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**Author:** [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comet-neowise-c-2020-f3-anyone-else-seeing-it/914821 "2020-09-07T08:03:03Z")
I thought Venus was really bright this morning in the eastern sky, when we got up at 5, and did our usual 4 miles to beat the heat. Turns out it was Comet ‘Neowise’ Really neat. Brightest comet I’ve seen since Hyakut… --- ## [ID a 70s WW2 movie (foreign made, dubbed, about Panzer unit, spelling out messages with corpses)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-a-70s-ww2-movie-foreign-made-dubbed-about-panzer-unit-spelling-out-messages-with-corpses/919974)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-a-70s-ww2-movie-foreign-made-dubbed-about-panzer-unit-spelling-out-messages-with-corpses/919974 "2020-09-07T05:45:48Z")
I was wondering if someone could happen to ID a WWII movie I saw a bit of, once—on TV or online, I can’t recall. Color, I’d guess 1970s-made by the production quality (slightly grindhousey). I’m almost certain it was dub… --- ## [Beck haz a sad, sad, sad 😟 or the Donette tragedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-haz-a-sad-sad-sad-or-the-donette-tragedy/919910)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-haz-a-sad-sad-sad-or-the-donette-tragedy/919910 "2020-09-07T05:36:39Z")
Y’all know I’m T1 diabetic. Y’all know I pour over all the food threads and posts. It’s ‘food porn’ to me. I obsess over particular food items. I have strange food fetishes. I think it’s from years if a restricted di… --- ## [Re-sticking an unstuck sticky](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-sticking-an-unstuck-sticky/919988)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-sticking-an-unstuck-sticky/919988 "2020-09-07T05:22:27Z")
So, we now have the ability to unstick a sticky in our own view. But what if I now want to find that sticky again? Is there any way to do that? --- ## [Trump trying to shut down Stars and Stripes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-trying-to-shut-down-stars-and-stripes/919809)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-trying-to-shut-down-stars-and-stripes/919809 "2020-09-07T04:22:47Z")
Published since 1861 Par for the course for him --- ## [How do we PM a forum moderator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-pm-a-forum-moderator/919793)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-pm-a-forum-moderator/919793 "2020-09-07T03:44:31Z")
I noticed just now that the following Game Room sticky… \*\*\* Forum rules and FAQ: Read this first! UPDATED October 3rd, 2014 \*\*\* …shows this text at the end of the little blurb preview at the top of my forum display: I… --- ## [Will small donations ever be enough to fund a presidential campaign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-small-donations-ever-be-enough-to-fund-a-presidential-campaign/747805)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-small-donations-ever-be-enough-to-fund-a-presidential-campaign/747805 "2020-09-07T02:54:02Z")
If 5 million voters give $100 each that is $500 million, ideally more than enough to run a campaign and would only require about 1 in 12 voters to donate. Is that realistic? I know Sanders is trying to run his campaign s… --- ## [Just can't Believe still here after 21 years…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-cant-believe-still-here-after-21-years/919947)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-cant-believe-still-here-after-21-years/919947 "2020-09-07T02:21:38Z")
Believe still here after 21 years…Amazing. Of course nothing to really compare it to, given that the online world did not exist for 21 years prior to 1999… Or rather wasn’t widely available For the 21 years prior to 1999… --- ## [Sceloporus undulatus consobrinus or Sceleporus consobrinus (Fence Lizard or Prairie Lizard)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sceloporus-undulatus-consobrinus-or-sceleporus-consobrinus-fence-lizard-or-prairie-lizard/919284)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sceloporus-undulatus-consobrinus-or-sceleporus-consobrinus-fence-lizard-or-prairie-lizard/919284 "2020-09-07T01:54:10Z")
Are there any herpetologists here? Is the Prairie Lizard found in northern New Mexico a subspecies of the Eastern Fence Lizard (Sceloporus undulatus consobrinus) or is it a separate species (Sceloporus consobrinus)? I … --- ## [Golden Grain's Verdi Advertisement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-grains-verdi-advertisement/500457)
**Author:** [@Wogglebug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wogglebug)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-grains-verdi-advertisement/500457 "2020-09-07T01:22:23Z")
This question was posted to Google alt, but I’m gonna answer here, ok? The question was: What were the lyrics to the Golden Grain advertisement(s) that used the score of Verdi’s “Triumphal March” from Aida. (Called "the… --- ## [Trying to ID this song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-this-song/919919)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-this-song/919919 "2020-09-07T01:18:13Z")
