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**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 416\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2020, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-is-back-all-hail-tiger/591614 "2020-08-08T05:19:49Z")
Tiger Woods is playing again. He is way, way back. He shot a respectable 68 yesterday, but is 3 over today. We had it all wrong. Stevie Williams is leading the tournament with his new golfer Adam Scott. Who knew it was … --- ## [What happens if Trump and Chief Justice Roberts do this to steal the election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-and-chief-justice-roberts-do-this-to-steal-the-election/915942)
**Author:** [@ready29003](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ready29003)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2020, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-and-chief-justice-roberts-do-this-to-steal-the-election/915942 "2020-08-08T03:26:13Z")
I posted a previous debate question about what will happen if Trump just attempts to stay in office. Who would the military obey? I am convinced from that great debate discussion that the military will obey whoever the… --- ## [Can I 'watch' a topic without getting E-mails?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-watch-a-topic-without-getting-e-mails/917508)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2020, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-watch-a-topic-without-getting-e-mails/917508 "2020-08-08T03:25:10Z")
I have “watched” several topics because I’m trying to somewhat re-create the functionality of the old user control panel with its subscribed threads list, but I keep getting E-mail messages every time someone posts. Is t… --- ## [Monty: What if anything is your point about Thailand's royals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-what-if-anything-is-your-point-about-thailands-royals/730818)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2020, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-what-if-anything-is-your-point-about-thailands-royals/730818 "2020-08-08T03:12:39Z")
In GQ Monty posted some very ignorant malarkey about Thailand’s royal family. I couldn’t even figure out what his point was. Here are the last two posts in the exchange, though without multi-quote you’ll want to click … --- ## [How can we preserve "Jerry" (he's such an as-phalt)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-we-preserve-jerry-hes-such-an-as-phalt/916893)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2020, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-we-preserve-jerry-hes-such-an-as-phalt/916893 "2020-08-08T02:57:46Z")
Back in 2013, I took my daughter and another young woman to Chincoteague / Assateague for a day trip. Moon Unit found a loose piece of asphalt - about 14 inches across, in the sandy area near the parking lot. She and th… --- ## [Jane Elliott, Educator, asks white people if they would like to be treated like a black person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jane-elliott-educator-asks-white-people-if-they-would-like-to-be-treated-like-a-black-person/913927)
**Author:** [@urbanredneck2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urbanredneck2)\ **Replies:** 479\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2020, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jane-elliott-educator-asks-white-people-if-they-would-like-to-be-treated-like-a-black-person/913927 "2020-08-08T00:16:03Z")
Jane Elliott, famous for her “Eye of the Beholder” practice of allowing children to see prejudice, has had a quote going around. Here it is: " A white woman, race educator Jane Elliot says to an auditorium full of peopl… --- ## [Who is this guy from Cheers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-guy-from-cheers/917383)
**Author:** [@CanTak3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanTak3)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-guy-from-cheers/917383 "2020-08-07T23:22:54Z")
Due to Covid that I’ve binge watched most of Cheers. In the grainy photo here I’ve put a yellow dot over a guy with a handlebar mustache. He’s in nearly every episode as an extra somewhere around the bar. He has sat on a… --- ## [Taking a break from political news](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-break-from-political-news/917421)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-break-from-political-news/917421 "2020-08-07T23:03:24Z")
Lately I feel that political news stresses me out, and that me keeping up with it doesn’t do anyone any good. I’m still going to vote Blue this fall, whether I watch the news or not. I’m planning a one month break from… --- ## [Make it stop! Fake Apple scam calls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-it-stop-fake-apple-scam-calls/917201)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-it-stop-fake-apple-scam-calls/917201 "2020-08-07T22:29:44Z")
