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**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2025, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/postage-stamps-another-relic-of-a-bygone-era/1017773 "2025-05-05T09:10:18Z")
Today I chose to mail a letter. I’d gotten a bill from a doc via snail mail, and they don’t have an online payment facility. So I wrote my CC info on the return chit, stuffed it into their provided return envelope, and… --- ## [Lines Passing through the Center of a Circle and a Sphere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lines-passing-through-the-center-of-a-circle-and-a-sphere/1017827)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2025, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lines-passing-through-the-center-of-a-circle-and-a-sphere/1017827 "2025-05-05T09:01:56Z")
Using the normal Euclidean geometry we learned in high school, it seems to me that there are an infinite number of lines that pass through the center of any given two-dimensional circle. I would also think that there ar… --- ## [(Old) You Get A Gold Star In The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-you-get-a-gold-star-in-the-mmp/1017599)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 315\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2025, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-you-get-a-gold-star-in-the-mmp/1017599 "2025-05-05T08:55:16Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 66 Amurrkin out and cloudy with a predicted high of 82 and cloudy with rain or maybe not. TWPTB are all willy-nilly about the forecast. No real big plans for the day, so… --- ## [Question on Golden Visas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-golden-visas/1017103)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2025, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-golden-visas/1017103 "2025-05-05T08:30:27Z")
European ones specifically and I know countries are different so MMMV. Let’s say a country offers a golden visa for buying 300000€ of property. Can that property be bought on a mortgage or do I need to show up with 300… --- ## [When did humans first start needing to trim their fingernails](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-humans-first-start-needing-to-trim-their-fingernails/1016838)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2025, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-humans-first-start-needing-to-trim-their-fingernails/1016838 "2025-05-05T07:09:24Z")
I was trimming my nails, which grow pretty fast, and the question occurred to me, did the pre-Columbian native Americans, for example, need to trim their nails? Or did their hard scrabble life keep them naturally trimmed… --- ## [Is there really a Planet 9 out there in the Kuiper Belt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-really-a-planet-9-out-there-in-the-kuiper-belt/931771)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2025, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-really-a-planet-9-out-there-in-the-kuiper-belt/931771 "2025-05-05T03:47:39Z")
Since this is a Science question, I put it in GQ, even though I expect that there may be differing opinions on this topic. I was watching an episode of How the Universe Works and the very distinguished astronomers and p… --- ## [Who is papable right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-papable-right-now/1014475)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2025, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-papable-right-now/1014475 "2025-05-05T03:36:07Z")
Pope Francis has been battling health issues for a couple of years now. The 88 year old has double pneumonia and doctors are calling his medical issues “complex”. Assuming he passes away in 2025, what cardinals are fron… --- ## [Ca$h Cab conundrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-h-cab-conundrum/1017541)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2025, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-h-cab-conundrum/1017541 "2025-05-05T02:23:48Z")
So. I really need to know. Is the cash given out on the show real? I’ve read it wasn’t. But I watch faithfully every episode. (They’re all in re-run) I swear, the cash looks real. The contestants act like it’s re… --- ## [Don't pee on my foot and tell me its raining](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-pee-on-my-foot-and-tell-me-its-raining/1017880)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2025, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-pee-on-my-foot-and-tell-me-its-raining/1017880 "2025-05-05T00:30:48Z")
I listened to AP news. Trump is saying the tariffs on China are already working. Working how? Increased prices. Lack of availability. Worry and more idiocy about hoarding. Who’s gonna stop this from becoming a str… --- ## [Anyone know what's up with a blueberry shortage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-whats-up-with-a-blueberry-shortage/1017731)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2025, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-whats-up-with-a-blueberry-shortage/1017731 "2025-05-04T23:52:22Z")
I went to my local grocery store, and they had a sign that said they couldn’t honor a promised sale on blueberries due to “weather”, and they were offering blackberries instead. They did have some organic blueberries at … --- ## [Alternatives to Amazon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-amazon/1014848)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2025, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-amazon/1014848 "2025-05-04T22:57:38Z")
