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**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-funny-bone/1017112 "2025-04-16T19:01:19Z")
Whacked my elbow on the door facing. Screamed a tiny bit. :face\_with\_crossed\_out\_eyes: Can’t figure out why my elbow was flying fast and loose going thru a door. I swear it is worse than usual. (Ivy sez, “Girl, pah-lee… --- ## [So is Mike Myers not a dick any more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-mike-myers-not-a-dick-any-more/1016718)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-mike-myers-not-a-dick-any-more/1016718 "2025-04-16T18:49:09Z")
Mike Myers has (or had) a reputation for being an insufferable dick on set. He’s also been on SNL a few times in the past few weeks as Elon Musk. I’m to understand that Lorne Michaels’ patience for fools can most charit… --- ## [Facebook Memorial Pages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-memorial-pages/1017091)
**Author:** [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-memorial-pages/1017091 "2025-04-16T16:58:15Z")
I recently had to do a deep dive into my Friends section on Facebook. I’ve had FB since 2006 with rare, intermittent usage through the years until now. I am still trying to figure out how to respond to people let alone a… --- ## [Should I try to find someone to remove my cataract?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-try-to-find-someone-to-remove-my-cataract/1017038)
**Author:** [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-try-to-find-someone-to-remove-my-cataract/1017038 "2025-04-16T16:05:48Z")
I’m a 52YO white guy with nearsightedness and astigmatism, and for the last probably 8 years when I have my eyes checked the optometrist mentions that I have the start of a cataract in one eye and so he can’t get my visi… --- ## [What's with the sudden pandemic of YouTube ads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-sudden-pandemic-of-youtube-ads/1008770)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-sudden-pandemic-of-youtube-ads/1008770 "2025-04-16T15:46:22Z")
I have a habit of watching all sorts of YouTube videos on nights when I just can’t go to sleep. Videos on plate techtonics? Great. Cooking demos? Fine. Guy trimming diseases cow hooves? Okay, why not? People prying… --- ## [NHL - 2024 Regular Season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2024-regular-season/1008683)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2024-regular-season/1008683 "2025-04-16T15:10:55Z")
The lowly Canucks start off in fine, disappointing style, at home, opening game of the season, blowing multiple three-goal leads to lose to Calgary 5-4 in OT. Main goalie Thatcher Demko is still out indefinitely. The up … --- ## [Jean Marsh has died -- "Rose" in the 1971 "Upstairs Downstairs" Bellamy household](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jean-marsh-has-died-rose-in-the-1971-upstairs-downstairs-bellamy-household/1017007)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jean-marsh-has-died-rose-in-the-1971-upstairs-downstairs-bellamy-household/1017007 "2025-04-16T15:04:12Z")
I was completely addicted to and immersed in the world of the Bellamys in the original Upstairs Downstairs. Every Sunday afternoon without fail. The unforgettable moments-- Lady Marjorie went down on the Titanic, James… --- ## [So I have prostate cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-have-prostate-cancer/804035)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 374\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-have-prostate-cancer/804035 "2025-04-16T13:53:59Z")
Just diagnosed. T1c, gleason 7 (3+4). It’s apparently contained so I’m told very curable. However, treatment can (note the qualifier) leave a man permanently impotent and can cause permanent urinary incontinence. In fact… --- ## [Have automatic kitty litter boxes gotten any better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-automatic-kitty-litter-boxes-gotten-any-better/1016830)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-automatic-kitty-litter-boxes-gotten-any-better/1016830 "2025-04-16T01:35:10Z")
I have tried twice and have been disappointed both times. But that was 10 years ago. The folks on TikTok seem to be in love with their newest ones. So now I’m thinking maybe I should give it another try? --- ## [Strange Titanic question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-titanic-question/1016699)
