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**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bishop-vs-trump/1013350 "2025-01-28T14:53:34Z")
As Trump sat in the first pew of the National Cathedral on Tuesday during a traditional prayer service, Bishop Budde asked Trump “to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now.” Trump glared and shift… --- ## [What city has the best "restaurant community"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-city-has-the-best-restaurant-community/1013349)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-city-has-the-best-restaurant-community/1013349 "2025-01-28T14:22:13Z")
On the radio I heard them talking about Chicago’s upcoming restaurant week, and one person said “Chicago’s restaurant community” was “second to none.” I rarely eat out, and when I do, not at pricey/hip eateries, but my … --- ## [Cardboard or Plastic? (Let's do the twist, again)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cardboard-or-plastic-lets-do-the-twist-again/1013415)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cardboard-or-plastic-lets-do-the-twist-again/1013415 "2025-01-28T13:42:15Z")
Not the usual environment question. I don’t think. My nice loaf of new bread (Nature’s own, Keto. Low carbs). It had a hardened cardboard clip thingy(it must have a name) You know, the square thing with a hole and slot.… --- ## [SI Sportsperson of the Year 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/si-sportsperson-of-the-year-2024/1005571)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/si-sportsperson-of-the-year-2024/1005571 "2025-01-28T13:25:28Z")
Now that the Olympics are over, it’s time to start that discussion… If you ask me, based on what SI has done in the past, the choice seems obvious, and the only choice is whether it’s one person or two: Patrick Mahome… --- ## [Robin Wood, RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robin-wood-rip/940338)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robin-wood-rip/940338 "2025-01-28T12:50:04Z")
Fantasy artist Robin Wood died about 2 AM this morning. She’d been suffering from cystic fibrosis and cancer, and had been in a great deal of pain. My wife knew her for a very long time, and even modeled for some of the… --- ## [No worries, but deportation talk kind of sort of is topical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-worries-but-deportation-talk-kind-of-sort-of-is-topical/1013497)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-worries-but-deportation-talk-kind-of-sort-of-is-topical/1013497 "2025-01-28T09:56:39Z")
…though honestly in the thread in question I wasn’t sure. Anyway, the point of using tariffs as a cudgel is to hurt others and show your sincerity by hurting yourself. Arguments for free trade in goods and services line… --- ## [What in America are you (still) grateful for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-america-are-you-still-grateful-for/1013467)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-america-are-you-still-grateful-for/1013467 "2025-01-28T08:17:09Z")
Inspired by, but also hoping to be a counterpoint to, Have you given up hope for the future?: Between the economy, politics, wildfires, climate, bird flu, and all the other untold horrors of modern life, there’s no sho… --- ## [You think we will ever see another American Aircraft Carrier named after a US President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-think-we-will-ever-see-another-american-aircraft-carrier-named-after-a-us-president/955093)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-think-we-will-ever-see-another-american-aircraft-carrier-named-after-a-us-president/955093 "2025-01-28T08:12:16Z")
Barring renames like the future USS John F. Kennedy, you think they will ever name another future US aircraft carrier after an American President or would it become too controversial? There’s been a lot of bad movies wi… --- ## [Thoughts on Ave Mujica Anime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-ave-mujica-anime/1013388)
**Author:** [@Samantha\_Campoverde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Samantha_Campoverde)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-ave-mujica-anime/1013388 "2025-01-28T05:25:33Z")
Hello, What are your thoughts on the Ave Mujica anime? It’s About an anime about a band (Ave Mujica) From Bang dream (A Music Media Franchise From Japan) I Saw Episodes 1-4 And It Was Good, What are your thoughts On It? … --- ## [Legality of Columbo's trick with the cigar box](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-columbos-trick-with-the-cigar-box/1013310)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-columbos-trick-with-the-cigar-box/1013310 "2025-01-28T04:22:19Z")
Given the way this thread has been going, I’m not sure I need to bother spoilering this — but you’ve just reminded me of a Columbo episode I’ve always sort of wondered about: SHORT FUSE. The idea is, Roddy McDowall in… --- ## [What is extremely common in real life but almost never happens on TV or movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-real-life-but-almost-never-happens-on-tv-or-movies/1013143)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-real-life-but-almost-never-happens-on-tv-or-movies/1013143 "2025-01-28T03:34:06Z")