We’ve become ridiculously dependent on Amazon. Want to buy a shoehorn (for example) but don’t know what brick & mortar store would even carry one? No problem. Amazon. But we want to disconnect ourselves (for reasons … --- ## [Renting an apartment right next to a power transformer station](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renting-an-apartment-right-next-to-a-power-transformer-station/1017647)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2025, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renting-an-apartment-right-next-to-a-power-transformer-station/1017647 "2025-05-04T19:01:24Z")
There is a newly-built apartment complex here in Austin that I’ve been looking into. Everything is great, except…it’s right next to a big electrical-power transformation station, with all the machinery. The nearest apart… --- ## [Resolved: My favorite mustard is regular 'ol yellow mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-my-favorite-mustard-is-regular-ol-yellow-mustard/1017759)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2025, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-my-favorite-mustard-is-regular-ol-yellow-mustard/1017759 "2025-05-04T18:55:32Z")
Sure, I do enjoy some Dijon, course-ground, honey, brown, English, etc. variations. If you passed me the Grey Poupon, I would stretch from vehicle to vehicle to happily accept it. That said, I loves me some French’s yal… --- ## [How does "no fault" car insurance work vs regular insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-no-fault-car-insurance-work-vs-regular-insurance/1017667)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2025, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-no-fault-car-insurance-work-vs-regular-insurance/1017667 "2025-05-04T18:22:41Z")
My question stems from the fact that my wife and I live in Texas and my daughter and her husband and kids live in Michigan. Texas requires a minimum liability insurance policy for cars/drivers registered in Texas. Our … --- ## [Are we already capable of going to Mars this very instant but just unwilling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-already-capable-of-going-to-mars-this-very-instant-but-just-unwilling/1015115)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2025, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-already-capable-of-going-to-mars-this-very-instant-but-just-unwilling/1015115 "2025-05-04T17:38:32Z")
Hypothetically: Suppose that suddenly, tomorrow morning, all of humanity collectively decided as a hive mind, Yes, we’ve got to send a team of astronauts to Mars. Now. Who cares if it costs trillions of dollars; it’s the… --- ## [World snooker final 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-snooker-final-2025/1017818)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-snooker-final-2025/1017818 "2025-05-04T15:21:18Z")
I didn’t see any snooker threads, but better late than never. At the time of writing this, one semi final has been decided and the other is still in play. My thoughts on both: Zhao Xintong 17 - 7 Ronnie O’ Sullivan 28… --- ## [Warren Buffett is retiring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warren-buffett-is-retiring/1017840)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2025, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warren-buffett-is-retiring/1017840 "2025-05-04T08:07:13Z")
I don’t see a thread about this, and it feels like the end of an era. If there is already a thread, i apologize and will merge them. https://www.wsj.com/business/warren-buffett-says-greg-abel-should-succeed-him-as-berks… --- ## [Are there any industries other than the sex industry which are considered a bellwether of bad economic times coming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-industries-other-than-the-sex-industry-which-are-considered-a-bellwether-of-bad-economic-times-coming/1016493)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2025, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-industries-other-than-the-sex-industry-which-are-considered-a-bellwether-of-bad-economic-times-coming/1016493 "2025-05-04T07:10:23Z")
Supposedly when bad economic times are coming, the sex industry is one of the first industries to see their business drop because its one of the first things people stop spending money on when bad times are coming. Are … --- ## [Healthy snacks while driving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthy-snacks-while-driving/1008321)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2025, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthy-snacks-while-driving/1008321 "2025-05-04T03:25:20Z")
When I need to do a long drive, two things are essential to making it painless: radio / podcast and something to munch on periodically. My go-to snack is m&ms, but my waistline and dentist are not on board. Any suggest… --- ## [Moe Howard and the Australian Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moe-howard-and-the-australian-mermaid/1011980)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2025, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moe-howard-and-the-australian-mermaid/1011980 "2025-05-04T03:22:33Z")
Somehow a copy of Moe Howard’s autobiography, I Stooged to Conquer, showed up on my KIndle. I didn’t order it, unless it was accidentally when I was looking over KIdle Store options. I already had a hard copy of it, back… --- ## [Canadian WWII vets get warm welcome in the Netherlands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-wwii-vets-get-warm-welcome-in-the-netherlands/1017843)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2025, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-wwii-vets-get-warm-welcome-in-the-netherlands/1017843 "2025-05-04T03:09:36Z")