**Author:** [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-titanic-question/1016699 "2025-04-16T01:26:01Z")
\[Mods: move to FQ or IMHO if more appropriate\] Here’s something that occurred to me about the movie Titanic (1997): The film features a marine salvage hunter (played by Bill Paxton) who’s searching for a very expensive… --- ## [(Old) A Day Off in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 300\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728 "2025-04-16T00:29:33Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 6c/43f with a predicted high of 14c/58f and sunny. Weather app says “Well, fuck me sideways, the fucking sun is out!” Yes, it really is. Few bits from yesterday… Of course they do … --- ## [The Search in Thread feature is gone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-search-in-thread-feature-is-gone/1017071)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-search-in-thread-feature-is-gone/1017071 "2025-04-15T23:56:02Z")
I use search in Thread Games every day. It’s useful to confirm my answer word hasn’t been used recently. Now the magnifying glass is taking me to the Top Level board search. I have to press the three lines button to ge… --- ## [What were China’s import tariffs on US goods before the recent unpleasantness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-china-s-import-tariffs-on-us-goods-before-the-recent-unpleasantness/1016979)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-china-s-import-tariffs-on-us-goods-before-the-recent-unpleasantness/1016979 "2025-04-15T22:07:17Z")
I keep hearing that China was “taking advantage of us,” but I have found it very difficult to determine what their historical tariffs on US goods were. I’m aware that there is now a 104% tariff. --- ## [True Randomness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-randomness/1016155)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-randomness/1016155 "2025-04-15T22:02:00Z")
There’s an announcement by JPMorgan today that they used a quantum computer to generate true randomness and that it was a big step forward. Has it always been possible to generate true randomness by sampling the decay o… --- ## [Childhood delights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-delights/1016974)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-delights/1016974 "2025-04-15T21:36:57Z")
Family piling into the car because the local Dairy Queen is selling Dilly Bars at half price, and it is time to hit the drive-thru on a summer afternoon. They are dipped fresh, and for an extra quarter they will double-… --- ## [Is there any real ice cream in stores anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-real-ice-cream-in-stores-anymore/1016794)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-real-ice-cream-in-stores-anymore/1016794 "2025-04-15T21:13:31Z")
Cream, cane sugar, maybe eggs. No corn syrup and especially no gums to thicken it or low-fat milk solids, &c.? I am so tired of finding the crap ice cream in stores. It doesn’t have the flavor of the real stuff never … --- ## [Which do you like with chili: Crackers, cornbread, or tortillas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-do-you-like-with-chili-crackers-cornbread-or-tortillas/1016913)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-do-you-like-with-chili-crackers-cornbread-or-tortillas/1016913 "2025-04-15T18:19:09Z")
Mr. brown and I were debating this the last time I served chili. He loves slightly sweet cornbread best of all, but I like the contrast of crunchy saltines with my chili. Cracker bonus: you can use them as a scoop for… --- ## [PACER's exorbitant fees (Public Access to Court Electronic Records)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacers-exorbitant-fees-public-access-to-court-electronic-records/1017052)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacers-exorbitant-fees-public-access-to-court-electronic-records/1017052 "2025-04-15T17:05:35Z")
(This is just a mild rant… not really pit-worthy but not sure where else to put it. It’s totally a 1% of the first-world problem, especially given all that’s going on with the government these days.) So there’s this gov… --- ## [Way to ensure a message gets to family if stop interacting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-to-ensure-a-message-gets-to-family-if-stop-interacting/1015297)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-to-ensure-a-message-gets-to-family-if-stop-interacting/1015297 "2025-04-15T17:00:37Z")
Just thinking about how long it took to realise there was a problem with Gene Hackman, and that could easily happen to me if I somehow disabled myself, could be nobody has reason to check on me for weeks. Is there a good… --- ## [Debit card: PIN or no PIN?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debit-card-pin-or-no-pin/1016452)
**Author:** [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debit-card-pin-or-no-pin/1016452 "2025-04-15T17:00:28Z")
For at least the last few years, every time I stick my debit card into a slot, I am given the option of typing in my PIN and hitting Enter or simply hitting Enter. I’m fairly sure this happens regardless of where I am or… --- ## [What, in people's humble opinions, are the best brands of ebikes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-peoples-humble-opinions-are-the-best-brands-of-ebikes/1016841)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-peoples-humble-opinions-are-the-best-brands-of-ebikes/1016841 "2025-04-15T16:21:49Z")
