# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1702 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1703 --- ## [Youre experience/advice on applying for German citizenship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-experience-advice-on-applying-for-german-citizenship/921452)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-experience-advice-on-applying-for-german-citizenship/921452 "2020-09-28T21:00:03Z")
I am considering applying for German citizenship as the child of a woman whose Jewish family fled Germany in 1939. (I will not comment on the irony of my reasons for taking this step.) I have begun filling out the neces… --- ## [Brain Washing -- Foil-wrapped Brain Washes up on Beach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-washing-foil-wrapped-brain-washes-up-on-beach/921142)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-washing-foil-wrapped-brain-washes-up-on-beach/921142 "2020-09-28T20:18:53Z")
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/20/us/brain-found-on-beach-wisconsin-trnd/index.html Probably a Zombie house-warming gift. --- ## [Is there really a "Pink Tax"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-really-a-pink-tax/921230)
**Author:** [@urbanredneck2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urbanredneck2)\ **Replies:** 324\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-really-a-pink-tax/921230 "2020-09-28T20:14:52Z")
The so called “Pink Tax” is that women pay a higher amount for the same consumer products and services that men do. For example, a womens deodorant will cost more than a mens or womens hair shampoo costs more. Also every… --- ## ["Do you have McDonald's money?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-mcdonalds-money/853553)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-mcdonalds-money/853553 "2020-09-28T20:06:33Z")
Said in response to a child asking the question, “Can we go to McDonald’s?” Growing up, I heard this from my mothers and older siblings a lot. (I never heard it from my father because he would take you to McDonalds whe… --- ## [These words should be inscribed over the entrance to every locker room in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-words-should-be-inscribed-over-the-entrance-to-every-locker-room-in-the-world/921654)
**Author:** [@razordance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/razordance)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-words-should-be-inscribed-over-the-entrance-to-every-locker-room-in-the-world/921654 "2020-09-28T19:52:23Z")
“Nothing more important than a bet ever depends on the outcome of a game.” That would put the whole thing in its proper perspective, while properly draining life out of the whole national-prestige thing that comes with … --- ## [5 Love Languages books - does the author cite research?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-love-languages-books-does-the-author-cite-research/921620)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-love-languages-books-does-the-author-cite-research/921620 "2020-09-28T18:06:15Z")
Maybe someone has a copy, or can check with their library? I went to get the ebook, and it and the physical copy were out and had a waiting list. If he actually does cite research, I don’t need specifics, just … --- ## [Little life and/or sanity saving tips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-life-and-or-sanity-saving-tips/915130)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-life-and-or-sanity-saving-tips/915130 "2020-09-28T18:05:48Z")
If you are making a pot or cup of Death Wish coffee, do not hit the “STRONG” button on your coffee maker. --- ## [Please explain this fan motor behavior to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-this-fan-motor-behavior-to-me/921716)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-this-fan-motor-behavior-to-me/921716 "2020-09-28T17:33:31Z")
I have a Vornado table fan, about 14" across, in my bedroom that I run at night. It has three speeds, and I might use any one of them depending on conditions, and I might change from one to another during the night. It i… --- ## [Sex Ratio question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-ratio-question/918904)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-ratio-question/918904 "2020-09-28T16:03:10Z")
I’ve read an excellent book called Too Many Women the sex ratio question by Marcia Guttentag a few times. I wont get into debating it, though that would be nice. I am just wondering what the sex ratio is in America right… --- ## [He did WHAT? A thread for the many Trump bombshell books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-did-what-a-thread-for-the-many-trump-bombshell-books/920438)
**Author:** [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-did-what-a-thread-for-the-many-trump-bombshell-books/920438 "2020-09-28T15:53:03Z")
I’m putting this thread in the Pit because I may want to use insults and obscenities In the future, even though this post is pretty clean. As mentioned in the clusterfuck thread “September Surprise” books are being rele… --- ## [Stupid questions about my car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-questions-about-my-car/914722)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-questions-about-my-car/914722 "2020-09-28T15:49:19Z")
Yesterday my 2008 Nissan Altima Hybrid, which I have owned for an year now, threw its first tantrum. It was a hot day outside, and around 2 pm the car refused to start. Almost every dashboard light came on, including the… --- ## [The joys of asthma/allergies in the Age of COVID - how to balance caution and realism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-joys-of-asthma-allergies-in-the-age-of-covid-how-to-balance-caution-and-realism/920254)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-joys-of-asthma-allergies-in-the-age-of-covid-how-to-balance-caution-and-realism/920254 "2020-09-28T15:41:05Z")
Especially this time of year, I have crappy lungs (allergies/asthma). I take daily Claritin, which controls the worst of it, but sometimes I still cough. (Mold is my worst allergy, so especially when it’s been raining, a… --- ## [Election “decided” by the Supreme Court](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-decided-by-the-supreme-court/921711)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-decided-by-the-supreme-court/921711 "2020-09-28T15:30:26Z")
There has been a tremendous amount of hand-wringing over Trump’s S.C. nominees, and how if the election ends up before the court, it is “bound” to decide in his favor. But - why would they? I assume that most of the jus… --- ## [Is it weird to like boxing but not MMA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-weird-to-like-boxing-but-not-mma/921518)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-weird-to-like-boxing-but-not-mma/921518 "2020-09-28T14:45:27Z")
Because that’s me. Maybe it’s because I grew up when boxing filled endless hours of ESPN with cheap programming that wasn’t time sensitive as well as fights still on network TV. So, it’s pretty easy for me to follow rega… --- ## [South Park in attendance at Broncos game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-in-attendance-at-broncos-game/921745)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-in-attendance-at-broncos-game/921745 "2020-09-28T14:41:28Z")