The 80th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands has come. Canadian WWII vets, mostly centenarians, are getting a warm welcome from the Dutch. https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7525962 And a Dutch soccer team is reco… --- ## [Episodes or movies you want to see redone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/episodes-or-movies-you-want-to-see-redone/1017383)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2025, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/episodes-or-movies-you-want-to-see-redone/1017383 "2025-05-04T01:28:56Z")
I’ve been watching The Twilight Zone and got to Nightmare at 2000 Feet. This is one of my favorite episodes even though the creature is a giant teddy bear. When the movie came out in the 80s I enjoyed that version which … --- ## [Democrats Who Wouldn't Honor A 13 Year Old with Brain Cancer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-who-wouldnt-honor-a-13-year-old-with-brain-cancer/1015230)
**Author:** [@Culling\_The\_Herd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Culling_The_Herd)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2025, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-who-wouldnt-honor-a-13-year-old-with-brain-cancer/1015230 "2025-05-03T22:56:44Z")
How do we feel about the Democrats who wouldn’t stand or applaud when 13 year old brain cancer survivor Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel was made an honorary Secret Service agent during Trump’s address to Congress? --- ## [Reclaiming the Joy of Childhood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reclaiming-the-joy-of-childhood/1017585)
**Author:** [@LivingGhost371](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LivingGhost371)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2025, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reclaiming-the-joy-of-childhood/1017585 "2025-05-03T22:12:25Z")
So this board is still one of the better venues for “Deep Thoughts” type musings. A few months ago I posted a thread about “child-life stuff you still do” that got a lot of resonses. My moods are unstable in the spring a… --- ## [Something un-broken, for a change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-un-broken-for-a-change/1017837)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2025, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-un-broken-for-a-change/1017837 "2025-05-03T21:52:29Z")
Whenever there’s a change to the Discourse software here, there’s always a flurry of posts pointing out the various and subtle things that the change broke. This time, though, I think I’ve discovered something that was … --- ## [What do the protesters hope to accomplish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-protesters-hope-to-accomplish/1017770)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2025, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-protesters-hope-to-accomplish/1017770 "2025-05-03T21:50:50Z")
Don’t get me wrong, it warms me to so many throngs of people show up and carry signs. And I certainly appreciate the sentiment. But what is the goal? We know Trump hates liberals and what they stand for. Trump will not … --- ## [People you've known who have undergone drastic psychological changes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-youve-known-who-have-undergone-drastic-psychological-changes/514237)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2025, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-youve-known-who-have-undergone-drastic-psychological-changes/514237 "2025-05-03T19:40:08Z")
Said changes, since I didn’t want to make the title too unwieldy, can cover anything from political views, religious conversions, going from being shy to very outgoing, hedonist to ascetic, and so on, even if strictly sp… --- ## [What happens if you win a prize package for multiple people, but no one wants to go with you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-win-a-prize-package-for-multiple-people-but-no-one-wants-to-go-with-you/1017271)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-win-a-prize-package-for-multiple-people-but-no-one-wants-to-go-with-you/1017271 "2025-05-03T19:23:16Z")
My soccer team (St. Louis City SC) is hosting a contest for four primo seats and some other swag for four people. If I won, I’d end up going by myself. Not one person among my friends, family and co workers would watch a… --- ## [Trump: the first 100 days--Opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-the-first-100-days-opinions/1017800)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2025, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-the-first-100-days-opinions/1017800 "2025-05-03T18:36:11Z")
There have been a lot of articles posted recently about Trump’s first 100 days, for example: Frankly I had expected this administration to be about the same as his first administration and have been quite surp… --- ## [Question for Mods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-mods/1017820)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-mods/1017820 "2025-05-03T16:40:42Z")
I have a gofundme I’d like to either post, or just publicize, with a link to it on another site. I have a crisis going on that is digging me deeper and deeper, and I need help to get through it and back to normal, and wh… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=321) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=323)