Most interested in ebike opinions, but if someone has a strong opinion about some similar form of transportation, feel free. I am not interested in gas-powered bikes, but if the thread drifts that was for the larger audi… --- ## [Retirees: anybody miss working?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retirees-anybody-miss-working/1011071)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retirees-anybody-miss-working/1011071 "2025-04-15T15:07:22Z")
I retired a year and a half ago. It has been great for the most part, after a couple of hiccups re IRMAA and changing our minds about moving. The last couple of years of working were starting to become too much for me.… --- ## [Sperm racing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sperm-racing/1017002)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sperm-racing/1017002 "2025-04-15T14:40:43Z")
Surprisingly, there’s a thread called Sperm Racing from 2003. Now there’s this: Sperm racing? A new sport is coming to Los Angeles You read that right. A startup recently announced the launch of the world’s first l… --- ## [Mushroom saving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mushroom-saving/1017058)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mushroom-saving/1017058 "2025-04-15T13:59:03Z")
Can you cook and freeze mushrooms? --- ## [Why my category titles grayed out today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-my-category-titles-grayed-out-today/1017068)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-my-category-titles-grayed-out-today/1017068 "2025-04-15T13:58:46Z")
I use the ‘Straightdope Dark’ theme. Usually thread titles are white unless I’ve read all the posts in that thread, in which case that thread title is grayed out. But the Category titles, on the left column of the main p… --- ## [Ever noticed how the "racial ratio" of a place changes overnight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-noticed-how-the-racial-ratio-of-a-place-changes-overnight/1017024)
**Author:** [@MW\_Degen\_Gamblr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MW_Degen_Gamblr)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-noticed-how-the-racial-ratio-of-a-place-changes-overnight/1017024 "2025-04-15T13:40:55Z")
I would like to hear a sociological explanation of this phenomenon. Lets exclude Las Vegas, LA, NYC, and certain parts of Chicago. You’ll see people of any race out overnight in those locations. Lets also exclude inner … --- ## [Today I got Wordle in two, Connections in four and Queen Bee on Spelling Bee plus it's my Dope anniversary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-got-wordle-in-two-connections-in-four-and-queen-bee-on-spelling-bee-plus-its-my-dope-anniversary/1017047)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-got-wordle-in-two-connections-in-four-and-queen-bee-on-spelling-bee-plus-its-my-dope-anniversary/1017047 "2025-04-15T13:21:20Z")
I don’t normally make posts like this but I just had to share. --- ## [Are there any ties between the rehabilitation of Marvel's Norman Osborn and DC's Lex Luthor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-ties-between-the-rehabilitation-of-marvels-norman-osborn-and-dcs-lex-luthor/1017001)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-ties-between-the-rehabilitation-of-marvels-norman-osborn-and-dcs-lex-luthor/1017001 "2025-04-15T13:01:50Z")
At pretty much the same time in their respective comic book universes both characters have had the evil “sucked” out of them in one way or the other. Is this just a coincidence, and which will revert back to their evil w… --- ## [For the first time ever: A mouse in the house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-first-time-ever-a-mouse-in-the-house/1001282)
**Author:** [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-first-time-ever-a-mouse-in-the-house/1001282 "2025-04-15T12:33:00Z")
I guess I’ve lived a sheltered life because yesterday was the first time I ever encountered a mouse in the house. Sure, there’s been a cockroach or two (or a hundred), spiders big and small, those lizards we get in the S… --- ## [Nobel for Literature: Mario Vargas Llosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-for-literature-mario-vargas-llosa/556385)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-for-literature-mario-vargas-llosa/556385 "2025-04-15T05:10:47Z")
MSNBC Story. It is amazing to me how much the Nobel Prize has come down in importance over my lifetime - maybe that is an American-centric view, because the international winners over the past number of years have been … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=334&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=336&state=tracking)