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**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-shows/849175 "2025-06-26T19:38:36Z")
We’ve probably done this before but I’m doing it again. What I mean by “little” shows for this thread are shows with a small number of episodes per season and just a few seasons. Shows like this typically are found on c… --- ## [Flea resistant dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flea-resistant-dogs/1020120)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2025, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flea-resistant-dogs/1020120 "2025-06-26T14:35:01Z")
I have often wondered why breeders have not featured flea resistant dogs. We see dogs certified as multiple generations of being free from hip dysplasia. I know for a fact that many dogs across many breeds I am familiar … --- ## [Expiry dates on liquid soap products](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expiry-dates-on-liquid-soap-products/1020118)
**Author:** [@Carolxi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carolxi)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2025, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expiry-dates-on-liquid-soap-products/1020118 "2025-06-26T14:30:23Z")
What’s the deal with no expiry dates on liquid soap in large containers? 1): Ivory Snow Stage 1: Newborn Hypoallergenic Baby Laundry Detergent Liquid Soap, 3.4 L (80 Loads) 2) Nature’s Miracle JFC Stain & Odor Remover … --- ## [Before the telephone, how did you get someone's attention if you needed them quickly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-the-telephone-how-did-you-get-someones-attention-if-you-needed-them-quickly/1019945)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2025, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-the-telephone-how-did-you-get-someones-attention-if-you-needed-them-quickly/1019945 "2025-06-26T14:12:31Z")
Let’s say it’s London, 1850, and I need to speak to Mr. Farthingsteadshaw forthwith. If I’ve learned anything from TV and movies, it behooves me to “send for” him. But what does that mean? Do I just find a street urchin,… --- ## [TIL about the CSS “Shenandoah”, a Confederate ship that didn't know the war was over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-about-the-css-shenandoah-a-confederate-ship-that-didnt-know-the-war-was-over/1020058)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-about-the-css-shenandoah-a-confederate-ship-that-didnt-know-the-war-was-over/1020058 "2025-06-26T13:44:10Z")
They didn’t find out that Lee had surrendered until after many Northern ships were sunk. Had to be galling to be boarded and taken prisoner by people who had missed the latest Big News. --- ## [Why do my phone aps want me to download Royal Match so badly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-phone-aps-want-me-to-download-royal-match-so-badly/1020103)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2025, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-phone-aps-want-me-to-download-royal-match-so-badly/1020103 "2025-06-26T03:58:02Z")
Whenever I play a YouTube video or a puzzle game on my phone I get inundated with ads for Royal Match (or Royal Kingdom. Whatever the hell they call it!) The ads are long, over a minute. Usually no way to skip through i… --- ## [Technical: Splashtop, multi monitors, recurrent Thunderbolt shutdown on MBPro](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technical-splashtop-multi-monitors-recurrent-thunderbolt-shutdown-on-mbpro/1016156)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2025, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technical-splashtop-multi-monitors-recurrent-thunderbolt-shutdown-on-mbpro/1016156 "2025-06-26T03:04:03Z")
Bit of a long shot but maybe someone else has a notion… I’ve got a vintage 2018 MacBook Pro (i.e., the era where absolutely everything external has to connect via Thunderbolt 3). I also need to get some paid development… --- ## [Canadian prof went to Iran when troubles started; now upset Canada isn’t able to get him out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-prof-went-to-iran-when-troubles-started-now-upset-canada-isn-t-able-to-get-him-out/1020053)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-prof-went-to-iran-when-troubles-started-now-upset-canada-isn-t-able-to-get-him-out/1020053 "2025-06-25T23:15:52Z")
À Canadian university prof went to Iran when the recent troubles started, because his wife and children were there. Now upset that the Canadian government has limited ability to communicate with him, due to internet bla… --- ## [Which Apollo moon mission had the fewest problems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-apollo-moon-mission-had-the-fewest-problems/1020141)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-apollo-moon-mission-had-the-fewest-problems/1020141 "2025-06-25T22:43:06Z")
Apollo 11 had a lot of first-to-do-it problems and had about 60 seconds of fuel left when Armstrong had to bunny hop over some boulders. Apollo 12 got struck by lightning twice and if not for John Aaron’s “Try SCE to AU… --- ## [Melamine, should we worry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melamine-should-we-worry/423707)