Companion thread tothis thread. Going to the bathroom occasionally happens but is orders of magnitude shown less on the big or small screen. That’s probably a good thing. --- ## [Trope: Hot chilli peppers "burning" twice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trope-hot-chilli-peppers-burning-twice/1013428)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trope-hot-chilli-peppers-burning-twice/1013428 "2025-01-28T02:22:11Z")
You probably all have heard the saying “this pepper is so hot its gonna burn you twice … once today and then again tomorrow” \[nudge-nudge\]… meaning it will be spicy when leaving your GI-tract (and your rectum reckoning … --- ## [Songs about THAT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-that/1013341)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-that/1013341 "2025-01-28T01:56:22Z")
What are some songs that (heh) rely heavily on the concept of “that”? I’m not trying to be deep here. I just heard “I Can Love You Like That” on the radio the other day and started coming up with other songs about “that”… --- ## [Linking to hate speech, again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linking-to-hate-speech-again/1013441)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linking-to-hate-speech-again/1013441 "2025-01-28T01:32:21Z")
Well, our resident bigots are back at it. In post 1010 of the “Is It Time To Tone Down the Wokeness?” thread, DemonTree posts a link to horrific hate speech, while stating that it reflects her own opinion. The linked pi… --- ## [My daddy was a bankrobber, he never hurt nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daddy-was-a-bankrobber-he-never-hurt-nobody/1012862)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daddy-was-a-bankrobber-he-never-hurt-nobody/1012862 "2025-01-28T00:13:57Z")
So, do any of you have a serious criminal(s) in the family? I have a brother who went to jail for faked credit cards, and i myself went to jail for 30 days, for obviously no reason. So any crime stories in your family? … --- ## [(Old) Alexa, start the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-alexa-start-the-mmp/1013150)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 485\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-alexa-start-the-mmp/1013150 "2025-01-27T23:49:58Z")
Behold my clever starter! Anyone here use Alexa or similar devices around the house? We do, and it’s amazing how one becomes dependent upon them. Especially “Alexa, turn on the bedroom lights” I’ll say more later, but I… --- ## [Judging a movie by its music video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judging-a-movie-by-its-music-video/1013431)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judging-a-movie-by-its-music-video/1013431 "2025-01-27T23:46:39Z")
Yesterday I was looking for a video of James Ingram’s song, Just Once for reasons. Was expecting to find the song sung over the album cover-- and I did-- but I also found this. The song was apparently used in the movie … --- ## [Christianity and homosexuality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-and-homosexuality/1013458)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-and-homosexuality/1013458 "2025-01-27T22:57:13Z")
Answering a question in this thread in P&E= bishop-vs-trump Where would that be? Chapter, verse? (LGBT is condemned ) See Romans 1:26–27. or 1 Corinthians 6:9–10- which can be translated as Don’t you realize that thos… --- ## [FedEx out-state license plates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fedex-out-state-license-plates/1013364)
**Author:** [@Petek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petek)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fedex-out-state-license-plates/1013364 "2025-01-27T19:01:05Z")
I live in California. Today (Jan. 24, 2025) a FedEx truck arrived at my apt. complex to make a delivery. I noticed that the truck had a Montana license plate. Why would this be so? I doubt that FedEx shipped a product fr… --- ## [Trump claims Canadians want to be the 51 US state. Canadian dopers any thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-claims-canadians-want-to-be-the-51-us-state-canadian-dopers-any-thoughts/1012730)
**Author:** [@LouMa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouMa)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-claims-canadians-want-to-be-the-51-us-state-canadian-dopers-any-thoughts/1012730 "2025-01-27T17:45:50Z")
Trump recently suggested that Canada should be US state 51, “Canadian people want it” Canadian dopers, what is your perspective on becoming US citizens under Trump? --- ## [Alternatives to cubicles in the modern office](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-cubicles-in-the-modern-office/1013332)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-cubicles-in-the-modern-office/1013332 "2025-01-27T17:25:42Z")