All of a sudden my cell phone has become a target of the “Apple iCloud breach” scam. They call like every five minutes, and if I decline the call, they leave a message. I think I got five messages before I noticed, inclu… --- ## [How do I post pictures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-post-pictures/917536)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-post-pictures/917536 "2020-08-07T22:26:46Z")
I used to use \[img\], with a link to my Flickr album, but I tried that the other day and got a message about not be allowed to post pictures. If that’s true, it’s going to put a big crimp in my showing you guys my latest… --- ## [Permanent changes as a result of the pandemic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanent-changes-as-a-result-of-the-pandemic/916333)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanent-changes-as-a-result-of-the-pandemic/916333 "2020-08-07T22:14:22Z")
Anyone want to speculate on permanent changes to society or customs as result of the pandemic? I’m not talking about how things are different now but how they will be different five or ten years from now when life is bac… --- ## [\*My\* theory on alien life and our planets place in the galaxy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-theory-on-alien-life-and-our-planets-place-in-the-galaxy/916388)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-theory-on-alien-life-and-our-planets-place-in-the-galaxy/916388 "2020-08-07T22:06:14Z")
Earth is the equivalent of Bugfuck, Montana. Population 3. Just because you rarely see another car drive through…doesn’t mean other people arn’t real. And the ones that do drive through arn’t there to see you but to get… --- ## [Any Cultures with Zero Prudishness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-cultures-with-zero-prudishness/694946)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-cultures-with-zero-prudishness/694946 "2020-08-07T21:22:08Z")
Meaning no concept at all of modesty/privacy whatsoever, and everything is out in the open. Or does everyone draw the line someplace and it’s just a question of where? --- ## [Did any Nazis publicly demonstrate remorse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-nazis-publicly-demonstrate-remorse/914884)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-nazis-publicly-demonstrate-remorse/914884 "2020-08-07T20:50:42Z")
Pretty simple question. Did any of the Nazis, after World War II ended, ACTUALLY apologize for what they did? I don’t mean “I’m sorry about the crimes that were committed by \[someone else\] but I had no knowledge of this”… --- ## [AirBnB veterans: are my expectations unrealistic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airbnb-veterans-are-my-expectations-unrealistic/792170)
**Author:** [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2017, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airbnb-veterans-are-my-expectations-unrealistic/792170 "2017-07-28T22:41:36Z")
I just spent 3 nights at my first AirBnB. My quandary involves two items: A) was I expecting too much? B) should I leave a review? My main unease stems not from my experience, but that every single review of this plac… --- ## [Am I on the verge of insanity (Churchhill Quote)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-on-the-verge-of-insanity-churchhill-quote/917473)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-on-the-verge-of-insanity-churchhill-quote/917473 "2020-08-07T18:09:04Z")
I am utterly certain that a teacher in High school, a million years ago because I am very old, told me a quote from Winston Churchill " Only a fool offends accidentally, a wise man offends exactly who he means to." Bu… --- ## [Could use a little help figuring this out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-use-a-little-help-figuring-this-out/917471)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-use-a-little-help-figuring-this-out/917471 "2020-08-07T17:54:06Z")
Ok, so I’ve commented before, somewhere around here, about how I no longer get logged out when I close my browser, or my phone goes to sleep or even get timed out if it just sits too long. I tried it today on a compute… --- ## [Has anyone found a truly good dustpan/brush sweeper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-found-a-truly-good-dustpan-brush-sweeper/850294)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-found-a-truly-good-dustpan-brush-sweeper/850294 "2020-08-07T17:24:32Z")
One that doesn’t leave you chasing a line of leftover dust backwards? I had one years ago that actually swept up all the dusty crap, but it disappeared during The Move after my husband’s death, and I have no idea where … --- ## [Fuck the NRA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-nra/733184)
**Author:** [@Grsz11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grsz11)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-nra/733184 "2020-08-07T16:31:03Z")
That is all. --- ## [Question for USPS carriers/employees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-usps-carriers-employees/917363)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-usps-carriers-employees/917363 "2020-08-07T16:26:10Z")