**Author:** [@lizziewriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lizziewriter)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melamine-should-we-worry/423707 "2025-06-25T20:39:37Z")
I am wondering about melamine. Great stuff. Mr. Clean Magic Sponges, that clean anything, are made of it. Some kiddie plates and flatware are made from it. All sorts of stuff. It’s also what was turning up in pet fo… --- ## [The 2025 Israel vs Iran and geopolitical implications thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2025-israel-vs-iran-and-geopolitical-implications-thread/1019829)
**Author:** [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2025-israel-vs-iran-and-geopolitical-implications-thread/1019829 "2025-06-25T19:40:26Z")
(As two P&E threads have been closed for lack of content and as the MPSIMS thread is dedicated to breaking news, here is a proper, dedicated thread for P&E where posters can get into the intricacies of the conflict along… --- ## [What will be the result of the 51st G7 Summit in Kananaskis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-the-result-of-the-51st-g7-summit-in-kananaskis/1019710)
**Author:** [@Mikemike2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikemike2)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-the-result-of-the-51st-g7-summit-in-kananaskis/1019710 "2025-06-25T18:08:16Z")
I live in Calgary, so we are seeing some of the security and protests for the G7 Summit. It seems the media wants to speak to Trump, which makes sense, I guess, as he has his thumb on world events and outcomes. Canada … --- ## [Do you like thrillers with really sadistic, brutal criminals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-thrillers-with-really-sadistic-brutal-criminals/1019954)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-thrillers-with-really-sadistic-brutal-criminals/1019954 "2025-06-25T17:57:21Z")
Yesterday we turned on a TV show my wife had heard about -The Escape Artist with David Tenant. It was about a defense lawyer who never lost a case. Well, it turns out one client he gets off is a sadistic killer who tur… --- ## [Trumps starts war in Middle East and gas prices go down?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-starts-war-in-middle-east-and-gas-prices-go-down/1020096)
**Author:** [@Mortimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mortimus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-starts-war-in-middle-east-and-gas-prices-go-down/1020096 "2025-06-25T17:32:34Z")
And stock prices go up?! For how long? --- ## [What manufacturer's recommendation do you completely ignore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-manufacturers-recommendation-do-you-completely-ignore/1019818)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-manufacturers-recommendation-do-you-completely-ignore/1019818 "2025-06-25T17:00:23Z")
The battery alert on one of our Co2/smoke detectors went out last night (what law of the universe dictates that this only happens in the middle of the night? ;)) During the night, all I was able to accomplish was clawi… --- ## [Weird Facebook purge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-facebook-purge/1020081)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-facebook-purge/1020081 "2025-06-25T16:52:23Z")
Early this morning Facebook did something to apparently large numbers of groups. Their names were deleted and changed to “group title pending” (you find a lot if them by doing a Facebook search) and you no longer get upd… --- ## [Weird phishing email](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-phishing-email/1020127)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-phishing-email/1020127 "2025-06-25T16:40:26Z")
Just got an email asking me to update my credit card for my nonexistent Amazon Prime account. Mouseover reveals that it originated from some random address in the UK. So, obvious phish is obvious. The weird thing, thoug… --- ## [Favorite opening tracks from debut albums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-opening-tracks-from-debut-albums/1019622)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-opening-tracks-from-debut-albums/1019622 "2025-06-25T15:00:41Z")
Two simple rules: Must be a debut album Must be the first track on the album I’ll start by tossing out “Can I Tell You Something” from the eponymous debut album by Kansas. While they were known for some longer prog ro… --- ## [We have a cat!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-cat/1018611)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-cat/1018611 "2025-06-25T14:34:03Z")
Actually, a ten week old kitten named “Spicy Tuna Roll”, picked while the ladies were visiting the Humane Society this afternoon after I went to work. Now all I have to do is convince them that she should be called “Mac… --- ## [Drug & criminal money -- in bundles of crisp new $100's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-criminal-money-in-bundles-of-crisp-new-100s/1019723)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-criminal-money-in-bundles-of-crisp-new-100s/1019723 "2025-06-25T13:34:39Z")
