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**Author:** [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2025, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polish-presidential-election/1019054 "2025-06-02T06:08:09Z")
Down to the wire in a contest between confirming the most recent parliamentary election and the present government’s mainstream Western liberalism, and the previous government’s Orban-esque, Trump-lite, EU-disruptive con… --- ## [Breaking up... it's easy to do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-up-its-easy-to-do/1017401)
**Author:** [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2025, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-up-its-easy-to-do/1017401 "2025-06-02T02:17:10Z")
Continuing this thread hijack in a more appropriate place with this Violent Femmes track --- ## [Sequels you wouldn't know are sequels from the titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-you-wouldnt-know-are-sequels-from-the-titles/1018592)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2025, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-you-wouldnt-know-are-sequels-from-the-titles/1018592 "2025-06-02T01:11:03Z")
A lot of sequels follow the usual pattern of just slapping a “2” onto the title of the first film…or at least referencing it in some clever way (see 22 Jump Street or I Still Know What You Did Last Summer)… …but SOME ha… --- ## [Was is (was?) a safety bicycle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-is-was-a-safety-bicycle/1009264)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-is-was-a-safety-bicycle/1009264 "2025-06-01T22:36:08Z")
In his autobiographical novel Cakes and Ale, Maugham describes taking lessons on a “safety bicycle” in the 1880s or so. Is this what we call a “bicycle” today? From his description I can’t see any features that differ f… --- ## [French Open 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-open-2025/1018768)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-open-2025/1018768 "2025-06-01T22:33:03Z")
YAY! teen Canadian compatriot Victoria (good name!) Mboko wins her first match in the Majors, beating last year’s Wimbledon quarter-finalist. A good way to start your first season on tour. Even in the quali’s she won all… --- ## [Recommend some horror books with unusual premises](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-horror-books-with-unusual-premises/1017866)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-horror-books-with-unusual-premises/1017866 "2025-06-01T21:36:20Z")
I feel like reading some interesting horror books with unusual premises. I won’t specify specific examples because I want the a broad range of recommendations rather than focusing on one specific area that I might happe… --- ## [Who can do a "signature guarantee" in the UK for a USA document?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-do-a-signature-guarantee-in-the-uk-for-a-usa-document/1018969)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-do-a-signature-guarantee-in-the-uk-for-a-usa-document/1018969 "2025-06-01T20:40:15Z")
Last similar thread seems to be 2002 I know the USA embassy in London can, yet looking at their schedule of appointments there are either no days (coming up or in over a year) and only a few in June where they are marke… --- ## [Donald Trump is Auric Goldfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-is-auric-goldfinger/1018520)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-is-auric-goldfinger/1018520 "2025-06-01T20:31:15Z")
I don’t know how I missed it all this time. – He’s got the same body shape – He loves gold decorations, covering buildings with it and his signs, and now adding gold decorations to the austere Oval Office. – He cheats… --- ## [...Bring May Glowers (Monthly Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-may-glowers-monthly-mini-rants/1017737)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 370\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-may-glowers-monthly-mini-rants/1017737 "2025-06-01T20:15:48Z")
Continuing the discussion from April Sours… (Monthly Mini-Rants): We’ve been in this house for almost 13 years now. We bought it new; in fact, we bought the house before it was built and got to visit it at various stag… --- ## [MLB: May 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2025/1017804)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2025/1017804 "2025-06-01T19:27:49Z")
Trying not to rant, absolutely hate how it takes a multitude of streaming services just to watch baseball these days. What the hell are these ugly ass softball uniforms the Brewers are wearing tonight? --- ## [Shattering basketball backboards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shattering-basketball-backboards/1018865)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shattering-basketball-backboards/1018865 "2025-06-01T18:34:26Z")
