a-watch-follow-along-thread/922459)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 366\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debate-oct-7-is-there-a-watch-follow-along-thread/922459 "2020-10-10T16:29:54Z")
I was not planning on watching, but I’d like to know what went on. Anyone? --- ## [Besides President and Vice President, what's on your ballot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/besides-president-and-vice-president-whats-on-your-ballot/922582)
**Author:** [@RollOutTheBarrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RollOutTheBarrel)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/besides-president-and-vice-president-whats-on-your-ballot/922582 "2020-10-14T10:41:07Z")
I dropped my ballot in the mail yesterday. In addition to President and Vice President, there were four offices on my ballot: United States Representative, Member of the State Assembly, school district Governing Board Me… --- ## [How do you (or the people in general) benefit from someone else's education in high education institutions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-or-the-people-in-general-benefit-from-someone-elses-education-in-high-education-institutions/920749)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-or-the-people-in-general-benefit-from-someone-elses-education-in-high-education-institutions/920749 "2020-10-14T09:16:57Z")
When you study at a university (whether it is undergraduate, graduate or PhD), you are “supposed to be” a more sophisticated and knowledgeable individual. Is it really so? Do you really believe in it? If he or she isn’t … --- ## [Baked Oatmeal: what is? Do you make?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-oatmeal-what-is-do-you-make/922863)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-oatmeal-what-is-do-you-make/922863 "2020-10-14T06:27:00Z")
Local diner here offers baked oatmeal along with the usual bacon, eggs, potatoes, pancakes, etc. Their version includes many additions I consider inedible (especially raisins, bleh) so I didn’t try it … but I’m intrigue… --- ## [Bidet dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bidet-dreams/836277)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bidet-dreams/836277 "2020-10-14T05:14:33Z")
Bidet dreams: The detached state of mind I now sometimes achieve while sitting on my bidet seat after the business is done, the water is warm and focused just right, and my thoughts turn to the infinite. It can last fo… --- ## [I'm working for the census! Lets share Enumerator storys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-working-for-the-census-lets-share-enumerator-storys/918358)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-working-for-the-census-lets-share-enumerator-storys/918358 "2020-10-14T04:11:40Z")
I know I’m not the only one with stories to share. While we do have to protect privacy, general descriptions won’t hurt. I did a survey with a woman who had 3 children under 5. When we were finished, I thanked her for h… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1682) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1684)