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**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-from-la-guardia-to-inwood-nyc/1016479 "2025-04-02T01:16:23Z")
Arriving 8 am Thusday. Subway is out, takes about an hour and 15 minutes. Should I request an Uber or Lyft when I get off the plane, or wait until in the queue? Haven’t been there since the renovation, seems like I ha… --- ## [Books in translation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-in-translation/1008660)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-in-translation/1008660 "2025-04-02T01:08:43Z")
I’ve been what you might call an obsessive reader my whole life (call me a deranged nut if you want to get a bit nasty, and I can’t really object) --I have seven books right now that I’m in the middle of, and this isn’t … --- ## [Instances where Wikipedia references the Straight Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instances-where-wikipedia-references-the-straight-dope/1016471)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instances-where-wikipedia-references-the-straight-dope/1016471 "2025-04-02T00:51:36Z")
I was looking at this Wikipedia site after going down a rabbit hole and noticed that The Straight Dope is listed as a reference. I thought I’d search for other instances (on pages which aren’t about The Straight Dop… --- ## [WW2 Codebreaker Betty Webb has passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww2-codebreaker-betty-webb-has-passed-away/1016470)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww2-codebreaker-betty-webb-has-passed-away/1016470 "2025-04-02T00:14:05Z")
These stores should be remembered and celebrated even more today. She was even given a seat at Charles III’s Coronation. . --- ## [How to level-up peas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-level-up-peas/1016442)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-level-up-peas/1016442 "2025-04-02T00:00:24Z")
I’m having family over next weekend and I have a chicken dish in mind. All good with that but I was thinking of sides and I think peas go great with chicken. But, I would like to do a bit more than some steamed peas (w… --- ## [Next MCU Spider-Man Movie announced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-mcu-spider-man-movie-announced/1016465)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-mcu-spider-man-movie-announced/1016465 "2025-04-01T22:58:42Z")
Spider-Man Brand New Day July 31st 2026 This would put it between the two Avengers films. Given the next film after it is Secret Wars it would be funny if he has the black suit in this one with no explanation or acknowl… --- ## [I am pitting the New York State and Local Retirement System](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-pitting-the-new-york-state-and-local-retirement-system/1016462)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-pitting-the-new-york-state-and-local-retirement-system/1016462 "2025-04-01T22:25:40Z")
I have a simple request. I need a form. I go to their website. The pop-up tells me I can’t access the website. So I should call their phone number. I call their phone number. The recorded message tells me they’re busy … --- ## [Botticelli March 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443)
**Author:** [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443 "2025-04-01T22:21:00Z")
Okay…so reading MAD finally paid off. So, let’s see… I am B. For Bavaria, the Birkebeiner and bleps. --- ## [Where are all the rich, elite celebrities when you need them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-rich-elite-celebrities-when-you-need-them/1016382)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-rich-elite-celebrities-when-you-need-them/1016382 "2025-04-01T21:59:57Z")
I want to preface this by saying I don’t think it’s their obligation to pony up money for the democratic cause. However, I don’t think I’ve heard any comment from our liberal stars, or word of any big donations. I mean, … --- ## [LED Bulbs: I need the straight dope!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-bulbs-i-need-the-straight-dope/1016427)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-bulbs-i-need-the-straight-dope/1016427 "2025-04-01T21:57:48Z")
Did you see what I did there? Hardee :clown\_face:har :disguised\_face:har… I do not see well. I need lots and lots of light in order to be comfortable and happy. My whole life long I have struggled to find lamps that wou… --- ## [I need to turn clear 2-part epoxy opaque](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-turn-clear-2-part-epoxy-opaque/1015934)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-turn-clear-2-part-epoxy-opaque/1015934 "2025-04-01T21:27:03Z")
