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**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-an-episode-of-says-you-radio-show/919747 "2020-09-03T20:13:22Z")
I listened to it on the podcast feed sometime in the last year or two, so it’s either recent or recently re-podcasted. It had a game where the contestants had to name a song based on someone reading a section of the lyr… --- ## [Military slang "pickle"...where did it come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-slang-pickle-where-did-it-come-from/657008)
**Author:** [@Davey10244](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davey10244)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-slang-pickle-where-did-it-come-from/657008 "2020-09-03T19:25:38Z")
In many books and movies, I’ve heard the term “pickle” used to refer to the act of dropping a bomb from an aircraft, physically releasing it, or also the switch allowing the pilot to do it. For example, in the movie “To… --- ## [How many species of dogs are there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-species-of-dogs-are-there/919480)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-species-of-dogs-are-there/919480 "2020-09-03T19:13:20Z")
Apparently, there are 38 species of cats including domestic cats, cheetahs, lions, and so forth. How many species (not breeds) of dogs are there, including wolves, domestic dogs, foxes, etc.? --- ## [It's a Bigly Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-bigly-life/919550)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-bigly-life/919550 "2020-09-03T19:00:58Z")
The other day, trump compared himself to George Bailey, the kind hearted doormat protagonist of It’s A Wonderful Life. Naturally, Jimmy Stewart’s daughter took him to task, noting that George was everything trump is not. … --- ## [Wtf, Chadwick Boseman dies after four-year battle with colon cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-chadwick-boseman-dies-after-four-year-battle-with-colon-cancer/919288)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-chadwick-boseman-dies-after-four-year-battle-with-colon-cancer/919288 "2020-09-03T18:38:34Z")
I was really hoping it’s not real, but AP confirms…so depressing. He was so good to watch. --- ## [What is the explanation for shots 2 through 7?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-explanation-for-shots-2-through-7/919382)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-explanation-for-shots-2-through-7/919382 "2020-09-03T18:34:07Z")
As I understand it, In Kenosha, the cop fired at and hit Blake 7 times. As I view the video, the cop was touching Blake with one hand - his gun must have been touching Blake or within inches of his back. While I do not… --- ## [The new modes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-modes/919677)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-modes/919677 "2020-09-03T18:03:29Z")
I’m a bit sad. We’ve got new modes \[congrats!\], but some runner-ups got sadly shortlisted: Ultra Vires - ATMB BigT - GD+P&E DrDeth - CS and last but certainly not least to take some load off miller in the Pit: Octop… --- ## [The Raised Fist as a Political Symbol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-raised-fist-as-a-political-symbol/919245)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-raised-fist-as-a-political-symbol/919245 "2020-09-03T17:39:17Z")
Is the reason the raised fist is such an effective political symbol is because it was used as a nonverbal way to communicate aggression and/or dominance for as long as humans have existed. I assert, without any facts to… --- ## [What happened to this Ebay auction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-this-ebay-auction/919203)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-this-ebay-auction/919203 "2020-09-03T16:16:40Z")
I bid on an item on Ebay. Seller had a large amount of positive feedback (thousands). Auction was set to end today (Thursday) at noon. There was no “Buy it Now” option. Tonight I checked my email and there were no messa… --- ## [A Message to Democrats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-to-democrats/919405)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-to-democrats/919405 "2020-09-03T16:15:02Z")
No, not from me. This just came by on my feed and I found it really powerful. The gentlemen delivering it, Mathew Cooke is the author, he’s a writer and I think video producer. 12mins long, and def worth a listen. (O… --- ## [Should Trump go to Kenosha?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-trump-go-to-kenosha/919524)
**Author:** [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-trump-go-to-kenosha/919524 "2020-09-03T16:06:54Z")
If I wanted to see Trump re-elected, I think I’d advise him to stay in Washington. His presence there is sure to stir things up, and maybe not in ways that are good for his campaign. So imagine you want him to win. Shou… --- ## [Modest proposal, revisited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modest-proposal-revisited/919731)
**Author:** [@Turki-lurki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turki-lurki)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modest-proposal-revisited/919731 "2020-09-03T15:45:41Z")
Earlier this year I ‘proposed’ a solution to the negative impact of social media on elections. It was not universally appreciated.( Modest proposal: Turn off Social Media altogether?: ) Seems like a version of that id… --- ## [Which part is Cecil's reply and which part is C K Dexter Haven's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-part-is-cecils-reply-and-which-part-is-c-k-dexter-havens/854878)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-part-is-cecils-reply-and-which-part-is-c-k-dexter-havens/854878 "2020-09-03T15:37:23Z")
In the column “Followup: the last you’ll ever read about the Ark of the Covenant!” it reads, I’m having trouble determining which part of the column was written by Cecil and which was written by Dex. Dex’s signature do… --- ## [About Godwinizing discussions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-godwinizing-discussions/919419)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-godwinizing-discussions/919419 "2020-09-03T14:55:03Z")
This is something that could probably go in Great Debates or maybe The Pit. I really wanted to put it in GQ, because I’d really like a factual answer, but based on the nature of what I’m going to ask, I don’t really thi… --- ## [Can we get rid of the "IMPORTANT: Go to UserCP" pinned anouncement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-get-rid-of-the-important-go-to-usercp-pinned-anouncement/918372)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-get-rid-of-the-important-go-to-usercp-pinned-anouncement/918372 "2020-09-03T14:11:51Z")
I assume at this point that everybody who needs to see it has done so and nobody new will need it. It’s not a big deal but it takes up vertical space that I have to scroll through (the horror!). --- ## [Haiku Madness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 10876\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955 "2020-09-03T13:49:50Z")