If a Census worker asks you for information about a particular household on your route, what are you authorized to tell them? --- ## [Governor of Ohio Tests Positive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governor-of-ohio-tests-positive/917430)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governor-of-ohio-tests-positive/917430 "2020-08-07T14:16:18Z")
Our governor was to meet Trump when he came to town this week, but first had to get a covid test per protocol, and he tested positive. Official statement. I’m pretty bummed, as he’s been great during this whole time, ve… --- ## [How can I find out how frequently a keyword or phrase is used on Twitter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-find-out-how-frequently-a-keyword-or-phrase-is-used-on-twitter/917503)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-find-out-how-frequently-a-keyword-or-phrase-is-used-on-twitter/917503 "2020-08-07T14:05:17Z")
Are there any free Twitter Analytics sites? The site analyzes up to 100 tweets at a time. This is a very small amount – I can see a trend only for one hour. For example, is there a way to find how often a phrase lik… --- ## [I don't need no stinkin' badges!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-need-no-stinkin-badges/917264)
**Author:** [@ambushed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ambushed)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-need-no-stinkin-badges/917264 "2020-08-07T11:40:32Z")
Please find a way to allow us to totally disable Badges. They’re fine for Cub Scouts and other children, but I find them annoying and even demeaning. Thanks --- ## [Basement is much cooler than living areas: leave door open?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basement-is-much-cooler-than-living-areas-leave-door-open/915829)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basement-is-much-cooler-than-living-areas-leave-door-open/915829 "2020-08-07T11:37:55Z")
This is my first time as an adult living in a home with a basement, and I haz questions! For background: the basement has a painted floor but is otherwise not a finished living area. Right now, it’s the storage location… --- ## [What Actor or Actress Has Had The Most Action Figures/Dolls of Themselves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actor-or-actress-has-had-the-most-action-figures-dolls-of-themselves/917198)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actor-or-actress-has-had-the-most-action-figures-dolls-of-themselves/917198 "2020-08-07T08:53:03Z")
Ironically enough this thread started when I was watching a video online that referenced the live action Beauty and the Beast movie. I remember working at Target and seeing the dolls that came out around it and I thought… --- ## [Star Trek's Federation: Dystopian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-treks-federation-dystopian/916924)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-treks-federation-dystopian/916924 "2020-08-07T06:33:38Z")
I’ve come to the conclusion, the Federation is a dystopian empire: So Data is granted personhood in “The Measure of Man”. The fact that a decorated officer would have to fight for personhood in the first place is fucked… --- ## [Personal e-mails directing me to The Pit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-e-mails-directing-me-to-the-pit/917306)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-e-mails-directing-me-to-the-pit/917306 "2020-08-07T03:20:51Z")
I have never posted in The Pit and never will. But my personal e-mail inbox is filling up with replies to Pit threads. What’s the deal? --- ## [Not so fast, Sparky!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-so-fast-sparky/916745)
**Author:** [@flitcraft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flitcraft)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-so-fast-sparky/916745 "2020-08-07T03:18:54Z")
Where did the expression “Not so fast, Sparky!” (or “Not so fast there, Sparky!”) originate? --- ## [Are surgeons in bikinis a teensy-weensy bit unprofessional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-surgeons-in-bikinis-a-teensy-weensy-bit-unprofessional/916416)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-surgeons-in-bikinis-a-teensy-weensy-bit-unprofessional/916416 "2020-08-07T02:28:51Z")
According to an article in the Journal of Vascular Surgery, yes…at least, until the backlash started. A group of dedicated researchers investigated young surgeons’ social media accounts, and shockingly found some had … --- ## [Did we actually dodge a bullet in 2016?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-we-actually-dodge-a-bullet-in-2016/917003)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-we-actually-dodge-a-bullet-in-2016/917003 "2020-08-07T01:50:46Z")
This piece makes a surprisingly persuasive argument that we did! Given that Republicans retained control of the House and Senate in 2016, president Hillary Clinton’s legislative agenda would have gone nowhere, while … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1761) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1763)