Using quite a bit of 2-part epoxy. Not many gallons. More like…2 cups of each, or whatever ratio the bottles tell me to use. I’ve used this stuff in the past, works great, sets up in 24 hours like rock. ( Just cannot rem… --- ## [Publishing a public library's general contact info is doxxing now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/publishing-a-public-librarys-general-contact-info-is-doxxing-now/1015924)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/publishing-a-public-librarys-general-contact-info-is-doxxing-now/1015924 "2025-04-01T21:12:14Z")
Thread in question. I know, this is not a big deal. But it is still bothering me, and I think I can explain why: the information I published was NOT personal contact info for anybody. It was simply the general number/we… --- ## [Honoring last wishes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honoring-last-wishes/997884)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honoring-last-wishes/997884 "2025-04-01T19:58:55Z")
What are your feelings or opinions regarding another person’s last wishes and what you’d do about them? I’m thinking about run-of-the-mill requests as opposed to something really outrageous, tho you may feel free to addr… --- ## [R.I.P. Richard Chamberlain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-richard-chamberlain/1016342)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-richard-chamberlain/1016342 "2025-04-01T19:29:39Z")
Oh, I had such a crush on Dr. Kildare! Good-looking, sensitive, so caring… :beating\_heart: Also loved him in The Thorn Birds – but I am a sucker for the “troubled priest” story genre. And of course, in TV’s first Sho… --- ## [Japanese-speaking Dopers: The way this American woman pronounces "Itadakimasu"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-speaking-dopers-the-way-this-american-woman-pronounces-itadakimasu/1016351)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-speaking-dopers-the-way-this-american-woman-pronounces-itadakimasu/1016351 "2025-04-01T18:35:56Z")
This woman (who is ethnically Chinese, according to one of her videos, but is second generation American) picked up the phrase “いただきま” (“Itadakimasu,” or “I humbly receive,” for you not in the know) when her husband work… --- ## [Legal procedure question: Quashing a subpoena to testify?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-procedure-question-quashing-a-subpoena-to-testify/1016441)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-procedure-question-quashing-a-subpoena-to-testify/1016441 "2025-04-01T18:27:05Z")
I was served a subpoena today to testify as a witness in a court case I’d never heard of, between two parties I’m not affiliated with (Impossible Foods Inc. v. Impossible X LLC, 5:21-cv-02419 – CourtListener.com). It’s a… --- ## [Tornado Warnings in Monmouth County, I'm sheltering in the Basement. {No Twisters happened}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tornado-warnings-in-monmouth-county-im-sheltering-in-the-basement-no-twisters-happened/1016435)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tornado-warnings-in-monmouth-county-im-sheltering-in-the-basement-no-twisters-happened/1016435 "2025-04-01T17:23:05Z")
Playing a party game and hope we don’t get hit or lose power. --- ## [The worst part of getting old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-part-of-getting-old/1016370)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-part-of-getting-old/1016370 "2025-04-01T16:52:33Z")
My opinion only here. It’s not the aches and pains, the diminished physical and mental faculties. It’s the other people who are dying off. One of my husband’s few remaining friends has bone cancer and, because of the unb… --- ## [Legendary Hoaxer Alan Abel Really Is Dead This Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legendary-hoaxer-alan-abel-really-is-dead-this-time/821569)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legendary-hoaxer-alan-abel-really-is-dead-this-time/821569 "2025-04-01T16:46:06Z")
Age 94. They’re pretty sure he is dead this time. Obituary here. This is his second obituary of his they’ve run, after having to apologize for the first one, which turned out to be a hoax. --- ## [What might cause an unusually high spike in an electric bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-cause-an-unusually-high-spike-in-an-electric-bill/1016429)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-cause-an-unusually-high-spike-in-an-electric-bill/1016429 "2025-04-01T16:32:23Z")
I work for a property management company and one of our tenants experienced a huge monthly spike, and is asking for help. Previous months are: September - $14.36 October - $10.40 November - $25.57 December - $23.11 … --- ## [2024-25 Ski and Snowboard thread - Expensive but cheaper than therapy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-25-ski-and-snowboard-thread-expensive-but-cheaper-than-therapy/1008415)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-25-ski-and-snowboard-thread-expensive-but-cheaper-than-therapy/1008415 "2025-04-01T12:50:11Z")