Heard it once on fm radio maybe 79/80. Can barely remember it musically, but the frenetic vocalist was almost shrieking out the lyrics: Gotta get out gotta get out gotta get out gotta get awayeeeyay All I got. --- ## [Your best guess WRT the suitcase in Pulp Fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-best-guess-wrt-the-suitcase-in-pulp-fiction/688908)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-best-guess-wrt-the-suitcase-in-pulp-fiction/688908 "2020-09-07T01:05:00Z")
It lights up when you open it, or maybe that’s just dramatics. Can anyone gather what’s inside given the conversations in Brad’s apartment, subsequent events concerning Marcelus Wallas and perhaps Mia, and Jules’ and Vin… --- ## [Rantus Augustus (mini rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rantus-augustus-mini-rants/916998)
**Author:** [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rantus-augustus-mini-rants/916998 "2020-09-07T00:54:14Z")
I give up. The aphids win. no matter how much I spray my pepper plants, or what I use, I can’t get rid of them. I’ve tried the usual home remedies (solution of dish soap,) commercial insecticidal soaps, you name it. i… --- ## [Why is it still difficult to find toilet paper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-still-difficult-to-find-toilet-paper/916983)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-still-difficult-to-find-toilet-paper/916983 "2020-09-07T00:45:29Z")
I am not sure if this should be in GQ…if not please move. Title kinda says it all. I am going to the market to get food and what-not and still the toilet paper aisle is empty of everything but that single-ply junk they… --- ## [HOAs--yea or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoas-yea-or-nay/919440)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoas-yea-or-nay/919440 "2020-09-06T22:50:16Z")
Created a new thread based on a hijack in a thread about a non-running RV stored on private property. --- ## [Why are poppy seeds legal but not marijuana seeds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-poppy-seeds-legal-but-not-marijuana-seeds/919193)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-poppy-seeds-legal-but-not-marijuana-seeds/919193 "2020-09-06T22:41:29Z")
I am hoping there is a factual answer, if not please move. Also I understand that marijuana seeds are legal in some states. This is about the broader picture / Federal level. --- ## [Cleave the ABS from the zirconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleave-the-abs-from-the-zirconia/919776)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2020, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleave-the-abs-from-the-zirconia/919776 "2020-09-06T21:15:04Z")
OK, now this this is a homework question. But for my grad student son. He has a disk of ABS plastic, about 3cm in diameter, about 2 cm thick. Imbedded in the disk is an approx 1cm cube of very smooth zirconia. It’s fo… --- ## [Voting receipts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-receipts/919738)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-receipts/919738 "2020-09-06T21:14:15Z")
Does any place do this in the U S or elsewhere? I think it would be beneficial to get a receipt printed or texted, emailed of your vote. For what purpose? To make sure your vote was counted correctly and as proof of how… --- ## [15th Annual SDMB Shot Glass Exchange!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15th-annual-sdmb-shot-glass-exchange/853989)
**Author:** [@feppytweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/feppytweed)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15th-annual-sdmb-shot-glass-exchange/853989 "2020-09-06T21:03:48Z")
It’s about that time again, ladies and gents! No need to let a bit of quarantine get in the way of tradition. Even if there’s just two of us, the exchange must go on! Just make sure to use good judgement when acquiring a… --- ## [Bank robbery comedy sketch clip: which show is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-robbery-comedy-sketch-clip-which-show-is-this/819991)
**Author:** [@Greymarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greymarch)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-robbery-comedy-sketch-clip-which-show-is-this/819991 "2020-09-06T19:54:47Z")
My friends and I are stumped. Been doing google text and image searches in every way I can think of. Someone please answer this ASAP: from what TV show is this comedy sketch? Feels like its from the 70s or even late … --- ## [Any advantages of living in an RV next to your actual house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advantages-of-living-in-an-rv-next-to-your-actual-house/919379)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advantages-of-living-in-an-rv-next-to-your-actual-house/919379 "2020-09-06T19:14:23Z")