After posting a reply to this thread, I’ve come up with a new game that’s sure to sweep the nation: Haiku Madness. Allow me to explain. The thread of note was about the disappearance of the actor who portrayed the chara… --- ## [What does a drill sergeant do if a recruit arrives at the recruiting depot then realizes what he's gotten himself into and refuses to participate and demands to be sent home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-drill-sergeant-do-if-a-recruit-arrives-at-the-recruiting-depot-then-realizes-what-hes-gotten-himself-into-and-refuses-to-participate-and-demands-to-be-sent-home/918288)
**Author:** [@LivingGhost371](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LivingGhost371)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-drill-sergeant-do-if-a-recruit-arrives-at-the-recruiting-depot-then-realizes-what-hes-gotten-himself-into-and-refuses-to-participate-and-demands-to-be-sent-home/918288 "2020-09-03T13:22:37Z")
I imagine it happens from time to time… --- ## [Please use a harness rather than a neck leash on cats (graphic)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-use-a-harness-rather-than-a-neck-leash-on-cats-graphic/919699)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-use-a-harness-rather-than-a-neck-leash-on-cats-graphic/919699 "2020-09-03T13:14:07Z")
My sleep schedule is messed up so I was taking a walk at 4AM. Found a cat on a sidewalk. He’d shat himself and was salivating, not moving his body aside from his head. Ran back to my place to get a cage. Took a cab to th… --- ## [Do you talk during dinner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-talk-during-dinner/320922)
**Author:** [@Giant\_Spongess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giant_Spongess)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-talk-during-dinner/320922 "2020-09-03T12:30:46Z")
My SO complains that my mom and I never talk during dinner. We just sit there and eat silently; frequently we even have reading material. I say his family talks way too damn much! But then, I’m not a fan of talking wh… --- ## [TIL (today I learned)... \[astronomy\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-today-i-learned-astronomy/919571)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-today-i-learned-astronomy/919571 "2020-09-03T12:19:53Z")
On November 27th, 1783, John Michell first proposed the idea that there were such things as \[black holes\] which he called “dark stars” two hundred years before anyone else. He correctly deduced they would be created by e… --- ## [NASA sending another Mars rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-sending-another-mars-rover/914935)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-sending-another-mars-rover/914935 "2020-07-30T13:42:59Z")
Liftoff planned for July 30th It will arrive next Feb. Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover - NASA Mars --- ## [What the Roman Catholic Church Has to Say About Homosexuality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-roman-catholic-church-has-to-say-about-homosexuality/919367)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-roman-catholic-church-has-to-say-about-homosexuality/919367 "2020-09-03T09:23:20Z")
This came up in a previous post of mine. So I just thought I’d make it clear: Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity, tradition has always declared that “homosexual… --- ## [Any suggestions for health insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-suggestions-for-health-insurance/919463)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-suggestions-for-health-insurance/919463 "2020-09-03T06:01:06Z")
My wife is looking to quit her job, which currently subsidizes her health insurance. I pay for mine 100% out of pocket, which costs over $700/month. If she leaves her job, we are looking at close to $1,300/month, for ins… --- ## [Good-bye Hamza](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-bye-hamza/919416)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-bye-hamza/919416 "2020-09-03T05:47:13Z")
The lil’wrekker’s oft mentioned poor penniless boyfriend has gone back to his apartment and University. He needs to work. He has his students rounded up. I’m happy he has work. The lil’wrekker is happy he’s making money… --- ## [Gone to the movies yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gone-to-the-movies-yet/918724)
**Author:** [@Nayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nayna)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gone-to-the-movies-yet/918724 "2020-09-03T04:18:57Z")
Simultaneously against my better judgment and in an effort to support local businesses, I bought tickets to go to the movies tonight with my husband. When I purchased the tickets, I thought, “Cool! So much distancing/ma… --- ## [Any garage door experts among the Teeming Millions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-garage-door-experts-among-the-teeming-millions/919270)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-garage-door-experts-among-the-teeming-millions/919270 "2020-09-03T03:58:04Z")
I have a Genie Series II screw-drive garage door opener. It is attached to a four-panel, metal, two-car door. The door travels on rollers that move through a track on either side of the door. We have had this set-up f… --- ## [Hooray! The pandemic's over! Sort of a rant really](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-the-pandemics-over-sort-of-a-rant-really/919615)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-the-pandemics-over-sort-of-a-rant-really/919615 "2020-09-03T03:05:57Z")
This isn’t only happening in Canada of course but on the same day there was this, from Halifax: ““I think it’s really important that companies do return to their office spaces because it’s how we work, it’s how we opera… --- ## [PC Virus Encyclopedia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-virus-encyclopedia/919466)
**Author:** [@Ptolomy57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ptolomy57)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-virus-encyclopedia/919466 "2020-09-03T02:32:53Z")
For those who work in the computer world: Is there some free website that is a dictionary or an encyclopedia providing a list and facts about various viruses, trojans, malware, etc.? Thanks. Admin: If you feel this ques… --- ## [What happened to the people taken into "unmarked vans"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-people-taken-into-unmarked-vans/919647)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-people-taken-into-unmarked-vans/919647 "2020-09-03T02:30:42Z")
A few weeks ago there were reports that men in uniforms with no insignia were taking protesters in Portland into custody in unmarked vans. Have those protesters been identified? What happened to them? Were they arreste… --- ## [Does corpus delicti apply to probable cause?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-corpus-delicti-apply-to-probable-cause/919329)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-corpus-delicti-apply-to-probable-cause/919329 "2020-09-03T01:43:30Z")
I know that corpus delicti (‘the body of the case’) has to apply in an actual trial, in order for there to be a conviction. But is there a watered-down version of this at play in arrest or pre-arraignment? (‘probably ca… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1729) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1731)