We’re getting closer to first tracks, time to start up the thread for the upcoming season. We’ve bought Indy for another year, and they added a few mountains that we’ll probably be hitting (Mt Abram, Ragged, Middlebury … --- ## [Volcanic Eruption in Iceland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volcanic-eruption-in-iceland/939124)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volcanic-eruption-in-iceland/939124 "2025-04-01T12:46:29Z")
Here’s the live stream on YouTube --- ## [Why isn't 1 a Prime Number?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-1-a-prime-number/1016346)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-1-a-prime-number/1016346 "2025-04-01T11:26:57Z")
My theory is that it’s just a matter of convenience. It’s easier to say “for every prime number” rather than always having to say “for every prime number except one.” Anyone got a better reason? --- ## [Lice and Scoliosis Days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lice-and-scoliosis-days/1016304)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lice-and-scoliosis-days/1016304 "2025-04-01T09:41:31Z")
I was listening to comedy radio, and a comedian was talking about his younger days at school when he was screened for lice and scoliosis. (Joe Matarese joked about how his school just had an “all purpose room” unlike “f… --- ## [Meaning of Freda Payne's song, "Band of Gold"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-freda-paynes-song-band-of-gold/255610)
**Author:** [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-freda-paynes-song-band-of-gold/255610 "2025-04-01T08:01:05Z")
Lyrics here I’ve been listening to this song for over thirty years, and I just realized that I don’t know what the hell Freda is singing about. What’s the problem here? Can’t he perform? Is he gay? What? --- ## [The Final Days of ‘Coyote vs. Acme': Offers, Rejections and a Roadrunner Race](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-days-of-coyote-vs-acme-offers-rejections-and-a-roadrunner-race/997389)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-days-of-coyote-vs-acme-offers-rejections-and-a-roadrunner-race/997389 "2025-04-01T06:05:49Z")
The Coyote Vs Acme movie seems to be dead. I never even heard of it until just now. Remarkable that you can make a movie, spend all that money, only to have it dipped in hot acetone. I would have thought you could recapt… --- ## [Anyone having luck accessing https://www.commissaries.com/?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-having-luck-accessing-https-www-commissaries-com/990299)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-having-luck-accessing-https-www-commissaries-com/990299 "2025-04-01T02:18:00Z")
Generally, when I can’t access a website on the less restricted sideof the the Great Firewall, I attribute that to either my VPN not working with that site or the GFW just getting better at what it does. Alas, for the la… --- ## [Looking for a cruise between Seattle and Southern California](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-cruise-between-seattle-and-southern-california/1016227)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-cruise-between-seattle-and-southern-california/1016227 "2025-04-01T00:40:00Z")
Or vice-versa. Please note the word “cruise” in the title. If it involves planes, trains or automobiles please take it elsewhere-We would like to travel by ship. Doing an online search is next to impossible becau… --- ## [Unpack for me the recurrent trope about 'runaway vehicle, accelerator stuck'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpack-for-me-the-recurrent-trope-about-runaway-vehicle-accelerator-stuck/1016122)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpack-for-me-the-recurrent-trope-about-runaway-vehicle-accelerator-stuck/1016122 "2025-03-31T23:51:10Z")
I understand the danger inherent in a short couple of seconds where one’s accelerator sticks at a bad time and you’re (of course) not expecting that; that’s not the scenario I’m talking about. No, I mean this kind of th… --- ## [Converting .pdf maps to a different format for editing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-pdf-maps-to-a-different-format-for-editing/1016399)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-pdf-maps-to-a-different-format-for-editing/1016399 "2025-03-31T23:42:22Z")
I want to take several maps that I have in .pdf form (see https://topobuilder.nationalmap.gov/) and stitch them together in a big powerpoint file. (I recognize there may be other programs, but I’m not familiar with the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=343&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=345&state=tracking)