My grandson was watching a compilation of players shattering the backboard while dunking. Most of the clips were in the past so I assume it is less common today with better construction. The questions are: How long is t… --- ## [What IS the purpose of the BBQ Pit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-bbq-pit/269627)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-bbq-pit/269627 "2025-06-01T18:33:46Z")
And does it differ from the original intent? I’ve actually been wanting to post this for some time, but I couldn’t figure out where to post it. “About This Message Board” didn’t seem like the right place because it’s n… --- ## [Who remembers this female stand up comedian who got started when she was very young (like 12)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-remembers-this-female-stand-up-comedian-who-got-started-when-she-was-very-young-like-12/1019058)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-remembers-this-female-stand-up-comedian-who-got-started-when-she-was-very-young-like-12/1019058 "2025-06-01T15:05:45Z")
A memory popped into my head of a stand up comedian I saw a decade or so ago on YouTube or somewhere similar. She was young - like 12 or 13. Her young age was part of her comedic shtick, and her humor was a bit … bawdy, … --- ## [Why Don't ALL of My Texts Show Up On My Laptop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-all-of-my-texts-show-up-on-my-laptop/1018764)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-all-of-my-texts-show-up-on-my-laptop/1018764 "2025-06-01T14:37:34Z")
My laptop is a MacBook. One of the apps in the system tray is called “Messages,” and it allows me to send (and read) texts just as if they had originated from my iPhone. But not always. As an example, yesterday, I made … --- ## [For once, the NBA will have a fresh new champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-once-the-nba-will-have-a-fresh-new-champion/943816)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-once-the-nba-will-have-a-fresh-new-champion/943816 "2025-06-01T14:20:28Z")
I don’t particularly follow any of the 8 remaining teams in the playoffs. But I’m happy to see that they’re all teams that have either never won a championship, or at least haven’t won it in many decades. A fresh new kin… --- ## [Can a POTUS be removed early without taking criminal action?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-potus-be-removed-early-without-taking-criminal-action/1017582)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-potus-be-removed-early-without-taking-criminal-action/1017582 "2025-06-01T14:05:25Z")
Is there a process in the US, analogous to parliamentary non-confidence votes, that can get kick out a POTUS before a federal election? Or, in the case of Trump, does the world have to wait until 2028, even if he does no… --- ## [Anyone else find eye exams mildly stressful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-find-eye-exams-mildly-stressful/996806)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-find-eye-exams-mildly-stressful/996806 "2025-06-01T13:44:19Z")
Going to the eye doctor today. I always find vision exams a tad stressful. Is THIS better than THAT? I DUNNO! THEY LOK THE SAME! I think a part of it is from when I was a student, and was always good at tests. A pa… --- ## [MAGA women and their hair extensions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maga-women-and-their-hair-extensions/1018909)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maga-women-and-their-hair-extensions/1018909 "2025-06-01T13:41:45Z")
How long has this been a thing, the extremely long (I assume) extensions. Prime examples: Kristi Gnome and MTG. And the older the woman with the hair, the sadder it looks. But if that’s what they want, cool! --- ## [What will evidence be like in the future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-evidence-be-like-in-the-future/109344)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-evidence-be-like-in-the-future/109344 "2025-06-01T13:04:34Z")
I can see technology advancing to the point that traditional forms of evidence - photographs, voice recordings, videotapes, even fingerprints will be so easy to forge digitally that they will have no real value as eviden… --- ## [Was the danger of the Ford Pinto (heh) overblown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-danger-of-the-ford-pinto-heh-overblown/1018761)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-danger-of-the-ford-pinto-heh-overblown/1018761 "2025-06-01T12:54:20Z")
Some dude on Reddit claimed, without citation, that the Ford Pinto wasn’t significantly more dangerous than other cars at the time, and that the backlash against it was basically Dateline-like sensationalism, self aggran… --- ## [Trying to remember an Old Sci-Fi Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-an-old-sci-fi-movie/1019062)