Use to have a neighbor who had a pretty large RV that was parked in his backyard but you could see it from over my ajoining fence. One day I asked him why he had an RV he never drove in his backyard and he told me he had… --- ## [Amsterdam finds a sustainable solution for wild peeing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amsterdam-finds-a-sustainable-solution-for-wild-peeing/918772)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2020, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amsterdam-finds-a-sustainable-solution-for-wild-peeing/918772 "2020-09-06T19:09:22Z")
Wild peeing. :sweat\_smile: what an awkward phrase. I have to admit it’s a clever solution to a nasty problem. We need GreenPees in US wild peeing locations. I’m not sure what women are supposed to do when their bladders… --- ## [Electronics design question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronics-design-question/919771)
**Author:** [@Kedikat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kedikat)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2020, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronics-design-question/919771 "2020-09-06T19:05:25Z")
I have two inputs A and B to trigger a timing/counter device. I want a trigger on either input to start the timer/counter. A trigger on the opposite input will stop the timer. But. If input A happens first. I want a gree… --- ## [Grain that was cultivated 'accidentally' with other grain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grain-that-was-cultivated-accidentally-with-other-grain/919913)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grain-that-was-cultivated-accidentally-with-other-grain/919913 "2020-09-06T18:38:09Z")
A few years ago, I attended a ‘living history’ museum. My memory is very hazy, but there was a field of a grain…(barley? rye? buckwheat? oats?) that was eluded to as a coincidentally cultivated grain. Again, I’m not su… --- ## [LA TV Replacing Raiders Preseason Games with SB Wins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/la-tv-replacing-raiders-preseason-games-with-sb-wins/919917)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/la-tv-replacing-raiders-preseason-games-with-sb-wins/919917 "2020-09-06T16:33:54Z")
…and I couldnt be happier. I know this is mundane and pointless but so is NFL games without fans, --- ## [The Muppets' lack of success on TV after The Muppet Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-lack-of-success-on-tv-after-the-muppet-show/919343)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-lack-of-success-on-tv-after-the-muppet-show/919343 "2020-09-06T14:56:44Z")
I’ve been getting into The Muppets lately, and I just realized that none of the shows after The Muppet Show were nearly as successful, with the exception of Muppet Babies. Why haven’t the post-Muppet Show shows been as … --- ## [How the Police See Themselves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-police-see-themselves/919317)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-police-see-themselves/919317 "2020-09-06T14:38:14Z")
I read this article with some curiosity. The majority of police I know personally are very hardworking and decent people. They consider themselves fair. They would acknowledge there are difficulties but feel misunders… --- ## [Why No Violence in Detroit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-violence-in-detroit/919937)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-violence-in-detroit/919937 "2020-09-06T14:11:19Z")
As many of you may or may not know, I live in Detroit, MI. And we certainly have had protests about police misconduct. But no violence thus far. What is Detroit’s secret? And what can other cities learn from us? … --- ## [Help ID this horror short story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-horror-short-story/919920)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2020, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-horror-short-story/919920 "2020-09-06T14:10:53Z")
The story features a woman working in a near empty diner in Louisiana or some other gulf coast state with offshore oil rigs. A large man comes in, they start talking, and eventually they leave together to her home. She… --- ## [Follow up after phone screening with no positions available](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/follow-up-after-phone-screening-with-no-positions-available/915761)
**Author:** [@kwc27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kwc27)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2020, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/follow-up-after-phone-screening-with-no-positions-available/915761 "2020-09-06T12:33:06Z")
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