Apparently the inventor of cubicles isn’t feeling it, decades after they’ve become ubiquitous in American workplaces. What’s the alternative? I’ve seen old-timey workplaces on TV and in the movies and such, and it look… --- ## [A question about nationalization and foreign dominated industry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-nationalization-and-foreign-dominated-industry/1013473)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-nationalization-and-foreign-dominated-industry/1013473 "2025-01-27T15:51:49Z")
Ok with our fearless leader threatening tariffs every time he doesn’t get his own way like its 1872 what would happen if say China decides they’d had enough to take over the Chinese branches/factories of every us… --- ## [Why is this happening - weird work office anomaly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-happening-weird-work-office-anomaly/1013294)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-happening-weird-work-office-anomaly/1013294 "2025-01-27T14:51:01Z")
I have a desk in the office I share with a co-worker. Every time she moves her chair my computer screen goes black for 6-7 seconds. It’s very annoying. Our computers are not physically connected - each is plugged into t… --- ## [Does anyone know the truth behind Desmond Harrington (Quinn on "Dexter") weight loss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-the-truth-behind-desmond-harrington-quinn-on-dexter-weight-loss/581633)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-the-truth-behind-desmond-harrington-quinn-on-dexter-weight-loss/581633 "2025-01-27T09:30:50Z")
The actor Desmond Harrington, aka “Quinn” on Dexter, began the show looking healthy and strong. However, as the seasons progressed, he gradually began to lose weight. It was subtle at first, but became very exaggerated o… --- ## [Life without depression is so much better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-without-depression-is-so-much-better/1013271)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-without-depression-is-so-much-better/1013271 "2025-01-27T12:33:17Z")
Due to a mix of bad genetics (mental illness runs in my family) and severe trauma when I was young, I have struggled with depression my entire adult life. I’m in my mid 40s now, been dealing with it since I was a teenage… --- ## [Flashlight Recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flashlight-recommendations/1013208)
**Author:** [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flashlight-recommendations/1013208 "2025-01-27T11:30:30Z")
I live rural and need a good flashlight. By good, I mean it shines a nice broad bright beam so I can see my way to walk in the dark. I hate hate hate strobes, just thinking about them raises my blood pressure. I am not g… --- ## [Help with this math problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-this-math-problem/1013209)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-this-math-problem/1013209 "2025-01-27T03:44:28Z")
OK, every once in a while I go thru my old high school algebra and trig books to keep my mind exercised, but I’m not sure how this one is worked out: Determine values for a and b such that the equation ax + b = 0 has th… --- ## [You Made My Point For Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-made-my-point-for-me/1013219)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-made-my-point-for-me/1013219 "2025-01-27T01:01:42Z")
Continuing the discussion from Is it Time to Tone Down the Wokeness, Especially about the Past?: Basically, if anyone here has ever been cited or warned for pro-Left speech, I can’t think of an example. --- ## [Clean you or clean clothes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clean-you-or-clean-clothes/1013313)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2025, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clean-you-or-clean-clothes/1013313 "2025-01-26T22:51:30Z")
Hypothetical. Let’s say that yesterday was a fairly ordinary day. No particularly hot weather or strenuous exertion, but you ended up … not quite fresh. Either before bedtime or the next morning, if these are your onl… --- ## [How was the value of gold and silver determined back when it was used for currency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-the-value-of-gold-and-silver-determined-back-when-it-was-used-for-currency/1013157)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2025, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-the-value-of-gold-and-silver-determined-back-when-it-was-used-for-currency/1013157 "2025-01-26T21:30:03Z")
Back in the days before we had central banks that printed dollars / pounds / euros, etc., how was the value of currency established? Was it based solely on the weight of the metal, so that it didn’t matter whose picture… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=384&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=386&state=tracking)