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**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gold-price-at-all-time-high/916282 "2020-07-27T21:03:02Z")
The asterisk is to note that this is only true if you don’t take inflation into account. The previous high was $1900 in 2011. Today’s close was $1901.30 (sale price). Not especially meaningful about what is going to hap… --- ## [Why do you think the Supreme Court has been dodging gun control cases?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-think-the-supreme-court-has-been-dodging-gun-control-cases/913340)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-think-the-supreme-court-has-been-dodging-gun-control-cases/913340 "2020-07-27T21:02:08Z")
Obviously SCOTUS gets thousands of issues tossed at them every year and of those that have merit only a few get reviewed. But it seems like they have been intentionally dodging every 2nd Amendment case that has come alo… --- ## [Mask Compliancy: How's your location doing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mask-compliancy-hows-your-location-doing/916190)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mask-compliancy-hows-your-location-doing/916190 "2020-07-27T20:24:41Z")
So, in Ottawa it became mandatory to wear a face mask in all public places a week ago. A week prior to that it was mandatory to wear a mask on public transportation. I must say, the compliancy rate from my observation l… --- ## [Numbering automatically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numbering-automatically/916502)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numbering-automatically/916502 "2020-07-27T20:10:41Z")
I tried to make a list where I counted down songs from number 10 to number 1. Apparently the software saw the 10 and decided that I really meant to type 11, 12, 13 etc. and overrode what I had entered. I thought I had … --- ## [Testing markdown code](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-markdown-code/916527)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-markdown-code/916527 "2020-07-27T19:29:07Z")
Coding Markdown italics bold code cite Quote Hamilton: Now I’m the model of a modern major general hardrule Bulletin Board italics bold underline strikethrough code cite --- ## [“Last” visit to dying grandfather: yea or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-visit-to-dying-grandfather-yea-or-nay/916353)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-visit-to-dying-grandfather-yea-or-nay/916353 "2020-07-27T19:09:27Z")
My grandfather is 98, and has been living his twilight years with my uncle nearby. Last Saturday, he fell ill and had to go to the hospital. He was tested for COVID early on and it came up negative. My uncle, who visited… --- ## [So what exactly was the relationship between King Kong and Ann Darrow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-exactly-was-the-relationship-between-king-kong-and-ann-darrow/915791)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-exactly-was-the-relationship-between-king-kong-and-ann-darrow/915791 "2020-07-27T18:47:19Z")
So I assume everyone knows the story. While filming a movie on Skull Island, actress Ann Darrow meets a 25 ft gorilla named Kong and they develop feelings for each other, they go back to New York and yadda, yadda, yadda… --- ## [Board weirdness with dollar signs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-weirdness-with-dollar-signs/916421)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-weirdness-with-dollar-signs/916421 "2020-07-27T18:43:33Z")
This is my entire post from another thread (topic). I included dollar signs and they showed up in the preview window but disappeared when I saved/posted. Anybody know why? ThelmaLouMember 1h When I was a kid, gold was… --- ## [I had a burger, fries, and a cold draft beer at a bar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-burger-fries-and-a-cold-draft-beer-at-a-bar/912314)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-burger-fries-and-a-cold-draft-beer-at-a-bar/912314 "2020-07-27T17:15:39Z")
Normally, such a thing wouldn’t be worthy of a post, but these are not normal times. Things are slowly opening up again locally, including bars and restaurants. Those are interesting, as they’re only allowed to operate… --- ## [M-O-O-N that spells MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-o-o-n-that-spells-mmp/915811)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-o-o-n-that-spells-mmp/915811 "2020-07-27T17:12:10Z")
On July 20th, 1969 aliens landed on Luna. When they left several days later, there was not a soul left alive. But Mr. Gorsky was pleased. Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off to work. Light volume today so I may be ho… --- ## [Can someone practice law without a degree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-practice-law-without-a-degree/915797)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-practice-law-without-a-degree/915797 "2020-07-27T15:56:18Z")
Years ago I learned that in Wisconsin an attorney doesn’t have to pass a bar exam to practice if they graduated with a JD from an accredited Wisconsin school. So what I’m wondering is if you pass the bar without a degre… --- ## [Is MSG bad for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-msg-bad-for-you/847850)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-msg-bad-for-you/847850 "2020-07-27T15:48:25Z")
I’m seeing Is the food additive MSG bad for you? - The Straight Dope today. Which is interesting in a historical sense, but should have been put out to pasture long ago. --- ## [Sagan Cosmos v. NGT Cosmos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sagan-cosmos-v-ngt-cosmos/819108)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sagan-cosmos-v-ngt-cosmos/819108 "2020-07-27T15:11:25Z")
So, I just finished watching the Seth McFarlane/Neil deGrasse Tyson series: Cosmos. And then I watched Carl Sagan’s series: Cosmos. Am I the only one who feels like my time would have been better spent watching Family … --- ## [What is this small antenna on top of some telephone poles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-small-antenna-on-top-of-some-telephone-poles/914828)
**Author:** [@Honolulu\_Lulu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honolulu_Lulu)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-small-antenna-on-top-of-some-telephone-poles/914828 "2020-07-27T14:16:52Z")
I’ve seen these small antennae on top of several telephone poles in the past few months. My first thought was they they were 5G mobile antennae, but google has photos of something else for that. Each wire that extends … --- ## [Tell me about DIY natural hair dyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-diy-natural-hair-dyes/913568)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-diy-natural-hair-dyes/913568 "2020-07-27T13:28:16Z")