I didn’t know whether to put this here or in the Game Room. Mods, feel free to place this where it’s appropriate. The town of South Park, Colorado, was in attendance at the Denver Broncos game against Tampa Bay on Sunda… --- ## [Electoral College v. Popular Vote - How Big Is Too Big?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electoral-college-v-popular-vote-how-big-is-too-big/920262)
**Author:** [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electoral-college-v-popular-vote-how-big-is-too-big/920262 "2020-09-28T14:32:45Z")
This general topic has come up a few times in the various 2020 Presidential Election threads, but I wanted to make a more specific one about a very specific question. It was spurred by this response in a Slate article th… --- ## [Can I be a resident of NO US state?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-be-a-resident-of-no-us-state/920314)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-be-a-resident-of-no-us-state/920314 "2020-09-28T13:23:08Z")
Let’s say I’m contemplating the digital nomad life for a year because of COVID, traveling from state to state, staying at temporary lodging for a few weeks at a time. Can I simply abandon my current residency (Illinois) … --- ## [Trump will leave DC for good after the election but before the inaugural](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-leave-dc-for-good-after-the-election-but-before-the-inaugural/835633)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-leave-dc-for-good-after-the-election-but-before-the-inaugural/835633 "2020-09-28T12:55:16Z")
It may sound like a crazy prediction, but when it comes true and I can point to this post, I will win the Internet. :cool: We have become accustomed to a nonstop shitshow in the White House, but that will go to eleven … --- ## [Are the news networks waiting to announce which candidate won a state this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-news-networks-waiting-to-announce-which-candidate-won-a-state-this-year/921626)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-news-networks-waiting-to-announce-which-candidate-won-a-state-this-year/921626 "2020-09-28T11:35:46Z")
I believe this is the election that the mail-in ballot has surged in popularity. Because of this, we won’t know the winner of Michigan and many other states the night of the election. Have networks agreed not to say “Tr… --- ## [Air filter for kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-filter-for-kitchen/920950)
**Author:** [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-filter-for-kitchen/920950 "2020-09-28T11:13:31Z")
My son has had a house built with no stove or vent fan. What kind of free-standing air cleaner might he need? --- ## [Trying to ID this song, 'There's not a Sound"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-this-song-theres-not-a-sound/921636)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-this-song-theres-not-a-sound/921636 "2020-09-28T10:28:36Z")
There’s an app described in this thread called “Shazam”, which has a MacOS version (not mentioned in the thread, but available at the link mentioned). I just sicced it on this song which I digitized from cassette audio… --- ## [Anyone else’s kids “forced” to do ST Math or iStation at school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-s-kids-forced-to-do-st-math-or-istation-at-school/736675)
**Author:** [@joemama24\_98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joemama24_98)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-s-kids-forced-to-do-st-math-or-istation-at-school/736675 "2020-09-28T04:34:29Z")
I’m trying to understand how these programs fit into the elementary school system. Both are computer based training systems that our young kids started in Kindergarten. They are used as both a learning tool and to asse… --- ## [Does a frog know where it's going to land?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-frog-know-where-its-going-to-land/919627)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-frog-know-where-its-going-to-land/919627 "2020-09-28T04:00:01Z")
Frogs jump much higher and further than their body length/size, and also frequently do this in environments where there are obstacles in their way, e.g. grass and other vegetation. In particular, they frequently take a w… --- ## [What is the number in the browser tab?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-number-in-the-browser-tab/921639)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-number-in-the-browser-tab/921639 "2020-09-28T03:29:20Z")
This must have been asked, apologies for asking again. I’m running Firefox, and the “SD” icon in browser tabs will often have a ‘1’ superimposed. It also often does not. I think a single time I have seen a ‘2’ on top of… --- ## [Test post 789110](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post-789110/921713)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post-789110/921713 "2020-09-28T03:24:22Z")
Just checking. \>\_\< --- ## [I have a concern](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-concern/921706)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-concern/921706 "2020-09-28T02:32:44Z")
I’ve noticed something in IMHO and I’d like to talk to a mod privately about it. Could one of you please pm me? --- ## [Oh, my goodness. Amy Klobuchar takes on Ted Cruz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-goodness-amy-klobuchar-takes-on-ted-cruz/921671)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-goodness-amy-klobuchar-takes-on-ted-cruz/921671 "2020-09-28T02:22:10Z")
And verbally disembowels him. Just saw this and had to share. --- ## [Cost of food and entertainment when you were young](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-food-and-entertainment-when-you-were-young/921631)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-food-and-entertainment-when-you-were-young/921631 "2020-09-28T02:10:07Z")
The thread about lowest priced candy got me thinking about the cost of things when I was young. First a couple of things that stick out from stories my parents told me. The were born in the 1927. Milk Nickels were real… --- ## [Space Force in action?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-force-in-action/921198)
**Author:** [@razordance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/razordance)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-force-in-action/921198 "2020-09-28T02:07:04Z")
Now that we have one, it raises the possibility that other powers will establish space forces to keep up – and, eventually, equip them with ships and weapons suitable for space combat. How would that go, if it came to… --- ## [What's the meaning of the term "wet seal"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-meaning-of-the-term-wet-seal/921695)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-meaning-of-the-term-wet-seal/921695 "2020-09-28T01:48:29Z")
I saw this picture online. It’s a note where a woman is quitting her job with the caption saying “My coworker went all wet seal on our boss today”. I tried googling this but all I could find were a lot of sexual slangs,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1701) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1703)