This question is inspired by “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul” but I think it’s more about illegal money than the shows themselves. Do (as the programs show it) the upper tiers of organized crime and, especially, the… --- ## [MS SQL Server Studio, can't import Excel any more since upgrade to Win 11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-sql-server-studio-cant-import-excel-any-more-since-upgrade-to-win-11/1020088)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-sql-server-studio-cant-import-excel-any-more-since-upgrade-to-win-11/1020088 "2025-06-25T11:52:37Z")
For the last six years it has been part of my job to import data from Excel workbooks into MS SQL Server. I would open Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (it says it is version 18.12.1) and then use the Object Explo… --- ## [Casablanca - what happens to Rick if he stays in Casablanca?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casablanca-what-happens-to-rick-if-he-stays-in-casablanca/1019666)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casablanca-what-happens-to-rick-if-he-stays-in-casablanca/1019666 "2025-06-25T10:23:51Z")
I watched the film Casablanca recently and noticed that Rick (played by Humprey Bogart) mentions that it’s December 1941. Remembering that Pearl Harbor was December 7th of that year and that Germany declared war on the … --- ## [Basketball List 10 Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-list-10-thread/1001868)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-list-10-thread/1001868 "2025-06-25T06:40:11Z")
Same kind of list as the pro wrestling, movies, TV, and music playlists. Create a topic, list 10 things that match, move to next topic. Only this time, we’re just talking about basketball. Players That Their Original … --- ## [Anthony Weiner may be in serious trouble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-may-be-in-serious-trouble/766571)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-may-be-in-serious-trouble/766571 "2025-06-25T05:43:20Z")
I’m a little skeptical of the Daily Mail, but it’s being picked up by the Guardian so maybe there’s a shred of credibility to it. Weiner is reported to have had highly illegal online communication with a teenager. Than… --- ## [Economics of Stores Selling Returned Amazon Goods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-of-stores-selling-returned-amazon-goods/1019919)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-of-stores-selling-returned-amazon-goods/1019919 "2025-06-25T02:46:27Z")
People buy a lot of stuff from Amazon (and similar) online stores. And they return a lot of stuff. For small items, I’ve read processing these returns can sometimes cost more than they’re worth. Over the last few year… --- ## [What are your favorite gymnastic events?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-gymnastic-events/1017151)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-gymnastic-events/1017151 "2025-06-25T02:20:05Z")
Inspired by watching the NCAA championships. For women’s events, the vault. Everything has to be perfect and exact. There’s no room for error. For men’s, the rings. The strength required is just mind boggling. --- ## [Trump and Weaponized Stupidity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-weaponized-stupidity/1019923)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-weaponized-stupidity/1019923 "2025-06-25T02:14:14Z")
This is one of the most insightful breakdowns of how Trump operates that I’ve ever read. Trump’s approach is something so new and different that those of us who live in reality can’t figure out how to effectively challen… --- ## [Americans - will current events affect your July 4th plans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-will-current-events-affect-your-july-4th-plans/1020042)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-will-current-events-affect-your-july-4th-plans/1020042 "2025-06-25T02:07:52Z")
We are planning on attending a largish family event on the 5th, and had discussed inviting a couple for a cookout on the 4th. My wife likes to watch some fireworks, so she’s been looking up schedules. Me, I’ve seen eno… --- ## [Power ball odds questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/power-ball-odds-questions/1017769)
**Author:** [@bodangus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bodangus)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2025, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/power-ball-odds-questions/1017769 "2025-06-24T23:44:46Z")
I found this about the powerball: ‘In each drawing, five balls are drawn from a drum with 69 white balls (labeled 1 through 69) and one ball is drawn from a drum with 26 red balls (labeled 1 through 26).’ leading to a ja… --- ## ["Knocking out" someone like in movies & TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knocking-out-someone-like-in-movies-tv/1016335)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2025, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knocking-out-someone-like-in-movies-tv/1016335 "2025-06-24T22:59:31Z")
In movies and TV shows someone will occasionally “knock out” by hitting them over the head with something. The victim gets hit and then just drops, as if fainting. Is this actually possible or realistic or is this just … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=289&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=291&state=tracking)