So I have been taking advantage of a) being stuck mostly at home with hardly anyone seeing me; b) the fact that even though I think it’s now allowed in Illinois again, my asthmatic self doesn’t plan to go to a hairdres… --- ## [How does a congressional conference committee work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-congressional-conference-committee-work/916356)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-congressional-conference-committee-work/916356 "2020-07-27T13:24:31Z")
When the US House and Senate pass bills that have the same goal but differ in detail, both houses appoint some members to a “conference committee” and they craft a compromise bill that both houses then vote on. I am look… --- ## [The Empire of Medieval Pursuits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-empire-of-medieval-pursuits/916448)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-empire-of-medieval-pursuits/916448 "2020-07-27T08:19:55Z")
Apparently this is another Medieval reenactment group, but I’ve never heard of them. Their website is a navigational nightmare that doesn’t reveal much history about the group, so what can you tell me about them and wha… --- ## [So it looks like my brother has a cat after all \[Update - cat had to be put to sleep\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-looks-like-my-brother-has-a-cat-after-all-update-cat-had-to-be-put-to-sleep/855273)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-looks-like-my-brother-has-a-cat-after-all-update-cat-had-to-be-put-to-sleep/855273 "2020-07-27T07:00:38Z")
When I was looking for a companion for Pie, I went to my friend the Cat Lady’s house to check out one of her organization’s foster litters (which had a kitten named after out late, loved Mystery). For some reason, I took… --- ## [Problems Creating New topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-creating-new-topic/916394)
**Author:** [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-creating-new-topic/916394 "2020-07-27T06:35:48Z")
Let’s see if it happens here - sometimes when I read an old post, there is a section that shows on one or two lines, and I need to use the arrows to read whole section. I tried to create a new post this morning , and got… --- ## [El Marginal (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-marginal-spoilers/916449)
**Author:** [@kswiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kswiss)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-marginal-spoilers/916449 "2020-07-27T05:59:18Z")
Anyone else watch this? Its on Netflix, its like an Argentinian prison drama with subtitles. I was hooked from the first episode. --- ## [Audio Autoplaying in Topic/Thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audio-autoplaying-in-topic-thread/916188)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audio-autoplaying-in-topic-thread/916188 "2020-07-27T05:51:08Z")
When I open this thread about catch phrases, and scroll to the last post (#226) or thereabouts, it automatically plays a second or 2 of audio. Scroll up a ways and back down, and it plays again. If I click on the link in… --- ## [Need answer fast: recommend a conservative commentator/news source](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-recommend-a-conservative-commentator-news-source/916338)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-recommend-a-conservative-commentator-news-source/916338 "2020-07-27T03:58:15Z")
I’m participating in a discussion group tomorrow in which we will talk about media bias and its influence on us (not a very original topic, I know, but it’s just a casual for-fun activity). I suggested that all of us spe… --- ## [Three films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-films/916312)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-films/916312 "2020-07-27T03:41:14Z")
Yesterday we watched Mister Roberts on TCM. This is one of three films of that genre I like: Mister Roberts, Operation Petticoat, and Father Goose. Operation Petticoat was one of dad’s favourite films. He especially l… --- ## [Where do you see yourself a year from now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-see-yourself-a-year-from-now/915895)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-see-yourself-a-year-from-now/915895 "2020-07-27T02:29:45Z")
Serious question, considering the uncertainty and panic running around right now. What do you see your life as being like a year from now? How are you living your life now because of your conclusion? Please no answers t… --- ## [I'm totally lost. Somebody hold my hand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-totally-lost-somebody-hold-my-hand/911917)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-totally-lost-somebody-hold-my-hand/911917 "2020-07-27T02:16:53Z")
How can I Like a post? How can I post an emoji? How can I find which posts I have responded to? How can I find posts I have created? I need a tutorial. --- ## ["Arrested Development"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development/916371)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development/916371 "2020-07-27T02:12:46Z")
So, during the pandemic, I’ve been binging a lot of Netflix, going through shows I never got into before. A few weeks ago, I finished “Community,” and I’ve moved on to “Arrested Development.” And it’s…meh. The cast is… --- ## [Beef, interrupted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-interrupted/916351)
**Author:** [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-interrupted/916351 "2020-07-27T02:07:32Z")
Okay, so I was planning to cook a beef tenderloin tonight (~6lbs). I had it out of the fridge and had prepped it (silverskin cut off, tied up, oiled with herbs and spices). It sat out on the counter for about 20-25 minut… --- ## [Wizard Of Oz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wizard-of-oz/331535)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wizard-of-oz/331535 "2020-07-27T01:52:47Z")
For fans, the big news is a new release that, according to this Hollywood Reporter site claims to be the best version of the film ever presented. My favorite quote from this article is: “The filmmakers also turn to Joh… --- ## [Saturday night's alright!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-nights-alright/916349)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-nights-alright/916349 "2020-07-27T00:56:52Z")
It’s Saturday evening. What’s everyone doing tonight? Remember when going out was fun on the weekends? Well, I never really did all that, but, I can see where it would be fun. Myself? I’m reading the Dope. Trying to … --- ## [Are We OK with PPE & Ventilators Now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-ok-with-ppe-ventilators-now/916228)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-ok-with-ppe-ventilators-now/916228 "2020-07-27T00:50:37Z")
We had a couple of weeks of respite, with declining death if not infection rates. That seems to be over now. Have we used our time wisely? Is the US now in better shape for PPE and ventilators? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1774) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1776)