**Author:** [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-an-old-sci-fi-movie/1019062 "2025-06-01T11:56:24Z")
Friends, I am trying to track down an old sf movie with just a tiny memory. Back in the early 70’s local TV stations would have old movies on Saturday afternoons. I remember a film that had the following scenes. Two men … --- ## [Is there an app I can use to take a batch of photos and automatically display the geotag on the photo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-app-i-can-use-to-take-a-batch-of-photos-and-automatically-display-the-geotag-on-the-photo/1019003)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-app-i-can-use-to-take-a-batch-of-photos-and-automatically-display-the-geotag-on-the-photo/1019003 "2025-06-01T11:16:07Z")
I’ve got a bunch of photos I’d like to have the geotag added to (so that when someone looks at it, they’ll see the geotag info on the photo itself without having to right-click the properties, etc.). Google isn’t helpin… --- ## [Those ground beef tubes with crazy long expiration dates- do you trust the date?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-ground-beef-tubes-with-crazy-long-expiration-dates-do-you-trust-the-date/1018012)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-ground-beef-tubes-with-crazy-long-expiration-dates-do-you-trust-the-date/1018012 "2025-06-01T05:07:23Z")
So my rule of thumb when buying raw meat has always been to cook or freeze the meat no more than 4 days after purchase, or by the ‘sell by’ date, whichever comes first. But lately I’ve been buying ground beef in these 3… --- ## [Q for weight lifters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-for-weight-lifters/1019033)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-for-weight-lifters/1019033 "2025-06-01T03:12:17Z")
I’m just starting hormone depravation therapy for prostate cancer. There may be many side effects including weight gain, muscle loss and loss of bone density. The best way to prevent these things is through exercise in g… --- ## [New STEM Lab Complete!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stem-lab-complete/1019008)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stem-lab-complete/1019008 "2025-06-01T00:01:46Z")
On this, the last day of school, the constructors have completed our new state of the art STEM lab. My God, it is fabulous! I can’t believe that a K-8 school district has something this revved up, but we do! If they p… --- ## ["The low spark of high heeled boys"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-low-spark-of-high-heeled-boys/978225)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2025, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-low-spark-of-high-heeled-boys/978225 "2025-05-31T23:41:06Z")
One of the more memorable quotes from the early 1970s. I wasn’t much interested in Traffic so I paid it scant attention. But WTF does it mean to you? I was surprised to see that Micheal J. Pollard wrote the phrase and th… --- ## [Seattle Late May - Where to Stay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-late-may-where-to-stay/1014041)
**Author:** [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2025, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-late-may-where-to-stay/1014041 "2025-05-31T23:26:56Z")
Spouse and I are planning on staying in Seattle on a 1.5 day pre-cruise visit in late May. We will arrive mid-afternoon on a Wednesday and leave after breakfast Friday. Dear Wife definitely wants to go up the Space Need… --- ## [First EV road trip - please walk me through](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-ev-road-trip-please-walk-me-through/1018157)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2025, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-ev-road-trip-please-walk-me-through/1018157 "2025-05-31T22:29:47Z")
I’m going to drive from Nashville to Knoxville next week. My car should be capable of doing the one-way trip. It has a range of 320 miles, and Knoxville is only about 180 miles away. I plan to use Eco mode and drive 7… --- ## [Will a bad car battery not take a jump and then work just fine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-bad-car-battery-not-take-a-jump-and-then-work-just-fine/1004290)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-bad-car-battery-not-take-a-jump-and-then-work-just-fine/1004290 "2025-05-31T20:01:29Z")
My car wouldn’t start on Friday and still would not after attempting to jump it for 10-15 minutes. The next day, I had a tow truck out there to tow it to a mechanic. He tried starting it and to my surprise, it started … --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - May 2025 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-may-2025-edition/1017631)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-may-2025-edition/1017631 "2025-05-31T17:29:33Z")
I’m early, but I’m here and there’s no guarantee I’ll remember to return tomorrow or Wednesday. My schnoodle, who in spite of sounding like an exotic form of pasta, is in fact a dog named Fish… a dog reminding me that i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=305&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=307&state=tracking)